After dinner stories by famous men : . rkyspleased reply, cause Is been drivin heah evahsince de war. By Famous ]Men 61 STUYVESAXT FISH, dis-cussing business, told how: There is a physician inBaltimore who is notoriousfor his parsimony. Oneafternoon he stepped into ahat store and after rummag-ing over the stock to his sat-isfaction, selected a cheap,ordinary hat. But that hat is notgood enough for you to wear;here is what you want, tliehatter said, exhibiting oneof his best derbys. Thats the best I canafford, though. Well, see here, doctor, Ill make you a pres-ent of this derby, if youll wear
After dinner stories by famous men : . rkyspleased reply, cause Is been drivin heah evahsince de war. By Famous ]Men 61 STUYVESAXT FISH, dis-cussing business, told how: There is a physician inBaltimore who is notoriousfor his parsimony. Oneafternoon he stepped into ahat store and after rummag-ing over the stock to his sat-isfaction, selected a cheap,ordinary hat. But that hat is notgood enough for you to wear;here is what you want, tliehatter said, exhibiting oneof his best derbys. Thats the best I canafford, though. Well, see here, doctor, Ill make you a pres-ent of this derby, if youll wear it, and tell whosestore it came from. Its a five-dollar hat. And the price of tliis ? the doctor questioned,examining the cheajier hat. Three. The doctor put on the three-dollar hat. Thishat will answer for me just as well as the other. J3ut youd better take the other, sir; it wontcost you any more. But, the doctor replied, hesitatingly, Ididnt know but youd let me take the cheapone — and j)erhaps youd give me the difference 62 After Dinner Stones SENATOR ELKINS, deploring the dishonestmethods of one type of business man, said, with asmile: It all brings back to me a dialogue I onceheard in a Southern school. Children/ said the teacher, be diligent andsteadfast, and you will succeed. Take the ease ofGeorge Washington, whose birthday we are soonto celebrate. Do you remember my telling you ofthe great difficulty George Washington had to con-tend with } Yes, maam, said a little boy. * He couldnttell a lie. JUDGE RICHARD B. RUSSELL, of Georgia, isknown in politics as Plain Dick Russell. Onthe recent election of Governor Hoke Smith to theUnited States Senate, Russell announced himselfas a candidate for the soon-to-be-vacated executiveoffice, for which he is now running with all hismight — which is saying a great deal. Besidesbeing a justice of the court of appeals, a well-known politician, and a prosperous farmer. JudgeRussell is the proud father of fourteen
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