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Show A Captain of Industry. A Kansas politician was asked by his wlfo'to lay asldo politics long enough ono day to dig tho potatoes In tho garden. Ho consented and after digging for a few minutes ho roturned to tho house and Bald ho had found a coin. Ho washed It oft and It proved to bo a shyer quarter. Ho put it In his Jeans and went back to work. Presently ho went to tho house again nnd said ho had found another coin. Ho washed tho dirt off of It and this tlmo It was a silver half dollar. Ho put It In his Jeans. "I havo worked pretty hard," said he to his wife. "I guess I'll tako a short nap." When ho awako ho found that his wlfo had dug nil tho rest of tho potatoes. But sho found no coins. It then dawned upon her that sho had been "worked." |