South Bend News-Times, Volume 35, Number 62, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 3 March 1918 — Page 18

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THE SOUTH BEND NEVVS-TLMES 1 i g2 J Devoted to Women and Their Interests

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REVELATIONS OF A WIFE By Adele Garrison

mniv r.AHY qioti:s omaii. When I rJoir.l l:'.V.y "-v idi r.tly was thinking f'.eop:, orn;thlr.j I very sldcm a'.v him do. I did not -pik to him, an ! rank into my chair a. .;ntly as I c.uld. I Put r. hfarrl th" riitlf of my drr. and lifted his had. "Fee'.ir.g 1-f-U'T, s.ve-t heart? Had tute all rone?" "Ye. thank you." I returned. "I've steril ! I rr.y mouth ana frei l'j'te clean at'.iin." He mad- a little c;ur of nnr.oy.ir.rr. "j suppo- i: you frei that y.iy about it you'll hardly try it His fart- onkf. .- il'twncnM that I hastened to rf iiss'ii c him. "I'll lo it for you, lurky," I said- ' ,- r i i it Mir ly is a pt. f f my lovo frr r.:i, fr I do tlii ilk It i.s one of th" i;liet thin- to d that une "UM in. a -; n e j os.s.blc." "i if course It is," 1 i f 1 : y a.-' r-ented h-nrtily. I Pok"d at lii.n in ain.izo. ::' r.t. "Von loti't Imasiiie anybody with a grain of senso Could defend j th" p:actb-.-. Hut vou'll hnd out i after a whip, if jon rvo;- gel those : I ; j r i t in 'i n"! s of your rounded j f.ff, I' ll some of th ?:diest, mot ; ;n it : ens h-b thin-s aro mighty com- j fy and cnj-iyabb- oraaj vmi get used to them." ! "I'.ut. Ii k." I protested. "y(,' ki.ow those tilings arc liarinfn! it; ; 1 1 r i f : 1 to f i s;, a 1 1 I how alamt the i ampb- you ai.d I inU-ht set t oth-! r s. ikr xfj'h'' who not ho! able to do thln-s in moderation a.-; I wr- mUht V , j hi' ky sprang to his fe-t und HM'tch-'! hiaix-lf. Then ho soienm-' 1 po'irril me another t ap "f c"t'l'ee 1 iiti.l heM It out to chanting j h;-:Ti n!y : ! Ah, my 1 eiuved. fill the cup that j (If.lIS ! Today of past re-rets a ti 1 futuie' fears. Tomorrow! Why tomorrow I nia he -Mys.-lC with yotiTchtx 's .'n Thousand yt-ars. Al nrako th mo.-t of what wc -t may sp nJ, liefere wc, too, into the ilust dt- i send. . . 1 interrurpted him ruthlessly. "II , joa'ie idn to Uote nmar," J paid leMlicdly, "I L;iVe Hp I haf ldiril' I from 1 1 1 1 1 o r experience that there i is no arimin witii a di.-ciple of ; tmiar." j " That's l ccause Jir m perfectly f cxonipliia.'.s the mo, lern watchword, j What's the Iis? of anything?"! Picky returned, r-'rinnin. 'Itut ij won't indict any more of his old philo.-ophy on yuu. 1 want to have a seri.ms tmancial dicussion with y on. 1 looked op anxiously. Was Dicky in any tiould or were we in for another dispute? j A MOMIIVl'Ol'S TAI.U ON TIN-j am i; AM) WHAT IT i.i:i 1 TO. I I nfrr shall et ue.l to Dicky.) 1 do not know half the time wheth- j v h' is in fun or in earnest. When, j ati-r my experiment in smoking a. i::arette to ph-ase him. lie looked up with, .i !'rae face an. I announced; that he wanted ta have a serious, Jinancial 1;.- cushion with me, 1 J'ri-'htened. I wondtred if he were in auv trouhh wliich h- had not told me. ; My face must In;.1 told its own, dory of anxiety, for sujd-.nly Dicky, Don't worry." h'A said '.rayly, "I : Jiien't lost n; dianam.ls, and 1: ;;in not a ruined man. Von seem : to lui .et your heai t uj.on th it ' ;illo an. -1 thin- so 1 thought e ! w aid ;:et it over with - how much. ;. ci wa nt a h w e k ?" 'h. P'-U. I'.";-. ..im 1 t-jll w loui 1 have no idea what o li r m4'.i:u, I kt)w ;.L.'.'ly, of ujurs . l!i..t ou must receive very tood j-t i s Jop or.r vj:k, hut I hac vi id.vi of h.ow tnui h you rectdve 4-aeh w'-in, or month.. a:l I mu?l hn.ov that to mak- out my budget. Your wh.kl'.'" Dicky I-coked ;r.ys. tirhal. M 1 ad-re'.." 1 repeate.1.. "my ve of th..- xhet.dif.:re.s 1 expect to make di!ir; the week, or month, :;nd they mu-t ! v has d upon the iv hnt of money 1 rt'.tive. a:.d in i'i t:n ü mut t e reckoned oil, j our income." 1 "Whit i i:":V!" utorttJ Dicky. How can von ever- tell what Uinx 3 ected cx;v::i.- oj are toir.rf to I li.ive? I ut;es my iucome will ftuJ : thf strain. I'll tell i: what! You, tell me how much you ha'o s re r.t j thi list w.-ck. th'! I will douh'e ; Jt. 1 w ill a1 oa th.it much each; xvt k. If y . . -1 ran 1 hind I will mik up th d- at. If ou have' rrre th.an J.e anv w--. k o.i must J tr txU :e to a l;'th -ünner. There's1 .t.on for cu. Will y-.i t.ike '" "D.ckv." I - i:d in d.'pai: . "Won't yo-i try to- .::-.'.. uv! ? We ojht , o co em " .:r ri'"i: litufes ! y your I Jrrorr.e. no by what Nu;r p'ir.croity rvo.iM hand " ;t to me. House- I h!.'. rcor.r'n: ; ? have worked the f -he 1 :'c- ail at. ... r.r.ah Income, m ;r.ncli siw i. nia li for it r.t, j f- mi-h for fo.vl i Toii-f." ho-.v'.ed l n k, jumping' jimt. his rhi;r, whi'e 1 .-'.. rd In r. :r.n?fr: "I'c h.-ard all th.at r-t -f. re h;t i :-. r thought I'd j.."1. t n m' Ti". a. I' e a 1. 1 ted th -t f -I r : p v. 1: s: ". .. i ! . : r 1 .. ..-.'k'' ! r . . t if I i o t i T ' r ' " ," r r ' ; h a s n H i!:;y w h-r. rT-.--'. ' f and oi'- ; Ltt ! Lusctter!, the fnk will Le

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amon the missing when the roll of eatAbles is railed." He lookr?l .- bewiMered and .voheone- that I laughed In ypite of the annoyance. I felt that a full?ro',vn man could either be, or prrtend to he, o dense. "I have a faint idea, Di ky. that your ineo.ne- wouht warrant the strain of an occasional porterhouse and the elimination of corned beef from the menu unless you particularly wanted it," I said ironically. "I'.ut why don't you ivo m? home io.i of what your in come is? Then i could tell you what my budget Would I.e." I knew that I was initatin-r Dicky with this reiterating, hut if I were to run my housekeeping upon an allowance basis at all, knew no other way than the one I had outlined. I have misivin. alo about my own ability to keep within a budget, especially with Katie in the kitchen. She wa.,a ood cook, and a competent maid, out I had observed little things that made me Mnspcct she was both lawsh in her use of things, and wasteful as to the remnants of food left uneaten. The promise of economy in her reime, which 1 had hufed to my heart, when he had accompanied inc to market had not bten fullllle.l. Dicky voiced my thought. '"You'll l ave a sweet time keeping within a budget with our Polish friend in the kitchen. Katie and a budget would be a scream. Vot you mean, Missis (;raham? Me no know dot. .Me feex nice dinner, nu bodder dot bud-it." His imitation of Katie's probable bewilderment was so life-like that 1 lay Lack in my chair convulsed with laughter. Hut 1 did not lose siht of fact that I must finish this discussion with Dicky while he was in tho; mood for it. t?o I came back a.ain to my original proposition. This time I tried coaxing. "Dicky boy, please listen. I am awfully in earnest about this, and I don't want to bother you aKain about it. Hut won't you tell rne what your Income it, and then I can have something to work upon." ".MaiiK?, your talents are wasted around here. As a collector for an instalment house or an investigator) of the income tax you oiiKht to be woiv-ith your weight in gold. Hut you can't ilra my secrets from me for there are none to draS. .sometimes my income is zero for a week or two " He paused dramatically, and looked at me closely, evidently expecting that I would show idns of dismay. Hut I knew him well enough to wait clamly for the res of his words. "And .sometimes I have had checks amounting to a thousand -rood iron men between the 1st and olt." It was my turn to look bewildered. "A thousand iron men?" 1 inquired doubtfully. "I be a thousand pardon l will explain. One iron man is one dollar. One thousand times a dollar, or one $1.000. Do I 'o to the head of the class?" "You do," I replied. "If I understand jou correctly, sometimes your income is $1,0 ' f a month, sometimes nothin.tr at all." "ufi, wise younsr wife; oh! excel lent youni; woman." parodied Dicky. "You are correct in your undei standintr. Now do you see why 1 can't tell you how much my weekly income is?" "I don't see at all." I persisted. "You certainly do not spend the whole J 1,000 in the month you receiveit." "Oh, of (ourse, I have a heckln account," interrupted Dicky. "I hank my checks as fast as I get them." "Well." I went on triumphantly, "then you must know what your yearly income it. If I knew that I can estimate the year's budget and thus far hand out about what the j expanse of each week or month i lUiIlt to I'O." ".My vearly income. madam." Dicky spian-: to his feet and strut-t.-.l across the rom pompously, "is known only to the income tax man. i:y the time ! had it !i -aired out ror htm 1 was attacked with, amnesia, and 1 haven't remembered anything pertaining to money since." "Do be serious, lucky. Don't tease me so." Dicky tame back to his seat evidently subdued. 'I don't mean to tease ou, sweetheart." lie said, "but if such a bore to me to bother about money. Harnmir it and spending it. those are the only things 1 know about it. Four ars a-ro my j early income was so small I'd hate to name the ;;i;res; just enough to scrape alon: on. Then things took a. turn and ?hev have la' t n xettim: better ever sin -e. Kist ear I penned down J about $V?00, I suppose, and this? j year looks as good or Wtttr. "Why. Dicky." I gasped. "I never dreamed you were so prosperous. You must have a lot of money saved iiv or invested." "Saved Invest!!" Di ky ga e a short l.uh. "Shows you don't Know much about yours truly. I alv. avs keen 4-n..uh aht-ad at the l ank so 1 won't run short. I jtness j my b.,!ar..-e is about a thousand. ' Jut I haven't a penny anywhere! c,c" " i "Ch'. Dicky." 1 suppose mv f.u e J Tva." eloquent with ruy opinion of

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such prodigality, for Dicky looked at me curiously for a moment, and then jumped to his feet, began to pace up and down the room, his head bent, his face grave. He was evidently pondering some course of action. With the memory of his outburst the night before me I trembled as I saw his preoccupied face. ' Had 1 said too much? Was he angry? Dor.s (;i:m:kous, irhi-ionsi-ijli: dicky m:i:d a (it'AHDIAX. I know now how a child who has been punished feels when he imagines another chastisement is coming. I would rather take a flogging. 1 believe, than go through a painful scene. Watching Dicky as he walked swiftly up and down the room after my searching questions concerning his income, I shranTt from the thought of another possible conflict as a child might from a threatened whipping. l.ut to my surprise and delight Dicky was not angry at all. He stoppe.l suddenly in the midst of his pacing, threw up his head as if he had decided something, and coming over to me sat down in the chair opposite to me. "Well, little .Miss Hudget." h- began playfullv. fin. going to gie you a chance to show how much of a financier you are. You appear to he shocked at the idea of my not having real estate and stocks and bonds galore to show for my hard-earned dollars Now I'm going to see how ma we'll have at the end of the year if you manage things." "What do you men. Dicky?" I asked bewildered. "It's simple enough." he returned. "I'm going to transfer my checking account to your name, and turn over to you every cheek I have received. Then if 1 want any money you can dra w me a check. You had oon.i ientious scruples against asking you for it, provided vou'll agree always to honor my drafts without juetion." "I will try it Diek. gla.lly." I said, 'but I warn you ! shall keep a faithful account of every cent that goes out, then at the end of the jt;ir we ein see where leaks hae been and how much we have savtd." "Then I shall make you crawl to me for every nickel ou get," said Dicky sternly. "You see I have you in me power, proud beauty." 1 was about to tos back, an answer to hid nonsense when the

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Arc you complaining of the high cost of living? Well, Abigail Adams complained of the same tl ng. Perhaps after you have read he following prices quoted from h ' letter to'her husband, the second president of the United States, you will count yourself lucky, however, to be living; now instead of in Abigail' time. This was Abigail's price list in 1776: Meat $1 to $2 per pound Corn $25 per bushel Uyc $3t) per bushel Potatoes. ........... $ 10 per bushel Molasses S12 per gallon Flour IT. per cwt. Cider $40 per barrel Cheese .....$2 per pound Iiutterine .....$3 per pound Sugar $?. per pound In 1779 sugar rose to $4 per pound and tea the same. In 1780 butter sold for $12 a pound and tea for $40. Such were the prices in revolutionary times when we were only trying to carry on a war and feed ourselves at the same time. Now, however, our task Is greater, for we must not only fight, and feed ourselves at the same time, but we must furnish most of the food for the allies, if we are to win this war. Yet, prices today are considerably lower than those which Abigail Adams paid In 1776. If the women in America hoard food, however, or if they are wasteful with it in their kitchens, as surely as the sun rises in the east, tho cost of food will soar until we shall repeat revolutionary prices. Let us be thankful that as yet this has not happened and that by economizing and avoiding waste, and by buying wisely, no more and no less than what we need at a time, we have it in our power to keep the cost of food normally low. GKA1IAM IJIUIAD IS NOT A WAR IJKEAP. There has gone broadcast over the United States a feeling that graham bread or whole wheat bread is the thing to eat on "wheatloss day." omplete utfit Month at the

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Graham bread, is very good, bat it Is a wheat bread. It merely has more of the original wheat grain in it than our ordinary white bread. To eat '.ornbreads made entirely without wheat 'Aould be following the rule of "wheatless day" to the letter. Two of these are the following: son; milk coilv imcAD. 2 cups ccrnmeal. 2 cups sour milk. 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. 1 tablespoon sugar. IV2 teaspoons salt. 1 egg. 1 teaspoon soda. 1 tablespoon cold water. Mix the cornmeal, sour milk, oil, sugar and talt. Cook in a double boiler or over water for 10 minutes. Cool, add the beaten egg and finally the soda dissolved in the cold water. Hake Is hour in a shallow iron or granite pan. CI II SI CORN" URI1I. 3 cups mi'k. 1 teaspoon salt. liy cups cornmeal. Mix the ingredients and spread in shallow greased pans to about H inch in depth. Bake in moderate oven until crisp. othi:r war rkctpis. ryi: rri:ad. 1 cup scalded milk. 1 cup boil.ng water. 11, teaspoons salt. 1 yeast cak dissolved in V cuP lukewarm water. 3 cups flour. Rye meal. To milk and water add salt; when lukewarm, add dissolved yeast cake and flour, heat thoroughly, cover, and let rise until light. Add rye meal until dough is stlff enough to knead; knead thoroughly, let rise, phape in loaves, let rise again, and bake. IlYi; MLTTTXS. 1 cup rye meal. 34 cup flour. U cup sugar. 1 teaspoon salt. 5 teaspoons baking powder. 1 cup mill:. 1 egg. a ft.

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ITS Y!:I(iHT ! COLD. 11. ..c u a stool in '..; a.: :. Probably many a hou.-ekeep.-r b . Mich an aitbde of furniture in t " apartmb!. and more than o-.. h; been known t make th" im..i that sh" considered it or;-.- .:' !!. necessiti among her working implements. An interesting variety . the ordinary stool, la'.b d .y : ' woman her 'kitchen treasure," ;- rathr smaller than the .:-;, i but quite high enough for Iit : use comfortably at her k;b .. table. It has but two legs, üb 1 of the regulation four, a mat h'.tb stepladder being substituted fr thother two. This stepludder abat merit she finds de uleUly omrai. iv much more so. she sa. th.ir. th' convertible chair she u.c,i ta h.(v. which she had to turn upi! .b: and shif; about, and ala. imember t fattn a certain ,..: in order to make it firm, when .'nwanted to vise it as a st pi.. ll . The treasure stool nay be fobb ' cjuite fiat, also, and set hark again-? the wall when not wanted, for u is sj made that the two b g ma? be folded bacsk against the siepbi.i der side and the sHt unhin-w-d n some way and folded down agai' them. Thus the "tre stir " is ..c ticalarly acceptable in the küi.iI! apartment, as it demands 1 . : t space. Tliis housekeeper fit.j-,,, ,. ly carries hers into the dining-r . with her at breakfast time and u -es it to set the lcctric ioa!r ";.. thus saing space on the table. llUK.U) PIPPIN.. one quart of milk, 1 cup of brtau crumbs; boil these together, th. u cool them till lukewarm. I';;r eggs. 1 cup of cugar; add the !, aten yolks, then th.M beaten white. . jind the sugar Add 1 teaspoon oi vanilla and a pinch of salt. Ji.tki20 minutes or more, till i.rvly browned. .orve with cream or wi;h the following sauce, which j.imay he halved: Heat one ei;g and then add 1 cup of powab-re.! ,-n. Heat it In thoroughly with ihr- eOne cup of cream, whipped an: added just before servim;. tispoon of vanilla. $1.50 Weekly I 10UTH BEND INDIANA.

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