The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14

ETH BULLOCK and his cowboys
~ furnished an abundance of fun
~ to New Workers. last week, but
while the effete fasteners surveyed the
westerners with amusement they forgot
the old adage. Judge not, lest We be
judged" Here is what Colonel Bullock
has to say about a class of individuals
whom he found in the metropolis: "A man
from out our way can't help seeing the
way lot CT sheep-faees along in these
subways and street cars Of yours crowd
women and stamp on their feet to get
ahead of them. Great God Almighty!
came over from Washington yesterday
on the Congressional Limited and things
they called men pushed their way by
women. who were there before em, into
the dining car, and when they were
same critters sat there and smoked
cigars and let the women wait. If that's
the typical eastern gentleman. then the
real American gentleman is found out
west"
Colonel Bullocks language is more
foreeful than elegant, but eastern people
do not deny the justice of his remarks. II
is granted that there are American gentle
men in New York, but they are not cor
sIicuous in the subways, in the street
cars or in the bridge crush" Where,
then, are the gentlemen of New York in
the habit of keeping themselves? For
tunately. the scramble for existence has
not become so strenuous down south that
women are trampled upon. Eastern peo-
pie cannot pay a prettier compliment to
the old-fashioned gallantry of southern
people than when they smile at the south
ern man who gets up and gives his seat
to woman.
The Fairbanks presidential boom is tug
time arrives we may expect to see it soar
ing heavenward. However, the gentleman
who has been facetiously dubbed the In
diana Icicle" will not be alone in his as
pirations. 1t is rumored that ex-Secretary
Of War Elihu Root will be strong in the
race, and the fact that Mr.. Root recently
refused to ACCEPT place on the Panama
year is taken as further evidence that he
is looking toward the White House in 1903.
Mr. Shaw is also mentioned and do not
forget Philander C. Knox, who won fame
by the trusts that he did not bust"
Along with Bawston, Chicawgo is feel
ing rather hurt over the grand opera Sit
uation. Herr Conried is recognized as
the arbiter in such matters, and when
he looks coldly on a iowa its ses.hetic
aspirations receive shock. Chicago is
grieved because the town was permitted
but lone scant week of thtils," whereas
in earlier times three or four weeks of
1.-THE best was not an unusual dose.
There seems to be a misunderstanding
some where, but it is hoped that ere long
Herr Conried will be convinced that
Chieago's reputation for things OF the
earth more than Of the soul is nor alto.
gether justified. The Theodore Thomas
orchestra is a strong evidence Of the
city's musical taste and enthusiasm. 1t is
also reported that Conried will ''cut our
Boston on his future tours. 1t seems
vive such humiliation.
The Girl in Brown is nearing the close
Of her reign. They tell us that it is now
the Girl in Green. Well, let her come.
After all the girl is more important than
the shade of her gown.
A Jewish rabbi has just leaped upon
the much-abused bachelors with the as
sertion that they are all towards and
that in the teachings or old Hebrews
were classed with gamblers. People who
are constantly abusing Hsingle gentlemen
forget that the world would be rather
dreary without those kindly old fellows
found in every town who act as official
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