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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24

Richmond bankers say that the prob
lem Of caring Tor out of-town cash
items is demanding more and more of
their attention Firms and ipdiyidu-
ais, they declare, are acquiring the
habit of paying every bill by check.
with the result that the number of
checks used is considerably greater
than formerly. and to the banks neces-
sarily falls the collection III such items.
After accepting such a check, the
bank becomes responsible for its col
lection to the extent of using due dill
gence The bank must have record
of each check, of the fact that II has
been forwarded for collection, and of
the name of the collecting agent The
name of the last endorser is also nee
essary. because in case the check is &C
cepted for collection only, the bank
must know 10 whom the funds belong
when the check Is paid: or If the check
is accepted for immediate credit and
later lost in the mail. the bank must
know from whom TO obtain a duph-
cate.
Experiences of 1907, when all out
of-town checks were taken foe coliec-
ton, and none as cash items. clearly
proved that the labor Involved in hand
ling out-of- town checks for collection
is a much greater expense to bank
than the combined cost of labor and
interest loss In handling them as cash
the handling of these items is a serious
one bankers say. A great many checks
and drafts are always In process OF col
lection. with the funds outstanding or
the books of the bank. In order thai
none of these funds shall be lost to the
bank, either through carelessness on
dishonesty. records must be kept which
are simple and accurate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
American National Bank
Richmond Virginia

Mr. j T. Goodwin Is visiting his
family and will leave Sunday for New
Orleans.
Miss Josephine Estil!. of Charleston
West Va. IL visiting Miss Rehecea
Clarke. of Third avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. James WOODWARD re-
turned Thursday from visit TO New
York.
sunday morning at 10 o'clock Rally
Day and promotion exercises Will
take place at Mizpah Presbyterian
Sunday schooi.
Rally Day will be observed at the
Methodist Church sunday-senool o., D,
the school the home department ana
cradle roll are urged to be present
Mrs. j. b. Tiller. superintendent of inc
cradle roll especially invites the moth
ers TO come and bring the babies. A
program will be rendered in wnloh
each class viii take part;
The Misses Cary, daughters OF Mt.
+ Archie cary returned home Friday
morning after having spent the sum
mer travelling on the continent.
Misses Bessie Anderson and Blanche
Huffman, who have been visiting al
North Garden, have returned home
Misses Grace Adelaide Powell and
Berthe Davis Of New York nave re-
turned home after visiting at Mrs
! Christian Goodalls.
Master James Montrose Graham
4 who has been spending some time with
his grandmother. Mrs. Goodall. has re-
/ turned home.
Miss Mabel Beard is attending 9
j week end house party at the home ol
Mrs Luck near Ashland.
Mr. Charlie Gaines left Tuesday &c
attend college in Poughkeepstes New
York.
/ Little Virginia stevens is getting
along nicely after being operated OF
/ Thursday al home. for adaioi1s ans
enlarged tonsils She is the littl'
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Edgar ste
vens Of First avenue.
Mrs, ]. Mitchell Lewis, who has beer
quite sick for two weeks, is out again
Mrs. Fannie Tunstall is very mucf
/ bruised and suffers very much witf
! stiffness and soreness. the effects OF {
severe fall she sustained last Wednes
day in the store Of the Craig Art GO
She is doing as well as could be SIX
pected, considering The fall
One OF the most interesting events
I of Highland Park in a long time wa
the cake contest conducted at th'
Northside store. Friday afternoon, >,
Messrs. n. cosby and 6 6 Bignn
There were forty-four handsome cake'
entered by as many ladies. The cake
were arranged on two long tables tina
4 were pfettiiy decorated with flower
and twas pretty sight 70 oeno,u,
i The requirements were, that the cake
were TO be made OF certain brand Q
-four. shortened with cottoiene ant
were good 20 eat" resardiess OF beau
ty. FIRST prize. l DaTFel Oh HDuT, WG
4 won by Mrs. John Thompson, seeon'
prize, one half barrel OF Hour. Mrs. .
i X Walthal; third prize, 10 pound ham
4 Mrs. George Jennings; fourth prize
4 one fourth barrel of -four, Mrs. v.
u Campbell. fifth prise. 10 ID pail cot
4 tolene, Mrs n. b, Miller: sixth prixs
pounds coffee, Mrs. n. 1elus: sevent
4 prize. pounds coffee. Mrs. G. p crcs,
4 eighth prize. pound pail cottoieni
Mrs NJ. Hunman. Messrs Noltte an
Biglin acted as Judges. After the con
!, test was over MIR. and Mrs. Coaby GU
4 the prise cakes and served grape julio
punch 10 the large crowd present
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
LEAVE BUSINESS
FOR RIM. OPENING
Merchants in Ashland Suspend 10
Attend Exercises at Col
lege-Other Items.

Especial to The Richmond @virginian.)
ASHLAND. VA. Sept. 24.--The
opening of the Ashland High School
Friday was an occasion of great in
terest to the town folks, Prof. Leake
had arranged a regular program and
all OF the school board showed their
interest by leaving their business du-
ties to attend the opening, A large
number of the patrons were also pres
emit DIR. Charles Amber. president
of the school board. made the open
ing address, which was full OF en-
couragement to both teachers and pu-
pills.
Misses Denxelle Hunt and Clarke
Hoofnagle leave on Monday for Buena
Vista.
Mr.. Cyrus w. Beaie will leave on
Monday for Harvard University. where
he will study law.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
RAILWAYS ARE ASKED
TO VALUE PROPERTY

The virginia tax commission has
sent out circulars to every road oper-
ating in the state requesting that
statements be filed as soon as possible
giving the copy of every detail incident
to railway construction, operation ana
maintenance.
When the informA tion mas been CIV
en- by the road tables viii be prepared
constituting . basis upon which the
assessment will be Recommended.
the proposed assessment OF railway
property should rHceive especial at
fention, and the circulars ara sent out
in order to aiiowNthe roads themselves
10 take part In the valuation Of their
own property 20 that the commission
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
Highland Park

Mrs. L. H. Enslow. Of Third avenue.
left Friday morning for New York
City.
Miss Mary Cerson of Cumberland
county. is vis'tiak her sister. Mrs. T.
j. Fiipptl oa .seee5d avenue.
a reception and musical TO be given
by the Ladies' Guild of Ascension
Chapel on Monday evening, Septembe
2s from $50 TO II r. NJ
Mrs Gerti0 Timberlake. of East At
lee has been q guest. this week. OF her
son, Mr.. Archie Timberlake. on Vir-
giniA avenue.
Mr. Leslie Dunn left Thursday 70
visit his oousin. Mr.. WIN Dunwin. Or
ance countx.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24

Or. d. X. walthal will preach A.
Mtxpah Presbyterian church on sun
day, at both services.
Rev d r Merritt will preach at tho
Methodist church at p. NJ Sundn3
evening. ~
At the Baptist church. Rev. 81 HI
Tsmpleman viii preach at II A. d. ana
at s r. NJ DR. George w. Mechanical, ~
First Baptist church. Richmond. Will
preach the annual sermon to the No
mans Missionary Union of this church.
All are invited to be present.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
GOVERNOR WILL NOT
PARDON BROTHERS

The applications for pardon MAIDS ~
Everett and Dixon scales. who weK0|
sent TO the penitentiary from PatraAx|
in June 1907. being convicted OF MUIR
der, have been refused by GoyernoM
Mann. the evidence showing that beth
men received an impartial trial ann
were nquestionabiy guilty.
Everett Scales 10 serving twelves1
year term for killing man nautN4
smith. his brother for the murdeT "a
a man named Husie. Dixon Scales III
serving an eighteen year term.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.1
HARRISONBURG, VA. Sept. 1l.
Pink Barbour. the Augusta county nS~
gro who was electrocuted Friday m
the State penitentiary In Hichmc4&
Is the first person from the Rockiu9
in April, 1887, when William FinchnsS
white. was hanged here in the ~
court house yard for murder,
ON the 4th Or July last Pink AlkN8
bour shot and killed James Lee. whl44g
e. years old. manager of CARRIER
Wills stables. on East Water streof ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
Etlis--Maehir.

Especial 10 The Richmond vtrxtniSi
HARRISONBERG. VA. Hept.
Announcement 10 made * TN 2 =
riage of Henry Ellis, eonduc1cF ~
CHR daughter Of Mr. and 1xfn
Machir, all Of Gtrasbur8s Neys Il -
liam Melville. OF the EdinhNKG l4
dist church. offctated. 3s|
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
CHECK-PAYING HABIT
is RAPIDLY INCREASING
Richmond Declare hat Cost and Trouble Incident TO
Handling Such Items is Becoming Serious Problem

may act in cooperation with the prep
erty owners.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-09
PREPARING For q Journey.

Jerome II. Jerome recalled with rev
erence habit of his methOdical uncle.
who. before packing for n journey. al
ways made q list" This was the
system which he followed. gathered
from his upcle's own lips:
Take a piece Of paper and put down
on 1t everything you can possibly re-
Quire Then go over 1t and see that
1t contains nothing you can possibly
do without.
Imagine yourself In bed. What have
you got on? Very well; put it down.
together with a change. You get up.
What do you dor Wash yourself.
What do you wash yourself with?
Soap. Put down soap. Go on till yon
have finished Then take your clothes
Begin Mt your feet. What do you wear
ON your feet? Boots. shoes. socES
Put them down. Work up till you get
to your head What do you want be-
sides clothes? Put down everythin".
This Is the plan the Old gentleman
always pursued. The list made. he
would go over 1t carefully to see that
he had forgotten nothing. Then hr
would go over it again and strike out
everything 1t was possible to dispense
with. Then he would lose the list
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-09
HIS HAPPY THOUGHT.
Il Let tho New Train Dispatcher of
Without an Accident

An operator for western railroad
who had served his company long and
we'll was called into the office one day
and asked if he thought he could hold
down the job of night dispatcher. He
promptly replied that he could and
was told to report for duty that night.
and his chief instructed him in what
LIE was to do. Just after the chief left
the office it began TO blow and snow.
and the trains commenced to run hate.
The new night dispatcher soon had de-
velOped a bad case of "rattleS" and al
most cried He did not want an acct.
dent, and he could not handle the
trains. So a happy thought struck
him. As fast rs report cannn i'm he
replied, directing the conductor Ia take
siding and wait for orders, and it
was not 4 great while until he had
every train OH the division sidetracked.
Then he took 4 book, lighted his pipe
and sat down to wait for daylight In
the morning the chief appeared, with
anxiety written all over his face
Amy accidents, Johnny asked the
chief.
Not an accident. I've got 'em all Oh
the sidetrack. showed in and waiting
for orders, and you will have TO get
'em out. am going to blow this job"
1t took the chief and his force nearly
all day to get the trains Strengthened
out and traffic resumed on the road
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-09
The Piln& Eish

A little fish about which many inter
eStinG fancies cluster is the pilot fish
Aelian tells us that pilot fishes were
supposed TO be kindly disposed toward
sailors and therefore liked TO approach
ships. which they continued with and
guided until they reached land. They
were deemed sacred TO Neptune. the
god of the ocean. who protected them
from designed injury: consequently n
man who had ventured to eat one soon
afterward lost his son by drowning.
Apollo was said to have changed a
fisherman named Pompilus. who had
crossed him in his loves, into a pilo;
fish and condemned him for all eterni
ty TO the task Of gratuitOuS pilOtagp.
He is also said to be a pilot Of sharks
and is said TO warn the latter away
from baited hooks and other dangers
and lead them to food. There really
does exist q strange bond Of friendship
between the huge shark aud this little
member of the mackerel family. which
are often to be seen travelling together.
although the pilot fish's supposed care
to warn its companion Of impending
danger and to provide food for 1t is q
faIlacy pure and simple.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-09

Some years ago We found in q secret
drawer Of a pearl embroidered work
box three locks Of hair fastened to
small enamel heart shaped mounts,
with silver eyelets. Two were inscrib'
ed ''R c. obi 10th April. 1904" "R. c.
1904" The third had no inscription NJ
all. In this box I now keep an en-
craving Of a portrait Of Elizabeth
queen Of Bohemia, which plainly shows
the curl of hair in her left ear. attach.
ed to a pearl earring. The painting. by
Gerard Honthorst. was engraved by G.
Vertue.
When l showed these hair earrings
to 4 gentleman Of some considerable
learning he informed me that an uncle
of Anne, wife Of King James l.. was
afflicted by 4 maiady. still prevalent in
Poland and some parts Of Russia.
which consists of a growth of hair and
flesh pendent from the ear. on which
it Is dangerous TO operate owing to the
profuse hemorrhage which ensues. He
added that in consequence of this roy
al infirmity fashion arose In the Six
teenth and seventeenth centuries Of
wearing locks Of hair pendent from
the left ears. I believe there is por-
trait of L Stuart. lady still at Ham
House so adorned.-I.ondon Notes and
OuerieS
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-09
The Act Of Dying.

The common phrase death agony" is
not warranted by what occurs in natu-
raj death. which Is complete relief
from all pain. When death is owing to
heart failure or syncOpe it IS sudden
and painless. perhaps pleasant. Death
by hanging. there is reason to believe.
Is attended by vOluptuOus spasm.
Death by decapitatiOn or electricity IS
only q mOmentary shock, hardly felt.
Death by poisoning varies in painful
ness according to the poison employed.
Opium and other narcotics probably
give q painless, perhaps pleasant.
dreamful death. HemlOck, as We
know from the account Of the death
Of Socrates, causes gradual insensibil-
ity from below upward. On the other
hand. arsenic, strychnine. carbOlic and
mineral acids, corrosive sublimate, tar
tar emetic and other metallic pOisOns
inflict slow and tOrturing death. Prus-
sic acid and cyanide Of potassium
cause quick death.-EXchange.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-09
The Tramp;s Reason,

The late Joseph Dorsey Of San Jose.
the famous detective whose best feat
was the capture of Canon Bernard
after 4 chase from Alaska to Cape
Horn. used to impute his success tn
his knowledge Of men.
a detective" he would say. should
know the habits Of every class. Then
no disguise can deceive him. All men.
even the most unmethodical. have
their habits. Even the tramp has his
You great big lazy loafer.' I said
to a tramp one December day. you
ought to be In jailr
Yes. Algie.' the tramp replied as
he pretended to fix a mOnOcle in his
eye. Yes; know it's the correct
thing for our set ut this season. Algie:
but, deuce take it, it's such mild
winter, don't you know "-Kansas
CITY Star.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-09
CHICAGO the DANCER Line.

speaking Of fishballs," remarked an
ardent New England admirer Of that
form of food who was eating in IL
Dearborn street restaurant the other
day. Il will tell you sad. sad truth
about them.
IF you order them i'm Boston they
are practically all fish. Yes. sir solid.
bona fide fish. Move west u bit t."
Albany. say. What happens: The
amount Of fish i'm each fshbail has
dwindled. Proceed to Buffalo. a Ger
tain self assertiyeness begins to be- al.
parent with the fish. On to Cleveland.
Fishballs there are half potato. half
fish, with the accent on potato. On to
Chicago! There potato has the upper
handv'
He grOaned
How Is it in the far westF'
He leaned forward.
''l've never dared travel farther west
than Chicago!' he whispered hoarsely
Chicago Tribune.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-09
Srtfui LEGAL Tactics.

Lord Chancellor Erskine, with all his
arts and all his intrepidity in the face
of judge or jury, was easily upset by
anything which touched his amour
propre. Vanity was his fOible, and he
had all the susceptibility which at
taches to it. One artful attorney,
knowing this. used to plant man In
court in full view Of Erskine to yawn
hideously ut his most eloquent appeals
or TO litter at his most tragic tones.
Once when GarrOw. the well known
counsel, lost in thought, had fixed his
eyes vacantly upon him Erskine was
So put out that he stopped down and
Kissed i'm his ear, 'WhO the devil do
you think can get Oh with that wet
blanket of face Of yours before
him." The same SensitiveneSs Of criti-
cism followed him into the house of
cOmmOnS.-Law Times.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-09
Got the Train STONED.

When the late Robert Bonner pur-
chased Maud s. he sent her 20 Char
ter Oak park to be trained. One day
freud of Mr. Bonner left NJ.
York to visit him at the park. but
found that the train did not stop at
that station. The conductor was
polite. but said that he could not go
against orders. At New Haven halt
was made. and Mr.. Bonner's friend
tried to bride the engineer with Il
ten dollar bill. but in vain. He was
then told that Charles Z. Clark. thu
president Of the road. was on the
train. and he went to him.
why don't you see the conductor"
asked Mr. Clark
II have. but lie will not disobey'
orders"
why not then go forward and
bride the engineer?'
IL tried bribery at New Haven. blu,
It would not work"
The absence Of evasion was the
best policy. Mr.. Clark not only gave
orders to have the train stopped at
Charter Oak. but promised some day
to see Maud s. He had witnessed the
attempt ut bribery. and the frank con-
fession of the Offense seemed to please
him.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-09
Wanted His Money Back.

1t Is an Old saying that you cannot
eat your cake and have 1t too" Hut
a seasick person usually cares little for
either side OF the proposition. The
captain Of one Of the steamships ply
ing between this country and Italy.
which arrived ut New York with over
COO immigrants, tells q rather aSnus-
ing story Of heated interview held
between himself and one Of them on
the voyage across.
The vessel had been out q few days
and had encountered some heavy seas
The first morning that calmer weather
prevailed one Of the steerage passen-
gers appeared for the first time above
deck and with a face as white rs a
sheet approached the captain.
This has got to stopr' he said an
grily.
What has?' asked the captain. in
surprise.
This feeling Of death. When I
bought my ticket I was told 1t In
cluded meals. but cant keep my food
down. Now. 1t has got to stop. cap
tain. or else want my passage money
back. You cannot break your contract
in this fashion with me-"
1t took all the captains ingenuity to
pacify him during the rest of the trip.
Youths Companion.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-09
An English Election Trick.

Corruption at elections in England
took many curious forms in olden days.
but there have been few more ingen-
ious plans for securing the election Of
the desired candidate than that prac-
ticed ut Seaford i'm 1890. 1t was doubt
full which way the polling would go
unless receiving officer could be
found willing to pass some twenty-six
persons who still wanted seventeen
days to complete the six months resi-
dence required by law. Accordingly
it was arranged that the candidate
should insist on all the six Oaths de-
manded by statute being administered
TO each voter individually. and this.
together with the time spent in deal
Ing with every frivolous objection rails
ed by counsel. made it impossible to
poll more than four votes a day. SO
that the twenty-six where duly quail
fed by the time their turn came to
vote
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-09
A TRUE STORY.
Il Was vouehed For by the Gentleman
Who Related lt.

Il Was vouehed For by the Gentleman
Who Related Il.
Some years ago in a certain town in
the north q gentleman possessed Of
more money than education was asked
to address the scholars attending one
Of the local schools some Sunday after
noon.
well, childwen," said he, "I's not
used to public speyking, but remem-
Der when was u lad l was very fond
Of hearing q story. Shall tell ye a
story?
''Once upon a time many years ago
there was a lad, very good lad, who
went regularly to Sunday school and
nivver missed. But one Sunday aft
ernOOn as he was gavin to school two
bad boys met him and persuaded him
to gan bird nesting wiz 'em. So they
went alang by the riverside. and by
and BY they came to u tree, and in
the tree ON q branch which OverhunS
the waiter was q nest The two bad
lads sent the good lad to climb the
tree and fetch the eggs. Up he went
and got ON the branch. farther and far
ther, and just as he was reaching out
his hand to TAX the nest the branch
brok', and he fell into the river and
was drooned."
After waiting q few moments to al
low his hearers to thoroughly grasp
the full extent Of the catastrophe he
resumed with:
children, the story Is true, for the
lad that was drOOned was mellon
don Tit-Bits.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-09
..r - - -
CLOTHES AND The MAN.
Coed Appearance Waits Upon the Way
Garments Aro Worn.

Coed Appearance Waits Upon the Way
Garments Aro Worn.
You can talk all you please about
clothes making q man." said a Walnut
street tailor, but want to say right
now that the smartest clothes In the
world can't make q man 'natty' II he
Is not naturally 20. There Is an old.
stoop shouldered doctor uptown that
have been tailoring for seven years.
He buys four and sometimes five suits
q year. and yet, except for few days
after he has broken in each new suit.
he never looks nice. The trousers bag
Mt the knees, the coat falls away in
front, and the shoulders begin to look
sloppy. The mans dropping figure
and the poor care he takes of his
clothes furnish. Of course. the explana-
ton.
Did you ever notice the average
college mans clothes? Almost. in
variably he looks neat and correct
despite the easy swing with which he
walks. But you'll notice that he car
ries his head high. his shoulders fairly
erect. and his trousers never break
at the shoes. SO that the crease Is al
ways preserved. All classes Of men
60 to cOllegerich and poor. Few col
lege men take more than fair care Of
their clothes. It's all the way they
wear their clothes, think. Notice the
young lawyers and doctors around
town too. Few Of them can afford the
very best In tailor made clothes That
they usually look nice IS due to the
fact that they have picked up the dis
tinguished way to wear clothes, l
might call 1t. Clothes make the man,
but only when the man Is willing to
help."-Philadelphia Record.