The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-06
TALES OF THE TOWN.

'aiHeS foffeStaIS proposition to tear
DOWN the county Jail for $3.50 and the ma
teflal there is in it was the subject of
some speculation at one of those lobby-.
corner conferences where the fate of ma
lons is decided nightly, but occasionally
mas to wait until affairs of lesser mo-
ments are gotten out of the way.
where do you suppose the old Chicago
postofhee Isl" interposed a sleek look
ing chicago man, who had ventured to
guess that Mr.. Forrestal would come out
at least $1,000 to the good on his ion
without knowing anything about it. as he
said
Nobody could see just what the Chi.
cago postoff1ce had to do with the Ram
sey county Jail, and really no one had.
the falntest idea where the Chicago post.
once was, judging from the looks of,
blank Ignorance which led the Chicagoan.
to continue his remarks
II was up In Milwaukee last week
ne said, "and a friend of mine was
showing me around a little. There, he
SAID, is the greatest church IN the North
west, Just being built for a Polish con-
grega ton here looked at it with some
curiosity not only because it was the
largest church in the northwest but be-
cattsefstaefe seemed to be something ia
mlli lar about 1t, and at the same time
something a little unusual in church ar
chitectxne. Seen it before? asked nv
friend, evidently somewhat disappointed
at my lack of enthusiasm, No., I replied,
4 ca3&tS.sa8 that I rhave. but that dome
foohsSe mig y, familiar We'll, it ought
to-. heseseIplained, 1T stood on the Chi
eago pestofice for years If you re-
member. The old spostoffice was sold to a
Wreck1ng company, and every one Won
aered w hat they expected to do with the
old hulk. Milwaukee has it and the
Poles have q new church
so the. Ramsey county Jail may not
nave sopt!iyed its usefulness yet. .......4
Frank Daniels will take no advice this
season in, the matter of securing the
sanctity. of his. bank account And this
rs why. Z Last season a friend In his
dressing. room showed him how easily
his, signature could be forged. Daniels
mentioped the incident later to another
friend, who suggested. that Daniels put
a certain mark on his checks, in addi-
ton to his signature, and. to notify his
bank to pay no checks not so marked
Daniels adopted the suggestion, decided
on the secret mark and place and noti-
fed his bankers. He ended his season a.
month or SO later and on reaching home
found a. bundle of bills due to the num-
Der of over 100. He devoted the next
morning to sen6fng checks for them, and
then voted himself holiday by way of
reward. Two days later he received
word from one of the men to whom he
had sent a check, that the check had
been refused at Daniels bank, and that
there We're $3.50 protest fees. Before he
could get over his establishment another
mail brought two similar letters, each
with $3.50 protest fees notice. Visions
of having in some way been despoiIed of
his fat bank account, Daniels made a
dash for the train, missed it, and then
being unable to reach the bank in. time
was compelled to wait till the next day.
The afternoons mail and the next morn-
ingss mail brought fourteen more checks.
every one having attachedete it a protest.
+: fee notification His bank never seemed
so far away before. But he reached il
at last s.7 ~ II - .qe
what" he pantfng1y asked the teller.
'FSEflat is rny,s balanceg' This was said.
withe a. preparations e-werst look in his
: face 49, ssszgs szsss.s..5:ac
Twenty thousand heliars,' said
the clerk Then Daniels, withaa look of
injured dignity. said:-., 5sses
why, them shave my checks been re-
fused payment?",
Because they didn't have the secret
mark you notified us of, the teller re-e
sponded. -
.''fIoly. smoker the comedian exclaimed.
II forgot it, Great jumping, Jehosophat.
And have sent out over 100 checks. How
many have. YOU refused aItogether?''
Daniels whispered the inquiry as if in
hope he'd get small reply. The teller
consulted a slip, and, in cold blooded,
financial way, replied:
Just fifty-one.'
Daniels made swift calculation.
..sNeught's nougtt. Five. times ones i've
and fve's twenty-five and. two. times If
ty-one's hundred and gtye and two added
To
and twefty-seven dollars alads9fifty cents
for protest fees. Say, Mr.ssTeIler; just,
destroy that secret mark letter and pay
my checks with just little Frankie name
on them. There is such a thing as hay
ing your money altogether too safe"