The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-12

(O1I United Mine Workers, emphatic O> ally denies that he will become
 member of the Presidents cabinet to suc-
 eeed Secretary Cortelyou, who desires to again become private secretary to MT. l Roosevelt. Furthermore MT. Mitchell says | that the announcement that he would
 resign as head of the mine workers was
 of truth. Although there is no doubt that Mir. Mitchell would make a strong | man for the department of commerce and labor, 1t would also be exceedingly hard to find any one to take his place with the miners. They have been depend ent upon him so long that the organiza- l tion would be greatly handicapped if he should resign. The ovation rendered the | president of the United Mine Workers on his appearance before the convention at
 Boston was sufficient indication that
 the time for his resignation Is yet
 distant.
 dramatization of Kipllngs Light That Failed" achieved great success in
 New York Forbes Robertson as Dick
 Fielder, the blind horo, was wonderfully
 realistic, while the other characters in
 the novel were interpreted by capable
 actors. Miss Gertrude Elliott plays the
 part of Masie. There are many critics who
 think The Light That Failed" the mas
 terpiece of Kipling and about the sanest
 thing he ever wrote Aside from its strong
 character drawing and swiftness of
 onf Ic i,,ta
 that pervades the story, and the pathos
 of it's denoument Far more than his bar rack room poetry has this story strength
 ened the reputation of one of England's
 greatest living men of letters. It is to be
 hoped that MT. Robertson will come south. His play would certainly receive an enthusiastic welcome, for it is one of the few strong dramatizations of novels to be seen on the stage this season.
 Little Lolita Armour has taken her first dancing lesson. Although there is no brace or cast to trouble her there is yet restraint in her movements which is perfectly natural in a child who has never before walked alone She hesitates to re- lease the hand of her governess, but 1t Is hoped that dancing will remedy this defect. The case of the little girl attract ed widespread attention when a fortune was offered to the surgeon who could make her deformed leg straight again and after the great Lorenz finished his wonderful operation the case was watch ed with close attention by medical men and others interested. Now that the child can run about like her playmates the Austrian surgeon is vindcated in the eyes of those who criticised his methods
 According to the latest estimate the St. Louis hotels will be able to accommo- ! date 50,000 guests next year. Although this Is large number, 1t Is small com pared with the host of visitors who will see the big show, and rooms for at least thrice the number should be provided bv the committee who has the matter in charge. Nothing leaves a more pleasant impression on the mind of a visitor to A city on some special occasion than to find plenty of comfort ready to hand. Stran gers are always prone to kick. They eo 10 town prepared to find fault and nothing pleases them more than to un- expectedly discover that they can get nice room without chasing over the town half a dozen times; can find cabs without any trouble; and are not showed about in stuffy passenger station while waiting for trains. As for the last named nuisance there can be no fear that St. 1, Louis will not be able to take care of the crowd, no matter how large. There | Is not finer or better equipped passen- ger station in the United States than the | one at St. Louis. The chief woe of visi tors to the Atlanta fair will certainly | not be duplicated at the Louisiana Pur- chase exposition.
 There Is much discussion over in I,on- | don just now concerning the proper | headdress for ladies to wear in theatres. | Since the agitation against big hats has | been started the fair sex has been much | perturbed over an allegation made by a | woman writer who claims that ninety .ss-s-.-s-.-...