The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-02
ODD TRACES OF LOST MONEY.
New York Mercury.i


 New York Mereury.l
 Almost any one could collect and tell a good many incidents about los, money that has been found if he would try, but these cases came under my own ob- servation and can vouch for their truth.
 A farmer in kinnickinnick valley was paid Srooo while he vas loading hay. He put it in his vest poexet. and after he had unloaded the hay he discovered that he had lost it, and no doubt had pitched the whole load into the mow on top of it. He went to work and pitched # all out, handful at a time, upon the barn floor, and when the hired mans fork-tine came up with sIooo bill on it he knew tha, he had struck lead. He got it ali.
 A young man one spring ploughed pockesbook and s3o in greenbacks under, and, by . singular coincidence, the next spring il was ploughed out and, though rotten clear through, was sent to the treasury, where ii was discovered that the bills were on s Michigan national bank, whiiher they were sen, and redeemed.
 lost roll of sIoo in the bring of 8, and hunted my ho~se and the office through in search off in vain. went over the road between the office and the house advertised the loss of money, giving the different denominations of the bills, and stating, as was the case, that there was an elastic band around the roll when lost. The paper had not been issued more than hour before l got my money, every dol lar of it. It was in the pocket of my other vest. This should teach us, first. the value of advertising, and secondly, the utter folly of two vests at the sarie time.
 Apropos of recent bank failures, l want to tell this one on James $. Kelley, com monly called Black Jim" He failed himself along in the fifties, and, by big had made out to pay everybody but Lo Bartlett. to whom he was indebted in the sum of SIS. He got this money finally, and, as 70 wasn't in town Black Jim put it in bank, the name of which has long ago sunk into oblivion. In fac: it began the oblivion business abou, hours after Jim had put his funds in there.
 Meeting Lo on the street, Jim said:
 Your money is up in the Wild Cat Bank, Lo. I'll give you a check for it.
 No use, old mans she's gone up.'
 "No."
 s.Yes: she's total wreck
 linn went over 10 the presidents room He knocked as easy as he could. con- that his breath was coming so hard.
 "Who's there.'
 It's Jim Kelley-Black Jim-and I'm in something of hurry"
 Well, Pm very busy, Mir. Kelley. Come again this afternoon
 That will be too remote am very busy myself. Now is the accepted time Will you open the door, or shall 1 open it ?''
 The presiden, opened it, because i, was a good door and hxwanted to pre- serve 1t.
 Black Jim turned the key in the door, and sat down.
 .Wha, did you wan, of me 2 says the president
 II wanted 10 see you abou, certifi- cate of deposit I've got on your bank 4or SIS"
 We can't pay it. Everything is gone"
 Well. am here to ge, SIS, or to leave you looking like giblet pie Eighteen dollars will relieve you of this mental strain buff you do not put up will paper. this wall with your classic features and ruin the carpet with what 
 The presiden. hesitated a moment. Then he took roll ou, of his boot and paid Jim SIS.
 '.You will not mention this on the street. of course" said the president.
 Mo-" said Jim, not till l get there."
 When the crowd got back, however, the president had fled, and he has re- mained fled ever since. The longer he away and thought it over. the more he became attached to Canada, and the more of confirmed and incurable fugitive he became.
 saw Black Jim last evening, and he said he had passed through two bank failures, but had always realized on his certificate of deposit One cashier told Jim that he was the homeliest man that ever looked through the window of busted bank. He said Kelley looked like man who ate bank cashiers on toast and directors raw with a slice of lemon on