The Meeker herald., 1909-11-27

I'M his knapsack = marshal'a
~ batoa. Victor Newman, q
clever English artist, now in
New York. declares that every
American girl tucks divorces
papers into her trousssau.
Whether the analogy be Just or TN
inst. certain II u that the American
woman proves almost a. fertile in the
natter -of excuses Cor securing . d.
vorce - she h IN marshaling wilss
with which to ~ . husband, writes
Anna stesss Richardson in the New
York World. Foe whias scarcely more
than . round dnsen causes are cited
~ the law e. grounds for divorce.
even n this country q liberal and
varied state divorce laws. the average
woman can interpfst the most com
mon cause. cruelty" IN . hundred
and one Ways. each Of which win 60
straight y the hearts Of fudge and
Jury.
roe instance, the superior court IN
Seattle. Wash. was recently. asked to
decide whether "dyspspsla" and
cruelty" were synenymous terma.
Harriet BsndSck Kohl was culinary
artist Ahsr ". Kohl her husband.
was . dyspsptic. SO long - Mr.. Kohl
stuck TO . diet. he was . companion
able spouse. When he yesrned for
soms Of his wife's tidbits he would
surely fan from grace and into .
tantrum. One Sunday he induced his
wife 70 make waNles. After eating
beautifully Of these. floating in maple
sirup, he threw the family canary In
it, cage through the window. A batch
ef especially fne soda biscuit led
him to stray from his diet, and that
aftsrnooa b. Kicked the family watch.
dog Into the nsighbor's hack yard.
When no family pet was at hand, Mrs.
Kohl was the butt Of his displeasure
and dyspeptic rage. After eating IN
unusual quantity Of her very best
strawberry shoftcake. M. Kohl oct,
ually refused to speak to his wife for
- hours. Nrs. Kohl urged this In
gratitude for her culinary ability 20
s&ecttvsly that divorce a Tie grounds
= ssss,ty vas, sraAtsA.
osvsity In Nsses,sssd plss.
: Mr.. Anna u. Hodge Il Pittsburs.
~, secured . decree because her hss-
band limited the daily bin Of fare,
breakfast, dinner and supper. 3sS days
b tie year. TO ssusages and rice pud-
ding. He throve ON the diet, but
Mrs. Hodge called It cruelty. and the
court agreed with her.
Mr.. ]. p, 9tetson Of San Francisco.
IN applying for . divorce from = trac-
ton msSnate Of the far west, cited ~
~cruelty" the fact that she had to eat
pumpkin pie three times = day and
was denied the privilege Of adding
>soup and salad to the family menu.
Mrs. Harry Maremount's divorce from
Z Chicago carriage maker was due
largely to . difference In opinion over
sansskraut She liked sanerkSaut,
but her husband could not endure the
smell Of II. When she persistsd IN
eooking II he struck her and ned from
their home in anger. Mrs. Joseph 7.
Colvin Of Pfttsburg secured divorce
bseauss her husband. q prominent
secret society man and an all-round
fellow. insisted upon supplying cham
payne when she asked for bread. The
court agreed that NO woman could
I've ON champagne alone.
cedfsh Cause fer Diveres.
In the little town Of Union, Bergen
county. New Jersey, Nr. and Mrs..
Theron C. Knapp amiably agreed to
secure divorce because Knapp, in
. moment Of sxtrAvas1ncs. brought
homo . box Of prepared codnsh.} Mrs.
Knapp hSd always humored her hus.
bands fondness for Goldfish cakes With
The good-oidfashioned brand oe cod
1sA which you soak over night and
pick By hand. Shocked b. - az
travaganee IN buying tho preearsA
article. she pulled his hair. 1hs rec
oeds do mot show which constituted
cruelty. the goldfish purchase OF the
hair pulling.
A Marquette (Nich.) man cited a.
one instance Of cruelty, In his petition
for divorce. the fact that his wife had
invariably refused to make for him .
lemon pie. Of which dslicacy he was
extremely foad. much to his discom.
fort" the papsrs sst forth.
Family pets have often figured in
petitions for divorce. Ars. Andrew
Nahu Of Alton. Ill. had 20 picked Leg
horns. which she kept At the rear Of
her cottage. Her landlord served mo-
lice that his property could not b
converted into a chicken ranch. Her
husband announced that he could not
afford to sacrifice his trade ~ piano
tuner by moving into different neigh
borhood. The two had been married
IS years, but Mrs. Nahu calmly
packed up her personal property. In
GLIDING the chickens. and moved away,
leaving Mr. MANU- to the cold comfort
Of a divorce court
Poodle Separated Fond Hearth.
William B. Entrinkin Of Chicago OBJ
tected to the attentions showersd ON
q French poodle BY his wife. and took
It out on the poodle. to the latter's