The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-03-01

hefself comforts, yet She teit 1t was de
sirable to procure them at fair price
The time at which this conversation
took place was at the conversation tool
place was at the commencement Of the
second year Of their married life.
The first step which Mrs. Newtos
took ca accepting the charge Of tn
household expenses, was to institute tt:
practice of paying cash for all attic,
that came under her department. ST.
accordingly called On tne butcher al
inquired: ..-. .......
"iIJw often have you been in tn
habit Of presenting your bills, Mr.
Williams?"
"Once in six months" was the re
ply.
"Aad | suppose you sometimes hay,
bad bilIs!" -4-. $3.50. -
"les, one-third of my profits, on al
average, are swept Of by them
"And you could afford, suppose, t,
sell somewhat cheaper for ready mon
ey?'
Eyes, and l would be glad if all m,
customers would give me chance t.
do so.'
Il will set them an example, then.
said Mrs. Newton. "Hcreafter, wha,
ever article shall be purchased of W
will be paid for on the spot, and
will expect you to sell as reasonable q
you can. - >-@ s. -~~ E.. ~>
This arrangement was also made wit
the others, who it is scarcely needful
say, were very glad to enter into th
arrangement. Ready money is til
great support Of trade, and a cash Gus
toner is worth two who purchase 0
credit. 81
Fortunately Mrs Newton had a sma.
supply Of money by her, which laste|
till the first monthly fnstallment fro>
her husband became due. Thus sh G
was enabled to carry out her cash plan
from the beginning.
Another plan which occurred to her
as likelyeb save expense, was to pur-
chase articles in large quantities: She
had soon saved enough from the money
allowed her to do this. For example,
instead Of buying sugar few pounds at
4 time, she purchased barrel, and SO
succeeded N saving cent or more on
the pound. This perhaps, amounted to
but trihe in the course of year, but.
the same system carried out in regard
to other articles yielded result which
was by no means trifle. j
There We're other ways in which
careful housekeeper is able to limit ex-
pcnse, which Mrs Newton did not
overlook With an object in view she
was always on the lookout to prevent
waste, and to get the full value Of what
ever was expended. The result was
beyond her anticipations: At the close
of the year, Oh examining her bank
book-for she regularly deposited what
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IN one of these institutions she
fonnd she had enc hundred and
fifty dollars, besides reimbursing herself
for the money used during the first
month, and having enough to last an
other.
"Well, Elizabeth, have you kept
within your allowance? ?" asked her hus-
band at this time. II guess you have
not found it SO easy to save as you
thought for" .- +...
Il have saved something, however, "
said his wife. "But how is it with
you?'
| .That's more than I can say. How
ever, 1 have not exceeded my income,
. that's one good ching. We have lived
full as well, and | don't know but bet
ter than last year, when we spent FIVE
hundred
sIt's knack, Ezra said his wife
smiling.
She was not inclined to mention how
much she had saved. She wanted,
'Isometi,ne or other, to surprise him with
it when it would be Of some service.
..She may possibly have saved up
TWENTY-FIVE dollars /" thought Mr.. New
I ton. Ton s.or some such trifle, /" and 50 dis
missed the matter from his mind.
At the end of the second year, Mrs.
/ Newton's savings, including the inter-
! est, amounted to three hundred and
| fifty dollars, aud she began to feel quite
rich.
Her husband did not think to inquire
how she had succeeded, supposing, as
I before, that it could BE- but very small
! sum. 4
h However, he had piece Of good
| news to communicate. His salary had
4 been raised from thousand to twelve
!. hundred. dollars. He added: