Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-01-22
THE CHECK SYSTEM.
An Easlisi, Visitor Tells the People About
the american Way.


The American constitution has been
called 4 system OF checks. Sc IL Ameri-
can life. When you want to travel, you
give Four baggage to The porter of your
hotei. ali,i Ee gives you a check in re-
turn. AZ the station you reclaim ii
witi, the check and pass it in st coun.
ter and receive another check. As you
approach yonr destination another func-
tio.lary comes along the train, takes
ycnr check and gives yen another check
III its place. He fishes oIs your baggage
and conveys it tc your ho.ei-for con-
sidera,icn. You have left yoar third
and last check as the Office Of the hotel
when you enter il. and thence i; is de-
Eye-ad up Oh receipt OF the baggage.
AT first you bless this arrangement as
the sslya;io. Of the traveller. After q
few weeks OF it the s.yrannr CT the check
becomes so CALLING sisas you begin to
long for the fine cid English ne, nod of
dumping down your goods in front OF q
porter and leaving them to ti;,d the way
themselves. You woaid even hail il rs
a personal triunlp., i come Of your bag
gage would get lest. BIT il never does.
Sometimes it arrives ia,e, bns:it al,yavs
arrives.
Yet It seldom arrives ii, the shape in
which ii started. II tim. Is any couso.a-
tion. They who hare to do with bag
gage zee to that Yoa very soon d dNco.er
Why Americans carry their goods in
ironc.ctl trunks. and why it IS ..sadness
foE anybody to 90 auytl,i;. else !
started cut. like au id:ot, with new
leather pcr,mantear. They ripped .l.e
stout brass iccis OF the FIRST weel.-
nos for plumber. apparently, but sir,p,y
because !, is the tradition of tine serv:ce.
The: punched. It and kicked and danced
Oh it. In softer hou.s. when literary
inspiration CANE. they wrose CT it. MT
pc1tr,ante.a today is an epitonle Of the
political sentiment OF the United States
from New York 70 San Francisco. As
q historical document i. is beyond
rr;ce, and an contemplating the eit,
OF it to the library OF congress q. Wash
ingson. As Z: !,arsrianteau it has both
feet in the grave.
The System Of checks is not confined
TO travela-s' luggage. Tie conductor Of
the train passes careIessiy to and fro
assins soE your :iclet and giving sou
check in return, OF asking for your
check ana returning ySur ticket. II you
hand your stick 10 4 boy in {. hc5el
s.aile yen write your na.oa in the .eg
lister, he dssises of to stow il a,ya. in
some secret piece an;: returns .tiu.nD.,ans
vial, check. In the very hossl ha-,
when yoc buy sevenpence la ',;orth OF
WHISKY yen get q check ard walk two
yards across the har.so pay at desk.
. Bu. tire ssposhecsis OF the check IS at
Niagara. When you go down 70 the
Gave Of the Winds ron strip CT all
Jour clothes and leave them. as well as
yoIr valuabies, in tin boz with tie
attendant. Then yoa go eown to buvt!e |
with the cataract a.tsred only il Z sci. |
of pyjamas, a suit OF oi.sLsirs ana q
check issiaod around scur rect. and ris-
ing and falling with the beating OF
your heart. No wonder the American
speaks OF death as handing in his |
cs,ealzs." L ia only by deat!, that he can
lid himself of them.-Londoa Mail.