The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-10-07

post graduates only; open alike to women and
men; msgnifceuty endowed and equipped
combining the highest learning with the puress
patriotism.
Lots of queer things in the way of inven-
tions by our cnterprIsing citizens are patented
nowadays. One of the latest is device for
relieving folks from making notes on their
cuffs 1t is a small tablet, to be attached TO the
cuff
cork frog for the special use of fishermen
is devised TO be cas-. upon the water. It will
kick its legs when a fish touches it, On the
ends of the legs are hooks, and it is alleged by
the inventor that leg swallowed means fish
caught. Another smart individual has pro-
vided third and small wheel for the bicycle
1t is meant to ride with railroad track !;
and is grooved as to tire.
Postmaster-General Gary. in his proposition
for postal sayings-bank system, hopes TO en-
courage the putting by of small sums for a
rainy day. Long ago he made an allowance
each month to his children, and it Is said he
told them that every dollar they could save
aud put into a savings bank he would match
with four other dollars" Now that his chill
dren are adults. his grandchildren enjoy the
benefits of the same plan. OF course, it IS not
every child who has parent or grandparent
able to Thus aid him. but the Reconsideration
eral would like to see the saving habit culti-
waited in every family, even in those of limited
means. And the postal-ssvings bank system
4 boI iizl-
ing this.
The work of counting the coin in the vaults
OF the Treasury. which is always done when
the Treasurership changes hands, is now prac-
tically finished. There is $1,000 in silver in
each sack in the silver vault, and each weighs
SO pounds four ounces The silver is counted
by weight. Then Issue Division expert
counts it numerically, weighed again, then re-
turned to the silver vault and once more
weighed. The silver vault is the largest in the
world, being SO feet long. 81 wide and IL feet
high. The experts in the Issue Division are
ladies. whose daily task in handling notes
means the actual counting of eight packages OF
COO bills each, the close scrutiny OF the seal,
| the careful watch of the serial numbers, and,
| in the case of old money the instant detection
OF counterfeit notes. When hurried, some OF
these experts can count 40, 600 notes in day
| new burglar alarm, TO aid in protecting
| the gold, silver and notes in IL vaults and four
safes, was added the other day. Al soon az
United States Treasurer Roberts came into
| Office he went to thinking over the question OIL
new devices for protecting the Government
against losses OF money from inside or outside
the building. He arranged to have an electric
protective system. This system now covering
all the vaults and safes of the Treasurer:
| office, as we'll as those OF the Register and
/ omptroller, provides for series Of jackets
| lining the safes and vaults, connected on one
| general circuit, as well as connecting each
vault on separate circuit These jackets are
complete electrical conductors, and the slightest
attempt to tamper with any of the vaults Oh
safes would Immediately turn in an alarm Il
the central watch station OF the Department
as well as to the office of an electric protective
company on Fifteenth street northwest.
Such an alarm would not only indicate tina
the vaults were being tempered with, bu
would indicate the exact location OF TIT
threatened danger to Uncle Sans millions
Should any of the connecting wires be cut. al
! alarm would Immediately indicate such actor
and its location. By the system the safes ant
vaults close at a certain hour, and if an at
tempt is made to open them previous to tn
hour fixed by the system for their being openet
the alarm would turn in.