Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-12-25
HARD TIMES.
How to Live, How to Save and How
to Deal in Margins.

Most people live without counting
the col /, expecting something to turn
up; to strike some scheme or TO lind
something they know not what, which
will not only enable them to pay
their debts but make them wealthy.
He who surely follows this plan will
just as surely come to want. He who
calculates well, will at the end of the
year see what his expenses and income
have been. If he finds his income has
not been sufficient to meet his bills
and lay up small margin besides, be
will begin to look around and see
where he can cut down best; perhaps
he has paid out more for clothing than
was actually necessary. He might
have bought something which would
have kept himself and family just as
warm and comfortable, even if 1t did
not look quite as nice. If the meat
bill was too high buy less meat or a
cheaper grade, you will live just as
long and be just as healthy if you
don't have meat three times day.
You may have employed more hired
help than was profitable or paid larger
salaries than your business warranted.
We believe that every man can, If he
will, find dozens Of plans if he will
only look back where he might have
saved more or less, if he had known
the times we're going to be so hard
and money so scarce. Now If you will
make review of the past year OF your
income, set so much aside for food, SC
much for clothing, farming nipple.
ments, horses, repairs, sickness, inter.
est if you have any to pay, a small
amount for accidents, and figure it sc
that you will have little margin lef
besides to lay up for old age or we
day. Make everything which is within
YOUR control come within the amount
set aside land most things ally BASE
these allowances on the past year, and
!. not On imaginary future in the hope
hat everything will be better next
! year; that wheat and corn will be high
er, or perhaps the crops better ano
money plentier, and we will assure
YOU that hard times will very soon be
made easy There are SO many ways
in which man can save that little
here and a little there, will soon
amount to large sum. For instance
when you 60 to buy your Drugs
Books, Oils and Paints, Wall anc
Window papers, go to Saurs' Drue
and Book Store, where you will alway
find large, nice stock Of nearly every
thing which man can think of. Gel
his prices, then If you are not suited
90 elsewhere and see if you cannot dc
a little better. Always go where you
can get what you need, (not what yor
want,) for the least money. Saur has
had owe, twenty years of continuous
business experience in his line, and has
always made an effort of buying hi
goods at the very lowest cash prices
and giving his customers the benefit
The sign of the Golden Mortor ha
marked the place for years wher'
many people have secured the RENE
dies which have restored them to tn
health and vigor of their youth. II
the Drug Department everything i
kept NICE new and fresh; no old rene
dies allowed to accumulate and onl..
those which have been tried ant
proved are recommended by this house
IN the line OF Paints, Oils and Varnish
es. the best in the. land is always Sc
cured and sold at the lowest prices
II allAnd Window papers, Cloth Shade
and fixtures are made a speciality
rnrything in the line of Schoo
'sasssD Dks, Miscellaneous Books, consist
,@aiig of Prose and Poetry, Blank Book
fol ell kinds of tradesmen. Pas
Books, Memorandums, Writing Pa
per, Stationery, Etc, you will alway
\ End complete, and sold at bottom pri
ces. Trusses, Supporters, Shoulde
Braces and all kinds of Surgical In
I struments constantly kept on ham
and furnished on short notice. Re
member when in need Of anything il
the line Of Drugs, Books or Paints, t
20 to Saurs' large store and see tn
quality and get his prices