The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-21
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE WORLD

sons while the telephone company has
removed. the telephone of man who
cursed in the ear of central. Here is
another town that is trying to live up
t its name.
January 10 was the anniversary of the
death of Narcisci Gener Gonzales, for
merly editor of the lumbia, s. c. State,
and on that day the editorial page of
the State appeared in deep mourning.
Since the day of his death Mr.. Gonzales
name has been published in a border at
the head of the editorial page and The
State is evidently determined to keep
green the memory of the man who was
shot in such a sensational manner.
Katherin Eleanor Conway is the new
editor of the Boston Pilot. succeeding
James Jeffrey Roche. who is now consul
a, Genoa A woman editor-in-chief and
she is a poet at tnat 1t is interesting
t. speculate whether the sanctum of Eu-
itor Conway will be model of neatnes
or whether it will beast the true news
paper atmosphere. However, there is no
doubt of her ability as she has been on
the staff of The Pilot for many years.
District Attorney Jerome seems to pe
making the dust fly in New York and the
observation of the gamblers is believed
to be in progress. 1t is remarkable what
a difference there is between gamboling
and gambling.
Behold the hero agent He has just
been appointed by the Carnegie Hero
Fund commission and may be expected
to call on you. However, as there are
some 10000 would-be heroes to be con-
sidered, it will probably be some time be-
fore the hero agent gets around. He will
greet you something like this: why,
good morning! Mr.. Smith, l believe?
Spinks is my name. Mr. Smith. have
come to investigate your claims for
share in the Carnegie hero fund. You
say that you saved the life of one Bifkins
in the summer of 1884? All relate the
particulars, Mr.. Smith. Have you any
| witnesses? Very good" And thus until
| the hero agent is convinced that you are
hero or a fraud. The hero agent has
hard job cut out for him, although it
| is true that he will only have to investi-
gate those cases of herosm which i'm
press the commission as being worthy of
reward.
A philanthropist, who is i.lso bachelor.
| says he is willing to wager $1,000 that
there is not happy married man in all
New York He feels assured that there
! is not one married man in Gotham who
| would not change places with any bache-
lor. OF course it is easy to see whence
spring the self-sufficient views of this
pessimst. He is a bachelor. 1t is the
old maids who are authorities on bring
| ing up children, and old bachelors who
know why marriage is a failure.
lebanon Cuyler Smith is now in Allan
ia, where he will endeavor to have his
name changed to lebanon Smith Cuyler.
When one sees such disturbance over a
trife he is fam to ask, What's in name
after all? Verify, there is very little, I'M
less the name be copyrighted and adorns
| a household necessity. There is nothing
in the name of a mere man, although
| Ian McClaren complains of the modern
| tendency to accentuate the evil side of
life in our plays and novels Surely. no
more gentle philosopher ever wrote a
| beautiful story than John Watson,
and he at least does not tend to prob
lems," whether real or imaginary.