Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1917 — Difficulties of the Thrifty. [ARTICLE]

Difficulties of the Thrifty.

Mother B— has brought up a large family on a small Income and has, of necessity, been of a very frugal turn of mind. The children are married now, and Father and Mother B are alone and in comfortable circumstances., One day their son John called, and his mother showed him three big loaves of bread she had just baked. She complained that she had too much bread on hand, and would have to give him a loaf, and also one to her son Frank, since she and father could not possibly eat it all.” John asked, “V?hy do you bake so much, then?” And Ms mother indignantly answered, “Do you suppose I am going to heat that big oven for just one loaf of bread?’’—You th’sCompanion.