The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-12-21
PRAISE TO WIVES
WHO ARE HELPMATES

Without the and, cooperation ard
encouragement of his wife a man is
seriously handicapped. Although it is
unusual for the world to know of the
facts the success of most men is due
in great respect to their wives. The
following article, a recent editorial in
the Oregonian in praise of good wom-
anh0od, will bear reprinting:
In these piping times of prosperity
We see many articles published telling
how the writers achieved success in
this Oregon country, and principally on
small pieces of land Such stories are
highly inspiring. particularly to the
young men and young women who are
Just starting out for themselves. They
ought to do "a world of good, not only
to those who follow the footsteps of
the successful ones, but to the state at
at large.
If one will take the trouble to tabu-
late and analyse these stories it will
be discovered that in nine cases out of
ten a good woman was the actual cor
nerstone upon which the success was
founded aud worked out. The same
has been true since the world began,
we suppose. 1t certainly has been the
rule that the good helpmate has done
more for man than any other ore cause
than any OF er score of causes, since
our forefathers landed on the bleak
New England shore. There are, per-
haps, fewer exceptions to the rule now
than ever, particularly among those
who have risen from poverty to afflu-
ence on the land,
We must give the wives of nearly all
successful men great credit. In many
cases they have suffered more hard
ships than their husbands, fathers OF
brothers, have labored harder, have
worked far longer hours, No credit is
too great tor them.
But how often is the other side OF
the story alluded to? Where can We
find stories of the wives who were not
helpmates, but rather stumbling blocks
to their husbands2 How about The
wives who almost from the day 0.
marriage were begging for tineres
luxuries and unnecessary articles be
yond their means2 Do we read o
them7
This is not a pleasing subject t.
touch up on; but many of US can poin
to cases where the extravaganza o
the wife has kept the husband in pov
erty is still keeping him in poverty, 0
at least his nose to the wheel, grind
ing, grinding his life out inch by inch
Would it not be we'll to take up thu
phase of life and now and then spea
! of the failures? Why not call attentio
to the woman who has begged tn
: money from her young husband for tn
, purchase of a new dress, which sh
. does not need, or new hat, which a
!. know to be above her means, when tn
same money put into a cow or tW
, would mean success.
In telling about the CHEEKY and Ell
eouraging words of the true helpmatt
why not give a little thought to tn
poor husband who has had the yer
soul and spirit nagged out OF him by
= woman who did not know what st
wanted, but was bound to have,
nagging could get them, many of tt
fneries her richer neighbors had?
Few such stories are published Il
the reason that the husbands are fai
ures, or so considered, and no ma
likes to exploit himself as a failur
But would it not be well for some
the unfortunate ones to tell their sto
les for the benefit of the young wiv
who, with their husbands, are Ju
starting out on the road of marie
life! All praise to the good wome
the good wives, the self-sacrifcing al
noble mothers but let us now al
then have a word for the unfortuna
husbands of the other sort of women.