Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04

Every boy and girl likes to have
money to spend for those little per-
sonal expenses that come to any one
who goes to school. OF course father
or mother pays for the books and pen
there is something to buy for the school
room, a picture or flag, perhaps, and
a contribution Is taken among the
pupils. This is the time when 1t is
handy to have your own money.
Now there are great many ways in
which each boy and girl can make
money for themselves, and probably my
readers will know of more schemes than
1 can suggest. hope some of them
will write to me and tell me about how
they earn their spending money.
The Industrious Girl
One girl I know here in Los Angeles
always makes the mousse whenever her
mother wants frozen dessert. Her
mother pays her Is cents for her work,
and furnishes the ingredients. This is
the way she makes It. I am sure q
great many girls could make 1t easily:
" pint whipping cream " pint rich
milk; 1 box of Strawberries. mashed,
with cupful of sugar. allowed to
stand hour; 1 tablespoonful of gela-
tine, wet with tablespoonfuls OF cold
water until dissolved, then add table,
spoonfuls of boiling water. Add the
gelatine to the berries, whip the cream
and milk and fold into tho berries;
pack In a mold surrounded with ice
and rock salt for three hours. This will
make dessert for six people.
Pineapple may be substituted for the
Strawberries, using a small can.
Some girls who are fond of children
might get two or three small children
in the neighborhood and amuse them
Saturday mornings. That is usually a
busy time for the mother and she will
be glad to pay or 10 cents to have
her little one amused for two or three
hours. Two girls might club together
and do this and could easily earn 15 or
20 cents apiece every Saturday morn
ing with very little trouble.
Candied orange peel Is something
which one always wants on the table
when there Is company for luncheon
or dinner, and 1t Is not always In the
house, yet II is SO easy to make that
am sure many of the girls can take
the peel from the oranges left from
breakfast and prepare them according
to this recipe:
Take the peel in quarters from four
oranges. Cover with cold water. bring |
to a boil and cook until soft. Remove |
the. white part and cut into strips. |
Now boil a half cupful Of water and |
one cupful of sugar until you have a |
syrup that will thread when dropped |
from the spoon. Cook the peel in this
for five minutes, drain and roll in |
granulated sugar.
Mother will certainly be glad to pay |
25 cents for a pound Of this and fur |
nish the sugar.
Here are some other suggestions |
which you might submit to your |
mother and see whether or not she is |
willing to pay you something for at
tending to these duties:
Keeping the piano busted and the |
vases filled with fresh flowers.
Setting the table and serving the |
meal, changing the plates, and so |
forth.
Counting the collars and cuffs and |
seeing that they go to the laundry In |
time to be returned before Sunday.
l am sure that any of you would |
be quite willing to do these things |
for your mother simply because she
asked It, II she did not approve OF |
paying for your help, but l know |
some mothers who have found 1t bet |
ter to teach their daughters the value |
of money <by letting them earn 1t In |
stead of giving 1t whenever the occa- |
sion arises. OF course, IL you are re- |
ceiving a salary for doing these duties
you will take great pride In doing |
them we'll ana regularly anu ioe h@NO |
to be reminded of them every day or so. |
The Ingenious Boy
The most successful boy know |
started in business for himself with |
Just three hens, which his father gave
him. with the understanding that he
was ~ take all the care of them and |
sell the eggs to the family at regular
market prices, He was to have all the
table scraps as feed and purchase at
his own expense the grain that was
needed. His business venture was
most successful one. He saw the
dozens of eggs pile up and the money
from the sale of them accumulate.
and he began to save great deal of
his change
When he had about $50 In the bank ne
heard one of his mothers neighbors
complaining because she could not get
good milk from one COW for her baby. |
There were plenty of good milkmen,
but all sold milk from a herd, wnlle
this baby needed the milk from one |
good healthy COW. The boy decided to |