Telegram-herald., 1889-09-23
MUIILATED MONEY.
As><>s- L<<s q = Csrsal.zaS B.4k- ss<s
-4a-sr rH~zsfeEkAsa Gzf. rx1zkaGs
-A-4s-a1-<ss ~ s1ss4 a9sAsy
1xss 0asc Cola

-s-----<ss - 11ssz A@Asy
1xss eaic Gaia
WAS ssesnss sf LAs I'D ragged osrsy
s1e tera Dapsr nsssasy ana sAs worn,
s1ippsd -aa esf-ost oslass Grssao-exs
az payer e4rreHey sf Las VARIOUS lads
nsse . osrtain lie, wAlca, selaz e1Aied.
tnzlf 1-Is a. 4ssf444ess srs considered
P-~ns1s s11 sEey ass nan w4t1drssa from
@<1A1%.loa - TIE Irs@s1ry Department
<ad fzss1 @1c crap 1s1 bills -aks their
fiAse. Tie 4ssrzzs ia % q os1k nsts or
ocEsr1Dsns 1ess % . E4tler hard 70 De-
tas-41iaes s@Fs las 81 Ls4ls Republic. Thls
asPs1ds 81 skrely gDoa tAs asa1s into which
4 r2Lls 4ad TIA azn5sF IL E1aes y %
passed oos kaso sA<c.1aLAoa- s1sgld Is
eone Lnso tns Dossssslsa IL . missr aud 90
i1ts ia s<sag Do. . he u01ld b>. 0t
coarse. 1licn louss< tas1 II IA sts@1y use,
bgs apon a. .ssrage . asss Is a circulation
sniy So "a ssvsa years Bl-1s u s14- de-
aomia-siszs snes, s~os. Ewes sad ts1s, sre
or course. ~or1 o1s more quickly tn4a those
Of larger 4ino4at A sso 1i4 would DC care
fully folded .14 pat into . pocket book,
whore ons would bs sr1nbied ap saa
90 in1o tns vest pocAst, a-sng viii tn=
msl.A eoiaA
Under ia rulLags q the Treasury De-
paranens al szo-treasuriss shG designated
deposib0ries of ths United States 4ro re-
CURED - lay asl1s al currency tn2s h4s be-
so1e worn ~ a1T great degree and for
~ard tne sans - the Department. IN Wash
tng1Co. lh.s - .. once sorted as ~ lss1s
snd Denomination and . proper return
made u t1s sender. Al National bank
notes are separated from ths others and
when s.lticiens amount Is collected u Is
resarned - tbs 8sak issgInz tns same and
l. q lsft - their discretion whether the bills
shall seAia bs!yqs IA circulation or not, and
Il tAe ot1Siass,0f the bank think the notes
Too oatiy zora' 70 again De pa, anoat they
are returned Again 10 the Treasury Depart
meat a. " Arlington And the institution Is
given creais 4sr The snooat
All uoneyHs shls character, when with
drawn rom circulation, "a destroyed First
the issus, We denomination sad the num-
ber aAd el4ss are carefully noted IN books
kept FOR thas purpose. and IN the presence
Of officials named FOR thts duty the notes
are thrown tnto q maceratlng machine, Snt
the whole eat into tie smallest possible
pieces. Altar they have been 50 thoroughly
saacsrzted as 10 preclude even the possibll
ity Of thelr beng put togsthsr again, ths
residae 10 sol - a firm in Washing gton who
press Il andsr hydraulic pressure into odd
shaped hstlestrlakets and charms which are
sold - curiOsity seekers who delight Ia tho
possession 0f az article whica may have
represented thousands Of dollars A. some
previous stage OF Is usefulness.
II 10 frequently the case that in some 40
eldens parcel OF bank bills Is but partially
destroyed An end may DC Sharred OF In q
IRE or In a hundred ways a bill may Go
made Hnnt for circulation Should three
hfths OF the original Dill be preserved this
-. - -. - -.
redeemed without question, but when there
Is lsss taan tnree-hfths, pu. clearly moro
than twoafths Of tho original proportion
remaining, they are receemable by the
rnited 5t4tes Treasurer only az one-half
the face value Of the whole note.
Should sh-re DC lO.~ more than two
ffths OF the entire bill sho Treasurer viii
redeem tne sane at face value IL the frag-
ments ara accompanied by an AFFIDAVIT OF
ths owner or OF other persons having
knowlsag ge that the missing portions have
been totally destroyed. The Treasurer, OF
course, exercises his discretion in the re-
denpsion OF mutIlsted currency so "a 70
protect the Government against fraud, and
one Of hls rulings In this regard IL that al
Afidzvits shall be sworn 20 before . notary
public. the person whose signat appear
On The instrument making oath that the
statements arc al true. Should the Treas
urss dssids that the evidence Is not
s1ficiens 10 protect the Government
against frxuf, rs will refuse 70
.rsdssrn shs fragments and win re-
turn shs pieces so the owner. AL sub
treasures are authorized 70 redeem all
notes which contain not less than three
nfths o< ne original bill The consignes
must pay Vie cost OF transportation for the
return q the s1n allowed IN the redeem
Ing Of defaood or mutilAted money Of any
charaotsr
Silver money has an obvious advantage
over gold coin. IA that The former is redeem
sbis no matter ths amount OF abrasion that
mar appear. while gold coin that has lost
more than ons per cent through abrasion is
considered nutilsted and Is receivable for
only tne actual value BY weight The gold
coins coming into banks or 70 the sub
treasures when found light In weight are
stamped on both sides with the capital II"
denoting that the piecs q deficient in value.
With SILVER coin, although Il nav be worn
perfectly smooth. II IL shows no evidence Of
having been tampered with. IL win be re-
deemed a. face value. al minor coins made
Of the baser metals. five. three two and one
cent pieces. are reasonable IL they are not
so dsfsced as - Dc readily identified. These
rulings are made by the Treasury Depart
renL sni not bein Z part Of Any act OF
Congress they may be changed a. any time.
when ons Treasurer taxes . different view
OF The matter froa thai OF bis predecessor.
A Diary writt-e In BLOOD
? The sIsr- of she famous Bar on Friedrich