Show HIGH FINANCE FAC I IThe The Tho lato late Bishop Potter at ore oro of th th t. t delightful reunions of ot the thA Episcopal opal academy academy acad acad- em emy In Philadelphia B. Philadelphia Bishop Bishop hop POt Potter t was educated at this venerable and aristocratic aristo cratic school school condemned condemned modern finance Cnance I condemn at least lest he Is s reported to have ha 6 said th that sort of or modem modern finance that consists In getting something for tor nothing I 1 once know knew a boy who tho would woul have hao made a splendid financier This 0 boy strolling Idly through the th streets streets streets-he street street-he ho never had anything to do domet domet do- do do met another 1 I wish wish ho bo said cald that I had a nickel Then Id I'd Id bu buy a good god cent 5 cigar and arid so go into tho woods and have hn 9 n a smoke moke I 1 have a ft nl nickel el said the other boy C. C Have you tho the first cried eagerly Then lets let's form a corporation All Al right How Is It done dorieS Ill Il be the pr president You'll Youl bo be the stockholder The nickel will wi be the te capital capital capi eapS- tal and und well we'll Invest It In tb tobacco co Tho The thing was r as-r agreed ed to and the president pres pre ident Went taking the 1 r Z p nn Nought hought a cigar Then he ho led le th the way wa- wa to tho the woods There ho no Mt st t down donI n do on a log lit lt up and began to smoke skill skill- ful fully The Tho stockholder waited for his turn kS 1 to come He waited patent patiently But th the tho i cigar diminished d. d third One of f It It two- two thirds of It disappeared and still the president pret pres- pres pre pre- t ident nt showed no signs slims of or satiety Sa Sayf r c exclaimed tho the stockholder at at 1 last lat dont don't I get a whack hare hae The president knocking oft off or the tho ashes I shook his head hend I dont don't see it i ho he said But ut what what shouted the a angry stockholder stock stock- ock- ock j j holder I capital do get for m my m i Well Vell said sid the president you u can I IVell spit TIt Washington Star Str |