The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-10
STORIES FROM THE STREETS.

the millennium be, and hereby IS, usnered
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STORIES FROM THE STREETS.
In a North-side drug store one evening
recently there lay on the shelves behind the
counter a rubber hot-water bag. It was
filled, and was Of so dark a color that many
who came in thought 1t was a turtle. The
druggist remarked about the number who
had thought of the animal kingdom, and
then told a little story about it. He said:
"a man came in here a few days ago and
bought the bag. He took it home. and
came in the next day and said there was
something the matter with the bag, as he
could not fll it. The druggist took the bag
to the faucet, turned on the water and the
bag filed readily. He then called the man
in and had him fill it, so as to satisfy him.
The man saw that it filed as it should. but
he would not take the bag, and insisted on
having another. The bag has been on the
shelf, filled, ever since.
I'VE have a great deal of fun out OF
these atomizers.'' the druggist went on
to say, People come and buy them, take
them home and five times out Of ten bring
them back the next day because they won't
work We take the atomizer, rub over the
mouth with the finger, give the bulb a
squeeze and the perfume will fly to the
ceiling. We'll, we could not make it work.
the customer will say and almost invariably
the customer will want another atomizer.
1T is a funny thing about people in re-
gard to filing prescriptions Every drug
gist has the same experience. We always
try to discourage people having bottle pre-
scriptions filed the third time. When a
Of time his taste will change. The dose will
not taste the same. Now, you eat beef
steak every day for a week and it will not
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it did at the first, but if you change off and
eat something else, then 60 back to the
their bottles and declare that we have
not given them the right preparation, that
we have made a mistake and that they are
afraid. to touch the stuff. We tell them
they had better ., 60 to s.+ the physician }byn an and md
prescription the third time
His Dream Was Short Lived.
Freddie DeNomop was sitting in his easy
chair one morning a short time ago, with
an exultant and happy expression on his
face, when a friend called to see him. The
friend Immediately discovered that some
thing had happened to make Freddie more
pleasant than usual. and asked what was
the good news.
IT have just conceived the greatest
scheme Of the day. Freddie said, reaching
over to his table and picking up an income
tax blank. "You see this little paper. 1t is
the thing that is increasing the number Of
gray hairs in the heads Of the capitalists,
but to me it comes as a gift from heaven.
It is my salvation. If you will give me
your word of honor that you will not tell
a of course 9as T the friend frt s0a gave 'n'o the s1e ne ssasas;
promise) Well, here Is my plan. You un-
derstand that this income tax is assessed
Of an individual in excess of
$4,000. That is a pretty good income. and
chance to get a young man who has that
much of an income. Iuhave filled out this
blank q hoy you see see; showing my net income to
come, DELINQUENT. Then. Of course. it viii
person with an income in excess of $4,000,
yet I will have to pay only so cents, with
IL Just ee think pe of tKe saas IL ! 1 s VIII get sshs sa a
cost Of 52h cents" And then he leaned
back in his chair with a seif.satisfied air
aire, and began examining a bill he had
just received from a tailor.
Freddie" said his friend. when your
tailor sees you listed among the
ped the odious blank ia into the open CRATE
and saw visions of heiresses floating past
without even looking toward him.
Young Lady's Predicament.
This story is told OF a young woman who
boarded a car one evening recently which
was so full she had to stand. She was
crowded into the vicinity OF an Irishwoman,
who had on the floor near her a basket Of
eggs. As the car turned a corner it lurched
and the young woman lost her balance.
When she righted herself she found she
had planted one of her feet in the basket
of eggs. At about the same instant the Irish
woman made the same discovery. She
screamed out:
"Howly Moses, she's sthepped into me
eggs"
Before she could take her foot out the old
lady shrieked again,
would yez be after takin' yer foot out
and not be a batin' them up to a froth?'
OF course everybody aughe and the
young woman was embarrassed. Every one
stared at her and she stared out Of the win
dow. The old lady left the car at the next
corner and as soon after as possible the
young woman disappeared.
Do They Wear GIovess
The little son of Governor Matthews Is
responsible for creating a great deal of
amusement at the theater not long ago. He
| was taken to see Off the EARTH and
when the ballet came in he watched the
performance with considerable interest. He
was standing on the seat. with his arms
about his grandfather's neck, when he sud-
| denly exclaimed: why! Do they wear
gloyes?" The audience in the Immediate
vicinity laughed, and wondered. too.
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