The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-15
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
SOME BUYERS FORGET TO COLLECT
INTEREST OR PRINCIPAL.

tween Coupon and Registered Bonds.
How Interest piles Up.
A number of snug fortunes are lying
h the United States treasury waiting
tor somebody to step up and claim them.
This money is due on bonds long ago
called in. Some of them have never
been cashed by the holders. On the
"old debt" which embraces all loans
made to this government up to 1897
1921 900 is still owing. Since that date
more than 81 900, 900 has accumulated,
being uncalled for by the persons en-
titled to it. either through nsS msence or
for other reasons.
A considerable fraction of this great
sum is now held by the treasurer Of the
United States in the shape Of checks.
Interest on registered bonds is paid by
check. but as people are constantly
changing their addresses it not infre-
quently happens that track is lost for
awhile of an individual bondholder. Tn
der such circumstances the quarterly in
terest checks are retained as they fall
due and in the course of time pile mp
They are kept for an indefinite period
aud are good forever.
There are such checks in the treasur
ers Office now which have accumulated
during more than 10 years. On tine otn-
er MANI knowing '''"' my ~ o. y, ~
goo" l"i ,''e 'i.9'''' - -
PIE oliei KEEP tiie'' ''ise',7' ~ '''
'liig lr'''i away anu u','''i'i'N '',',''4' ~
az Il tii,'y "ere - nue. - oas,'' m -,
o'tltr da9- ua'e" Va ~ ~
eacn was recei'e'i AT 'i,e 'i'''''i ~
owner hau Simply put 't-i' AMY ~
thrN edi''e III 1t''i "t'e' 'ai'
ne
S'hte't 's 'nSaRe'' '' sH''l''s e'ul'''''
rom o'ii''7' iHss -
h''' mn "s 'i'i,'' i'' 'i.'' ''V'', .'
".''''s, '''i I'M ~
ri ''N 'i' al" "' .'','' - -.
IlN" 'rfasnrY ii''i''s- II '''''' ~ 800
ii'''' N "a ''''' i.t,' =.''''.''
~ is'i tll' nm VI =, ''f T. 9'i'i' ~
G" '@sah' ~ eA9,,ati5'"S 's','' '.P
lf''l "'h'7' 'ie sum ,' "..' o w.,
"''''is = NV 80, '''.''''''
III me hahnS % siil'il ''oil''S'
''S'7i'fe'' i'l''''S al ! - - MN ''F
cry pli tNc''''','' - @"V"'
S1V'.'s".''p Will VI - ~ ~
priv 'l',''' nun = - '''N 49, 1"'i'
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Hs ma ~ ~ 49, 49, ~
MAS are h"il secret oe 'ie ,'eas',
wv - -.
shtpi are 'uoihi2us' A"io"S VI, eie"'-
'7t i''i.i,'l7s ~ '"'7v =. ','e ''''''
p,.t9' ~ D" .'iii,ii - ,'n''J' Oi'. ''''D
fr''Fa'.u'' III f''5'S''''' "'''''9 at ''i'
'lnc ...ooo d,
AhoRi Nelts "so :,a,u'o "oit'i vi
the eolSoiS ., -, ,o'' anu ioo' ~ o'''1"
III 'ta'"na' ine c"'o' ai'e,e" ''o,i ~
etN'ihS 'ie 'iaiiie io'ii 'iio i"O ,r, anu SUI
mem 10 ignorant persons I ., W ',
l"t Sl.ooo each Htei 9i'io. '','h ''ies
nave peeh coming ~ 70 'i' o u,eslsuiy
through o'''NS anu o'''ui 10. VI ooui'
tney "ere USELESS " .n1 ,'o'o' ~ oo.ns
rex, o'' "'''' ny fN'
ihdi oWner'
Tue VI ma ~ i0'e HO.NiHe, =.
c''"rNe' al 'i1 n az, " ~ WOO " 49,
lne seeie'"iS VI w ''I'?"t' ei'i"9 a.,
aihuaVit anu p'ii'i Vi 'il' , r an.
the s'''ei, oo',ooi' - ispIa ~
Is 'he auVa"'ase vi lesl' rs ~ p1.us
ne number VI SUI" ooiiua va. nav
otFh los' anu ''o,o" 10 "''i,E' doo
llst OF theil' mum oeiiis neatly i'ooo' 10
Prluteu anu o'io"'''ei ~ WV eo'e'
h'ht'
IL Is cai'eo 'he 1aVea' iie' anu - ue
slHneo W warn o'ine'' "nu o'ne''
against accepting securities VI ''io nun.
oers ii,eii'ioteu. ''oAir M "sO - l
came from ii''''anaPoi'' u o','' NO n.
was saio W nave peeh 'i.'',' GU HA'n
u"'its' cue, oeihg iui ii''' T ne" oi'e
was issued 10 replace IT, Zen years ia'ei
that idehflcal security was 10, "a'''e' I"
the treasury from Iioiy ohe' m"Ss
IL haa oeeh iouhu -, IN nv, ,oV VI M"S'e
paper At Papei NM ~, vas ''
questiop OF lraod III inns case ne OWL
or 'ost IL anu s"Pposeu 'i'"' ~ ''''' oee''
purheo'
~ great many JULIUS oaiieu ioi ie
demplioh ~ years anu more ago ,aNe
never oeeh presented ioi pay iiieht, 'oo'iie
oil them nave aouotiess oeeii put away
their owners. Inc quantlty or soid ana
silver in coin and bullion sunl; from
a.. -, .....,.,