Life, 1907-06-06 · page 42 of 56
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This humorous story mocks misplaced pride masquerading as thrift. An Englishman, fallen from wealth into financial hardship, learns economizing from his wife—except for one thing: he refuses to take a bus because someone from his club might see him through the windows, which would be socially embarrassing. The irony: to save threepence (a bus fare), he finally takes one. But upon arriving, he spends far more than he saved by tipping the driver a cigar and half-a-crown—undermining his entire economy effort through vanity. The satire targets the British upper-class obsession with appearances and social standing. He'll sacrifice genuine financial prudence to avoid *perceived* loss of status, only to squander money anyway on gratitude and status-signaling. The "brave" wife celebrates his bus-riding as a moral victory, missing that he's actually learned nothing about real economy.
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SAVING A CAB FARE Here's a pretty tale of domestic economy from an Eng paper. He had been brought up in the lap of luxury snd extravagance, and, when bad times came, and he had to go down to the city and look carefully after his shillings, it was his pretty and tender little wife who 1 him and encouraged hiin by example in small savings. One fence, however, he never would face. He balked at taking a "bus. “It might pass the club, you know, dear, and the fellows at the windows" — One evening, however, he returned radiant to dinner. Ten: derly embracing his life's partner, he murmured “I've done it, darling! All the way for three-pence Love and gratitude were in her eyes, as she said: “My own brave boy! Did you mind it very much?” With affectionate cheeriness he made answer (0, dear! Got box-seat; real good old sort the driver, Told me lots of stories and was quite chatty, Capital chap Gave him a big cigar and half-a-crown for himself whea I got down.” For the Nursery—For the Table For all ages, in all climates, under all conditivas, Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk and Peerless Brand Evaporated Milk fill every milk or cream requirement. Superior for ice cream. ‘Tuts tale relates how a bishop, accosted in Fifth Avenue by a neat but hungry stranger, derived profit from the encounter. ‘The bishop, so runs the yarn, took the needy one to a hotel and shared a gorgeous dinner with him, yet. having left his episcopal wallet in the pocket of a different episcopal jacket, suddenly faced the embarrassment of not possessing the where. to pay up. “Never mind,” exclaimed his guest, “I have ing with you, and I shall be charmed to shoulder the cost. Permit me." Whereupon the stranger paid for tw This worried the prelate, who insisted, "Just let me call a cab, and we'll run up to my hotel, where I shall have the pleasure of reimbursing you." But the stranger met the suggestion wi “See here, old man! You've stuck me for a bully good dinner, but hanged if I'm going to let you stick me for cab fare!"— Boston Transcript. ‘Tux Sovrit ror Hosprratity: The Manor, Asheville, North Carolina, is the best inn South.—Booklet. Frepeeicx Burton, the actor, hails from Gospott, Ind. He got his start on the stage after making a hit in a Knights of Pythias benefit in C t. After three years’ absence from home, his company played in Terre Haute, and Burton invited his father to come over a nact, The old man took in the show, and after the last curtain went back on the stage to see his son. P ly the treasurer appeared at the dressing: room door and handed Burton his weekly pay envelope. Burton senior saw the figures on the outside and his eyes sparkled “You don’t mean to tell me you get that much every week, do you?” exclaimed the old gentleman. “That's rij Bus replied, modestly “Well, what other chores do you have to do besides actin’ ?” the old man asked.—Hear per's Weebly. Hotel Vendome, Bastoa Commonwealth Avenue. No smoke or noise from cars. Bisnor Saxrorn Ousten, of Colorado, at a dinner in Denver, said apropos of Sabbath-breaking “1 was talking to an Eastern clergyman the other day about his church attendaace, "*L suppose,’ I said, ‘that in your district rain affects the attendance considerably. “He smiled, faintly. ‘Indeed, yes." he said. ‘I hardly have & vacant seat when it is too wet for golf or motoring.""—Cleve- Leader. Kenilworth Inn, Biltmore, N.C. Always open. Most superbly Gnished hotel south of New York AUTO REVERSIBLE Acent: This is the motor-car you want. You never have to crawl under it to put it right. Customer: You don't? “No. If the slightest thing goes wrong with the mechanism the car instantly turns upside down."”—Tit- Bits. Ask for Trimble Whiskey High Ball The best of all. ria le SOLE PROPRIETORS Sure Meco, Green Label. THE EVOLUTION OF THE HOLLAND suBM MARINE BOAT Mobiloil is especially pre pared to meet the particular require- ments of every make of automobile. It comes in various grades —a special grade for every make of engine. ee ‘VACUUM 7 Don’t Scrub Your Teeth It always hurts is the only perfect automobile lubricant. Sold everywhere in barrels and cans of varying ca- acities, Send for Mobiloil boo! ict which lists every make of i | , automobile and tells what grade y The OXYGEN Tooth Powder of Mobiloil to use foreach. It The oxygen generated from Calox does all and more of the w free, Mobiloit manufactured by ] lent la Unvgceasceaddouechinks VACUUM OIL CO., Of all druggists, 23 cents Rochester, alos te punrasteet pare ener Poot wn Drage Acts Sample and Literature om Request. McKESSON & ROBBINS, 91-97 Fulton St., N.Y. comicbooks.com