Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-10
THE SIS A WEEK QUESTION.


week wants to know If it is enough TO
get married on. He is actually earn
ing the salary he draws and is certain
to be worth more and get it. However
he is rather shy of matrimony on S15
a week. He travels with a. pretty rich
crowd, that is many Of his associates
have money back of them and their al
lowances suffice to spread out rather
SLOWLY. He wonders whether he could,
as married man, stay with the same
crowd AS 1T is he pays board and
buys clothes and takes the lady OF his
affections to, a play now and then.
spends a little money here and there
and finds it pretty hard to keep to the
rule of putting so much in the bank
Of a Monday morning. So it sets him
wondering whether he ought not to be
drawing at least $25 when he marries.
He sees so many things to spend mon
ney for If he is stay with the crowd.
If he means to shine socially and
aspire to do as those do socially who
have wealth, it isn't enough. For that
matter neither is twice the money. If
it is his idea that he and his wife must
be known among the leaders Of "soc!e-
ty," SIS a week isn't a beginning. If
he naarries with that obsesston and
a..-,,+ Io,> ~ cao,, apn,,ot, I,a je I}k.Iv
to be stealing from his employer be-
fore his wedding suit has become too
small at the waist line There Is only
one way open to fool. He travels the
broad road to disgrace.
Nevertheless. SIS week Is lot Of
money. Many men and women have
married on less and later made asses
Of their boys by allowances that sent
them to the devil and made wrecks
and loafers Of them. With an equip
ment OF health and common sense sS5
a month is a pretty good start for a
young couple who are thinking more Of
each other than Of what somebody else
may think or say about them. 1t isn't
what he is earning now that counts so
much as what he is going to earn. how
he is going to act, the kind OF man
he is going to be and the kind Of 'wo-
man she is to develop out Of her girl
hood. The prospect is the whole thing.
The present and it's wages are pointers
that show the direction in which the
young man is travelling.
If she is to keep GIRL" IL the
young pair are to entertain" and four
flush" on a meager salary, don't get
married. u he lis to play poker, drink
some after business hours and gener-
ally keep in touch with the gay life,
the best plan would be to cut out the
hope Of early marriage. If they are
both willing to work. to save, and to
be satisfied with each other, take the
chance. It depends entirely on the two
of them whether they can get along on
the money.
It isn't a bad idea to marry
before you grow old. People who are
still in the formative stages grow to-
ward one another, absorb much OF
each others characteristics and get
along better than those who have
grown old and "set in their ways"
The main and most important Of ell
to be considered is the character OF
each. The man or woman who is con-
sidering marriage should pay more
attention as to who he must live with
than to the difference Of dollar or so
in salary.
Figure It out for yourself young
man and young woman. It's the most
important move of your life. 1t should
receive as much attention as the pur-
chase Of a new suit or a change Of
business situation. Ii you haven't sense
enough to come to a fairly safe con-
clusion you haven't sense enough to