The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-27

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be solvent. may be got with costs of
the suit.
Ore Analysis.
Can I get analysis of some ore MADE
cost? T. s.
Hon. G. w. Kofner. Commissioner of
Agriculture. Richmond. Va. will have
such analysis made for you without
cost, provided the ore comes from mine
in this State, the working OF which
would be in the direction OF general
Improvement. There is no formal arr
~range1nent for analysis OF ores. etc,
but the Department. Of Agriculture. so
far as its limits of time and money
will permit. is always ready to do any
reasonable thing to forward the in
t%terests or the people.
E~lcctrOcuted.
Is the word "electrocuted" a good
one? / see It used In newspapers. but
1 have heard 1t called Door use.
TINKLLNG.
The propriety Of the use of any word
or phrase or construction is but a mat
ter OF custom. This and this alone
ibd lllc 6oOAllCSo olEa n ~
is useless for scholars (who are scarce)
or pretended scholars (who are plcnti-
ful) to protest against the employment
OF forms which the people take UP.
And this Is true with nc regard to the
quality of the forms. How much use,
and Of what kind is needful to give the
stamp of approval to any form in Ian
guaSe. is q thing impossible to state.
Fee for Especial Delivery.
II the rural free delivery carrier de-
liver special delivery letter In the
course Of his duties. Is he entitled to
the fee Of eight cents? Can souvenir
The first question is by no means
SO simple rs 1t looks. This whole
matter is governed by elaborate rules,
and the facts in the case are as fol-
lows: If special letter Is to be de-
livered within radius Of one mile Of
office. the postmaster must engage
special messenger to deliver, and fee
of eight cents goes to him. If deliv-
cry must be made beyond ttat dis
lance, the regular carrier may take the
letter, provided the service does not re-
quire him to go more than one-half
mile from his road. He must make
delivery and take receipt. He is then
entitled to the fee Of eight cents. II
ADDRESSED live more than a mile from
po~st-office and more than half a mile
from post-road, the rural free delivery
carrier treats a special letter as ordi-
nary mall and deposits 1t in the prop
er roadside box and gets no fee. In
this latter case, the government clears
the eight cents. Postal cards IRE
lfirst-class matter. and may be for
warded until they reach addressed.
Richmond Customs.
What notice must be given tenant
by the month without contract when
rent? Why Is It that Richmond mer-
do not state the street and nuns
Dor OF their business places?
5The common law makes the custom
of the locality binding In the case
referredgto. Herctthe custom demands
Of ten days before expiration
of any month when landlord desires.
monthlys.ftenant to yacate or to pay
Increase of rent.
Observation-Disclosures EnlSEsNNN NafElat~AHEHt
Many Richmond firms do place street
number O 1letter heads and other bus
mess stationery. We arc not aware
TINT tho %propnrtion OF those who fan
iii this Is greater here than elsewhere.
In a city no. larger than Richmond
the post-office people are likely toI
about avery business house OF
Importance enough to use printed sta
tionery, and, ! n fact, much needless.
trouble is taken in explicit address on
to houses of distinction, 1T
would be perfectly safe to address
envy person whose nnlne was not too.
common and the general style Of his
business and send the letter to Lon-
don or New York. A letter to John
Smith, shoemaker, London, England
would probably be delivered to the