The age-herald., 1899-05-02
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

I
 vallo in 1S74," said Judge ". F. Wilkinson, of Autauga in the lobby yesterday. There
 was a great political meeting at Monte
 vallo, and Senator Morgan was there, the l principal speaker. Outside of the hall
 where Morgan spoke was drawn up a
 company of United States troops. The
 soldiers could be plainly seen through the 1 windows. Their presence irritated Nor l gan and added fire to his remarkable elo- l quenee. He denounced the bayonet at the polls and bayonet rule with great ylgor and eloquence. Suddenly the soldiers wheeled
 into double column, and marched into the
 hall. As they entered Morgan ceased 1 speaking and waited for them to be l seated. After quietness had been restored
 Morgan proceeded to repeat what he had | said about bayonet rule and military usurpation. Then, directing his remarks 1 to the soldiers, he said: I do not blame | you for being here. As good soldiers you must obey orders, and you are merely 1 obeying orders at this moment. Then he made some tasteful remarks about the grey and the blue, and so on, and within twenty minutes those federal troops were cheering him with as much enthusiasm as his southern listeners. The incident illus trated Morgan's extraordinary power of gaining the sympathy and good will of the public. The spectacle of northern soldiers of occupation cheering a rebel brigadier' was intensely interesting"
 
 "on the 4th of July, 1S76," said black belt man, "there was great rally of the democrats of Lowndes at Mt. Willing. Probably four-fifths of the white voters of the county were present, together with many hundreds of women and children; there was a great barbecue and a great time. All the more conspicuous leaders of democracy in the state were present, ex- cept Houston, and there was speech-mak- ing enough. John Enochs, of Hayneville, was chairman of the county democratic executive committee, and so presided at the speaking. Enochs, who was in great spirits, had arranged that Morgan should speak last. So after all the other big-wigs had spoken he arose to present Morgan. Enochs had a shrill, strident voice. He proceeded to say: Upon me, fellow citi- zens, devolyes the duty and honor of pre- senting to you the first living Alabamian- General John T. Morgan. We have re- served the best of the wine for the last of the feast!' The crowd went wild and Nor gan delivered a wonderfully eloquent speech.
 "Now that the hot weather is on," said a lobby lounger, it would be advisable for people to stop the handshaking custom. Handshaking is at all times objectionable: in hot weather it is positively unclean. To grasp a perspiring, greasy hand is very unpleasant; it is unwholesome, unhealthy. It spreads the germs of disease. Some men have positively a mania for hand shaking they put their hands out for shake two or three times day to some one individual They doubtless mean well, but have very objectionable method of show ing their good intentions. But it is the man who grasps your hand tightly holds on to it, jerks it up and down like pump handle, and gloats over it with a stern 'gloating that merits nothing short of death He ought to die. But however those things may be, there should be in hot weather the least possible handshaking. That is for sanitary reasons. The custom has caused many an epidemic of disease. Why not rub noses, like the Patagonians?''
 Sunday was a great day at all the local pleasure resorts, said a man who spent the day in the open air. q took in various places, including North Birming- ham park and East Lake. At each of these places there was large crowd from noon till nightfall, and the electric car lines were severely taxed. On the East Lake line a train of four large open cars, drawn xVnG fin, od5 to t1o numerous heavy electric coaches and open cars. The travel to Ensley was very heavy; as it was, indeed, to all suburban points. The day was perfect. Many of the women and children returned to town the pleased possessors of big punches of wood land flowers"
 within week or two I shall, with my family, take up my residence in the payil- ion on the top of Red Mountain at the head of Twentieth street, said Sterling A. Wood. "I am now having the building ar ranged for a summer residence" But how will you get up there?" was asked.
 Climb up! Or drive in a buggy If can carry out my present plans, I'll have it so that I can drive out Twentieth street, and up winding road following the old dummy line Once at the top, I'll have the coolest place in the south with the finest outlook anywhere to be enjoyed" Amongst the notable personages passing through Birmingham on their way to Mont gomery are Congressman John H. Bank head, Senator Amos Horton, of Greene; Senator w. H. Mathews. of Marion Repre-
 
 and w. c. Davis, of Marion.
 Junius M. Riggs, librarian and marshal of the state supreme court, is in Birmingham. Hon. Thomas H. Watts, of Montgomery, and Howard Douglas are in town. Duncan McPhee, of Paul Jones'" Is in Birmingham.
 E. c. Dorley, of Chicago, is amongst the