The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18

EUST at present a remarkable l0)I poetic fervOr has been stirred up
 - by pumpkin pie. A short time ago the busy rhymer began his lines with the remark. '-The frost is on the pumpkin, the mellow fields are shorn," etc, but now his thoughts are more astronomical Now he thinks of the pumpkin in the pie, which is certainly more satisfactory topic than the frost that is on the pump kin. Bards sing of the rich. golden. lam bent shade of pumpkin pie. without too much crust of it's historic associations and appetizing flavor with a joyousness and enthusiasm that awaKen the most iaded gourmand to renewed endeavors. Pumpkin pie is not such a staple deli eacy down south as it is in the New Eng land pie belt, and the central western states where it has become the epitome of all gastronomic pleasures, but even down south we have a healthy regard for pumpkin pie a regard that Is testified at the lunch counter and in private man. sions where pumpkin pie Is to be had. however, in all this ecomnium of pumpkin pie the poet should not forget that there are other varieties of pie. Mince meat
 
 of solaee, and there are some people who claim that apple, properly done is about as toothsome as any man could want. With all due respect to pumpkin pie. in the vernacuar of today, there are oth- ers," and this fact will not be overlooked by the pie devotees, regardless of what the poets may say
 From all indications Gen. Lew Wal lace has not much longer to live. The dis tinguished old soldier, novelist and dlplo- mat is dying of an incurable disease. and 1 1t is rumored that his end is not far away. The report that General Wallace has cancer of the stomach Is not sub stantiated by members of his family, but is generally credited The name of Lew Wallace will always be remembered first for it's great novel. "Ben Hur." While this book was assailed by the critics it achieved immense popularity, and its | vivid narrative of the chariot race will rank in sitter years with Bulwer Lytton's description of the destruction of Pompeh. In addition to Ben Hur," a remarkable work, General Wallace wrote "A Prince of India" .sThe Fair God.' and other novels that are impressed with the stamp of his genius General Wallace is a unique figure in the literary world Of today, and is popular both as a man and as writer. His vigorous personality will be sadly mitsed when his career is ended.
 The southern people are inclined to take an optimistic view of the recent land slide which carried Theodore Roosevelt into the White House for another four years. They console themselves with the thought that the solid south went down in defeat gallantly and that after all we are not in such a bad way, com mercially and industrially. A big cotton crop and universal prosperity go a long way toward making the southern states accept defeat cheerfully. As many papers say, so long as the south has bumper cotton crop, we'll fed farmers, busy man ufactories and overflowing banks she can afford to endure another four years of Roosevelt without shedding any tears. The tendency of southern papers to make the best of bad bargain Is being noted in the east and ,has already called forth editorial comment.
 The greatest fair that the world has ever seen will close December I. From now until the big show at St. Louis goes