The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-06
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE WORLD

sesses many advantages for such work.
There is no noise. no explosion, nothing
to disturb the neighbors and no mutila-
ton. The only possible objection anyone
could make to a rope for suicidal pur-
poses is that one looks so ridiculous,
don't you know, swinging in the air
like debated laundry bag or a scare
crow hung up to dry.
The false teeth of Michigan dams
recently blew up in her mouth. The teeth
that exploded were valued at $50 The
value of the lady's jaw has not been
estimated, but 1t must be considerable.
1t is indeed remarkable how few ro-
mances, that is published romances, re-
suited from the fair at st. Louis One
likes to read those purely imaginary
stories of some young woman and some
young man turning from a mutual admi-
ration of masterpiece in the art palace
to mutual admiration of each other;
OF some impressonable scion of wealth
falling desperately In love with belle
of an oriental booth and of scores of
school teachers yielding to the sway of
Cupid In the midst of their fervid sight,
seeing. Strange to relate, few such
cases have been reported and the mar
riage of flower girl In the Tyrolean
Alps on the Pike to a wealthy Londoner.
just announced, is lonely example Pos
sibIy the show was so large and those
who went there had such a strenuous
time trying to see it all that they had no
time for sentiment At any rate, Lou
at premium just now. although more
| may develop later.
The ambitious individuals who purnn
sush into a newspaper office day
after day, and then make life
miserable for their victims in the editor
ial sanctum because the stuff is not
published never stop to think That there
are dozens of other persons doing the
same thing and that the ed..or does
not yearn for contributions from their
hands. AS a matter of fact, every pub
LEGATION office in the country, where A
newspaper, magazine or periodical of any
character is printed, is swamped with
unappreciated and undesired manuscript
year In and year out. Where genius
for system presides at the desk, most
of these contributions are at least con-
sldered, but the capacity of the presses
of the United States is totally inadequate
to the output of the people who want
to break into print" If every one who has
literary capacity would wait until called
upon for contributions the life of We
editor would be vastly more pleasant,
but then budding genius would have
no chance to develop and so the old
grind of asserting and rejecting con-
tinues.
A hundred millions to take Port Ar
thur! That is the estimated cost to Japan.
and the loss of life, while not so stupen-
dous numerically, is vastly more appall-
Ing than mere waste OF money. Still
people talk about universal peace and ar
btration. After ALL the world has not adj
yanced so far from the days of Caesar,
Alexander and Hannibal, when might
made right. The ultimate end Of every ar
gument is fight, and 1t will be a long
time yet before the nations of the earth
live In peace and amity that knows no
Interruption. When England's navy is re-
duced to merchantmen and her great
armies turn to pursuits Of peace; when
Germany drinks Its beer without the war
| song; when Russia is absorbed in works
OF reform; when France thinks no more
OF Alsace and Lorraine, and when the "big
stick policy no longer prevails in the
United States-when all these things come
to pass, The Hague tribunal may be ex-
pected to do rushing business. PC