The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-29
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1.-THE iiopdp u N H.. III NyrAIIL.f3
Rainfall III Virginia.
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is sslr,t-!A ilow mo to make MI Inquiry the
sRiisWets To which, II YOU cnn glye{it. may
I'D hf Interest 10. others OF your rcnlcrs
besides itiyBelf.S r slii3Tf # 4, 81 b 3t
4441suni5 porrpinced that tho rainfall In this
part Of the state or Virginia 1i@s boon
for Tie last Six Sot seven years extrnoi..5
ldlnarlly& small. 8und shall be very, glad
III yoli}canainforni mo al what time last
ruined HI the city or Ricfinond, for rs
'mucll8 lis tlneostlays III successioii2 y do
not Bpelk \ Of three successive thunder
islibWers for instIlnce, but Of three really
srli,lys days.
9Ilie allst heavy rain which extended %, 4
over stl lpng. period began on tho 2tst OF
March 1909 nnd lasted until o323d. 4
t(otnl 5,quantltY$p t A.0S inches fell, How
ever, $thero have boon many times Wien 1
Sttero has been almost continuous rain.
lfolsSn period oE three lays 1t succeed g =
Ih6 one mentioned but they did not up
!proacb lie In amount received sB !: IS
til answering this query, lilo Weather
Bureau says; YOU will observe from the 4
attached notes nl3oyo 4 In three cons
sutISc days with prnc ticnlly continuous
precipitation ore OF record several "a. I times
during our period OF observat lon--O to- !.
sDer,8 1897 B, to date, ;3s " "a
ts.Isacollection Ii 1lnrdly q ssafc guide IN N
these matters and Judge such !. Is the ua /!
only basis for the opinion OF your core e.
spondent The determine tlon#off excuses /
or deficiencies from average conditions ms
Sc-nnt,ot5bc arrived ataby$ the above IN eth Y
Oh, however. for ol,vi y. a nor
nal must sbc esta hllshed and the par ~
Sture monthly or annually y gotten ~ CON TX I
purlson herewith Of the dates ~ qhes-s
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IsdItor &c The Times Dispatch
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please give solution OF and nunp y,i ol ~
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Problem in Partial Payments
Editor Or The Tlmes-p ispatch b: 4:
Sir,--yyill you please 10 in Spllr
query column tho following problem
"a note or 500. dated January ". ~ ise'.
ana due in two yenrs, with Interest st. S'n;
III nor cent, payable annually, s cn-
dorsed az oHs Ma I'll 1855. {l0o' Aiatrch n
1867 500, hat WAS tho amount due
5July Is, 1856? And obi ye u
Is II j33 VI Id a CONSTANT READER.
800 X 10 = s5o. tlrst nnual Interest;
SO X : sloo. annual int to Jan ~, ~
$50 x 10 Int. on first annual mt
$500 -35S
1906, amt due Jan. u, 1867, is
si,1os.oo. ami 500 IAN. ~ 1851 1's1' "a
sIss.5o, new principal; Y
"A .oe5. int due July q. 1857 4' q
SCAR, amt. duo Jn!y 49, 1861 I;
II .o7, amt 500 J uly5 Is. 1851 n
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