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OS' ft "" mm W I, Tips and the Pullman Porter. Bill m fl Tne Pullman Porter has a grievance, and a real Hi ; 111 11 " one He very PertInently aslts, "Am I the fellow Hii 1 fl i to dscrlminate against in the way of accepting Hri! tips?" ti -fi k ' ' You are a heavy buyer of groceries. You pur- Wfil Mh ' chase a line of goods in New York, and accom- Hfi jfii1 panying the bill is a box of toilet soap, a case of Bij ,vi; !' : pure olive oil. This is your tip. Hhjp i I You recommend one of your friends to buy U'l j : I cigars of a wholesale friend. A few days later you jtj '" I ! receive a box of extra fine Manila cigars. This is H ! P I I ! your tIp H ll ll You send your CJUd to a friendly flrm o wool- H ; ; ml ' I II len manufacturers, by a retail friend. Shortly 8 (iiijii J thereafter you receive a fine suit pattern, express HI ' ij'tjj 1 pre-paid. This is your tip. HI' $m ' rho Pullman Prter and under paid, overworked Hr ' 1 waiter are not the only frogs in the puddle. The HoKl-illi I Mexican expects and receives his "Baratta," the JHHUf 1 1 Chinese servant his rake-off from the market man, IflHm I ' the merchant his gifts, and why should the poorly HHu 1 paI(1 PuHman porter be the one picked out by a BHraBl wealthy corporation and an affluent traveling pub- HKh lic ttie 6caPOgoat of the "tip" kick? mffiBkMmmWmWMmwmmmmwmwnMmwnmm |