The age-herald., 1897-08-20
GOSSIP OF THE STREET
 AND HOTEL LOBBIES


 Scott, citizen of Jackson, the capital of that state. who was in Birmingham a few hours yesterday.
 "Senator George rendered his state and in memory for years to come,'' continued vas in his memorable campaign of five Senator George ever rendered Mississippi southern states were threatened with the years ago, when Mississippi and other southern states were threatened with the tidal wave of populism. It is said by some old-timers that the old commoner, himself first began to trim his sails to the breezes of the new insanity, but be- fore it was too late he reafed canvass and put back to the shores of democracy. Arkansas, Alabama and Tennessee were in danger and many of the old Spartans of the party bsgan to lose courage. In Mississippi leader was needed, who had the courage to proclaim the vagaries or the new party from every stump and Senator George was the man to meet the emergency. Had he foated on with the tide he could have been chosen sena- tor with little effort, but instead he per- ceived the breakers ahead and threw himself fin the fight to stem the tide. Senator George made a close canvass from one end of the state to the other, subjecting the subtreasury and other hairbrainsd theories of the populists to an analysis from which they have never recovered.
 Senator George saved the day in Mississippi and this had its effect on other Southern states
 
 "The South will nsver experience any trouble in entering the market with it's steel" said J. B. Miller, of Pittsburg, Pa, who was at the Morris yesterday. 'Of course the present output is limited and will do no more than fill the de- mands of the Birmingham Rolling mills, yet the steel age is in its infancy in the South and wonderful developments are yet to be made. haven't heard any thing of tha proposed establishment of new rail mill in phe South, but there is a good opening for such an enterprise in Birmingham. A considerable trade on beams, girders and structural iron for Southern cities could be built up and a mill at Birmingham could readily com pete with the Pennsylvania works at all the cities along the Ohio and would have considerable advantage over them in any town on or west of the Mississip- pi river below Cairo.
 'It is not improbable that the steel of the South could enter the eastern mills which work exclusively purchased bill lets. Wiah cheapness of both material and labor the South is able to furnish the billets at a much lower figure"
 
 When you go to purchase a package of cigarettes nlow you are not likely to find the dealer in such a good humor and so eager to sell you. Said one of hem: 'eWe are not making any noney on the sale o1 cigarettes. We have he'd all the burden to bear wholesale dealers not bsdng af- fected in the least by the rise in price caused by the Dfngley bill and the action of i.he Tobacco trtuEt. Both grades vera down 10 the very lowest notch, and in the last week the price of cheaper cigarettes has jumped from s1.75 for a box of 800 cigarettes, relsalbng at cents for. ten, to s2.10 for the same number and the bonus of 100 cigarettes, retailing at cents for twenty, has been dropped This cuts the retail dealers profits down to such a small margin that thsre is talk of raising the price of a package of ten cigaret es to 10 cents, the price prevailing ysars ago. and if another raise comes anothey retail price will doubtless be immediate esaablishsd.'
 Nearly one-fourth of the patents granted by the patent office in Washing ton are for some bicycle appliance" re- marked a gentleman who has recently spent some months in that city and yet could not spurt fast enough in the finish to carry off Inc office which hung so temptingly on the republican plize rack. "There are all kindsa of devices, from the small tool to the wheel completed. There are hundreds of different makes of wheels and the bicycle has become to be en- ployed in so many differens ways that the inventor is racking his brain to equip the silent steed with appliances handy to every kind of rider. There is a constant experiment in spokes. chains, pedals. seats, etc, and Improvements are con- tinually being made. Before many days I look for lamp to be patented that will suis the fancy of the Birmingham whesl- men,"
 The well-to-do g nleman who takes night out with his friends xccasionally and imbibe5 of the ardent too freely is al- ways furnishing amusement for someone. 'srhey generally think th5y are entirely too influential to be arrested" remarked aY,oan, 1.,s,r l,pa,d ,coff1o ayn,cn1ianna fpxy