The Newark journal., 1910-06-03
Some Doubtful
| transactions

I'm little mixed up about this
! church business said Mrs. Adgate
with puzzled frown. "Of course 1
want to help the church building fund
as much as | possibly can, but must
| confess that it's a little wearing"
! You've done so much work
| should think you would be worn out,
said the caller sympathetically I've
wondered how you stood it."
oh it isn't the work" declared
Mrs Adgate. IT'S the bargaining"
The what?"
Well. you see, when all the mem.
bers of the aid society pledged them
selves to raise a certain sum of
money, wanted to help. We de-
cided. you know. to work as individu-
ais, rather than all together, so each
one has been doing her best to sell
something"
Its the best way. said the caller
1t keeps every one interested"
Il suppose 1t does sighed Mrs. Ad
gate. But it's dreadfully annoying to
have Mrs. Stoddard boasting that she's
earned $40, when l haven't secured
even one dollar"
How does it happen? You are such
a worker. I should think you'd have
more than any one elst."
We'll, you see, I'm selling jellies.
put up a great many, too, this year
Mr. Adgate spoke of 1t at the time
and reminded me that we don't need
hot iaI
| In fact, even when she was at home
we never ate half | made"
We never eat up our jellies, either. >"
acknowledged the caller. My hus-
band insists that it tastes better than
the kind we buy, but, considering what
we give to people or throw away, It's
lots more expensive"
of course it is" agreed Mrs Ad-
gate. So, as | had so much OF it,
decided to offer it at 25 cents a
glass. the proceeds to go to the build
ing fund"
That was good OF you"
The first person | asked" said Mrs
Adgate, was Mrs Bushnell, who is
selling pickle recipes at Is cents each
When we finished our talk | was ten
cents ahead, because she had given
me pickle recipe and ten cents for a
glass of jelly
That recipe makes good pickles, !"
said the caller. 81 made some
Tom will not eat pickles" said
Mrs Adgate The next person | met
asked me to buy a loaf of cake to help
the church fund before I had time to
ask her to buy my jelly. 1t was good
cake, selling for only so cents, SO
exchanged glass of jelly and %
cents for one of the loayes."
Was it cocoanut cake?"
No; chocolate
The cocoanut is better bought
a loaf and we ate it all at one meal y
We finished our loaf Sunday eve
ming There are only two OF US and
things last so long The cake was
quite stale by that time
Mrs. Huntington is selling pincush.
ions" said the caller
Il know It. said Mrs. Adgate. She
charges ten cents for the small ones
so she gave me Is cents and pin
cushion for a glass of my Jelly It's
red and my room is pink. so I gave II
to the maid. who likes it immensely
Old Mrs Clark is knitting mittens.
and | bought two pairs at 10 cents
each, giving her FIVE cents and glass
of jelly"
What did you want with children's
mittens?"
That's what don't know. laughed
Mrs Adgate But | gave them to
the janitors little girls. and thoy
were as pleased as could be My next
bargain was with Mrs. New berry She
had grape juice for sale at 90 cents.
so she gave me a nickel and a jar of
it in exchange for my jelly. | dropped
the jar on my way home and it was
smashed The grape juice watcged
the Flints' lawn, and incidentally
sprinkled my light skirt, which had 70
go to the cleaners at once Miss
Sophie Flint came out to sec what
had happened and remarked that If
I was buying things she had painted
notices for SALE so she hurried in to
get one for me"
She does such beautiful work, said
the caller Her paintings make love.
ly Christmas presents
They do If you care for notices.
said Mrs. Adgate, obviously. q don't
The one | bought is a Penny Saved
Is a Penny Earned Somehow, it is
almost too appropriate
Mrs. Smith is selling ribbon belts
and Mrs Blinn has aprons. said tho
caller. Il haven't heard what the 9th
ers have for sale.
There are 60 of them" groaned
Mrs. Adgate And don't see where
am coming ont have nov. sold