Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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About Tips. I was once.talking to a young Paris ian: "Does the tipping system prevail all over Europe ?" I asked. "You mean the tipping disease? Oh, yes, it's everywhere." We may take his word for it, I sup pose. To an American this idea seems to be carried to a sort of madness. But if it be so, certainly it is one of the most methodical bits of insanity that you could imagine. Let's take a night off, and going around through Gay Parce and find out just how it works. We'll go to the Comddie Francaise, of course. You apd I wouldn't think .of going anywhere else at night, unless it be to the Opdra. We hiss at the first voiture we see and give directions. Once you are comfortable in that wide-seated vehicle, you are tempted to talk to the cocher, perched up there in front. le had such a benignant smile when we hailed him that you are sure he is a philanthropist in dis guise. And then, too, he is so fat, his face is so round and red and beer looking! His beaver-shape celluloid hat gives him an air of jollity, for you are sure it is cocked just a bit to one side. His grey Prince Albert doesn't conceal his vast and superb waistcoat. It was naturally not meant to conceal it. Even his wooden shoes, add to your interest, and you want to talk to him; and being like every other Ameri can in Paris, you (1o whatever you please, so long as the money lasts. You chat with him all along, and he tells you interesting things about this street, that building, etc., until we are drawn up in front of the Moul-oh, I meant to say Comedie Francaise. You look at the taximeter, which says one franc twenty-five. You have the change and give it to the cabby. From the way he looks at you, there must be something wrong. "Pourboire I" From the way he growls at you, you wonder if this can be the same affable cocher who brought us. Then you remember that Baedecker says you must tip the cocher twenty-five cen times. You fish them up meekly and give them to him. "Pourboire 1" Mon dieti, what is the matter now? Is our cocher metambrphosed, and be come a cochon? No, lie simply wants you to pay him for all that informa tion, true and otherwise, that lie has been giving you all the way. Do you think lie is a bureau of information set up for your benefit, forsooth? Tip him quick. If you don't his snort of disgust on leaving you wvill make you think you have stolen a sheep, or make you feel as if you had been caught tak ing money away from a baby. But here we are in line. It wvill re quire only half an hour wvaiting before we can get our tickets. Entering, wve are accosted by a man in uniform who shows us the way. You remember your exp)erience wvith the cab'by, and ask no questions. We go up)stairs and find a woman wvho will take excellent care of your hat, your cane, your over coat, your eyeglasses or anything else you see fit to entrust to her, only don't forget the "pourboire," or rather "bd nefice," as I believe the women usually call it. Here is another who. looks at seats, ii we need the help, but bear in mind the. "benefice." Between the acts we go out to get something to drink. We sit out in the street at one of the little round tables and the waiter brings us our order promptly enough. When we pay him we add ten per cent. for his benefit. Now, let me tell you, if you don't tip the waiter you are considered worse than a sneak thief ; you are a thief that doesn't sneak. You are on the level of a man that would rob the stranger, the fatherless'and the widow; and you run the risk of being mobbed. Tip the waiter. When you go back to your seat you are so wide awake on the subject of tips that you are on the point of tip ping the man who takes up your exit check. Such things have been done. Fact is, it is no easy matter to tell whom you should tip. You are pretty safe in tipping anybody, except an art student, of course, and strange to say, they are the ones who frequently seem to need it. But let me tell you what a scandal I heard about John D. Rockefeller while I was in Paris. You guess first that it was his way of getting rid of com petition? No, worse than that. It is whispered about Paris that he. with all his millions, with money enough to buy a fresh cigar every five minutes to say nothing of an unlimited credit --he habitually refuses to tip the waiter! Violin Solo in Chapel. On last Monday morning the fac ulty and students again enjoyed a charming violin solo rendered by Mrs. Dr. Twitchell in the University chapel. Mrs. Twitchell was accom panied by Prof. DeLaunay, the ac complished musical director at Trin ity church. These solos are indeed delightful and are always thoroughly enjoyed by all those present. With such musical features it is a pleas tire to attend chapel regularly. Dr. Mitchell Addresses Cheraw High School. Tonight our president will lecture before the Cheraw high school. Mr. B. F. Carson, the head of that insti tution, has been very fortunate in securing Dr. Mitchell's services on this occasion and we feel sure that the University will be materially aided by the same. Convention to Be Held. On November i8th and 19th there will be held in Columbia a conven tion of "charities and corrections." The University has offered its build ings and groundhs for the purp~ose of holding this convention but as yet this offer has neither been accepted nor dleclinedh. "Merry \Vidow" IHart, speaking to young lady at C. F. W., who is a Cath olic: "Miss ,' will I have to stop coming to see you (luring Lent ?" Miss -: "Oh, no, Mr. H-art, we only have to (Icny ourselves pleasures." J ohn H-ughes Cooper to Brown (upon seeing the I. H-. S. in the Meth odist church) : "Buster, what is that (lollar mark nnl there for?" U5he UNIVE SOUTH Cj 7OUNDED BY THE STATE IN 4 Spacious campus, commodiou athletic field. 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