The Ordway new era., 1909-10-08

baton. Victor Newman. q
clever English artist. now in
New York. declares that every
American girl tucks divorce
into her trousseau.
kher the analogy be Just or un.
rtain 1t is that the American
proves almost as fertile In the
Of excuses for securing u d..
IS she is In marshaling wiles
,hIch to net q husband. writes
gteese Richardson in the New
Gorld. For while scarcely more
round dozen causes are cited
law as grounds for divorce.
D this country Of liberal and
state divorce laws. the average
can interpret the most com.
ause. cruelty" In . hundred
K ways. each Of which will 20
/ TO the hearts Of Judge and
instance. the superior court IN
Wash. was recently asked to
whether dyspepsia" and
b" were synonymous terms.
1et Bendick Kohl was . culinary
Aher V. Kohl. her husband.
dyspeptic. So long as Mr.. Kohl
10 . diet. he was q companion
pouse. When he yearned for
ci his wife's tidbits he would
fall from grace and into a
q. One Sunday he induced his
b make wames. After eating
billy OF these. floating In maple
he threw the family canary in
through the window. A batch
ecially fine soda biscuit led
stray from his diet. and that
on he kicked the family watch.
10 the neighbor's back yard.
10 family pet was at hand. Mrs.
ras the butt Of his displeasure
Ispeptic rage. After eating an
\ quantity Of her very best
Jerry shortcake. Mr.. Kohl act
sfused to speak to his wife for
~. Mrs. Kohl urged this In
Ne for her culinary ability SO
sely that divorce ON the grounds
city was granted.
Cruelty in Restricted Diet.
Anna NJ. Hodge OF Pittsburg.
cured n decree because her hus.
limited the daily bill Of fare.
ast, dinner and supper. 365 days
year. to sausages and rice pud-
He throve on the diet. but
Hodge called 1t cruelty. and the
agreed with her.
J. d. Stetson of San Francisco,
lying for a divorce from a trac.
lasnate of the far west, cited as
Y" the fact that she had to eat
IN pie three times q day and
enied the privilege Of adding
md salad to the family menu.
larry Maremount's divorce from
cago carriage maker was due
to difference In opinion over
laut. She liked sauerkraut,
husband could not endure the
OF 1t. When she persisted in
1t he struck her and fed from
nome in anger. Mrs. Joseph T.
OF Pittsburg secured a divorce
her husband, a prominent
society man and an all.round
insisted upon supplying cham.
when she asked for bread. The
agreed that no woman could
champagne alone.
Goldfish Cause for Divorce.
he little town of Union, Bergen
New Jersey. JMr. and Mrs.
y. Knapp amiably agreed to
a divorce because Knapp. in
nent Of extravagance. brought
oox Of prepared Goldfish. Mrs.
mad always humored her hus.
londness for Goldfish cakes with
ood.oldfashioned brand of cod
nieh you soak over night and
" hand. Shocked by his .ex-
Anee In buying the prepared
she pulled his hair. The rec.
|oo not show which constituted
pulling.
.fquette (Mich.) man cited as
sauce OF cruelty, In his petition
.S,ce, the fact that his wife had
aoiy refused to make for him q
p,e' OF which delicacy he was
nely fond, much to his discom.
tae papers set forth.
any pets have often figured in
s ior divorce. Mrs. Andrew
" Alton. ILL.,, had 40 picked Leg
which she kept at the rear Of.
s'ase. Her landlord served mo-
~. nis property. could mot be
~ sa INTO q chicken ranch. Her
~ announced that he could not
y sacrifice his trade a. q piano
y moving into . different neigh
The two had been married
put Mrs. Mahu calmly
W her n0rannh1 v,rstnns.<v IN.
e chickens, and moved away,
-. Mahu q ~ cold coinfort
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