The age-herald., 1900-11-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE


 and clever but careless. fond of pleasure and unfortunate: it should keep in em- ploy''
 Astrologer Raphaels prophecies for Sat urday, December l. 1900:
 Ask favors, and seek work in the even ing only"
 Expect sickness and disappointment and many annoyances: thy business will re- quire much attention to make it successful; thou wilt be inclined to pleasure and com pany."
 "A child born on this day will be fond of pleasure and company, and will spend its money thereon; it will succeed best in em- ploy."
 Tn these merry days of many marriages of marriages in every neighborhood in Alabama-there are not few of these joyous occurrences which are possessed of interest outside of the respective circles of friends, however wide any such circle may be-" said a man who was born and brought up in Alabama, and who pleases himself with the fancy that he knows nearly every body of any particular consequence in any one of the sixty-six counties "The latest announcement of marriage of state importance is that of Hon. Joseph B. Graham of Taladega to Miss Lera Jones, daughter of MT Charles S. Jones and Mrs. Jones of Talladega, famous Bride of the Mountains, as an enthusiastic news paper worker long ago designated that beautiful town. This wedding is fixed for December 12. and will take place in the Talladega Methodist church at half-past l two o'clock in the afternoon. MT. Graham's name is familiar to all l Alabamians, and by all he is honored; :; whilst he is personally known to countless | thousands of men and women who feel for | him strong personal attachment. MT. | Graham deserves all the respect which the public feels for him, and all the good wishes the public will entertain for him In view of the great measure of happiness which Is about to come to him. He is a strong man, in moral character and in in- tellectual force: a man who could not knowingly do a wrongful or unworthy deed, or speak In manner unbecoming a gentle man. In ability he has few equals; in oratory it may be reasonably held that he is almost first amongst the Alabama public men of the day. He is an even balanced, conservative, careful, trust worthy man, sunshny in his nature and companionable in his impulses; one whom you love to know and know to love- Marriage has got nothing to do with politics in this instance, but mention of MT. Graham recalls the recent parts he played in Alabama politics and the ad- mirable figure he made as the most elo- quent member of a small band of pubic speakers who within a few weeks spoke publicly to perhaps third of the voters of A 1a1,o ;,,a Senator Morgan to the Senate The Fly ing Squadron,' composed of Frank S. White of Jefferson, Sidney J. Bowie of Cal houn, and Joseph B. Graham of Talladega has taken a permanent place in the records of Alabama politics. Many good Alabaml- ans have been unable perhaps to fully agree with MT. Graham in his political contentious but none will hesitate to con- graduate him, even though silently, upon the most important event that can come into any mans life-the solemn and holy act of marriage.
 Tn the nature of things and in accord with the regulations of society at large, the people of Alabama are not privileged to know her who is to be MT. Graham's bride; but she is a lovely and gifted Ala bama girl, and that is enough to know, for in the kingdom of girlhood the world over there is none so fair that she is fafrer than our Alabama girls!''
 
 Another marriage of State importance is one which will take place at Montgom- cry next Wednesday, December. 5, 19OO Mr. Olin Connor Maner will be welded to Miss Salle Nicholson Tyson, daughter of MT. Arehihlld Pitt Tyson and Mrs. Tyson. all of Montgomery. The marriage will take place in the historic Court Street Methodist church at o'clock in the afternoon Mir Maner is one of the younger of the gifted young men of the State who promise so much of usefulness and honor for the years that are to come. He is not native here and to the manner born but is an Alabamian by adoption, having been born and brought up in North Carolina He removed to Mont gomery about four years ago, and per- manently settled there to practice law Mr Mdner has a classical educaton is per sistent and painstaking worker in law, and takes a keen and intelligent public inter- est in politics and in public affairs gem orally. He comes of the best of good fam fly stock in North Carolina is one of the most polished, cultured and enlightened of young men, and by his character and abili- ty shows forth a rarely promising career. Socially he is one of the most charmingly compantonable of men.
 Miss Tyson is a genuine Alabama girl. and none is prettier brighter or more loved than she. Her father and mother both are native Alabamians. Her father was born in Lowndes County, the son of the late Archibald Tyson, who in the old days was ~.most the largest slave-owner and cotton planter of that most famous slave and cot t3n' county, and who, at the time of his death, some twenty-odd years ago, was perhaps the wealthiest citizen of the Black belt. This elder Tyson had a brother the late John A. Tyson, father of Mir Justice John R. Tyson of the Alabama Supreme Court, who was also man of great wealth The father of the beautiful and radiant young bride of next week, MT. Pitt Tyson, one of the most notable men of Montgom- cry, removed to that city nearly thirty years ago and there married Miss Airing