The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-06-21
WHAT THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR
SAID

Madam said man with a crush
ed hat and dilapidated clothes, as he
appeared at the basement door of a
Harlem house, 81 have here some lit
tie bottles of my genuine patent in
destructible cement for mending brok
en- china and other articles, absolutely
indispensable to any well-regulated'-
Don't want it STRIP
Its only ten cents a bottle, madam,
and it will pay
mo use for anything of the kind,
say-wouldn't have itr'
1T is warranted to mend anything
in the line of broken dishes, orr
II tell you l don't want it, and you
needn't stand there talking any long
err"
"All right, madam, all right; don't
want to intrude. Fine morning ma
dam. The lady next door made a lit
tie remark about you. madam, but L
don't suppose You would care any
thing about hearing it repeated
Good-by, madam"
Hold on a minute, won't you. She
said something about me, you say?''
Yes, am, let fall a little remark
concerning you-but don't think you
would care to hear it. I've got to hur-
ry along"
Just a moment, / believe I'll take
bottle of that stuff. -"
THE lady | was speaking of took
three bottles for quarter, madam,
but r.
'Give me four bottles, please; half
the dishes in the house are broken.
The idea of her saying anything about
me, the mean thing
"Yes, certainly Accidents will hap
pen to valuable china. Apply it with
a brush, as directed. Also, have two
large bottles of furniture polish, 80
cents bottle. Two bottles? All right.
There you are. There's your change,
madam. Hope everything will be all
satisfactory. Good morning"
But wait just another moment
you didn't tell me what that woman
said about me. I'll teach her to talk
behind my back"'
'Oh, yes, most forgot it. You see
it was this way: / asked her if the
lady in the next house, meaning you,
you see, was at home.n
"Yes, yes, l understand. What did
she say then?'
"She spoke up quick like, and said
she didn't know. That was all,
madam told you it wasn't much.
Be sure and apply the cement with
the brush, as directed. Goodbye
THE HABIT OF SAVING.
The French suffer less from panics
and depressions than any other peo-
Pile on the globe, and it is because
thrift is the basis of their prosperity.
In France nearly every person saves
something for rainy day. The habit
is almost universal, and those who
earn the least are sure to be found in
this great saving class. The French
saving banks have more than s, 000, 900
depositors. and their deposits amount
to about $500, 1000, 900, and this large
sum is made up of small amounts.
The French schools teach the chill
dren to save money, and the most fire.
quent prize given to a bright pupil is
"a savings handbook with small sum
to the credit of the owner. This is
given, where, in this country, we
would give a medal or a book.
When II community has a lot of
money deposited in savings banks it is
easy to borrow money without going
to outside capitalists. The local banks
are prepared to loan to home people
at a moderate interest. In the large
clues anu idcIory IOWHS III tic EdStcTH
States the savings banks are the great
safeguards of the poor wage-earners
against hard times, and if the saving
habit was as general here as it is in
France, our people would have passed
through the recent financial depres-
sion without seriously feeling it.
Every child should be taught the
Importance of saving without being
avaricious and niggardly. We need
more thrift. The average American
wage Garner wastes enough in his life
time to make him comfortable in his
old age. We should take a lesson from
the French in this respect. They
know how to enjoy life and at the
same time work hard and save money.