The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22

Such Is fame!
  Mir "Mugsy' McGraw appears to like Memphis better than Birmingham. Some body ausht to tell him what constitutes a good town. The Giants and the Coal Barons have fallen out but such trlnes do not trouble the fans, for they have no relation to real games.
  rhYrats against King Peter are being hoard aagin. He ought to come over kers and run q fruit stand where he can b. happy.
 The administration Is in cahoot with William Nelson Cromwell, and Mrs Read CT is persona non grata at the White House.
 The republican strife over the nomina- ton of 1908 has been begun. Both Root and Fairbanks are seeking southern dele gates.
 Mrs. Reader is also a national figure. and the monopoly held by Gen. Joe Wheeler and Captain 1Iobson is broken.
 -------------s------- Scientists must have lots of fun scar ing people by telling them what is going to happen millions of years hence
  Maxim Gorky need not mourn if he be banshed from Russia His books will be read there as well as elsewhere.
  President Roosevelt is trying to make a reputation as prize blll-shover among the South American republics.
  'Lige Dowie's creditors are not satisfied with the absent treatment which the prophet is dealing out to them. ----.-.----- Jimmie Hyde will retain his strang1e hold on the money of the insured to the latest possible moment.
  Ex-Governor Peabody knew he was not elected, and he gladly turned the office over to another man.
  General Kuropatkin's nerves are said to be badly shattered. It was the same way with his army. The oil octopus proposes to cut off the Ock is full of fight.
 
 General Linevitch has not yet shown wherein he is an improvement over Gen 1 eral Kuropatkin. And the women vote in Colorado. too. and their votes were ignored by the re- publican bosses. Mrs. Chadwick Is always promising sensational developments without deliver ing the goods.
 The Russians are burning the bridges behind them. They know they are not coming back.
 After President Roosevelt serves out his present term he can get job as a pres escher. | Rojestevensky may encounter a Japa- nese fishing fleet that has not trawier in it.
 Japan will take the Philippine from us in the same year that Russia Ticks Eng land
 Grpenberg is the only general who had sense enough to get out of a bad mess.
  Premier Hay did right to go out of a bustling, strenuous country to get rest.
  The Japanese are marching, fighting and rebuilding a railroad 300 miles long.
 
 Liberia is bad off financially It should send for William Nelson Cromwell --..--- The success of Successor Llnevitch has not thus far been brilliant.
  Talking about thrillers, wait until you see the autobolide
 .----.-.s.-- Our only hope is to starve the boil wecvil to death -.-.-- Governor Jelks loves Alabama and Ala bama loves him.
  The march to Harbin Is persistent but monotonus.
 The Fairbanks boom is becoming con spicuous
 What Birmingham lacks is a Harry Lehr
 
 IN THE BARNARD. From the Philadelphia Press. "oh, pleaser' the young hen pleaded. nervously. whats the proper way to sit on nest?'
 "Hatch-wayi" replied the old hen, with silly cackie. REFLECTiONc OF 4 BACHELOR. From the New York Press. When they say a man is all heart. gen. crauy he Is no head. The sun sets on most people while they gre waiting for 1t to rise. woman's waist is located anywhere l between her chin and her knees. accord | ing to her dressmaker. A mans s idea of fine holiday is being | allowed to drink coffee for breakfast that doesn't agree with him and to throw cigar ashes on the floor. To save your life you couldn't make l a girl who is just engaged believe that I