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the blackened ends of the firebrands towards
him. a sign there is no mistaking. The peas
ant girl admits a favored lover to parlement
which corresponds to consent to keep COM
pany," as we say in this country. The swain
is now allowed to dance with and call upon
her and to make himself useful In n thousand
little ways. Should no better sutor come for
ward. the two will probably become man and
wife.
But with the better classes in France there
is little opportunity for courtship. In Paris
young unmarried girls go out occasionally
into society: in the provinces this il not al
lowed. When young man resolves on matri-
mony. and hears Of young lady whose family
and circumstances are in every way suitable.
he makes informal inquiries. through a priest
or some lady of her circle about the girls do
nestle qualities-and amount of dowry. This
last particular is of the highest Importance.
IL Is rare FOR dowerless girl to marry in
France, though the portions which wives. even
OF the comfortable middle.class bring their
husbands only consist of sum OF three or
four figures. On receiving satisfactory infor-
nation the suitor who wishes to do the thing
III a decorous manner commits the affair to
some elderly woman, perhaps his mother or
aunt This good lady hastens to acquaint the
crls family with the offer, and in her turn
informs them OF the suitors unimpeachable
character and good circumstances
Marriage is more difficult of accomplishment
IN england from the fact that there Is 30
much red-tape attached to 1t. Most of our
customs have come from England. though
born OF earlier times. The best man" dates
back to the days of marriage by capture. an
ne helped the bridegroom to catch his bride
Nor Is this the only relic OF the most ancient
OF human institutions; for what was the hon
ey-moon? 1t was not merely a pleasure trip az
row but rapid and hurried flight of bride and
bridegroom. rendered necessary by the anger
OF an outraged father
Presents to the bridesmaids form anothe,
interesting link with primeval days. They
were originally form OF toll which the couple
were glad to pay in order to be alone. By
tne act OF uniformity only one method Of mar
rage can be used. but the state allows cer
tam induigences to the wealthy, who may be
married privately by special license: or bv !
Incense, given upon the oath Of the man that -
knows no legal obstruction to his uuion. q,
ny the publication OF banns used amonr ~
poorer classes. Az IN other couutries. y r
Hnsland. there IL much Joyous feastins On ~
occasion Of : wedding, This 4 cjeariy sbovs
Dy the very word bridal IwhieA q IlrInl5
sncthsr eDrm cs "bri6eale." !" U stri1a 6S27Sss I
o1nnally y meant only ~ sss1 n; NJ
dFiakaAs'tn Ae.es y ~ l.id1I
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l to wait long time before purchasing
r. a bride, because the cost is too great.
n Widows, however. cheap What
does the willy father of the rapidly aging
= daughter do. in order to make her read
" lily marriageable? He marries her to
bouquet of flowers and then throws the flow.
ers in well! This makes her technically
widow and as such. very cheap. the mar
ket. After that. the process OF wedlock is
easy wife is decidedly handy thing to
have around the premises. She can work
equally well as the man and in time of
debt she is accepted by the creditor as SO
much cash.
We apt to gather from the Rubayat of
Omar khayyam and from other Persian poets
that the Persian is very poetical man. yet
here is the burden of one of his wedding
songs:
All. Lalla. Lalla, you have made roast meat
of my heart"
But TO tell all the customs of all the tribes
of the universe in regard to weddings. be.
trothals and married life would fill a big
book; indeed. it has been written about ex.
tensivey enough to fill two volumes.
The thing that is of most interest to Ameri.
can women. naturally enough. is the American
proposal and the American marriage How
many OF our love songs have been written
around this enduring topic? How MANY of the
very greatest love poems have breathed this
sentiment! Under moonlit sky, by the ocean
siue' oh 'he western plains, on the EuroDean-
bound steamers. in the silence of the parlor
with the gas turned low (as in our picture)-
every conceivable place has marked the set.
ting OF love affair and proposal. "Faint
heart ne'er won fair LADY," and the brave
hearted nave not baked to propose even In n
motor car going at the rate of so miles an
hour' such is America. Then. after the pro.
posai comes the solemnzation OF the new life
pefore the two young people-the wedding
ceremony itself. More and more in the United
states is this function becoming a 'home af
iair, as Is shown in the picture Then fol-
lows the period OF congratulaton-the wedding
supper or breakfast, with smiling friends and
happy faces around the festive board. And
last OF all, the sweet. silent moment when tho
bride and groom are clasped In each other.
arms, the moment of highest consummation
Alone at last!
The Dauphine maiden is past mistress in tho
art OF encouraging or dscouraging 4 lovers
attentions besides saying In 20 many word.
that he II welcome or had better b. rnns
When swains visits are pleasing 70 her, ~
makes bis soup thick with gratcd cheess. =
the contrary. he viii hnd . handful 81 oafs
" hts pocket should be persist shs VIM turn
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y unpopular custom in this country. The
methods of the suitor unique as is the case
In almost every foreign country If man
and maid happen to eat off of the same piece
of bread 1t is taken for granted that they are
sure to fall in love, then after the marriage the
bride runs away the next day and hides She
is sought out by the whole village and when
found, is brought back set up in her new
home. and made to dispense liquor to the vii.
layers. week is generally given over to the
bridal festivities.
The matchmaker is always prominent in.
stitution among foreign brides and bride.
grooms; he (or she as the case may bel is a
sort OF bride-merchant, a middleman who sorts
out a likely husband for an anxious wife and
vice versa Generally 1t is the other way:
generally the wife has to be sought and
sought with care. The matter of the dowrv
has to be arranged, and the matchmaker has
to be paid by the wifes parents In the
United States we frequently hear. among the
Ghetto tribes. of the 'shaetchen," which is the
same thing as the old world "match-maker"
Greece. Palestine. Persia, India, practically all
the eastern countries have this sort of traffic.
and these willy wife-merchants make very
good living, indeed.
In Greece the "matchmakers' practically ar.
range all the marriage among the lower
Glasses There. too, are orange blossoms used
one Of the few countries besides our own In
which this flower has some especial sIgnif1.
canoe. There also the best man has a rather
delicate job which probably would not be popu.
lar in this country. The groom presents his
bride with pair of shoes and 1t is part Of
the best mans duties, during the ceremony. to
get down and put these shoes upon her dainty
feet In the photograph here given the Gre.
cian woman has arrayed herself in splen.
did costume and Is standing in mock SIMPLICITY
(the usual Grecian custom) while part Of the
ceremony is being performed It is this ira.
ditional affectation of hers which has given
rise to the Greek saying. 'as affected a.
young BRIDE"
/, In India there IL . curious way Of getting
rid Of the women" II It may be said IN that
brutal phrase. There young bachelor i apt
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A EeM Yeara HIM

Mrs. Knickerbocker O01
My ancestors came over a 4
flower.
Mrs. Van Scadds ipltyatA
bad. so slow and such wre'dA1
modations. too! Nov. mlsssi|
came over on the Luistanii-h1I
at that.
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Wheels.
He was n rreat Invo,,,

""S ~ AiNht lnNtllN
"The thing am vortIy u
he began. stroking his thin y,
n thinner hand. will bei~,
cry family and will start. 4 !
world. In fact. II will p,t N
clock trust out Of business n
Is simply specially prenr :
that help you TO ge, up IN IN Z
For instance. II you want |, Z
you take five tablets: Il "a
get up at o. take six tablet ii,
But how will IL affect sl
clock trust7"
why these tablets viii an
Ing In the ears at exactly III
sired"
But the little crowd cod. ,
hear no more and hurriedly d
-Harper's Weekly.
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Matrimonial Rep,f.a

He-Why. oh. why was l~si
enough 10 marry?
She-Don't ask me. | 1Rl
same conundrum long ago
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Pat: Sir? Ye nlvver ~
big wind in ireland, Be,oss Y
wan in tin thousand M y
ivveryting lengthways. ~
-idgeways. shortways, ~,
was tn strongest thing n -
against a mon"
The Listener: ~Thers
stronger. Pat"
Pat: Tell me what, ,q,, ,
stronger"
The Listener: "your s,u,.
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any old time
is a good time. From
China to America and
from Iceland to Patago-
mia the whole earth is
perpetually smiling with
brides. Think OF the
trousseaus that are be-
ing prepared. from the
red silk veil OF the orr
ent to the white tulle
OF the occident: of the
girls that are being Civ
en-. OF the odd. strange
ceremonies that are be-
ing performed. of the
rites and feastings, In
deed 1t is a wonderful
time; and a time when
all should be happy.
And. in general. we
may suppose that all
brides are happy. but
In the land of the joss
the little Chinese maid
who is about to be mar.
ried doesn't seem to
look forward to the ven
ture with anything like
the enthusiasm of her
American sister. II is
a time of wailing and
lamenting with her. She
is looked upon from he,
very birth-if. indeed.
she is not smothered as
a babe-as something
despicable. A girl baby
fnds no favor In the
eyes of the gods OF the
Flowery kingdom; al
honor goes to the male
child over there. Hence
when the girl baby
grows up there is small
wonder that she is dis
posed Of lightly to som,
man who. instead o.
looking upon her as {
wife. views her as a ser
want. and a profitable
one. too. inasTnuch as
he DOESN'T have to pa,
her anything for her
services. And this Is
even shown in the mar.
riage service: for at the
conclusion Of the rites
she Is received by the
austere groom as he
sits upon a high stool
indicating his superior
ity. and is made to pros,
feet! The women of the
served. are far more abb
that the women of the ives
In Japan, the dear littl
blooms, the woman is tire
inasmuch as this modern
taking on the customs and
their treatment of the fair
"fairer." and this is shown
youn- girl is given the o.
ing her suitor II she doesn't
lege that is frequently d.
bride. In Nippon the wooe
n sprig of shrubbery on the
he would like to marry; /
lected, 1t shows him that
It Is taken into the hous
the wall. 1t means the you
1ections." Then she, to sh
turns his affectionate rel
teeth. After they are mar
her eyebrows. and then tn,
are allowed to talk togetl
know, the young men are /
talk to the girls over In the
In Korea, close at hand, I
up the benedict's life. 1t
that young boys, scarce IL
ried to girls of the same a
wife is q bullock, and, neet
bullock is regarded over
much more value than q
photograph shows a bride
to the wedding; 1t is take
southern part Of the island
hot, and a servant Is seen p
ing groom from the rays
large umbrella. A curious
ton with Korean weddings
the bridegroom's hair. BET
Is left long and braided d
afterward 1t is coiled on to-
as the American woman CO
10 surrounded by a wire apl
bird cage or a mouse trap
as a sign; doubtless to al
that he is. already took" al
persd with. S.
In Norway the crown /
head, n can be seen by
Ohotogrnph. It IL . maGni
d rather eunbersome end I
- 1oubt X ID considered
ansre fact mat the bride ha
- ~ ~ . week would
!, 4
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The Usual ~.

st.. So0aI Hesa~
The Rev. sydner 80. -
Mems church at Atla1,,.u uS -,
smoking congrega,Ious y, " Y
pictures, has already i,'as,l ,aa
lmitators-is is noted n, vsR \,
and originality Of hi, a. ,ss e
of his sermons.
Even in a begging ,s,. 4
member of the Mems -
Goodman can amuse n.
cent begging sermon IN s ~
"A deacon said to ~
wife: W We
why is your husb,,, :.
ing Tor money. money. mo-
The minister's wIis ~,
"'"I suppose IL 4
never give him any" ,bs !, !!
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The things that sr,.<
naught ~
Les.s as' ,a,,' SHADOW. s, q aA,,,.a
Instead Of those s.,' n, ~ sS
-wishi,,'
Her looL. -

ss%eSn'd soapS, . for, for her h's ssss''ss ss,'s
my wife to take a,on uv''af
ton when she goes o,, 10
w,,hon, Mr., nB,lanl-naaSii I i, ai' W., Ss, y, ~, !
pense? sa'e 4
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iERE may
be special
months or
seasons ia
V O re d by
brides TO be
in different
climes 70
the ringing
of wedding
b @ IL S but
any old time
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to wait long time before purchasing
bride, because the cost is too great
Widows, however, are cheap! What
does the willy father of the rapidly aging
daughter do. in order to make her read.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-06-04
BRYAN QUOTES ISSUES.
Democratic Leader Enumerates the Sub
jects of Discussion for National
Campaign.

BONESTEEL, S. d., May 30-In
his address here last night, William j.
Bryan outlined what the principal is
sues put forth by the Democrats during
the coming campaign would be, and III
dictated what might be expected in the
Denver platform. In part he said
I'VE are just beginning n national
campaign. The Republican party has
been in power for the last fourteen years
and will IN the coming campaign ask for
a continuation Of power. The Democrats
will present criticism of Republican
management, and propose a change in
the policy to be pursued.
The Democrats viii ask: Election Of
senators by direct vote of the people,
effective legislation against the trusts,
reduction of the tariff, effective railroad
legislation, and n reconciliation of the
differences between labor and capital
Tho Democratic party will oppose inn
perialiSm, which is violating the fuuda-
mental peace of our government and in
Crcasing our expense for army and
navy. the Democratic party will ask for
legislation, state and national, to pro.
tect bank depostOrs and to prevent
paulcS.
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ally in a far from perfect manner, the
harmony wasn't any better than some
of Wagner's effects.
1T never feazei the citizens assem-
bled inside and outside the calaboose,
though. and when the rehearsal finally
got under way it wasn't possible to get
even standing room within fifteen
yards of the place. Sometimes the re-
hearsal lasted until along on to mid
night, but do you suppose any small
boy got tired and sneaked off home to
bed before the lights were put out?
He didn't unless he went at parental
orders.
You couldn't find one of the citi-
zens who would admit that there was
another band anywhere in the world
as good as the Jonesville organization
and | was convinced at the time that
there wasn't either. I've heard bigger
and better bands since then, but am
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-06-04
"THAW Is CRAZY"
JUDGE DOWNING
MAN WHO PRESIDED AT TRIAL
SAYS VERDICT WAS
JUST.
MAY NEVER LEAVE ASYLUM.
If 1: Is Proven That Whites Slayer
Has Paranoia He Will Never
Regain His Liberty.
MORAL IN GREAT TRAGEDY

DETROIT, Mich. Nov. &0-"There
is no doubt but that Harry X. Thaw has
paranoia," said Judge Victor J. Bowling
of New York today, in an interview on
the famous trial over which he presided.
Judge bowling is here to make an adj
dress tonight ut knights of Columbus
banquet.
'There is no question about Thaw's
insanity" said the judge. There is no
doubt but that he has paranoia. Whether
he will ever leave the asylum depends
on the form of his insanity.
May Never Leave Asylum.
of it is decided that he has paranoia
of course he never can recover. People
generally believe that when a man has
money he can be acquitted on whatever
charge may be placed against him or
freed from whatever crime he may have
committed That this is not true was
proven in this case.
Thaw Case Not Demoralzing.
II always thought that verdict of the
jury was Just and that was the prevail
ing opinion in New York after the YER
dict was returned. The testimony in
the Thaw case was not dcmorall2ng to
the community at large. The ncwspa-
pers toned down the evidence consider
ably. Such tragedies often teach great
moral lesson
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u.s. and and will be devised by
those do think methods should never be
abandoned, matter how quaint they are ~ley have
stood many years, and under them the enduring
things of the world have been accomplished.
By methods sometimes thought too slow fore
fathers carved which stand landmarks in
the progress of the They not always swift
but they always be right. Their Judgment
and example should not be forgotten now We should
that the conspicuous always great that
high places do not always make great the sound
Of does not always the and the land
scape may be painted husk
l entertain the firm belief that the problems which
dishearten will be decided right Political Ques
ons may sometimes go by unheeded but the problems
confronting involve the elements of honesty and
fair play These moral questions. to be decided by
conscience and education. These together not
likely to go astray.
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Novel Use for Wooden Eggs.

one Of the innumerable things that
the manufacturers OF turned wood
goods make is the darning egg, for use
in darning stockings.
These eggs are commonly provided
each with handle of the same kind of
wood, which screws into one end. saws
the New York Sun. A while ago there
was received at the New York office of
a turned goods manufacturing concern
an order for n couple of cases, some
thousands in number of darninr eggs
to be supplied without handle and of a
size somewhat smaller than the STAN
dard; and then for some reason this
special lot Of eggs was left on the
manufacturers hands, But they were
not wasted.
In the course Of time there came in
4 hatpin manufacturer who wanted to
leave an order FOR a few thousand hat
pin knobs, to be made in specified shape
and dimensions. Besides making repu-
larly great variety Of things the
turned goods makers also turn wood
in any shape that may be required to
order.
And then the salesman recalled that
little lot of understood handleless darn
ing eggs, which proved to be exactly
what the hatpln man wanted, and he
took the lot. And 50 finally they came
to be made up, not as darning eggs,
with fancy handle, but the knobs of
hatpiuS.
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CHARACTER IN WALKING.
Traits Which nre Readily Disclosed
by Ones Gait.

There's a conceited man coming
down the streets" said the girl in the
group on a corner. How do | know?
BY his walk. | can tell the chief trait
Of any persons character by watching
him or her walk. For instance, if a
man walks with Il heavy lift to his
hips he's sure to be Obstinate. If he
sinks down little on his heels he has
"A comfortable attitude toward wife and
the world in gencrai-in fact, he's bit
lazy That woman coming down the
street now is a gossip. Any one could
tell that because of her mincng, fussy
gait. Indecision is the chief character
istic of that woman's character across
the street. Don't you see how she
swings her foot rather hesitatingly in
the air before she puts it down?
'The man who walks with his knees
leading is sure to be Of the pious type
the disagreeably pious type, | mean
You see that old codger who is cross
ing the road with his stomach seem
ing to lead the rest Of him-well Of
touISt II II tNluCul lnil lptulnp is MS
chief delight. When an intelligent
man walks his heads leads. That girl
who sways so is self conscious. Yes.
that girl going down the street has n
pretty walk, gliding and quiet, but
watch out for her; she is treacherous
in the extreme.
'The man who puts his feet down
especially soldly is heavy and some
what stupid. That little person cross
ing the road with a quick, clean step
is energy personified, but he has the
sort Of energy which has no regard for
the rights or feelings of others. The
girl coming out Of that store has an
ugly streak in her nature. Don't Won
see how she puts her foot down I'M
willingly as if she were saying: Il
won't. l won't" | shouldn't advise
any man to marry her.
"Of course | don't pretend to know
thoroughly persons character by his
walk, but | do discover his FREEDOM
mating characteristic"
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pleasures Of seeing the $40 go
through, but Il little confidential chat
on the joys of the band practice.
figure that | am qualified to speak on
the subject, not only because my ia
ther was leader Of the band and the
only man in town who could solve the
mysteries of an + fiat cornet, but also
because | qualified as a member of the
band myself, having with some diff
Guilty mastered the alto horn.
Il had a uniform with just as much
gold braid on 1t as fathers had, and
when the Jonesyille Cornet Band
went over to the county seat to play at
the Fourth of July celebration | walked
at the head of the parade and was the
envy of all the small boys of my size in
the place.
81 said the band practiced in the
village council room. That shows how
important the band appeared in tile
eyes of the village.
The council room had two cells ut
one end that were never used except
the time when fifteen tramps were
rounded up III the neishborhood fol
lowing the robbing of clothing store
in nearby town. The band instru-
ments could, accordingly, be left in the
cells with perfect safety, where they
shared quarters with the polling
booths.
"When Thursday night rolled around
the citizens Of the town assembled
in front of the calaboose. as the Town
Hall was called. They had TO go early
because the band practice always drew
q lot of farmer boys in town, and the
few seats In the council room were It
"a premium.
"Along about s o'clock the band
would also begin TO congregate, and
shortly afterward each man would try
out his instrument. When the leather
1unged tuba player entered into the
contest with the snare drummer which
could make the most impression on
the community and a few others play
ers Joined in by running the scale, usu-
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Dentistry IN China.

Right In front o. lls on The street doc
tors table is small heap OF human
teeth A patient came MP to the doctor
On being asked what he wanted hc
replied simply by opening his mouth e
the very widest extent. IT was seen that
his four upper front teeth were want
ing.
Measuring the cavity in the jaw, the
tooth peddler carefully selected from the
heap the four teeth that would exactly
fill it. He then drilled a hole in them
longitudinnlIy and inserted bit OF wire
to bind them to zach other.
The ends or the wire were next IN,
serted in holes that were drilled into the
teeth on each side Of the cavity and
at once the chasm disappeared. N orth
China Daily News.
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THE VILLAGE BAND.
Its Delights Are Unknown to Boys
and Girls Brought Up in Cities.

when l was a little shaver and
didn't have anything to do In the day
time but go down and see that the
3 40 train got in all right and had no.
where else to so ut night except on
Thursday, when the Jonesville Cornet
Band met in the village council room
for weekly practice, | used to envy
the city chaps and think l was having
pretty rotten time of It," said the
man from the little prairie town in
Illinois that has never made up the
decrease in population caused by his
removal to the city. "Now that l can
see how city boys really do spend their
young days, feel like giving three
cheers for my youth,
This is not an informal talk on the