The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-11

C IR CONAN DOYLE as grown 0A weary of his famous detective, " Sherlock Holiness and announces that this distinguished student of intri- cate criminality will make his final ap- pearanee in public In the Strand maga- zine next Christmas The Christmas number of the Strand will witness the departure of a hero in fiction who at one time seemed needless of every attempt made by the author to put him out of business Sherlock Holmes has had many narrow escapes in his career that is now drawing to a close, but through them all we had the fond assurance that he would come out chipper as a May day and ready for the next chapter of adven- ture. MT. Doyle says that he is tired of Holmes and is sure that the public feels the same way. Perhaps he is wise in de- ciding to make an end of the detective for once and for all, ere he degenerates into an everlasting creature similar to those dime noyel' heroes that know no death. In course of time tds reasonable to SUD- pose that Sherlock Holmes would lose the popularity which he now enjoys. Yes, | end to him, but how? It would never do for him to marry, for his wife could not take any small change out of his pock- ct without being caught the next morning, and the public will not accept a tame de- parture Sherlock Holmes must leave us in great eclat, after the fashion in which he has lived, so that Dr. Doyle mad better get his wits to work in time for MT. Holmes Christmas demise.
 The alarming shortage in chorus girls is causing apprehension in various parts of the land. The shortage does not refer to the figures of footlight beauties, but to their numbers. Of course there are cranks who will contend the figures and numbers are one and the same thing, but that shows what they know about chorus girls. It is rather hard to see just now how the vacant places in the front row will be filled, especially since red-haired chorus girls are in great demand and time enough has not yet elapsed to permit the distracted maidens to change the color of their locks. The fact that the champagne crop for 1904 is promising and that new "chollies'' are born every day imparts no ray of hope. There is a dearth of chorus girls and even the west ern markets are not able to fill the or ders for musical comedy maids.
 The true secret of how to manage a
 mule has just been discovered. Try cleo tricity. There is nothing so potent for making a bad mule a good mule as an electric battery. A few bolts of bottled lightning will do more to make a mule recognize the fact that he Is really sub ject to the will of his master than any remedy yet discovered. If mild treatment |, has no effect you have the satisfaction of knowing all the time that you can electroeute the varmint if he won't listen to reason. Heretofore the Missouri mule and the Georgia mule have reigned su- preme in their respective states but al last they have to acknowledge a defeat The electric battery is too much for ever mule.
 General Corbin is being soundly trapped for his views on matrimony in army cir. eles Of course any man who dares tc put his foot down on the business oi cupid, whether he be an army officer or 6 private citizen, is apt to get into trouble certain young lady, yclept Miss Dun