Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1892 — Knew What Book She Wanted [ARTICLE]

Knew What Book She Wanted

Indianapolis News. The other day a lady walked into the /Bowep-Merrill Company’s store and inquired of one or the young lady clerks for a copy of “Her Ben. “You mean ‘Ben Hur,’ Gen. Wal--1 ace’s book. ’ replied the clerk. “No, indeed. I never heard of that book. The one I want is ‘Her Ben.’” The clerk asked the author, but the lady could not tell who it was, and as a last resort the question was appealed to Columbus T. Dollarhide, one of the oldest clerks in the retail book department, and who is recognized as a huiaan bibliograph. “iVthy, yesJwe have it, said he. “The lady is Tight- The book she wants is ‘Her Ben,’ an old Sundayschool work published by the Methodist Book Concern.” 4