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Show - Trading Iteotlpts. In the olden days, when railroad companies com-panies used to bollevo their conductors honest, an official, whose run was from Buffalo oast, was callod into tho President's Pres-ident's room at tho end of ono of his trips, and tbo big man kindly said to him: "John, tho receipts on your runs have been growing beautifully less for soma time past." "Yes, sir, but travel is vcy light, vou know." "Is It? I hodn't heard of that. John, you have lately built a nlco bouse?" "Yes." "You havo a diamond pin!" j ; "Yes." 'Keep a horso and buggy?" "Yes." "And your salary Is only (SO per month, John?" "Yes, sir." "I don't think you would steal from tho company." "Ob, not not not sir!" "But I'vo a proposition to make. Sup-poso Sup-poso you glvo the road your recolpts, and you take everything else coming int If you don't, I don't seo how wo aro going to pay running expenses over a month longer!" N. T, Sun. |