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ing Russian. When he hears Russian
he smiles and bows, for he is now d
part Russophite Everything is now
Czech-frOm the bill of fare to the
street signs-the eye sees nothing but
the queer triangular accents and the
apparently unpronounceable combina-
tiOnS of conSOnantS without vOwel3.
The latter, l am told by an expert, arc
inserted in the pronunciation, accord.
iSg to certain complicated rules, and
when correctly pronounced l found
these same words quite bearable to thc
sense of hearing.
Then the animosity and struggle foS
national supremacy that has been and
is going on in Prague between the Ger
man population still q very reSpectabE4
minority, and forming the bulk of tbs
wealthy merchants, of the artists, liz
erary circles, etc.-and the ambitious
Czechs creeps into every relation of lifi
there, and makes things in general
very uncomfortable. 1t sounds almost
Incredible, for instance, but is fact,
that a stranger of distinction reaching
Prague is at once forced to take sides
in this interncciue quarrel; he is put
down as a friend of the Czech or Of
the German. according to the particu.
lar hotel he stops at
If he happens to visit the German
opera in town, possibly because he un-
derstands it or because it is really bet
ter than the Slavic performances, he
risks having the window panes in his
room smashed by an enthusiastic
young Czech" In short, the nation
alistic war there has been carried to
such point that its very extremeness
must bring change pretty soon.
In all other respects, however,
Prague is worth visiting, for it is one
of the most interesting cities of
Europe. As landmark, for instance.
the old Jewish cemetery and syna-
gogue ought to be seen. The cemetery
dates. it IS believed-and the belief is
backed up by formidable age-begrimed
documents-from the sixth century,
and the tombstones, as one reads and
deciphers them row after row, furnish
in themselves a veritable cyclopedia
of the history of the Jews in Europe,
for there lies buried some ancestor-or
a number of them-of nearly every He
brew family of distinction in the capi-
tails of the world. from the Rothschilds
to the Hirsches, and from the Mendels-
sohns to the Meyerbeers and the
Heines. In the older cpitaphs the
tribe of Israel from which the deceased
sprang is generally indicated
WOLF Won SCHIERBRAND.
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est; but the work of the experts is al
ways conscientious and earnest in the
efforts to save the people from losses by
misfortune.
During the civil war the government
issued SAT, ,O00, 900 in small notes. They
were for 5, 5, 10, Is, 25 and SO cents each,
and were commonly called ''shinplas-
ters" in those days. The records of the
treasury department show that more
than 81, 900 of this currency was
never sent to the treasury for redemp-
ton, and Uncle Sam was just that much
ahead in the transaction. It is pre-
sumed that nearly all of it was destroyed
in various ways during the war.
1t is estimated that the government
gains little over per cent. on all of
its issues of paper currency by contrao-
tion in various ways. The stoves CT
the country play an important part,
but there is a great deal of money in
paper boarded every year by persons
who die without revealing its where
abouts and much of it is never found.
Sums in this shape are often dug up on
the persons of corpses exhumed for
other purposes. Not long ago the body
of a murdered man was discovered in
the woods near an Ohio town badly de-
composed and with q pocketboolz filed
with greenbacks. The latter were sent
to the treasury here for redemption,
which did not prove in this instance a
pleasant task for the experts in the re-
demption division. Nearly all of them
are ladies.
The greatest gain to the government
was made from the fractional currency
OF war times, mentioned above The
first issue of these small notes was
made in 1868, and of the scent notes
then put forth nearly one-half-more
than 45 per cent, accurately speaking
has never been asked payment for.
The same thing is true of 80 per cent.
of the 10-cent notes, 90 per cent. of the
25-cent. notes and II per cent. of the
50-cent notes. 1t is shown by the fig
ured treasury total that of the $50, ,OO0,-
600 worth Of these little notes first
issued more than s., 900, 900 still remains
outstanding, and it will probably never
be presented for redemption.
While the government gains by rea-
son of the losses sustained by individ-
uals in the destruction of paper money,
the treasury is slightly depleted by the
wearing away of gold coin. Every
gold piece is of course alloyed, for, as is
well known, gold is such soft metal
that it could not be used for money
without aTaalgamation with baser met
ais. The gold in the vaults of the
treasury department lies untouched for
months,.an some of it for years, en-
cased in small canvas bags. With
every change of national administra-
ton a new treasurer is appointed. and
then every dollar is counted, so that
the outgoing treasurer can receive re-
oeipts from his successor showing that
his accounts are correct. 1t is singu-
lar and commendable fact that treas
urers of the United States have been
exceptionally honest and capable. On
one occasion, in 1885, when the treasury
cash was counted, three pennies were
missing in sum total of hundreds of
millions of dollars. These pennies were
afterwards found on the floor of one of
the vaults. They had fallen out of an
old and Torn-out canvas bag.
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Pilsener in the same vernacular, was
at once understood and civilly treated.
When paid Prague another visit, a
few weeks ago, l found a complete
metamorphosis. The city has now a
population of 800, 900 or over, has gained
immensely in size as we'll is in it's new
quarters lavish of light and space, clean
and beautiful. The old town-or Alt
stadt-is, indeed, still something like it
used to be, highly picturesque and full
of "reminiscences shat reach back into
hoary ages, and the Hradschin still
overloo6s the city at its feet, and wind
ing, narrow lanes and alleys still throb
and pulsate with myriadic life. The
queer old castles are there, and the
swift-fowing Moldau, and the historic
bridges, and the famous bridge gate,
and the powder tower" with it's sun
dial, and its old clothes dealers of redo
lent breath and hooked nose. So are
the churches with their wealth of Jew
el>Studded saints and their sticky at
mosphere of frankincense All this
and much more is still to be seen and
admired in the Prague of to-day, but
that is but a small kernel, whereas the
Gordon on Gordon of new, wide and hand
somely appearing streets and avenues
that surround this small center give the
city as whole vastly different look
that of an entirely new and progress
sive one. Indeed, it is no eXaggeration
to say that the political reawakening
Of Prague has, just as it did in Buda-
pest, transformed the town into new
one, much larger, finer and modern in
every respect.
1t is evidently not accident that the
Czech delegates in the reichsrath are
acting all along as the leaven in
Austria's moldy politics, as the fer
menting spirit that will finally burst
the present bounds of that queerly
composite monarchy For the Praguer
of to-day is an aggressively positive
fellow. with no respect for what has
been. And this has its pleasant fea-
lures as well as its unpleasant ones.
Among the pleasant features are
such requirements as | have men
toned before, and to which must be
added gas, electric light, increase IN
wealth and decided Improvement in
the general scale of living. Thirty
years ago a mechanic or laborer in
QIu HOG Ol IiN1HS III d
three or four-room fat, nor of eating a
good-sized piece of ineat every day.
But he has all this now The waiter
in the beer garden is no longer salts
fied-as he was then with a '.trink-
geld" of two kreutzer tone cent?: he
now wants FIVE or ten. Wages have
rlsen from one hundred to one hundred
and fifty per cent, and living is no
longer cheap and frugal, as it used to
be Commerce has been spread by
Prague all over the empire, and It
reaches III some branches as far as
Berlin, Moscow, Constantinople, while
tho unexcelled Pilsen beer is still as
good as of yore, but it is now sent di-
rect as far as Australia IN one direc-
tion and as far as Chill aud Persia in
others.
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inexperienced eye they would be worth
no more than burned cigar, and from
them rehabilitate bill which NAV be
redeemable for thousands of dollars in
bright new bills at the paying teller's
desk.
al that is required is sufficient evil
dence that the originals of the notes
have been really destroyed. Morsels
no bigger than your finger nall are
every day redeemed for the face value
of the bills they represent. AS to this
it is largely matter of chance. If the
morsel were merely corner, it would
not be likely to suffice for the identifi-
cation of the note Supposing that the
case is that of bank note, it is abso-
lutely essential that the bank should
be determined, else payment cannot be
made. But let the bit presented show
the name of the bank, it's number, or
even a portion Of one of the officers
signature, and it goes Until very re-
Gently portions of notes sent in have
been redeemed on the discount princi-
ple-nine-tenths of a ten-dollar bill
bringing nine dollars, and SO on-but
now the law is that the smallest por-
ton is redeemabIe at the full face
value, if only it is accompanied by sat
isfactory af6davits as to the loss of the
remainder. Some few attempts have
been made to swindle the treasury in
this way by false afidavits, but the de-
partment believes that it has always
discovered them. Such triclxery is
rather discouraging to the officials
when the government means to be hon
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MAKE WAY FOR THE FOOTBALL KING
His Reason.

She was rather proud of her ears and
she blushed with pleasure when he
blurted out:
I'm mighty glad you never had your
ears pierced"
"Why?" she asked, in expectation of
compliment.
"Why, hang it all, it costs money to
buy earrings" he returned.
That's why she considers him ''mean
thing Chicago Evening Post.
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Pilsen beer-that really would de-
serve chapter of its own But suffice
it to say that it tastes much different
and much better when consumed on
the spot than when drank after a
tranSoceanic voyage. AS a matter of
tact the Pilscner which is exported is
brewed specially for the ''eXotic" taste
as they style it's stronger in alco.
hol, but not nearly SO mildly exhilarat-
as the home brew.
Among the unpleasant features Of
the Prague of to-day is the combative,
pugilistic, unaniable character its
population has developed, as a con-
sequence of the twenty years strife
that has been going on between the
two elements-the Czech and the Ger
man. After having their national Czech
aspirations suppressed for two hundred
and fifty years, the reaction has been a
particularly violent one, and now they
want to "Czechisize" everything and
everybody, as under the former regime
they were GerEanized. Czech is a
language which, after all, is spoken
by but five million persons all told
including the Czech of Moravia, of
Silesia and those who have emigrated
to America, Russia, etc. Common
sense ought to tell the Czech that it is
futile to expect the rest of the world
to learn a language SO excessively diff
cult and of so little practical Or aesthet-
ic use as his.
But the fact is that the Czech in
Prague expects every stranger, every
body he meets in the street, to know
and talk his lanpuape and he petS
actually mad when a stranger accosts
him III any other tongue-French, Eng
lish, German, or anything else except
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Plaxing ON che Ruins.

''These firemen must be a frivolous
set," said Mr.. Spillkins, who was read
ing paper.
''Why SOP"
II read in the paper that after a fire
was under control, the fremen played
all night on the ruins. Why didn't
they go home and go to bed like sensi-
BILE men, instead of romping about like
children?"-Texas Siftings.
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Almost a Hint,

little boy was told that he must
never ask for anything at the table, as
it was not good manners to do so. The
consequence was that he was frequently
overlooked. One day his father said:
Johnny, get me clean plate for my
lettuce
''Tal1e mine, pa; it's clean" and he
added, with a sigh: There hasn't been
anything put on it yet. ."-Texas Siftings-
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Workman politely, to old lady, who
has accidentally got into smokingI
compartment)-You don't object to my
pipe, 'ope, mum?
Old Lady-Yes; 1 do object, very
strongly.
Workman-Oh, then, out you get!-
P11noh
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No Children.

"Bumpley seems wonderfully well
satisfied with himself"
"Yes. There's nothing you can men
tion that he doesn't think he knows all
about"
Well I suppose you can't blame him.
He has no children old enough to ask
questions and take the conceit out of
him. Washington Star.
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Retrospection.

notwithstanding to you, EeveH
told you single truth before we mar-
ried.
Mrs. Nuwed-Oh, George, you weren't
quite as bad as all that. Don't you re-
member you always used to say YOU
were unworthy of me?-Life.
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Not a CockneYite.

Mother-What! Do you intend to
marry foreigner?
Son-She is highly cultivated Eng
lish girl, mother.
''How do you know she is highly cul-
tivated?"
''She speaks the same sort of English
that do. N Y. Weekly.
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And Had No Returns,

"Odd about that killing of Smedly,
wasn't it?"
II hadn't heard"
"Yes; took a $1,000 policy only last
week and yesterday was shot and
killed.
"Wel1, some fellows were born lucky
I've been paying premiums for twen-
ty-fve yearsr'-Chicago Record.
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Approprlatelv Named.

How do you like my new trolley
nat?"
Trolley hat! It's very pretty, but
why do you call it that@"
why, John says it's perfectly ki1l4
ing. .''.Brooklyn Life.
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They Might Turn Out Poor.

Fond Parent-Bobby, dear, you have
another new little brother. Aren't YOU
pleased?
Bobby-No, pop, 1 can't say that 1 am.
I'm not stuck on having whole raft OF
relations.-N. Y World
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I'm onto you.'' the mud pool cried
To the trousers 1t had dotted
''Ah, yes" the trousers sadly sighed.
81 see you have me spotted
Il A w. Bulletin.
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SuperHuous.

The Statesman-Yes | maintain that
the truth should not be spoken at all
times.
The Citizen - Why do you add
imes?"-Cincinnat Tribune.
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Quite Taking.

Mr. Flattehouse-Well how does the
new girl take?
Mrs. Flattehouse- takes every
thing in sight.-N. Y. World.
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A PeSSimiSt.

Goodfello-Cheer up, my boy. Re-
member the sun shines brightly after
every storm.
BarEer-Yes; but that only shows peo-
pie how shabby and bedraggled the
storm has left one.-Truth.
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Brown-TIow often have told you
not to play ball in this house?
johnny Every time you've ca1ght
me at it.-Once Week
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The Unema ncipated Man.

"Now mind the baby, SIR" quoth she
I'm very likely to-" sighed he:
'For that is how twill have to be-
The baby never will mind me-"
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Madge-I really think Jack would
ask you to marry him if his prospects
were better.
Dorothy-Indeed, if he only knew it,
his prospects are very good. You don't
know how fond l am of him.-Bay City
Chat.
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She-Turn your head the other way,
little boy; want to get over.
He-I can't, I've got stiff neck.
She-Well. turn your back around
then.
He-Please. ma'am. l don't want to;
haven't got no seat III my pants
Truth.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-11
II. p. ESTES,
Judge of the County Court.
First publication January Il, 1895.
Nation

Office o: Commissioner of School and Public
Lands. Pierre, s. D. January II, 1895,
Notice is hereby given, that I'LL of the school,,
university and endowment llnds in Aurora,
Brute, Buffalo. Butte, Campbell, Charles Mix.
Clark, Codinston. Custer, Dawson, Day,
Deuel., Douglas. Edmnnds, Fail River, Faulk,
Hutchinson, Hyde. Jeranld, Kingshury. Lake.,
Lawrence. Lincoln. Lyman. McCook. McpheD1
son, Marshall, Meade, Miner, MinnehahE,,
Moody. Pennington. Potter, Roberts, Sanborn,
sphinx. Snlly, Stanley, Turner Union. Wall
worth, YanktoE and the following unorganized
counties, which are attached to other counties
for leasing purposes as follows: Presho is
attached to Lyman; Pratt to Stanley: lie
bach to Pennington; and Harciug to Butte,
will be offered for lease. at public auct.qu 10
the highest bidder. The leasing will nc held Ut
the front door OF the court house IN the several
counties. and will be conducted by tho county
auditor OF the respective counties. ~:
JOUN T. TOCEH 1S'ls
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-11
JOHN L. LOCKHhEI, 80
Commissioner of School and Public Lands.

First publication March 81, 1S95-4t.
Notice Of Settlement Of Final Account.
state of South Dakota, County of Hughes. In
County Court, "a
deceased. 1sls
NOTICE is hereby given. that Trues Madsa6,
IN administrator of the estate Of Hans Ander-
son. deceased. has rendered and presented for
final settlement. and filed in this court, hiss
final account of his administration of said ea-gs
tate; TINT said estate is ready for distrlbntion;
and that Monday. the 18th day of April. "A. DE-
1895, ut ten o'clock m, ut the court room of u
enid court, at the court house In the city OF X
Pierre, in the county of Hughes. s. D., has been
appointed by the Judge of said court for the
final settlement of said final account ut which
time and place any person interested In said
estate may appear and file his exceptions, IN n
writing, TO the said final account, and contest
the same. 50. ~
Intcstimony whereof. we have caused II y
seal OF tho county court of said county 81 !
Hughes to be llcreunto affixed. - ~
Witness, Hon. II. T.. Estes, judge of the county
court in and for said county of Hughes, at his 1
Office in tho city of Pierre. IN said county, this
18th day OF March, A. ID. 1896. al:
JAMES W. MORSE.
[sEAL.l Clerk OF Court. 81
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-11
First publication April 4, 1896.

'MhDERT GrApERsoS,
.Nt;nrnrv for Assiunnn
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-11

full for bill for mortgagcrccord % co
John L. Dillon, insanity board,
Faulk county case 6 90
John A. Holmes, insanity board,
Faulls county case 8 90
c. G. Sprague, insanity board,
Caulk county case II 90
G. M. Price, sheriil''s fees IS 90
Rust Owen Lumber Co, coal for
poor 90 IS
Lcct u Knowlton, merchandise
for poor ii O2
." (" DC 81
Lcct & Knowlton, merchandise
for court house 90
Lcet 4 knowlton, merchandise
for poor 5 co
Board then adjourned to April 5, 1895
at 2p. III.
Board me, pursuant to adjournment
April 5, 1895, . p. III. Present, Messrs.
Swanson, Hughes, Footc and Singer
On motion the following places We're
selected as public places for the pur-
pose OF selling chattle morgagcd pro
per,y: Front of post Office in the vii
lagos Of Blunt, Harold and Canning,
and ut front door of court house in city
of Pierre.
The board then opened bids for print
ing tax list of delinquent taxes of 1894,
sale of 1895, and We're rs follows:
Pierre Free Press, per description on
general fund three cents, per descrip-
ton on advertising fund, five cents.
Daily Capital company, per descrip-
ton or general fund, four cents.
On motion the taxes assessed against
lot u, block /, LIST Ry. Add, also the
personal tax of Harry Snyder WAS
abatcd.
On motion of Mr.. Singer seconded by
Mr.. Hughes, the Pierre journal, Pierre
Free Press and Blunt Advocate were de-
clarcd to be the official papers of the
county for the year 1895.
The following bills were allowed and
warrants drawn for the same.
ii. O. Desnncon, printing lG %
w. G. Yates, printing l6 %
| Dewcll Il Wheclon, printing SO 20
ID. il. Singer, county commits
sioner q 90
John +. Hughes, county counts
soncr IS co
A. q. Swanson, county commis.
sioncr 10 %
X. NJ Foo,c, county commits
sioncr 90 90
| The following resolution was adopted:
| Resolved, that treasurer is authorized
TO assign tax certificate No . of sale of
1853, and tax certificate No 1G Of sale
of 1864 for the sum of S2S, and the tax
of 1894 to be paid in full.
The board then adjourned to $50 p.
IN. Of same day.
April 3, 1895, at $50 p. IN.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
mcnt. Present, Mcssrs. Swanson,
Hughes, Foote and Singer.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, that the board will not pay
to exceed the sum of $500 for the publ
cation of the delinquent tag list of 1895,
/! taxes of 1871
The matter of hearing names and de.
scriptlons copied in assessors book was
taken up, and upon motion the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that A. G. Swanson is here,
by appointed committee of one to
have names, descriptions etc. copied in
assessors books and same corrected,
cost of same not to exceed $50.
There beng no further business the
board adjourned to meet April 26, 1895,
at . p. III.
L. II. CONNIFF,
County Auditor.
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tir,t publication March Fl, 1895.
- -TOft:r;,1r Sale.
To William II. Townsend and Aiincryn Tn,rn-

To William II Townsend and Minerva Town
send, mortgagOrs.
Take notice: Default existing on n mort.
cage dated April IS. lss7. and recorded in
Hughes county, Dakota on the 18th day of May.
~ Mt 2:i2o'clock p IN in book IS on pnge 4G Of
ne ntpng records of said county, executed by
w lillian u. Townsend and Minerva Townseni.
his wife to the 'nkota:L Loan and Trust company,
on the south west quarter of section eighteen
Isl in township one hundred and twelve I1l2jr
north; 81 range seventy-four "a west, Fifth
p m being one hundred aud sixty acres more
or less which mortgage was duly assigned to
pcia smith and such assignment duly re-
corded on the 18th dry of October, 1896 in the
public records OF said county. sss1.sO being due
thereon nj this date for principal. interest and
taxes. Said mortgage will he forccloscd to
satisfy the amount due. with costs and cx-
pcnscci sale sud one hundred dollars attorneys
tcos provided for in mortgage. by Il sale Of said
premises n, public auction at the front door OF
the court hoilsc in tho city .of Pierre county of
Hughes aud state of South Dakota on the 18th
tnN ni May. 30 ~ = O'Clock u. m. Of said day
by the sileria 90 said county or his deputy.
Dated March ?ist. 1873.
DELLA SMITH,
Assignee of mortgage.
\ for A.sf,,prn