The age-herald., 1900-05-18
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Travel and seek work until p. m; then doubtful"
 Troubles will befall thee in thy business. and grief in thy domestic circle; thou wilt 1 travel and change"
 "A child born on this day will be active, | and of good intellect, but unfortunate in | dealing with females; in business it will meet with indifferent success"
 Bake bread"
 The Taar of Russia is thirty-two years old this day.
 , The newspaper press of Alabama lost an honest worker when H. C. Graham of the Selma Journal died. Honesty, like patriot ism, is a natural condition of the mind, and therefore if would not seem to be strong praise to say of a man that he was honest. Yet il is praise in q day of ''yellow-journaI scandal-mongering. Captain Graham was fair, and at the same time generous, in dealing with public men and private indl- viduais5; and towards his fellowworkers in the trade of making newspapers he was ever kind and civil. He didn't know how to
 be ungenerous; didn't know how to be jeal- ous. or envious; never knew how to sheer or make filthy filings. He was not capable
 
 advertising by finding fault with other workers the press. Amongst them he found no "hirelings" "corruptionists," or liars" nor did he even by insinuaton or implication claim to have found such. He tried to do his duty as he found it to do, and assumed that other men were doing the best they could. There was about him nothing of the better than thou, and he never fancied that he was editing the only honest, truthful newspaper He did not set himself up the judge infallible or otherwise, of the secret motives of men. He was not the almighty We" of the slop- tub or the cabinet. With him love was preferable to hate, and kind thoughts and words preferable to spitefulness and rancor. The fruitful impulses of a generous heart guided him in his walk amongst men, and he was stranger to uncharitableness save only as it came from others A great souled, loving, kindly, just man he was, and in these regards the grave hides the face of none worthier.
 The second democrat in Alabama to be nominated for the Fifty-seventh congress is Colonel Ariosto A. Wiley of Montgom- cry, who was named yesterday as the sue cessor to MT Stallings from the Second district, so long honored by Hilary A. Herbert. MT. Bankhead, in the Sixth dis trict, was nominated a month ago. Colonel Wiley is man of much intellectual capacity, notable skill in business and suc- cess in the law; and he is therefore quail flied for an enviable career in congress. If genius consists of infinite capacity for labor, Colonel Wiley is a man of genius, for his life is characterized by restless, tireless energy. He determined a dozen years ago to represent his district in con- gress, and in that determination he has not rested. This laudable desire is now virtually gratified, since his nomination is equivalent to election. Colonel Wiley has warm friends ail over Alabama who will congratulate him heartily on his we'll earned success. As a matter of course, Colonel Wleys. election to congress will not interfere with his duties as a state senator, for his congressional term will not actually begin until March 4, 1901, by which time the next legislature will have practically completed it's work.
 There was an amusing break in the reg ular order of exercises at Capitol park vesterdav afternoon. when the Spanish -------. ao44i lne orsfobaI Colon was placed in position Some thousands of per- sons had gathered around the speakers stand at the park entrance and Hon. Hill ary A Herbert and Colonel William J. Sanford, democratic nominee for govern or had reviewed the procession, when Sterling A. Wood advanced to the front railing of the stand and introduced to the crowd Rev. Dr. Gray, who was to begin the formal proceedings with prayer. Just as Dr. Gray the point of begin ming his solemn application brass band about two or three hundred feet distant, and cut off from view by trees and shrub bery began to play Dixie with remark able effect; but for once that air so dear to the southern heart failed to cause a southern yell. Dr. Gray waited with calm dignity, and the crowd restrained the momentary impulse to laugh The music from the admirable band was very inspirit- ing; and it wasn't the bands fault that it took the place of the prayer.
 Politics makes me weary, and the most wearsome thing about it is the statement of the defeated candidate that he will 'ac- cept the result and cheerfuly support the nominee of the party" said a democrat last night. "He is obliged always to 'ac- eept the result or get out of the party and as for his cheerful support of his successful competitor, we may be permit ted to doubt him or be entirely indiffer- ent, as we like. It is tiresome, very tire some to hear defeated candidates for or- fees from beat constable to governor 'eheerfully' accepting defeat and 'cheer- fully promising support. As if anybody cared If a man run for office inside a po- htical party and that party prefer another man, the defeated one is in honor bound to accept the result, except in certain ex- treme cases of rare occurrence when he may be suffered to quit his party, bag and baggage. MT. Officeseeker made an elo- quent speech in which he pledged his sup port to his successful rival, is a statement irHtably silly"
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