The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-03
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

The Prince of Monaco has enriched science, so we are informed, with a late study of the trade winds in addition to his profound researches in oceanography. The reason the prince has so much time to enlarge the scope of his knowledge Is that the world Is full of fools who think they can break the bank at Monte Carlo.
 The horrible crime committed by a ne- gro near Edna, Tex, Is in itself suffi- ciently revolting, but when the press dis patches inform us that the aged mother and father of the woman who was mur- dered desired the burning of the negro to be postponed until yesterday morning. so that they could be present, 1t is about time to call a halt. An orderly lynching is bad enough, but when two old people, supposed to be prostrated with grief, beg to be permitted to see such a spectacle and plead that all their neighbors may be permitted the same privilege. it be- gins to look as if some of us are not so far removed from barbarism after all The announcement that J. A. Howells has been rendered the position of consul on one of the islands of the West Indies
 IS of interest to many people who did not know that William Dean Howells had a brother. Although an editor, J. A. Howells does not make as much noise in the world as his brother, Bill"
 No, Leslie M. Shaw is not the play wright. That is George Bernard Shaw. One has large deficit on his hands and the other has big lump of egotism. When the mayor of Madison, Mis-, ordered policemen to shoot down rowdy | college students he did not stop to con- slider that they might kill off some prom sing football material.
 The main street of Oyster Bay looks like l the central avenue of Wedowee on a busy day.
 | Tn famous Town of Tailholt," Ind, immortalized by James Whitcomb Riley, l has had it's name changed to "Carroll- | ton by stern and unremitting govern i ment decree. The name, "Tailholt" creat-
 ed a strong impression that the town i was dragging behind.
 One Of the saddest examples of mans l inhumanity to man is the treatment too | often given consumptves and other per- sons suffering from infectious and con {: tagious diseases. The unfortunate who succumbs to the dread white plague'
 may consider himself blessed if he has | friends and relatives who will care for
 him during his illness. The wretch who | Is thrown upon the world and is driven
 to work for living with one foot in the
 grave, gets little sympathy. He is pitied
 but he Is also feared. He is not wanted
 in stores and offices where his disease is
 liable to be transmitted to others; he is
 unftted for manual work; irate parents would not tolerate him a day in a school;
 he is not wanted in boarding houses and hotels look upon him askance. There are
 too many heartrending cases of consump-
 tives in the advanced stages of tubercu-
 losis being driven from pillar to post
 until death gives them a resting place in
 the grave.
 The autoist in his single capacity as a
 chauffeur is bad enough, but when he | combines burglary with automobiling the | limit has been reached
 Chorus girls in a new musical comedy
 are learning to act like monkeys. That
 is very easy for most people to do. | Six members of the Dunn family in Iowa
 have been under the knife for appendicitis
 during the past eighteen months. They
 probably feel awfully cut up about it. l PAUL COOK.