Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-07-19
Is HORT TRIP
TO EUR O e
BY 4 H McCLINTiC.

city OF Genoa and when you "ouiu
naturally conclude that my account
would be- Of Genoa and its sur
roundings, the article suddenly
Jumps to an account of events prior
to nv landing. beg leave to say
that that was due to thedisarrange-
ment Of the pages of the manu-
script bv the printer. couple OF
pages amounting to the last two
paragraphs, having placed at the
end when they should have been
inserted before what is now the
third paragraph from the end.
One Of My readers was lenient
enough to tell me that he had not
observed the mistake, and was in.
..lined to think that had develop.
ed very rare faculty if ! could
write a story with interchangeable
paragraphs, and that would read as
we'll ut one place as another.
Before entering upon the de-
scription Of he scenes in the city
Of Genoa, it occurred to me that 1t
might be of some interest to my
readers to know how one gong
from this country to visit so manv
different countries provides himself
with the money of the country
through which he is to pass. There
are several ways this Can be done,
but | will refer to the means that |
used. AS | have said before, steam.
ship companies have provided tor
everything for the convenience OF
their passengers. Before leaving
New York, took what money l
thought | would need to the office
Of the North German Lloyd Co,
with whom | was to ship, and gave
| it to them. They gave me in re-
return drafts or orders signed Nv
their company in amounts as l
wanted them. aud | took them in
denominations of ten. twenty and
fifty dollars. NV name was writ
ten on the orders down in the cor
ner for Identification. The partyitc
whom | was to present these orders
| was left blank. These orders oil
drafts were all boynd into a very
nice pocket case along with the
names, in small pamphlet, OF the
different offices in the different cit
| les of Europe where they would bt
cashed on presentation and without
discount. In every city there were
about a dozen OF these Offices al
which these drafts could be pre-
sented and the only requirement
was for you to sign your name,ant
if it corresponded to the signature
placed thereon in New York by vol
you were given its equivalent II
the money of that country. A
the bottom of this draft was place'
in fine print the exact Amount o
the money that you were entitled
to receive in that county. so b
that means there was no chance 10
the money exchangers, OF which
there are always plenty, t.
} swindle you.
: On the boat. a short while befor
landing, arrangements are made t.
give any passenger Unite
amount Of change in the money 9
. the country in which you are 500
/ to land, in exchange for any kin
Of money that you may have. In
|. method of carrying money prove
! entirely satisfactory ta me-.
In addition to the above, befor
! leaving New York, | had made al
q engagements with a friend there
0 meet any draft that might dra
by cable on him, through the O.
fee of the North German Lloyd e
T. and instructed that office where
!. present the draft. did this
J. that | might avail myself OF it
Z case | needed more money than
had while | was gone. | did M
spend all the money that | had
the drafts aud OH my return
4 New York, I turned them back
the Company, and they returnt
me the amount Of the drafts. Yc
soon learn to count the money
the country, but the English is IL
!. hardest Of any that | handled. .
t. Returning again to the city
IS Genoa, it is arranged or bul