The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-03
THE ALABAMA PRESS.

lF1E ALABAMA PRESS,
The Mobile Herald announces editorial
ly that "the half hose idea has not struck
Mobile femininity yeti
The Mobile Herald thinks automobiling
is proving more disastrous TO the smart
set than Mr.. Watterson's TRADES.
Says the Admission Evening Star: ut Is
a poor business to be a calamity bowler.
Too many people are inclined to borrow
trouble and to spread rumors Of trouble"
The Eufauia Times expresses hope that
an eastern capitalist who is coming to
look around for place to establish a
street railroad, will find things salts
factory"
The Admission Evening Star Is winning
many favorable comments from the state
press for its recent souvenir edition dur
ing the progress Of the Press association
in Admission.
Here's a poke at the Gadsden street car
service from the Times-News: People
here wouldn't go out to see a naval battle
at the ball grounds unless better car SER
vice was promised
Says the Admission Hot Blast: MAX
o'Ren owed much of his popularity in
this country to his clever wife. Most
men who are anything worth speaking Of
are in debt in like manner"
From an exchange comes the following:
"A Georgia farmer says the feeding of
onions to hens favors their eggs. He is
now feeding his hens little sugar and
whisky to produce an eggnog."
The Carbon Hill Enterprise will issue
souvenir edition on June which the edi-
torial announcement promises will be a
corker Carbon Hill and Walker county's
resources will be treated in detail.
The first issue of the Bessemer Rustler,
new afternoon daily, came out yester-
day. The paper is "a very creditable one,
and starts OFF with a strong editorial
page William II. Parker is the editor
The Montgomery Journal of yesterday
contained handsome editorial tribute to
the life labors Of Jourd White, the vet
eran editor of the Moulton Advertiser,
whose journalistic career Is drawing to a
close.
Apropos of Governor Pennpacker. the
Mobile Herald remarks Governor
Pennypacker says he is too busy to read
the newspapers. This is fortunate for
the governors inordinate dump of
egotism."
The Gadsden Times-News has few re-
marks on the pistol toter: Mayor Camp
bell is after the pistol toters with sharp
stick and we are with him in his efforts
to suppress this growing and dangerous
evil"
On Mark Hanna the Montgomery Ad-
vertiser remarks Noting that Mark
Hanna endorses Roosevelt the Savannah
Press asks who endorses Mark?' The
press should not ask conundrums this hot
weather"
The Montgomery Advertiser gets of
joke in the following manner: Oklahoma
boasts among It's citizens a woman weigh
ing AS pounds. Her name is Mrs Rabbit
Wappersquaw Wahpekahon. They prob
ably weighed her name with the rest of
her."
The Mobile Item is after an exhibit at
st. Louis. Says that paper: Don't for
get that 1t is your duty to talk and work
for the Alabama exhibit at the Louisiana
Purchase exposition. This is a matter in
which every man who has any state
pride at all is interested.
Relative to the alleged practice of peon-
age in some parts of Alabama the Hunts
Vile Tribune remarks: Were we to deny
that we have heard whisperinss of this
offense being committed we would be
laughed at by many. Our only hope Is
that the investigations will be thoroughly
made and that some of the parties enc
gagged In this imposition upon ignorant
blacks and whites will pay the penalties
OF their sin"