The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-31

friendly enthusiasm the songs of France or Germany or of Ireland or of Dixie, yet when the banquet Is over and the speak ing Is done, leads every man at the board to sing as he never could sing another song, The Star Spangled Banner
 At the conclusion of this glowing period had the pleasure of witnessing a demon- stration. the like of which I have never seen at a public dinner. The men on the floor and the ladies in the gallery sprang to their feet waving napkins, handker- chiefs and flags Cheer followed cheer
 and for ten minutes the scene was one of great excitement and enthusiasm. Men swarmed about the senator shaking his hand and congratulating him. It was a grand triumph of splendid oratory. But the words seem cold compared to that , moment when the senator needless of all hostile sentiments in glowing words and fervent manner with his face illumined by love of country pictured to his hear CTS "the new Americanism." None heard him but to realize his grasp of affairs, his knowledge of mankind and his power to sway the minds and hearts of men with the Godgiven gift of eloquence.
 Nothing better Illustrates phase of life in this great city than the follow ing incident. On the 10th of March Han nan llNPelliChf d lISp0Cldblc WoAhdA about thirty-five years of age employed at the Fifth avenue hotel as chamber maid, went out one evening to make some small purchases. She did not return. Weeks went by and no word of her ex- istence or disappearance came to the hotel managers. A few days ago the hotel detective in looking over photographs of persons taken to the morgue, identified the body of the missing chambermaid. Ct,o I1A1 4.. |, 1,4 ,4 of March In Potters field as an 'un- known" Records showed that she had been found dead at Thirtieth street and Sixth avenue. Some thirty to forty bodies are weekly buried In Potter's field Every day some man or woman draws his or her last breath In the great city hos pitals. Often they give fictitious names. The names of persons to be notified in event of death also prove fictitious. Is it not strange? Not only do these human derelicts sink beneath the currents of life, leaving no ripple on the surface, but many persons beloved by relatives and friends disappear from familiar ways without leaving trace. With throb and momentum the vast engines of industry and pleasure pass on and no thought Is given to those who fall bruised and maim- ed to perish on the waysde
 d tOpiC ul SIcdt interest in the financial precincts of this money-loving town. Following the an nouncement that one may shortly go from New York to Boston by trolley as one now can go from New York to Phil adelphia, the possibilities of the electric conveyance are being much discussed. Attention has been called to George r. Mccullough. of Indianapolis, Ind, who is called the J. P. Morgan of the trolley world" It seems that MT. Mccullough, who Is about forty-five years of age, has amassed a large fortune by building up a great system of trolleys in and around Indianapolis. These lines traverse seven of the largest counties in Indiana, ex- tending in all directions, the principal one being from Muncie. which is in the heart of the gas belt, a city of 25,000 popu- lation. to Indianapolis, distance of fifty-six and one-half miles. This Is one of the most substantial lines, perhaps the most substantial line ever constructed on the trolley system. Cars are run every few minutes between these two points