Show SCRIPT OF MAD EMPEROR relic presented to san francisco mu scum a reminder of the early days of that city the old days of 0 san francisco that period about twenty years ago when the guttersnipe topsy turvey the great unknown 41 and other famous street characters were dally daily sights in the city are recalled vividly by a donation made last week to the golden gate park memorial museum chris W smith gave the museum a piece of script issued by the tar far tamed famed emperor norton the millionaire pioneer whose reason went with the loss of df his money by unwise speculation it was in the late seventies that emperor norton held forth in all his glory he had come to california in 1849 had endured all the hardships ot of that early date and retired to san francisco when his wealth had bad reached the million mark he was not violently insane simply possessed of df the hallucination that this was waa one vast empire over which he ruled and that those whom he daily passed on the streets were his humble subjects the piece of 0 script presented to the park museum to Is perhaps the only relic s of one habit of emperor norton striding into a store stora or into a place of liquid refreshment the le emperor would woula in a dignified manner order whatsoever he be wished in payment ho be would give a piece of script such as that received by the museum or mayhap a personal check more than once say eay the old timers a check was waa given in payment tor for a small glass ot of mineral alner al water E emperor m geror nortons Nor tons script is printed on a blank piece of paper slightly larger than a bank note and worded as s follows the imperial government of emperor norton I 1 promises to pay holder hereof the sum of 0 ten dollars in the year 1880 with interest at five per cent per annum from date the principal and i interest to be converted at the option of the holder at maturity into twenty year five per cent bonds or payable in gold coln coin given under our royal hand and seal this day ot of march 1879 signed NORTON L I 1 your to 99 for good things to eat tf ft |