The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 26, 1907 Page: 2 of 8
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SAD YEAR FOR CUPID
WAS ONE JUST PAST
DOMESTIC JARS FREQUENT AND SEVERE
Matri ?!onial Wrecks Almost Beycnd Counting Have
Strewn the Shores of Life-~Wcst Far Ahead of the
East in the Number of Divorces That Have
Lem Ashed For and Granted.
Chicago.—Surely New Yoar’s hay ]
must have been the saddest that Cu |
pit! ever has spent. When the littlo I
god balances his hooks for 1006 he
will be compelled to sit down and
weep, for the list of tho matrimonial |
wrecks of tho year shows an awful J
number of disasters. There have j
been enough domestic jars to shake
tho continent worse than the earth-
quake shook San Francisco, If they all
had occurred at one iustunt. Tho
tears that have been shed would make
a salty sea if they could be collected
in the desert basin of Sahara.
Indeed, It has been a bad year for
Cupid. Divorces have been more
numerous than In any other twelve
mouths since marriage became an In-
stitution. Princes, dukes, counts,
statesmen, magnates, and millionaires, j
butchers, doctors, grocers, lawyers,
and laborers have come to grief lu
their love affairs.
In the good old days people married
and "lived happily over after.” Now
the problem of the novel bugins in-
stead of ending at the altar. People
get married and then get divorced.
Chicago still leatls the world in di-
vorce population, and perhaps in tho
facility with which divorce Is grant-
ed, due cause being shown. The hear-
ing of testimony and the granting of
a decree In default cases In this city
takes only a lew minutes, and the
average length of time consumed is
estimated at ten minutes by people
who study divorce methods. That
is why the local courtB are known as
"divorce mills." They work with the
speed of a steam buzz saw as they go
through the knots of matrimony. Your
lawyer flies the patters, your case
Is called, and burr-r-r—you are di-
vorced.
It Is tho women who keep the bjizz
saw working In tha divorce mills in
■Chicago. Four out of five suits are
brought, by the wives. The men are
meaner than the women, perhaps;
or else the husbands are moro willing
to tough It out without appeals to the
court.
Air of Festivity In Courtroom.
While Cupid weeps at tho sight of
a divorce court, that Is moro than tho
complainant does. One Chicago di-
vorce lawyer says that there Is ft no-
ticeable air of festivity In the court-
room when cases are being heard.
The average wotnnn who appeals to
the courts for release manifests no
sense of sorrow or humiliation. It
is a business proposition with her.
She sues her husband for Ills cruelty
or desertion and tells tho story to tho
court In a business-like way. The
uninformed stranger, strolling Into
the courtroom, easily might think tho
dispute was ovor a grocery bill or a
ruined gown, rather than a ruined
life. Tho law cays she may have a
than the loss of the man who ha3
been her husband.
All this Is like a comic opera, but it
makes Cupid weep, lie lias been tell-
ing the world for thousands of years
that marriage Is a sacred Institution,
and mow ho Hist discovers that It Is
a Joke.
The proportion of divorces to mar-
riages in Now York is one in four.
In Chicago It is one in ulna; la Sun
Francisco It Is one In four. The
further west you go the more fre-
quent are divorces. The decree sepa-
ration lias hitched its wagon to the
star of empire. Kansas City, Dos An-
geles, and Seattle tire as bad as Saa
Francisco, In each of these cities there
being one divorce to every four mar-
riages, The statistics for Sioux Falls
are kept locked up in a reporter proof
vault.
The most notable case of the year,
perhaps, was the International tragedy
of the Castellanos. For years the
world had witnessed the extrava-
gances and Indiscretions of Count
Bonl and wondered how much longer
the poor countess would endure them
for tho sake of her children. Ameri-
can sympathy, almost without excep-
tion. lias been with Anna Gould, for
however much Jay Gould, the rail-
road magnate, may have beeu dis-
trusted, his daughters always were
popular. Count Castellano was a ri-
diculous joke to people who took life
lightly and an exaggerated villain to
those who took it. seriously.
Troubles of Heiresses and Titles.
When tho countess finally left her
husband, people on both sides of tho
Atlantic said It served him right. Tha
matter of separation has been set-
tled, but the count still Is clamoring
for money—millions of it—to pay Ills
debts. Perhaps in tlio final disposi-
tion of tho case he will receive an
allowance even greater than tho ali-
mony of Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, who
draws $250,000 a year from her former
husband, W. K. Vanderbilt. Count
Castellane Is said to havo cost $15,-
000,000 when the Gould family first
bought his title and It probably will
take as much more for them to be rid
of their had bargain.
Tho domestic wreck of the Marlbor-
oughs was moro of a surprise to the
world. Thore had been rumors of
disagreements, but these were not
thought to be serious. The duke of
Marlborough, like tho count do Cas-
tellane, was not able to understand
tho character of Amorlcan girls. They
might be attracted by a title, but they
would not submit to the indiscretions
—It Is a mild word—of their hus-
bands. It was said at tho time Miss
Consuelo Vanderbilt married the duke
that sho had made the best bargain
of any American girl that ever
bought a foreign lordllng, but her
divorce, and sho proposes to get It I
That Is all. If her husband has a
good position or a bit of property, she
asks for alimony. The struggle for
some form of maintenance sometimes
becomes strenuous, showing that the
woman regrets tho loss of the man
who baa been her support rather more
present unhappiness proves that the
belief was unfounded.
Among the wrecks of the year none
has caused more comment than tbe
"Pittsburg cases,” which Include the
tragical unhappiness of the Thaws,
the Coreys, and the Hartjee, and cer-
tainly no other caaee ham caused
greater distress to Cupid, the deity
of all true lovers, it would seem that
tho gleam of suddenly acquired mil-
lions, as seca through the smoky at-
mosphere of Pittsburg, Is sufficient to
blind the eyes of love.
William E. Corey was ruined by Mr.
Carnogie, so Mr. Corey's undo Is re-
ported to have said. This was be-
eauso Mr. Carnegie put Mr. Corey In
tho way of becoming rich. The head
of tho great stoal trust, looking for
pleasure and ‘'thrills" In the byways
of life, found only unhappiness. As
tho familiar saying goes, ''lie couldn't
stand prosperity." All the world Is
familiar with the story of Mr, Corey's
spectacular rise lu tho world of fi-
nance and of the alleged escapades
which caused his wife to leave him.
She obtained a divorce last summer
after living In tho state of Nevada
long enough to acquire citizenship
under tho liberal laws of that state.
In her hill she charged her husband
with desertion, but It generally was
understood that the family happiness
was wrecked by Mr. Corey's public at-
tentions to Mitbclle Gilman, an act-
ress.
Coachman Figures In Many Cases.
The Hartje case of Pittsburg made
the whole country gasp. It Involved
! a good wife, If whit ho says be true !
Or IT his wife was good, as she do- |
clarcb sho was, then the aged Now j
York senator was not wise enough to I
keep her. He Is not the first man 1
j marked by Cupid, however, as boing i
unable to live up to his own epigrams^
When the separation of the Platts
occurred u few months ago Mr3. Platt
delled her husband, notwithstanding
the charges he made, and threatened
to bring suit against him. She in-
sisted that he should give her a share
of Ills riches. She is quoted as say-
ing: “Ho bought my beauty; now let
him pay for It.” If the senator did
not pay in money, at least ho paid in
sorrow and humiliation and loss of
dignity—paid to the last farthing.
Love Leaves After Many Years.
Ills small wonder that Senator Platt
declared in one of his latest Inter-
views that Ills life as he had lived It
"was not worth the living,” and that
if he had the years back ho would
spend them differently. Klch and
powerful as he is he finds nothing in
his old age to compensate him for the
disrupted home.
W. J. White, the chewing gum mag-
nato of Cleveland, was the central
figure in one of the domestic wrecks
of the year. Perhaps he was spoiled
grave charges against Mrs. Hartje
and her coachman and counter
charges on the part of the wife that
she was the victim of a conspiracy.
In which her husband—the man she
had loved and with whom she had
lived—sought to blast her reputation
by hired and perjured testimony. This
was one of the most notorious domes-
tic tragedies ever aired In any court
of any land. It was worse even than
tbe Tagagrt case. Alone It was enough
to make the year memorable In the
matter of divorce.
In contrast with this the trouble of
Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes and Wilson
Mizner were almost farcical. Mr.
Yerkes, tho traction magnate, died
In Now York In December last under
circumstances that called the atten-
tion of the whole world to his widow.
Although they had not been living to-
gether harmoniously during tho later
years of his life, Mrs. Yerkes declared
lhat her husband had never ceased
to love her, and that she was devoted
to his memory.
Yet within a month it was an-
nounced lhat Mrs. Yerkes had mar-
ried Wilson Mizner. At llrst the pub-
lic refused to believe It. Mizner was
not 30 and tho widow of Yerkes was
moro than 50. He was a gay young
soldier of fortune, and people only
laughed when ho smiled and admitted
that the marriage had taken place,
especially a3 Mrs. Yerkes tearfully
and indignantly declared that the Idea
was absurd.
But tbe news was true. Mizner and
Mrs. Yerkes were man and wife. Be-
fore people were through talking
about the case the couple quarreled
and parted and remained apart. It
was said, though not known to bo
true, that Mr. Mizner had Insisted
upon her giving him $1,000,000, nnd
that she had refused. After the sep-
aration Mrs. Yerkes Mizner explained
the marriage by saying; "Mr. Mizner
camo to me at a time when I was
looking at life through eyes that were
tilled with tears. He was an artist
He enchanted mo. The way I was ap-
proached first startled and amazed
mo, then captivated me." But within
a few days she discovered, sho say*,
that the young man did not love her.
The case was a nine days’ Joke to the
public, but It was a great shock to
Cupid, who lns'sts that all matters
pertaining to love be taken seriously.
Cupid and Senator Platt.
Senator Thomas C. Platt of Now
York la reported as saying: "It Is
better to be wise than to be rich,”
and that "A good wife Is tbe beat of
all a man's possessions.” Yet Sena-
tor Platt was not wise enough to get
by good fortune, as Mr. Corey was
said to be. Mr. White lived for 33
years with tho wife of his youth. To-
gether they hod planned and worked
to build up the foundations of his
millions. After they had grown old
and rich together they found that love
had flown out through the window
as the millions came pouring In at the
door. Mr. White left home and Mrs.
White sued for divorce. There was
no public scandal in the case, but It
certainly was enough to make Cupid
weep. Ho likes to see the white
haired man and wife going down the
hill of life hand in hand. Having
borne the burden of the day together,
they should reconcile themselves to
the calm and peace of the evening.
\V. J. Hemp, the millionaire brewer
of St. I.ouls, also had trouble which
resulted In his separation from tha
beautiful Mrs. Lamp, known In St.
Louis as the “lavcndar lady” on ac-
count of the prevailing color schema
of her many beautiful gowns.
Four Times as Many Separations.
Among the moro famous Chicago
cases of the year might he mentioned
that of Clarence Eddy, the organist
This was a musical romance, In which
the first discord was struck after near-
ly 30 years of married life. The "ar-
tistic temperament” of the groat or-
ganist Is mentioned In connection
with the domestic unhappiness. Cupid
has had trouble from time immemorial
with tho artistic temperament. The
separation of the Eddys occurred In
Paris, nnd Mr. Eddy first brought suit
In Chicago, but afterward dismissed
his case and secured the divorce In
South Dakota last summer.
The list of the year's domestic trag-
edies might be continued almost end-
lessly. It Is no wonder that Cupid
weeps. Efforts are being made by di-
vorce congresses and reformers to
cure the evil by a national divorce
law. It Is claimed that If the road
to separation wero made more diffi-
cult to travel there would be fewer
divorces and perhaps less unhappi-
ness.
In recent years, while the popula-
tion was Increasing 30 per cent, the
number of divorces has risen 300 per
cent The disproportion Is increas-
ing rapidly. If It keeps on for another
generation there will be a divorce for
every marriage.
Meantime dejected Cupid ponders
the case. He knows how to make
people fall In love and marry, hut he
can find no way In which they may-
be happy though married. He doubts
much If legislation against divorce
would compel them to continue it
lore one another.
IN THE RUSSIAN STYLE.
Curious National Customs Observed
at a South Dakota Marrlags.
UTTERLY WORN OUT,
Vitality Sapped by Years of Suf.onng
with Kidney Trouble.
A double wedding In the Russian
jolony at Rosedale, S. D., south of
Mc\andrla, lusted through an entire
lay and Into tho evenmg. The names
if the principals were Joseph Mandel
md Katherine Hofer, and Michael
iValduer and Katherine Gross.
The ceremony was begun In the
morning in the 'ittle stone church, In
which the old c istom or the meu and
women sitting >n opposite sides still
prevails. Tim Russian priest deliv-
ered a long sermon, and at 11:20
Tclock he cal ed the principals to the
front of the idiflee, the women going
llrst and beb.g followed by the young
men. The ceremony proper was spok-
en in Itiiss'an, and lasted but a short
time. It was followed by a prayer
and a so...* and then brides and bride-
grooms returned to their separate
seats.
The bridal costumes of the couples
were very simple, the maidens wear-
ing flannelette gowns with a hand-
kerchief tied over their heads. The
bridegrooms, however, were dressed
a little moro fastidiously, in that they
wore regular wedding suits, chief of
which was a long coat. A peculiarity
about the coat Is that It Is worn by
every bridegroom in the settlement,
two coats being kept In tlio settlement
In caso of a double wedding, and
whether the bridegroom be tall or
short, large or small, the coat must
do its duty.
With tho ceremony over, the guests
and the bridal couples went to the
eating house, where a big dinner com-
posed of noodle soup, bread, beef,
sauerkraut, whiskey and wine was
served. The women occupied one
long table and the men another, but
the bridal couples were allowed to sit
together. With the dinner over came
tho interesting part of tho ceremony,
nnd that Is the love scene which fol-
lows a Russian wedding. The com-
pany went to what is called the love-
room in one of the houses, where be-
fore the assembled crowd the brides
and bridegrooms sat with arms
around each other, billing and cooing,
oblivious to tho comments and watch-
ful eyes of the others. As a sort of
break In the monotony for the brides
ono of tho young ladles filled the
aprons of the brides with peanuts and
candy, which they munched with com-
placency as the Joyous festivities pro-
ceeded. At nine o'clock the love
scene broke up and the day of the
wedding camo to an end.
Queer Things Made From Milk.
You could build a house of mlllc, If
ju liked, and it would be as strong
id lasting as though made of Aber-
sen granite, says M. Glen Fling in
echnlcal World Magazine. More-
rer, all the fittings could be made
f the same substance, and they
ould outlive the finest ordinary ma-
n-ial that was ever constructed.
Billiard balls, combs, fancy boxes
ad many other things are made from
le new substance, galalith, which Is
lade from milk.
There Is really no limit to the
rtlcles which can be made from gal-
lith. It takes dyes readily and ln-
>rior grades are colored. The best
'main white, however, for white gal-
llth brings the highest price because
t Its similarity to Ivory. The first
rade of white galalith is made up in-
, irnlfe handles, and it brings al-
Capt. J. W. Hogun, former postmas-
ter or ludlauola, now living at Austin.
Tex., writes: “I
wus afflicted for,,
years with pains
across tho loins
and in tho hips
and shoulders. I
had headache
also and neural-
gia. My right
eye, from pain,
was of little use
to me for years.
The constant flow of urine kept my
system depleted, causing nervous
chills and night sweats. After trying
seven different climates and using all
kinds of medicine 1 had the good for-
tune t0t hear of Doan s Kidney Pills,
This remedy has cured me. I am as
well to-day as I was twenty years ago,
and my eyesight la perfect."
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Origin of Starch.
The art of starching was not Intro-
duced into England until the ingenu-
ity of Dutch women In starching ruffs
induced Queen Elizabeth to turn to
them when she took to wearing cam-
bric and linen cuffs. In lub4 Mistress
Dingheln von don Plasse, tho refugee
daughter of a Flemish ltnlght, came
with her husband to London, accord-
ing to an old writer, and set up an es-
tablishment for starching, where she
not only piled her trade, but instruct-
ed English classes in her art.
"We Have Many Similar.”
The following is an extract from a
letter received from Mr. H. H. Mey-
ers, of Stutgart, Ark.: "You would
greatly oblige nu If you would Intro-
duce l-Iunt's Lightning Oil at Mtllidge-
ville, 111., as 1 have many friends and
relatives there, in whom l am much
concerned, and I understand the Oil
is not kept there. I can recommend
it as the best medicine I over had in
my house. It cured me of a bad case
of the Bloody Flux In less than one-
half hour, and it cured my grand-
daughter of a bad caso of Cholera
Morbus in a very short time."
Transformation in New Mexico.
"Three seasons of rainfall have
transformed New Mexico from an ex-
panse of unproductive territory into a
country of bountiful crops, running
streams and happy, prosperous peo-
ple," is the report which E. W. Fox,
register of the government land office
at Clayton, N. M„ brought to Washing-
ton.—Washington Post.
Important to Mothers.
Esiunine carefully every bottle of CAS TORI A,
a safe and cure remedy for iulants and children,
and see that it
Beam (be
Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years.
aim Kiwi You Rave Always Bought.
Sound Law in New Book.
A. C. Fox-Davis. a London lawyer,
who has written 54 volumes, mainly on
the peerage and law, has broken Into
the field of fiction with a detective
story In which he warrants that the
law Is all right. He wrote the book
just because he found the law all
wrong in one of the best of the Sher-
lock Holmes stories. —"
much Ivory.
Galalith is the best substitute for
ivory ever discovered, for It. Is smooth
to the touch, retains its soft, creamy
tinting for years, Is not marred by
soap and water and, unlike celluloid,
Is proof against fire. It does not chip
or crack like bone, and can be cut
Into the most delicate shapes, being
tough and not easily broken.
In Austria something like 100,000
quarts of skimmed milk are used dally
for the purpose of making galalith,
and tho industry is largely on the in-
crease. Tbe article describes the
process of making tlii3 queer sub-
stance.
Didn't Come in Blue.
A woman who wanted soap of a
certain make asked for a blue cake.
“It doesn't come In blue," said the
clerk. “It Is made in yellow, white
and green.”
The woman seemed disappointed,
and finally bought another brand of
soap in the desired tint.
"That Is a queer fad,” said tho
clerk, when sho had gone out. “Many
women are carrying the color scheme
to such extremes nowadays that they
use soap that matches the furnishings
of the room. In order to meet this de-
mand manufacturers are turning out
soaps that almost every known tint.
The color they are most deficient In
is blue.”
The Divine Collapsed.
A certain eminent preacher In a lit-
Mo New England town was asked by
one of his flock who was more noted
for his wit than his religious tenden-
cies. If he had heard the latest defini-
tion of Intemperance and Eternity.
He replied that he had not, and re-
ceived the following definition:
"That intemperance was a wile of
the devil, and eternity was a devil of
a while!”
The divine collapsed,
Kaiser’s Appointment Startles.
Emperor William has startled Ger-
many by appointing Bruno Paul, the
caricaturist of Slmplicisslnius to be
director of the Berlin Industrial Art
school. Herr Paul's appointment la a
triumph for secessionist art and may
signify the death blow to many old-
fashioned ideas.
Doctors and Remedies Fruitless—Suf-
fered 10 Years — Completely
Cured by Cuticura.
"When 1 was about nine years old
small sores appeared on each of my
lower limbs. I scratched them with a
brass pin and shortly afterwards both
of those limbs became so sore that
I could scarcely walk. When 1 had
beeu suffering for about a month
tho sores began to heal, but small
scaly eruptions appeared where the
sores had been. From that time on-
ward I was troubled by such severe
Itching that, until I became accus-
tomed to it, 1 would scratch tlio sores
until the blood began to flow. This
would stop the Itching for a few
days, but scaly places would appear
again and tlio itching would accom-
pany them. After I suffered about
j ten years I made a renewed effort to
effect a cure. Tho eruptions by this
1 time had appeared on every part of
my body except my faco and hands.
The best doctors in my native coun-
ty advised me to use arsenic in small
doses and a salve. I then used to
bathe the sores in a mixture which
gave almost intolerable pain. In ad-
dition I used other remedies, such
as Iodine, sulphur, zinc salve. -'s
Salve, - Ointment, and In fact I
was continually giving Bonio remedy
a fair trial, never using less than
ono or two boxes or bottles. All
this was fruitless. Finally my hair
began to fall out and I was rapidly
becoming bald. I used -'s -,
but It did no good. A fewr months
after, having used almost everything
else, I thought I would try Cuticura
Ointment, having previously used
Cuticura Soap and being pleased with
it. After using three boxes I was
completely cured, and my hair was
restored, after fourteen years of suf-
fering and an expenditure of at least
$50 or $C0 in vainly endeavoring to
find a cure. I shall he glad to writ©
to any ono who may be interested In
my cure. B. Hiram Mattingly, Ver-
million, S. Dak., Aug. 18, 1906.”
Invention Long Looked for,
A Parts paper devoted to sclentlflo
subjects announces the discovery ol
a practical method of shielding
watches and clocks from all magnetlo
Influences. It is said to be the work
of a watchmaker named Leroy. ^
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