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Show The Trade in Toy Buckets. One of the most profitable branches ol eummer industry is the 6ale of the little tin pails and shovels which the children use the seashore. So many of thest toys are sold every day that there is great competition in the business. Acting on the principle that the early bird catches the worm, the excursion boats hire boys to peddle the pails on the journey jour-ney down, to the great annoyance ot passengers, who fail to see any virtue in tiie perseverance that won't take "No!" for an answer. The boys who keep on asking you to buy from the moment the boat starts until she reaches her destination destina-tion would be altogether unbearable if thoy didn't furnish the philosopher with amusement at the expense of the fellow who is ahvavs boasting about never get-tins get-tins left. "Here's yer gold and silver pails and shovels just from Tiffany's. Only tan cents each," pipes tho kid. "If you wait until you get to the beach you'll have to pay lii teen cents. The sand 13 free, and all you have to pay is ten cents for the pail and shovel." The fellow who knows it all smiles and look wise as he pays his dime, but it is ihc philosopher who does tho smiling wh.-u tho beach is reached and the same pails are selling foranickel, New York Livening Sun. |