The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09

ton which they have powerfully aided to
bring about Very respectfully, A. b. c.
ms eloquence accompanied $40 IN green
tribes"
An envelope postmarked Pleasant
Lake, n. D." registered and bearing a
name, evidently intended for that Of the
sender upon the outside. crOsswise along
the edge, is apparently from an old per-
son. He enclOses $40, assuring the secre-
tary that there is a little more due in the
near future" and concludes: "All of us
become honest as we near the great here
after. 1 need only sign my name as
A letter postmarged 'Pomeroy, o." and
enclosing S36. betrays a desperate effort
70 appear illiterate on the part of the
writer The note simply states, Money
owe to the Public" Another who poses
as an ignoramus addresses his envelope,
postmarked Washington, in an exceeding
" artistic hand and enclOses 80 wrapped
~ a slip or paper, upon which is scrawled,
TO the cOnshiuS Fund" This spelling
and chirography is looked upon as an in
territorial disguise. Similar attempts have
been received enclosing small sums of
money accompanied by slips of paper up
on which is half written, half printed,
script letters are gracefully made and in
dlcate intelligence. 1t is not thought inn
probable that these misspelt communi-
cations are from the same persons-maybe
been dishonest
A person writing from Baltimore is less
careful of his identity. A few weeks ago
he addressed to the secretary in an ex-
tremely intellectual and characteristics
hand an envelope containing SIT This
money was folded in a piece Of luxurious
linen note paper without a word of writ
Ing on it, The left-hand corner of the
page, however, was embossed with the
sender's monogram, and he also went so
far as 10 impress his personal seal upon
the back of the envelope.
A few weeks ago the superintendent of
the mint in Philadelphia received an an
onymous letter enclosing s., which the
sender requested to be put i'm the mint APP
preparations. This was sent to Secretary
Carlisle, to be added to the conscience
fund.
A letter received by the secretary some
months further back reads: Sir: Please
find my thirty dollars 600 to be placed to
the credit of the conscience fund, from
the awakened conscience of an old vet
eran, who has been laying aside a little
at a time for some time, and who has not
been able yet to figure just what it is,
but who hopes to light on the data yet
and restore it before he is called to meet
his God" This appears upon a broad
sheet of foolscap, in an even, business
hand.
Ten dollars was also found with a let
ter in a woman's handwriting, which
states: "A number of years ago ] omit
ted or failed to pay a tax on an article
possessed by my family. l do not remem-
Der exactly how much it was. but ! think
$40 will cover it. And I here enclose so
to you as payment to United States gov
ernment for said tax, etc Yours, Name
Not Necessary"
A similar confession, in a small, cramped
hand. reads: Some years since, in some
business transactions l had with the gov
eminent, I retained some moneys which
/ have never been satisfied was just. I
have no means now of determining ex-
actly what the amount was, as it was in
the shape of commission running over
some period of time, but enclosed you VIII
find S25, which / feel satisfied viii more
than oover-the amount. Yours in the eff
fort to deal Justly"
The largest amount of conscience money
ever received from one person was $1,000,
sent by mail some years ago. This was
in the form of note. which the sender
cut diagonally in half. He mailed one
half and retained the other until after
he had received acknowledgement of the
former through the press. The note was,
of course, good for the face value when
both parts We're in possession of the treas
uTy. It was never learned what the Of
rense of this person had been.
1t is believed by the treasury officials
that many of the contributions received
through this agency are from feeble
minded persons suffering from the hallu-
cination that they are debtors to the gov
eminent. This type of crank is said to
exist in contradstinction to the individual
who has claims against the government
for alleged services rendered or property
confiscated. On the whole, however, this
confessional agency is an enterprise to
be encouraged. 1t not only pays Uncle
Sam, but it lifts a crushing weight from
MANY a repenting soul.