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OCTOBER 30, 1903.
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directed the postmaster at New York
U remove Otto Wels, a clerk. Theso
removals are the first result of Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Brls
tow's report on the irregularities in
the postoffice department. The of
fenders are charged with being ex
travagant and, wasteful, and awarding
contracts to favored bidders. It is un
derstood that other dismissals will
follow.
The Twenty-second infantry, until
recently Btationed at Fort Crook, Neb.,
departed on October 21 for Manila to
bG gone for two years. There are 465
iron in the two battalions, and Col
onel Henry Wygant is in command.
The twenty-ninth, annual convention
of the American Bankers' association
met at San Francisco, Cal., on Octo
ber 21, and was addressed on the first
day by several speakers, among whom
was President Hardy of the associa
tion. An interesting report on the
present currency system of the United
States was made by the currency com
mittee. According to this report, the
national banking circulation compared
with September 1 a year ago has in
creased $52,827,551. The general stock
of money in the United States Sep
tember 1, 1903, was as follows: $1,267,
733,949 gold coin, including bullion in
treasury $555,853,494 standard silver
dollars. $101,867,228 subsidiary sil
ver. $17,970,000 treasury notes of 1890.
$346,681,016 United States notes. $418,
587,975 national bank notes. Total,
$2,708,693,662., At the same date there
was in circulation: $620,375,159 gold
coin. $394,155,919 gold certificates.
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THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL ".
Few People Know How Useful it it in Pre
serving Health, and Beauty,
Nearly everybody knows that char
coal is tno safest and most efficient
disinfectant and purifier in nature, but
few realize its value when taken into
the human system for the same cleans
ing purpose.
Charcoal is a remedy that the more
you take of it tn: better; it Is not a
drug at all, but simply absorbs the
gases and impurities always present
in the Momac and intestines and car
ries 'them put of the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating
onions and othr odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and im
proves the complexion, it whitens the
teeth and further acts as a natural
Dd eminently Bafe cathartic.
It absorbs the injurious gases which
collect in the stomach and bowels; It
disinfects the rrouth and throat from
the poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one
fcrm or another, but probably the best
charcoal and the most for the money
is in Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges;
tbey are composed of the finest pow
dered Willow charcoal, and othor
burmless antiseptics in tablet form or
rather in the fcrm of large, pleasant
tasting lozenges, the charcoal being
mixed with honey. ,
The daily use- of these lozenges will
Boon tell In a much Improved condi
tion of the general health, better com
plexion, sweeter breath and purer
Wood, and the beauty of it is, that
ao possible 'barm canresult from their
continued use, but on th contrary,
Great benefit .
A Buffalo .physician, in speaking of
the benefits of charcoal, says "I ad
vise Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges to
8J1 patients suffering from sas in the
stomach and bowels, and to clear the
complexion and purify the breath,
jyouth and throat; I also believe the
aver is greatly benefited by the daily
jse o them; th cost but 25 cents a
dcx at drug stores, and although in
jomo sense a patant preparation, yet I
ir , Sve l,get mora and better charcoal
W ?r8 Aljsc-bent Lozenges than in
ny of the ordinary charcoal tablets."
?72,959,012 standard sliver dollars.
$455,928,384 silver certificates. $92,
70,952 subsidiary silver. $17,850,254
treasury notes of 1890. $335,377,508
United States notes. $399,384,930 na
tional bank notes. Total, $2,388,902,
178, making a circulation per capita
of $29.60, compared with $28.55 Sep
tember 1, 1902. The following nominations-
were made for the convention:
President, J. P. Bigelow of Milwau
kee; first vice president, E. P. Swin
ney of Kansas City; executive com
mittee, J. D. Powers of Kentucky, J.
R. Mitchell of Minnesota, James K.
Wilson of California, J. B. Flnley of
Pennsylvania, Stephen M. Griswold of
New VTork, H. R. Dennis of South Da
kota, W. K. Coffey of Wisconsin, Mills
B. Lane of Georgia, William Livings
ton of Michigan, Charles M. Sawyer of
Kansas.
The Mohawk Indian conference
opened its session on October 22 at
Lake Mohawk, N. Y., with ex-Secretary
of the Navy Long in the chair. A
summary of the work of the Indian
bureau for the ; st year, prepared by
Commissioner Jones, showed that 28,
411 Indian pupils are now enrolled in
schools.
Recent advices from Monastir, the
.scene of the revolutionary action be
tween Macedonia and Turkey, seem to
indicate that a considerable number of
insurgents have surrendered in re
sponse to the sultan's call. It Is said,
however, that this does not Indicate
the collapse of the rebellion, but is In
conformity with the revolutionary
rnTTiTrilfton'R rlnnlsinn to thin out the
insurgent bands during the winter and
retain under arms only an aggregate
of about 3,500 men.
An Associated press dispatch from
Panama, Colombia, says: It is re
ported that the difference between Co
lombia and Nicaragua, growing out of
the aid the revol tlonists of both
countries received during the recent
rebellions, will be arbitrated by Presi
dent Diaz of Mexico.
Another bank failure was reported
on October 22 when the First National
bank of Alleghany, Pa., closed Its
doors. This failure is attributed to
the run made on the bank caused by
the failure of the Pittsburg Federal
National some time ago. Tho First
National bank has been in existence
for thirty-nine years.
Recently Senator Morgan of Ala
bama indicated his intention to intro
duce a resolution bearing upon the
canal question at the extraordinary
session of congress, which is to con
vene on November 9. It is reported
that Senator Morgan will urge the
construction of tiie canal along the
Nicaraguan route.
William H. Landvoight, chief of the
ionaflAainn division of the nostofilce
jnnmfmanf nn October 22 presented
,his resignation to Postmaster Gen
eral Payne, mis retsijsuauuu wuo -quested
by Mr. Payne as a result of
tho recent investigations made in the
department, wherein it was made
known that Mr. Landvoight had some
connection with a company furnishing
registry books to the department.
As a result of a clash between a
mob of angry negro laborers and of-
i i. th. .nil trier n rm flprnnpr Z&.
sceru hi x'iuoiiiii6, v., - - .
one man was killed and several others
were seriously wounueu. xuc """"
took place In the tunnel of the Balti
more & Ohio railroad.
The death list of the week includes
the names, of two prominent persons
ir. England. The widow of Rev. Chas.
H Spurgeon, the noted preacher, died
in London on Octobpr 22, and the Rt.
Hon. William E. Lecky, the well
known historian, died in the same city
on October 23.
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Lightning's Photographs.
During a thunderstorm a few days
ago a number of Swiss marksmen
were struck by lightning while at
rifle practice. It was subsequently
found that upon their bodies were Im
printed photographic impressions of
the trees by which ilie range Is sur
rounded. For at le&M a century and
a quarter the photographic powers
of lightning have been known to the
scientists. Benjamin Franklin noted
an instance, in 1766, in which the ef
fect of wliat ho erroneously described
as a thunderbolt was to photograph,
upon the breast of a man the likeness
of a tree against which he was stand
ing. A New York scientific journal
noted a case of a little girl upon whoso
body was impressed the exact image
of a young maple tree growing before
the window at which she stood when
struck by lightning. Chicago News.