The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-23
-LLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST,
 the newspaper man, will be the

O ILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST, | kEoII the newspaper man, will be the w guest of Atlanta today and dis tinguished citizens of that town are pre- pared to extend him cordial welcome. Now that Mr Hearst is credited with designs upon the Presidency he has be- come an even more interesting figure in public life than before. Just what his prospects are is another question but 1t has been hinted more than once that the famous editor could put up a better fight than is generally supposed. It is not his political ambition, however, that gives Mr. Hearst his claims to distinction, but his achievements in the journalistic field. In spite of darts aimed at him from all sides and the yellow methods that obtain with all his publications he stands among the first of the great editors of today. He is first in territory covered at any rate. Although we decry the yellow jour nal it is power in the land and has it's thousands of advocates. All kinds of ex- aggerated stories have been circulated throughout the country in regard to MT. Hearsts character and personal habits. Some of them are certainly absurd and others are believed but it is always best to reserve an opinion in such matters un- til personal observation is made He is certainly hustler and it would be impos- sible for him to occupy the position he holds today were he not a genius in his chosen field of work.
 Sir Henry Irving, the great English actor, has arrived in America with his company of eighty-two persons 6S3 trunks of stage properties, and several car loads of scenery. The tragedian will appear In Sardou and Moreau's Dante" beginning a five months tour of this country next Monday night in New York. It Is inter- esting to note that Miss Terry remains in England because there is no part for her in the new play. The strained relations between Irving and his leading woman have been thoroughly aired and it Is not hard to see why Miss Terry did not come over, although Sir Henry assures us that she is achieving much success in the pro- vinces. Dante" will be very handsomely staged ad will no doubt prove quite pop ular on this side of the water. The per sonality of Irving is a sufficient guaranty of that fact, although he has two other plays to fall back upon in case "Dante'' staged and will no doubt prove quite pop- ular in America that his coming is always hailed with delight and this good feeling seems to be entirely mutual.
 South Africa is not a new Fl Dorado af- ter all for great many Americans who go there hoping to amass wealth speedily. The United States consul general at Cape Town cables that numbers of men who come to South Africa in a spirit of ad- venture soon find themselves in strained circumstances unless they are skilled workmen or have some business These unfortunates besiege his door daily ask ing for assistance in obtaining an oppor- tunity to work their way back home on some ship. The notion has commonly prevailed that South Africa offers many opportunities to fortune seekers but here as elsewhere it takes time 10 win sue cess, Seldom indeed can a man pick up wealth from the streets, as it were and 1t Is those hoping to do this who soon find themselves wishing for a safe pas- sage back home. Perseverance will win almost anywhere but 1t is a bad plan to start out with no capital and no way to make a living in strange land. The United States continues to be very fair place for a young man, or an old man either, who is in the race for riches.
 It will be surprise to many that neither Sir Conan Doyle nor Rudyard Kipling is considered the most popular British writer of the day. Some recent statistics compiled in London show that William Le Quex stands first in favor and is followed by Guy Bootby, an author of similar calibre. Marie Corelli is next. and way down in the fourth division we find our favorites, Doyle, Kipling, w. w. Jacobs and W. Pett Ridge. Even lower is the renowned Hall Cain of profuse locks and prolific ideas. Such a compilation gives us a very poor idea of the tastes of modern readers but figures are not to be