Arizona republican., 1900-07-28

her shabby purse, and after seeing the morning work done up-the older chil- dren off to school-the baby asleep and the preparations for dinnef under way hurries off, scarce taking time to look in the glass and see if her hat is on straight. From store to store she rushes, haunting the bargain counters, a poor little unit in a struggling, per spring crowd of women, all bent upon making ten dollars do the work of twenty-goes without her luncheon in order to save enough to buy the baby a new cap. shuts her eyes when she goes by Huyler's candy counters. and tries to think she isn't thirsty when she sees other women-single sisters usually-sipping their ice cream sodas. at peace with themselves and the world.
 And how is John taking the day careful, shrewd. conscientious. excel lent, John. who knows so much better than Mary the value of money? On the way to the car he stops for a shine" waiting for its approach he drops a "nickle in the slot" to see whether the heat is pulling him down." buys two or three morning papers, glances thsm over and leaves them in the car; throws down a quarter in the cigar store and helps himself to his favorite weed; drops in at the tailor's and or ders a half dozen new outing shirts. ditto ties and couple of suits of Dei- nal mesh for this "beastly hot wealth er."
 A shave, possibly Q shampoo. comes next, with a bottle of that splendid hair tonic" thrown ina glass of soda. if nothing stronger-a handful of ba- nanas or a bag of peaches from the It. allan on the corner. and the office is reached.
 A few hours work in a cool, shaded room, and it's time for luncheon-a generous one by the way-for "a mans got to eat if he's going to work
 A few hours more in the counting room, another glass of soda or some more potent pick ne up" another Stop at the tObacconists, and a couple of evening papers-and John. that Napol- con of domestic finance finds himself in the bosom of his family still in pos session of virtuous and self satisfied heart.
 Multiply John" and Mary" by thousands of Johns and Marys all over the land and the sum total of Martyr Marys and unwittingly's selfish Johns IS appalling.
 What wonder that the woman who has once tasted the joy of having regular allowance or of being self sup porting rebels inwardly if not outward ly, at being treated as an incompetent, unable to be trusted with a single dol lar beyond the days most pressing needs?
 From the time a child-boy or girl is four years old, they should be given a regular weekly allowance. no matter how small, for pocket money" This may take the form of payment for car- tain little services rendered-the filing of the wood box, theJkeeping of hats and coats hung up, the dusting of the play room-or it may be given in fee simple. Some children are natural lit tie spendthrifts, and unless early taught the value of money, in that for native period when habits are fixed. will go on faking ducks and drakes'' of their income to the end of their days If child realizes that he cannot eat his cake and keep it: that if his weeks allowance is all spent Monday, there will be nothing left for Tuesday, Wed nesday and Thursday, he very soon grasps the idea of personal responsi- bility in the expenditure of his nickle or dime to it's best advantage.
 The young girl who has her stated al- sa.r.-l {. all the pretty, tiny kickshaws'' that women naturally love and really re- quire. will soon develop the faculty of careful, discriminating buying of learning to look cut for quality and and above all for caring for her belongings and making them go as far as possible. If a girl is thus early taught to use good judgment in buying and then to keep an accurate account of her expenditures, there will be fewer puzzled Bella Nilfers in the years to come when she starts housekeeping and bookkeeping under her own pretty roof tree.
 If you would have a woman keep ac- counts" said an instructor in house hold economies recently in addressing a class of young women, you must make it easy for them" DepIoring, yet admitting this well known feminine aversion to figures, the following sim pie plan of keeping track of household expenses which has been in use for years in my own family is submitted:
 In a small ledger, a number of col umns are ruled down the double pages.
  fuel. groceries, meat, fruit and vege- tables, dairy products, furnishings, re- pairs, baker. ice and extras Cross lines cut off each day by itself, so that at the end of the week it is not ten minutes work to summarize the amount expended for each department of the household. and the daily and weekly sum-total of all expenses. In this way one can readily discern whcth- CT the proper food ratio is maintaine1,