Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-02-09

more sound sense in IL than any we
have ever read. Her talk was on
Marriage and Divorce" Among
other things she said: Marriage,
like man, is subject to the law OF
evolution, that is 10 say, 10 in a pro-
cess of development, that 10 to say.
is in the ascending scale. Sex is
the expression in all living things
of the universal law of attraction
and repulsion. Although nature
endowed man with mind, she did
not therefore exempt him from sex.
II is as potent factor of human
life today as is intellect by which
alone Il is governed. 1t was this
union of sex with brain that made
the evolution of marriage possible.
With the advent of intellect II be-
came first removed from the realm
of beasts; in the rude heart of man
love was born. As the race ad.
vanced the accumulation of prop
erty took place; property played
it's part early in the development OF
marriage; because of Il the first
vows were fashioned, the 6rst ideas
of legitimacy formed; through II
aud the consequent longing for an
heir came woman's first triumph
She had become necessary. not as a
wife alone, but ss q mother. This
was the frat step in the long jour
ney upward. Nature has
protected the female, else the wo.
man long ere now had been devoid
of morals and of intellect. BY d.
vine and unacceptable Law ,he male
and the female advance together;
that which ordains the son to be
most often like the mother, the
daughter to be most often like the
father, has saved woman from COM
piete spiritual annihilation, and
has spared man from committing
the hugest crime Of which thought
is capable, the degradation of one.
half the race. Marriage, as
understood today, may be de.
scribed as serving two purposes;
first and directly, the happiues OF
the contracting parties; second and
indirectly, the welfare of children
resulting from the union. The pur'
poses of divorce are identical with
those of marriage; the second and
indirect reason of the one becom'
ing the paramount reason for the
other. To perpetuate in the home
an atmosphere of misery that rap
idly turns TO hate 10 crime against
both children and psrente; II inca
pacitates the family for usefulness,
and brings to light the darkest rel
ics of oar human past, the fang, the
claw. the suffocating coil. To rear
children under auch conditions 10
an outrage to every responsibility
of parenthood. Unless both father
and mother are strong enough
simply 10 refuse To hate each other,
resoiutely put away both lore and
sorrow In order to make peaceful
IL not happy home for their child
rem, then they ought to be spared
. Few indeed are capable oi
making the exalted sacrifice. but TO
keep the home for the children's
sake. aud have a trace OF discord
aud dislike, is q selfish, heartless
cruelty to innocent aud joyous
childhood. The very atmosphere
of such a home is a menace to the
morality of any community. Chill
dren had better far grow up with
only one parent. surrounded by
love and peace. than with both. sur
rounded by hatred and strife. =
One of the Kansas City Judges de
clared that after thirty yesrs exper
icnce on the bench he fully believed
that one-half of the divorces granted
are obtained by collusion aud fraud
between the parties. That 10 TO say
one. half of all the divorces secured
are desired by both members to the
suit. Our laws do not permit hus
band and wife TO join In petition
for divorce; that is coliusiou and
fraud between the parties; this
compels those who have found hv
ing together intolerable to resort tt
the defamation of character. ths
exposing of most secret things o
life, TO perjury and the subornatioi
of Witnesses, all this in the pres
ence of gaping crowds. and TO TIT
detriment of public mortals,
In all capes of mutual agreemen
the court should have the righ
simply to witness the transactioi
and to put Il on record. - d.
the Judges think that what 10 no
dragged into the publicity Of thei
courts therefore does not exist? Nj
law can legislate the human pas
sions out of existence, nor long moi
much control them. and u 10 th'
wise man who believes thst homes
liberty 10 better than dishonest u
cense. As to the state having any
thing to say about when the di
vorced persons shall .remarry, th'
state has no more right 20 dictate
the day upon such personal lib
erty than Il has to say whena bank
rupt shall begin business again.
The audience was a large one; 10
fact the house was packed. Mrr
Roberta' remarks were loudly ap
plauded. Mr.. Roberts will be away
from Kansas City for several week.
and his wife will fill his pulpi
while he 10 absent. II her next ct
fort is as full Of sound sense as wal
her effort of Sunday last she vii
make herself famous.
with one bottle Beggs' Cherry
Cough Syrup my cough and sore
ness entirely disappeared" Erues
Whipple, Davinport, la. Guaran