The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-02
QUEER HIDING PLACES.
Means People Have Taken to Keep
Their. Money Safe.

Their Money Safe.
One of the best known members of
Parliament built himself mansion
in a remote part of Hampshire, on
the confines of the New Forest.
He noticed during the progress OF
the work that a contractors CLERK
came back from the railway station
bringing with him walking stick
bearing a label addressed to his en-
ployer. This always happened on 6
Friday afternoon, and he became cur
ious to know the reason.
When he asked for an explanation
of the mystery the contractor touched
a spring in the handle, screwed OF
headpiece' and, turning the stick up
side down, rolled out on the table
heap of soyereigns.
It appears that the nearest local
bank could not be used in time for
weekly pay Accordingly the con-
tractor had the stick made, the In
terror of which was followed out in
order to take the sovereigns. The
precious freight amounted to G10O,
and was despatched every week as an
ordinary parcel. During the whole
time it never miscarried.
Possibly more remarkable savings
bank was found during an inquest
held in London recently. It was dis
covered that the deceased had a
wooden leg, within which were a
number of sovereigns wrapped in a
kid glove Surely a wooden leg Is one
of the most peculiar banks imagin-
able.
A short time ago an old miser died
at Brescia. She lately revealed sim
gular boarding place for teasure. She
had always lived as one in deep pow
erty, and had carefully excluded all
| neignbors from her apartment.
When she was taken i'll and felt the
approach of death she sent for a no.
tary, to whom she confided the hiding
place of her money.
She had lived in constant dread OF
robbery or loss, and so for years had
preserved the whole of her money in
a followed out leg of a certain table
in the room When search was being
made before properly accredited wit
nesses a sum of $4,000 was brought
to light in money securities.
A sum of over a quarter of mil
lion pounds has been thrown into the
ash pit bN the Government. This ex-
traordinary exhibition of waste OF
public money was found out some
little time ago. 1t was discovered
that scrap brass had been used for
road making.
Originally the ashes from the brass
foundry and rolling mills of the Royal
Laboratory and other factories were
regarded as so much waste material.
As matter of fact, they were given
to tine superintendent for the purpose
of making roads and pathways.
This went on for number of years,
when wideawake contractor got to
know of it. He generously offered to
remove the ashes from the fire holes
and to give the government the sum
of 3s. 4d. ton for them into the bar
gain.
After this arrangement had been
going on for some time it was dis
covered that the contractor was sell
ing the refuse at a6 ton. Then the
ordnance officials took the matter in
to their own hands and issued proper
tender forms for them.
Tnen the firm which had been used
to paying IS. 4d. ton offered &5 to
96 ton, while eventually as much as
Ell rs. cd. per ton was offered for
the waste ashes. This means reve-
nue. of 10000 year. which hitherto
had been thrown into the ash pit.
Actually, it is estimated that a quar-
ter of a million pounds has been
wasted by the military officials who
thoughtlessly threw the refuse away.
A sum of $4,000 was found in the
mud at Liverpool a short time ago.
This was in the mud behind the land
ing stage water, where a cash box
was found containing a number of
bank notes and about $4,000 in re-
curities.-Pearson'S Weekly.