The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-04-11
THE FAMILY FINANCES.
How Mr. and Mra Abol Cut Down
Expenses.


''Jud, l thought We haA decided not
- spend amy tnoncy foolislly this
yonrs This list IS positively liscoarag.
/ ing!" Mr. Abel stirred restiossly In
his Greatly rattan rocker turned his
/ paper ana became still further ab.
sorbcd III It's contents His wife threw
her account book Oh the table. with u
bang well, Il we two can't pull u.
Fether there's no nse trying Is sarcn,
/ Keeping his finger ON the line he was
quietly reading, Mr.. Abel turned ana
! boldly face his persistent hclpmcct
"puii tagcther!" he echoed. .sYon
can't chaege sse with any unnecessary
cxpeascsi Whore can YOU find man
- my salary who dresses SO plainly.
hires 50 Few livcrios, spends 50 little
on knies lsuaclts. neither smokes,
elbows drinks nor gnmbles, docs his
own shaving even, and seldom uses
THE street cars IN spite 81 the two
mila walk n the factory2e lie re-
snmcd ll..s reading. having. Is HIS mind,
disposed u the unjust imputation.
Lot mo read few items. Mira.
Abel opened her book "aiicroseope,
one dollar
"oh, Of course. that microscope -
bought IL at Cole & Merriman's, Chica-
go thought II would ID I. valuable
article 70 have III tho house" with Sd.
pcrior mir.
Nut how did yon happen 10 feel the
nced Of microscopic" qrericd his
Wife You care nothing for botany
nor zoology.
Well, you sec, slowly. .the vender
had shown the horrible nnimalculu
crawling on prunc, and you Rre 80
fond 81 them and try so hard 10
make -
THAT Is sufficient, laughed his wife.
must remind yon you've seen moth
Ing through ihr glass yet, and 10 am
still Hneonyinced as 10 thn worthless
ness of the fruit
Two tickets 10 the engineers. ball
md You knew you wouldn't attend
two dollars . l"Your friend Mrs.
Barr, came to my office. explained Mr.. !
Abel IN q fool notc) National ,
one year, ono dollar; good for nothing
bnt waste paper.
That's 50, Celia. but the ngcslt WINS
an old friond from away back ia Bcd-
ford, and couldn't refuse him" Mr..
Abel ended with sigh Of rcminis.
cence.
Ills wife mercllessiy continued: sTag
for umbrella marked II Fl. al. fifty
cents
y II. Abel throw his paper ON tho
lnor aud stootlnp sNhcfe IS thatY.'
he deman.lcl, resigncd'y
tsstss tft.lt
soi use. | believe IL Ii on the clock
shelf.
Money % Hugh Tlarfis ilyc dol
lars. !,
'I'shawi that impostsrl II puts mo
ont OF all patience. lie wallxcd the
floor with deepening frowns, then be-
gan vigorous polling ut the fire.
s''You see. be continued apologetically,
s.'IInrris' mother died, then his wife
md baby were sick Ii long time they
live with the old folds and hc rot be.
hind with his bills. Then tho old
grandmother was taken Is the asylum,
his father lost his place. and. TO
crown NIL, Hngh cut his iitigcr, or
rather he lost ono finger on our
pinncr 50 no cams up to the factory
made NJ IN Az N thiFty-iive elollara,
And the OFT ofists lIsrris and his
wife left III once fos visit to rcla-
tives IA Alb NJ. They wcfe seen
Inter b. Jocelyp, IN |. ,eheaser nt a.
tlioatc7, and taking long drives nb out
the city, nal say, Iforgot to tell yoa,
lost silver dollar. Put IL iii your list,
because you forgot 10 mend that hole
in ny vost POCKET 4
1t was Mrs. Abel's turn To look sur
prised ..Wi,at holc2 You didn't tell
me Of any rent to mend
mo. but isn't II a wife's duty TO look
over her husbands clothes every night
and aee 10 repairs?'
IN need d load 81 wood do you find
1t out first. or do remind yon many
times In every case?''
Silence for little, then. ITO tramp,
fifty cents; meal for another. twenty
Ave.
There Is only one more item. Seven
dollars for twcnty-cight copies Of tho
Morning Star You remember the mag
azinc contained an article supposed to
advertise your business. When the
essay appeared it fell far short Of ex-
pectations. and you have the twenty
eight copies. not worth the postage TO
send to distant friends.
Her husband ignored tho comment
What Ii the sum total2r
Seventeen dollars and twenty-five
cents. "
..You may as well add five dollars
for the business Mems associatioiLv
.sBnt thought that was necessary"
I mo. could do as well without II
that Is all, he went on, Frightening.
Tread me your list
Mrs. Abel turned over The leaf and
read: Cream balm, Of an agent, TWEEN
ty-five cents, Couldn't bear the smell,
SO threw the bottle nway."l
solder for tinware. City cents.
Useless.
set Tor marking linen tnot necded),
ffty cents.
Sewing machine rattle, two tickets,
fifty cents, helping an indolent, worth
less woman.
False bangs mot match). one dol
lar and i half
THE land-glass gave baby while |
received a caller, one dollar. 7
s.Iiattie's Century. torn bg same dur
ing another call, thirty five cents"