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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20
rbe Trust Problem.

To thoughtful mind, the trust problem
is one of serious import. 1t must be firmly
grappled with, for it creeps upon society be-
fore you are aware Of its existence, in this
respect much resembling the various disor-
ders which attack the stomach, such as con-
stipation, Indigestion, dyspepsia, bilious
ness, liver and kidney troubles: Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is the one reliable remedy
for all such ailments. Be sure to give it
trial
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot-Ease,
a powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy. Cures Corns, Itching,
Swollen, Hot, Gallons, Smarting, Sore and
Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe
Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen s. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

common phase
of summer ca
tarrh, known as
in d / g e S t ion.
NJ / s S Kennedy
says:
"I found the
C o n t i n u a ]
change of diet
incid en- tai to
ig b t years
travelling COM
pletely upset my
digestive system.
In con sulting
several phys /
clans they de-
cided I suffered
with catarrh of
the stomach.
at h ir pre-
scriptio-s did
not seem to help
me any, so, read
ing of the re-
markable cures
effected by the
use of Peruna l
decided to try it
and soon found
myself well re-
paid.
81 have now
used Peruna for
a b GU t three
months and feel
comnletelv re-
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20
what Hmrfa-

"The other side" observed the candidate,
in much apprehension, ''are putting some
damaging reports in circulation"
"But no money to speak of, rejoined the
chairman of the campaign committee, COM
lacently.-Detroit Journal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

McSwatters and McSwitters had sworn
about four weeks after the bargain had
been made, the two met. Each was dying
for a good cigar. Say, john" said Nc
Switters, kept your end of the bargain ?"
you bet!" sighed McSwitters. 81 can't af-
ford to lose ten dollars" Neither can 1.
But look here, must have a smoke. Tell
you what I'll do; III give you two dollars
if you will call the deal off. % 'fDone!" said
McSwitters. He took the two and placed
them in his vest pocket. 'Pll buy" he said.
Half an hour later he was on his way home,
chuckling softly. McSwitters was the
twelfth man who had bought him off on
the cigar deal-Syracuse Herald.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

In Western North Carolina, between the
Blue Ridge on the east and the Alleghanies
French Broad, two thousand feet above the
sea, lies Asheville, beautiful, picturesque
and world-famed as one of the most pleasant
resorts in America. 1t is a land of bright
skies and Incompatible climate, whose
praises have been sung by poets, and whose
height have furnished subject and inspira-
ton for the painters brush. This is truly
the Land of the Sky" and there is perhaps
no more beautiful region on the continent to
attract pleasure tourists or health seekers.
Convenient schedules and very low rates to
Asheville via Southern Railway.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

Systems new Summer Tourist Folder which
together with other descriptive literature
can be had on application to J. H. Burgis,
City Passenger and Ticket Agent, 249 Clark
St., corner jackson Boulevard, Chicago.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20
A Heavy Case.

Mack O'Rell-Hard times have brought
about change with Brighter. l remember
when he always had case of champagne IN
the cellar; now he has only case of beer.
Luke Warme-Wen, you know, Islrcum-
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

How is it that Crimper did not have a
penny last year. and now he is assessed Oh
$4,000 worth of property?' "None of his
daughters had to prepare for graduation
this summer. "-Indianapol News.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20
God save our gracious queeni
Long live our noble queeni
God save the queeni

A young man who declines to be indus
trious, because his father has been indus
trious enough to accumulate fortune, con-
dennis himself by such a course to perpet-
ual babyhood.-United Presbyterian.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20
These LuIY DAYS.

Corn, we know, is good for man, yet here's
a flaw in natures plan; for weather which is
good for corn makes man wish he ne'er was
Journal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

When girl is trying to have things really
artistic and stylish her mother ger era.iy
brings in some horrid old brown teapot
bic at any price.-Iudianapol Journal
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20
Always Dressed On,

IL all were rich, no doubt 'twere best, in
some ways, we suppose; but, oh, how sad
to lose that zest we feel in Sunday clothes
Indianapolis journal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

The Best Prescription for ChilIs
and Fever is a bottle of GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL TONIC. tits simply iron and quininein
atasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price, SOC.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

Try Yucatan Chill Tonic OmprOved).
Cures chills, fevers and malaria. Pleasant
to take. Cure guaranteed. Price, so cents.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

1t is impossible to please your friends; if
you say agreeable things to them you are ac-
cused of inSincerity; if you say disagreeable
things they get mad.-Atchison Globe.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

Happiness cannot be bought, but one of
be removed by Adams Pepsin Tutti Fruit.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

A Desperate an.-Merchant-'Do you
speak German" Needy Applicant-sI
never have, but, gracious, I'll tackle it if
you give me job. indianapolis Journal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20
Ages of Man.

Eat g." remarked the amateur philoso-
pher, "a man is eager to reform the world.
At SO he is about ready to be reformed HIM
eel. Philadelphia North American.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

Jack-How long were you in Paris!
Bill wasn't long; was short.-SyTacuse
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

One of the battling mysteries of nature is
the pie that melts in the mouth but feels
soldier than a brick in the stomach.-De-
troit Journal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

A practical joke should be handled as
cautiously as double barreled gun.-Atch-
ison Globe.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20
On the Return.

Each package of PUTNAM FADEI.Ess DIES
colors either Silk, Wool or Cotton perfectly.
Sold by all druggists.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

will promptly SET R'igE1fS II
excessive or irregular
write TO Mrs PiSsk1tfansy
Lynn Mass, for advice
Evidence ab0UEBCES fks2E
Mrs PinkkRaE31SS advice
and medicine have for
many years been helping
women TO be Sfs'0E1g~ NO
other advice is So SEE1~
VaF,yfngly accurate no
other medicine has such
a record of Cus'0s
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20
HEALTHY WOMEN.

Mary J. Kennedy, manager Of Ar
mour q Co.'s Exhibit at the Trans-Missis-
sippi Exposition at Omaha, Neb., writes
the following of Peruna, as a cure for that
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of
Ave-, N, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. 6, 1900.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

A boy in the family always comes in handy
when the pie left over isn't enough to save.
-Atehison Globe.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

When you meet an obstacle use it for a
stepping stone.-Chicago Daily News.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken Internally. Price 75c.

A letter is one Of the best evidences Of the
culture of person.-Philadelphia Times.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

The greatest nuisance is the person who
is just puttering around.-Atchison Globe.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20
Try Yucatan Chin Tonic nmprovedl.

A reliable Tonic; each dose has the same
proportion of medicine. Pleasant to take.
Price so cents
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

A chorus girl is like house-the older
she gets the more paint she needs.-Town
Topics.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20
Painful
Periods

are overcome by Lydia e.
Pinkhans'S Vegetable
Compound
Fifty thousand happy
women testify to this In
grateful letters TO Mrs
PifakIE5aEass
MenSfruaffOn IS q
severe strain on a W0-
mans Vitality IF II IS
painful something IS
wrong which
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
druggists refund money if itfails to cure. 25c.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-20
will PROMPTLY SET S.igEsfs u

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-13

E HEADQUARTERS for Graphophones
and Photographs md all supplies. n. \,
X i,t u. W.$BAUNtIDfa CO,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-13
at,e i I
1mce. "a and - Fourteentll stroot.
: New Advertisements.
For Sale-sImpson & Tatum.
Mill and Mining Supplies-Fricls & Lind

! For Sale-SlmpSon d Tatun.
Mill and Mining Supplies--Fricls q Lind
Say Co. 10 =, NJ
i SIS to $50 Daily-Third Pnge. 'ilS5
& TypewrIters-Thlrd Page. Y y
L Wanted--Byt q Wholesale House. ~
Our Summer Stocks Must Be Reduced
Stone & SThomna-Eighth Page. I5fI3,i
z Contlnued-Kraus. Bros.-Fhth Page.
n Appliqued Lace, Robes-Geo. N. Shook
&c Co.-Eghth Page. 81 III "a.
4 This Collar Offer; Leads Them All-The
Hub-Eighth PnSe. Is.
The August Clearance Sale-G Geo. E. ST..
fel IL Co.-Fiftha Page. h 4 s.gi S;
4 Walking Skirts-Geo. r. Taylor Co.
Fifth Page. sfss : - !.
j Lost-Binck Leather Leggin.
y The Grass Is Growing-Whe eling Scale
Works. ~, .lsi,5s "a Z NJ 4 5-f5 q
+ No More-R. II. List.
IS We Wish, to Purchase Mt Once. X s.
To Lfyerpool-H. r. Behrens Co.
b School-Wheellng Business College.
Rcfrigerators-Geo. w. Johnson's Sons.
10000.
Wo linyc fitted moro than twenty
Thousand pnir.s OF Spectucles,g giving us
n record and experience uncqunlled by
nny other optlcinn In West Virginia.
Satisfaction guaranteed. IS. ,St ~. Z,
llisfs ,JACOD:W. GlsUBB, Opticinn.
81 o.1300 Market Street.
q $3.50 ~ -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-13
McFceley-Dennett.

Gard arc. out announcing thc;,mnr-
rlnge OF Miss Jessie Mae. the charming
OF Captain and Mrs. Thomas
D. Bennett, of Sixteenth street. to Mr..
S. McFeoly. The ceremony
will occur Thursday evening. August
%, at o'clock, at the residence OF the
BRIDES, parents The groom is we'll
known In Wheeling. where he was con-.
nccted with tho telephone company.
but ia now located In Moundsylllc.
where the couple will make their home.
Both arc popular young people, whose
hosts OF friends accord them, well
wishcs. 4 ..s5 ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-13
PERSONAL NOTES.
Going and Coming Of Wheeling
People and Visitors. n
- I, II,ilr,nth ,lok IElkins 10 Mt the

A. F. Wilmoth. OF Elkins, is at the
Mcclure. ~
T.. c. Hornbrook, OF Parkersburg, IS
at the Stamm.
G. w. Katztue, Of New Martinsvllle,
{ Is at the Windsor.
G. r. Mclean. Of. Warrington, Is at
the Grand Central.
MD. Hanes was q Slstersville caller
In the city yesterday.
F. s. Davis, of Cameron. is stopping
at the Grand Central. a.
]. J. Simmons and wife. of Sisters
willie. were In the city yesterday.
The Grafton arrivals at the Windsor
yesterday were Z. West and B. Davis.
w. C. 1Iauhuhey, Of Huntington. was
calling on friends In the city yester-
: day.
&C. L. SmIck and H. D. Curry. OF Par
kersburg. arc state arrivals at the Park
hotel
a. L. Jepson and George Aslett were
the Warrington arrivals at the Stamm
yesterday. 81
F. Reed, Miss +. yHamlln and Miss NJ.
Hamlin, OF Marshall, nrc visiting
friends In the city.
q Rev. C. NJ. oliphant goes to Cortland,
Ohio, to-day, to Join his family. They
Z Will return in two weeks. 3
q The Falrmont arrivals ut the Mcclure
yesterday were John ]. Martin, T. C..
! GallilIne and G. NJ. Alexander.
J. c. Smith,. OF New Cumberland. and
]. wv. Neurman. of New MartinRrillc.
are state arrivals at the, stamm.
George w. Murphy. Miss Kate Nor
gan. +. Fleming and wife. OF Falrmont.
were calling on friends In the city yes
tcrdny. si II
Andrew Long, tlllermnn at the Hook
and Ladder, is spending his vacation at
the Central Garden Fishing camp. at
Fish creek.
Misses Barbara Itnter, Louise Ehen-
water and Mrs. j.. II. Pipes returned
from n pleasant stay with Moundsville
friends yesterday.
Mr.. w. H. Schulz and wife. OF Four
tcentii street. have returned from a two
weeks vacation at New London. Conn.
where they Were the house guests OF
Lieut.. E. II. Schulz, u. S. h.,iwho is sta
toned there. On their return trip they
visited points OF interest along Long IB-
land sound and the Atlantic Coast.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-13
/. Wrappers
Way Under Regular Prices.

500 best Print and chintz
Wrappers, trimmed with ruff
ae and braid, fitted lining, g
regular csc wrap. CO.
per, each. uOC'
200 Percale Wrappers, made
with rufae over shoulder,
braid trimmed, deep dounce,
best value ever no.
n offered at. JOG.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-13

Events in and About the City Given
( in a Nutshell
Louis P. Bachman's residence, below
,Twenty-first street, was blown over in
yesterdays storm. Z.
1 An unknown man was painfully
bruised about the body in attempting to
board q train at the Baltimore & Ohio
depot at 6 o'clock last evening.
The Rough Riders Bowling Club will
entertain their friends with a dance at
Mozart Park Thursday evening. Prof.
Killmyer has been engaged to play for
J the affair. 4.
Tomorrow is owls, day, and only
the worst kind Of weather, can prevent
I the visiting brethren and the O. W. L.
friends OF this city from having n great
time ut Mozart Park. 4 =.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-13
Bona Eide osteop,ntl,.

We are Bona-Fidc osteopaths, us our
diplomas: and our names In the ostco-
pathic Directory will show. s
). Genuine Osteopathy has nothing 10
do with magnetism. clnirvoyancc, hyp-
notism nor fortune telling. -
A. ]. fDoNEGHY, d. O..
c. NJ. CASE, NJ. d. D. D.
~ !" Tenth and Main Strrets
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-13

Misses Barbara Knter, Louise Eben-
water and Mrs. J.; II. Pipes returned
from n pleasant stay with Moundsville
frfpn Il q ypgt prlnv Z ag4 = lfIs-g =. "a 80
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-13
Atlantic City Excursion viz
Pennsylvania Lines, s

from. Wheeling. Thursday, August 1e-
opportunity TO see the ocean. John q.
Tomlinson, ticket agent, Will completes
~ Inform excursionists regarding time,
OF trains, sleeping cars and other in
formation. Return limit, sixteen dava
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-13
BRIEF, MENrIoNINas.

Events In and About the City Given
49, in a"Nutshe1L
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-13

Andrew Long, tlllermnn at the Hook
and Ladder, Is spending his vacation at
the Central Garden Fishing camp, at
I,tvt, orn.,l ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-13
A Powder Mil Explosion !,

Removes everything in sight; 80 do
drastic mineral pills. but both are
mighty dangerous. Don't dynamite tho
delicate machinery Of your body with
calomel, eroton' oil or aloes pills, when
DR., Kings New Life Pills, which are
gentle as a summer breeze, do tho
work perfectly. Cures Headache, Con.
stipation. Only 26c at Losnn Drug Co.'s
drugstore. q
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-13

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TROUSERS
For the next ten days we shall
make to order on short notice our
$1,000 line at........Ss.oo.
Z. 500 line at........ 600. y
600 line att $685.. 500.
c. HESS & SONS,
Fashionable Tailors and Fine Fur
nishers. 1321-1323 Market Street. &
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
How Missourian. Were Made.

There are many ways Of settling a
State, according to Aipslee's Magazine.
Here's the story OF Missouri
Tennessee mountaineers took ad
vantage of the more level lands of Mis-
souri, to fill that state In IN incredibly
short space OF time after the treaty
with the Osages, and in the states
rich and abundant soil and water they
might have made one of the largest
and greatest of the American common
weaIths nearly half century ago had
not the vicinity been 50 tempting to the
Confederacy and SO important TO the
North. In the terrific contest that
waged over the freeing of the slaves,
the young men and the adventurous OF
the community found it easier to MI
crate than to remain at home, easier
even at the cost OF facing the unex-
pIored regions of Kansas. New Mexico
and Arizona. The enduring ones tar
ried, suffered the emotions Of war. post
cd the sacrifice Of s4O,0O0,O0O to be free
OF serfdom. and stamped upon Missouri
the characteristics of combative en-
duranceD
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

The director for the Oklahoma exper-
iment station says: Considerable COM
plant is received at the experiment
station that the weeyil is injuring
stored grain, particularly wheat. This
can be stopped by the use of liquid
known as carbon bisulphide The lig-
uid evaporates readily at ordinary
temperatures, and the vapor. being
heavier than air, sinks. and is death
to all animal life that breathes ii, al
though a small amount taken into the
lungs does no injury. The gas is also
highly infiammable, and therefore not
even a lighted tobacco pipe or cigar
should be brought into contact with it.
for fear that an explosion might re-
suit.
To use the gas the grain to be treat
ed should be in reasonably tight bins.
The gas will not penetrate more than
about three feet in depth in the wheat.
and it should therefore be introduced
into the central part of the bin by fast
ening a wire. screen over the end of Il
pipe of sufficient length and forcing
the pipe down and pouring the liquid
into the pipe, when it may be with
drawn and forced into another place.
IT the weevil is working on or near the
top, the liquid may be poured on to
the grain and the bin covered with
blankets or canvas for about twenty
four hours. when the gas will have
nearly or quite all disappeared. The
gas does not injure the grain for grow
ing or milling purposes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
BE a GOOD BOY; eoo2.eYE.

How oft in my dreams l go back to the
day
When l stood at our old wooden gate.
And started 10 school in full battle ar
ray.
Well armed with primer and slate.
And as the latch fell | thought myself
free,
And glcried, l fear. on the sly,
I'LL | heard a kind voice that whispered
to me:
BE good boy; goodbye
BE good boy; good-by.' 1t seems
They have followed me all these years:
They have given a form to my youthful
dreams
And scattered my foolish fears.
They have stayed my feet on many a
brink.
Unseen by blinded eye;
For just in time I would pause and
think:
BE good boy; goodbye.
Oh, brother of mine. in the battle of life,
just starting or nearing its close,
Inns motto aloft, in the midst of the
strife,
VIII conquer wherever it goes.
Mistakes you will make, for each of us
errs,
But, brother. just honestly try
10 accomplish your best. In whatever
occurs,
BE good boy; goodbye
Saturday Evening Post.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
CARROTS stunted by crowdine,

All kinds of roots are much better if
given plenty of room in which to
grow. Probably no root suffers more
from crowding than the carrot, for the
reason that when it terminates the
leaves are so small that it is hard to
tell whether a cluster of leaves repre-
sents one, two or three plants. 1t is a
great loss every way to allow the roots
to crowd each other in the growing
The bulk of two or three roots grow
ing together is not nearly so great as
one good-sized carrot. The short-horn
carrots, which grow partly out of the
ground, can be seen much better than
those whose roots are entirely below
the surface. And perhaps because the
short-horn carrot grows partly above
ground il is not injured so much by
growing in a elump. 1t is also more
nutritious than the deep-rooted carrots,
but it needs to be gathered before the
soil freezes very deeply, else the root
win not keep well. Parsnips can be
allowed to stand in the ground all win
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
LARGE PROFITS OF A BgeeAR.
Legless Man Received Charity that
Made Him Rich.

Legless Man Received Charity that
Made Him Rich.
There was man in New York who
bad lost both 1egs, and who, seated in a
wicker basket, pushed himself along
where people could see him. Coins
came to him in small showers. The
basket was a part of his business oattit,
When off duty. that is, when not solicit
ing aims, he wore two well-made artl-
fetal legs and walked on clutches.
One of his most fruitful fields was
Coney Island in the season, and having
gained the goodwill of a resident Of the
place he used TO deposit his legs at the
mans house when he went abroad to
touch the hearts and the pursestrings OF
the pleasure-seekers. One evening,
when he returned from work" he
found that the closet in which his legs
had been placed was locked and the
custodian of the key gone for the night.
Never mind" said his friend. Stay
here over night and I'll give you a
Shakedown"
NO must be in New York tonight
he said, land I've got to nave my legs
toor'
But why not stay here and save car
fare and be on time for work in the
morning." his friend asked
Neither argument nor persuasion had
any influence on The man, whose ner-
yousness increased perceptibly, and as
his friend was making ready to break
down the door behind which
the legs were stored be asked: why
must you be in New York tonight and
why do you compel me to force this
closet door,"
well the truth isl said the legless
man, Il bought an apartment house
last week and promised to pay $4,000
on the bargain tonight. and unless | get
away pretty soon I'll get there too late
and forfeit the amount already paid
down."
The friend was speeches. with
amazement and his establishment grew
when he heard n few weeks later, that
the apartment-house which the poor
man spoke to him about was the third
which he had purchased since he went
into the begging busiless.-New York
Tribune.