The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

ZA TIER reading "The Ordeal of PDH Richard Feveril and other mas A terpieces of George Meredith one would hardly suppose that the great English novelist could ever advocate '1imited' matrimony. but that is what he has just done, according to an inter view in the London Daily Mail MT Meredith ventures the startling nfor- nation that in course of time people will become so advanced that they will agree to stay married for a definite period and at the expiration of that time there will be a change all around. Those who were not satisfied with the first venture will have another chance to seek happiness, the embarrassing problem of children be- ing easily disposed of by a state regula- ton which would demand that a fixed sum be set aside for their support and education. This from a man whose de- scription of the divine passion has sell dom been equalled in the literature of the past or present time. Pray, when this new order of things comes about. when home will be a mockery and mat rimony a state institution for the prop agation of the specics-when all this is upon us wAat will become of Dan Cupid? He will either have to work overtime to keep up with the increase in business or he will have to resign his job to the devil. Things would indeed be in a pretty state should Your money back If not suited prevail in all conjugal contracts. There would be such a trading about of wives. and husbands as was never heard of be- fore. No one ~enies that MT. Meredith can write books but his ideas of matri- mony are a trife peculiar.
 The expurgated book of football rules will be used when the Zion City elevens meet on the gridron this year. ''Un- kissed" Gladstone and Overseer Brace field has so arranged matters that the youth of Dowies town can play the game to their hearts content without serious danger of breaking their necks. Of course they will play very much as other boys this winter but the necessity for scrimmages, slugging and other divertise- ments that make the sport interesting will be obviated. From present indica- tion1 the Zion City football teams should
  ject to the game in it's more vigorous as- poets. Dowie Is wise. He knows that converts are rather hard to get and does not intend that the number of his fol- lowers shall be reduced on the gridiron.
 Miss Marie CoreIli has taken time to find fault with Andrew Carnegie concern ing the manner in which the Laird of Skibo has amassed his ducats. It seems that the talented Marie does not admire MT. Carnegies methods of getting rich or his schemes for dying poor. Being a woman with a tongue, and consequently differing not particle from multitudes of her sisters, Miss Corelli uses it to lambast the iron master with the result that no harm Is done and Carnegie sleeps as soundly as of yore. Miss Corelli would be more profitably employed in writing few more books like "Thelma'
 Sully is again in the ring and cotton is going up at the wave of his magic wand. At least that is what the "bulls" say and they certainly ought to know, for they have been on the right side of the market here of late. There may be reformed gentlemen of the cloth, but they are few in number, and Sully is merely a gambler on a colossal scale who cannot remain away from the fascinating game of speculation. It seems that the lesson he has so recently had would serve as a warning to Sully, but he has for gotten all about it. The report that he is now behind another giant pool no doubt hath a pleasant ring to cotton growers in the south.
 Chief joseph, the last of the Indian leaders who fought against General Miles, has passed over to the happy hunt ing ground. One by one these quaint characters of another day are taking their departure and the world needs not their going. The time is not far away when the Indians whose courage and virtue has thrilled the hearts of thousands of small boys on their first journey through the Leatherstocking tales will be no more There was no room in the world for the North American Indian. He was not wanted and with the expediency which Is characteristic of humanity he has been kicked off the checker board. His last move Is across the Styx where it is to be hoped he will find conditions more to his liking and will be permitted to smoke his pipe in peace.
 l The recent lynching at Huntsville ha: drawn the eyes of the entire country tc | that fair town which has heretofore beer renowned for its aristocratic atmosphere | it's ante-bellum chivalry and it's beautiful | women Nearly every paper of note il the United States east of the Mississippi river has had something to say of thu
 affair and they are still talking about 1t. The action of the grand jury in re