, 1880-02-23
The Practice Of Making Small
Gifts to All Cfnsses.
A Custom Extending from High
Official Station to That Of
Underlings.
How Journalists Secure News by Ju.
dlcf0usly Feeling Government
Clerks.
An ln!imatlon thal Inc czarfaa Roccn!ly Died
at Cannes. Franco.

AAuNANat GGN ~is~4S NN AE H1t " <tYt
thnt Is Tho question. II mny acem very tln!n-
pOrtant question to one whu hrs ncvcr cxpcrI-
cilced tho Inconvenience md annoyance Of tho
custom III full swing It c1tats In England, but
let mo warn my w.country1nen that II tltpy
over allow this habit TT "tlpplng" to wind It's
thin ,tontnclos about their socfnl md busuess
llfc, Us 1t hns dono here, thoy will
find It ns dreadful a creaturo ns Victor
flugos octopus. It is n creature Of very
inslGions growth. It begins by voluntary gifts
Of stnnll slss to porters. servants, GRAND boys,
etc., ctbCr rs bribcs for exceptional gp0d scrv-
Leu to tho detrttnent OF othors who do not "tp,"
or rs ostentattous and vnl9nr Rrntulttcs to raise
tho givcr IN tho eyes Of tho recipients, 1t Is
only step from tribes Of this sort to larger
gifts to obtain business fnyoss aud wider not0-
rtety for wealth md tapurious) llbernilty, until
the whole business community Ia weighted with
mn incubus rs deadly md US persistent na Sin
bad'B Old Man OF tho Scu.
THE PRACTICE OF "ylpp1Nu''
extends to quarters where ono would lcnst cx-
poet IT. III tho lnrgest ~ In tho smallest lines
Of business tho habit Is universal. Tic housuof
W. II. Smith s. Son hns monopoly Of tho nows-
agency business Of Grcat 1lrttnn; tho head Of
tho firm Is member Ut rnriin1npnt nnd First
Lord Of tho Admiralty. Yet this firm wilt ro-
1ulrc It's rcgulnr "tip" with III much rtgor rs
tho SMALLEST Tho Publisher OF q London week.
" Just struggling into a. pAylng poatfun
told ne Tint he was obliged 10 glvo 1000 cdples
gratis each wock to W. II. Smith & Son to tntllco
tho'n to circulate bis piper. Then there Is tho
mn,,mcyabic army Of ofieinis who not only OK
pect "ttps,' but must huye thosn to be able to
live. Tho tradcsrnAn "ttps" your butler and
ynur cook; tho coEn, chandler "ups" your
conchnan md your groom; tho outdoor teacher
@"tips" your indoor governess: aud tho doctor
is not above "t'pptng' your footsnan. Every
| g,1est In your house. pnya his footing In the
Nt IN tot1vt Htcat
speculate whether tho uudcrltngs In English
c,Mntry-hotises do not eventually become
hlontel capitalists.
Tho non,iunl cost Of r4lilway travelling and
hotel living is far below tho actual agurcs ow-
Ing to tho uncenstng calls for "tps." At n ruIl-
WY station portcr takes yonr bnggngc from
tho cnb sxpence; another takes 1t to be weighed
| n,id labeled. nt.uther a!xpenco; IL thtrd puts 1t
into tho liggnEe- van, si1pcnGe nEa'n; while the
gar q the tra!,' expects sixpenes nee Ut lesst for
your pnrcels. Tho salnu performance over ngniii
II eve1y fhYa 81 cGf tS and r. r '
the dinins-! -!!,oni ,waitcr all oxpoct Iporni
dg Ssh ss y2 ua ss'ffsa 3 ks .a u
There ls wdespreatl belief u tho unlt.d states
II 81 tGey arc. Dss tho p practice Of "tippins'
makes up f9r low w!'ses r. T. t,any eases: ~ Uf
i IN s ststs p LIZ IT tSe pd hars WIZ
Is most felt Is IN tho l,icrcRsed cost OF dining
business Mbovo tho amount cMiculntctl: White
bonailt fram Stfps" E otkcis got arse % amolints'
70 that tue ayereo cost Fl doing niisness Is
| aries lt tho low nomhal rntrs.
ANOTHER USE ron y TiTa"" Is FOUND.
In tho Government Departments, md to,lrTal-
tsts puy largo sli'nB 70 unvornnaent officials fur
atnnco, therG ID ono reporter hero whu makes
not Income of more thah u. .0N ycArly US 4n In