The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-16
WRITTEN AT RANDOM.
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~ am not close or parslmonlous'
a drummer declared at the Palmer
house as he sat with several other
Knights OF the GRIP spinning yarns,
but ! want to say that this matter
of spending money for liquor and
tobacco is foolishness, and found
this out several years ago.
With this he began diving in his
pockets but without success. for he
finally excused himself, went up
stairs and secured his grip and pro-
duced several bundles of papers.
81 don't want you fellows to think
that | am some religious fanatic or
temperance crank-the president of
the anti-cigarette society, etc.--but
I do want to tell you what world of
good in health and wealth one little
sign posted on the wall at the Pa
duoah depot baggage room did me.
don't remember the exact reading
OF the placard, but II shows you
what a fool you are TO throw away
your health, self-respect and mon
ey by drinking and smoking, and
think Brother VIM. Flowers. the gen
ial baggageman, Is responsible for IL,
at least am told he posted the sign
many years ago."
81 had been in Paducah on n
'bun'-you know what that means
| suppose. and was feeling mighty
blue. had been drunk all night,
playing poker, and besides losing
what money | had in cash, had lost
a nights rest and missed the early
train | was to take to Louisville.
had borrowed a few dollars and
started across to secure drink
when saw the placard posted.
read II and strange to say. 1t i'm
pressed me. What a fool saw my
self to have been drinking and smok-
ing my money away. and the more |
thought over It the more impressed |
was. Well decided to start in right
then and there to stop drinking and
| did. Moreover | quit smoking and
have kept tab approximately on my
saving since that time"
With this he exhibited the bundle
of papers and selected one with a
lot of figures on it.
you see did this figuring in
my room last night, having come to
Paducah and remembered the occa-
sion of my swearing off. | used to
take from three to six drinks a day
and say at an average of 60 cents
per day, which is small considering
you treat friends and sometime pay
Is cents for whiskey and more for
fancy drinks, this amounts to s4.2O
week. or s21S.40 year. Well, |
smoked about ten cigars day- and
say at the price of 5 cents each,
would amount to $3.50 per week or
$1S3.40 a year. Take the two and
add them and you will see where /
spent about si01.S0 annually for
cigars and drinks. | have saved that
much yearly because put that much
away daily for awhile and later be-
gan making a monthly deposit of
1880 just the same as | would pay
Tn today I haun N
the bank from this fund alone Just
s1,205.40. This started me to saving.
7 havequite a neat bank account and
II still grows. | don't play poker any
more either and think the little pla-
card did me a world of good"
WELL" one of his fellow workers
exclaimed. II was just going TO ask
you to take a drink, but guess we
will adjourn to our rooms, that Is
for one will"
what are YOU going to do about
that little poker game we had ar
ranged for tonight" one asked as
he started for his room.
why. the poker game can go to
blazes," he declared, IL am going to
save money from now on"
An alley near the market house
afforded much amusement to quite
a crowd a day or two ago. II appear
ed to be frozen over several inches
thick, but really was nothing but
slush about six or eight inches deep,
One or two pedestrians attempted