The age-herald., 1900-03-27
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

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 | A dispatch from Indiana mentions Ben
 jamin F. Shively of that state for the
 vice-presidential nomination on the dem
 ocratic ticket Mir Shively was in congress | four terms from Indiana, and is member
 of the Democratic Blmetallic committee,
 of which Hon. John W. Tomlinson of this city Is chairman. MT. Toml.nson, comment | ing on the dispatch yes erday, said: 'rdr. l SEively was mentioned in 1896 for the sec | ond place on the democratic ticket. He was a delegate to the Chicago convention | from Indiana, instructed for Governor | Matthews for the nomination for president.
 l went to MT. .5aively myself in regard to allowing his name go before tthe Chicago convention for the nomination for vice president, but he would not allow it to be | be used. I think he would have consented but for the fact that he was there as one of Governor Matthew's delegates; besides, he was the democratic nominee at that time for governor of Indiana. MT Shively
 was present ait the Last meeting of our bimetallic cosinittee. He is a strong man
 in his state and would be strong man to nominate. l believe we should select
 man for vice president from one of the pivotal states, as it would assist in carry | ing that state.''
 MT. Tomlinson left the city yesterday afternoon for Blount and Cullman coun- ties. He will deliver several public
 speeches in the way of his vigorous can Vass for the governorshlp; and will return to Birmingham Thursday. At all his pro- lie appointments MT. Tomlinson is met py | most gratifying audiences
 'The dangerous illness of RatIoi Isaac | M. Wise of Cincinnati is of concern to 1 all Jewish-Americans; and 1t excites keen interest here in Birmingham, where the dis | tinguished rabbi is personally known said widely informed Jewish citizen yester- day. 'Dr. Wise, who is S1 years of age, l is real patriarch, father of his people,
 and Is perhaps the most learned rabbi in 1 America. He Is an educator of long and
 successful experience, being now and for | many years the head of the Union Hebrew | College of Cincinnati where most of the
 American rabbis are educated. He Us also
 the editor of the American Israelite, the leading Jewish journal of the United States. Rabbi Newfield of Birmingham was student under Dr. Wise for eight | years, and Is, as might be presumed,
 learned man. When the Birmingham syn agogue was dedicated, twelve or fifteen 1 years ago, Rabh Wise officiated, and his visit to this city is stiM pleasantly and profitaby remembered. Jews all over the United States will learn with sincere sor- i row of tine great rab'bis afflictions, and
 their feelings will be shared by large num-
 5ers of Christians. Perhaps the most eIo- quent orator amongst American nabbis Is Dr. Hirsch of Chicago who is a man of
 wonderful power Strong efforts have been l made to induce him. to remove ito New 1 York, salary of $12,0O0 a year having
 been offered him; but he seems to prefer | the west'
 Tt is about time to go af1shing; the dog wood will be in full blossom in another
 week." said Dr. Newman, the druggist.
 Some person might accidentally call me an
 ol1 man; but I know I'd enjoy a day fish
 ing as much as enjoyed the sport in my
 hoyhocd. A long while ago, when I was living in Huntsville. Frank Coleman and I
 decided one day to go to Swan lake and fish for speckled perch. We started off with a
 new outfit of rods and reels, and all the l fancy things, together with a bucket of l little minnows. Arrived at the lake, we | got into boat and rowed some distance | from the shore. We f1shed and fished for | hours, and never caught a bite There was another man near us who was catching l bream as fast as he could pull them out; | and finally we decided to try our hand at l bream. From the man who stayed at the 1 lake we bought some hooks and earth worms I had a spool of strong sewing thread, from which we improvised lines,
 and proceeded to try our luck. We had hardly got our hooks in the water when l the bream began to bite We had to be very careful in drawing them out because | of the weakness of our hooks and lines; but | we soon had a bushel of bream as our re- 1 ward. We were thinking of giving up sport 1 for the day, when suddenly my cork shot l out of sight under the water. Through fear l of the line breaking dropped the pole and l all into the water. The cork came up on 1 the other side of the boat about twenty l feet away, and was sltill bobbing. We row. ed up. and I got the pole in my hand again, 1 and began playing the big fish, hoping to
 tire him out I kept that up half hour, and finally got the fish close insi1ore. I jumped out on the ground and gently pulled
 the fish toward me. We got him against
 the bank when called to Frank Coleman
 to put his hands under the catch and throw 1 1t up on dry land. He used the oar instead
 of his hands, the fish slipped off. broke the line and escaped. He was a twelve-pound 1 buffalo. forgot to say that our corlns were
 made of the stopper to a bottle of snake l bite which had been consumed after the
 manner of all good fishermen. Bless me! should enjoy day on the side of a | good creek just about this time"
 "The artistic effect of Jefferson county's | beautiful and massive court house will be
 much heightened by the Lombardy poplars
 which were recently planted around it." 1 said we'll known citizen. 'In year or | two these trees will have grown to large
 size and will form pleasing relief to the
 red brick. The effect would be heightened still more if turing were put around the