The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-07

W and tossed in the throes s..,ei of f Inauguration and the heavens were rent with cheers for triumphant Roosevelt a still. small voice was heard from Esopus Judge Parker-Alton Brooks Parker, who recently ran for the pres idency-was there, and to the press he dictated a message of congratulation for his rival. The words were neither glow ing in their enthusiasm, nor yet exactly half-hearted. They were conservative and calmly judicial. Judge Parker sat in his library at Itosemount. His law books were all about him and there, far removed from the whirlpool of politics, he was engaged in working on a case. At Washington, MT. Roosevelt stood sur rounded by admiring thousands. As he progressed to the White House ever anG anon he bowed his acknowledgements, probably remarking to himself, Gee, that bunch likes mel Gaze upon the two pictures thus presented and reflect. One arrived" the other was left at the post Deep down in his heart Judge Par ker must have experienced something of a void. and no doubt his thoughts re- verted to those oft-repeated and familiar lines:
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 Now that the baseball season is Immi- ncnt and nearly everybody is reading dope" it is interesting to note that col iege boys will be more in evidence on tho various teams this year than ever be- fore. Since so many callow youths just out of scnool have made regulations on he diamond with celerity and have soar ell to fame along a dazzling and pyro- technic course professional players have ceased to regard them with disdaln. In the pailance of the bleachers, they have made good'' so many times and oft that the college element in baseball has be- come pronounced. There is a future worth while for the youth who has the elements of a successful slab artist tucked away sl out his person. Perhaps no accomplishment acquired at college 'realizes' so quickly and so extensively az p.oiciercy at baseball.
 Yes, Charles Warren Fairbanks was there. You may not have seen hia in the crush, but all the newspaper corre- spondents assert that he was at the cap ital and actually took the oath of of- flee. Of course he was not conspicuous enough to hurt. and he did not have to work overtime acknowledging the multi tude's plaudits, but Vice President Fair banks certainly went to Washington for the inauguration.
 Over in Great Britain late statistics show that very few widows re-marry. There is but one explanation to offer they don't get a chance. Whether this is due to some defect in the British widow or wether 1t Is the result of extreme lack of enterprise on the part of single men in the isles Is not for us, at this dis tance, to say.
 A sporting writer has discovered that there are two Chinese prizefighters in the United States. One of them is named An Wing and the other is Ching Fong. The Chinese pugilist has at least two advan- not require an abbreviation or the part of the sporting fraternity, and no matter how badly his features may be disar- ranged in bout he will not be any more homely than he was before.
 Odes to the first straw hat are in or der. Birmingham is nothing if not pro- gressive. We have had straw hat on the streets for at least a week, even