Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-12-18
HARD TIMES.
How to Live, How to Save and How
to Deal in Margins.

Most people live without counting
the cost, expecting something to turn
up; to strike some scheme or TO find
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 a small margin besides, he
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 fer food, so
much for clothing, farming imple-
ments, horses, repairs, sickness, inter-
est if you have any to pay, small
amount for accidents, and figure it SO
that you will have little margin left
besides to lay up for old age or a wet
day. Make everything which is within
YOUR control come within the amount
set aside (and most things, ally Base
these allowances on the past year, and
not In imaginary future in the hope
That everything will be better next
year; that wheat and corn will be high
er, Or perhaps the crops better and
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 little there, will soon
amount to large sum. For instance,
when you 60 to buy your Drugs,
Books, Oils and Paints, Wall and
Window papers, go to Saurs' Drug
and Book Store, where you will always
find a large, nice stock of nearly every
thing which man can think of. Get
his prices, then If you are not suited
20 elsewhere and see if you cannot do
q little better. Always go where you
can get what you need, (not what you
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 his
goods at the very lowest cash prices,
and giving his customers the benefit.
The sign Of the Golden Mortor has
marked the place for years where
many people have secured the reme-
dies which have restored them to the
health and vigor of their youth. In
the Drug Department everything is
kept nice, new and fresh; no old reme-
dies allowed to accumulate and only
those which have been tried and
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.
wall and Window papers, Cloth Shades
and fixtures are made a speciality.
.Everythipg in the line of School
Books, Miscellaneous Books, consist
inc Oh Prose and Poetry, Blank Books
III for r ali kinds Of tradesmen. Pass
Books, Memorandum, Writing Pa
per, Stationery, Etc, you will always
ind complete, and sold at bottom pri-
ces. Trusses, Supporters, Shoulder
Braces, and all kinds Of Surgical In.
struments constantly kept on hand
and furnished on short notice. Re
member when in need Of anything in
the line Of Drugs, Books or Paints, to
20 to Saurs' large store and see the
quality and get his prices.