The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-22
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE


Washington yesterday afternoon Con-
gress meets next Monday week and Mr..
Bankhead will open his campaign at once
for the democratic nomination for the
speakership While the nomination can
amount to nothing, as the republicans will
have the next speakership, yet 1t is an
honor and places a member SO nominated
in line of promotion for the speskership
at any time in future that his party might
gain power.
Mr.. Bailey of Texas, who was the nomi-
nee two years ago, declined to become
candidate. and he is supporting Mr.. Bank
head.
The real contest is between Bankhea,l,
Richardson of Tennessee, and DeAamond
of Missouri. Both Richardson and Dear
mand are strong men and it will probably
take several ballots to decide the contest.
Vice-President Hobart is dead. The sem
ate must therefore elect a president of its
body. The IN selected, aowever, will not
be in line of promotion to the presidency
of the United States. Should President
Mckinley die Secretary of State Hay would
succeed to the presidency. This law of sue
cession which goes entirely through the
cabinet in order of rank, was passed by
congress a dozen years ago when Vice.
President Hendricks died. At that time the
republicans were in control of the senate.
They immedia tely elected John ]. ingalls,
of Kansas president of the senate, and the
question at once arose as to whether or not
ingalls, would be eligible to the presidency
in the event of Mr.. Clevelands death. Con-
gress settled the question for all time by
Immediately passing the law providing for
presidential SUGGESTIONS.
General Joe Wheeler should either re-
turn to his seat in congress in December
or resign it, said passing congressman
yesterday 81 upheld him in his act in going
to Cuba, and opposed the Bailey resolution
to declare his seat in congress vacant. But
it is different now. There no urgent
necessity for him in the Philippines and he
should either return to fill his seat in con-
gress or resign it. The general is overriding
the war business. He is not needed in the
Philippines and his vote and presence is
needed in congress-"
This is particularly addressed to the
housewives of Birmingham
If you've got any kind of a servant girl
hold on to her tight. Smother your rage
and say soft things to her, even if she
is the greatest gold brick in the perfect
treasure line that ever invaded a house
hold. When she splinters your choicest
piece of bric-a-brack look happy. If she is
absolutely of no use, praise her to the skies.
If she has every imperfection that can be
possibly crowded into one servant girl,
raise her wages if she says the word. If
she insults the only rich old relation the
family boasts of, tell her she was perfectly
right and to do it again whenever she has
the fancy. Make her liberal gifts of gowns,
hats, wraps and gloves, even if you have
to make serious holes in the best of your
own wardrobe. This advice is no joke.
There are melancholy reasons for it. The
biggest servant girl famine that ever hit
any town has Birmingham in a powerful
grip. The wave of prosperity is the cause
of it. Many families who never before were
able to keep a servant now enjoying
the doubtful luxury.
For some time there has been trouble in
Birmingham saloon. There was always
more cash rung up on the register than
there was in the drawer.
The proprietor has been nonpussed. The
two bartenders grew suspicious of each
other and then began detective work that
unravelled the mystery. Each got tired of
watching the other, and one night recently
after closing time, both concluded to await
developments. The lights were turned out
and the two bartenders sat silently behind
table.
Presently there was ''click." The regis
ter was working. The electric lights were
hastily turned ON and, behold, there stood
the big Maltese cat on the keyboard of
the register.
whenever a young man applies to me
for a Job as clerk" said a First avenue
merchant, who plumes himself upon being
an astute judge OF human nature. Il first
put him through stereotyped list OF ques-
tions, and then ask him to show me MS
right hand. The questions have been
framed with great care, but between the
two 1 prefer to base my judgment on the
hand well, pom my word!' exclaimed a
friend, 'Tm surprised that as level headed
a man as yourself should put any faith in
such rubbish as palmistry!" "Palmistry be
| hangedr' replied the merchant with some
asperity 81 don't know anything about
palmistry All that l do is to see whether
he has two callous spots-one on the tip
of his forefinger and one on the ball OF the
thumb If l find 'em both, he don't get
the lob" 1.-TWO calous spots! Why, what
in the world do they indcate?" Well, L
tell you, if you won't. give it away. The
one on the forefnger comes from punching
a cash register and the one on the thumb
from handling the pasteboards. When you
find EN- together, look out!''
THE INNOUUOUS DUM-DUM