The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE

* collection of one or two copies of
| every book written by an Albanian
| should be placed on exhibition at the
State Fair in Birmingham" declared an
| eminent Alabamian in the lobby. There
| should be as many first editions and as
| many different styles of binding as practi-
cable: and if the managers of the Fair will
| take the matter up. 1 feel sure that
| Thomas NJ. Owen, of Carrolton, secretary
of the Alabama Historical society, will
| gladly give his assistance. And the State
| university and the owners of all libraries
| in fhe state would doubtless be glad TO
| lend such books. The earliest examples of
Alabama books that 1 now remember are:
Rena' and Linda, two of Mrs. Emma D.
n. Sonthworths tales of the forties. rick-
EFT. Baldwin, Madame LIE Vert, Dr. ]. C.
Nots, the great ethnologist; DR.. Marion
Sims and others. come in the fifties. In
1859, 'Beuah,' the first success of Miss
Augusta Evans. appeared. In the seven
ties. Brewer. Garrett and Colonel Joseph
Hodgson wrote valuable historical works.
In the nineties, Hannis Taylors textbook
on thetGrowua of the British Constitu-
ton appeared, followed closely by Dl-
Bosses Life of Yancey,' Berney's Ala
bama, DR.. Rlley's History of the Baptist
Church In Alabama Samuel Minturn
Peeks poems, a reprint of Pickett and
numerous works of fiction, last and CHIEF
est among them being Miss Mary Jonn-
ston's Prisoners of Hope The literary
fame of the state would be nurtured be-
yond doubt by the collection of books, and,
seeing the exhibit, some competent hand
might be inspired to write worthy school
and university history of Alabama. Inc
authorities of the Fair can obtain all
needful informa ton as to Alabama books
from Owens photography of Alabama.
The exhibit would show the people that
much of the richest literature Is of Ala
bama origin. Pickett's History and Bald
wins Flush Times are gems-gems with
out rivals or fear of rivalry in all litera-
ture. DuBoses Life of Yancey is biogra-
ply on an original and unique plan. There
are no novels like Miss Evans or Miss
Johnstons in originality of plan and exc
cution Alabama is not commonplace in
any great features, and the managers of
the Fair have only to find the flower of her
fame that has blushed unseen to expose
it to admiration"
Pp''ih'iitJ
Schley will visit the State Fair in Novem-
br, it is of some interest to recall that he
is in a way connected with Alabama One
of his brothers resided in Montgomery
many years ago and married and died
there, leaving two sons and a daughter
His wife was relative of Sidney Lanier,
and of Clifford a. Lanier, of Montgomery
and one of his two sons bears the name
Lanier This young man has just re-
turned from the Klondike, and is at pres
ent visiting relatives in Montgomery. He
is possessed of brilliant wit and most
excellent fancy. In 1890 he went west for
a second time, and finally on to the Klon-
dixie, where he is understood to have picked
up quite a little fortune, which he has
brought back with him. His elder brother,
w. B. Schley, is in the cotton business in
Mobile, and his sister, who was married
last year, resides in California. Lanier
Schley and his brother resided in Sheffield
for a time, whilst their sister made her
home with relatives in Montgomery.
Some years ago 1 crossed the Atlantic
on the same vessel that bore Sir Thomas
Upton, the owner of the Shamrock" said
former government Official an Alabam-
ian, last night. 81 saw a good deal of him,
and he impressed me as being man of
singular modesty and reserve He had not
been knighted up to that time, and was
known only on account of his grocer's
shops in all the principal towns of Great
Britain and Ireland Liptons teas and
Lpton's hams had made his name familiar.
At the time 1 speak of he no more re-
1,ap MI of hi,
current than Napoleon resembled Washing
| ton. He is tall man, and was very thin,
| slightly stoop-shouldered and wore a full
beard and speetacles. He seemed to be
| the soul of kindheartedness and good ma
| ture. Knighthood was conferred upon him
| by the queen as an expression of her
| majestys appreciation of his princely gift
! of 125, 900 to the fund raised by the Princess
| of Wales for the purpose of giving good
| dinner to all the poor of London on Dia-
mond Jubilee Day, June 90 1897 Sir
| Thomas donation amounted to one-fourth
| of the entire sum required by the princess.
| The central store or warehouse of Lipton's
| vast business is in the City Road, London,
within sight of the Angel Inn, Islington,
| immortalized by Dickens. The store covers
several acres, and in it are employed 1000
clerks, to all of whom in a body Sir
| Thomas gives a picnic every year. AS
| customs duty on one importation of tea
| Sir Thomas paid into the royal treasury
$2S5,000. In private life Sir Thomas lives
| with his books; he had little educational
advantages in his youth, and is entirely
self-made. His venerable mother is the
mistress of his home. He has never mar
| RED" itt
Former Judge ]. B. Head has returned
| to Birmingham after spending several
| months at Johns Hopkins hospital, Balti-
more. His general health has improved
to notable degree, but unhappily he is
having considerable trouble on account of
| the condition of his eyes.
Representative Oscar W. Underwood re-
turned Sunday from Washington. When
asked for Views, he said: "There is moth