Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1879 — Doing the Best He Could for Them. [ARTICLE]

Doing the Best He Could for Them.

A provident citizen, before leaving town for a trip with his family, affixed inside his hall door a placard couched as follows: “To burglars or those intending to burgle: All my plated jewelry and other valuables are in the Safe Deposit Company’s vaults. The trunks and cupboard contain nothing but second-hand clothing and similar matter, too bulky to remove, on which you would realize comparatively little. The keys are in the left-hand top drawer of the sideboard, if you doubt my word. You will also find there a certified check to bearer for $lO, which will remunerate you for your loss of time and disappointment. Please wipe your feet on the mat, and don’t spill any candlegrease on the carpets.”