The age-herald., 1899-01-01
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE


 We had a good time, said he, "and slaughtered many birds. Game birds are plentiful this season, and strong on the wing, furnishing excellent sport My only sport consisted in shooting our ordinary
 birds. There are no ducks to speak of. For some unaccountable reason the ducks
 have passed us by this season. but still
 had plenty of shooting, and therefore have had most enjoyable holiday"
 
 Speaking of hunting" said MT Moore,
 ''there is a good joke on George Sherling, the superintendent at Coalburg. Sherling | took eight shots with rifle at a herd of four deer at less than seventy-fve yards and didn't kill but one." That's right" admitted George Sherling:
 but 1t was all on account of new patent ed rifle sight. It didn't seem to work, some how or other'
 Very good" said MT. Moore ''Very good, seing that Sherling is accounted the best rifle shot in Alabama Funny fact that he didn't know about sights on rifles" Mr. Sherling explained, but the crowd declared that it wouldn't do for New Years eve, and so there was a temporary ad- journment to discuss the matter. MT. Sherling went to Louisiana for his Christmas hunting. "I killed two deer-one splendid buck-one turkey and lots of other game"
 Don't believe it." said Captain E. W. Booker to the crowd Don't believe 1t: for Sherling told me that if he killed any thing big he'd remember me, and seeing that l got nothing, and knowing that George Sherling is loyal friend and one of the best fellows in the world. am pre- pared to believe that he didn't kill anything in Louisiana except 'ffty-one squirrels.' that he has told us about" Whereupon MT. Sherling invited the party to go with him to a taxidermist's in Twen tleth street and see the stag's head being mounted. The meeting stood adjourned. It may be observed, however, that it is a bad hunting day when George Sherlng desn't bring down something big. if he go a-hunting at all.
 The prisoners, including Will Gholson, in captain OBrien's big rock jail," as the negroes refer with fear to Jefferson coun- tvs great prison, will today enjoy roast turkey at their dinner out of the bounty of JeHersons brave and gentle-souled sheriff. on every holiday or national festival, Sher- III 0 Brien gives his prisoners turkey and other luxuries at their dinner, and last Monday he received some touching evil dences of the gratitude of the prisoners for their Christmas dinner. He Is stern dis cipl1narian and a master who always ex- acts the full measure of duty from those who serve him. but in all the world there is no greater-hearted, tenderer or more sympathetic soul than Frank F. O'Brien. the sheriff of Jefferson.
 That is perfect rubbish about milers adulterating their flour with any mineral substances" declared Prior Lilie a we'll known flour manufacturer of Franklin. Tenn. There was time when millers did adulterate flour, but it was always done with the purest of corn flour, or meal, if you please. That time is past, Adultera- tion is forbidden by law; but whether it were no miller would use any mineral sub- stance. Flour is pure nowadays The inn pression to the contrary is absurd. Why, have gone to merchants to sell them flour and they would ask me, You haven't got any peas in it, have you?' and at the mo- ment peas would be selling at dollar and quarter a bushel and wheat at sixty
 
 of the talk about adulterating flour. Such talk is not only foolish it is positively mis- chieyous.'
 q do not look for any material advance in the price of cotton" said MT. w. w. Lodge, a Liverpool cotton buyer, resident in Montgomery. q believe that cents is likely to be permanently considered a good ,rio fap fa, level at which it probably will remain for a long time. Under present conditions what used to be called good prices are not likely to be seen.'
 One of the most popular young men who ever came to Birmingham and then went away is MT. James E. Zunts, now of New Orelans, who is making a short visit to old friends here. Mr. zunts came here from New Orleans in the early boom" days and returned to that city in 1892. He is doing well there and is looking well.
 
 Prof. J. M Dewberry and wife of Wood lawn have returned from New Orleans. where they attended the eighth annual ses- sion of the Southern Educational associa- tion. Prof. Dewberry is superintendent of
 
 active and devoted friend to the cause of education at home and abroad. AS editor of the Educational Exchange he is a strong and faithful leader on educational questions in Alabama. At present he is chairmen of the executive committee of the Alabama Educational association, and a member of the committee appointed to assist Superin- tendent Abercrombie in urging needed school legislation before the general assem- bly. Hon. H. l.. Mckee, of Selma, is at the Florence, and will spend Sunday there MT. Mckee was the most painstaking. pa- tent, persistent and tireless worker in favor of the long cherished proposition to call state constitutional convention, and he has been in receipt of congratulations ever since the legislature passed inc com