Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1899 — A Real Genius. [ARTICLE]

A Real Genius.

The man that sharpened shoe peJ at both ends and sold them for WflH •" was a genius, but he has his Mexico. Some time ago one of habitual revolutionary flare-ups about to commence in one of the ligerent little South American dencies which masquerade under | title of republics. A couple of men marshaled in opposition to 1 government, swore solemn oaths, jpjgy ■ met nightly in an abandoned* hut | the entrance to a swamp. was plentiful, but arms were scafl so a purse was made up. and the party set off to buy ammunitflHHß They went to Mexico, where a caa|||||| of powder was delivered to them, fl after inspection, was shipped to jj • revolutionary headquarters. A sflH gun was mounted on a hilltop, when the day and hour arrived j field marshal of the revolutionary isl , ■’ . touched a match to the fuse of 1 <' ; piece. There was no response. J marshal used all the matches 'i silver matchbox, but the gun refqi to fire. An investigation by the" Office” followed, and that powder proved to be nothing but fl. hogany sawdust, which had orously stirred up with powd.fl graphite to give it the proper appearance. Astronomy as a science , inb® fewer people than gastronomy * t' SSI