Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1916 — ADVICE BY HETTY GREEN [ARTICLE]

ADVICE BY HETTY GREEN

Told Girl Stenographer to “Figure in Pennies and Bave Them.” During one of the periods of her economical living streaks the late Mrs. Hetty Green was staying at a moder-ate-priced boarding house, where a Jobless young stenographer came to konw her. The girl finally landed a position for sl2 a week and told Mrs. Green of It. “You’ve got to leave here." said the old woman emphatically. “You are not earning enough to pay so much for your keep. I’ll tell you where to go. There’s a" hotel for working girls 1 know. T lonffha man the money to 1 build It. There are washrooms there and sewing rooms. Make your own clothes and care for them. Get a roommate. It will cost .you only $4. Save $6 out ow your sl2. Do not go out nights. Watch your company. Dp what I tell you and you’ll get on. Anybody can. The trouble Is, most people don’t know tbe value of five cents. You are advised. Don’t figure In dollars ; figure In pennies, and save them.”