New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-05
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

Washington, September I.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY WITH COM
MON SENSE.-Commissioner OF Patents Butter
worth Is OF the men who believe that prose
cutting attorney Is better engaged In sidc-tracking
embryo criminals on the road TO perdition and get
ting them on the road TO righteousness than in
corralling them for shipment TO the pcnltentiary
where they are thrown into association with pro-
fessonal crooks. Some years Major Butter
worth was prosecuting attorney in Southern OHIO.
and he had opportunity to test his theory re-
gardng the discrimination that should be used in
dealing with men newly launched into crime.
young farmer arrested for passing counterfeit
"shinplasters," the 1fty-cent note was known.
and the case put In the hands OF Major Butter
worth The young man told his story. lie had
saved several hundred dollars. had left his wife
and little children and had taken a boat down the
Mississippi River proposing TO settle on a farm
which he was TO purchase with his hard-earned
savings. On the boat he met an extremely pleas
ant and well-dressed stranger. who learned Of his
mission and proceeded to make himself agreeable.
In a moment of extreme confidence the stranger
told the young man OF large quantity OF money
he had, which made from plates that had
formerly belonged TO the Government. and which
the Government had long since sought to recover
etc. The young man was struck by that re-
markabe method of acquiring wealth, when he
had toiied and saved for years to get his fcw
hundreds. In a burst OF generosity the stranger
offered to exchange some OF his money FOR 9I the
greenbacks belonging to his newly found friend.
so that the latter should have two dollars Tor
every one he possessed The bait was tempting
dressed man disappeared from the boat. and the
dnpe became alarmed ne became n, o suscous OF
ment Of his passage he too left the boat az
and became footsore. He began showing The
money to buy something to eat; the counterfeit
Butterworth took in the situation. 81 told that
young man" he said in relating the story, that
to put sign on his face told him to go home
10 his wife and children an honest man; lie
.txs ton hot hn nod cd n
penitentary lie went home, and more honest
or better citizen do not know to-day; That man
to the penitentiary his children would have
WHAT THE FARMERS WILL GET-Assistant
Secretary Brigham. OF the Agricultural Depart
ment recently expressed the opinion that the Ameri
can farmers this year would receive in the aggrc-
gate from siOo0o0OO to 100000 in ex-
cess Of that received last year for their farm
products. This" he said, means much TO the
farmers. They have learned In the season of hard
times through which they have passed to econo-
miZe where they could and TO be careful In buying.
| They will use this money they receive for their
crops TO pay off their debts cancel mortgages and
| In making Improvements on the farm and the farm
tics sustain the claim. Colonel Brigham also pre-
dicted that the INCREASE In the price of farm
price of labor" he said does not decline with the
price Of farm products. and for some time the
OF those who did this work ever. while his re-
cepts cut In two. Inasmuch as wages did
not decline. | see no reason why they should be
expected to rise correspond with the advance OF
farm products which are now bringing only fair
prices. Still. the laborng man will be benefited by
this advance in prices The farmer VIII discharge
his Indebtedness and make improvements which
will require labor. He Will purchase more or the
products OF labor. putting a vast amount or money
In circulation. and this will create demand for
labor in all lines. and men who have been without
employment. only partially employed, VIII work
full time at fair wages"
CURIOUS DEVICES PATENTED.-Among the
curious articles that have lately been patented Is
device which will relieve persons from the peces-