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7ht RURAL NEW.YORKER 
February 12, 1921 
At the Price of Two Eggs 
At the cost of the price of two eggs a big Jell-0 dessert can be 
served—and it will serve from five to twelve persons, according to 
the manner in which it is prepared. 
If plain, it will serve five or six persons; if whipped. Bavarian 
cream style, ten or twelve may be served. 
There are so many possibilities—so great a variety of delight¬ 
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cream in desserts. 
Jell-0 is put up in six pure fruit flavors: Strawberry, Rasp¬ 
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stores and groceries at 25 cents for 2 packages. 
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The Wife’s Share 
We have had many letters in answer to the questions asked on page 1678, 
about the division of money on the farm. Naturally these letters cover all 
sides of the question. We cannot find space for them all this month, but give 
a few below. This matter of the wife’s share of the income is a burning one. 
While we cannot hope to settle it for all. we will, at least, let a little light 
into it. 
I have read with interest the letters in 
The R. N.-Y. about the wife's share. As 
the systems thus far given are unlike the 
money method my husband and I worked 
out, I am sending our plan, hoping it may 
help the cause. 
For seven years previous to my mar¬ 
riage I had been a school teacher, and 
during my teaching experience learned 
thoroughly the value of money. How¬ 
ever, I had never spent freely, like many 
working girls, for besides paying all living 
expenses I helped a brother through col¬ 
lege and also paid my own normal school 
expenses, I cared more for that inde¬ 
pendent feeling of earning and spending 
my own wages more than I did for the 
actual money. 
I realized that my mother had never 
been, satisfied with the money situation at 
home. My father, no doubt, was as lib¬ 
eral as his means allowed, but he never 
practiced any regular system of providing 
funds for mother’s use. When he made 
a big sale of farm produce he usually 
handed mother a $10 bill, and other times 
wrote checks for the necessary purchases. 
Consequently mother never knew how 
much money she was to have to use, nor 
when she would have it. I had also seen 
glimpses of money difficulties among my 
married friends, so with apprehension 
along this line I approached matrimony. 
Before marriage my future husband 
agreed to arrange money matters satis¬ 
factory to me, it would not be neces¬ 
sary to humbly beg for a few dollars, or 
to steal them from him. as I have heard 
of wives doing. We discussed various 
methods before we found a satisfactory 
solution. I favored an allowance to be 
used for my clothes and personal ex¬ 
penses. Our income would be small, and 
1 realized that my allowance would be 
accordingly meager, but I desired a fixed 
A Lamb Brought Up by Hand 
sum in order that I might plan my ex¬ 
penditures wisely. Lee opposed this plan, 
however, since it did not involve my di¬ 
rect interest in our farming -operations, 
lie suggested that 1 have some chickens, 
turkeys or other live stock which be would 
feed and hell) care for, and I have the 
profits from the same for my share. This 
didn’t appeal to me, for I remembered 
how poultry and farm animals have a 
way of dying or disappearing at very in¬ 
opportune times. Lee explained that al¬ 
lowances would be made in such circum¬ 
stances so that I wouldn’t lose all. After 
some consideration he proposed another 
scheme, which was a sort of compromise 
between his plan and mine. This method 
we adopted, and it has proven very satis¬ 
factory. Were I to pave one word in the 
way of advice to newlyweds, it would he 
compromise—each willingly give up part 
to the other. 
My brother paid back the money he had 
borrowed for bis college course, so with 
our combined savings we furnished our 
little home. Then I kept accurate ac¬ 
counts and discovered what our average 
monthly grocery bills were likely to be. 
Then Lee proposed that he give me a 
sum each month sufficient to buy the 
groceries and include a few dollars for 
my personal expenditure. In addition, I 
was to keep the small flock of hens 1 
already had, he furnishing the feed from 
the farm supply, while l had the proceeds 
remaining after providing the eggs and 
poultry for our own use. He also gives 
me a young animal each year and pro¬ 
vides feed and care for it. When it is 
grown I sell it and have the proceeds. 
The first year I had a steer, which T sold 
when two years old, and invested the 
money in kitchen improvements. Some 
years I have had sheep, and this year I 
have a pig which T have helped raise. 1 
am planning to have little pigs to seM 
next Spring, and then later dispose of 
the old hog. 
Thus I am responsible for the spending 
of part of the income, have an inter¬ 
est in the business, and at the same time 
feel that I am repaid for my labor by 
having a share of my own. At first the 
commendable features of this plan may 
not be apparent, but after working it out 
I have discovered its many advantages. 
I keep an account of my expenditures and 
endeavor to obtain the greatest value for 
my money. In the buying of groceries I 
have learned several things, viz., that it 
is more economical, if more laborious, to 
buy and cook dried fruits and vegetables, 
ae beans, corn, etc., than to get the canned 
products, and to make my own salad 
dressings, cookies, bread and baked foods; 
that it is a saving to buy in quantities, 
and extravagant to purchase fresh fruits 
and vegetables out of season. This plan 
is also an incentive for me to work in 
the garden and raise and can all the fruits 
and vegetables possible, for thereby my 
grocery bills are reduced and I have more 
spending money. By paying cash we often 
get reduction, and also keep our credit 
good. In regard to clothes, I buy more 
sensibly than formerly, with more thought 
to durability and usefulness. I am more 
interested in doing my own sewing, and 
in renovating cast-off garments; thus I 
am enabled to save a few dollars. 
I am reminded of an incident which 
occurred when I went shopping with a 
friend who expected to buy a new coat. 
After trying on several her decision rested 
between two models. One was very good 
looking, as well as serviceable and rea¬ 
sonably priced, while the other was less 
becoming, not so practical a style, more 
elaborately trimmed and $15 higher. After 
a brief‘hesitation she bought the latter. 
Outside the store she remarked : “I don’t 
like this coat a bit better than the other, 
but since all I receive for my labor is 
my board and clothes, I thought I might 
as well got the most expensive. Henry 
never gives me money directly to buy mv 
clothes, but has all bills sent to him. 1 
shouldn’t complain, for he doesn’t find 
fault at the prices, but. nevertheless I 
would rather had the $00 which this coat 
cost: then I would have bought the 
cheaper garment and saved $15 to put in 
the bank. I would love to start a bank 
account and plan and economize to see it 
grow.” A CONTENTED WIFE. 
I am much interested in “The Wife’s* 
Share.” Let me tell you how I came 
“into my own.” I always thought man 
and wife to be, or ought to be. equals, 
but after marriage I found out things T 
didn’t know before. My husband was 
more difficult to handle and get along 
with than I had expected, but I made up 
my mind to do my level best as wife and 
partner. After we bought a farm I knew 
only team work would enable us to pay 
for that farm, so T helped wherever I 
could—boarded the hired help, and when 
unable to get help leave some of my own 
work indoors to be able to help more out¬ 
doors. This, with raising the children, 
made it very hard for me. I tried to 
keep expenses down as much as possible, 
and husband could not help but notice it. 
He was faithful to provide for kitchen 
and table, also for clothing that was 
absolutely needed, but the monthly milk 
check was his. Any request for money 
made him more or less angry; it was 
grudgingly given, often flatly refused, 
while lie most always had money for 
what lie needed, and often for what, lie 
didn’t, need. Now almost every woman 
wants to look respectable, also would 
like to got a piece of furniture off and on, 
but it is very little I got in this line. Tt 
was discouraging and humiliating, all 
work and no comfort made me grow bitter, 
and I felt rebellious. Still I would not 
quarrel, but I made up my mind, when 
the right time came I would get my 
right, if I had to tight for it. 
So the years wont by and the time 
came when husband was to make his last 
payment and receive his deed for the 
farm. “Well,” he said, “it was hard 
work but I won out at last.” “Yes.” T 
answered, “it was hard for you, but my 
dear, liaveu’t I done my share to help 
you win out?” “Sure you have,” he 
said, and after a while—“Come to think 
it over, I could never have managed it, 
if it hadn’t been for you. You are the 
best little woman in all the world, and I 
am afraid I never gave you anv credit 
for all you did!” “Well,” I said, 
“do you realize you owe me something?” 
“O! tell me what you want, a new dress?” 
“No.” I answered. “I want more than 
that; I want half of the farm. That’s 
what 1 have worked for all these years. 
Don’t you think 1 deserve it?” He looked 
at me in surprise. I expected he would 
flare up and be angry. I was veady for 
my light, but lo and behold! His arm 
stole around me and he said: “My 
dear heart, you have surely earned it, 
and you shall have it. I have tin* 
deed made out in yours and my name, 
and whatever we make after this is going 
to be yours as well as mine!” 
I had won my battle without a fight, 
and lie kept his word! This was a 
number of years ago. We bought more 
property and paid for it. We have in- 
provemeuts in the house as well as out¬ 
doors ; we own a ear. also have a joint 
bank account. There is no bitterness 
left in my heart; I received my share, but 
for me this was the only way to get it! 
MRS. R. B. 
