The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-25
THE THINKING
!. GERMAN
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By SARAH BAXTER
N.58AN3
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911
By SARAH BAXTER

keeping alone gave me, decided to 20
into the business Of raising SQUADS for
market. Having ample room In my
back yard erected dovecotes there
and put In dozen pairs Of pigeons,
About the time began to think Of SELL
Ing my surplus on counting my young
birds missed several Of them. There
was leak somewhere.
Behind our place, facing on another
road, was shanty in which lived d
German cobbler named Hans Schrei-
Der. One night, hearing noise ID nv
back yard, | went out with dark
lantern and flashed 1t on Schneider get
ting over the back fence. He was
warned that the next time he was
caught In our yard he would be prose
cuted under the law. He nut on NJ
great deal of injured innocence. but
continued to steal my squads. Finally
! caught him again, had him arrested
and the next morning appeared against
HIM in court.
"Jutch.' he said to the court, assunf-
Ing the expression of martyr, II lear
II to you wedder poor man like me
can anort TO eat sqnap. How woult
! know ! Ike squap II don't know
row dey taste. got to puy 'em FIRST, Y
hafn't !, to know wedder like emY' II
| THAT'S very ingenious argument
Hans" said the prosecutor. taking up
the case, but 1t won't work. Did Won
never taste any kind OF game~duck.
quail, snipe?'
"Neffcr Do you take me for shen.
! tlemanY'
You've eaten young chickens,
haven't youY
"Proilers! You think I can abort I'd
eat proiers? All t prollers 20 into
IL houses OF shentlemen like you. Pc.
sites, ven t proilers are two years
ot I dom like 'em."
How can a broiler be two years
oldy' asked the prosecutor. Il should
consider d chicken two years old ID
pretty aged BIRD" TaY
MA proiler not pc two years OFT,
HIM. Yo' so to t colt storage house.
70 flint 'em tree, four, fife years olt.
We're not trying the cold storage
men," said the prosecutor, Were
trying you, Hans Schroeder, for steal.
ing Mrs. Perkins squads. What did
you eat for breakfast this morning?"
Sausage
Anything else?"
"Breat und coffee"
"Are you sure you didn't eat squabY'
"Sure."
Hans, did you ever hear Of Herr
Roentgen?n
mo-
HE discovered process by which
one may look inside the body and see
what's there"
Hans looked uneasy.
Now I'm going" continued the pros
ecutor, ito use one Of these machines
to look inside your stomach, aud IL I
find SQUAD there his honor Will send
you up for a long term. If you will
, confess I'll ask him to let you of with
q small fine--just enough to pay for
the birds you have stolen. Now, Will
you submit to the test or confess?"
'Vat is { principle Of T. machineY"
asked Schneider.
The lawyer WINS n bit staggered.
"The principle Is that peculiar Hight
called the Roentgen ray Eliminates a
mans inside and shows what IS there.
The prisoner thought awhile, tlfths
said.
II like Z see how dat Is done You
show me vat you hat for breakfast dli
morning, und tell you what l do"
Come, come" said the lawyer stern
ly, enough of this. Send for the
machinep
He whispered to an. attendant to 60
to an optician near by and bring
certain instrument he designated.
When 1t arrived the German looked AT
1t with much interest. 1t consisted OF
two brass cylinders, with glasses al
each end, mounted ON an upright
"Now, Hans" said the attorney, "be'
fore applying the test I'll give you one
more chance Win you confessT
| Hans hesitated. The instinct OF i'm
vestigaton indigenous with his race
| struggled with his fear Of detection
| At last he said:
| "lf you flint the squap In my ston
ach how lolg for | 60 TO shaiir'
The lawyer looked at the judge. whd
was watching this new method Of trial
" much amused.
Thirty days." said his honor. .9
81 risk It," said Hans. Look Int
my stomach"
81 withdraw the charge" I said
ming to the lawyers rescue.
The charge is withdrawn" said TN
ltge. struggling to repress laughter
Prisoner, If another such charge u
made against you and you are proves
guilty I'll send You up for six months.
81 wants to see," said the prisoner
wat vent truth my stomach dis morn
ing"
That's not necessary now" sad'
the prosecutor, since the charge han
been withdrawn and his honor has dis
missed the case"
"Jutch," persisted Hans, Il wants t
know IL the machine can do the Won
derful t'ings the shentleman says
can do. I'm reaty to so to shall :
find that Duet"
The Judge winked at the prosecutor
who placed the tubes against the Ger
mans stomach and. after pretendin