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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

the good It might do in circulating
some other way In one instance saw
a box of tiny bits no larger than a
little fingernail, with an afr lavit all
correctly filed out and signed. but as
the lady expert picked up the pieces
she said; This paper does not feel
like the right kind of fiber" and sure
enough, when put together, it was
found to be the trick Of counterfeiter
He had hoped to get from the Treasury
two hundred dollars in good new bills
for that box full of worthless paper
Thousands of dollars are saved every
year for carless or often over-careful
people by the expert ladies Of the
Treasury Department.
A. E. RANNEY.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

The petty frauds perpetrated upon
the government by well-to-do persons
bringing from Europe valuables upon
which they paid no duty were classed
as "genteel smuggling" One of the ben
Gifts conferred by the new tariff law
is to make these frauds impossible, and
consequently to do away with an ex-
preston that never should have been
used. There is no genteel thieving,
burglary or law-breaking of any sort,
and there never was any "genteel
smuggling"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

travellers that there will be no peace
of body or mind unless she is liberal
in her fees to the various stewards, and
the sum required is sometimes enough
to discourage the woman who expects
to go over on small sum. The whole
system of feeling is an unfortunate one
for the people who are trying to make
a brave face with a cruelty thin purse.
Things were worse, however. in the
last century-especially in France.
Jean jacques Rousseau used to say
that he could not afford to stay in the
houses of great people. This was, ap-
parently, because French aristocrats
did not pay their servants any wages.
The servants were expected to fatten
on the guests. Maria Holroyd, in her
amusing letters. describes a visit to a
French chateau at the beginning of the
revolution. THE servants receive no
wages" she writes, but take walls.
1t is no wonder that the impcc lnious
philosopher who handed over his
progeny to the foundlings' home
could not afford to pay visits to the
great and the rich. The same system
would appear to survive in the French
cafes and restaurants of today. for
quite recently the walters of Paris and
Marseilles have been holding meetings
in favor of an eight-hour day and suit
able wages.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

1t would be a mistake to regard an
expensive yacht merely as a summer
symbol OF lavishness. A magnificent
steam yacht has been placed at the dis
posal of the inmates of the various "old
ladies homes in Philadelphia for ex-
cursions on the Delaware river. What
is even better, this act of generosity is
said to be characteristic exercise of
kindness on the part of the owner.
Where there is will to be kind how
readily the way opens!
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06
last of fortune of ten thousand dol
lars spent in drink"

last of a fortune of ten thousand dol
lars spent in drink"
Papers filled with mutilated notes
tell strange and sometimes funny ex-
neriences. Many families Of mice have
had rather costly homes made of
chewed banknotes Hundreds of dol
lars have been hidden in stoves-while
not in use--and forgotten and narrowly
escaped entire destruction when the
fires were lighted. Burnt money, if not
handled. can very often be easily de-
ciphered, as the lettsf6 stand out clear
and distinct, something like blind"
letters-though perfectly black.
1t is wonderful to watch an expert
put together the many fine pieces of a
mutilated banknote, FASTING each piece
carefully on thin pape in it's proper
place, using fine pointed fat knife
and glass plate the size of a bank
note. This plate is marked off in sec
tions, in order to determine the value
TO be placed on the part redeemed at
that time, as some one might bring the
other portion later, and so get more
than the value of the note. Every pre-
caution is taken to prevent fraud, and
under the sharp eyes of the lady count
ers an error very rarely occurs.
On one occasion money was carefully
hidden in a pair of heavy working
boots, to be remembered almost too
late, fer even Uncle Sans experts to
save the remnants of the once crlsp
notes. A hundred dollar bill is so small
an obstacle in a boot, compared with
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

The other day the Miami County,
Ind, doctors held convention, which
broke up suddenly when several mem
bers drew revolvers and threatened to
furnish business for some other medi-
cal association.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

Some notes were carefully sewed
with fine thread and many had names
of persons and places written on their
backs. On fve-dollar bill was writ
ten quite story in few words, it be-
ing the first money earned and saved
to go toward the purchase of first
suit of store clothes" On ten-dollar
note was written: This note is the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

Electricity for propelling street cars
now has dangerous rival in COM
pressed air. 1t may yet be applied to
bicycles.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

A Kansas clergyman conducted SER
vices last Sunday by telephone. This
will be a year of gr at events in
Kansas.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

Ex-Gov. Morton of New York is the
first rich man on record to ask to
have his assessment doubled. He is
entitled to sketch in the school read
eRs.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

It turns out that three Italians who
were lynched in Louisiana two years
ago were innocent. Judge Lynch is
just as apt to be wrong as any othe~
judge.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

President Kruger has presented A
rare specimen of native gold tn the
Royal Geological Museum at Berlin.
The gift is said to be worth about 100
pounds.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

The thing that appears to be the
matter with Kansas is the inadequacy
of all outdoors as storehouse for her
wheat crop.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

There are no drunka in Dawson. The
simon-pure stun sells at 500 a gallon.
Ice water Is free.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

And now they tell us that they have
struck pay dirt" near Marquette,
Mich. Where will this craze end?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06
SOME TREASURY ~NorEe."


While counting money in the milton
al bank division of the United States
Treasury, gathered together strange
collection" of which | have made
scrap-book; these objects are of no
value to any one except as curiosities,
and would naturally have found their
way to the wsate-paper basket.
l will say first that all money sent
to the Treasury for redemption is thor
oUghiy disilfeeted before it is given
out-in packages of five hundred dol
lars and over-to be counted. No less
than six persons count it and put their
names On each package, thus making
themselves responsible for any error
found after it leaves their hands.
My curious collection is composed of
things used to patch mutilated bank
notes, so that they might be sent to
the Treasury and redeemed by fresh
new ones Many of the patches had
to be soaked and taken off so that we
could read the name of the bank.
have nearly two hundred specimens in
the collection.
There are all sorts of United States
stamps, express stamps, railroad
stamps, druggists labels of all kinds,
several of the skull and cross-bones.'
Election ballots and lottery tickets, and
one photograph cut in strips, which,
put together, shows a mans face that
could easily be recognized. Court plas-
ter of all colors, cloth, lace, ribbons,
pieces of letters and envelopes, menu
cards, hardware tags, and pieces of cal
endars; in fact, every page is a curios-
ity. @Es
Some were pasted on the backs of
the notes and show where the sigma
lures of the president and cashier had
been cut from each corner, which is
done before counting. l have noticed
many times how far a banknote had
Travelled before it returned to Wash
ington a poor mutilated remnant. A
New England note was patched by a
druggist in Colorado, and in many 9TH
er instances they came from places
equally remote from their banks.
Some notes were carefully sewed
with fine thread and MANY had names
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

It is always a queer sensation for a
girl visiting in country house to hand
a fee to a giant of a man servant, but
that dignitary's sense of gallantry does
not keep him from accepting the sum
with gratitude altogether out of pro-
portion to the gift.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06
Minister to RussIn.

Mr. Hitchcock is great grandson of
the famous Col. Ethan Allen of revolu-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

=. - I ~ NlIN1LAs
tionary days, born in Alabama. edu-
Gated in Connecticut. and identified
with the business interests of the
west. He is well acquainted with Rus
sian customs, having spent some time
in that country and in China. He has
been identified in politics only in a
business way.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06
WOMEN AND TIPS.

There is something in the feminine
character which rebels against the Law
ish giving of tips, and if porters and
maids had to depend wholly on women
for their additional fees there is al
probability that the poor creatures
would find very small satisfaction. II
is true that the matter of giving fees
to servants is not so strictly observed
in America as it is in foreign countries
but the habit is growing, partly from
the circumstance that the custom is a
foreign one, and hence appeals to many
aping Americans from that very fact.
The custom of giving small sums to
railway porters and hotel servants is
pretty generally followed, but it is only
lately that any decided tendency has
arisen in this country toward tipping
maids and men servants in the homes
of our friends where we may have
been spending a few days. 1t is q
great drain on ones pocketbook to
remember the maid who unpacks ones
trunk, the man who brushes ones
shoes, the gardener who obligingly cuts
fresh rose and presents it with an in
sinuating glance, the boy who runs
ahead to open the gate on ones early
morning walk and the waitress who
brings up ones breakfast the time a
headache keeps one in bed. There is
an additional strain. too, in remember
ing all the various individuals, so that
when the time for parting comes, the
right servant gets the right tip.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

open and shut rapidly, producing loud
clappCring.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

Every one who crosses the sea for
the first time is warned by experienced
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-07
pinion which will indicate very

opinion which will indicate very
plainly the attitude of the COM
missioner of patents towards any
questionable practice on the part
of solicitors OF patents, and his
determination to see that invent
ors are not dishonesty dealt with
in all cases that are brought up
to his attention. The postnast-
er general has not yet Indicated
what action he will take upon the
request to put "The National
Recorder" Wedderburn & Cos
paper, on the fraud list, but it is
not likely that a concern disbarr-
ed from practice before one branch
of the government for fraud will
be allowed to continue the use of
the mails to spread its schemes.
Newspaper publishers will hardly
need to be reminded that this is
the same Wedderburn who start
ed the Examiner Claims Bureau,
and the Press Claims Co., both of
which died leaving much worth
less stock in innocent hands.
According to the estimate Of
the naval exports presided over
by Admiral Buuce, an expenditure
of about S11, 100000 is needed to
give our navy proper docking
facilities and place it on an equal
footing in that respect with the
navies of foreign governments.
Ten new docks are recommended.
Congress will not be likely to
the money to carry
out half of these recommendations
unless there should be big war
scare while 1t is in session.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-07
MAKES GOLD FROM SILVER.
A New York Scientist Beats the
Klondike out of Sight.

Chicago, Oct. 2.-Inter Oceans spec
ial: The director of the mint, Mr..
Preston, had his faith in gold as the
royal metal somewhat shaken today.
MIR. Preston h as been for some months
chief of gold bugs in Washington, and
as holdover from the Cleveland adj
ministration he has talked gold in
season and out of season, presumably
to show that the gold Democrats saved
the day in the last great national
battle at the polls. As director of the
mint Mr.. Preston is looked upon as an
authority on this question of gold and
silver money, and his numerous inter
views have repeatedly pointed out the
decline of silver and thei Increase of the
gold product to enable all the nations
of the world to adopt the single gold
standard and have plenty of money.
Today, however, Mr.. Preston had a
gold shock which will disturb his
dreams for some days.
He had just figured out for the secre-
tary Of the treasury that there had
been gain of Sl1, ,73S, ,209 in gold in
this country by mining and importa-
tion since the first OF July, when in
walked stranger who introduced
himself as DR.. Stephen II. Emmens of
New York, the discoverer or "argen-
taurum' gold. Director Preston has
had some experience with Prof. Bryce
of Chicago, who claimed to be able to
manufacture gold, and he was ready to
look upon DR.. Emmens as crank who
was trying to discover the philosophers
stone or a sharp bent on beating the
that his caller was the coolest man who
ever rolled a gold bug.
Dr. Emmens is well known chemist
of New York, a member of the Ameri-
can institute Of mining engineers, a
mining expert and an owner of gold
mines. He is also the inventor of
the high explosive called emmensite,
adopted by the government for coast
defenses, and after he had talked half
an hour with Mr.. Preston that great
authority on gold and silver began to
feel as thought there was a charge of
emmensite or some other explosive
under his chair which might blow
gold bugs into dust without moments
notice.
DR.. Emmens is not unknown and he
is not wild theorist looking for the
philosophers stone, but he processes to
have machine whirh will transform
silver into gold. What is more, he
has, since last April, been selling this
manufactured gold to the government
at the New York assay office, and the
records of that Office showed Mr.. Pres
ton that it had paid Dr. Emmens about
50, 900 for this material since April 49,
He expects to supply the assay Office
with about $4,000 this month, and
promises next year to produce $4,000
ounces OF his gold month.
This statement disturbed Director
Preston, especially when the doctor
said he would produce it from Mexican
dollars. Mr.. Preston wanted to know
how the doctor would prove that his
product was gold, but his visitor said
he you'd leave it to the government
assayer, Just as he had been doing all
summer.
"a 4 4, q
He did not care whether they called
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-07
The action of the law Of supply

The action of the law Of supply
aud demand is exernplified IN
the KlondilSe district. There,
where there is gold in plenty,
which is good of course the world
over, the prices of supplies are
abnormally high. This is not
because the number of primary
units of money are great, but be-
cause supplies are scarce. AS a
theory the idea of the increase
in primary units in money works
beautifully, but practically it
fails. Klondile has super
abundance of primary gold units,
but they cannot buy bread.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-07

Parties who have been selling
shop tonic and chop bitters" as
a temperance drink have been
compelled by Uncle Sam to pay
license to the general govern
ment. The state, county and
town governments should now
look after their revenue from these
sales.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-07
North Carolina newspaper

A. North Carolina newspaper
has this local item: GAS Col.
Williams was driving home yes
terday lightning struck his wagon
and completely demolished four
gallon demijohn of very fins whis-
ky. The colonel has the SYM
pathy of the community"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-07
MR. TsYLoR's REPORT.

Huronite:---P Public Exar1i n +
an Taylor was seen by a Huronite
turf reporter upon his return from
fq Pierre, and he talked quite freely
: 80 about the auditors books and ac-
is Il counts. Mr.. Taylor still insists
rtis that Mayhew's shortage is S177,
mts as first claimed by him, and that
70 he will show it to be SO when he
!, Il returns to Pierre Wednesday.
cleJ The public examiner is quite
ren severe OH Anderson and Mayhem.
blaming that their conduct has
nd Y not been that Of honorable gentle
:" men since this investigat ton be-
svel gan. ''They claimed to Mr..
/ syl Irigsby," said Taylor, ''tlaat my
epa Figures were wrong, and named
ety Eertaill comp inies' accounts to
= prove my errors. Upon going to
49, Pierre took the books and shows
III fd Attorney Grigsby that they
cd bad been altered since my exami-
ishij hations were made. The changes
OF we're SO clunlsily made that any
$ bne could see them. Then the
original entries OH the other
uekE books had not been changed to
sam correspond with the ledger. This
us. IS a serious offense, punished in
~ u bur state by Imprisonment, and
ureI could prove the act upon the
J. NPerpetrator should cause arrests
y hi Q be made. Mr.. Hipple is. /
ey Think, perfectly honest. He has
= : been deceived aud IS the victim of
YEA; Pther men. My findings in this
.one matter as first stated will be borne
igosr but when the end comes"
u. iiIS
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-07

There are forty-six million 81
bills, fifteen million 50 bills, fifty
four million S5 bills, thirty million
S1o bills, ten million $50 bills,
eight hundred thousand 500 bills
forty thousand $500 bills, ninety
three thousand $1,000 bills, and
one thousand two hundred and
forty-eight $4,000 bills in this
country.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-07

Editor Bishop explains the item
about his wife being absent six
years" by saying that each week
see.-ed year to him. All right,
Tom, your apology is accepted.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-07

The Milton Dairy Co. Of St.
Paul are advertising that they
stood at the head in the butter
contest at the South Dakota State
Fair at Yankton last week. This
statement is not correct, the
creamery at DeSmet, S. D., took
first prize and Tom Milton of St.
Paul took second place.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-07

Neal Dow, the father of the
Maine prohibition law, died at
his home in Springfield, Maine,
Saturday, October 2, aged ga
years.
Smyrna times., 1897-04-14
James Startling.

James Startling, who was visited with
a severe stroke of apoplexy on Tuesday
evening of last week, died at an early
hour on Thursday morning, without
regaining consciousness, in his II ST
year. He had been in better health
than usual recently, and his death was
surprise in the community. The de-
ceased was of quiet disposition, gen
erous in his nature and congenial with
his friends. He had been collector.
and was the past two years Treasurer
OF Kent County. He was one of the
reliable leaders of his party that en-
dorsed the platform and stood by the
declarations of the Convention. Be
cause of this fidelity he has been made
to suffer in accommodating therequests
of office seekers. Mr.. Startling was all
his life a farmer. His boyhood was
spent in the family of Moses Forcum,
near Bryn Zion Church, going to the
Neck in early manhood where he mar
ried the sister of the late John Farrell
his second wife being Mrs. Brice, for
merly Miss Carey, who also died sev-
eral years since. He leaves five chill
dren, all by his first wife--John. Frank
Mrs. Nathan Moore, Mrs. Joseph Rob.
inson, Mrs. Charles Hutchinson. ,rha
funeral Sunday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. A. Stengle, wall avery large
one. over 100 carriages being in line.
BESIDES the weather being fine. a
n number OF our citizens walked out 10
IN the Odd Fellows Cemetery to attend
the ceremonies.
Smyrna times., 1897-04-14

WITH a Constitutional Convention
and Legislature determined on a long
session, things financially in our State
are not in the rosiest condition. The
fact is, as per the announcement of the
State Treasurer last week, the funds
had run down at that date to some
$4,000, but it has since been replen-
ished by considerable sums from col
lectOrs.
We ought to get a great deal of
good from the Convention in the way
of future benefit to the Golfers of the
State, for it is stated that bills of the
stenOgraphers of the convention some
days amount to as much as $3.50. And
all this to report the speeches of men
who think they know a great deal. It
is dear luxury.
The convention has already been in
session now on its fifth month, and it
looks as if it will take twice as long to
fix up constitution for the little
State of Delaware as the big State of
New York. Its cost is placed at
$4,000 or $40, 900.
Though everything the people have
to sell is lower, the taxes get higher,
and these bodies are swelling the sum
by unnecessarily long sessions. The
Legislature is looking about, we un-
derstand, for new material to tax so
that larger sums can be wrung from
the "dear people"
Smyrna times., 1897-04-14
New Railroad Projected.

1t is rumored, according to a dis
patch in the Philadelphia Record, that
new railroad will soon be built from
Child's station on the Baltimore &
Ohio, to Lambson's station, on the Bal
timore & Delaware Bay railroad branch
Of the Central railroad of New Jersey
The scheme is to supply coal to the
glass factories of New Jersey and 9th
er largemanufactories in Southern N ew
Jersey. The Baltimore & Ohio is to
be used to Child's Station, the new
road to Lamson's thence over the Bal
timore & Delaware Bay railroad to
Woodland Beech and across the bay
in floats to Bay Side, and thence over
the New Jersey Southern and connect
ing lines to the factories. This will
do away with the delay caused in get
ting through Philadelphia.