THE OMAHA SUNDAY HKE: PKCEMBER 11, 1010. n GOULD'S "SCOTCH" MARRIAGE Explanation of Peculiar Status Matrimony in Scotland. of PAEENTS' CONSENT EOT REQUIRED Hn. of Fnnrteen VfiH and ;lr f TitHrf ( Wen" If OrtiU Pre liminary Bnalrcmni" Are Mrl, BT 1-ADT MART MANWAfUNG. liONIKJN. I'ec. 10 (Special to The Dee ) The "Frotrh merrta"'" has been aealn brouaht Into prominence by fh recent announcement that Flank Jay Gould, scion of the famous Ameilean financial family, had taken to wife Mls Edith Kelly, a pretty English actress, after t'.ie Scotch faahlon. and had Installed her as mistress of Abbotsford. famous the world over as the home of the treat Fir Walter Sott. Scotland has Ion been noted for Its easy marriage laws, of which the lovesick lad and laaslea of tha more punctllloua south have taken ailvatxaaje for generations. In Scotland there are two clauses of valid marriage, "regular" and "Irregular." and vn In the aa of tha former there are Important difference from English pro cedure. In England a minor cannot legally marry without the conaent of lila or her parents or other guaxdlana. but in Scotland a minor need ask nobody'a leave before committing matrimony." pruvlded that. If a "man." ha haa reached tha age of 14. If a "woman," she la a venerable Venus at 13. Then, eouth of the Tweed, and in default of a "special license," a marriage must be celebrated in a church, chapel or other building licensed for marriages, or before a registrar, and must take place between tha hurs of 8 a. m. and S p. m. Acrosa the border, however, even a "tegular" marriage, bleaaed by the church, ran be celebrated In any kind of place and at any time of day or night. "Irregular Marrlare." Interest, however, centera chiefly around Hcotch "Irregular" marriages, of which there are three klnda reeognlied by law. In the first claaa la "marriage by declara tion or acknowledgment." Here the con tracting partlea simply declare, either verbally or In writing, before two wlt neeeea, that they take each other for hue band and wife, or that they have already done so. The only stipulations are that the parties must be capable of marriage and without legal impediment, that they should be known to the wltneasea, who. In turn, must be legally competent to give evidence, and that one of the partlea shall have resided In Scotland for twenty-one da a Immediately preceding the cere mony. Registration la not necessary to make the marriage valid, but it la uaual sooner or later to apply to the sheriff of the county In which the marriage took place to record it In a book kept for the purpose. A good deal of nonsense haa been written about these marrlagea by declaration. Many a romance has been made to hinge on such a plot aa a couple playing In amateur theatricale going through a mock irregular marriage only to find themselves tied up hard and fast for life. Tble ta mere moonshine, for the validity of a marriage by declaration depends on the intention anil tree conaent of the partlea to be married Hard Thin to let Omt Of. An Irregular marriage obtained by fraud, force or fear ia In no way binding. At the am time, an Irregular marriage la not thing lightly to be entered, into. To have It annulled a person roust prove that he waa tricked or forced into it, or that, at the ttme, he was for one reason or an other absolutely Incapable of knowing what he was doing. Ia default of such proof, tha law presumes intention and con aent, and holds the partlea to their con tract As the declaration may be made verbally. and the marriage need not be registered It le clear that If the witnesses die there may be a difficulty In establishing mar riage. It would seem that If a villain mar rlea a girl by duclaratiou an(j grows tired of her, he ha only to get rid of the wit' neseea somehow or. other to be In a posi tion to repudiate his wife, but here the law la ggalnst him. This prlugn us to the second class of "Irregular marriage," namely "marriage by repute or habit." If a couple have lived together as mar ried, have addreaaed each other aa hue band and wife, and permitted others bo to address them, the Scottish law holds them married, although proof of marriage may be wanting; even If. in fact, no ceremony has been gone through with. Therefore villainy of the kind mentioned would rarely be 'successful, for In most cases the courts weuld givo the wronged woman her rights. ine intra class of irregular" marriage Is known as "marriage by promise," and applies to cases where a woman has yielded to a lover under promise of maniaze. rub equently broken. Of course, the woman must satisfy the courts that ninrrlae was promised; but, provided she can do so, sh can clalra htr betrayer aa her "lawful wedded husband." t'vrauaUun Date Is Fimed. The dale of the coronation has been flted for June 12. a history of our royal house, for eaactly ten years ago it was the) date XUe4 for King d ward's corona tion, when ills illness intervened to posi. pon tha rite. June 7. 197. Queen Victoria kept her I.ainond Jubilee, and If one count by the week, instead of the month, it was that day, aeventy-feur years aijo. that her late majesty was crowned. June JJ la also the eve of the prince of Waloa' birthday, who will complete hla seven teenth year on the 2JJ, entering upon an gge that Is usually considered the dividing line between boyhood end mnnhood. at the very epoch of his father In 1115 crowned Hn. It is not unjnterestlng to rerneiiil,t,r that stature, not precedence, was tho first con sideration lu the cijoos.ng of tho four duchesses wpo )ld the canopy over Queen Alexandra's htJ during the ceremony of crowning. The duel.eescs of Sutherland, Marlborough. 1J utmost anil Portland v. ere chosen, as ail are tall, and all pit-uy much of a hiht. Whether gno.u Mary will t'Uoose her attendants by the same method rvaJiu to Ue n. hut .t M more probable at the chulea will be uuijc according to rank. In which case the tlucl. .;. if Nor folk, aiooieraet, lia fyrt and Iacus would probably take efftua. Alesaadrw I.owa t itwi, For Cer. the rvugh-lwlretl fi x terrier, whtth belQhged to the late king, gueun Alexandra has the keoutat affection, hiuae .the death ft fc.dard 11. bee uiajuaty ba become so attached to the little dog that he has not taly team It w ih her wher ever she goes, but makes it her constant compaa on all day. The promoters of a home pets' eshlbttiun. which will be held next week In a midland town, wrote asking if the queea-mather would allow farsar ta be shown, but the reply from Bucking ham palace waa that the fos terrier "1 ao precious in the eyee of her majesty Ibat aha eeuld not allow It to leave her even (or a day." Late Klasj' Friend Fade Away. It has not been publicly noticed hew ompletely tne late klnv's set have dropped ut of notice. The people about whom. In the laat reign, everybody goeslpnl and chatted, have sunk Into complete Insig ajflcance. No one notices them in print. and the odd tTi'nc In thst most of thorn wn to hv fadl off race courses and rlhir eurh plere nhrre thry ne! to be snap-shotted. Mnn 1,11c, the domesticity of the nw sovrWnns I inch that at Hal moral the royal pair Invariably went bed at 10 30; whilst the rpiprn us?d to take her knitting out with her hm she went for a walk and pulled It out f her pocket when ever fine eat flown. There will be a freh development of the revival of needlework for lad e. The duchess of Marlborough la a skilled votary of the art. New Coinage System Planned for China Basis of Designs for Coins Are Ameri can Pieces of Various Value. PKKINt;. China. Vr-c. in. (Special to The Bee.) if the latest Imperial decree Is carried out as expected. China will have a vastly Improved coinage system, with coirs comparing with the American dollar, half, quarter, dime, nickel and cent, and ad ditional coins worth, approximately two cents, five mills, and one mill. The stand ard will be silver, and the unit of the national currency will be the ''yuan." which corresponds to the American dollar. Its value being H.OM. , ACTRESS INSANE ON THE STAGE French Mincer Tarns from Sons; ta llllllnsrsarate aad Aadleace is Dlamlased. PARIS, lec. 10. (Special to The Bee.) During the performance of "Carmen at Payonne, Btinday .evening, a singer, Mile. Lucy Sternel. went out of her mind and hurled Insults at the audience, who re torted vigorously. It became necessary to lower the curtain and diamine the audi ence. PENNY POSTAGE IN ANTIPODES Bill lias Passed Both Houses of Par liament aad Inelndee Great Britain. KIDNEY, New South Wales, Dee. 10. (Special to The Bee.)-The penny postage bill, lately Introduced in the federal Par liament by the postmaster general, which provides for penny postage throughout the commonwealth and to the United Kingdom, beginning next year, has passed Dotn houses. CURSE OF FEMININE WORLD Menace of the tared In trim me Many Colore. of Bridge Tnrllllnar Pic- Has bridge become the curse of the feminine world? Minna Thomas Antrim thinks it has, end In her article in the December Uppincotfa she tells why. "Not only has the madness of bridge made domesticity a mockery," declares Mrs. Antrim; "it has almost obliterated those old-tlmo courtesies that between gentle women meant so much. Scarcely any fash- ltnable woman has time to pay or receive calls. Her many bridge engagements are prohibitive, fthe lives In fear and trem bling lest someone from another city break In upon her unawares. She may have some money to spare, but she haa no time to give to anyone. Even her growing sona and daughters are obliged to be satis fied with tag-ends and a fagged mother. ' The telephone Is her sheet-anchor when an occasion comes, aa It will, when she wishes to forestall an Inopportune visit from an old friend. She Is not mean, she would give generously of "her best, but her time, aa has been said, ia no longer hers. She has mortgaged It to tha limit. She is bondswoman to Chance, self manacled, true, and, stranger atill, hugging the chain that at times presses sorely. Is It any wonder that, seeing woman's plight, physicians of tho soul and body have sepa rately and together evolved new cults, movements and creeds, ready for the in evitable moment when her outraged nerves will no longer respond to the stimulus of poetebnard, when she will become as a child seeking guidance? It if tha woman who cannot afford to play tha game who plays moat recklessly. Obviously it Is also she who eventually comes to grief, and whose folly falls heaviest not upon her own head, but upon another's shoulders. "If wealthy wonWn stopped to think how this mania for cards Is spreading, they would end the bridge erase, for, dearly as they are enamoured of whist, they would not through example, be willing that their too imitative- 'Uttle Bisters' should be castaways mentally, morally or financially. The very rich are credited too rarely with unselfish qualities. "That a crusade against card-intoxication la Imminent cannot be doubted. Americans are peculiarly liable to extreme. New blood needs many channels, not one. With an Impulsive woman, the last obsession crowds out all else. It destroys focus, nullifies conformity, eogendera greed, sel fishness, egotism, envy and suspicion; any obsession touches elbows w' Ji Ineanlty. It la a lamentable thing tnat ao claeaie a pastime aa whist should fall inte bad odor through the folly of aome. It furnishes uoh a delightful way to rpend an hour or two when other things pall. Unhappily tha spirit of tbe times trends toward un quiet pursuits. Unless the element of haxard enters In, Faahlon will have none of it, which is all the worae for Faahlon. The menace will spread perilously unless the Yellow God should yawn acrors the table whereupon Kashlondom must ahow a corresponding boredom and eschew tha game. Therefore yawn. Mammon, yawn, that without more ado cards may again become a charming pastime, and ceaae to be an alarming passion." WiGIIT ROUNDERS Cecum Daylight GenUeoien After Ta. In tho Neul 3-Day Oar fur tha Drink Habit. It la a very easy matter nowadays ta become cured of tba drink habit sine the Neal 3-day drtnk-haeU Buro has beaa perfected. The haracat part of It u&ually ia te convince the erring una that he need it or for the erring one to convince him self of the adage, "Once a drinker, always a drinker," unlets cured by tba proper treatment. a man a money, business, reputation j and friends quickly drift away, like the tog oerore the sun. when the flowing bowl le tapped too frequently, and it doe But take long for htm to be pointed out ana w maperea scout aa a -rounder" and a "booso fighter." When a men get tbat ; nam his reputalio for bueinee hsnesty I and Integrity suffers a saver rh..r. I The eoolainluattoa of alcoholism exerts ileelf la were than one way. The Omaha eal Inatltuta . located at 1103 South Tenth bt. Putlnt are re-; telved at all hour. The genuine Neal Cure ia also administered at 110$ W. Charles St.. Grand Island. Neb. Fur full Information address. Neal Inatitut C. O. It.. 1(01 South Tenth St. UNMARMD RUSSIANS TAXED J' Duma Imposes Graduated Fenalty on Men and Women. MUST PAY FOR SHIRKING DUTY Prnnoeltlon Pending to Par lsl. dlee In rarents of l.arae Fami lies, Money tn Be Taken from Bachelor Taaes. BY GEORGE FRASER. 8T. PKTERSBVRO. Dec. 10.-(Ppecial to The Bee ) Two acts of the Duma are of mere than Icial Interest. One Is the Im position of a tax on unmarried people, nin and wenvn. who are of marrlagable age. The tax Is a graduated tax according to the Incomes of the offenders. Russia ha Buffered In common with the balance of the world from the tendency of modern civilization to avoid the duties and re sponsibilities attendant on the rearing of a family and the tax is meant to Insure from those who decline to do their duty to the state by rearing families, some compensa tion. It is probable this action will be followed by subsidies for the parents of families above the normal, to be paid from the receipts from the taxes on the single. The other law Is one just parsed restrict ing the privileges of the Duma to the press. As a result of the disclosures at the trial Of Paron I'ngern Sternberg, the As sociation of Press Correspondents In the Russian Duma has been Informed that Journalists are henceforth absolutely for bidden to enter the Duma without an of ficial permit signed by the secretary of the house. Romance in a Monastery. After passing eighteen years as a man In a monastery, where she wea known as Brother Arsene, a woman of great beauty, the Countess Kluzlnska, has Just been ar rested and an extraordinary story revealed. Years ago a duel wtae fought between her" lover and her husband, ending fatally for the Utter. The lover, conscience stricken, retired to a monaster)', and the countess, unable to bear the separation, disguised herself, and to be near her lover gained access to the m.t. THE Nothing comfort X 'V- V ''It tv tc'T v 'itV ri'',''--,""'"'' 5Z n s t hMaxLaBUInlnnlBnnulnasBB It ior me nome. it pleases the whole family and nownere will your money reach f a8 far aa &t RUBEL'S and nowhere can you f i id as many up-to-date novilties in the furniture line as at RUBEL'S. OUR PRICES are a way th LOWEST. We make the EASIEST TERMS and grant you M0JT LIBE house in Omaha. A small deposit holds anything for Purchase Holiday Gifts Now, Pay for Them in Convenient Monthly Payments A List of Useful Holiday Gifts lookers a large se lection of Rockers of all klnda, ranging In price from 91.86 up. Hew-lag- Machines . Purchase a modern, well known, up-to-date sewing machine. It la an ideal gift for mother, and one that she will appreciate. We have them up from 91&A0. Morris ror Sale I D t a r 7 Tables Early English Li brary' Tablss, pure mission in design, made of so'ld oak, VP from 94.0O, docOur assort ment of Clocks la ex ceptionally large and complete and at price ranglug up from 91-00. stmoters' Stands Choice golden oak or Karly English smok er standa. A large variety to eeleot from ranging In price from 91.85 up. -a ,' eaf Desks Two hundred and fifty Ladles' De"ks. made in mahogany, walnut or bird's-eye maple, all styles, at prices ranging from 7 up. leather Hooker Large overetuffed genuine Leather Rockers, eieeptlon ally comfortable and well constructed, at prices ranging from S9..00 upwards. r -"t !) r i r:: SCnslo Cabinet Mu sic Cabinets, mad of aelected quartar nawed oak, mahog any 'or genuine wal nut; st rrlcea up from 98-7S. v 1 t netor A very de sirable present and can be bought at price to ault any pocketbook. A large variety of at vies, at price from 40 up. 1513-1515 I ame convent, where fhe lived unsuspected T elshtcon yars. Mllllnnalrra Kill TsiflTM. The aulctd of two Mwow millionaires. M. Sarasoff Zhouravleff and Madam Urlb off, ia believed to Indicate the existence of a suicide club arnong wealthy Muscovites. It Is said that the couple who took their lives rent letters proclaiming their desire to hasten their revtnlm in the afterworld. Two ponth-i ago a prosperous mill owner In Moscow, an Englishman namel Allan Hopper, sin t himself fcr hitherto unex plained rnotlvss. NAVAL 0FFICERHAS A SYSTEM Ployed the tiame and I, net. Then, 'baf fled the neck and -ot Ilia Money Back. Thofe who have vllted Monte Carlo have heard of, If not seen, the pitiful ruin of many an unfortunate person who haa lost his last franc in playing at roulette in that palntlal gambling den. All are not so fortu nate as to have an armored cruiser at their disposal, as was the case with a French naval officer aome years ago. He had gone ashore In the morning with naught In his pockets but his own earnings. By noon It was all gone. If he had but another S00 francs he was sure of Winning! During those morning hours of failure he had worked out a sys tem, and with Just a few francs more, suc cess "wss certain. He would use the ship's money! Perhaps It was not Just tha right thing to do, but in another two hours he would be able to return It, would have re couped his own loss and have won who knows what fortune besides. At sunset he returned to his ship a ruined man. The system, like all systems of the sort, had failed. What was to be done? To return home would mean a dishonorable discharge, lifelong disgrace. If not even more severe punishment. Death seemed the only alternative. But no-he would make one final attempt to save himself. He would force the authorities of Monte Carlo to return to him what he had lost, or he would blow up their gambling palace! Aa soon as he was again on Board his order was: "Clear decks for action; raise the muazle of every gun, and let them BXrOMM IEB CHRISTMAS BELLS qo to mtrsa&'B tV iVs i',--'; GRANDEST OF ALL GIFTS IS FURNITURE your money can buy combines so much usefulness, and rlnrnh litv at an low A nrice as a niecA nf fnrnitiirA Genoina Leather 1 J 1 nt. ' a Morris Chair Special Thla Morris Chair la made of solid oak throughout; tt is finished In golden oak or Early English and la up holstered In genuine leather. We are selling thee Chairs at a price lower than other etores aak imitation leather. Kubel s Special Price $9.75 Rub-iPj Library Tablo Gpecisl Thl Library Table Is extra large and massive; la mad of quarter-aawed oak throughout. Mea-iures 80x41 inches. It ba large, roomy, stationary drawer) is ex quisitely finished and band polished in golden oak or Karly Egllnh oak or mahogany finish, with genuine mahogany top. Tbs table s made to CUfJ T IZ our apecal order. Bubel'e Sal Prce. ... I .Ik. A fei: aMny t a-.-v 'tCtftf .ff ' yr '..?- - .t f-. rn a: .vv; :; v. :;.::r -! O'lisselB Rugs Room else. Thle offering should afford abonndant evi dence of our ability to underaa'l- These Hugs are made especially for us and nothing but the beet mitierlala aie used In their con.tructlon. They are of close, firm weave, which insures their durability. We have a large aaortment of new. up-to-date patterns In (SIO OK he latest shade, fpeclal bale IMc..V''' HOWARD point toward the heights of Monaco." Whatever the sailors might think of such an order mattered little, obey they most. With all haste a messenger was sent ashore with a note, an 1 the captain meanwhile paced the deck In silence, await ing the reply a reply which meant life of death to him. Finally the messenser returned carrying a bag of gold coin! That night the French cruiser weighed anchor and quietly steamed out Into the Mediterranean her captain happy that he had fared no worse, and the authorities of Monte Carlo only too glad to be rid of so dsnyerous a visitor. Chicago News. Bigger, Better Busier That Is what advertising In The Bee will do for your business. To Him Thai Hath" A PIIORT SERMON TO FAT FOLKS. "To them that hath shall be given" is a sentence that applies to fat people very neatly. It is common knowledge that once a human being begins to fatten up, to what they have already Is added more than they want until finally a stage Is reached where reduction must be made or decided disadvantage results. Then comes forward the ages-old query, "Reduce but how?" To the uninformed nothing suggests Itself but the tto them) twin evils less eating more activity. They contemplate a more or less lengthy eiege of dieting and exercise. So it may be said safely that every man or woman In the land now undergoing the fattenlng-up process has his or her mental eye fixed dubiously on that not far distant day when he or she will have to don the "ashes and sackcloth of reduction." This Is not an enlivening prospect, and so It Is with considerable satisfaction - that we announce the emancipation of the fat. Nowadays one may reduce much or little, a pound a day if desired, or hold their fat in check, absolutely atatlonery, without doing a tap of exercise, missing a single meal, doing a particle of harm or causing a solitary wrinkle. All that's required, as hundreds testify. Is the taking sfter meals and at bedtime of one Marmola prescrip tion Tablet, which tableta are sold by the Marmola Co., 683 Farmer Bldg., Detroit, Mich., or any good druggist, at the uniform price of 75 cents, this sum being accepted for a case of tableta eo well and generously filled that even one produces desirable results. Adv. . RAL PROTECTION of any future delivery. We Will Hold and Deliver Ooods on the Day Desired A List of Useful Holiday Gifts Bnifeta Th useful article for the house In which, the entire family will find en joyment. We have Buffet of all atyles, ranging in price from 919 up. Combination Book Paeea One hundred and fifty styles to select from, all at re duced pricea, up from 911.75. Center Tables-In all woods and finishes, hundreds of styles to elect from at price ranging from 91.00 up. aserria large line Chairs Chairs A of Morris , dlferent grades of upholster ing and many choir wood to select from, ranging In price from g. 00 upwards. ml an-a Ha mother throw out th old, worn-out tove and buy bar a beauti ful new steel range, guaranteed In every reapect, at Hubel's. for 933-SO. . Stataary Wa carry an excep 1 1 o n al I y large line of statuary and ornaments, rang ing in price from 86 to 910.00. Ilandaoni Kugs of all descrip tion. An Ideal gift. W have tma In large room sizes at prtrea upward from 96.50, .in 1 : t 1 China Closets M ad of selected quarter sawed oak, finished in Early English; has bent glass ends and door. Especially ra dii oed during our Chrietnuut sale, rang ing in prices from 918.00 up. Pedestal - aariety of Pedestal a. A large beautiful any de or flnlah. aired wood exceptional bargains and at pricea ranging from 91-00 up. STREET ' 1 A Gift that is a Gift If you put three weeks into deciding, and spent three times as much money, you'd never tind so fine a gift this Christmas as a Columbia GRAFONOLA "Elite"-$100 The FIRST hornless instrument ever offered at its price; the smallest perfect cabinet machine yet introduced; the beginning of a new era in sound-reproducing instruments. Genuine, se lected mahogany. Plays any make of disc rec ords. Needle-friction eliminated. Tone modu lated at will. Call in ctnd hear it! COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO. 1311-13 rarnam "Street ttohmoller Mueller Bldg. J. It. 1VBI, Manager. 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