New-York tribune., 1902-07-27

against the s drunkenness, and or the men
against their wives is bad temper
NO TWO CASES ALIKE.
r. L. Merwln superintendent of the Outdoor
Poor Department, which Includes everything con-
nected with almony and non-support. finds that
the causes of separation and desertion CLASSIFY
themselves naturally. mo two cases are exactly
alike" said Mr.. Merwin. Diversity is as infinite
as the individuality of the parties But first comes
drunk Abuse. quarrels. fights. desertlon. follow
Then have the class OF r cases In wneh aG cases
due to the wife,s dictaton. She starts 1E6 E6r IN n
time love and forbearance nermit this, and she
grows feel that it is her right But every d5 man
What9 No not in that class of society alone
hts6 o tRe Pt house h e After While dctatio
wearisome II may not % be IN hne fbroWs
of Off Itine the Yoke and leaves the wife. -,
'ITnpleasa SAINT habits form an element In the PROD
IemIhabits not vicious, but working AGAINST the the
peace of the family, like man spending su u ms
hafrH hand now. 4 man told that he couldht stand
It home any longer because S %ie sbs sood
woman he said; nobody on top of the earth dare
sayt m1l around the house every evening, and
there's use in trying any longer then sle cries
and whan saeeS on man won't take home fair proper
on of what Tnsge s IF 20 man n
only SO a week and gives his wife $ she Will usual
earns 800 a week and only gives her 50 she feels
he is not doing the square thing Reproaches sa re
anu
THE WOMEN DRINK TOO
when we reach class of society superior to the
ordinary working class. a new element enters into
the causes-the taking of stimuants by the wom-
en- Among the so-called lower classes if a woman
drinks too much her husband turns to and gives
her good drubbing which. so far as the munich
pality Is concerned. is better all around In the
leaves her. and then he has TO come 10 the all
Mrs Ida Upshaw. who has been appointed TO in
vestigate the charges of abandonment made by
women goes still deeper into the phiiosophy or the
When one gets down to the bottom of the whole
character in these which causes them to
abandon their families M The & @ tbor m THeae a
know It takes character to meet the RESPONSIVENESS
porting and bringing up family. Such men SIM
ply haven't got it, that's ALL
obsrG % take of there ye
aSd they s9 eag cannot S aod to Wo
eaos fhns Of + heT ts sons xSF Wf Rffa S You
MY aaughter's my daughter al, all Of her her, life;
Then she expects mis- young unutGred t girl to be be
She is hard on the wife A very frequent remark of
deserted wives TO me is that they got along all
very large proportion of the trouble comes back to
lack Of @ 70 II ronnc TH Td Pe0hr n @ they
would be the best Of friends or at least the de- de-
over their differences.
LAS 20 the stock complaint of the men against
the women of bad temper said Mrs. GpshaW, Il
think there sides TO that | don't know
why should feel justified i'm getting up and
leaving n woman and throwing her and his family
upon the public for support just because she
scolds him and complains of his ways Usually
she has good cause to complain.
MAKE HOME PLEASANT" GOSPEL
1.-The gospel preached TO women more than any
other is make home pleasant as. of course. they
should. But don't why men should not be
taught that they have some responsibilities in
making home pleasant as well women. The
He goes work s. and leaves at or 8. She
must be up before him To get his breakfast, and
when his days work is over hers Is not nearly
done. ] don't know why. when his days work Is
over and be has nothing do but sit and
smoke hts pipe, he should be such aggrieved
party II he gets word from tired wife
overrun with children
Under the head Of non-support' also the
cases OF parents supported by children In this
class there many distressing cases, some
times because Of uncomplainng herOlsm. and again
because OF unheard OF selfishness. The other day
a man brought In his old father to have him sent
discovered that he and his people lived IN Brook
lyn, and that the son and his brother had been
dered by court in that borough 10 pay e week
each for the old mans support. These children
thereupon hit upon the bright idea OF having him
committed an Manhattan. However. they will be
obliged fll the order Of the and since II is
a misdemeanor TO take 81 poor person from one bor-
ough 10 another. their bright idea may cost them