The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-25
FOUND A FORTUNE
Great Luck Of a Poor Canton Working
Man.
CARLESSNESS OF A Local BANKER
Would Have Resulted In a Loss
Had Not His EmplOye Been
Honest.

"Of all tradesmen, the tailor probably
has the most temptations to steal" said
the little tailor round the corner" a.
he balanced himself on the edge of his
table and lit his long Dutch ripe.
Now, for instance, when was work
ing on one of the estates of Baron
Fittinghauf, keeper of the wardrobe Of
the late Emperor Nicholas, of Finland"
he continued. "the baron sent his valet
with a bundle of clothing for me TO
PRESS began the work, and as usual,
searched the pockets. In one of them l
found large wallet, about eight inches
long and four inches wide, full of bills.
/ got excited and to continue the work
was an impossibility, so stopped and
began to think. Here was enough
money to make me one of the rich men
in that country. 1t was hard struggle
but at last I decided to return the
money.
II found the baron in his salon, pac-
ing to and fro, in deep meditation. He
was the owner of 65 great estates, and
this money represented his profit. which
he intended to take to the capital, 60
miles away, to deposit. He looked up
as entered. and asked what I want
ed. l told him my discovery. He was
surprised, but did not show 1t. But
was excited. He calmly asked for the
money and, when l handed it over,
thanked me very courteously."
Reward? No. It is considered highly
dscourteous in Finland to offer pay
ment for simple honesty.
why, right here in Canton, l found
$50 in the trousers Of bank manager
only yesterday. The trousers were
brought in with other clothing. In one
of the pockets was a roll of bills. or
course, returned the cash Immediately;
My customer was surprised. He had
not missed the money, and probably
never would have missed 1t.
mo, will not give you his name, as
it might hurt his reputation as care
full business man. He Is well known
in Canton and has the confidence of
every one who knows him. This same
man left $40 bill in his pocket once be-
fore, in the same thoughtless way.
"Then, again, doctor over in South
Cherry street brought In pair of trous
ers to be pressed. / asked IL he had
emptied the pockets. Yes, the pockets
were all cleaned out for me- he said.
Before the man got around the corner
was running after him with three
dollars and half in silver which he hal
left in his pocket. He is a very absent
minded man, and. instead of putting the
cash into another pair of trousers he
had merely put 1t In another pocket OF
the same pair. This happens very fire.
quently and gives me some tror'le to
keeping track OF the owners. ! have
money--found In this way in my pos
session nearly all of the time. In n
years time II amounts to Several bun
dred dollars in cash, to say nothing OF
other valuables; rings, pins, checks ami
various articles of jewelry.
II often find money in secondhand
clothes that l buy, too. A man goes
off on a spree, puts money In all his
pockets and when he Is in need, sells the
| old clothes. i have found a $40 bill In
the pocket of a mans trousers after the
| man had declared that he was in dis
tress and had gone hungry for three
days. keep the money find in second
hand clothing as buy the clothes with
whatever they contain. Very little morey
IS left in old secondhand clothes, as
their former owners usually are very
Ioor, and, unless they are topers, very
seldom do they mislay a cent.
II have friend In England who has
become rich by appropriating the money
found in the pockets of other mems
clothes"