The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
BREAD PAN CURRENCY.
A New DEVELOPMENT OF Literature in Chi
cago-Toiiet Soap an Elective.

You don't happen to want any corrugated
bread pans. do your" asked young author
anxiousy NO? l was afraid you didn't.
However. YOU may still! be of material assist
ance to me il you will give me the address Of
any one you happen to know who is planning
to begin housekeeping. can supply thcIp
with bread pans and toilet soar at bargain.
You see. I've sold story"
Now. to sell a story was something Of an
event in the life Of this industrious but unfor-
tunate young man. but it hardly explained his
sudden wealth Of bread pans and soap There
fore it was hut natural that an explanation
should be sought. He Indignantly denied the
insinuation that he had been forced by nov
erty to rob hardware store. or had fallen hor
to part OF druggists stock. He had come
into possession of the goods legitimately in
the regulag course Of bust mess. although some
pose Of them at sacrifice. That was all there
was OF It.
i don't mind saying. Incidentally he
added, that the srurs o, ca 'ionally put, upon
Chcago's literary pretensons are wholly un-
warranted Chicago knows G 20 thing t Then
get away from her. When she is short OF cash
she hunts around in her storehouse and digs
she may covet Chicago bought my. story.
And yet this seems to uncover one OF those
buy what want with what she paid me-,
You see. it's this way" he went on. finally
warming to ths point Of g thn the desired
sell. and ! tried it on Chicago magazine.
They have pagazinsss in CwhGag1 you know
accepted my story and wrote me 70 that effect.
but instead Of inclospg check the editor pr. IN D;
merchandise in payment for advertising and
would expect me TO take my remuneration in
the same way he ipclosed list OF articles on
hand and requested me TO make selection:
The proposition floored me at first and then
began to reason 1t out. ,, .,, ,,r
what he wants in this erchandise the editor
pays for what he wants In the same merchfn-
dlse; and Why shouldn't pay for what want
Logical reasoning. wasn't it? But mellow
it doesn't seem to work went over the LIST
ard hit upon corrugated bread pans and toilet
soap II there had been anything to eat or 70
eitker one line or the other, nut there wasn't.
However. as the editor and the advertiser
Of the republic didn / see why I couldn't use
themthe same way. will confess that the editor
evinced some surprise in letter that h ne wrote wrote
gated bread pans at $3.50 a dozen but be
Proved man OF honor and lived up to his
tons and ALL In fact, | cant dispose Of them
AS soon as had received my consignment
Of trousers. OF which | stood and still stand
sorey in nesGy ! found d ,PTi nr for ST that
SUI have ave here three dozen corrugated bread
pans valued at $3.50 My experience teaches
me that they are an excellent medium OF par
ter a nj sale | will take these trousers. give
w E nS mc nnH Inc TO sl5o viii be
a.! reasonable proposition. it seemed to me.
but do you suppose 1t was accented M any.
Cot in Hmme I6u ef!Gk p" Sa .aoT Iu I2f
dealer2 Take dose pread PANS out und 81 ~
EN- to der poys to tie on der dogs tails und hat
~" Under the circumstances said, I will
be generous. will give you SL 1921 IN a Dre ru
pans for the trousers without asking any re-
| bate. although sorely need the cash.
Still he wouldn't listen to me; and then
hut he wasn't educated up to the new standard
ofyHW!ySS ats sauce for the goose is sauce for the
! gander' urged by way of Argument.
My Vie she makes all der sauce need, und
IS" $50 sighed and left him, disheartened but
not entirely discouraged ,,,,, ..h.. =
Chicago editor can he wrong in his conception
OF what constitutes currency. 1t ian POSSIBLE
that he has repudseH s's sean oH thou fuy
inyestlgaung the subject and assuring h,mselt
that it 5 properly recognized 6y me nq hat tbs
people OF the efIete East are behind the times
Then wendell my way 70 my Laundry, the
Bryan man. for | figured that II he was willing
70 accept Bryan dollar at "a, he wonid lake ,
He had a few shirts and collars Of mine that he
had been holding for fey weeks while was
waiting to get my pay Tor tnIs SiorS onT ne ' -
! discharge tho debt. and as for soap he didnt
want toilet SOAP anyway, He uses another
kind. and mighty little OF that He prefers
| acids for clcansiug clothes;
Disconsolatcly went home and as last
| resort tried it on my boarding house Keeper
! again without the full measure OF success !
had hoped. She didn't want tho SOAP at al
because it couldn't conveniently be cut into
| small enough pieces and would naturally teAt
10 make the hoarders reckless In their nse o.
it, but she did fake two corrugated panSSii pans, -,
| For tha IA she said, i VIII credit you
with 80 cents on your htl You are now IN;
debtcd to me only t. the amount s Q, S2d So
~ tell YOU sir " added the author by way a
conclusion. they have some FINANCIAL ideas II
Chicago that make the notorious Chicago plat
form Ipon which Bryan ran u regular neacot
Of hope. 1t may not lie good for much. hut i
beats corrugated bread panS and toilet SOAP a.
| n unit Of value and don't YOU forget u DO yot
suppose il would do any good To advertise
grand clearing sale ? The goods can be had q
| q bargain,