GOT THE DESIRED BABY FOOD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3592, 31 October 1905, Page 4

GOT THE DESIRED BABY FOOD.

Cstker of a Starving Youngster Shows He Is Something of a Diplomat. “What shall we do for the baby?” was often asked in a certain West side household recently. And certainly the baby needed something. It was pale and puny and seemed halfstarved. The child was at the intermediary ture when its natural food was insufficient, and still it was too yonm? for beefsteak and potatoes, says the Chicago later Ocean. “The child roust have some baby food,’’ said the mother. “Yea,” said the father, “he could have it if I were rich. It would cost $3 a week at least to supply him with baby food, and I get only $lO a week.” “But you are not going to let him starve?” she returned. “No, I will manage to get it,” h© said. “If yon will press ray suit, dear, T will try to get some food tov morrow.” “What has the suit to do with itt” «he asked. “You will see,” he said. So next day the father of the starving young one went down town. He wore his Sunday suit that had done : aervice for two years. When he entered one of the big drug stores he looked to be worth at least $5,000 a year. To a clerk he said: “I called to see about baby foods. Our child is in need of some auxiliary nourishment, but I do not know what to get for him. My wife says our cook told the second girl that you might probably furnish us with some samples of the various kinds of foods you carry in stock. If you can do that we will try them and then I can order a supply of the kind that best agrees with the child.” ' “Certainly,” said the clerk, and a package containing samples of seven kinds of baby food was forthcoming. The quantity was sufficient to last a month. When the supply is exhausted he will go to another drug storo and tell the clerk what the cook toidt the second girl.

, pity the Poor RIA. Two ladies were discussing the spe«tacnlar existence, of a very rich man, "Yes. mv clear,” said one, “I knew him when he worked for Uncle Joe for three dollars a week. Of course that is the price fixed for all millionaires who hare made their money, make one tired, but this is [ilf.aliy true. And now he has a house in New York, another at Newport. a farm on Long Island, an estate'in l.eno.x and cottages at Tuxedo nud Aiken, betides a yacht and a private car that is the apotheosis of leather and gilding.” :Vv here is his home?" askad th» t-rlirf. "llomcV He hasn’t any. When they irft as rich as that they’ve no more home iflbti'ict than millc-oana.”— *' v,. Companion.