Show 1 1 INVESTMENT IN MOTH BALLS Manner of Using the Preventive That Proved to Be a Signals Signal s Failure A State street druggist telling of th the th quaint characters whom whom whom-he he encounters In his business recently said Late one afternoon one of the sod ambled up to the counter Hov yes anything good to kill moths he asked relates the Chicago Record It Yes sari said I we have moth balls the best known I Give me tin worth thin thin says heI heI heI he I made un the package handed It to him and he ambled out again I had forgotten n all about my customer my-customer customer until about fo four r o'clock the next afternoon afternoon when I was forcibly reminded of the the- transaction of ot the day before After I had waited on on my customers customers in their turn I 1 walked over to to another counter counter counter coun coun- ter and was there confronted with my moth-ball moth Investor Without giving giving- me time lime to make make an inquiry he said sald Are ez the young mon man that sold me thim things things' showing methe methe me me- methe the remains of about half a dozen atthe of at the white balls I 1 answered In the affirmative and also inquired what the trouble was Av A Av v vall all the con games Ive I've run up against t In me this bates thim all he said To think of running running running run run- ning a decent town down-town store selling the of thim things to kill moths with or anything else for the matter matter of that They might be all right right fo r playing marbles but for killin moths niver I may not be beas as young as as are young mon man but Im I'm Just as and I w want nt to tell you wan thing If It yea can show me the man or woman that can throw wan of thim balls balls- quick enough to kill a moth Ill I'll not only ate iviry wan of thim have In stock but Ill I'll say nothing about the picture the auld woman and mesel broke in the little game yes yea would have us splay play |