The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-15

miro the manner in which the United King
dom proceeds. If we had proceeded in
Manila as they are going about the South
African war, our campaign in the Orient
would have been short, quick and to the
point. England is taking all the Ships fly
ing the British flags which she desires and
using them for transports. She takes the
best and largest and she is now engaged in
dispatching twenty-five thousand troops -
addition to those she already has stationed
in South Africa. In other words, England
means to overwhelm the Boer army in
point of numbers and end this war in few
short months. If we had done the same
thing in Manila our troubles over there
would have been settled long ere this, and
then we could have proceeded to outline
the form of government-whether it would
be Filipino republic under the protection
of this government or a territorial form of
our own government. As it is now, no one
knows whether we are in possession of the
Philippines or whether we shall ever be.
And the fight among ourselves is on as to
what form of government we shall estab-
fish before we know whether we can
tablish any form of government.
This war between England and the Beers
will probably be as bloody and destructive
as was the war of the COS between the
states in this country. The Beers are said
to be among the best marksmen In the
world They well armed and their ar
mics are thoroughly equipped. They are a
brave and desperate people. The English
will probably suffer severe losses. especially
among the officers. 1t is an unwritten law
| in the English army that even though the
| men may lie down to escape a fusilade of
| bullets the officers must always remain
| standing and be in the front ranks. There
! fore, the casualties among the officers of
| the English army are always in much
greater proportion than among the men,
| and it is probable that before, this war is
| over the youngest lieutenants may be pro-
| NOTED to the highest grade.
|
| Happy Bob Taylor is coming to Birming
! ham on the 23d to lecture on Love, Laugh
| ter and Song" 1t is always love, laughter
! and song with Bob. Bob Taylor is poor,
| but honest. He has never struggled Tor
| wealth, nor has he for happiness; but hap
| piness seems to have come to him just so
| and Bob has enveloped it in his strong
| arms and kept it with him always. He
J carries it with him wherever he goes and
| sheds it forth to those who congregate
| about him. He goes among people as a
| ray of light and love and jollity. How diff
| ferent he is from those who struggle
| through life in search of wealth, and APP
| parentIy, wealth only. What is wealth
| without happiness? l have a friend who
sold out a big deal with 81 100000 profit not
| many months ago. He got his money in
| uvac M prpfprrRd stock about
| it-no common stock. 1t was all in certified
| checks on several of the best banks in
| America Yet in his pursuit of wealth he
| had obliterated from his mind the pursuit
| of happiness He has neglected duties be-
| cause perhaps, of mere thoughtlessness, or
| because of the hard run race he was max
ing for wealth. A few weeks after he ac-
| ouired all of this wealth 1 heard him say
| that if he could return to his position of
| ten years before with a bare living, good
| health and surrounded by troops of happi-
ness, he would be ten thousand times bet
| ter satisfied He had lost his home ties
| in pursuit of wealth.
| shall never forget Congressman Bill
| Scott, of Pennsylvania. He had struggled
| through forty years of money making. He
had made several million dollars, and mad
| succeeded in getting himself elected to con-
| gress. He was rolling in wealth, yet ne
| was devoid of a stomach. He gave clad
| crate dinners in Washington, but could eat
| nothing Neither could he drink. He would
| sit at the head of the table and watch MS
| friends eat and drink, while he could par
| take of nothing, save to niooie small
| tho on,v great man of whom there is any