The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08

spread 1t as much and not only with Shoes
but everything else that things are coming
down in the spring and yo4 just watch
for the special sales to clean up and you
will also see the prices begin to lower in
a very short time and next spring things
will be cheaper because the fellows that
have goods to sell will know that we ex-
pect to see decline, As long as we ex-
goine-to give us just that thing.
Then the matter of buying the best at
any price must he done away with. To
put 1t strong 1 will say that l believe it
struction to do it. We have a nation to
save today just the same as we did during
the war and 1 can't see much difference
between helping bunch of profiteers in
running the country to get rich. than to
render assistance to the enemy during the
war. Now it is not necessary for any
man to pay $50 or $75 for a suit of clothes
to look respectable and neither is it neces-
saFy for a lady to do SO. The same is true
of shoes. 81 or IS will buy good dressy
shoe today
Now here is what my wife and I have
decided to do. We set certain reasonable
price that we will pay for an article and
we do not go over that price. We have
been able so far to get very good goods,
and we think We dress and look about as
respectable as the rest of you and L
don't believe if you would meet us on the
street with an ordinary crowd you could
pick us out on account of our clothes.
So in conclusion let me say, let's start
to it and We will win for we are the
American people and must be respected.
MRS. J. tt PIERsoN. 1914 Quincy St,
Topeka
/. Buy about a dozen good~h and
one rooster-do not pay higlT price for
them as Plymouth Rocks for instance, are
very good to eat and fine layers. When
setting hens, use eggs from your own
chicken house an you can be assured that
they. are fresh and greater number will
you feel you can afford to feed. little
chicks can be sold at all times for 15c each
This reduces your meat and egg bill and is
very little trouble
.. Raise garden if possible as you can
have vegetables all summer that way at
very. little cost and work. If it is not
tables when cheap and can much as is
possible. Waste nothing. Your left-overs
from one meal can be made into such ap-
petizing dishes and called by some French
name and the family will enjoy them. Po-
tatoes very good cooked with the
jackets on. and may be served in many
different ways.
>. Can your fruit when you can buy it
at the best prices. Buy your sugar by
serves and butter but be economical in the
use of sugar. Buy your soap by the box
and flour by the fsrg sack and save. Buy
your potatoes. apples and cabbage when
cheap and store in the cellar. Buy green
tomatoes and sweet potatoes in the sum
mer when they are cheap as they will keer
all winter when wrapped in tissue paper
and stored in the cellar.
4. Money can be saved on fuel if it is
bought in the summer time. Meat and
many other things cooked in ffreless
cooker have such good flavor and it is
great fuel saver. Buy cheap cuts of meat
and make dollar roast serve you for two
days. DO your own baking. 1t requires
no lard to cook pancakes aluminium
griddle and they are very appetizing. If
yOu have no aluminium griddle. rub a raw
potato over any griddle and get the same
result.
). Watch the advertisements for clothes
as well as groceries. 1t is much etter
method to pay cash for things charge
accounts are too convenient at times and
one buys things they really cannot afford
square.
G. Have last winters garments made
over and pressed and cleaned If you cannot
afford new ones. If everyone did not fol-
low fashions, they would not change so
often.
I. In conclusion, might say that>the