The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE WORLD

escorts, buy candy for the little girls
and chuck babies under the chin. Be-
sides, bachelors are expected to pass
judgement on every new arrival in tho
home of their Benedict friends, and that
requires a high order of courage.
If Senator Reed smoot thinks he is
quit of the Mothers congress he is en-
titled to another guess. The Smoot case
has been obscured by war news from the
far east. developments in Russia and
the trial of Cassie Chadwick but the
Mothers congress is an organization that
does not forget. In this case it seems
to have made up its mind with unani-
nifty that is little short of surprising. The
Senate committee on privileges and cleo
tions has failed to act and the ladies
are convinced that the Senate is trying
to evade a very grave issue. What Is
to be done? Whoop things up. of course.
The Mothers congress is going after the
Senate and the Senate committee on priv
ileges and elections just as its members
go after the small boy at home and de-
velopments are awaited with interest
The naive confession of Mrs. Schuyler
Crowinshield that she pounded OUT her
new opera. Edward England" in three
weeks. is not at all surprising. We have
books written at a pace almost as rapid
and poetry composed by the minute. Mrs.
Crowinshield is the wife of the admiral
am. with all due respect to her ability as
a librettist and composer. 1t is hard to
see how any one could grind out" an
opera in the srace of three weeks that
would not require editing.
in Iowa it appears from a recent law
salt that wives are valued at $50. 10 while
in Illinois a young woman agreed to dis
miss { suit for $4,000 on condition that
the young man would agree to a thrice
deferred wedding. There is a slight dis
parity in the figures, but one that ought
to please the male part of our population.
AS a usual thing husbands are rated at
something like 80 cents each, job lots
marked down accordingly, but woman
appreciates one very highly when she is
sure that there is a burglar in the house.
The fact that young girls who were
members of the ben Hur" company were
demoralized by the association of the
road" has awakened hue and cry
among reformers. The only solution seems
to be to keep children off the stage alto
gether, but that is easier said than done.
SO long as the modern stage spectacies
continue children will be needed by the
managers.
Happy is the man who has little farm
away from the city where he can visit
now and then for recuperation! On his
miniature estates, no matter how small
they may be ard regardless of whether
they are profitable or the reverse. he can
forget the busy world for time and gain
new strength Since that famous Sabine
farm afforded inspiration to Horace the
value of a rural retreat for the city man
has been appreciated Unfortunately,
majority of city dwellers have neither the
money nor the inclination to indulge In
such luxury, but a tiny farm is better
than an automobile every time
| The following eulogy of spring was un-
es-rthed during recent excavation on the
site of Pompeii, and shows that no mat
ter how old the world gets. human nature
is very much the same. Dolce:
SPRING AGAIN. Z
Roses red and violets blue,
Sing hey, dddle did6le de doc;
Say. have you heard that spring Is here
And the baseball players, too?
WHY SHE SMILES.
Does she greet you at the door
With a radiant smile?
Docs she pat you on the head
Every little while?
Does she slyly fatter you,
Doing this and that?
Then save up your money, for
| She wants an Easter hat.
PAUL COOK