The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-04

E I, the eobbler' as he began to doubt
himself If you vhas a rich man now,
you can pay your old debts"
lis true. my dear old friend-'tis
true. l can pay thousand dollars for
every cent owe, and the feeling is a
placid one. You come up here this
morning to collect an old account of
81"
lind want him right AWAY queek!"
To collect an old account of 81"
unused the major, "and you had no sus-
plcion of the good luck awaiting you.
My old friend. don't have a fit or faint
away when l announce the fact that
you nave been appointed treasurer of the
Universal Goat Raising company, which
has just been incorDora ted. with a CAPT
tai of $5,000,000. The appointment was
made last evening, and L was delegated
&c. inform you that the salary would be
$4,000 year. Let us congratulate each
other, Mr. Wasserman. / am the presi-
dent OF the corporation, of course, and,
you being the treasurer, we will run
things to suit ourselves. You can take
off your hat and apron and go to work
at once or / can give you two or three
days in which to dispose of your bust
ness and get a swallowtailed coat
L want no talk-I want no goatSi''
exclaimed the cobbler as he pranced
around the room. IF you don't pay me
dot 81, we shall have some rows!''
Gently, Mr.. Wasserman. 1t acts this
way sometimes, but the excitement will
(
U. @. r. c., and l will explain to you
that the idea is to buy 100000 goats at
dollar apiece, ship them TO the great
prairies OF the west, and in a year or
so they will sell again at 100 per cent
profit We don't want to sell, however.
/ We propose to supply the world with
goats milk. 1t has been discovered
that one pint of goats milk per day
contains more nourishment than five
pounds of meat, four pounds of flour or
half bushel. of potatoes. The average
man can do full days work on pint.
! Give him a quart and he'll work all
night as well. 1t has further been dis
! covered that goats milk is an almost
| certain cure for consumption, asthma,
/ liver complaint
''vill you pay me dot $2?' Interrupted
the cobbler as he reached out for the
majors coat collar.
Gently, my old FRIEND" was the re-
ply in a soothing voice. Il owe you 81
/ 1t should have been paid long ago. 1t
will be paid in about two minutes. As
you become treasurer of the L. G. r.
! C., feel it my duty to post you as to
its aims and ambitions. The milk will
/ be put in fancy bottles, sterilized to pre-
monial is from a leading actress and
will astonish all consumptives She
says
I don't care What she says. For der
last time, I ask you if you will pay?"
I WILL suavely replied the major.
There is 81 coming to you for repair
/ ing my shoes. AS treasurer of the U.
G. R. c. you should file bond of at
i least $4,000 It might give you some
trouble to do SO. and as you are an
old friend of mine I propose to extend
the glad hand IN other words / will
reduce the bond to the trif1ing sum of
81, and that squares the debt. Do you
think you'll have time to hunt up n
suit of office rooms this afternoon? You
had better come in and let me go over
/ to the bank with you anyhow Here
after you will pay by check, you know.
1t will also be well for you to get some
new clothes as soon as you can. I think
this is about ALL think So.
"Und where vhas my S22" demanded
the cobbler as a lump gathered in his
throat
About all. Mr.. Wasserman. except
that we shall deal in goats of both sexes
and all colors You have no antipathy
against goats of old gold color have