The age-herald., 1900-08-17
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 perplex thee in thy business, and it will require great and constant attention those in employ must be careful"
 "A child born on this day will be gener- ally unfortunate whether in employ or in business for itself.''
 Hire maidservants."
 Astrologer Raphaels prophecies for Sat urday, August 1s 1900:
 Do not travel, and avoid women."
 Thou art threatened with heavy losses, and an unsettled year for thy business; see that thou dost not speculate, nor run any risks"
 "A child born on this day will be quick and clever, but fond of company, and un- settled in disposition and generally poor'
 'If female, unhappy in marriage
 Hire menservants."
 Sydney Bowie is in himself the most re- markable rise to political leadership known in Alabama history. From comparative party obscurity, he has within a twelve month passed to the front as the most powerful personality amongst the younger leaders of the Alabamians, and there is more of promise for him within the next ten years than for any other man now con spicuous before this people. It is most probable that Sydney Bowie is inherently the strongest man under five and forty years now in politics in the South.
 Sydney Bowes success is an inspiration to all other young men, and to youths as we'll This young mans intellect, masterfu though it be, would perhaps avail him little but for the masterful character the like of which must ever be necessary to make intellectual strength available for worthy purposes. In all the essential walks of life Sydney Bowie Is a man absolutely without fear and without reproach Regarding some indiscretions which most young men cherish as precious privileges, Sydney Bowie is resoiutely abstemious. His in- tellect holds in subjection a nature almost tropical in it's luxuriant warmth. And that marks the great man-abundant masculine impulses subjected to abundant masculine control. He is greater who conquers him. self than is he who conquers cities!
 Given powerful brain force and moral character, and general popular qualities so called of almost unexampled attractive ness, all these made unconquerable by ex- traordnary physical strength and presence, and this combination of forces is Sydney Bowie, What more?
 It is all right perhaps for boys to be boys" but boys can't be boys" and men at the same time!
 It is of much general interest to note that the eminent law firm of Anniston of which Sydney Bowie is member is being very largely drawn upon for the public service. MT Bowie goes to Congress, and the youngest member of the firm, MT. Fred l.. Blackman, is elected to the State Sen ate. Thus lightning is striking the very citadel of John Knox; and it is safe to say that the hour is coming quickly when the commander of that powerful fortress will have to answer adsum-the which, being freely translated, meaneth ''I am here'- and it will be in response to the great body of Alabamians who are already beginning to demand John Knox for their highest honor. John Knox is great lawyer and great party leader He shall come to be a great public servant in great public office.
 That Anniston law firm has a most prof itable practice; and Sydney Bowie is un- questionably making a personal sacrifice in going to Congress. The mere pay of a Congressman is very materially less than Mr. Bowie's earnings as a lawyer. But, at s. Sydney Bowie may reasonably look for forty years of distinction in the public ser vice. if he care to bear the burden of politi- cal greatness.
 There is one fact of the moment of gen. eral public concern to which MT. Bowies closer personal friends would bear wit ness Powerful pressure from all sections of the State impelled MT. Bowie to ask Of tIa trfh T trio tn send him to Congress. All the State was interested in him, and all the State is glad.
 
 MT Bowies nomination for Congress by the Democrats of the Fourth district re- calls some Fourth district political his tory. At the outset of the canvass just closed there was printed here the old and good -humored story of the gossips that MT Blackwell of Morgan was in 1893 ap- pointed to be an auditor of the treasury at the moment it was the Presidents real intention to appoint Hon. Mardis Wood of Dallas, and further reference was had to the gossip that MT. Wood resigned the Democratic nomination for Congress from the Fourth district for the alleged reason that it was believed that Wood couldn't be elected.
 "The truth is that in May, 1893, at the request in writing of the Supreme Court of Alabama and the entire Alabama dele gation in Congress, President Cleveland promised to appoint me Fourth Auditor of the Treasury" writes Hon. Mards Wood from Denver Colo, under date of August 13. This promise was not to MT. Robbins more than to Senators Pugh and Morgan and each of the other eight mem- bers of the House of Representatives from Alabama. The President did not appoint me to the place named, but he subsequent ly stated to MT Bankhead, MT. Clarke, MT. Turpin, MT. Robbins and Senator Pugh, so letters in my possession from each of them inform me, that the failure to appoint me was a mistake, an over- sight which he would be pleased to rem edy in any reasonable way MT. Cleveland did remedy the mistake by offering me