The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-18
THE possibilities of the injunction have been still further Illustrated AAiol,inrar

@HE possibilities of the injunction (OD have been still further illustrated
 by the case of a Michigan man who obtained an order pre- venting his partner from using pro- fane language. Now if that Is not work ing the injunction fad to the limit there is no limit to such deorees. In the course of time we may expect that a loving wife will be able to obtain an injunction against her husbands going out to the club at night; husbands will secure in- functions against their wives buying ex- pensive bonnets and babies will be pre- vented from crying O nights by the same process. If a court is to have the power to issue an injunction against swearing 1t might at least see that the induce ments to swearing be lessened as much as possible.
 And why should not pastors learn the manly art? While it is believed that gentlemen of the cloth should carry out the biblical injunction that when they are smitten on one cheek they turn the other, still it will give a parson vast amount of satissaction to know that ne could whip his man if he wanted to, As matters now stand the average divine may well submit to the chastisement or both his cheeks for if he attempts to do otherwise he is apt to be candi- date for a hospital or an undertaking emporium. The fact is that too few or the preachers devote themselves to ath- letic pursuits. Spiritually and mentally they are well developed but when It comes to muscle and brawn they are not up to the standard. Somehow, strong, atheletie man in the pulpit IS always more convincing than a physical anomaly and this view of the question should attract the attention of clergy men.
 Alfred Austin is rapidly developing into confirmed pessimist. He says that he observes a marked deterioration In the youth of his land. They are wanting in good manners and Tn reverence, ana they are not learning the lesson that they should fight for their country. In addition the youth are not only neglecting good poetry-and his own included-but good prose. Actually, some of them have the audacity to confess that they have never read Lockhart's Life of Scott Yet these same young people devour great quantities of inferior stuff they find be- tween book covers. AS to the stage there is little hope It is all "Jingling ana ln- delicate pirouetting." Only the press IS free from the mighty hammer Of Alfred Austin. He says the press Is alright. But in these other matters MT. Austin seems to be seeing through glass dark lv. He bids fair to make greater ronutati ton as a pessi:nist than he ever did as a poet.
 The expedient of using oil on the road beds of railways traversing the western plains is not a new one, but on account of the expense attached, it was not until recently that it has been permanently adopted. The Santa Fe railway now uses crude oil from California on it's read bed across the Majave desert, and the scheme is said to be working admirably. Crude oil has also been used for street sprink- ling, but the fact that it has a pronounce ed odor and is very greasy in town some what initiates against it.
 new road to martial bliss that leads away from the divorce court has just been formulated. A Chicago woman says that if husband will tell his wife at least once a day, without being solicited that he loves her: if he will always kiss her goodbye in the morning and take her to the theatre at least once aweek, he will never have any trouble. Now. all this sounds very convincing, but the chief to the system is that nine out of every ten married women would take advantage of their husbands when they were repeating the T love you' formula