Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-02
EASY DIVORCES.

EASY DIVORCES.
The newspapers are filled with the
stories Of the divorces and the reasons
why they decided to separate and go
different ways Some of these pleas
would make a satyr laugh: for instance,
one was printed IN last nights news
paper that his wife did not battle fire.
ouently. Didn't he have time TO be-
come acquainted with her mind and
habits before the wedding, or did he
marry on correspondence letter?
While cleanliness is next to godli-
ness. yet this stickler for frequent alb
buttons erred when he failed to state
his wishes before the wedding day on
bathing
To be plain, there is a wave of do
mestic infelicity abroad in the land
People marry and expect to get a di-
vorce when they get dissatisfied. and
such people. those who are willing to
make such inconsiderate matches. are
intending to quit and. maybe, marry
some other dissatisfied person who is
willing to go through another divorce
court whenever they are ready.
II there are no children there will
oe less harm done When children are
involved. the law should be tight enough
70 make these parents support these
unhappy children II is not right to
allow these children TO come here to be
abandoned to the fate that follows these
easy divorces and sorry parents.
heard the argument once. used by a
a woman's brother. who had taken the
woman with i've children when her hus-
band had deserted her and told her to go
ahead and get a divorce, he did not
care how soon This brother said,
Judge. can't something be done to that
worthless scamp, who left my sister and
her five children here TO starve or go to
the county pOorhouseT That expresses
the idea exactly. Now, 1 ask the read
ers Of The Semi-weekfy Journal if
something oan't=be done to the worth
less parent. man OF woman. who would
desert the helpless children and leave
them to the tender meFcies of a thank
less world These easy divorces are a
plague in the land. They should be
dealt with by strenuous laws.
CROP REPORTS ARE CONFUSING.
A gentleman interested I'm the price OF
cotton tells me he made an auto trip Of
some twenty miles or more a short time
ago and he inquired at five ginneries
which were anxious TO gin cotton, and all
five were resting. not enough of the seed
cotton that day 10 pay their hired hands.
Usually there are large cotton crops
where he journey that day, but they
were not plentiful on the day mentioned
Corn has been boosted all summer as a
bumper crop in Georgia Now ii seems
that the shucES are fine to look at bus
the ear of corn Is light, the result of the
continuous rains in July and August.
These things are confusing and there
is need of being careful of what you
have IN hard and not to invest your sur
plus until you make sure you can sup
port Your stock and make another crop
There has been an immense quantity
OF fOodstuffs shipped to- Belgium. France
and England. great many British fool
vessels have been sunk by U-bOat sub
marines. decreasing the food supply both
in this country and Europe
I am therefore impressed that our
southern farmers should not sell down
close expecting TO get supplies from the
west. because the west has been shipping
all their surplus 10 the east for sale and
transportation to the allied forces n
Europe
The high price Of cotton has induced
the owners OF ranch cattle 10 sell down
closely. and our Georgia farmers should
not part with either cows or regular beef
cattle at this time. unless they cannot
winter their stock I saw a beautiful
young heifer driven past my house two
DAYS ago destined for the butcher. J
was almost ready to cry when I was told
the butcher had bought her and she
would be killed as soon as she reached
the slaughter pen Conserve what yOd
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