The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-10-15

az an extremely uncomfortable time
- of it when called on to explain
how the report got out to the effect that
Governor Luke Wright Of the Philippines
had resigned and would return home. AL
though Mr.. Loeb is reported to have de-
MED that he was guilty of the blunder,
the case looked strong against him, SO
strong, in fact, that he will no longer
give out the results of cabinet meetings
to the press. To say that Mr.. Loeb was
in hot water would be expressing his
plight mildly. Nouns qualified by pro-
fame adjectives could alone describe his
feelings. 1t is human to err, but that fact
does not make the erring one feel any
better when he is asked to explain.
It is announced that Atlanta Is to have
new evening paper, to be called the
Georgian, arUl to be sold for penny. ST.
Louis and New York capitalists are said
to be behind the venture The capita
stock of the company will be 100000, with
the privilege of increasing 1t to s50O,OOo
Atlanta already has three excellent pa
pers, the Constitution, Journal and News,
and would seem to be well supplied. the
penny newspaper has never been a sue
cess in the south. 1t remains to be seen
whether the Georgian Will succeed. More
than 100000 will be needed to put
daily paper on a paying basis In Atlanta.
.orhe woman in the case" accounts for
a lot of trouble in this world, but that
does not excuse the man.
A Massachusetts widower kissed pref
ty woman on trolley car and was fined
$40. After paying the fine he remarked
that the kiss was worth the price. There's
a trim fellow, forsooth! a philosopher
with rare powers of discernment!
What Maryland thought when informed
that Edgar Allan Poe had been denied
a niche in the hall of fame wouldn't b.
fit to print.
A PANACEA.
Although she vows she could not live
If they should ever part,
It's funny how a money balm
Heals up her broken heart.
The people of Charleston have buried
| the Ratchet with President Roosevelt.
They preferred to bury Collector Crum,
but compromised on the Ratchet.
The Wisconsin man who left his estate
to "a man named Smith in Denver' was
not over particular about who was to
get his money after he died.
Agents of the HamburgAmerican line
announce that the company intends to
establish regular passenger service be-
| tween the Isthmus of Panama and New
| York. This service will be great con-
venience for those who want to get away
| from Panama.
OH FUDGE
There was a young lady from Chilli
| Who was loved by youth named BILL
| When he kissed her one day
! In playful way,
She said, Now, Bill. don't be sill.
| AT night a few lone mosquitoes sing
mournfully about the head of him who
! wooes slumber. One might say that they
are singing their swan song. Too we'll
| they realize that the hour glass Of time
| is running swiftly out, and tina. they
will soon be numbered with their fathers
No wonder the culex anopheles and steg-
omyia fasciata feel that it is not worth
while to be pugnacious any more. And in
the day one observes that flies crawl weak
~ across the table cloth. wade slowly
through the butter or fall into the cream
PITCHER from sheer exhaustion. These be
auguries of grim winters approach.
An Iowa woman wants a divorce be-
| cause her husband has not bathed in %
years. 1t appears that she could bear
with the unwashed condition of spouse,
but he goes around Dragging about it
and hurts her pride. Some men are so
! careless In their personal habits.
OF COURSE YOU HAVE.
Have you ever felt sinking
! OF your heart in days of yore
AS you saw a bill collector
Making for your chamber door?
Have you ever felt embarrassed
AS you wondered what to say
That would make him turn around and
Hunt you up some other day?
Have you ever felt a shiver
Make your heart lump of ice
As you fumbled In your pockets
When you did not have the price?
Have you ever stopped to ponder
What snap this life would be
II it didn't cost US money
And the things we want were free?
The official pie season is on and those
who have the habit are beginning to look
exreclant at the lunch counters. There