Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1898 — The Retort Ready. [ARTICLE]

The Retort Ready.

A bustling agent for a patent churn invaded the office of a busy merchant one day and proceeded to deliver his lecture. “One moment, please,” said the merchant. “May I ask to whom I am Indebted for this visit?” The caller produced his card. It contained the Inscription: “Barton Zebulon Day, Agent for Cosmopolitan Novelty Company.” The man of business studied the card a moment. Then he looked up. “I am honored by your call, Mr. Barton Zebulon Day,” he said, with a genial smile, “but this Is also my B. Z. Day. Good day!”