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Show and entered a complaint. The clerk furnished a pair of ti-ousers, and the man went out to search for his lost fortune. Ho had every policeman in tho city Interested, even had them bo- . Moving his story. On tho streets he reduced tho amount of his loss to $50. and demanded demand-ed the apprehension of the thieves who had stolen his trousers and wallet. wal-let. When officers Hearched his room at the hotel for some evidence, the elu-'Blve elu-'Blve pants were fcund way under tho bed. The )imce was there, hut It only contained $n.C5. J The police tried to mAke tho man admit that he had lost nothing, but j when he noisily kept insisting that he I ! had been robbed he was locked up, with the hope that ho might become I settled In mind. He was evidently "faking" his robbery Rtory for his gold watch and other Aaluables, in eluding the ?9.C5 purse, were In hia pockets when the officers searched I him I SHEEPHERDER WJK.RQBBED A sheep-herder connected with one of the big exhibits at the International Sheep Show, now being bold at tho Fair Grounda, had ft dream ou Thursday Thurs-day night Ho lay down iu the Central hotel, and dreamed, (as sheepherdors often do I that bo was - possessed of uonie-thlni; uonie-thlni; like 57.000 in real hard gold. The man bud been drinking heavily, but that doesn't matter. Tie woko up, rubbed his eyes, and bo-pan bo-pan to dress. When it camo time to draw on his trousers, he found that they wero wlselng Ho bustled down to the desk clork, |