Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-09
MARRIAGE at Wholesale

altar OF his church one evening anu the evening De-
fore six couples were married with single ceremony
The second ceremony attracted the attention of the
correspondents and he language used by the clergy
man was included in the dispatches. He asked the
assembled grooms: do you take these for
your lawful wives?' Without rehearsal the bass cho
rus responded 1--WE do Evidently Waterbury winds
up its marriage ceremonies quickly than it can
it's watches. But stickers for form will attack the
language of the ceremony vague, indefinite, uncer
tain and promiscuous. 1t has too great an appear
ance oftwhoesale polygamy. In fact, strictly speak
ing, this. ceremony married them all to each other
like kettle of fish. Each man married all six wonn
en-, and ZACH woman became the wife of each of the
men. Certainly the question should be revised SO
that each groom shall be obligated to love and sup
port specific bride. 1t would more definitely
fix responsibility.
While marriage is such solemn estate that there
should be decent regard for ceremony, there seems
be wide variety of opinion to just what form
should be used. Clergymen OF denominations having
rituals usually follow the same, except where the
contracting parties ask for change in the word
ing. Flerituals if properly read repeated, give
effeetof due solemnity But captious critics find
fault even with the most popular rituals The best
known Protestant marriage ceremony, which 9TH
ers are obviously based cites Rebecca model
WIFE Yet it most unwifely trick she played on
the blind and helpless Isaac when she aided her
smoothaced favorte to steal his brothers blessing
In fact she proposed the swindle and furnished all
the details. But he was an apt pupil and some OF
his later achievements would have filed the maternal
bosom with pride but for Rebeccas untfmely de1th
4 Many-cergymen make up ceremonies OF their own,
which are sort of rtualistic mosaic Some surpass
any particular ritual while others are filled with
absurdities. This is especially true of extempore
nsno
rings has added to the difficulties. The justices Of
the peace have wide choice of ceremonies ranging
from simplest exchange of VOWS to the most elaborate
ritual, including even, Whom God hath Joined to-
gether let no put asunder" The use of this in
civil ceremony is patiently absurd Bill Nye claimed
that whom he was justice of the peace in Wyoming
he got around this by substituting his own name in
the placesof the Lords But, after ALL the ceremony
is not the essential thing What really counts is the
mutual love and forbearance of the contracting par
ties. p the way, the Waterbury dispatch is silent
as to one matter OF Importance in these expensive
days. Il does not state what reduction in fee is
made for wholesale marriages.
The woman s@ffragists are highly indignant hut il
the president will write special message to congress
recommending ballots for women all will be forgiven
The late Anthony n Brady of New York left a
fortune Of s1oooOo.e00 He was apparently SO frugal
IN his habits that he did not even employ a press
agent. q! Zss4..s
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Mrs. Prendergast of New York, like multitudes OF
Progressves in Missouri, Kansas Oklahoma and 9TH
er states, has simply grown tired of keeping up a
Democratic aid society.
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me helpful hen doesn't care a cackle who fixes
the prices of her product Just so she is not crowded
too much in her laying habits. seventy-cent eggs
or 7-cent eggs, it's all the same to her.