The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-09

General Weld. millionaire manufas-
furer Of Boston. and a hero Of the civil
war, has set an illuminating example by
marrying his housekeeper at the age OF
three score and four. That is the gentle
mans age. The age OF his bride is prob
lematical. While society was shocked"
at the generals temerity In marrying his
housekeeper, who can deny that he dis
played good judgement and sound COM
mon sense? The general is getting old
now and probably needs some one to lean
Upon. The very fact THAT his bride took
care of him satisfactorily for a salary
shows that she is equipped to attend his
wants as his wife-in which position she
will not get a salary. but will probably
draw all that the general possesses.
1t has just been discovered that there is
no law against hitting the pipe" in IN
diana. A raid was made the other day on
an opium establishment when it was
found that the inmates captured could
not be legally punished In view of the
fact that Indiara displays an inclination
to indulge in opium more frequently than
Is good for her health, the laws of the
state should be soetaoishrdleaunununu
who affect opium carousals will have to
be more circumspect In their designations.
The story of how the proposed bull fight
at st. Louis was brought to an abrupt
termination is still attracting interest in
various parts Of the country II reports
are to be relied upon the ladies were con-
spicuous in the disorder that followed
The Introduction of the fight. and while
the toreadors would have been very
brutal in their exhibition, no doubt the
riot that resulted was enough to bring a
blush to the eountenances of the bulls
themselves. How ever, 1t seems that the
management was wise, since 1t is reported
to have left suddenly with all the re-
ceipts.
The season is at hand when idiots who
cannot swim and Idiots who think they
know how to sail boats get in their good
work, with the result that the country's
population is not permitted to increase
very RAPIDLY. The canoe is also fruitful
of many fatalities and the chances are
that there will be more foolish persons
drowned this summer than there are Car
negie heroes created.
No doubt the shades of bad men" who
once stalked supreme over the western
plains will turn away In disgust when in
formed that Colorado is soon to have a
British castle which will be an exact
replica of the structures to be found on
the isles. The castle will have the ap-
pearance of great age and will be con-
structed of a special kind of stone on
which primeval moss will be permitted
to cling undisturbed, while the grounds
will be laid off just as they were in the
days of feudalism. zen. w. j. Palmer,
who built the Denver and Rio Grande
railway, will expend a fortune on this
unique structure. which will be strangely
out of place in the land where not very
long ago the red Ian and the plainsman
fought for supremacy.
The first correspondent to lose his life
in the present struggle in the far east is
Lewis Etsel of the London Daily Tele-
graph who was fired on by Chinese sol
diers in junk near Erdike in Manchu-
ria. AS a rule the war correspondents
are not placed on the same heroic plane
with soldiers but as u matter Of fact tho
dangers they face are just as great and
it is unfortunate that we have not more
Kiplings to depict the glorious career of
a correspondent at the seat of war.
P. G.