Life — April 22, 1897 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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You can nearly always bet your money on a boy. Boys know some things menced to worry him. “Isn't time about up?" asked one of them. Nope,” better than even the angels. In an important lawsuit at Clay Centre the other sententiously responded the boy as he changed the cross in his knees. Sever day, a twelve-year-old boy was on the stand, and testified that he spent justten and eight minutes passed. ‘Haven't you got that water pumped yet ?” said minutes in getting a bucket of water for his mother. The question of time was __ the attorney in a tone which was intended to convey that ten minutes had more a vital one, and the opposing attorneys tried to rattle the boy. Finally one of — than passed. ‘*Reckon not,” again replied the boy, and his own attorneys them pulled out his watch and proposed to test whether or not the boy kaew began tochuckle. Nine minutes passed, and tick, tick, tick went the seconds when ten minutes had elapsed. The opposing attorneys on the boy's side of toward the ten-minute mark, and up to exactly three seconds before the limit, the case strenuously objected to this test, for it is well known that nothing is when the boy drawled out, **1 think I've got that water drawed.”" harder than to sit sull and gauge the passing of time. The judge ordered the The people burst into applause, and after the trial, when the boy was asked test to be made, however, and after the court-room clock had been stopped and to explain how he hit off the time so correctly, he replied: ‘Ob, 1 just sorter chance removed for the boy to play a sneak, the trial commenced. knowed, that’s all."—Aansas City Times, he stillness in the room became oppressive. Every watch was drawn, and the eyes of the multitude rested upon the youngster, who chewed gum, swung his foot against the round of bis chair, and gazed placidly out over the benches as though the proceedings had mighty little interest for him, Two, four, six minutes passed, and still he made no sign, Then the attorneys com- Columbia Spectator FURNISHED COTTAGES rows He ga to gig SEMIN 80 10 Se HOTEL VENDOME- ~BOSTON ror SUMMER SEASON Please write to—A. O'D, TA oR, Real Aerts aay Al the attractions of ote! Ife with the comfort TEARS BIQCLE “RIDE A STEARNS AND BE CONTENT?’@ eres. E.C. STEARNS &CO, SYRACUSE, N Y, BUFFALO,N.Y.- TORONTO, ONT.,-— SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.., Herr Ou: Maf you heard dot dog of mine ate a tape measure une! died? Her Ket: 1 suppose he died py inches, nicht var? ** Aber nit; he vent oudt in der alley und die py der yard.” v Tiffany 8& Co. CONCENTRATED PERFUMES Silver-Mounted Glass L. LEGRAND (tra Perfomn) 11, place de la Madeleine. PARIS SEAN A rich stock of this sea- son’s designs, new shapes, cuttings and mountings, in eh Ice Tubs, Water Pitchers, Chauncey M. Depew srites: Ab Mack Lewwuseluns siaieaniag Neceeee TRAL DEPOT, December 16, 1895, Carafes, Liqueur Sets, Gentlemen :—The gen Hoff’s Malt Extract has been Berry Sets, Whisky Sets, used in my family for sor Loving Cups, Salad Bowls, Flower Bowls, Punch Bowls, 5 ; L | A tu, Jugs for Claret Cup, etc., etc. “ff Johann Hoff's UNION SQUARE, ASK FOR THE GENUINE Malt Extract. © an ones ar worties — RRR RARARLE RARER ARERR RRS AURA, ated eda nea aa loa oe ae eee BL