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70 the WioRL DIS III III M IA SOUTH.
NJ AN q RAILWAY II n RO UGt4 HLANOR Z
OF tn e $ s kY''''is sPE clALg re r.
soNAILYs col pucTED TOUR

rho Southern Railway oegs ~ ais
snoumces on september Goth they VIII OPS
crate special train to the Worlds FAR
ST. Louis. Mo, In charge OF reprcsGn-
$tntiye Of Tho Passenger Department, 49,
ing through TO St, Louis without chg.'sss5
s,illlc, a q xington, LoulsNilln, etc li'ei
tialngwlll be composed Of both ruilnal,,
aud pays Coaches, Very low rates Will
Apply. FOR detailed Information apply
10 ticket agents, or address q, W. Nest
Hurry. ii. II, A., Rirlimond, Va,
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5S BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE MD. \. Sept. TO- eaboard AIR
4 Limo common.,-Nothing doing; do. preferred,
s.aIi bid. Atlantic Coast Line common, FAX
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III. ii rof,ndIrx al registered lo4,
II, rofundinr 2s coupe !. 4. !. 1o5,
~ 4. Jos
n q 4. co,,ron . \. Il, I. j. los,
81. New ~. ~.
~. -. New 4s coupo . :. : (. =
s. Old So registered ~
:. q I. 4. !. ios,
Atchlaon adjustment . =. ~
,sI,i,o,o "A Ohm 4. I. Z. 5. 1o3
Baltimore and Ohio ~ ~
Central of Georgia S.
on,raI Z, 3 Al Inc 4. \. 81
=, ,,bio \. los,
s,,.sss = ~ ,tor t I. 50
Chicago, y. and Quincy new y y. y
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BALTIMORE. MD, Sept -FLou R-pull
ard 9s. sp snot e So
s ssed va s n
Corn EIE FG irna and h u.
II xys fancy Imitation! rs, fancy
creamy fancy lsahS A flS ',nss st9rsi
~ f;Sesse- tsady and unchanged large
I ana small, pT a 100. /; medium q. @
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COTTON MARKETS..

Al NEW YORK, Sept. o.--'rhe cotton market
opened easy at a decline OF 3 81 points, IN ie-
Spouse to disappolnttng c;ibles ana better
prediction for rain in the stern belt the
carly map showing generally clear, eondlti9ns
there was considerable covering FOR over Sun
day, but the New Orleans crowd were I'D.
cral sellers. and while 6tluctua Ions wera, more
tendency. carrying prlces TO q net loss Of aboiir
SglaB points. representing "a decline from ne
< high level Just before tho government report
& Of about cent q pound. q a !ss 5s
i l.owor Wall Street brokers' bought moderately
and the large estimate for Mondays move
n,ent at Houston aided the downward m mo; g
N;eD 81 81 ,s354 5i l # -
gaI nst IL, 4440 last week and 4, esp last year,
Tor the week 175, 900 bales q gn III, w last
Nav Orleans were .29b bales against q last
year. AT Houston Z. 6l2 bales against Sls last
year. sSiSs W III AZ X
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TOBACCO MARKET.

On Richmsnd, Va q Sept 10, = 04.
;pard Fired iTobacc Market continues quiet
at unchanged prices. Receipts very light and
very little doing. AZ Brights-U changed quiet,
but Arm +; fair recsipts.6 Sun Cured Receipts
Very light and market fairly actlye at quotp-i
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MOVEMENT
IRREGULAR.
Undcrtonc Of the Stock Market,
However, Was Unde-
niably Firm.
BUSINESS UNus UALLY HEAVY .E:.E
Tobacco Issues But Little At
fectcd BY the Proposed
Merger.

INV Assoc, ated pre- IS y

l6 an Il ,5asl (By. ASSOC AteQ SFTeSB.l
M NEW YORK. Sept. 10--As q resulA
largely sof further heavy proilt -ta X N
stocks moved rather irregularly to-day,
though the undertonc was undcnably
i tirn. Tho tendency OF many issues wa I! 9
toward higher level. Indeed, several
) OF the more active issues, such as United
states Steel preferred and common touch
ed new high records for the present mo ve-
mont. Business for the brief. session war y, az
unusually heavy, though not widely dis
tributed. Southern Railway was the fea..
ture OF tho railway group IN tho early
trad it,g. Later. st. Paul, Union PACIFIC,
sAtchison and other standard raj lwayS is
SITES became very strong. but elsewhere
In the list. the activi was confined Chef
" 70 the minor railway industrial 1. shares.
fected by. the proposed merger though
some realizing followed tho early q dvunce
in Consolidated Tobacco a .. li5 j{8a
. Metropolitan aecurit les. concerning
which. thcre was many new and improb-
able rumors, made an carly gain, but
closed Il practically Unchanged Reports
that the government report on corn
would BIO quite rcassuring gave added
stimulus to tho list In final trading and
tho closing WAS quite active and strong,
In spite OF further heavy profit "a king.
OF Read ng, which failed to move up witt
! the othertactiye railway stocks and closed
with & net loss Of / l-2 points
MI Total sales Of bonds were 81. 3T6, 010
Total sales Of ct ocks to day were sc. :
Y 400 shares. $ Ell a 81
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$50 ~ n $1,000 Z. $500
Cotton. dull: 5mlddllng. 1920; gross receipts,
q aSs bales; Stock $685. bales. I, 4, Is.
21tss bales; export to g reat Britain, q 500
bales; to Japan. 100 bal les, ~. az G.
2i55S bales; export TO Great Britain Il 5vo
BAN; to Japan, l,101 bales. y, .
Total since September 1st at az M
Il rs, Sid bales; 8 Is France, s,966 b1les; e the
Ointment. s,4st bales; to Japan !, 100 bale s.
4 NEW ORLEANS, \, Sent Y, SPOT cotton
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quotations with continued increas Sc os receipts.
sd RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEk--Wheat, H. s4
bushels; corn %. 90 buahels; oats s. sso bush
ala tons; finill otfal. lls tons. {,
STOCK n ELEvATOR-.W Wheat. a, SIG bush
oils; corn. 1888 bushels oats. 81, Is? bushels
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PRODUCE ]; / MARKET

NEW York. Sept. 10. FLoUR-Flrmj, With
sMinnesota y patents, Is 81. s5GS. Eye Flour
E fs ssl,o 10 S9sa
sinaI. Barley quiet: feeding. g y, y, a,
4lYheat spot niarke firm; No Il ~ ~
and higher day on covering in,pelled by q
forecast OF frost n spring wheat = car
prssa
net higher. May closed at $i-i
Der Ioecenber.s !. q. r,,,, IN
market @as dull and easier; scpteI,bsrF closed
ats 5shc:; December: g Ac oats-7-aI'ot easy
Bsef stcady family se beef sc lams;
24ltl rs. 00.3 Cut Iicklsd neies.
sniie: picked shouders psr,e ]! pound o.
P Wsse1n ha steaned ed rs qen.d aae e
sns,,, Ills; conponnd, u pe q 4.
Quiet 4, fsy s,s; issl
sss Saassc nasiaDul; conn
mon to good, Sc. 50. TprpentIne III s'a g
: as sotee-spot rio. steady invoice;
mild steady: cordoya. q
eeee is,es oinss she
September and 5unchanscd on al tier{ POSI-
tons aIsa 500 d, q 4, an min = centr-
refined. steady. Context oncrs mould
Ana .Is9 !aan sisi sssaea
Japan nominal ss e s em =.
y IS and unchanged. Chez ct
ana unchanged IND uncha Nns IS.
Lore Y. sWe sefs
ssas5 &, Peanuts steady; fancy hsidpieked.
other domestic ins
ssoah 20; per earrcl, 500 75cf Colt steam
TO LIVERPOOL 1sc. s IN s w
III CHICAGO ILL. Sept. 1o.-- ncfrtatnty L az
"a .ha showing or 10 Forthcoming government
report restricted trading in the grain PTS T. Z
day resulting in fsstpresss i mar fMi =:
corn Was down 1sdlssc. 4; oats We're on Is 1btc
< provisions closed with q loss Of 90.
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The quotations are as follows d az s3
Iugs z. E. !, $50 GDS $50
Short Loaf ~. R, I. I. ECO Is
Medium leaf Z, !. $50 % 1850
RssF !ssf and selection IS s lsSs
MISUNDERSTANDING :. :, ~. 7. 500 a. 500
Medium n. !. 500 a 1000
IIne Z, :, 1000 ~ 1900
Common ,.,..,...,..., 10, 90 % L. 90
n Medium y, &. I. ,....,...,5i2.00 IN 1900
~ lrIno . u. 4. Il. 90 a 1900
i Fancy I. u, Z. W. % 20. O0
=. 4, 600 ~ 90
Mediun 4. I, 4. II, /. 200 al 900
\ Good !. 4, 800 a. l10)
Iine . u, 90 @ 400
5NRAPPDRS-Com &, ,..,....;.,. 1900 q 1900
Medl,ilr 90 a. $500
Good ~ % q $500
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u CINCINNATI Z; O., Sept. 1o-HOG s--Actiye,
Butchers So. 1905, Is; common. S4.loa6. 20. Cat
ttle-steady; fair to good Shippers. s.. :5qt 90
Lambs-Steady at $3,b0I6.00. IS k&
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STEADY, Winter patents. S. 90; straigfhts,
spring patents "
3S4,60G5l0 No. g spring wheat u ia i = g 5
si.6sgl.is; No. s. osA q1 y 4, o;,s
wy Il, t7Sc. Good foedng ba rley 81
faifr Ia choice mailing Q. 2 llaxsas,
jaSd e1s Sads
s7a7 .o.is; short ribs sides lloose) S7;SsGI !.
short clear IS s52sso Whis,ksy
prsao * II iI5mI1. Sd. Easy; creamery
iiaIsc, darlss, le.s !sc. cheese-Flr ln AZ sp
&c, EggI-FIr,n at u "a lIc. 81 " Z.
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gRtNCTS--S w (,
q Snssng, per lb,,., ,s,.,,,,i..s,l
& 6eplGssss per lb........,,,ti
Va. smoke per lb.,.,,..,s',.'i
Map apple, per lbs. .'.,s,'',i
EHs p y 8. pst, ~ -: II
y. IS Wild ginger, natural .,.......,,,.
I'FA1lIITET-Pcrs y h.sI farmers ~
tBACDNS--Hams, smal l.,.;,i, $50
jsy Hams, large So s,,,,.s
IA Sides. smokes ,s.,.s',ss,,s
Shoulders. SmokAd ',,,ss,',,i
p-country Yrtins,,,,,.,,;i'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-27
PERSONAL.

The checks which King Edward
uses for his private business are drawn
on his personal account at Coutts'.
The signature is Edward r., followed
by small royal crown. The checks
are printed on gilt-edged paper, but
are otherwise quite in the usual form.
Tom Lawson, the Boston specu
lator, is said to have been financial
hacker of a comic opera company whose
season closed last week in Louisville.
If Lawson-banker, broker, yachtsman,
horseman, magazine contributor, carna-
ton fancier, etc.-is not spending
money on something he is in danger
of exploding. His wealth is conceded
to be in eight figures. most people put
ting it at over $2O,0O0,O00.
Prof. Wiley, chief of the Bureau of
Chemistry in the Agricultural Depart
ment and something Of humorist, was
before the House Agricultural Com
mittee. What is a scientific agricul
turist?" inquired one of the rural
members, DESTROYS of enlightenment
and also of drawing the professor out.
"A scientific agrlculturist," replied
Prof. Wiley sagely, lis a gentleman
in the employ of the government who
can make 81 grow on an appropria-
ton bill where only 81 grew before.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-27
Anything Handy.

An interesting story developed out
of the visit of the Honorable Artillery
Company of London to Washington,
says the National Magazine. 1t was
handsome Sergt. Arthur Weston, who
took part in the following dialogue at
the White House reception:
You are Miss ROOSEVELT" he BASH
fully inquired, as he took a piece of
cake.
Yes" she replied.
Il shall keep the cake as a souvenir
of its donor" he responded calamity.
AS you please" said Miss Alice,
with a graceful bow.
Then came the awkward part. The
gold-laced regimentals of the sergeant
had no pockets in which to carry
away the sweet memento.
"Oh," he said, blushing, "I think
shall eat it after all; but at all events.
1 am taking it away with me-" he con-
tinued, as he nibbled.
Miss Roosevelt laughed heartily, and
waited until the last crumb had disap-
peared.
The sergeant was afterward heard to
say:
Il envy you American men your
pockets. Ask man for a pencil, a
knife, a cigarette, or anything in rea
son, and into his pockets he goes, and
brings out exactly what you want like
the penny in-the-slot machine. l must
confess that Americans have an idea
of utility and comfort that impresses
me strongly"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-27
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Columbia State (Dem.) says;
LET the Democratic tub navigate on
its own bottom this year-sink or
swim. We wish no entangling alli-
ances with long-haired or woody tribes.
And as for a platform, there is no &C.
casion for pianks enough to floor the
state of Texas. To secure tariff re-
form, anti-monopoly, honesty and SAN
ity will keep us busy for a while."
The Louisville Courier Journal
(Dem.) says: AT any rate Hearst is
trying to buy the presidency with his
own money. Roosevelt, with his PEN
sion order and his civil service policy.
is trying to buy 1t with the taxpay-
ers' money and the public patronage.
The Charleston News and Courier
Dem.) says Unfortunately for the
South Senator Hoar is not President
OF these United States. nor Is IL likely
that his party will ever call 10 the ex-
ecutive chair of the nation "a man Ca
pable OF putting into practice the pTfn-
ciple which he advocated on the iioor
OF the Senate on Wednesday"
The Chattanooga Times lDem.) says.
The Memphis commereiai-Appsal
and the Nashville American both agree
that We ought 90 unite on a Southern
man. ~ the delegates from the South
go 10 -. Louis solidly proelaiming for
one Of their own clean, upright con-
sentative men and stick 10 him uuiii
the North, East and West agree on one
Of their own just - gOod--if they've
got him and can aRfee-aii danger WIS
b. past. ~ The south goes a. fhe Cgn-
YeDflon like y mob without D leader
and without amy directions from fhe
people. there 40 no telling Whaf " go-
inF ~ hqppcp ~ 81 Louis. olthough
fhfre b ~ doubt ~ what nli happen
in November in thaf eyent."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-27

took the step he did without authority
responsible party. There is a suspi-
cion. which has been given express
sion. that one purpose the President
had in view in granting this service
pension was the gaining OF the soldier
vote. Be that as it may, it seems
to be admitted by those best informed
about pension matters that the great,
unknown army that will make it's
way TO the pension Office to get PEN
sions under the new ruling. will take
out of the treasury between $30,0O0,0OO
and 100000 annually. 1t will not
take that much the first year, but it
will take a good deal more than that
after a year or two. The reason that
this great, unknown army" hasn't ap-
piled before for pensions was because
its members had no disability that
entitled them to government assist
ance, or else they didn't have a rec
ord that gave them the right to APP
ply for a pension. Under the com
missioner's ruling, however, any man
who was enlisted for ninety days will
be able to get a pension if he has ar
rived at the age of sixty-two years.
When this great, unknown army
gets on the pension roll we shall be
paying in pensions about $40,000,O00
more for pensions than it costs Ger
many to maintain her vast army and
her great navy. And there seems to
be good reasons for saying that much
of this pension burden has been sad
died upon the people by the politicians,
in their efforts to get the good will
and of course the votes-of the Union
veterans.
The Senate has taken steps to in
quire into the scheme to pension this
great, unknown army" and if it
doesn't do what is necessary to be
done to prevent the proposed increase
in the pension burden it and the House
will be in the position of sanctioning
the high-handed method by which sew
eral hundreds of millions of dollars
are to be taken out of the treasury.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-27
Her First Automobile Ride.

From Leslie's Weekly.
Twas my very first ride in an au-
tomobile;
Shall 1 tell you about it?" blushed
pretty Lucille.
Twas one day last week-but it mat
tiers not when
That Charlie came round with his
brand-new machine.
(Now Charley's a friend of my big
Brother Ben
The dearest young fellow you ever
have SEEM
He asked me to go for a ride, and
went
1 wouldn't have shown for the world
l was hurt
Because he'd been nice to that Milli-
cent Trent
Who'd used all her arts to ensnare
him-the flirt!
Il wouldn't have owned 1 was terri
bly, scared
To ride in the thing, for 1 felt just
as though
I'd somehow been bantered or badger
ed or dared;
And so 1 said: Thanks! Just delight
ed to go!'
He moved a big lever he held with his
right
And something below us went 'sput-
terty-sputter!'
1 never had had, in my life, such a
fright
AS when that queer vehicle started
to stutter.
1--WE few down the street while chung
to my hat
With one hand and held to his arm
with the other;
1 watched people lodging us, this way
and that
The breeze took my breath till I felt
l should smother;
We shot down hill at a terrible
pace
l screamed and he murmured
You're safe. little goose.
The breast of his coat kept the wind
from my face.
And when we slowed down I-forgot
10 let loose!
That's all--only when we had turned
to go back
We seemed to have lost all desire to
hurry;
We loitered along on the homeward-
bound track.
And though It was late we agreed
not 90 worry.
FOR Charley had said twas the ride
u his life,
Especially when we had taken the
hin,
lie asked me 20 cling thus for aye
% bis Nffci
waited "a minute, then whispered,
a VIII"
"'Tw0s lng very nrsi f1de in an auto
mobile
Buf "a went D. my iasf'" biusheq tri.
uNDhani LuCl0.
ftFicaanq w. oannn.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-27
An Awful shrfnkage.

Commissioner West of the District of
Columbia tells of an amusing mistake
made by a German who keeps a no
ton store at the national capital, says
the NeW York Press.
one day a man from the assessor s
ONCE went into the Germans store on
official business. AS the two had a
speaking acquaintance the caller took
II for granted that the Teuton knew
Tor what purpose the cab was made.
lie was somewhat surprised when the
storekeeper proceeded to dilate on the
value of the stock he carried
Der finest in der city," said the Ger
man. Worth not less as $4,000"
Well Wen put it down at that"
said the assessors man.
"Surei" exclaimed the storekeeper.
do it; you make no mistake"
There was wailing and gnashing of
teeth and loud lamentation when the
proprietor of the store learned later
that he was taxed on $4,000. He post
ed with all possible speed to the asses
sors Office.
Vat is diss?" he asked, wildly.
DE stock by my store is worth not
$4,000. Not so much as $780,"
He was politely informed that the
records of the office showed that he
himself had given the figures to the
assessors man. To this the Teuton
entered a most vehement denial, and
the witness was called.
"Ach!" he gasped, when he saw the
assessors man. "Iss he your PEBBLES?
Ach, und l drinks me all de time he
vas by commercial agency"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-27
THE FIG IN GEORGIA.

The Georgia Experiment Station has
just published a bulletin on THE Fig
in Georgia" that ought to prove of
very general interest. There is prob
ably not a section OF the country in
which the soil and climate are better
suited TO tho growing Of figs than this,
and yet we pay relatively little at
tention to the delightful fruit. The
demand for figs is never supplied; the
market quickly absorbs all offerings
and would take ten times as many
baskets OF figs IL they could be pro-
cured. But the production Is 50 linn
tied that il Is a fortunate person who
can secure a few figs for breakfast.
The ig crop follows the peach cn0p.
II attention were given 10 hgs. they
would come into the market following
the peaches and thus add much ~ the
pisafure o. living % well as 10 the
amount % money in circulation. Sc
lected fresh hBs could be marketed in
small baskets, like straw berries, and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-27
Amed Rx SiRIlt of Weather.

A Southern planter employed ne
gro to work some of his land during
the past year on shares, says the Min
neapolis Tribune. On account of the
high price of cotton the Negroes half
of the proceeds amounted to 1900. The
planter knew that it would ruin any
Afro-American to get such a sum of
money, and decided that half of it
would be enough. Upon further re-
Election the conviction grew upon him
that $500 would ruin any negro in the
world, so he cut the sum in half
again, and, piling up 400 shining silver
dollars on his desk, sent for the negro
and brother and said that he was
ready to settle. The man came in and
fairly gasped at the amount of wealth
in sight.
"Fo' Gawd, boss" ne said, sis dat
money all ours?"
Yes"
well, den, divide it in two piles and
you take youah half and I'll take
mine"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-27

the poorer figs could be made up into
would need be very little, if any, waste
from the crop. California has found
the fig to be profitable. We can raise
as fine figs as California can, and
we are nearer to the great Eastern
fruit markets. hence we could dispose
of them at more satisfactory prices.
The fig, moreover. is one of the few
fruits that can be grown successfully
within city limits. A tree of good
stock, we'll cared for, will flourish in
crowded quarters in a city back yard
and give its owner two crops of de-
licious fruit each year. The average
back yard in Savannah would accom-
modate from two to half a dozen fig
trees, that would add to the appear
ance of the yard and the value of the
property. The fig is a most kindly dis
posed member of the fruit tree family.
1t will respond quickly to attentions
shown it. Given half a chance" it
will grow and flourish and yield its
fruits. 1t is a handsome, cleanly tree,
making little litter and harboring few
disagreeable insects or worms. The
experiment station says that every
back yard in Georgia, at least, in Mid
die and South Georgia." ought to
have from one to half dozen fig trees.
The trees would certainly make for
the health and happiness of the peo-
nile
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-27
BRIGHT BITS.

-Mother-"Johnny! On your way
home from school, stop at the store
and get me stick of candy and a bar
of soap" Father-"What do you want
of stick of candy?" Mother-"That's
so he'll remember the soap. New
York Weekly
Yes" said the railroad president,
I've found out how we can make ev-
cry one of our men live to be a hun
bred years old" Wonderful How do
you do it?" at is only necessary to
pension them off after they get to be
60 or 70."-Chicago Record-He
Mrs. Newlywed-"Hav you any
nice slumps this morning." Butcher
"Slumps? What are they?" Mrs. New
lywed-"Indeed, l don't know; but my
husband is always talking about a
slump in the market. and l thought
should like to try some. philadelphia
Record.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-27
OUR DIVORCE PROBLEM.

The case of Senator Smoot has had
the effect of drawing the attention of
the public strongly to our divorce
problem. Some of the comment is that
while we are making such an earnest
fight against polygamy we ought to
give a little more attention to the di-
vorce evil-an evil that differs from
polygamy mainly in this, that instead
of having several wives at the same
time the wives, with the aid of the di-
vorce court, are taken in succession.
The various religious denominations
are thoroughly aroused on the divorce
question. In New York last week,
there was a conference of ministers of
twelve Protestant denominations at
the st. Bartholomew parish house,
and, after a very thorough discussion
of the divorce evil, they adopted res
olution calling on each church rep
resented to instruct it's ministers to
refuse to marry any persons whose
marriage the ministers believe to be
forbidden by the laws of the church of
which either party may be menu
ber."
Such resolutions do good because
they have the effect of creating a pub
lie sentiment against divorce, and,
hence, of Fastening the time when
there will be legislation for the solu-
ton of the divorce problem. Such res
olutions would probably do harm rath-
er than good if their tendency were not
in the direction of anti-divorce legis-
lation, because they would drive peo-
pie out of the churches-that is, those
people who are in favor of divorce,
and the number appears to be large
and steadily increasing.
There are two ways in which the evil
can be met by legislation, namely, by
a constitutional amendment giving
Congress authority to deal with the
evil or by the enactment by all of the
states of uniform divorce law. 1t
will be difficult matter to secure an
amendment or a uniform law, but the
sentiment in favor of legislation of
some kind that will lessen the divorce
evil is becoming so strong that it is
probable that in the near future the
desired object will be obtained. not
wlthstanding the difficulties that will
have to be overcome. But for this
evil polygamy wouldn't be so difficult
to get rid Of AS long as our di-
vorce laws remain as lax as they are
Mormons feel they have some excuse
for practicing polygamy.