Arizona republican., 1901-04-29

fundamental principles. Divorce Is never thought of when the marriage ties do not gall. When true love brings two hearts together. separation even for day causes misery. There Is no thought of voluntary parting. When man and wife are chums even the thought of separation by death wrings the heart with exciuciating pain.
 If there were fewer ioveless mar riages there would be little business for divorce courts. Sad 1t is, but true. that each passing year sees the services of Cupid in less demand. Each year the dear, dimpled little fellow grows more dejected. His bow and culver often hang on the weeping willow tree, while tears of sor- row roll down the sweet face in the wrinkles that joy had made, and his curly head is bowed while he sucks his pink thumb In gloomy despair. Life is full of the sadness of weeping full of smothered moans and aches that
 rend and tear. But of MAN IS A all the pains that rack BRUTE. the soul those born of
 unrcquited love; of af- lection spurned; of love grown cold; of hearts hungering for the mama of life. are the hardest of all to bear.
 The human heart craves sympathy. It yearns to be in touch with another that understands and appreciates.
 This is peculiarly true of woman. She seeks not seclusion. Hermitage has no charms for her She wants to be admired and to be assured of admi- ration. Silent homage does not satisfy. neither does it still her ardent desire for spoken words of praise. And wo- mans praise of woman does not please. It irritates or nauseates. It is as taste- less as sawdust cake.
 But man is a brute. He is selfishness personified. In his eager desire to win fame. position or wealth. he unwit- tingly tramples upon the cllnging ten
  drils that bind him to womans life. He looks into her face and is pleased. He gazes on her shapely form and glows in gratified possession. He does not probe. therefore does not know that back of the eyes that shine into his. down deep in a human soul. there Is a mine of rare wealth, the knowl- edge and use of which would bring more real joy. more pure happiness, more sweet content than all the fame of all the worlds great men boiled into one. or all the riches that kings could confer.
 And so the years roll on. Love neg lected changes to cool indifference. Indifference and selfishness are bitter enemies and the term of their feud is eternal. Continuation ard recrimination follow. Home is transformed into hell. Human hearts are battle fields strewn with the dead and dying. Suspicion has slain loyalty Jealousy has cut the throat of trust. Despair has throttled ambition. Hope Hes buried deep.
 Marriage is a sacred institution-as sacred as the doctrine of immaculate
 conception. But man A SACRED has made it an institu- INSTITU- ton for fools. In al- TION. most every other line
 h.. improvement. but man has not inn proved the hollest of earthly institu- tions. God made the human heart and filled 1t with sentiments and emotions. Man has taken the heart to school and taught it worldly wisdom.
 Marriage is no longer sacred; 1t is a jest or a convenience. Fortune is con- sidered now rather than affection. Wives and husbands are acquired rather than wooed. They are bought, not for so many ponies. but for posi- tion, for money or for social standing. Love unsanctioned by law may crimson the blush of modesty. but law without love surely brings the blush of shame to angels cheeks.
 Perhaps the most ridiculous of all mans laws or, customs Is his social
 code. Woman. her WOMAN sweetness and love, are WAITING merchandise. They lay TO BE on the shelf for inspec-. WOODED. ton. Serenely, or other
 wise, they await pur- chaser. Woman waits to be wooed.