Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1895 — He Got the Job. [ARTICLE]

He Got the Job.

An Australian youth showed that he had the knack of “getting there.” He was undergoing an examination for a position in the civil service, and the examiner had written: “What is tie distance from the earth to the sun?” Not having the exact number of miles with him he wrote: “I am unable to state accurately, but I don't think the sun'is near enough to interfere with the proper performance of my duties if I get this clerkship.” He got it.