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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-28

A hundred years ago there was a
statute in full force in a number Of the
original New England colonies making a
wide degree Of publicity prerequisite to
marriage, says the Portland Orego-
man" The first section Of the Rhode
Island law. which did not differ greatly
from that in some other colonies, re-
CURED specific publication OF marriage
Intentions. + made to d civil officer. II
was his duty ~ post written notice
thereof in some public place IN the town
wherein the parties respectively
dwell" II 20 q minister the bans were
to be published n church for three con
secutive Sundays. This latter provision
was q survival o. d good, old English
custom, and might be revived with
profit, since its tendency is to place
marriage upon responsible, dignifed
basis and recognize the interest Of So
ciety therein Another point Of some
Importance in this old law was The
provision which required those who al
legged some imDediment TO the proposed
marriage 70 furnish their reason N
writing to the officers, and TO give
sureties to make the objection good.
thus guarding against merely malicious
persecution The whole intent Of the
law was TO make marriage q responsible,
solemn. and binding engagement
o. course, a marriage made in the
most public manner may. and IN point Of
fact often does, turn out unhappuy.
There can be no legal guarantee against
diversity of temperament or opinion, or
against the social and individual sins
that wreck homes and I'll charitable in
stitutioas with worse than orphaned
children But IL can scarcely be doubted
that law which prevents cIandestine
marriages ehectveIy as this old statute
must have done. disposes Of some Of the
most conspicuous causes OF divorce. This
being conceded. it is worth while. in the
very general discussion OF the divorce
question. TO consider whether or not an
act based upon the old law would be an
advantage in these times. Mediums
through which matters OF interest are
conveyed TO the public are different rom
those OF a century ago: hence pubIica-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-28

as It came to tie House had attached TO It the great and
aomentous proposition to whether beer should Be sold
at Ellis Island not.
Next we have The momeE;ous moral question to
whether Congressman can 20 down to the restaurant in
the House and get their toddv when they want It. and
they are prohibited from doing: rather the sale of
liquor in the Capto Is prohibited; then. there is an
other section 20 close Fe open gate on the Canadian
frontier And still another section providing for ed
ucatonaI test that every immigrant who comes here
VIII have to be able to read certain number Of words
Al these amendments were added to the bill in the House
by the influence Of these eJtr5stone specialists.
Each one Of these propositions has aroused antago-
uisn AID adding to that whatever opposition may be
caused by the bill Itself afraid that there has been
furnished to the enemies Of the bill material enough to
secure the pcstpcncneut Of action until next session
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-28
Grammar and Literature

In commenting on the eonspicu-
ousiy merammatical title of a re
Gently published book one Of the
literary autocrats Of the New
York World makes the state
ments that 10 grammarian ever
wrote "A decent Iine," and that
grammar does not matter much IN
books, anyway. This Is the kind
Of opinion which one would expect
the World" to express.
It is better. of course, to have
ideas and not know how to express
them dramatically than to have
all knowledge of grammar without
any ideas to express; but there IS
no law against having both, and,
IN fact, most great writer's have
not only possessed ideas but been
reasonably careful about their
mode Of expression.
1t Is possible, of course, that
Hamlet's soliloquy would have
been as impressive If Shakespeare
had murdered the kings English
as well as the king, but we have
DO proof that this Is so. Ii NAV
be that .'The Scarlet Letter.
''Ivanhoe, or ~Pendennis7 would
have been masterpieces still,
though their authors had broken
all the rules Of Lindley Murray or
written them in the slang of the
Sums; but here, again, we have
no evidence in favor Of the view.
1t Is, on the other hand, quite true
that some successful books of to-
day show a disregard Of the rules
OF good English which would have
stamped their authors as unedu-
Gated men half a century ago,
It remains to be seen. however.
whether tie success Of ingram
matical books viii be in anvwise
permanent, and whether there VIII
not be IN time a reaction toward
good English which viii prevent
even the temporary success of such
works. Dialect fiction viii, of
course, always have a certain
vogue, because II Is impossible to
write OF certain people as they
are, without making them speak
dialect; but the author who DELHI
erateIy uses bad English himself
has not the excuse If the one who
merely causes his characters to use
It for the sake Of realism.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-28

I15,0o0 men marched in accordance with
General Ducrot's orders toward Me-
zieres they wouIl have been opposed as
early as g o'clock in the morning by
rocco Germans IN strong defensive posi-
tons. while the Saxons and the rest Of
the German army pressed them on their
rear and flank from the sou+a. Even
Nh Paul and Victor Marguerite. and
The most chauvinist French authorities,
now admit that it would have been i'm
possible for the French army TO have
eZtTicated itself from Sedan on septem-
Der ]. no matter in what direction the
sorJie might have been attempted
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-28
MY HEART HAS SUNG OF THEE

Ny heart hath sung of thee
Al the s0f. hours OF the sIumbrous
day.
As through the arch Of tree and
tree.
MID spTiugt mes w0oing yOlubility
One fuller, more iusistcur note,
From unseen, lOve-paiued throat,
Comes down he Igafy way
Eeres hour b. needless hour,
tpCG the m0=s-stCined fence l lean,
And wonder "a the sudden shower
or blossoms on the ripping green,
ana watch the hand OF God unfold
The poppy and the marig0Id.
The rose is lovely, and the teUr-de-
lis,
md apple blossoms, dear to thee
and ne.
But now I choose those richer-col-
ored flowers.
Lifting gold faces 10 the golden
hours
Ny fancy is robust as they: one
sweet. warm kiss
EcGtz day like this
Herbert Muller Hopkins. in the
Bookmau
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-28
SMOKING CARS FOR woMEN.

London Health says that 'ou some
Of the Belgian railroads smoking com
qartments are TO be provided ezciu-
sively Tor women This result has been
brought about through young lady
finding herself the object Of much pro
test on her producing a cigarette in an
ordinary compartment reserved for
women The young lady has taken ac-
tIon 10 compel all the Belgian companies
20 provide smoking accommodations for
womsa,''
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-28

Love should rule in the daily life of
women It matters little whether the
woman be one OF the new kind, inter
esied in all broad lines Of thought and
work-with time for clubs and the intel
Iigent stdy Of art or science-or whether
she be simple home body, whose chief
delight is in the proper care OF her
house and the careful attention to all
the physical needs Of her household. If
her dominant thought be not the thought
OF love, ali her work viii fall short Of
success.
Il IS the fashion TO laugh at the ear
nestness and zeal Of the new woman.
and to fancy that when outside interests
demand SO much attention those Of the
home must OF necessity be neglected
II may be true that the new woman Is
inclined to leave the mental tasks Of
her household more in the care Of her
paid assistants. but # her heart is
filed with love she will never neglect
the higher-the spirituaI-interes1s Of
her little flock
And il IS also doubtless true that
there may be a selfish unseIfshness.
WHO has not seen the busy mother OF
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-28
LOVE SHOULD RULE m THE
LIVES OF AMERICAN WOMEN

Love should be so high and IN
selfish thing that It may even
Hensert to appear selfish rather than
to sew seeds OF evil II the hearts
dependent upon It for happiness"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-28
The wIDOwER'S WEED.

Graham-oh. wen perfection is not to
Dc looked fer in any man
BCItCn-NO; I suppose not-at any
rate. not since my wife's first husband
died.-Boston Transcript
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LOUISE GAGE COURTNEY,

Clubwoman, Parliamentariaa. and Pres
ident Wonan's Philharmonic Society.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-06
WIFE APPEALS TO COURT.
General Sam Thomas Daughter-in-
Law Asks for Alimony.

Chicago. Nov. 6.-Mrs.s Ada Thomas.
wife of Harold Thomas, son of General
Sam Thomas of New York, the railroad
man, has asked the circuit court to as
sist her in the collection of alimony ana
legal expenses toward defending the di-
vorce suit brought by her husband and
which was partly heard by Judge Bish-
op last spring.
In her affidavit Mrs. Thomas, who
was her husbands aunt by marriage,
says she is without funds for the sup
port of herself and child. and that she is
being supported by her mother. She
adds she is indebted to attorneys who
defended her. Her affidavit also refers
to the activity of Captain Edward Will
hams indicted and convicted in connec-
ton with the Masonic temple ta1
frauds; DR.. j. B. McFatrich and H. /.
Cleveland, a former local newspaper
man, in obtaining evidence against her
at Columbus o., where testimony, she
insists, was false.
Thomas withdrew his divorce suit on
account of alleged prejudice created by
reports of the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-06
MARCONI AT CAPE BRETON.
Lands Machinery for Wireless Station
at Table Head.

Sydney, C. B., Nov. civilian Marconi
has arrived off Glace Bay on board the
warship Carlo Alberto. which has been
placed at his disposal by the king of Italy.
He came ashore and saw landed some
machinery for his wireless station at
Table Head He then returned to the YES
sci and the Carlo Alberto anchored sew
eral miles off shore.
Mr. Kemp, Marconrs assistant, came to
Sydney in launch. When asked if he
would say anything about Marconis
achievements on the way across the At
lantic Mr.. Kemp said that later Mr.. Mar
conf might be expected to tell of his ez-
periments. Major Flood Page of London
and w w Brodfeld of New York are at
Glace Bay also, to consult with Marconi.
1t is understood that several successful
tests were made with the Poldhu House
station. Cornwall, on the trip across.
The Table Head station at Glace Bay,
from which transatlantic tests are to be
made will be in readiness for use next
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-06
TO RENEW STRIKE.
French Coal Miners Object to Arbi-
tration Verdict.

Paris, Nov. 6.-The striking coal
miners are showing great dissatisfaction
at the arbitration decision against Il
raise in the rate of wages, and their
national committee has called a meeting
90 take place at Arras, department of
Pas de Calais, Saturday to determine
on the course to follow.
At ST. Etienne the miners have adopt
ed resolutions to appeal to the dock la
borers to renew the strike against load
ing coal unless the companies today
grant the miners terms.
The strikers at Lens have unanimous
ly adopted resolutions to continue the
strike pending the decision of the Arras
meeting of Saturday.
The troops are kept busy maintaining
quiet in some of the mining districts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-06
NOW He IS IN.
Residence of w. G. Williams,
of School Board, Established.

The board of education met last night
simply because the law requires the
board to meet once a month. There
was nothing to be done so the table was
relieved Of the motion to GUST and os-
racise w. G. Williams. the colored
member, whose residence has been in
doubt.
An imaginary transit line was run
from the north pole and it was decided
that Williams lives Just over the line
in Topeka at SIS East Twelfth street.
Mr.. Williams explained that John Hewitt
wished to be councilman and Williams
opposed him and Hewitt was defeated.
Williams was renting a house from
Hewitt. Soon Williams had to move out
by request and as houses were scarce
In that neighborhood he had to move
across the line into the country He ex
planned that he now lived in a house of
his own which he had been building
during the time of the heated contro-
versy. The board looked grave about
the matter and all voted Mr.. Williams
into full membership. The case is pro-
badly settled unless Mr.. Williams moves
again before the next meeting.
The board then took uD the usual
amount of patch work Quilting bees
are not in favor but the board holds d
patchwork session once = month. The
board decided to patch up the heating
plant at Clay school with a new CHM
ney and to reDlumb the Polk school
building. The board had an unusually
quiet session minus any of the usual
DyrOtechnicS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-06
USE OWN ELECTRICITY.
How Yale's civil Eye' Company Is
Equipped.

THAT will take all kinds of Juice " was
the laconic observation of the Grand opera
house electrician J. H. Gallagher, the
man ahead" explained to him last night
the electric ballet in Yale's spectacle The
Evil Eye in which several thousand cleo
trio lights are used II have visions of
this meter working extra hours.
Nothing of the kind" retorted the adj
vance man. I'VE carry our own juice .
-'Wha-a-t?" queried the electrician in
credulously
Fact. said Mr.. Gallagher. IT'S the
newest invention. Electrical currant,
appliances, costumes, everything for
Armstrong; electric ballet except the girls
themselves is furnished by Mr.. Arm
strong.
That's certainly new me-" re-
piled the electrician, who is used to having
enough company calciums, punches and
strips hooked onto his wires to make the
little indicators on the meters revolve like
turnstiles at a Sunday ball game
The electric ballet opens the third act
of 1.-The Evil Eye" which will be at the
Grand next Wednesday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-06
HEHAD CONFIDENCE.
Man Who Hung His Watch on Jewel
ers Door Didn't Lose It.

A watch, hanging by a string to the
latch of Edmond's 1ewelry store IN
North Topeka, attracted the attention OF
an early morning .passerby Wednesday.
1t was only little after. sunup, and the
jewelry store was locked. ssf
The man examined the watch. and
discovered that it appeared to be out or
fix in some way. 1t refused to TICK
What's this watch doing out here?"
he called across the street to the butcher
who was just sweeping out
The. butcher came across the street,
and examined the valuable timepiece
hanging to the latch
well, wouldn't that beat the Dutch"
he exclaimed. Some chap must have
left it here to be fixed"
Presently quite a crowd gathered.
stopped to look at the curious spectacle
of a watch hanging by piece of Irvine
outside of the door of a ieWelrX store
almost before daylight,
When the owner of the jewelry store
arrived about an hour later he was sur
prised to find the sidewalk in front of
his place crowded with people.
What's the matter here?" he demand
ed as he pushed his way through the
crowd, with visions of burglaries rising
before his eyes. ts- S-.t4
Look therei" exclaimed several people
pointing to the watch.
Edmonds detached the watch from its
string, opened it, glanced at the works,
and said
"Oh, yes; this is Bill Thompson's
watch. handspring broke. Thompson
goes to work at the Santa Fe shops at
6 o'clock, and he couldn't wait for me to
open up. l guess. Said he was going to
bring his watch down for me to fix, and
he must have been in a hurry for me to
get to work on it."
"Thompson's got more confidence in
the honesty of folks than 1 have" NOR
allied the butcher as he sauntered back
n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-06

May Anderson, the daughter of Major
T. ]. Anderson, secretary of the CONNER
cial club, who is a member of the COM
pany which will play Captain links of
the Horse Marines at the Crawford the
alter next Tuesday night, enjoys the dis
tinction of being associated with the high
est class production in which a Topeka
actress has ever appeared before a home
audience. If an actress is to be judged
by the company she keeps Miss Anderson
must have risen rapidly in her profession
The play, the players, the atmosphere Of
the production are of the SOFT that in
terest society and the fashionabies as well
as other amusement patrons
Two roles are intrusted to May Ander-
son in the Clyde Fitch comedy. That of
Mrs. Stonington,' the straight laced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-06
TURNING POINT is COKE.
Iron Trade Review Discusses the
Market Situation.

Cleveland, O., Nov 6.-The Iron Trade
Review this week says relative to the
condition of the iron trade:
Increasing difficulties of the fuel stu
alton and additional price adjustments
in some forms of finished material are
the chief features of the market in the
past week. The uncertainties of ship
mentS have made buyers less anxious
to contract for the more distant future
and there has also entered into the cal
culatfons of some the prospect of in
creased production in the next eight
months, so that there is little DISPOSE
ton TO anticipate wants beyond July l.
In the case of the United States Steel
corporation, the fact that Merchant
Valley furnaces are FAR behind in their
deliveries of iron bought by its con-
up for the present the negotiations for
large block of Bessemer for delivery
after April 1, 1903.
AS for the opinion expressed by many
buyers that prices of pig iron and semi
finished materials will be lower before
they will need to buy next year, the
turning point still is coke. That is the
pivot not only of pig iron, but of steel
supply. The further importation of
steel making iron is seriously consider
ed by central western interests whose
steel works cannot make their full out
put because of the troubles of furnaces
that have their pig iron orders.
Foundry trade in pig iron is light,
though here and there contracts are be-
ing made for the second half of 1903
Northern furnaces are selling No 2 at
$21 at furnace for this delivery and
southern sellers quote all the way from
$3.50 to $40 at furnace. There are indi-
cations, in view of the tonnage known
to be booked in some cases, that certain
southern producers will be as little able
to take more business for the second
half of 1903 as they were last spring to
book for the second half of 1902. Foreign
iron is being engaged by eastern con-
sumers for the early part of 1903 and
prices are rather easier. Middlesboro
No. foundry sold as low as $1S.T5 at
New York. The failure of coke ship
mentS caused the banking of twenty
furnaces in the MahOning and Shenango
valleys this week. and of four in the
Chicago and Milwaukee districts Coke
contracts for next year continue to be
made, but so-called independent COM
panies are asking 81 for furnace coke at
ovens, while foundries are paying 81 so
to IS on contracts for the first half of
1903 The very heavy tonnage of rails
plates and shapes booked for next year,
and the evidences that the railroads will
be as busy in rehabilitation work in 1908
as they have been this year, are still the
backbone of the iron and steel situat ton
and extensions under way and projected
by iron and steel manufacturers them
SLEEVES are to be reckoned a strong fac
tor in the prosperity of the trade next
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-06
RICKETY CHILDREN.

Loose joints, bow legs, big
head, and soft bones-mean
ricketts,. 1t is a typical disease
for the best workings Of SCOTS
Emulsion.
For the weak bones SCOTS
E m ulsion supplies those
powerful tonics the hypoPhos-
phites. For the loss of flesh
SCOTS Emulsion provides the
nourishing cod-liver oil.
SCOTS Emulsion corrects
the effects of imperfect nour-
lshment and brings rapid i'm
P-ovement in every way to
ricxety children.
Send for Free sample
SCOTT & BOVINE. Chemists. 4os Pearl ST.. N. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-06
KILLS GIRL HE LOVED.
Beekett's Sweetheart Gets Bullet In
tended for Her Brother.

Henryville, Ind. Nov. 6.-Rosa Light
cap, aged IS years, was shot and in
stantly killed today by her sweetheart,
William c. Beckett Beckett has been
employed by Miss Lightcap's father,
who is a wealthy farmer. and was in
love with her His affection was recip-
rocated, but her parents objected, and
Beckett was discharged.
He called this morning at the Light
cap home and was met at the door by
Miss Lightcap's brother, who ordered
him away. A fight followed. The girl
appeared Just as Beckett drew pistol
and levelled it at Lightcap. She jumped
between the men just as Beckett fired.
Beckett fed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-06
AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.

1.-TWO Merry Tramps'' was the alleged
attraction at the Crawford last night 1t
was not the worst. for all tramp shows
are alike, and while they are all bad, no
one has the advantage of the other. This
was the same hobo show with slight. very
slight, variations. 1t was conducted under
the original slap-stick rules, as follows;
mo tramp character will be allowed to
hit the center stage without introducing
himself by firing small revolver. Five
minutes is the time limit, and leading
characters must take their choice of being
hit with stuffed club, paper brick, or
falling over a settee within that time All
tramp characters must paint white spot
around their eyes. Chorus girls will be
fined six bits for singing all in the same
key 1.-TWO Merry Tramps' was bad
but it was not the worst. because there
are other tramp shows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-06
CITIZENS ON CROW HUNT.
People Take Day Off and Kill Over
Two Thousand Birds.

Sterling, ILL.,, Nov. 6.-The residents of
Milo township in Bureau arrived home
late last night from a great crow hunt.
They state that they killed about 1000
crows. They were out from early morn
ing until it was impossible to see at
night In many places the crows were
so thick on the ground that it was i'm
possible to walk without stepping on the
dead birds.
Crows in Bureau county have been
plentiful, and have been doing great
damage to fall seeding and in killing
chickens, and for the purpose of getting
rid of them the people organized town
ship hunt.
In some places the crows were so thick
while flying that they obscured the sun.
and from a distance the flock resembled
a cloud. The crows have also chased
song birds from the vicinity of Milo,
Additional hunts are being planned for
the future.