The age-herald., 1900-10-24
WITH THE EDITORS
 OF THE STATE PRESS

 OF THE STATE PRESS From the Pine Belt News.
 Hero worship is disease peculiarly epi- demic in the United States No remedy for tive just can't help it. From the Tuscaloosa Times.
 Teddy Roosevelt as presiding officer of the grave and dignifed United States Senate would present rare sight.
 From the Tuscumbia Dispatch.
 In one respect men and eggs are alike. They have tendency to lose confidence in themselves as they grow older.
 From the Mobile Register.
 When Queen Wi1helmina announced that she will spend the rest of her life Schwerin, the whole Dutch parliament set up shout. They saw no impropriety in it. From the Pickens County News.
 A young girl was caught by her mother kissing her sweetheart. When taken to task about it she quoted in defense of her act: "Whatever ye would that men should do to you do ye even so to them From the Mobile Herald.
 Roosevelt has a great deal to say about the American people upholding the flag. The American people are being taxed to support an army of GOO men and big navy, and do this very thing. What more does Teddy want?
 From the Alexander City Outlook.
 Birmingham is now full of plans and prognostcations over great industrial ex- position that has been proposed by the press. The year 1905 has been suggested as the time for holding the same. Birmins- ham is the place for such an enterprise From the Gadsden Times-News.
 There is a growing sentiment in Dade County in favor of some legislation looking to the betterment of the condition of the roads of the county, says the Ozark Star. The people have worried along with the present system until they have become thoroughly convinced that it is a dead let ter on the statute books, and are clamor- for some legislation which will give a better road system.
 From the Mobile Item.
 The Isthmian Canal Commission will re- port in favor of the Nicaragua route In preference to the Panama route, it is thought The commission is wise in reach ing the conclusion that the depth of the canal should be 35 feet instead of 90 feet, as was originally proposed. The canal should admit vessels of the greatest draught, and even though the cost be more than the first estimate. it will be justified Mobile is to be beneficiary of the canal, and her people naturally desire that it shall be perfect in every respect
 From the Anniston Eevening Star
 During the past ten years the South showed the greatest gains in growth of any section of the country In the south- ern cities was shown the greatest increase in population, in manufactures and in commerce. The decade upon which we have now entered should and doubtless will show even greater gains for this section. The South's resources are as yet practically updeveloped despite the great progress made. There is room for still greater de- velopment and the next ten years will wit ness it.
 From the Fort Payne Journal.
 Several months ago the little 3-year-old child of MT. and Mrs. Minor Walden of Huntsville swallowed an S-penny wire nail. A few days afterwards the child began to cough up blood, and grew very weak
 The parents took the little fellow to a surgeon at Decatur, who located the nail in the child's side near the heart with tho aid of an X ray, but said that he would not attempt to remove the nail for fear of fatal consequences. The parents returned home and a few days ago took the child to a surgeon in Virginia, who told them that mucous coating might form over the nail, and that the child might live for a few days, but that the nail would eventu- ally kill him. This surgeon also said that he could perform an operation, but that 1t might kill the boy on account of his weak condition. The parents decided to take the chances and the operation was successfully performed by the removal of three ribs in the left side.
 A letter from MT Walden states that the little fellow bids fair to recover
 If the child gets well, surgeons say tho operation will be one of the most reniar-,- able of the age.