Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1890 — A Neat Swindle. [ARTICLE]

A Neat Swindle.

A peculiarly suspicious individ ual named Mack was in charge of the City hall cigar store, when two dapper looking yo ug men entered. One carried in his hand an envelope which was addressed, but not sealed. “Can you give me a ten dollar note for these ten bills? * he asked. “The oM lady wants to send the mow y in this letter.” The ten dollar bill was immedi ately given to the young man, who apparently put it in the letter.— Mack counted the bills given in exchange and found only nine there. “There is only §9 in this,” said be. “Oh, how can that be?” said the young man. “The old lady must have made a mistake. I put the $lO in this letter and have sealed it- I don’t want to open the envelope again. Will you just hold the letter with the $1 0 and I will take the $9 to the old lady.” Mack thought that fair enough, as he believed be saw the young man put $lO in the envelope. He still holds it. It is addressed to ‘n. Ed Idme, Binghampton, N. Y.’ It was not long before Mack opened it But blank paper was all it contained.- Brooklyn Eagle.

Riding in California one day my companion called attention to a bird in the road ahead of me. It was something like a prairie chicken, but much more slender and graceful in build. It was not using its wings, but it moved very rapidly, and we had to keep the horse in a pretty good trot to keep up with it. My friend told me that it was a “road runner,” a bird that was noted there for its pedestrian accomplishments, and a peculiar habit they have is to walk always in the center of the road.

When one of these birds meets a rattlesnake it behaves in such a coy manner that it leads the snake to think it will become the victim of its charm, and while it is keeping the snake in doubt as to its intentions it runs about in the cactus and picks off the thorns with its bill, dropping them in a circle around the §nake until it has him completely sur rounded by cactus thorns Then it flies to some elevation and sits there to watch the snake stick himself to death on the thorns trying to get out of the ring— J. S. Normile in St. LouisGlobe-Demo-crat.

Indications noware and the belief in Washington is becoming general that no tariff bill will be passed at this session. ihe senate will substitute a bill not so offensive to tariff reformers for the house measure, the two houses will be unable to agree and congress will adjourn with the question unsettled. In the fall campaigns the people of strong protection districts will be told that the McKinley bill will pass as soon as con gress reassembles while in the districts where tariff reform is demanded the most solemn assurances will be given that the senate bill has been decided upon as the measure to be enacted. In this way the republicans hope to get the votes of the protected monopolists and the plundered tax-payers.

Jay W. Williams has three large rooms packed with furniture in great variety. No old or second nand atock. Many articles for the holidays is included in the display now open for inspection. Every* body respectfully invited to call. Accessories to the Eldredge Sewing Machine can be procured of Mrs. Jas W. McEwen-