The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-04-02

| and groceries, they will see why 1t IL
that the most beautiful supersructure
must have firm financial foundation
Then viii come, or at least ought to
come, the question of an allowance fol
the Wife--a very modern question in
| the opinion OF many, and foolish one
in the view Of the old-fashioned and
! conservative. It is true that 1t is raised
more often than 1t used to be. The
reason Is that women's views of life.
especially Of married life, have ad-
| vanced. Many were self-supporting
before marriage, and many more might
have been 80 IL they chose. To them
the exchange Of financial freedom for
absolute dependence is~not attractive.
They had the control Of money before
marriage; they reasonably desire the
control of at least little after mar
riage. To men Of sympathetic mag
nation this question may never pre-
sent itself. They supply unasked not
merely the wtfe's known and expressed
needs, but, realizing their own fond
ness for a new tie or the occasional
entertainment Of friend at luncheon,
they appreciate a woman's need Of
funds for which she need not account.
The other type Of mantle type which
pays the regular bills and takes no
thought Of extraneous wants-should
remember that married life is often
compared to a partnership. 1t Is not
necessary that both partners draw
equal sums from the profits Of the
business, but even the junior partner
expects to use his small share as he
pleases. If he is worthy to be mem
Der Of the firm he will not take ad
vantage Of his position, nor draw more
than the business will stand. The ne
cessity Of asking for every cent she
spends is humiliating to any woman
Of sensibility. She want her allow
ance, and If she has it she will use
1t, In most cases, wisely, and both she
and her husband will be happier.
The recent death Of James L. Blair
Of st. Louis at Eustis, Florida, points
moral If 1t does not adorn q tale.
Let us briefly go over this dramatic
life narrative, If only for the moral
Blair was the son Of the famous Gen
eral Frank P. Blair. He was hand
some, talented, successful. He was
chief counsel to the worlds fair at
salary Of $4,000. His wife, a leader
of society, was president of the board
of lady managers, at $4,000 year
He owned one Of the handsomest resi-
dences In the fashionable suburbs. He !
delivered lectures to young men on
integrity. In short, he was
put on a pedestal as a paragon Of hon i
or. In q single day he fell from this !
high eminence to the level Of a COM
mon criminal. Let us correct the fore
going statement: He did not fall In
one day. He fell as all men fall-by
degrees. He was found out In a day,
that's all. The crash came when
Blairs clerk announced that this al
Ieged paragon Of virtue had been
forging deeds and mortgages for If
teen years. Blair twice attempted tn
Kill himself. He went to pieces and i
was sent to hospital and thence to
Florida. Toward the last he was lit
lie more than gibbering tmbecile
The only bright page Of the last chap
er Is that which recitcs the heroism
II the wife. She gave up to the cred.
tors her home, carriages, furniture,
and was at the bedside Of
Ter husband from first to last And
he morale 1t Is the old, old one-"Be
ure your sin will find you out" No
nan Is brilliant enough to escape the
Of his wrong. Mortal
'resctence Is In vain. A mans sin NAV ,
lot always find him out to the public. ,
t may be that Providence, Or fate, or
What you will, will punish him By
orcing him to bear the burden of re-
morse alone. Or by forcing him to
.eep his ill-gotten gains. Or it NAV
trike him through his children. Or In
ne Of the thousand ways justice has
or its own. The law of compensation
olds. You may not believe in the de-
laration Of the old book, vengeance
mine. I will repay, saith the Lord"
'ou may believe only in fatalism. It
matters not. The law is sure. It Ia
'ritten in your members, in all human
Experience, in all history Be sure
our sin will find you out!