The age-herald., 1900-11-17
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

l "A child born on this day should keep in
 employ and not attempt anything on it's
 own account or it will certainly fail"
 Astrologer Raphaers prophecies for Sum 1 day, November 1S 1900
 Court and pay visits in D. m. or even-
 ing"
 "Thou hast a successful birthday, and thy money and business will increase rap | idly"
 "T'he young will court or marry" "A child born on this day will be fortu- nate and well-behayed. and will have many
 friends; 1t will be quick in anger but gem
 erous to forgive
 Ancient Elyton is 'onrestless.' said a l man about town last night. That quaint
 and lovely village sometime the capital Of l the great Jefferson County which some | folk are now trying to cut up in order Co l give few permanent offices to Bessemer | and make it a county seat-fair Eyton of l the valley, the name of which the marvel l lous growth of Birmingham made to ring l around the world, and which Birmingham has absorbed in every sence except legally Eden Elyton is 'onrestIess," and all on account of the disturbing questions of in-
 corporation, city chartering. what not. 'The citizens of Elyton have lately held
 two or three meetings, at which the sug- gestion of incorporation was discussed In
 it's various and varying aspects, some citi- zens being for incorporating and others against that proposition. It seems that
 the powerful influence of the venerable Dr. Joseph Smith, most honored living native of Jefferson County and the largest indi- vfdual taxpayer in Alabama, was against incorporation, and at the last mass meet ing his agent, MT. Motion, got the meeting to leave the matter to the ballots of the legal voters resident In the territory in- volved in the proposed act of the Legisla- ture; and right here comes in the rub-rub -rubidy, dub, dub dub!
 This forenoon there was seen at coffee and chops around at a well known restau- rant an energetic and wide-awake citizen of Elyton, and he was kicking, if that terse slang may be used to express emphatic protest He said that a bill had been in- troGuced in the Legislature to incorporate Elyton, ard that, too, atfer the formal agreement between the contending factions in mass meeting assembled to first refer the matter to the voters to be balloted upon in d formal and mutually satisfactory way. The citizen did not say which side he fla vored, nor was he asked, or was that to the point He seemed to be under the i'm pression that there had been a greiyous mistake at Montgomery, or that somebody hadn't quite kept to the agreement of the mass meeting. But, however, that was or
 might be, this citizen. declared that there
 was a merry old time in Elyton yesterday when if rpnOrtad that he afo bill incorporating that peaceful suburb had been in due and legal form introduced into
 the law-making body of Alabama, there to be dealt with by the committee and be subject to a. whole lot of hearings as the legislative phrase familarly runs bi-en-
 nially in Alabama. He said there was go-
 ing to be lively times down in Elyton. fair Elyton of the valley: and there is no req son to doubt his word. In fact thls much is, in part what he said concerning bill, and is here repeated without reference to the records.
 So there you are, they are, 1t is and so
 on! The discussion directly concerns the
 residents of Eyton alone; but everything that pertains to that historic and enlight- ened community interests indirectly every
 body in Jefferson County and, in a sentf- AA'N4A'oi ASSbSS'' eiii <AletDduldIS, TOT the
 progress of Jones' Valley has made the beautiful name of beautiful Elyton as fa-
 miliar to Alabamans as is the name of Montgomery, say"
 Poor Bob Moseley-'we could have bet ter spared a better mani" said a former consul last night. Tt is no small tribute to a man who filled large a share of pub lie thought and honors as were given to the Hon. Robert A. Moseley that he was uni versally referred to as Boh' Moseley. the genial doctor,' or old man Bob: and that in kindly affection and gentle esteem Now that he is gone from the earth, you hear nothing but words of kindness and regret concerning him. Everybody liked him is a phrase very forcefully applicable to the late consul-general of the United States at Singapore. He was a good hearted man in the wider sense that he was truly charit- able. Fen his failngs leaned to virtues side,' and if he was over-a bundant in hLs goodheartedness he was the principal sur- ferer He had his likes and dislikes as to men, and was perhaps sometimes warm in his resentments, but he never was really embittered and never bore malice.
 For thirty years he was conspicuous
 
 party in Alabama and on occasions was the central figure in very turbulent politics: but he had no violent passions and no such feeling as hate attached to him. Often the object of jealousy, he was probably never the object of anything resembling bitter personal opposition or enmity There is no reason to doubt that many of his party leaders in the State felt sense of per- sonal relief when the President gave pr. Moseley the high honor of consul-general- ship. All the Republicans of the State were in favor of his appointment, for it Was unanimously requested of the President for | him; and it was quite natural that they should be pleased to see one of their num- Der honored by being given one of the most important positions in the foreign sery- ice of the government. Yet it may be as- sumed that it was not unpleasant to see of the mOSt influential laodare ooo.o4