The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-21
COMMENTS CULLED FROM
 PAPERS HERE AND THERE

| Ml FORGE PRIMROSE, the famous kS burn cork minstrel, has accepted an offer of S1, 900 a week in vaude- vile and announces that we must do with
 out the jokes and melodies of the minstrel stage. Of late years the modern variety
 show has been encroaching on the burnt cork artist and many people believe that
 the old time minstrel is destined soon to
 make his departure. Managers of vaude-
 vile have e;.erted themselves to obtain
 the services of popular players on the legitimate stage, as for example, Marie Hall, Rose Coghlan and others. In spite
 of the present popularity of the variety
 show 1t Is predicted by those conversant
 with the situation that vaudeville will soon drop back to it's proper level among , amusements and that the men and women who are now doing stunts for fabulous salaries will return to the drama, which
 they are much more fitted to adorn. When this takes place the minstrel show
 will regain popular favor and the pleas antries of the end men will again enter tain thousands as before.
 According to the established precedent
 the St. Louis exposition must have a
 series of postage stamps. Designs for one. two and five-cent stamps are now under consideration. It Is probable that those
 who conducted the negotiations which
 led to the Louisiana purchase will be pictured on the face of the stamps These
 were Thomas Jefferson, then president; , Robert R. Livingston, minister of France,
 and Napoleon Bonaparte. Some objection i has been offered to placing the portrait of foreigner on one of Uncle Sans
 stamps. but the picture of Queen Isabella
 of Spain adorned one of the stamps of
 the Columbian series issued during the Worlds fair in Chicago
 The Honolulu Advertiser gravely says
 that in an authorized interview. Secretary Loeb practically announces Roosevelt's
 candidacy for the republican nomination" The papers of this country are making
 sport of their Honolulu contemporary for
 getting such a scoop" as Theodore Roosevelt Is actually a candidate for an-
 other term. and nobody this side of the
 Pacific suspected it.
 | The past week has been a memorable one on the American turf. Two of the greatest racing events of the country were run, the Suburban at Sheepshead and the
 American derby at Washington Park.
 Horses from all parts of the United States
 were entered and the people who follow
 the track were keenly interested. The
 personality of the horses was probably the
 most striking feature of the two events The kings of the track contested for
 honors and there were few persons in the
 country who read the papers at all who
 are not familiar with the qualities of Her
 mis, Africander. Major Daingerfeld, and
 other speedy thoroughbreds that were 'in
 the running" as the tout would say. Of course the excitement at the tracks
 was intense during the great races but the numerous turf exchanges over the country presented a lively appearance when the races were being run. The Birmingham exchange was crowded with an excited. pushing. throng of men and
 as the operator nonchantly announced, "Africanderl a neck." there were many who could not restrain a shout.
 The ''quck lunch has struck old Lon don at last. An American has opened a | restaurant for conducting this adjunct to race suicide on the Strand and an- | nounces that all the popular dishes that are so we'll known on this side of the
 water will be served for the delectation of I Londoners.
 | There are already several so-called quick lunch restaurants in the field that make
 some sad blunders in trying to follow ] American culinary fashions. It is to be