Scorched. W xtor-Sooiked
Redeeming
Bills ea-o
Money * . * Reconstructed.
There was received nt the redemp
tion division of the treasury recently
an envelop * containing a mass of
greenish paper , -dried and liard , 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. Tt "was of
fered for redemption. There was un
doubtedly much tmoney '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 turne'd '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
n 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
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 receied
from a small town in Virginia. The
sender explained in his letter that the
money belonged to an aged woman
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
A Many Little Acts , of
.Kindnesa 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 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 , th n he is pleased. On
one occasion an c nan 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.
Y 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 of
his affable companion 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.
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. ; : TKe CKinese Fig 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
in this country today. With a new
emperor came an alteration in the
two fashions , and ever since cues and
blouses ha/e been quite the proper
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
and say that too much time is requir
ed to dress their long braids. There is
considerable objecttori 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
their hair long , but that their heads
will be kept shaven.
\V111 Cat
Whiskero have been tabooed at the
Zoo , and a crusade against them will
shortly be started , says the Philadel
phia Press. Within a few days . the
keepers will trim the bears' mustaches ,
which have grown very long and an
noy the beasts. The whiskers have
curled around so far as to tickle the
Tjears every time they move their
575. Investigation -showed that there
was $130 in the package , and that
amount was forwarded for the benefit
of the funeral fund. Among the re-
'celpta recently v/as 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 'flry , 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 as 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 Teceived a
number of continental bills , issued by
authority ot ' he continental congress
during the war o 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 negroes ,
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
burled 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
pape'r 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.
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 Sir. 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 , $215,000 for light
ing St Paul's cathedral , London , and
30,000 rare manuscripts to the
York library.
It is easier to call a man a fool thai
it is to convince him of the truth o !
your statement.
WHY MRS. PINKHAM
IB Able to Help Sick "Women
When Doctors 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 arc 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 be
given by a woman to her family
MRS. G. H.
Blcian. 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 Tafk , 111. ,
whose portrait we publish , advises all
suffering women to beek 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.
3Irs. "Winslow'e Soothing Syrup.
for children teething , softens the RUIUS , reduces lir
flammatlon. allays pain.cures wind colic. 23c a bottle-
The wisdom or today is not infre
quently the result of yesterday's mis
fortune.
Are You Using : Allen's Foot EasoT
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.
man.Ask
Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE
STARCH , the only 16 oz. package lor
10 cents. All other 10-cent starcn cou-
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 iave neither one nor
the other.
A dollar in the hand is worth two in
a will.
I'rlvnte Dialling' 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.
WHAT WE HEAR FROM
ASSINIBOIA , WESTERN CANADA ,
"Don't Think of Coming : , but Come. "
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 Assinihoia 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 I
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 before , 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 ever you 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 the columns of your
paper. Yours truly , An Old Reader.
True fishers of souls have little use
for bread and butter bait.
HO ! FOR OKLAHOMA !
Kew lands soon to open Be ready1 Morgan's Manual ,
Trith supplement containing proclamation , map showing
allotments. County seats , etc . n. Supplement & Map ,
tOC. Agents Wanted. D1CKT.MOKCJAN , Perry , O.I.
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 Tour Foot Aoho and IJurnT
Shako Into your shoes , Allen's Foot-
Ease , a povder for the feot. It makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns , Bunions , Swollen , Hot and
Sweating Feet At all Druggists nnd
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 token internally. Price. 75c.
A family tree is one kind that isn't
admired for having a shady reputa
tion.
Plso's Cure Is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections or the throat and lunps.Vn. .
O. ENDSLEV , 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 the T > ane of the numan system.
Protect yourself ; uiinbt its ravages by the us > o
of Beeman'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.
Sooth IJnkotii
Is the title of an illustrated booklet
just issued by the Chicago , Milwaukee
& St. Paul Railway , descriptive of the
country between Aberdeen and the
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-
cent stamp to F. A. Miller , General
Passenger Agent , Chicago , 111.
Ask your grocer for
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.
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I backache , nervousness , Blccplcus-
neBs.'wcnknesH , loiiaor vitality. In
cipient Uduey.blaUdor and urinary
disorders that can not bo cured b
the creac kidney , liver and blood medicine. OOa
At all Druggists. Write for free Rumple. Addresa
KID-NE-OIDS , St. Louis , Mo. . |
. Epilepsy and all Nervous Dhea n. Address
O. I'llKI. ! I11UHVA , 08 Bromlwmj. JlcwborBb S.T.
For Top Prices Ship 1'our
< 3 A. 31 K .1 N 1 > 1' O U 1/T II X
To Headquarters
d. IV. JcUrii Company.
Batter. Eggs. Veal. Hided and Furs. Potatoac
Onions In Carload Lots.
Oninlin. . Xebmftlta.
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anything that can be done with a wood cr coal fire is done
better , cheaper and quicker on a
Heat is not diffused through
out the house there is no
smell , soot , or danger , and the
expense of operating is nomi
nal. Made in many sizes ;
sold wherever stoves are sold.
If your dealer does not have
it write to nearest agency of
STANDARD OIL
COMPANY
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.
Nobody can stand its overpowering stench , and it is a cause of terrible misery to those afflicted and their dear
ones. There is only one way to cure it disinfect the digestive canal with CASCARETS ! Clean it out , keep it
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 !
ens. Detroit Free
"I bare been ualn CASCARETS
and as a mild and effective lazatixe they are
simply wonderful. My daughter and I were
bothered wltb sick stomach and our breath
was very bad. Alter taking a few doses of :
Cascarets we have improved wonderfully.
Tboy are a great help in the family. "
NAQZX
IlWRlttenhouse St. , Cincinnati * , Ohio.
lad to kno * - > mn * U. "
BEST FOR BOWELS AND LIVER.
THIS IS
JOc.
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&EVER SOLD IN BULK.
THE TABLET DRUGGISTS
GUAICANTEED TO CTTKE aH bowel trouble * , appendicitis , ,
bad breath , bad blood , wind on the stomach , bloated bowels , foal month ,
headache. Indigestion , pimple * , pains after eating ; , liver trouble , sallow com
plexion and dtulncss. When year bowels don't move reemlarly yea are
Retting slcU. Constipation bills more people than all other _ diseases _ tocctber. . .
at Is a. eta-tor for tb chronic aliments and Ion - -
afterwards. Wo xaattfr wkat alls yea , ;
yo vrlll neTcr jet \re41 and bo well al , „ _
rloht. Take oar advice J start xvitK CASOAJ2ET& today , under an absolute
Enaraoteo to cure or money refunded. . , .
CO2
80ZODONT POWDER LIQUID each
1TAKAHTEET > TO CUKE : Flve-yenr * eco the flr t box of CAS-
CAKETS urns sold. A ow It Is over six million boxes a year , greater than any
similar medicine In thf world. This Is absolute proof of creat merit , and
onr best testimonial. Wo have faith , and will sell CASCAJ ET3 absolutely
cnaranteed to care or money refunded. Go bay today , two GOc boxes , crlve
tbrm a fnlr , honest trial , as per simple directions , nnd If yea are not ratlsfled
alter nslnr one COe box. return the unused COc box nnd the empty box tone
no by mall , or the drmrzlat from whom yea purchased It , nnd net year money
TMict for both boxes. TaUe our advice no matter wont alls yon tart todny.
Health will iuleUly follow and yea wlllbleca. tli dmy ynn first started thease
orGA8CAJK T0. Book aVee by mall. Addt BTTSLWO ttaioico. , JUw TwkarCUeac * .
We can often create a very favorable TW1IVSE FARMERS
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impression not what Canted
by saying we 83
think. i agents. AUGUST POST , Moultotv Jowa.