Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-13
OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW

Recently the New York Sun pub
| lished the following correspondence mn
| der the headlines of
RULES FOR HUSBANDS CONDUCT.
Mr.. Sutton Wouldn't Obey Them and
the Judge Upheld Him.
Wllkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 27.-NIrs. Dora
| Sutton, who left her husband because
she said he ill-treated her. was in court
| today, and part of the evidence given
was list of twelve requirements she
desired him to sign before she would
| live with him. She drew them UP and
| left space at end of each. Sign here.
yes or no. she had wtitten They were
| these:
First-Get up at o'clock without my
calling you.
Second-Provide material for one
cake a Week.
Thlrd-Provide material for pies each
week.
Fourth-Twenty-f five cents worth of
| beef Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Fifth-Clothes for you that will make
you look attractive and clean.
Sixth-You will not use vulgar or
profane language at all.
Seyenth--You will go to church and
Sunday school at Wyoming and not
| make my life a burden to get you there
in time.
Eighth-Remove all mothers things
and her COW; / can not tend her.
Ninth-Buy one quart of milk day.
Tenth-Will you take a bath all over
once a week?
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or carry things.
Twelfth--Wipe your feet clean when
you come into the house.
Byron Sutton. however would not
agree to any of these things and in
court today pleaded that he should not
be made to support wife who left him.
The judge agreed with him and Sutton
was discharged.
One can not help thinking that IL
marriage is a contract now Il generally
accepted opinion. and woman has or
should have fully as many rights as
man, accepting these premises, how
much trouble would be saved and how
many divorces avoided IL printed copies
of the above were furnished each Off
cial legally qualified to perform a mar
riage ceremony! OF course some Of
these numbered articles necessarily
would have TO have blank spaces to be
filed in, in agreements to fit particular
circumstances, but let us look over this
complete document and see how many
changes are really necessary. Number
one surely is reasonable. No man can
get in a full days work that lies abed
after 5 a. M, and is there any good rea-
son why woman should cali man
more than man shoild cali won1-
an? Perfect equality OF the sexes de-
mands that each should arise exactly
at the same time. Then the second,
third and fourth articles are not unrea-
sonable. No self-respecting woman can
get along without cake, pie and meat.
These claims are very important es-
pecially as many unedueated men still
persist in eating pie for breakfast. Ana
look at the generous thought shown IN
number five-"clothes for you! This
unselfish woman did not specify
clothes for herself that will make me
look attractive and Clean" Number six
on vulgar and profane language is more
of a necessary contract than some I'M
agine, And the sarcasm in number sew
en-, in getting him ITO church on Tune,
Is evident Number eight is ambiguous.
Where are mothers things to be re-
moved to? OF course she couldn't tend
the COW. And that is plain. Why be-
cause they are to buy their milk vide
number nine And Dora must be OF
"relgious turn as article ten shows
she believes that cleanliness is akin TO
rodliness. She's evidently an INNER
sionist. as the "all over is plainly
specified. Who Ruth is ana why she
must not peddle, buy or carry Things IS
immaterial. Number twelve = why
shouldn.t a man wipe his feet? One
more thing Is sure: while there may be
q iudge in Pennsylvania who would
not make him support her. there are
many Judges in higher courts VINO
,,onld reverse this decision.
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