The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-30

the people. He points out what has been done and urges what he thinks should be done, and, in the words of a member ol the board, he makes a very fine educational talk, one that is bound to do great good in the movement for better things along this line" At times. after ne has covered the educational field. the governor takes occasion to say somethins apout state affairs referring to laws that have been passed and executed, those passed and not yet executed. and q number of other things along this line.
 Capitol Gossip.
 State Senator Strother of TalIapoosa. "ho has been here much of the week, says there will be no opposition to I. Thomas Hefiin for Congress in the Fifth district, so far as reports go now. MT. Strother says the people of his section are pleased with prohibition
 Commissioner of Agriculture J. A. Wilk- 1nson was today in Fairhope, where he spoke to the farmers of Baldwin county. talrhope, by the way, is Alabamas single tax colony
 north Alabama man who was here thls week said: What think you peo- pie Of this section of Alexander M. darper Tor governor. He looks good to us- MT. Garber said he was too busy conducting the states rate litigation ana going after the mass of work in ms office to talk so far in the future.
 pr. Thomas M. Owen, director of .h c state department of archives and his tory, IS getting a lot of new pictures. ne hopes ere long to have consider able number of pictures of the great men of the state in his collection.
 Alabama citizens will be happy to Know that MT. Justice DewdeIl of the supreme court, is recovering from his recent attack of pneumonia, and is now regular scho'ar' in the court con- ferences and sittings.
 Major D. Houston Smith of the Third regiment, A. N. G., has been here this week, looking after some equipment.
 Lieut.. V. M. Fillmore of the United States army, is here for some da ys yet, the guest of his mother, who is very ill MT. Fillmore is stationed at Plattsburg, N. Y.
 Live Stock Association.
 Much interest is already shown by the farmers in Alabama in the annual meeting of the Alabama Live Stock as- sociation, which will be held here on February 21 and 22. The welcome eu- dress will be made by Commissioner of agriculture J. A. Wilkinson, to which J. F. Dugger of the Alabama Polytech- nic will respond. MT. Risser of the national department of agriculture will be one of the speakers.
 Various phases of the dairying busi- ness will be discussed by w. J. Hardy, Jr., Birmingham; F. H. Bates, Ham burg; G. c. White, Easonville; J. L.. Hall, Jr., James; N. c. Kew, Talla- dega; E. M Duncan, Birmingham. The eradication of the tick will be talked of by Dr. c. A. Cary, state veterinarian, Feed for dairy cows will be subject for L. N. Duncan and J. F. Duggar of the state Polytechnic.
 D. T. Gray of Auburn will talk of hog feed; O. E. Cobb of Sumterville and Jesse Jones of Montgomery of alfalfa J. s. Kernachan of Florence and J. E. Caller of Calhoun of raising mules; J. s. Mcdaniel of Camden of Devon cat tie, and Joe Lambert of Catharine of a edpolled heard.
 1t is noted that the programme is arranged with special reference to dairy business, and one of the features of the discussion will be on the eradi-. cation and control of the cattle tick that is now giving so much trouble. Dr. Cary has prepared much valuable data along this line, as he hopes to be able to help out in a way that Is now sadly in need of aid.