Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1881 — As Far as He Knew, [ARTICLE]

As Far as He Knew,

A stranger from the East was having his boots blacked at the postoflice, when an alarm of fire was turned in. As he saw the Larned street steamer rush out he inquired of the “ shiner ” at his feet: “Bub, what sort of water system have yon got in this city?” . The boy spit on his brush, looked up and down the street, and finally answered: “Well, as far as I know anything about it, they all take water after their gin I” The reply seemed to be thoroughly satisfactory to the stranger.— Detroit Free Press. The more gray hair we wear the more we are convinced that many people know so little of what they ought to know that half the time they don't know near as much m they think they know.

NUMBER 14.