Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1887 — Could Not Hit Him. [ARTICLE]

Could Not Hit Him.

Justice—“Yoh say that the prisoner threw stones at you?” Witness —“Yes, sir. He threw over a dozen at me.” “Did any of them hit you?” “No, sir, I dodged them.” “How far was the prisoner from you w.hen he threw ?” “About twenty feet.” - 1 “And do you mean to say that the prisoner threw a dozen stones at you at u distance of twenty feet and did not hit you?” “Yes, sir. You see I am a base-ball umpire and am used to dodging.” “Yes, I see. I thought there was some reason for your not being hit.”— Free Press. At the masquerade ball in Adin last week St. Jacobs Oil took th? first prize. Nothing strange in this, as it is highly prized in every family where used—especially in ours.— Bieber (Cal.) Mountain Tribune.