The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-29

W. A. Moseley is the editor and pro- prietor.
 If Grover Cleveland is to be the nomi- nee. he should give security that he will not hereafter indulge in piatitudes ex- pressed in involved sentences.
  Those persons who don summer under wear on the strength of few sunny days are apt to find themselves shiyer- ing about March 1. Rome already has golf. When baseball is played in the coliseum the whilom mis- tress of the world will be thoroughly modernized. The war fin the far east will never be complete success until a cargo of Mis- souri mules is imported from the Uni- ted States.
 Bakers are scheming for a way to make money by selling loaves of bread at the same price while flour continues to go up.
  l The difference between cosmetics and soap is the difference between a rubbing down and real bath.
  Georgia Is forced to admit that the outlooks of her peach and watermelon crops are excellent. Schwab finds it difficult to escape the Nemesis of the shipping trust, although he fled to Europe l St. Louis is preparing to receive the democrats and the people who will at- tend the big fair.
  1 Birmingham now has material for a Minnehaha parody that demands but lit- | tie elaboration. The quality of London fogs shows no disposition to yield before the efforts of King Edward. Gotham has discovered that Shakespeare without scenery is a novelty but not very interesting. It is the duty of congress to adjourn before the baseball season becomes en- crossing.
 American pugilsts realize that they are not in the same class with Russia and Japan.
  George did tell the truth on an epochal occasion, but later in life he wore false t. eth.
 Chicago can never hope to be a real city until she has performance of Par sifal
 The city of Whing Whang, in Korea, may yet be the scene of a historic bat tie.
 Three crops of nine-inch ice have been cut from Massachusetts ponds this win ter. The Russian bear Is trying to discover just what the willy Jap Is trying to do.
  The people who predicted a mild win ter are not saying a word on the subject. ---%-------. Lige Dowie can find no spot that will accept his peculiar incarnation doctrine. ----s~--------- Prof Triggs Is striking example of where ignorance would have been bliss.
 
 The names of the Japanese Hobsons are as yet unknown to the outside world. ----~----- Japan simply used Korea as Russia proposed to do, and she got there first.
  Poems on the war between Russia and Japan have yet to attained to merit
  Togo Is busy and mysterious. He does no talking and makes no promises.
  Alfred Austin is keeping silent these 1 days and is giving <iplng a show.
  This weather invites the spring poet. It can't help it. neither can he.
  Alongside Mir. Rockefeller the late MT. Hanna was almost a beggar.
  One-quarter of the deaths in New York city are due to pneumonia.
  No politicians are to be allowed to serve on the canal commission.
  General Pfug is not nearly so potent a man as General Jug In the Panama game spades only should be played now.
 Professor Triggs and the parrot talked | too much
 Emu eggs will hardly figure in omlettes this year. | --A--- | The, death of the Virginia crab has been sounded. >-,--.>>.>,,>..~~~-~-~~~~--- l ALABAMA PRESS. { l A->,,~,>>~~~-~-~-~-~>-- Mobile Item: The only sound to be heard in the Cleveland Bryan wrange now is, "sit down smith, | Huntsville Democrat: It is reported that all trains running through north Alabama are required to slow down to six miles