The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-15
8. 8. 6. FOR TIE BLOOD

give in to United States Bye and bye war
stop. Manila want United States to keep
Philippines. Us no like him." In speaking
of the arrival of Admiral Deweys fleet he
grew enthusiastic and said:
Eyes, me see from house top big fight
with Dewey ships. Great noise; much
smoke. But when we see Spanish ships
sink we kneel and pray for thanks. Other
Filipinos much frightened. Padres tell 'em
Americans burn all. Me know English and
say no." Maxine said that he and his TEL
low F'ilipinos were to receive thirty Next
can dollars a month and board while they
they were in this country, and added:
"Babies not get anthing." He thought this
quite fortune and as they have got their
passage back to Manila seem we'll satisfied
with their prospects. They are TO be ex-
hibited in New York as a typical Filipino
family, and one of them who has fine
native voice is going to sing in room
garden concert for a while.
Are They Leaving for Good
The friends of Secretary John Addison
Porter have been receiving P. p. c. cards
from Mr.. and Mrs. Porter. and are wonder
ing whether the secretary and his wife
are leaving Washington for good. 1t is
we'll known that Mr.. Porter has an indef-
mite leave of absence for several
months and Is going abroad. The sending
out of cards raises the suspicion that he is
not coming back. In which case there is
little doubt that Assistant Secretary Corte-
lyou would be given the chief place on the
presidents executive staff. The latter has
been designated secretary pro tenn" the
first step in advancement. He has pracu-
cally held the place for several months and
is in very close touch to the president. He
has no political affiliations and owes his
present place of confidence to no political
pull. He is a very young man to hold such
a responsible position, but wonderfully
-, l. l.. INna H1ar
appearance of a handsome dashing young
college fellow, but his hair Is prematurely
gray in front which adds to the youthful
appearance of his face He Is extremely
popular with public men who visit the
white house, treating all with fairness and
perfect frankness 1t will be interesting to
watch his career. He entered the white
house as a clerk when nothing more than
a boy. He is well read and has been
great student He has fitted himself to be
the secretary of president. His Judgment
is good and there is no question which
arises which he is not able to discuss with
his chief. He has many the characteristics
of Mr.. Lamont, under whom, 1T may be
said he took his first lessons in diplomacy.
He is the trusted advisor of the president
and the latter never leaves Washington
without entrusting to this young secretary
all matters of Importance over which he
has personal supervision.
It may be interesting to know what is
regarded the smart drink for golf players
here in Washington, where a certain ele-
ment buy their red coats and study golf
drinks even before learning the game. But
as they set the pace in these matters and
are supposed to import them direct from
the highlands, their opinions upon the
ethics of the game can be taken.
The Scotch high ball has gone quite out
of vogue and a Scotch Cooler has taken
the place. AS many people take to golf to
lose flesh there must necessarily be moth
ing fattening in this beverage. The
cooler" is made in an extra tall glass. 1t
consists simply in placing in the glass the
whole of a lemon peel cut in spiral form.
One end curls languishngly about the edge
of the glass. Then the glass is filled with
cracked ice. An ordinary drink of Scotch
and a bottle of settler completes the in
toxicant.
Mint julips are no longer good form with
golf
An interesting fact which failed to in
corporate in my letter about the Liberian
colony is that this little republic of ex-
slaves have slaves themselves and the laws
relating to the recapture and return of
slaves are much more severe than the laws
of the south and of this country upon
which they were modelled. The negroes
who left this country to escape slavery no
sooner founded their government than
they at once began the slave trade. They
buy them from the interior states and are
said to treat them with great severity.
1t seems to have been the ambition of
those who settled this colony to live as
nearly like the people from whom they had
escaped as possible.
A. w. B.