Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-08
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 The Wife's Money
BY Mrs. Eva LeOnnrd


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 Mother, | have plan | want to try said Bertha Sutley as she en. tered the sewing room.
 Her mother looked up expectantly | and Bertha continued: "Mariory is learning to run the house. Cant do it. too?'
 Run the house?" questioned the
 mother "I don't understand.
 "Marjory is doing all the buying and planning an the meals. taking responsibility of the work and Mrs. Amos is helping She is second girl. in fact laughed Bertha Next week the summer vacation begins and that will give me the time, and l want to learn how to do it."
 "l was thinking of some such plan for this summer, but | hate to see you tied down before you are rested :" replied her mother
 Change is rest, you know" said the excited girl "So it is settled that ! am to begin next week?" and she put her arms around her mothers neck
 Certainly if you wish it. thinl, every girl should know how to man age a house" replied the mother. smiling
 "I shall give you S2.5O a week for @ person and out of that you must pay for the ice, get all laundry sup plies and run the table, said Mrs. Sut.ey the following Monday "Let me give you a few 'donts' to begin with. Don't wait until half-past eleven to plan your luncheon then chase over to the store 10 see what you are going to have. That is an extravagant way to go, for you are limited to a very few things and ready cooked things at that By getting them, you are pay ing for labor, and that comes high in America. Make general plan for your meals for the week on Monday. Know ing a long time before hand what you are going to cook will enable you to get the cheaper cuts of meats that require long cooking, .as casserole dishes and pot roasts. Meats prepared that way are fine eating and are more nutritious than fries
 Don't buy things in fancy packages. You cant eat the boxes and it costs money to make them, and again you are paying extra for labor Unless things are to be used without washing
 and ! prefer to wash everything my self am not willing to pay for the fancy case. My grocer told me that the very same macaroni and noodles that l buy in bulk costs 1-2c more pound in the boxes, and then you do not get a pound net either
 Don't let your butcher weigh the heavy paper with your meat nor a. low him to touch the scales before the needle ceases to vibrate.
 "Go to market or to the hucksters wagon and select your own fruit and 1 vegetables. You know what you are getting then"
 Thank you mother" said the girl ] 'I win try to remember all you tell ! me ! am going to market now" and ! she put on her hat
 When the egg man comes. order our winter supply of eggs. ] win lend . you the money Co pay for them. or course you would uot have enough in l enc weeks money but gradually out of the weekly allowance you can pay it back Tell the man to be sure the . eggs are fresh and sterile ] preserve ! them with water glass ! can show you how. or the druggist will tell you when you buy the water glass You can get eggs for 22c a dozen now and eggs were soc part of tn etime last winter, and we had fine eggs. After soaking them over night in fresh va ter you could not tell them from fresh eggs"
 My. that was a saving" said Der tha "I hope I can earn to manage as well as you do," and she closed the door behind her