The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-21
STREET SKETCHES
ILLUSTRATING LlFE,NALARasclrY.
A New Departure In til, Retail Peanut Trad,
Some CharasterI.tles Of Street Car Travellers.
A Representative Of the Chicken Fighting
Element Comments on the New Law.

Fresh roasted, three quawts for dime.
Hyars 20 good pea.nut'!"
An Ix7RLLIGEScER man was leaning against
a telegraph pole on Market street yesterday
afternoon, watching the crowd OF business
men, promenaders, Washers and shoppers that
filled the sidewalk, when fcg.horn voice,
a regular "ole Bill Allen" voice-shouted
out the above words In close prox' NIFTY to the
reporter's auricular. II the remark Yves In
tended for the reportorial ear, II was entirely
unnecessary 10 speak so loudly, but the pro-
CT 1imer Of this startling announcement EVIL
IDENTIFY wanted man three blocks away 70
know that that edible, the gay but deceivinG
neanut. was retailing "three quawtE TO- ten
cents.n The reporter turned 10 look from
whence the sound came and saw drawn up
against the curb behind him rickety old
express ysgon, to which was attached small
auimsl originally intended for horse. but
now looking like an old hair trunk on leRs,
driven by n dirty-faced boy. The bed Of the
wagon was half filed with peanuts. On
one side sat person resembling very much
the s;atesmen from Jefferson county. But
tsfmilk Mason.n He had flowing hair and
A chin beard OF that peculiar auburn color
that distinguishes the Virginia debt agiator.
He wore battered hat and was stoop'
sbouldertd and owned the voice referred 10
above. As soon as his conveyance stopped,
his sales commenced and were for time
very lively. A stream OF dimes poured irto
his cigar box that did duty as till and
corresponding stream OF persons passed on
with three quarts OF peanuts In big brown
bag under their arms. Finally, the reporter
also invested in peanuts and took occasion
10 ask how trade was. ..-.
"Fustclats THIS hyar Is the third wagon
load I've sold to-day. Hyar yo' are, three
quawts TO- dime"
"You're q stranger In these parts, amt
you? What's your name and where DO you
come fromT
well, Johnsipg will do for my name. ]
came from Norfolk. These is real VHginny
peanuts thrashed from tue vines at Norfolk
and then shipped to Pittsburgh, where has
'em roasted and sent 10 surrounding places,
where peddes 'em out as am now. Yes,
sir, threequawts Tor dime; thanks. Well,
now, the profits ain big but q lot Ct little
ones counts up. you know. The only
trouble people finds with 'em lie, that they
amt big enough, but they're sweet, and
fresh. every nut OF 'ern, you bet"
A man strolled up slowly. munched bali
ctzsn nuts. shook his head when the son oil
the Old Dominion tried to sell him three
quart; turned up his nose, took another pea
nut ard moved on. 'l,amn such man.
He's the kind that 'ud try an buy brick
house for nickel. reckon / II stay here
bont week. Nav, amt tryin' to run out
the Italians, I'm just tiavelin' round TO see
the country anu sellin peanuts for what
theys worth. Hyars yer fresh roasted nuts. v
The reporter passed on. A few yards of
was an ex.ltaliau brigand, looking with
dark countenance and bad eye at the land
office business being done by the man with
healthy lungs Now the regulation price for
peanuts at the many corner stands In the ci,y
Is 10 cents per quart and the advent OF, so III
speak, this Jay Gould and bis ruinous prices
naturally caused some CONSERVATION. The
son OF sunny Italy was addressed.
II say Vermicilli. that fellow will knock
your peanut trade endwise II you don't re.
duce prices" =.
Dana, hisa peanut, no gooda. Looka bert"
and darling over to his stand he gathered up
handful breathed on them, rubbed them
on handkerchie that would serve as mate
for The traditional printing Office towel then
holding them, in bis hand he took handful
Of the small dusty looking fruit from the re.
porter's bag, purchased from the traveller, and
invited conf arison. The reporter claimed TO
favor the "Virginnyn peanut Then did the
hot and fiery blood Of the Roman boil and
with bad English did he make the air blue
and garlicky.
Peanutsn moderation may not be harmful.
Very few people there are who have not q
relish at times for peanuts. Peanuts also
have their uses-for Instance, what would u
circus be without peanuts Ora base ball
gamer Too many peanuts are harmful How
iuany It takes to work injury on q PERSONS
system Is, as yet, an unsoIyed problem. but
II Is fair TO presume that three quarts at one
sitting would make the eater feel lonesome
aud possess hts soul with desire TO die
There Is another fact connected with peanuts
when once one bnys some, they are never
thrown away; they are all eaten; true few
may be given TO friend, but none are
thrown away, no matter how many are pur-
chased. Now, what will bethe result II three
wagon loads OF peanuts are sold q day, for
one week, in three quart packages, and each
buyer eats, say TWO quarts OF his three and
gives the other away. viii there not be sick.
ness and pain Can 1t be that some sister
city, envious OF our clean streets, clear water,
perfect sewerage and the general good
health (?) that follows all these things, has
sent this y .anut yender into our midst, that
Wheelingites may be induced by cheap
prices to buy, eat and feel bad under the belt :?
Let the Board Of Health investigate at
oncel