Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1912 — Spendthrift Wife Grilled [ARTICLE]

Spendthrift Wife Grilled

A Chi®*® o woman brought suit Igliut her husband tor failure to support her. It was testified that his income wss $291 a month, but even with that he declared she spent money so lavishly that he could not pay be? hin« And it seemed that was the situation, so the judge discharged the husband. There is not much sympathy for a speadthrlftwife. it Is a burden to a man who has are. It Is simply beyond all excuse for i

woman to spend $3,000 on a $2,00( salary. There Is nothing that so takes the starch out of a man as to have that kind of a wlfo. It makes a soda* sneak out of him, and be goes abouf with his heed down and Ms face in * half scowL He cannot help it Tin wife can, though, if she cheerfuilj regulates her wants by the size oi his wages. That is a sensible and way, and really the oaQ way to be happy.--Ohio State Journal