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THE PERKYSBUJRG JOURNAL, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1909.
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Never Meet-Strange Situation Cre
ated by the Decision of a Chicago
Judge-Mr. and Mrs. Aarup Or
dered to Live Peculiar Life.
HICAQO. In making an
announcement as above
from tlio bench, a fow days
ago, Judgo Honoro estab
lished a unique precedent
for tlio disposal of divorce
cases.
Mr. and Mrs. Aarup, llko many other
mlsmated couples, were anxious to bo
freed from the matrimonial bonds
which hold them ono to the other.
Mrs. Aarup wanted the three children
Anna, William and Edwaid and the
hone tlioy have lived In for many
ysu-s at No. 1709 Elizabeth street, Chi
cago. The house, together with tho
land on which It stands, is tho joint
property of Mr. and Mrs. Aarup.
Mr. Aarup, on tho. other hand, Is
willing to waive whatever rights ho
may have- to the possession of their
three children. They can go with their
mother provided that tho divorce is
granted.
All that he asked for and this is
whero tho problem arose which Judgo
Honoro has Ingeniously solved was
tho house at No. 7009 Elizabeth street.
The husband had several good reasons
for wanting to retain possession of
tho house. In tho first place, it be
longs to him Just as much as it docs
to his wife. In the second and most
important placo, it is his place of
Contrivance for Transferring Laundry, etc., In the Aarup Houce.
business.' He hns his office there, and
his business is such that if ho wero
compelled to movo to another neigh
borhood it would mean considerable?
loss of business nnd n heavy financial
loss as well.
Recalls Judgment of Solomon.
The famous case of Biblical days in
which King Solomon rendered his de
cision awarding tho baby to tho right
ful claimant, its own mother, pre
sented no more puzzling problem than
that confronting Judgo Honoro. If ho
were to grant Mrs. Aarup nn nbsoluto
dlvorco and award her tho custody of
her three children and tho right to
retain possession of their home, It
was possible that a groat injustico
would bo dono to tho husband. On
tho other hand, if Mr. Aarup wore
given tho tight to occupy tho house,
It would simply mean that Mrs.
Aarup and her children would havo to
ho turned out of a home which right
fully belonged to thetn. Neither hus
band nor wife was willing to concede
tho house to tho other. U was plainly
up to Judgo Honoro to decide.
Before presenting his solution of tho
problem tho judgo gathered somo de
tails of tho homo llfo of the Aarups
from tho time that tho paths of lius
hand and wife began to diverge. Ho
learned that when they reached tho
parting of tho ways and Mr. Aarup
nnd his wife began to avoid each oth
er Mrs. Aarup gathered her threo chil
dren around her and drow nn Imagin
ary dead lino across tho houso. By
'tacit agiccmont husband and wlfo re
spoctcd the dead lino as far aB possi
ble In n ono family houso.
Mr. Aarup's office 'is on tho first
floor, rear, and tho loom nbovo Is his
bodi oom. Part of tho front of the
fliouso is rented out as a ooparato
apartment and 1b occupied by another
family. Mrs. Aaiup aiul Jior children
occupied two of tho upstairs looms,
tho drawing-room and dining-room, on
tho ground floor, and tho entire base
ment, whero thoro nio two largo kitch
ens and a laundry.
Housekeeping Arrangements.
Tho husband's moala wore super
vised by his wlfo nnd served to him
in his own office. If ho wanted any
jpaUlculnr dish propaiod for his din
jnor a note to his wlfo produced tho
desired change in tho bill of faie. Ho
sent her money to meet tho household
expanses and ho made It convenient
IYCMTC
in One House, But
to be out when his rooms wero being
cleaned and the bed made.
Just so long as Mr. and Mrs. Aarup
remained husband and wife this ar
rangement seemed to furnish a satis
factory way in which they could con
tinue to occupy ono houso between
thorn. But the court's announcement
that a decree of absolute divorce
would bo granted rendered such an ar
rangement no longer possible. Both
husband and wife recognize this;
hence tho desire of each that the oth
er vacate.
Matters stood thus whon Judgo
Honoro was called upon to make a de
cision for them. After intimating
that ho Would grant an absolute di
vorce ho ordered tho husband and
wife who Insisted on living in ono
house to continue to do so. But the
imaginary dead lino drawn by Mrs.
Aarup Is to be leplacod by solid par
titions and Mrs. Aarup and her thrco
childicu aro to dwell on one side of
the partition and Mr. Aarup on tho
other.
Divided Up the House.
Judgo Honoro said It seemed to him,
since there was no other way out of
tho difficulty, that somo arrangement
could bo mado whereby tho husband
might continue to occupy his office
and tho bedroom abovo It, thereby re-
striding himself to tho only two
rooms in tho house which ho really
needs for his own use. As for Mrs.
Aarup nnd the children, they could oc
cupy tho other two bedrooms, as for
merly, tho kitchen, drawing-room and
dining-room, and rent the other apart
ments In the front of the house.
There was only one obstacle to the
successful carrying out of this sug
gestion, and tho attornoys Interested
In tho case called It to the attention
of tho court. With his two rooms par
titioned off from tho other part of
tho house, Mr. Aarup would probably
suffer some Inconvenience climbing up
and down a ladder and in and out of
his bedroom window every time ho
wanted to go upstairs. There would
bo no other way for him to reach his
bedroom after it was partitioned off
from the remainder of tho houso.
Has Private Staircase.
Judge Honoro has disposed of this
little problem by suggesting tho con
struction of a privato staircase lead
ing from Mr. Aarup's office to tho
bedroom overhead. The judge has
oven constituted himself architect for
tho leconstructlon of tho houso that is
to bo divided against itself, and hp
has drawn up plans for tho construc
tion of tho partitions which, when
completed, will enable Mr. and Mrs.
Aarup each to live in his or her own
sido of tho house without any fear of
over meeting tho other faco to face.
At prosont thoy havo no desire to meot
each other, and Mr. Aarup has formed
the habit of making a noiso whenever
he Is about to walk through tho. front
hall toward tho fiont door or to the
staircase. It Mis. Aarup 1b in the hall
or on tho staircase when jaio hears
her huBband's signal announcing his
approach she wlthdiaws until nil dan
ger of having to face him has passed.
"I Bhould think," said tho court,
"that n stairway may bo built from
that ono bedroom. This will obviate
tho defendant's having to go thiough
that part of the house occupied by tho
rest of tho family. An arrnngoment
may ho mado whereby thoy may havo
separato ontrnnces. Thoro might bo a
soparato Btalnvay."
, Thoro was, however, another fea
ture of this qomplox problom which
tho court was callod upon to dlsposo
of In somo way, Neithor Mr, AarUp
nor his wife has any desiro to romarry.
Ho is limited In hlB own homo to two
rooms, ono of which is hiB business of
fice, and in tho other he sleeps. Ob
viously he cannot bo expected to do
his own housekeeping under Buch cir
cumstances. Meals from Dumbwaiter.
Realizing all of that and also the
fact that tho divorced husband and
wife are joint owners of tho houso in
which they aro to contlnuo to reside,
and the ono additional fact that both
are equally entitled to. sharo in tlio
use of tho kitchen stove and the laun
dry, Judge Honoro has arranged for
the construction of a dumbwaiter lead
ing from tho kitchen to Mr. Aarup's
office. Tho dumbwaiter Is to serve for
the convenience of Mr. Aarup's meals,
which his wife is to cook for him. In
return for this service the husband is
to contribute to tho support of his
wife and children. There Is a sepa
rate entrance to tho houso from Mr.
Aarup's office, and this he is directed
to make use of, giving his wife and
children tho exclusive right to use the
front entrance.
Tho suit of Aarup vs. Aarup has
been in tho courts since 1907. A set
tlement would probably have been
reached many months ago but for the
peculiarly complex conditions under
which the divorce was demanded.
FIND HOUSE WITH TUNNELS.
Discoveries Made In Razing an Old
Time Cleveland Mansion.
Queer old secret tunnels, built CO or
70 years ago and leading from ono
of Cleveland's oldest residences to ar
tificial caves In the hillside above tho
Cuyahoga river, have been discovered
In tho demolition of the old W. J.
Gordon homestead. Tho tunnels havo
existed for decades unknown to peo
ple who havo lived in tho neighbor
hold for 50 or CO years. Romance nnd
mystery surround their early creation
and use and many quaint traditions
are connected with them. When
workmen began tearing tho house
down many unexpected queer things
were discovered. It was found that
tho houso was divided Into three sep
arato compartments and that it was
Impossible to get from one section to
tho other without going outdoors or
through one of tho tunnels to the big
stono barn in tho rear, where pas
sageways led to the other divisions
of tho old house. Secret stairways
and hidden closets abounded through
out the building and wero located on
every floor, secret cabinets being
found even in the garret near chim
neys. Tho old house was built nearly 70
years ago by W. J. Gordon, a whole
sale liquor dealer for many years and
tho man who later gave Gordon Park
to the city. The ground was terraced
down from tho hillside to tho shore
below, and on this hillside the tun
nels emerged Into outer light through
a big artificial cave, made with pieces
of rock fitted and slightly arched to
form a supporting roof.
DECEIT THAT DIDN'T PAY.
Extreme Discomfort and Pain was En
dured for Nothing.
Customs officials at an East Coast
port are discussing with much amuse-
rjrtfjrrftf'rrtfmftmw'',i-r'mim'tm-
m$8Sm&Jtymfoiadi mw:MM m
The Danger of Meeting Face to Face.
ment tho smuggling adventure of a
lady of American birth who now
lives In England. Possibly her adven
ture" was prompted by successes In
similar caBes when passing tho Now
York customs. Tho lady was return
ing from ono of tho Swiss winter re
sorts, whero sho had bought a parcel
of valuablo lace, so bofoio leaving
Franco sho swathed horsoll' about tho
waist with tho embroidery, and em
barked In tho steamer feeling decided
ly uncorafot table. Tho preepnt popu
lar style of dress, however, does not
readily lend Itsolf to theso conditions
of transport. Tho initial discomfort
had grown into poaltivo pain before
tho vessel got undor way. Tho lady
found tho torture unendurable except
whon maintaining an upright posture.
It was the reverse of comforting to
ovorhoar tho conversation of two fol
low passengers, ope of whom was af
firming from experience that tho pen
alty in a detected case of mnuggllng
was threo times tho vallio of duty re
lating to tho goods. How sho ulti
mately disembarked and satisfied the
rovenuo challengo she scarcely knows,
hut when sho readed her hotel and
divested herself of her spoils she was
in a state bordering on collapse. Only
onco was tlio story unfolded as stir
ring drama. That was transformed
Into roaring comedy whon a member
of her first audience tendered tho in
formation that Great Britain has
levied no duty on lace for about half a
century.
DOING THEIR FULL DUTY.
Statistics Prove That Americans Have
Not Shirked Altar.
In these 20th century days, says a
writer In Success Magazine, when
oven the very young tell you that mar
riage is a failure, and that ,c is better
for tho bachelor maid to hear the ills
sho has than fly to others that sho
knows not of, it is reassuring to read
a statistical report on marriage and
divorce just issued by tho census de
partment. It seems that Uncle Sam
became interested in this marriage
question, and sent his patient census
enumerators to all tho tylng-up places
in tho country to find out what they
could. The results aro astounding.
During tho last 20 years almost 2G,
000,000 bridegrooms and brides
walked up to the atlar 13,000,000
handsome swains with 13,000,000
blushing brides on their arms. The
American is a marrying man, much
more than Is tho Englishman, the
Frenchman, tho German, tho Russian,
the Austrian, the Italian, the Span
iard, the Swede, or, in fact, than any
European except the Hungarian. And
tho habit Is growing on the American,
so much so that every single man and
maid in the country has a better
chance of marrying than had his
father'or her mother.
AN OLD-FASHIONED TONIC.
But One of the Best for Those That
Are "Run Down."
The person wio is run down or lan
guid or who Is annoyed by a cold that
clings despite all remedies, should try
nn old-time cure much prized by our
grandparents boneset tea.
This tea is easily made and its tonic
effect is remarkable on many persons.
One young woman whoso friends
thought her marked for tuberculosis
was cured of a long-standing cold in
a few weeks by no other medicine
than a half-glass of boneset three
times a day.
Tho herb can now bo bought in
compressed packages and half a cake
covered with a pint of boiling water
will make tea quite strong enough.
Put the boneset Into tho water as it
just comes to a boll on tho stove, re
move at once and let It stand until
cold before drinking. Tho tea can
either bo strained entirely when cold
or each glass can be poured off the
grounds through a coffee strainer.
A porcelain lined saucepan Is the
most convenient vessel for making
this tea. Somo persons prefer pour
Ing tho boiling water over tho bone
set, but tho water cools too much In
" iiihi"j AAaA
tho process to get tho desired
strength. Do not let tho tea boll, as,
If It is too strong it will dlsordor tho
stomach.
Carried 108 Babies to tho Font.
At tho village of Langdon, near Splls
by, England, there has passed away In
tho porson of Mrs. Ann Flotchor,
widow, tho holder of a curious record.
Sho was known among the vlllagors as
"Tho Century of Babies." This sobri
quot was givou her becnuso sho had
carried no fewer than 108 babies to
bo baptized. Not ono of thorn waa her
own.
Biggest Parish the Most Sober.
In tho biggest parish In England
that of AVhlttlesea thoro was not n
single case of drunkenness last year.
Tills Ih a record for tho parish, which
comprises 20,000 acres. Tho popu
lation 1b 8,000, and thoro are 58 11
COllBCll housos.
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Points for Grip. I" tpllM 1 Jf&
Soldiers and Sailors i A ill ll fv'iii&r
and Their Heirs 5 i&mK
awan!SiswsasBsmss!SBSiS!axi la
(Copyright, IMS, by C. E. Juucil
Information for soldiers nnd nnllors and
their heirs, who aro linked to ninlin use
of this column for such Information ns
they desire relntlvo to pension matters.
Letters stating full namo and address t
writers should bo addressed to C. D.
Jones, Wnshlnrrton. D. C. In replying
thereto, only tlio initials of correspondents
will bo quoted.
Louisville, Ky.
Query Please give mo somo Infor
mation In regard to tho following: In
1858 two slaves residing with their re
spective owners wero married, the
ceremony having been performed by
a plantation preacher. Two years
thereafter the owner of the woman rw
moved with her to Louisville, Ky and
she never saw her husband again.
Some years aftor tho closo of tho civil
war after careful search for her hus
band, resulting information that he
died, sho married a man with whom
she lived for 30 years. He died somo
years ago. Ho was a pensioner on
tho naval pension rolls of tho United
States. This woman is an applicant
for pension, which so far has not been
granted to her on account of her ina
bility to furnish proof of the death of
her first husband. Does tho govern
ment regard slave marriages as Ipgal
and separation between slavo husband
and wlfo an Impediment and barrier
to granting pension to worthy appli
cants? Mrs. G. W. R.
Answer From your statement of
facts, the marriage of the soldier, who
was formerly a Blavo and the appll
cant for widow's pension, was not a
"slavo marriage," but a legal mar
riage, tho ceremony having been per
formed by a recognized minister or
preacher. It is necessary for tho ap
plicant for pension to prove tho death
of her former husband, In order to es
tablish tho legality of her marriage to
tho second soldier husband. It is sug
gested that she write tho postmaster
of tho place where the first husband
is supposed to havo died, as ho may
he able to give hor some information
as to tho present address of former
residents of. that placo, who have some
knowledge of the dpath of her sold
first husband.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Query I served two years In tho
civil war. I was unjustly accused of
nn act, court-martialed and sent to
prison. While Imprisoned, tho com
pany in which I served was mustered
out of the service and I did not re
ceive a discharge. I am now over sev--enty
years of ago and have no means
of support. Please tell me how to go
about getting tho pension due on ac
count of my age. Matthew N. T.
Answer Under the circumstances
stated by you, it Will not bo posslblo
for you to obtain pension through tho
pension bureau, under tho act of
February C, 1907, on account of your
ago, as an honorablo dlschargo from a
service of 90 days in tho civil war is
a prerequisite to pension undor said
act. Tho secretary has decided that
a soldier in confinement as a result
of the findings of a court-martial, at
tho time of tho muster out of his com
pany, was not honorably discharged
within the meaning of the act of
June 27, 1S90.
Richmond, Ind.
Query Please inform mo through
your pension column what rate of pen
sion is allowed a mother of a private
soldier of the SpanlBh-American war.
The soldier was never married. The
mother in whose behalf I write Is now
87 years of age, very feeble and with
out means. How should she go about
getting tho pension due hor? William
H. A., Attorney.
Answer Tho rate of pension al
lowed a dopendent mother of a privato
soldier Is $12 per month. Her ago has
no bearing on her title or, rato of pen
sion. Tho mother of tho soldier to
whom you refer, should make applica
tion for pension under tho act of Juno
27, 1890, ns tho mother of tho soldier
of tho war with Spain, provided she
is dependent and can show that her
soldier son's death was due to sorvico
and line of duty.
City.
Query Will you tell mo how much
tlmo must olapso after tlio allowanco
of an original claim for pension be
fore I can mako application for in
crease of pension. I am much worse
at this tlmo than I was at tho tlmo
of tho allowanco of my claim. Her
man C. K.
Answer You can maKD application
for increnso of pension nt onco, if
your disability from pension causo
has increased materially slnco you
wero last examined. Tho application
must bo accompanied by tho affidavit
of a physlclun coiroborntlng your al
legation. Discretion.
Valor Is often taken for discretion,
During a certain battlo tho colonel of
an Irish regiment noticed that one of
tho men was extremely devoted to
him. Everywhere tho colonol went,
tho soldior followed faithfully. A
writer in the Philadelphia Inquirer
tolls the story. At last tho officer re
marked: "Well, my man, you havo stuck by
mo well to-day."
"Yes, sorr," replied Patt. "Shuro, it
waa my mothor said to mo, says alio,
'Just you stick to tho colonol, PaU
rick, mo bhoy, and you'll bo ail rolght
Thorn colonels never got aiurtod.' "
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This great tonic is not a false stim
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Genuine Must Bear
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Tho Reason I Make and Sell More lien's $3.00
& $3.60 Shoes Than Any Other Manufacturer
U bec&u Z gtr the wearer the benefit of the molt
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The .election of the leathera for each part of the tho.
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