Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1885 — Hard Luck. [ARTICLE]

Hard Luck.

“How are you coming on in business?" asked a gentleman of a Dallas merchant.. “I am having a hard time of it. Luck is asaiust me.” “How 8Q?” “Didn’t you hear how burglars broke open the store and robbed my rival over the way? Just think of what a lot of free advertising he gets. I don't want to fail and get rich, but Fm being driven to it. "—Texas Sijtinga. The amount annually paid to the teachars of the United States is $80,000,000. an average of about S4OO apiece.