The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-04
HABITS OF ECONOMY
MAN AND WOMAN INDULGE IN
USELESS ARGUMENT.
ThriftIess Tricks Of Both Sexes DIS
cussed in Detaii-Dlspute 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, do
cidedly.
The man looked skeptical but said
ne was willing to be convinced by
proofs.
Now. see here, when you have
bit of headache you rush out to the
drug store and got the clerk to give
you powder" she said. THE next
time you have a headache you do tho
same thing, and you spend a surpris-
ingly large amount of money in this
way"
Wen. what would you have me
do?" asked the man. Stand the head
ache. suppose, and get cross and IT.
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
a large quantity is much less expen-
slve 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 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 tho timo you don't want to
treat and the other fellow does not
want TO have you treat, but neither OF
you has the courage 10 cut II out. SO
you go 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 a
hole comes In them you throw them
away. That's fearfully expensive. What
II Sou are 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. trine grumpily
The woman went calmly on. "Shaves
are another expense. Why don't you
shave yourself?'
Cause I'd have 10 spend so much
money in courtplaster il | 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 a
frugal luncheon OF soup and rolls and
then blows a lot in for ice cream and
fluffy duff?" asked the man. How
about woman's habit OF buying a thing
just because 1t is bargain, when she
has no possible use for It? How about
her going to the halrdressers for a
shampoo when she can do Il 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.
Bount. Din.