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Show T1IE MOEXIXG EXA3IIXEE, SUNDAY, OCTUIlEE 2, 1001. rv-r- rvr i USQatureiS 'JfryWaldLon rcH'cctt i It- - V tkjsaxvviMZjs I refciencc, aiv tinged with humor. Taro Vniisylvaula and Georgia to act aa utda to Cupid and of the stall s 1 for-mul- lv vncounigc mnrriage. Aooordlng to the law ui the Kryatone Htuie, "all muriiiigca not forlddden by (tie law of ft. id shall be encouraged. Thirteen of the Him kh, most of llmin In the West, liuvo drnie their best to give aid to tha love Unit laughs st locksmiths by pits of marriages tiding fnr the validity bill tlulr provided the runaway marrlugn hue burn performed In nccorduiu'e with tha luwa of the atate or county lu whloh it takes eon-trail- BT WALDO!? FAWCET2. di-r- liep-on- Ver y fnr persons ha vs my conception of how many different forma of manioc ceremony are In uaa In America or what widely divergent legal requirement, hedge about Cuplda contract, in the varloua atatea of the Union. More marriage, are aolemnlaed in the republic than in any other country Inhabited by English-speakipeople, and behind aome yet Uncle Bam la woefully both with of tlie other power regard to the rvetrictiona thrown around the moot Important ceremony of life and the precaution taken to properly record each waling of the band, of wedlock. Uoubtleaa the main reaaon for full allowance of Individual preference, la found la that absolute liberty of thoi and action which la at once the and heritage of every citlaen Untied Btate and particularly In that liberty to exerciae her own aweat will which la claimed on all occanlona by her majeity. the American girl and. aa la etery person know the American girl the ruling power at avery Yankee wadding. But. whatever the eauee, the fact nmalne that In the United Btatea today two peraona may ba Joined In marriage by practically any form of ceremony that may be' devised. Half-civlllafrom far-of- f clime are permitted out In the fulleat degree the marrlaae ritea of their native land and. un the other hand, them are la vogue among free-bo- rn Americana practice and eualoma that are very nearly if not quite a atrange aa those which hare hud their origin In nooks of the glob As a result of our liberal governmental rple pincu. In many aectlona of our country tha luw liaea the ngi-- a at which young people may enter Into the blissful state, An JlazJsxxN Atman II cy there are now In uaa In the Jnllad State fully three dosen different forma of the marriage ceremony, However, there la one grave flaw In Mlea Columbia'! marriage ayatem In the total Inadequacy of the marriage record Thia lack nae urged moat forcefully the need of uniform marriage lawe, to centre which Congreaa baa recently taken the Initial step. Btrange aa It may appear, very few of the Btatea of the Union have any registration ayatem by which marriages are recorded. Licenses are granted on varloua baaes and under various conditions, and aa a result It la found that In soma state, the number of licenses Issued greatly exceeds the number of marriages celebrated, whereas In other atatee the records would Indicate that the number of marriages celebrated had greatly exceeded the number of licensee Ueued. Indeed, in aome state surh as Maryland, these opposite conditions will be found to prevail In different counties of the earns la commonwealth. The explanation and heie lignin we l:nd a wide rang In Idaho. JhikotH and North Carolina tha lovelorn youth may marry at the sue of K without tlie consent of hla lint In every other atHta In the tniun lie must wait unlll he has passed I'll tweniy-tiibirthday anniversary, tin I'd, point, na on many Knottier In nuilniiioniu.1 mull era, the a iris have the lies! of li. A Dakota glr who haa reached Ilia aim of U may marry without her parent, consent, and young ladle lu Idaho mid Murylund have only to wait the nuiglo nge of lit. In other of freedom for members stale, the ago ol the lair eux ranges from la to 21 moat Instances la fixed at years, hut in the former. Of course tlie whole aspect nf affaire JlEJLTOJ-IZjiLpZtiF'EhUU'IZ Z In changed if tha parents stand ready to give their Mussing. In Kentucky, Mudstone, I'tuli, Viiglnla and West Virginia Imya of 14 and glrle nf U may marry If they have the verbal or written consent of lliutr ini ran I In Ne In clrcuinstanca different that found In tha fact that a marringe may esting Hampshire girls of 11 may aasuir wifely duties if they but have tha sano-tlu- n take place either under license or tha coiiiilica wulp'ivd tlonngh two dozen of t snd In a huge different arnica the cant record, of paivnt publication of ban nimilar of sluK-- girls of H and IB are In aome of our states no record muri'iMgca have been destroyed liy fire to brooms mistresses liind uernimicd of so were a elliucn t'mt whatever of marriages are preserved. or otherwise, J .CM than half of the elute of the liny of three coin dies to delve a du- - of homes If they choose. Moat of tha laws Imve some liu would stale Union provide fnr returns to s' alee prohibiting tha mar-lia- snmnlngp certificate, of persons nearer of kin than officer of the marriages celebrated, nnd I.lli'ftti; kind, of trouliln to secuie II. in many Inatanoea oii4 and sn Not a few of the slurp of tha Union cousins, only a very few gtuies make marriage In their atntiitea d.'iul-tuni- a the restriction holds good even though I'sve emls-lb'- d registration compulsory. I la on marriage. founded lie ivhitionslilp of niurrlnge, and some of those nectlnn It may be noted Jl s ' Thera la no question but that the United Btatea la now In advance of any other nation In tha development of tin submarine boat, both for use In war-f- ar and In the pursuits of peso A sulimarlna torpedo boat built In tba United Btatea has recently been sent h Jape when It Is likely to prove one ol the moat valuable assets of the Mikado'i military and naval establishment In the Prosecution of tha war In tha Far East, nd several leading European nations ar also understood to be negotiating for tha use of patent covering Yankee invntlons upon iinderwater craft. Tha evolution of the submarine boat teen a moat Interesting ! on and and gasoline engine for driving the electric generator are located astern of the battery. Above Is th dynamite torpedo Intie. Tli welgha two tuna and la cspHhle of developing lib also small are There horsepower. the motiiia for operating the pump wster tank. may be said to have extended over folly thr-- o centuries, even If no regnrd paid to th rather vague assertion rme histories that Alexander (he Great ass ones a passenger in submarine rtNft, the character of which, unfortn-l- a nut described. King James L of Er.alnnd made a In a submarine host built In Londontrip In UM by a named Van Drebhel, but the first craft which can rightfully ba designated 5S eubrnsTliie bust was designed Id man L'y. V the name of Buih-Fri- l. a resident by Thla of New England. bOM, which was designed to help the coiunlete n their tight for Independcnr a primitive In the extreme, being pro-- i 'li d by nurs. and was soon destroyed ,r into commission II the shots tn.i P'ltl brltlali war vessel. by "'V'1the inventor of the steamboat, ,h problem of submarine nJCV'o n lnd two different tvi!f under-watcraft, and nuiner-I1- ! oi ln: ntnrs also tackled the wcr 1"t uneiiccesefuL Tuck i2J2i,..h0Trew' lawmaker. which may be " ushered In the present era bA ,h",rln navigation. Not that thla marked success, but tur attention In tbo rightit tinn Hol-k.n- dr - ci d"iicl Prfsor fojhTe. bot 'cuifth. cigar- - wide W lighted by . V'-ndriven water the through hy Cl J eteam engine of I ih?t .waf merged by itW ."i0 which she tnke with rolled by means of J ruirtvJ0' frl Tba ertv around an axl conaieted only of na engineer n-- Tli motor-generat- OaRfa&oJSorvT and tha ventilating SsastzaacsD the latter being stationed dome which projectla a ed from the upper surface of the hull. able to attain a never was This boat speed of more than eight miles an hour when under tha water. At about (Vila earns time British engineer were enthusiastic over tha performances of the Porpoise, a small electrically prowas folpelled submarine boat, which lowed by other Improved under-wate- r vessels built by Nordenfeldt. The best of thra British vessels was 121 feet lu of water, length and displaced III trailwith which the power engines of she was equipped giving her a speed watue iT under miles an hour wnen fully ter, but although she promised so we at the outret, expectation regarding lir were not fulfilled, and a few yenre later this giant of submarine! was broken up and sold as Junk. Apparently discourared the Prltish governmemnlto officials reused to pay any attention submarines for a number of years after tht Of late, however, they have again taken up the s object Impelled largely and helmama glass-inclos- l.OOO-hor-se 1 by Yankee success In the field but our English cousins appear to be fated to make little progress In thla branch of naval navigation, their latest discouragement being found In th" sinking of one of their submarines and the drowning of all her officers and crew. Probably no other subject haa ever produced more widely dlrtrsc opinion among United State naval officers than has the question of the vaiue and usefulness of the submarine boat. Many officers are firm In their conviction that with Uncle Kant Jallclouidy employing fleet Of suhtnanne hcata It would adnrge be practically Impossible lor un to successfully attack any of our prin- water. fn the iit?'T clpal eeaporta bv hs!!T. tl.ere are otb-who have a nuahiv pisr npinun r buto of th submarine. Tivae the their objection orInrgd.v ujKm a anhmnrlre l,.ving Irged ibmcnlly w.wn suhineigcd craft keep to a so aa to witoillHowever, of late In tli submarines have been lu-cni-m- (oii-c- -- ise diwt-.nrg- creasing In nuniVr- - i.ipidly, while the opponents of till d n. cornua little underwit er craft have ben projiortiOTintely reduced In number. Particularly baa lncle bam comthis Istn the men s menced to build aubrnuririo boats on his own account. All of tne submarine vessels Included In the new fleet acquired by the United btatea government are of what era known as tbo Holland type; that I they are of the style Invenied by Jshn i. Hnllnnd. Tl.e first Holland woe built by tne mvinuir. but It so ronciusl lv im ( aii,'i,j;!ti"i met it was pur-- f rh.iM-ouii.i ; i t tl.ep.e Un!(d St.i'oa rnmcrit urd followed In !..( - ''ijnr cf f.tlo.r vrr-ei- s. The pioio r ciaft, Huijfind r.e i,:e. Is new sul.on"d r.t the Iliii- 1 .V a vu I A'..'u!, mv. At Anm : i.'n. for me ins.'jctiun u th future ofil-'- rs of li. e N.ivy. ! feef Tills vesrel la fil fret 'll In tha ncic b"r- In wlilh mid w,'.l,, Too electric aloiage Iioud of 11 toa tu-- ! rl-l- ne ut i,isr-vi-loi- is I j j g-.-v - er p.-.- - i nt j iu In olliclal tests the Holland and other submarine boats hava demonstrated their ability to remain under water for lung Inli-- i vsla of time and to quickly rriqxind to signals ordering them to a .Ship, discharge a torpedo, wheel almiit and return to a place of all within a very abort apace of si,'sty, Indeed. It ha been proven that nine. un- - of these beats run remain subhours mersed for a space of twenty-fou- r crew of six men and tbs out tlie will, torr-- do operator feeding any 1IIIhe effects boats from the dose continemcnt. bav mafnislncd speeds of 10 or 11 and have water, under hour an miles proven their ahi'uy to proceed contlnu-flvo of d rpe-a v water nt urs iimler nilb a per hour fur almost six hours to uf tlia wi,iout the neecssity suit. 'tea for fresh supplies of fuel. etc. H. ona U. K. of NihlnN., Lieut. A. P. ofT.-on the subject tho of toiicdfi worfHi'e in the American or declared that snv ui.'ier tinw, ii. era won no why tne submarine In .cl -- h'.iild rot be an Kuccessfuk In its us too S'lloiriubjle lorjisdo, !i.ii lu dune sueli deadly work In the efiiii'u't in the Orlmt. At the pips-sumo t me thei- - In hi disguising the furt time '! ruhmurms lorp-l- o hoat Fur ona thing. lets soma disadvanuige There la a wide difference In tha eost of marrying, aa exemplified In other Item than in the ministerial fee and the coat of the bridal guwn. In aome of ilia state auoh as Vermont and Rhode Island, It costs the prospective bride- W to secure a marriage ftroom butbut rente In aome Wes tarn stats such as Idaho, whara girls Bra rarer Jewel and a man should presumably be willing to pay any price for auoh a prlx tha fee la ft. Moreover, In some seel Ions of tbs country tha prospective husband must Journey to the eounty Beat In order to olitaln tha preciuus document, whereas It. others any Iswi dark cam ISM ue tlie official per .nit. Yet other evidence of how marriage la made eaay in tlie United Butles fa found In tha fact that any minister, or preacher u the may prlist solemnise marriage and In many of the atalea Judges fur one or more classes of courts may officiate. In all nave half a dosen stale too. Justice of the peaeo of officiating at auoh have the a function.privilege In some place the parson a conmuny la inmarrlugn performing quired to have personal knowladge of ilia Identity, namea and realdenoa of tha and thla atipulackm ha perpartle been responsible fur mire mud haps, dies thaa any oilier requirement of the American marring Ini assorted oddly In most of tbs states of the (lidon two esquired to be present at the eulsinnlsatloa of a marriage, hut In aome slates a single witness la sufficient. There Is still la force In Pennsylvania mn old law which prescribes that 11 witnesses shall he present, but this stipulation la seldom, If over, enforced. Perlaws haps the strangest of nil marriage however, la that In force In Tennessee, and which provides that tha validity of a marriage shall not bo affected by the omission of the baptismal name of either party In the Herns and thatheuaa of a nickname Instead, provided parties can be Identified. This proviso la essenconditions to the prevailing tial, owing In tha mountain districts of Tsnnsaas where nicknames are In almost universal use among the young peopl Moat persona suppose that the elm of th propeller will tangled with soma buoy rnpa or shai In which event th fata sf tba crew might ba considered sealed, slaoe It h would bo lmposalbla to make tha needed repair. On the other hand, th ubmarlna boat manifestly has countless advantage over th automobll torpedo. Wbsrs In the ease of tba Wbitahsad torpedo, fnr Instano tbs opening and dosing of valve th regulation of depth, th the manipulation of th various steeringdevice and th determination sf safety the length of th run arc all dons mechanically, or rather automatically, in the submarine boat tha corresponding operations are iwuIxm bv have The Vi ... aeaaoa In addition to the land seven ted submarine torpedo boat hearing the namea Adder. Grampus Moooasln. Plunger. Porpoise nd IhirkEach Ujke, then new resTsela cost IITV.OOO and on all of thorn waa oommsnoed 10. soma of the new craft having Eftil into comtBlMlnti but VMP flthern thla rmr. Kmch of thteo touIi I M about feet In lengt almost II fast In diameter and displace about 121 ton of water. For operating the boat on the surface of tbo water there are provided gasoline engines of which give tbs vessel a speed of about 12 miles par hour. For operating these strange craft underneath the surface of the waves there are elect rls motors of th boat to run at a speed ofenabling I miles par hour when submerged. Each vessel has n one tube and carries an equipment of three Whitehead torThe conning, or oliasrvatlon pedo tower. Which shelter tb offiuor.who i the foe paid for performing n marriage ceremony la wholly dependant upon the generosity of the bridegroom, and there- fora It may ba n surprise to learn that In aevrrni Btatea the law haa a hand la tha matter. In Virginia, for Install o the law aaya that a person who performs a H. and marriage la entitled to a fee of person exacting a greater that ,1anyforfait fee shall to the party aggrieved gi0." In West Virginia it is stipulated that tlie faa shall be at least H, and la Idaho tbs fee la fixed at IK or any greater toturn voluntarily given by the the marriag purtlrs There ere a dosen states and territories where no provision hue been roads for the Joining of persona la wedlock by tha Quaker ceremony or tha rites of other rehgtoua aooletlea having peoullar inodes of eelolMwtbig marriag Members if residents of those of such sect atate must therefora bo married by a nr a civil officer. On minister regular the other hand, tlie laws la New York. Ifekota and aome other atatea are ao liberal that even marriages contracted by Indiana according to Indian customs are entirely valid. No reference to odd forma of marriage in America would bo complete without mention of marriages The Mormon among tha Mormon Church recognises two kinds of marand spiritual. Under temporal riage tha former tha parlies are united for under the latter while this world only, the union la eternal. nation tha business In our of marrying la now taking place with tlie other apedallxsd activities of thla In many of tha larger strenuous ag cities there are. now clergymen who are not formally connected with aay church, but devote all their time to marrying One suck marrying and christening. York city has united parson In New Another spemore than DUMB couple In marrying is thpt of the miniscialtywho be to found are at the counters famous Uralna Graena for try's moat often who and indulge eloping couple In spirited rivalry to secure the pnvi-fo-g, of uniting i ' f'I V 0 JjCPLCSnr2NJl2bRPEDO well-nig- torpedo-explosio- vsnd whan ah I running wash, la protected by armor more than three and a half Incbe in thickness ao that th lookout It wall sheltered from Each of thee submarine tray bullet boats carries craw of flvs person. 'WALTON FAWCETT. tear th Hot-A- ir Fan. A fan that gives out, 'instead of a cooling broos a blast of hot air, ba bea invented by M. ds Mors, Balglaa, Th Made ar of mica, on which or arranged resistance soil that ora hfeaied to k high tempera tur 1C da Kara find that compraeaad air absorbs the beat from the coll with great rapidity, pad ha accordingly Incloses hi fan In a cuing with as opening through whloh the blast Issue H I thus enabled to pass through th coila a entrant whloh, whan tha Am la at rest, would malt the thin wlr but which, whan tt I In motion, doss not even make It t. Th current of hot air Issuing from the opening In tha cuing la said to ba almost Insupportably .. : elao-trical- ly red-ho- ' - f t. IM '.i! ' i |