The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE WORLD

struggled hopefully out there in the sea
but most of them sank without ever hav-
ing found a refuge on the rock. There
was a sprinkling of nearly all the pro-
fessions, all classes and people from all
walks of life upon the rock but where
there was one representative in safety
there were thousands struggling in the
ocean, their frenzied cries alarming the
gulls and their arms raised to the sullen
heavens
As this picture took shape beneath the
brush of the painter his face was filled
with sadness and as he looked upon the
nnfortunates beaten against the rock by
the waves he began to weep. His own
sornhre mood was communicated to the
canvas until the gloom of the scene made
him shudder. At length, overcome by
his emotion, the artist sank into chair
and buried his face in his hands. For
long time he remained in this attitude.
Then suddenly he leaped to his feet. The
picture was not complete. With fever
ish hate he began to paint again. In the
distance he pictured rain, falling upon
the upturned faces of the masses in tho
bow of Hope.
The Russian sentiments at Portsmouth
seem 10 be. millions for oppression but
not one kopeck for indemnity"
Mark Twain has the govt. The COM
plant has inspired many humorlsts to be
witty but Mr.. Clemens probably sees no
Joke in his present visitation.
A versatile Ohio preacher has been
placed In jail for horse stealing. A
noted divine is under fire for working
a railroad graft; a divinity student has
Just been arrested on a charge of murder
and diamond robbery. In every case 1t
will be seen that the actuating motive
was desire to save money. Our preach
ers should be better paid
Inasmuch as he is now taking the Kneipe
cure John d. Rockefeller will be ex-
cused for having "cold feet"
Frank L. Stanton contributes MASTER
ly poem to the Atlanta Constitution In
memory of the late Evan p. Howell.
There are twelve stanzas and they rep
resent the Georgia poets finest effort.
Assuredly, no man is better qualified to
pay just tribute to the worth of MIR.
Howell and none Is better fitted to lay
garland of poesy upon the grave of
man who stood for the best that was in
the old and in the new south.
While the storms are beating about the
head OF Booker 7. Washington his fellow
educator, W. II. Counoill, sits tight and
keeps out of the limelight. lie is not
stirring up factonal disputes and racial
prejudice, north or south,
Apropos of the scheme to extract gold
from sea water, we are informed that a
cubic mile of sea water contains from
1870 to $50 tons Of gold; the total amount
of gold In the would then be one
hundred billion tons. If we take but l
LOO of this sum we will have an amount
of gold worth s697 III 900 100000. 1t is esti-
mated that all the gold that has been
mined from the earliest times up to the
present day. If stored up, would be valued
at $1S,55s. 600 Consider these figures
for minute and think what a spender
you could be if you only had the gold
that turks in cubic mile of salt water.
Such speculation is apt to discourage a
salaried man.
Portsmouth is another focus, but lucki-
ly not the kind that is unpopular In New
Orleans.
Generals Linevitch and Oyama are
credited with 100000 to 100000 men each in
nj . ha Hail fol
through, another of the worlds great
battles will be fought. Linevitch says
he will win, but so did Kuropatkin alsa!
PAUL COOK.