The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-12-02
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Two Cases tIIuatratIvs OF what Can Ua
Achieved by Ezntzrprlse-
cts the smart fellow who gets along
these days" said one of a trio of gentle
men sitting in the lobby of O. Tacoma
hotel The zmartsst fellow that I can
remember made his mark down iu Min
nesota- He was ont of work aud was
going about the country ieisuEely seek
ing employment, and taking every pre-
caution TO guard against finding e job
Yes, he was a tramp lie had been
GnocLzinr through the country ia an
zimJ ess manner. He hadn't "a penny
and had missed n drink for tTentY-tour
hours
zone very warm day, early IN the
fall, he wac Easing through a wheat
belt in the state referred TO- There
were acres and acres of land covered
with hue wheat, which grew as thick
as the land would permit The tramp
had not lost all appreciation of a good
thing when he saw It. and so he leaned
against the old, dilapijated wooden
fence, gazing with unConCcaled admir-
ton on the big wheat crop He also
had something else ia mind besides adj
miratiOu, as subsequent events proved
Gle rested awhile and then resumed
his journey. He made it a point to in
stitute inquiries about the owner OF the
field of wheat, and succeeded ia ascer-
tanning that the wheat covered about
six square miles of land and that the
owner lived at the northeast corner OF
his property and had gone TO town on
business, which would detain him about
ten days The town was about four
teen miles north of the farmers resi-
dencs, and the tramp was at the other
extreme end of the property A mile
down the road was a small railroad sta
ton, which was only in use during the
shipping season.
Eight miles farther south was a tele-
graph office which was also located at
the junction of the main line of the
Northern Pacific railroad Thither
went the tramp, and soon he has a mes
sage going over the telegraph wires
Next day there was a small army of
men at work in the wheat field and
car load after car load was taken away.
The little branch railroad was all activ-
ity. The tramp superintendent the work
Hnd-weu, before the farmer had re-
turned home, the tramp had sold ali the
wheat and cleared out with the fortune"
Il heard of fellow just like that
tramp" said another one OF the trio
There was q fellow who kept large
gents furnishing store on broadway,
in New York City, who resided ia
Brooklyn. One night after all the
clerks had departed the proprietor
closed his place and went to his home.
About half an hour after ne had de
parted "a neatly dressed man opened the
store and turned on all the electric
lights and uncovered all the goods.
Then Ee rang for a messenger boy, and
when the kid was gone he placed an
auction dag over the door.
THE messenger boy returned with
man who took position behind the
counter with the first man Both laid
aside their hats and coats and stuc
pens behind their ears and then they
We're ready Tor business a big brass
bell was turned over TO the messenger
boy and he was sent outside to ring the
bell and draw trade to the store 1t
was "a great scheme and 10 worked, too
Before miduight everything ia the
store was sold This is a fact No
joke This actually occurred"
His two auditors merely nodded the in
heaas.-Iaeoma Vow.