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The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
COINS DO NOT RETURN
Hundreds of Marked Ones Are
Never Found Again.
The Queer Experiment Made by =,
New Orleans Man Results
tn CONFIRMING the Above
Statement

''If an old coin cou!d only talk, what
strange adventures 1t might tell" re.
marked { Canal street druggist, twirl-
ng a silver piece he had just received
from a customer. Now, this half-dol-
lar was coined in 1S4S, the year the
great gold craze began in California,
and | should say by its locks that it has
been in pretty constant circulation
ever since. Think what a volume Of
trade that represents. II 1t purchas I'd
its face yalne only once day, which is
certainly a modest estimate, it has
done we'll on to $4,000 worth Cf busi-
ness in the half a century it has been
going the rounds. That's quite rec
ord, isn't it? And l dare say that curl
Gus things have happened to it in IS
iourpeyings. It has been borrowed
and stolen, and lost and lent; it has
been boarded by misers ard squan-
dered by prodigals, and who knows
how often it has been the last coin in
the pocket of a suicide? ? 1t must have
lain on gaming tables, and ratified in
church boxes, and held down the eye
lids of the dead. There is no telling
in what far countries it has travelled,
and what fantastic foreign things it
may have bought. l never finger one
CT these cid coins without a certain
sense of awe and an inclination to stop,
no matter how busy l may be, and do
a little day dreaming over its history
CAL that reminds me-" said a man
who had listened to the druggists hom-
;ly, "of a queer experiment | made
years ago. | was specializing one day
on the possible warderirgs of coins,
and just to test the matter l had q
small steel punch made with my ini-
tials cut in the end. BY bringing it
down sharply on a coin | could leave
the letters indented on the surface.
Well, for long time-over year, in
fact-I stamped every scrap Of hard
money [ got hold of-nickels, pennies
and all. l suppose at the lowest esri-
mate l turned adrift 400 or 500 separate
pieces bearing NY sign manual. mean.
while keeping my eyes open for the re-
turn of any Of the wanderers. II was
IN 1881 CT 1882 that began work with
the die, AMI in all these intervening
years have never yet received coin
bearing my stamp. Locking for the
initials has become such habit with
me that l do it instinctively almost
every time l receive any change. Sew
eral years ago was cashier in a good
sized retail house here, and handled a
great many fractional coins. Hundreds
cf them had been marked, but none
had my particular stamp. This GER
tainly shows how widely money be-
comes scattered. young friend OF
mine tried the same experiment, and
after a considerable lapse of time
found one CT his coins in some change
given him in store in New York. He
had ring put in the piece and wears it
On his watch chain,"-N, o. Times.
Democrat.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
BRITISH WEST INDIES.
An English Scheme to Give Finan-
cia1 Aid to AEricu!tnrlsts in
These Islands.

1t is reported in London that the
colonial office has completed plan
for the relief of the British possessions
in the West Indies, the details Of whicA.
will shortly be made public. 1t is SAID
that the rehabilitation Of the sugar
industry of the islands has not been
left entirely in the hands Of Sir TEoTa5 )
j. Upton. although Mr.. Chamberlain
has accepted the general scheme pro-
posed by that weIl-known merchant
and financier. There are four groups
Of ffnanciers who will work at the sub
ject along distinct and separate lines
One Of these groups is directly under
the control Of Mr. Chamberlain and will
confine its efforts solely to Jamaic1
Two other groups viii Confne their
work TO Barbados and ST. Vincent
While ST. Lucia, it is said, will be con-
fined to the special care CT Sir Thomas
J Upton Sir Thomas will also have
general charge of refining the sugar
and selecting markets for it. 1t is re-
ported in the cOlon:a of1ic9 that as soon
as the plans are made known the gen
eral public will be allowed to join two
or more groups. which will become
stock compares. ltisexpected that the
foresight an2 business capacities of Mr..
Cham berain, combined with govern
ment guarantees. Will insure a hearty
response and z financially successful is
sue for all concerned. The combined
capitals of these several undertakings
will not. it is anticipated, exceed 81
O0O.0OO in all
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
TOOK HIS WIFE'S ADVICE.
Dut the Ingenious Woman Did Not
Know Where Man Should
Carry His Money.

When the man whose haircut showed
that his wife had peculiar notions as to
the way a man should dress his hair
quit giving advice, one of the listeners
said. reports the New York Sun:
NO man has more respect for won-
an than ] have. but-I shall never take
the advice of my wife again about
money matters. She insisted upon my
hiding my salary. so if | should be held
up the highwaymen wouldn't get it.
draw my stipend at six p. IA, and it is
quite dark before5T get home. She is
good hider in. the house, but her talent
in that line stops there. Now, she had
the brilliant idea that 1 should put the
envelope containing my money under
she sweat band of my hat. Highway
men would never look there. and would
never rob a'man of his hat. After she
had. madez-this suggestion. about 40
times-I accepted: it. i went home as
usual on the elevated. ! had a Sigh {
attack of vertigo in the ear, and the
man who always knows what to do
said l needed fresh air, and threw up
she window. In doing so he knocked off
my, hat. ] went home bareheaded and
broke"
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
NO EFFECTS.
.3ut the Deceased's Relative Could
Have BIT OF the Cause of
Swatt's Demise.

Red Dog had been in a state of som
no!ence the most of the day when The
distant crack of whip was heard far
off in the canyon, and every citizen be
came alert. The stage was On It's way
into town, the eager ponies rushing
headlong under the guiding hands Of
Montana Mike, acknowledged the bes'
coach whip west Of the Mississippi. This
cumbrous vehicle contained hut on.
passenger, a weaZon-faced little man
who wore bowed gold-rimmed glasses
and an air OF being somebody. He iu
quired of the throng the direction oi
the hctel, and after being informed
that it was just over the way directed
his way thither. He then registered
his name as ''K. Peabody Swat, B. A..
IL D., Boston, Mass"
Got more initials after his name
than tn Cheerman of Vigilance Com
mittee," murmured Frosty Fisher, tha
proprietor of the Last Chance hotel
after his guest from the Hub had been
shown to his room, After eating Il
hearty supper the Boston gentleman
asked to see the coroner, whom he un-
derstood made his headquarters at the
hotel.
Eyes, indeed, he stops with me-" an
swered Frosty Fisher, glad of the
chance to pry into the strangers af-
fairs. ''What mcut ye want ter see him
'bout?"
"Never mind" answered the gentle
man, tersely, "I'll speak to the coroner
myself"
In a few moments Maverick Mike,
the coroner, made his appearance, with
al. awkward bow and apo.ogetically
wiping his mouth with the back of his
hand, asked the strangers business.
well" answered the little man, Il
am Prof, Peabody Swat, Of the Boston
college. A relative of mine had the mis-
fortune to lose son in this city, whose
name was Swat, the same as mine, bui
who, l understand, went under the in
congruous appellation Of Tenderfoot
Tcm while out here wish to obtain
some facts as to his death and gather
his effects to take home to his bereaYed
relatives"
"Wal," replied Maverick Mike, who
was visib,y perturbed, thar warn't Il o
fects, stranger. We planted him in
tn clothes he wore'
''Is there nothing belonging to him,
that had some connection with him at
the time CT his death, that 1 can take
home to so!ace his relatives?" asked the
little Bostonian,
oval, eff l un'stand ye krect, ye want
somethin' tibet had some c'nnection
with him at tn time f his death. | kev
it," shouted Mike, "Wall-Eyed LannI-
gan, over at the Last Chance saloon,
has tn rope, an he'll let you hev piece
f it, shore" e!"-Cincinnat Enquirer.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
English Salad Dressinn

Melt two tablespoonfuls Of butter by
standing it in cup over the tea ket-
tie or on the back of the range: beat
two egg yolks smooth with a teaspoon
Iul of sugar and half as much salt. and
when the butter is cool enough 10 not
turcie the eggs whisk them N slowly;
stir in, also slowly, two tablespoon
fuls ef good vinegar and place the bowl
over boiling water until the contents
tiicken, when remove from tho ire and
SUR until it cools; finish by adding Two
t"blespoonfuis of French mustard pow
der mixed with cold water and lastly
add the whites beaten stiff and a gill
If cream. If all of this is not to be used
al one time, add cream in the proper
proportion and keep the dressing in
covered glass Housewife.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
FRAGRANT SALTS.
A Popular Article That May Be
Very Easily Made at
Home,

A bottle of choice perfumed salts is
always popular article and it is easily
made at home. Purchase a pound of
the very best carbonate of ammonia
from trusty druggist and three
ounces Of the purest English oil Of Law
eEder. This amount of ingredients will
fill large number of bottles. Select at
Wholesale dealers at least a dozen
bottles CT proper size, with broad
mouths and close glass shoppers. 1t is
essential that they be of clear white
glass, but they will not be expensive.
Select also as many corks as necessary
to fit the bottles. Crush the ammonia
a little and mix it thoroughly with the
oil of lavender. Divide the lavender
eTenly through the salt. Fill the bot
ties, which should each hold about an
ounce and quarter of tEe salts. Cork
them and set them in a pan of warm
water and in warm oven, where their
contents will gently heat. If the heat
is too great, however, the corks will be
driven out of the bottles. In about two
Lours lift them out OF the oven and let
them gradually cool. Remove the corks
and replace them with the glass stop
rers. Tie on the shoppers with pretty
lavender ribbon of narrow width.-N.
Y Tribune
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
Runts and WeakIinGs Among Fishes

Among the red snappers from Ber-
mHda, now in their second winter nere
in one of the tanks of the aquarium,
there is one, the weaklipg of the flock,
that has not grown any since it was put
into the tank. twas long ago expected
to give up and die, but ii shows no signs
of doing that yet. Though it doesn't
grow, as the others have done, and
though it is slower in its movements.
yet it has fair appetite, and it holds
its own, always about the same. There
are rnnts and weaklings among fishes,
Just as there are among other animals,
and they may be as tenacious Of life
as their more favored brothers, but the
big and vigorous are bett liable to pro-
vide themselves with food, and as arule
they live longer.-N Y. Sun.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
LAMPS HELD MAGNETS.
An Old COnJurer's Trick That LIS Now
Pot to Good Use In the Ma
chine SHOP

To hold down to lecture platform a
light iron object by means of an cleo
tro-magnet underneath. out of sight,
and thus appear to multiply its weight
many times over at will-to make ii
impossible even to lift the object in
question. providing the magnet be pow
erful enough-is an old conjurer's trick
which has served on many occasions to
mystify the public, says Casters Maga-
zine. F- rl
Its principle, however, has been aP-
piled to several more useful purposes,
and one of these, of recent date, is en-
bodied in a magnetic chuck for mis-
cellanecus worll, for surface grinding.
principally. but adapted also for the
pIaner or the lathe.
The magnetic effect in this chuck is
produced by an electro current circulGt-
ing in a coil in the interior of the Ge-
vice. and. as this coil is VIC nd. Eref-
erably. for ITO volts, the needed cur
rent can be taken from any rCguia
electric lighting main in or about a
shop. The convenience of the cevIce,
especially for small work, is ob&ious.
A magnetic holder for an electric
incnndescent lamp is another Electric
shop convenience. The holder is sim
ply a lamp socket containing a small
electric magnet. which will make the
whole contrivance stick to any piece OF
iron or steel with which it may be
brought in contact.
The coil through which the magnet
S energized is within the base of the
holder, and the lamp current supply
ng the energy passes through it on its
Yayto the lamp.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
BERLIN BICYCLE ENGINES,
Fhe Fire Department of the Ger
man City Has Most Unique
Equipment.

German fire apparatus builders have,
after several years OF trial. produced u
.irc bicycle which. if il falls short Of be-
ne perfect, is an invention far ahead
# anything Of its kind in use else
where. it is a four-wheeled truck. with
1 low. compact superstructure, is fully
quipped as an engine, and mas com
Jlete outfit Of life-saving apparatus.
The wheels have solid rubber tires, it
IS pedaled by two fire emen. sitting tan
dem. and runs rapidly on good roads,
while its handling is extremely simple.
The firemen having the one in charge
1T GrueneWald, suburb Cf Berlin re-
ceut!y covered a mile, made the hydrant
attachment, and were at work in
something less than five minutes. The
bicycle engine carries a lot of tools and
implements, slowed snugly away, and
each held securely in place.
Tie weight of the bicycle itself and
all it carries, is 377 pounds, and the
price Of the entire outfit is 600 marks,
or about S275.
In other particulars of fire equip
US. In Berlin the fremen wear water
Jackets. with a double skin. which they
are able to fill with water from the
hose. If the space between the layers
becomes overfiled, the water escapes
through q valve at the top OF the he'll
met and flows down over the frema n
Ike a cascade. thus doubiy protecting
L. L.
invention, are largely used throughout
Germany, and in Austria, Holland and
Italy, and are now on trial in some OF
our fire departments. The smoke he'll
NETS ena bic the wearer to breathe and
to see with some degree of comfort in
a smoke-Iaden atmosphere; some of
the newer patterns contain means of
telephone communication leading out
of the building and into the street be.
low
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
MICA FOR SAFETY LAMP.
An Interesting Experiment That Is
Being Tried in Several Ger
man COIIleFies.

An arrangement made by Herr Max
Raphael, of Breslau, Siles;a. is now be-
ing tried experimentally in several Ger
man collieries as a substitute for the
glass cylinder of safety lamps. The
cylinder is constituted by two tin plates
Of mica united, and also kept in place a
he top and bottom by being Inserted
N TWO brass rings, the section Of which
reSem b!es that of channel iron, the
edges of the two channel rings being
turned toward one another. AS the
mica plates are perfectly fitted to the
rings. air tightness is insured, and an
additional safeguard may be afforded
by bedding the edges of the plates in
red lead cement. This double mica CYL
inder is inserted in the lamp cage just
like an ordinary glass cylinder. The
principal advantage claimed for this
ghtness-specially des-
ignates it for use in officials and under
ground surveyors lamps, which are
now largely made of aluminium with
the same object. 1t is also claimed that
the mica, which yields slightly, is less
liable to injury from knock than is
the ordinary lamp glass, and even if
the outer mica is pierced there will
probably be the inner one still left in
tact,
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
Extracts from French Papers.

They (the English) paralyzed the
sultan by means of the Armenian
troubles which they got up, and by
means of the war with Greece, which
was likewise their handiwork. In
France, where we were on the lookout
for English tricks they actually oriGi-
mated the whole Dreyfus affair, as we'll
as many Of its side issues. = In
Abyssinia they first cajoled Menelik,
and were now egging on Ras Mangas-
cia to march against him. In Uganda.
these English hypocrites haye gone the
length o provoking massacres of their
own missionaries i'll order to acquire
thereby the right of annihilating tbs
whole aboriginal race, and making
themselves masters of Matabeleland.
And these are but few Of the horrors
perpetrated by these civilized shop
keepers Paris Petit Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
Faith, Hope and Charity.

a London weekly has given two
guineas for a definition Of faith, hope
and charity. 1t is as follows: Faith
Blind trust in first page. Hopc-What
investors are fed upon. Ctarity-What
some of them are likely TO be brought
to. That is certainly not bad, but this
one is. perhaps, even better: Faith
The gift that saves mankind. Hope
The gift that cheers mankind. Charity
The gift that makes man kind.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
A Rulers Perifs,

II is estimated that the worio has hau
8 55o kings or emperors of whom rec,
ords are known, and who nave relsn nsn non
over "A peoples. OF these rulers % "pu
were oyerthrown, Ga were forced 10 -. ;.
dicate. % committed suicide - became
mad or imbecile. 100 were Killed 10 oa''
,Ie 1913 we're captured by the enemy
os ,,.oro tortured 10 death l5l were asr
saesinated. and les were e2eeuied'
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
Soldiers Must Be Swimmers

In the Dutch army a man must be
able to swim as well as to fight. More
over. if he is in this cavalry he must have
horse which Will take a river as easiIv
as hunter takes fence Swimming
maneuyers are part of the regular drill
there. Collapsibe canvas boats.
manned By a few oarsmen, lead the
horses so that they do not attempt TO
land on stone quays and other difficult
points. The men swim across with
their horses and on them. They &c it
in swimming costume and in all the ac
coutrements of war. There are few
nautical emergencies for which the
Dutch army is not prepared. Some Of
the officers have even reached de-
gree of proficiency that Lot only their
horses and kit cross the river with
them. but their pet dogs sit upon their
shoulders and are borne oyer, almost
without wetting.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
Cold In the Hea1.

A disagreeable and disfgu~ing cold
i'll the head may be greatly relieved in
one night by the following precaution:
Have hot water convenient al the side
Of your bed (an alcohol lamp will help
you). take good-stzed piece of old
flannel and dip it in the water as hot as
can be borne, and lay on your nose and
forehead. A large Turkish towel over
this will help retain the heat Leave
the towel on while renewing the hot
water, and the longer the cloths are
held on the better. When soothing
sleep finally comes bind a f1annel band
age over the upper part of the nose and
forehead all night, and you will be sur
prised at the change in your feelings
and appearance the next day. If you
are not better remain indoors next day,
with a lighter band over your fore
head. being careful not to expose your
self to draughts in the meantime.-St.
Louis Republic,
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
Curinus Chinese Custnm.

In the Chinese morgue one of the
strange sights is number of life-size
dolls which are burned to accompany
the corpses, as their servants, to the
next world. They are doubtless a relic
of the time when human beings were
thus burned as companions Of the de-
ceased.-Chicago Evening Ne ;.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
Fearful Odds.

Stranger = So that's your local
sprinter, is'it? I suppose he can out
run anything in the village?
Eastwood Corners Grocer-Outrun
anything in the village? That feller
can outrun any six men we've got here,
all at the same time! I've seen him DO
it-puck
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
woman's Weapon and Tool Dox

Keeper-Then she picked the catch
cn her handouts, dug through a two
foot wall Of stone, took out pane of
plate glass by removing the putty, and
then opened the big lock on the gate.
What tools had she?
Matron-None whatever. Stay! Good
gracious, l forgot to take away her
hairpins!
"Then pursuit is useless. She still
has them. STRAY Stories.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
= = =
Irporfauf. If True.

Lord Curzon OF Kedleston attracted
attention on leaving London for India
by dressing ''like an ordinary tourist,
In tweed snit, blue. overcoat and
pot hat,n
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
Proof.

Father-Has my daughter encour-
aged you at all?
Well-er-she told ne you
owned a row Of houses.-Hlpstrated
american.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-18
Dusting Pictures.

In many European galleries the pic
lures are busted by means of air
syriHgcs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11
DR.. FRIAR IN WASHINGTON
Praises BrOOke's Policy and says
GnmeZ Is MaliSned.

New York, Jan. ia special from
Washington says: DR.. JOS. Antonio Friar,
chairman ofthe finance committee Of the
Cuban assembly and one ofthe leading
lawyers of the island, has arrived in
Washington and will present to the de-
partment Of state a plan for the settle
ment of the financial system of Cuba.
This plan includes a method of appro-
priating certain revenues toward the pay
ment of the Cuban soldiers when they
are disbanded, and other financial meas
ures for the relief of the poor.
Dr. Friar is a leading candidate for the
appointment of chief justice although it
is asserted that his mission in Washing
ton at this time is not TO further his can
didacy for that Office. but is solely for the
purpose of presenting his financial plans.
In addition to the financial scheme
which we have proposed said DR.. Friar.
DIR. Capo,e. president of the Cuban
assembly, has. with orders. worked out
an admirable plan for the government Of
the island. drawn from the knowledge Of
the existing laws. and practices Of the
courts and various local Offices. and
which VIII be submitted TO the United
States
Already General Brooke has surround
ed himself with some of the ablest Gu
ban leaders as advisers. They raaliza
thar, for the present American interven-
ton j. necessary The leaders have be-
come reconciied 10 II and the great mass
ofthe people are steadily coming TO take
this view ofthe matter ] regard II as
necessary. however. that Cubans Shou'd
be made the police officers in all the
large cities. for the reason that they
understand the people. know who the
malefactors are. are able better n an
prehend them and prevent trouble tha<
the Americans.
General Gomez has already been
grossly misrepresented in a great many
RESPECTS. I have reason 10 know that
he Is not ano-American a. has been
charged against him. The statements ina,
he has opposed American Intervention. 7
know n be absolutely and maliciouslv
false. General Gomez Is a true patriot.
he has made as many sacrifices as any
man. living or dead. for the cause Of
Cuban independence. and in this state
menJ Z am in no way belittEn= the srand
efforts and noble sacrifices Of the MANY
martyrs % the cause Of Cuban liberty.
Patriot as he Is. he realized that Amer
can intervention M this time is a neces-
Slty- He sees e. as DO other Cuban lead
ers. and IL s a necessity He not only
'oierates ii without objection. but : in
favor Of IT,"