The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20
ALABAMA PRESS

New Decatur Advertiser: Put not
your trust in Presidents say Senators
Tillman ard Bailey.
Ilead!sno Post: Green corn and cucum-
bers will soon be here and the doctors
will have their day.
GuIley Herald: There is suspicion
that the presidential bee is saying hon
eyed things to Uncle joe
Montgomery Advertiser: why lie
about Chlcago?" asks the Record Herald.
Now who's been calling Chicago good?
Sampson Ledger: As Mr.. Conner says
the railroad commission has no power
We are a little anxious to know why
he spent $4,000 to become a member of
It,
Talladega Reporter: The Tennessee
senatorship is settled Now If that Geor-
gia campaign was only over, the Conner
Cunningham campaign would have moth
ing but white lights ahead.
oeHdloi SulOOl Oh salt Lake City says
you never find a tramp among the Nor
mons Most of our hobos would not be
tramping either if they had several wives
to support them
Selma Times: After a man serves twen-
ty years in Congress and then gets left
by the people he must feel very lone
some and downhearted. Captain Bank
head can give some pointers along this
line.
Alfalfa Mirror: Members of the Ger
man Reicbstag are to receive $50 a year
and to he fired $3.50 for each day they
are absent. The government does not
intend that any of its officials shall die
disgraced by reason of dying rich.
Coosa River News: As indicated in
these columns often, there are mediocres
scattered about, demented for lack OF
attention, who will advocate any
scheme however insidous or invidious,
which may chance to fetch them into
notice Prurlent, poor, puny, pigmies.
Jacksonville Record: The only people
hurt in the earthquake at Monterey
were a bridal couple who We're hit by
a falling chimney. Pity they had not
been married few years, In which case
the same chimney would never have hit
both of them.
Ashland Standard: 1t Is rumored that
Congressman Bankhead is seriously con-
sderlng the proposition of entering the
race against Senator Morgan or Senator
Pettus for senator. If he does enter the
race, there is going to be a warm time
in this good old state next August.
Scottshoro Progressive Age: Congress
man Bankhead has written letter urg-
ing his fiiends to lay aside all past differ
ences and give Captain Hobson an I'M
precedented majority, whom he>> congrat-
ulates on the energy of his canvass. No
sulk in the veteran from the sixth dis
trict.
Bullock Breeze: 1t is claimed by ex-
perts that more people go crazy during
the strawberry season than at any other
time: but it isn't made clear as to wheth-
CT the insanity is caused from the eating
of too many berries or for the want of
them. IN our OWN CASE we nOllCe tlldL
we are more greatly effected from the
scarcity OF them.
Dothan Eagle: According to The Age
Herald, Attorney General Miller of In
diana says that Standard Oil has been
good in that state. so far as he can see.
Well, come to think of it, 1t has been
very good IN this state, in fact much
better than any other we have used. We
have it now like we do our telephones
and telegrophing, just what we have,
which happens to be but one kind. They
should bold the grade Up. AMI We hope
they will
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