The age-herald., 1900-03-13
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
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1 he had been conspicuous in the public life
 of the state and at the bar, and for dozen years had taken a leading part in the ma terial advancement of Montgomery. MT. l Roouemore was one of the many distin- 1 guished men whom Barbour has given to
 the service of the state. He was elected to the senate from that county shortly af- l ter the adoption of the state constitution | under which we are now governed, and al 1 once he assumed a leading position in that l legislative body. In 1882 he entertained | congressional aspirations, but chiefly in 1 view of the fact that Colonel Oates had | not even served out his first term in the | house, Mr. Roquemore made no actual con 1 test for the nomina tion. In the later sos | MT. Roquemore removed from Eufaula to Montgomery, where he opened law office, | and became actively interested in various business enterprises and in local politics. | His most important practical undertaking | had to do with the street railway system | of Montgomery. He and Captain J. w. | Dimmick and their associates acquired ab- | solute ownership of almost the entire mile 1 age of that system, and greatly extended, improved and developed the property. It | is understood that this second greatest | street railway system in Alabama is pros | porous, and pays full interest on its bonds. | No stock has been issued. In 1897 MT. Roquemore was chosen president of the Alabama State Bar association. Some months ago he declared himself to be candidate for the United States senate to succeed Senator Morgan Oddly enough, General Coates, who had also come from the Third district to reside in Montgomery, likewise declared himself to be a senatorial candidate. Recently MT. Roquemore sui fered from a stroke of paralysis. A sec ond attack proved fatal early yesterday morning.
 In the essential particulars MT. Roque- more was a most admirable man. He was spiritually and physically clean man; that is to say, a tidy with tidy soul. There was nothing about him coarse or common. So far it was given to men to know him, he was entitled to wear the white flower of a blamaiess life. He was gifted with notable intellectual power, was scholarly, and was a constant and con- scientious student. His nome ffe was singularly bright and happy. it's presiding genius, Mrs. Roquemore, being an unusu- ally enlightened and accomplished gentle woman. She ds a G9ostonlan by birth; and is one of the ablest and most influential clLiowomen in Alabama. Her maiden name was Henrietta Browne. With her. several children survive the honored dead.
 MT. Henry F. DeBardeleben, who arrived in the city Sunday night will return this | morning to Cave Springs, Ga, where he has had his principal office for some months past. MT. DeBardeteben is rapidly developing his vast iron ore and coal prop critics in the vicinity of Cave Springs and CedartOwn. His chief work is the completion of the railroad which he is | building through that portion of his prop | erty lying between those towns covering a | distance of nine miles. The road will be completed within thirty days, and then | NIT. DelBardeleben will devote his master | ful energies to even greater works of de- | velopment The iron deposits owned by | MT. DeBardeleben are said to be almost | the riches. and most valuable in the south The district is just beyond the Alabama | Georgia state line, and is within easy dis tance of Birmingham. The practically inn mediate value of the property is enormous | and everybody in Alabama will rejoice at the great good fortune of the greatest of | al the developers Of Alabama-the orig inator of the payrolls of Birmingham
 
 | "To-day is a bright hamburger of spring and true promise of mint juleps," observed | the senator as he looked out from the lob | by upon the brilliant sunshine of yesterday 1.-The mint juep is the best and most se- | ductive of all drinks. Once tasted 1t cannot be forgot. And these facts recall to my mind the case of a man to whom this delicious | drink was fatal. A friend of mine, a Vir- ginian-the mint julep was originated in | Vlrgfnia-was prospecting for ore of some | sort in the hills of our shire of Cleburne | Journeying along a rough country road one | day he came to the home of a well 1to-do back-woodsman, one of the kind who live at home and board at the same place. The Alabaman of the hills cordially invited the l prospeotor to light, stranger, and come in | The invitation was gladly accepted The thost and guest walked up on the porch
 about the rough posts of which the wild | honeysuckle was twined. Saying that din- her would be ready trectly,' the host en- tered the house, returning Immediately with a big brown jug, two tumblers, and pitch CT of water. In the jug was the best noun
 tain dew ever tasted the good man said.
 
 became very talxative and friendly. Very | soon the host proposed another, and tine | gentleman from Virginia moved as a sub l stitute that the house make it a mint julep.
 The gentleman from Alabama didn't know l what julep was. The house took a recess l of ten minutes to enable the members to go | to the spring for mint Upon reassembEng, sugar was produced, and in due and ancient | tbae ',,ia ada | juleps. Noses were buried in mint and deep draughts taken. The gentleman from
 Alabama looked up in happy amazement.
 Other juleps followed. and then a good old
 fashioned southern country dinner. Two
 years later t11e Virginian passed that self
 same way. He was not recognized by any
 members of the family; but a stalwart
 youth came down to the gate to offer him
 the hospitality of their home.
 Where Is your good father?' asked the