The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-01-16
A CASE
 OF GRIT
rccryrIeat. ial9. by .. D. Lcwlsl

i., olly nice Co have such things about but Co look back and remember tb1t | owe ar I've got to the state Of Counccticut"
 "l,ut why particularizr ConnccucutF
 Because of its laws and because of its people. When | got my diploma as a pharmacist. I went Into business in that state. In those old days a drug gist who started in business in Con ncctlcut town found about forty old aws on the statute books to confront him and render his ufc miserable. and the stran-rr who opened business in a small town found an other business men against him. l got corner store ln bis village and began to hustle. The trs. thing | did was Co take full pagc ad. iu a iocal paper Cun you be- ucye that | was arrested for itf'
 "Ou what cruun1sf" was asked.
 "For uuduiy exciting the public! Yes. sir. Che warrant read that was seeking Co stir up anger and excite mcrt ueuiust public welfare. and l was fined SlO and cautioned Co go slow. ] paid Che newspaper S3O for that ad.. and yet tbe editor came out ln the next issue and a.d It was evident that dangerous a.ttator had settled ln the community and ought Co be carefully looked after. |, was the proprietor of the other drugstore whe instituted the proceedings against me. and In revenge Imarkcd an my pateut dollar remedies down Go x cents. That left a humping biz prodt as you know, but in less than thirty-siX hours | was arrested agau. The charge was that was preparing Co dcfraud my creditors. l proved that ! hadn't any. but owned my sto,S and had StJ0O In the bank but Che court held that there must be some sort Of fraud In my knocking down prices. and l paid another dne. I realized by this time that they were after me. lJt I was born ot fighting stock. and [ made up my mind to hang On.'
 And the next novel"
 "Weu | had a grocer next to me and shoestoyc on the orrOsite corner. The grocer got four dozen bottles of cough medicine Co peddle out and the shoe man put a lot of sponges and t.Jthbrushcs ou sale. [ at once bought two barrels og sugar and sold it at a cent less a pound than the grocer, and I got case of boots worth S3 a pair and gave every man his choice for Si.JO. | made those fellows tired in about three days. and they had me arrested ts- false prctenscs. I turned about aal hauled 'cm rD Ter selling goods not covered by their licenses, aal th,y let go of me as if they'd picked up hot potato. Meanwhile the other druggist was laying for me again. There was a law that every prescription should be filed with the town clerk. but. not knowing of t ] had taken uo steps | pleaded guilty when arrested and was fined SlO and costs. ! wanted Co get even, of course. and Che chance soon occurred. He yis' ltcd h's store on Sunday Co see that all was r.-bt aud sworc out warrnnt' and hc had Co fork oyer S5. The law ut that tune even kept a man out Of his own s.orc np sunday unless iu case of fire OF serious Illness
 "A dry -.cIs man went into toilet soaps. arI he-.lt and almost gave away calico cuough to last that county ten years. When | had settled him, a bookstore man took up seidlitz pow ders and pills. and | supplied the town with free paper aud envelopes. had got Che better of him when l was fined for using obnoxious language. It wasn't anything said, but a sign in the window reading You've All Got 'Em. but I've Got the Cure lt was a cold foot remedy. but the judge de- clded that thc sign might refer to bugs and other things and was at any rate calculated to shock sensitive people. paid the usual fine and shOuldered my gun to get back at Che chap who sworc out the warrant He was a furuiturc mgn and a church deacon, and after bit [ had him dncd Sj for obstrucuug Che sidewalk with bed stead. AS Co trade and profits, hadn't any. of course. but as my expenses were light aud my stock uli paid for ] could aaord Co hauE oa. When they had made a general boycott on mo, ! used Co go on dshiug and hunting, and. qucerIy enough. | was arrested for that Under an old law, which read that a drugstore must be kept open during reasonable hours on weekdays, l was fined SlO and costs. My rival was the man whc caused it. and the very next day [ got even with him. A chimney burned out, aud hc rang the Ire bell The hw read that any person ringing the bcn unless there was a drc was guilty of a mlsde- meanor. and as there was no ire it cost him SS Co square matters"
 But they lot you alone at lastr' was asked by one of the listeners.
 "Ycs. after a war or two more of it" replied the retired druggist.
 And then you shook hands over the chasm and began to make your million and a halfT" was asked ns the retired dru--'t got up to 20.
 "Wby. yes; that was the end of the attempted freeze out. but 1 sold my