The age-herald., 1900-11-04

out by the clear, cold, sparkling air Of bright yesterday which brought to wom- ans cheeks the flush of roses rare and superlatively attractive. The day was dream of some perfect day of promise; and 1t seemed that women and children found in the bracing and embracing sunlight fullest measure Of comfort, and they never seemed brighter or lovelier as they bright ened the streets and lent to the common place the grace of their presence. And It was right that they should enjoy 1t most, for they deserve most of the pleasurable things of the world.
 Saturday seemed all the brighter by con- trast with Friday. blackest and most abom- inable of days Friday was horrid, for 1t fairly brlstled with discomforts of all sorts; and it's downright "cussedness" ex- tended into beautiful Saturday, and caused irritating annoyance to many individuals, amongst whom there was Secretary Gibson of the Commercial Club, for instance. Fri days bad weather caused an unexpected meeting of the great business mems club Members couldn't go to the State Fair, and so they decided to hold the regular meeting; but all the members couldn't be instantly communicated with, and they missed the meeting. Perhaps they may have been glad of that; but still they wished to know the meeting was being held It was all an accident; but it greatly annoyed one of the best club secretaries in the world, and drove one or two other men crazy. All on account of the weather. Bah
 It seems to be now very generally under stood that Senator William D. Jelks of Barbour will be elected to the presidency of the State Senate when that body is re- organized a week from next Tuesday MT. Rather of Morgan and MT. Jenkins of Will cox declared themselves several months ago to be candidates, and something was sent out regarding General Harrison of Lee; but the opinion prevails that MT Jelks will be elected by exclamation, which Is to say that the other distinguished Sen- ators will not permit their names to be placed before the Democratic caucus of the Senate. In that event, for the first time perhaps In the records of the General As sembly of Alabama, the president of the Senate and the Speaker of the House will be elected without contest; there being no opposition to MT. Pettus of Dallas for the speakership. The filling of the presi- dency and the speakership at this partic- ular time is of extraordinary interest to the people, for this session of the Legis- lature will be the most important since 1876. Much work of the utmost importance is to be done within the fifty working days provided for under the present constitu-e ten, for the Supplanting of which this Leg islature is called upon to make necessary provisions.
 MT. W. A. Gilreath of Greenvile, s. C., Is visiting his brother MT. Belton Gilreath, in Birmingham. Mr. Belton Gilreath, by the way was once successful newspaper man. He began at the beginning and learned it we'll coming in time to be the editor of the Greenville Daily News and in that capacity winning enviable reputation. MT. Gilreath continues a close student of public issues and events.
 About thirty kinds of wine, more than a dozen kinds of spirits, twenty-two kinds of hay, thirty-two kinds of peas and more than twenty kinds of corn are in Commis soner Poole's State exhibit at the State Fair. There are scarcely two men in Jef- ferson or any other county of Alabama who would not be amazed by the wonderful agricultural wealth of Alabama as practi- cally demonstrated by MT. Poole's great collection of samples. MT. Poole is con- vinced that no other state in the Repub- lie could nearly approach Alabama in va- riety and excellence of its farm, garden, orchard and vineyard products.
 
 There was a wildly excited man who ex- cited many other persons in one of the Bir- mingham hotels yesterday. This man had come a long distance to see Birmingham and the sights, the State Fair mainly, and he went to the hotel where he engaged room. He was conducted to the elevator, and then the excitement began. The man saw the floors falling down by his "cage," and believing the house was failing he shouted fire" murder" help" and a great many unintelligible exclamations. He had never been in an elevat tor before.
 Judge Charles Wesley Ferguson, Judge John Mcqueen and Judge Erskine Ramsay, constituting the baby show bench, will have another consultation today the merits of babies in particular and in gen. eral. Each judge is understood to be care fully studying scientific works on babies