The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-06


VIZ on bicycle and jumped to the
ground with considerable spirit.
1t may have been that her face was
red and burned by the sun: it may have
been that she was not young enough. did
not look pretty enough and wore one of
those abominable creations" in dead
colors which left the spectator guessing
whether it was brown yellow, gray or
drab-it may have been all of these and
K may have been something else, but
that woman looked so awkward so out of
place and out of date that one felt like
telling her to go home She was the first
woman bicycle rider the lounger had OBJ
served on the streets of Birmingham in
a long time Now that the horrible fad
has departed-just as all fads will If they
are pushed-we can look back and wonder
how We held on to our admiration for
vanity fair when she rode a bicycle. One
woman in one hundred looked well on a
bicycle; the rest looked-well, miserable.
And then the bloomersl Haunting and
Topping and neering In the wind, while
the populaee smiled and shifted, accord
ing as it was composed of men or of
women who did not have the courage to
try the new garment. And now they talk
about the crinoline. At least the crinoline
was never brazen, although neither safe
nor sane.
There is one consolation in sight for gen.
tlemen who lead the Equitable Life, The
salary limit is high.
A Russian newspaper estimates that
Russas financial loss In the battle of
the Sea of Japan was $73,5OO0O0. In ad-
dition to being hell. war is also expen-
sive.
The tipping nuisance, just like the dis
cussion of its evils, will not down and
the debate proceeds merrily. But what S
the use? So long as we have servants we
will have tips. About the only solution of
the problem Is for every man to own
| slaves whom he will be under no neces-
sty of keeping in a good humor ly
presents. But slavery is not expedient,
so there we are. No man but a person
of extreme and heroic courage an ig-
more the silent appeal of porter or wait
er without feeling in his soul that he
is playing cheap role Some people don
give tips but they don't do it comfort
ably.
Schumann-Heink the prima donna who
has won fame as a singer, the mother
of nine. a grand opera pet with the
courage to try comic opera, and brio I
~, will continue her performances in
Loves Lottery as If '1ove's young
dream" had not been reawakened in her
soul.
| The Sultan of Turkey hates darkness.
| This is not altogether because his deeds
are evil, but because he never knows
when one of his enthusiastic subjects ia
going to poke a knife between his ribs.
| Cardinal Gibbons does not like the new
woman. Most of US are in favor of the
new woman. in the sense that a spring
chicken is new, but when her newness
implies long tongue, fixed opinions and
a contempt for the male animal it's time
to pass.
Those who look upon the Indian Terri
tory as wild and woody land where In
dams, cyclones and cowboys are much in
evidence will be agreeably surprised to
learn that the lid is known
out there and is appreciated. We
are Informed that in Tulsa, Indian
Territory a smoker cannot buy a
cigar on Sunday, or a paper or a postage
stamp, or a beer" or a saucer of ice
cream or anything else that is USUALLY