Show WENT INTO HYSTERICS ilow a well known man made a of rive t I 1 A short nervous german stepped up to tho auditorium register th Q ftuer day and orna it with the name F schumacher while be did so a lounger gave to the chicago mails man this story the well known oatmeal king and prohibition leader mr schumacher is a i re and has earned his money by his own exertions his daily work is indicated by a remark mado inba upon the eight hour work day 1 I believe in it for ive on hour system eight hours before lunch and eight hours afterward iio dresses very plainly hla sons dress faultlessly and they have often tried to get the old gentleman himself to pay a little more attention to matters of dress failed recently mr schumacher visually announced his intention of buying aliew overcoat to replace his old well worn garment that had done for many years the sons formed a plan to induce him a fine coati They had a boat made by a tailor and 50 for it they th en gave him instructions to seul it to mr schumacher for or less if necessary nea essary then the boys told their father that there was a good coat for salo cheap in a downtown down town tailor shop and advised him to buy it they even offered teabo him to look at it the old gentleman accompanied them tried on the coat and was delight edwith it he was as too io learn thatis cost no more ordinary ready made garment and bought it at once the hoys highly pleased they paid the extra aldir schumacher maChes was none the wiser for the trick r but a few days later mr schumacher was again wearing his old coat abe and one of thema j said fath going to wear yoneji new coat every day r rf ave it ivas the reply i whai yes ive sold it I 1 met mr brown on tho street the other day and showed him iny coat he liked it and said he needed a coat himself to go down the same place and be could geff for buebe it andi opened messa for my ceaf right th enand there 01 ol took it and ahead 1 can wear this till acan gel another then tho boys nearly wont into hysterics |