Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-01-18

Wife Should Receive a REGULAR In
come.
A man beat his sweetheart the other
day because she went to a picnic with,
out his knowledge and to show that he
was master over her, even before the
marriage knot was tied. In a recent
newspaper discussion over family fl
nances man wrote a long screed ex-
pressing his opinion that when a wife
was thrifty and saved money out of
her household fund, she should return
1T to her husband, as he was the senior
party in the family without the advan-
tage of age and the proper person to
dispose of surplus Such instances
OF self-appointed superiority are the
causes of never-ending struggle for
equal rights on the part of the weaker
sex.
In the former instance the man was
haled to court and fined and his We'd
ding preparations set at defiance. The
young woman rightfully decided to re,
main unwedded till man with other
views of life wooed her. The man
who claims all the money in the family
is still at large, as far as | know, but
ii he has a wife she may have my
deepest pity. have seen few wives
in my life who did not earn more than
they received, in hard cash and kind
treatment. | have seen many who did
not have the spirit to insist upon the
equal division which is admitted to be
fair. am not sure that pity them
very much, for they are accepting
conditions long way from inevitable.
Saving a trifie from the house
keeping money is common method
of securing pin money; in fact, about
the only way possible to some women.
1t has never been satisfactorily ex-
planned why man who is generous In
one direction can be niggardly in an,
other why he is willing to spend lib
orally to 1intain his home and deny
his wife the money to make a decent
appearance. know of one case
where sister stepped into the va,
cancy caused by the death of her
brothers wife and took up the reins
OF government before they had a
chance to tangle. The mans means
were abundant, and his home preten-
tious and money was cash when spent
on the living of the family, but he was
as stubborn as mule in regard to her
personal needs and never a penny was
forthcoming save as anniversary pres,
ents, and, of course, they were not
enough to keep her in the condition be-
fitting the head Of such an establish
ment.
He never could be brought 10 be-
lieve that she earned the wages of q
houselSeeper, which she surely did.
There was no charity in his act-he
was more comfortable than any assist
ant could make him, for she was a
gentlewoman, and that means a great
deal. She is going to leave him for
another position, with a man who
seemingly appreciates her-a husband
who has settled the vexed question of
finance by settling upon her sum suf-
ficient to satisfy all the reasonable
needs of woman for a lifetime. I
am wondering. whether that mulish
brother of hers will appreciate his loss
when it comes.
Married women have been driven
to deceit by the blindness or obstinacy
take your your choice of words-oY
the men at whose mercy marriage has
placed them. They pick pockets, not
because they like to but from neces.
s1ty, and run into deDts which are kent
from the knowledge of those whom the
law makes responsible. They accent
gifts of which their consciences never
approve, and pine for occupation that
has money attachment, with the full
knowledge of their duty at home. and
now it would be affected. This couI5
all be avoided by common sense ar.
rangement where she would be al.
lowed a share of the family income to
spend as she pleases.
The father of bright girl, whose
services are becoming valuable 10 ber
rather In his business. refused for ber
recently, a handsome monthly salary
FOR a position of responsibility. burt re-.
curing only few hours of her time
each day. He said that she was worth
much more than that to him. but !
nave not heard that he is placing any
such money in her path. If she in
worth big money why should she nor
receive it, from her father as well as
stranger?
In the Sickroonn.