THE GREAT CASH-ROOM—THE WATCH-DOG OF THE TREASURY.
No Need for Dirty Money—The Flowers of July—Money Affairs—The
Great Cash-Room—Its Marble Glories—A Glance Inside—The
Beautiful Walls—A Good Deal of Very Bad Taste—Only Made of
Plaster—“The Watch Dog” of the Treasury—The Custodian of the
Cash—A Broken-nosed Pitcher—Ink for the Autographs—His Ancient
Chair—“The General”—“Crooked, Crotchety, and
Great-hearted”—“Principles” and Pantaloons—Below the Surface—An
Unpaintable Face—An Object of Personal Curiosity—Dick and Dolly
pay the General a Visit—How the Thing is Done—Getting his
Autograph—A Specimen for the Folks at Home—Where the Treasurer
Sleeps—Going the Round at Night—Making Assurance Sure—Awakened
by a Strong Impression—Sleepless—In the “Small Hours”—Finding
the Door Open—A Careless Clerk—The Care of Eight Hundred
Millions—On the Alert—The Auditors—The Solicitor’s Office—The
Light-House Board—The Coast Survey—Internal Revenue Department, 339