The age-herald., 1899-10-06
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

officers in the United States navy. "Knox- vile, to cite one instance, has it's Nelson, Dewey's lieutenant,' to whom some silly persons are about to present a sword of some sort; but the glory of glories belongs to Atlanta, which is about to present a sword to 'Brumby, Dewey's flag-leuten- ant Atlanta is not the place of young Dewey's residence, but the Atlantese are determined to make a show of him, much to his own embarrassment, no doubt; for Brumby seems to be an excellent young man. Of course, he did nothing at Manila to entitle him to the presentation of a victor's sword; and equally as matter of course no one of the several dozen lieu tenants in Dewey's squadron did anything to especially distinguish himself As for Brumby he had about the softest job in the navy-the place of f1ag-leutenant. The duties of a hag-lieutenant in times of peace are purely social, and are not much different in time of war He sends and answers invitations in the admiral's name, and social eommunlcatio to the admiral are sent to the f1aglieutenant. R. s. V. P. to Flag-Lieutenant' is on all invitations from an admiral. The fag-lieutenant must also make social calls for the admiral, leaving the admiral's card at each house, ship, or mess quarters, as the case may be. When a squadron is in battle the ad- miral directs its movements, the admira,'s flagship itself being fought by the flag captain. On such occasions the flag-Heu- tenant remains in constant attendance on the admiral for the purpose of receiving and conveying orders and messages which is all done by signals worked by warrant officer. The presentation of a sword to Brumby will doubtless embarrass him, and come very nearly to making more ridicu- lous those absurd persons who are respon- sble for the imposition upon the deserv- ing young man whose luck 1t was to be the only real Dewey's lieutenant at Manila when a little fighting was done with very great results''
 "Dr. Sanders and the state board of health hope to be in a position within two or three weeks to advise the governor to remove all quarantine restrictions from AL abama,' said Chif Clerk Walter BrasseE of the state health office at Montgomery ''There is not the slightest apprehension HOW felt in this state regarding yellow fever, but until frost falls in the south quarantine is necessary. The northern line of quarantine now passes through Garden City, on the Louisville and Nashville rail- road south of Cullman. While there have been good frosts at Birmingham, the medi- cal advisers in that city of the state board recommend that the quarantine be not rais- ed just now. They weren't quite positive on the point, and there was some fear that the raising of the quarantine might be det- rimental to the State Fair. On the other hand. Huntsville and all the northern dis trict begged that all restrictions be re- moved. Huntsville people feared their 1n- dustrial convention would suffer if the re- strictions were not removed. The quaran- tine officers in the northern part of the state have been paid off. We make it a rule to pay all officers in cash, as that is more satisfactory to them than checks and makes no difference to us.'
 Sydenham Moore has returned from New York, whither he went to see the man for whom they name postoffces babies and beer. MT. Moore says that Dewey's re- ception was really very excellently planned and not badly carried out; and that he himself spent delightful time in the town eff Tammany, tall buildings and rude per sons.s
 The rain that began falling in Birming ham a noon Wednesday kept coming down till 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a space of nearly thirty hours. The rain fell so slowly and lightly that the water courses were not affected; but there was a bewil- dering amount of the slushiest sush seen in this district since last winter. The im- measurable quantity of dust was changed to mud, and everybody welcomed the change gladly. It was positive relief to the inhabitants to walk about in the rain, and get their feet soaked.
 Ray Knight, the popular railroad man, was in town yesterday. He is now the commercial agent of the New Orleans and Northeastern with offices in Atlanta. There are few railroad men in the south as widely known as he and none better liked.
 Constantine Lawrence Layretta, a mem- Der of the legislature from Mobile, is in Birmingham.
 State Senator Mathews of Marion coun- ty is in Birmingham.
 
 Postmaster Hughes, in speaking of the amazing increase of business in the Bir- mingham postoffice, said last night that the office had sold within the past six months stamps to the value of $450O0, or within SIS, 900 of the total for the year ended with June, 1897, and within s15,0OO of the total for 1S9S And the stamp sales of the Birmingham office during the six months have been within s1O,0OO of the total stamp sales of the Montgomery postofice for the twelve months ended June 30, 1S99 Post master Hughes is confident that his sales of stamps for the current financial year will reach, if not exceed, $100,00O. The truth is, the great increase, in the Brming- ham office is causing the postmaster no liJtle anxiety, for the reason that his force of assistants and employees of the office is already inadequate; though by extraordi- nary effort the people of Birmingham are enjoying an extraordinarily good mail ser vice. The postmaster thinks of Christmas ,;+l, flrn elm ddor