Domestic Economy Puzzle

A dear little woman up on Capítol bilí married and went to housekeeping in the most determined manner. She set to work to keep an exact account of her expenditures, balancing her books regularly once a month. One of her earliest purchases was an ice ticket for the season. It cost, I believe, $10. A month later, in making up her accounts, it occurred to her that that $10 should be divided proportionately among the several months mentioned on the ticket in order to give to each day's account only the amount of money actually expended on that day. Also she wished to calcúlate and set down the number of pounds of ice used each day. The problem had several ramifications which I have forgotten , but, at any rate, it was exceedingly difficult, and the housewife covered sheet after sheet of paper with her calculation. The arrival of her husband found her disheveled and iu a state of evident distress. " What in the world is the matter?" he asked. The wife explained. "Well, can't you get any answer without that figuriág?" he asked. The wife's eyes began to blink rapidly and she sniffed suspiciously. "Oh, I can get an answer," she said, swallowicg hard - "I can get a lovely answer, but I can't put it in my book hRcanso I can't teil - 1 can't teil