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The Washington times., 1907-01-06
Relation of Thought and Electricity


Mr.. Mcconnell is one OF the editors
OF the Alkhert Magazine. published IN
Atlanta. and recently sent Mr.. Stead
an article on ~telepsthlc phenomena,
which Mr.. Stead. without vouching
for the accuracy OF Mr.. McConneu's
statements, discusses IN connection
with his wi observations and conclu-
sions. Mcconnell holds that many
phenomena which are explained other
wise are due 70 t~elepathic influence.
"a In regard 10 the relation OF
thought and electricity, he writes as
follows:
An essential to life-eating-pro-
duces electricity BY chemical change
breathing through the lungs. another
essential OF life, produces chemical else
trtcity by chemical oxidation, breath
ing through the pores OF the skin,
The Washington times., 1907-01-06

with he nerves running into tire mus
cles Join n turn o. a current strong
enough TO contract the muscles TO pro-
duce the desired motion. A slight
movement needs but a slight current,
and the thought is the a conductor.
That this movement OF the muscles
IL conclusively proved 20 be nothing
but electricity. IS shown BY the exper-
iments IN which a current OF electric
ity applied 70 the brain produces ex-
Ecty the same action on the nerves
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-12-03
TABLES

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Center Tables, etc. in all of the
late and popular finishes and
exceedingly handsome goods.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-12-03

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New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
LICENSE A PROTECTION.

The license serves a protection and as
a deterrent to marriage II furnishes information
which too many did without until It became the
property OF divorce courts, and. inciden tally. Il
permits TO learn the secret or his wife
age-for there whose ages are never
otherwise disclosed.
The cost OF a license 4. only 8 and in passing
this bill the powers at Albany considered that
any man who truly loved gin would be willing
10 pay 81 for the pleasure Of possessing her. while
the who wanted to marry the sS-cent bar
gain principle unlikely spend more
on & wife than he would the attaining OF one.
q question involving serious complications in tho
future
Secret marriages. too. will be practically abol-
ished after January next, for the person who per
forms the marriage must file the license
received with the town city clerk or before
the tenth day Of the month next succeeding the
marriage In this the School Board VIII know
just what fair young teachers playing the role
Of Miss in the schoolroOm and Madame at
home Only the fact that their salaries have been
raised consoles teachers for this impeachment In the
path 20 Hymen-
A marriage without a license is just legally
binding with Il. but violation OF the provi-
sons Of the new bill Is made a misdemeanor. pun
ishabIe by fno OF from S25 70 80 for each Of
fence.
The process OF occurring license IS simple Both
prospective bride and bridegroom appear before a
town city clerk and answer. under oath. Few
questions wholly Unobjectionable TO persons quail
fed 10 marry but dsconcerting to parties who are
under age. who have a wife or husband elsewhere
or who do not wish parents or guardians 70 learn
then given the couple. who must present II 70
the civil or religious authority who solemnizes the
marriage.
In Louisiana where contracting parties must not
only procure a license from the city, but also ons
from the Board Health, before they may marry.
Il IS customary the bride TO remain at homo
and for her parents or guardians. with witnesses.
10 accompany the bridegroom on his quest Tor a
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
STANLEY WEYMAN'S HOME.

Stanley Weyman, the novelist, who has found
for literary man, a congenial retreat near RUthin
occasionally allows his sense OF duty to overcome
strong love for retirement and his aversion 10
figuring in public life. On one OF these occasions
he only attended meeting at Rhyl called by
Colonel Cornwa s-West to consider the provision
Of consumptive sanatoria for Denbighshire. but
gave the meeting a little chapter OF autobiography
Seventeen eighteen years Mr.. Weyman told
the meeting, he himself suffered from a form of
phthisis. which. II 1t had been allowed to go on
would no doubt have proved fatal He sent
abroad and returned at the end OF seven eight
months perfectly cured. Among his companions
at time few men in the advanced stages
of disease. and of them he still numbers
among his friends. They spent about two years
abroad, and returned strong and healthy. Mr. Wey-
man strongly advocated in his speech the provision
of sanatoria in every county and suggested that
phthsical should. like those of fever and
smallpox be isolated in the interests both OF the
patients themselves and OF the public Mr.. Wey-
man must have gone abroad on the very eve of his
literary career. for his first romance. The House
OF tho WcIf.' Only appeared in lsso.-Naaohester
G1a<G.:2
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
LAWS OF OTHER STATES.

Marriage licenses are now required IN all the
states except Alaska, New Mexico. New York, South
requires a license from residents, but will marry
persons from other states without California
practically requires license. for both and
woman are obliged TO appear before the civil au-
thorities and be examined under oath before per
mission to marry is granted them
South Carolina not only Goes not require IL
cense for celebration OF marriage. but It has
no divorce laws All the other states offer several
grounds upon which divorces may be obtained, ex-
cept New York. which has only one. To mako
still difficult to obtain in this state
and insure the validity OF tho grounds upon
which such a suit IS based, New York has just
adopted the Phillips bill. which makes adultery q
crime in this state. punishable as misdemeanor.
with a fine of $50 or SIX months Imprisonment IN
the pententary Jail. or by both. This act takes
effect September J. after which time the punish
rnent of a person for this crime makes clear and
proved ground for divorce.
Most OF the states have found II desirable 10
keep on file accurate and complete public records
of every marriage celebrated within the jurisdic-
ton Of the state, and New Workers express them
selves satisfied with the wisdom OF the provisions
in the Cobb marriage license bill.
New York for long time has been the Mecca
Of eloping couples who had double reasons for
coming here. They had to elope to some place
where marriage laws were easy and New York
City IS a favorite place for honeymoon for resi-
dents Of other cities. So many difficulties have oc-
CURED by OF this whim to be maTried In
New York that long before the Cobb bill was
signed clergynen had been operating sort or
license bureau of their own.
A certain well known clergyman makes ii a rule
10 find out all he can about persons who present
themseye. before him to be married before he will
perform the ceremony In the case Of young man
and youthful looking girl from Boston II may be
cited he will find where the father OF the bride
may be found and get into telephone comnunica-
ton with him over the phone he will ask whether
the parents Of the girl know OF her proposed mar
riage whether they are willing to have II take
place what age OF the bride is. and IL there is
any reason why she may not marry He Will then
inuuire all about the young man and learn whether
h,s fs ara
emnized BY the time this clergyman leaves the
phone civil license could furnish him with fuller
Information about the contracting parties
Inst as much care is taken by the clergy Of
neary--if Quite-all denominations ere officiat-
ing at Il marriage, and the happy couple are not
asked to pay the minister's expenses at long dis
rance 'phones or any other cost he may be
put TO In acquiring the information which he con-
siders needful- Indeed. 1t is probable that they
never learn that they have put a clergyman to any
more trouble than merely that Of holding short
service and conferring 6 blessing upon them.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
ACTUAL RESULTS WERE DIFFERENT
How Germans Conservatism Was Jolted by
the Stock Market.

= New York importer had as a guest until last
week 2 German manufacturer with whom he had
hsd business relations for many years The prod
ucf q r-e Germans factory has for years been
absorbed largely by American dealers: his CORE
spondence mostly with merchants IN this coun-
trF- but he had never been here before, and was
naturally Interested IN al that his frlends showed
nm Several members Of his hosts family were
sock brokers and Stock Exchange business, imam
ctsi cues-ors and demonstrations 60 the mar
ket favorIre topics Of conversation at dinner
and a. other times when the family came together
The stories e money quickly made ana lost ana
ne experiences q the young men IN their oalIy
0il and bear contests fascinated the conservative
t-lropaar. and after few weeks Of observation ne
tod MS friends thai e believed that he could play
ne Wall street game successfully he was ols-
s2acec, however and. needing the admonltlons OF
'Ae people who wanted him 70 keep away from 'he
market be compromised by making imaginary
purchases and sales every day and ng0rlns AT
night what Gis profits OF losses would have been
aaa he really become q stock operator He kept a
VeTetl record Of his imaginary TRANSACTIONS anu
all-oleh IL not the right side every utle'
ne balance a. the end Of a week. with interest
aild commissions deducted showed him 10 be a
winner 70 larger extent than his legitimate pusl-
iess could yield in years. The second week was
@ibo profitable one, and toward the end ne De-
'hine SO certain that everything going MS way
-lat 3le plunged desperately
II may be luck and Il may be good Judgment,
t sad 70 his friends that evening. but the fact
tsfaslns that II ! had been allowed 10 Go as
vas inclined ] would have made fortune ana
tae carefully recorded wind transactions showed
thst he was right
Afe rest of the story his host told a few days
80 81 an uptown GLIB He said: our German
...t-c mad the bug. and after his trunks were
-oA't We couldn't hold him. He had two days LETT,
1.a he wanted Z part al least Of the fortune
5-ch De saw In his stock speculation dream Ny
@ would not DO business for him, so he went TO
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
NEW MARRIAGE LAW
License Necessary in Nev York
4fter Jan. NO Hasty Weddings.

After January ! next it will not be so easy TO
get married IN New York as II is now, nor 80
cheap. The Cobb marriage license law will go into
operation, and this requires that contracting par
ties must have license issued by a town or city
clerk in the place where the bride lives "hich
will give such facts about the couple about to
marry will make the way clear for all VINO may
officate at marriage ceremonies. Divorces will be
stated the licenses. where these exist ana
cleTgyInen who object to celebrating the marriages
of divorced persons have only to glance at license
in order to find ground for such objections.
The issuance OF licenses also goes far toward
preventing hasty, I'll considered and runaway mar
rta ges. Elopers cannot procure license without
furnishing all the material necessary with which
TO have their elopement prevented. The prospec-
tive mother-in-law has plenty OF time to impress
upon unwelcome suitor to her daughters hand
the fact Of her unavailability to the role
Elopers from other states, who formerly found
New York such easy place in which to get
married. will go elsewhere. since the penalty Tor
performing q marriage without license IS such
that neither civil religious authorities would
care to contribute to the state funds In this man
ner.
1t will longer be possible for several gay
couples to go through a midnight ceremony at a
selves married partners of an hour by a
duly qualified rabbi also ignorant that Joke was
being perpetrated himself Such group OF
marriages In New York City gave considerable
trouble before the knots religiously and civy
untangled, for none OF the brides found will
ing 10 dispense with the fun OF an engagement or
the ernoluments OF public wedding after the usual
i44IIpuA4Ctiilenls-DeSldeS "fnCh several OF the
newly made rlatrons and benedicts already
betrothed elsewhere After the Cobb bill goes into
effect every man Will want to license before
he marries a couple, and practical jokes ar not
held admissible In the bureau OF licenses.
Then too young people who have way Of mar
Tying hastily after acquaintance OF a few hours
and. after q brief welded life, upon which the
moon that shines does not seem to deserve the
title OF honeymoon, seeking the divorce courts to
be free OF uncongental partners. will time
enough TO think over the step which they purpose
taking to enable them to be a little positive
81 hn-r fnrc~ $haf- ra1- Last
whether they really want TO enter into them at all
Perhaps not woman in the city of New
York is without knowledge Of tragic blasting
or life and happiness due to hasty marriages. which
could never have taken place If the couple had
been obliged to procure license and had few
hours time in which recover from emotional
excitement the effects OF much wine at
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
AMERICAN WATERWAY
Part They Hare Played an the De-
reLoDment of This Country.

It was Just one hundred years ago to-day that
Robert Fulton wise in his day and generat1on'
sailed the first steamboat up the Hudson an ac-
complishment which threatened TO upset the com
nercial standing Of New York and reduce us
power along that line TO minimum through loss
Of the great trade of the West 1t was the steam
boat too, which made it possible for navlgaiors 10
sail up the Mississippi. instead of following tne
slow method Of polling resorted to IN Garner uaS =
and consequently the traders who received their
money in the West and South and spent 1t IN the
East forgot the existence Of Baltimore FhiIaoe1-
phia and New York and began to make their pur-
chases in New Orleans St Louis and other cities
along the Mississippi.
Since that day. few years after tuIton ; at
tempt in 1907 there has been continual rivalry be-
tween the cities along the line of the route or the
Father of Waters and the city the island OF
Manhattan which the rest Of the United States
is said to be suburban At the time OF Fultoh 5
achievement the freight and passenger route 10 l'e
West from Philadelphia Baltimore over
difficult mountain roads in 'Conestoga' wagons OF
from New York up the Hudson, and thence across
the centre of the stats in light boats that had 10
be poled up the almost unnavigable Mohawk III tI'e
direction of Lake Erie. The fact that other clues
along the fenced off by the AHeghenleS
was New York's advantage from the beGlhilllls'
and the further advantage Of having such a FoGCe
maker the Hudson, supplemented by the MI
hawk Valley running across the state almost 10
the lakes has made New Yorks transportation
history
Drifting down the Mississippi" says Charles d
Stewart in The Waterways Of America IN @ tnls
months Century has always been the cheapest
kind Of power transportation. The western Hei
chants, having arrived at New Orleans, han pe1'Ie
them the problem of returning home with a stock
of merchandise to trade for produce again; ana 10
go up the Mississippi was quite different pTopo-
sltion from that of going down. Rates were h!gh'
and by man power 1t took several months 10 20 up
that traders found 1t preferable to take ocean
passage TO Philadelphia, New York or ballilloIe more
buy their goods there and return Aolle OS LIZ w.
freight routes"
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
CHICAGO SHIP CANAL.

The call Of the West IS now beginning 10 be
heard with all Of this talk OF canals and with the
big government appropriation OF 100000 for rivers
and harbors. Chicago Is pressing the government
to unite her ship canal by deep dredging with the
Gulf When the Panama Canal is done. Mr.. Stew
art says. Chicago will be about five hundred miles
nearer the Orient than New York will be- What
effect he asks will this have the habits OF
ships? Not long ago. In geological time. the Great
Lakes had their outlet by way OF the Chicago
Portage and flowed IN volunnous stream thirty
feet deep diagonally across Illinois to the Missis-
sipp and on to Southern But the East won
the lakes away and Chicago wants them back,
as does the rest Of that section OF the West.
The channel TO be excavated through the ridge
from the Chicago to the Illinois River says the
writer would be about thirty miles in length,
and II It were made from "a to rs feet in depth II
wonId mass large vessels bound for the Mississippi
and the Gulf OF Mexico and on by way OF Panama
TO japan Such a under modern conditions
would cost 100000 a small price for such an
alteration OF the map If the full flow OF water
were turned into the Chicago ship canal after the
Illinois River opened. the fortune of the
Mississippi would be made-the prehistoric under
taking would be completed by machinery. Thus at
this day the Mississippi is river that is waiting"
Out In Ohio the government is pushing n
ship canal between Ashtabua and Pittsburg This
Will cost s25 00000O and. while II will have depth
of only nine feet. It is the great route Of iron
TO coal Each of these two cities is on it's water
way. AshtabuIa the lake and Pittshurg the
head of the Ohio and. luckily at the very gateway
of PENNSYLVANIA coal. and thus has Providence and
rnodern improvements favored these two cities
Again in the Delaware the stage of water is such
that for a modern deep-draft ocean vessel TO visit
Philadelphia II is necessary 10 drift in the tide
and then await the oceans good pleasure to get
out yet this summer Philadelphia will have
thirty-foot channel in the Delaware. that YES
sells will be free come and at any time. ON
Puget Sound is another wonderful harbor of this
country OF marvellous resources. The State OF
Washington is rapidly developing its resources
and the government is aiding it. large share OF
the last appropriation by Congress for rivers and
ha rbors went TO Puget Sound. harbor Improvement
iii tb tbine, necessary in order to reap the ben
ets OF the natural advantages of that country The
Cape Cod Canal too. comes in here for considera-
ton Another canal company has started TO cut
off Cane Cod" says Mr.. Stewart. the vermiform
appendix Of Massachusetts-a work long needed
because of the loss of life and time and property
incurred by the rounding OF this dangerous cape.
This completed II will be the Panama Canal. as
II were Of the Eastern coast.
Thus in this country to-day the map made by
nature is being continually changed by incisions
and amputations caused BY the hand OF man and
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04

the Office Of Soakura Co, put up margin and got
IN the game. What he made the transaction
was 10 pay his expenses and for the American
souvenirs which he taking to his family. The
night he went on board We had 10 cash a draft on
his house for him. His only real stock venture had
gone wrong In the question OF man
who called on him 10 say goodby the German said;
HOW do Ike your country? Very well But
there is serious trouble with your metropolitan
merchants-they gamble, they want to make money
tee quickly We Germans are conservative
He was our guest. and we could say nothing as
TO what knew about the conservatism OF our
German, who viii probably always remember the
time when he made fortune In two weeks-on
paper
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
Foreign Resorts.
European Advertisements.
GOING ABROAD }?

New Workers when reaching their
starting point IN Europe for tour
through the Continent, and after deciding
on their excursion plan, if they will send
their itinerary with dates OF arrival at GER
tain points to the London Office OF
THE TRIBUNE, Danes Inn House, 2o5
Strand, the same will be forwarded with
out expense to the main Office of THE
TRIBUNE in New York. and there
placed on file for the convenience OF their
friends
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
ROOF GARDENS FOR BERLIN.

II is proposed TO introduce roof gardens in Ber-
lin. a good many doctors and professors doing
all they IN favor Of the scheme, and agi-
tatng for the gardens particularly in the narrower
CITY thoroughfares. The idea would not be diff
cult 10 carry out, the houses being mostly all Of
one height and il is already possible in many parts
10 walk from street 70 the next along good
broad roof track-London Modern Society.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
DANGER OF DEFECTIVE TEETH.

How grave a national risk defective teeth may
become was sufficiently evidenced by the enormous
Irastage during the South African War. owing to
the number OF who lacked sufficient teeth to
rnasticate ordinary food and 70 the same cause
is due a large proportion, II nor the majority Of
the reflections OF otherwise suitable army recruits
at the present lne.-British Medical Journal
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
Foreign Resorts.

the greatest of these have been and apparently are
going 10 be through the waterways
Railroads must have, because others nave
them" writes Mr.. Stewart, but II has always
been by that ship comes in AS the
waterway is bent SO is commerce inclined and
the billions that being spent IN the I'M
proveInent of the cOuntry's waterways pear OUT
the writer's statement.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
ITALY AND SOUTH OF FRANCE.
GENOA, PRIHaTT lH REAGIisuL Paak
u "EDEN PALACE"

that Hughes is stronger than either party and
worthy OF the support OF the better element IN
each The outside press seems 10 think that
what can be done in the Empire State can Be-
done in any state. and Is recommending that
other governors adopt the methods Of this new
teacher who has demonstrated his ability to
govern by appeal 10 the people and who is the
embodiment OF the best aspirations OF both
parties-Janes Melvin Lee. in The Circle
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06
NOMINATIONS BY THE GOVERNOR

Among the nominations made by Cover
nor Cobb June Sd were those of Charles r
Hatch as State auditor and Hon. L. T. Car.
Teton to succeed himself as the head of the
Fish and Game Commission. Mr.. Hatch
was not a candidate for the place, but was
picked out by the Governor solely ON ac-
count of his exceptional qualifications. He
is Maine man, although his work has
taken him out of the State in recent wears.
and has wide acquaintance with Maine
people and Maine affairs as a result of his
earlier business experience here and his
years of service as national bank exami-
ner. Mr.. Carleton had opposition from
Democratic quarters, and from those who
had been penalized for violation Of the
game laws; but it is said that he had on
file at the executive department one of the
strongest popular supports ever accorded
candidate for office in this State. This sup
port came from more than 45O of the towns
of Maine, and from more than 5000 of it's
leading citizens, representing both political
parties.