Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.

which he iDtenrs 10 strongly re'
commend IN his annual report.
has been taking the public INTO
his confidence as to the method
he used to inculcate the habit OF
saving money 10 his children and
grandchildren. To every dollar
saved by his children aud grand
children be added four, provided
they would deposit the entire hvt
dollars in the savings bank, to
remain until they reached the age
of q. This is tlp-top method,
provided, of course; that the father
aud grandfather who tiles TO use
| it has the money to carry out Dis
end of The bargain; and, il Mr.
Gary can guarantee that Intending
deuosltors ia the Postal Savings
Bank will be tr,a',d ~ half as
liberal way, he eau rest assured
that no votes will be est III Con
gress against Ull establishing
postal savings bank; also
that the bank would start of with
more depositOrs than any other
bauk ever had.
The Government of the u. B.,
like The psychological mills OF lhe
gods, grinds exceedingly slow, but
Ike them also, it gilnds exceed
ingly fine. Men may use the
cloak Of tue government t 7 qnes'
tiouable business transactions Tor
time, but sooner or later, their
career is official, stopped, Mr.
John Wedder6lrn, the originator
of the Examiner Claims Bureau,
The Press Claims Company, both
Iefuuct, aud the head Of the ex'
teusivsiy advertised business OF
John Wedderburn & Co., Solicitors
Of Patents, refused to believe this
until confronted with the decision
of the Commissioned OF Patents TO
dishsr John Weddcrburn " Co.,
from practice before the 'r.seu
States Patent Office, Tor fraudu'
lent practices in the conduct OF
, their business. The order OF dl"
barnent will be officially announ'
oed next week. Tnis is no moretban
JOhn Wedderburn & Co., deserve,
but il lie a little hard on a great
many newspaper men who allowed
themselves to he lnvelgled Into ex'
changing advertising space Tor
certificates ofstoCk iu that cOuceIn
It is also hard upon those inven'
;ors who have paid the soon TO be
dlsbArred concern advance tees,
bat all gold brick and confidence
Echemes are hard on their victims.
John Medderburn & Co., also
publish the National Recorder,
which the Post Office authorities
have been asked to place upon the
fraud list and shut ont OF the
mails.
! Mr.. John G.. Woods, the Ken
lucky man who was denied an it,
Junction to prevent his removal
FROM the Louisville Post office, by
Judge Cox, has abandoned the
idea of carrying the ease to the
| L. s. Supreme Court, but VIII
make a personal appeal to Presi'
dent Mckinley. Just what lie can
expect from such an appeal Is not
altogether clear. The President
might think Just as A.. Woods
docs, but that wouidu'J help bis
case auy, as the President, az well
as the humOlest citizen, must
obey the decision OF a court, until
liz is upset by the decision OF a
higher court.
There has been so much Talk
about the monetary cOuteren &c,
Inow 10 session in Washington, as
d result Of authority conferred by
The convention which net 10
Indianapolis, last January, and
ibecause Congress did not see BIT 10
adopt the PresIdant's recommends
ton that he be authorized to aP'
point aU official commission to
report TO Congress needed chan
gesin our mO"etary system, al Y
its thjecls anil intentions, that ex-
Senator EdmOndS, the chairman
! 81 the Com mission, HIS made a
statement on the subject. He
SAYS the Commission has no au'
thority aud purposes 10 exercise
none; that 1t Is composed OF prl
vate cltizeEs, who of their Own
expense have come together fol
the purpose OF discussing cur cur
! ret cy 9, stem aud the laws bearing
: thereon, with view TO sugg' 81.
lug 10 Congress, through their
right Of pelieion, any changes
which they may, after cireful con
siderstI0n, think would be bene