Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-26

ALO SCiLudlouS SHARON divorce suit in san Fran
CISCO has ut length been decided in favor OF the
piantiI, who has thereby legal title TO the name
OF MIS- sharon, with al the respectabillty and
wealth which so with t. The trial has been thor
oughiy disgracetul - both parties, and neither
mas the sympathy OF outsiders. It has been an
unScfupul0ds legal battle between a rich and
coarse hbertine on the one side and q vile adven-
to'esS on the other, and It mattered lttle SO far
as The parties themselves were concerned, which
won the light. The decision OF Judge sullivan Is,
however, in the line OF good law and good morals
He holds that the parties were legally
married, under the state law, and that
Sharon must acknowledge Miss Hill" as
us lawful welded wife. This Sharon refuses
most vigorously to do. and he will no doubt resort
10 every remaining legal subtlety TO defend him
SELL but lawyers do not think that the decision Of
Judge Suiliya.. Will be overrulet.
The case comes at time when there Is G wide
spread CONVICTION that our lax divorce laws IN
derniaine; the sancity and safety OF the family and
Will have 4 good effect in sharply calling atten-
tlon to this evil and TO The need OF wise legislation
rpcnit.
Hhe practical spirit OF The age is now thinking
sNoraby OF Christian missions in Africa as an In
Wstment- IL Is calculated that il each lnhabitant
al the Congo basin we're 20 have one sunday dress
every year, mere than :AOG00,C00 yards OF calico
woId be sold there annually. Thus it is OF COM
merctai Importance that the Congo people should
Uc Ji 'tDOuI F'quay ana the 0eSiI ABILITY OF wear
inssS0theS on that day. But this IS only begin
nine IL Is assumed that as soon as the heather
areSo far converted TO wear n calico dress one
aay IN seven they will soon come to desire cover
Ing 1or the intervening six, and use at least four
everyday calico dresses year This, is is reckoned,
would bring the calico trade up 500 100000 yards
a year, or a,busincss worth, .0OoOdO annually.
verify, In the light OF these computations the cot
Ton mill 0wLcrs ought 10 be the most liberal con-
tIiOutofS 10 the cause OF foreign missions
The phrase. TO be worth ones weight In gold, IS q
Te-J fatterinS and sounding one so long as IL Is
taken In its metaphoTCal sense. but In these days
Of large values It's literal meaning IS compli-
mcntary. The Montgomery (Ala.) 4 drertispT, for
instance, says that Mr. Randall is the greatest
economist il this country, and has saved the peo-
pie ard the Treasury his weight in gold many
times over" y thousand dollars in gold coin
weighs about four pounds, and. as Mr. Randall is
quite heavy man, his weight IN gold might repre-
sent fifty thousand dollars. 1t is rather light prai sc
Tor 1.-The greatest economist of this country" that
he has saved il many times fifty thousand dollars
bis friends would prefer use unit of millions
Progress has her martyrs, and sometimes these
are OF royal blood The latest victim is the young
Corean prince, who headed the embassy that re-
Gently visited this country. on his return he met
the hostility OF the conservative faction on account
or his liberal ideas, and in q revolt was murdered
In the palace. AS nation the Coreans are in
tensely opposed TO foreigners, and the adoption OF
modern notions by the ruling classes eXcites the
fury Of the masses. The young prince when here
predicted trouble and with true eastern conposure
said he presumed he would be one OF the first VIC
tins.