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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22
Anador..

Amador. Aug. 22.-Mrs. John Day
and Mrs. Marion Smith left Friday for
Centerville for a brief visit with
friends and relatives. They were ac-
companied by Mrs. Turpin, of Ottum-
wa.
There will be an ice cream social at
Russell Chapel on Saturday night. Au-
gust "a. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
+ Mrs. Elizabeth Day left Monday for
Burlington, called there by the seri-
Gus illness of her sister, Mrs. Mary
Moore.
Miss Mary Fitzpatrick, of Ottumwa
made brief visit with friends here
last week
Miss Irma Day made business trip
to Keosauqua Wednesday.
Mrs Lafe Haning, who has been
very low the past week, is somewhat
better
Miss Nora Day is visiting in Leando
Ira Haning made business trip tc
Ottumwa Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Baker, of Bel
KNAPP, spent Sunday at f. L. Bakers.
Clara Day returned home. Friday
from Leando where she had been Wis
iting. her grandmother
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BOGUS MONEY.
Millions of it is in Circulation in the
United States.

San Francisco, Aug 20.--Frank j.
Perry, William Hogan and E. w.
Smith were arrested by secret service
officers in this city charged with pass
ing bank notes purporting to be issued
by the State Bank of New Brunswick,
N j.. an institution long defunct. 1t
is alleged over million notes i'll de-
nominations from 81 to $50 have been
distributed over the United States by
the men who have in their possession
plates from which the notes We're
printed Smith. according to
Perry. who gave information which led
to the arrests. is the leader of the
gang. He was chief clerk of the Fed
eral Life Saving service in this city
for years. Other arrests will probab
| ly follow.
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DIES AT BUFFALO,.
Chilean Minister Meets Death at Pan.
American EYnnsitinn

Washington, Aug. 2O.-The state de-
partment is advised by telegraph of
the death of Senior Don Carlos Morla
Vicuna, the minister from Chill to the
United States, which occurred at Buff
falo this morning. He was one of the
best known South American states.
men.
Minister Vicuna went to Buffalo
from Washington July Is to attend the
ceremonies incident upon the formal
opening Of the Gillian building at the
Pan-American exposition. He contract
ed cold on the journey that develop
ed into pneumonia.
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Pleasant Hill.

Pleasant Hill, Aug. 22.-Wm. Mi
chael is going to attend the state fair
with herd of Chester White hogs.
Walter Ritz and cousin, Albert Ritz,
of Bloomfield. spent a day with friends
here Wednesday.
Dr. Sewers, of Eldon was in Selma
Tuesday.
Stephen Puff was in Eldon recently.
Mrs. Jacob Passmore died at her
home south OF Selma Friday She
leaves husband and three children
to mourn her death.
Rev. Wolf is holding meeting at the
Pleasant Hill school house this week.
Ed DoOley was in Ottumwa Friday.
Selma was entertained with dog
show Wednesday night.
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Mrs. NJ J. Hubbird, of Sigourney, spent
last Sunday at the Wilson home
Noah Jacobs and t. G. Wilson left
Tuesday for trip through Kansas
with a view to locating in the Sun
flower state.
Miss Goldie Utterback, of Marion,
is making a short visit with friends
here
Glib Mcmillan, of Mt. Ayr, is here
attending the funeral of his sister Mrs.
Taylor Beasley, whose body was
brought here from Ottumwa for burial.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Dan
iels son, Aug. Is.
George Crabb, railroad agent at
Webster, spent last week with parents
and friends here and with his sister
Minnie will spend this week in Ottum
wa and Kansas City.
10. l.. Long, of Sigourney, is visiting
| her cousins, the Shrivley's.
Miss Gertie Mick and Miss Nora Ste
venson, of Hedrick, are visiting the
! Wiseman families.
I Mrs. Jane Wiseman has returned
from a few days visit with her siste,
in Hedrick.
Mrs. Nora Van Haaften took the pas
senger for Williamsburg Tuesday ev
ening after spending few weeks a
the T. C. Wilson home.
Harvey Hardesty is erecting a new
house on his farm north of town.
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The dead are:
FIREMAN JOHN M'COLLUM.
FIREMAN JAMES EALLS.

FIREMAN JOHN NJ COLLUM.
FIREMAN JAMES FALLS.
FIREMAN JOHN DOUGHERTY.
Another fireman and an employee of
the refining company were too badly
burned to be recognized.
How the Catastrophe Occurred.
Whei the explosion occurred the
firemen of engine company No 40 and
employees of the Atlantic Refrigerator
company. in all about fifty men, were
at work in the pumping house drawing
off the oil from the burning tanks. The
pumping station where the explosion
occurred was midway between two
rows of burning tanks, and the firemen
were endeavoring to confine the flames
to one row by drawing off the Oil at
the time of explosion. There were one
hundred tanks in the big oil plant and
more than dozen of them were burn
| ing tiercely at 10 o'clock this morning.
The wind is blowing in direction that
carried the heavy, sitting, black smoke
directly over the central section of the
city. almost obscuring the sun. The
cause of the explosion is unknown al
though various theories are advanced
Still Burning.
There was rumor early this morn,
! ing that large number of company
! employees We're buried when the explo
sion occurred. This morning the
flames spread to five additional tanks
making eighteen destroyed The fire
is still burning fercely. The heat is
so intense the firemen were driver
away from the hose. Fear is enter
tanned that the flames will spread te
other tanks somewhat removed from
those now burning. A dread of fur
Their explosions causes the tiremen t.
be cautious, but every effort is beins
made to subdue the flaming oil. The
lloss is now estimated at between
100000 and S1,000,0G0,
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AGAINST SILVER.
Three Counties After Dubuque Mans
Political Scalp.

independence, Aug. 20.-The twelve
delegates of Buchanan county to the
state democratic convention, while not
instructed by resolution, are unutter'
ably opposed to re-affirmation of the
Kansas City platform as regards free
silver. The adjoining counties oil
Delaware and Blackhawk. the latter
the home of Ex-Governor Boies, go in
structed against confirmation. These
three counties, in connection with
those already on record against free
silver means the defeat of John s
Murphy, editor of the Dubuque Tele
graph, as member of the resolution
committee from the third destrict.
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TO TRAVEL UNDER THE SEA.
United States Navy Now Has Two
Boats of That Kind.

New York, Aug. 20.-The second of
the new submarine boats for the navy
was launched at Elizabeth, N. j., to-
day. The vessel is named Moccasin.
The Moccasin is sixty-three feet four
inches long, eleven feet nine inches
beam, and has 100 horse power en-,
CINE for travelling on the surface of
the water and a 70 horse power dyna
mo for speeding under the water. She
is fitted with five torpedo tubes.
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Cabin Full of Dead.

Two boats with three divers and a
salvage corps left here this morning
for work on the wrecked steamer.
They report the loss of life will eX-
coed twenty. No revised list can be
had until the books and bodies are re-
covered. Divers report the cabin,
which was closed when the storm came
up. is full of dead bodies Only three
bodies We're recovered up to noon.
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Frederick.

Frederick, Aug. 22.-Lawrence Mel
son and Carl Miller both went to
North Minnesota last week in pursuit
of work. They are considerably miss
ed from the neighborhood.
Frank Shahan and sister Grace are
home from Des Moines, where they
have been attending school
Little Maurice Stevenson is visiting
with his nephews and niece near Ham
ilton.
Daniel Davis and daughter Grace
are visiting friends and relatives near
Laramore and Alton in Union coun-
ty.
Mrs. Peter Miller, who has been sick
for a. long time is reported some bet
ter.
Miss Octavia Robinson is staying
with Mrs. Ayr of Dudley, who is re-
ported sick
Miss Essa Reeves and Effie Amos
are visiting friends and relatives at
South English.
Miss Allie Akers is visiting friends
Blakesburg.
Rev. G. Tatman assisted Rev John
Brown, of Batavia, in divine service
at Bethel Christian church, Bluff
Creek township, Sunday.
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BRYAN'S ADVICE REJECTED.
Omaha Club Will Repeat Its invita-
ton to D. 3. Hill,

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 2O.-The Jack
sonian club of Omaha has refused to
listen to the wishes of w. J. Bryan III
the matter of extending an Invitation
to David Bennett Hill to attend the big
political meeting to be given by the
club on September in Omaha. Presi-
dent Gilbert, of the Jacksonians start
ed for New York yesterday to conve
to Hill personally the invitation of the
Jacksonian's organization to be the
star speaker on this occasion.
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LAYTON HAS SALE OF LOTS.
Receipts Are s2se,a7o for Sos Tracts
in the New Town.

Washington, D. c.. Aug. 20.-The
secretary of the interior has received
telegraphic reports from Ex-Governor
Richards of the sale of town lots at
the three county seats in the newly
opened reservation in Oklahoma. Al
Lawton GO9 lots have been sold for
$50, 370. At Anadarko CAT lots brought
$lG0G6t ana at Hobart S107,l94 Were
paid for 625 lots. These prices are
considered good.
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CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND Il PAc
TRAINS LEAVING JEFFERSON
STREET UNION STATION.
A j. Packard, Agent.

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.
Arrive. Depart
Chicago. Dubuque
Milwaukee 1890. d1:30 m b2:35 N
Chicago, Cedar Rapids,
etc -. :; -. .bio:1oa NJ b5:s5 m
Kansas City & South
Kansas city and local b5:so m bioSo M
Freight trains depart south bT:00 a. m.
dill a M. north b7:15 a. M. b1O:25 A. m.
aDaily. bExcept Sunday. dExcept Mon
Freight trains arrive at and depart from
Ottunwa Junction.
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Territory and Oklahoma. He is very
much taken with the country but
found no suitable location.
Miss Nellie Durr visited her sister,
Mrs. Lille Creath, at Ottumwa last
Friday,
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OHIO RIVER STEAMER LOST.
Sixteen Passengers Drown-No Chance
to Escape.

Paducah, KY, Aug. 20.-The steam
boat City of Golconda, plying between
this city and Elizabethtown, ILL.,, was
struck by cyclone at o'clock last
evening as it landed at Crowells, six
miles above here, and turned over
Many of the passengers were at sup
per and were unable to escape from
the capn. At least sixteen were
drowned
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Highland Center.

Highland center, Aug. ga. G.
Butler left today for Oklahoma with a
view TO locating there.
Born, Aug. Ia, to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wycoff. Jr.. a son. IN
Miss Mabel Rogers. of Ottumwa, has
been visiting at the home of N. c.
Brown.
Will Marsh was a Packwood visitor
Sunday. His parents accompanied
him home for weeks visit
w. N. Knight is a business visitor
at Oskaloosa this week.
Mrs. Chas. Emery and children. OF
Ottumwa, are visiting relatives here
Miss Anna Spiiman went to Villisca
yesterday for two weeks visit with
Mrs. Neal.
DR.. Hancher, of Mt. Pleasant
preached at the NJ. e. church here
Sunday afternoon
Mrs A. Young was called to Hamil
ton, Mo-, yesterday by the serious ill
ness of her mother.
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sohMab win Not Resion,

New York. Aug. 2O.--From an au-
thoritative source the Associated
Press is enabled to deny the report
that Charles NJ Schwab is to resign
the presidency of the United States
Steel CORPORATION.
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Only One Woman Saved.

OF the women on board only one is
known to have been saved. The books
will have to be found before it can be
determined who or how many are
lost.
The City of Golconda piled between
this city and Elizabethtown, Ill. She
had an unusually good passenger list
yesterday. The boat was valued at
$500.
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IOWA CENTRAL RAILWAY

Time Of Trains yaITylhg passehgers at
Hedrick, Iowa. Effective July LIST, 1901.
Going North.
No. 3-St. Paul Express daily. 1000 m
No 5--Mason City Mail lex; sum 2:lo p M
No Way SG GaEIas South sea, SUM- 900 p N
No 6Pecria Mail lex. SUM. ;. 1920 m
No. 4-Peoria Express (daily).... $40 Il m
No. Way Freight (Ex. SUM. 7;45 M
Coupon tickets on sale to all points in the
United States, Canada and Mexico. For
rates, folders, etc, call on, or address
GEO. S. BATTY, A. a. Kenny
Gen, Pass. & Tiki. Agt., Agent,
karAhnlts---- I~-.- kss,aAfss~- So
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hayesvllIe.

Hayesyille. Aug. 22.--M Mrs. Norton,
of Keota, was an over Sunday visitor
with her sister, Mrs. j. M. Starr.
Mrs. Thomas Rogers, of Missouri, is
here visiting her brothers. the Durees.
5. A. Gilliland and family, of Ian
! caster. and Dr. Schreiner and wife and
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WABASH.

Arrive. Depart.
Kansas City & St.Louis a6:15am aS:56 pm
Kansas City & ST. Louis Zoo pm aS:4O am
Freight trains carrying passengers be-
tween Ottumwa and Moulton:
Fast freight $50. ..a12:10 pm a2:30 pm
Local freight ........ bS:00 pm 1890 am
aDaily bExcept Sunday.
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West Van Buren,.

West Van Buren,, Aug. 22.-E. J..
SHUTS and Mr.. Sandy are on the sick
list.
F. E. Bradley, wife and son, were re-
cent visitors at the H. H. Marriott
home.
Mcdonald and children, of Fair
field. are visiting her, parents, w. w.
Price and wife
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Continued From Page g.

of her sister, Mrs. Harry Slack. Mrs.
Martha Hobson accompanied her to
Mt. Pleasant.
The most important subject in Sa-
lem at the present is: Shall we or
shall we not have water works. A
meeting was held Saturday evening to
consider the subject.
Miss Grace Bell is enjoying the hos
pitality of her sister, Mrs. Cora Byres,
at Birmingham
Herbert Rodman and Ira Pierce have
gone to Marshalltown where they have
employment.
Miss Martha Welpton will depart the
first of September for Lincoln. Neb.,
to visit relatives. From there she will
visit at Denver, Col. The first of Oc-
tober she will begin teaching school
at New Castle, Wyoming.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS d
NORTHERN RAILWAY. Union Passen-
ger Station, Depart. Arrive
!. Burlington Time.
Minneapolis, st. Paul,
Waseca. Albert Lea. so
Watertown, Sioux Falls,
Baskerville. Iowa Falls
and Cedar Rapids. 49,. 9:Ut p ~ 6:A5 M
jefferson Street Pas
senger Station: a
Minneapolis, st. Paul,
Naseca Albert Lea,
WATERFOWL, Sioux Falls.
Baskerville, Iowa Falls
and Cedar Rapids -. 9:1a N 6:35 N
Davenport Iowa City,
Cedar Rapids, Water
| loo, Rockford, Grnnell,
Des Moines, etc S2S N 6:45 m
| Cedar Rapids Iowa
| Falls, Baskerville, Spir-
! ii Lake, Sioux Falls,
| Worthington, Waterloo.
! Albert Lea, Waseca,
| Minneapolis st. Paul 4:1 a Ii 12:10 q ~
| Davenport, Iowa city,
| Cedar Rapids. Column
Liberty ~; a,, 7:s5 p m 1885 p m
and NJ : Way . =. 6;s4 am 4:so p m
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Douds.

Douds Aug. 22.-John Radcliffe and
wife returned from the southwest part
of Missouri Tuesday. They have liv-
ed there the past year.
Miss Jennie Culbertson has returned
from her western trip and will spend
the balance of her vacation with her
parents here.
Mrs. Henry Holtz of Leando, went
to Keosauqua Wednesday to visit
with her daughter. Mrs. c. C. Rambo.
w. D. Thomas is attending the fair
at Keosauqua this week and has his
pacing horse FREELY entered in the
races.
Thomas Gardner. who has been in
Montana since last spring, returned
to Leando Tuesday.
Ira Mccullough of Selma was in
town Wednesday,
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WooISon,

Woolson, Aug. 22.-John Kinney has
a very sick baby. 1t has the whooping
cough.
Tom Stuart and wife have gone to
Ohio.
Mrs. Rebecca McCracken has return
ed from a visit to Earlham
Rev. w. c. Shepherd will give a
temperance lecture at Woolson church
Friday night.
Mrs. Gregory and two of her chill
dren were visiting at Glasgow most of
last week.
Ira Hadley is building cattle barn
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Hazel Dell.

Hazel Dell, Aug. 22.-Misses Nella
Truitt and Iva Smock of Drakesville
visited Friday with Mr. and Mrs. o.
G. Truitt.
Mrs. Edith Oglevie returned Satur-
day to her home near Des Moines af-
ter visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. 0. G. Truitt.
l.. Mendenhall and family visited
Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Yahn
Mr.. and Mrs. Wolf and daughter
Miss Hattie, also Mrs. Fannie Gephart
and son and daughter, Master Floyd
and Miss Leona, all of South Ottum.
wa, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs
Mrs. j. p. Hollingsworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ackert and chill.
dren spent Sunday with j. NJ Bailey
and family.
o. Albertson and family were guests
of S. Overturf Sunday.
Miss Letha Eastburn is suffering
with eryslpelas.
Miss Hattie Wilkins and Miss OF
ney of Dudley visited Sunday will
Miss Virgie Baum.
There was an ice cream supper 81
the home of Geo. Shields Friday even
ing. Quite number We're presen
and good time was reported by all.
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FlREMEN ROASTED TO DEATH.
Five Persons Killed and Seventeen
more or Less Injured.

Philadelphia, Aug. 2O-Five persons
are known to have been killed and
seventeen more or less injured by the
explosion of big benzine tank at the
Atlantic Refrigerator companys Oil
works at Point Breeze at midnight
The Dead.
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a yawl and reached shore After the
wind subsidized the crew rowed to the
wreck and found no one
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Drakeville.

Drakeville, Aug. 22-Orus Adcock,
who has been spending the summer
here with his grandfather Robt. Bry.
ant, returned to his home in Seymour
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lyons and family
and N IS Smith, of Savannah spent
Sunday with H. Truitt and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Housley and
son Claude, of Humeston, came Sat
urday for visit at the parental Hous-
ley home.
Chatt Bryant returned Saturday
from two weeks visit with her sis
tiers, Mrs. Geo. Adcock, of Seymour,
and Mrs. Jesse Bartlett, of Centerville.
Mr. and Mrs. S. l.. Berry and Mrs.
Wallace, of Bloomfield, called on
friends here Sunday afternoon.
Misses Ivah Smocll and Nella Truitt
went TO Ottumwa the latter part of
last week and were accompanied home
Saturday by Lon Truitt who had been
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Railroad Timetables
TRAINS LEAVING UNION DEPOT
w. S. Parker, Ticket Agent.
BURLINGTON ROUTE. c.. B. & Q. R. R

BURLINGTON ROUTE. c.. B. g. Q. R. R.
No. 12a-chlcago. Peoria. 81. Louis.
DUBUQUE & Quincy :52s 70
i Sss-nossis Freight s GIG 4. M N.
i0b-Peoria. Dubuque & Quincy .i2:oi D N
ea1SShi aa Limited es1,s e on,.a. LIZ m
SaEch ass a' Peoria Il Rocstord1i "a "a m
Going West.
6a-Omaha, Council Bluffs anc
ssras ssR %% sIaj:it " - rs IS
ssIomaha, K Kansas city. Denve g:'o m
Hot Springs, DeadWood, og-
7.S seai p Nail : California s9s
sb-Des Moines, Lincoln and pu o'O0 7"
20. Pct t,, sognd 49,. .......... 1:so m
iis-f ssassI h SitE; $. ses ~ jas . n
apaiiy bExcept Sunday. Nos. I. and
Is do not carry passengers.
CHICAGO. FIT MADIsoN & DIES MONIES
Fit Madison passenger. Has m $50 p M
Ft. Madison aconlmo.. $40 m 6:35 a m
Trains run daily except Sund-y.
CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND PACIFIC
Going East Depart
No. 22S-Ottumwa to Keokuk 80. 7:15 m
2o2-Des Moines to Keokuk. 10: S5 a M
204-pes Moines to Eldon =. 1895 m.
s4Freishte otssm West to Ed0n 4 ASrIye
227-Keokuk to ottumwa 100. 6:45 N
| 2o1-Bldon to pes Molnss. !. 80 a m
| o33Frt. Eldon to Des Moines.. 1882 m
231-Frt. daily: Eldon to Monroe sos ; m
! Unless otherwise specified. all trains are
| daily except Sunday.
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Soc.
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CHICAGO. Fr.MADIsoN & DIES MONIES

FIT Madison passenger. II AS a m $50 p m
Ft Madison acon,mo. $40 p m 6:35 m
Trains run daily except Sunday.
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4:2s a Ii 1910 q ~

1885 p m 1856 p N
6:34 a IN 1870 D m
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The Dea'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-16
THE DECLINE OF MARRIAGE.
TBy Associated Press.l

Baltimore, Md, Aug 16.-The de.
cline Of marriage has attracted the
attention OF a Maryland clergyman.
who has declared his purpose OF find
inging a remedy--by lottery, II no
better means can be found.
The reverend gentleman. in ex-
planning the situation, said that his
congregation of one thousand adults,
which formerly had record Of eigh-
teen marriages year. has now drop
ped to four In looking for reasons
for this lowering Of The marriage rate
it was admitted that one of them was
most likely the lack Of social inter,
course. That there are more women
than men in the church, and that
young men are led away from rural
places to centers Offering better bust
aoss opportunities, must also account
for a certain percentage Of the de-
clines But still here is the statement:
Here are all these young people,
some of marriageable age and some
OF more than marriageable age But
they are all very backward when it
comes to marrying"
The preacher furnishes his own
answer. and it Is one startling
enough.
Down at the bot ON Of It all lies
the generally prevalent tendency to-
ward luxurious living. Girls are not
saished with the simpler yle of liv-
ing Instead Of that they look forward
70 having homes furnished extrava-
gantly and elegantly. And the men
know they are unable to provide he
Injuries that are expected"
The demand for luxury limits the
girls ambitions 10 suitoTs out of her
reach, and overlooks the men who
may be the master ten years later. It
leads 10 miserable strife in pursuit.
and to miserable disappoin ment
latqr on.