La Junta tribune., 1908-11-14

rs one shilling, consols and other
r. ..tresentatives of money and funds.
Fifteen hundred men and women. al
most all men. are employed. Sol
diArs with guns stand guard at the
portals. The bank employs sixteen
special guards. Thirty.two soldiers
march into the bank every evening
as the bank closes. and remain on
guard during the night. | visited
the department where the notes are
inspected and filed away. after hav-
ing been received by the bank. OF
these notes. about sixty six thousand
pounds are retired daily. was
shown one note Of five pounds which
was issued about four years after
the bank had started, and which was
out one hundred and eleven years.
1t had been but recently redeemed.
The officer said. III this note had
been invested. at its issue. in gov
ernment stock, 1t would have amount
ed to six thousand pounds" held
in my hands the largest note ever
issued by the Bank of England-one
million pounds. that would be four
million eight hundred and sixty-five
Thousand dollars. The first notes
made payable to order and the per.
sons name was written In the face
OF the note as the payee. One OF
these notes showed that the holder
had received payment thereon of GER
tain sums. which sums were indors'
ed on the note. Gold when paid
out or received. not only by The
Bank, but by all banks, whether In
large or small sums. is paid or re.
ceived by weight A pair of balance
is seen at all windows where money
is handled. presented letter OF
credit to the Union Bank. asking for
fifty pounds. The cashier simply
scooped the coin. part one pound
and part one.half pound, into the
balances, and emptied the hopper on
the counter In front Of me. Of course.
l had to count the coins.
The stock Of paid notes Tor five
years In about ninety-oae 5a1llhsa1
In number. They an lS.e00 boxes,
which. II placed side by side, would
extend to distance Of nearly three
miles. II these notes were placed
in a pile. they would reach the
height Of seven miles. or. Joined
end to end. would form ribbon
eleven thousand eight hundred and
forty-seyen miles long. Their orig
inal value was over 1883. ats. 400
pounds-about $6,50O, 900 900. and
their weight nearly ninety-three tons
Read this over and over and
digest 1t II you can!
So far, this picture has not been
moving very rapidly. When
touch subject. always find much
wish to to say, and can hardly
restrain my pen. have merely
touched London. have given, SO far
after all, but moving picture.
Leaving oxford, visited Warwick
This Is chiefly celebrated on ac.
count OF a great. old castle belong
ing to and still occupied, during 9
part Of the year. by the house oi
warwick, the present owner being
the Earl Of Warwick. This castle
dates back to feudaI times and is
one of the finest and most pctur
esque in England. The castle is In
a beautiful park. laid out with lawns
and walks and is beautified by
flowers, vines. old trees and pretty
shrubbery. 1t is on the banks
Of the Avon, a beautiful stream, from
which the castle rises majestically
to great height. The great
Caesar Tower is one hundred and
fifty feet high. There are two i'm
posing old towers at the corners to.
wards the north. A fine portal open
into the grounds. the road leading Ia
the portal passing in deep. narrow
cut, from the street, and q small
watch tower rising from the side op-
rosite the portal. In the apartments
shown TO visitors. are old arms
and old knightly armour. old furni'
ture, and many old and curious rel.
les, such - : great copper kettle,
once used for cookins and table
and kitchen ware. Here are also
fine paintings by the old masters.
among which / noted . picture Of
Charles the First, Lord Russell and
two other distinguished psrsonsagss
whose names have just escaped me.
but all four OF whom were beheaded,
II those bloody days. the dmee
that built such castles. The apart.
msnts ware being made ready fes ~
refurn nf the Earl nrd hia family