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Show COAXING THE AUTOMOBILE Philosophic Farmer Gives His Ideas About the Inventor of the Machine. An automobllo stood In front of a gasoline supply station over In Jersey Jer-sey a few days ngo and, of course, tho usual crowd assembled to take a look at the shoytr. Among the spectators, specta-tors, says the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, was an old farmer, who walked all around tho machine and Interestedly watched every movement of tho chauffeur. Ab soon as tho gasoline was procured pro-cured and stowed away the chauffeur turned tho crank to start the spark, and a moment later the. auto was hiking hik-ing down the pike at a pace that made the country constables sit up and tako notice. It was then that, a gleam of satisfaction appeared on the sun-scorched visage of the ancient agriculturist. ''Them nuterhlles Is great Inventions Inven-tions all right," ho remarked to a. by. stander, "but ther geezer what got 'em up had ter take a tip fron us hayseedofs" on how' ter make -ther blamed things gd, Jea thcr-'samo." 'Tut me wise," said tho party addressed. ad-dressed. "I fall to catch your mean-' Ing." ",Wual," rejoined the farinor, with his smile still beaming, "when any of us heckers has got on old cow-what gits got contrary an' won't go through a gate or in a bam door, we Jea twists her tall n couple o' turns, an' off she hustles." |