The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-12-25
LIVING At SMALL EXPENSE.
How an Actor Manages to Save His
Money and stHI Have "Good Time"

IhoW an hOAof bAenhkos 20 save
Money and stHl Have a "Good Time"
lClara Bellies letter.
II know an actor-an American" said q
young man, with whom l was convsrsing,
1who has the reputation Of being quite
swell owner Of large wardrobe, and al,
ways dressing in the height OF styls-while,
in reality. he only has one decent suit OF
clothes to his name. 1t Is a drsss-suit. ami
cut in the most fashionable styla He Is an
all-night sort OF an actor to bs fouad about
town as late as s or O'Clock in the morning.
after the theatre always. aad he does not
rise until about o'clock In the afteruoon-
Then he drink n lot OF hot water. tskes the I
needed exercise OF the dumb-tell,. and atY
o'clock sits down - Ssn elaborate nes,
which is ssrvel IN his I'm II any persss
happen to dropin on hsa. .se resolves ts.s. -.
In his bath-robe and slippers Then he
shaves himself. aid puts on evening dress
He is very particular in the matter Of
gloves, and he has fashionable cape coat
"Thus equipped he start, forth, and drifts
about Delmonico's, the Bruins wick and other
fashionable resorts, until it is time to 90 to
the theatre. There are always men enough
who are willing to buy drink for an actor,
and as he Is a pleasant and talkative man,
he not only succeeds in keeping his thirst
from annoying him before tho play, but Is
usually asked to supper afterward There
Is method in all this He receives sl25 a
week, and his expenses certainly fall below
$50. He has ALT he reputation Of being a
rounder, and more or less Of a bowling
swell, without any Of the attendant expense.
and he is laying by pretty pot Of money
for the summer season"
ut isn't meanness," he said, in discussing
the matter frankly with a man who hap.
pened to know him we'll. "becauss know
Pm not a mean man by nature. ran
through very considerable fortune In two
years, and was obliged to take to the stage
for livelihood. A man who Is able to
keep up swell connections, and who has the
reputation OF being In with society people.
can always get an engagement from New
York manager IL he knows how to act at all.
But occasionally he will get caught, like /
was last summer, when spent rather o
miserable existence on nothing a week for
four or five months. It has taken me q
long while to learn what economy means,
but know now, and Pm going to practice
1t right straight along. All the luxury in
the world would not atone for the incon-
veniences and the humiliation Of last sum.
mer."
The Undertaker's Secret
[St. Louis Republican,
When asked by q reporter the other day
whether he mad any funerals on hand, an
Olive street undertaken answered In the neg
ative, adding that he expected to have some
very good ones very soon
"What makes you so confldentr queriel
the reporter.
"Why," quoth the undertaken, "ths rich
men die in winter. and poor men In sum.
mer. As winter is coming on, 1t follows
naturally that we will have the remains Of
people belonging to rich families to bury.
When say that the rich die in winter and
the poor in summer, l am prepared to givs
my reasons for that assertion. In the sum-
mer time rich n,en as rule take it easy
They keep in the shade. and spend their
time at summer resorts. where they get
plenty Of fresh dir. Poor people, on the
other hand, remain at home. They work
In the sum- live in the Easements and hot
rooms, and enervate themselves until they
take sick and die. It Is a well-known fact
that the mortality among children is greater
during the the summer months than at any
other season of the year. Mon who work
on high walls, as brick masons, men who
clean the streets, and tea amsters, as we'll as
others who are exposed to the hot rays OF a
midsummer sun. are poor mon, as q rule,
who arc compelled to work the year round
for their daily bread.
"Rich men die In the winter because they
are subject to dangers they take no precau-
tions to avoid. Poor men suffer from ex-
posure, yet their very hardships fit them
for the sudden changes Of the weather,
which are almost constantly occurring.
Rich yoopla wan riuov f,,ra aud haavv nvar.
coats, crowd into overheated and badly
ventilated theatres When they come out
they catch their death Of cold. Rich pso-
pie indulge In greater excesses In winter
than In summer. They attend more balls
and wine parties and lose more sleep in cold
than in warm weather. There are many
other reasons for the fact stated to you, but
it Is hardly worth while to enumerate them
here. Suffice it to say that the undertakers
have nearly all Of their best paying funer'
ais during the winter months"