Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-12
Another Lecture by the Inimita-
 bIe Ham of Georgia.
SWEET MUSIC BY THE BAND
Hon. Wellington Vandiyer Sheds Flood of Sunshine in Alabam' 1.-The Sno-
 Iygoster in Politics"

New York city gave an interesting and instructive lecture, on Eating as an Art It was an exceedingly practical and sensible discourse, delivered i'll an easy, straightforward way.
 At 4 p. m. Grambs' orchestra gave a concert.
 At 4:30 D. m. Col W. II. J. Ham of Georgia appeared before our Alabama Chautauquans for the second time this season and lectured on "Blueback and Birch" Colonel Ham spoke to this ef- feet: "The blueback speller and Solo mons advice have been the foundation of many grand characters. In this re- publican form of government it natural ly follows that upon all the attributes which go to make up the average citizen depends the future well being of our American nation. There are two great forces which make men--heredity and environment We cannot control the one except for posterity, but We may theJ other. Character is made up proSaical- ly, so to speak, by all the things which touch us. Three great influences mold the American citizen-those of school church and home." From this he led up to those who would become the Ameri- can citizens of the future, and for more than an hour talked earnestly about the common, ordinary, everyday boy. He spoke of the way in which he is treated, because he's only a boy" We do things, my friends, to boys and children that we wouldn't dream of doing to a man our size. Their rooms contain the refuse of our furniture; curiously enough the feet and necks of a chicken always find their way to a boys plate" He spoke next of the pernicious infiu- ence of these painfully nice homes. When you shut up your parlor to keep your house clean satan straightway opens his." He then took up the endow- ments of boy. Two hands to do hon. est, helpful work; two eyes to see the beautiful in everything, and not the plague spots with which this world is Aoney-combed; two ears to hear music in the falling rain and ripping brook; two feet to run on errandS of love and mercy and to stand in high places and clean, and an immortal soul to fit and fashion to the likeness of it's maker" When we realize and make the most of these gifts God has given the boy we shall become nation fashioned after Gods own pleasure, whose citizens-al true patriots
 When In the right, will keep her honor
 bright When in the wrong, will die to set it
 right"
 The c. L. S. c. a. 5:30 had a very de- 1ightful meeting, the subject being Ala bama." After general discussion Miss Gardiner read a description of Black
 
 an eloquent tribute to Judge Meek and Madam Le Vert, two of our greatest thinkers, and Mrs. Ford read "Bala- kava," one of Judge Meek's best poems. Monday is "Lanier Day" and Tuesday Recognition Day." and Miss Haley hopes that large number of Round Table workers from all over the state will be present.
 At o'clock Grambs' orchestra gave concert. playing the following selections GaA1 6nt3 "On Broadway and All the Rage" A cornet solo-variations of that sweet old Scotch air, "Blue Bells of Scotland"- was rendered by MT. George Jackson, with orchestra accompaniment
 At 8:30 o'clock Hon. J. Wellington Van diver of this city delivered his lecture, "Our Missing Rib" The tremendous ovation he received when he appeared on the platform bore witness that he is not without honor in his own country, but on the contrary that he is admired for his genius, respected for his worth and loved most by those who know him best He proceeded then to make Sun shine in Alabama" on a dark, decidedly indictment evening by "only an hours talk about woman in her various roles of maid, wife and spinster." There was a quaint philosophy in all that he said humor of the subtlest and most delight ful kind lurked in almost every sentence while here and there were pictures from the leaves of life, faithfully de- scribed in words of wonderful sublmity and pathos. The following are a few rare bits culled from his great store house of fun and fancy:
 "Woman is not cipher-she is regu- lar high school arithmetic"
 "Woman is always personal-posses- sive case because she possesses the earth and the fullness thereof-plural number, because she's more than one; she is more than part of speech. she is whole Ian guage, with a pantomime thrown in for good measure.
 God gave man the golden gates of day, the starry heavens, love, beauty, wisdom and virtue, combining all this into one temple of loveliness-our missing rib woman."
 Man dies and is not-the girl is eter- nal"
 Here his stories illustrative of the crit ical moment of popping the interroga- tory to pepper" brought down the house. house.
 'Old maids are the sweetest, dearest things in the world. Had I intended to derlde this much abused class-theSe vio- lets in the winter snow-one glance around this audience would warn me of what l might expect afterwards. Old maids are women who refuse to make men miserable by marrying them" In conclusion he paid an eloquent tribute to woman in her highest, holest estate wifehood.
 At 10 o'clock on Saturday morning Grambs' orchestra gave an hours con- cert, rendering the following pieces Sounds From the Sunny Side" "All Around the City" medley overture. "rhe Tenderloin and Vaudeville Club" "La Media Nodre," First Heart Throbs, "Directorate" and "Rastus on Parade
 At Ii o'clock Colonel Ham gave his eel ebrated lecture. $"The Snollygoster 1T Politics." He told the origin of the word ''snollygoster" and defined him as "s demagogic self-seeking, ofiice-hunting pelf-loving, unpatriotic politician" H. declared that he was a standing menac' today to our republican institutions. H. said you may know such a man by hi! mouth" which he is always using; b! his want of principle and desire for filthy lucre; by his bold assurance; by his un fair and corrupt bargains; by his pes simism and by his bossism. The snolly goster in city councils. on school board. and in churches was duly considered.
 This lecture is perhaps Colonel Ham! finest effort and certainly ~breathes tn purest and most patriotic sentiment.
 A Tremendous Shock.