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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19
HENRY CLAY. INN SOLD.
Miss Emma Lee Vaughan Be.
comes the Owner.
1 ysnec,,al q me TImea- 8 isp M

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
ASHLAND, " A., Aug. 1s.-The Henry
Clay Inn was sold here to-day under de-:
cree OF the court, to Mrs. Emma Lee
Vaughan, through Frank Vaughan. the
present lessee. fas8s
About one hundred Interested citizens
and visitors we're present. t the SALE
MI. r.. 3 "a. Brown, cl ERIK o { v the Circuit
Court, acted as auctioneer. q. Z. G.
Scott 3 ffered 81, LEGO for the property, but
was overbid by Frank " aughan, at the
figure OF 81, $50. IA II 81 s
The furpiture and furnishings will be
sold Septembe k18. s 81
Ut is the purpose of the new owner to-
1nlIned iately ~ improve 81 the property by
adding twenty add tional rooms, g. bowls
ing alley, and billiard room.
UnkBs.S an upset bid is put in, the
court will quickly confirm the sale.
HS The present mana cement t under Mr.. T.
R.gs Gary Will cont nue, ia ;
Mrs MEG. Fisher, OF Ashland. who was
sparalyzed ~ few days Il a go. Is; apidly.
ifhe family OF Rev. p. 81 Jordan, who
nave been living IN Ashland for several
years Will ernove september 49, to-
Mr.. and Mrs. =. E !, Thierman. 81 Rich
Smond, who have been surnmering at the
Henry Clay Inn. II will re turn to Rich
smond next week. Mrs. Lonsda lie, n OF
sWashingt tom p. @, will spend the winter
with them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19
.BLAC ksMITH STRUCK B
FAST TRAIN IAN D KlLLED
7 a y 81
,ycna.ta -, nh < "A rrtrn Mana tch NJ

Especial 70 .ETheT ID. E77
STAUNTON, AZ .Au 8. mi Harry
Hoover. 8 q young man, Is years OF age.
was run over by a Chesape Ike and Ohio
say he cannot live. His ri ght5 leg and
right arm was mashed OF. and his skull
was cut OPEN, exposing the brain. He
for the 3. 81. 4 stogdon foundry here. His
wife lives In Basic CT ty, and It is thought
he was on his way from EBaslc to! Sthun-
ton to go to work. and was killed trying
4 to- get off a freight.{It Is thought he
was hurt about four o clock this morn
ing, but he was not found tilleafter six
~ Cj0cIr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19
EN,ANSEMONDgSCHOOL
Levy .HASIINCREASE,Dl,.
The County to Have IA ore Than
IWenty five T fou- ssy;s
sand s si
Especial to The Times Dispatch.)

Especial to The Enthusiastically
y suFFo 7: Y gust THE
Nansemond county board of supervisors
today, in the making q Its annual Sleyies,
increased the s school levy three fold max
ing the district school levy fifteen In
stead OF five cents. and raising the county
school levy from five to fifteen cents;
This will increas e the school funds more
than 5000. \
In. the fiscal year Just closed couns "
schools cost about s17 ooo.s eaying ball
jances in the several districts aggregatinS
s., 900. OF this amour the State paid
s1s, oo7, n. s
& With the Increased levies collected
iNansemond county schools will have up
wards of $25. 900 in resources. exclusive
OF balances. These figures do not In
iclude Suffolk's schools
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19
PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
Farmers Of ork and James City
n to Sell Through Own Agent. i

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
WILLIAMSBURG ~ IA, Aug. The
farmers Of York and James City counties
met here this afternoon and took steps
here to handle their produce. "A temper
airy REORGANIZATION was effected with Mr..
b f.. Wright as president, and F. II.
Ball secretary. The plan GU Timed Is
to have an agent at Williamsburg who
VIII look after the marketing Of the pro
dGce to endeayor TO secure t,etter5shipping
rates, and also to get better prices than
the farmers have been getting In the past.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19

sssnss 81 Atlanta RI az rh as W''a
we're Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Walker, OF
ADJUSTS, Ca; Mr.. and Mrs j. B. wal
ker. Of staurton, Va: Mt. and Mrs.
C. q. CoIwefl, of Bristol, Val; Mr.. and
Mrs, &. M. BARKER of Washington, y.
CT; Mr. and Mrs. John A.. Marshall, OF
Alexandria. Va; Mr.. and Mrs. j. s..
Craig. of Cold sulphur, Springs; Judge
and Mrs. w. 3. Martin, of Norfolk; Mrh
81. w. Herndofl. Of Lynchburg;. Mrs. Nor
RIG Moore, Of Lynchburg; Mrs. G. G..
f.n1SxellN Of Bristol. va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19
IN THE NINTH.
The District Committee Make Ap.
B pointf1lents for Speakers.


a PULASKI CITY, VA, Aug. 1s.-The
District Committee for the Ninth Con-
ieressional District, p. F. Sinclair, chair
man, makes tho following announce
IA Hon. II. q. Wysor, Democratic nominee
for Congress IN the Ninth District and
other speakers will address the voters
of the district at the following times and
\, Tazewell, August 70, Courthouse.
& Graham, Auglist q.
IA Narrows August "a.
r Gate city, September s, Courthouse.
Jonesville, September 10, Courthouse.
Pearisburg, September 26, Courthouse.
Newcastle. October TO- Courthouse.
Marion, October IL Courthouse:
Abingdon, October "a Courthouse.
e WythevIlle. November Z. opera-hotse.
HON. HARRY ST. GEORGE TUCKER
Tazewell, August q, Courthouse.
Il Graham, August q. II
Narrows, August "a 4 1874
"a Pulaski. August ~. u opera house.
Abingdon September ~, Courthouse.
II HON. "a. & G. u BRAxTON. a IA,
LabanonI September g. Courthouse,
siia9 HON 81 W. WILLIAMS. s3l
Clintwood, Octoberi17 Courthouse.
Other prominent speakers of the dis
3trict and State will address the voters
sas follows: 3lSs s3
s. Pulaski, september 49, opera-house. IN.
4 Bland, October ~, Court fousa. - I
Il Wise, November z. Courthouse. S94
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19
Virginia Pc tiers.

So ISEpClhI " LIZ IIE6S-IJlbpHtC1l.J1
postHasters were appointed to-day; John
4 e., Gil lam, vice Mrs. Matte y. Gillian,
decea sec AlcoHa. uckl ng ham county,
4 Va, NJ tss Mary, g. Hedric vice ~ lie
+ county. va; Mrs. Mary G, n Wise, vice
George w. Wise, deceased, SprlngYsle,
Fairfax county, Va, n 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19
@. w. JYEsTBURY.
District Passenger Agent;
PECULIAR ExcyEs! oN !! re WINSTON u.

POPULAR TExcURelO NJ TO WIN sToN.3
& sALEM soUTHERN II AlLNNAY,S
"a Uous TI2t Il so4 Il 81. 80, no Y TR If. ss
Special train will leave r richmond 1880
.P, NJ August 21st, going throu gh through
to Wins on-s Salem. without change
through Danville, Reidsyiile 7 g reens boro.
etc., $2bp round trip. Special cars for
colored people turning, leave WIN
ssmond sos Al. NJ !, August 2Sd. H ~ he las Az
and only excursion Of the season to the
Old North State. Y el.Ia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19
OHIO d, II MAN IS DEAF I IN n
"a ROAM woke BOWLING AL lex

ROANOKE, u AZ Z, Peter E,5
,McCue. 81 .chIlllcothe. Ohio. died sud-
denly bowling her early th IL
Watching a game, when he sud denly
.fell over d cad !. He was q ma chintst and
came toisthis city looking fors8Wor ~
was about Is years Sof age ana leaves g
Is assis tant-chief train dispat che Of the
Il S. X W., wired here to ship the res
mains to Chillico the, which was q one to-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19
HEAVY Lumber i oad.s

Especial to The Times Ispatch.)
Il NEWPORT NEWS, Al, a ug. e 1S.-The
British steamship, Tapton. Captain Sans
derson, from Galvestone Texas. for Rot
bunker coal. The Tap ton carries the
largest cargo OF timber ever shipped out
OF the Texas port, having on board A.
OOO 900 feet of lum Dor. Y3 5tsssss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19
CHARLIE FORBES ILLNESS
Reported a Little 3 tter, But Not
Removed From His Cell.
Especial 3 to Tho Times Dispatch

59.gs lSpeclal 70 7Th6 -
838$ARvONIA,z " Az, August IS. IT elephone.
messages late this afternoon state that
Charles r. FORBES, y who Y Is III with ty-{
7phoId fever In the 4 Bucking CHAM jail, Is
somewhat better to-day. = Is 4 tempera-i
sture this ornng was 9; lol ! degrees and
sSS The young man is still considered to.
be very ILL He is attended by his sister
and other friends and M rela lives No;
steps have as yet beer gta ken to remove
Mr.. ooldridg IS 4; Stiff Suffering from
acute nervousness sst lGSRI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19
LEGANT GERMAN. Y.
Leading Gayetys Of Season az tfe
Cold SULPHUR Springs.

Special TO The Times. spa rs cn ~. 4,
OLD$SULPHuR.s thltsS3SS: Pa :; an nv ga
and FESTIVE occasions .of the ssr
4 1.-THE Cold ] was q most delR se e
mar. given Friday light in honor o.
Miss Anne May oung. O Atouls Yit1e
d The deliberately decorated room. was as
"a with many hand somely. goWn,eo
women, and gallant young men tsa Z, ,,aic
made By an orchestra from Richmo NJ rs
The german was led by Mr. Richa rd W
winston, Of Richmond, With MISS. MISS
Young, \ OF Louisville KY. . y, 8. y. Y
tastio We're re-. Miss Potts, Of Ships on.
Ton M, W az Miss Nc Carly: 81
s.. Mr. ~ !; He ~ q
R Ryhnnonas' "a. s. With M. Mercer. 81
Richrn ono va: 4 Miss Corrine yalz VI OF
staunton 18th MI. 60 acK Ks 81 =
ca Mrsi ASGerI robert t aEisy TAI
Bgdd 3. l Of Petersburg, with I =.
G. Sturgess, OF Bristol MISS Ellen
Cameron 81 e, y v, a. VIZ, = IS
o lSyl NJ MISS Elizabeth Mar
tin. Of Norfolk. witt, MR. ~; Mon n
Of F sfannton WITH
Vaiz, OF staunton. Ya.;s Miss Anne May
Young. ( Of 81 louisville, @ KY. with Mr.,
Richard r.. Winston, Of Richm ond, Va:
Miss Ef1e Jac Of AUGUSTA Ga. With VI
Mr. s G.; II. 4 Friend. Sgof q. s.. N.;sf Mrs.
watson 6 ooch OF y Roam ke. with Mr..
watson Gooch, OF Roanoke; \, Miss India
Marshall, OF alexandria. Va. /. with Mr..
Thomas I'll ckey. OF Is Philadelph Pa;
MISS Mary Marshall. Of lexandri Va,
with Mr.. Cornelius Hag erty, q OF ? hila-
deiphia, Pa; Miss Hagerty. Of Philadel-
phia, Pa, with Mr.. Perry Laird. Of jack
sonvil le. Fla; Miss Peables. Of Lynch
burg. Va, with MI: lker, Of Dallas.
Pianta ton, with Mr. D.. e. Brown. OF
Dallas; Texas; Miss Mamie Marshall, Of
Va. with Mr.. Frank Laird.
of harleston, w. "; Miss Tunstall, OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19
WEEK.END3SE xcURsIoNs TO EN-
JE RsEYg sEAsH EREsoR Ts:

Until September 10th. incll i've. the. RI
&sP, r.. r. wi III sell on Frid lay and aturday
&c ca l8sgeek, special exc sion tickets to-
Atlantic city, Cape May, Ocean CT ~ and /
sen Isle city, n. u j., at rate Of S10S round
trip from Richmond. 4 T. cketss GOO. going
only on d tie OF sale and for return pa -SS
sage leaving destination moi III Ia ter han 4
Tuesday following date of issue. Apply
Tickle agents RI f.. & Pr r.
w, p. TAYLOR Traffic Manager S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19
Virginia Board Of Trade

'Hg TheF annual meeting OF the lrglnla Board
}os Trade whichswas postponed. Will be held
Thursday, August rs, at noon IA In the rooms
Of tho Norfolk Chamber OF CONNER rec.
the Same day. II This will be a very Important
meeting, and 1t ! is earnestly desired that all
delegates and alternates shall make arran geSs
{mhnfa To attend.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19
CA s | OR a.
For Infants and children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought |lIll IL
Bears the zlszz

COACH ExcuRs Q N a RATES VIA
SOUTHERN NJ RAiLVvAYBTO ST. LOUIS gS
AC couNT2WoR FAIR.
on each T tuesday, In August the South
er1i Railway will sell low ra tea coach
EXCURSION tickets to st. Louis. Mo, and L
return, limited ten & days from date OF
sale, al very low rate: ate from Rich
lnond III .oo. q his ticket applies via shes
Vile, and famous " Land of the Sky
For full formation, apps to your ticket /
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19

Ia The next annual COW ention OF! he Assoc
citation will y be- held d in$ Harri npuTg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-19

1. 2To pel contlnuedI To,norrow.l a
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-05-18
COURIER ADVERTISING.

Recently Hon. Blackburn Smith
was instructed by one of his clients
to offer for loan a sum of money
between 800 and $500.
knowing that the COURIER
would produce a customer i'm a
short time, Mr.. Smith wrote very
small advertisement and gave it to
us for insertion.
The advertisement was inserted
only one time. number of an
SwerS were received. and the
money was loaned.
The total cost necessary to nego-
tiate the loan was - cents. which
was paid the COURIER for adver-
Using.
When YOU have anything that
YOU don't want; or when YOU
want anything which YOU haven't
GOT, advertise in the COURIER.
Advertising that brings results.
Results that are convertible into
cash.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-05-18
TO ELECT DELEGATES.

At 4 meeting of the Democratic
Executive Committee of Clarke
County. held i'm Bcrryvillc, Va,
May =, 1904.
Present Marshall Mccormick.
Chas. NJ. Brom, ThoS. ID. Gold,
+. b. Whiting, Il. II. Lee, Jr., and
{. 4. Ford.
The following resolutions were
adopted;
Resolved. That District Meet
ing he held in each District of this
County on Saturday. May u. 1904,
at 4 o'clock p. m. to elect Dele
gates and Alternates To the State
Convention which will be held in
Richmond, Thursday, june 9. 1904.
Resolved further, That the Dis
trict Meetings shall bc held at the
following places. and the specified
number of Delegates and Alter
mates to be elected are as follows
Battletown-At BerrNvillc.
-Four Delegates and four Alter
mates.
Chapel-At Wildwood. Three
Delegates and three Alternates.
Longmarsh-At Russell's. Two
Delegates and two Alternates.
Greenway-AtWhit Post. Two
Delegates and two Alternatcs.
All Democrats can participate i'm
the selection of Delegates who are
qualified TO vote i'm the election to
be held Tuesday. November :.
1904.
CHAs. NJ. BROUN. Chairman.
h. II. LEE. JR.. Secretary.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-05-18
SOMETHING ABOUT PARKER.

The daily press of Virginia
seems united in saying that Judge
Parker is "A safe and reliable
man" for the Presidency.
Look at this statement and see
whether you think so:
In 1891 Judge Parker was one
of the trustees of an institution i'm
Kingston, \. Y. known as the
Ulster County Savings Bank.
Two of the officials of the Bank
were discovered to have used prac-
tically all of the Banks funds for
their private purposes.
When this became known and
there was run" on the Bank.
Judge Parker and the other trus-
tees signed statement saying.
1t there Is any safer place in the
county to deposit money at a mod
crate but sure rate of interest and
with undOubted security we do not
know it
The run" was stopped.
Two weeks later the Bank
Examiner found that the Bank
was rotten To the core. and that
over 100000 of poor peoples
savings had been stolen.
The Bank closed its doors and
has never reopened them.
The above facts can be proven
10y reference u any newspaper in
New York City or any paper pub
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-05-18
Pretty Customs OF Innan

japanese ladies are like the French
IN their love Of social intercourse and
conversation. They pay fewer visits.
but stay infinitely longer, always two
or three hours and sometimes a whole
day. They are received by the maid.
who places a large silk cushion for
them TO rest upon, and much time is
spent in detailed inquiries concerning
each others family. There is no spe-
cial calling day in Japan. They visit
when their fancy takes them, and they
never go cnpty handed to friends
house. The gifts are usually fruit or
flowers or perhaps fresh fish. and
whatever they take is always dainti-
iy wrapped in little box of paper or
wood
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-05-18
BONE FOOD

Soft and crooked bones mean
bad feeding. Call the disease
ricketts, if you want to. The
growing child must eat the
right food for growth. Bones
must have bone food, bloc
must have blood food and
on through the list.
SCOTS Emulsion is the ri
treatment for soft bones
children. Littledoses every
give the stiffness and S
that healthy bones shouldh
Bow legs become straigh
loose joints grow stronger I.
frmneSS comes to the SO.
heads.
Wrong food caused the
trouble. Rightfood will curei it.
In thousands of cases SCOTS
Emulsion has proven to be the
right food for soft bones in
childhood.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT s. BOVINE. Chemists.
-fO9-4I5 Pearl Street. New York.
SOC. and 500; all druggists.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-05-18
ATTENTION, VOTERS!

1t Is imperative that YOU should
let nothing prevent your attend
ance at the mass meeting in your
district Saturday, May u.
The COURIER believes that the
views of William Randolph Hearst
represent the sentiment of major
ity of the qualified voters of Clarke
County.
We may be wrong, but the only
way in which that can be demon
Strated is for the voters-all of the
voters-to turn out on Saturday
and vote for instruction for their
choice for President.
As we stated last week, it will
he announcement for a great many
of the east side voters to get over
to the mass meetings. but you must
LET NOTHING PREVENT
YOUR ATTENDANCE.
1t Is important that all of the
voters be present and vote rs they
believe is right.
Your vote Is Just as important
in the election of November : as
that of any other man in the
county.
Therefore, you should use your
privilege now.
We hope and believe that every
qualified Democratic voter in
Clarke County will be present at
+ O'Clock, Saturday, May q, unless
he Is prevented by serious illness.
y list of the mass meetings will
be found at the head of this column.
Make 1t your business to be
present.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-05-18

lished i'm Kingston at the time (Sep-
tember-October. lS9D.
And yet we are confronted ley
the spectacle of newspapers in
Virginia and elsewhere saying that
Judge Parker il safe and con-
sentative man.
If that is what is known as safe
and conservative, then we hope it
will never come to pass that the
United States shall have as its
Chief Magistrate 4 man who is
safe and conservative.
At the time the things above set
out happened Judge Parker was a
Justice of the Supreme Court of
New York, to which place he had
been appointed by Governor David
b. Hill, who is now backing the
Judges candidacy for the Prcsi-
dency.
1t Is your duty to yourself. to
your family. TO your country that
YOU should appear at the mass
meetings in this county, Saturday,
May 21, and 50 register your vote
that Clarke County will not be
instructed for a man who Is that
kind of safe and conservative.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-05-18
A GIANT OCTOPUS.
The Way n Thirty Foot Monster
Came 10 BE Captured.

The Way Thirty Foot Monster
Came 10 BE Captured.
one OF the most interesting objects
in the Natural History museum in
Trondhjem. Norway, is a large octo-
pus + r. Kennedy, the author Of
Thirty Seasons In Scandinavia" not
only saw the octopus, but Il little later
heard the story Of the capture Of it, as
related both by the fisherman whose
boat il attacked and also by two in
dependent witnesses. The fisherman
was leisurely rowing on n calm day
close 10 the rock bound shore OF one Of
the fiords situated some fifty miles
north Of Trondhjem. Suddenly Il long
and glistening arm swept over the
stern Of the boat andNfemained there.
The fisherman, astOnished at this I'M
WOnted apparition, dropped his oars
and sprang 10 his feet Like magic
another hideous looking arm shot over
the gunwale. The boat canted. The
man, realizing that he was attacked
by some monster against which his
old fish knife was the only available
weapon, seized his oars and labOred
with might and main 10 get his boat
into a crevice of the rocks, all the time
yelling for his mates, who were not
far off. He had 10 strain every nerve
TO drag his hideous cargo after him,
for the suckers never relaxed. When,
half exhausted, he got the bow of his
craft within reach OF willing hands, IL
took the three men TO haul it up a
slight incline, for the monster still
hung on, even over the bare rocks
Then they belabored its head with
oars and clubs Having safely secur-
ed it, they sent off to the nearest sta
tiOn and telegraphed concerning their
prize. II was at once purchased by
the museum and carried there after it
had been photographed. They stretch
ed its arms out before preparing it,
The longest were each five allen. or ten
feet four inches, in length Over all,
together with the great carpet bag
body, the monster measured thirty
feet across.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-05-18

Baptist Church, Winchester, hast
Thursday, Rev. Julian Broaddus,
of Berryville, officiating. was
largely attended 10y the friends of
the Young couple. Ii was intended
that the couple should take the
Il. x .. train from Winchester
and 60 on wedding tour to the
Worlds Fair, but they missed the
train and came To Berryville and
left over the y. & w. After
returning from the wedding trip.
the couple will reside on their farm
near Berryville which Mr.. Helves-
tine recently purchased from Mr..
James w. Foley. The COURIER
wishes them long and happy life.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-05-18
HIS FIRST CHECK.
Tn. Way the piece OF Paper Worried
Thoma. a. Edison.


Thomas A. Edison once told n friend
the story OF his first acquaintance with
any big sum OF money. IL was when
he was struggling with his earlier IN
ventlons, and he had about rs clear
an idea OF the value OF bank check
as the man I'm the moon. He had final
IL sold his patent ON the gold and stock
indicator 60 the Western Union Tcle-
graph company aud had called at its
office 10 close the deal. After few
preliminarics he was given q check for
$4,000. He eyed IL curiously and ap-
peared TO be puzzled what TO DO with
IT. Observing his perplcxity. General
LeffertS. then president OF the Western
Union. told him that ifhe would 20 To
the Bank OF America, in Wall street.
he could get the cash on his check.
$50 1 started" said Edison. after
carefully folding up the check. and
went toward Wall street. SO uncer-
tain was | In regard TO that way OF
doing business that I thought while
on the way that il any man should
come up TO me and offer me two crisp
$1,000 bills for that piece OF paper |
would give him the check very quick
ly."
On his arrival at the Bank OF Amer
lea he half tremblingly showed his
check out TO the cashier. The latter
scrutinized Il closely, gave him a
piercing glance and said something
which Edison, being hard OF hearing.
failed 20 understand. That was
enough He was fully convinced that
his check was not worth $4,000 and
again thought as he rushed out OF the
bank that any man who would give
him $1,000 for Il could have II. He
hurried back TO the office OF the West
ern Union and said he could not get
any money \ clerk was sent To the
bank with him TO identify him.
''This man." said the clerk. lis Mr..
Thomas a. Edison. TO whose order the
check is drawn"
why. certainly. Mr.. Edison" said
the cashier. How would you like your
monCy-in what shape?"
"Oh. any way To suit the bank; it
doesn't make any difference to me. So
long as l get my money"
Edison was given $4,000 I'm large
hills After dividing the roll into two
1Vads Of 10000 each he stuffed one
into each trousers pocket ana made all
speed out OF Wall street. The next
day he began work on his first New
York laboratory Success.