Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1913 — FINALLY LISTENED TO REASON [ARTICLE]

FINALLY LISTENED TO REASON

Old Gentleman, Explosive at First, Gave In to Young Man Who Asked for What He Wanted;

“What do you mean, sir, by presuming to sue for my daughter’s hand in marriage? Do yon forget that you are a mere underling In this establishment?” “No, sir, I don’t forget it for a moment” “ “Then why have you the presumption to suppose that I would permit my daughter to wreck her life by coming your wife?” “Yon remember that yon Vient me about a week ago to ask the president of the C. F. & W. railroad company to exteiid a spur np to odr warehouse, do you not?” “What bas that to do with what we have been discussing?” “Your partners objected, as yon will remember, because they were sure the railroad company would refuse." “That has nothing "to do with my daughter’s happiness.” “You told them they were fools, and said it would not cost ns anything to ask. I think you said, also, that people who never asked for what they wanted never got It I learned a great lesson right there. When I asked the president of the railroad company for the spur he flared up and said it waa preposterous; but I found out after a little while that he was capable of listening to reason. A hundred men are working on the spur now." “Do you insinuate that I’m not ear pable of listening to reason?” “No, sir. I think yon are. If 1 hadn’t thought so we’d have got married first and aaked your blessing afterward.” “Huh! You would, eh? Do yon know what I ought to do with yon?" "You ought to give me some encouragement for the ability I showed in getting that railroad president to do what you wanted done.” “Confound your impudence! Did my daughter ask yon to see me about this affair? Did she spur yon on?” "She didn’t seem to think it would be worth while, bnt her mother said she wished I would ask yon, because ; she thought it would please yon to be 1 consulted. She did the spurring."' "That's Just like my wife. There's one of the kindest and most thoughtful women alive. Say, my boy, promise me just one thing. Let them think 1 gave my enthusiastic consent without waiting for you to explain the sitnation."

Gold Production Nearing Maximum. From the present outlook in the gold mining industry of the world, gold production will have reached It* maximum within the next twelve months, and it is possible that 191 t will show a positive decrease, says H. C. Hoover in a recent article. Continuing with a review of the various countries in respect to their future gold production, Mr. Hoover says: “The placer gold of Europe was paaetically exhausted in Roman times. Lode mining there is a small industry and every foot of ground is known. In Asia the Chinaman has washed the gravels from Slam to Tibet Mongolia centuries ago. In lode mining I can say from three years of exploration there that he has long since exhausted the mines down to water level and if mines do exist it will be very slow business finding them. I do not myself believe there exists in China or Central Asia a district of such importance as to materially affect the question, for no greater illusion exists than that the Chinaman has any prejudice against mining for good—when he can make profit. And he can make lode mines profitable by hand labor on which we could not earn a cent with finest machinery ever built.” 4