Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-21

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Council Bluffs, Ia, Nov. 20.-To tht
Editor Of The Bee: In his letter A.
r. Mickle (more suitably named A.
Big Misery shows how low so-called
man can sink beneath the standard of
true manhood, by boasting of lay
ing UP money" on $50 a month wages,
by denying his slave he calls wife
not only the privilege of handling at
least her half of the money, but or
even being allowed to buy or choose
the food she is compelled to cook Tor
the family He is boss he says, and
after winning her through pretended
'1ove" now proves himself beneath the
low of wild beasts of the forest, who
without vowing before God and man
to love. honor. protect and provide
for" their mates, do all in their power,
even at the cost of life, to provide for
their comfort and protection. while he
denies them not only comforts but re-
fuses to furnish meat, sugar, potatoes.
butter or eggs, or anything else his
shriveled nature deems unnecessary
in order to exist" and considers 1t
a manly and wise deal to buy oatmeal
full of weevils at 1 cent a pound, In
stead of good oat meal at 5 cents,
comforting himself with the thought
that cooking kills the weevils or
worms, boasting of thus managing to
feed (or starve) a family of seven on
$1.96 a week at present high prices.
She whom God says to give honor
unto as unto the weaker vessel and
"love as his own body" is fit to bear
his children land on such rations)
as well as train and care for them and
consume her strength and very life
in faithfully filing a wifes place (all
unappreciated) and make home for
him and her and board him, but I'M
worthy of choosing or buying even
staple, palatable eatables, handling
any part of the $50 a month she does
more to earn than he.
True men of this land of the free
and the home of the brave" are dis
graced by such creatures bearing the
same name. There are multitudes in
this great country where all should
the pursuit of happiness'), who love
and provide for her they chose as an
equal, and such heathenism as A. B.
Mickle manifests, has its proper place
on some cannibal island, not, among
an enlightened, civilized people, or
amid those in whose breasts manly
hearts beat. From one opposed to
cruelty to animals"
M. VA READER.
High Cost Through Over Eating.
Omaha, Nov. 19.-To the Editor of
The Bee: 1 saw an article in The Bee,
High Cost of Living" by Dr. Robin
son. Regarding the cost of living at
SO cents a day, will say have had
little experience myself and will give
you my expenses for a day.
For my Sunday morning breakfast
take one teacupful of pancake flour
which makes four pancakes about the
size of a saucer. That costs cents,
including gas and butter. Three slices
eggs at 2-3 cents makes 16 2-3
of bacon at cents slice and two
cents. No coffee, no sugar. nothing
but hot water. How's that for high
cost Of living? .-.
Will say that when we marched to
the sea with Sherman and arrived at
Savannah we had nothing to eat My
! company camped on a rice plantation
and my squad gave an old negro IS
to shell enough rice to do until we
got rations from Uncle Sam. We lived
on boiled rice for twelve days and we
did not lose any flesh.
75-YEAR-OLD CIVIL WAR
VETERAN