The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-09

roho is faced ,Uith just such problem.
Walter will lose his job. The higher
ups in an office distrust a man who
runs into debt and depends upon vi
sionary commissions to eXtricate
him, and who at the same time
feels himself fitted for the response
bilities of marriage and fatherhood.
Through this crisis Rose will have
to stand by him, and when the
smoke blows away, and he secures
a position without the dazzling pos
sibilities of commissions, she will
have to persuade him to let her
handle their financial affairs.
If he agrees and sticks to his bar
gain, they may emerge into the SUM-
shine of a more secure prosperity
again, find a new home, set room
aside in it for the nursery. But if
Walter refuses to let his wife share
in the management, the whole thing
will be repeated over again, with
very doubtful results.
For women get tired of bright
promises that are never fulfilled;
money shortage that is never ended;
eternal humiliations from tradespeo-
pie. They know that these things
aren't necessary, and they would
rather work out their problems on
certain 500 month, than have
dazzling rush of riches one week,
and a bitter shortage for the 81
weeks to follow.
Wife's Right to Share Money
Planning.
1t is the right of every wife to
share money responsibility, money
planning. If young husband re-
fuses her that right, he has only
himself to blame if she runs into
extravagances, cannot account for
what he gives her, and blames him
for necessary economies. Nothing
enrages husband more than to
discover that the little extra money,
a bit of luck has brought him, has
been blandly spent by his wife, or to
open bills for all sorts of ridiculous
expenditures that send his scheme
for a budget tumbling down into
fresh depths of debt.
And nothing upsets a wife more
than to find herself going about the
daily tasks of beds and dishes think
ing resentfully: she told me I'd have
to send Toms shoes back and take
Mollie out of dancing school, and
then he plays poker and loses $50
in one evening! can't have a maid
even for three days a week, but he
can loan Bill Porter hundred dol
lars. He gave me call-down for
sending Mama check for her BIRTH
day, and yet he says he matches the
boys at the club every day to see
who pays for the lunch!"
Married love ought to be high
above thoughts of money. But it
isn't. Such reflections as these cor
rode the home atmosphere when APP
parently far more serious things are
forgotten and forgiven. Money in
the purse is singularly healing
thing; when Rose can look at a
growing bank account with satisfac-
ton, when Walter feels that his wife
is as interested as he is in making
the financial end of their bargain
success, then both feel a confidence
and security that is the very base
and root of happiness.
When built upon that substantial
foundation come all the other joys of
marriage; plans, holidays, sur
prises, and above all, love. The love
of a woman for the man she trusts,
the love of children for dignifed
and companionable parents, the love
of home and honor and integrity and
solvency for everyone. The love of
tradespeople and creditors for hon.
est patrons. The love of the COM
monwealth for model citizenry.
This solid foundation of love and
confidence can have only one result:
very happy married life.