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counterfeiter for many years. and had
served a term or two in the penItentiary.
He was a skinful maker OF queer
money, and he did not confne his opera
tions to initiating the money Of the
United States. He produced some clev-
er reproductions Of Swedish and Danish
notes. and was at one time making q
counterfeit OF the notes Of the Eank Of
Scotland when he was arrested.
Imita- ions of Silver Certificates.
a 1ar, Of the stuff captured from the
Johnson brothers. Of Detroit was also
destroyed. These Hru made the famous
limitations of the silver certificates. Of
the denomination OF 50. bearing the Han
cock and Window heads.
An interesting part OF the collection
Of stun annually destroyed is the so.
called clash" material This is usual.
matter made by persons in good faith,
without any object Of criminal deceit,
but merely for exhibition as curiosities.
Laws Are Now Very Strict.
The laws relating to eounterleitng are
now so strict, however. that renotest i'm
itation Of Government money is not al
lowed. Advertising schemes. innocent in
themselves, have had as their basis the
imitation Of Confederate notes and Unit
ed States paper money. These are TN
der the ban Of the law.
such matter is always seized wherever
IL appears, and the producers Of it are
sometimes punisnca clever paintings or
.bauknotes and coins are sometimes made
for decorating the walls Of saloons and
other public places.
Valuable Paintings Seized.
Sometimes these paintings are really
valuable in themselves, but they are in
variably seized. Ia chief wilkes Office
hangs among other curiositles an oil
painting representing three barrels filed
20 oyerhowing with bank and Treasury
notes Of all denominations. The painting
is so clever reproduction Of the origi-
nal notes that "a careless observer-if
any observer could be careless upon
witnessing such a sight-wouId at first
take them for real money.
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ably about the same; so, it would appear
that the business Of making counterfeit
money is not. from the standpoint OF tho
counterfeiter. Just like finding it."
Nevertheless. counterfeits have been
made ever since the Government was es-
taolishd. and viii continue to be made
until the millennium arrives. Accord
ingly. a large star Of men are employed
by the Treasury Department constantly
TO bring the counterfeiters 20 Justice.
and as soon as counterfeit money comes
into the hands of the Government officers
the most scrupulous care is taken to
preserve It carefully until a sufficient
quantity is accumulated TO call for It's
destruction according to the rules and
regulations OF the department
This destruction takes place about once
a year. A few days ago about FIVE tons
Of this contraband stuff was destroyed by
order Of Secretary Shaw. The paper stuff
Is burned, unless it happens 10 be IN the
form Of bank notes and Treasury notes Of
such elaborate and palnstahng work
manship that it IS calculated TO deceive
the public when it appears in the clrcu-
lating medium OF the country. In that
event-and there is always a considerable
quantity Of these notes-they are ground
np In a kind Of huge sausage machine
called "macerator,' 70 in the basement OF
The Treasury Building in Washington.
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I y a suit he was defending some years
ago, the late Thomas 3. Reed vent
4 ed his caustic wit with good effect
upon a witness he was cross-exam-
iuin-.
This witness was hoDelessly. incor-
rigibly stupid. lie misunderstood the
simplest questions. and it was impossi-
bic 70 get a direct answer from him. SO.
after a long while Of futile effort, Mr..
Reed sneered and said:
Let me congratulate you. sir. You
are a painstaking person. You must
indeed, have gone to great trouble in
your tine. No man was ever naturally
SO stysid."
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TVHE accumulation Of counterfeit
coins In the Treasury Of the
L United States at Washington.
representing the captures Of
the Secret Service officers. has amount
ed in the last year TO exactly S31. .228.96.
supposing that the officers Of Uncle
Sans sleuth department capture prac-
tically all Of the counterfeit coins that
are produced land this supposition is
probably not far from correcO the ratio
OF bad metallic money 20 good (genuine)
metallic money is as 81 TO $4,000. This
is a rough estimate. and is based on the
fact that the Government mints during
the last year have produced upward Of
Si25, 600 600 in the good coin OF the realm.
The relation OF counterfeit paper
money to genuine paper money is prob
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ing his American visit. Her friends
thought that she held an unreasonably
high opinion OF aerons dtIcs.
One Of them, accordingly. said TO her:
What good. after all. are these flying
machines. Mrs. sage? They are mere
toys. They can't carry any freight or
passengers. What good are they?"
Mrs. Sage glanced at the speaker. Then
she said:
What good is newborn babe? And
yet this babe becomes. in time. a great.
strong man"
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The metallic counterfeits. together
with all the plates, dies, presses. and
other similar material captured from
counterfeiters by the Secret Service off,
GERS. are melted down in a blast furnace
either at the Washington Navy Yard or
at some iron foundry. The recent de-
struction Of spurious coin and parapher-
MALTA Of counterfeiters was effected at
Schneider's foundry. in Washington.
This years destruction committee"
consists Of Samuel Wallace, c. f. Cor
win. and George c. Flenner, trusted Of
hcials Of the Treasury Department The
destruction committee" is appointed by
the Secretary Of the Treasury each year
10 examine all the counterfeit material
captured by the Secret Service Bureau.
wherever "a Secret Service detective
makes a haul OF counterfeit stuff he
forwards it to Washington by express,
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derbilt. so that his stay upon the whole
has been pleasant. But his vanished
boyhood was pointed out brusquely 10
him at a studio supper the other night
all smoking and one man. a middle
aged person. got behind Helleu, pulled a
hair out Of his rather scant crop, and
said. holding 70 up:
zone gray hair,"
his chance, and an hour later, when il
came. he pulled a hair out OF the other
mans head.
zone black hair," said Helleu. dis
playinE q.
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n r. ". w. KEEN, Of Philadelphia.
the surgeon who wrote recen,gy
- 70 Senator GalHngcr a striking
open letter in defense OF viy-
section. has The hobby Of collecting
anecdotes Of physicians. These anec-
dores he preserves in scrap books and
in costly cLtra-illuEtrated volumes. and
sometimes be reads selections from them
at medical festivals.
The most common medical auec-
dotcs," said Or. Keen recently. suggest
that the physician is a murderer. All
such stories are az old as the h.Is In
their fundamental idea. though your
modern writer putg them IN new clothes.
and they look ghastly In their aew
clothes. as ghastly as though you should
array o corpse 10 fancy dress.
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y II HARTMAN, whose contro-
r versy with George Gould In the
LIZ Northern Pacihc-Great North
ern plan has been much dis
cussed Of late. had some years ago a
valet named Banks.
Banks was in a hundred ways an
oddity. He took snuff. he wore a wig.
he sported a thumb ring. and in the
depths OF wiater protected himself with
neither gloves nor overcoat.
Mr. Hartman says that one morning
when he awoke he found that Banks had
neglected to call him, and that neither
his shaving water nor his batA had been
prepared. Accordingly he shouted:
"Banksi Banks!"
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cut Of her carriage. accosted the farmer.
and asked what he would sell the kitten
for.
The farmer studied her face closely
for a moment Then he said:
The price o. this yere cat Is $40"
Miss Roosevelt. with good reason. was
amazed
What" she said. "are Maine cats as
scarce as that?"
mo" said the farmer, but Alice
Roosevclts are"
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NH Iss ALICE ROOSEVELT spent a
IN good part OF last summer at
4 ' 4 Dark Harbor an island on the
Maine coast The cats OF
daine with thCir long. soft. thick FUR.
ike the fur OF the Angora. pleased her.
ne resolved 20 buy one OF them.
Accordingly. pcrcsiving one day "a
eautiful kitten in a farm garden on
iegunucook Road, Miss Roosevelt got
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iron. AMI a little-mighty little-sllver.
There may sometimes be a little gold.
but it IS safe 20 say that If a man had
a hundred tons OF this residue and was
able to extract whatever gold there was
IN #, he would not have enough Of the
precious me,nl to buy breakfast.
Small Quantities OF the base metallic
composition are sometimes given away
by the Treasury officials. nodded into the
form Of paperweights and other trink-
e;s.
The destruction Of paper money is
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my dogs hut. and he would eat her
graceful gift and he would reward her
with her choice OF all the viands on his
platter. When she died he was incon-
solabIe."
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ANEODOIES On MEN AND WOMEN PROMINENT IN THF PUBLIC EYE

~ OOKER T. WASHINGTON was I'm
X Philadelphia recently, and 10 a
L. group Of reporters there he told.
one evening. an anecdote Of his
5oyhood
"At the plantation where was a
slave" be said. "a very choleric old
southerner was staying. His valet was
an aged colored man. and very funny
il was TO hear the woebegone replies
.hat be would make when his old master
normed at him.
''The storms were frequent enough.
)no of them I remember arose over a
nislaid bootjack
'DagoD, the master said. you arc
GOOD for nothing. You are rascal You
are numskull By CAD. Dagon. I wish
ron were I'm h--l'
~ wish Z was sab I wish was,
)ag0n replied"
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NAUL HELLEU. the etcher OF beau
tiful women, is not so young as
A he used to be, and this is a fact
OF which he hates to be reminded.
Since his arrival in America few weeks
ago with letters of Introduction from
the Duchess OF Marlborough, Helleu has
been entertained by Mrs ogden Goelet
by Mrs. Astor, and by Mrs. A. G. Van
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from the melting down Of counterfeit
coins is turned over TO the foundry.
It is Of little value except as junk.
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Yes. sir" Banks shouted back.
Banks! where are you?"
Il M UP in my room IN bed. sir"
Why what DO you mean by lying abed
this hour fin the morning? Come here
at once!" Mr.. Hartman stormed.
Il can't do It. sir" Banks cried Justify.
why can't you do it?-'
Il can't do it, sir. I'm drunk, sir"
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more interesting. possibly, than that OF
the coin. The counterfeit notes are tied
up in packages and carried to room in
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THE GOVERNMENTS METHOD OF DESTROYING COlNTERFfTTS

Bad Metallic Money Melted Blast Furnace Together With All
Dies Presses and Other Similar Mea-Ppr
Maoera Emerging From the Machine Of
Which Is Mich Used NIoding Washington Monument
and Others Objects Interest Sghters the Capital
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It would be idle 70 speculate upon the
exact composition OF this melted stun.
il contains lead. copper. zine, brass,
The Washington times., 1902-12-21

y RESIDENT CASTRO. Of Venezuela.
was a close friend Of the late VIII
i liam Potter. Of Philadelphia. who
had extensive business interests
in South America. According to Mr.
Potter. Castro Is very fond of animals.
and imputes TO his pets the rlost re-
markablc qualities, telling OF these
qualities gravely, though not expecting
perhaps 20 be altogether believed.
81 have a dog" President Castro
sometimes begins. "aHd one day I saw
my dog carrying a live hen carefully
in his mouth. I paused 10 see what
would happen. The dog placed the hen
iu his hut. and she Immediately laid an
egg there. he ate 81. she helped herself
to the most delicious bits I'm his food
tray. and a few moments later departed
Thereafter kept r.y eye on them. and
ascertaiued that the ben whenever she
had ar egg Co lay. laid &c Invariably in
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tion Of coins at the iron foundry. Tho
metallic stuff is loaded into a wagon
and driven under guard to the foundry.
At the foundry the melting down Of the
matter is superintendent by the de
structiou committee" and at least one
detective Of the Secret Service Bureau.
When the annual melting took place the
other day a great street crowd was at
tracted to the place under the impress
sion that the foundry was on fire.
With the coins and other matter were
a large number OF electrotype plates.
from which the wood backing" had not
been removed. The wooden material in
the blast furnace made a big blaze. un-
der the abnormal conditions OF draft.
and the flames leaped several feet above
the top Of the smokestack. The con
glomerate mass Of metal which results
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n n RS. RUSSELL SAGE recently
mn achieved good deal Of promi-
/ ' Il nence in the newspapers
through her refusal to attend
a dinner at which the men were 10 be
allowed to smoke. Mrs. Sage spoke
forcibiy about the manners Of men who
would smoke in the presence of women.
She speaks always. indeed, with great
force. Many stories are extant OF tell
ing rejoinders she has made
For instance:
She was interested in Santos Dumont
and his flying machine. She could not
discuss the young aeronaut enough dur
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Produced Foreign Notes.

There was also a quantity Of notes
captured from the notorious John Alfred
SkOog. This man shot himself on the
street in New York some time ago. at
a time when, being hard pressed by the
police and Secret Service men, his cap
ture was imminent He had been 4
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w THEN the late Frank Norris.
NM author OF the Octopus" was
Harvard freshman he did
not attend recItauons as Sc
dulously as the faculty desired. He had
an aversion 10 mathematics and to one
or two other Of the dryer branches OF
learning, and was too frequently to be
found, in pleasant weather. on certain
bench. under a certain elm. with pipe
and book
There was an Instructor whose window
locked down upon young Norris favorite
seat One day this instructor. leaning
far out, called.
MIR. Norris, I never look out OF this
window but I-see you idling down there
on that bench"
Norris replied.
We'll. Mr.. Blank, never look up from
this bench but see you idlng there at
that window"
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the north end OF the Treasury building.
There each package is placed by a skill
ful operator under a huge descending
knife which is part Of a machine used
in destroying counterfeits.
The Sausage Machine"
After the notes have been cut into mar
row strips by this machine, the pieces,
carefully counted and guarded. are car
ried to the macerating room. The mac
Grating machine has been not inaptIy
described as a "sausaes machine" It
IS fully four feet in diareter, and stands
as high as a mans head
The counterfeit notes are thrown into
a sort Of hopper at tie top. a cover is
closed over the stun. ar ,he machine
is operated by power from the engine
room in the Treasury buu1ing. Water
is also used in the machine, and the re-
suit Of the operation is a wet, gravish
pulp. Not until this pulp appears docs
the vigilance Of the Treasury officials
cease.
Pulp Nodded Into Ima.ss.
The pulp cannot possibly be used for
any Illegal purpose known to the coun-
terfeiters. and it is thrown into the
dump, or is given away to persons who
mold it into images Of the Washington
Monument. the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing and other objects Of interest to
sightseers, and sold as souvenirs on the
street or from the hotel newstands.
In the coins and paper notes destroy
ed this year were number Of famous
collections. The remainder Of the con-
traband stuff captured from the notori-
Gus Brockway gang Of counterfeiters was
destroyed. A quantity of this had been
held for two years. in order TO secure
the conviction of other criminals.
Produced Foreign Notes.
There was also a quantity Of notes
captured from the notorious John Alfred
skoog This man shot himself on the
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CUTTING cOUNTERFEITs IN HALF.

the north end OF the Treasury building.
There each package is placed by a skill
fui operator under a huge descending
knife which is part Of a machine used
in destroying counterfeits.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
HOME ENDORSEMENT.

Hundreds of Mankato Citizen Can Tell
You All About 1t
Home endorsement the public ex-
preston of Mankato people should be
evidence beyond dispute for every
Mankato reader. Surely the experience
of friends and neighbors cheerfully
given by them will carry more weight
than the utterances Of strangers resid-
ing in far-away places. Read the fol-
lowing:
Mrs. J. Jessup of -307 Minnesota
street says: my son, young man
afflicted with a breaking out of q
painful rash which burned like fire,
and the more he rubbed it the worse
it became. He had been doctoring fol
it for some time before we got Doan'
Kidney Pills from the Seidle DRUG
Co., but when he applied this remedy
it cured it at once My daughter alst
used Doan's Ointment in her family.
her children have eczema and thu
affection. quickly disappeared. l con
slider this most reliable preparation
for any itching affection.
q For sale by all dealers, price 81
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo
N. Y, sole agents for the q. s.
Remember the name and take NJ
others, Doan's,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
MORE BORAX MEAT.
Big Companies Again Shipping 1t To
Twin Cities.

More borax cases have been brought
against the big packing companies by
the dairy and food commission. When
the first move was made to enforce
the law, all the packers paid fines,
and promised to ship no more meat
containing preservatives into Mime
soa. The department then went after
retailers who were making sausage
and keeping it by preservatives
Backed by the borax trust, the re-
tailers made fight, and carried two
cases to the supreme court, where
they will be argued in May.
Meanwhile it has when discovered
that the big companies are once more
shipping borax meats into the state,
and the department has gone after
them. Friday afternoon the Nelson
Morris representatives in ST. Paul
was arranged and paid a fine of 800.
On the advice of council, he made nc
fight.
Saturday afternoon the Cudahy
man was arranged in st. Paul or
three counts. Each was for samples
taken from the wholesale markets Of
the company in the twin cities
On the first case he made no fight
but at his attorneys request sta.
of sentence has been granted unit
after the decision of the supreme cour
has been rendered. The other twC
cases were continued until that time
Other cases are pending against thu
big packers and will be speedily tried
Four cases were recently brought il
Duluth against retailers. Two pait
fines and the other two cases will com
up April 81.
The department is confident that tn
supreme court will sustain the law
and it will proceed with the laws en-
forcement in. the assumption.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
DISCUSSED SCHOOL QUESTIONS.

Superintendent Uline read a very
interesting paper last evening at the
Mems club of Centenary Methodist
church, or the subject of tha public
schools, and pointed out 500 of the
problems and difficulties with which
instructors have to contend. He be-
Eeved that as fast and far as possible
manual training ought to be introduce
ed into public school work, and that
the schools have an important mission
in experimenting the influence of the
home in the sphere of moral teaching.
He felt that there was great need of
good understanding and cooperation.
general discussion followed which
showed that the paper had been re-
ceived with approval and had awaken
ed deep interest in the hearers. The
club voted to hold it's next meeting
the first Monday of May, at which
time it is expected that DR.. Andrews
will read paper on modern surgery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
WAR REVENUE TAXES.

Conference Report on the Measure
Adopted by the Senate.
Washington, April S.-Considerable
time was consumed by the senate in
a discussion of the conference report
on the bill to reduce war revenue
taxes. AS passed by the senate the
tax on transactions in so-called bucket.
shops was retained. The conferees
struck out that provision, it being ex-
planned that the house would not con-
sent to it's retention. Br. Berry OF
Arkansas, Mr.. Bacon of Georgia and
Mr.. Pettus of Alabama insisted that
the senate should demand the reten-
ton of the tax. Mr.. Aldrich OF Rhode
Island, Mr.. Allison of Iowa and Mr..
Spooner of Wisconsin, while they were
in favor of the tax, explained that it
could not be retained without endan-
gering the entire measure. The con-
ference report was finally adopted, 80
to 20.
Mr.. Simmons of North Carolina ex-
planned briefly why he should support
the Chinese exclusion bill, although
he frankly said he should do so with
some reluctance. The exclusion bill
was read for committee amendment
the reading occupying considerable
time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
KELLY'S HISTORY.
Chief Bowen Secures Some infOrma-
ten, Which Kelly Denies.

: Chief Bowen has, information that
James Kelly, the man who was bound
over to the grand jury Monday on the
charge of setting fire to his wife's
clothing and the house where she lives,
has another name. He has learned
that Kelly's other name is James M.
Cashier, and that it was under this
name that he married his first wife,
and that he married his present wife
under that name, also, at st. Peter.
They have been living under the
names of Mr.. and Mrs. James s..
Kelly.
Chief Bowen also has information
that Kelly or Cashier was divorced
from his first wife, and that he mar
ried again at Byron, Mimi, under
the name of Kelly, and that he was
never divorced from this wife, who
lives at Bellingham, Mimi, with
their son, Claud. This makes the
present Mrs. Kelly wife No. 3, Of
rather, not his wife at all.
| Chief Bowen also has information
that Cashier was sent to Stillwate
prison for two years for some offense
! the nature of which he has not learn
, ed.
! When asked about these matters a
the county Jail today, Kelly deniet
them all except that he was marriet
at st. Peter under the name o
Cashier, and as to that he would no
saw
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
PEACE AND A POWERFUL NAVY.

We are building up powerful navy
for the express purpose of preserving
peace, and every battleship and cruiser
that hoists her flag in commission is q
pledge that the peace will be kept.
In the past few years we have made
a wonderful advancements in our
navy they have been trivial in COM
parison to the engagements of our
national interests. A great incentive
to industry and peaceful arts is found
in "Golden Grain Belt" beer, for II
makes men strong, healthy and CON
tented. Order of your nearest dealer
or be supplied by M. J. Smith, Man,
kato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
ADJUNCT OF BARBER CO.

H.L.&JW Schmitt received the fol-
lowing letter from the city attorney of
Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana, April 9th, 1902.
e. L. & J. W. Schmitt,
Mankato, MINI.
Gentlemen: The Western Paving
company has an Office in this city and
Mr.. John D. Thomson is its president.
This company is one of the adjuncts
of the Barber Asphalt company, but
am not in possession of information
that would enable me to advise you
as to it's financial strength. 1t has the
reputation of doing good work ane
performing its contracts we'll.
Yours very truly,
Frederick A. Joss.