Daily Republican., 1884-08-16


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"A great many people lose there
keys" said yesterdsy . man who makes
Ia business OF returning lost keys to
their owners. suppose We return
on An average one bunch day the
year round. There's NO money In the
business to NJ, and, indeed, we don't
care. to make money ont OF IL, but do 1t
70 accommodate our customers and
friends.
"Ths system il extremely simple.
A man who fears thai he IL likely 70
loss his keys is In greater fear let the
finder Discovers who the owner II and
uaes the keys to eject . robbefy. Il 10
bad plan TO advertise for lost keys. for
generally 10 do 90 Ii sadeAdg give sway
Our system removes all trouble ON
that score. A man comes here and
buys . tag for % cents, stamped With
our name on one side while on the 9TH
er Is an agreement to pay 81 for tho re-
turn Of the keys to which the tag II at-
tached. The tag IL numbered and .
corresponding number is taken down
on card which we lock in q freproof
safe kept for tbepurpose. The chances
are ten TO one that II thA keys are lost
they will be found hero"
Ii the tag sy stem well patronized 2"
Well, yes. We have been selling
them for fourteen years and have dis
posed of over 1900. The advantage
Of the system is that there Is no possi-
bility of the finder ever learning to
whom the keys belong. He therefore.
even If he were disposed, could not use
them to his own advantage and is glad
to get dollar for the trouble of bring
ing them TO US. We keep them until
the owner calls and pays his dollar.
"We have to be careful about giving
themout, for there have been attempts to
deceive us. The owner is required to
identity himself and give an accurate
description Of the keys before we let
them 60. Then again parties have
counterfeited the tags and attaching
them to useless keys return them aud
get their dollars. Tho remedy for this
is to refuse, on some grounds or other,
to receive the keys till we can notify
the owner Of the corresponding mum ber.
II he has not lost his bunch we know
that we are being imposed on by the
counterfeiter. Some men would not
lose their keys for i've, on or twenty
dollars, and we are often called upon
to stamp tags with an agreement to pay
those amounts to the finder. They
cost no more than the one dollar tags
/" By our key system we discovered
an assault and attempt at robbery some
time ago. A merchant in Canal street
had been doing some night work and
was locking his door to 60 home when
he was knocked senseless to the ground
land when he recovered his keys were
Igone. He Immediately informed Us
and requested that we arrest any person
who should return his keys. OF course
the store was closely watched after that
and the fellow had no chance to get in.
Several weeks had elapsed when one
morning, sure enough, q boy appeared
with the keys and asked for the S.
which was the amount on the tag. We
detained him and made him tell who
had sent him. The man was arrested
land dealt with acc ccordingly. or course
he must have been green hand or he
would never have returned the keys
Keys are left in public places fire.
lquently and are found undisturbed.
knew a man who left his keys in the
lock of his post-office box for twenty
four hours and found them there-and
his mail too.''
u Political.
1 4uO x(oulOCL1tlC OOuFCubtUA Va tn
Second Congressional District Of Mary.
land re-assembled In Baltimore on Fri
day, and took q number of additiona
ballots without reaching any result. Tn,
convention then adjourned sine die. leav
ing the matter In the hands OF the Stat
Central Committee. The total numbe
Of ballots taken was 1408.
At a meeting Of the Irish American
Independents In favor OF the election OIL
Blaine and Logan, In Baltimore on Fri.
day night, resolutions were adopted ia
voring the election Of Blaine andLcgan
for the appointment Of comnnittses in al
the wards Of the city, and providing fol
the sending OF delegates to the Irish Ma
tional League at Cincinnati on the 30ti
inst.
The Democratic and Greenback Stat,
Central Committees held secret meet
ing at Des MOines, Iowa, on Thursday
and decided to make fusion on tn,
Electoral ticket, the Greenbackers TAX
Ing six and the Democrats seven of the
lcandidatt for electors.
AT u meeting of friends of Gen. Butler
in New York, on Friday night, the com
Imittee which is to give him reception
on August 80. was increased to 200.-
Preferences were expressed for an open
air meeting. Louis +. Post was selec
ted for chairman.
A conferenceof the coalition members
OF the General Assembly Of Virgins
was held in Richmond on Friday, to
which General W. @. Wickham and
John Callahan. .straightout Republicans,
were invited. A committee was an.
pointed to see what can be done towards
a fusion of the two wings, so that an
electoral ticket can be arranged that
can be supported by all Blaine men.
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