The age-herald., 1897-08-17
GOSSIP OF THE STREET 2
 AND HOTEL LOBBIES

away rom nome, said Sen M. JdeODS, who has just returned from a trip to Chicago and Grand Rapids.
 T never saw people so enthusiastic. The rise in wheat and the general restora- tion of confidence Is having its effect. and Birmingham. why Birmingham is on everybody's lips Why they are as well posted on our manufactures and indus tries as we arc. H1aez was introduced to a stranger, the first thing he would say was, Why, you are frora the coming city of the south.'
 "There isnft but one tilirsg didn't ap- preciate, and that Is l saw bedstee ds made of Alabama. iron that should be made at home. I tell you, I feel encour- aged. There were hosts of southern buyers in the markets, and they gre ait looking forward to a big fall trade and are preparing for it."
 Most of the cigar ia etorles of su:aI capacity in Tampa have been forced to shut down." remarked C. R. McFarlane, a gentleman hailing from that city.
 "The Cuban revolution has cut off tke supply of tobacco, and consequently times have been made rather dull ir Tampa. lou see the factories are de- pendant on the Cuban supply, and now only the larger ones are running and they are not soliciting any new business, being barely able to supply their old cus- toners. This has caused a great many people to be thrown out of employment, and many of them have come to this sec- tion in search of work. One admirable trait is noticeable among these men. Those who have work support their less fortunate brethren until they secure en- ployment
 "The time is coming,' said he, "when tobacco will be grown in Florida that will be almost, if not, as good as the Cuban product. All we need is the knowledge and experience of the Cubans. Our soil and climatic conditions are similar, ard fine cigars of Florida tobacco will be the ultimate result"
 "Rounders? Yes Birmingham has her full quota of them," remarked a travel ing man last night, who was waiting for a midnight train.
 'The rounder is a peculiar person, don't you know; there are several different classes of them. There is the youth who escapes the vigil watch of his parents and steals out to hold high revelry. When he first starts out probably an hour be-
  lars jingling in his pockets. and as he walks down the streets he should ex- hibit a sign for the benefit of strangers: I don't own but half the town and prob- ably less.' He is a good thing for the gamblers and when his money is gone and he is on the outside of a conglom- eration of wine, whisky and beer he goes to some cheap hotel and gets in bed by daylight. On the following night it is just the same thing over again.
 'Then there Is the middle aged round- CT, an all-round grafter and gambler, with the motto: Do others before they do you He pleys on the small fry and the hayseed. There is a higher degree of this class that never leave the gam ing table, They have accomplished ar- lists on the street to bring in the suckers while they do the fleecing act Promo tion you see comes in this trade as we'll as In others.
 'The most pitiable of all is the ol6 sot who will pawn his last rag of clothing for a glass or beer. Before morning he generally lands in the jug, if some good Samaritan does not lead him to a seclud- ed place to sleep"
 Two old veterans were sauntering along Twentieth street; both were from out of town; they hadn't met for years and naturally were exchanging war "reminiscences. "Blim, blam, blump!" spoke a band around the corner intro- ducing a lively air. The old vets pricked up their ears and walked at livelier gait. Blumbr' there was big explosion; "Bumbv' it went again. "Berarum. ke- bangy answered the band. The blood boiled in the veins of the old war horses. They danced and the rebel yell spAt the air into kfndling wood. One shoul- dered his umbrella for musket and yell ed: Gee whiz, gosh durn, all aboard fur Chick-a-mau-ga, Get-tys- burg, An tietam, whoopee." It was only band practising, an explosion from blasting in the foundation of new building, and a few extra drinks that had precipitated this unusual scene.
 flee, thinks he will be asked to resign the first of September.
 You are under the civil service rules, are you not?" was asked. MT. Vaughan said that he was, but that didn't amount to a row of pins. "You see," he went on, 'the republicans have been out for four years and some of them are getting hun- gry. These republicans who have got patches on their pants from their back suspender buttons to the soles of their shoes don't stand back on a little thing like preferring charges. That's easy. In my own mind have no doubt but that there are charges on file against me i'm Washington today For what, I am un- able to say, but nevertheless I beleve they exist These hungry fellows who go around so drawn up that you can't tell whether they have stomach ache or back ache must have work, sand I sup pose will get it. But then can't kick; I have been in as long as the democrats have, and I guess it's the republicans time now"
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