Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-11-06

travelling expenses and keep them
within reasonable limiS will be COM
PEELED to translate all values to his
own standard.
Wherever he goes he will receive
his money on basis of English pounds
sterling and can take sovereigns if he
wishes them. If he takes native
money anywhere ON the continent he
always gets premium, which gives
him the comfortable feeling that he is
actually receiving more money than he
paid for his letter of credit
In Italy the premium often amounts
to considerable sum at times during
last summer being as high as per
cent. The banks and the tourist offices
pay the current premiums. but English
gold, If presented at the shops or hotels.
is simply received on basis of 90
francs to the pound.
AT present there is absolutely no sill
yer money in circulation in Italy and
gold is very scarce. The copper and
nickel coins serve for amounts less than
one lire Zone franc 30 cents. but the
one franc, 2-franc and 5-franc silver
pieces have been entirely replaced by
'shinplasters' of these denominat tions
The same is true of the gold pieces.
This fiimsy paper money has about as
much suggestion of value as bundle
of milk tickets would have. The bills
are somewhat smaller than those of the
United States fractional currency in
use just after the war.
Instead of being made of tough
parchment material they seem to be
rag paper, for they become dog. cared.
and most of them have been patched
together few times.
They are too small to DO rolled up
and too large to be put into coin
purse. 1t required a stretch of the i'm
agination to accept them as money.
and it always seemed good joke to
offer the fluttering, insignificant little
scraps in payment.
II bill is torn in two il does not
affect its value. providing the numbers
agree The number is printed on each
end of the bill
At theater in Venice, one night.
the man in the box office was receiving
all sorts of tattered fragments in pay
ment for tickets. He scanned the num-
bers. laid the torn tickets aside and an
assistant with paste-pot was putting
the money together again.
One day in Brussels man asked the
hotel bkeper to send for messenger
boy. Presently the boy arrived. He
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what impaired as to locomotion.
His insignia Of office was an extra
large blouse worn over his other
clothes. 1t was so long that it might
have served as night garment. The
old man had brass number strapped
on his arm and was licensed "com-
missionaire. Unlike our A. d. T.
boys, he roamed about the streets or
waited on the corner for some one to
come along and employ him. He was
polite and faithful in the performance
of his errand and seemed very grateful
to get the small fee.
The questlions have been asked:
"Does the kodak fiend meet with any
interference in Europe? Is he allowed
to shoot at will or must he secure per-
mits?''
So far as could be observed there
are no restrictions placed ON the anna
teur photographers.
Two cameras were carried through
seven countries and into a score of
cities and used whenever the sun was
shining. The police and soldiers never
interfered. They seldom evinced even
mild interest.
At Hampton court in England the
camera had to be checked at the main
entrance. and the same was true at the
Vatican in Rome, but these exceptions
rather prove the rule that the camera
is not regarded as dangerous contri-
vance.
The American manufacturers of
small cameras have branch houses in
London and Paris and agents in every
European city of Importance.
1t seemed that the tourists from
every part of the world carried cameras
and used them freely without attract
ing any considerable att ention to them
selves
A camera is an impediment. but the
photographs to be obtained are worth
the trouble Of carrying it.
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