The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-23

adopted, the various architects hav-
ing been left free to display their
skill, but still the work win be made
to harmonic sufficiently to meet any
reasonable taste.
The work is well advanced, and
there is no reasonable doubt as to the
opening of the fair in the spring OF
1904. The event will fully meet pub
lie expectations, and st. Louis will
no doubt, be greatly benefited by its
celebration of the centennial anniver.
sary of Jefferson's great purchase.
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The speakership fight is year and
better away, but it is being fought out
at long range with much zest and not
a little bitterness. Colonel Hepburn
supplies the bitters.
The lawyers of the hard coal COM
bine did not find President Mitchell
an easy proposition, and they are now
ready to settle on the best terms they
can get.
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The general increase in the wages
of railroad employees is to be paid, of
course, by the passengers and the
freighters-by the general public, in
short.
President Roosevelt is an indefatig-
able traveller. His versatility ranges
all the way from canbrake bears to
Philadelphia high school boys.
| The northern mountains in Green
land have been named Roosevelt
Range. although the only bears there
are of the polar variety.
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The Colombians are trying to get
together in order to fleece Uncle Sam
in a Panama canal deal. Even the
revolutionists are in 1t.
The Princess Stephanie was SO for
giving that she congratulated her
graceless father on his escape from
anarchist bullets.
Minister. WI can put the Chinese
in line with the rest of the world, but
he may not get a full swing at the
stupendous task.
Columbus has been re-interred five
times, and his ashes rest now in a
Seville mausoleum, but no guarantee
goes with them.
! Governor La Toilette was reelected
on a red-hot antitrust platform, and
he will have to hustle to make good.
Deacon Baer is as full of concessions
since he met President Mitchell on
the witness stand as the next man.
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The ten per cent raise on the rail-
roads does not include Pullman por-
tiers, for obvious reasons. =
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General Molipeaux now accepts the
theory that you never can tell what
woman win do next.
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The manslaughter season in the
Adirondack and Maine woods will
soon be ended.
The Kansan Minerva, Carrie Ma
ton, was distinct shock to the
smart set.
Signor Marconi is making good ev-
cry day upon the Nova Scotian coast.
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OF all national pastimes that of
France is the tniost Notwithstanding.
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King Oscar will do no more arbi-
trating for Uncle Sam and Mr.. Bull.
The attacks upon parlor matches do
not relate to the Cupidian sort.
The wage-raising fad is becoming
epidemic among the railroads.
The Kaiser at any rate stands pat
on King Oscars decision.
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Marconi is talking across the sea
with ease and dispatch.
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Deacon Baer has come down from
his Presidential perch.
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.
Too many children eat up the broth.
A widow is a bottle of champagne re-
corked.
When a bachelor makes a little slip he
doesn't have to get married to cover 1t up.
Generally the actress who sets out to
elevate the stage succeeds in blowing the
bank account of her hackers sky high.
Women are too romantic even to figure
out after they. are married how many
pairs of shoes for the baby all the theatre
tickets and suppers during her engage
ment would have paid for,