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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-09
Then Comes the Awaken ne.

And then comes the horrible but
none the less inevitable awakening. He
finally realizes that he must forsake
the flights of the ethereal to fare
again the stern necessities Of the act
uality. He returns to his Office broke.
but confident in his dreams Of future
afhuence. And. Ike most dreams. they
are as intangible as the substance Of
which they are made.
The poor fellow finds that the thea
tiers, which he once considered such
a harmless form OF amusement, are =
heavy drain upon his slender income.
Cocktails, too. are expensive Iuxuries,
especially when they become necessi-
ties. as they have the habit OF doing.
Maids and cabhire and hats and gowns
add to his fluctuations, although he
still tries TO put up the front OF q
good fellow. Finally, in despair. he
denies himself the pleasure Of an even
ing away from home, because Of the
consequent expense. He pleads indis-
position, or work, or a dozen other
things. to get away from the mad
whirl into which he has been thrown.
And in the meantime, the woman
goes on in her own selfish. pleasure
seeking way. Perhaps she does not see
the ruin she IS causing. More often she
does not care. II her husband will not
take her to places of amusement. other
men are eager to step into his place.
on and on she goes, and the bond
that once united them so closely Is
drawn apart by the inexorable power
Of alien tastes. until It finally is rent
asunder.
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The divorce court is but another
step in the logical evolution Of these
lives. Each breathes q sigh OF relief
that the claims have been cast OF.
Either fortunately or unfortunately.
there have been no children, and the
union has been OF no benent 10 the
world. which. from the beginning OF
time, has expected perpetuity OF the
races from the sacred institution OF
matrimony.
Reverse the situation. The women
are not always the offenders, and
there are many men who should be
linked to automatons instead OF flesh
and blood wives. There is the good
fellow, for examples genial, whole-
souled, generous companion to the
boys, who Is always ready to sing a
song. tell a story, crack a joke, lend
a dollar, or buy a drink.
Mr.. Good Fellow is regarded by his
friends and office companions as
paragon among men. Despite the fact
that he spends many a night at the
poker table. and, at late bed time,
goes home frequently more intoxicated
than pious, is regarded by other wona-
en- as q model husband, because~he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-09
Both Are Bored.

The wife, weak little person. bears
her burden in silence. and seeks her
recreation in the weekly prayer meet
ing and Sunday sermon. Bored? Thsv
both are, and one is forced 10 wonder
what cruel freak Of destiny could have
drawn such an ill-mated couple irto
the web OF matrimony This particu-
lar kind of case seldom is found parsJ-
Ing its skeleton in the divorce court
and the suffering couple goes on and
on. until the hand OF the grim res.per
bears one TO that bourne from which
no traveller returns. And the woman
usually is the hrst to answer the call.
Such cases SIS thoSe cited ars ire
ouent, but It is the object Of the A.
Unity trust to eliminate all such 90
currenees, and send the horde Of law
yers who profit by the gold wrlnR
from woman's tears and mans "a.
greet, into q field OF endeavor that does
not subsist on the marital tribuIs+i
OF the multitude.
Il am convinced" said the SAGE
the other day. that the Affinity
trust is the proper solution Of the
problem The triumph OF science has
been supreme in other lines. and why
not also IN lover
Love, so called, emanates from the
brain, and. II the theories of certain
scientists are to be believed. is moth
ing more nor less than a disease, in
cuicated by billions upon billions Of
germs. In this respect, It Is much Ike
tuberculosis, tetauus. typhoid fever.
pneumonia or any of the other con
tagious diseases. These germs of love
take possession of the mind, and, with
no power exerted to combat them,
both men and women fall easy prey
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Science Often SeoFed At,

Science always has been scofted At,
until It has proved its claims. and he
man with the new thought ever vas
the subject OF derision. Thus IL vas
with the inventors OF the steamboat,
the locomotive, the sewing machine,
the typewriter, the printing press, the
telegraph, the telephone. and thou
sand other things that since have be-
come Indispensable to the world. This
il the fate, at the present day, with
those who are trying to navigate the
air in a practical manner. And such,
too, must be tbs portion Of the AfiE-
ity trust. until it shall have proved its
claims.
IN the present era we are curing
consumption and cancer-diseases
which, a generation ago, were de-
elAred hopeless. Then why can't we
cure the blind. unreasoning love that
leads so many thousands OF persons
annually into the auicksands Of un-
happiness and despair? We can. if
people only Will believe it-and they
VII, some day
The evolution Of love is as marked
as that OF any other thing in the his
tory OF the worlds progress. A cen
tury ago. It was the proper thing for
the backward swain to spark a girl
for a few years before he dared touch
her hand And then. aSter the LAPSE OF
a few more years. he might get down
upon his palsied knees. and beg in a
trembling voice for her hand, all the
while swallowing hard at dry palate,
that Professionally remained in his
throat. Then. II she were willing, he
might repeat HIS request to papa-and
run the risk OF contact with the comic
supplement boot.
'rNot so today They meet. they like
one another. and, in six months, at
most-and perhaps In less thar that
many hours-he asks her to marry
him. Perhaps he calls her on the telA-
phone. pops the question and they
elope. If he be backward or dilatory.
she asks him. and the end is accom-
piished, Hence, the overtime that it
being done by the divorce courts.
Present conditions demand still an
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-09

There was no more picturesque figure
Of that picturesque period. the pioneer
days, then the express rider, the man
who rode ths trails and was the link of
communication between the isloeted
camps and the more populous mining
town that boosted stage communication
with Stockton Sacramento and the
Bay" says q writer in the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. IN the miners vocab-
ulary. the Bay stood for San Fran
cisco, and not one in a thousand re-
ferred to this city by any other title.
The name became obsolete long ago,
but the pioneer, when he made his pile,
took his departure for the Bay" where
he embarked for the States" the lat
ter meaning any point east Of the Mis-
souri, river; there were no States west
of that division line sixty years ago.
This generation does not realize the
extent OF the population that dwelt in
the western slope of the Lower Sierra
in the '50s Each county had its politi-
cal and corporate center. OF which such
towns as Nfariposa, Sonora, Moke-
lunne Hill. Placerville, Nevada City.
and Downievills were types; but besides
these there were thousands Of outlying
camps strung along the river banks,
clustered on the principal creeks and
tributary streams perched on mountain
plateaus. or in the depths OF canons.
wherever the rich deposits yielded gold
en- treasure 20 the seeker. These were
the Red Dogs. Poker Flats, Roaring
Camps, etc, OF the pioneer days.
Who would suspect that Murderer's
Bar, on the American river, where lin
pid water rtpples over the white sand
and along ;:7lihaabited banks, boosted in
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1851 OF 500 inhabitants. with its express
ontce, hotel, stores, and dozen or more
saloons, and a tributary population up
and down the river OF 1000 or 8. 900 more,
yet it was ten years after its settlement
before wagon road reached IL Hun
dreds of other prosperous camps We're
in the same condition.
The miners were perforce content
with the crooked trails that wound up
and down the mountain sides, in and
out OF the canons, across pleasant
pine-clad fats, and along the wind
tngs of the creeks The pack mule
solved the transportation problem.
and the miner on his weekly visit 10
these little centers of life, packed his
bacon, beans, coffee and tobaccO-tO
the log cabin near his claim 1t was
his wants and necessities that created
the expressman. Isolated and ban
ished from civilization, he must needs
keep in slight touch with it.
The company OF Tom and Dick and
Ned, who were working close by him,
and whose cabins were IN close proxim-
ity, was we'll enough IN its way He
would have gone mad had there not
been some semblance Of humanity in
reach. but the wide world was beyond
the snow peaks OF the mountains. the
gold that he dug was only a talisman
that would restore to him what ne had
temporarily lost, and the expressman
was the link with what IN hts lonely
dreams seemed at times an unreaIity.
Steamer day was sure to bring him
letter from faraway home, from
mother, sister or sweetheart; the near
est postoffice was ten, twenty miles
away; he looked 30 the mail rider for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-09

broker office. gets 500 or so a month.
ana has ambitions. The latter he -
gong TO attain at some undetermined
time in the radiant future. but. in
Inc meantime. outside Of office hours,
he de"otes his time and all the money
he can earn, beg, and borrow to the
entertainment Of his divinity.
They marry. He perhaps has man
aged TO save a little money for the
honeymoon trip. and the two fools
have a great time In their man-made
paradise-whne L lasts
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It's prompt delivery. and what was the
fee Of S1-the usual charge-alongside
OF the happiness that the misstve
brought. And then there was the news
paper. The miner usually subscribed to
one Of the principal Eastern journals.
To be sure, the news was a month or
more old, but IL was fresh on Jackass
Gulch, or Arkansas Fiat, and while
he DOTed over it's columns by the light
Of a guttering candle or the blaze OF a
pitch pine knot he forgot for the time
the rude shelter and the ruder environ
ment
The mail rider and the express rider
were distinct and apart. The clientele
OF the former was the miner. and his
compensate was the fee he charged
for the delivery OF letters. the sale Of
neysDa Ders and the charge for such
some article needed from the store.
some luxury that the camp on the river
did not have IN stock He rode the
trails twice a month, driving a pack
mule loaded with newspaper literature.
and his trips occupied three or four
days time depending on the number
Of his customers 1t was an Rrduous
but not a dangerous business. as he vas
seldom the bearer OF anything OF value
Many a rider grew rich and prosperous
for a time, but with the gradual depie-|
ton of the shallow diggings and the
abandonment OF the placers, like Othel-
To- his occupation was gone.
The eEpresSman proper was anotherl
individual He was either IN the em-
plOy Of the express companies that
fourished at that time, Adams & Co
Page, Bacon. or Wells. Fargo & Co. OIL
else established a route on his own ac-
count. His business was 70 carry thel
gold dust gathered at the snlallerl
camps TO the big towns reached by thel
stage lines. when It was sent 70 the
Bay" and returned with the cOiT
needed By the merchants. and IL was
most perilous occupation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-09
Here's an Example.

For instance. a woman may have
fair -Idfmentary education She has q
rassabIy. pretty face, a good figure
and is fond Of the theaters and other
pleasures Of the world. She likes to
have a maid serve breakfast TO her
IT, bed. and, later. she is inclined 70
laze about in neglige, smoke cigar
cites, sip cocktails. and read the latest
novel She uses paint. powder. anG
puns judiciousIy, has a sunny, fun
loving disposition, and, in public,
makes herself attractive.
Along comes mere man and gazes
foudly and lovingly upon this fair
product of the natural and applied
arts
There's a sumner" he says. And
forthwith he leaps headlong into the
IRE that love hath kindled.
The man is a good fellow-or wants
20 be. He may work in a bank or
n -
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gives his wife everything that she
asks.
Everything that she asks? Watch
him at horne, Just watch him He
leaves his smile IN the street. and
looks bored to death the minute he
crosses his own threshold. He bids
HIS wife a curt good evening" eats
his dinner with the tAciturnity and
gluttony Of q pig. and then buries
himself behind his newspaper. resent
full Of any word that is spoken to
him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-09
AnnlicatiOn Of System.

A7plyiug his system, the man with
bad temper will be linked with dociIe
little woman who never gets enough
provoked even to say darn" the man
who likes to play the races viii be
coupled with a woman who also likes
that sort OF thing. instead OF the self
.ffscing body who sits home and
mares potatoes, and never does any
thing more exciting than attend
1sv,D rere at the church; the man who
Goes in for politics VIII be mated with
q woman who can beat a French En-
v,ero- for intrigue. and then 60 some
.ba man who is inclined TO religion
and spends his time doping out the
v~ohabIa date of the millennium VIII
end his affinity in one who can say
Amen, as loud as anybody, and who
can pray and mean 1t; the hterateur'
the artist. the musician, Will have
done with the Fluffy Ruffes kind OF a
gs-1 whose paramount ambition con-
gists of maunees and chocolate fudge
and Will take, instead, the woman VINO
can be an inspiration; the student viii
taboo the marital prospect who says
cant hardly and don't never" and
the rich will mate with the poor. other
qualifications being equal.
And so the list goes, through an
infinite assembling Of the masses and
the classes. according to the tempera-
ment. disposition, education, talent.
habits lociaI position. wealth, and
general qualities Of each individual
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the looks good to me- kind Of rec
Cmmendation.
PERHAPS one thing that makes WON
an especially willing to take chance
On matrimony. is her lack OF oppor-
tunities. 1t is interesting to note that,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-09

posite sex, without regard 10 fitness
This much accomplished. the normal
person will prefer having a mate sci
entihcally selected, by a competent
person. than one taken from the great
mass OF humanity. with nothing but
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-09
H07O They Mate

Bad-tempered man and
docile little woman.
Man who plays the races
and woman who would do
it, too.
The political man and
the woman who dotes on in
trigues.
The religiously inclined
man and the woman who
prays long and loud.
The student with the
Emersonian girl.
The rich with the poor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-09
OUT OF EVERY $50 SHE MEETS

Relatives Observation-Disclosures. IS
Old men and old WOmen ............... 90
Married men and married won1en ........ 70
Girls, children, and babies. ............I 100
Servants of lover class, etc $50
Manageable men, engaged or attached w 20
Manageable men, not attracted measurement. 20
Manageable men, detimertaIS ............ Is
Manageable men, personally Objectionable " 5
Manageable men, uHobjectionabLe ........ 4
$50
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Affinity trust! AS one KNOWS, an dIHhy
generally spaking IS something Casually womanl easily got
than got rid Of and stands for a synonym OF love
That is as was-and perhaps isWhn the spice OF the forbidden
fruit was lust bit aung than that OF the nened apple which
was eajfas in the sometimes touOuS straight and thorough
fare and the primrose path of daance beckoned with the subtle finger
of the seductive SIREN
But no No longer will the call Of the coque the flash of
mlycad ankle the drOop of the eye the charm OF the
unknown and the mysteries of French lingerie drag all too willing
over the precipice of hymenea disaster!
Never again athletcay padded shoulders Carefully dyed
rrsche Chesteredan and basso voice turn the silly little
head of acecent woman and plunge into the whirlpool marital
dSCOi
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Science Declares That Ne70
Order of Things Will OBJ
tain and Mem and Women
Will Be Properly Mated
IN Their O1ew Spheres for
HI Time to Come.
By ROTHVIN WALLACE.

I'd now its the Affinity trust!
You don't know what the affinity trust is, OF
course. Few persons do at the present time, but
the trust is gaining recruits with rapidity that is
no less than amazing, and if the hope of its orgina
tor be realized its membership, not only in Wash
ington, bur throughout the length and breadth Of
the land, will number tens of thousands in very
short time
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70 Cne natural charms OF the Opposite
sex.
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NAQeE the present system II rear
" is remarkable that there are com
paratively so many happy marriages.
Introducuons. Of course. are all right.
SO far as they go. and are considered
necessary TO preserve the ethics OF
abit-imprisoned society. But the
introduction Is bound 70 90 in the
future. when people take q broader
view OF life It has served its small
purpose. IN allowing only those who
have been formally presented 10 one
another 10 say -Howdy' when they
meet. Thus. It has divided the world
into a multitude Of small groups, and.
consequently. has limited ones choice
IN the direction OF matrimony.
"a man, with his greater liberty,
has seven opportunities 10 wed 70 =
woman's four. but even he requires
a more infinite scope.
The Affinity trust is going 70 rec
tify this encumbrance, because it viii
Danish all thought Of present old-fo-
gyish customs. ana viii look only 70
the fitness Of the man for the woman.
"Of course. the Affinity trust win
not change human nature, but II GER
tainIy viii eliminate the divorce evil
il its teachings be followed. But until
such time as its proposanda may be
spread. IT will be a good policy for the
man who wants a quiet home 10 pur-
sue. 10 let the lady OF his choice 81
least think she is the ruler OF her
small province. A good way 20 ae-
oorrpIish this is 20 propose impossible
things just for the sake Of being ar
gued out OF them. She viii think she
has won a victory. and viii love you
for the concession. And then. when
there Is something you really want.
remind her OF your former abnesation
and be firm.
"But 1 am giving away & state Sc
cret," concluded the Sage. as he pre-
pared for a further private analysis
OF fral human nature.
And so the Affinity trust v going
10 be a reaiity-some day.
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other step. and II Is coming in the
form Of the AFFINITY trust. The
fundamental treatment win be mental
healinz-a curative force that. scofed
az a few years ago. now is recognized
and applied TO patients by the best
physicians in the world. The mental
treatment will consist Of throwing of
the influence OF the love germ. and
resisting the aIiurements Of the op-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
5000 ODD FELLOWS AT
SESSION IN DENVER

Denver, Colo, Sept. 23.-Fully, 5000
delegates and visitors are IN the city
to attend the Saith annual session OF
sovereign grand lodge OF the Indepen-
dent Order OF Odd Fellows which be-
gan deliberations this morning and
will conclude Saturday. gCoincident
with the Odd Fellows meetings are in
formal meetings OF the Rebekahs.
Politics will engage the attention OF
h sovereign grand lodge delegates to
some extent, although only Office to be
filled by vote Is that or deputy grand
sire. The following are the principal
candfdatee7f the position: w. L.
Kuykendall, Wyoming: A. c. Keller,
Texas: RoSert I. Daniel. Georgia.; John
B. Cochrum, Indiana; y. s. Hoagland,
Nebraskas Massena Bullard, Montana;
r.. Hill Meyers, Winnipeg. =
One Important question will come up
for consideration: To make the age
limit for admission 1S years instead of
al as at present. The matter has, been
before the grand lodge sessions before
and always has been voted down.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
RICH PARENTS SHOULD
SEND THEIR CHILDREN =
TT PRIVATE SCHOOLS

milwaukee. Sept. 2s.Aweaithy par-
ents should send their children to pri-
vate schools SO they VIII not crowd
poor boys and girls from public edu-
cational institutions, says Mrs. VIM.
Rockefeller. &-3s4ss~ tt& a
Mrs. Rockefeller came to, Milwaukee
with her husband, who attended a
meeting Of the st. Paul railway direc-
tors. IN My = III, W.
"AlI I have ever tried to he Is Just
an ordinary mother'' said Mrs. Rookie
Teller. II have two sou and two
daughters, and they are Just four ordi-
nary boys and girls. I brought them
Up the best / knew how, and used all
the common sense had to think of the
best ways and means to make them
good average menIand women"
did my boys 60. to public schools ?
No. That would nave been most sell
fish In a city like New York, where our
schools arc crowded. 10 is only-a-fai1
thing that parents who car AFFORD to
should send their children to private
schools and thus keep their places In
public schools for those children who
must depend upon the public school
system for their educatton.p I
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
REAL PUNCH AND JUDY
DISCOVERED IN HOTEL.

New York, Sept. 22.--Punch and Judy
are In town. 49, e.. 49,. -..
II you don't believe It, just go up ia
the Imperial hotel, ask the clerk and
see his broad grin. -.
Punch halls from st. Louis, Judy
from Dayton, Ohio.
Punch is registered as D. T. Punch.
He Is vice president of q chemical
manufacturing firm in ST. Louis. He Is
lodged on the 10th floor of the hotel.
Judy is down as Mrs. Nellie judy, a
business woman.
When q reporter knocked Of the door
OF Punch a hearty voice invited him in.
what In blazes ear I do for your;
inquired Mr.. Punch, with nice fat arms,
as he stood abashed in his under
clothes.
Hello, Punch, did you know Judy's
hereH" ventured the reporter.
1t took 10 minutes to convince Mr..
Punch that the reporter was serious,
and when Punch's smile was coaxed
back, he admitted that he had eve
met Mrs. Judy, but was going to do
so at once.
Mrs. Judy inhabits the fourth floor.
She shut the door in q hurry when she
was asked II she had seen Mr.. Punch,
and much time was consumed in per-
suading her to open 1t again.
At least she said h hadn't seen
Punch, but would like to at long range.
She wasn't sure IL she would consent to
meet him.
He isn't bad looking, and perhaps
Il would be nice to; meet real Punch -
she declared with an approving nod of
her pretty londe head. -
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
HAIR COMBINES MAKE
'''' TROUBLE FOR BREWER

st. Louis. Sept. 22.-Combings of
women hair. sometimes brunettes, at
other times blondes, figure In the reply
Mrs. VIM. j. Lemp makes to the cross
bill fled by the millionaire brewer to
her divorce petition. ~.
The hair is mentioned in deposition
made by Calina Cory, a former Lemp
servant, presented In behalf of Mrs.
Lemp today. It was found, says the
deposition. in the Lemp home, while
Mrs. Lemp was away. not once, but
! v or SIX times. According to he
witness she saw Lemp entertaining
women In his home after his wife left
According to the deposition. witness
heard woman sing. Treat Us All
Alike, Baby" while the others laughed,
She alleges she say a, woman stouter
than Mrs. Lemp at Mrs, Lemps wash
bowl washing and dressing. Glasses
and bottles were there, she alleges
Once. swears the witness, she found a
woman's. cuff pin in one of the rooms,
Lemp asked her about 1T and when
she showed 1t to him he said, Pm
glad you found It; that's n 1 want"