The age-herald., 1900-07-26
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE


 thy business will increase
 "The young will court"
 "A child born on this day will be fortu- nate in business, and will meet many friends and much success
 Astrologer Raphaers prophecies for Fri day. July 2. 1900:
 An unfavorable day.
 "Thou wilt have an active year and thy business will increase and prosper; thou wilt also travel or remove with success, but beware of sickness"
 "A child born this day will be quick and clever fond of travel, and, on the whole fortunate in business. Men and women of Birmingham who fail to spend an hour or two every evening at some one of the suburban pleasure resorts really deny themselves much enjoyment, for the trolley trip is cooling, and ab sence of dust, noise and heat at the parks is soothing. This much is especially true of Lakeview, which was never before so attractive as this summer. A look at the lake is alone very comforting, whilst the brilliant illuminations of the grounds, the sedgy banks, and the clear water lead one to forgetfulness of the dusty streets of the
 
 as Scott wrote of Loch Katrine, far winding lies, nor does the antlered stag come there to slake his thirst at even-tide. But still it is very beautiful, and suggests memories to many men and women: Down by the lake where dropped the
 willow
 Long time ago,
 There lived a maiden and loved her, Pure as snow.
 In these oppressive days. when every hour spent in the town is all hour of seri- ous discomfort, there are cool breezes, beauty, music, the stars up at Lakevew upon the mountain side. Every evening there is light opera in the rheater by the waterside, and most excellent is the music and the performances generally. Latterly the plays have been quite without fault, and the public shows quick appreciation. Last night there was "rhe Mascot and it was capitally done. Some hundreds of pleasure-seekers were present and society was unusually well represented. Most as suredly one gets ones moneys worth by going to Lakeview these hot evenings, or to any other one of several resorts, for that matter. They are all enjoyable when the heat is great and the duest is dustiest In the city.
 
 man in his shirtsleeves, leaning his chair against a post in front of the Flor ence, said: The Alabama Press Asso- citation seemed to have had last week a pleasant annual meeting, with the promise of a future of profitable union among the members, but I hazard the suspicion that very few of the members know that Will liam l.. Yancey, about sixty years ago, while he was editor and proprietor of the Wetumpka Argus originated and lead the movement to create the Association. There was no more apt man in practical affairs than Yancey. Because he talked stronger common sense that other orators is the ex- planatien of his powers on the stump. "The most accomplished, effective and popular editor of a weekly ever known in Alabama writes now from California: T was poor and idle in Alabama and thus came here hunting work I am poor and i idle here, and will go hence wherever work | can be found.' Is not that history of an | amazing kind? Who can tell why Robert I Mckee is not at work in Alabama where | he was wont to be received as a redeemer | when all was dark here about usr' l "As soon as the new Constitution elm- | mates the negro vote from the politics of | Alabama, you will see the old Whig party ! revived with great force. in this State | Jefferson County is Whig now by a big ma | iority.% Pugh and Morgan were both l Wings. Morgan is Whig in most of his | votes and speeches in the Senate yet. l Screws was Nhig and is yet one. Her | bert was a Whig, and is yet. Rice, | Manning Chiffon, Thomas Judge of the | Supreme Court, were Wings. Clanton. ! Watts, Yancey, Jonce Hooper were Whigs" | Senator Morgan is not trying to fill all ] the appointments made for him to deliver ! public political speeches in Southeast and l South Alabama. He arrived in Montgomery | Monday morning on his way to Luverne | but the morning train for that town had | departed and the distance was too great l to drive The Senaor was not altogether l strong, and was persuaded to return to ! Admission, where he has since remained with his friend, Judge Lapsey The Demo- cratic State campaign committee has made !! an appointment for Senator Morgan to 1 speak tomorrow at Clanton, in Chiffon | County, on the Louisville and Nashville main line, between Birmingham and Mont
 
 1 engagement That is his last appointment | for the pending campaign and his speech there will be the last which he will be able l 10 deliver in Alabama for many weeks, l possibly the last before he shall address the General Assembly at Montgomery on the occasion of his fifth election to the United States Senate, which historic evenr is expected to take place on Tuesday, Nc Nember 2. That will be the most interest," ing political occurrence in Alabama since Houston was elected Governor twenty-six ! years ago, come November
 | From these columns and from many sources it was urged many weeks ago that Senator Morgan ought to take no part in the pending State campaign; that to ask him to make speeches to yield to his request Tor appointments to be made for him would be wholly unnecessary tax upon