Chicago eagle., 1903-07-04


The penalties of being "too smart
are sure and always unpleasant Stray
Stories gives new instance. The
clever young man was wandering up
and down the platform of an English
railway station. intent on finding an
empty carriage In the express which
was almost due to start.
His search was In vain. An idea.
which he considered very clever. oc.
cured to him. and assuming IN OFF,
cial air, he stalked up to the last
carriage and cried In stentOrian voice.
"An change here! This carriage Is
not gOing!"
There were exclamatlons. low but
deep. from the occupants Of the crowd.
ed compartments; but nevertheless
they scurried out Of the carriage, and
packed themselves away In other parts
Of the train.
The smile on the face Of the young
man was chilllike and bland as he
settled himself comfortably In a cor.
ner OF the empty carriage ana lighted
a cigar.
"Ah." he murmured, ITS a good
thing for me that was born clever!
I wish they'd hurry up ana start"
Presently the station-master put his
head IN .at the window and said:
II s'pOse you're the smart young fel.
low who told the people this carriage
wasn't going!"
"Yes." said the clever one. And he
smiled.
WELL" said the station master. with
a grin, "you were right; 1t isn't 60
ing. The porter heard you telling the
people. and 50 he uncoupled II. liz
thought you were a director"
So many are the corner stands where
roasted chcstnuts, peanuts ana other
daintics are sold that small indus
tries have grown up which supply them
with their equipments. The simplest
and cheapest Is the chestnut rOaster
which Is manufactured by the gross
Only two varieties are In demand. one
Of which sells for 10 cents aud the
other for 81.
The business was formerly mon jpo
. liZcd by Italians, but In the laA live
, years Russian Hebrews, Greeks ant
Levantines have taken up the calling
Peanut rOastcrs are In larger demand
, than any other. The reason Is no
Z far to seek. The peanut is in fashiol
. the year through, while the chestnu
Is found in the market only in lii
autumn and early winter. The pea
nut business Is very profitable ana ha
melted progressive dealers to consider
, erable extravaganza in thc:r elu,l
ment.
This Is illustrated In the roaster
which more than fifty varieties al
now obtainable. The simplest are lin
the chestnut rooster, and bring irol
81 to 81 apiece. The dearest are lui'
: complicated mechanlsms. They hay
Il small and nicely finished engll
! which rOtates the roasting cylind'
! ana which often keeps advertising III
. ures In constant motion. 1t has
y glass exhibition case and a receptac
; lined with Il non-conducting materi'
! in which the freshly roasted nuts wi
keep their heat for several hour
u Some of these mechanisms bring Il
u much as $50, and one which was mad
for use IN county fairs Il year NJ
= cost over 500.
The small furnace with waich sal
h sage men hroil their suvory wares
?, about rs cheap rs the peanut rolste
Il The brOlcrs and o'her apparatl
which are used hy darky pCddlcrs
5 summer for the hOt-cOrn business N
Il usually borrowed from the laundri,
q of their wives, \ few, however, al
made to order, and bring from Sl,25 u
d to S3. according 10 size.
Il OF late years the portable waffle irO
n and furnace has come into vogue, sa!
l. the New York Post. 1t Is manufac
J. urcd in several sizes, the smallest cos
:: ing 81 and the largest twice tn,
II amount. Formerly there was d
d mand for popcorn peddlcrs. 1t hi
died away, owing to the fact that COZ
Is will not pop as well In the open a
.e over a small fire as 1t does in lar.
3, factory.