Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1908 — OH ME, OH MY! [ARTICLE]

OH ME, OH MY!

When Graves Has a Dollar in Hand He Sees Two* and Keen “Schooner*” Double Up. New York. Nov. I?.—When John Edward Graves, ,of Arlington avenue, Jersey City, sits down to break fgal in the morning he sees two wives instead of one before himWhen he has only $1 in his hand he sees $2. All that Is delightful. But it isn’t so pleasant when he Bees two grocers and each with two bills, where only one grocer should be. The fact is, says Graves, he sees everything double, and that is due to the fact that on June 18 last, he was knocked down in Exchange pjaqe, Jersey City, by a truck belonging to the Dynacke-Marrow Truck,ipg Company. He has begun BUit against that company for $5,000 damages in the Hudson County Circuit Court.

After Graves was Injured he was treated by specialists. They did everything they could to his injured eyes. At first he did not see double. That condition first became manifest October 15 last. He looked. #p to say something to Mrs. Graves, and was astounded to see tpro of fier sitting before him. Alarmed, hie tested, his eyes on other objects, with ,the result that he discovered that he saw two of every object at which he looked, even to a “schooner’’ of hops. A friend of the trucking company members hinted to-day that if they jest It would he a good scheme tp hand over only $2,500 to Graves. “if he really sees double,’’ said the wise man, “that’ll stand for. the full fs,ofio. The Democrat him a few more of those handsome and useful Wall Charts left. We want to close them out, and If you hay.e not already secured one you should do so before they are all gone. Remember they are but 35 cents additional with a year’s subscription ‘O- The Peg«**t. , i Wanted:—Young married man to woTk on farm.. Address Box 99, . Laurens, lowa. Three games of Box Ball for fifij cents will save a doctor bill of $5. j