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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Robert Hayward, who has been down
with typhoid fever for a month, is just
beginning to feel like his former self
again.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

C.. V. Hedgcock has about finished
moving into his new store on Douglas
avenue and is doing business at the
new stand.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

The Investment and Agency Corpor-
alton have on exhibition in their office
a sample OF oats raised on the small
ranch which they are advertising for
sale. Call and see what can be done
with a little water and good land in
this vicinity. 1924
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Ny stock of fall and winter mil
linery is now complete. Come early
and get first choice. Mrs. Poole
Wright. Sal
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

A. P. Buck is in town from his
sheep ranch in the lower country.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

On Saturday, August IL, we will
display a hundred hats. Your choice
for so cents. Mrs. Poole Wright.
Sal
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Go to Behring's for harness repair.
Ing. Harness made to order. 6.l4
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Miss Maud Harrison, a former city
school teacher here, arrived Wednes-
day evening from Aspen, Colo, where
she is similarly engaged. She is the
guest OF J. n. York and family.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Crab apple cider vinegar at Ryan &
Blood's. S-52
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Guaranteed pure crab apple eide
vinegar at Ryan & Blood's. 8.5.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Remember 10c Is king at The Saw.
ings Bank Store. 7.lS
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

All ao.carts and go-cart sleepers at
cost for one week at Rosenthal Furni.
ture Co.'s S-43
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

For Rent.-September LIST, furnish
ed house, desirable location. eight
rooms, bath and furnace. Inquire at
The Optic.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Don Pedro Perea, superintendent OF
insurance, who has just returned from
a short vacation trip to California and
the Portland exposition, is visiting
the Meadow city on official business.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Attend the complimentary dance to
Troop A next Tuesday night at Ro-
seminal hall.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Jose Romero of Mora has been trad
ing in town.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

w. M. Lewis. undertaken and en-
balmer, 612 Lincoln Ave-, both phones.
so
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

James s. Duncan drove across the
country to Mora yesterday.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Percy Vase left for Huntsville, Mo-,
this afternoon.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Paul Mccormick drove in from tht
Chaperito ranch last evening.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Miss Callahan was a passenger for
New York this afternoon.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Talk to Ryan & Blood about their
pure crab apple cider vinegar. 1852
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Don Eduardo Martinez and wife
visit town today from Anton Chico.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

If you are going camping see Ros-
enthal Bros. ad.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Five-room furnished house for rent,
Inquire at The Optic.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

s4c. $t.25, St.4s for hammocks worth
double. Rosenthal Furniture Co.
$40
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Wanted-A good steady young man
to work in a grocery store, who can
r for horses and deliver orders.
Address H., this office. No boys
wanted. 8-65
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Do not neglect the chance to buy
choice furniture Of all descriptions
cheap for a short time yet at Mr.. j..
Judells, 1887 Eighth street. Call 8
to II a. m. and s to 5 p. m. S-32
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

Henry H. Leis. merchant at Anton
Chico, Is a visitor to town today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11

New Ultras at Rosenwolds'.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-11
Additional Local
T E Il Y B..

Behring's for Tents.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-27

direction she was pintin
Right yander. don't you see
that thar important Teller weaTin of
quare looking coat. buttoned tight
across his chist?" seq she, a pintin
her finger. and who do ye recken
she Wns a pintin att Nobody but
| Joe Farnsworth, in that thar notori-
Gus coat of his and cause Joe looked
and acted so important Lucindy
made shore he was Kuropatkin.
tThat's how little sense sizes got)
Oh, you blamed ole eejot that
amt KuIopatkin, that's Joe Farms
worth and them other fellers is Elks
/ in uniform, come to march in the
parade" seq ], plum disguised at Luz
cindy's ignernce.
"Oh, Jeems Rainwater, do We think
! ! don't know a Elk when / see it? I
| Feckin the next thing you will be
pintin cut a ole billy goat to me and
a sayin how he is boss or a COW
or some other crittev. say them is
soldiers and if that amt Kuroparkin
II know ne is some other orfui
important Teller, from the skornful
way he struts around and ! low to
ask him fer the loan OF that coat
pattern and make you one jist Ixacly
Ike II for Ii shore is about as dressy
O i0okin coat as j ever seed SEE
she, and thar rigth before my eyes
and afore ] could stop her tx she
didn't march right square up 10 Joe
and ask him for the loan OF the pat
tern. That's what she done, bat to
be shore, Joe turned his back right
auuaFe uDpu her and DfnraH3y srNFua-
cd 70 speak 10 her. you know the
president Of a big organization like
the Elks cant afford 70 be too FRENZY
and perlite to CONN foiksj but
speakin of that thar Goa. if you ever
want TO 90 any whars and look 90 as
folks will think you are somebody
you jist tackle Joe for the loan of
that EMS coat OF his'n and it shore
viii have the desired effect
Howsomever. on account of La-
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cindy's nerve, askin for the loan OF
the pattern, Joe got plum mad a4ld
pintedly fused TO speak TO me and
that. ! reekin. is the reason | never
got no big office in the B. p o. e.
failed to git Joe's inflewince.
But ! amt nothing agin Joe and
don't bar him no III will. for he is a
good rustler when il comes to giuin
of honors for hisself, cause be
knows how TO blow his own hern.
Now, indurin of that meetin Joe
got three dinners give to him, two
receptions Tin which he was the.
main figger) got hisself surnaded
twist by that thar Dallas Hoo Hoo
band of Albert Taber's Albert is
the leader of the band hisself and is
iist as persistent in leadin orches-
Jrys. as the leader of the orchestry
ia Parcifal or any other JTChestry
leader / ever seed.
Besides them serenades. recep-
Jions and dinners, Joe got give 10 him
he headed the parade ard led the
grand march al the bail.
In fact, joe was 1T all durin
the show and I don't know Whuthar
ne mas stepped down and out S1f ana
ler the new presiednt. Hon. Sam b.
Cooper. take his place or not. for
he was sin IT last time / seed I'm
Well TO sum the hun thing mp
Joe In peFtickler and the ElEs meet
m incidentally was q success.
After stayin at FIT. Worth for a
day after the Elks meetin was over
(so's 70 sorter git my self in shape
to attend the editors meetin at
Brownwood) / made the leap from
the redickerlous to the sublime (put-
tin the cart before the boss by poeti-
Gle lisense) and hied my self hither
to jine the newspaper men at Brown
wood.
That meetin was shore a rossin
meetin too The newspaper men
want qsite so hilarious as the Elks
because the meetin was belt in a
dry town and the boys come off and
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-27

"a WANG ra4- raol- nil. aasr oi,t IN
..argrea rn3 at.oairs "a. me- sr4 of
tae rarls new. ra~,aa ., The -,-5e-
ana said - q,as. we .-7 -a1s.zn
ga bare We. p .sij --a ,,.r,a'.. ,,.frb
a smile II guess yar cam nr,r nr,la-
d.. n e.orrs ea barta- for .,.1 .,.n-a.-,-
ID ,a v,fr sotfl van ue- ror,- %
a Er-Ie gfrl 7.as allowed a. .sf-ct
asa -.e-n a fsr0i1,. o. I,f,fan- o-5,rl
SINE was ro k-ru while rba -rhare
-,-..-. ..,t .4t ~ .. 7.,,,..,m4 g..
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Wills Pint, Texas. May Is.
/. s.-N.e,x~r&~<sr-

DEAR INNOCENCE:
Wen, shore have been off on a
big tower last week and had sigths
of fun which materially would be en-
pected when a Teller has been TO a
Elks meetin and editors meetin
(both in one week and both them or
CARNATIONS a bein considered notori-
Gus for havin fun and rousin times
lgenerally)
However. reckin fjedgin from
what them Fort Worth preachers
says} Elks is a leetle bit more no
toriouser for havin fun than editors
is--and them Elks at Fort Worth
shore sustainde their reputashuns
for hilariousness.
! do wisht you could been thar
and seed 'em disport their selves at
| that smoker and heered them eleyat-
in speeches and jokes
You would a went clean hog Wild
iyonr self, same as them land same
as me If LucinGy hadn't arriv jest
as ] was gittin ready 10 turn myself
loose and have a good time longer
them respoueors and maids of honor
and shaproons, for they shore was q
lot Of good Iookin women and You
would not q blamed rae If sou had a
seed emi
That Austin wilder was there and
was awful poplar too and shore
would bad a good time If Lncindy
had stayed aft home like she ort to-
What in the Sam Hill did VOC let
her come fer any how?
| told you piutediy in nay last let
ter. | want goin nary step to re-
port them meetings If Lucindy come
and | warned you pintedly to keep
her At home for you know good and
we'll, Elk cant have no fun if his
ole woman Is along and IL you don't
believe me you can ask them what
fetched their wives TO this neetin
and they III tell you that never agin
do they low 10 do SIGH a thing az
attend a Elks msetin longer their
wives never was wusser morti-
fled in my life at Lucindy's doins
than | wus last Tuesday mornin,
when John Peabody hrung her to Fl
Worth Ne and the wilder was Il
slamandin aroun them parIers at the
Worth hotel enjoyin our selvea fine.
talkin AID Iaughin, longer them
other gals aud boy tnever dreamin
Lueindy was aniah) when suddenly,
We heered a terruble oommossnn
nigh the door. everybody was look
In 10 see what wus the excitement
aud thar was Lucindy. running up
them steps. tshe was afsard to ride
in them eleyatersi hollerin every
breath and folks was tryia NJ stop
her but che KEEP a running till she
dsakiEered nae, then she flew ar me
and thrown both arms around my
aeek. nearly knocked rae down and
Sad she q paffin and BLOWN wussern
a boss. Come on Jeems. let's git out
Ter here. her a puIiln at nay arm bat
nae a ierkin loose from her for
was 40 duufouuderea | could skerse-
by speak.
Lueindy. what tn the thunder is
The umfter az ye and how on aiYth
come you In ~ Worth lowed
sou was la Wills pist, lookta arser
e]e Nuly aud old BilIy seq Z
feeIus Rainwaser don't goH be a
staudlu 1har asRiu sae whats the
matter when h}s here hotel and the
bull so~n is pium fail al soldiers
LHdn yuu Euow Oyama nas done
3rlv karupatklu and his army clean
into Pr Worth ard hey have bora
aagded fbi= hotel and yBndey ls ku-
FHpaEkln h}s@etf SEQ she a pintin
her finger t0ards gang of men
comiu Ia the pagler door
Nhar b anr soldiers and wbaf Ii
karopatkine seq I. loakin Ia the
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clean forgot to bring any bitters,
tonics or. anything in the way of
stimerlsnt or hilarity perducer. so OF
course the meetin couldn't be expect
ed to be sich an awful hilarious and
excftin one.
Howsomever / never seed nobody
that thst want enjoyin of hisself to
the limit. Bill sterrett and Mary
for the religious influence of Jim
Lowry brung to bear over the meet
in Mary Jane and Bill mought a got
more rolickyer than thsy was but
him a bein sich a solemn Teller and
hav5n SIGH a mournful cast of coun-
tenance when he gifts up to speak
he always throws a gloom over the
meetin. so with SIGH a solemn influ-
ence as his'n, throwed over MS we
was naturally sOrter quiet
I reckon them Brentwood folks
aint heered yit what Senator Hanger
and Tom Love and Mr.. Onions has
said about the Texas newspaper men
beiu so ignerent. not havin no
sense and all SIGH (jist cause we
criticized the doius Of the legislator
llttIe), for they shore treated us
list like we was the smartest and
best people in the land.
Thar want nothing too good for us
in chat town and them folks jist fell
over one another. tryin to show us
good time and if thar was any fell
Ter thar what never enjoyed hisself
he ort 10 be read outer the Press
Association for he amt fifteen to be
a editor.
II was the same way at Brady.
San Angelo and Ballinger, Every
body was tickled to see us and give
us the best Of everything they had
Talk about your western hospitality,
these western folks give it to us in
great chunks and it is my pinted
opinion that them federated club
women OF Texas what is alias send
in off to git Narier Paroler and
Madam Rorer and all SIGH hifalutin
cooks as them to come to Texas and
larn 'em how TO cook, they'd better
take a trip TO Brady and git them
Brady women 10 give EN- few los
sons. for ! amt never set down to
no dinner yit that can beat that I'm
give 70 US by them Brady folks, The
Brady men may not be mach ae
count, but the women folks shore
lis peacharenoS when il comes to en-
tertainin folks and givin 'em good
vittels to eat.
That western country beats any |
/ ever seed fer fine, big hearted |
people and If | ever leave Van Zandt |
county, ! low TO pitch my tent in the |
bloomin, bosnding west, whar thar |
amt no skeeters nos chiggers.
The Texas Press Association is |
n ghty beliked in that country and |
no wonder for Judge Walling told |
EN- in his speech that this associa- |
ton is composed of the brightest |
minds in Texas and I reckon he's |
about right (even il me and you is |
members) / don't keer if Senator /
Hanger, Tom Love and Mr.. Onions |
does say we are a pack of iguOr- /
amuses. don't reckin we are as
smart as them . fe}lers, hur I spose |
We has got enough sense 10 take keer
IF ourselves
got YOUR letter ~ayin as how /
.ou want me- 20 sit few interviews |
from some of these smart Texas TEL
ers What i- narad.u their selves be-
fore be nuhlleE bur sou never said
which au anus interview fuss.
Now aow does Col Cecil Lyons suit
y1a. If YOU say so I'm hit MIN for
interview next week.
Nrs. .-. j..gaI.
JEEMS RAINWATER.
+ S-Whea are you % .1Wla to
raise mE saIy j. X.
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LOCAL NEW S.
&c go

"&0~@
Go to L. }. Gates for fresh sweet
coccanut. ~ II
The Daily Light want column will
buy. sell or exchange anything.
%
Buy your harvester oilfrom F. s.
Cronk Co. tt
.AI Let ao BanAl'y % 'osT plumbing :
Buy your smoke stack paint from
r. 3. Cronk Co. If
Stop the yellow top. wagons for
fresh ice or phone No. II As
.
See that new red lawn hose at r.
s. Cronk Cos before you buy. II
Service, quality and quantity guar
anteed from yellow top Wagons. -
II YOU are not satisfied with the
ice you are getting phone No. I IS
II you want fresh ice stop the yell
low top wagons or phone No. : As
IL IT'S pure ice cream you want
just phone Nick Candy Kitchen. If
Try want ad and he convinced
that the people read the want col
umn.
J. w Kennedy a. Co have several
nice driving horses for sale. Both
phones tt
Don't forget l.. j. Gates for gro
eeries and notions. East Main. Old
phone 1875. If
The best Goth Century flour at L.
]. Gates. Old phone 1s5. East
Main street. tt
If you want pure ice. n clear as
crystal. stop the yellow fop wagons
or phone No Z. a.
IT you want 10 bny n gentle and
60 buggy horse or surrey horse
ore j. W Kennedy e. Co. II
%
wAen you have friend or relative
visiting you phone the daily Light.
The publishers always appreciate
esers item.
.
N you want pure ariesan ice
phone the Modern Milling and Manu-
featuring Co. or stop the drivers of
the green wagons. II
o
The Modern Milling aud Manufagt-
uriug Company IL nnw delivering
pure artesian See 20 AL parts of the
city Both phones. Il
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The Mnds-n Milling and Aanafaets
nmnr Co. win appreciate the yatrun-
aae ug uAr&Hts. Restaurants. drug
sutua. boarding houses private
families and every audy aud every
AtnG that asses lge. =
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II. q r. c. specia! Rates.

I'll. N Y. &. Special Rates
Galveston and RETURN s8.G5. ac-
count Regatta. On sale June 6 t.im-
II June A.
Georgetown aid return, S. 90, ae-
count commencement exercises
Southwestern University. On sale
June 1 and . Limit June 6.
MIuerul Wells and return s349.
account Texas Retail GEoeers and
BateheFs Association. On sale June
H. and l3. Limit same dase.
Ansnn and return $3.50. account
Grand Lodge X % =. Colored and
Eucampment Uuiform Rank X. Of
2 On sails night Of June II and
aleht 81 Jane tG Limit June II.
Fort Worth ans return $40. ae-
count the State Pharmaceutical
Association On sale June I = and IL
Limit June 49,
Austin and rteuyn S.. 81. account
state convention T.. Il. societies ON
sale Jnne = and 20 Limii June .
Corsicana and return $40. ac-
count Hoods Texns Brigade Reunion
au ale luuS rs and 81 Limit 90
}une &c.,
pr.an. View and retun $500.
Normal exercises on sale MAY e
and g~ Limit June
waco and return s. aa, account
naHinr commencement On sale
Iane 3 aui 3 Llmll iane
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waen YOU have a friend or relative
Visiting you phone the DAILY Light
The publishers always appreciate
esers item.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-27

III you want pure ariessan ice
phone the Modern Milling and Manu-
faosuring Go. or stop the drivers of
the green wagons. II
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See that new red lawn hose at r
8. Cronk Cos before you buy Il
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The Daily Light want column viii
buy. sell or exchange anything.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-27

Go to L. J. Gates for fresh sweet
coccanut. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-27

III you want 10 hny n gentle and
90 buggy horse or surrey horse
ore j w Kennedy e. Coz II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-27

The Modern MILLING aud Manutact-
uriug Company IL nuw delivering
pure artesian lee 20 AL parts of the
city Both phoneR Il
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Service, quality and quantity guar
anteed from yellow top wagons. 40
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Stop the yellow top. wagons for
fresh ice or phone No. z IS
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-19
II rs easy TO relieve a cough or en-

It rs easy to relieve a cough or cure
d cold after a copius evacuation o
the bowels Kennedy Laxative Honey
and Tar is the Original Laxative
Cough Syrup. 1t acts on the bowels
-expels all ccfd from the system,
and cures coughs by removing the
cause. This remedy clears the phiegm
and strengthens the mucuous mem
branes Of the throat, chest, lungs and
bronchial tubes. The honey bee and
the red clover blossom is OF every bot
tie Of Kennedy's Laxative Honey and
Tar. the Original Laxative Cough
Syrup. r. r. Bethany.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-19
ever b returned a cup of borrowed
sugar she always heaped the measure

ever b returned a cup of borrowed
sugar she always heaped the measure
up.
Ittook two days to try the case. and
meanwhile all business. including the
sawmill, was suspended. There was
no jury, and when al. 1T everyhody
in town had sworn on one side or the
other Justice Somerfield put on his
most dlgniied look and said.
This case seems TO 90 back TO he
Ice aud TO Deacon Goodhue's garden.
Va there any need of the deacon
working in his garden that day: What
had become Of his W hoe: Was the
borrowed Loe rusty in the shank or
VIZ Il not: Ii Deacon Goodhue had
III hit Il stone with it would If have
broken: He offered to buy a new hoe
t0 replace the old one, but wasn't he
hoping that Deacon Hardman would
REUSE it: Deacon Hardman had had
That hoe for ten long years. and was
b. Gi:tI that it was broken and that he
kaI Il chlnce to get a new one in its
place.
Then there were the hogs. ANY man
who had eyer set out TO drive one hog
along / " road. to say nothing about
fir", knew that the animal wouldn't 90
sCi".i-ht fCG IL rod at q time. He
Couldn't SPY Il hole in the fence without
wanting to seq If it was a fit. He
wouldn't be L hog to pass an open gate
without making a rush for the open
ing.
Then the deacons confronted each
other. They We're feeling edgewise
about the hoe. and it was to be in
ferred that it didn't take much to get
their backs up. AS to whether the lie
was actually given and who gave it
first is a matter in doubt. The same
is true as to who grabbed first, but
there can be no possible doubt that
many cucumDers and tiger lilies were
destroyed and that Deacon Hartman
emerged from the confiict with e. skin
ned nose. Taken full and by and back
and forth, it was about an even thing.
The costs will be divided between
them, business resumed at Z o'clock
tomorrow morning, and if either has
any hard cider in the cellar he will be-
expected to treat the other, and both
make up and let hoes and hogs go sO
grass forever more" NJ. QUAD.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-19
Giving Him the Facts.

A young man with a swelled head
made a ~peremptory demand. for an
increase in salary. The head of the
concern did not dispute his argument
that he had done much to build up, the
business Of the firm, but tried to con-
vince the young man that every ones
position could be filled.
Suppose, for instance" said he;
you should die Some one would take
your place."
"Oh," replied the young man, that is
a supposition."
"Then you may suppose yourself dis
charged" was the answer of the en-
ployer, land you will find that, is. a
hard fact."-New York Press.