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Show THE NUPTIAL KNOT. MABBACIIUBDBTB WOMBN DB-TBftMINBD DB-TBftMINBD TO TIB IT. teit by Mm. Marina llo,t They Hate I'etltloaed Hi. Ughlalora for the I'rtllega o( Jululag CanilliUtee la 11 eiltoek. The latest desire of the womsn suffragists suf-fragists of Massachusetts Is for permission per-mission to tie the nuptial knot. Prom time Immemorial the performing of tho marriage ceremony has txen man s special privilege, but tho twentieth twen-tieth century woman has resoltcU that It shall be a part of her rights to say tho formal words for happy couples In search of wedded bliss This movement, move-ment, which has originated In lloston has been formulated Into a petition to tbo legislature of Massachusetts that "special commissioners" may b authorised au-thorised by the governor, like Justices of the peace, lo perform marriages "Special commlselonrrs" Is applied to certain women In Massachusetts who are qualified for n period of seven Jears to take depositions, witness deeds and perform other duties such is aro performed by any Justice of tho peace. In fact, they have practically tho powers of a justice, with the painful pain-ful oxceptlon that they aro not entitled they reason that a fee In a woman's pocket Is aa good as In a man's. An Ut.re.llag Woman. It la one of theso commissioners Mrs. Martha 8. Hoyt, of lloston, who started the petition and who Intends to seo It through. When she starts out on n thing she does It with a do-termination do-termination to succeed, no It may not bo long before bashful and shrinking couples can be mado ono by a "fairs ladle" without Intervention of priest or juatlco. Mrs. Hoyt Is on Interesting woman In moro ways than ono. For ono thing, sho has tho unique distinction of being the only woman In Dosto H who bears a United States commission H empowering her to colloct pension H claims For another thing, shs does H an enterprising rosl estate business, m and for a third, she has been In polltl- H cat life In Kansas WM Bhe Is the widow ot n clergyman. V She was born "wny down east," but B after her marriage went to Kansas to WL reside Then, of course, she voted, IM nnd In other ways she took an active 183 to perform tho marriage aervlce, and WD part In politics On one occasion shs nH closed up a Mlnon, though sho did not liQ resort to the sure methods now In Hi Ilea liv t. V...I-- .-.I .!.... 1 eTSu - .'.. .in. ,.111 U4IU viudib. i Dfjaj Mt8. MAHTHA S. HOYT. man from Missouri came to the town In which Mrs. Hoyt lived and opened barroom Mrs. Hoyt nnd another woman secured a formidable list of names petitioning his removal, and then calmly proceeded to tho barroom, walked In and read ths petition to ths Irats proprietor. Ths next day ha left town. |