The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-16
Modern Marriaues.


 One marriage in every ten in America ends in the divorce court.
 Why7
 One reason is this: The average couple are unwilling to begin married life where the parents began, with simple. whole some necessities at first and luxuries later on.
 The men and women who made this country what it is were content to begin married life modestly. They worked and sacrificed together and saved and grew into prosperity slowly.
 Nowadays that will not do.
 The average girl wants to be supported in comparative affluance, a luxury which the average mans salary will not afford The expense of such living Is out of all proportion to the comfort, and there are dissatisfaction. disagreement divorce.
 The marriage has been entered into without expectation of serious sacrifice. The foreigners who come to us have better conception of marriage responsi- bility. Man and wife work together, economize and thrive. They build homes and pay for them
 The increased cost of living of late years undoubtedly is factor. It causes much marital unhappiness. It also dis courages young people and prevents mar riage.
 Fashion also.
 The average American girls love of costly and fashionable attire enters in. Tho husbands modest income will not permit expensive gowns Too often his life is made burden because of his slender purse. There are reproaches, quarrels and fnally-divorce-
 Here are some sad, blunt, true words:
 There are women who win defy health to make an inch smaller waist. who will work their husbands to the limit for cost ly finery, who will starve their children and drive their men to robbery for the sake of fashion.
 If you do not believe 1t read your news papers.
 Worse than thati The Chicago Juven- fle Protective association says dress causes the downfall of the majority of girls who go astray.
 Tn the light of these rsasons-and there are others-is it not wonderful that nine- tenths of the marriages are successful?
 Young man. young woman-
 If you go into marriage go into 1t with your eyes open. Be modest in beginning Live within your income. Ape neither the vulgar rich nor the silly poor. Make saoriflces. Establish real home if 8 Marriage is not necessarily a failure.
 Get the Habit Do not worry. The word comes from "worsen," Dutch word which means to throttle Worry will throttle the best that is in you. It will choke out not only your happiness. but your usefulness.
 Cheer upl
 A fretting disposition becomes habit. And when you settle down into habitual discontent your life becomes hateful even to yourself, Cheer upt
 Howl Az you do anything else-by prac- tfcel A hopeful disposition can be cui- tivated- Think pleasant thoughts. Look on the bright side of things You can find the bright side by looking for It. Dwell on the good until you get the habit. Cheer up! Do you say 1t is your temperament" to be pessimistic? All the more reason, friend. why you should cultivate the habit that will overcome your natural disposition-if you were born that way, which Is doubtful. Cheer up! Can you do 1t? Yes, yes It can be done scientifically and is being done by thou sands. The law of the mind is just like the law of the body. By use. custom. practice. mental as well as physical habits are made
 Cheer up!
 There is infinitely more good in the world for you than evil. The sanskrit word for good" means that which ex- ,sts, Evil, in sanskrit, does not exist. It is only fancy of tue mind. There Is great truth in the 6anskrit view. Most of our ills are imaginary.
 Cheer upi
 The good that is in the world will 1.-Two forever. The evil must slowly disappear. You laugh a hundred-nay. thousand times where you cry but once. h 1t not sof
 Cheer upl
 Try to see the good. think the good, feel the good. hope the rood. practice ths good, and good shall be your portion.
 Cheer up!