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nofers.aros.

OekeFSOfOS
En- lA calls de l. Fortalesa casa ndmero 73,
a6 destroz6 una Ventana En- el ntmero ~ de-
ID mismA cale, el muro de un mirador amenaEa
tniha. En- la casa nfmero calle de O'donell, se
cayo el balloon y 81 edi6cio ha sufrido algunos
otros detarioros intoriores. En- 10 misma cae
casa ndmero a. amenazA ruina el techo del bal
con. El teatro ha sufrido algunos deperfectos dc
pocs confederation. Los empanetados do laCa
tedral del Cuartel dc Ballaj6 tambi6n han m
frido mucho El seto parte Osste del hospital dc
nueva construction On Puerta de TERRA vino 81
suelo. La casa de doifa Sebastiana Rodriguez de
Amador, On el mismo barrio, l.a fnea % 10 que
ha sufrido desperfectos dc mayor c?nsideraci6n
Los alambres de ID luz el6ctrics cerca de! toatro
por Ia calle de Tetuan, 90 han caido. hay infini.
dad de faroles rotos on esta Capital Puerta do
TERRA. Algunos de los sllares del muele, cerca
de donde esta fonde do ID goleta "charles Nor
ford, frente 81 tinglado, 90 han desprendido.
Tambi6n ha sufrido desperfectos el hormig6n dol
piso de los muelles.
Desrwns6e de Gn n,srG5Or una S0lsrsG
ri mirador de Ia casa ndmsro u do 10 Gale
de Ia Fortaleza, propiedad de doh& Ramona We.
ga en- 81 que viva 81 sefior dom Bias Agui.
rre, fu6 destru.do completament0 10 mismo que 10
cocina casa de bsnos Estas Gran de MADEIRA
cobijadas de zinc sostenidas por pilastras dc
mamposte 10, de I'm metro de altura por medic
de espesor. Las pi'astras cayeron sobre el alero
Castahos, propiedad del sehor Ma, xuach, destru-
yendo completamente 81 alero, uenando la galeris
de escombros J dejando en- estado ruinoso psIts
del mirador y del techo do ID sala de esta Ultima
casa. El madersje SO encontr6 CON las persianas
de 10 casa de 10 sshora viuda de Saes, derrumb6
dos de elias descendi6 todo al patio CON estr6.
pito que alarm6 al vecindario. La familia Gas.
tellanos tuvo que refugiarse en- esta Ultima casa,
y un nino de apellido Umpierre que era trasla-
dado en- aquellos momentos, de una casa otra,
on brazos de un sirvients sufri6 una lesion en- ID
la cara.
El coyrso dol csntso
Ell correo de Ponce que debi6 haber llegado
aver las Z de 10 noche, lego esta mafana las
Ii. Los de esta Capital para 10 ISla han salido
hoy & la hora de costumbre.
Yel Vapor tTanciss
Dijimos aver que 81 vapor de 10 Trasatl6nti.
ca Francesa On viaje do Haity Puerto Plata 70
present6 por ID tarde 10 booa del MORO sin que
le fuera possible tomar puerto. Hoy no 20 ha
visto. sabemos que 10 casa consignataris ha
telegraAado Puerto Plata y st. Thomas pregun.
tsndo por 81. A Ia hOra que escribimos estas II.
meas mo 90 ha rocibido contestaci6n. De st.
Thomas telegra6aron aver, que vi el dicho vapor
estaba on este puerto, no 30 le dejase seguir via
je por 81 NAL tiempo que GO habfa pressntado por
aquellas islas.
En- O6y0s P66lseos
~ Las observaciones metsorol6gicas hschAs On
Obras p6blicas despu6s dc las de 10 tsrde que
aver noticiamos dieron g. siguiente resultado:
Wen Inten Esta Pluvi6 Observe
Horas Ear6metro to sidad cieio metro cacnes
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En- RIO pisaras H.
El temporal tambi6n hixo grand0s estragos
On Rio piedras. En- 81 pueblo dsstsch6 Va
-ias casas de don Joaquin Ramos, una de don
Francisco Coliado, otra de un aibanil llarnado
Sabks otras. La estaci6n del ferrocsril en- Sa.
bana-llana fu6 completamente arrasads y 10 casa
escuela sufrl6 algunos desperfsctos I'm Hato-
rev de aQuela jurisdiction, han sufrido dospor.
fectos las casas de don Manuel Roman, Bisbal,
Villa Cognac, Gonzales (don ManueD y otros.
Varios bohios fueron arrasados..--.Ha sufrido
mucho 10 estacl6n del ferrocarrl dc los franceses
en- Martin Peha y los almacenss do mAquinas do
la misma. El rio dc Rio piodras creci6 extraor.
dinariamente, poro no se tienen noticias de des
gracias personales. Muchos arboles han sido
arrancados de raix. No % sAbe NADIA de
otros barrios de campo. La guardis civil y 10
de Ordsn pdblico, asi como 81 alcalde % han por-
tado muy bien. Una comisi6n de artesanos se
present6 & 10 autoridad para ofrecerle sus servi-
clos. No 90 durmi6 en- toda ls noche.
-. En- Oansrejos
Ha habido muchas casas que han sufrido
desperfectos varioB bohfos arrasados. Una do
las cuadras dc 10 empresa de omnibus "El Bien
P6blico" go cay6 totalmsnte Muchas cercas de
iardines y colgadizos do los BALCONIES pc han Cal.
do. Eel temporal ha derribado muchas palmas de
COCO 6rbolos frutales. Eel hospital do lazarinos
dc MADEIRA, % dsstech6. La colonia do gitanos &
bohemios que tenia sus tiendas On Barracones
tuvo que rsfugiarss on sl Hospital de Ancianol
en- construcci6n.
De C0t0A0
El caserio dc este poblsdo, on su casi totali
dad do MADEIRA, he sufrido desper1ectos On La
techumbres, setos, puertas , ventanas. Una her
mosa casa que poseen alN Los ssfiores Sobrinol
de Ezquiaga he quedado eompletamente dsstrui
da, asi como ID antigua casa dc don Domingo
Saarez, on ID punta de Cataho No ha habidc
quo lamentar desgracias personsles.
Il
/ Es 81 GobternO Mslitdr
En- el palacio que ocupa 81 Gobierno Milital
90 llev6 el temporal un molino dc visnto que exis
tia para elevar el aqua. El alambre del Senate
70 que comunica 81 Morro CON 10 Capitania d.
Puerto, % rompi6 cerca de ID puerta de Sar
| Juan. En- la Secretaria de Gobierno hubo guar
dia permAnente durAnto toda L. Aoche.
AAs9S7sos
La tarmacia del astor Daub6n presto auxi
lios individuos de ID Marina y Puerta do Tie
IRA, suministrando Grnica, ysndajes, etc, per
maneciendo alberta hasta hora muy ayanzada d
Il noehe.
Il Ads motScsNs de C0t0J0
4 Casas que 90 csyeron: l. dc nm vecino spo
dado Zoita; IN almac6n yscfo del seiior L2time
y una cass dela seiiora Magma aoto.-Destechs
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Un indivfduo que ano.he pasaba por Ia CO..
lie del Sol, al ser sorprendido por una fuerte ia.
cha. auiso sujetarss del rsstrilo de una casa.
Este Sc desprendi6 empujado por el viento ie
di6 tan fuerts golpe en- Ia frente al indivfduo de
referencia, que 10 arroj6 al suelo donde permane.
clio pfivado por espacio de media hora.
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El Banso Espafol de Paerto-Rico tenfs en-
GAIA en- ls tsrde del dia Is del mes pr6ximo pasa.
do una existencis de $l.197, ,85l 43 en- moneda
corriente $685., 976.25 en- moneda nscional.
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Oambios del Banco hspanol, fjados en- L. of.
Gina del dlcho establecimiento hoy q las 8 de
!a tarde:- Espaha, II p.S Habana, 2s3pS-
Nueva-York az pS-Parfs 3s p.S LondreH
S6.924 6.
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elcETA OFFICIAL DE hoy

BAnco Espa6ol de Puerto Rico. -Situacidn
del mlsmo On la tarde del dia Is de Julio pr6xi-
mo pasado
Intendencia General de Hacienda pdblica-
Distribution de fondos para 81 presente mes.
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Aver ha nueIto en- esta Capital ell indivf.
duo Miguel Parrilla, Practice muy conoce-
dor d. las costas de esta lsla.
Descanse en- paz
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Buques en- pueI to esta mahana: vapores en-.
panoles ''San Francisco" "Paulina" "Miguel
Gallart" descargando, goletas americanas .sChar.
les Morford" Y "Isasc Jakson" descargando Co.
letas de cabotaje "Elena" cargando para Aqua.
"Corazon de JESUS" pendiente, .Clementinan pa.
ra Nsguabo, "Jovsn Clara" para Arroyo, sBue.
naventura" pendiente ..Nueva Flor" idem, ssCar.
melita" idem, "Pepito" carenando, "Amelia" i'd,
HHortencian idem.
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NOTlOIAs GENERATES

Las cantidades recaudadas en- esta Proylncia
durante ell mes de Julio pr6ximo pasado por la
renta de Aduanas, fueron las siguientes:
Capital $73 023 81; Ponce, $73,37s 81, Ma.
yaguez, $50, l47 rs; Arecib9 SIS 227 80; Aqua.
dilla, $lO, 629 55; Arroyo, 81 465 8S; Humacso.
s., l04 6S; V;eques. $42-s9 --Comparadas CON
las recaudadas en iguai periodo del s6o adterior
recaudsron de mas: A ecibo, 1856 OIL; Aguadi.
lls, ST ,8Ol So " de menos: Capital, $43 OS6 %:
Ponce, 81 39s So; Mayagl~z, $l9,s4 10; AFRO.
20. $1,003.3l; Hsmacao, $l,727 AZ; Visques,
1858 66-DIferencia total en- bajs 67,265.7O.
LA baJa del presente estado, trene su origen en-
los nuevos aranceles, q planteados ell Is de in 10
de 1892 Sc liquidaron en- diUho mes, DOR ell arsn.
Gel anterior las mereancfas que conducian los
ouques que entrsron en- puerto hasta ell 80 de Ju.
nio; y el comsrcio efectu6 grandes importaciones
de squeos artfculos que tsnian en- el nuevo aran-
Gel un derecho mas crecido.
Auoche las ocho media en- los momentos
en- que mas Sc desencadenaba el huracan. fus ase.
sinado un indlviduo llamado Isidoro Carballo (s)
Come candeta, frente Ia fonda del sefor Barrio.
Ia, calle de San Jose, esquina & San Sebastian
Los detalies del suceso sc cuentan de esta name.
ra: el lnterfecto so halaba en- Ia pulperfa CON an
presunto asesino Jose Fernandez Co1tes Ia, Are.
c'beNo (que Sc dice estar convicto y confeso J. en-
Ia tienda de don Hilarino Lopez Cepero. Sale.
ron la Gale, tuvieron unas palabras, pocos
momentos despues yscfa muerto ell CarbsIlo. ten.
dido en- la Gale, con una terrible puhalada que le
atraves6 81 coraz6n. Ell Fernandez hugo, dsjan-
do su sombrero que fue reconocido por ell guar.
dia de Orden Pdblico Fernando Exposito El
1.-Two inspector de policfa senior don Nicanor vi.
sers, dispuao en- el acto su rerseeuc On, con tan
buena suerte, que una hora despues e Fernando
| Cortes que va SO habfa cambado de ropas) J, fue
preso en- la plaza del Merea 10 por el guardia Jo-
Sc Pedro Rodriguez confesandose, segdn se dice,
autor del hecho al referido inspector
Carballo 81 a un joven de 20 % AMOS de
edsd y el mismo que hsce pocos dfss dijimos que
llamaba la atencion del pdbieo mascsndo vidrio
y comiendo ascuas al rojo Su presunto asesino
| ha sido varias veces preso por camorrista pen
denclero Ell Juzgado constituy6 en- el acto
en- Ell lsgar del suceso, iniciando ell correspon.
diente proceso. El doctor Caeto fue el que reco
noci6 la hsrida
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Descanse en- paz.

Segdn Ia 'Gaceta" de hoy Sc sacan ptblics
subasta ios siguientes terrenos: veinte cinco
cuerdas compuestas de paste maleza, radicados
en- el barrio de Bayam6n (Cidra); diez cuerdas
del de Arenas en- el mismo pueblo; l65 cuerdas
en- ell barrio Espinosa, Dorado1
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DE TU LADo AL PARAIso.-Se admiten abona.
dos precios mas baratos que en- otros estableci-
mientos. Sc sirven comidas domicilio. Aseo,
nrontitud Y haratIlra.
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Pildoras CatArt Las del Lcdo. Alfonso, m
dicamento especial de Ia Botica Micard, Sa
Francisco So.
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Merinos negros aznles pa trajes de caba
lleros, Glasses de buen gusto y sobre todo ba atos
Tambien Cheviot de lana pura, scaban de reci
birlos Ahumada y Co
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SE DESEA TOMAk $4,000 inter9s por
el termino de cuatro afios, dsndo mug 6sena ga.
rantfa sobre inca rdstica, abonando los intereses
por semestres. Informare emos en- eata redacci6n
oui0n al interosadO
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"COSAS de HAITY"

- ROR Ell DIR. RODRIGUEZ CASTRO
Sc venta este nbro La Capital, Liberia
del Sr don B. f. sanjurjo Vdal Ponce, La de
Ohmpio Otero, 81 ejemplar.
La distribution de fondos del Tesoro para el
presente mes es la siguiente
secci6n Ia Obigaeiones generates $50 702-6s.
2a-Gracia y Justicias 5L567 .52.--3.a Guerra,
81 049 67.--4.a Hacienda, l9,e3s 42--5.As Mari
nasl0, 243.-6.a. Gobernaci6n, 457, ,093 40.--7.a
Fomsnto, 42,2425l.--Tetal $3I3, ,s37.2l.
Causan verda ieramente horror, las heridas
asesinatos que por quitame ALA eass psjas vie,
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la embarcaci6n.
Volaron algunas persisnas del piso alto de
la Capitania de Puerto. 7 en- el Arsenal se
arrancaron algunos arboles en- los iardines, su.
friendo desperfectos Ia ofcina vivienda del 60.
| aor Ordenador de Marina
Ell dueho de Ia Maria Aytao 60 don Ra.
mon MILAN.
Sc fu6 pique 81 bote Guslzermo una yola.
I'm la Capitanfa de Puerto ell mayor descen.
go de les bar6metros fu6 las 8, naarcando aqu6.
Hos 1850 pulgadas inglesas (aner6idssl habiendo
| tambien marcado el bar6metro registrador 10 dc.
preston atmosf9rica CON mucha exactitud
"A las 10 de Ia maiians se quito 10 SERIAL. de
/ NAL tempo en- la Captains de Puerto
Uno de los naufragos del 1onsassto fu6 reco
| gido por don Juan Olivia, dueho de ala Palma
quen le facilit6 10 que necesitaba le hosped6 on
/ su casa.
IsscomNnscddos.
Las personas de esta Capital que residen on
i Catafo en- Santurce Rio-piedras, no pudieroz
anoche ir sus casas. Era impossible atrave
i sar la bahia. Las guaguas ell tranyfa suspen
dieron sus viajes desde Las do la tarde.
L3aeds te1grd6cGs.
Estamos incomunicados telegrkfcamente col
la Isla entera, de 10 que deduce que los poste
han debido caerse por todas parties. Sabemos qu,
hoy mismo ae han dado las 6rdenes oportuna
para reparar los desperfectos fin de que puedal
saberse 10 antes possible que desastrea ha ocasio
Inado el temporal en- Il Provincia para que 9
ssrvicio quede cuanto aptes expedite.
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much money. IT, for instance a thousand
sheets are sent over in hundred dollar bills
these thousand sheets represent 500 900, as
there are four bills to each sheet If in the
printing of these sheets one sheet should
happen to be lost the clerk who lost IL
would have to pay 500 for 1t. If the de-
nomination of the sheet was 81 900, instead
of 800. he would be liable to the extent of
1900. and he or the bureau would have to
make up the loss. 1 took look at lot of
this paper yesterday. IL was piled away in
great stacks. much of it being dampened
for the presses. 1t is white and it comes to
the department in sheets just large enough
for the printing of four bank notes Two
sheets pasted together would be the size of
a lady's handkerchief and two lines of silk
thread run down one side of the sheet so as
10 make them go on the face of every note
i handled some of this paper. 1t is crisp
and strong. and / would have liked to have
carried away a sample, but when / sug-
gested 1t the superintendent looked at me
with horror and found that all defective
sheets have to be accounted for as well as
the good ones, and that such sheets are
Cancelled by holes punched through them
and they are sent back to the treasury with
the good money. Each one of these sheets
Is counted about forty times before IL is
turned from white paper into greenback
dollars Every man who puts his fingers on
a sheet has in some way to leave register
OF IL. ana III printer spoils a sheet in print T.
ing he Is obliged to send II in The initials
or the printers are on the plates they use
and II would be great deal easier to carry
on a half dozen bags OF the silver from the
steel vaults of the treasury than to crib one
OF these sheets of blank paper.
Steel Worth More Than Gold
1t Is the same with the steel plates from
which the money Is engraved. They are
worth more than their weight In gold. and
are more carefully guarded than the crown
jewels In the Tower of London. In one ie-
partment Of the bureau there are four great
vaults, before which guards always sit. The
chief of these guards gets -, so a year. and
he Is responsible for the dies and plates In
his charge. He has them locked away IN
these vaults In such order that he can put
his hands on them at any moment. The
vaults are entered by steel doors, AMI the
combinations with which they are closed
are three for each door, and only one Of
these Is a time lock. The combination locks
are each known to one man, who keeps the
secret to himself, but writes out a dupli-
cate OF 1t and sends 1t in a sealed envelope
to Secretary Carlisle. II he should die s'td-
denly the envelope would have to be opened
before the combination could be known.
Each bank note plate has a separate pigeon
hole in these vaults. 1t is only issue1 on
order. and the plate printers. when they ar
rive In the morning, have to give a check
like trunk check for the plate, the ink
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How Bank Notes Are Made.

These fifty thousand different pieces Of
steel represent the work of many lives.
They are covered with the finest of engrav-
ings, and a peck Of human eyes have been
ruined in their production. There is no finer
engraving in the world than on our bank
notes, and there Is hone SO -uinous to the
eye-sight The engravers work in little
cubby holes under the windows, ard there
is long room here filed with engravers.
The entire face and back Of a note is never
engraved by the same man. pne ensraver
makes the fancy letters on a bill. Another
makes speciality of portraits and another
has some other particular part of the work
which he can do better than any one else
he does MS work on a piece If soft steel
When Ii Is done 1t is hardened and is trans
ferred to a soft steel roll about as big
around as a schooner beer glass. This roll
Of steel is hardened and i s impression is
rolled OF on to the steel plate from which
the note is to be printed. Every plate has
on 1t the face or back of four notes, and it
takes just as much trouble TO ensrave
one-dollar bill as it does a thorsand-dollar
bill Engravers get from s. to 500 a week,
and the highest priced men are thoSa who
work on portraits. They make the engrav-
ing FOR revenue stamps AMI postal cards, q s
well as for bank notes, and their work has
TO be perfect in order 10 pass. Just now
they are engraving a diploma to be given
out to the exhibitors of che worlds fair ex-
position at Chicago This will cost thou
sands of dollars and is wonderfully fine
piece of beautiful workmanship.
Printing for the National Banks.
The work being done on the national bank
notes at the present time Is more ike or
binary printing than the fine work of the
bureau. All national bank notes have their
charters and seals put IN by the surface
process, and there are a dozen or more Hoe
presses which are working away finishing
the engraved notes for the national banLs
The national bank note plates are all the
same, but the bureau has had to make new
plates for some of the banks. and the en-
gravers and the plate printers have been
turning out the original notes for this print
ing at lightning speed. The print Of the
notes, with the exception of this surface
printing, is all hand work. Inside q great
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beginning the ProEram.
From the Boston Transcript.

FROM tne Boston transcript.
They We're just before me at the ticket
ONCE. The head of the family tall gaunt
ana attired in a yellow linen duster was
transacting the necessary business and
the four women hung over his shoulders
and looked on.
rwo-ffty." said the old man. moving on
with the tickets clutched firmly in his hand
l tel you, gals, You have to do a power
OF slght seem to make IL paw No settin'
round an twirlin' your thumbs this trip"
Inc gals" thin-faced. eager-eyed wom-
en-, dressed in their pathetic "best"-ac-
guessed with due solemnity.
hurried to get my ticket and followed
them in through the clicking turnstile.
Ihey stopped with one accord just inside
the gate and their chins went up in the air
as the great white buildings burst upon
them. They gazed in silence for some
minutes. slowly absorbing the magnitude
of the nearest buildings and the glimpse
beyond of the blue lagoon.
The old man spoke first. well. come
on" he remarked. edging of to the left.
and take everything in ORDER
AS you know, at each entrance to the
grounds there are two turnstiles-one for
the incomers and the other conspicuously
marked Exit for the outgoers.
AS I'll luck would have it. this white-let.
tered sign caught the old grans er's eye
Here. gals he said cheerfully "Fust
thing on the programmy. Let's see what
this here Exit is"
And before / could interfere to rescue
them 1.-The gals" had meekly followed their
parent-out again Into the cold and un-
sympathetic world.
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The Jackets are made double breasesd
with revers which can be brought together
when IL is cold A bertha OF lace sometimes
trims them. velvet and braids are also used
Jackets Of the same material as the dress
are quite popular. The one in the picture
is made OF a light wool fabric trimmed With
moss green velvet to correspond with the
dress trimming. II 10 long, tight fitting.
and fastens with one large velvet button
to the left. Velvet lapels and peaked rowp
or velvet ribbon ornament the neck. Plait-
cd epaulets Of the goods fall over very nun
sleeves. These full sleeves in the Jacket
are absolutely necessary when one consid-
ers what yards OF material must be en-
'eloped In the shape OF dress sleeve
Even with this provision, capes are much
nore convenient ana comfortable and We
ma that many Of the autumn wraps are
capes. These are made OF different mate
rials ana are either double or trtple Ons
oouole cape was OF black velvet trimmed
WIN a black net ruche. edged with white
papy lace. Black and white combIna ttons
are very popular In capes as well as evprv-
tnlng else A handsome triple cape wss
maze or black satin de Lyonr and trsn,ne6
win jet This was a long wrap reaohin1
below the hips. The heavier winter oosts
are an entirely new cut They are firht
ntting TO the waist and have a fun skirt
suggestive Of the Russian blouse Some ~
these skirts are made to take on a r,,fBsa
appearance by trimming with nunner,,,s
narrow flaps placed one above anofher
around the skirt OF the coat The pelerfns
Is as popular on coats as dressea n N,il~r
than ever, and rolls ana nares ma noanss
In various ways
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carry only revolvers. Nothing of the kind
has, however. been attempted, and that old
steel wagon will go on carrying millions FOR
generations to come.
How Uncle Sam Guards His Paper MIL
Hons.
I walked through the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing this afternoon and watch
cd the fifteen hundred employees working
away making these un told sums of money L
asked their wages and was told that they
ranged from a little over a dollar a day IN
20 several thousand dollars a year III
seemed strange to me that they could resist
the temptation. and 1 inquired into the
safeguards which Uncle Sam has placed
about his money. 1t seemed so easy to
slip away with a 81. 90 note or to take home
one Of these steel plates and print enough
to last you a life time. My Investigation
however. showed me that no miser's hoard
has ever been guarded is this money of
Uncle Sans. This bureau must cover
several acres. 1t contains three stories and
Q basement and il Is packed full of
machinery and engraving material Every
bit OF this material has to be accounted for
every night before any one can leave the
building In the corridor as / went in I
saw a metal plate set in a frame in the
wall 1t looked much like the electric
button plate at hotel ONCE. 1t contained
twelve round holes and each hole was
labeled with the name of one of the de-
partments of the bureau. There were no
pins or buttons in the holes, but I found
that they all had to be filed before any
one could leave the department. As soon
as an inventory has been taken of the
work of department at the close of the
day, and all accounts are found TO be cor
rect. the superintendent of that department
marches down and puts a pin with a button
on the end into the hole marked with his
DIVISION AS he does so an electric gong
rings and the Waterman permits the men
OF that division to go out. All of the holes
nave TO be filed before the building is
empty, and If sheet of paper, a bank note
or scrap of anything important is lost
tne employees are all kept until ii is found
Inc hands in this factory are prisoners
curing the day. The most of them work
Insfde OF steel cages and the notes are
printed on the machine surrounded nv a
great network OF steel fence