Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-06-11


scheme could be devised by which
this noise would not waken your Gus
toners, at such an early hour, it
would be a winner"
1--WE got it! I've got It'll exclaimed
the old man. 'T'll go round to-mor-
row an buy up all the coffee-sacks in
town, and muffie my bosses feet"
Sure enough, next morning but one,
Brown drove down the. street with his
horses shod with coffee-sacks.
A week later Jones appeared with
his horses all shod with rubber.
Soon they both had equipped them.
selves pretty well with rubber appa-
ratus of various kinds, Brown having
bought rubber tires for his wagon.
1t began to look as if Jones was
down, when, one afternoon, Brown
rushed into my room, exclaiming:
This time | am beat-beat like a
dog. What do you think Jones has
got now?"
What has he?"
why, an automobile. But, say,
youngster, what do you think kin
do now? l KANT never buy one Of
them FLYNN Jinnies fur they say they
cost thousand plunks, an KANT
stand that"
well, Mr.. Brown, I'll think over
this matter few hours and maybe l
can hit on an idea for you"
After dinner | walked up to the
corner grocery" whose owner, Mr.
Johnson, and were good friends
We had gone fishing together num-
Der of times, and on these occasions
| had learned that he enjoyed a joke
as much as any one.
found Johnson back in the ware
room changing the water on some
minnows he had in a tank. While
watching him also saw two milk
cans, and, on inquiry, learned they be-
longed to Farmer Jones, and that he
always set them out there, after max
ing his rounds, on Tuesdays and Fri
days, while he went to mill for ground
feed.
On Tuesday morning l told Brown,
as he came in with the milk, to meet
me at Johnson's store at 10 o'clock.
At the appointed hour he joined me,
when said:
Il told you l might have some word
for you, and think can do you some
good. Let's go back in the wareroom
and I'll tell YOU"
On arriving there pointed out his
competitors cans, anu asked:
"See those cans?"
See 'em?" he answered, course l
see 'em Withdrawing down one eye
led-"they're Jones sure as shootin'."
Now, listen," said l, "and I'll tell
you how We'll fix Jones and his milk
business"
Let's have her, sonny-lets have
her!"
I'm those cans" l continued, will
be found a little milk and we will
pour In as much water. In yonder
tank are some minnows; we will get
some of them and drop in one of those
cans, and then we'll have Jones tell
us how they got there.
Say" slapping his thigh. II have
always said as how you was a Pippin,
and when Jones furgits that 1t will
be when birds build their nests in old
mems Boards"
poured in some water and dropped
in the minnows, then waited In the
store.
Jones came In and started back for
his cans, when Johnson said:
Say, all you fellows, come back
here with Jones and me. want to
show you something"
OF course, we all went-wouldnt
have missed it-and surrounded the
cans, when Johnson said:
Nov, Jones, you have always
sworn to me, and to all your custom
ers, that you never watered any
milk. If that is So" lifting up the
can lid, there is one thing l want
you to explain: How did these min.
nows get into this CAM"
That's what l want to know" said
Brown, crowdlng up nearer, so spit
her out"
Fur Lords sake, men!" exclaimed
Jones.
We'll, tell us about It," urged John.
son.
Say not a word and I'll confess
I'll Tess up like a man. 1t was this
way:
Il was in hurry this mornin' and
didn't git all the milkin' done, and as
| crossed the crick l reached down
and scooped up couple of bucketfuls
uf water and-and poured 1t into this
can!"-Frank A. Hays in Creamery
Journal.
Why the Price Went Up.