The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-11
KNOCKING OUT THE TREAT HABIT
Shave One With Me- VIII Nc Longer Go
in the State OF Ohio.

Chicago. April 10.-The ancient GUS
tom Of treating is in donger. "Now,
have one on me-" vii become an obso-
| lete expression If the sinister designs
of the Ohio legislature are carried out.
Saloonkeepers and bartenders in Chica-
go yesterday discussed teh subject with
! apprehension, and thirsty citizens spoke
OF IL in whisper. An Ohio lawmak-
er has introduced a bill into the Iegis-
lature to make treating punishable by
fine. He takes the ground treating is
one Of the worst features of the saloons.
A man will go into a saloon TO get a
drink. He only wants one. But he
meets five friends in there, and must
ask them to drink with him. Then one
of the friends must return the compli-
ment, and everybody drinks with him
Now, have one with me-" says the next
man, and the result is the lone individ-
lual who went in for a single drink
comes out with six-if he comes out at
all.
The Ohio legislature Is going to stop
all this by Furnishing every man who
says Now, have one with me-" The
fine will be So to s. for the first offense
s. to SO for the second, and SO to $50
for the third.
Chicago bartenders view the situation
with alarm.
IVY" said Jakey Schimmel, who
measures froth in a Harrison street sa-
loon, IVY shouldt nodt man buy peer
for his frients already yet II he wants
vaSts to? Subbose you want to tread
your frients- Then Wy nodt? Der mo
ney vas yours. Eff you vandt to spendt
it on your froents, das all art. / see
nodding wrong aindt it mid dot. Dis
law shouldt nodt bass because idt in
derferes nit mans righdt to treedt
others as he void have others treedt
him. Aindt it?"
Say, l don't believe in this treating
business" declared Frank Kennedy in
Dearborn street. Il used to have a
friend who worked across the street
from me and often came down for a
glass of beer. AS long as he drank
alone he was alright, but when he got
with friends he was a regular tank and
never left until he had spent all his
money But now don't see why this
law should be limited to those who treat
by buying drinks. Some men waste as
much money in buying other things
as other men do buying drinks. Now.
there is a friend of the man L spoke
OF who treated as much as any man 1
know OF, and yet he seldom drinks.
When asked what he'll take he invarl-
ably says: pie" and we have to send
out and buy half the stock of the near
est bakery every time he comes around.
II this law goes into effect / don't
know neither ii would catch him or not,
but 1 don't see why il shouldn't Those
girls who buy each other candy and
soda water and other sweet things
ought 70 he amenahle 20 this Ia. ea-
th,y cert -a-.e their money be-
cause OF me Gus tom Of treating"
Say, wot's dat?" asked a pilot who
guides schooners across a state street
bar. Amt agoing to have any treatin'?
Good huff. Den this place won't be
full OF cheap guys standin' aroun' wait
in for somebody TO blow in and say Ev-
eryoody have one on me- Course. its
a good thing fer the house. But what
do care for the house? I amt tickIed
to death when has to work. see? But
say. on de quiet. If this treatin' bust
ness Is wiped out half OF de saloons
in Chicago viii have 10 lock up de front
door an lose de key. Cause why, Jest
dis way. Here's five men. Each wants
a drink. Well, the first man saws.
Drink one with me- then the second
man has 70 get in line and do de same
act Den dey all take cards, an by
de times Il goes clear round de first
man thinks II Is up 10 him again and he
starts il all over and everybody gets
loaded It's a good thing for De house
but it's tuff on de guys treatin.'
Want 10 stop treating. do they"
said saloonkeeper. We'll. one good
thing. it'll keep the gang that spends 70
cents for pink lemonade rushing up ev-
cry few minutes and putting W a holler
for one on the house" For that's
where We lose Seer
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