Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16

wife his children ana bis employees
of tbose more Important than 40 Che
tss,ls the wife. II there Is or over could
be- about @ farm O being who is enc
tilted to the utmost consideration and
respect. lt Is the one who feeds thl
family and bears the children II any
one earns an easy time. or the easiest
time possIble. 1t is certainly She. And
vet I do not believe that there Us .n
all America q farmer SO distressed as
TO willingly change places with h's
wife
THE WIFEs DUES.
The husband. to a great extent does
what he viii. the wife, to a great exc
tent does what she must The woman
when she marries. Voluntarily puts her
self I'M the power of one who is stronger
man herself II that power ls eAeIttA
40 nrotect and comfort, she Is happy
Al n Is employed TO Cypress, she Is mis-
ersble Ii makes little difference
whether the intent be To- Cypress. III
the result ls oppression she Is unhap-
Nv. The wife thinks continually OF the
happlnpss of her husband and FAMILY
she constantly sacrifices herself TOT
thelr comfort and welfare II she is
rppaid by the little attentions she re-
csived before marriage Il is an she
asks. She seldom gets them, ana that
This is true Is evidence Of the meanness
Of men. Work does not hurt a healthy
wonan any more than IL does q healthy
mar. and the girl who becomes a farm
er's wife expects 10 work, but she ought
NOT 10 work more hours than the man
does nor 10 work az an when unable 10
40 40 She does both. There are very
few farmers wives who do not Work
hard FOR days when their husbands
FEELING no more able, would lie on the
bed fnd be waited on. Doubtless some
Of this IL Inevitable. Most Of u Is not,
The farmer could make his Wifes life
easltr II he would. and he would II ne
were less selfish. He thinks less Of his
wife than OF his stomach, and In TINS
Ann rican farmers are the worst OF
fsnt ers In the world. We commlserate
the LOT OF the European wives who Work
IN the field. They probably have an
easier life than the American wives
who XII themselves cooking and wash
ing dishes while their husbands sit by
and smoke
TO most men women are incompre-
hensible. They love flowers and RIB
bons. and all things that are beauu-
ful. They not only love them. but must
have them or be unhappy They ike
a friendly chat with a neighb0r and
horse TO 70 and visit. They enjoy social
intercourse to relieve the mOnotOny OF
their lives. The farmer may care for
none OF these things His WORK Is not
monotonous and his business takes him
about. He comes home 10 rest while
his wife must 60 away 10 rest, These
things she pays for, and II she does not
get them she Is cheated and yet cannot
help herself The wife studies her hus-
band and knows him through and
through No weakness Of his is hid from
her and since the man win not pay his
debt 10 her In a manly way she plays
upon his weakness 20 get her due by In
direction. Watching her time she cooks
a good dinner and then asks for help
10 make her flower garden The rest
obtained by going away from home, and
the pleasure OF flower garden, and
neatness about the house. are part Of
the necessary cost OF carrying on any
farm These and similar things are
the wifes due The man owes them.
II he does not pay. he defaults, simply
because his wife Is helpless. She gives
her love and her life. She IS entitled 20
affection in return. shown dafy in %
little things that make up her lie. And
how she repays such things The wife
viii work herself TO death for a Kind
word, and deem Il happiness. As a pure
matter Of business Il Is as profitable 20
treat a wife well as It IS 10 feed a steer
well.
Men are accustomed 20 assume that
they alone provide the family ipcome.
This Is not true. In farmers families
e is true that the man usually pro-
yides the gross income, but the net in
come Is what counts, and for this the
woman Is In great part responsible.
Money saved by the wife is as much
contribution 10 family support as
money earned by the husband The
Wifes contribution TO the partnership
has upon the average as much pecuni-
airy value as that Of the man. In some
cases II ls more. and IN other cases less.
The man, being stronger Is not In
cllned 20 recognize this. The woman "a
entitled 70 control one-half the net
family income. and 20 the independent
use OF what she needs for enjoyment.
She has the same right as her partner
20 take partnership funds for individual
use.
EQUITY TO CHILDREN.
II a man has children he has a GER
tain duty towards them. II unwilling
TO discharge that duty he should not
marry. II he has a family and negIectg
his duty he is as much "a dctautor as
II he fails to pay money chat Is due 1
have no occasion or intent 90 discuss
the duties Of parents 10 children except
IN SO far as they are peculiar TO ths
condition Of the farmer.
The farmers children are more sub
Jet 10 illusions than those brought no
In towns and cities. because they are
brought less IN contact with reality.
Their Imagination is stimulated by the
unwholesome fiction which constitutes
much Of what Is called literature I'm
country homes, and their tendency IS 20
acquire distaste for country life and a
longing for the imaginary ease Of the
city. This tendency is Increased by
the unquesti0nably authenic statements
Of remarkable successes achieved by
American country boys who. with no
special training for anything, found