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The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11

WHAT We need is q doctrine Of
marriage. There is nc clear
cut doctrine Of marriage. The church
Is tied up to the ethics Of 1000 years
ago. the oriental fantasies of Paul.
The old idea of marriage was in
culcated and secured through two
fundamental NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to
parents and the understanding that
marriage was to be permanent. These
principles are both Imperfect" Is the
idea of Dr.. Felix Adler.
Under present conditions they are
no longer tenable. for the first was
founded on the idea that the child had
NO rights except through it's parents.
Its position was one of the sub
servience, of ~unquestioned obedience
to the parents. and as regards the per-
manence Of the marriage tie. 1t vas
chiefly a bond that tied the woman to
the man. Her position was one Of
subOrdinati0n.
To-day We admit that the child has
rights which We are bound to respect
and that the woman is the equal of
the man.
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eats SO little that Monsieur Leb0euf.
gazing upon the untouched viands.
utters q snort Of rage. Finding his
lady love still cool to him. Mr.. Barnes.
in very desperation, goes to shooting
again.
The crew. anxions to see his skill.
toss bottles into the air and throw mp
potatoes for his unerring bullets. and
every time the American puts . pellet
into one Of them he wishes sard0nic1l-
ly It was the heart Of Cipriano DanellA.
This seems to make his aim very true.
and his success is so astounding that
the crew raise q cheer as he puts one
bullet through two potatoes thrown
into the air at the same time IS they
cross each other in their flight.
The reports of his pistol floating
over the placid water reach q consid-
cradle distance. At all events, they
and the cheer excite some comment on
q little felucca that has been sailing
an almost parallel course; apparently
. very fast craft, 1t draws somewhat
nearer
Attracted by this. Enid turns her
sharp eyes from the pistol shooting
she has been watching languidly and
suddenly exclaims: why. it's the
lateen-rigged fishing boat we saw In
the harb0r of st. Tropez yesterday
afternoon"
Are you sure?" asks Barnes. with
some concern in his tone, as he eases
his target practice.
Certain" replies Edwin. who has
put his sailor eyes upon the craft.
That f~elucca's got a peculiar cant to
her mainsail I'd know anywhere" To
this he adds Il wonder where's she
bound. to the sardine fishing OF Cape
COrsO?"
At this Information the American
gazes very unpleasantly toward the lit
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Calls Contentious Unfair.
MINES OF
Worth . Million Taken
Out Last Year.

The German minister In Bogota.
Colombia, has Sent to his government
a detailed report Of the emerald
mines of Muse. in the Department of
Boyaca- These mines have undergone
many vicissitudes.
After the country broke away from
Spain they we're first held by B0yaca
and worked for it's benefit in an indo-
lent sort of way. Then the national
government laid claim to them and
they were shiftlessly worked by vari.
GUS concession holders. Until the most
recent revolution nobody paid any
attention to the workings or the value
Of the stones taken from them.
Now they have been leased to .
Colombian syndicate for I'VE years and
. rigid government supervision Il ex.
ercised over the output. 1t is the in
tentioa Of the administration when tho
lease expires to take up the working
q the mines o. its own account.
From The mining village . narrow
path leods 70 the mines 50 feet Up
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the side of a steep mountain. The open
cut shows a great variety of rocks
and minerals. flint and quartz being
the most prominent.
The emeralds are found in a fossil.
ferrous limestone which shows in gray
streaks among the darker rocls;. The
S~paniards used to get at the gems by
driving adits into the hill following
the veins. Now the open cut has been
adopted and the rock is terraced from
above.
High up ON the mountain there are
c0pi0us water courses. These are
directed into artificial reservoirs and
numes-0ne Of them six miles long
are carried down to the mine. The
quantity Of water is Sc great that even
In dry seasons there Is sufficient to
carry IN operations.
AS the rocks are pulverized the de.
bris - converted into slime and car
ried by the water down the mountain
to the Rio Minero far below. which
sweeps It along to the sea The gems
are picked from the washing troughs
by poems. who keep breaking up the
rock smaller and smaller. 80 that
nothing Is lost.
Altogether more than 100 Aborers
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Come on deck. Erwin That internal
felucca Il stfll logging N. 1 have dis
covered the villain signaling her. We
must act 1t onee!"
The footsteps Of the two msa indi-
cate that they rapidly ascend to the
deck. There h some danger on board
danger for /. her husband. Marina,
throwing on . lace wrapper. steps into
the salon.
There another lightly elotAed young
lady meets her. Ibid yoa hear them!
asks Miss Anstruther, n . Gnsping
breath. There Is peril to those We
love on deck"
Then the two glide With Hight feet
to the gloom above.
In the cookhouse, Barnes and Edwin
are confronting the little Freedman
who, seated upon his galley chest. 10
uttering cries Of alright, for the stat
wart sailor With . marlinspike in his
hand and Barnes with his pistol ready
have unpleasantly and abruptly dis
turbed his slumbers.
"Messieurs. I am innocent - . babe
unborn" stammers the affrighted dish
pan artist.
"Innocent!". snarls the American.
when you left your galley ire un-
banked against orders. and your port
hole open 20 that this red light would
Indicate our course to that fishing boat
that has logged us every tack from st.
Tropex."
Innocent" snarls the American,
when you went ON shore at that port
to get ice and sent . telegram to Mar
settles. and then fingered there. pre-
tending to buy vegetables till . wire
could be received from that devil Da-
nella. The only question, Edwin, is
shall We put him ashore or throw him
overheard"
Leboeuf utters a faint shrek: AS
sassinat!"
1t is answered. Two lovely crea-
lures in exquisite dishabille lly In.
One cries. excitedly: For the love Of
the Virgin. spare him!"
The other implores: For heavens
sake, don't kin the cook"
But both stand between marlinspike
and pistol and the threatened French
man.
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tie cook. who is perched forward beat
ing some eggs and enjoying the exhibit
tiOn of craftsmanship. Soon after he
calls Enid to him and suggests: You
used to do pretty well with the pistol
yourself. young lady. at Monte Carlo
You r~ecollect?" He reloads his re-
volver and places it In her hand.
AFTER your exhibition 1 should make
myself a laughing stock to the crew."
she dissents, c0ldly.
You may need to use this weapon
some day." he says almost sadly. land
when you do"
"Oh. you want me to murder some
body" she answers. almost frivolous
ly: and the young lady ~carelessly
bangs about with the weapon, making
some good practice on a floating bot
tie. Suddenly she notes that it is the
efforts to win her heart, her Burton
has taught her to use. At the tender
memories of that blessed time her
hand trembles. she misses IN easy
shot or two. passes him the revolver
and wanders ~sorrowfully toward the
tafraii. Her beautiful eyes I'LL with
tears.
Barnes begins to watch like q cat
the French cook. who is now cheerful
ly making q ragout for the crews sup
per.
The party in the cabin dine-both
gentlemen now apparently with some
weighty matter on their minds. His
wife hears Edwin whisper to the
American as they go ON deck from the
dining-table: I'll take q look for the
felucca-the beggars came about ~
soon as We did OF Cape Corso."
Anything that suggests danger to
the man of her heart causes Marina
profound uneasiness.
About four O'Clock in the morning.
he having been relieved BY the mate.
she hears her husband descend the
companioaWay to the little salon. He
IL about to enter her stateroom when
Barnes' football Il heard upoa the com
panioa ladder and the American says:
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him. Tell you zese Anglais. who can.
not understand my explanation. Eat
Am no traitor, zat I am cook and moth.
ing else!" he cries to Marina. Have
l poisoned anyone? Diable, NO. my
salads were marvellous; my entrees
gave no indigestion. Zen Why do zeses
men threaten me with DEATH"
See II you cannot get out of the
beggar some logical explanation of his
peculiar conduct" mutters Edwin.
glo0mily.
You have frightened the poor man
SO he cannot make you understand"
remarks Enid severely.
Then. ask him to tell you" says
Barnes. why. when We called for ice
at st. Tropez he surreptitiously sent .
telegram to Marseilles and then de-
layed rs three hours at that port until
that fishing vessel. probably directed
by wire. got under way to dog our foot
steps,"
CrO BE CONTINUED.)
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A member of the Photographic So
ciety has been trying the new mental
photography which has been making
some stir in Berlin. This local ex-
perimenter took . blank Photographic
plate into his dark room. bound 1t to
his forehead and for 80 minutes con-
centrated his thoughts ON the face of
a close friend Of his. The developed
plate. which he says is the identical
one that he bound to his forehead.
shows. family. traces Of . face that
has many points Of resemblance to
that Of his friend. Such, at least, ID
the opinion Of some Who have e
the plate. though others declare that
its markings are underestimate and
look like nothing In particular. The
point RACED BY the experiment IL
whether or not N image O the hu-
man brain can Be photographed. since
the X-fay can. secure N image Of the
arteries of . body Or Of something n
closed tA . solid. opaque eoverine-
Philade3paia Record.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11
Kindly Charles Lamb.

Charles Lamb was awakened early
enc morning by a noise in his kitchen.
and on going down to that apartment
found a burglar doing his spoons up
In a bundle.
why DIDO you s-sst-t-teal?" he
asked.
Because I'm starving" returned the
hOuse-breaker. s~ullenly.
Are y-yOu .re-re-really ver-very
MISUNDERSTANDING" asked
Lamb.
Very" replied the burglar, turning
away.
"Pup-pup-p0or fuf-fuffell0w." said
the essAyist. "H-here's q Illeg Of l.
Lamb for you"
And SO saying. with . dexterous
movement Of his right leg. he elected
the marauder into the street, and lock
ing the door securely went heck to
bed. The burglar confessed amer.
wards that he didn't zee The Joke lee
six weeka
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11

ARITAL unrest Is neither an on.
evil outgrowth of freer and juster d.
vOrce laws, declares DIR. Clarke
Hought0n. 1t is as old as the world.
To charge it up to the conscience Of
the new woman is neither fair mind
ed nor rational. The Old Testament
reeks with it. and the biographers OF
u great warriors. statesmen. poets
and prophets all the way down the
ages. from Earle Or GOrky of the pres
emit day back to Potiphar's wife and
David OF old show it to have been the
same yesterday, to-day and ~fOrevSas
David's own wives are described
as women of comedy c~ountenance and
of good understanding. and there Is
no record where either Abigail or
AhinOam closed their cook books to
study law or uttered a single idea not
the echo of their joint husband. II
they had. who knows? They might
have saved him from the sin of send
ing the poor Hittite to the afOrefrOnt
ef the hottest battle that he might
take his beautiful wife Bathsheba.
Who knows. had they seasoned the
sameness of the married way with
an occasional dash Of original thought?
The sacred Milton. the divine Shell
ley, Cicero. Dante and the immortal
Shakespeare are all melancholy ex-
amples of marital unrest, though
none of them was divorced.
II divorce is growing greater II is
not because marital unrest Is grow
ing worse. but because offenses in
marriage and hypocrisy are growing
less.
To make the happiness Of the indi-
IiGuals only an incident in marriage
$ only to defend DR.. Adler's dream
IF a higher and finer rae Insure the
happiness of husband and wife and it
yill follow a the day the night that
We will have a finer generation of on
spring and a purer society of men and
women.
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WHY.

meets because We are not submissive
to our husbands misconception and
misunderstanding Of u.s."
But" the defenders Of the conyeu.
tional type Of woman reply. you can,
not accomplish anything great In Lit.
erature. science or religion. and you
never have produced works Of great
and universal genius. The most you
can do Is to make your own bread and
butter. Your trivial creations in art
and literature can be spared, and It Is
your intellectual discomfort and un.
rest that is spreading the divorce
germ. which threatens soon to de-
velop into = divorce epidemic. Take
the place assigned to you by nature.
be man's helpmeet and all will be
we'll"
Has higher education made woman
dissatisfied with the domestic sphere.
Or Is 1t that the high tension Of
modern everyday business life has
prevented the husband from giving
his wife the romantic attentions and
caresses demanded by her nature:
Modern Man Toe Busy.
It is not uncommon for the wives
Of business men to spend summer in
Europe and winter in the south, and
many times they find In these places
the romantic companionship and at
tention their own husbands had not
time to give them at home.
Like birds in a gilded cage" they
were treated. their husbands sending
them packages of lace and bundles of
silks. and bringing them home hand
fuls Of jewels. but II they ever n
pected their wives need of romance
and tenderness they were unable to
supply 1t, because OF the demands on
their time by their many business in
terests.
Or il it that the modern inventions
for picking. preserving. dyeing and
cleaning have left the twentieth cen
fury woman with vast leisure" on
her hands. and has her lack of domes-
tic occupations and cares made her
dissatisfied and h~ypercritical of her
busy and worried husband?
And does she brood over his cold
ness" all day because in his haste to
keep s0me business engagement he
hurries forth without the morning
kiss:
Other Reasons Given.
Or is 1t that young couples look at
marriage 90 %hildishly and do not see
the economic. JOCiOlOGical and political
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11

they vim . order their liveo 1T ~
advised marriages Win b rages ana
they win then % conduct tAeusa1veo
In their married re3atioos that =
vorces will be practically unknown
Of the romantic bliss q coartship!
And when they ind each day there =
les ecstasy and more inpsrfectioas
discoverable IN each other Do they
rush Immediately and without second
thought to the divorce courts?
The reason. Il Just got tired a AZ
fred" or Margaret became sneA .
bore" has been given b. more than
one person Who has applied for u
v0rce. Looking IN marriage for ind
vidsal happiness only. how could tAey
remember their duty to the state!
-Sociosogists. writer's. doctors and
'lqgalists On al hands are asking.
What II to be done? Should there
be . uniform divorce law that al The
di6erent states win ratify? Should
the magistrate, the priest and tho
preacher. when marrying couples. I'm
press upon them the sociological ~
pect Of their union. n well ~ the
spiritual and romantic?
From vasiees Views.
The different churches have diff.
ferent beliefs concerning marriage.
the different states have different
laws governing II. and they are both
content to rest their case there!
Thus the greatest sociological prob
lem in the United States to-day is be-
ing tossed back and forth n II Il
we're some rubber bali. and yet
100000 divorces in 20 years are surs
to leave their influence on many hve.;
and many families.
Back In 174S Nine. de Chateanr0ux
said: Il e plainly that there win BE-
. general overthrow II NO remedy il
used"
What she said about the political
condition Of France then We may say
about the divorce situation In tho
United States today.
The divorce congress two years ago
accomplished practically nothing. well
intenti0ned as 1t was. II federal legis-
latiOn Is urged in the spring on the
strength Of the detailed report Of the
census bureau 1t will be challenged ON
the ground Of its being unc0nstitu-
ti0nal.
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AM a minister of the gospel. I be-
I lieve in the Bible. 1t is regrettable
that there are 80 many different state
laws governing divorce. and I feel
sorry for the children of all these d.
vorced people. says Rev. Phoebe A.
Hanaford.
No, 1t is not the fault of the new
woman" There is no new woman"
A woman is a woman. There are good
women and bad women. but no new
women"
There r too many hasty mar
riages. This should be looked after.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11

investigation 1t had to leave out near.
ly SOC. 900 cases which were pending.
and of the $500 investigators, clerks.
ETC., employed in the bureau in the
preparation of this report 40 are still!
at work getting 1t in its final and COM
plete shape.
France has only - divorce courts.
Germany only %. England only one,
and the United States has 1921 courts
empowered to grant divorces. These
facts alone are %sufiicient. to give the
thinker pause and ask What is the
remedy?"
New Woman" Blamed.
Writers who defend the conven-
ti0nal and domestic" type of woman
put all the blame on the new wom-
an" They say she has left her legfti-
mate sphere-the home-that she no
longer loves or inspires love. and that,
in defiance of all history and her own
apparent destiny. refuses to consider
marriage and motherhood the object
Of her existence.
They urge she has abandoned the
h~earthst0ne to become a writer, an
artist, a playwright, an actress, a
teacher. OF whatnot. and during the
period in which she has gained her
rights" 1.-THE last 20 years. the mar
riage institution has been assailed on
all sides.
Is 1t the new woman's" fault?
The new woman" differs from her
sister in this respect at least-she
has no fattery for the tyrant man."
She turns right around and places all
the blame for the marital unrest on
his shoulders.
Man does not understand our COM
pick nature" she says. land while he
considers marriage as only one stage
of his own mental and spiritual devel-
0pment. he insists that We shall con-
slider it the only excuse for our ex-
istence.
Calls Contentious Unfair.
This is unfair" she continues.
We are not to be classed with our
domestic sisters. We pity them but
We are not of them. We have aims,
aspirations and ambitions the same as
men. and to attempt to force US into
dOmesticity is to suifocate us. We.
object to being called undut:ful help
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11
CHAPTER VI.

Lady Chartri6' New sutton.
"Ciel, you speak my language" ejac-
ulates Leboeuf. in mixed English and
French. knocking Owe some pans and
kettles and sinking on his knees be-
fore the beautiful beings who defend
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sides Of the family? Do 9 they not
realize its integral relation to the
state? n
Do they consider Il as . personal
thing. and does their dull sense q the
sociological aspect OF marriage duh
them to the sociological aspect q d.
vorce?
Or are marriages too lightly entered
into? Rev. Dr.. H0ughton, pastor OF
The Little Church Around the Cor
ner," now has the hams called, which
that three weeks public notice
Is given Of all intended marriages In
the church. sles
Do husbands and wives expect to
find in marriage only = continuation
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Ii still at work preparing D compete
and o1lcial report.
This is an increase Of 100000 in
the last 20 years over the 20 proceed
ing years. and the appalling part Of
1t is that two-thirds. or nearly 900. 900.
of these divorces have been granted,
says the New York Sunday Herald.
When the census bureau began its
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only because of inefficient methods.
Last year emeralds to the value of not
less than 81. 600. 900 in gold were taken
out and sold.
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11


One trouble viii modern marriage
n sthatf -, M9ef4liae. element pre-
shodlk Rcf 8. IN treat tro.ble
is that pe6pae vhd16q4y nowadays
hook IN n6friaee.daG 1nr happiness.
Happiness - not tlsese4a Of marriage.
- most people thiik. b6t only IN In
cident OF married HE. They are
bound to snnd maAy trials. They should
respect the etchical ideals; their great
responsibility il TO future generations.
the good OF the race!
! Under. the multiplication Of d.
vorces in this country the issue 10
whether the Sensuous nature Of the
marriage cootrsct .is to prevail or
whether the spiritual IL to FREEDOM
inate.. slnbeieve m separation. but
never in d~ivorce.--S j.
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THIN the last 20 years
there have been 900
divorces In the United
States. These figures are
supplied by the census bu-
reau at Washington, which
The Columbus journal., 1907-12-11

Or is 1t that young couples look at
marriage too childishly and do not see
the economic, sociological and political
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-06-08
PERSONALS.

Dr. and Mrs &. J Sabatie
wee visitors to Thibahoux for
day this week.
Miss Luce Leune Of .Jeanerett,
la was the guest of Miss Lizl;.
D'metry on Sunday
Mr.. Geo W. Dallas left this
week for q VISIT to Hot Springs
Ark, Of u fortnight.
Mr.. $. D. Duck worth left OF,
thursday for Walton, Indiana ia
visit his daughter,
Mrs Lat'range Of Crowley, La
arrived here on Monday on wis
It to her parents. Mr. and Mrs
Victor Erath.
Miss Hazel Sharp, OF New Iuc
RIA, rs the guest Of Miss ANY
Hewes, and Miss Bessie ,au,uan
Ut New II"rin, is visiting MISS
Dot McGowen. Jeanerette Herald
Mrs Winter and Miss Louisc
BONN Of New Iberia, were the
guests Of Mr.. aud Mrs. .JuIes
Francois during this weck. st
Martinvllle Banner.
Mrs. Joe. N. Thibodaux and
Of New Iberia, are in
town on u visit to the home of
Mrs. f.. Beanvais, on Cider Street
-Thibodeaux Sentinel.
Mr. Portems i. Burke will leave
IN Monday for High Island. Tex.
where he will spend some time rec
eating, lie expects to return in
ime to vote for the railroad tax
Mr. A. +. Decourt, of New Or
cans, was among the many visit
RS to this city on last Sunday cor
tally greeting his many friends
lr DecOurt bore the Indications of
aviDg Jared we'll at the handa
Time and Fortune.
Rev. Father q FROM Of Pater
'nville La. was in attendance at
le Knights Of Columbus celebra.
on on Sunday. Father FROM
as q host Of friends in New Ibe.
a who are always delighted to
Get and extend to him the glad
md Of welcome.
Mr.. Walter Y. Kemper, of Frank
}, was a visitor to this city on
'iday and Saturday Of last week,
I'd was in conference with MANY I
our leading citizens about the
tails Of the location Of that sec. :
N Of the Inter Coastal Canal
lich will connect Vermilion
" with the Teche and the
tiers to the east of il.