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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11

election OF Manager Garsen. John Trenton
and Sam Taub delegates 10 the state
league meeting at Austin. the adoption
OF uniforms. etc. One important mat
ter decided on. and by unanimous vote
was that under no sort Of conditions will
intoSicants OF any kind be allowed sale
In the park.
on motion It was decided to levy an
assessment Of % per cent to be collected
February l.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
KIDwELL CAPTURED.

Wanted in Dallas County on a Charge of
Cattle Theft.
on capias from Dallas county Deputy
shcrfrs Gilbert and Cochran yesterday
arrested Edward Kidwell accused of cat
tie stealing. Ki1well was found In the
country about five miles from Houston.
Sheriff Ben Cabell of Dallas county was
notified and will arrive in Houston to-
day and take Kidweil back to North
Texas for trial
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
"cHAIRMAN" LANES GREEN

AS announced in The Post OF Friday
Chairman" James Green Is no more. rne
funeral took place yesterday afternoon
from the late residence OF deceased. lie
was born in Tennessee, and was the body
servant Of Colonel Asilbel Smith when 'he
colonel went AS ambassador from the Re-
public Of Texas to the court OF ST. James
The old darkoy was upwards OF 80 years
OF age, although he placed the number Of
milestones he had passed as 10.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
Sch Daisy Farlin, Philadelphia, sid Dec
ON sHIPBoARD NOT CLEARED.

The total amount of cotton on shipboarl.
not cleared. today is as follows:
For Great Brita.n-Ss Ida COO: Maritime
!6S9 Paulina 22ls; Teutonia 1915: Gracia
To0 City of Belfast 3ilS; Carolina 2SiO,
members 1890; total $3.50.
For France--Ss Joseph John 2i9s: Tripcli
600: total sos
For Bremen-ss Blenheim $50 bales, SIS
Darlington 600. total ll53
For Russia--Bk Storken 12Sl bales
For New York-Mallory line S615
For Morgan City--Morgan line 80 bales.
Total ol,7T, against 153240 last year
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
CASE or DEsTITuTIoN,

A sad case of dirost poverty is reported
at this office from the southeastern por-
ton OF the city. A family consisting of
father, mother and seven small children
are living in stable. without cent OF
money, and all sick They have lived on
the charity of the neighbors for a week,
and any who are charitably inclined can
send their mite to Mrs. Julia Browning.
No. 4l6 I.aBranch street. who will attend
10 the prompt dellvery OF same.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
Alex r. Powers.

Mr.. Alexander Il. Powers. aged q. died
at 7:i0 O'Clock last night at the residence
OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Powers.
Il7 Austin street. The funeral will take
place Sunday from the Church OF the
Annunciation, Rev. Father Hennessy of.
ficiating; interment In the German GENE
terry. The hour Of the funeral to be an
nounced later.
Deceased was born In Lidiautte. Pa,
and had been resident of Houston for
the past fifteen yehrs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
THE ILLUSIONS.

There seems ~ be general feeling OF
regret that the exhibition OF Illusions is
10 leave Houston. Professor Morris has
won the etteern and good viii Of the pub
lie With his really ~onderful and beau
tifdl entertainment. THE attendance con-
tinGss large.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11

iigious. moral and political conditions was
most interesting to all present. Rev. Hen.
dry contemplates returning to his post at
an early day. Other features of the even
ing were The Work of Missionary Com
mit.ees" by w. Day: 'Open Parliament
on Missions" led by Miss Eva HENCE. and
the closing address by Revivaiist North
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
RECEIPTS AND STATEMENTS.

Total receipts of cotton at - -ton
today were as follows: Missov .nyas
and Texas 1874: Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe IA; International and Great Northern
ole; barge Alice 15V; SCI err Mary Ann 4S.
ceto (. ost-clearance) 1850; to LIVERPOOL
per IS Tropea, ll,6oO; taken by Galveston
cotton mills IS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
JrsT1cE MAHoNEY.s corRr

Justice j T. Mahoney has issued his
warrant OF arrest upon the complaint
OF William T. rinsley charging Pierce,
a collector. with utteriuR a forged instru-
mcnt the amount alleged TO have been
implicated being 5000
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
THE DEATH ROLL.
Charles Abraham.

Charles Abraham. aged 45 years, died
at 81. Joseph's 1nfirmary Thursday night.
Tho deceased lived at Koscusko, Miss.
and pending advices from relatives the
body is at the undertaking parlors OF
Wall & Stahe.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
10 and Sailed.

% and Sailed
SIS Concho. New York, sid Jan. T.
SIS Comal New York. sid Jan. s.
Sch Emma knowltcn, New York, Dec. 10
ship Kyber (Br). Calcutta, sid Nov. l.
Ship British Isles, Calcutta, sid Nov. 10.
IS sarnatia Br2. Dunkirk, s!i
SIS Glenile (Br), Hamburg. gid Dec. S.
SIS Rotheriield (Br), st. Vincent. sid Nov.
SIS Polana tBr). Liverpool. sid Nov. 10.
So Forest tBr), Liverpool sid Ice. a.
SIS Plympton, Liverpool, sid Dec. II.
SIS Daniel. Liverpool, sid Dec. II.
Sch A. T. Stearns Norfolk, sid Dec IL
IS
SIS Hartlepool (Br). Hamburg. sid Dec
IS Blqamanden CNor.), Hun. sid Dec. H.
S. Rauma CNor). Shields. sid Dec II.
SIS Eugene. Barry. sid Dec. 81.
IS Assaye C3r), barry, aid Dec. %.
S. Warrington. Bremen. sid Dec g
Sch Maud II. Dudley. Newport News
sid Dec 81
Sch Daisy Farlin, Philadelphia, sid Dec.
a.
SIS yerbena, philadelphia, sid Jan. l.
SIS Lampasas, New York, sid Jan. J.
TX LIirotha. Pernambuco sid Nov 4.
Bk Renown, Falmouth, sid Dec g.
SIS Belfast. Middle sborough. sid Nov "a
SIS Joseph John, Cardiff, Sid Nov, 90.
SIS ulriken. Cardiff. sid Jan. ?.
IS Joseph w. Hawthorne. Cardiff, SID
Nov. 49,
SIS Wooler Manchester sid Dec 10.
SIS Ethiopia, Glasgow, sid Dec 81
SIS Monrovis, Port Barrios, sid Dec. 10.
SIS Trpoli, Havana, sid Dec. 81.
SIS Toledo, Copper hagen. sid Dec 81.
S. Acacia, Baltimore, sill Jan. /,
SIS kuntsford, Penarth, sid Dec. 20.
SIS Ida. Porto Rico, sid Dec. 10.
SIS Blenheim. Havre, sid Dec. s.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
THE COURTS.
A Record of the Proceedings Yesterday.
Suits Filed.

Suits Filed.
The suit Of f. A. Hudson VS. George
Ellis ct al for damages on account OF
alleged Illegal seizure OF o stock OF goods
under attachments issued against Norred
& Luna, was taken up and is on trial
Ia the civil district court,
in the case Of Emily Pittschmann vs..
Caliste Chimene. the jury failed to agree.
The suit OF w. s. Webb VS.. ]. II. Pruet,
ct al was given to the jury yesterday.
but no conclusion has yet been reached.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
SLIT FILED.

In the civil district clerks office a suit
was filed by Augusta X. Gregory vs.. J.
J. Burroughs ct nj, to try title to COO acres
on Clear lake and Taylor's bayou, the
property being Of value of ti0,0
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
BASE BALI DIRECTORS.

IT, directors u the Houston Base Ball
association had meeting at the Hutch
ins house last night. Considerable routine
business was transacted. including the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11

Blackburn & Bailey, photographers
1ooSl2 Prairie avenue, offer a handsome
carriage to the baby that makes the best
picture.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
BANK CLEARINGs.

New York, January io-The following
table. compiled by Bradstreets. shows the
total Slearances at the principal cities
and the percentage of increase or decrease
as compared with the corresponding week
last year:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11

We are not selling Heaters at or below
cost but are selling them cheaper than
any one else. j. H. camp-map, $40 Milan,
street.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11

Linters. A, Houston delivery and class
fication. per ID, 3i2G5S..
Soap stocks, foots from refined oil, per
ID. 40 bid. go asked.
Remarks-Market steady.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
NEW YORK MARKET.

New York January i0.--tSpecial TO the
Houston Cotton Exchange. Prime crude
prime cake nominal: meal 2O.00G2i.O0 per
ton; market nominal.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.

NEW UHIEANS NIAFht.I
New Orleans January l0.-(Special to the
Houston Cotton Exchange market quiet
and unchanged, crude, bulk. 20is: yellow
2tI.d25ls In barrels; meal ls.0Ouls.25i cake
5000 s.25 per long ton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
SHERIFF. COIITMN

Lost, In the vicinity of silver Lake. one
large red hound Reward for return 10
II. Butcher, Harrisburg. Albert Erich
son, sheriff
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
REMOVAL

j. II. camp-map is selling Heating stoves
at very low prices. so Milan street.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11

l have removed my drug store TO 500
Main street, cornero Prairie avenue.
a. Il. kieslng.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
The Wonder Store sells toys.

Now is your chance to buy one iof those
beautiful Lady Franklin Heaters. j. H..
Campman. $40 Milan street, is selling then,
for So set up in your house
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11

DESK CALENDAR PADS,
With new leaf for every day in the year,
&c. at Pastoriza's Stationery Store,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11

After a sloepess night use DR.. seigerrs
Angostura Bitters to tone up your sys-
ten. All druggists.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
7. P. Williams. Dentist, Binz Building.

The cheapest place to buy stoves is al
j. II. Campman's, $40 Milan street.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11

]. II. camp-map has lot Of fine heater,
that he Is closing out.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port of Galveston, January 10.
Arrived.
SIS Clinton, Wertsch, Brazos Santiago.
Cleared.
SIS. Lampasas Burrows, New York.
Sailed.
SIS Clinton, wertsch. Morgan City.
SIS Tropea, Barker, Liverpool.

Vessels in Port.
To Fowler & Mcvitie-Sch- Frank Rudd
(Am): Sch George Teulane. Jr.. SIS Leon
ora (Sp.), SIS Niceto tSp)
To VIM. Parr d Co.-Tropea, Vortigren
tBr), Cambria (Br), Garcia, Carolina; BAR
lington.
UD Cambria (Br). Gracia, Carolina.
To j. Moller d Co.-Bk Cosmo, SIS Clan
ayron C3r), Maritime, Paulina (Sp), Trip
oil (BD.
To II. Mosle-Ss Kennett Br). SIS
Ravensdale (Am)
To Ross. Howe & Merrow-Ss Rochmore.
To j. n. Sawyer & Co.'s Nueces, Ss
Lampasas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11

You can buy beautiful Heater, to burn
both coal and wood. set up in your house.
for $3.50, from ]. H. camp-map, $40 Milan
street
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11

Houston, Waco and Galveston not In
ciuded in total on account of containing
other than clearngs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11

Gas cooking stoves ana hot plates "a,
Gale by Houston Gas Light Co.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11

]. RELY GORDON & W. II. FOSTER
Associated Architects. so7is Main street.
Consultation free.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11

Coke and -ac-tor sale ny Hovs,on Ca,
Light Co.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-05
Cifcnmventing Them.

Before Bismarck reconstructed the map
Of Europe. and made a united Germany, a
dozen principalities used to annoy travellers
by retaining them at their frontier until
they had satisfied the custom house de-
mands.
A Yankee once had his carriage stopped
at the frontier of a petty princes country.
h herr, ODER controller at the custom
house, and, much to his indignation, was
received in a nonchalan. way. The Yankee
was ungentlemanly enough not to get out
OF the carriage, nor even take off his hat.
The herr ober sharply demanded the keys
OF the tourists trunks, which his sub .crdin
ate began handling roughly.
%"lIere, hands Off" shouted the Yankee.
81 didn't come from the United States of
America to be controlled by you. Pat those
trunks bacd. I'll not go through you at all.
III turn back, Pm in no hurry, and don't
mind losing a few hours. You're no coun-
try, you're only a spot. I'll go round you -
And he did.-Strand Magazine.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-05
R~aarosdips tor Tips.

You can say what you will but It
matters little what vocation q man in
life a man takes up there is sure to be
some tricks Of the trade connected
with it. / wa coming in from Chi
cago the other day and met Billie
Leftlet the Porter on the Pullman. I
got talking with him aud he told me
of the life of the waiter in the big
cities. The walters OF the Auditouri-
um and Palmer house are not the
down-trodden piece of humanity you
think they are. 1t is a poor day when
they do not pick up from three to five
dollars in tips. Speaking of one of
the tricks of the trade Billie ,aid
I'VE almost always catch them. Now
for instance you come in to dinner. l
would wait upon you and do it very
nicely. Give you all my attention.
You give no tip. I fix it with another
waiter to attend to you for . .
He railroads you. That is he takes
your order and throws things at O
in a sloppy way. Next meal / waits on
you again. In good shape too. No tip
yet. Gets my friend to railroad you
for the next two meals The chances
are that you rather like my style and
want me to wait on YOU and make
known your wishes to the head waiter.
Then ONE the tip you appreciate
good service see! r. ailroading' is the
success of hotel tipping.-The Kid in
State Forum.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-05
Manuscripts by Dickens.

What have become of the manuscripts of
Dickens earlier works? Some light is
thrown on the question in Mr.. Shooline's
paper in The Strand. The manuscript of
Mutual Friend" was given, as Is
well known, by the author to his friend.
Mr.. Dallas, and subsequently bought by
MIR. Childs, the publisher, OF Philadelphia
The manuscript of ''Pickwick'' was, Miss
Georgina Hogarth states, never preserved
in its entirety, though stray fragments
have turned up, and are dispersed about
the world, but 1t was not given by its au-
thor to any one. II don't think" adds
Miss HOgarth, she attached much i'm
portance to his manuscripts in those ear
iy days." Portions of the original manu-
script oil ''OIiver Twist" figure among the
numerous interesting fac similes which ac-
company the article. They are taken from
a fragment of the manuscript still remain
ing, which begins with the twelfth chapter
and ends with what is now called the for
ty-third chapter, wherein is shown how
the Artful D0dger got into trouble" 'Ol-
liver Twist" was written in a much larger
hand thar were most Of the later works.
The manuscript shows some notable vari-
ations. The manuscript of Nicholas
Nickleby' is one OF those which have van
ished. but a fac-simile is given of part of
the revised proof Of the preface, which
shows long passage struck out by Charles
Dickens. London News.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-05
For Bows

Don't be deluded into the belief that it
is smart to know things that you wouldn't
like to tell your mother" writes Ruth Ash
more in an article on THAT Boy of Nine"
in March Ladies' Home journal. Don't
think that it is smart to listen to stoli les
that are not nice and that are about women
Gentlemen never unite in deriding I'M
that is a popularity of cads. Never
read a book that yor could not share with
your sister. and never look at a picture that
might uot be framed and hung ia her room.
What? You think that somebody might
call you 'girly'? Oh, no, my dear boy. If
anything is said about your conduct there
will be appreciation given You, and the
older man will say OF the younger one who
is perfectly modest, Brown is a nice fellow
L should like him to come and see my
daughters" 1t is not necessary for you 70
see thef folly of anything. That is an ex-
ploded theory. Why should you SOW a
crop of wild oats. Why not sow a crop OF
wheat aud get a harvest worth having?
From day to day, my boy, YOU make up
the story Of your life, and it is the little
things, the little honest things, that will
make you a man., mentally as we'll as
physically.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-05
The Drummer's Dilemma.

II was born under an unlucky star
said G.. E. Jameson. a baltimore knight of
the gripsack, to a reporter. Over in Ma
ryland there are two men named Curtis
doing business in adjoining towns. One of
them has been a customer of mine, while
i could never sell much to the other one.
| was told that the one whose trade l
wanted and could not get had been pre-
scented by his wife with a pair of twins.
A bright idea came to me. / would seal
his trade forever. l sent him the best ba-
by carriage l could buy. Then in a few
days | went over there. He was the mad
dest mar l ever saw. 1t seems that he is
a bachelor and every body in town had
guyed him.
Then | went t. the other town to see
my customer and he was mad. 1t was he
who was father of twins and a rival had
given him a carriage, with the information
that he had seen me buy one for another
customer who had a baby. l haven't
Strengthened it out yet, and I'm doubtful it
l ever can."-W ashington Star.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-05
Heavy Seeding Of Oats.

Lodging of oats is due to the imperfect
~developemeDt of the tissues of the stem,
and this is the result of an insufficient ex-
posure to sunlight in consequence of the
plants being too close together. The great
est exposure will doubtless be- secured by
moderately thin sowing. 1t is usually con
sidered that the quantity of seed per acre
should vary with the condition OF the land
and the time of sewing, a great quantity
being sown when the land is in poor con-
d!tion and when the season is late. A
greater quantity of seed is required on poo,
land, as the oats do not ''stooi Out' so well,
and in the late season it is necessary to In
crease the amount in order to hasten the
harvest, as, where the land is tlliiily sowed
the .'stooling" plocess is liable to be car
ried on for too long a time, making the
harvest late. In England as high as eight
bushels per acre OF oats are often sown, in
other-year tests that quantity of seed yield
ing an average OF forty-three bushels per
acre; six bushels fifty. three, and four
bushels seeding iiftx-six bushels per acre,
other things being equal. In America, four
bushels per acre is usually considered
heavy seeding for oats, and one ard one
half to two bushels is the amount usually
sown.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-05
The Oflice-Seeking Horde.

AT the beginning of every administration
Washington fills up with persons who de-
sire some Office either in the states, in the
departments or in foreign service says ex-
President Harrison in March Ladies' Home
journal, discussing the Presidential Office.
Many OF these persons have a limited purse
and as the days pass on this is exhausted,
and mpatirnce and ill-temper come in.
Many of these persons are deserving and
we'll fitted to fill the Offices thhy desire. but
it is impossible to find places for all the de-
serving and the position of the President is
full OF trial. The suspense and uncertainty
that Office seekers suffer is illustrated by
the case OF a man from my own state who
thought that he had good reason to expect
an appointment from President Garfield.
After he had been weeks at Washington
and had brought to bear all the influence
he could command, / met him one day on
the street and asked him how he was get
ting along. His answer was. Every well,
but there Is nothing focal yet" 1t was
wonderfully expressive, and has remained
in my memory as a type OF the state Of un-
certainty which accompanies the Office
seeking. "NOthiug certain yet" but a
hope that is hard to kill.
There are few Offices at Washington the
salaries Of which enable the incumbent to
save any money, and the average exper-
fence of those holding places in the de-
paltments, l am sure, is, il they would ex-
press it, that private business offers better
returns and gives a letter chance for ad-
vancement.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-05
Sherlock Holmes Again.

s'Oh. l seel' he laughingly exclaimed as
he was introduced TO a stranger in the city
hall the other day.
"What do you see?" was asked.
'sThat you use a pen a great deal.
.sl1um! How can you tell?"
SPY the ink on your finger. You have
written several letters this morning. You
had a poor pen and it spattered."
$50 you are a Sherlock Holmes?n
swell | do a little that way. You fell
down on the street a short time ago."
s'Indeed, but how did you know it??n
SPY the dust on your knee. It's Just as
easy as rolling off a log If you keep your
eyes OPEN"
.sYes, / see. Well, let me say that !
haven't had a pen in my hand in two weeks.
! want INFO an Office down here where they
have a bomb she'll on a table for fools tc
poke their fingers into. pokcd and found
il nearly full of ink"
tsBut you fell down?p
stNo | didn't. ! was idiot enough to try
10 walk over a wagon, but stopped when |
bumped up against q Wheel
.tBut your hat was certainly blown of
within a day or two to get that dent per-
sisted the sieuthful Sherlock.
Wrong again!r smiled the other. ~
bumped my head in that elevator moi ten
minutes ago. Mr.. Sherlock Holmes, allow
me 70 respe stfully suggest that YOU
THAT 1 &C out Of the observing business.
I will. Good-day Ioctrcit Free Press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-05
The Voice Of Il Child.

Professor Drummond tells the story of
a little girl who once said to her father:
Papa, / want you to say something to
God for me, something | want to tell him
very mucti. / have such a little voice that
/ don't think he could hear it way up in
heaven. but you have a great big mans
voice, and he will be sure to hear you =
The father took his little girl in his arms
and told her that, even though God were
al that moment surrounded bv all his holy
angels, sounding on their golden harps and
singing to him one Of the grandest and
sweetest songs OF praise ever was heard In
heaven, he was sure that he would Say to
them: Hush! Stop the singing for q lit
tie while, There's q little girl away down
on the earth who wants to whisper some
thing III my ear. H--Itam's Horn.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-05
A Keen Eyed Engineer.

An old engineer was getting his sight
tested by a doctor who lived in a house
facing a large park. The doctor used to
say to his patients, Look over there and
tell me What you can Sec" When the
engineer learned that his sight was to tie
tested, he had arranged with his son to
take his bicycle half a mile into the park
and be oiling 1t. In due time the old man
was led to the window, the doctor saying
as usual:
What do You see?"
The old man, peering ont, said. IL see
a young man STOPPING beside his bicycle"
DO you2' said the doctor. II don't
see anything at ALL"
Nonsense said the engineer. why
he is 0iiing IT."
The doctor took up a pair OF field glasses
and plainly saw the same.
Magnificent sight!' he said.
The engineer is still drawing his wages.
-Elmira Telegram.