Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-27
Justice Landrum Will Witness
in Solemn Form All New
Year Resolutions Gratis Uh.
til January |
GET UP YOUR COURAGE
AND MAKE YOUR PLEDGE.
Announcement of Justice Fol-
lowing His Offer to Marry
Couples Without Charge
viii Keep Him Busy,

Animated by the Christmas spirit, JUS
tice s. II. Landrum, the marrying mag%
istrate, said last week that until New
Years day he will marry all couples free
of charge and as a further inducement
will throw in a kiss for the bride. OF
course he put in the provision that she
must be under IS. But even in case the
age limit is exceeded he promises to pro-
vide the trading stamp oscuiation through
the medium Of court bailiff who in the
old days when Justice Landrum married
numerous couples daily, never bothered
himself with serving court papers. stand
ing ready, instead, to kiss any bride tie
justice might direct.
But albeit marriage Is Of the utmost
Importance, there are other important
ceremonies, especially at this season of
the year. Foremost is the New Year
resolution. Justice Landrum recognizes
characteristic public-spiritednes he will
lend 1t every support.
OATHS WILL BE FREE.
From now until the first OF the year
he not only will marry anyone free OF
charge, but also without charge he viii
witness with all legal solemnity any
ones New Year pledges.
Feeling perfectly satisfied as far as.
your pocketbook Is concerned, you mfy
marry anu iDlIIcaldlcAy AAACt W oEa to1c .
solemn pledge never to refer to mothers
cooking or 10 have lodge meetings at
night. Or IL you happen to be bach
elor and like II, you may swear you'll
be hanged IL you every marry at all.
But on principle Justice Landrum would
object to such a pledge as this. He adj
mits that a good many people make mis-
takes. when they invest in marriage IL
censes, but he says there are world OF
exceptions and he believes In taking a
chance.
He would prefer first to marry you
and then to witness your New Years
pledges, because. as he says. there Is
nothing under the sun that steadys
man like marriage. Either he's AFRAID
of his wife or his mother-in-law or ne
hasn't the wherewithal to smoke cigar
cites, chew chewing gum or otherwise
spend his time in wild living.
But IL you wish merely to take the
pledge you can be fixed up in that par
ticular alone. All you rave to do Is
write down your resolution, take 1t to
Justice Landrum, and solemnly swear
before him that you will carry IL out.
Several abstinence pledges have al
ready been taken, and before the end Of
the year the number will be greatly IN
creased. Not all of these are taken vol
unfairly. In fact husband usually fol-
lows his wife into the justices presence,
meekly signs his name to the pledge she
has drawn up, and swears from thence-
forth to ouench his thirst with ice water
For the nexe twelve months the pledges
is held over his head and as occasion
warrants he is reminded that he Is Pr
jured man.
SOME GOOD RESOLUTIONS.
Justice Landrum recommends that All
young men take the pledge to abstain
for the next twelve months from cigar
cites, chewing gum, and sarsaparhla.
He says they are the besetting sins Oh
the age. and he thinks that II the women
would foreswear big hats. long hatpins,
and an appetite for candy the world
would be much more joyous.
But whatever your resolutions are ne
recommends that you put them In legal
and solemn form, for then yiu VIII be
more likely to stick to them.