The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-03

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printed sheets, and IS eagerly sousnit a.
ter by the wise and wide-aWake eitl ..,,.
OF Henderson and surrOunaihB Tou ,ts =
When ! called at his Office. MT. Mailhlns;
the gentleman OF many quahles Iele,i.l
10 above was out, and failed TO see nm
or got his hearty hand-shahe, IQI ~" 49,,
he is noted. The rain was palteIil.77 ~ 80
outside. and the hotel office was ilIled 70
overfOwing with betting and snaiunB, d nI
druinmefs talking betting ana sn.i ,,i
until you couldn't see or near any Inns ms
else The drinking water even tasted IKE
leather betting. ] crawed up on PIE
OF bags and sample cases, In q corner ana
stood il as long az | could, then decluel
TO 20 over TO oxford, y. G., on eaS
"Southorn" sWitchback, and walt uhui
the betting and shafting season was over
I'm Henderson which epidemic, j learned
afterward. was brought on by new cot
ton factory being built there by some en-
terprising citizens, who want 10 Keep 1ho
THE SWrTCHBACK.
The swltchback from Henderson 10 OK
ford Is twelve miles long, ana very uS-
Nghtfei thing TO ride on. The ground IS
wavv and irregular. and the railroad
track Is not graded, but Just put down on
the ground as II was mace IN lh5 ptsin-
ming except where II crosses a prdncn,
and then q short bridge or trestle IS usel.
All the Intermediate stations are arrans-
cd on the side OF the highest grades, so
the train can be stopped easily az ms
point, and VIII start itself or again anu
rot m momentum enough 20 climb the
next grade. You run some distance past
oxford and stop Up on the side OK NH,
and then switch back into town on an
easy grade. ,,
scattered tobacco market, with very en-
terprising newspaper man named Britt
planted near its centre. This man Is sald
TO have gotten out his paper SO often that
the citizens OF the place asked Nun 70
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time to read one before the next came out
Mr.. Britt has a very fine stOry-teHer IN Us
press-rOOm that IS run by a small he.o-
sene engine. lie got. out some, very me
MOSQUITO stories, while ! looked on.
THE CHECKER" SCHOOL.
Perhaps the most unique ana oIlsinal
feature about this happy town Is tne
Checker school, an institution WheIe
the great and fascinating game or chech-
ers or drafts. can be learned IN al JUS
glory and phases This college is unler
the personal supervision or captain VII
harns. q man Of many and lOvable quail
ties who teaches the game according to
tho constitution. one of his brig htest pn-
pills is q gentleman from Rev berne, y.
c., named Jones. / explained 20 q large
gathering OF OXfords citizens that 10 or
der TO insure sound money ana never
failing circulation, We should ruo the
American Cagle-that IS fast disappearing
from our forests-on of our dollars, ana
put the always h-us-and INDUSTRIOUS
patriotic mosquito i'm his place. The out
come OF my strong appeal remains 10 ne
seen. General Washington was spurred
on to victory by this animal and short
raticns: and Patrick Henry, under the
pressure of large delegation from Chick
ah0miny, was forced TO cry out, "Giye
me liberty or give me death" which cry
echoed and re-echoed throughout the
length and breadth of the land. and In
ally grew TO such n howl that CORVALLIS
and his gurilas We're frightened INTO an
unconditional surrender, and why can't
we honor him with our cold CASH ] ask
the question. Am 1 rlght?" and an echo
from the mountains OF Colorado answers,
"SnYeritew Yours truly,