The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-02
THE BUSINESS SIDE OF MARRIED
LIFE,
Business

OuS'lSSS Angles
Hearing of so many cases where the
husband, and perhaps father. passes
out of this life leaving his business
affairs in a tangle, we thought per.
haps n word Of warning might have
good effect.
Quite often it is found that a man
has lost his business, has left a mort.
gage on his home. he has left no
money in the bank. and perhaps a
large number of scattered bills; he
has left his family without means:
there is no alternative for the widow
except to go into some kitchen or do
laundry, prehaps, and this is so slow.
uphill work. Many times the wife
must struggle to pay t hedoctor bills.
the medicine bill and the funeral ex-
penses unless the husband has life
insurance, or belongs to some secret
order, and usually after all expenses
are paid there is little if anything
left. If he should belong to some or.
der and become unfinancial during a
long Illness he would lose the bene.
fits which would be a great help to
his family. A great many of our men
leave their wives entirely out of their
business affairs, and in case the hus-
band passes away first the wife usu.
ally ignorant of his business standing
and generally finds things in bad
shape. She may not even know
where he keeps his important papers
and when found, she doesn't know
whether they are right or wrong.
A man should see that his home is
on the safe side-deeded in both his
and his wife's name: he should keep
his papers and receipts in shape all
the time-keep his advised of any
changes. The man who has faith in
his wife and makes her his business
cOnfidant is the man who generally
builds up in the world, leaving the
narrow, selfish man who ignores his
wife to come up in the rear.
Ii a man has anything at all he
should not neglect to draw up a will.
A poor widow has a hard enough
time, and every husband should safe
guard his wife against business losses
if possible and other embarrassments
for the world is cold, so cold, merci
less and eXacting, and being a widow
in poor circumstances cuts no ice in
the business world. A few may be
found who are lenient, but they never
stop until they get the last farthine
due them, thus entailing privations
hardships, heartaches and discour
agement.
The Remedy.
The husband should provide a home
the first thing he does. and then avoid
gambling with his home by giving
liens unless unavoidably driven into it.
and he should not rest day nor night,
figuratiyely speaking, until he has
redeemed his property, and then aim
to keep clear of debt. In Tim. 5:8
VI read; But if any man provide
not for his own, and especially for
those of his own house, he hath de.
MED the faith, and is worse than an
infidel" A man of family should lay
aside a part of his earnings, however
meager, a sum for the rainy days,
which come to all human beings at
some time in life in one form or an.
other. If he is not p~rejudiced against
secret orders let every man join at
least Ii Of the old reliable orders,
and keep paid up; this will insure him
are in sickness and decent burial
after death. Every man should have
mis- life insured in some of the old
and well established companies; these
are pretty good banking oncerns and
the wife is sure of a neat sum If heI
husband should be taken from her. II
ought not to be necessary for widows
to organize themselves into societies
Omaha, Neb., among the white women,
but take it from one who knows, min.
listers, church people, lodge brethren
and sisters of the various orders pay
little If any attention to widows and
orphans-even those of their own
connection. A woman in distress usu.
ally finds that the priest, the lovite
and moving world pass by on the
treets on the other side. Her kins-
len being generally poor, shut up
Ike CLAIMS when she is in trouble
4ney are afraid to write for fear she
will ask for financial aid. II she
writes and asks for help they forget
to write. her friendship meeting her
on the street cross over on the other