^ Redeeming Money... Scorched, Woter-Sooked Bills ore Reconstructed. _ There was received at the redemp tion division of the treasury recently an envelop® containing a mass oi greenish paper, dried and hard, but showing evidence of having once been water-soaked. The letter accompany ing explained that the substance had once been money, and that it had been found among the debris left by the storm at Galveston, Tex. It was of fered for redemption. There was un doubtedly much money destroyed in the Galveston storm, but comparative ly little of it has been recovered. A half-dozen or more installments have been received, but in all it has amount ed to but a few hundred dollars. Some of that sent in had been found in the pockets of clothing worn by victims of the storm. Most of it was in fair shape, and the senders received the full amount in crisp, new bills. The man who recovered the last lot re ceived, however, was less fortunate. It was turned over to E. A. Brown, the treasury expert on mutilated money, who soaked the mass and picked it apart, discovering at once that it was composed of worthless confederate bills. Mrs. Brown and her assistant, Miss Elizabeth D. Smith, have to deal with money under many queer condi tions. It comes to them burned until only fragments of charred paper are left, rotted and mildewed, gnawed by mice, eaten and discolored by acids, and in a thousand other forms. Their knowledge of money is reduced to a science. By a glance at a mere frag ment of a bill they are able to tell from its “geography”—by which is meant the particular style of engrav ing—the year of its issue and the de nomination of the note of which it is a part. A case Mrs. Brown now has in hand called forth all her ingenuity. The Moravian National bank of Mora via, N. Y., sent a package of money 1 that had been burned until only black and shriveled paper remained. The burned bills were supposed to amount to $125. Mrs. Brown was able to iden tify more than $100, and as there re mained a considerable amount of the charred paper which had been crushed until it was unrecognizable, the full amount will be paid upon an affidavit from the bank that the sum stated was destroyed. A couple of weeks ago a roll of burned money was received from a small town in Virginia. The sender explained in his letter that the money belonged to an aged woman N who had been saving it to pay her funeral - expenses. Her house caught fire and her little hoard was destroyed. The old lady was not quite sure of the amount that had been in the roll, but she thought it was between $70 and $75. Investigation showed that there was $130 in the package, and that amount was forwarded for the benefit of the funeral fund. Among the re ceipts recently was a large package of the fractional currency in circula tion during the civil war. It had evi dently been stored away in a vault that was not over dry, and was badly discolored, but was yet in such condi tion that it could be redeemed. A good deal of this fractional currency is re ceived, much of it almost a3 bright and clean as on the day of issue. The best is not destroyed, but kept on hand and sold at face value to collectors. A week or so ago there was received a number of continental bills, issued by authority of the continental congress during the war of the revolution. The law does not provide for the redemp tion of this money, and the bills were returned. Ignorant people in the south and elsewhere, particularly negrues, frequently send in large quantities of confederate bills, believing the govern ment will redeem them. The govern ment formerly held that the finder of money was not entitled to have it re deemed, and when turned into the treasury it was kept there for the owner. This rule has now been changed, and the finder of money is the one who profits. A few days ago a Washington colored man took to the treasury two $50 notes, which he said had been found on an ash heap. Al though badly soiled, the notes were easily identified, and the negro got the $100. Another Washington negro not long ago took to the treasury a large package of bills, which had been buried in the ground and were badly water-soaked. The bills were general ly of small denomination, and the task of separating the pieces and patching them together was a big undertaking, as the amount of the resurrected roll was more than $3,500. The negro ex plained that he had buried the money to get it away from an “extravagant family,” and that when he went to the place of burial to get out a small amount he found that the entire store had been ruined. The history of the redemption division of the treasury is calculated to explode the theory that paper money is a great spreader of disease germs. An average of $1,000,000 of paper money in Its very worst forms of dirtiness is handled and counted three times every working day in the year, by a force composed most ly of young women. The only precau tion the clerks take is to wash their hands thoroughly with soap and water, yet there has never been a case of ill ness among them traceable to the han dling of money.—Chicago Journal. A Democratic ^ *5 Emperor ; Many Little Acts of Kindness of Francis Joseph of Austria. Like many who live in the rarified atmosphere of courts. Emperor Francis Joseph enjoys nothing better than a glimpse into the lives of his humblest subjects. So, in order to come closer in touch with the peasants, he has fallen into the habit of walking out alone every Sunday afternoon. Usual ly he turns his back upon the city and strolls out upon one of the country roads, where he almost invariably finds A a companion going the same way, a simple tiller of the soil. When the em ' peror's questions regarding the details of life in the work-a-day world bring down no suspicion of his identity; when he is regarded merely as a kind, chatty stranger, then he is pleased. On one occasion an old man having lis tened to the sovereign’s talk with a group of laborers, without knowing who he was, followed Francis Joseph as he retraced his steps to the city. Gradually the old man edged up along side. ‘‘Hello, stranger, you going up to town, too, looking for work?” he inquired, confidentially. His answer was a bright gold piece, slipped into his hand by the “stranger,” accompa nied by a few words of cheer. This unexpected liberality on the part oi his affable com panion so fascinated the peasant that they walked on together until they reached the palace gate. Some time later a foot passenger found the bewildered old man stumbling along the road, looking first at the gold piece in his palm and then back over his shoulder toward the emperor’s palace. Dairyman Supplies “Noiseless Milk.” A dairyman in Indianapolis, Ind., supplies his patrons with what he calls ‘noiseless milk.” His wagons have rubber tires, his milkmen wear rub ber-soled shoes and he has supplied each of his customers with a little rub ber mat on which the vessels are si lently placed. i The Chinese Pig Tail May Go It is stated that the statesmen of the flowery kingdom are considering the advisability of altering the Chinese law which requires Mongolians to wear cues. The Chinese, it is said, wore their hair American fashion some 300 years ago, at which time they likewise wore garments similar to those in use A in this country today. With a new emperor came an alteration in the two fashions, and ever since cues and blouses h;?*.re been quite the proper I thing. Now there is a great agitation for a change back to the old style. The Chi nese are of a practical turn of mind I and say that too much time is requir ed to dress their long braids. There is considerable objecting to the style now in vogue, and so persistent for a change has become ths demand that it is likely the law establishing the style of headdress will be altered. It is stated that the Chinese will not wear I their hair long, but that their heads ■ will be kept shaven. jtt Will Cat Bears’ WhUkers. Whiskeru have been tabooed at the ■ Zoo, and a crusade against them will H shortly be started, says the Philadel : it; phia Press. Within a few days the ji keepers will trim the bears' mustaches, B which have grown very long and an ■ uoy the beasts. The whiskers have i, curled around so far as to tickle the ■ bears every time they move their heads. The hairs are fully eight inches in length, and caused one bear to cut himself so badly with his claws in try ing to push them away that the keep ers feared for a time that serious re sults would follow. The trimming of the bears’ whiskers will require several days, and is a dangerous operation. Each bear has to be cornered and placed in a cage so small that in it he is unable to move. The objection able whiskers are then removed with long shears. The position of zoo bar ber is not much sought after. The animals often struggle and fight until exhausted before they will submit to the operation, and it takes all the pa tience of the keepers to bring it through successfully. The day for the trimming of the whiskers has not yet been set, but it will be a lively one at the Zoo. Some of BIr. Morgan’s Gifts. Thus far J. Pierpont Morgan has given $500,000 for a New York tech nical school, $175,000 for a botanical park in New York, $100,000 for a lying in hospital, $150,000 fqr a yacht club $30,000 for a church, $25,000 for light ing St. Paul's cathedral. London, and 30,000 rare manuscripts to the New York library. It is easier to call a man a fool that It is to convince him of the truth ol your statement. WHY MRS. PINKHAM Is Able to Help Sick Women When Doe tors Fail. How gladly would men fly to wo man's aid did they but understand a woman's feelings, trials, sensibilities, and peculiar organic disturbances. Those things are known only to women, and the aid a man would give is not at his command. To treat a case properly it is neces sary to know all about it, and full information, many times, cannot bo given by a woman to her family phy> Mrs. O. H. Chappell. Rician. She cannot bring herself to tell everything, and the physician is at a constant disadvantage. This is why, for the past twenty-five years, thousands of women have been con fiding their troubles to Mrs. Pinkham, and whose advice has brought happi ness and health to countless women in the United States. Mrs. Chappell, of Grant Park, 111., whose portrait we publish, advises all suffering women to seek Mrs. Pink ham’s advice and use Lydia E. Pink ham’s Vegetable Compound, as they cured her of inflammation of the ovaries and womb ; she, therefore, speaks from knowledge, and her experience ought to give others confidence. Mrs. Pink ham's address is Lynn. Mass., and her advice is absolutely free. Your worth depends on what you are and not what you have. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens tho gums, reduces in flammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. The wisdom or today is not infre quently the result of yesterday’s mis fortune. Are You Using Allen’s Foot EaaeT It is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet. Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen’s Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad dress. Allen S. Olmsted. LeRoy. N. Y. The “bad boy” often makes the best man. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH, the only 16 oz. package for 10 cents. All other 10-eent staren con tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran teed or money refunded. Basket picnics are one kind of en tertainment and basket ball is another. Pain—Wizard Oil. Use the last on the first and you have neither one nor the other. A dollar in the hand is worth two in a will. Private Mailing Card. Private Mailing Card with colored views of scenery on the Chicago, Mil waukee & St. Paul Railway sent on receipt of ten (10) cents in stamps. Address F. A. Miller, General Passen ger Agent, Chicago, 111. A flat in the ninth story of an apart ment house is a place intended for high livers. L’ *.... .... WHAT WE HEAR FROM ASSINIBOIA, WESTERN CANADA, “Don't Thlnlc of Comlug, but Como." To the Editor: The above is the em phatic manner in which a friend In Yorkton writes to a friend near St. Paul, Minnesota, and it is pretty near ly right, too, with the advantages that Western Canada offers to those seeking homes. The Assinlbola dis trict is one of the best. The writer from whose letter we quote goes on to say: “John, if you miss this chance you are foolish, for you can get out cheap er when there are so many coming, and I would not tell you to come if 1 thought you could not do well, and If you don't come in the spring you will have to go away back, for you do not want to think that there is no one living out here but us. I saw nicer buildings out here than I ever saw befoie, and if the country was no good what would they want them for? John, if you sold everything you have and came out here you would be worth more than .e.ver y&n were before, and if you can bring your team. You can get anything you want on tick, and when they do that with strangers they are not afraid they can't make enough to pay for it. I saw as nice wheat as I ever saw in my life, and if they could not grow grain what would, the flour mill be for, and it cost $20,000.” Now this was what Mr. Thomas Fitzpatrick, of Yorkton, Assiniboia, Western Canada, wrote to a friend. There will be opened up this sum mer new districts in Saskatchewan and Assiniboia at low prices, particu lars of which can be had of any agent of the government of the Dominion of Canada, whose advertisement appears elsewhere in tho columns of your paper. Yours truly, An Old Reader. True fishers of souls have little use for bread and butter bait. HO! FOR OKLAHOMA! New lands soon to open Be ready! Morgan's Manual, With supplement containing proclamation, map showing allotments. County Beats, etc., U. Supplement A Map, 10c. Agents Wanted. DICK T. MORGAN,Perry,O.T. A man may have a keen mind with out a cutting tongue. You can not always Improve an un cultured man by cultivating him as an acquaintance. Do Yonr Feet Aehe end Ilurnf Shake Into your shoes, Allen's Foot Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N.Y. It doesn't take an artist to draw a perfectly natural long breath. Hull's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. Price. 75a A family tree Is one kind that Isn’t admired for having a shady reputa tion. Plso's Cure Is tho best medicine we ever tised for all affections of tho thro w and lungs.—WM. O. Endsi.ky, Vanburen, Ind., Feb. 10,1000. if a man could do just as he pleas ed he would be the most unpopular Individual on earth. Dyspepsia Is tho bano of the human system. Protect yourself against its ravages by the use of Ueeman's Pepsin Gum. People who ask ’’time’’ for their debts don't care .to spend It. in jail. $148 will buy new Upright piano on easy payments. Write for catalogues. Schmoller & Mueller, 1313 Farnam street, Omaha. South Dakota Farm* Is the title of an illustrated booklet Just Issued by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, descriptive of the country between Aberdeen and tho Missouri River, a section heretofore unprovided with railway facilities, but which is now reached by a new line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. Everyone contemplating a change of location will be interested in the information contained In It, and a copy may be had by sending a two eent stamp to F. A. Miller, Ueneral Passenger Agent, Chicago, 111. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH, the only 16 oz. package for 10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran teed or money refunded. I Tied Up | o • S When the muscler. feel drawn ami O tied up and the flesh tender, that 5 ^ tension is j • » s Soreness § J „nd | | Stiffoess • 0 0 from cold or over exercise. It • • lasts but a short time after 0 1 St Jacobs Oil i • 0 0 Is applied. 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If your dealer does not have it write to nearest agency of STANDARD OIL JA COMPANY I Bad Breath f X Undigested, decaying food remnants, in the mouth and stomach, giving off pestiferous gases, are the cause «►> of that awful breath, so repulsive as to cause a halt in friendship, affection, love,—any form of intimacy. yr Nobody can stand its overpowering stench, and it is a cause of terrible misery to those afflicted and their dear ♦> C* ones. There is only one way to cure it—disinfect the digestive canal with CASCARETS! Clean it out, keep it O C* clean, let CASCARETS stimulate the lining of mouth and stomach, and put it in shape to work naturally and €♦ properly. Nothing but CASCARETS will bring about the desired result. BE SURE YOU GET THEM! (♦ j{er ens.—Detroit Free Pi. -e. at. C* *»ted - or I*. 4) > “I have been using CASCARETS ro < C# lm* end as s mild sod effective laxative they are 4) A. RUV it to simply woodertul. 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