Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1890 — Make a Guess. [ARTICLE]

Make a Guess.

At a grocery store on Church street, Belfast, Mass., recently, while quite a number of persons were" gathered therein, the proprietor got them to guessing on various things, fina'ly comming to pea beans; A number of guesses were made as to how many were in a bushel. The most reckless persou in the party guessed as high as 50,0U0. From that there were various other estimates of a smaller number. “Well, sir," ?aid the giocer, “there are 119,000.” Of course no one would believe him until he explained that there were sixty to a ha f ounce, and proved it. “Then how many bank notes will it take to weigh a* much as a si ver dollar?” be said. “One bundle 1!" “seventy-five?” “three hundred!” cried out several. “Not right,” said the (tracer, "justtwenfy-two,” which he illustra ed and proved.