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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
FAIR EXPERTS IN THE TREASURY.
Women Who Handle Burnt and Mu-
tiIated Currency at Washington.
From the- Pittsburg Dispatoh.


Washington.-There is change in the air
at Washington. but there are few posi-
lions in the gift of the government with
which even the highest officials do not
NEEDLE. A specialist in any department
cannot be produced in a few weeks, and
there are certain experts who have worked
half lifetime to attain the skill which
they have now reached Such as these rest
confident in the assurance that nothing
but death or detected dishonesty win de-
prive them of their wel-earned positions.
None are more secure in this respect
than the women of the treasury depart
ment-originally because they were wo-
men and supposed to be outside the polit
ical pale, afterward because they were put
under civil, service rules, but most of all
because nobody else can do the work which
they do.
Suppose you would die tomorrow. or be
retired for twenty-five years service in
accordance with the bill that is now pend
ing" ] said to Mrs. A. T.. Brown, the
burnt-money expert. rs there anyone
who could take your placer
"Oh, yes" she replied. There are four
of us who could, temporarily at least, fill
! each others positions, and then there are
our four assistants, some of whom show
! great aptitude for the work which we do
These younger women viii some day take
\ our places. My assistant Miss l.. b.
Smith of Jersey City, N. j., is learning to
detect burnt money very rapidly"
As ! stood there talking to her she OPEN
ed a packet which had been received that
morning. one Of the envelopes contained
the remains of $50 which had been sent for
redemption by James j. Corbett The
prize fighter had accidentally dropped this
roll Of bills into the fire as he stood in
front of an open CRATE. There seemed to
be no doubt of the value of the money,
but the accompanying affidavit and certih-
cate Of good character, which are inds-
pensible requisites in obtaining new bills,
had not been made out in sufficiently eX-
| plicit terms.
Mrs. Brown has been in the employ of
the Treasury Department p years. She is
the best expert in the classification OF
burnt money in the Treasury. She can
take the remains of bills that have been
burnt up in letter, for instance, sepa-
rate the remains OF the common paper
from that of the money, and II IL is all
there, she will account for every cent OF
the money. II she finds all the pieces OF
a bill, or even three-hfths the full face
value Is redeemed. For less than that half
is allowed. but for less than two-hfths the
owner receives nothing, as this would on
courage frasd. Not only can she direct
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

New York, March i2,-When St. Patrick
drove snakes out of Ireland and establish
ed the Christian religion on the little isle
he found it necessary to work pyrotech-
meal displays and illusions such as have
never since been equalled in evangelical
work
This FIRST "revvalist" built bonfres and
put them out with chemicals, calling it a
miracle" He prayed that the sky be
"darkened," and behold an eclipse came
The crafty Frenchman was one of the
most learned scientists of the age, and
he used his fun powers in bringing the
ignorant people of his adopted country to
light.
After the days of ST. Patrick the Chris
tian religion languished, as it were. into
conventionality. But once again, al the
very end of the most important progress
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

yer certificates to the amount of $500
only leaving unredemmed a few national
bank notes. of which neither name of
bank, number nor official signature re-
manned. Receiving the bills, instead of
draft, which was refused, the owner
returned home, but on the way was rob
bed of the whole amount.
Mrs, Browns predecessor in the burnt
money division was Mrs. Lydia f. Rosen-
berg. Whenever a train is wrecked and
the express safe is exposed to fire, or when
a big fire has ragged and fed on money,
then she and two assistants are allowed
room to themselves, where they care,
fully but surely prepare the charred
money for redemption, unerringly select
ing 1t from the equally charred masses
of other paper Mrs. Rosenberg writes
such a beautiful hand and is so fine a
clerk that she has been taken from the
money patchwork and put at regular
clerical work. except in such cases as
those mentioned above. She was ap-
pointed to her present position in July,
1863. 1t was she who taught first Mrs.
Davidson and afterward Mrs. Brown.
Mrs. Davidson deals more with torn
money than with that which has been
burnt, but her special work is arrang
ing the bills in packages of the same
issue and keeping track of the odds"
until their mates of the same issue come
in.
BUT OF all the women IN the treasury
| department none is more interesting
than Mrs. Villa A. Leonard the chief
detective of counterfeit money. She was
appointed July. 1864, and at first her work
was clipping the sheets of fractional cur
rency then issued. She has been in the
redemption division since 1866. In the
course OF two years and a half something
over SS9,00000O have passed through her
| hands.
| Mrs Leonard says that a day never
/ passes without the detection of coun-
terfeit bill from one source or another,
! and they have sometimes had as many
\ as 100 in one day
Have you seen any counterfeits of the
new bills YETI"
mot yet, but we are on the lookout
/ for them"
How do treasury employees regard the
new bills?"
"Oh. we think they are very pretty. of
course, but we find them much harder to
count The expert counters say that Il
is very slow work separating the bills
into packages of the same denomination.
For instance, IL IS very difficult to dis
| tlngush a two from a five-dollar bill One
has to look close. and when one is count
ing fast it Is easy 70 make a mistake"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

sive century, pictorial religion is revived
and clergymen are preaching to the eyes
as well as to the ears.
In New York Pastor Charles Tyndall,
of a thoroughly orthodox church, is con-
Quoting a revival with success by en-
ploying all kinds of sensational devices.
One Of his schemes for salvation is a
sermon upon 1.-The Lion of Judah" which
he delivers with tremendous effect
In the pulpit at his side stands a life
size stuffed lion. In its head is an arti-
fetal attachment of making 1t roar. AT
the point in the sermon where the lion
of wickedness goes about seeking whom
he may devour the lion lifts its head and
roars.
So vivid was this roaring that the first
time the lion appeared the congregation
took fright and il was necessary to I'M
derceve them to quiet their fears. The
younger members of the congregation be-
came almost panicky.
on another occasion he had a live frog
In the pulpit under a glass case, and
preached on Frogs and Tadpoles in the
Christian Life
But the most effective of his illustrated
sermons was upon Jacobs Ladder" in
which he had a real ladder to show ia
eob's situation. At different stages of
the sermon he climbed the ladder, which
led from the ground floor up to the sky
light At one point In the sermon he
climbed to the top and disappeared from
the view of the audience to illustrate
Jacobs angels entering heaven.
Moody has a rival in a travelling evan
geist, who is getting a reputation for him
self by quicker methods than Moody en-
ployed. His name is Schrader, though he
1aa Ion aFt 30 hot
name.
DIR. Schrader is touring the country get
ting up reviVals. He has many ways of
arousng an interest, the most effective be-
ing "the signal in the sky!
Outside the church there is an assistant
stationed, who can communicate with the
pulpit by electric wire. When mourner
comes up to the penitents bench q sky
rocket is sent up outside the church door.
When two come together two rockets are
sent up, and when more than two app
proach a dozen rockets are sent up at the
same time SO all the town knows when
his efforts are successful He has made
a big hit In the west. where he has operated
most.
The mightiest aid yet in church work Is
done by an instrument, very like a phonO-
graph. IL Is used in mission work TO aid
overtaxed pastors and by the salvationists
As used by the army IL requests che
people to rise and sing song No 1857
Then II prays, then requests the audience
TO give a liberal collection. repeats a
chapter from the Bible with comments
and then delivers an address by Com
mander Booth-rucker. winding up by ex-
horting the crowd 20 repentance and clos
ing with prayer.
So successful has this been and so helD
ful that machine Is given as a premium
10 the officer making the most converts
a phontoscope goes with II. This throws
moving objects upon a screen, while tho
talking Is going on. producing a vivid ef
feet upon the audience
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
MOSLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR
A Pleasant Lemon Drink.

DR.. H. Motley Lemon Elixir is pro-
pared from the fresh juice of lemons, COM
bined with other vegetable liver tones.
cathartics, aromatic stimulants and bloou
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For biliousness and constipation.
For indigestion and foul stomach.
For sick and nervous headaches.
For palpitatlon and irregular action OK
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For sleeplessness and nervousness.
For loss of appetite and debility.
For fevers. malaria and chil.s, take
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Lemon Elixir will not fail you in any Oh
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arise from torpid or diseased liver, stoh-
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At the Capital.
have just taken the last Of two bot
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

a Christ with pierced hands and feet and
gaping side-all in red electric fire-would
have awed the most practiced in electric
arts.
st. Patrick was clever enough to work
upon the fears as well as upon the faith
of people, and perhaps, after all these
years, evangelists are finding out that the
old saint was not unduly fattered in his
canonieation. Clarence S. Russell.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
Twins weighing Abont Two Pounds

From the New York Times
Springfield. o., March 5.-Mrs. Gustav
Wilkey of New Moorefeld, this county,
has just given birth 70 a pair of the small
est babies ever known hereabouts.
Mrs. Wikey is a buXom German woman,
and has given birth 10 ten children prior
20 this time. The twins were born Thurs
day last They seemed TO be perfectly
formed and bright one Of them, how
ever, lived only through the day, while
the other seems TO be in perfect health.
At birth neither OF the children exceeded
oBe pound IN weight. and their fingers
were said to be no larger than good-sized
needles The father Of the babies rs a large
man
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

George Brandes, the noted Scandinav-
ian literary critic. has recently received
the Cross OF the Legion of Honor IL Is
said that his interest In and sympathy with
French literature was the Immediate
ground OF the comforting Of this honor
Several volumes Of his work on the Great
Literary Currents OF the Nineteenth Cen
tury' treat OF French subjects.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
VAUDEVILLE SHOWS IN
CHURCH PULPITS.
Pastor TyndaII Climbs Jacobs Ladder and
Enters Heaven in Sight of the Audience.


Loud nOug to a Church
Rockets Each Conversion.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-10-01
.EMM0NS COUNTY RECORD,
BY ID. r. STREETER.
Williamsport, -. North Dakota.
Pioneer Journal of the County.
The Record is entered at tile W1llianasport
P0stodRce as sec0nd-class matter.

The Tax-Dodger outfit last Saturday
was the victim of methods similar to
those it has applied to the counties un.
fortuate enough to be situated within Its
land-grant. A party of robbers held up
one of the trains belonging to what the
Grand Forks Herald affectionately terms
"our own Northern Pacific. :" But the
robbers didn't get nearly as much money
as the Tax-Dodger outfit obtained when
1t held up, for thousands of dollars of
taxes, the counties tributary to its line.
Are the Moorhead robbers any worse than
the 81. Paul robbers9- The former over.
awed their victims by fear of the power
of arms. The latter, through fear of
their corporate wealth and power, have
robbed the counties. One class of rob.
berry requires personal bravery; the other
does not. One class Of anarchists is de-
nounced by tho newspapers the other
seems to fill many editors with paralyzlng
fear
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-10-01
~-pEaTgo71o4 m QyAly7Y~~ rcotRxrlor M pe,ce.--,
CALUMET g PSk!';! PS'tiIj!|''9a
-MoNE~SO GOOD
IN TOWN AND OUT

Sec w. s. DeGraf's new ad next week.
W. E. Petrie, of Omie. was in town
Wednesday.
P. j. Casey. of Hampton, was at the
county seat last Thursday.
Capt. E. E. Honstain was at Williams,
port Saturday on his way home.
Mr.. M. D. Rhame, of Minneapolis, was
in Williamsport last Wednesday.
Mrs Lincoln Cell left last Monday to
visit relatives and friends at her old home
In Detroit Mich.
On Thursday George Goldade, wife and
daughter, of Bismarck, were in town, on
their way to the southern part of the
county.
Michael and Johannes Baumgartner, of
Strasburg, was at Williamsport on
Wednesday.
Mrs. J.R. Edick writes from Minnesota,
where che is visiting, that there has been
great deal Of rainy weather there Of
late.
Tho Rev. Father Clement, of Bis
marck, will hold services at Williamsport
schoolhouse on Tuesday, Oct. IL, at 10
o'clocka. m.
Born-On Wednesday. Sept. %, 1887,
to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Walker, of Cherry
Grove district. Emmons county, girl.
Mother and daughter all right.
The Bible Institute Colp0rtage Associ-
alton ID. L. Moody, President) is in need
OF more colporters. Earnest young peo.
pie desiring to give.the whole or portion
Of their time to Christian work. with re-.
muneration, should address A. P. Fit,
Superintendent, Box X, $50 Lasalle ave.
nue., Chicago, ILL.,, for particulars.
P. J. Lyons is having lot of painting
done on his buildings at Clonmel Park,
and when Painter Hilstren gets through
things will shine like new drop-curtain
at the royal theatre in Dublin.-steele
.Osone. [We'll bet nickel Patrique 10
using red paint.
The services at Roop schoolhouse last
Sunday morning and at Williamspore
schoolhouse. In the evening of the same
day were we'll attended. The Rev.
George Worst preached very interesting
sermons. He is natural orator. and it
was remarked by many that 'ft's easy to
see where j. FL. gets his natural gift % an
orator." 1t would seem to be q pretty
big undertaking for man of 72years of
aye to preach twice in one day.
The Record being behind time this is
sue enables us to announce that disas-
trous prairie fire has just burned over
! good part OF southern Emmons Auditor
Braddock lost about $50 tons of hay, and
many of the German settlers lost all their
grain, hay, ETC., as we'll az the range.
Geo. Wescott and Arthur Keebler were
also burned out. 1t is probable that
much more damage was done thst has
not yet been heard Of.
Tax Lawyer Robinson has written offer
ing to take the railroad-tax case for the
county. Attorney Knauf, of Jamestown,
also offers to,do the fighting, and we un-
derstand Commissioner Shoemaker favors
the idea. Emmons is said to have wllted.
and Kidder and Stutsman are, We believe,
the only Spartaps, left.-Steele Ozone.
No; Emmons hasn't "wilted." The Bis
marck Tribune's item to the effect that
Mr.. Swartz, of the N. P. Tax-Dodger
Department. was to 60 to Emmons to pay
taxes, probably misled the old hayseed'
of Eha 0Zona ts
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-10-01
Ase,,t baking ps.vaers.

AUOWt 0aAlnB EOWO0t0s
The direction on the cans Of High
Prioed Powders are the same as on "Calu-
met" cans. viz. two teaspoonfuls to quart
of -four; but they say that one can of High
Price will 60 three times as far as any other.
Can anything be more ridiculousl
Another claim made In favor Of High
Priced Baking Powders Is still more ridic-
ulous--that any Baking Powder sold at q
less price than their 3 must be dangerously
adulterated. The manufacturers Of one Of
the High Priced Powders boasts Of selling
the government a large quantity Of their
goods at Is cents pound. At the same
time they compel the consumer to pay As
and 80 cents.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-10-01
SCRIBENDI.
8si Tor che 1abY.showl

8oS fer che BabysDh0W1
There will be an ice-cream social and
baby show at the school-house, Williams
port, on the evening Of Friday, October
10Th. Good M music will be provided. The
following prizes will be given:
Most popular baby-Flrst, silver cup;
second, silver knife and fork; third. sill
yer spoon. The winnersof these three
prizes will be selected by vote of the peo.
pie in attendance. All other prizes will
be awarded BY three judRes--men; bache.
Finest baby for ito .ge-First. china
third, china mug.
Heaviest baby-A toy.
Smallest baby--A toy.
Best twins-An article Of jewelry.
The age limit will bs two years.
Everybody cordially invited to be pres
ent. Ne trouble will be spared to make
the entertainment thoroughly enjoyable.
CoMM1TTEB.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-10-01

THE editor was obliged to drop work
Wednesday entirely and take to the bed,
having suffered from bowel and stomach
trouble for week. Lots to be done: but,
when man gets sick, things do not look
half so necessary. Thursday w. J..
Hiland came down from Bismarck 10 help
US out on the paper end, and we have got
enough nerve left to work tie typewriter
little while at time.-Steele Ozone.
Regarding the type-writer-what's her
name, Woodie3
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-10-01
For over Fir,y Years.

Windows Soothing Syrup has been used for over
dftv yeats BY millions Of mothers for their
children while teething, with perfect success. 1t
eoothes the child, softens the gums. allays all
pain, ciires wind collie, and IL the best remedy
for diarrhua. Is pleasant 70 tho taste. Sold by
druggists In every part Of tho world. Twenty.
dve csnts bottle. It's value is incalculabls. Be
sure to ask for Mrs. wtnslo~'s Soothing syrup
and take no other kind.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-10-01

TIE Mandan fair was success in every
particular. The crowds were large, and
everything that could be done was done
by the people of Mandan to entertain
their visitors. A great many Emmons
county people attended.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-10-01

The crank on the new engine at the
electric light station broke last night and
left the world in darkness. A new crank
will have to be procured before the
dynamo can be started again.-Valley
City Times.Record.
But the crank on the t. r. seems to be
in working order.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-10-01
Fer sale.

Fifty cords Of wood for sale. ct t2 1a
cord. This wood will only bs sold 70 !,
farmers. and II you are here at dinner time !.
ysu get your dinner, provided. you buy d I
cord Of wood. Also, catfish ats 5 cents ! !
pound. BENZ. Comm, I.
Glencoe, N. D.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-10-01
Btrayea.

One light bay horse with dark mape
and tail, small white spotin forehead. and
fetlocks shorn; branded VT on right.
shoulder. weight l. 900 lbs; whom last seen
had on strong, leather halter with rope
tie. Any Information, concerning sid
horse will please address A. q. Swain,
New Rockford, N. D.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-10-01
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
WnLIAnsrozr. N. D.. Sept Is lse7.
Personal property taxes for the year
1885 become collectible by distress and
sale Of property October l, 1881.
81. W. ALLxN,
County Treasurer. =
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-10-01
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
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TO THE PUBLIC,

TO THE PUBLIC
Tho undersigned hereby gives notice
that he will be at the county seat on the
drst Monday Of each month, to attend TO
any business pertaining to the duties Of
bis Office. Respectfully,
G. RowHRDnK,
County Judge.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-10-01
A0To7IAs
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, EO r SALE.

. l have for sale Heavy Work Harness
and Light Buggy Harness; Haltsrs snd
Sweat Pads; also. some Buggtes.
Ground Feed and Climax Flour tor
sale. Will grind feed Of any kind whsn
the wind blows. N. RUsH,
Williaynsport.. N, ID.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-10-01

EDITOR CAREY, of the Bismarck Re-
view, is an Al editorial writer, and he is
publishinR good paper.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-10-01
This 10 a Barsain.

Thfs 10 a Bargain.
One good suit of tailor-made clothes
f0r............ ..................8 90 90
One cord Of wood. ood.................. 2 rs
Five pounds of cat. fish. ............. rs
Dinner ................... 90
All for........................., SO
BENZ. CoRBrN,
Glencoe, N. D.