Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-10

simplicity of the affidavit, and the ac::
company1ng statement of the facts, would
their genuineness without the additional safe
guard of character" from some responsible
citizen. The pieces OF notes that pass muster
are put into machine for the purpose and
ground to pulp, chemicals being used in the
process. When taken out the pulp is of the
consistency OF mortar. 1t is sold, when dried,
to paper makers The redemption of mutilated
notes amounts to about million and half a
month. Naturally there are some rather curl
Gus cases found in this million and a half. Play
ful dogs, hungry COWS, mischievous children,
pure accidents, and all, play their parts in pro-
vfding work for the some fifty men and women
In MI. Davidge's division.
THE POOR OLD WOMAN OF PHILADELPHIA.
Among the curious cases was that OF the poor
cid woman in Philadelphia. She was saving up
money in order to accumulate enough to secure
her admission to some charitable institution.
She had raked together S65. Distrustful of saw
tngs banks. she put her money on shelf, well
concealed. 1t soon disappeared. She was Ger
bors persuaded her to tear up the floor. She
did SO, and, after close search, the fragments
OF her $65 were found in rats nest, the pro-
prietors OF which had been exercising their nib
Ding propensit'es on the money. She gathered
up the fragments and sent them to the Treasu-
~. Most of the money was In national bank
notes, which were mutllated beyond the possi-
Dllity OF recognition. For them she could regain
nothing. OF the legal-tender notes but S. could
be redeemed, so the old lady lost $57 by rats.
THE CASE OF THE ILLINOIS FARMER.
Another case In which there was q distrust of
banks was that OF farmer living in Illinois.
He always kept his money in the house or about
his person; A short time ago he had $1,000 in
he went to bed, leaving his coat on a Chair.
His wife complained Of the coldness of the
room, and he got up to stir up the fire. He had
been back In bed but a short time when the
U0 Hnn
odor of something burning" He jumped up
to find his coat pocket burnt out and his ST. 900
cbarIed mass. Fortunately there was enough
dtstinguishable about the notes to secure him,
upon sworn and attested af1idavits Of the facts,
q new set complete. He may patronize the
banks hereafter.
THE CLAIM OF THE GEORGIA LAWYER
There is Georgia lawyer of the old moss
back school, who is not yet satisfied with the
action Of the Treasury towards one of his
liable witnesses to prove its total destruction.
He wrote to the department about it, but was
informed that nothing could be redeemed in
that there had once been something out OF which
the question grew. The lawyer was then ap.
piled to, and for the past four months has been
vidge that the government is the unlaW ful
gamer by the destruction OF the money, ard
that not to replace 1t is but the most barefaced
OF sw1ndles. He quotes law, both statutory and
moral, and spins out his arguments at length
He has not made any percepitible headWay in
behalf OF his client.
THE GEORGIA MAN WHO HAD BEEN OUT WITH
THE BOYS.
Another Georgia maD, though neither his am
davit nor statement state so directly, had EVIL
IDENTIFY been out with the boys the night before
fourteen one dollar notes OF his caught fire.
He had been down town, he asserts and came
home sleepy He lay down Delore the Parlor
IN nclc 10 oyU1 20 ho ola D,,,f
When he awOke his pocket book was on the
hearth nearly destroyed. He don't know how
It came there: Selling it as quickly as possible
his money on to see what can be made out of 1t.
All fourteen of the bills were redeemed.
THE REMARKABLE CASE OF THE NEBRASKA BACK
wOODSMAN.
Perhaps one OF the most remarkable cases
that has ever come before the redemption
division was one last week. 1t was Nebraska
backwoodsman, camp fire, and one hundred
dollars. The backWoodsman dropped the pocket
book containing the 500 into the camp fire.
Before he could get 1t out, the heat had SO acted
on 1t that the book had Shriveled up into hard
burnt pail. He did not attempt to open it, but
sent 1t on With statement OF the facts The
ball WAS was cracked Just as a hickory nut would be
found, perfectly intact and undamaged. the
twenty and ten-dollar bills that went TO make
up The backwoodsman's one hundred
THE CHARRED MONEY FROM The CHICAGO FIRE.
1t was rather curious also about the money
presented by the banks of Chicago for redemp-
tion after the great fire. Banks keep their
money In packages unfolded. The banks which
were burnt out in that fire lost most of the
notes they had on hand. In some instances,
however, their replacing was possible Some
times the notes In the vaults had not been
wholly DESTROYED, the metallic substances
These were found In block form as the notes
nad been packaged. They were forwarded to
tne redemption division. The thin layers of
o,es sne division between which was almost
K MorK Then the denominations and the num-
GERS, though with much difficulty, were picked
Uuc vha1 IN Ine almost airy and black framework Of
va Tat thH was once note: One hundred and sixty
Chicago fire. OF this amount $i2s, 900 was iden-
!iiea ana new notes issued therefor.
NOTES PLoUGHED UNDER.
An Ohio farmer lost $16O while plowing his
fields year ago. This year In plowing the
same field he turned the pocket book containing
That sl6O. Though 1t was almost decomp0sed
beyond recognition 1t was upon application and
presentation found redeemable. Cases like
Inls are very frequent. Also instances where
9Oes, norseS, cows, and other animals have
declmated, and partly and sometimes wholly
swallowed Uncle Sans promises to pay.
VARIOUS CASES.
One man, In dog case, states that he
forwards portions OF a ten dollar note:
tnau ne has watched the dog vigilantly
Tor the remainder Of 1t, but his watch has
not been rewarded with success. He got q
new note. The old boot figures quits fire.
quently: A Tennessee man put $135 In an old
DOOt and Secreted his boot In his smoke house
When he went back for 1t he lost hts bearings
and could not find it. Six months afterWadS he
stumbled across the old boot exactly where he
had left It, The money inside had furnished
nOur1shment for cOckrOacheS and wood lice
handful OF small pieces was all that was left
| to tell the tale. Sending them on to the Trea-
| sury they were examined. fixed together and
enough rescued to give the man who hid his
money In boot $50.
Another Tennessean put SOS In an outhouse
| and lost the place. 1t staid there for six
| years. Last week the decomposed notes ar
rived at the Treasury with proper affidavits
| They were redeemed In full.
MUTLATED COINS ARE
] never redeemed This is not generally under.