New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-10
ALAS, THE CONSUMER.
HE HAS TO FAY \ WAR TAX EVERY TIME
HE CONSUMES THIS TINE 1T is
TIE TABLE D'HOTE.

Again fate has sallon upon the consumer In the
very SPOT n which II overlook Charles J. Ever
since one man soWed and reapod. another man
ground a third man Laked. fourth man sold and
q 9Th man ate INC consumer has had 70 pay for
everything that was paid fox az all. and the pro-
s,ce- and the rn!ddomer have had NJ mercy.
And now he must pay FOR the war. lie would not
mind that The consumer has suffered Ions and he
sxpe,ts 20 suffer always He is willing. as rule.
N nay for what 10 consumes but he thinks now
and then II ne Is thinking man. that It Is hard
r. should have 20 pay FOR 60 many other things
under the p-etence OF paying COR what ne consumes
and for the way.
4 few weeks ago something was said In these
columns abou; the hardship OF poor people In haV-
ing 10 pay cents more for every pint OF beer. IN
order TO discharge tax OF s. on barrel
And now the POOR gentle fox. who never really
pretenaed tha, their levels were anything hut BRASS
and paste are 10 10 made 10 pay IS cents. instead
az s, cents for every table G note dinner And
why? Because one-cent tax stamp has TO go
on the bottle Of red fluid that is furnished with
H. For two months now the h6,es Of the tables
dho:es have been putting or these stamps at their
o~n expense, and they stand IL no longer.
There IS no case record OF middenen ever
having spent much money anything before
u was too much for middle human nature. They
rose every % them. &c q niddleman, and pro-
tested Those of them who have been feeding
sxth-sve. aGd the adjacent cross streets at %
d head held d meeting and decided tina, hence
forth Z, should be 81 cents
VIII you look - i- mathematicaliy for a moment
The discussion shall no; Ice technichal dun The
hottie OF wine served FOR tho conventional m-cent
table dhote dinner with wine T. what Is called a
pin, hottie PIT nobody preiends that II is a real
pint i half OF quart bottle But the ordinary
quart bottles are nves. That i 20 say. It takes
five ~ hem % make 4 gallon. Thus there are ten
Of these small bottles IN q gallon But good zeal
g. the wine served IL not drunk and can be served
over again. Probably three PINS oGt OF ten VIII
come back When this Is served over. another PINT
~ Il, roughly estimating. VIII come BACK ana can
be served a Third tine Thus gallon OF "ine IS
served with fourteen dinners This wine IL from
California ard # costs by The gallon. say 81 cents
surely not more W1cD table d'hOte dinner is
served either With without wine, a. y If IN some
places the difference Of price - generally ~ cents
This shows that the dealer, under the old rule,
raIon-a profit ~ 8 m gallon But now y" mas
use Il cents in In selling this gallon o'
vnt. making sc cost al cents and the pront con.
p;uer;lv only q. cents n gallon. TO get hinFe
cents PINK more. % cents on his gallon or fouf
teen plrts and takes e profit ~ q So galcn. IN
stead OF his former s. 10 Il y not paying Dust
nsss . be The nlidGrman in the payment o' war
tar,
And whs, Will he Do nltn this extra profit He
will recognize that - r@ally he,ongs 70 the con
suner and 50 he will devote ~ 20 improving he
dinner. Either h viii sell better grace or WINE
or ne will buy heitc- meats end vegetables or hlc
q more scientific cook or Re will uee some nov
material. instead % making every days dinner out
O. what wa ieit from he day before Wei. II you
Mink ne will DO anything % the sort. Just pinch
yourself gently AID YOU will quickly wake W. SO
around and eat his dimes and drink his wine AMI
pey his price and YOU will fee that You could
ouy wars BY tho dozen Instead 81 sinrly. ~ tho
country needed them.