Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1912 — An Economist. [ARTICLE]

An Economist.

A certain lighthouse keeper, newly appointed to a post off the west coast of Cornwall, was told by the coastguard officer that complaints were made against him. “For wat?** was the inquiry. "Why,” replied the officer, “they say that your lights do not burn after twelve o’clock at night.” "Well,” was the reply, "I know they don’t, for I put ’em out myself. I thought all the vessels had godlfn by that time, and I wanted to save the oil."