Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-22
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1915
MATRIMONY MT SOME LOVE.
(By a Bachelor.l

Valdez, November 21, 1915. % Editor Prospector:
 So you think they need the steam hose applied, do you? We'll, perhaps that would help. These lines were written about three weeks ago, the immediate cause being sermon spreachedsin one of our local churches lon How to Choose Good Wife" have an idea a sermon on "How to Make a Living for Two" when we cannot make decent living for one, would also prove interesting.
 } For a number of years l have in tended to write an article on matri- mony, yet the time has never seem- ed to suit me exactly, partly because I am a bachelor and partly because I lack in technical training. Realiz- ing that were I married and "knew it all," might have nothing to say being myself satisfied-it seems that now is the accepted time.
 My opinion is that much that is written by the greatest authors ought not to be accepted as their 1nal opinion on any matter, but only IS showing the state of their mind tt the time of writing; for it is said hat all things change with time.
 There are, however, in my opinion, ertain impressions made upon the tuman mind in childhood, strength ned probably by inherited qualities which become in every individual he fundamental principles which in uence it's every act in after life. rom these principles I doubt if there any absolute change at least in de- ire, though everything encountered n the course of life tends to modify 1T strengthen these natural inclina- ions. Any attempt to unite cou- He who in these fixed principles l4hich we shall call ideals-are di- sectly opposite, must necessarily re- fult in a lack of harmony sufficient D call such marriage a failure. On ne other hand. a merging of like Heals which rsech the sky, under amilar conditions, such as mutual ack of companionship or any other 3nditions which tend to draw such eople togethsr will result in devel- ping the love we read about, over ,hich poets rave, and knights go out glory or the grave.
 We'll may we say, "the course of ue love never runs smoothly" for le parties to such affairs as are re- rding in history have seldom lived
 marry, let alone to tell us wheth-
 such love ist4gactical and without i'd. Ideal love believe, is more ,arly based on animal instinct an any other form. It: is not based judgment nor on thes experience
 others. Though all the world ould be "Doubting Thomas" it ,uld but serve to strengthen their nfdence in each other. Sometimes
 seems a shame that any should ike from such a beautiful dream,
 oecially before marriage. If there Ire no others in this world and we
 d naught to do but gather food
 pm a bountiful store, I feel sure
 oh love would be practical, and
 ch an existence heaven on earth.
 ,wever, in the absence of proof to
 contrary we are justified in as-
 ming that even ideal love is like
 to an orange blossom, develops it's
 lit, ripens and if not plucked and
 red for falls to the ground to with
 and decay. The primary object
 such a union is the building of a ne and the rearing of children.
 @ unto the birds of the air and,
 o shall say just what shall consti-
 bar to such a union, for how
 we poor mortals know just what