Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-04-18

posSoh III the lowly cotton patch ana re-
volVins In his think tank" the advant-
ages OF the . cent fare law.
What Happened to Adam.
Man is not a free moral agent in mat
tiers matrimonial. according to the expert
ence of Judge Eimers, who Is u lawyer of
no mean standing.
Eve %hypnotized Adam and made him
throw away the earth for a scrubby apple.
and ever since mer, have been initiating
their remote forefather's folly.
Men hasten to the Gretna Green across
the Missouri river to cali on Judge Emers
at the rate Of 200 or more a year. who are
hypnotized by no ordinary methods. There
Is no bright button nor brand new dime
TO look at-only dimples in a sea of beauty.
Women dazzle them for a moment with
the dreamy splendor OF their eyes. the
iinchpin slips out OF their logic. and they
are sone-gone to a secret marriage which
the newspapers of Sioux City are sure to
find out soocer or later.
Judgment on Vacation.
Judge i.iners has turned these young
men from his home. after performing the
ceremony. when he has suspected that
Judgment has taken wings and gone on
an everlasting vacation: and when he
felt that the man did not know whether
ne IVES a red liquor democrat or a hard
''N'A l'cHiDi'lyiilSt. nut tUe WeuCInS Ildu
to happen. somewhat. and why not In
Dakota county. whese here is a possibili
~ of keeping it quiet for a day or two
uf'il the Young people get acquainted
any way.
But women are not Che only h%ypnoazers.
according 10 the experience of the secret
marriage judge across the river. While
IN" young man may be made drunken with
the music Of Il woman's voice, and mad
~ mo with thN 1--., A--t .rY---
skirts. frequently the Gretna Green has
witnessed girls on he arms Of blushing
s'ooms, who had been waited away to the
dreamy land Of lotus-eaters. They had
''ift"d nearer and nearer. like moths re-
Voiving In narrowing circles around an in
candescent light until they found them
selves alone with the young man and the
judge of Dakc.a county.
Judge Smooths the Way.
And the city folks who go there for
quickest and best service are not un-
like those who drive IN from the rural
district. Hand in hand the brides and
Yrooms walk down the path to the home of
Judge timers. the groom hanging on to his
bride Ike a farmer to his Waterbury I'm
a camp meeting crowd. Few have failed
TO got through the simple ceremony used
by the judge of Grena Green without a
faiter. AS ne has a way OF making 1t az
easy as possible. but now and then the
judge has had experiences. where the bride
hesitated. and almost AN out of the house,
while the groom stool GREATNESS, a cold
chill starting at his niger tips and going
through his body like an apple-jack today.
1t is then that the kindly faced judge
comes to the rescue, md helps the groom
decide whether he las drawn the first
prize at a lottery or been nominated FOR
justice of the peace.
But the secret marriage is sometimes tho
happiest, and Is usually just as happy as
any marriage, since te first one was per-
formed. according to he Judge of Dakota
county All lovers hive their OWL pecu-
liar ways. Some of hem would spend a
long time writing soniets and cutting fan
tastic capers before Ugh heaven for the
advertisement of those Who don't know how
IT Is themselves. we,, 1t not for Judge J.
J. E.imers. Meanwhile Dakota county
looks prosperous andls really one OF the
most attractive spotsin northeastern Nc
braska for those would sip the hand
made nectar withoG inviting in their
friends.