The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-17

Boon - ioCo. Men OF
Slender Means.
As people we are governed by So
cieties and provided for by companies.
says the New York Tribune. 1t is 10
societies for the prevention Of this and
the encouragement of that rather than
the Legislature of the courts to which
we look for both law and justice If
you have i grievance inform the proper
society. Nor are the companies much
behind the societies. While YOU 90 to a
hotel for day a company cleans your
house and leaves everything in its cx-
| act place \ company brings a clean
towel to your Office every morning and
takes away the dirty one. II a lady is
fond of a thcater and has no escort n
! company viii send distinguished-look-
ing gentleman to accompany her twice
Il week or oftcncr, report of anv mat
tcntlon or impertinence on his part be
ing thankfully received at the general
office
The latest fostering company is the
United States Notwithstanding Com
pany. 1t proposes to supply umbrellas
to regular subscribers, and will have
other cities of any size in the country.
You make {, deposit. paw a certain sum
for the use of an umbrella for one wear.
and then You may draw an umbrella at
the general office or any branch. The
great advantage claimed is that it saves
the subscriber from carrying an UNI
brclla when it is not needed 1t rains
IN the morning and You bring your am
brella down town with you. II is fair
when You are rcadG to go home, and
vou leave it at the nearest branch: or
perhaps boy comes and gets it If it
begins to rain on the way home YOU
drop into another branch office, present
| card like a circulating library ticket,
| and get another umbrella. On rainy
morning if the records of the company
show that you have no umbrella a boy
| calls and leaves one. 1t rains when YOU
take the cars in New York and YOU
draw an umbrella; when you reach
your destination at Canal joharie it is
fair, and you turn your umbrella
in at the Canal joharie branch If an
umbrella is stol en- from You the com
pany traces it and the society for the
enforcement of the criminal law prose
cuteS the thief, who is defended by the
society for the preservation Of the
rights Of prisoners.
One of the advantages claimed for the
| circulating umbrella system is its cheap
ness. You can withdraw your deposit
at any time, and the dues are small
This IS good, but it seems TO us that
there is a still better field for another
company. We would respectfully sug-
gcst the American Clothes Supply Com
pany. Many q young man on a small
salary finds difficulty in providing him
self with a suitable amount of clothes.
Obviously a man cannot, or at least
does not, wear more than one suit at
time. still he must be provided with
several. Let us glance at a supposed
young clerk whom we win call Robin
son, who has become n subscriber to
the American Clothes Supply Company
When he gets up the first morning he
finds neat business suit awaiting him.
lie puts 1t on and goes to the store. 1t
is Friday, and when he returns to his
boarding house at night, having already
informed the company that he calls on
young lady every Friday evening, he
finds boy with a handsome full dress
suit for him. He puts it on and the boy
takes away the business suit. When he
returns later in the evening the boy
again appears, gets the dress suit, and
takes the subscribers order for the next
morning. There is prospect of warm
er weather, and he orders a lighter suit
The next morning he finds it waiting
for him. AS he enjoys half holiday
and intends to visit Coney island, he
orders {. rather dark cutawav, light
trousers, flannel shirt, tan shoes. and
straw hat for the afternoon. The only
change he cares for that evening is q
white shirt, light silk tie, patent-leather
shoes and high pearl-colored hat. At
night they are taken away, and the
next day, being Sunday he receives, as
per agreement, q black Prince Albert
coat, light trousers and silk hat. Dur
ing the rest of the week until Friday
Mr.. Robinson wears business suit
which is taken away every night and
carefully brushed, pressed and repaired,
if it need it. If the weather changes
during the day he goes to the nearest
branch Office and gets Il lighter or
heavier suit, as the circumstances de-
mand If he gets to another city he
has only to present his membership
ticket to be supplied from the branch
office in the place. \ clothes supply
company would be an invaluable boon
to the young men, and we hope to see it
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