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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06

There will be no escape in New Eng.
land from this law. as Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island
have passed similar marriage laws.
Would that every state in the Union
would follow the example Of the New
England states and pass similar laws,
II would do more than anything else In
the world toward wiplng Reno off OF the
map. for IL would put a quietus on those
impulsiHe souls who marry in haste and
repent at leisure. and cumber the divorce
courts with their domestic woes.
1t is a crime that silly young girl,
with her head full of novels. should be
able to start out for a ride and come
back married TO her chauffeur or groom,
or that a callow college boy, who has
had too much to drink at frolic can be
kidnapped and married by some adven-
turess while his wits are so befuddled he
doesen't know what he's doing,
Yet these things happen every day, and
they not only spell tragedy for the In
dividua1, but for the families Of the vic
tins Of these fool marriages. which should
New England law will not prevent.
A statistican. who has made a study
Of the divorce question, says that he
finds that in almost three-fourths Of
divorce cases the marriage was an elope-
ment or else one or both OF the con-
tracing parties were very young. Cen
eral observation viii bear out this state
ment. and II shows how important II is
to prevent the hasty marriage.
People who are entering into a con-
tract that Is TO endure as long as their
lives last, and whose consequence
stretch out to eternity, need time to
think II over. They need the cold gray
light Of day in which to consider IL.
as well as the rose scented, passion
laden atmosphere Of the ball room.
They need time in which 10 figure out
the cost Of what they are about TO do,
and II they were forced to take even
the five days elaboration on the sub
ject that the law requires in New Eng
land. many and many an ilfated wedding
would never take place.
And just think of the misery that
would be prevented by the making public
OF all applications for marriage licenses!
Think Of the parents who. being warned
in time. would be able to save their
children from committing matrimonial
suicide! Think of the bigamous mar
risges that would be prevented. and OF
the young girls whose lives would be
saved from shipwreok by the suppression
of the secret marriage! These three
things alone would cut the divorce cal
endar in half
The greatest need in America today Is
for uniform marriage and divorce laws
New England has blazed the trail OF
by enacting a sane marriage
law. Let US hope that every other state
will follow in her wake. And IL you
make the marriage law right the divorce
law will take care Of itself. You won't
need IT much, anyhow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06

getting too stout. by more vigorous cx-
ercise. such as running and jumping.
You do not need to go out Of doors
to run and jump; you don't need TO 20
out Of your own room or to step off
Of small rug five feet square. Just
stand in one spot and raise the feet
quickly, putting them down in the same
place. first one foot. then the other. as
IL you were running hard, but don't set
off u the original spot on which you
stood.
You can jump In the same way. II
sounds funny that you can stand still
and jump. and II you do It q great
many times you will succeed in jumping
off a few ounces every day. and reduce
your weight considerably.
have several friends who smuse them
selves and reduce their weight at the
same time by a skipping rope. Just as
the children do. This is really great
fun and would be the first exercise that
I would do II / thought l needed TO
lose a pound or two. As # is. l some
times indulge In it.
Skipping rope is much more amusing
than the running and jumping exercises.
and after you have skipped hundred
times or moro you will have all the
exercises You need. both for the arms,
legs AMI bedy
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06

so their separate ways in peace. II
was better for their children. better for
society, better even that a home Of dis
cord should be broken up than that II
should exist as a family battle ground.
Therefore 1t has been perfectly evil
dent TO everybody, except the reformers.
that what allied the domestic situation
was not so much divorce as marriage,
and that instead OF more stringent d.
vorce laws We needed more stringent
marriage laws. Moreover. that the only
way to stop divorces was to keep people
from wanting them.
Personally. I have long held to the
opinion that II should be as trouble
some and expensive. and take as long
time. and as much Investigation into
all the circumstances and characters
concerned. in order to get q marriage
license as II does TO get a divorce.
and that II should be as cheap and
easy to get divorce as 1t is to get a
marriage license.
1t Is consollng TO learn that. at last.
the lawmakers are beginning to realize
that the only sensible way to deal with
the divorce problem, and at least, to make
marriage a contract that requires as
much consideration and red tape as II
does TO make out dog license. or TO be
bound over to keep the peace.
To this end the Massachusetts, legis-
iature has passed a law that puts an
end to the thrilling elopement and the
romantic hasty marriage.
Under this new law. which went into
effect on the first day Of January. anyone
wishing to marry must file a notice of
intention. After that he must wait full
five days before he can get license
During these five days the parents, guar
dams or the relatives. or any previous
husband or wife Of the lovers, can come
and ask questions and register objections
Should they have justified objection, or
should either Of the twain be too young
or otherwise unfit. no license will be
granted them to wed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06

the French people, and the political mo.
tives Of the French government.
The king and his cabinet cared not a
rush for the American cause. vergennes
than whom a craftier and more unprin.
clpled minister never lived, would not
have lifted a finger TO assist US had II
not been for the fact that he hated
England. and hoped. by helping us, to
find some way Of getting back at that
power for having driven the French out
u Canada. But for that thought Louis
and his minister would never have con-
scented TO the alliance.
Franklin. whose astuteness was on a
par with his love Of country. understood
the situation perfectly. lie knew that
the French government did not care a
fig for American success; and also he
knew that. while the French people SYM
pathIzed with us, that that sympathy
Versailles politicians; so the only thing
he could do was to keep that wonderful
tongue Of his busy encouraging the court
gentlemen in thinking that by helping the
United States to beat England they would
be putting France in position to retrieve
some Of the honors she had lost by the
Peace Of Paris in I7Ss.
And gloriously well did our grand old
Benjamin do his work. His massive
brain-agile as IT was powerful-kept that
honeyed tongue going In season and out
Of season. with the result that vergennes
was won over and the treaty secured.
There can be no doubt that the French
alliance was OF incalculabls benefit TO us.
as Fisk remarks: Both in Itself and in
the European complications to which It
led. the action of France very seriously
crippled the efficient military power of
England. 1t locked UP and neutralized
much British energy that would other
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06
Natures Airships
BY GARRETT p, sERvIss.

creatures discovered in the rocks were so
much like those Of reptiles-with teeth
and reptilian limbs and heads-that geolo-
gists, for a time. were almost at a loss
where TO place them. Nature evidently
experimental for ages before she over
came the difficulties which her own laws
placed in her way. she turned limbs
into wings; she introduced. or varied the
form OF joints and sockets; she followed
out bones to make them at the same time
light and strong, and she chose. finally.
the smaller types Of reptiles, and made
them, in some cases, smaller yet in order
that they might rise In the air. She
altered the heart action; she introduced
feathers, and made many other changes
which resulted In the perfected bird
Man attacks the same problem from a
different side. He cannot make himself
smaller and lighter. and he cannot grow
wings and feathers. but. appealing to the
laws Of mechanics. Just as he has done
in so many other ways. he makes a
machine that will ride in the air. For the
strengthened and more quickly acting
heart Of the bird he substitutes light
and powerful engines; for wings, aero
planes and propeIlers; for a tail. rudders.
In every direction, however, he finds that
nature has been before him; only he
dares what she did not attempt: he defies
the law Of gravitation farther than she
did. and his aeroplanes are comparable In
magnitude and weight with the flying ALI
gators which nature. bowling TO her self
fixed limitations. did not undertake to
produce.
But the aerop.ane Of toGay is only a
''bird-reptile'' first attempt-the me-
chanical eagles and larks will arrive
tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06
Voices of the NI.h1

Whip Poor WHIP
John. j just know you forgot to shoot.
the bolt on the kitchen door,
TIE 80 train is reported on time, :.
madam"
Can j stand in your store a little
while. mister? I'm Saitin' for an Elstoa
avenue car"
SAY. you felier over there. A scent
drink don't entitle you to % cents wutir
o. grub"
Hello! Yes, this IS snoodie. I,
Yes, I was in a Ii.tle mIxup this
evening. but for heavens sake don't say :.
anything about II In tomorrow morning.
pepeFw-Chicago Tribune
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06

Is likely 70 De-
come more pro-
nounced as soar
ing machines are
perfected.
We are arriving
where nature has
gone before US with
her winged type Of
ANNA There is
sometb ig to be
learned from a
study OF the way
in which natures
sirshlps were de-
yeloped. She. like
her imitator, man,
learned TO fly last.
and she had the
same difficulties to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06

overcome that he has had.
One Of the most interesting discoveries
that biologists ever made was the fact
that for millions had probably hundreds
Of millions of years after the earth
became an inhabited globe there were
no flying creatures. Il appears that
living beings began their career in
water, then crept out on the land. and
finally learned TO fly in the air.
The ancestor Of the bird was the rep
tile. The first birds were simply flying
reptiles, and the birds Of today retain
the insignia Of their reptilian origin,
Natures first attempts in this direction
were curiously like our own. and almost
as tin1id, The first remains Of flying
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06
The French Alliance
BY REV. THOMAS b. GREGORY.

Wise have been directed against the Amer
leans" In addition We must reckon on
the direct benefit that came to us from Z,
the 5000 Or 7,eo soldiers that were ssnts
over by France. who. In conjunction wIth,ss
the French fleet. did such splendid ser-.sz
vice at Yorktown.
1t is possible. and probable, that We :.
could have won our Independence wlthout,s.
the French alliance; but II is certain that ~
without such alliance the war would nota
have ended when Il did
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06

l myself will in
future give the wo-
man the benefit OF
the doubt every
time, and Why be-
cause I realize
what they are
struggling against
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06

The French woman eats less sweets,
and there Is far less candy bought in
Paris than in New York.
While we are not an athletic race.
the French woman does like to walk.
and IL she is a good housekeeper she
attends to her own marketing every day.
because in France We have no ice boxes.
a. a general rule. and everything has to
be bought fresh every day. This makes
her morning one OF constant exercise,
and she supplements this, IL she Is
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06
To a Pair Of Mosquitoes
By PERCY SHAW.

By PERCY SHAW. -.
CTwo mosquito larvae which had lain I'm : Z
the rock deposits Of Brazil for occoo0 -
-estimated-years, were recently hatched :
out in wAshingtOn.-News Item) -
For e0.OOo0o years
They say you lay
Safe from all earthly Nfearx.
Snug tucked away. -
How proud you must have boon
To wake at last,
Ancestor Of your kin
One with the past.
They killed you when they heard
Your noisy breath
Your longing wide deferred h
To scatter death: ~
They took no sporting chance 1
Strange talks to CLEAN; =
They snuffed out your romano
And closed the scene.
And yet you might have done
Much for mankind. -
Now that the age has run
So much 10 mind: 49,
You might have left some sign ~
Or swollen crawl ~
To show by what design
You lived at all. ~.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06

l2l years ago
February s, lT7s.
Into the making
OF the famous
agreement. h at
came 50 oppor-
tunely for the
struggling Ameri-
can patriots, there
entered three fac
tors the consum-
mate tact and
perse v erance OF
Benjamin Frank
lin; the real. gen
ulne sympathy Of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06

read your articles with much interest
and noticed recently that YOU condemn
the stenographer Now you are probably
secure in your position. but wonder II
you realize that perhaps this same stenos-
rapher has no other alternative.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06

fANf ~ ~
All the preaching
against divorce has
been Intellectual be-
&C use son
showed that no
good could come
Of forcing a man
and woman who
hated each other.
and who brought
out all that was
W orst In each
others natures. to
live together In a
m arriage that
made life a purga-
I DRY TO them.
Common sense de-
clared that It was
better for such
people TO part and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06
A DiscOurager of Divorce
BY DOROTHY DIX,

The trouble with the crusade against
divorce has been that II began at the
wrong end. 1t sought to rivet matri-
monial misery on people instead Of try
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06

Everybody who has seen an aeroplane
iFnight, and more particularly the mono
plane type, has been struck by the re-
semblance to either bird or an insect
This is no accidental resemblance, and IT
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06
February o, ITS.

February o. ITS.
The French alliance, which 30 mater
tally aided In the establishment Of the
independence Of the United States Of
America, was officially declared this day,
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29
ANOTHER GOOD NIGHT
FOR PROMENADERS
notwithstanding Unfavorable condi-
ton Of Weather and Street Cross
ings Good Crowd Out.

Saturday night is certainly keeping
up it's reputation in keokuk as prom
enade night. Last night was every
thing but pleasant and inviting, but
almost the usual crowd usually seen
on agreeable evenings was down
town, bent on pleasure and business.
This in the face of chilly atmos-
phere. threatening more rain to be
added to that which had already fall
en- during the afternoon and early
evening and the muddy crossings.
The banks seemed to be doing a good
business as did also the stores and
shops. Had the weather and street
conditions been more favorable last
evening would certainly have been a
record breaker in the matter of
promenading and shopping, md the
crowd stayed out late, TOO, many Of
the old and young women strolled re-
luctantly toward their homes, consid-
erably after ten o'clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

power at its top with wires running
down the Iowa side of the page to
the Ashley street plant, and other
wires running down the Illinois side
of the page to the Union Electric
company in the Missouri metropolis.
The inside pages give the time
schedule of the trip from leaving
time to the time when the cigars are
passed after dinner here, and from
the continuous buffet luncheon on
Friday evening on board the Union
Electric special to the end of break
fast just before reaching home this
morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29
Inspecting the Works.

Chief Engineer Cooper accompanied
by j. P. Allen, met the train on its
arrival, after the excursionists had
breakfasted on viands cooked by cleo
trio utensils, and during the stay of
the party here Mr.. Cooper was the
host.
The observation train was alongside
the special train of Pullmans, and in
to it the guests were loaded while
cameras clicked all around. Mr.. Coop
er personally conducted them all over
the Iowa division of the works in the
forenoon and over the Illinois division
in the afternoon. In the evening he
gave them a talk on water-power,
here and elsewhere. illustrated with
lantern slides.
All members of the party were much
interested in every detail of the con-
struction plant and the descriptions
of how the water of the Mississippi
river up here is to furnish Saint Louis
its light and power for century to
come at least.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29
PERSON AIS.

Frank Bell Of Washington, Iowa, is
visiting friends in the city.
q. w. Barnes, a former resident of
THIS city, but now making his home
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29
TAKE IT in TIME
ust as Scores Of. keokuk People
Have.


Have.
Waiting doesn't pay.
If you neglect kidney backache.
Urinary troubles often follow.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for kidney
backache, and for other kidney ills.
Keokuk citizens endorse them.
Mrs. j. G. wycoff, s1e High street,
Keokuk, Iowa, says: II had severe
pains in my back accompanied by dull
headaches and a feeling OF languor.
There was constant pain across my
kidneys and knew that / was in
need of kidney medicine. Having
heard that Doan's Kidney Pills were
very effective in cases of this kind. /
got supply at Wilkinson & Co.'s drug
store and began their use. Since tax
ing this remedy, my health has great
ly improved and my back and kidneys
have been strengthened MY advice
to persons afflicted In similar way is
to give Doan's Kidney Pills trial"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's- and
take no other.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

pany at the Grand Monday evening,
October I. The first contract made
out of Chicago was for Keokuk. This
is one of the musical comedy hits of
the year, Two sixty-foot baggage
cars are required to carry the seen
cry for this production
Mrs James G. Mawer and daughter
Geraldine of Omaha, who have been
in the city visiting Mrs. Mawer's par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson, re.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29
The Social Side Of Life.

The Efks loaned the really magni-
ficent club house of that order to Mr..
Cooper for the occasion, and there
the social side of the visit occurred,
the excursionists being carried there
and back to the works and to Hamil-
ton in electric trolley cars.
Luncheon and dinner were served
by Chicago caterer, a French chef
and corps of walters, all of whom
arrived the day before. Agnes full or
chestra played among the palms. 1t
was about midnight before the excur-
sions departed for home in their train
over the Burlington railroad.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29
t he? That was the paramount

Gidn't he? That was the paramount
Issue.
There are great many people in
this world, possibly not in Keokuls,
who are always looking over the side
fence into their neighbours yard when
the really ugly things are just over
the fence in their own yards Let us
always be careful to locate the notes
before making preparation to remove
them, even If it does cause a little
pain In removing them from our own
eye. B. B.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

Connect keokuk and ST. Louis.
The Union company of ST. Louis
provided fine piece of printing
showing the itinerary of the trip from
the union station in st. Louis to the
hour for church this morn
ing. The front cover has the water
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

Every Man

Is judged by the clothes he
wears, so it pays to be well
dressed.
Our clothes bears the stamp
Of fashion and gives the wear
er distinction and preference.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29


You who have been caught on the
string Of the out Of town sspe binder for some
print shop have probably excused yourself for no
other person would-on the ground that the print
ing offices of your home town not equipped for
the work. You have probably found little bit of
consolation in this, but you must get that out Of
your system right now, brother Purge your mind
of such an unloyal belief as that
You now have at your command one
Of the best and most completely appointed printing
and binding plants in the state Of Iowa. and you can
no longer find the old excuse in working order.
We have spared no expense since we moved in
putting plant in excellent order to take care of
the anticipated rush this winter and from the way
orders are coming in, certainly will be taxed to
the limit
But we can take care of yours, and
help you in thousand and one little details if you
will let us and promise you that there will be but
little time lost between the receiving and delivering
Of the job. You surely are not afraid to take one
chance anyway, and promise not to disappoint
you.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29
PERSONALS.

Charles NJ. Thai, advance agent
for "A Modern Eve" was in the city
Saturday evening making arrange
ments for the appearance Of his com
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29
Iii NORTH FIFTH
BEST WORKMANSHIP.

in Chicago, where he is employed by
the Illinois Central, is here for visit
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Samuel Edwards of Dubuque
arrived in the city today, the guest
of Mrs. d. A. Collier.