Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1913 — Gathered; Smiles [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Gathered; Smiles

USEFUL INVENTION. . A Yorkshire farmer was paid by check for some cattle he had sold. It was the first time that it had ever happened. “What’s this?” he said. "Why, money for the beasts,” said the cattledealer. - i. The farmer stared and had to be assured that if he took it to the hank they would give him gold for it. “Well,” said he, “Aw’ll try, but If it’s wrong ’un thou’ll hear about it” The cheek -was cashed,-of- courser and the fanner went home happy, but he could not sleep. He had seen a wonderful thing, and it had excited him. As soon as day broke he made fore the cattledealer’s bouse and woke the dealer. "It’s me,” he said. "Where’s tha got thim bits of paper from? Aw cud do wi’ half a dozen myself!”—Youth’s Companipn. * • 6