The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-24
GOSSIP OF THE STREET
AND HOTEL L0BBlES

There are many economic questions
puzzlfng the brains CT big men," So ID
Walter L. Fish, off Chicago. FtAm5ng
them is the question of ownership of ma
chimes. mean by sila. the control of all
the great labor saving devices and impie-
merits which the inventive genius of this
ags has turned out so abundaltly This
has oausad production to he greatly in
creased. There is no necessity of going
into details; every one is familiar with
them aid recognizes the changes thathave
come abou. Through the perfection of all
kinds of machines for labor saving pur-
poses. If, on the ons hand, these ma
chimes will shorten the days labor and
afford NOR time for recreation and men-
tai Improvement, then the devel3pm nj.
in this direction will be blessing to the
great horde of overworked men. How
eYer, if the hours OF toll are nos sohrt-
ened and the labor is as hard as before,
l fail to see wherein the benefit lies.
What can be done with the thousands
who have been thrown out of work. The
machine that probably requires the SUI
pervision of one man accomplishes as
much as three men could The machines
have rendered their services usel SIS ard
thousands who have large families de-
pending upon them are out of employ
ment. If the thousands OF non-emplayed
can have no interest in the productions OF
The machines. what are they to do? This
now leads UP to the question of owner
ship. This is question that must be SET
tied, or else there will be mighty hswl
coming from the Thousands who have no
means off earning a livelihood. When the
question does come up-and the day is
fast approaching-there will be great agi-
tation."
II dom. see buI. that the Negroes of the
south are we'll treated and fare about as
well as those of the NORTH remarked
A. w. Robbins, who has recently been
transferred to this territory by the Tray
ele1s' Insurance company. Before came
south / was often RECALLED with stories
about the brutal .reatmz mt of the negro
i'm the south. OF course, this had ten
d1ncy to make me observe everything re-
lating to the negro more closely. 1 have
found just the opposite condition pre-.
willing, the negroes are well treated.
notice them holding good posi- ions in the
furnaces and other industries, all seem
especially we'll fed and we'll dressed. This
Is good sign of their prosperous coEldi-
ton; but l also see them ON pleasure
jaunts riding wheels and in swell turn
outs, which shows thsy must have some
surplus. The negro is making strides
every year, and the southern people seem
to aid rather than hinder. The old fash
Toned, or aEise-bs llum negro, 1 am Lo,d, Is
almost extinct in this section, but found
many of the old 'uncles' and 'aunt.es'
in Virginia and parts off Mississippi
1.-The wheelmen had something new
and novel in Atlanta Sunday afternoon"
said J. B. Lester a we'll known travel
ing man. 1.-THE Young Mems Christian
association invited the wheelmen to at
tend religious services on their bikes.
The rain interfered to some extent, but
hundreds of riders attended on their
wheels and clad in their uniforms. Ar
rangements were made to have the
wheels checked and no trouble was ex-
perienced on this score. Appropriate adj
dresses were made, the subjects being
The Mount The Ride The Finish
This will be a regular Sunday afternoon
occurrence now, and don't see any rea-
son why the new fad should not extend
to Birmingham
did you ever get so angry that you
tried to bite nail in two?" asked an
excitable man of a friend.
NO. replied the friend calmly; "but
today I made the attempt to separate
a large sized nail in two parts with my
teeth'
'Oh, how dreadful; how in the world
could it have happened?"
"Just this way. was in restaurant,
ordered dinner; I never eat corn bread
and the waiter brought me bakers bread.
I put slice in my mouth, brought my
Jaws down. I thought probably the ba-
ker had left a IS gold piece in the bread,
but not So I found the obstruction to
be 10-penny nail. Now, don't give me
the horse-laugh; this is an actual occur
renee"
Mr. and Mrs. George r. Phillips, of Ty-
Ter, Texas, were at the Morris yesterday.
They were en- route to Athens, where
Mrs. Phillips was reared. Mr.. Phillips is
prominent in Tyler affairs. 1--WE are hav-
ing touch of the gener' wave of pros
perity," said he; land Ct epared to
say that Texas is the best state in the
union. Lots of changes have taken place
in this section since 1 was here before,
but the most of them are for the better.
I always will have fondness for old
Alabama, and l think the motto of the
state should be changed from Here We
Rest to Here We Hustle"
DR.. w. H: Sanders, state health officer,
was at the Morris yesterday. He has
just been to Montgomery and to many
other places over the state