HE DIDN'T READ THE NEWSPAPER.
He was a farmer in a potato district, and prides himself upon 'not reading, not I. Your newspapers can't tuacii me anything. 1 tie was in blissful ignorance of the late riao iv the potato market. One morning ho was pichiuj; over his potatoes when an enterprising dealer appeared oa tbe scene. " What do you want for your potatoes?" said the new corner, " I dunno, What are they worth ?" " Well, I'll give you £3 a ion if you make a good sample for me," said the dealer. "AH ri^ht. You can have them." This closed tbe interview ; by-and-bye tbe dealer's drayß came along and the potatoes were taken to the railway station and aold for £6 per ton. There tire now two men in the district No. 1 conznitulates himself on his -smartness in making £3 per ton for carting a lot of potatoes to the nearest ruilway station ; No. 2 is going about kicking himself that he did not know that the potato market had snadd such a big jump.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9840, 28 October 1893, Page 1 (Supplement)
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176HE DIDN'T READ THE NEWSPAPER. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9840, 28 October 1893, Page 1 (Supplement)
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