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The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-08-09

The great celebrity OF our TIN TAG TO
: BACCO has caused many limitations
2 thereof 10 be placed on the market We
: therefore caution all CheWers against pur
: chasing such limitations.
All dealers buying or selling other plug
2 tobacco bearing a hard or metallic label
render themselves liable to the penalty o.
!: the Law, and all persons violating oul
2 trade marks are punis liable by fine and
( imprisonmentS y EE ACT OF CONGRESS
2 AUG. IA, 1875.
The genuine LORILLARD TIN TAG
q TOBACCO can be distinguished by TIN
: TAG on each lump with the word LOR
ILLARD stamped thereon.
: over .OSs tons tobacco sold in iS77 and
o nearly 5000 persons employed in fac
e tories.
: Taxes paid Gov'm't in 1877 about s3..
: 500. 900, and during past IL years, over
&c, 100000.
2 These goods are sold by all jobbers al
: manufacturers rates.
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SOCIETIES.

Masonic Hall located In third story OF Cages
Block, Main street.
FiNnLAY CoUscI L, X. q ). M, No. 81. Regular
CourcIl second Monday evening In each
month. .
fIHDLAY CHAPTER, X. A. M. No. s.. Stated
Couvocation nrst Monday evenings In each
FIspLAY LoDGK,F q M.,Np. III. Stated CON-
muuication inst and thiI "Wednesday eve-
nings in each month.
Odd-Fellows' Hall east 81 OF Main street.
between sandusky and crawford Streets.
GOLDEN RULE ESCAAPMEST. No s2,l.O.o.F.
meets second and fourth friday evenings
of each month.
HANCOCK LODGE. So.73, l. e. q. F., meets eve-
ry Tuesday evening.
FIsDLAYI.oDGE, No. 50, X OF P..meets every
Monday evening I'm odd Fellows Hall.
PfNDLAY5AvINGs ANDBUILDISG LoASA
oIATioN meets at the Courthouse on the
third Monday in each month.
rHE woMEN's CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE
USIoNmeets At theLeague Oms.opposite
the Joy House. General prayer meeting
everysabbath afternoon at O'Clock. Wo-
mems prayer meeting Wednesday alter
noon at 2 o'clock. Childrens meeting Hrst
Saturday afternoon In each mouth III
O'Clock.
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a CARD.

To all who are suffering from heerrors and
inaiscretions Of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay. loss Of manhood &C, viii send
a recipe that will cure you. FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy wssdiseoVered
by . missionary in South America send
self-addressed envelope to the REV JOSEPH
T IxxAs; StafGon D. Bot Hoslse' Nes0 f0rh
o., z-S
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Established 1865,
American and Foreign Patent

GILMORE & Co., Successors 20 CHIPMAN
hos ER q Co., SOLICITORS. Patents procured
in all countries. No FEES IN ADYANCR- No
charge unless the patent is granted. No fees
for making preliminary examinations. No
additional fees for obtaining and conducting
a rehearing. special attention given to In
reference Cases before the Patent Office, Ex-
tensions before Congress, Infringement Suits
in different States, and all litigation apper-
tanning TO Inventions orPatents. SKNpSrAMP
TO GILMORE Co. FOR PHAMPHLEr OF SIXTY
PAGES.
Old Bounty Land Warrants.
The last Report of the Commissioners OF
the General Land Office shows Sy7, 500 acres
of Bounty LandWarrants outstanding These
were issued under act of 1855 and prior acts.
GILMORE CO. pay cash for them. Send
by registered letter. where Assignments are
imperfect We give Instructions to perfect
them.
United States General Land Orice.
Contested Land Cases prosecuted before the
partment of the Interior. Private Land
Claims, MINING and PRE-EMPTIoN Claims
and HOMESTEAD Cases attended to.
Arrears OF Pay and Bounty.
OFFICERS. SOLDIERS, and SAILORS of the
late war, or their heirs, are in many cases
| entitled to money from the Government OF
which they have no knowledge. Write full
| and bounty received. Enclose stamp TO GIL
MORE q CO., and a full reply, after examin-
alton, will be given you free.
| Pensions.
All OFFICERS, SOLDIERS, and SAILORS
wounded, or injured in the late war. however
slightly, can obtain pension by addressing
GILMORE & CO. :
Cases prosecuted by GILMORE & CO. be.
fore the supreme Courts ofthe United States
| the Court OF Claims and the Southern Claims
Commission.
Each department OF our business Is con-
Quoted in separate bureau, under the charge
Lat hat pr ffae r-ff
i by the old firm. Prompt attention TO al
business entrusted 10 GILMORE 4 CO. /,
| thus secured. We desire TO win success by
1 deserving IL.
! Address GILMORE & CO.,
WASHINGTON. d. c.
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BOROUGH OFFICERS.

AdyoT-Wiiliam Vance, --H.
Cferk-w. L. Pistt-
7FeaSareT-Dave. r. Davis
Adrshal-James u. Byal.
Saresf COMMUNICATIONS Acker.
hnoraey-Jsmes A. Bope.
Coancii-E. Palmer. A. Browns ID. Houpt
=. W. FirmIn, Frank Rarst, Sen-. and Z. K
hoard oT Improve,sents-wm. Vance. ]. A,
Bope and .. q. Kimunons.
BoGr.E Of HedLfh-Willia Edwards. d. Z.
Fisher. J. L. Linyilie, DIR. I. q Ballard, VIM
Vance, M. d. Shafer. W 3. rart er.
Idrk Oafssissf0ners-MiIt.G G:ay, David Fel-
lers, Henry Rob.
CemefeTy DirectoTs-Charies u Hall, J. X
Clark l.. A Baldwin.
Cfty kngiaeer-Mih. Gray.
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Correspondence
OUR PARISLEITER

Troubles and GlOries OF Our Sister Re-
publie-Defeats or Noted MOnarehists
The New Palace For Newspaper
Representatives Opened-The Dog
ShOw-Our Exhibits at Paris-Grand
Inducements 10 Foreign Emigrants,
etc. etc
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DIR. q. W. iLLDWAY,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON

oFFICE-Ove John Ruthraun's Hardware
store.
RESIDENCE-Main c. oss street, 3rd house
East OF II cad Quarters
viii attend to all calls in Town or country
Can be found at his Office. except when PRO-
Ies,iouaIly engaged from 4. NJ. until ~
p, NJ. Y ~
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plain here. Business pleasant and honorable
Women. and boys and girls do as well as men
We will furnish You a complete Outfit free
The bus mess pays better han anything else
We will bear expense of starting you. Far.
ticulars free. Write and see. Farmers and
mechanics, their sons and daughters, and al
classes In need of paying work al home
should write to us and learn all about the
work at once. Now is the time. Don't delay
address TRUE & Co., Augusta. Maine. 10
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CHuR RCHES
.4imdlsp Bnsinsss RirsetnIp.
w. WALTMAN, MI. ID

oFFICE-In Kerr's block, up stairs, first
door TO the right. ,,s,
Office hours from O'Clock A NJ till y
O'Clock T.. NJ. when not otherwise engaged.
Will attend calls at any lime In town or
country Eye and ear and all chronic DIS
eo..s Snec,.lfy 3s
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couNfYoEfIcERs.

COUNTY CFFSERS.
Comaoa PeGs Judge II. IL. Dodge
dadisor- Joseph X. Kagy.
CLERK Of COlirls -sscpit w. PreDle.
7Feasnrer-Petsr Hosler.
Rec1rder-Joseph X. GuizwilieT.
f-rsbaIe Judge Samuel B. Huffman.
sheri1-Parlee &. rTitch.
F,r0xecasfing Attoraey-Heury Brown.
t1Toner- DIR. T. q. BarDhili.
Cossmsssioners- Ross W. Moore, Joh ID
bishop AMI John Edgington.
'aarasarU Directors pb-ll Byal. x. NJ
watson and j. X. Bushong.
fadrnlary Stfperiatendeat-James l. Henry
S-h AdE1Insiaers-W. T. Plat, L. X .SuIh
sriand and Dorilas Martz-
TOWNSHIP OFFiC SRS.
1THStees-Samuel Howard, &, Jordan, and
IL. Byai.
IFerk- Henry II. Louthan.
7reauTeT-Henry Schwartz
Jastlces ID. Il. Beardsley and o. A. Ballard
Coastables-B. l.. Byal, and WIN. AIspsch
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EIoME1PArHIG PHYSICIANS and Sur
III geons. Fin ilay, ohio. lSuccessors TO
DeIwIier a TriJch) We Will be pleased 10
see any or all of tile patrons OF Tue late DR..
mil
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w, n. YOsT, n. 10.
CDR. AIMEE L. DAVIS,

nHYsICIAN AND URGEON, Mt Bianch:
i ard. ohio, Ali calls promptly attended
- 6tf.
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e. PHIFER,

GU6VEYOR. Once In first block South of
- Court House Attention given 10 rctracing
the lines OF old surveys. laying out. parting
of aud dividing mp lands, ,levellng ioI prohles
uI r.sssxis aud bitches.
A~r,h Id ls7N -em
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-08-09
Ayers Ague Cure,

For Fever and Ague, Intermittent
Fever, Chill Fever, Remittent Fever,
Dumb Ague, Periodical or Bilious Fever,
&C., and indeed all the affections which
arise from malarious, marsh, or mias-
matte poisons.
This is compound remedy, prepared with
scientific skill from vegetable ingredients, which
rarely fails TO cure the seyerest cases Of Chills
and Fever and the conconiitant disorders. Such
a remedy the necessities of the people in malari-
Gus districts demand. Its great superiority over
any Other medicine yet discovered for the cure
of Intermittents is that il contains quinine or
mineral, and those who take it are free from
danger Of quinisrr or any injurious effects, and
are as healthy after using it as before. 1t has
been extensively employed during the last thirty
years in the treatment of these distressing dis
orders, and so unvarying has been its success
that il has gained the reputation Of being infalh-
bic. II can, be safely recommended as a sure
remedy and specific for the Fever and Ague Of
the West, and the ChiIls and Fever of the
South, which, once broken up by it, do not
return until the disease is again contracted.
The great variety Of disorders which arise
from the irritation Of this poison, such as Neu-
ralSia, rheumatism, Gout, Headache,
Kindness, ToOthache, Earaches "a.
tarrh, Asthma, Palpitation, Splenic
Affections, Mysteries, Pain I'm the Bow
els, Collie, Paralysis, and arrangement Of
the Stomach, all Of which become intermittent
or periodical, have no speedier remedy than
AYERS AGUE CURE, which cures them all alike,
and protects the system from future attacks. As
preventive, 1t is of immense service in those
communities where Fever and Ague prevails,
asst stays the development Of the disease if taken
on the first approach Of the premonitory symp-
toms. Travellers and temporary residents are
thus enabled to defy these disorders, and few
will ever suffer If they avail themselves Of the
protection this remedy affords.
For Liver Complaints, arising from
torpidity it is an excellent remedy; it stimulates
this organ into healthy activity, and produces
many remarkable cures where other medicines
fail.
Prepared by DR.. ]. c. Aver & Co..
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
LOWELL, MASS.
SOLD BIZ ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE.
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II. a. BALLARD.
nHYSlCIAN AND SURGEON.

nHfSlCIAN AND SURGEOE.
OFFICE-ssL Main Street, entrance LIST stairs
North of q g. Hall & Co.'S Couft ctionery-
RESIDENCE-South Main Street, lst house
North of furniture rooms:
viii respond promptly IL cali al All hours
When not otherwise engaged can he cun-
suited at ms Office between the hours Oh
A AZ and L. NJ. lo-4l
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Terms of subscription:
Gitu and County Direrforp.
Arrival and Departure OF Mails at the
Eindiay Post Office.

Findiay Post Office.
DEPARTURE
Curry Brdaeh {. b q e. RR.. go a
L. Ed., hR. gc4s1 iSOuth. il:l5 n Ia
North. As p. N.
ARRIyALs.
Odrev Rrdnch &. d. d &. RR., c:l5 p. m
l.. r. & l.. Xxx. Joing south, HIS a. IN
North, AS y. m.
DEPARTURE.
Yum Bsren, HOrtGge, hus0en dsld BOaDtin0GreeT
--ruesdAy, Thursday and saturday ,Ht "a N
M III Iacilrrd H0ucktoUa and EaOing'S Corner.
"Wednesday snc ssturday. at g. IN.
A 4rtla0fOn Hiuidm stoDR and DsDtEiTE Tuesday
and Saturday. ~ ! p- IN.
llslk heisi0e Oudaod, R0anOke, RetDsOre. and Gil
bod-Tuesdav and Friday, at a IN.
Bertoa Ridge ,S1aaterond feHdieton- Friday at
HcCSab and Fsvt age Center--DsIly at p. no
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A rroRNEY AND COUNSELLOR Al
"A LAW, Findlay. OHIO. once in Head
ia rIsrs Buildiug, North -east of Court
House. Will attend promptly To business
entrusted to his care. April D. 1917.
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mas. rKlrCH a RIcKErs,

nHYsiCIAN and SURGEON ONCE up
stairs in Davis Opera House BLOCK tfind'
law ONO. 81 ly
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A rr0RNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.
"A aud NotaryPcblic. VIII attend promptly
~ all business entrusted 10 his cire. Pariicu-
lar attention given Collections, Partitionlng
.,f Lands and business In Probate Court
uifice on Main street, in Rossman's Block,
aesrly opposite the Court House. lMsy7.
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Meant be made by every agen
FHUUIlevery month in the business we
Nuuu furnish, but those willing to
work can easily earn a dozen
IlIUNtI dollars day right in their own
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T. T.. DUNN.
LII. JOHESON.

ATTORNEY AT LAW.
ONCE in New Bank Building, West side o
Main Street, No % (Sov. 2-tf9
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Ayers Medicines sold at Haven & Fleck'
Drug Store.
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Han RS A ROPE,
BURKEf,

rruRNEY AT Law,
oftice over W. L. Davis q Co.'S store. Main
street. tiudlav Ohio. April IA IL
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4 rrORSEY AT LAW. Once upstairs, hrs
q Door Sonth OF Court Ho Sc; Fipdlsy.O.
November "A, lS7+ q.
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Old Bounty Land Warrants.

Contested Land Cases prosecuted before the
United States General Land Office and De-
partment of the Interior. Private Land
| Claims, MINING and PRE-EMPTIoN Claims
and HOMESTEAD Cases attended to.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-07
jefferson

From the GRAPHIC.
John w. Brumbaugh and J. G..
DeNIott who have been engaged at
leasing land in Pinecreek township,
for Fargo Il strong of Edenburg, in n.
form us that they have succeeded in
leasing twenty-five hundred acres, and
that James McFadden and James
Taylor commenced taking out timber
for that purpose on "Wednesday last,
and the first derrick will be erected On
the Nathaniel Butler farm, which will
be completed in ten days or two weeks,
when drilling will be commenced at
once. Five Others will Immediately
follow, and we have every reason for
believing that in a few months Pine
creek township will'lay Punxsutaw-
ney's, Ground Hog City" in the
shade. Thus it is the opinion that
there is oil in Jefferson county, and
since there is not enough capital or
enterprise among our people to test the
matter, it is highly encouraging to
know that outsiders will do it for us
and we predict that, before another
year has flown, Jefferson county will
be prominent phrase in the annals
of oildom.
From the Republican.
A rifle of excitement took place in
Franklin last week, the cause thereof
being an attempted elopement of a
married man named John Rose, with
fair young lady of that place. A
warrant was sworn out by the deserted
wife, and the guilty pair overhauled
at Meadville, where the male biped
had stopped long enough to get on u
big drunk. The young lady was re-
turned to her parents, where she will
have an opportunity to repent of hel
foolish escapade.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-07
z. K. GRESH.

DEALER in all kinds of cabinet ware.
wood and cane seat chairs, kitchen and ex-
tention tables, wood and marble top stands,
wood and marble top bureaus, whatnots,
looking glasses, wood and marble top cham.
ber suits, mattresses, spring bed bottoms,
bed steads, cribs. Laferty's metal lined
wood pumps, &C., &c. Cane seats replaced
with perforated wood seats. Weed sewing
machine reduced from S65 to S45, the best ma
chine in the market, and picture frames
made to order. Also large assorted stock of
ready made collins constantly on hand and
trimmed at shortest notice. All the above
goods are sold at panic prices. Ware Rooms
in masonic building, Ridgway Pa.
v7n5lt.
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-Rawlins, Wy. r., March g..

-Rawlins, Wy. r., March "A
letter received here from trustworthy
parties on Snake river says the Ute
Indians are acting in very defiant
manner and threaten to go on the war
path when the grass comes. A letter
from Bear river states that the people
are greatly excited over the action of
the Indians and are preparing places of
safety for their women and children.
The dead body of Ashby Harris, a
prominent citizen, living near Birm-
ingham, Ala, who has been missing
two weeks, has been found in the
mountains in the southwestern part
of that county, with load of buckshot
that had been emptied in his head.
Four hundred dollars which he had on
his person when he disappeared was
gone. The murder caused great ex-
citement in that locality. Peter Ray
has been arrested as the criminal.
Mary Gabel, living seven miles
from Evansville, Indiana, was found
hanging to beam in stable dead.
She had climbed on the beam and tied
one end of rope to it, and the other
around her neck, and jumped off a
distance of six feet. Her neck was
broken by the fall. She was aged
twenty-three, and had been nearly
blind for eleven years. She was un-
married and lived with a brother.ln-
law.
AT Fish Landing, on the Illinois
bank of the Mississippi river, a horri-
BILE holocaust occurred on the lst inst.
Morris Kaiser a German, purchased
some coal oil at a store and returned
to his home. While filling some
lamps with the dangerous fluid,
Kaiser accidentally set fire to the
premises, and the entire family, con-
sisting of husband, wife and six child
rem, were burned to death. Coroner
Hilton has started to the scene of the
terrible disaster for the purpose of
holding an inquest.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-07

WAsHINGTON's BIRTHDAY NUM-
BER OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TINES.
1t is but once in lifetime that a
President of the United States writes
for newspaper; but President Hayes
has taken such an interest in the
Washington Birthday number of
The Sunday School Times, of Phila.
delphia, that he contributes to it a
special message to the youth of the
country, on the example of Washing
ton. All the governors ofthe original
thirteen states also pr0ffer timely
counsel to the young of America, and
to their parents and teachers. These
representatives of the "old thirteen
are Governors Prescott of New Hamp-
shire, Rice of Massachusetts, Van
Zandt of Rhode Island, Hubbard of
Connecticut, Robinson of New York
Mcclellan of New Jersey, Hartrantt
of Pennsylvania, Cochran of Della
ware, Carroll of Maryland, Holiday
of Virginia, Vance of North Carolina,
Hampton of South Carolina, and Col
quit of Georgia. Some of the gov
ernors write at considerable length ;
but besides their contributions the
number contains articles, emphasizing
varions aspects of Washington's life,
character, and example, by Joseph
Cook, Edward Eggleston, and the
Rev. DIR. Richard Newton. Charles
Dudley Warner compares Washington
with Rameses H.; DR.. Benson j. Los
sing describes all his headquarters in
his various campaigns and President
G. w. c. Lee, of Washington and
Lee University, includes in his article
an unpublished letter on education,
written by Washington himself. The
two fine poems of the number are by
William Cullen Bryant and Paul HI.
Hayne, representing the North and
the South. The usual weekly helps
to the Sunday-school lesson fill five
additional pages.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-07
Mexican

From the MINER.
The occurrence of dry wells in the
north west is rather dampening the
hopes Of the Warren people of the ex-
tension of the o. b. d w. railroad to
their place, and the expediency is now
discussed in railroad circles of connect
ing with the Philadelphia & Erie rail-
road at point farther east than War.
ren. The surveys of the N. Y. &.
Erie all showed it to be better not to
cross the deep valley of the Kinzua,
but to turn it, by following the main
ridge which passes through the south
part Of Heating township. This
would bring the o. B. d. w. within
four or five miles of Smethport. a
branch could be very cheaply built
connecting the o. B. & w. with the
Mexican & Buffalo at this place.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-07
Clarion

From the Republican.
On the night of the 22d amasquerade
ball was given at the Opera House, in
Edenburg. Just as the dancing COM
menced, party of Elk City roughs
headed by Punch Dulin and a man
named Broadwater, came in. Broad
water got in trouble with one of the
women present, and this resulted i'm a
general fight. During the fracas, Mr..
Geo. Thomas, who has charge of the
building interferred to keep the peace.
While thus engaged he was struck by
Dulin and knocked down. The burly
ruffian then commenced kicking him,
and one of the kicks broke the leg of
Thomas just above the ankle. Dulin
left on the early morning train and
has not been arrested to date. 1t was
brutal affair and the parties engaged
in it should be severely dealt with.
On Saturday morning last all al
tercation took place at Beaver City
between two men named Wickham
and Fitzgerald, over game of cards.
Wickham struck Fitzgerald over the
head with a poker, knocking him
senseless. The injured man was taken
to the Exchange Hotel, and for q time
his life was despaired of. Wickham
was arrested and taken before Esq.
Atwell,, and held to bail in the sum
of $1,000. Being unable to procure this
Wickham was brought to Clarion Jail.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-07

THE BILL introduced by Represen-
tative Phillips, of Kansas, in the Ma
tional House of Representatives 'to
authorize the issue of postal savings
bonds and for other purposes, has re-
ceived the approval of the House
banking and currency committee, and
prominent member says the report
in favor of its adoption will be nearly
unanimous. 1t provides that holders
of lawful money, Treasury notes or
coin, may make deposits in any sums
larger than twenty five cents in any
postal money office, and when the
sums reach $40 a postal order on the
Treasury shall be given and shall be
receivable for bonds, to be known as
postal savings bonds" to be issued
by the Treasury and bearing interest
at the rate of 9.65 per cent. per annum.
Holders of postal orders may receive
the bonds after five days notice at the
money order offices where the orders
were issued. Said bonds shall also be
issued, upon application, in exchange
for lawful money, or Treasury notes or
coin, at the Treasury of the United
States or at the Office of any Assistant
Treasurer or designated depository,
and shall be exempt from all taxation
The bill further provides for the pay
ment of interest every three months.
The bonds may be- exchanged for cur
rency at any time at the various Treas
ury offices. The money thus received
by the government shall be applied to
the redemption of such of the bonds
of the United States as are redeemable
at pleasure. The bill also authorizes
the Secretary of the Treasury to pre-
| pare special issue of United States
notes, identical in all respects with
the legal-tender notes, which shall be
a legal tender for all debts, public and
private, except duties on imports and
payment of interest on the public
debt, to the amount of ten per centum
of the postal money orders and postal
savings bonds actually outstanding,
until the whole amount of such
special issue shall reach the sum of $780,
600, 900, which special issue of legal
tender notes shall be used wholly and
exclusively in the redemption of the
postal savings bonds herein provided
for, under such rules and regulations
as the Secretary of the Treasury shall
prescribe for the purpose.