Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-06-04
HABITS OF ECONOMY
MAN AND WOMAN INDULGE IN
USELESS ARGUMENT.
ThriftIess Tricks Of Both Sexes Dis
cussed in DetaiI-Dispute Ends with
Triumphant Female Setting Out for
Bargain Sale.

Economy was under discussion. "A
woman knows how to economize much
better than a man does" she said, de-
| cidedly.
The man looked skeptical, but said
he was willing to be convinced by
| proofs.
Now, see here, when you have a
bit of headache you rush out to the
drug store and get the clerk to give
you a powder" she said. The next
time you have headache you do the
same thing, and you spend a surpris-
ingly large amount of money In this
way"
We'll, what would you have me
do?" asked the man. Stand the head
ache, / suppose. and get cross and ir-
ritable."
NO. my dear man. | certainly
would not, for when a man makes up
his mind to stand his headache there's
no living In the same county with
him. But | would have you go out and
buy dozen powders or so, and so
have them on hand. Buying them in
large quantity is much less expen-
sive than buying them in driblets.
Now another way in which a man
is wasteful. He does not look after his
laundry well, suddenly finds himself
without clean collars or a clean shirt,
and goes out and buys more. AS
matter OF fact, he has plenty on hand
and does not need any more, but
through his carelessness he ties his
money up In shirts and collars when 1t
is positively necessary that he have a
few cravats.
Then there's the matter of tobac.
Co"
"Oh, say, no fair" said the man.
You must cut that out, you know. A
man has to smoke"
"All right" said the woman, cheer
fully. But there's the habit OF treat
ing. Half the time you don't want TO
treat and the other fellow does not
want to have you treat, but neither of
you has the courage to cut it out SO
you so on spending your money for
something you do not enjoy yourself,
and that is something of bore to the
other fellow"
The man looked bit rueful and ac-
quiesced for the first time. There's
something in that" he said.
And your stockings. So soon as
hole comes in them you throw them
away. That's fearfully expensive What
If you are a bachelor; there are plenty
of professional members nowadays, and
you could get the work done easily
enough"
Don't want to bother with it" said
the man, a trifie grumpily.
The woman went calmly on. "Shaves
are another expense. Why don't you
shave YOURSELF"
Cause I'd have to spend so much
money in courtplaster if | did" said
the man, quickly.
Now, these are only a few of the
ways in which you waste money" the
woman continued. Have | convinced
you that you don't know how to econ
omize?"
How about the woman who buys
frugal luncheon of soup and rolls and
then blows lot in for ice cream and
fluffy duff" asked the man. How
about woman's habit of buying a thing
just because it is bargain, when she
has no possible use for It? How about
her going to the hairdressers for
shampoo when she can do 1t very cas-
lily herself? How about the candy
habit, and the visit of the doctor after
a candy jag? How"
Convince a man against his will
and he's of the same opinion still,
chanted the woman, and left to attend
the Friday bargain sale.-New York
Times.