The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-29

ne treasury, pointing the way for the
,iiousonds or contrite sinners who
nave followed him. Since that de-.
post, nearly "a half million i~ll-yotten
collars have been surrendered IT the
SENSITIVE demands Of irrepressib!e
stiuples, the exact Q at the
nose OF the fiscal year 1912 ocins
$i31,So1.25.
Small Beginning.
During the first fiscal year total
Oh vac was received for the newly
created conscience FUND. From 1S11.
~ loIt, morality reigned supreme in
me natlon or else offenders succeeded
IN suhins their conscience entirely. as
not another red cen was added 10 the
tunu unul the latter year, which
rough in only $500. From hat
year to this, however. with the sir-}r
OF 1S4S, when nothing wa
received, the conscience fund nas been
steadily growing.
n high record year vas 1902 with
It's splendid showing Of ss5.ses. The
nearest competitors with that fcure
We're 1868 with $2a,155, and 1878 with
$25.302. The deposits for tha .tner
years have varied widely.
One Restitution OF SIS & 60.
The largest individual contribution.
Sls.669.t0, reached the treasury de-
partnlenf November %. 1901. mis-
was Sent to Collector Of Customs Bid
well. at New York, by an unknown
person who probably had d~efrau.tei
lne government OF its rightful customs
duties.
Deposits come from every corner sf
the I nlted States and sometimes from
foreign lands. Frequently priests and
ministers act as the Intermediates for
thelr conScience-Snlitten p~ariSniOners
"nd orward contributions IN their be-
halr, always cOncealing the identity Of
the penitents.
Several years ago a London clergy
nal handed the American Consul
General in the British capital ST.
2c5.15 contributed by one Of his COM
H~iunicants who confessed to having
~defrauded the United States govern
Inent OF that noun probably
through smuggling.
T~ransercssors' Weight Of Sorrow.
The contrition OF the conscience
stricken constantly is being poured
into n ears Of treasury officials.
Communications without number
breathe he terror the Senders have
endured under the weight OF sorrow
for transgressions. Only a few months
ago a troubled conscience Of forty-hve
years duration was appeaSed by the
payment of $4,000. It came from an
unknown citizen Of Chicago whose err
ror was committed in 1867. It was
the largest contribution for the tiscal
year 1912.
!, A Civil War veteran of Greencast,e
Ind. who said he had stolen q mule
from the government during his en-
liStment IN h army sent Secretar,
MacVeaSh q draft for 100000 IN res,
: t'ution. The amount was forwarded
through a Methodist minister.
Five Dollars For a Saddle.
Similarly a veteran IN a small Hin,
: DIS town who said he had appropri
ated a saddle blanket in 1865 when N
was discharged from the army easet
Y his min last March by d contribution
Eof $500 to the treasury.
: Recently a mysterious postal none,
8 order for 500. 90, payable to Secretar,
NacVeagh and t~ictitiously signed j
Smith," was received without expla
. nation. It was deposited in the ON
science fund.
q 4 Letter From England
G 4 forgery said to have cost I'll
United States 5000 was wiped out 3,
q contribution with compound inseres
from Worcestershire, England. accom-
3 panied BY the following letter:
Afr. Secretary, United States Treas
G ury, Washington, d. c.:
On the 18th OF September. 1881
d - by forging q cheQue defrsudes
he United States treasury OF $5o0.
Il "A small sum OF money having com
Is into h hands Of his friends, to b
used at their discretion on his behai1
e they think II right in the first plac
Q to make good the defalcation cause
y by his act.
Fer that purpose a draft is herei.
enclosed for $5l9.s0. which Include
compound interest at the rate OF
d per cent"
Restitution for some probable 3is
honesty during the Civil war wa
- made to Secretary Shaw nearly fft
years afterwards Enclosing $4,000
q /, letter from St. Louis ran:
This money I herewith enclose wa
placed in ny hands by one who con
rded to me some history In he pas
, during the Civil War and desired m
q, send IT. to you as conscience none
~ for the United States treasury.
~ Doe~n't Pay tO Slnuggtc.
!" 1t does not pay TO play shre~d trick
Il on customs agents and s1nuggie du
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