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The Portland daily press., 1893-09-28
Handling Lost Money.

I1Oeb MOHc5s
Each one of the clerks who handle
dead letters in the department here has a
pass book for cash. When he opens a
missive that has, money in it, he writes
the amount and his own name on the
envelope. AT the same time he enters
in his pass-book the address of the letter
and the sum of money it contained. At
the end Of the day all the money letters
which have come into his hands are
turned over, together with the pass book
to theschief of the opening division, who
locks them up in safe.
Next morning the chief takes all the
pass books and money letters handed him
by the clerks the night before, and turns
them over to woman, who goes through
the letters and books, verifying the adj
dresses. and contents. If a mistake has
been made she goes at once to the man
whose book is wrong and has the error
corrected No slip can get beyond her.
The woman clerk finally gives all the
money and letters into the hands of the
chief of the money division, who receipts
off from the rest Of the Office by an iron
grating, and the head of it is under very
large bonds. He divides the cash and
letters among his clerks, each one of
whom receipts to him foraso many letters
containing so much cash.
Every possible effort is then made to
find the owners of the stray wealth. No
attempt is made to discover the address,
les, the presumption being that all means
to that end have already been tried
The letters have only become dead
after sbeing advertised, which was the
last resort in that direction. What the
clerks try to do is to get at the senders
There would be no difficulty if people
would only put their full names and adj
dresses inside their letters; hut most
persons do not make habit of taking
this simple precaution. So in each case
a circular is mailed to the postmaster in
the town from which the missive is post
marked, asking him to hunt up the in
dividual to whom the money belongs.
He is obliged by law to do everything
in his power to find that person. When
discovered the latter is informed that
his cash is held for him by the post
office department, and he can get it back
by signing a receipt.
Ninety Per Cent. Restored.
Hows earnestly and thoroughly this
work, is performed may be judged from
the fact that of all the ssmoneyssthat flows
into the dead letter office, mora than sc
per cent is eventually restored to the
owners. Letters for which the, owners
cannot be found are held for three
months, then the cash is separated from
them and they ars fled4 Indefinitely. the
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-28
''''''. RlGBY, :. park =

II OOATiONS for fruit lunch, peanut lemon
L ade and light beer stands at Rigby Park,
d,sring the opening meeting, Oct. 3, 4, and 6,
can be secured by applying to
H.F. FARNHKd, Treasurer,
sepetd Portlands Me.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-10-26

I be corns from which horses suffer srt
largely the ofthe use Of shByings Of
sssdust in the stable instead OF straw
Sswdust and shaving bedding csuse fever
10 he feet aud a contraction Of the the COZ
ronsry band by usLiog the bones Of The
foot into the top 1t the junction Of bonet
snd hesh resul'F. This tigbtness which
are called cofns
These TO called corDs are easily cured
The only thing Necessary 10 to loosen the
foot srouDd the cotobsry band 10 Other
words, to PIT the foot 10 proper propon
ton snd in proper angle to the limb above
The bones 10 the foot will then drop down
into their proper aud normal position, al d
the lsmeness will cease.
Tue di,co1s<stio0 ID Jhe sole a bieh bss
teen nistaker' for corr is not one, for
there is 10 core or center 10 II such ss ell
corns have. Il Is simply sdiscolobtion
which will dissppesrs a. soon - The csnse
Of it hss been removed, aud will tot, like
corn, groE sgs,a No lo,sl application
viii be Of sny use tpr wilI psds or bar
shoes avail The troubl. isst the top Of
ID. foot aud 90. doEn to the ton
tom
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-10-26
Poultry on the Fam.

Even II there was not dollar OF prohl
10 poultry, no farm would be considered
complete without d jck OF hens. To at
tempt living on farm without the bid
dies would cause yoii that at all times
would be visible aud it would BE- dilh
cult matter TO fad farm whore they are
absent Hundreds OF farmers conld not
tell whether their hens are profit or a
lose, but they would not even entertain q
proposition TO sell Of all the poultry.
There is something that connects farming
and poultry, and the ben Is another sd
lunct to complete farm life. when chs is
profitable or not. Tue fact is that the ben
is indispensable tothe farmers wife. There
is demand for eggs right at home, and
without the hens the farmers table would
be deprived Of its Tes, custards, cakes
and other deicaeies. The eggs served
10 yarlou styles and the poultry cook
ed IN mauy ways add to the bill OF daily
fare something tbat could not be dispen-
sed With without giving up some Of the
principal enloyment5 OF farm life. The
hen is always gwen q place on the farm,
and she will be found where the larger 40
finals have I OF yet appeared.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-10-26
aarirulturf.
,so,.t, oct rrep.

There il good rsmoa vhy The oai etoF
should be TIE mosl exhaustive oiGpy "a
ttt grains Is iasi i bot % brotl as thti
81 barley O. sheat, sui Il teBds ~ foels
rtry mach hrtbsrs (hsn DOS barley u
least
Wheat rot, fescb dowu inio the iubtod
sud get moisture aud probably $50 some
plant t1ol, ubeto The spuog sraln would
not reach. Oct roots eomg lttely OIL TIE
The ,ufiacs Of to the deplLol the pIowios
Il il this vlicb mskJs II 90 hard 20 get .
so5d catch Of clorrr aud this iailure to
gets good clover grovth IS usually the
tsasoa vby tie land IS Il TN sa.thsr
yer and toWnw To oats sgsin.
Amucla Cuiiiybtof, connecting on
successive %, crops, says that IT has seen
several csses 10 which these we're gloEu
for several ytsrssi the result Of SO eui
tireIy dss'royIpg The 20 Is fertility that
the AID soul scarcely produce white
beans
Clay lsl 10 most often injured by crop
ping With oats, aud the effect on such soil
is to harden il into clods Whre land has
been made poor ty oAt gtosiug one Of the
bo1t vsys to restore 1t is to pow IT 10 the
fall aud SOW a crop Of peas With whatever
fertilizer esu be got
Peas made more shade Ter the ground,
and they Ill get much Of The plsnt f Cd
they need from The air, Peas are besides
letter grain 10 seed with clover than Is
the ost, the peas OF course being fown
broadcast sud covering the vi ole surface
Of The ground.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-10-26

| began 20 yerrs ago with an abandoned
farm, covered with boulders, bushes, weed
etc, writes a Grafton farmer in the Hart
ford Coursnt. 1t would keep about AZ
sheep, COWS and horse. | have 100
acres all told, 2S Of tillage, the rest pas
ture aud Woodland, raised on one acre
$40 bushels OF potatoes, on acres COO
bushels ears corn aud eight tons fodder, 5
acrts 10 barley, 1870 bushels. 8 acres oats
and PETS, $50 bushels, and on acres Of
newly stocked ground cut Is tons nice
clover hay.
The stock row consists OF 30 mich COWS,
full bloodcd Jerseys, alto 7 yearllngs 8
calves, one IL oied jersey bull years old
and team Of horses | think | have hay
and grain enough 10 carry my entire sloc Z.
through the winter Have not hired help
on this work, have done it myself with my
SOD. slender lad Of l6. and / am on the
shady side Of So cleared my land Of
stones several years ago, and csn now use
any improved machine.
My COWS go dry through the month OF
August, they SrJ stall led every night the
year round with some kiad Of abso bent
In the gutter to save ell liquids have
used samdnst good deal and have never
seeh any bad result from | use some
commercial fertilizer, but not largely.
Think ii good to give crops a quick start.
Bnt it needs the farm manure to back il
mp. have built a new house and barn,
brought water to buildings 70 rods up
bill, cleared my land Of stones, iplanted an
orchard Of rs trees, have The best Of tools,
have large family to support, and today
stand even with the world. Have tot N och
interest money, but think can get liv
ing il haven't
This has been accompl shed by bard
work and close application to business.
have never hSl time to sit 10 the country
store and hold dovBA bench while | was
telling my good neiehbors that farming
didn't pay.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-10-26

Sell improvement lies a. be base Of all
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-10-26

With your wagon little grasss brings
much peaee.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01


been repaired and patched So many
iines and IN 10 mauf places that prob
hn'y no one Knows eXnctly the age Of
many, Of The newer PORTIONS Tho SEQ
ton 4 have described 's only q branch
ei ihc main line, ana WAS buiit hy the
Ming empefors, about 500 yeufs ago lt
runs Tor pvprNi huodred miles rs the
Hcngnl dirrction ot north and south.
The entire eastern fectop Of the mnin
Wall ior lundrcds of miirs hack from The
seacoast IS of the same general chnrac.
ier ana shows the enmp snlcndid mason.
ifi but / bold il more than probable
tnat these hrely finished portions nre
mi later festorauons. as are the mueslye
huck towers that dcicnd even the oldest
Walh
10 see the rcnl ancient walt unrc
stored Toy lnhr hands you need TO jour.
ney wfstwuid fonr days more 90 the
next great cato, that Of knlgnn. Here
SUI You haze the imposing towers with.
ogt door or window, rom The top of
which q sinelc archer could defend him-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01
GREAT WALL OF CHINA
It's Builder Burned the Books
and Scholers.
The Rev. Henry klngman Tells he Truth
About the Famous Sif0cluro-Ths Re.
lored Wall and The Original Wall
~ Rev. Henry Kineman.
Q1or The Sunday Ghaettcl


Pasiiugfu. China, Dec. 27.-ln our
great city cemeteries Il Is not always the
largest monument that marks the grave
Of the man best loved In his time on best
remembered By those who follow him.
In the wide burying ground Of the
world the same ia true
The most gigantic monument any king
or emperor ever left behind him the
great wall Of China preserves the mem
DRY of-u man more cordially hated 60 rds
day THAN amy other monarch who has
ever lived
But tie Emperor Chin sMh Huanc.
who set 40 the wall of China 1000 years
ago, though he wss great man az Cae-
sar or Alexander. or Napoleon Is de-
tested today by millions. So It Is that
the hughest work of me-'s banda In all
the world stretching hnlf way across
the continent of Asia. breaches The same
sermon Ia stone through on its length
that You will read written IN words in
George lliots l,omola the. sad fool
ishness Of a selfish lie
The Emperor Chin Shih Hunng WAS
not q wicked or a vicious man, He did
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

was feared. e. not So hich above toe
ground ard Is pierced hy occasional
doorwaya leading up 20 the top of the
Wal Dr. g ilight 81 vanl,c3 siers.
Towers are placed az mtsryoia Of q
Tow hlnHred feet. being no more OF use
60 shelter tho soldiers of louc since
forgcticn armios. they nov furnish rare
quarters Tor camping out it was
against one Of these towers that our
smail cNplorng. patiy pitched our tent
last summer, tho wall tor was gfnss-
grown ard scores of wild01wors nado
q coat OF many eolofs FOR the dull.
moss-growu tiles.
pcrhnps it may sccm 20 yon child.
ish think TO try 20 wall in q whole king
dom and wall ont enemies. as One
might fence valuable orchard Co keep
out boys. but Is was not useless thing.
lhe Roman cupCrora built wallis across
Britain 90 kcen back invading iilea
The Great Wall Of China was perfectly
impaasahlo To- the r0bhcr horics without
Before they could have tlo slightest
chnnco Of making n breach in 70 Ht amy
point. Nn Overwhelming force was ut
hand overhead Co best them back. Even
in the wilt hnd lonely secuons tho
system 81 heaCou-tOwers WAS go perfectly
organized TINT the news of dungcr could
be flashed in an instant 60 the nearest
camp What cavalry would daV 10
nnss through q breach M @ wall loven
could they make itl knowing that thcre
would De every chance Of ihcir being
cut on, aud imprisoned In n hostile c0un.
try Ike rats in n trap.
We can imagine how the Chinese
pcnsouts, who with their fathers and
groudl0thcrs before them hnd lived in
terror of midnight for0ys an their lives.
slept in peace after this huge barrier
Ind been thrown np. rnl lsy across
onciuics
Not only was tho Grcn. Wall a pro-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

more for his people than any other ruler
before or since, giving them q good gov
ernment, roads and canals. and drove
the rObher Huns out far away 10 the
north. 80 great was be that the name
Of his dynasty the Chin dynasty has
ever after been given TO all the country
China"
But he was not satisfied. He wished
all future generations 90 think of hM
as the first emperor Of tho Chinese race
How could be do this when. scattered
all over the land, there We're books aud
histories telling of the great deds and
histories telling Of the great deeds and
himY There was ouly one way
lie ordered all books in the empire 70
be burned especially every copy of the
famous writings Of Mencus and Don-
fucius Strange as it may seem, this
was done, and so thoroughly that Chin
ese scholars believe that not a single
perfect copy Of these books escaped de-
strucliOn. aud what exist toby are only
such portions as could be Writtm our af-
terward from memory
Even this destructive edict was not
enough There wese men living who
scholars, 10 the number of nearly five
hundred were burned or buried
alive, 50 that neither book nor teacher
might remain 20 tell the world Of any
great Chinese before him. He bulk
the great wall Though he died before
completing 30 % make bis memory
glorious forever after; It only keeps
fresh 90 every Chinoman's heart the
national hatred for its builder.
IL was when Carthage WAS inst be-
ginning her last great struggle with
Rome that the wall WIS being huilt.
and II siill stands HioHsh M ruins, and
is still fOmftNng strange and wonder
IAN 10 gee Some have cmmed tl,at
tire story OF the great wen ~ China Il
only story, and that ile world has
heen imposed upon by traveller
t0les But, as Josh Billings has snl,
1T Is betty not 10 know 30 Uuch than
70 l,l Cw - many thugs thar aia't ~
Many times Lass summer 4 WISHED
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

the beautiful star Castor IN the oonstelia-
ton OF DENIM. which with the twin star
POlux are the leading mcmbeis Of the
group Ealuel. The observer win End that
Castor rs a somewhat more difficult object
than that at which be has already looked
The two stars are here much closer to-
8utier BUT thut very clOscness adds great
ly 70 rs beauty, aud IA many respects Cas-
tor ~ one Of the lnest telescope objects
that the 8ky possesses. Let MS hope that
the examination OF these Two objects viii
Induce the beginner 10 extend his luhor8
further. and n ths should be the result.
then MY object IN this little paper VIII have
been attained
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

that ] could have taken ono 81 these
wise dnuhtcfs where we were camping
Oh the summit Of high mountain. Cor
there nl0ng thc crest ai The range be-
fore us stretching as Ear rs the cNe
could reach. ran the line Of tnc great
stone balwurk and we could count IS
towers hy many sccrcs. think his
doubts would have fed az the sight Of
that vast bulk If masonry, every tower
clenr cut against the sky.
III you were 10 journey across the
valley that then lay between our camp
and the wall. and you should cliwb The
nountainpass through which ON The
travel ct this region goes, YOU would
strike tire wall at the gate Ia Nan
kou Pass.
Under that great gate, where the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01
TO STUDY
ASTRONOMY.



oas dor the sunday Gazcttel
bright 1872 by Robert 8 Bali)
pose IN this little paper 10 sketch
M benefit 81 the beginner, the method
be ought TO pursue n he desires to
"a II 4bnethinE of astronomy. / shall sup,
III III In he possesses fair ordinary edu-
III III 0II without having previously directed
III III ||Nntion IN any special manner 10 this
III III . ar branch OK science. 1 may. how.
InarE that The hotter his general
MH ln has been the more easily VIII II
/. him 70 make progress in this present
AZ Especially Is IL desirable that he
ould learn astronomy should know
4IHng Of the rudimcuts of mathematics.
|[c tNHee, the more he understand the
NJ tf but an acquaintance with even the
ls 0f geometry ana Of geometry and
a. IEIhra Will stnnd him i'm good stead.
n, NI session OF this knowledge win often
WMhlngs clear, which Otherwise would
t4I n good Geal OF difficulty. Nor are
apartments OF learning without their
| tho student Of astronomy ! may
!. ~ lnnce. mention that unless ne hap.
", "a know nc least M much Greek ne
-. HIfhubct he VIII md the n0moncluture,
lOAttIN "a astronomers usually designate the
IpmcWlat Wnntelligihle.
NNE rst thing 60 be done Is 20 become ac-
NIfd with tie principal CONSULTATIONS.
uVeuple know the Plough, as u is gene
~ rnlied. or the Great Bear ag nstrono-
WIrpfcr 90 term t. 10 DE- able TO re-
loa u|t this u. nt OH events. the very htst
lcn 81 gaining some nCpuint0ncc with tue
.f,,. iA Once this group hes been idcniihed
'tdltr No Pole star "a speedily Determined,
llI becomes easy Go Name many or the
, - IN cancellations But at this stage the
kIHNufr viii nnd himself IN need OF some
f4tt other aid 20 give the names Of the
"t'Nftnt gfuupa. ~ he is nhlc 20 obtain
ltH of n celestial globe. this a. by for
r1oi nlast satisfactory Arrangement Toy ind-
ftT nri M eavprai consultations. when.
" 4nrfr m globe ~ not to be hnd then
'-'''--nft nlnst be MADE eitnersto get Of celcs-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

lu4hl chnrls or 10 some still moro simple
~ IiHr 4 have pudcarseal 90 provide Tor
~ tIa Iped OF tho beginner Ia my book "Star-
N. Ud| This little volume consists of series
MI IttureB delivered 10 young people at
u loyal Institution OF Great Britain. in
|lilN the elements OF astronomical science
Z aH fxplnlnel iu The simplest language
10 ~ could command. Tho last c9npter
y, + Nds book contains a series OF litilo maps
Ill Vlrlily dclgned for the purpose Of onub-
2" NT Inc names of the cancellations To be
NlIl out ln them ! have shown how
rrlr leurucr f. able without any further
r. r.Ii. 30 mako ont FOR himself uil the impOr-
wlnt stars which ~ iH necessary he should
j. '1uV. He Will soon bp acquainted with
'WtllW we cull the "atarg OF the first mnrnl.
.dfIno" and Of these i may name Sirius.
rlI.H, Arcturug aud Cnpcu 40 among the
~. tlrI test gems OF the slty When he has
fcnlne suiilclcntly familiar with the appear
ntnr1 Of these objects, and learned 90 rccOg.
cOUt them ~ season after season they
H. 1nf Into vlcW, he viii then be able tO
IKE tie next stop A atarllkp object VIII
occasionally noticed iu a place whore
NJ maps show NO star 10 exist. A star
!. luH not mOye. but this body Us coua nutly
luglng its position ln the SKY. 10 passes
um one cong.c citation 20 mother II "a n
q. Hnlerer, n planet az we moro properly
''NN y. me Nppuca Alginnne VIII nppriae
~ bcglnncr 81 the positions OF the several
lnnfts. and by careful watching he win
pfAfaln 70 rccogilze Jupiter ana saturn Venus
Rand Mars. II DE T. careful % look cynctly
II tne proper time Indicated he win also be
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

rusty cannon which once wcrc rs de-
fence. now he tumhled In the grass.
hns boon passing for centuries GA cnd-
less stream of cnmels aud mules aud
donkoys the iinkiiug of whose bells sui
fills the air with rusic from sunrise So
sunset Ou either eide OF the glte iho
wall climbs up prcuiWtouH heights
where even o mountain goat cOuld not
find n foothold. The top of the wall 81
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

lection against mon; no wild beosts
could Dass u. Aud this means more tlan
yoil may think. Even Boz this year %
Ing on the slain of lnsi years lobellun.
has been able BY crossing the wall az
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

The louisiana supreme court has do
cided that the law making 10 compulsory
for railroad companies TO provide sepa7
rate coaches or compartments for whites
and colored passengers Is constitutional.
But the United States courts viii have
10 pass upon the appeal OF a colored
man who, before the passage Of the
Louisiana law, bought a frst-class ticket
ia that state TO San Antonio, Tex, rode
In the ordinary car across Louisiana,
and WAS forced TO leave the car on reach-
ing the Texas line and take q seat IN a
compartment marked "ior Negroes
Only The colored man claims that
the act was an interference with the
rights OF interstate travellers.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

"a paved highway "wide enough for
six horsemen 20 ride abreast" exactly
ns the old Biographies used 20 soy
with perfect truth except That mo
steps, sometimes hundreds 81 feet n
height, which we're bull, because the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

Another bronze statue, eight feet
high, VIII soon stand ID lower Central
park, New York City. ~ N that 81 Dr.
3. Marion Sinus who died ~ 1899 Dr.
Sims bad wonderfgl soer9ss IA sufEery
aud Was h0nOred w Nnriops Euf0Ileah
s0FoieQns ior The services he rendenet
70 hunaHisY " lke taitleaold
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

mlcal work win De both 20 nstenlsh and
delight him He win be aafonishcd nt the
extraordinary profession IN which stars are
eilewH over the heavens, and he VIII ho
lelighted TO End IN the little instrument be
~ using such n marvellous extension 90 his
power % vision. He VIII naturally discover
that some regions are much richer than
Others There are certain places where
the stars may be comparatively iufreqcnt.
end there are others In and ch0ut the
together SO IS so form n glorious spectacle.
II Will be Instructive 10 make IA special
study Of some particular consultations, and
Of course it VIII be necessary to remember
the evening vary with the seasons Of the
year / would specially commend to the
student. N he commences his work during
the winter months. 20 devote particular at
tention TO the constellation Of Orion. y Is
probable ihat the group 40 designated IS
the most Interesting collection Of stars IA
the whole heavens, and this Is the case FOR
a double reason. Not only does ~ contain
an exceptionally large number Of brilliant
and conspicuous gcins. but these are dis
The entire constellation IS also crowded
with myrdids ~ stars, which the telescope
VIII disclose, AMI III q sufficiently powerful
instrument be used. It VIII be found that
ySs ser ITN.
'------A---.-.-a.--., ersA,
,s...sS','A or,s, iS......
....---snsrsvsaA
TPuxOs.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

II IS said that 20 Vassar graduate has
ever been ia q divosSe court