Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-17
ECONOMY IN GUM.
some Chcwcrs Save and Hide Their
Guilds as If They Were
Valuable
1llellts.

Economy in small things is q very
laudab1e thing. There is even a pro
verb to the effect that with strict econ
omy one may become rich. However,
that is matter not altogether certain,
because if one Will go over the list OF
his economical friends he will not find
n rich one among them. They are
economical because they are not rich
and because it is necessary. If they
were rich they would not be econom-
zeal. 1t is the opinion of the best
Judges that it takes a few qualities 9TH
CT than economy to make a man really
rich, as, for instance, capital, brains,
opportunity, marriage with girl
worth a million, 4 recently deceased
wealthy relative, etc.
However, economy is a good thing
when it is necessary. It does not take
any great amount Of acu1ncn to live
we'll when one has plenty Of money.
The clever thing is to live well without
it,
There are some things in which one
is unconsciously economical--in which
one saves when there is really 10 occa-
sion for it-and one of the most gener-
ally is the saving Of gum by these who
have acquired the habit. Almost every
one who lives within the influence Of
the gum chcwcr knows Of the strange
habits OF economy pursued by them.
Your habitual gum chewer is saver
and hider Of his or her Guild, and de
velops a sccretive habit Who has not
found q quid of cold. hard gum on the
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under edge Ct a table? a window pane,
the head Of the bed, a corner Of the
WALL the edge Of Il picture frame are
all good places in which to hide gum
IN q large family Of girls addicted to
the gum habit it soon becomes difficult
to find places in which 10 hide gum,
and be sure of getting the right quid
when it is needed again. Mamie, for in
stance, would find a piece Of gum on
the arm Of papa's fayorte chair, and
could not be sure whether it was hers
or Jcssie's. She knew she had put
quid there once unon q time. So at
last the girls parccled off the hiding
places in this fashion. Mamie was to
hide her gum on The under side Of the
mantel piece; Jessie had the chair
arms, BESSIE the picture frames. Gus
! sic the door iamb and Tcssic the under
edge of the library table. Gussio was
the greatest collector. and soon had a
fine row Of cold bullets OF gum stuck
along he door jamb, saved up for 4
rainy day.
One can overlook that sort Of thing
in girl, but when man begins to
save his gum it is time to administer
reouke. One day last week man was
coming up Eleventh street from Main,
and a pretty little woman was going in
the opposite direction. Just as they
were few feet apart the man lifted
his hat and lowered it in front Of him
| The woman glanced at him, and, not
recognizing him as an acquaintance.
took him for Il mashcr. She SHED away
from him, ard there came over her face
q look Of alarm mingled with hauteur.
This changed to one Of relief. however,
when the man took a quid OF gum from
his mouth and carefully stuck it in the
crown Of his hat That man. according
10 the prove:b. should have been rich.
but as matter Of fact he was out Of
work, and shabby to a degree.
Economy in gum is not always sure
road o'wealth.-kans;,s City Star.