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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1915
MATRIMONY MIT SOME LOVE.
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(By a Bachelor.)
Valdez, November 21, 1915.
Editor Prospector:
So you think they need the steam
hose applied, do you? Well, perhaps
that would help. These lines were
written about three weeks ago, the
immediate cause being a sermon
preached in one of our local churches
on "How to Choose a Good Wife.” I
have an idea a sermon on “How to
Make a Living for Two” when we
cannot make a decent living for one,
would also prove interesting.
For a numDer or years r nave 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," I might have nothing to say—
Peing myself satisfied—it seems that
low is the accepted time.
My opinion is that much that is
frritten hy the greatest authors
lught not to be accepted as their
Inal opinion on any matter, but only
is showing the state of their mind
it 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
vhich become in every individual
he fundamental principles which in
uence its every act in after life,
’rom these principles I doubt if there
i any absolute change at least in'de
ire, though everything encountered
1 the course of life tends to modify
r strengthen these natural inclina
ions. Any attempt to unite a cou
le who in these fixed principles—
finch we shall call ideals—are di
actly opposite, must necessarily re
sult in a lack of harmony sufficient
) call such marriage a failure. On
le other hand, a merging of like
leals which i$pch the sky, under
milar conditions, such as mutual
ick of companionship or any other
pnditions which tend to draw such
sople together will result in devel
ping the love we read about, over
hich poets rave, and knights go out
> glory or tne grave.
Well may we say, “the course of
ue love never runs smoothly,” for
le parties to such affairs as are re
irding in history have seldom lived
marry, let alone to tell us wheth
• such love is*fp,actical and without
id. Ideal love I believe, is more
sarly based on animal instinct
an any other form. It is not based
i judgment nor on the experience
Others. Though all"'the world
ould be a “Doubting Thomas,” it
>uld but serve to strengthen their
pfidence in each other. Sometimes
seems a shame that any should
tke from such a beautiful dream,
pecially before marriage. If there
ire no others in this world and we
d naught to do but gather food
>m a bountiful store, I feel sure
ch love would be practical, and
ph an existence a 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 its
tit, ripens and if not plucked and
•ed 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 constl
e a bar to such a union) for how
we poor mortals know just what
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influence a human being apparently
defective, will have on the future of
this old world. But once we have de
parted from the laws of instinct, then
it becomes evident that in all affairs,
even of the heart, civilization requires
that we consult not only our heart,
but also our head. NeedlesB to say
that which I call the love of inspira
tion is found most often if not en
tirely in impressionable youth. * Such
couples will always insist that they
can succeed in this enterprise even
though millions who have gone be
fore may have failed. All I can say
is this: If you can see no reason
why you should not mate with the
girl who swears that her love can
never die, go ahead, but if you do
see any reason, beware—for you will
likely see a dozen later on.
“With such love,” as the Valdez
Drug Company’s advertisement reads,
“you want not the slightest shadow
of a doubt,” for if that doubt appears
“the devil appears also,” and if you
have not married, you will find it ex
ceedingly difficult to become recon
ciled to the hard, cold fact that per
fect love cannot exist in an imperfect
world.
Miss Vanity is ever ready to dls
put Dan Cupid’s right to rule the
human heart. Therefore, in passing
from the ideal to the average condi
tion in life, I warn you that the con
ditions in which you must live after
marriage are of the utmost impor
tance.
Uod pity tnem Dom ana pity us an,
who vainly the dreams of youth re
call. I think we are justified in as
suming that, having passed the im
pressionable period during which we
were affected more or less according
to our natures and social surround
ings. Parties contemplating matri
mony will be prompted not entirely
by the primary cause. In other words
they are not so imbued with the idea
that children are essential in secur
ing that degree of happiness to which
they now look forward.
But, under no circumstances must
a union be made where both the con
tracting parties are physically or
mentally unfit, or even one party un
fit to any marked degree. Physical
and mental fitness, then, is the first
requirement, assuming of course that
there may be offspring. Next, each
should see their way clear to con
tinuing in the social and business at
mosphere to which they have been
accustomed, providing that has been
pleasant. As to face and figure, it
seems natural to suppose each will be
inclined to reject in the other, such
features as do not tend toward off
setting those defects in themselves of
which they may be conscious. As
to productiveness, in this, marriage
appears much the same as a busi
ness partnership. Each should be
strongest where the other is weak
set. If one is inclined to neglect de
tails the other ought to be inclined
to give them special attention. If
one is good material unpolished, the
other ought to be able to do the pol
ishing. If one is a dreamer the other
ought not to be so pronounced, but
in sympathy with, and a check on the
dreamer. It ’is assumed that they
have little or no capital in which
case either one might have part or
all the money.
I presume, however, 11 tne.man nau
the money, inasmuch as he must sub
mit the proposition, it would relieve
him of an embarrasssig situation.
Each ought to give just what they
have allowed the other to think they
have to give.
So far I have not said a word about
what, no doubt, you think to be the
all-important element, and all I am
going to say is this: Where these
other conditions are fulfilled, you are
liable to find a "love that will grow.”
I think we are justified at this
poipt in taking into consideration
the possibility of divorce. It is as
sumed that both contracting parties
have acted in good faith. That they
have both developed before marriage
a certain degree of independence,
perhaps throgh having earned their
own,living, and that because of this
fact one of the chief reasons for mar
ried people continuing to live togeth
er is at a minimum. Believing tho,
that to live properly unde, present
conditions, those who can ought to
many, they have done so, and find
such an existence for them a failure,
I can see no reason why divorce
would not be entirely proper, and in
this case the resources and income
should have been divided equally. It
is probable that the family would he
small and if not more than two
should be divided, the girl to the
father and the boy to the mother on
the theory that the father would
have more patience with the girl and
the boy would take more pleasure In
helping support the mother than he
would the father. If there is only
one otaild, give it to the mother, as
she is entitled to the best ot it in
the breakaway.
I think that a marriage to b? suc
cessful, are those in which the man
commences by taking a friendly in
terest in the girl, much the same as
he would in taking a young man into
his business, and tie girl la unwill
ing to lose a trustworty and honor
able protector and a comfortable
home for the chance of getting a sur
plus or live in a cottage with ilnan
cial troubles hovering around »nd
perhaps many other “little" troubles
also. The girl should be honest and
conduct herself in such a man
ner that he would have no reason to
doubt her loyalty and good inten
tions. The bad feature in this situ
ation is that the man may have an
old sweetheart somewhere and the
girl may have a new sweetheart
sometime. I think duty to the new
would be sufficient to carry the man
through, but am not so sure the girl
would come through her hour of trial
so safely. At any rate she should
tell her husband, and if he could not
steady her through he should give
her a divorce and let her have the
man of her choice.
There is little doubt but that love
is a disease and can be cured by fill
ing the void left by the old love with
a new love and enough of this world’s
goods to keep the wolf from the door.
Notwithstanding the fact that
some one has said, “There is no loss
through death, like the loss of the
loved one in life,” and I do not in
tend to dispute with him, but do not
forget to add sufficient of this world’s
goods, else the new love may not
prove a permanent curt. The feeling
of dependence—in the girl—on the
man should be at a maximum. It is
natural for a man to want some one
to depend on him.
Then there is the class or women
and men who also look upon the mar
riage problem as a great game and go
after the best financial and physical
proposition they can land. x
I claim there is little difference be
tween men and women under the
same conditions. Of course women
are entitled to have the easiest end
of the load, just as any female is
among the animals, for the average
man still clings to the idea that a
woman needs protection. I have no
ticed in many instances that few girls
will marry a man unless they think
he loves them, but these same girls
do not think it necessary for them
to love they man. They seem to
think it is enough if they like him,
and it may be, you can’t prove it by
me.
That disposes of exerything except
how to determine whether sufficient
sex harmony exists between the cou
ples as to justify marriage. It would
seem that as time goes on this ele
ment must necessarily decrease in
important. As the parson said, No
body ever told me,” so I cannot tell
you. I think some happy married
man will have to .furnish more infor
mation on this subject.
A BACHELOR.
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TAKEN OVER 1SY RUSSIANS.
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NEW YORK: “Partition the Uni
ted States and award the various
[states to the warring nations of Eu
rope,” is the text of a most extra
ordinary communication recently de
livered to Havas Agency, one of the
[principal news bureaus in France.
The suggestion is written on thick
official looking folio paper, without
any indication of its origin, and was
delivered to the agency by messen
ger. As Germany is the chief bene
ficiary under the suggested partition
ing it is suspected that the document
came from Teutonic sources. The
'text of it follows:
“The United States as the prize for
[settlement of the present European
conflict.
“It is stated on high authority that
suggestions have been made in the
diplomatic circles of European chan
cellories declaring that the easiest so
lution and the one most acceptable
to all the warring nations would be
the partitioning among them of the
United States of America. The Uni
ted States of America are a most in
viting prize as compensation for the
sacrifices rendered by these nations,
and an arrangement on the basis of
the respective relations of the differ
ent nations is surprisingly practica
ble.
“So far from being a visionary
scheme for a solution of this great
world conflict the fact is only too
apparent that only a small part of
any struggle now raging would have
the effort expended in the sanguin
ary struggle now raging would have
sufficed to satisfy all nations in their
respective ambitions.
“A noted diplomat declared his
surprise that this idea of the parti
tion of the United States had not
emerged sooner, because the land is
so largely made up of the constitu
ency of all the warring nations.
"The tentative idea to satisfy thus
the national ambitions of the Euro
pean countries at war, instead of
prolonging the internecine struggle,
is broadly outlined as* follows:
“Great Britain is to occupy New
England, Maryland, Virginia, North
and South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida.
“France Is to get the French parts
of Eastern Canada and the states of
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Ar
kansas, Tennessee and Kentucky.
"Germany is to occupy the states
of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri,
Iowa, Wi&onsln and Minnesota.
"Japan is to take the Pacific coast,
the state of Oregon, Upper and Low
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North and South Dakota, Nebraska,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Washington,
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allotted territory.
“This, it is asserted, would best
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bold solution it should be appreci
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feasible than the three successive
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less are historic facts.
“Truth , is sometimes stranger
than fiction. This alleged tentative
understanding of the powers at war
may be relegated to imaginative fic
tion, but it is surely not stranger
than the sober truth and it might
easily take its form."
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