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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-23

Well, the Gould fortune can stand a
shrinkase of a million or two without
necessitating the mcrtgaging of the
dear old farm
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-23

Lightning struck Baseball game in
Troy. N. Y, and the unpire's decision.
Strike, was prompt.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-23

1t doesn't make any difference
whether a woman can drive a nail
straight or not, as long as she can
make good bread.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-23

Edward Atkinson may have had
Eve in mind when be summed up the
cost of a woman S clothes.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-23

New York thinks that she is on the
eve of religious revival. Few places
need one more
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-23

lahorcrs short" and the alligator in
dustry is suffering in consequence.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-23

This country Will be only too glad
TO accept the guardianship of any
other cups the kaiser may care to Of
fer
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-23

A Boston bank has failed with liza
bilities of $l.7oo.o0o. The reports do
not say which of the officials did the
specializing
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-23

1t is all explained The old mug
that was recently sold AT auction in
London for 9,o0o WGs vawse
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-23

Tho man who has a lilac bush grow
Ing right next the street never has tc
pruIc it.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
BEEF TRUST CONSPIRACY

The C. nfession OF schwarzchild aud
snlzerberger removes all doubt as 10
he reason why the beef packer were
50 anxious TO find some tecnnicali.y
That won'a delay their trial on charge
OF consp racy -Four officials Of that
packing concern entered plea OF
guilty and the court fined them total
Of s25,000
They escaped lightly enough Ii is
said the guilty. packers paid their
fines smilingly
That offenses of this kind have been
perpetrated without prosecution for 80
many years. and that these magnats 5
IF the beef trust haze been 80 maay
years immune from m1lestation III
their Iawless methods Of business il
2 sad commentary en- the power OF the
law.
There is some comfort in She fact
hat one step forward has heen taken.
md that comics ion Of guilt has been
wrnng from some OF the guilty. But
ne prosecution should nor halt here.
This should prove an incentive far
nore rigid ami more vigorous prosecu,
hon that will not rest until every
guilty man has been convicted ana
punished, and punished SO seyerel,
that the crimes perpetrated viii not ne
| repeated.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
Get Rabbit enffnrn

a little ggi who reads nature books
studies natural history sand Is deyot-
Cd % pela, was discovered holding
bunny ii her Tap, trying to direct his
attention % a hook that she had, and
ever and anon boxing his long ears
vigorously 'Auntie was shocked, Of
course, and inquired what was the
moving cause Of such cruelty,
He's 50 stubborn" repl ed the lit
slc teacher
"A rabbit stubborn! why child,
never heard Of such a thing What
he stubborn ahout?"
I'm trying to teach him the multi
pl'caiion table. and he just won't try
10 learn, nor even say IL over aftel
me Now you say 1T SIR. Three
times two are six three times three
are nine
Bur the rabbit didn't say II ant
again inquired into her little neice'i
conduct as two or three more cuffs
@cfo administered 10 the poor cren
Etme's all TOO prominent cars.
Why, auntc," exclaimed the girl
"the books all say that rabbits multi
My fagter than any other animal, am
this obstinate bunny won't even *
fhrnnsh the Inv times three will
me ippincott's.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
THE EoUlTARLE's SALOON.

In view Of the popular attitude to-.
ward llfe-insurance companies il was
bus ness hlunder for Paul Morton TO
announce that the Equitable owned
and manags,l a saloon.
New York IS what the trade calls
ia good saloon town. In normal cor
cumstrancos the poiicyholders Of the
Equitable might have been chered ana
eomforted by the knowledge that the
Company was in the saloon business.
But now most oil them will take it for
granted that they have been biIked out
.of their share of tba profits. as usual.
and ths more pess mistie will he te!l
ing their friends that while there are
cash registers on the bartenders, there
are none Of the directors,
Mr. Mortons blundar. however. r.
later to the future An official admis-
sion that New York life-insuranco
company is managing particular So.
loon must almost inevitably injure
the business Of the place. The public
will instantly suspect that life-insur.
ance methctls have been applied to
the rum traiIie II win be sure ID
think that the directors are pouring
rain-water into the whiskey barren
pasting Johann sberger labels On bot
ties Of hame made Rhine wine, buy.
ing cheap beer doctored with rosin and
aloes ana selling i for imported Mum.
chener and doping the Scotch with
chloroform and wood alcohol. More
ycr, no patron WIN dare Hash" any
thing bigger than a dollar bill, fol
fear some Of the directors win pa
knockout drops in his glass.
/ Probably Mr.. Morton Is not ambi
lions to build mp a lucrative saloon
business in connection with the Equit
able; but if he is he has gone about :
In the wrong way.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
MINERS ACT WISELY.

In few days works in the chain
machine mires OF the Chicago 4 Alton
sub district win have been resumed, az
the majority Of the 800 men who re
fused TO accept the agreement entered
into between the operators and the
mine worker officers, and who also
declined 70 accapt the suggestion OF
Prcsdon. Mitchell have re considered
their action and voted 10 resume work
They doubtless are justified In zee,
ing that the agreement imposes some
undesirable conditions up0n them. Nut
tho emergency demanded an immcdi.
ate adjustment, and the officials OF
the miners, vested with full authority
to make -uch agreement, did as theil
best iudg ment bade them do. and the
4 agreement was made,
The miners appeal TO the nationa
president, met with the reply that tn,
affair was not urilcr his jurisdiction
and hence there was and is no alter
native for the men hut to return tc
work
If conditions exist in the chain ma
chine mines under The present work
ing agreement which the miners De
lieyc place unfair burdens upon them
they should work on under those con
ditions In loyalty TO their Officials
who had a part in the making of Nh,
agreement, and then, when the nex
regular miners and operators confer
cree for the adjustment Of condition
Is held make their protest and hav
II actIl upon and adjusted Ii regua
form
y. The miners have acted wisely 10 re
I. considering their decision TO striltI
{ and In determining 10 rosnmc WORT.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Roosevelt VIII administer 10 Pos mas
Z ter General Corielyou. CorJely0u was
chairman of the republican national
committee last year when Mccall and
Perkins turned over TO the oommit-
tee $4,000 of the New York Life
policyholders' money for the slush
fund The president Il is understood,
is very much exercis-d over the Dis
oovery and dispatches state that he
would probably INSIST on the mo8ey
being refunded TO the company.
But that Wouldn't relieve Cortelyou.
Tn postmaster generals frlenqs as-
very much perturbed over the slua-
ton, and declare that his name OUGHT
NOT 10 be dragged into The Question
OF camnaign contributions. becaus @
be was very careful not to have per
sonal ccsnizanoe Of the contributions
and the sums given" This excuse Is
not sufficient. even If true. The fact
thar Mr. Cortelyou closed his eyes
and ears while contributions 10 the
slnsh fund were made doe mos relieve
him of the responsibilities Of his posi-
don as manager and director { that
fund Il is difficult Il explain away
historical facts. Ii Mr. Roosevelt is
really sincere N his objections to the
AeoaiiPerkins ne of polieyhollers'
money he hould visit his disple1sure
N some public manner on mis- postmas.
ter general. That would De bei;er ey.-
denee Of his sincerity han the turn
Of the money.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
MeM Enaland FreemasonrY

A traveller Just returned from the
Rocky mountain ana Pacific coast ret
si0a says that he was surprised one
evening 70 find q large picture of Dr.
Edward Everett Hale hanging on The
wall a litfl Inn IN Oregon. The
landlord explained "Ye see, mister
good many strangers come along
hero ana want me to take care OF
them don't know nothing about
thom, Of course bot if they know Or
Iale's picture, know they're good
fer something and I LEI en- stay. I'm
Ia Yankee myself"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
II We Different Then

y notice Thar the papers ara agi.
taxing The enforcement of The com.
nulsoty school law and for nv mart I
think it's mighty good thing. said
one Of Cairos sedate ctiz4ns al his
club The other evening.
Il see lot Of bright young chaps
every day that dc not attend. school.
When was being re- sea the 10Y Who
was not able TO attend school was
looked mp as being unfortunate, nor
only by the general community. but
by the boys and GIRLS who did attend.
Nowadays It's different The lad vino
stands on the corner and watches The
o'hcrs 30 20 school or who passes by
tha schaol house on bis way tc WORK,
every noon, is looked upon as being
the lucky one, aud he actually feels
sorry for the boys who have thcil
school obligations TO meel every day
Another Thing that ig different
now said hts friend As when Went
10 school, ! had to walk a couple d
m les 10 get there and school oni,
lasted about four mon,hs oul % eaci
yea know OF many successful
business man right here IN Cairo as
woll as other places. that never at
tended school longer than three o.
four Year, don't know whether IT,
the school syeicm, ihc pupils, Of what
but do know that knew a whole 10
moro when finished my. sehppNni
after FOUR years cr about sixieel
months than my boy knew when ii
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE
TIE Point Of View

a..
''.-.e =, 10y iitlt ~ ,'''''.'s' 8 :,
$500, ,"' NH 1 'lot III ~, ''''s II.
'a7 ''i4 0.i 'N'''"" g.
'.t'','.s I'VE .s''.ais5 ~ t.
'e'g" anu n'a n nv, +" VII 800 4 Il.
ee4''..s ~ a'05 s'ace ne wa ~
son ''e''o. 9ai'thah COIN d lIy'Hs w
saae - -.-f.' safe A"t '9i VINO a'iot
heF husband ana tneh chopped hiia Up
silA "a axe aid oafleo portions o.
~ p"oS ~ thf hltcAth stoN nv
lefS lau'l0 lhe woman saIly e muir.
ief y 3le second aeSIle, ahI 'ua-e
'ie' W. ae.'4 at's.' IVY - ~ lniP. NJ
= ~ ~ wy t'eh q ahF'Hs ~
1,'ia5 q th1 tfiai' hi'ef eeaft ~ 4
Aaio7la,a Jaaee = 'Ffic Waa askei \
81 eop'' zen why - many 'ilofe W.
Aeil '.i'ih Al'h ioeFeu = t!ie ila.'e
you n9o-7 ald ils,el1+'d @llh 70 ~
'ehae ~ +fest 'o eaeh oe'ah o. the
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
FACTS AND FAAG|ES


-R'f' NtkNS fFGHQ14
read an account IL the Bulletin
n.y. morning where TIE police mad
pulled a hop joint said a man
'round town last night ana that set
ne 10 wondering ii there were MANY
plum smokers in the town. have
made few inquiries and venture NJ
iaF that il the number az people III
AFRO who hit the pipe were made
Shown would surprise nearly every
2ody IN town, including some of the
lends themselges.. ltnow a smoker
right here In Caire VINO has told NV
nat he has bought cans Of hop in
=, Lou S and Chicago for local smok.
sfs' and has mad enough profit to
feep himself supplied with the dope.
~ course, don't mean to infe. that
ne respectable people go ayainsl Iha
}ipe but You must remember that
AFRO is the mos, Cosmopolitan place
n the country for ia size and 81
course has it, quote OF peopl, OF the
under world
Speaking Of doye 4 Iruggiat conf,
lenilally old nae that there are a nun.
PER NJ fionds Of different .ortg in the
ity some coca ne, some morphine
ONE laHdnum. some arsenic. etc. Tha
largest number af The fonds. how
eyer. believe, are COX tends. pin
ipally The negroes use the white
powder but know lot of Others
who carry little vial around thait
vest pocket or tucked away in front
q their shirt waists.
Isn't there a law against IT, ana
shouldn't the drug habit BE- stopped,
On YES suppose 20. but 81 81 barr
g 90 and you'Il find vesy few place
that amount % much unless they hav,
their under world, their crooks ant
TENDS, and The fact that Cairo had
l9p loint raid Just goes TO show tina
9airo is really q fuIl nelged ety."
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

~. y When suest wished TO as
ae Telephone an attendant brought
CIR i.ana@.tter made the connection
81 3 tors wire aal in a minute or
SO tAe diner wa D DIVIDED with tel4
paeae service witaout leaving his seas
tag tee tail
"9f course there was nothing q ni.
cult ~ tho arrangement, bat q shows
the es n which the telephone MAY
be put The Improvement, made anc
iaa 'lepRone va fastened 70 the wait
@lrh n5 mouihpicaa, when man
maF attacA to almost any place about
bis Office. Such step is as nothing
n Mparea % rho great strides THAI
;at0 been made even during the The
!as dozen seara TIE telephone is q
Great invention constantly heing i'll.
proved"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

flashed h.e ferth ar h the 9o
ur scho IS"
Speak no Of schools, a.a tbr oth.
Sc loT8sr 81 tba 93tjy. F a fact
tat sf laja aa7 conc to s.
aeJ tl4L education as i'm.
2f in 'ne hutiaE pp 81 cbarac.
Ter us "a too lev ,lopmeat ol The brain.
Character building which was former.
~ ipp4acd .o he ae province 81 the
hone aud the Sunday school / nov
Ia distinctive feature Of the public
schools Ta's is very fortunate
thing foe the coming genera on: al
tendance al sanlay cIcoi nor all
general IN II migAt ne. Anil eyen then
IS lmitel TO ono day IN the wcaI
Moreover, the npbtic school offers tao
0aiy opportunity fcr tha de9elopment
IS MOI Of Ae best Too often tae r..
difference or ignorance If tae mar.
eats redEccs I'll child,s chances Id
crow u character at home % Mesa.
tive quantity. ana whore tae parent.
lack character TIE Cd ld's caae aa
homeless as that 8 stream can size
allows i-3 rce G4ar btihains
u Tie nfslit scacnl nale S fes d G.ga.
er standard Of citizenship n The ma
! len y n carrying cut the IDEAS IL
tae patiotie iefataers Is plannc
tha country iastitul ons
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

It sesms that irrigation has been car
ried TO an extreme in the Imperial val
lev, Colorado, where the farms are
threatended with an overflow that is
likely e create an inland sea The
cause If the coming catastrophe" de-.
clares an authority on the subject "ls
poor engineering We shall learn the
cause of the poor engin ering later.
perhaps. but too late for the facts 10
be Of any particular value to the thou
sands Of people whorl Il viii nave
ruined.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
THE DAILY JINGLE
mlLAoYs PURSE.

She was am haires sud Tie purse
She carried in her dainty hand
Might We'll tho fortunes reimburse
f}f any spenIthrift ID the land
1t least mo men imagined 50,
sol they f1r years might rack their
trains
And after All would never know
The total 81 aith that purse contains
So here in full WE give the list
From which no item has been missed:
4 bit of string. a hutt,nhook,
A clpping from a cooking Book
i little Turbish cigarette.
A bit III g0m unused as YETI,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Samples OF Bingham, organdie.
Chiffon. repon. and dimify,
Besides shred of mou.eline
De sole. a worn out safety pm,
A collar hut,on made OF bone.
\ lock of HART perhaps her own1.
a fashionable modiste's card,
A stripe Of blue and white foulard
pir,ur postal card from Rome
And a HALF q dime to take her home
Catholic Standard and Times
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
T..enllonsc q nirn..

Telephone extensions arc being
peed ia novel wayg rewarka1 4 man
ltsi back frcH tle asst. Waite 10
PAilFielpn'a the other day | WA eat.
TINS lunch 10 q poninsat rsaarant
freonented during the midday hours
by business men ! noticed one call
Il Vaitef end in q fw minutes d
transm tier was placed on he able.
aad 1io guest was rising the telephone,
Investigation showed Chat wires had
heen strans entirely around the walls
.ol the room and through the General
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Banker Sohiff Of the Ghetto seems
TO have the right idea about banking.
That is 20 say. he pays his depositors
first and is willing 10 postpone all talk
about his sokeucy until aflerWard.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

The news that comes frsm Sakhalin
exhibit the Little Jap not exactly in 4
new bu in a quite different Fight from
taat in which he has appeared of late
e his adm rera ia thetwo great Eng
lish speaking nations
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

One Of th= ways in waich life insgr.
ance 10 this country might he reform
eIwould BE- by tbe enactment Of law
in each of the states compelling the
companies to Il stripnie the 1urpius
nightly or of n enough to remove the
temptation 70 rm sgndicates
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

We have already entered upon one
of those aurumns which have. perhaps
70 an extent equaled only by our win
ters summers. and springs. made
Cairo justly famous as a pleasure ami
health resort.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

II you make one person happy every
day, how many will you make happy
In twenty-five yoars9 or, y you should
llyc TO be 20 how many would BIO hap
pier for your haying lived, at the rae
VI one heart glaalFned day?
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average daily and Sunday cir
culation for one year ending De
cemher, 81, 1904 ......,..........ls 1919
Average daily and Sunday cir
Iation for first six months OF the
year, 1905 .-..............-'- .2lsI
Average daily and Sunday cir
eulatlon for month Of July,
1895 ........,.......... 2165
Average daily and Sunday circu-
lation for month OF August, 1906, 2161
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

The President is assured 3 hearty
reception throughout the length and
breadth of Dixie Everywhere the ar
rargements Tor his entertainment are
being CARED ont On an extensive
scale.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Topeka, Kas., propo es To hold a
world fair in 1911. ia celebration Of
the dltieth anniversary Of the admis
sion Of the state - Tie Union. Il is
proposed 20 expend $2.000o00 on the
expos t.on ana if the worlds fair fea-
tnre Of Is could be dropped it would
doubtless prove beneficial to Kansas
and the west
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

lie Wit, the Whiskcrs- Say. Teller.
why don't yer wear Two glasses IN
stead Of only one?
tlc With thc Monocle--W Why, deuce
taIc IT, Y Know, fellah has 20 sec.
fn4ru't rp2
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Tic Democratic polcyholders Of the
New York Life were not asked when
slS0,eg1 was contributed 10 the Re.
publ can campaign fund There seem
70 be auch q thihg as q combination
of ircnzicd finance ana frenzied poll
Gu
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

irene # we should he compelled to
transfer a few regiments o. regulars
to Cuba in order 10 carry on another
educational campaign.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

The announcement that Hail Game
IL going 70 write novel on American
milllonaircs suggests that It will test
Halls imagination to color them up
properly
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
Preparlna NeedIr. eoohs.

For needlcbooka flannel should not
be used. as II Is often prepared with
sulphur. which Will rust the needles.
A piece Of ;lne linen Or chamois leath.
or Is better.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Almost time for the football gang to
insist upon taking the center of the
stage from the baseball gang.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

|: sounds strange to say in Ohio
campag n viii be warm when It Ii re-.
membered that Mr. Fairbanks is going
to open H..
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
CLYDE SULLIVAN.

The Bulletin 10 on sale at the fol
lowing places:
colcman's, 214 Eighth street.
Halliday House news stand.
Walkers, 10 Sixth street.
Union News Co, Union depot.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Maybe by the time Baron lIomura
gets vel he can safely return 10 his
native land without having to dodge
stale eggs.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Meantime the newspaper reporters
on the Pacific coast are preparing to
jot down Secretary Taft's impressions
Of The Orient.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Senator Plat IS reported to be bet
Ter bur recent reports from Washing
ton Indicate that Mss Mae Wood ex
hibits no improvement
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

II Is Of course gratifying to the
grafters TO know there il billion
and q quarter in the United States
treasury which they can scheme for.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Il q source Of amazsmenr to every OBJ
servant person who visits this city.
Now let every resilient OF Cairo con.
tribute 10 the further development Of
the civ and dstrlct by speaking d
good word FOR the city whenever they
10 out Of town.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Nobody can complain of the weather
In Cairo now, but a good rain would be
most Welcome
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

The peace terms agreed on al Ports.
mouth win be written in French and
Russian That will enable many to es-
cape any obligation to read ii.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Kerry Watterson objects to being
called colonel because, as he says. he
has no right to tho title, Has he
ceased to be q citizen Of Kentucky I?
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Somehow the public feels like de-
manding documental proof Of Presi
dent Mccall.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Grand Millinery Opening, Thursday
and Friday, September 28 and 90
Kaufman Bros.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Grand Millinery Opening, Thursday
and Friday September 2s and az.
Kaufman Bros.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

The property owners along Railroad
street have evidently put the mayors
clean up order in quarantine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Grand Millinery Opening, Thursday
End Friday, September % and 2e.
Kaufman Bros.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
August, 1905.

oi z TO-
The above is correct statement Of
the circulation OF the Cairo Bulletin
daily and Sunday for the year 1904,
and for the first eight months of the
year, 1906.
CLYDE SULLIVAN.
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this LIST day OF September, 1905
fSeaD LEO j. KLEB,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

n. A, Bnder. ...............p President
Chas Feuchter, Jr.... Vice presideut
J. H. Galiigan. ...............C Cashier
+. Spencer. ....... Assistant Cashier
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
Alexander
County National
Bank
Commercial Ave. and Eighth Street,
CAIRO, ILLINOIS.

cspi'A ...-..... .s......... .tIuU,UUO
Surplus and undivided profits, $4,000
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
Alexander County
Savings Bank

Ispitst. ..-........... .Sou,Ucu
Surplus and undivided profits, $4,000
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27
STRICTLY A SAvINGs BANK.
CAIRO. ILLINOIS.


Interest paid on time deposits It the
rate q three per cont Or snnum.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-27

Accounts nf corporations and individ-
uals especially solicited. Exchange
furnished to any part OF the world.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-27
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
Story of Newsboy Who Wanted to 30
Obliged With a Match.

Story Of a Newsboy Who Wanted to 30
Obliged With Match.
A small newsboy who had made
the find of half finished cigar OF
the pavement stepped into a small
shop TO obtain match.
"Say, give us a match, will you?
he asked of the woman behind the
counter.
eve don't give matches; we Sc.
them," she replied.
"How much ?"
"a cent a box"
One dirty hand went into his
pocket, brought out penny and
placed it on the counter.
"Give me a box"
The box was purchased. With a
grave air the small! boy took it.
drew out match, struck a light
with all the grace possible and put,
ed energetically upon the discarded
cigar stub. Then, leaning conf
dentially across the counter, he OK
tended the box of matches to the
woman and said:
"Say, you jest take this box Of
matches, will yer, and put it in
some place where you can lay hand
on it easy, and when some Other
gentleman steps in and asks for g
light don't sell him match; give
him one on me-" And with lord
ly nod the young American mad
his way back to the street.-LippiH
colts Magazine.