Omaha daily bee., 1913-10-25
TRAGEDIES OF SAVING HABIT
Lamentations of Married Woman on
the FutiIfty OF PIachIaG
Ntckcls.

Permit me TO call your attention,
madam. TO the most valuable work ever
offered the people" said the man at the
front door. The high cost OF living is
a condition. and not a theory, as we all
know. and Il is the duty of every house
wife to know how 20 economize. The
truth Is however, that few women know
how. and this book was written to give
the information they need. 1t is entitled
-Four Thousand Ways to Save Money
and YOU pay dollar down and then q
dollar a month for seventeen years"
That's fine way to save money, ]
must say" interrupted Mrs. Curfew.
scornfully. PAY a dollar down and q
dollar a month for the rest OF your life
for a book that would be dear at 20
centsi think see myself getting rich
at that rate, mister. I'd soon be so opu.
lent I could afford to take the bridal
chamber at the poorhouse. expect
III your book was any good you would
read II and save some money yourself.
and then you wouldn't have TO be an
agent. going around pestering women
when they haven't minute to spare
from their housework
0oh WANT " kHOW HNVV ways AC
save money. know 5000 ways already,
and I've been putting them into practice
all the days Of my married life, and It's
never done. me a bit of good. All over
this country the married women are saw.
ing money, year after year, and what
good does 1t do them?
For six months I've been denying my
self in every way in order to raise enough
money 10 buy me a new rocking chair
the old one having a weakness for goins
over backward and upsetting me on my
head at the most unexpected times, which
is no wonder, for I bought II the day
was married, and it's been in use ever
since made UP my mind to get new
one last spring.
Mrs. Spanigle came over to see me one
day, and, as l was busy in the kitchen,
Mr.. Curfew went to the door and invited
her to take a seat, and of course Offered
her my old rocking chair, although he
knew quite well that I am the only one
who has any control over said chair.
ut was the first time Mrs. Spa nlgls
had ever come to see me, and felt
quite proud to. have her in the house, fos
she represents our best society, her hus-
band having been county supervisor
twice. and she is grand noble matron OF
the Daughters of Dellah. So 1 stepped
into the front room to entertain her,
smiling all over
Just as entered the room that old
chair turned a back handspring and Mrs
Spanigle, who is very tall woman,
kicked down the hanging lamp and
knocked over six flower pots with her
head, and the sentiments she expressed
were quite unladylike. I must say. She
went away with a lot OF my geranfums
hanging from her hat. and she's never
been here since.
so made up my mind right there TO
have, a new rocker and began saving my
money, to that end. a nickel at a time.
ana a week ago l found that 1 lao
almost enough. was just saying to my
self that IN a fortnight or so I'd have a
chair fit for Christian woman to sit in,
when M Curfew came from the barn.
smiling and smirking in that obseauious
waF-rnsrrted nsns have when. they want
70 work their wives.
Z He said he had horse tfade on hana
the greatest opportunity of his life. He
had 9 chance to swap our old crowbait
for the most majestic steea that eve,
came into town but he had to give S.