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

''fi~lebcr contributions and
'"'er wanting them back. No ,.c,,i-
rate cases OF this character hav. -.
tceF established Even should i -
SHOWN that a rnista ke had been Md.
! : "eGio require an art OF Congress- 70
release the money.
Not lhfrequently people have con
tenoed that none had been stolen
Aiohi th@1n by their enemies and III
q spirit OF spite, deposited in the. con
science fund. one wornan sorght -.
influence Of members OF Congress Ia
recover $500 which she sud had been
H~hWarTantcdly deposited for her hy
her stepfather. The contribution
never was located.
Contributors often resu1. 10 various
ana devious means OF conceanng their
ioeht1y, although 1t Is wholly ulnec-
e@sarE. Iney endeaVur with great
Ia Dor to disguise their haISnrltinr
feien illiteracy OF sign rctl;ous names
as II Uncle Sam might GO ont on .
hGnt 10 trace them.
Even One Cent.
4 few years back, a $4,000 deposi-
Tor signed q name, evidently
ana gave an address in New York cl1v.
The treasury's letter acknowledgIng
receipt Of the money was returned
marked "u~nknown.i
The conscience fund bears i7refu-
~ = many ~tIupIlDuS
su~per-senSitive souls. Contributions
Tor even one cent have been received.
Recently d fOrty-year-old citizen Of
SnepherdstoWn, w. Va, sent Secretary
Mact eagh ten cents because he had
used a few cancelled postage stamps,
he believed It was only three -, but
sent Il dime to make sure
one careful anonymous contributor
OF $4,000 adopted d novel means Of
! 81 Z I n q hA ~. -
safely. lie cut eight $1,000 bills eX-
actly in halt and sent one portion to
n secretary Of the treasury with the
announcement that he would forward
the remainder as soon as he was ad-
Nlsed through the newspapers of the
receipt OF the. first half. He fulfilled
his promise and the notes were re-
deemed and placed in the fund. This
i the way u Chicago sinner composed
his conscience:
One Dollar For Apple Tree.
Some years ago ! took a small ap.
; pie tree from the government orchard
= at Fort Sheridan and wishing to make
9 ct improvisation tor same l enclose $1.ot
= IL stamps. Hoping this will be just
q l e1nal yours. etc
= At times the treasury is reimbursed
: Oh the installnnent plan For man,
s months past d laborer Of kitterly, Ne.
/ IkdS tfCIl III kIIlS ACpoSltS Oh $i.to q
$500 He has his inten
ton of paying q debt he owes the gov
e eminent as he accumula,es spare
hard-earned lash. The total is nc
Y known and the partial payments cor
tlnue TO come in.
q Secretary MacVeash recently re
Ceived a contribution OF $4,000 froT
IA conscience-stricken ~fellow-towns
man OF Chicago who concealed h
identity, but who declared he was &C
quainted with the head OF the treasuT
= department. Signing himself Pen.
tent" he wrote on the stationery Of
!" Chicago club:
500 Duty on Smnggleh Watch.
; When IN Europe | bought a waite
: I wore when landing. 1t vas not in
: Guided in my declarations and I en-
close a $1oQ bill to cover the duty Q
! same. believing that I shall never b
satisfied otherwise, and. knowing VOL
I ask you 10 add 1t 10 your aIread
large conscience fund"
: While this remarkable cOnRienc
account Is called q fund. in rex atty II
! separate fund exists. That Is, III
money is not permitted to pile up i
. the treasury. The deposits are place
!. in the general fund Of the goverumef
and are currently disbursed to nee
- expenses. Just AS other receipts. tn
conscience records are In the cuStOd
- Of E.. y. Dask am. who has been chic
. OF the public moneys division OF tn
- treasury department for many year
: HIS files onsist OF varied tales OF SUI
" ferinK and sorrow told by pen!teI
. sinners.
TUBERCULOSIS CONVENTION.
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