The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-13


TO be or not to be-" and pieturing the
mental debate that has vexed men on the
verge of self-destructon have run often
in the public mind, and discussion of sui
eide has been rife. 1t is noticeable that
few writer's dare to declare mans right
10 do as he pleases with his own life. The
weight OF public opinion is too great
against them for while there are philoso-
piers who see no reason why a man
should not remove himself from worldly
cares If he 80 desires. and no one else
will suffer harm from .ne deed, there are
SO few people in the world who can COM
nit suicide and injure themselves alone
that It's advocates dare not speak out
their thoughts. From a physical and tenn
poral viewpoint perhaps many people con-
done suicide who5 do not air their opn-
ions in print, but the spiritual objection
is insurmountable. Religion teaches us
that he who destroys himself is forever
doomed. and this consideration is perhaps
the greatest that weighs against suicide
Suicide may be the result of morbidness
insanity sudden desperation Illness. su-
persensitiveuess and despair. but all of
these mental conditions may be termed
abnormal, and perhaps the contention that
suicide Is after all the result of temporary
or permanent insanity Is the correct ex-
PLANTATION of the long list of such TRACE
dies that have taken place in the past
twelve months.
Along with the summer girl the "fas-
e'nating' widow is dangerous at this sea
son of the year. 1t is rather hard to ex-
plain why but all widows are fascinat-
ing. At least they are deemed so, and all
ways manage to convince one or more of
their male acquaintances that such is
really The case. While widowers are
known to be pest masters in the art of
beguilng the fair sex. they are not in
the same class with the widows. The sum-
mer girl is not at all dangerous when
found at summer resorts, for half of the
time her love affairs are effervescent and
fade with the leaves in autumn but the
widow should be avoided by airy triflers
because she.s usually very much in earn
est, and proposal to her means mar
rage or damages
n ipdillHlDie court has decided tnaI II a
baby is born to a couple residing in a
fiat where the no baby clause is in eff
feet it will not be necessary for them 10
move away if they can get rid of the
baby Babies are becoming most annoy
ing contingencies in fiat, and fats or
babies will have to go. At present the
flats seem TO have the babies badly handi-
capped.
A gentleman walked into a restaurant
the other day and ordered ham and eggs
1t was perfectly natural for him to order
ham and eggs. Men have called for the
dish before and it has become almost an
Amerfcanism, but the gentleman in cues
tion did not content himself with merely
ordering ham and eggs. Because he was
not waited promptly he proceeded to
shoot up the place" which reminds one
strongly of the halcyon days of the west
when ham and eggs were not always ac-
cessible.
Selma boasts of a man who lived three
years in that town and had two legal
wives, neither of whom suspected the ex-
istence of the other and both of whom
were recognized by their liege lord and
master. Before going any further II
would not be amiss to state that the gem
tleman referred TO is a gentleman of color