The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-26
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while on my vacation in Southwest

while on my vacation in Southwest
Virginia few weeks ago I met q
prominent woman who was identified
with church work, and got from her q
rather UNDUE story OF how she had ai
Sshe made fairly good progress in her
own section before deciding to reach
out. Haying heard that wealthy
liberal in the religious world she wrote
gregation, which was most anxious to
provide q new meeting place. Three
and letter which ran like this. as
we'll as can recall the words: Dear
Madam: 1 have received your letter:
I never heard Of you, never heard OF
church. but cheerfully inclose check
for SIS, regretting that cannot do
more. Frankly, however. / have al
ready paid out $4,000 to-day In lifting
IL o'clock That letter has been
framed and 1t would take about the
price OF the mortgage-lifting to buy 1t
from the woman to whom 1t was adj
dressed"
Somebody was conEratulating Rich
mond merchant when he heard that tho
merchants brother had been elected
Mayor Of right good sized western
Int WAS yaa aesented the
lations, for he had to defeat an ola
timer. The new Mayor made a speech
the night Of his election as / SAW by
that he would do everything within
reason for the advancement, of the
municipality. 1t happens however,
that he must preside over the Pollce
Court. and in referring to that mes ne sat 20
give the prisoner the benefit, of the
doubt But my plan he added, is
to give the law the benefit. of the
doubt which isn't bad law when you
come to think of 1t"
"One trouble with most of the short
stories in the present day magazines is
that the reader solves the plot or the
mystery before he has perussed used, the an m.
strength to the idea that the stories
are poor. In one of the october mag
azines there is a detective story Win
rat is playing. IT tells how FAMOUS
detective recovered a great ruby which
was dropped by a women IN box at
the theatre. I glanced at the picture
ured, but pretty soon I doped 1t out
that In some way that the rat was
trained. that 1t raced into the box and
picking up the ruby. delivered ed IT to us
master, WnO was lilc lilcl. Ai'shs -
actly what happened. There was moth
ing brilliant In my deduction. The
little picture gave the thing away. be-
cause had been reading what won
ing these little animals about whose
smartness we often speak,
The president of an industrial plant
located in the South was telling party
of friends at the Jefferson the other
rfe ,ho III trim tO Richmond.
II had been working on a farm, ne
said, "and managed to save Sis, which
was big money In those days, With
that sum same mere re. Tor lo,.ie p bnnI
my bank roll, I decided to put 1t IN
some strong bank. so looked up the
one with the best standing as ! could
figure it. and went there to az. deposit oa,, my
looked at the money and then at me-
You'll have to be introduced he said,
which puzzled me, because I'll admit
Ran ra from g5e and my sad Stick
ing my palm in the little wicker win
dow to shake hands. The teller was
terribly embarrassed. but he mana geo
TO explain that had to be introduced
BANK ba VIZ
Not every traveller knows how to
deal with that big corporation which
operates this vast system OF sieeplng
cars" said lawyer, land yet there Is
one caper which people ought to know.
II YOU get aboard train late some
night and find that every lower and
every upper berth is sold, just ask the
conductor about the drawing. room.
Thinking you are well,to.do, ne VIII
say that 1t is vacant. II 1t Is, and when
he does tell him to sell you berth N
that. Some of them may try to bluff
you, but the, rules REQUIRE that he give
you drawing room berth at oertn
rate. You can make trouble II he re-
about damage suits. for that won't go:
II is a good thing to keep in your mind
and the knowledge of this custom has
half times the single berth rate or
many miserable nights in day COACH
Figures, ase a rule, are rather stupid
to the lay mind, but there Is some-
thing interesting. In the annual report
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Hallway
which shows how the tonnage Is class
flied. Wines, beer and liquors. Tor IN
stance. come under the headlng OF
manufactures. the total being 6;s = !, per 81
cent. For the year ended June 80 last
the company handled 42.sS7 tons OF OF
intoxicants, the total percentage IN
the manufacturing group. being 10 3 PEE Per
cent Out OF those 42.9s7 tons 19.4os
tons originated on CHESAPEAKE ana a.na
from connecting tines. The Increase as
compared with the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1909, was 4.354 tons. The
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