The age-herald., 1899-09-15
IN HOTEL LOBBTES
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ests of the retiring chief justice of Samoa said one of the most notable Alabama democrats And if Judge Chambers should seek the place that is not vacant. he would hardly make the mistake of informing the newspapers of his purpose and desire in l the matter It will be more than two years before Judge Bruce reaches the retiring age of seventy, and il is in bad taste to say tho least. to speculate on the possible result of his i'll health. If the judges health be restored he may continue on the bench
 long after the seventieth anniversary of his birthday. Meantime he cannot afford to resign. for by so doing he would sacri- flee s5O0o a year retiring allowance. and that would be improvdent in a man who is by no means wealthy. A proposition in congress to pass a special act allowing him to retire before the age of seventy would have to come. almost of necessity, from himself or by his expressed wish. If he desires the passage of any such act he has not made known the desire member of congress a day or two ago expressed the opinion that no bill would be introduced in congress to retire Judge Bruce, but if such bill should be offered it would not be likely to pass. for it would probably become a party question in view of the presidential election. A democratic president may be elected next year. Besides, the passage of such an act as that referred to would be very unusual. In this connection, it is of interest 10 recall the fact that the late MT. Justice Field of the supreme court of the United States resisted every effort made to induce him to retire during the second Cleveland administration, although he was a democrat. He was more than fifteen years past the age of retirement, but his personal dislike of MT. Cleveland led him to deny that president the privilege of nam ing his successor; and so a republican suc- ceeded him on the bench. Judge Cham bers is all right, but being a democrat it is not at all probable that President Me Kinley would appoint him to the local United States district judgeship if a va cancy should occur"
 Governor Johnston has a very sympa- thetic and gallant regard for the women, and there are great numoers of them throughout Alabama who are his warm friends. Therefore fsae women are greatly pleased that he is to have the honored task of presenting to the winner the pair of super5 horses and the victoria provided by the management of the State Fair for the most popular woman in Alabama. The horses are the finest ever brought into the state, and. together with the victoria, queen. Thequestion as to who is the most popular woman is to be decided by ballot, each ticket of admission to tine fair grounds t; trscting great attention alleoyer the state, and will perhaps arouse more general in- terest than any other single feature of what will prove to be the greatest exhi- bition of it's kind ever held in Alabama As for the governors part when the con- test shall have ended he will acquit him self well. In his praise of women and his thoughtful kindness to them he is especi- ally happy, and it may be accepted as cer- tain that his speech of presenta ton to the most popular woman of the state of which he is the official head will add to the value Of the splendid gift which lhe will deliver in the name of the management of the AL abama State Fair.
 Great street improvements are being made in the vicinity of Beeer's, on the Highland Avenue street car line. The work has been in progress for several weeks, and much-needed changes for the better have been made. High places have been cut down and low places filled, ia the work of grading the streets in that attract-' i've district of the city. The improvements come rather expensvey to property own CTS. A number of residences have been . Jeff hipN1 above the lnUp1 ret in Ing walls of stone are being built and sidewalks constructed. The owner of a corner lot, which has been cut down on two streets and an alley will have to foot bills to the extent of thousand dollars. He valued his property at S6,50o before the improvements began, and he eonfesses that the thousand which the street grading has cost him conduces very considerably to his unhappiness.
 There was a wild cry for trolley car to stop at the corner of First avenue and Nineteenth street yesterday afternoon. The car was bound for the West End. The cry came from a young woman with seven bundles in her arms and a purse in her mouth. She was terribly excited, very hot, and very unhappy. She had stopped at a fruit stand. and there met two or three women acquaintances.
 ''It is astounding that woman will do that said a bystander.
 Do what?' asked man who was eat ing a banana.
 stand and see car go by, then shriek for it to be stopped: and while the car waits fifty yards away. she will take time to kiss other women goodby. and urge them to come to see her, and then she grabs her bundles and flies. Most women do it. I wonder why. If I were manager of the trolley lines I'd forbid motormen and conductors to heed the wild cries of all belated persons"
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 ."There Is no little scheming," said a prominent Bryan democrat yesterday, ''go- ing on in Alabama amongst a certain set of politicians. They would like to send dele uatiap the next national convention