Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-12
MOST DIVORCES ARE
Unanswered BY man
(By Edna K. Wooley.)


Here's a man wants divorce be-
cause his wife wouldn't cook all his
meals. He actually had to cook some
of them himself.
Another man says his wife stayed
out late nights, and he doesn't think
he ought to support her any more.
And man wants a divorce because
his wife takes his pay envelope every
Saturday night and puts it under her
pillow. When he wants a nickel fo'
carfare or a cigar or a glass of beer
he must ask her for it. He says he .
tired of asking.
One man claims his wife keeps him
moving too much Another is tired o,
his wifes temper. Another says his
wife's social ambitions are too expen-
sive. Still another says his wife
throws things at him, and
But it's just dawned upon me that
all these divorce applicants are mas.
culine! Usually it's the other sex
seeking separation from brutal o.
lstingy or unfaithful husbands.
Are men actually beginning to see
faults in their wives?
It's matter of record that there is
a considerable increase in husbands
demands for divorce Almost third
of the cases are now brought into
court by men. And the grounds cited
in their bills are about as trivial as
those usually given by disgruntled
wives, though formerly man ap-
piled for divorce only for the most Sc
rious cause.
1t has taken men little longer thar
women to adjust themselves to modern
conditions, but now that they've start
ed there's no telling where or whe
they'll soon stop. We may, perhaps, SCI
day when husbands will sue theil
wives for nonsupport. There hav
been few such instances already.
Heretofore, when a man wanted ;
separation he gave his wife plenty }
reasons, physical, moral or financia
to apply for divorce. He was gal
liant enough to let her have it, eve
unto the awarding OF alimony Oh
knew he could skip the state if h
didn't want to pay it, And really, it
a better method than that of the goot
old days when man had to kill hi
wife to get ride of her, or when sh
mixed ground glass in his pancakes t,
put an end to his abuse.
Do you suppose woman ever get
a divorce because she really wants it
There may be few of that sort, bu
the average divorce is man-maneuvre.
Now, however, masculinity grow
Drawer It's coming cut into the opel
and telling its own tale of woe wher,
it can't sick its own wife into break
ing the marital bonds. Also, it save
alimony that way.
My youngest sisters husband j.
the most irresponsible person
know" said the elderly woman. "H'
wasn't brought up to know how t.
handle money. His mother Away,
gave him what he wanted, you know
Even when he married he didnr
realize that it was up to him to keer
working steadily and bring in somy
kind of regular income. He'd quh
his job when he got tired of it, and
sometimes I've had to feed the whol5
family until he got on his feet again
Hes been doing little better this
last year. It's dawned on him that
he's no manager, so now he gives his
pay envelope unopened to my sister
She attends to paying out the money
But what | can't understand is thai
she has to hand him out a dollar ev.
cry day. He says he needs it, bu
when | see how my sister skimps ans
can't afford to buy herself a decen
pair of shoes, don't see why he
husband needs a dollar a day to sDeul