Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-03
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Ol u cohed6ue III marrying on ms many daughters. In the same family was a son, an observant lad of ten years. Toward the close of the winter the officer informed his son that ha was going to lose his sister, Ethel, who was engaged to wed young lieutenant I'm sorry to hear that, dad said the youngster, because I'm awfully fond of Ethel. Still, we'll have Alice and Eva and Maud and Susie, won't we?" Then, after moments 8 reflection, he added: By the way, dad. this arrangement will advance Alice a number, won't it?"
 Janitors collect the shoes cast away by tenants and send them to auction rooms, where they are sorted into piles marked Men" Women" Children 7" Several poor people made fair bids, relates the Shoe Retailer, but the auc- tioneer did not seem eager to sell. Fi- nally, red-faced man pushed his way through the crowd and offered ten cents apiece for the whole lot. His bid was successful.
 ''I was killing time with talk waiting for that fellow" said the auctioneer afterward. He always pays high for these shoes. and he does not want them for wearing, either. He wants to beat them out for the leather in them. He gets what material there is, puts it through a process and makes stamped imitation leather novelties. such as pie ture frames bags. pocketbooks, pen- knife holders, and even chair backs and seats. He finds a ready sale for these novelties and gets good price for them
 At ten o'clock a travelling man step. ped up to the clerks desk at the Hill man, relates the Birmingham (Ala.) Herald. and with some agitation said to Clerk Graves:
 MT Graves, have just come from a man who says he is one of your old schoolmates. He told me you and he were old friends. His name is John Smith. and he used to live at Pump kinville. Do you know him?"
 Smith. Smith," said Graves won deringly. John Smith. of Pumpkin vile. don't recall him just now. Whats the matter with him? Is he in jail?" ...
 '1n iail!" exclaimed the travelling man. Why, no. He's just home from Alaska, where he made s2Oo,000 dig ging gold in the Klondike and he's coming back to Alabama to spend the money"
 "Oh. yes. to. be sure!" said Graves. Why. what was I thinking about! Smith-Johnny Smith, of Pumpkin. vile. three miles from Sassafras? Why I should say do know him! Johnny and used to fish together in the creek for minnows and hang our clothes or the same stump when we went ir swimming. Say, if you see Johnny give him my love, and tell him Tn coming round to see him when get of in the morning"
 Notwithstanding the recent report that the operators of that hoary and venerable Spanish swindle have been arrested in Spain, the work appears to be going merrly on in this country and victims are reporting almost daily. Among those who have recent ly had their sympathies aroused and their cupidity inflamed by the tonch- ing story of the political prisoner who is languishing in a Spanish bastlle and who has a beautiful and lovely hints of money and precious jewels hidden away in a safe and secret place. waiting for the help of som. honest man who fairly bristles wltll integrity and good purposes. are Will liam Sherer. merchant of Janesviile Wisconsin. and J. I. Collins. postmas ter at Seneca in the same state. The operators seem to he working Wiscon sin to good purpose. finding it a good field. Wisconsin has hitherto beer known as the Badger State" but il view of the easy victims found there in it is suggested that it swap name' with Illinois. and its inhabitants here after bc called suckers" MT Sherer it appears. became uneasy over his investment. and consulted Represents tive Babcock. who put the matter ii the hands of Captain Brooks. superin tendent of tho department of foreigl mails. The captain began work a once and found the letter had heeI forwarded from New York. and ther cable was sent to the Madrid gov prnment. The result was that tue lei ter was intercepted and returned t' this country. Mr Collins was late victim than Sherer. hut wakened up t' the fact that he was about to b, SwindIed at an earlier stage than hi JaneSville contemporary. f"T his lette was intercepted at New York. just a ft was being sent 10 the steamer. Fo some years the papers have exposes this tims-worn Spanish swindle. ans <n much has been said alsOut if tha inc wonder grows how anyone coul' be simple enough to Ibc caught. yet thu fooIiSh appear tO be in the majority Taptain Brooks has among th' arcn ives of his office more than three scor late. arplications fer the return of lei , trr~ from Spain. art ~rtil they rCps He relates an amusing story of cef tain congressman who had inves-s' S1n in this game. The statesman Ds
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