The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-25
ALABAMA PRESS

Geneva Reaper: In that joint debate in Selma MT. Conner didn't reach first base.
 Curly Herald: There is very little waste in the construction of the 1906 shirt waist
 Coosa Argus: Senators Burton and Shoot can now rub each other down with arnica and compare notes.
 Sampson Ledger: Every paper has few self appointed critics who read each issue, but will not subscribe and pay for it. l Gadsden Times-News: After paying their $15OOO fines the big four packing companies will still be way ahead of the game
 Eufaula Times: In politics most men are like the piano. If they are square, they are considered old-fashioned and out of date.
 Anniston Star: Good roads, good school houses and good churches are good things to have They combine to make good citizens
 Tuscumbia Dspatch Since his pack ing house report, Commissioner Neil is considered the chief "smeller'' of the ad- mnistration.
 Clio Free Press: No, Pauline, we do not know why some girls never wear peek-a- boo shirt waists, but suppose it is merely a matter of form.
 Tuskegee News: His friends would be glad to see Sidney Elan the next secre- tary of the Alabama Press association. He is worthy and well qualified
 Tallassee Tri-County Weekly; The Standard Oil can be found at the same old stand. But it has not been able to raise hair on John Rockefeller's head.
 Bullock County Breeze: It Is interesting, if surprising, to find that Mir John D. Rockefeller behaved like an ordinary human being during his voyage across the Atlantic.
 Montgomery Advertiser: The Birming-
  eating a homecoming week for Alabama but if all of them should come back at once, there'd be no place to stow them.
 Hanceville Hustler: We intended brandying some cherries. but that Ken lucky homecoming caused such rise in the price of the liquid ingredient that we put it off until next week
 Troy Messenger The democrats of Vermont have very wisely determined to nominate a blacksmith for governor. It takes sledge hammer blows to knock any political sense into a Vermont repub- lican; he never learns and never for gets.
 Sheffield Standard: Three persons died in Arkansas the other day from eating bologna sausage. In the light of recent developments it is hard to realize that any one could be so fool hardy as to tackle sausage from a Chicago packing house.
 Decatur Advertiser: Dr. Eugene Smith. state geologist. insists that Alabama marble should be used in all the interior decorations of the Alabama capitol build ing; and we think he is right about it. Alabama should use and advertise her own resources.
 Gadsden Journal President Roosevelt says this is the day for the man with patches on his brooches to come forward and the man-of- the dollar to go to the rear. This suits us and we want the Rockefeller Carnegie crowd to move back and make room.
 Mobile Register: The Birmingham Age Herald thinks there ought to be a joint debate between Conner and Cunningham in Birmingham. The Sick k-him-Tige crowd that has been urging Conner on does not regard the suggestion with favor One of the leaders remarked after the Selma affair that joint debates do not make votes;" which is certainly true in some cases
 Selma Journal: Birmingham is endeay- bring to change the beginning of the rent year from October 1 to May 1. We know nothing of conditions in Birmingham but
  good one for Selma. Business activity is just beginning here on the first of | October and it Is very inconvenient for business men to give much attention to moving on that day. Marion Democrat: The people of Ala bama who have so long been clamoring for a rate reduction of railroad rates have at last won their fight. All they now have to do is to be sure in the selection of public servants this year that they select only men whose past records on this question is a guarantee that they will vote and act right when the relief measures are brought before them. NEWSBOY'S STAGE SUCCESS. Interesting Debut of Master Pincus. I Who Is to Be Natural.