The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29

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sity to make stews out or all the waste
meat. to buy as many rs three chocolate
/ ice cream Sodas all In one day. ~
/ And she did 1T not so much because
| she was thirsty as because she
wanted a certain other female person
IfWhog happened to be near Mt hand. III Osj
know that we didn't have to spend al q
FOUR lives scrlmping, screwing, economiz-a
ling and Juggling pennies.
sThe8certain other person, at the time,s
was industriously enaged iin living be-
lsyond her income, and, by the way has \
achieved a notable success In that dlrec-ss
ton.
Living within ones income has been
beautifully. II not veraciously, described
In various and, divers proverbs. as IL ons {
couldn't take for granted how lovely IL I;
is, but few, II any, Of the noted text
writers have commented on Its sweetest
feature-that of coming within an ace OF e
doing the thing without actually DOING
1t. Il ssasi
In many cases, "a miss (not one OF tho
female seminary; kind Is as good rs a Y
mlle,',S but lit is not so with failing to-:
keep, ones self IN the pecunlary corset
described There's au element OF excite
ment in making n failure of n thing when
the individual knocked down bravelys de- 1;
termines to got up again, make IA secs
ond try, and. in MI, probably get knocked
down still harder the next time. This \
is true perseverance,. true tenacitY and
true courage. In course OF time 1t GETS
to DO Il species OF exultation growing
out OF defeat, H F5ssssS
While everybody lives beyond his In.
come--somo more SO than others, but all \
enough so-the{ result may be accomplish \
ed with the minimum of trouble by haY.9
Ing wife Not that women arc ruth-
lessly extrlvagant or forgetful OF petty Z
economies. Quite the contrary. For (
three hundred and sixty-four days q II
year Con leap-years, three hundred and
alxty-tlvc), they keep entirely within
bounds, but on that other day, alas! they
simply shut their dear eyes fold 9therI
hands, ond say: I'VE give ups We'Yas3
saved anywhere from eight to ten doll b
lars darning stockings, let alone the old y
clothes we have sold and the cheap butter
We buy, ard now. come veal or Woes
we've got to own that Persian rug, which
Is marked down to $50.
Nor would husbands have 1t otherwise.
When the fair scapegoats '"fess up with
the most lovable contritlon. they are Il
forgiven SO quickly that they are sorry
they didn't get a $40 rug. And out Of II
delIcacy of feeling, the sterner sex. IN
order not to draw too sharp aScontrast
by an exhibition of their own strength Z
OF character, follow suit by spending 500.
And thus the rdesoent bubble OF econo-. 4
, my Is punctured. and there's nothing left
to do but unload more good resolutions
on the future.
Don't blame your wife. e.
In all probability s1te has made up her
mind not to save too much anyhow. lest
sho die and another woman come IN for
the honey Number One has hived up.
All the Queen Bees are beset by tls
dread idea, and 1t has kept thousands
OF them from dying long after medical
skill had failed to accomplish anything.
In short, don't blame anyone, because
I YOU fail ia live within your Income. No-s
body can stand the responsibility, fo0
we're all In the same boat, n