Evening journal., 1899-04-13
WAYFARtR'S R'SNOTE BOOK
Things, Pleasant and Unpleas
ant, Caught on the Way.
sKITs ON PERSONS AND THINGS

If YOU READ THEM BEFORE SUP
PER THEY WILL AID YOUR d.
GESTIoN, But THERE is NOTH-
ING PUT IN THEM TO LUDL YOU
10 SLEEP.
rcMESIIC ECONOMY AND MAN.
ON the strength Of the belief that two
can live as cheaply as cne, many mar
r5aaes are contracted before their time,
ard rot many weeks elapse before the
lord Of the house, who practices econ-
omy because he has to, is completely
dgsglusiOned and ready 10 orter into
heated controversy with the man
who originated the Theory. II he is a
man receiving a limited salary he finds
that the household necessities absorb
ii SO completely that there i.s llttle .eit
to be expended fer purposes of idle
pleasure, and then he begins to grum-
Die for the mere sake of grumbling. lie
wouldn't be single again for an the
riches in creation. burt II is one CT his
prerogatiVes to grumble and he eXer-
eises It, Every once I'm awhile HE gets
an economic fit on him, and concludes
.hat his wife is not a iinan,Ler. He
accuses her of paying twice as much
fOr things as she should; declares that
he is being robbed by the tradesmen.
and finally issues a manifesto that In
future he viii go to market and save
several dollars a week by so doing.
His wife smEes weary smile, and,
white protesting that she Us as Care'ul
as possible in the matter of expendl-
tures. interposes no objectlon TO his
scheme of domestic economy.
And so he goes forth into the mar-
kets of the world for the provisions cf
the day. A short distance from home
g strikes him that he can finance much
better N he smokes while doing II. En-
tcring cigar store he sees ore OF these
fttlc wheels OF fonIune drops forty
censs into il and gets two five-Cent ci-
ears' in return. He goes outside, and
before he has recovered from the shock
Of the wheel an old friend meets him,
slaps him On the back and says.
Why, hello, Bill haven't seen you
for a week. Come in and take a
drink"
He can't get out OF 1t, and in they
60. After the first treat is down ft
Is his turn to stand for drinks. and
just ,hen two or three other friends
drop in and the treat necessarily en-
braces him. When it is over he gives
thy bartender fOrty-five cents and as
soon as possible, EXCUSES himself and
goes out to market. The street Is
lined with STALLS and wagons. and up
ald down he goes. looking for bar
gains Before traversing two squares he
soacludes that this entire world IA
against the man who wants to be eco
nomical, and he begins to see THINKS
lNt they are not bar'gallns. He wants
nity-cent chicken, and eveuythinlg hn
that ilne is marked up to seventy On
eighty cents Flnally he compromtses
on a thhty-hve cent roast OF beef. be-
ing assured THAT IL Is the tenderest
thing on the market. Some apples at.
tract his eye, and he invests fifbeer
cents Tor a quarter of a peck, am
wonders whether the price lis too hhrl
or too low. A string CT Ash at ter
cents US addedto his purchases. an,
thcn he h.ts a big bargain in parsndn
AZ four cents a bunch. This chae-
him. Eggs at fifteen cents ere too an
uilng TO resist. and before he knows i
ne has a dozen added to his earth1,
possessions. While wondsrirg whsthe
they have done amy time under a set
ting hen, his thoughts are distracted n,
young feMOw who wants to know
ne doesn't want some CELERY Az fifteei
cents stalk and a head cf lettuce n
eigm cents. There is something I'm TN
fellows manner which intlmates tha
tile mdrketcr lis too poor to indulge n
such things, and this bli.mgs ITS anuwel
II klondlke prices prevailed the celer
and lettuce wculd be bought. Just the
}; strikes The man OF economic tI,
That he has come from home withput
basket. Leaving HIS purchases wher
he has made them he goes over TO
corner store and pays fifteen cenls &c
q apiint basket Then he comes bar
and puts the things in Il. Bananas ,
ten cents dozen look like the saviour
OF his plan OF domestic economy. and
Is with a feeling or glee that he m
cfaves them from son OF SUNNY Ital
lie looks at the basket and conclud,
th9t he has enough to last for tU
DAYS, anyhow. Making his wav CIV,
10 Market street he meets a FRIEND nm
the meeting costs ten cents. Then 1
takes car for home. and lies mn
lnrk about what he gave for the sever
arucles hn the basket His wife tel
MIN that II is funny she can never 6r
suen prices prevailing when She gr
10 market and he consoles her nv !.
marking that she doesn't knbwwlhere
Eo 20 ger bargains i'm the necessarjss
NE. While she is preparing hris me
nc sits down and figures cut the o
penses. OF his trip to market. the Sbor
ing being as follows:
Car fare .......
Two cigars ... ''''''''
Drinks for SELF and friends
drinks for self and one friend. ........
Roast ......... az ''''''
Apples .... '''-'
Fish- ....... "
EgEs ........
Celery ......... .....