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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-14

We make all kinds of cuts. The
Age-Herald Engraving Co.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-14

FREE every night = the
wonderful Projectoscope at
East Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-14
The Live Stock Market.

Chicago, August 13.-Cattle, receipts
$500, including 400 western Strong to 10
cents higher. Good to prime steers $50
as. 10; poor to medium 3. 1896 90; stockers
and feeders 2.50d4.2O; cows 1904. 90;
heifers 2.00Q4. 49, Gamers 1902 so; bulls
4.0OQ425; calves 250m6. 70; Texas steers
3.OO6475; western steers 3.25@4. 65.
Hogs, receipts 10000; market active to 10
cents lower; mixed and butchers5. 000
$50; good to choice heavy 35515. As; rough
heavy 4.9O@5. 80; light 5.25@5.70
Sheep, receipts 1900. Steady to stronf
Good to choice wethers 3 .256l3. 70; fair to
choice mixed 2.506325; western sheep,
2.75Q375; native lambs 3 .25d6.0o; western
lambs 4.50Q5 s..
Cincinnati August 13-Hogs steady
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-14

Mlddling 800. .....s .s.......''.izt2
Strict low middling -. -. ...l2A
Low middling. ...f.. ..,....R
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-14
Nothing more romantic
than a boat ride by moon
light at East Lake.

If you want to take a quick
ride. try the new line to Ems
ley
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-14
RESOURCES.

Loans and discounts. S
Overdrafts. ........
U. S. bonds and premiums.
Other stocks and bonds.
Bank building. $500.
CASH
In vault. .....$ 574, 265.34
With banks. LIZ, 124.91
With u. s.
Treasurer 100000
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-14
s5,ss2,16e.4s

RIDING, President.
j. H. BARR, vlce-President
A. r. FORSYTH, Assistant Cashier.
d individuals solicited. Particular at
oreiqn exchange bought and sold. In.
t. United States deposItary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-14
LITTLE BUSINESS
IS TRANSACTED
Support from Clique Imparts
Firmer Tone to Cotton
SELLERS MADE CAUTIOUS
Reports of Tropical Storm Sweeping
Towards Gulf States Causes Re-
newed OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Tendency in Evidence.

New York, August 13.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at unchanged prices
to a decline of three points on all except
the March option, which was one point
up. The declines were in sympathy with
lower Liverpool cables, which encouraged
realizing and perhaps some small sales
for short account, but there was very lit
tie business of any description and short
ly after the start moderate support from
the clique impaired a f1rmer tone to the
market. while sellers were rendered eau-
tious by renewed apprehensions as to the
tropical storm which was again reported
to be headed toward the gulf states.
August was bid up to 1874 and Septem-
Der after some irregularity touched 1898,
with the general list at the best prices of
the forenoon showing net gains of one to
fourteen points. After this, however,
clique support was partly withdrawn and
the general favorable character of pri-
vate crop advices, together with the fav-
orable showing of the weather map, en-
couraged sagging tendency which last
ed during the balance of the session, or
nearly so, for just before the close there
was suuden reneWdl III the oeHlehu Aoi
September and that option was finally
seven points up from the bottom. The
rest of the list closed at practically the
low point, with August showing the great
est loss.
The close was steady, net unchanged to
fifteen points lower. Early there was
some talk of low temperatures In the belt
delaying maturity and this had some in
fluence in arresting sales. light new
crop of cotton was reported from various
southern points but had little influence.
Total sales estimated one hundred thou
sand bales
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-14

New York August 13.-Cotton quiet;
middling 1275; gross receipts 5000; sales
1891.
Total today net receipts 2G6: experts,
continent 4S7; stock 209,s
Consolidated net receipts 1904; exports,
France 3O46; continent 1870.
Total since September !, net receipts
Z. 702 1852; exports, Great Britain 2,7s4, 7S2;
France 7S0,505; continent 2S22,661; Japan
1856, 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-14

Cincinnati, August 13.-Hogs steady,
4.25a560. Cattle duh, 2.25d475; sheep
steady 1.25Q3 40; lambs easy, 10000 80.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-14
s5.6s2,169.45

w. p. G. HA
j. n. WOODWARD, Viee-President.
w. w. CRAWFORD, Cashier.
Accounts of firms, corporations an
tention paid to out-of-town accounts,
terest allowed on certificates of depos
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-14
Condensed Report to Comptroller
TheF FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of Birmingham, Ala
June 9TH, 1908

EtABl IL les
Capital stock. 1913
Surplus and profits. ......
deserved for taxes. ....
Circulation. -. -. 80.
DEPOSITS
Individual ....$4,074,79f.3o
Bank ........ 555, 4s0.2S
United States. 100000
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
No BURGLARY UNLESS
FELONY INTENDED

In instruCting the jury, on motion
0: Attorney L. NJ. Watson, to return u
verdict of not guilty in the case of the
Territory VS.. Fischer, Buckley and
Henry, soldiers indicted for burglary.
yesterday, Judge Gear said:
This court will hold and continue to
hold until the statute is changed, that
there can be no burglary in this Ter
ritory unless with the intent to commit
felony. And the entering in a house
to commit petty larceny does not con-
stitute burglary under the statutes OF
this Territory"
Referring to the oversight in the
amended law, the court said:
Il suppose that these amendments
were made without any view in the
mind of whoever drew the amend
ments that burglary consisted in an
entry with the intent to commit fel-
ony; and in attempting TO reduce lar
reny 10 an offence less than felony
whoever drew the act, did not have In
committed by an entry with the intent
to commit larceny, whether IL Is petty
or grand larceny. They struck'out OF
the act defining felolg these words
and also larceny They should have
put them in the definition of burglary
II the Legislature wanted to provide
that the intent to commit petty larceny
would be sufficient, instead of the in
tent to commit a felony. can only
interpret the law as | lind II and
burglary being entering with intent tc
commit a felony, and there being nc
evidence by which the jury can find the
defendants committed or intended &c
commit felony, or evidence of the
value of any property which nigh,
have been taken away, and the court
being here simply for the purpose OF
conserving these laws, 1t is another
case where the Legislature has TO act
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
SETH Low ANALYZED.

Seth Low has ceased to be a wonder.
The ex-College- presidential exponent
of all that Is good in civil government
has been tried and found decidedly
wanting. Low is a good" man but
his administration has not been such
as TO inspire the confidence of the peo-
pie.
This Is the view the vigorous and
picturesque District Attorney Jerome
takes OF Mr.. Low after being part
and parcel OF his reform administra-
ton. Previous to Lows denomination
Jerome talked out in meeting. He
usually does when he talks at all.
Jerome has no personal enmity toward
Low, but considers him not the man
for the place. He says so in plain and
striking terms-and in the course OF
his open letter correspondence ex'
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
HELENE TO VOLCANO

II further confirmation Of continued
activity of the volcano is received and
II sufficient inducement offers the Will
der steamship Helene will start on an
excursion trip to Hawaii, sailing Thurs
day afternoon and returning to Homo
lulu next Tuesday. Should the special
trip not be arranged the Helene Will
make special arrangements to take vol
cano passengers to Hilo when she
starts on her regular run Saturday af-
ternoon. The Helene will then go to
Hilo direct. She will return to Homo
lulu in about week. making Kawaihae
her only port OF call on her way back
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
WANT $4,000 OK NO EXHIBIT
CONTINUED from Page ~

be a credit to the country. He had
seen the soldiers drill here and be-
lieved them to be as well drilled as
any soldiers in the world. 1t would do
an immense amount of good to send a
company to the Fair.
Mr.. MaCfarlane said he would like
an expression of opinion from the com
mittee as to the sending forth Of a
company, Mr.. Irwin replied that such
a proposition was something outside
of the real exhibit. Mr.. Beardslee sug
gested Hawaiian music at the Fair
saying that this feature was the most
pleasurable to him Of the whole Mid
Winter Fair.
After more discussion, the commit
tee finally adopted the following reso
luton:
Resolved, That 1t Is the sense Of
this meeting that unless the Govern
ment can provide 100000, that the mat
ter OF a Hawaiian exhibit at the st
Louis Exposition be dropped"
The meeting then adjourned.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07

New York City's Board OF Education
is on the verge of nervous prostration
as a result Of the statistical returns
on the birth rate. The number OF
babies has grown from five to eleven
an hour or one baby every five min
utes, and the death rate is falling on
from one-third to one-tenth. II this
be the result of Roosevelts race sui
eide preaching he should be supremely
satisfied. His next text will of neces-
sity deal with the little red school
house,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
.FA|R(H|[D FILES HIS
NOMINATION PAPERS

The nomination papers of George II
Fairchild. of Kealia, Kauai, We're filed
this afternoon with Electoral Regis
trar c. r. auckland at the Secretary
Office and. by order of Governor Dole
they were accepted and a receipt was
given for the s25, the fee required OF
every man filing nomination papers
This entities the name Of Mr.. Fairchild
to appear on the official printed ballot
and secures him in his position OF Re
publican nominee for Supervisor Of
the County of Kauai, although he him
self will not be able to vote.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07

Secretary Carriers cablegram sug-
costing a reduction in the interest of
Territorial bonds to four FER cent is
the most realistic evidence OF success
in dealing with eastern 6nanciers that
has yet materiallzed. It would he im-
possible for Carter to Sponsor such a
change unless he is certain of a strong
demand for our securities. II carried
out, and the local authorities eau hard.
ly do otherwise. 1t means a saving OF
upwards of sl5O.OOO year in interest
which in these times will certainly b,
lappreciated.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07

The stage line between Honolulu
Heeia and Koolau has been purchased
by Mr.. Lewis of the Hawaiian Stock
Yards, who will operate the line in a
thorough, upTo-date manner. Trip
over the Pail will be made daily. leay-
ing Honolulu at $50 a. III. and arriy-
ing at Heeia at 80 p. m. Returning
the stage will leave Heeia at 1880 ,. M.
arriving in Honolulu at $3.50. The
round-trip fare will be $500 and si.2J
one way.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
{. Brewer { Co., Ltd.
Queen Street. HonoIuis T. n.
Agents for

Agents for
Hawaiian Agricultural Co., ookali
Sugar Plant. Co.. onomea Sugar Co,
Honomu Sugar Co.. Waikiki Sugar Co.
Makee Sugar Co. .Haleakala Ranch Co.,
The Planters Line Of San Francisco
Packets. Chas. Brewer & Co.'S line Of
Boston Packets.
List Of Officers:
@. M. Cooke, President; George
Robertson, Manager; 4. F. Bishop
Treasurer and Secretary; Col. W. F
Allen. Auditor; p. G. Jones. H. Water
house ana Geo. R. Carter. Directors
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07

There was large attendance at the
meeting of Republicans held at CAM
No. 2, Vineyard street, last evening. j.
l.. Kaulukou presided. The speakers
were Sam Kaloa, s. c. Dwight, Jack
Lucas. J. w. Pratt, S. f. Damon
Isaac Sherwood. r. N. Boyd, Mark
Robinson, W. T. Rawlins and Henry
Vida The last speaker created great
enthusiasm when he stated that al
though defeated by Harry Murray In
the convention he was still Republi
can and was out for the whole ticket
Moses Nakuina denies that he has
anything TO do with calling a Home
Rule convention to consider the county
clerkship. Mr.. Nakuina will state his
position in tomorrow's Bulletin
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
RAPID TRANSIT WORK

The work on the Fort street extern
sion Of the Rapid Transit line is being
carried on very rapidly in order 10
prevent only for the shortest time pos
sible the traffic on the City's most i'm
portant thOroughfare. The rails have
been laid from Queen to Merchant
street and men are now at work dig
ging out the filling in the place at the
intersection of Fort and Queen which
in the old days was used by the vol
unteer fire department to store water
in case Of fires.
While n small gang Is at work on
the section of track that has been laid
another large gang Is digging up the
street between Merchant and King
The laborers are all Portuguese. The
Waikiki side of the street cannot be
used and the Eva side is not wide
enough to permit the passage OF two
carriages at the same time, 80 police
officers are stationed at each end "a
regulate matters.
From the rate the work Is being car
ried on at the present time, the whole
Job should be completed on Tuesday
or Wednesday of next week.
The Kaimuki section of the Rapid
Transit line is so far advanced that
construction car is being operated OF
the line from the baseball park out to
the crest of the hill at Kaimuki. The
work OF filling in sections hitherto in
accessible is being carried on and 1t IL
u bected that by Saturday or Sunday
/ { first car can be sent over the line
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07

Since Judge Frear's three soldiers
correspondence is a matter of such
small moment he certainly should
have no objection to public perusal.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07

To read the comments of his ardent
friends one tends to a conclusion that
Secretary Carter swatted the rock OF
administration favor with a partial
view to a flood of good things for Car
ter
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07

The Supreme Court decision settles
IL. And the county elections will take
place with enough voters disfranchised
to make the difference of victory or de-
feat in a close contest.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07

The number of maniacs striving to
break into the White House with bat
tie axe will steadily increase as the
Presidential campaign begins to warm
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07

Russian concessions to Japan read
like another of those diplomatic ro-
mances. Russia comedies nothing
without obtaining all the points in tbs
game
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
BISHOP co.
BANKERS,
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS

This evening Republican political
workers will concentrate at the luau
at the home OF Mark p. Robinson, Nuu-
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07

The steady decline of beet sugar
prices for the last few days shows that
gravity is pulling hard at the market
DESPITE the Brussels convention.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07

Sheriff.
ARTHUR N. BROWN
Clerk and Recorder
HARRY e. MURRAY
Auditor
ISAAC SHERWOOD
Attorney
IT. RAWLINs
Tax Assessor and Collector
J. W. PRATT
Treasurer
S. e. DAMON
Surveyor
r. N. BOYD
supervisors.at.larse
GEO. r. RENToN
MARK p. ROBINSON
JOHN LUCAS
Fourth District Supervisors
J. A. GILMAN A. HOOKING
Fifth District Supervisors
FRANK PAHIA S. c. oWlGHI
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
.uu.......s II Z. II II :,

= People show themselves just as =.
I. unfit for liberty whether they :.
= submit to anarchy or to tyranny; =
!. and class government, whether It :.
!. be the government Of plutoera. =
!. cy or the government Of mob, =
:. is equally Incompatible with the =
I: principles established in the days =
/. Of Washington and perpetuated in !:
1. the days Of Lineoln.-President :.
{. Roosevelt.
!. Z. :: NJ I: .: :: .: :: :: u .: .; 3: :; :. .!
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
Pc-ru.nn Cures Catarrh,


Half the ills of life are due TO catarrh
and catarrhal arrangements. Perunu
Is tho only internal, systemic catarrh
remedy known TO the medical profession
Peruna cures catarrh wherever To-
.atcd. Peruna is not n guess nor an
experlmnnt-it Is an absolute, scientific
certainty. Pcruna has no substitutes
no rivals. Insist upon having Pcruna
II you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna
write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a
tull statement of your case and he viii
,e pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
the Hartman Sanitarium. Column bus, .
For special directions every one
should read THE Ills Of Life" a copy
Of which surrounds each bottle. Pc
runa is for sale by all chemists and
druggists at one dollar per bottle, oil
six bottles for five dollars.
Those wishing direct correspondence
with DR.. Hartman and can walt the
necessary delay in receiving a reply
should address DR.. S. d. Hartman, Co
lumbus, Ohio. U. s, A.
Benson, Smith & Co. will supply the
retail drug trade In Honolulu.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
cIaus spI eekeIs- VIM. G. irwin
Claus Spreckels & Co.
( BANK Frs.
HONOLULU, /: r. II.

Can Francisco Agents The Ne
vada National Bank OF San Francisco
Draw Exchange on the Nevada Na,
tional Bank Of San Francisco.
london-The Union Of London and
Smiths Bank, Ltd.
New York-American Exchange Ma.
topal Bank.
Chicago 4 Corn Exchange National
Bank.
Parls--Credit Lyonnais.
Berlln-Dresdner Bank.
Honskong and Yokohama - Hong
kong'Shanghai Banking Corporation.
New Zealand and Australia - Banh
OF New Zealand and Bank of Australia.
STA.
Victoria md Vancouver - Bank Of
British ..orth America.
Deposits received. Loans made on
approved security. Commercial and
Travellers Credits issued. Bills Of Ell.
change bought and sold.
Collections Promptly Accounted For.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
CASTLE { COOKE, Ltd
HONOLULU.
Commission Merchants
:: Sugar Factors

AGENTS FOR
The Eva Plantation Co.
The waialua Agricultural Co.
The Kohala Sugar Co.
The waimea Sugar Mill Co.
The Fulton Iron Works,st. Louis. Mo-
The Standard Oil Co.
rhe Geo. F. Blake Steam Pumps.
weston's Centrifugals.
The New England Life Insurance Co.
of Boston.
The Aetna Fire Ins. Co. Of Hartford.
Conn.
The Alliance Assurance Co. OF London
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07

"Peruna I have used In my family
With success. ! can recommend II q,
an excellent family remedy and vep
GOOD for coughs, colds and cafarrhs.
affections. "---H Henry Powers.
John L. Burnett, Member Of Congress
Seventh Alabama District, writes:
al take pleasure in testifying TO the
merits of your Pcruna. At the solicita
ton Of n friend my wife used 1t, and Il
improved her condition generally. 1t II
@ remarkable remedy. lean cheerfullJ
recommend Peruna' as q good, substan
tial tonic, and very good catarri
remedY.n
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07

Events of the last few days suggest
the Governors Office as the best place
in town to lose public or private doc
uments.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
VIM. 6. Irwin { Co., Ltd.
SUGAR FACTORS
AND
COMMISSION AGENTS

Agents for the
SCOTTISH UNION & NATIONAL INSURANCE
COMPANY OF EDINBURGH
wuHELMA OF MAGDEBURG GENERAL
INSURANCE COMPANY.
ASSOCIATED INSURANCE COMPANY
Of Munich and Berlin.
ALLIANCE MARINE 4 GENERAL ASSURANCE
CO.. Ltd. OF London.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY Of LIVERPOOL
ALLIANCE ASSURANCE co. Of LONDON.
ROCHESTER GERMAN INSURANCE COMPANY
OFNEW YORK.
AGENTS OF THE
Oceanic Steamship Company
OF SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
STANLEY STEPHENSON, Sign Shop, King Street.
Mr. NEWMAN Of The Territory Harness Shop, 554 King St.

Thursday. October S-Iwilei. A meet
ing had also been arranged for Ka-
kaako but this has been cut out.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
A FAMILY REMEDY.
Pe-ru-na In Use in Thousands 0
Homes.

Congressman II. Henry Powers, q
Vermont, writes from Morrisville, VI.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07

AGENTS for Hawaiian Commercial &
Sugar Co., Haiku Sugar Co., Paia Plan
tation Co.. Nahiku Sugar Co., Kihei
Plantation Co., Hawaiian Sugar Co.,
Kahului Railroad Co.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
SIGNS UP-TO.DATE

ability others who original IDEAS
requirements submit
attractive 1t will be advantage to let
hear
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-23
ONE wOMAN's IDEA OF DIVORCE.

The advanced" Mrs Elizabeth Bacon Walling
arose before Il fashionable woman's club in New
York recently and pleaded for 'free divorce" 1t is
within the memory of most of readers when
another advanced" woman arose in the same city
and pleaded for free love-" Free divorce" and
free love- amount practically to the same thing.
Mrs Walling is of the opinion that marriage
should end when love dies and that the getting rid of
objectionable wives or husbands should be made
easy instead of difficult.
Her talk was very frank-most too frank for her
audtors-and contained some logic. She said that
love can never be regulated by law controlled by
human will The man who truly loves a woman
would continue to love her if all the laws pertaining
to marriage were swept away. And the woman who
enthroned Il man in her heart would cling and care
and worship as sincerely if the only tie that bound
her to the man was love. All very true.
But the necessity of law arises from infractiOns of
law and law is supposed to be only another name for
liberty. Penitentiaries built for criminals and
not for honest people The statute that provides for
fining and imprsoning drunkards was the logical re-
suit of drunkenness, and the divorce laws, patch
work though theyare, were inspired by the acts of
those who made marriage a mockery.
Elizabeth Bacon WalIi-g pleads for complete
liberty
The world isn't ready for it yet 1t needs to be
restrained A few can live the life beautiful-the
many are still human and full of the impulses of
wrong-the errors Of natural weakness.
The marriage and divorce laws the logical prod
uct of the progress of humanity No one mind
formed them. As civilization progressed, the desire
of the more moral part Of the world to protect the
homes and the children grew. Abuses suggested
laws Nobody wanted to make marriage burden or
married life hell But the idea is, and always has
been, to make the union of man ana woman more
than Jest, something to be entered INTO after
thought, with the knowledge that it was for life
responsibility as well as joy.