The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-24
THRIFT TALK
READ STORY
Of THEFLY
BEWARE OF BUMPS AND PLEAS
ANT ODORS - FOR SlMON-PURE
PROTECTION, TRY THE saw
lNGS BANK.

There is a certain vaudeville skit
that is absurdly amusing but absurd
ly true. 1t is mock circus. One
of the attractions is a patent fly
catcher, and with all the pomp and
ceremony of the usual circus barker,
the merits of this invention are eX-
tolled
Attracted by pleasant odor com
ing from an open door with the word
"welcome" overhead. the fly walks
in. The surroundings are inviting.
He enjoys himself immensely and pro
ceeds to explore the place. Suddenly
he finds himself on coZy balcony
Attendants are there to wait on him.
cool breezes are blowing, and refresh
mentS are his for the taking. He
rests awhile. Proceeding further, he
finds himself on higher balcony
with more attractions, and has an
other siesta. Exploring still further
he finds another open door, with an
inviting sign overhead, ventures out,
only to find no balcony and plunges
to his death. Absurd, you say-yes.
But true of many people in real life.
A certain music master had in his
musician to invest about three hun
dred dollars in a certain chewing gum
proposition that promised large re-
turns. The music master doubled his
money in three months and was de-
lighted with the new way of getting
rich quick The fly had found a
cozy balcony and liked it,
Along came another proposition by
the same man, that promised even
better returns, but entailed more
money. He was leading his victim
to higher balcony, and he, poor fly,
didn't know it.
The music master consulted his
banker. who advised him to keep his
the speculative fever and lose in the
end" said the bank man; but the
little fly knew better: he had tried
one resting place and liked it, and
would try another. He put practically
all his savings in the new proposition,
and inside of three months the pro-
moter was missing, leaving desert
ed office and a bale of stock certih-
Gates as his legacy to those who had
come into his trap. The poorer but
wiser music master got bad bump
and hasn't recovered from it yet
It's the same old story-you can't
beat the game. You may think your
self very smart; have perfect faith in
your man and he in himself, but be-
ware enticing odors and pleasant bal
conies-they surely lead somewhere.
and that somewhere is down.
For simon-pure protection, safety,
sureness, worry-less-ness, you can't
beat the savings bank. 1t invites you
into no cooling Railways, on no rest
full balconies, makes no alluring
promises of big returns, but sticks
TO the old and tried proposition that
twice two makes four" and works
on the theory that every little bit
added to what you have makes just a
little bit more 1t pays you no large
dividends, but the money is green
and lust as surely as Fourth of July
and New Years roll around, you get
your interest.
However, alluring other PROPOSE
tions may be. remember, the safe
road is the sure road, and the sure
road is the safe road II may take a
little longer to get there, but you are
sure of where you're going. It's not
the beginning that counts-its the
end
The story of the ny trap is but the
brilliant conception of an imaginative
mind run riot: but it is horribly true
Many a man loses a fortune as the
nv in the trap loses its life-trs'
the pleasant invitation; the restfu
experiences: the desire for more
pleasant experiences and, lured on
ward and onward, the plunge Hu
manity may have more sense thaI
the ay. but it often acts as if i
! didn't