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Show Changed his views. A Chicago Dispatch of the 30th., ult., glcs the following account of a Monroe county taimer, who certainly docs not read the newspapers unless It is tlio Hloomlngton filar. George Wheaton, a farmer living near Hloomlngton, Intl., came to Chicago today to buy his daughter a piano, but changed his mind and paid $400 for a wlielcss telegraph Instrument. Instru-ment. At noon he was willing to trado the instalment for a hand organ, or-gan, and In tho evening he would have exchanged It for a Jcwshaip. Incldently he Invoked the aid of Justice Underwood In a vain endeavor en-deavor to catch tho other deal. Wheaton arrived at 8 a. in. and .started for tho piano district. At tho corner of Adams street and Wabash Avenue ho heard a strange clicking sound. Investigation revealed a pios-perous pios-perous looking Individual producing tho sound from a small, shiny looking Instiument. vVheaton'scurlosltj was aroused. He was told that the Instrument Instru-ment was a "wireless telegraph," and that the owner was Just then wiling Inside Information on the wheat mar-ket mar-ket to a friend In New York. "It's easy money," volunteered Whcaton's chance acquaintance. "I won $20,000 on the Jeffrles-Munroc light by getting the result ahead of cvcrjoncelse. All you need to do Is to call up New York, Hoston or anj place and tell them what you want. I had die first tip on the nist knocking knock-ing out the wheat crop up In Dakota. Now listen. I'm going to send this wheat repoit to New York." Mr. 'Wheaton listened. He heard the click of the instrument. "My friend will buy wheat In New York. He will clean up;$50,000. Just like falling olT a log If you have one of these." Mr. Wheaton asked the price. He was told the Instruments weie not for sale. "Of couise, you could lent one," said the stranger. Mr. Wheaton gave up his $400 for it four months' leaso on one of the instruments. He was also given a code to mcmorle. He tried all morning. He called up New Yoik and Philadelphia, but got no answer. He asked about the rust In the wheat of the Dakotas, but tho only time the instrument clicked was when his fingers weie on the kejs. Mr. Wheaton called at Justice Underwood's Court in the afternoon. He wanted to piosecutc. He wanted a warrant, but he didn't know the name of the man who "rented him the instrument." He Is trying to find him now. |