Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-05

a Sample ut Prizes That People Who
Live tn CITY Hats Have tn Pay.
How ,nucl1 tor the apples" asked
a Harlem woman Of tho grocer.
Ten cents II 1uurt, answered the
grocer,
"Jehoshaphat''" exclaimed the
woman's amt, who had come on
from Maine to visit her. Ten cents
Il quart! why. that's -. ~ II bushtl
IN thut's nigl, onto eight dollars II
barrel. Whew::'
But they are very nice apples
marin; every nnt Sound an1 bly,
pleaded t'1e Gr'a*r
'Thty's. just ~ good applies III them
selliu ut Ii dollar Il ll:t,rtl ttuwn III
Milne thl> very minute: hnrrel
throw<i1 III. =: REFINED the down tas&
aunt III like tn know whit llu>l
nes= %otl vi,* Et't t.h;tgi1.:$ eight tltl
lur> :, i'tat1v| f,>r ti1'lts t|nst you c:;~t
buy for one, dollars barrel ::::>. -.
But ttaut :~.lnWn In Maine. %tnurm,
repiiel thu ttlri4'1 I: ri lt'";;$$ why's CIT
from here. . !. ri : f. ~: :* =:
But. It don't "'st ~ seven dollars
IL barrel III, @rt en1:==t,tt l,t,c from
Maine, doe. ]*'.: II: :. .: i:
No, :n11rnl. *:h11t=: W.: 1lon't 1lt no
apples h4+i:e. l1;: i:4r*t1r}lttr II barrel,
nor roth1n ti''ttt> 't** Il >t't. It3tet ehl for
- III II I>4r1>l v<. 1n well !" 81. =
well, est!i IT :9+}}.:5,U II h,lrrcl tt4nt
you pay. ;+i1't 1t u little lit bar
harou> III you ttt c1Alt:e MORN hun
drcd tut. cent: profit ~: T. T. r.: >"..
The g1*n,nr~ lIlt1n't thought about
that, he 4:tiA Everybody elsc wis
selling ut the sa,l&e prize and *'no
body was kicl>in =. Then liz went on
tn explain that ltul,l" couldn't tx
pect to buy their groceries ,n cheap
ly. getting their supplies in 'lriblets.
aud that g11,cers couldn't. afford to
put 10 small percentage Of profits into
their prices when selling minute
quantities Ill would be ample in tho
sase OF large transactions
We'll. what do they want to buy
such small quantities forz" demanded
the down east aunt For my part !
never heard of such Il thing as a
quart Of apples fore | come here
visiting. There's nobody down where
live that ever buys less'n peck OF
apples ut II time. A quart Of apples:
wonder what Jotham'tl say to that"
Who's Jotham!" asked the grocer.
why, hos my husband, that's
who lothian ii, and we've got al
orchard with over $40 trees in it.
wish had about quarter OF it right
here in New York. Think Of picking
three barrels Ut apples otf'n one tree
and hellin I'm ut ten CENTS Il quart,
Come, Surrey" said tho down cast
aunt, moving out Of the store, don't
buy none of them apples. Just &C
without apples till can write down
to your Uncle lothian to ecnd you T.
barrel"
But what could Ito With Il barre
Of upp|es:" answered the niece
"Positively there's llo room for then
in tile nut. and then If there was
they'd spoil 1t isn't like living III
house with cellar and lots of sto1'
ago room. The only place where W
can keep anything is tho Ice chest
and that's really the reason why w
have to buy driblets, a quart OF az
pies, a quart of potatoes. fl couple Q
bounds OF onions. ono cabbage. tw'
turnips. and 80 oil at a. time; jus
about Il days supply each morning
~ Regular hand to mouth business
unused the aunt.
THAT'S just it, auntie, and | hat
it. but what can do? People VIII
live in nuts have to take on tat ways
They may try to do something els
at first but they soon yet over It an
become sluyc4 to their surroundings
/: | could buy more. apples ct a time
j: ~-- $500 "~" '"'"~~~