Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-30
'OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW.

Written for the Times-Republicau,

iOUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW 81
Written for the Times Republican.
According to the eminent statistician.
MIR. Carroll ID. Wright, the decrease in.
marriages during recent years has been
genera and striking OF 17.427 repre-
sentative workingmen in twenty-five
cities, three fourths of whom were UNI
der rs years of age, it was found that
according to the last census that -5,33 3377
We're unmarried. These figures are de-
clared by Mr.. Wright to be appalling
This, of course, implies that the causes
CT this decrease in the number of mar
liages is appalling" also. SO that it
is pertinent to inquire into the reasons
producing these results. First and fore
most, it can be assumed that young men
and young women are much the same
and physical make up-as they were in
1850 or 1900. What Is known as the at
traction of the sexes has not changed in
trary, the physical make up is probably
ago. Better food and more of it, better
800 az su'.sp,s e,psins 1slu
+ y perlectly true OF the animal--nsn.
fof We are speaking OF workingmen, not
/ slle. iaisrs, the pronucl OF the so-calleds
lsis ist clvlilzatlor. " nat we are lndulr-
illss INTO IS. why the workingman does
not marry
rlnst ana foremost Is the present
lofcsd environment OF tne worklnsn ma n.
ssNhiie ms wages nave increased two
| loiu ms wants, artlnclalg 20 pe sure, put
necessary Just the same, nave increased
is'ilree-l 1910 ~ e Goes not ana apparently
gan not save lne same percentage on
| ils WAGES tlat ne fold li1ts Years q co.
| we are wont 70 poast ina the Amerl-
! G m SlWorklnsnanssls the pest red, housed
ssSnd ciothed oI any worklEgfnan on the
! ! ace OF the eartn- II Is probably true.
4 iSnt IS also true that men at work
| %, tne sfea IRON works IN - nnsylVan
vsorkingnen earning - or 20 day, rode
7 g ana from sihelfs WORK IN a nifeo car
Is ID = g. NY couio altoro W, ana y Seems
! siisie Ing iedsoii' ,hs. iiseu u piueestiiiS
themselves from lneleinehe Weathei, vas
g sooa ons.; % ~ sl'eahiis " l9afa''iss'
/ ne 1Ainsfacah workiheinau Tlaes eNsrs
cay IN a hiled carriage.
An the werklnglnan soon gets aceus-
toned 70 paying DIE price Tor poaru
ana lodging. whlch OF course lneiuae
steam neat and electric siignt. he fnas
tallor-made clotnlng very nuch 70 ms
sailsiactioh. numerous excursions, eoth
by rail ana water. are enjoyed by MN
IstuiiN as musn a $ by me employer. IS
lcompanions nave an OF these thihss
they are able TO afford II, so IS he bat
! az the END o. the year ms wages are
4 gone; ON iff sucffi fnail 70 marry y
means lllties mort q rssoulloll. q =
4 price c;llis on MIN tosluftish ms W.is
WITH Wna1 otnsr workingfaehS WINS
/ rave, 10 fuif!isn a ~ ine., even a reH'sa
4 enc, as ms 3protnerS NorNlhen1en nave
i ssna 90 means seNerai huhaIeo aoilais :.
/ IL means piano ana ~ means sllNer-
\ ware. ~ a psolu teiy {caals sior carpets
4 ana ialrhltures petter man nan sne capttailst
itoi is2V couids allofn. Even u ne mar
i RES the daushtef o. a protner WORKING
M an ne n1arrles girl with a boarding
school finish, tastes requirements and
unnecessary wants, all too real to her,
i but an assortment OF haoiis and graces
4 Fer grandmother dreamed. not or rms
= -
may seem eSagserations OUT "hen Inc
writer mentions a case OF your
isI,lumber IN sGiilcage tuilnarfisa]'s VINO WI
/ thought nothing OF taxing ms iadS
lrienas 10 me ~ a &c, nay
i1sg the best seats IN tnes mouse winch if,
q. course included white KID gloves anu
AN after-tneafer supper a famous
reason of one wotkingnan remaining
single.
To be sure much OF TINS refers 70 CITY
tslife, 20 the city Morkinginen, put y Is
iJlst as true OF the man IN the smaller
i town In the latter place the young
4 worklngnan has just as many calis
Upon his purse the amount tlgurlng up
81 the end sof the year ~ per cent OF MS
united but gloves are Z necessary s even