The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1910-03-17

tion to fact which Is not general!
known. There is no business so haz
ardous as the jewelry business. Mon
ey can be protected, physically AM
otherwise, but it is almost impossible
TO safeguard gems and gold in a fac
the cash thief had an advantage Ac
tually the odds are in favro Of the in
side or outside purloiner of jewelry.
A banker does not exhibit samples
OF money to customers, nor does he
have show windows filled with bundles
Of currency. The bank employe IL
checked by bookkeeping is bonded to
perform his duties faithfully and Is
Swallowed by detectives at more
or less regular intervals, so that his
life is under pretty complete in2pec'
ton. On the other hand, a large jew
elry establishment has the wealth OF
Ormus scattered around miscollan-
eously, value more concentrated than
the eagles Of the banker, handled dali
Iy by hundreds OF employees and Gus
toners.
No ordinary bonding company, it is
said, will insure the honesty of jew
elry worker, clerk or salesman. The
risk is apparently 100 great for any
insurers except Lloyds. Nor will the
companies guarantee against loss by
sneak thieves, window smashers or
"pennyweighters,"
zone hundred dollars apiece, or
$500 for the lot of nine pieces" came
the prompt reply Of the collector.
"Oh ! don't want TO stick YOU said
the dealer. Il offered these identica,
stamps to a well known stamp dealer
here IN town for S35 each, and he re-
piled he would give only S25 apiece"
Never you mind" said the collec-
tor, the $500 goes, and | am glad TO
have the chance"
The envelopes or letters had been
sent from Baltimore in the 4O's.
Five Of them bore two stamps, while
the other four had only a single
stamp each. The letters were writ
ten before the United States adopted
the adhesive postage stamp and at a
time when the postmaster of each
large city issued his own stamps.
The postmaster of Baltimore at this
time was James VI. Buchanan.
Postmaster Buchanan issued 5 and
10 cent adhesive stamps and a series
Of 5 and 10 cent stamped envelopes.
The stamps on the envelopes showed
a large figure "5' or TO- surrounded
by a circle. Above was the word
Paid" and above that the name of
the postmaster in full, james M.
Buchanan" This signature was
placed upon each envelope with
hand stamp.
The jewelers. Security Alliance,
which is the leading trade organiza-
ton and employs the Pinkertons by
the year, only processes to look after
safe burglaries committed against its
members outside of business hours.
The ordinary customer of a great
jewelry house is not aware of the null
tifarlous precautions which are taken
though often in vain-to guard
against his and other persons posi-.
bic lapse from honesty. Every step
that he takes and every movement
that he makes is watched, In a small
place there are mirrors so arranged
that the proprietor cen keep his GUS
toners constantly in view, while in
the large establishment the army Of
statesmen, floorwalkers and private de-
tectives observes the actions Of yisi.
tors. The man who Is directly show
ing goods 10 a customer does not in
deed watch the customer, but the lat
ter need not flatter himself, since the
eye of the salesman is ever glued on
the objects he is displaying.
Nerves Dlsquslify Clerk.
II is said that proprietor once
tested a new clerk, who was showing
goods 10 customer, by firing a toy
pistol behind his back. The clerk
turned around, and was dismissed
from his Job. A good salesman would
not turn around for an earthquake; he
would first Of all seize the valuables
and put them in a safe place. OF
course, gem thieves are not credited
with the ability to cause seismic dis.
turbances, but they have been known
TO start riots and alarms OF fire in
order to distract the attention Of
their victims.
Access to the show cases of the
large establishment is barred by neat
but securely locked grills Of bronze. II
you ask to have stickpins or brooch
es shown you the salesman will show
you a few and only a few, at a time.