The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-25

lthetr hats every day and several times
q day. There is the tip at the barber
Ishop In the morning. S or 10 cents:
lunch at noon. 10 cents or more: din.
lner at night. 10 cents or more ana 1t
supper after the theater another 10
q full day for the owner Of the hal.
but such days do occur and with ON
people 1t occurs quite often. SUCH
On expenditure will exceed the oris-
Ina, man COS. Of the hat: The average
lvagant in his living. ~
VII! pay 81 for his hat and wear It
t%enty-six weeks: that no viii ret
shaved twice a week at 4 cost ~ IN
cents. charseable to the hat; that ne
vii nave two theater parties at 4 cost
or 20 cents for the care Of the hat:
fcover the extras. This estimate =
moderate. but amounts to 50 cent a
week. OF. SIS for the upkeep Of the
nat for six months, . large sum svhcn
Compared with the originals cost. Of
md IT, prove oS. that these hEures are
me hatrack attendant Of . hotel in
~: touis. who received no wages.
saved enough from tips in eight Years
to purchase a. hotel. -
As to your suit. 1t may be assumed
that you paid $50 for It; that you have
for six months. as a matter Of Corr.
psrison with the figures above. A
charge Of IS cents for pressing and
Z! TOR cleaning and pressing, wifi cas-
w assresate $50. This shows q bet
q average than the hats and shoes.
the original cost. Hut had you rea ~
ized that the cost Of that suit Tor Xix
months. was $50 instead Of Ssof II
the maintenance Of q $4,000 ,auton,o-
bile cost ~s1.3sas2 for tho last Sx
months, 1t would be poor business to
own an automobile.
Laundry Costs Tidy Sum.
n upkeep of your collsrs viii
amount to than the original cost,
" you have luck with your laundry
- IS possible that YOU may have them
Numbered ten times during their iife-
viii VIII, co wn,cn At ~: cents each trip
80 cents, which ia twice the purehase
Prise u bought at two for a. quarter.
Shlrts may be laundered, say ten
tinnes at IS cents for each trip to the
laundry. II they cost $3.50. the main.
tsnance is 100 per cent. Mems gloves
Stoves no fo oekiss Business sssep. t,o xs..e ssss
sotled. must DO thrown aWay. won-
ans white gloves. costing S2, must b.
cleaned when worn two 81 three times.
n total will amount. to a large nsr-
sentsee OF the original cost. Nsckties
nsse 70 uPHeep, for they have only
at the least 50 ent a week. or Is
Tor the half year-no mean nropcr.
ton OF the purchase price. ~
q upkeep Of your shoes, hats and
CLONES, which bear the greatest .Iex-
So ns 70 o. maintenance will amount to
cost being sac. These estima Se,s' are
more on their clothes ana more in
pIoporuon to, the original cost for
upkeep and there are some who will
unfavorabSc Expense Account.
However. II . man would keen ac-
mount mon.b. Of rs sxpenditurs. Tor ok
tavorsb!y with the weli,kopt baiancs
meet OF q Enercantiie house nor would
e eSsy Pess v ne in ,,D Of 2 bank
sxpsnyes are necessary -nowadays un.
der tho present mode Of IivinE: but
no mean saving could be made each
year oy every man. were he to apniv
himself only 2 few mtnutss each DIV
% tme are OF his clothes ana to the
AZ n rate many Of these expen1es
are unneeessarH ana no Tttls money
p throws away. The satisfsetion ~
INT s1sth over ones shoes sae m. Iss+ 81
handing. the hatrack boy or Riri q. tin
has probably come to stay. Theore-
ttc.!ly. II means that the mans time
t : TOO ., Ss,9sc!e to waste in, petty de-
many eases. the mans earninx bower
per minute 10 less than that Of the
boy who shines his shoes. and he
would have a better business arrange.
ment II he were to shine his shoes
ana spend his extra money for some-