The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-14

postoffice recently TO buy il. placard
Informed him that the window was closed
and directed him to the north hall on the
second floor After a few minutes
search-including the delay in waiting for
the elevator-he found the proper room.
zone 2-cent revenue stamp, please" he
said to the clerk, who was seated at a
desk.
"Fill out an application" said the clerk
but l want only one"
Never mind; fill out an application"
And the clerk waxed at a pile of pa
pers on shelf There were various forms
lying there, and after studying over them
a few minutes the man decided the one
headed "Order for Documentary or PRO
prietary Stamps" was the one he wanted
1t looked as complicated as trial bal
ance sheet. 1t was addressed ITO -
Collector" and began, Sir Please fur
nish me with the internal revenue
stamps specified below, viz" First there
was column headed NO. of Stamps"
The second column gave various demon
nations from 81, 900 down to "A cent, and
the third was ruled for values. The man
marked the figure lone" opposite 02 in
the space at the foot of the column
marked Total face value of stamps" He
figured out that the lines Discount per
cent. deducted and Amount RENTED"
lines he filled in the place and date, sign
ed his name and handed the document
through the window.
Come round to the other window"
said the clerk. The man came round.
Shall l fill in the collectors name on
the blank?" he asked.
mo, I'll do that said the clerk, kind
ly. Then he examined the paper thorough
ly.
You forgot to extend the value oppo-
site the denomination" he exclaimed. re-
proachfully, at the end of hfs inspection
The man sighed and admitted his error
He had filed in 90 as total value, but
had not written the .02 near the head Of
the column, When he had done this the
clerk carefully inspected the document
again. Then he took II to his desk
stamped it and filed it away. After which
he crossed the room and handed the
man a 2-cent. stamp. 1t had taken him
fifteen minutes to make the purchase.
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An English writer thinks ne has dis
covered food particularly adapted to
the literary man. He asserts that apples
and raw apples at that, are the best diet
on which to feed genius. In the London
Spectator he tells of the penchant OF his
father. man of letters who lived to the
age of nearly 80, for apple pudding, which
he ate morning, noon and night. He
adds: ut Is surprising how many per-
sons fancy that raw apples are indi-
gestible, and only endurabe in the early
morning. Doubtless the old adage that
fruit is gold in the morning, silver in the
middle of the day and lead at night is
to some extent answerable for this. to
my thinking, erroneous impression. find
that after working late at night, say till
u or 1 O'Clock in the morning. one gets
hungry, and that then five or six apples
or more, according to their size with
draft of good cider, constitute most
agre able and wholesome supper, and
one that conduces to a sound and re-
frcshing nights rest But apples, to be
really beneficial, should be eaten as chill
i"en eat them. rind and all, and in suffi-
Client quantities to be satisfying. The
man who, first pairing off the skin, and
with 1t the best part of the flesh, dallies
with the residue Of an apple after dinner
is no true apple-lover."