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The experiences of elevator conductors
are many and varied, and the better tn
Judge of human nature one of these use
fui employees is the more satisfactorily can
he perform his duties toward those who
ride with him. Down at the District build
ing there Is elevator man who seems
TO be perfection IN this regard. and the
way he makes people happy has often been
the subject of comment. An instance of
this follows few days ago a lady ap-
preached him and after getting in his car
thus addressed him: Il want to man
whose name | do not know. and l do not
know either what Office he is employed in.
Il am we'll acquainted with the gentle
you refer to- was the instant reply
of the elevator man, land he has just
stepped out
The lady left the car seemingly entirely
satisfied with the information she had re-
ceIved.
"A curious and rather ingenious mail
boat service is that which the people of
st. Veilda one of the most easter,y of the
Hebrides Islands. employ to carry their let
tiers to friends on the mainland" remarked
a former resident Of st. Kilda to the writer
yesterday. During the winter months the
inhabitants of this little island COM
pletely isolated from the outside world and
no steam or sailing vessel visits their
hIipEeS, anu IL lLtS WISH 10 pOi!i Win
Il person who is a nonresident they must
intrust their letters to a toy boat for de-
livery.
These miniature mail boats are roughly
constructed of wood. They are usually
about three feet long. and in the center a
cabin is followed out for the reception of
tin canister into which the letter let
tiers that are destined for tran-pOrta ton
are put. After the canister has been placed
In the cabin it is covered over with piece
of board nailed securely to the deck and
when the legend open has been painted
or carved plainly on the deck to attract
the attention of anybody who may the
ltttle craft floating in the water it is cast
into the sea.
"A strong sea current runs from ST.
kIlda i'll a northeaSterly direction toward
the mainland, and by it the boat is borne
along. and is usually cast ashore on one
of the larger islands opposite, the main
land In about two weeks, but sometimes
these mail boats having rounded the north
of Scotland have been washed UD on the
shores of the Orkney and Shetland islands.
when discovered the letters are for
warded to the responsible authorities. who
see them safely transmitted to their re-
spective destinations"
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When | recently went to visit my parents
who live in an agricultural region out
west" said a well-known New York news
paper man to a writer for The Star yester-
day, Il one day met a farmer on whose
property hau worked 1or time when
bow NV old acquaintance did n6t seem tn
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Yes said the farn,er II sban ra-,.r for-
get him. for he was the worst boy in the
community. boy who was as frsky and
chipper as could De when there was no
a a had
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the harvest hands or firewooG 70 he fatcbe1
in or the cows to be hunted or the grind
stone to be turned; boy who was always
at work at the RABBIT trap, or a machine to
nun WalnutS. or saw mil or something;
boy VINO nad Gam across every stream
In this section and hutter wheel agoing
at every Gam. Ihat the only boy ever
knew by the name you We mentioned.
saw that ne hadn entirely forgotten
me. and l asked. what do you suppose