. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . OlIlU )Vi;s M \(;\ZIM: soon by the writer lyinji; on the vnd of al)ox in Baltimore, waiting- to Ix niailcMl. Jhis is liiossly incfHcient. The lar<ie(Mivclopo would easily have contained allof the material enclosed in the five. Themail boy would have been saved thetrouble of sealinji; the four unnecessaryenvc^lopes, the mailing; department, thetrouble of handlinii them, and the ad-dressee, or his clerk, tlu^ trouble of open-iiiiT them. It doesnt recjuire nnich brains, effi-ciency or interest to remedy such a con-dition, yet what a saving; in ma
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . OlIlU )Vi;s M \(;\ZIM: soon by the writer lyinji; on the vnd of al)ox in Baltimore, waiting- to Ix niailcMl. Jhis is liiossly incfHcient. The lar<ie(Mivclopo would easily have contained allof the material enclosed in the five. Themail boy would have been saved thetrouble of sealinji; the four unnecessaryenvc^lopes, the mailing; department, thetrouble of handlinii them, and the ad-dressee, or his clerk, tlu^ trouble of open-iiiiT them. It doesnt recjuire nnich brains, effi-ciency or interest to remedy such a con-dition, yet what a saving; in material andtime could have been effected had onlyaverage ability and care been shown (Trur (Cuurtrsy Hl)\\ rare a thing is true the courtesy that has withinit the ulterior motive of self-advancement, but the courtesythat is innate in the heart of every realgentleman, seeking no reward, e^xpectingnone. It is as rare, almost, as the fabled])hoenix. Yet now and then we do seeit, all the more refreshing for its unex-l) On train No. IbJ,Washington to lialt i-moi-(^ local, two coloredwomen were about toalight at a flag of them carri(>d aninfant. Did the con-ductor growl a surlvStep Lively? No! A-with the child stepped into the vestibulefrom the coach he looke(l at the little))lack youngster in her arms and saidpleasantly: Heigho, baby; and thenl^roceeded to assist the woman to alightwith as much dignified courtesy as everdistinguished a knight of old. And shewa/ a black woman! Perhaps some may smile tolerantly atwhat they deem exaggerated courtesy,some may even point a finger of ridicule;but, deep within our hearts, we can notbut admire the man who sees beneatheven the black skin the divine spark of ahuman soul—who is not too high to treatit with all the kindness that is its he that humbleth himself shall belifted up. Such a man is one of ourmost valuable assets, for it is only bycreating a kindly feeling among its pa-trons, even the mo
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