The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-26
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

with admirable consideration the --OuHg fellows wife will not hold his hand or his arm but directs his footsteps by touching his elbow now and then, when he veers to the right or the left. She does this service so deftiy that a stranger would never suppose her companion to be blind. His eyes appear to be perfect. These interesting young people have been at the hotel for long time. No one seems to know much about them but their mutual devotion is often remarked and the bright. Hopeful face of the girl affords a lesson that is not soon forgot ten.
 The remarkable case of c youth in Ohio who loved a farm so much that he com mitted suicide when his father decided to il the nrnperty reads lha feiiru.
 rule the boy on the farm wants to get to town as soon as possible. and when there begins to figure how he can lead an automobile life on s6 a week.
 The man behind the wheel in a Hot Springs club was talking: T like to see women come in here and play" said he. but I never could beat one yet. It makes no difference whether they try roulette or faro, they are here to win ana they won't lose any money. Roulette at- tracts the female gambler In place Ike this, although more of them would play the races if they had access to pool rooms In playing the wheel they have phenomenal luck. have seen women come in here and bet on roulette without knowing the value of the chips or the odds of the game and win right along. 1 saw pretty woman borrow ten dollar hill from a chap last night and in an hours play she quit hundred to the good. Then a woman usually stops when she sees the luck against her. or course there are many who plunge recklessly, but they are more careful than the men. AS I said before, like to have the women around, but the house usually mas to pay for their visits"
 The great fire raging in the oil fields at Humble. Tex, must be an impressive sight. Persons who visited Beaumont when Spindle Top had so many danger ous conhagrations no doubt remember how appalling these fires were at night and the peculiar ordor of the burning oil. And such fires are fearful, too, Tor they carry death and destruction. The Humble fire is far from being so spec tacular as that of a gusher ablaze. At Humble 1t is the tanks and not the wells that are burning.
 An amusing story is told at the expense of a Birmingham man. It appears that he and his Nwife live just opposite the residence of man and his wife who have the same name The first Mir. B was ac- ouainted with the second Mrs. B, but the first Mrs. B was not aware of the fact. Now, the first MT. B warned the first Mrs. not to visit the second Mrs. B under any circumstances and to have nothing to do with that woman" The first Mrs. B is a dutiflu wife-or was-and she kept up the barriers between herself and the geo. ond Mrs B. In the meantime the first Mir B congratulated himself on his diplo- macy and smiled in his sleeve All went smoothly until the usual willing work er," who was friend of both B families, broke up the game. She managed to intro- duce the first Mrs. to the second Mrs. R one day, and then remarked sweetly to the first Mrs. B 'I thought you two were acquainted Your husband knows Mrs. B."
 q beg your pardon" exclaimed the first Mrs. B, glaring haughtily at the second Mrs. B, "he does not!''
 Why" continued the mutual friend, T have seen him with her at the ball games.''
 The first MT. B is now explaining mat ters to the first Mrs. B.
 PAUL COOK.