The age-herald., 1901-08-29
4 Cork to Cork,

The story of the delivery of the letter from England to MT, Beggs, Alabama, U. s. A. as related by MT. Peterson. reminded one man present of two notable instances, one American and the other British. of the extraordinary efficiency of the worlds postal service. This man said
 General Patrick A. Collins, former Congressman, former American consul general in London. great orator and statesman of Boston, and most eminent Irishman in America, once related to some Americans in London the fact that, a letter addressed to,
 Tim Murphy, Il Lacteal Fluid street, Hub of the Universe'-
 Was actually delivered to MT. Timothy Murphy at No. Il Milk street, Boston, Mass
 A British case is this:
 Jack Cronin, a bon vivant of Cork who was for years my intimate personal friend, was in London, and whilst there he determined to play a little trick on Jere Murphy. a wealthy Corkonian, a friend of his own and mine who now re- sides in the Street of the Crown Prince, Berlin, and whose wife is the most beau tiful woman in all Germany, I'll take oath!
 Jack Cronin took the cork from champagne bottle in London, and attach ed to this cork a penny postage stamp and a plain white card. He wrote upon the card just plain
 "'Jere Murphy
 Do you know, that champagne cork, with m address whatavar eoya op1x, NHr Murphy's name, was delivered to 'Jere- miah Murphy, Esq, No F Mardyke Cork, County Cork. Ireland!'" Too Hot for Parade. August is not good month for the triennial conclaves and the grand en- campment would do well to change the time to October" said a Birmingham Knight Templar who staid at home
 Whilst it is true many business men find 1t easier to get a leave of absence in August than in any other month of the year. the weather Is entirely too hot for street parade in heavy Templar uni form. In Louisville eleven paraders were prostrated with heat. I do not recall but one conclave in twenty-four years when there were not many sunstrokes. In Chicago some years ago the parade had to be abandoned on account of the excessive heat. Scores of Templars were prostrated and several diued when the Grand Encampment met in Cleveland. If the time were changed to October the attendance might not be so large, but those who did make the pilgrimage would be comfortable"
 Hon. Joseph J. Willett and Politics. Hon. Joseph J. Willett of Anniston is at the Morris. Mir. Willett declared las, night that he was of the vast member ship of the Can't t-Get-Away Club, a club extremely popular with newspaper work CTS and lawyers, and that Ae'd had no holiday this summer except a week at Blount Springs, from which famous Ala bama resort he came to Birmingham yes> terday. He remains in this city until this afternoon.
 Mir. Willett, being questioned admitted | that he had important political engage | ments in New York; beginning the middle | of November. It Is understood that he Is called into conference with Judge van> l wyck, Mayor vanwyck, and other lead CTS of New York Democracy respecting the impending campaign for the mayor alty of Greater New York, and that in- cidentally the question as to the Demo- cratic nomination for President in 1904 | will be considered. MT. Willett declined to state anything upon these matters for | publication.