Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-11-14
A THREs-CENT CHECK.
Tho Trouble 1t May Cause II Its Owne
Refuses to Cash 1t.

Tho Trouble 1t May Cause II Its Owner
Refuses to Cash 1t.
The Boston transcripts Listener was
lounglng, with other listeners and loungers,
in marine insurance company's Office the
other day. He hath no argosy bound to
either Ind, nor share in craft that floats on
any sea, so his errand there had naught to
do with policy or premium. Nor need it be
said why he was there; but, being there ana
waiting, he overheard some interesting bita
OF anecdote touching this appendage Of
healthful commerce One gentleman, a re-
tired merchant, was showing TO the others
q check for three cents drawn to his order
and signed by somebody and somebody, as
signees; and, asked how he came by all
that money, he told this little story:
:" About two weeks ago l received notice
from the assignees of the Nova Scotia Ca
nal-boat Insurance Company, ruined by the
Chicago lire, you remember, that there was
an unpaid dividend standing to my credit
The amount was not named, and there was
inclosed with the notice an addressed and
stamped envelope, which 1 was requested
to use for reply, giving my address. Now,
observe. Here was two cents postage paid
on the notice and two cents for reply, to say
nothing of the cost of stationery and print
ing, and then how stupid, after sending me
the notice according to my address in the
directory, TO ask me for my correct adj.
dress! However, answered the request.
and by return mail l received two cents
more for postage, more expense for station
ery) this check for three cents and . print
ed and addressed postal card (another cent,
making seven cents postage to get three
cents into my hands; on which / was to
write an acknowledgement. The dividend
found was due on an unexpired premium
Of policy in my name made worthless by
the bankruptcy of the company"
"What are you gong to do with this wind
fallP asked the listener.
Nothing whatever" replied this favorite
OF fortune, "except to show Il around and
tell the story.n
"But you will bother the assignees and
the bank awfuily by not using the check"
Just so; and that is what want to do.
1t may make necessary an application by
the assignees to the Supreme Court for au-
tho1ty TO dissolve this trust. Then the
bank, when it comes TO wind up it's affairs.
will ask the Comptroller Of the Currency,
or some other officer of National bank af-
fairs, what il shall do with three cents, de-
poslts uncalled for. And as nobody In a,i-
thority can answer, application to Congress
TO know what disposition can DO made will
be necessary. And Congress having no
precedent, will have to make a special law.
perhaps applying the ancient feudal system
concerning the tenure of property or work
ing into special statute the principle of
common law which relates TO treasure
trove. OH there will be lots of fun, and
all the time l shall hold the check and
worry them by waving it i'll their faces, de-
flying them TO make me indorse it and de-
posit it,"
"But your executors may collect f,a
quietly observed one of the company.
"Thunderl l never thought of thatps
exclaimed the apparently Irritating but
really amiable owner of tho thrce-cent
check. But III tx that by taking the
teller's punch at our bank and canccling the
Sionafnres y