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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
w. P. Kmersen PromotesI.

son travelling pessenger agent of the Mississippi Centfal Railroad announced today that he has been promoted to general travelling freight and passen- ger agent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
DRY KILNs AFIRE.
Damage Done to Plant of Henderson
 Lumber Company.

UnmuB6 DUue 10 F'IUHt OL NNCuUCEBUH
 Lumber Company.
 AndalusiaA June 4.-(SpeciaL)-Fir which started today In the dry kilns of the Henderson Lumber Company at Sanford did considerable damage be- fore it was controlled. At one time the entire plant was threatened with destruction.
 Sanford is six miles from Andalusia and no estimate as to the loss has been received here.
 The plant is valued at $75.000, and 1t Is said to be fully covered by insur' ance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
FUNERAL NOTICE

The friends and acquaintances of D. s. Lindsey, Marian J. Lindsey, F. A. Lind CO., Lindsey and James Lindsey are
 lily invited to attend the funeral
 former this afternoon at S:30
 from Dexter Ave. Baptist church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
I.on,.,aua Lumber Production.

Washington. June 4.--The census bu- reau today issued a report showing that during 1906 there was produced in Louisiana 2,l96, S95, 100000 feet of lumber, S4s,5SOO0O laths and S66,597 shingles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
sons of Revolution,

Denver, Colo, June. 4.--The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution today elected N. IA. McClary of Chicago President General to suc- ceed c. A. Hugesly of New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
NOTICE wOODMEN.

Ali members of Magnolia Camp No 9, Woodmen of the World requested to at lend a special meeting of the Camp Sun day afternoon, June g. at 2:S0 o'clock sharp. for the Annual Unveiling and Memorial exercises.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05

Italy has the reputation of manufac- turing some of the strongest smokes in the world. The cigars your wife gave you for a birthday present were evidently Italian Brand"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
Borden. Wheeler Sprinus Hotel

Borden Springs Ala. adds the benefit or restored health to the enjoyment of every pleasure. Opens June 1. guests received now. Finest service. hot and cold baths, every city convenience. Waters cure all stomach. bowel and kidney troubles Descriptive booklet free.
 GEORGE F. DRIVER. Lessee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05

Did you ever notice what class of people generally take brain food" ce- reals seriously?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05

Cleveland was playing Chicago's White Sox. and up in the 50 cents seats were two colored sports. leaders
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05

Washington, June 4.-Attorney-Gen- eral Bonaparte said today that he had
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26

greater distress to Cupid. tho deity
Of al true lovers. II would seem that
the CLEAN of suddenly acquired mill
lions. as seen through the smoky at
mosphere OF Pittsburg. Is sufficient to
blind the eyes of love.
William p. Corey was ruined by Mr..
Carnegie. so Mr.. Corey's uncle is TO
ported to have said. This was be-
cause Mr.. Carnegie put Mr.. Corey In
the way Of becoming rich. The head
OF the great steel trust, looking for
pleasure and thrills" In the byways
OF life, found only unhappiness. AS
the familiar saying goes, he couldn't
stand prosperity" All the world Is
familiar with the story of Mr.. Corey's
spectacular rise In the world Of f.
nance and Of the alleged escapades
which caused his wife to leave him.
She obtained q divorce last summer
after living in the state Of Nevada
long enough to acquire citizenship
under the liberal laws Of that state.
In her bill she charged her husband
with desertion, but 1t generally was
that the family happiness
was wrecked by Mr.. Corey's public at
tentions to Mabelle Gilman, an act
ress.
Coachman Figures In Many Cases.
The Hartje case Of Pittsburg made
the whole country gasp. 1t involved
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26

Chicago.-Surely New Years day
must have been the saddest that Gu
Did ever has spent. When the little
god balances his books for 1906 he
will be compelled to sit down and
weep, for the list of the matrimonial
wrecks of the year shows an awful
number of disasters. There have
been enough domestic jars to shake
the continent worse than the earth
quake shook San Francisco, II they all
had occurred at one instant The
tears that have been shed would make
q salty sea II they could be collected
In the desert basin of Sahara.
Indeed, 1t has been a bad year for
Cupid. Divorces have been more
numerous than in any other twelve
months since marriage became an in
stitution. Princes, dukes, counts,
statesmen, magnates, and millionaires,
butchers, doctors, grocers, lawyers,
and laborers have come to grief In
their love affairs.
In the good old days people married
and lived happily ever after" Now
the problem Of the novel begins in
stead Of ending at the altar. People
get married and then get divorced.
Chicago still leads the world in d.
vorce population, and perhaps in the
facility with which divorce Is grant
ed, due cause being shown. The hear
ing of testimony and the granting of
a decree In default cases in this city
takes only a few minutes, and the
average length Of time consumed Is
estimated at ten minutes by people
who study divorce methods. That
Is why the local courts are known as
divorce mills" They work with the
speed of steam buzz saw as they go
through the knots of matrimony. Your
lawyer files the papers, your case
is called, and burr-r-r-you are d.
vorced.
1t is the women who keep the buzz
saw working in the divorce mills in
Chicago. Four out Of five suits are
brought by the wives. The men are
meaner than the women, perhaps;
or else the husbands are more willing
to tough 1t out without appeals to the
court.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26

by good fortune, as Mr.. Corey was
said to be. Mr.. White lived for 33
years with the wife of his youth. To-
gether they had planned and worked
to build up the foundations of his
millions. After they had grown old
and rich together they found that love
had flown out through the window
as the millions came pouring in at the
door. Mr.. White left home and Mrs.
White sued for divorce. There was
no public scandal in the case, but 1t
certainly was enough to make Cupid
weep. He likes to see the white
haired man and wife going down the
hill Of life hand in hand. Having
borne the burden of the day together,
they should reconcile themselves to
the calm and peace Of the evening.
w. j. Lemp, the millionaire brewer
of st. Louis, also had trouble which
resulted in his separation from the
beautiful Mrs. Lemp, known in st.
Louis as the "lavendar lady" on ac-
count of the prevailing color scheme
Of her many beautiful gowns.
Four Times as Many Separations.
Among the more famous Chicago
cases Of the year might be mentioned
that of Clarence Eddy, the organist.
This was musical romance, in which
the first discord was struck after near
ly 30 years of married life. The Ear
tistic temperament" of the great or
ganist Is mentioned in connection
with the domestic unhappiness. Cupid
has had trouble from time immemorial
with the artistic temperament The
separation of the Eddys occurred In
Paris, and Mr.. Eddy first brought suit
In Chicago, but afterward dismissed
his case and secured the divorce in
South Dakota last summer.
The list OF the years domestic trag-
edies might be continued almost end
lessly. II is no wonder that Cupid
weeps. Efforts are being made by di.
vorce congresses and reformers to
cure the evil by national divorce
law. It is claimed that II the road
to separation were made more diff
cult to travel there would be fewer
divorces and perhaps less unhappi-
ness.
In recent years, while the popula-
ton was increasing 30 per cent, the
number Of divorces has risen 800 per
cent The disproportion Is increas-
ing rapidly. II II keeps on for another
generation there will be divorce for
every marriage
Meantime detected Cupid ponders
the case. He knows how to make
people fall In love and marry. but he
can find no way in which they may
be happy though married. He doubts
much II legislation against divorce
would compel them to continue Ia
love one another.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26
SAD YEAR FOR CUPID
WAS ONE JUST PAST
DOMESTIC JARS FREQUENT AND SEVERE
Matrimonial Wrecks Almost Beyond Counting Haze
Strevn the Shores of Life West Far Ahead of the
East in the Number of Divorces That Haze
Been Asked For and Granted

than the loss of the man who has
been her husband.
All this is like a comic opera, but 1t
makes Cupid weep. He has been tell
ing the world for thousands of years
that marriage Is sacred institution,
and now he first discovers that 1t Is
joke.
The proportion Of divorces to mar
riages In New York is one in four.
In Chicago 1t Is one In nine; In San
Francisco 1t Is one in four. The
further west you go the more fire.
quent are divorces. The decree sepa-
ration has hitched its wagon to the
star of empire. Kansas City, Los An
geles, and Seattle are as bad as San
Francisco, in each Of these cities there
being one divorce to every four mar
riages. The statistics for Sioux Falls
are kept locked up in a reporter proof
vault.
The most notable case of the year,
perhaps, was the international tragedy
of the Castellanes. For years the
world had witnessed the extrava-
gances and indiscretions of Count
Boni and wondered how much longer
the poor countess would endure them
for the sake of her children. Ameri-
can sympathy, almost without excep-
ton, has been with Anna Gould, for
however much Jay Gould, the rail-
road magnate, may have been dis
trusted, his daughters always were
popular. Count Castellane was r.
diculous joke to people who took life
lightly and an exaggerated villain to
those who took 1t seriously.
Troubles Of HeIresses and Titles.
When the countess finally left her
husband, people on both sides Of the
Atlantic said 1t served him right. The
matter of separation has been set
tied, but the count still is clamorine
| for money-millions of ito pay his
debts. Perhaps in the final dispose
ton Of the case he will receive an
allowance even greater than the all
mony of Mrs. 0. H. p. Belmont, who
draws $3.50. 900 year from her former
husband, w. X. Vanderbilt. Coun,
Castellane is said to have cost SIS,
100000 when the Gould family first
bought his title and 1t probably will
take as much more for them to be rid
of their bad bargain.
The domestic wreck of the Marlbor.
oughs was more Of surprise to the
world. There had been rumors OF
disagreements, but these were not
thought to be serious. The duke of
Marlborough, like the count de Cas-
tellane, was not able to understand
the character of American girls. They
might be attracted by title, but they
would not submit to the indiscretions
1T is a mild word-of their hus-
bands. 1t was said at the time Miss
Consuelo Vanderbilt married the duke
that she had made the best bargain
of any American girl that ever
bought a oreign/lordling, but her
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26
THE STORY.

tHC ot0nYs
II HERE seemed no way but for the
l Gibeonites to joint forces with the
federated kings in the proposed war
upon Joshua and the armies of Israel.
Never before had the entire country
between Jordan and the great sea
been so aroused as at the present
time. Tidings of the coming of the
hosts of Israel had reached the land
while yet the Israelites were in the
wilderness far to the south and west,
but since the miraculous crossing of
the Jordan and the destruction Of Jer-
icho and AL the vague fears which
had filled the minds of the inhabit-
ants had taken definite form in the
desperate resolve to unite and give
battle to Israel.
That very day a deputation from
the kings Of the Hittites, the Amor
ties, the Canaanites, the Perizzites,
the Jebusites, and others of the less
er tribes of the country urged them
to make alliance in the common cause
against Israel.
1T Is plain" the messengers said,
that these Hebrews seek war. They
arrogate unto themselves great i'm
portance, and have openly declared
contempt for our gods. They have
destroyed Jericho and Al with the in
habitants thereof, and they would do
SO to US. And because of this, oh,
men of Gideon, the kings of all the
country to the north and south and
along the coast of the great sea are
raising great army to give battle to
Israel, and have sent US to urge that
your fighting men Join them in this
war" rt
This speech Of the messengers was
received with evident favor by the
chief men of fIibeon who had been
called together In council, and they
would at once have given assent to
the plan, bad not old Second Thought,
as he was called-because of his in
variable habit of saying: Don't be IN
haste! Think It overt Think It overi"
-counseled delay! t<5r
I'VE will be better able to give
answer In the morning, after we have
considered well the matter" he urged
and to this the rest had finally reluct-
antly agreed. and later, when they
had come together to talk the matter
over, old Thought said:
I'VE all know the mighty things
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26
Air Of Festivity In Courtroom.

While Cupid weeps at the sight of
a divorce court, that is more than the
complainant does. One Chicago d.
vorce lawyer says that there Is a no.
ticeable air of festivity in the court
room when cases are being heard.
The average woman who appeals to
the courts for release manifests no
sense of sorrow or humiliation. It
is business proposition with her.
She sues her husband for his cruelty
or desertion and tells the story to the
court in business-like way. The
uniformed stranger, strolling into
the courtroom, easily might think the
dispute was over a grocery bill or a
ruined gown, rather than a ruined
life. The law says she may have a
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26
Makes Great Gains.

Cheering news comes to hand of
the progress in Japan. Bishop Har
ris, who has charge of the American
Methodist Missions in Korea and
Japan. says that during the roccnt
war the churches made great gains
In membership. and that they are
now unusually active in evangelistic
efforts. As regards audiences. minis.
tors Of churches, baptsms, and the
circulation of the Scriptures. things
have not been 80 bright for a long
time; and the gospel II receiving q
better hearing than at any period
since its introduction . generation
ago. Another very healthy feature
Of Japanese Christianity reported BY
the Record Of Christian Work, 10 the
steady progress towards independ.
ence Of foreign aid. In short time
It IL hoped that the Japanese
churches will be self-sustaining, and
even become missionarieE sendina
out native teachers to China and
Korea g.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26
sERMoNETTE.

"And they asked not counsel
At the mouth Of the Lord
These words explain why Israel
failed to keep herself free from
unhoIy alliances, and It 10 the
explanation Of every mlsstep OF
the Christian to-day.
Tho world 10 able to bam-
boozIe the children Of God be-
cause they look on the evidence
which tho world submits, rather
than looking to God who glveth
wisdom to all men for the ask
Ing.
To Israel the case seemed 90
plain, ! suppose, that It seemed
positively silly to ask God about
II. Like the little boy who
prayed for the protection Of
God only at night, because dur
Ing the day he could take care
Of himself, so the lsraelites
thought that In the present stu
alton they needed naught but
their own Judgment In deciding
their course Of action.
And II was Just when they
felt the wisest and most able to
take care Of themselves that
the enemy turned the trick upon
them.
Life ls full Of mistakes and
tragedies because everybody
else and everything else is con-
suited rather than the source
OF all light and all wisdom.
But how is God to be consult
ed about everything?
BY subordinatlon Of the per-
sonaI inclination and the con-
seious recognition Of higher
will and higher purpose than our
own.
BY dillgent use Of our God
given powers, while at the same
time there is an appreciation OF
the Limitations of human wis
dom and Judgment.
BY the exercise of patience.
Take time to decide point at
issue. A misstep ls taken
through haste which prevents a
clear reading Of the sisn-post at
the intersection Of the ways.
BY the spirit Of prayer per-
vading the life. Pray without
ceasing is the Seriptural admo-
milton. How? Surely not stay
ing on Bonded knee In the Sc
cret chamber and audible repe-
titlon of words and phrases.
Surely not by going about with
closed eyes and mind absorbed
In spiritual CONCENTRATIONS. Sure
ly not by any outward cloak Of
Observation-Disclosures. No. What
then? Prayer Is communion with
God. And that communion con-
slsts In the conscious and un-
conscious domination Of God In
the life. II marks the perpet.
ual attitude Of the soul, 90, that
whether Immersed In business
for the time being, or what not,
Gods spirit 10 operative In the
life. This 10 prayer without
ceasing.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26

Z good wife, n what he says b esue.
Or II his wife was good, - she d.
clares she was. then the aged New
York senator was not wise enough to
keep her. He IL not the FIRST man
marked by Cupid, however. as being
unable to live up to his own epigrams.
When the separation of the Platts
occurred a few months ago Mrs. Plat
defied her husband, Notwithstanding
the charges he made. and threatened
to bring suit against him. She in
sisted that he should give her share
Of his riches. She Is quoted as say
ing: HE bought my beauty; now let
him pay for It," II the senator did
not pay in money, at least he paid In
sorrow and humiliation and loss Of
dignity-paid to the last farthing.
Love Leaves After Many Years.
It's small wonder that Senator Plat
declared in one of his latest inter-
views that his life as he had lived It
twas not worth the living" and that
II he had the years back he would
spend them differently. Rich and
powerful as he Is he finds nothing in
his old age to compensate him for the
disrupted home.
w. ]. White, the chewing gum mag
nate of Cleveland, was the central
figure in one Of the domestic wrecks
Of the year. Perhaps he was spoiled
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26

grave charges against Mrs. Hartje
and her coachman and counter
charges on the part Of the wife that
she was the victim of conspiracy,
in which her husband-the man she
had loved and with whom she had
lived-sought to blast her reputation
by hired and perjured testimony. This
was one of the most notorious domes-
tic tragedies ever aired in any court
of any land. It was worse even than
the Tagagrt case. Alone 1t was enough
to make the year memorable in the
matter of divorce.
In contrast with this the trouble Of
Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes and Wilson
Miner were almost farcical. Mr..
Yerkes, the traction magnate, died
in New York in December last under
circumstances that called the atten-
ton of the whole world to his widow.
Although they had not been living to-
gether tremendously during the later
years of his life, Mrs. Yerkes declared
that her husband had never ceased
to love her, and that she was devoted
to his memory.
Yet within a month It was an
nounced that Mrs. Yerkes had mar
ried Wilson Miner. At first the pub
lie refused to believe 1t. Miner was
not 80 and the widow of Yerkes was
more than co. He was gay young
soldier of fortune, and people only
laughed when he smiled and admitted
that the marriage had taken place,
especially as Mrs. Yerkes tearfully
and Indignantly declared that the idea
was absurd.
But the news was true. Miner and
Mrs. Yerkes were man and wife. Be-
fore people were through talking
about the case the couple quarreled
and parted and remained apart. It
was said. though not known to be
true, that Mr.. Miner had insisted
upon her giving him 100000. and
that she had refused. After the sep
aration Mrs. Yerkes-Mizner explained
the marriage by saying: mr.. Miner
came TO me at a time when / was
looking at life through eyes that were
filled with tears. He was an artist.
He enchanted me. The way was ap-
preached first startled and amazed
me, then captivated me-" But within
a few days she discovered, she says,
that the young man did not love her.
The case was a nine days joke to the
public, but 1t was great shock to
Cupid, who insists that all matters
pertaining to love be taken seriously.
Cupid and Senator Plat.
Senator Thomas G. Plat of New
York is reported as saying: 1T is
better to be wise than to be rich,"
and that "A good wife Is the best of
all a mans possessions" Yet Sena-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26

divorce, and she proposes TO get It.
That is all. II her husband has a
good position or bit Of property. she
asks for alimony. The struggle for
some form of maintenance sometimes
becomes strenuous. showing. that the
woman regrets the loss of the man
who has been her support rather more
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26

present unhappiness proves that the
belief was unfounded.
Among the wrecks Of the year none
has caused more comment than the
"Pittsburg cases." which include the
tragical unhappiness Of the Thaws,
the Coreys. and the Hartjes, and GER
tainly 70 other cases have caused
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26
Cupid and Senator Plat.

Senator Thomas G. Plat Of New
York is reported as saying: 1T is
better to be wise than to be rich,"
and that "A good wife Is the best of
all mans possessions" Yet Sena-
tor Plat was not wise enough to get
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26

Scripture Neutrality-suspicious. chap
ter 8.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26

tCepyright, lN1, By Che Author, W. 8 kdson)
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26

coachman Figures In Many Cases.
The Hartje case Of Pittsburg made
the whole country gasp. It involved
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1907-12-11
The Arena of Sport
Cottonwood Game Off.

All hopes for game of football
with Cottonwood aggregation dur
ing the holidays were given up when
local enthusiasts phoned over the last
of the week. A representative of the
Cottonwood team said they were tired
bothering with us and had disbanded
for the year. Maybe it's running a
bluff that we know won't be called
but we are positive that things would
have been mighty busy for the boys
from Cottonwood had they come over
as planned. Several college students
of more or less gridiron ability will be
home during the holidays and these
with the material already here, and
the whole aggregation augmented by