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THE American / ZHj girl is so ac- I customed to a / / short, roman- £ v A tic courtship y ■which reaches its climax in a large wed- / / ding with a double ring / / service, she imagines girls I / are wooed and won in the K same way everywhere. Wk Though men are courted and girls are won the world over, .there are many strange and unusual customs associated with the winning. Even in Europe marriages are made much more conventionally than in this country,

and it is only in most recent times that young men have been allowed to court girls without the consent and aid of their parents. But in France to-day among the haut monde the parents of the young man must be counseled, and unless he is 25 years •old he cannot marry the girl without their consent. A far wiser way for him to do is to talk it over with the parents. If the girl is attractive and the family is congenial .the parents of the young man make overtures to the girl's parents. They are soon on a friendly footing and the question of marriage is readily settled. The settlement as to what the girl’s dot shall be is an important point at issue. The Chinese, along with the Turks, believe that a girl is far better off dead than unmarried. Though they are exceedingly anxious to have their daughters married they believe it is beneath their dignity to carry on these negotiations themselves, but leave this work to a professional matchmaker. The go-between visits the different homes alone, where she takes note of the age, education, social position and wealth of the different girls. She then gives a long and accurate account of the girl's family. One is selected from this number, and if both parties are satisfied the affair is handed over to the necromancer. If the stars say the young people are selected wisely the betrothal is announced. But the matchmaker has still a part to play. Shortly before the marriage she brings the young girl the gifts the groom would send her. These usually include a leg of pork, a bag of money, two bottles of wine, and two candles. But the girl is expected to return a part of these offerings. The Chinese parents do not believe it is necessary for young persons to love each other so long as the augur is satisfied. The young man rarely sees the girl until after they are married. When the bride arrives at the home of the bridegroom he is there to meet her, but when she steps out she is so vveiled that her features are hidden. He leads her into the room where the ceremony will take place. Then he seats himself on a high chair to show his superiority and she prostrates herself before him until he lifts the veil and sees for the first time his future wife’s face. The Russians are another people who believe that marriage is the only natural and rational destiny for a woman. Confident that Cupid is a foolish and erratic boy whose judgment is not always the wisest, they make use of a matchmaker, called a svacha. She is a most important personage, and when her judgment, which is excellent, fails her she can call the stars, diamonds, hearts and clubs to her aid. But the marriage ceremonies are even more complicated. On the day before the wedding the bride is conducted to her bath. There her friends spend long hours combing her hair and while away the time singing and talking of what her daily life will be after she is married. The ceremony is performed with the rites of the eastern church and takes place eight days before the marriage. The service as divided into three parts. The first is where the gold rings are exchanged. Then the bride and •bridegroom are crowned with crowns of silver filigree, and lastly comes the dissolution of the crowns. Though matchmakers are not employed in Japan love matches are exceedingly rare, and it is not un-

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Big Island Has Millions of Acres Now Lying Idie. \mericans have taken the acquisition of the Philippines as a matter of fact. The islands are so far away, and there is so much of pressing inter ■est right at hand, that the manner of arranging our new responsibilities i and discharging our new obligations. '

usual for a 1 Japanese bride |to commit suicide be- ' cause she is not permitted to have the young man she would like to marry. The parents settle this affair often without consulting the young man and the girl. The man usually is given more leeway, and if he does not admire the girl the parents usually hunt another girl for him. The girl once selected, it is his duty to send her as many and as costly gifts as his fortune will allow. The Swiss bride, espe-

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cially in the upper classes, never accepts anything beyond jewelry. Her parents are expected to buy her trousseau, furniture for the house, and her spinning wheel. The day of the wedding these things are exhibited, but at the bridegroom’s house. Though in Switzerland no matchmaking is done, a young man must often prove to the girl he is worthy of asking for her hand. The girls always have the privilege of saying “Yes” or “No," though in some places the choice of a bridegroom is restricted to their own locality. In some districts a man must lead the goats up and down the mountain to show the girl he can work for her. In other towns where the haying is done it is his part to stack up all the hay and pile it into the barn. Though she helps him in his long hours of toil, he is expected to do most of the work. Still he toils on bravely, feeling that he is being rewarded sufficiently by a pleasant word, a friendly smile, and that if the work is well done he has a chance to win her as his wife. Until recently in Egypt girls and boys were married when they were young. It was common for a girl to be married by the time she was 14 and a boy when HJ. But they now wait a few years longer. The parents always select the man they wish for the son-in-law. The girl is satisfied to know that she is going to have new dresses and a great deal of new pretty jewelry. The bride and bridegroom rarely see each other before the day of the wedding. An important part of the ceremony is to give a bride food and a large urn, which symbolize that she will have food and water. There are no people so particular about selecting husbands and wives for their children as the Moors. Their sons and daughters have no right to say who they will and will not marry. For after the parents have chosen, a word of complaint might result in death. A son dare never take a wife unless his mother approves, and she is usually chosen from the young women of their own clan. But when they cannot find a girl in the village who pleases them they seek one among other clans. But the young man is supposed to be too timid to court alone the girl whom his mother chooses, and so be usually takes several friends with him. It is their duty to sing the girl’s praises in the hope of giving him courage to carry on the courtship. But the formal engagement must take place in the presence of the head man. It is before him that the young man hands over the sum he has agreed to give the girl’s father. This varies according to what he can afford, the beauty of the bride, and their social position. The bride usually buys the trousseau with the money the young man gives her father. Moorish girls are exceedingly fond of pretty clothes and plenty of handsome jewelry, so their trousseaux are often wonderfully elaborate. On her wedding day a professional woman from the town is employed to dress the bride. She paints her face, combs out her hair, and arranges the jewels. Not much before sunset does the bridegroom send the box in which the bride is to be con-

is left absolutely to the government at Washington, says Army and Navy Life. How many American people Know, for example, that Mindanao is a little virgin empire, with millions of acres of the richest land in the world, now idle and fallow, but capable of , enormous production? An American officer who has just returned from ; there calls it "the pearl in the golden setting of the archipelago, the

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I promised land for the toilers in the east.” A while ago there was circulated through the islands a petition praying the American people to grant the same trade privileges to the Philippines that have been accorded to Porto Rico, which island, after getting what she wanted and what she needed, jumped her export trade with the United States from $8,500,000 to $28,000,000 and her imports from $9,600,000 to $29,000,000 annually! Porto Rico is only a dot on the map in compari-

ducted on a mule to his house. Before she goes to his house she drives all abou town. In some ■ parts when the bride enters her new home the bridegroom walks backwards ho! ding a dagger in his hand and she follows him. ti inching the piont , of the blade with the tip of her finger. i Where a family can afford it a girl usually is ; i accompanied by an old nurse, who gives her good i words of counsel as the lazy m lie trudges along leisurely. Before she leaves th a girl, whom she i has cared for since the bride was a child, she whispers: "Take courage; you reed not fear. He cannot help but love you; you are sweet, good, ' । and kind.” Among primitive peoples marriage usually ■ is more insistent and girls are courted in even i a less romantic manner. Among the Australians every girl must marry, whether she will or not. I i It is considered wonderfully strange if a girl is [ 12 years old and is still unmarried. This is not because the girls or parents are romantic, but ’ the parents feel that a girl is only worth the toil : she gives. "The man," says the Rev. H. C. Meyer, “regards ■ them more as slaves than in any other light. They are a necessary commodity, valuable only as long as useful, to be thrown aside after they serve ' their purpose.” Worse still, their masters can throw them out and divorce them at will. The Kaffirs buy their wives with cows and do not pay more than they : can help. A woman no sooner enters her new home than she is given some task to perform so her lord can see if he has made a good bargain. He values her less than his cows. This is seen by the fact that he permits hc-liio do all the work except tend to his cattle a r » enter the kraal ! where they are kept. BLACK FOX RiRMS. — I Consul John H. Sherley wr>es from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island ks There are three black fox farms near Athei^^ where these an- ' imals are raised for their skins. These farms contain 20, 25 and 30 foxes, respectively. The ’ skins are sold in London at prices ranging from SSOO to SI,BOO each, according to quality. I am informed that the fur is used for ornamenting 1 the cloaks of royalty, as it is the only fur to - which gold will cling. The farm containing 30 I foxes is on Cherry’s island. The farm containing ’ 20 foxes is in a rough, broken woods country, I where the animals are confined by heavy woven- ! wire netting. The wire is set in the ground two 1 and three feet, in order to keep the foxes from burrowing under, and is about eight feet high above ground, with a curve inwardly at the top • of each post of another three or four feet of wire, i in order to keep them from climbing over the ; fence. They sleep in the open the year round, ; In hollow trees and in hollow logs. These ani- * mals are not cross-bred, but are confined to their own kind, to keep the fur of the best quality possible.

son with the Philippine archipelago, and the benefits accruing to American consumers of her products are slight in contrast with those which would come with the extension of our customs to include the Philippines. Popularity of Some Men. There are some men who are so popular that they act as if a man ought to regard it as a privilege to have one of them regularly borrow his tobacco of him. —Somerville Journal.

(INDIANA STATE NEWS]! Happenings of General Interest in Ail Parts of the Hoosier Commonwealth. kOV»TI* l A'?W l L?»e’»lK UiVl Jtl ~T*WW*r> J — ; -j

MARION COUNTY SOILS. Survey Tells of the Quality as Crop Producers. Indianapolis.—A 24-page pamphlet । has been issued by the department of agriculture containing the results of the soil survey that was made of Marion county during the summer of 1907 to determine the character and extent of the different soil types in the county, and their individual crop adaptabilities. The soil survey was made by W. J. Geib and Frank C. Schroeder of the bureau of soils, United States department of agriculture, in response to a request indorsed by Congressman Jesse Overstreet. The book gives considerable detail in regard to the soil, the streams, the transportation facilities, the climate and the possibilities in the way of crops, and contains also an excellent map of the county. In regard to matters most closely concerning the soil and the crops, the book says in a summary that "corn is the principal crop. The average yield for the county is 40 bushels an acre. The soils are well adapted to wheat, but continuous cropping has reduced the yield, the average yield being 16 I bushels an acre. The acreage is also decreasing at the present time. The acreage of oats has always been comparatively small, but it is increasing slowly. Irish potatoes do fairly well, and yield an average of 90 bushels an ! acre. All trucking crops suited to this : climate do well, although the trucking ! Industry has not been extensively de--1 veloped. Considering the excellent 1 market afforded by Indianapolis, there ■ is a good opportunity for the truck farmer. Hastens Traction Hearing. Richmond. — Alonzo M. Gardner, associate counsel for George N. i Hill, plaintiff in the action to keep the Terre Haute. Indianapolis & East- : ern Ti act ion Company out of the city’s j principal park, and John F. Robbins, i attorney for the defendant, went to I Winchester to tile replies in the case, j following a ruling made by Judge ! Macy. It is hoped to bring the case 1 to an immediate issue. Claim of $2,000 Settled. Princeton. —Another of the H. E. Agar insurance claims was set- ! tied when the Union Central Life Insurance Company of Cincinnati paid S. A. Stewart, administrator of the Agar estate. $2,000, settlement in full ‘ of a judgment given against the ini surance company in circuit court last May and covering the policy carried i by Agar in that company. Wabash Boy Is Found. Wabash.—Ashton Martin, aged 13, of Wabash, who ran away from a j boarding school at North St. Louis. , Mo., a week ago and was sent to i Father Dunne’s Newsboys’ Home, escaped from that institution and was found by Policeman Coats. He said I he wanted to go home. Insane Woman Walks Miles. Boonville. — Catherine Voel, who । lives in Dubois county, but has i been confined in the Southern In- | ■ diana Hospital for the Insane, es- | caped from that place and in an effort ‘ to reach her home walked as far as i j the farm of Jacob Hettinger’s, in this j county, about 25 miles. Lights Match; Auto Burns. Richmond. —While Grant Marshall, । a farmer of Arba, was motor- ■ ing to that place he met with an ac--1 cident that destroyed the auto. Marshall got out of the machine and ; struck a match to inspect the machinj ery. Gasoline was escaping and ig- ■ nited. Model Glass Works Opens. Alexandria. — The Model Glass , i works of Summitville has begun ' ■ a season’s work with 400 employes i i after having been closed four months ; for repairs. A new tank soon will be i : ready for use and the output largely i i increased. The product is table ware, j Wants Marriage Annulled. Jasper. —Mathias Schmidt, a veteran of the civil war, tiled suit ! for the annulment of his marriage on December 7. 1886, alleging that his bride fraudulently represented herself to be single, but at the time she was the wife of Rudolph M. Griesam. Cripple Commits Suicide. Shelbyville. — Levi Pfendler, 40 : years old, committed suicide at his i home near Pleasant View while de- । spondent over poor health. Last sum- : mer he was crippled for life in a । street car accident on the Virginia avenue viaduct, Indianapolis. Must Return to Prison. Mount Vernon.—Sheriff Grant has notified the officials of the reformatory at Jeffersonville of the recent shooting i affair during which Ben Dunean shot . and wounded Della Bacon, and Sheriff । Grant will take Dunean back to prison. ; Fined for Selling Weed. Shelbyville.—John Keeling, charged I with selling tobacco to a boy under 16, was before Mayor Swain. He entered a plea of not guilty. The , mayor found him guilty. Keeling paid a line and costs to the amount of S2O. Republicans Corner Rigs. Huntington. — Republican commit- | teen en have leased every available livery rig in the city for election , day and Democrats learned they : wo Id have to secure private conveyan sto haul voters to the polls. Alexandria to Get Plant. Alexandria. — Messrs. Roberts and Eastman of Cincinnati have been in the city for the last few days tn the interest ‘of a new churn and novelty factory which the Industrial; cl hl. hopes to locate here.

NOVEL SHOW HELD IN LAGRANGE — Display of Everything Produced on the Farm. Lagrange.—This is a town of about 2,000 population. It has not had a saloon for three years and will not have one for three years longer. It has a single street more than a mile long paved with brick and in this street one of the most novel shows on the list was given. It was not a street fair, nor was it a county fair. It was i a combination of both. The name of ; it was farm product show and corn school and the purpose of it was to । exercise the dignity of farming, keep the boys on the farm and teach the ' girls that it is better to be a housewife and home-keeper in a county like La- ! grange than it is to be a stenographer or a store clerk in a city. The farm product show is controlled by an organization of citizens. Its president is , Louis Lit man, Robert M. Waddell its secretary, and Senator Ganiard chairman of the executive committee. The j show was an exhibit of all the products raised on a farm, but the farm must be in Lagrange county. Ranged i on great tables extending the entire length of the street are samples of wheat, corn, oats, rye and potatoes big enough to make a meal for three I hearty men: fine tomatoes; onions, in which it is declared there is not a . tear: great squashes: large pumpkins j from which a bakery full of pies could I be made; in fact, everything, from the ' smallest be>ry to the biggest product, is found in the exhibit, and besides this display there are prizes for the ' girl who bakes the best loaf of bread,' the girl who makes the best pound of ' butter, and the girls who goes to the 1 stove and buys the gingham for a j dress which she cuts and makes and I wears to this show. Benjamin F. \ Shively of South Bend and former i Congressman Smith of Adrian, Mich., were the speakers. • Largest Mortgage Is Filed. Ynderson. —Tie taking over of the Alexandria heat and lighting plant by the Indiana Lighting Com pany required the recording of the biggest mortgage ever tiled in this county. The mortgage is in favor of the Central Trust Company of New York and is signed by C. F. Deitrich. as president of the Indiana Lighting Company. The amount of the mortgage is $5,000,000. Hunter Shoots Himself. Lafayette.—Custer Williamson, aged 18, a son of Robert J. Williamson, a farmer and Democratic politician living three miles north of Montmorenci, accidentally killed himself while hunting. His brother Robert found him lying near a gate with a bullet wound in his head. He was carried to the house, where he died. Charged with Operating “Blind Tiger.” Columbus. — Prosecuting Attorney Albert Phillips filed affidavits in the circuit court charging Robert and Homer Brown with operating a "blind tiger.” The affidavits were signed by Marshal Edward Horton and the charges are the result of a raid which was made at Brown’s home. Released from Asylum, Taken to Jail. Richmond. —John W. Terrell, who was released from the Eastern : Indiana Hospital for the Insane is in splendid physical health, but his answers to questions are slow and studied. Terrell was turned over to W. A. Lipkey. sheriff of Wells county. Ford to Be Tried November 10. Bloomington.—An agreement was reached between the attorneys on both sides in the case of the state against Edward Ford for the killing of Joel McCoy and his son Edward. whereby the second trial is to be postponed until November 10. Held cn Rioting Charge. Jeffersonville. — Complaints have been filed in the city court here i against ten young men of Sellersburg | on the charge of inciting a riot. It is charged they entered the restaurant of i Willis Morgan in Sellersburg and attacked Morgan and his wife. City Sues Water Company. Shelbyville. — Following its refusal to extend mains into Walkerville. a new suburb, the Citizens' Water & Light Company, which three years ago secured a water and light contract for 20 years, has been sued by the city of Shelbyville. Wins Fight Against City. Martinsville. — Joseph Schoeing, who sued the city of Indianapolis for SIO,OOO, received a verdict in the Morgan circuit court, on change of venue, for SI,SOO. Schoeing fell into an excavation, breaking his leg and receiving other injuries. Fire Menaces Milford. Goshen.—The town of Milford, this county, was threatened with destruction by fire when a spark from a Big Four locomotive ignited a barn, which was quickly consumed. The heavy wind wafted the sparks over the | town. Josiah Nicholson ts Dead. Richmond —Josiah Nicholson, son of Timothy Nicholson, the latter for ' many years a member of the state ! board of charities and clerk of Indiana Yearly Meetings of Friends, died. Heirs Attack Tharp Will. Richmond. — Alleging when John j Tharp, who died near Cambridge ! City recently, gave his property, tc j Lydia J. Miles, who is no relation, was lof unsound mind, the heirs hav brought suit Charge Refuse Kills Fish. Sli > ’. I-v v ■ ’ \;. 1 ning Company. as a corporation. churg j ing it with pollution of streams in | Shelby county. Many fish were kill d

[visits with] Rag Time, isis 1 ji And remember that Santa is always watching to see if you are good! ☆ ☆ ☆ A jury is a body of twelve men that decides which lawyer is the smarter. ☆ ☆ ☆ A man has to be worth some money now-a-days to follow art for art’s sake. „ . . Praising a woman’s pie is all right, but what she wants is a man who will eat it! ☆ ☆ ☆ Calendars for 1909 show the water i wagon at the head of the procession, i as usual. ☆ ☆ ☆ | One Mr. Chilblains is showing some signs of awakening from his summer I comatoseness. ☆ ☆ Ninety per cent, of people think I more seriously of marriage after they are wedded than before. ☆ ☆ ☆ It is almost time to dig your dahlia bulbs, bank your house, cover your rose bushes and brighten up on the whist game. The man who kicked all summer about its being hot. will now begin ; to explain that he always did like summer best. ☆ ☆ ☆ What I can’t understand is how a man can have no peace of mind when j his mother-in-law gives him a piece । of hers every day. ☆ ☆ ☆ A famous French physician advises ' fat people against auto speeding. Does । he refer to the fat man in the road or the one in the car? ☆ ☆ ☆ A pretty woman will get charity money from a man who would order a hungry man kicked down four । flights of stairs for begging. ☆ ☆ ☆ They are not putting as much brass on automobiles for the 1909 model be I cause there is always too much on the ; owners who speed on the highway. o o o The Prodigal. ■' • s ’ ' in “I — | Without, the cold and drifting snow; The cruel world—the world of woe! And now the wind, methodical, i Is swirling as an undertow. , But in yon lighted cottage there : An anxious mother, bowed with care. Awaits her boy, the prodigal! Ah, long at fall of lonely night Ilas mother trimmed and lit her light. And bowing low her head in prayer Has prayed that God will guide him right! Has prayed for faith, divinest grace. That she shall look upon his face—- । Ah, long she prays and watches there’ O. prodigal, upon the sea. Upon the land, or where ye be. A mother’s light is trmmed for you That you the homeward path may see' Then go to her—nor reek the costBefore her faith in you is lost Cast off the chains! Break through! Beside the burning light to pray She kneels at closing of the day. With fears, day born, of adverse Fate. And kneeling-weeps alone, alway! Ah, prodigal, go home to-night! Gr. home no matter what the tight! To-morrow —may be just too late! o o o Willie’s Essay. “A school ma’am is a verb because she denotes action when you throw paper j wads at the girls. Switch is a conjunc- ■ tion and is used to connect the verb school ma’am to the noun boy. This is a compound sentence of which boy is the subject and switch is the object, first person, singular number and awful cas A school ma’am is different than a boy, | a boy wears pants, and a school ma’am wears her hair banged all over her forei head. She puts paint on her face and some big fellows come and take het home. Ma says a school ma’am never gets to be older than eighteen until she gets married. It takes two schoe.ma’ams a dav to cook a dinner.’’ 0 o o Persian. With t’:-- Persian one cannot discuss h’s womenfi »lk ,T > ask a Persia wife is a grave breach of etiquett Th« most you can do is to ask ab mothri of his son." If he has on’ daughters ht does not mention them they are a misfortune to be s'i: v r- I in silence. ODO Advertisement. host — Lost. Stolen, swiped, faked, borrowed. strayed or abducted, a gentleman's umbrella with sterling s.lvei mounted horn handle. The harborer wit ' leave at this office and receive ransom - Elk City i Kan.) Sum When Graft Will Die. The human race will not be abso ' lutely perfect until a man can f lu ; cate himself to walk by a two-flollai dead in him.—Manchester Union. Toast to V >man. f or evvrv grief, an excuse •’* eve > l ;’ ; UI . — lOi? 0% v*