The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-20

pal ownership. He had other things to think of
 Now that President Roosevelt has donned his leather brooches, things look darker than ever for Colorado bears.
 ------------ A Semitic temple has been discov- cred which goes back farther than the recollection of the oldest resident.
  The Illinois house of representa- tives is trying to re-expel Mir. Conner ford by deluging him with icy stares.
 .-----.-------. General Stoessel may be sentenced to go back to Manchuria and fight the rest of Port Arthur in the open field.
 --s.- Dr. Osler has recovered his second wind. He now proposes to impose an export tax on Canadian heiresses.
 ---~----- It was the bear, not the President, that the chaplain of the Illinois legis lature should have remembered. The campaign against unsanitary whiskers goeth merrily forward. Whiskers ought to be abolished.
 -.s------ Baron Meyer des Ranches is wei come to Birmingham's hospitality any old time he cares to come.  MT. Comerford observes a certain coldness whenever he greets any of his esteemed colleagues.
 -----.------- A Pennsylvania man dynamited his boarding house. That was worse thon beating" his landady. In Cleveland the baseball folks gave out rain checks when they should have given snow checks. The women favor municipal owner ship provided it be extended to de- partment stores.
  If we could see ourselves as others see us there would be few pronounced baseball fans.
 In garden making, especially after cold wave, distance lends enchant- ment in view.
 When MT. Fairbanks becomes Presi- dent he will hunt polar bears instead of grizzlies.
 The wild men of Borneo are or were Lear the center of deepest interest in the world.
 Shad are plentiful in the Hudson and Holsters are numerous along Broadway.
 They are of after the pennant, and the Coal Barons have made good beginning.
 --.. That machine that stretches short man offers nothing to the man who is short"
  All Russia is in favor of constitutional rule except the Car and the grand dukes.
 Municipal ownership will probably be applied to things that no one else wants.
 --.s.-- It is feared that Rockefeller will soon begin to give away money out of spite.
 "Take back your gold" when ad dressed to millionaires, is said for eff feet.
  MT. Fairbanks keeps an eye on the bears and MT. Roosevelt.
  Missouri's new senator is not at any rate a multi-millionaire.
 -.- The Equitable press agent begins to feel overworked.
  Chorus girl experts are also author ities on the lobster. The frost was hardly as welcome as the flowers in May.
  Bear steaks are also going up-go- ing up tree.
 Judge Lynch seems to be enjoying vacation.
 
 A FAST-TROTTING STEER. From the Kansas City Star. Out in Al Dougherty's barn in Logan, Kan, there resides what is perhaps the most pampered steer in the country It answers to the rather fierce name of San Antoine Pete and it really has very fierce looking horns, but it's coat is soft and glossy, and 1t wears bandages on it's legs.
 When the public sees this animal it is hitched to q pneumatic tired sulky and is carrying MT. Dougherty at the rate of a mile in 2:2S. For be 1t known that San Antoine Pete $ the only racing steer in the country, and is said to have