Telegram-herald., 1889-07-22
LOST PROPERTY OFFICE.
Al Inz-1tu<tca OF Great Bsrseg 70
Inozz nt.sss Persona
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--Ess as -1er1-.s. stezs. L4ll oags.
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FsFs-i-a- i-l .s.lll-e-.-4 as tles. l14F - -1fl
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zc-la u t-s 1ztter c-tss Cf sens 1.T
carry iasals .a4ps ta-s ~ l-Y 14s az JET
1ee1 eEtel1et - t1s zrs4-sr rECrcr-isl of
t-el or % aay " the felr-a 1ee.ss ca1s.
b. l- is 4s-9--s1-ls % Fri y -aE a a4aIser
~ really g4-44s-s properties t-Fe -1sl .eis
Ia c49s 1--ing tls iast lss years. Ils fol-
-cs-1E . > ls- % s.Is ~ t-s yrllllEz.
clss, via tas F4-4-s on s1-sa ne rewards
- tls drivers were tased A 54g " Jew
ely, g4lsa a. Il ~. ana S1sthe- AZ
A. 80 = case egat4lzllg Il 30 Ia Bzzz u
Lls .l1 Eetes. dl4lea1 necz-et, val1s
-l.-l1 ci44aad tara sorta E,s9 several
paets-s - oolcs ys.4sa - As.g0o. Il 5y0aad
A ~ raspectiselys silver D.4is ~siga-
- ~ C4aees, v.lsd a. k-iJ =
parcel n s41k l9tes Tor As1, AM
1-lerg-s Ctaer lLels @ t1s sans
lz-.re blt rz-1er less valuable OF
course al ELs articles al properties iust
azuea were claimed ey go C.aers, tie
DRIVERS Cl tas c43s la ~l-th tley were
fc4l1 receiving per-l4-rF rewards. t-t,
a-.aol go d. can n,L 10 sd ia. tie suns
r4d tlam were il41ss Late, tLsy certainly
c-l rot DC considered excessive. Thus Tor
10 diamond tiara, va -ea q z,so, tas 70
ward w-s Ks. IN cases. however, where
bank notes Or bags Of god are deposited
t1s sums awarded ara properly based upoa
acoasl1srao-v Al CHER scale.
Tie most 20 .l-0-e deposit was made some
fsw years 4g3. when tao4gA.lcss clerk,
oe-0aglag - q bank situated not hundred
yards from Scotland Y 4rl. left notes and
securities amounting % several thousand
poulLs Ia a CD t1s- he discharged a. the
door 0f the bark Witain two minutes q
being paid rs faro the driver had deposited
tlen Ia the Los, Property once. IL IS =
ace roiat ia ethics whether, As the cao-man
klsw - whom the property belonged, hs
wAs justified in taking x 10 the Lost Prop
cry Department Self-iaterest, however,
and LITERAL Interpretation ot The statute on
tae subject outwelyhed any considerations
scruD,e8 the cab-drlger may have had on
taar score, and the result 70 hin, AZ al
events was satisfactory, IS he received a
reward sufficiently large 10 enable HIN 20
start rs = small Gao proprietor with couple
OF horses aad a hanson" cab.
u may seem a strange assertion 70 make,
but it Is nevertheless true, that the owners
OF sone or tse articles found IN cabs have
been o. no means anxious 10 cain them.
Indeed. some OF their mlsfortunes in lie
have been directly frGceaole 10 . morenta-
ry f0rgctiuiness on their part when leav-
iuy enc OF those usefIl vehicles. Slowed
away il tas pigeon holes a the Metropoli-
tan Police Department are 70 DO found doc
u-enrs and letters which, beng taken 20
tae Lost Property once, gave a Timely
warning % the police OF some intended
fraad or outrage, cleared Up a doubtful
ciew, or possibly led 10 the arrest Of i
svvinller who had long been preying upon
the crciuity OF the public. II rumor IS to DO
believed, even some police officers them
selves have u0t the pleasant test recolectiCus
of some unfortunate lapses Of m8mory
which were the means OF bringing 10 light
papers lefl oy them Ia cabsb that were
never intended for the eyes Of their Official
superiors. TIE Lost Property once, TOO,
has been the scene OF many an unfortunate
recor-cr T. would De difficult 70 do Justice
70 the feelings of the young Undergraduate
who. while relating one morning 10 an OIL
Ger cf the Lest Property Department his
various wanterings the might before in a
hanson Gao in wh.ch ne had left his cigar-
case. discovered AZ his elbow al affection
ate parent, q whom ne had taken fare
well en- route % Oxford tho previous day,
bent on a some what similar inquiry after
farori-o umbrella. More than one matri-
mou.al Jar. TO, has been trlceabie 10 the
unexpected meeting az Scotland Yard OF
hlsband and wife, intent on the recovery
of property lost on journeys in which their
mutual interests were By no means con-
cerned. For such missortuHcs as thcse,
however, the department IS not respon-
sole.
Few people can have any idea q the i'm
r1cn5e amount of trouble tee Lost Property
Ofca taxes % r. eve for the Inhabitants
ard visitors OF the metropolis losses that
their o.-n carelessness has brought upon
them- a. is cer.a.u.y not the fall- Of this
useful der-r. rlent thar no owners can bo
folrI for nearly hc-f the artir,es deposited
VITA Be- Every puolirity = gwen 0y adver-
Using taeu il the daily papers, g-d notices
81 pr. rer-ies found are sent 20 Cccup.ers Of
houses. man gers OF hote.s aUi flel-crs. III
Oh cases in which the driver gives tie NUM-
tF- ~ enc house, h0.el, etc, whence ZEE was
hroi Weekly advlccs arc now sent - tie
List Ilz-age Departmelt of the Ra.lwav
Caa-ing House in D-lumoad street. Elston
ss-aro. cf articles f0l1d in cabs when they
have gen Up or set down tleir fares" a.
way stations. Tlese Rdv.ces are very
useful aiis % tho recovery OF tes- properly,
az claims are frequently male ou the ra.l-
way companies f1r articles Which are sub
seqaently found 20 have been eft iu cabs
loose. Rel e4pser tIie Remedy.
Isa positive specific for all forms Of
tst disease BInd Bleeding, Itching.
liberated 1.f Prot~.finc l. rs. Price
5lc. For sale ey al drugs ts.