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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-05-10
Flora

The crops are In fine condition and
everybody is jubIlant.
Jas. McCaflary Ihas moved from St.
Thomas to his farm here ana is busy
putting IN his crop. They say Jim is
mnshed on the school marin of Dist.
NO II.
&c. h johnson. will head party OF
tourists from this township into the
fwflas Of Minnesota this summer; they
Will :takeothe clerk along to take the
records and proceedings Of the trip.
The Crystal miller rang bis bell aud
made us get out Of his road Tuesday.
He stopped long enough to tell US the
mill wouldstart up on Monday.
FIN. Wood Of Fargo will preach
here on Sunday next at the township
hail.
We should suggest tn the county
commissioners that they repair the
court house before the new Judge
takes his seat there, as ut present time
It presents q very dilapidatcd appear.
ance inside and not ut allin accord
ance with the handsome body Of men
assembled there.
Our old friend Jno. NJ. O'Connor of
|St, Thomas, he. who leads the demo-
Gratis on to victory, has purchased a
horse In st. Paul which has record
the 3 minute mark. We ARE anxiousIy
waiting Johns first appearance on our
|steets, and are glad it rained so as to
lay tho dust: :. =
Rev, Campbell Of Hoople preached
there Sunday last. The gentleman at
one time, evidently visited the Dlar-
ney Stone. ~
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II. d. Trenholme of BathRate can
advance the money on farm loans the
day the papers areslgned. 1877
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DR.. Agnew will be In Pembina on
Tuesday 14th, and Wednesday 18th.
Eye and ear specialist. 43
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sehsai i,aolle r...a.,

The following school lands wers
leased Wsdaepday. The, stteDda1cs
Was small. D.8 Doddl, Of che land
department conducted the sale.
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Registered thoroughbred Jersey
Bnfl stands for service ut my farm.
43tf PAUL NORMAN,
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AwREcK near Winnipeg yssteraa,
delayed tho south bound express
several hours. 4 A; I
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has condemned asHsfai. Those hs,ysfnf
them have tired 70 Keep the matter
quiet but II lshafd TO tell When the
mattsrswlll end. I ihsard one man
say yesterday who saw one shot, that
10 was1iterally fall Of the foul matter;
non. ~ these .hossOs have been associ.
ated With Others for the last. mouth;
how ar the contasion will spread II
u hard 10 toll.
= as 1s.ii1ea.
G. 9. Thompson came over from
Pemhlna, Monday. /.
/. Teachers examination Friday, the
10th. at this place. ~
Q. Steinberg is busy now days get
ting the grader 10 shape for the sea.
sons road work. u:
Say Ben, don't you think thut It Is
about time for the arteslan we'll to
got ON another tears =:
The township hoard will have to
get . hump on themselves or there is
ltnble ~ be war la Egypt.
Our citizens have been planting
trees along the. streets the past week,
which makes d notlceable. Improve.
fment. - :.
|. Frank Chase has learned 10 ride u
wheel. and you just ought to sesr the
admirlnR glances the girls give him.
you Know. *. :,
The school board went north Friday
morning to interview Architect Ross
OF Grand Forks in regard to the new
school building.
Every thing Is 10 bloome ut this
place but the ladies', and we are told
that they have as yet been unable to
decide whether to bloome OF not this
year.
At the present writing o slight DIFF
ficulty exists between NJ. Sarver and
Hamilton townshtpin regard to the
section line 10 district No. l. Mr..
Sarver claims that the road has en-.
croached ON his land to the extent of
tive-eighths Of an acre. Surveyor
Hebcrt was over from Cavalier Tues
fday and surveyed the ground. Mr..
tSarver says that he; will fence the
lfOad ut once, .The fence,lf built,
will be In the middle ct the road, and
people comingitftol town from the
south will have to drive On Sam Nc
Laughlin's wheat field. Mr.. Nc.
Laughlin says that he put the wheat
Flo In peace and intends to harvest II
In peace, and that the wheat has
a pedigree and must not be tramped
on. As our city marshal is somewhat
lndisposed some think 1t advisable 70
send for United States Marshal Cron.
an to quiet the disturbance and pro
tect Mr.. Sarver from the attacks of
natives, while putting In the posts.
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Diseases of,she Eye, Eas and Threat.
DR.. Agnew. specialist to Brandon
Hospital, will visit Pembina shortly.
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: Memorial Day ordss.

Headquarters Department OF North
Dakota, Grand Army Of the Repub.
lie. General Orders Noe:
Pursuant to General Orders No 0,
from national headquarters, copy
herewith. and 10 obedience to the laws
Of the Grand Army Of tho Republic,
Thursday May, 20, will 10 observed o.
Memorial Day by the posts of this de-
partmcnt.
The annual recurrence OF this day,
consecfated as II is to the memory of
the nations martyrs, kindlcs anew the
fircs OF patriotism that slumber with.
In the breast OF every old soldier. 1t
10 a day set apar: for all true and
fafshful'comrndes to honor the mem.
DRY Ut those who have been mustered
out and received their final discharge.
AZ In the past. let the observance Of
the day be sincere and universal. II
II . duty VIC owe onr fallen comrades,
and whether In cloud or In sunshine.
let us gather In full numbers aud Low.
ingly bedeck the silent homes OF those
dead heroes with the brightest. the
swestest flowers of Nay.
Post commanders are earnestly re.
questcd to make necessary arrange
ments for memorial services 10 some
church, or other appropriate place, on
Sunday proceeding memorial day aud
direct their posts to attend such ser.
Vices, II practicable, In q body; also
to ask the different schools In their
various localities TO hold patriotic ser.
vices Friday afternoon preceding Me-
mortal day and make detail from
each pcst to cooperate with the teach.
|ets In this work. -.
Flags on Memorial day will be. dis
played at half.mast, and 1t Is recon.
mended that post commanders ask
business houses to suspend work for
the day. thereby making the observ.
ance more general. Posts will extend
an invitation to the school children.
70 the sons Of Veterans, Women's Re-
lief corps, TO the state militia and to-
the citizens 10 general, to participate
10 the observance OF the day.
Post chaplains will make report Of
the observance Of the day by the sew
esal posts to the department chaplain,
Rev. 3. p. LaCell, Grafton, n. D., on
blank forms herewith enclosed.
By command Of
J. n. o'NEAL.
Omcial Department commander.
WIN. AcKHRxAN.
Asst. Adjutant General. !.
Grand Forks. n. D.. April 10. 1895.
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a,ooo Dozen Eggs.
We want ut once, 1900 dozen, fresh
eggs and will pay eight cents dozen.
4l-S CnAs. FULL.
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CAMPS arc out : announcing the nup.
tials Of Miss Alice stafford Clemmer.
OF Dicklason aud Col. Grant s. Hag.
or, Of St Thomas, at Dickinson, May
92nd. Athome ut St. Thomas. after
June 18th.
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Tomato Plants.
Good varieties, healthy, ready TO,
transplantlng, cheap,
1914 VIII Coats,
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Omcial Department commander.
VIZ. AcKHRxAN,
Asst. Adjutant General. -.
Grand Forks, N. D.. April 10, 1895.
Roe 0ab,

Ifyou Manta oued s.sekss ;ilIaii - Z
new milch coz, OF . god Snay, m
easy terms Of for trade. call at John.
son h Holmes ranch. Three young
shorthorn bulls, ono P0lled Angus
snd ono registered Jersey bull. VIII
cell or trade these animals, aud until;
sold will stand for service Ut the ranch.
MARROW FADDHN,
[ 33ff tFat1 GnRAsNen
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Look Tor data !in ) o
future issue. ssla4xsy
N. B. Cross-eyes or
squints Strengthened,
eyes tested aud glasses
fitted. Office at Bart
let's drug store, Rosser
Avenue, Brandon, Man.
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THr w. Q. T.. o.. meet at the mi.
dence of Mn. Aug. Short Monday svs.
ming. IS
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l'nE Penlbina Garnet Rand reergan-
lied this Mcek Tor the season with
tho following Officers: NJ. II. Miller,
manager; w. r. Ctlass. secretary; j.
GRADER, treasurer.
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On "Wednesday Mr.. Crow while At
work 10 Dir. McQuinn's stable smellcd
the smoke Of burning rags, He inves-
tigated and found two rags which had
been used 10 0iling harness and then
stuffed In corner. were on Dire Ly
spontaneous combustion. He ex-
tIngulshed them and thus sayed q fire
which might have easily destroyed
the stable and perhaps the team Of
horses, and no one would hsve known
the origin. BE careful what you
do with oily rsgs, they Get many . tire.
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couse.

sss'
a sn0ss session OF court was held
90 aaayand Tuesday. Judge Saut-
|er presiding. There was, little sbusa-
aesa aonc, some motions made and
ateaed, ana the Judge called over the
criminal cases 90 the docket to make
himself informed e 70 their status.
he was psftlcolsfly carefnl 10 hls In
aussles = 70 iorIeited Dali ana ex'
Dressed nis lntentton 70 - that for.
!eiteo oall; snould ne pso1ptH col.
leeteo. rho prisoner, GOtleibas kaln,
VINO y serving MS ttme In JAIL, ON
cnarRs q threatening the life Ut bis
tatner.ln1aw, was hf01yhe. uHnnd5N
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salssmen Wanted.
The Jewell Nursery Co., Luke City,
Minn., want two or three good sales.
men for Pembina county aud vicinity.
They pay the highest commission of
any house IN the west. and give the
agent his choice OF three plans Of
work Write for terms, stating age.
A2.4R
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Mn. 1O,Ixspx viii preach a. the
le.sst C'lriislc S.:lMs,l h,.use d, Sunday
aftcr,,tn,l. No = 0'cleck. Allarc cortli.
| aliyinvltetl I'll thts service.
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AROUK fOWN

a ROW Of trees has been planted Of
two sides OF the Episcopal church.
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RM aaA

Cleaned max SEED at tl.so per busbel
F.S. CHENEY.
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j. DoRNxR 10 figuring on putting
In an electric light plant In Pembina.
Mr.. Dofmcr lsa practical machiuest
and quite well up In electricity. To
. PIONEER ExPREss representative
Mr.. Dormcr said he 10 corresponding
with eastern parties about 40 outfit,
ana II he puts one 10 It will be . big
one, and while he don't expect 70
make any money, he will be satisfied
u u Will nay expenses, and give his
;b0ys Z tfalnlng. After he gets an
estimate Or cost he will callson the
citizens. !.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-05-10

EMERsoN 10 making arrangements
for one OF the most elaborate celebrs-
lions on Queens Birthday. MAJ 2lth,
held In thst city for many years. On
Wednesday eveninga large meeting
OF representative citizens met and
500 were subscribed, there will be
horscracing, and the program will con-
sist OF all kinds Of athletic sports,
cricket, base bail, bicycle races, for
ladies and gentlemen, etc. The pro-
gram 10 detail will be given later.
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Fla: HARr Is putting up nov
fence aud otherwise Improving the
grounds about his residence.
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A. H. BRowN sold out his hardware
and tln-shop to +. s. cheney, last
Tuesday. Mr.. Cheney has ordered 4
large consignment Of goods and pre-.
pare TO hare . flrst-clsss hardware
store. The PIONEER ExPREEs wish.
e. tho new proprietor success.
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4. Il 4 1, 1 q n ~ 81, I; .,s|
\ y * 81 I;sSs &
IN
2. -. 8, sl:s
s. "A
-! I1!0e ! ~
i 1870 q s1sYsslsa sestS - 49,.
-. .n. 49,. v.
FRIDAY. Nay, 70. i0o6.
-. D: q - Z 8 ! !.
The follovYne IN the 1IsI.i55lSI1
wheat market report ofi \ isi:s
~ 49, 49,, SE e 1T NJ III l::si s,
49, Is ~: nexSs Z s y a1dfs
-. ( s-..s :, :! - 1-I-t-it-
sst~X . :. -. !SIl6Is3
Hondsv Ils ee|es
Tuesday !. Z. !. ISSSS siIsSlsil
Wednesday ;. -. /. {. !. 6SlHl5tlSlll
Inursday... ......... l6S6zA7lla!Al
AVoNO lvWA.
4 ROW Of trees has been planted on
tWo sides OF the Episcopal church.
r,.,.w - :, =,
1870 :. =. =. =. 8. mses /! y = sne Ieei-
49,. 80. = = ". onots Aonday eve
$3.50. Ao - neaI w.unIpe9 yestefdey
ss s.e1 sno sousn = oou '1 express !.
"' .'01s'
SHpvrnss - n. I.rth.,.. .,,,..s
| on sunday mart - a. :, ana = : -
| by Rov. Sisnrdsnny -
q 7I.--.....
G.. AR meeting Monday evening
.nc. n ,S.,.n.,.,;n - l 't :
~ &. $50. =. . .,.s
CaARLEs jackson ana hIs mariner
have planted over 100 shade trees "a,
citizens the last ton days. ssst5s|
~.
- 4. HIATT y putting up . nov
fence and otherwise improving the
,.,- -
MEsens = .sR Robinson, s. D. Dsst.
WICK 81 and go .. Mckenzie Of Rathgate,
~. NV a;u. : drawn rs Y. ). jurOrs u
fas " on May zist.s 4 3, q
NJ. ~, ,,.,,,, ,-,,1T y. =. =:
n. q. -, a.. - -. !. -, -. ssss
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COLLECTOR o. Connor 10 . success az
. vegetable raiser. His vegetables
are all up. He raises them with q
COW, horse and "Hec," tho big dog.
lie first turns the COW loose 10 the
garden, then he lets the horse 60; the
horse chases the COW, ArebIe runs
them both, while Hec runs and barks
ut all Of them. and when the race ID
ever the vegetables are all up
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Is. b. a..l SEQ. : 4 80 = f lf slf,
s.sa a cettags q Detroit Lake.
. Tho nearest. the prcttiest, the incest
place to spend . summer vacation IL
ut DetrOIt Lake Mimi. Cottages to
rent. Address, MRS. F IKwIN
Ara2 Detroit, MINI.
!. For farm loans see,. 'r'- lie
]. D. TRENnoLMx,
lstf ...... Bathgate,
Notice.
10 hereby given that tenders Tor
building bridge on Cart Creek be.
tween Secs. II and 12, Twp. l5e, Ring.
IS, will be, received until June 9Th. 2
p. m. Specifications furnished upon
APPLICATION to the auditor. Right re.
served to reject any or all bids.
By order OF tho board OF county
Commissioners.
w. ]. BRIDE
1915 CO. Auditor.
Wanted,
Girl to learn dressmaker's trade.
4l.49 Mus. NJ. BRADY.
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Miss ANNIE McKsnz1r returned
from very pleasant visit to Fargo
on Monday. Miss Mckenzie speaks
very highly Of Fargo and II, soclety,
and the many pleasant acquaintances
she formed there, and thinks that
Fargo takes the lead In the state for
entertaining visitors.
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81 !;
J, y

i TAs i,sosks I s,atDsS- oSs Nv. i
gang Of msp hers puttlnR 10 . nav
|saASWsySasd ietinda hon I'D adi1sde tHstr
|hopse:at this place. i !. u ~. '5s u.
no cftlss6s ID ths :, vicinity hi 81 Robt
||Glandy.s ,restdsness have ersossd !
windmill and win run pipes 70 thelr
Irrespective residences.
Another dlshwasher .has couae TO
mike the j. D.. Trcnholme family
happy. The little glrland her moth.
or are doing nicely. '5.S6,!s
r. Z. ShurmeIef, 1T Sc. Paul, win
, sell several valuable quarter sections
| OF land here next Monday, q part Of
the Shaw q ChafltAn esta6 lls6apie emit
There vas a LADY. vinegar agent In
ftow,fOn Thursday and Ffiday " hst
week. Shscalght . number 81 8 snucki.
ersShefe whichseemed u 10 ! pStfDl
her profession.
Rev. Jephcott, returned 6sts5 66y
from conference and. has come hack
TO stay. The Rev. gentleman las
tglvea,ths best Of satlstaction -be,s
land our citlxe ems 'hesttia5. endorse ! ID
return.
Landlord O'Hara was. down from
Neche, Tuesday, and in his wake was
. flne. large Irish greyhound. There
10 considerable rivalry between Pat
and Ike Foster who should own the
most dogs. and ut the last reckoning
Ike Was one ahead.
There has been considerable SCRAP
ping by the citizens on the west side
Of the river 10 the third ward, about
where q new bridge should be built,
whether on Seventh street or straight
across on the blind line, and 81 long
% the broil continues they will mover
geta bridge anywhere. j. -.
The citizens Of Bathgate and Penn
bina both gave entertainments last
spring, the proceeds of,which wsa la
| 80 to the different lodges In. .Neehe,
who suffered by the FIRE: .,slge UNDER.
stand thes money has sysr: bxen
hasdcdo vGs and some one ought Il
be made cough up.
WI. Kneeshax nnde IA fsW, yefy
appropriate remarks and congratulate.
cd our citIxens ON their spirit OF en-
terprise, Id. lighting the town with
Electricity and he had good reasons
to hope that the next electric bal
would be given In Pcmbina sometime
In the near future, 4,
Father Genin has purchased a tracl
Of nine acres which lays on the cas-,
side Of the town. from A. Awhile, d
st. Paul. The Rev. gentleman will
fence and otherwise improve the land
this season and next eprlng he will
yIll build large brick tenement.
There Is no halfway doing about the
| gentleman and he will have a build.
Ing erected that will he q credit. 10
Bathgate. A large amount Of the
funds has been already subscribed.
IN IN Mrs. Joseph Argue died at her
fhome ID Carlisle. last "Wednesday
aud was biIsied ln the cspetstty herd
FRIDAY, sff Srndonf at 4. o'clock :. Mrs.
Argue had been alllng for sometime
with . complication OF diseases which
kl8sA hr~aut.,tAA
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na' ''''' loan: J. &c. 5. rr.su... q ..
ISL Bathgate,
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REV. e. P. LACELL Of Grafton, De-
partment chaplain Of the @. A. n. Of
this state. has accepted IN invitation
to preach the memorial sermon on
Sunday proceeding Memorial Day to
tho Pcst in this: city. The services
will be held 10 tho Presbyterian
church.
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ilI lIDl
FRIDAY ! :! ] J 4 Nay 10, lep6.

80 s:s: -, {. ,sse'a ssssssssi
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KID GLOVES

have about pairs in various shades Of Tans Browns
and Black In dressed and undressed kid long and
short worth from rs cents to $3.50 All put one lot and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-21
Meekin.. ELECTRIC pIuR.

did I ever tell you about the great bluff
I invented and worked of on a country
Motel prOprletOrE' asked Meekin. the lazy
inyentor. as he tilted back his chair and
iuhis pipe. says the Electrical Review.
1t came about like this: / was making a
flying trip through the west in search OF a
man who was said to have invented pro-
cess iOr temDerlng copper IN electricity.
one evening about dinner time I reached
an Indiana town. which I'll call Jayville,
as the town Is still alive, and so is the hotel
proprietor.
Il rushed into the only hotel in the place.
ASKED Tor some dinner ana was shown 10
the dining room after I had registered. !
wanted TO catch the S.l3 train for Indian
apolis, so ] could spend the night there.
w hen l had finished my meal / fshed
around in my pockets for dime 10 tip the
waiter with. ! found 1 hadn't blooming
cent in my clothes. but had a $50 draft on
New York in my pOcl1etbOok.
let the waiter go without his tip and
walked out to the Office, where 1 found the
landlord. l Ostentatiously took out a pen,
asked the landlord his name and made the
draft payable TO him.
% Now, said I. if you'll kindly take out
the price of dinner and give me the bal
ance of this 80 I'll be obliged.
The landlord read over the draft for
ward, backward. sideways and upside
down. Then he held IL up to the light. At
last he looked az me sharply and said:
Your name Meekin?
Sure thing said !.
49,. How How do know you amt one o these
mer?'
WAL We mought an We moughtn't,'
was the landlords encouraging reply.
1t was getting near train time, and
was getting nervous. In glancing around
the office with the faint hope that I'd see
some one i knew, my glance fell upon a
long distance telephone over in the corner.
Right here was where invented my bluff
in Ja,y,yyille at S:45 P, m;
All right l said. Now you come over
here TO the telephone with me and I'll soon
satisfy YOU that your suspicious of me and
this draft are all wrong.
we went over to the phone and picked
up the receiver without ringing and this is
what the landlord heard:
Hello, central, Gimme New
Gimme 1888 Cortlandt. Helloi .S39
Cortlandt? Manhattan Exchange National
Bank? Mr. Crandall there?
Hello! This you, Mr.. Crandall, old man?
This Is Meekin. M-double-e-k-i-n.
Yes, Meekin. T. j. Say. I'm in Jayville,
Ind. Hotel man says your draft, No. 347,
on my account is no good. How about
il? Good for 5000. is it? Sure?
You are, Ell? Good Joke on your old bank,
| get, back. Well. so long. See you next
Monday!
with that hung up the receiver with
out ringing off and turned to look at the
landlord. His eyes were bullying out, and
when | asked him if he required any fur
Their proof, he gasped out:
Wall. l swum to gracious, Talking TO
New York. Ell? Wall, l never thought TO
see 1t. Here, come over her and get your
cash. The dinners on me. Never see any
thing so wonderful since the circus was
here last "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-21
Woes of the Fat and the Lean.

They made a bet, says the Chicago Times
Herald. The fat man thought he had all
the worst of life, while the thin man held
that flesh was a blessing.
Just in the ordinary affairs of everyday
life" began the fat man.
That's what I'm referring to-" put i'm
the thin man. Go home with me this af-
ternOon and I'll demonstrate il for supper
and theater tickets"
So they started together from one of the
big office buildings, and as they were leav-
ing the Office man in big hurry entered.
The thin man was able to doge him, but
he fouled the fat man, of course.
There you are. said the fat man as
soon as he had recovered his breath.
Every blind fool runs into me-"
That's nothing" returned the thin man.
as he stepped on the elevator and was
promptly crowded into a corner by a go
We're even," he said as they reached
the street
Not quite" returned the fat man as ne
wiped the perspiration from his face
you're comparatively cool, while I'm
melting away"
But you'll have a chance to be comfort
able when we reach q car
No more than you"
wait and see"
They each took one of the seats designed
to hold just two people Of less than me-
dunn size. and for a block were
on equal terms. Then a big man
got on. There We're four or
five other people whom he could sit beside,
nuL ne SIiSItu Oul tIte tilIn man ana soon
had him Wedged in so tightly that he could
hardly breathe. A few blocks farther on
the seat ahead was vacated and the thin
man moved to it. Two minutes later a wo-
man with puffed sleeves got on, and again
he was singled out. She gave him such an
indignant look because he could not make
all the room necessary for the sleeves that
he got up and moved to the side OF. a man
OF medium size The man got off at the
next corner and a fat woman took his
place. Again the thin man was crowded
against the side Of the seat and his face
showed the agony he was in
But that was an exceptional case" pro-
tested the fat man. When the two had left
the car
"On the contrary, 'its a regular thing -
day if you watch out The thin man never
gets a seat to himself. He's always selected
as a seat companion and crowded and
crushed until his bones ache. I'll have that
supper with you tomorrow night"
And he did