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volume xxiv no 2 acton ontakio thuksday july 14 1898 price three cents ib published every thursday morning xt tub free fresssteani 1rlntlng ofllco uiltj street aoton ont tanas oirsubsoairtion 0 nondollar por yoar strictly in odvanoo all subscriptions discon tinued when tbo tlmo for whioh they liavo boon paid lias oxpirad tho data to which every lubiorlntlonb paid is do no tod on tbo addrois label anvantisitia iutkb transient advertise moqti 10 conts por nonparoll lino for first in- ortlon 3 cents por lino tor each atibsogjuonl usortion conduct 1utki tho following tabic nbows ur ratoi for tbo insartlon of advortlsomonts for specified periods i big gut 8paob 1 tit 6 mo 8 ho 1 mo mlnalioa 6o0o tssoo 0000 nu toiaoho r 85 00 90 00 1100 300 fflnobo 90 00 13 00 700 960 1 inou 600 a oo 900 100 advertisements without sneclflo directions willbelnsertad till forbid and afaarged accord ngly tramlout advertisements mast bo paid n aavanoa advertise men ta will bo obangod once each month if doslred 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the latest goods our workmanship is always satisfactory oorprkes-are-flkvays-fignt- we nave plates for the newest styles n bicyclo suits and are bound to please tho wheelmen call in and inspect our stock cooper akins main street acton tailors get wall paper prices 1898 at waters bros the picture gallery guelph bring pictures to be framed binding twine- fun stock best qualities and lowest prices at nohr george acton robt noble bring your custom logs in and take the lumber home with you shy6rs lumber planing mllfajtmawaraweya p sayebs proprietor has constantly on hand a full line oi lumber lath bhlnglu cedar poita wood sto ouflont logs and bill sluff cut to order on short notice planing and matching done to the best ol satisfaction prices very cheap and made to suit the customers pocket i sayers will you spoil the appearance of your hall with a common cheaplooking linoleum or oilcloth dont come here english scotch and canadian linoleums and oilcloths a splendid range entrance wyndham st or if you prefer it st georges square j m bond co hardware guelth mckees vegetable antibilious pills relieve and cure all forms of biliousness such as dizziness nausea drowsiness bad taste in the mouth coated tongue loss of appetite pain in the back pun in tho side sallow skin etc these pills are made from pure concen t rated vegetable extracts and contain no calomel or other mineral substance their lull medicinal efiect is produced without evert a tendency to gripe or sicken tbey are prepared from our own special formula and when taken according to direc tions they are a specific for habitual con stipation in cases of neuralgia nervous or bilious headache tbey are unequalled price 26c- per box 6 bozes 100 prepared and sold only by j d mckee chemist acton mnr-secords-block- clearing prices to clear out the balance of the sea sons stock we are now offering all lines of millinery goods at greatly reduced prices bargains in mens readymade cloth ing and felt hats finest teas and fresh groceries al ways in stock jomcbeath acton ontario portrait have you had one taken lately if not give ramshaw the artist a sitting and you will be delighted with th re cou attention satisfactory photographs prices reasonable call to day this weather just suits h ramshaw aoton photo artist gg pttptis whoareabonttoiuti jxljo public or illgtj bohool snoaldnotovttrioolcthaimaskdtmnt aao of a nraotloal oourts or isstruo- tion at the quelph business college and shorthand institute btodanti may entor any una summer session will eennmenco jqlt its write oroalt it intermlnil cirenlars froe jbballprrlilolral l opfli race under two fjvtvs old edrlnud sits ou her island ttirodo andibososkoa tho nations oer and alia knows no frlond but those lono wbo ra sprung from nor son flirt shore away lo tbo botitk aha trusts not tho east and across tbo western bea and for all that bato liar sbo caroa not tbo lesit id lio lovo of hor children froot god bloas tho dear old motbor land and tbo flot bod white and bluo 1 qod bloia tha daughter union grand thattbcbpanglqd bonner flow v our baco it one oqr lands are twain i hut one our boartt ahall be wbonoer ttovo called on o maintain our oivn on land and sea oalactyranta might forfrcodoma itlght t and tbo home lands of the froo afar in tho land or tho dotting bun bouflut out by tbo pilgrim band a people rojolao oer a roo began and look for a friendly band tlioy look to tho south they look to tbo gait hut novoro friend tfaoy seo 1u tlioy nod ono whoro thoy sought for 16 loeut in tho lalattd homo of tho froe old e dhlund looks on tho nations grltn tliot arm tbolr mil loos strong and slao koops hor war flou taut and trim and smilosat tho threatening throng 61o knows lu tho south and across tho woit ruuatbo blood of kinship true and tbat all her sons when pnt to the tost will boo tho old land through atnerloslaokb on bor many foea who sro longing to work her ill uutbtiould thoy comblnoaho full well kuowa she hu ilrltaln a right good will sosho lku8hsot thotn all for aha knowi at hor cull tno xlon will loap tho sea and flsfat by hor sldo wbatoor bofall till tho day of victory 1 willwu cinninuton editor tikes mel bourne australia gtket jfamiln kcaing joln s prorqotioq v uo be eummoued to a private oonverai- tiou witli the senior partner or tjocle sammy as he was often on lied was con sidered aoriaia in the career of a olerk it generally heralded promotion or dismlnal and john rnjmond who had received snob a eummoub had every reasou to think that lo his oaio at least it meant the latter he had tiled bia best ever since comfnfl into the fllore to pleabe his employers but his own common sense told him that u olerk he was not a success clerks like poets aroborn not made and john ba- mond wsb not born a olerk 1 good morniofr mr raymond tako a ohdir said the old gentleman in a kindly tone tnrntdg around from bie desk as john entered- i hae a few words whloh for our matual benefit i must ay to jou you have been with us now six months and we ilad yoar eervioos to the firm not a payiug investment i am sorry that it la bo if jonwish to stay with as for wombat fill your place with a oompetent man i believe it 1b my duty to tell yoa that behind tbo ooantoryoa are not a aaoeia give it np my boy and try sometbiug more to your tastes there fa saooeii in this country for men like yoa if yon only get into tbo right place yoa cant all a round hole with a eg n are plug and no more can you make a merchant out of a man whom nit or a bio fitted for other walks in life sir i hops yoa take this aa i mean it or your owq rood the old man did not look up attfattothef bat sat polishing bia spectacles industriously tho young man sat with bowed bead for a moment then rising be said you i have felt all along that i was a failure anil would have resigned only well you see father has aet his heart on it i thought that perhaps i might do batter i regret now that x did not save yoa his trouble sir but stop a bit john said the old gentleman as raymond started for the door uavoyon no wish to follow this sort of employment 1 no air it baa always been distasteful to me it is fathers wish he has work ed bard and saved to educate me and always made it a boast that bia aon should not be forced to follow tho plough for a living poor old dad 1 he was so proud when i got this position i will write to yonr father if yoa with telling him what i tell yoa that there is success io tbe world for yoa only like all thpie wlio succeed yoa mast get into ihs right corner is there any calling to wlitob you haves liking yes following the plow said john a noblo calling my boy follow be plow and may god be with yoa said he old man reaohlngoat a hand to the younger one suy with aa a few days he oon- tinned iud i will write yonr father ind prepare hita for jour boms coming that iaif yon intend going home- tut her is too old to work the farm longer and if he will accept my hslp i shall return home the two then clasped hands onco more and john went back to hii post with a smiling faoe the olerks all looked at him in surprise and a mo- men later it was being whispered around bat raymond had been promoted john did not deny the statement for he felt in his heart that he bad been promoted tbe letter johns father reoelved some- whst molllflod the bitter disappointment be felt t bia sonti failure lis could not see why john with a college sdacatfon shonld have failed the evening alter receiving he disappointing intelligence ho at in aha coxy little fitting room still pondering over the letter his wife itt near a little table on which sal a lamp lis rays subdued by a paper shads lato a soft mellow light she looked np with a smile and laid down her work aa the old nan leaned back in his chair and said a little fretfully read ibat ngaln mother what he siys about john not being out out for a store keeper i oant somehow understand he listened attentively as his wife read i your ion tells me he has followed r w sties siot bin own it me oongratauie yon on baring eodatltal a son then is not one boy in a hundred who would bars done as 3 our boy has us has done bis best but ai a olerk is a nil u re be knows it and for hia as well as your own good it la beat tint yon know it too i prophesy access to john there is always saqftm for bright bonest men like yoa son iql they must get into the right oornor maybe be s right sold tbe old man with a sigh he talks liko an honest man john is a gosd boy and smart too bis teaohors always said hat i wonder what hetwauts to do be a lawyer or doc tor maybe that means more money and it seems as though i just caut1 wonder who that is be added aa there came the oliak of a gate and aound of approaching footsteps it was john and a moment later be was in his mothers arms itwaa a late hour that night when the little family which bad been broken for the past few years retired to rest two bear t a were serenely bappy and even the old farmer felt that the bitterness of a thwarted ambition was hot without its sunny side he felt that a bunion had been lifted from him wbon john had stood before him bis shoulders tqaared and said father yoa have had a bard fight alt your life you oould ill afford the extra load of sending me to school it is my tarn at the wheel now let mo tako tho burden and yoa rest the old man hesitate 1 what was john saying i did be want tbo farm turued over to him he a rain with a college education to plow corn aod earn a liveli hood by tho sweat of his brow for the first time he began to doabt the wisdom of his efforts to eduoate tho boy maybe jou are right john be 8 id aloud i am too old to do much thats so ive tried to do tbe right thing by you bos yoa wouldnt have to live by hard knooks m i have but yeb it ou iay bo and mother tbe farm is yours never i john had exclaimed vehem encly you shall be maeter here it was your bard labor that won ua a home and gave me an education it is my right and dqty now to clear off tho mortgage it was necessary to put on it for my benefit this done perhaps i may be able to do something for myself aod at least prove that an educated farmer atands au equal ohanoe with thoeo young men who un fortunately are not blesbed with parents eaoh as mine so it wab nettled and john raymond donned overalls uod wide brimmed straw hat and much to the dtngust of eomo of hia neighbors a pair of glovce and took op tbe work on tbe farm a fool idee this remarked tbo neigh bor hood oraole eduoatiag boys that dont know euoogh to appreciate it thereo john raymond now i lie can talk dutch and french and tbero aint many thiogs that be dont know something about bat what docb it amount too it cost bis dad a pile of money and now john is plowing corn same ub my boy and yoarn i haint got notbin agin john hes a good boy bat with his education if bo bad the band bod mabo a mark in tho world im afraid john aint overly ambitions thid was tfae general opinion of johus neigh bors he was looked npon as aa individ ual wbo bad misbed a golden opportunity john knew thi hat only smiled and went on hia way rejoicing for ho felt that be wns in the right corner strong limbs and goad judgment soon began to make tho old farm present an appearance it had not worn for joars mr raymond had been a good farmer and as long as he was ablfl kept the farm in a neat way bat old age aqd hard work had forced him fo allow the fonce corners io grow up with weeds and tbo sloughs to wash out making great gaping ditches and the hedge and orobard to go nutrimmed and f a u aa the years went by the neigbbora oeas- ed to sneer at an educated farmer they aw that john bad better horees which ate less and did more work than their own that his younger cattlo showed unmistak able improvement over the old stock or hie neigbbora herds that hia boga were a better bred easier fattened than their own i tbey began to inquire into the reasons and to profit by the hints that john gave in his heart he was a little exultant per haps but having akeen insight into human nature he was care tut to veil all such feel ln the years paeaod quickly for john tbe little oottage on the raymond jarm was made more convenient and comfort able for his aged parent and tbero were granaries and a barn the eepeoial pride of the old man who bad aged but little since that summer eve when be bad turned matters over to his strong young son just across the way and a little further op the shady country road another mora pretentions farmhouse stood back of this itood barns and oriba and feed yards unmistakably that of a welltodo farmer this was johns farm chosen and purchased much against the gratuitous advice of neighbor q john raymond generally knows what be is about eald tbe sarne individual wbo bad questioned johns ambition a few years before but be has sure missed it this time tbat jones farm is tbe worst rundown piece of land around beon rented and skinned for twenty years bnt the old man was forced to acknowledge hi mis again there was not a better farm aroand than johns he bad teen its capabilities and tbo result of his scientific treatment of it proved that he had made no mistake sat johns farming da a wcro over re was sittiug in his oozy little parlor one evening looking over a pile of letters lying on a table at his elbow a pretty darkeyed little woman sat opposite and looking ap occasionally cast half impatient glances at the decreasing pile her work in her lap and there was a little lay i anxloas paoker ol tbe browa whenever he glanced into her husbands faoe nellie here ii a letter from my old employer said john as he toro open tbe envelope i wrote to him a few days ago stating the ois aa plainly as i oonld and asked his advjou shall i read what hs says that kind old mm who spent aweok wiib as and wrote suob a heartfelt letter when wheu we lost baly yes he will tell yoa right if ho envs accept ill not aland in your way long r tho woman replied john anfolded tlio letter and read qear children i am glad i visited lhalssmmraer glad i saw john at home for i better understand yonr reluoanoe to accept what is so plainly yoar daty as yoa say il will mean the breaking ap of yoar little home ai it will never more bo the qalet little rjtreat after yon enter public life bat jibit i believe it ii yoar duty to accept this 1h the overwhelming strength of our pirty means election you urn tbo rain for the place your dial riot ii a furmlag district and tho interest of the farming olasa raust bo looked after an eduoat- od firm or will understand the wants of hfa corjetituonts muoh better than a law yer or a professional politician accept doar xclid and god be with you yoars uunole sammy shall wo take uncle sammys advice asked john after a moments alienee she did not reply for a moment then going around to- his aide ebe placed one hand on her shoulder and looked down into his face jobna wife will never say for him to ehirk a duty ebe said hellq john i omornla nellie called a giizzled old gontleman as he paused at a street crossing in the vllllago to allow a oarrtsge to pass it was tbe same old man who bad made so pessimistic prophecies of johns caroor ho was answered by friendly nods and amlles from tho car riage wbo was that 1 he exolaimcd to an interrogating stranger at hit elbow why thataoar congressman smartest man in he state goin t be president so tno day just got home yesterday n the bran band was out and the mayor bad a speech long as my arm and john just adjin to shake hands with as old neighbors john is a smart feller an its just as i always baid a man with hia education cant farm why bow is that i understood that tho raymond plaoo was a monel farm said the stranger so til bat do you suppose we are goin to let a feller liko him plow corn and pitch hay not muoh weve got a placo for men like bin and thats just where too many of em dont get thats congress the stranger smiled having heard of the oracles predictions tbero was a twinkle in bis kindly bine eye as he made bis way to tbe raymond oar ri age which stopped as the oooapants caught eight of him it was uoole sammy who had come ap from tbe city to spend a few days with hia children on their return from the first winter in wash ington she remembered them tilt pansy where the joke came in a very god story is told of tho bead of a college who was the possessor of a very clumsy old fashioned voblolo to which he was very partial and whioh was constantly used iurldlng through the streets of the town to the disgust of most of tbe btadents a plan was formed among borne of the boys that on a certain night they would remove this offensive vehicle from the coaohhomo to a wood abont half a mile from the college their intention was to run tbe carriage into the thickest of the woods and underbrush and leave it there bat the principal by some mo an a learned or an spec ted their intention accordingly in tbe evening be qnietly went out to the coachouae and well wrap- pod np crouched in a oornor of the carriage and watted soon the boya came very stealthily and without looking into tbe vehicle began their operations very quietly and in whis pers and with many a hobh and take care thoy enooeeded in getting it out of tbe yard and into the road tbey vere all right there bnt they wero puzzled to find the thing bo heavy to haul and amid grumblings and puffings and expression of disgust tbey enooeeded in reaohlng the woods the prlnolpsl listening to their complaints and rather enjoying the situation having with some difficulty backed the aarriage into tbo brusb they began to congratulate each othor on tbe euooese of their mancoavor tho old gentleman lat- ting down tbo windowrtotbeiru tier sur prise and alarm very quietly baid now young gentlemen just take me baok very oaref ally if you please un tho first- baptist church in hingham mass bad many straggles to establish its- self in the first part of oar century the pulpit mat supplied by many different ministers and tbe efforts of the paristoaera to obtain their services were constant and unwearied one saturday night wbon it was ascer tained that tbe preacher oxpeoted from boston the neit day could not come aunt polly barnes as ebe was called mounted hor horso and aet ont for soitnate to engage a ur oonant for the next days services as she prooeoded on her way over tho lonely road a man sprang from tbe woods seized her horses bridle and demanded her monoy you must wait till i can got it she said for i havo but one band she had ob her left band by amputa tion the highwayman released the bridle thinking bis booty quite secure and aunt polly strook her horao a eharp blow he sprang forward and ehe reached mr mr con ants bouse in safety engaged blm to preach and rode quietly borne to- hing ham a distance of six mites the samo evening some foreign proverbs if a gi rl is born beantifql she is as rood as barn married a house without a wife or a fire is like a body without a soul yoa oan never wait too long for a ood meal or a good woman uelore yoa proposo to tbo daughter study her mothers character marry yoar son when yoa like but your daughter as soon a you oan tbe happiest con pie in tbo world would be a deaf husband and a bliud wife it is esuy to sat the wedding breakfast bnt not o easy to sat the weekday dinners that oorao after pooplet ihonld never marry unless the brldgrooan has enough to bay every days dinner tho bride to buy the sapper an upriqht judoe an auauilng incident ocourred in one of i recently a man oom plained of for oran ttbinlraaii brought in a consid erable n amber of his wealthy friends to assure the oourt that he ought not to be pnnlabedl after listening carefully to all theso gentlemen the judge said to the man complained of ii is very evident sir that yea knew better than to commit this offonost if yon had been a poor man with out frlendi i would have fined yoa ten dol lars bat under tbo oircum ebmcos aa your friends have stated them i sball fine you twsnty dollars old lady moffat oould never bo porsuad ed to make a will ranch to the dibtrcbs ol her numerous retail vec vjioeo feelings were very well expressed by jonathan swett her sidtertj husbands oonsin a man of legal mind and a fine flow of language alvlra moffat is so mighty changeful he said that you cant plaoo no dependenco on her shes pleasant as pie ono day and tbo next like as not shell act aa though you was tryin to steal from her even if she had things down in black and white shed all tbe time ba wanting to at tor vnm i preaumo but alvira has a frogal eyo he went on and the drawing up ot wilu cant ba accomplished without no expense or layln out of funds wherewithal nnd the firrt instrument drawn up and rightly paid for wonld have a fair chance o bland for a year or two 1 so jonathan swift to uuo mra moffats own words pestered tbe life mgb outn her till she one day informed him that she bad hed lawyer peters draw up tbe instrument at last and ehe added with her peoutlar smile which was described by her relatives as oroepy ive looked out fer you jonathan swell juva uiiuj beon bo loniivo tor my 1 the old lady had a good m xn vulu iblu books and pictures vi hcb her faihtr a man of parte had collected and it was for these things as well ai for hor monoy that the numerous reltivad hid cuuh fran tic desireb a year after sho ma jo ijlt will mrs mof fat died and in dao oourde of timo the family with all tbo outlin branches assembled to hear tbe will read it then transpired through the dry tones of lawyer peters that mra muff it hid left all her property to tbo town m which she bad lived so long for tho purpose of establishing a library her books wero to fill the shelves and hor pictures to orna ment tho walls nothing was to be reserved uavo a sum of money sufficient to provi le oaoh and every one of my relatives within three months of my decease with the sum of ten dollars to be nsed by them in tbe pur chase of pens and ink wherewith to make their last wills and testaments ai often as they see fit and i furthermore bequeath to jonathan swift tho pen used in drawing np this instrument iu memory of the advice ho has so liberally bestowed ou me as none of tbe relatives were needy some of tbe least grasping among them were ablo to oojoy the joke but jonathan swett was a turiiblehigb tempered man and is said to have expressed his mind on this oooasion in a way tint reduced his wife to tears and caused her to tremble for days jest bomo visitor shonld refor to old lady moffats instrument in her husbands presence home folka nay ut rohon arotlu bwootcut klndo iiowoih ana tlioy 11 bot ii ml hold a biuitli an miiull o t in fortioum well tboy ro good ol fuhbionud iioalcu ndlliuo oui aoiiio raytjolf used to koop bomu sottlu lu a vusu tlioru ou tliu filiolf hut to iiolt out jib lhe bosto r oui on 111 bo blunt idrutuor havo tbo iana ony iustuad ot nil tlio rent of human kind no criminal is altogether hardened springs of kindliness and feeling for his fellowbeings btiu exist within his nature it ono could 6ut find them the author of secrets of tbe prison house tolls a truo story of a ffonoh convict at toulon among the free laborers who work bide by side with the prisoners was an italian who always treated them with grout klnd- huesb and became in oooscqaenoe very much beloved ono day howevor the italian seemed lo be much depressed and pantinga rw h confldedhohibfehovrlaborersbbgrjt tbat he was terribly in want of money not many da s after one of the convicts esaaped sought the italian out at his home and baid to him now i give myself np to jou my capture will bring you tbe reward of a hundrod francp and that will help yon out ot voar difficulties forarlongtimfft hoit atlon refnecdtcr take advantage of the fugltivoa aelf-saori- flce but at length he yielded and led baok tbe prisoner tbo wife ot a journalist was ronsed ono night when she was alone in the house by soundb whioh convinced ber that burglars mnst be below tbe ooaregeoua old lady rose and went down stairs into the dining- room where she found a man in tbe aot ot rifling the sideboard ho promptly knocked her down bat as soon as she oould reoover herself she got np and qnietly took a beat then ahe addressed tbe burglar i bnpposo yoa have been driven to these evil oourses by want she baid but why add cowardly violence to your orime 7 you see i am an old woman old enough to be yonr mother is your mother still alive bo yon remember her what would yoa say or do to a man who struck her in the face and kuooked her down her words bad a marked effect on tbe housebreaker ho was evidently moved to the heart im sorry maam he said and im ashamed ot what im doing i wont take auy thing belonging loyoa except this five- pound note bat i really am iu desperate straits and i want money badly he emptied his pockets of tho silver ho had tk60 but with tbu full consent of tho old lady made off witb the live pounds somo time afterward an envelopo reached her addressed in a strange hand and in it was a fivepound note a skeptical dealer a scottish paper tells a story ot an old scottish woman who was aneovdroutbio without tho money to bay a drappio lassie bhe said to ber little grand- da g r and bring me a gill tell him ill pay him i thie morning baok came the child witb a refusal donald declined to part with bis whiskey without tbe oaah eager and irritated the old woman oast about for aome means of raising tho wind and her eyo fell upon tbe family bible hero lassie she said gle blm this and toll him to keep it until i bring him tbe siller off went the little girl bnt she soon returned still oarrying tbe bible donald was obdurate ho says he maun hao ths bawbees first granny in anger the dis appointed grandmother threw up her hands and exolaimed loab did ony body ever hear the like o tbat the man will neither tak my word nor the word o god for a gill o whusky i new jersey trade review liuq to go tlioro lvonina sou oui paddiir by my tddo mother sot oii out tlicra job a you uforo alio dlod liko to wood onikoorful liko pick job oho or two wonr cm in toauppor oaoybo liko elm uho1 lo do thau qjio lodjtod so purty whan elio woro oui all tho rest 0 poslfjamay bo hau somo hut i liba tho pansy boat iwuejob a jouurstorbut i rooolloo icrlod ootn in to kiss her an to boo ber when sho dlod an they said sho s slooplu but i coultlu t understand till i eaw tha rosa an huob foldod in hor baud wont and got somo pansy ouos put oui with tho rest soouiod to inako hor happier i liko tho pansy t0lt bum o union wbon i m out tlioro witb urn by tha ejhtduii wall fob gita blurry tlilnkin jo i a tliiiklii on it all til i guoab that kin aoo hor suillln up at mo from tlio bod o panslcs jos cz happy oz kin bo so you tako your pisloi all you want to 1 11 bo bleat oliouojo tho pansy coo au jou kiu havo tho reit deamon it dltale in qhio farmer whehe little things count uoohhoepirti huu been reduced to such un exuob science iu the metropolitan banks thut clerks are oxpeoted to strike a correct balauco at the close of each days work no matter if tho transactions run into millions o dollars when lhe books fail to balsnco ths wbolo force of tho bank is put to work to dibc0er the error and no clerk btartu for home until it h discovered whether it amountb to two cents or 82000 generally a quarter of an hour will bring tho mibtttko to light but sometimes the hunt is kopt up until lato into tho night suob a eoaroh was being conducted in a new york bank located in tho vicinity of wall etreet forty flvo couts was misbing at six oclock not a trace of the errant aum had beeu discovered dinner was sent in for the whole force from an adjoin ing restaurant and after half an hoars rent the search was again taken up mid night came bnt btiu no oluo so aandwicbos and coffee were served hello i said a clerk the bank national people are working tonight too guess theyre in the same box sure enough tho windows of tbe bank across the btreet were brilliantly lighted tho incident wab soon forgotten when tbo wearying hunt after that elusive forty five con ty was resumed shortly after ono oclock in the morning ab thoy wero about to give up for tho night a loud rapping was heard at tbo front door of tho bank hello hello 1 whats the matter called the cashier throgb tho koy hole matter you chumps i why wove got your old fortyfive cents 1 come along homo to bed i outside stood tbo orowd of clerka from tho neighboring bank it appeared that in making a cash iransaotton ono of tho banks had paid tbe other forly five conts too much aaa- a hund had worked for nine hourp and the search was only ended then because a bright olerk noticing the light in tho opposite bank shrewdly guessed tho causo hunted up the cash slip and discovered tho error ha per s lioitnd table- animal drundards moatfhbighbrttnlmalb aa morikbypr etophants bears horses and dogs have a natural fondneea for fermented liquors and softer from the abube of these liquors as meu do from the book of maccabees itia evident tbat war elephants were maddonad of old with new wine as tbey have boon and are witb arrack down to the preeent timo managers of menageries and em ployees at tbe various zoological gardens know that the elephants under their care are prepared to go on a wild drank when ever opportunity offers whiskey is officially given them when tbey aro ill or low tho quantity varying from five to ton gallons according to the requirements of the caeo this is pat into their drinking water bears and monkeys drink beer like german students and love whiskey equally well in africa the natives make use of this evil trait to capture their poor rela tions the monkeys there aro extremely fond of a beer brewed by tbo natives so tho latter place quantities of tho liquor within easy reach of the monkeys and wait nntil their victims are thoroughly betuddl ed in his state thoy are unable to recog nize tho difference between negro and ape when the negro takes the hand of ono of them to lead him off a bcoobd monkey takes the hand of tho first a third that of the second and so 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