The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-12-31

20 yolt time tblUk ! can shov You that
% will be TO your advantage
% The speaker vas sssartby, brisk loo
81 in pilgrim, who wore his hat Oh the hsc
} part OF hi. bead and ia his hand = T..
= rouod parcel
d o. ahead, replied the man whom b
bad addressed,
You ars the nsdsgrr Of this dairy une
oouutrri
am.
la the conrse OF year you use man,
> thousands OF ples2
We certunly do.
! Would,it any violation Of conf lence L
= state ia round nun bers your daily COZ
sumption Of ples1
Wnat do You want to know ior2.
Fer DO unfair purpo.e shall no
make any use whstever Of the kuovIedg,
outside Of here.
Well, don't know that yon could Dc
any harm II you did W, uss about 2Ot
pies day here sometimes more. some
ines less.
And you out them into four picoes2
Certainly. -Four pieces Its easier to
cnt them that way. All the waiter has to
do is to draw bis knife twice across The
pie and there they are, Now, If the Epie
we're cut into five pieces the DID 'reno5 in
size would Je 80 email a. TO be peroeptl
bic to the nskei eye, bot see what it
would amount to IN the course Of
1t strikes m . this is rather small mat
ter to
A small mstterl Bless my soull Two
huudred pies day, without counting
Sunday, amounts to let me Ste
He figured rapidly 90 sheet of blot
ting paper that lay on the table.
Wonld amonot to G2 COO pies in a year,
Cut III two twice these pies would make
$50 400 pieces, At five cent a out the cash
proceeds OF the years business 10 ples is
| Sl2 500. Now mark these figures ~ put
them down II each pie were cnt into
five pieces they would number 3l3, 900 10
tue aggregate. At five cents apiece the fl
usncisl results would be Sl5 $50, msklng
. difference OF S3. 1870 in the annual re
ceipts from pies sloue. 10 leap year the
sum totsl would be $40 more. Doesn't it
look like ashsmeful waste OF money! Now,
\ L ~
house Who ssftss S5 week more than any
other person 10 the establishment simply
because she can cut pie into FIVE pieces
80 nearly alike in sizs that 1t would re
suire mathematical instrument TO deter
mine the difference. With this compare
lively triAinI outlay the proprietors OF
that eating house efisct saving OF probs
bly, ten times what it costs. am coming
TO the point now.
He unwrappsd the parcel and took ont a
sheetiron disk,
Here, now, be resumed, is fat round |
piece of metal, with hve slits rsdiatIng
from the centre TO az imaginary circle an |
These slits will init the point or edge OF
a case knife aud are absolutely scourste az
to their distance from each other. This
Is my own invention and have applied for
patent which | am hourly expecting,
Its use will save you, az | have shOwr by
figures that conntt be gainssid or disput
ed, over S3 900 year 1t will cost you,
including The right use OF IT, only ~ 90.
Fer an establishment Of this s'Z' there
would be required. | should Judge. per
haps en Of these disks, making Sl5 IN
all
Bot doL't O.
Pardon me. have ouly to add that no
waiter. however caieless. csn make mis-
take 10 using this pie eusge. The custom
-. VII lly igoorant OF the fact that the
.hces sre trlh- smaller than the average,
o. lv knows that after eating pie at this
restaurant he feels less oppressed than
formerly, while --
Bat, see here, my friend | have no
Wish 10 cut my pies into FIVE pieces. II !
Wsl ted 10 effect saving 10 the matter Of
pies could 90 it without hs1og TO spend
a cent OF money aud without gong 10 the
trouble Of usinR any patented arrange
ment
on, YOU ccnljl How2
BY simply having my pies made III q
smaller. Bv,ry customer would then pet
a quarter Of a PIE, Is before, aud would
never suspect that the siz' Of the pie ltseli
had been s,ered ---
~oi You womb ueddle With the stand
~, would you2 suoit.d the caller, Iusb
~ lIs bat fufthtr back on bis bead.
Yeu would dem onstIse tia pie Of onr moth
er.l
lie urspped mp the dish sQsin With fu
eers that treubled from i1digus,ion.
Yun call yourself sound money mao
snd ~, ailnug to bet 81 600 oa III be
.r.tI d. sh.Il take rtis . guase. sir
T. u,- bro q miodes snd generous free
~ o 20 Who L.s ~ eye to business sun
rHs.htt 10 rim for twice ~bst | hs'e
sstsi youI am sorry 10 have wasted
nv ime 90 couiounde MOI opolai
Gond dav. srl
y TIA look o. profrund contsmpt lie
tn,,4 ap /. cost color, pulled the rim
OF ut- u,t dosn afoubi aud q. led ont Of