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who became Melter and Refner in
1883, having been connected with the
Mint service since 1850 The bars now
purchased by the Government are
classified, as far as possible, into
groups which represent approximately
the same degree Of fineness. They are
first melted in cruciblcs and furnaces
heated by gas or coal. Then they are
poured into molds which are SOAR
ranged as to permit large surface be-
ing exposed to the acid. The bullion
is mixed in such proportion that the
gold or silver which is mixed, or has
been added to assist In the process,
shall not exceed one-third or one
twelfth, respectively, Of it's entire
weight. About 200 pounds Of these
granulations are placed in each of the
large kettles on the upper floor, shown
In our engraving -. iJG prnGf'H Hf
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SsE@ss&ss2s@zszSszz}s sssS
5 Refining Guld and SiIvsF BulliuH
in tie Government Assay Office.


whole Of 1t is taken out and put in a
filter, copper hoes and shovels being
used. After washing it is pressed into
cakes, dried and melted with sodium
nitrate as q fluX. 1t IS then cast into
bars of q fneness of 900 to 1000
fine. The whole process depends upon
the fact that sulphuric acid has
more Of an affinity for copper than
for silver. The solution of copper sui
phate which has been formed Is
strengthened by boiling about ten
hours. 1t is then run OF into the crys-
tallizing vats. In from two to three
days the mother liquor is run off into
the large tank on the floor below; from
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+ben roughly washed with warm water

then roughly washed with warm water
and drained. This process is repeated
and the gold is pressed into a cake
or cheese with the aid of hydraulic
press. These cheeses are then dried IN
an oven and melted and cast into
bars of from 9o71A to 99Sh thousandths
fine.
The silver was entirely dissolved by
the acid, and the next process is to re-
cover 1t from it's liquid state. In the
silver reducing vats, nSots OF bars
of copper are placed on end around the
sides next to the heating coils and
subjected to ten or twelve hours boil
fng. The resulting copper solution is
run off through Il filter into 4 conc@n'
trating vat. The silver remaining OF
the copper bars is scrapad CT anu th(
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-05-07

between sunrise and sunset. The In
dions call him Il ventriloquist, for lie
can so place his voice that even the
oldest plainsman cannot tell whether
the howls come from cast. west, north'
or south. Truly, there can he no SOUND
so weird, startling, and battling as tha'
from the throat of one Of these healthy
and hungry brutes. 1t is an indescfip'
able medley of wall, shrek, Dark
whine, and groap, and the rapiuity ol
the sounds and the Slibness OF me al
terations in key are wcll-nigh lncred'
ible. His howl cannot in any way DC
compared with the long, rasping cry
of the wolf. or the bronchial bark OF
the dog. Then, too. no other animal
in this country at leas'. can be heare
SO far.-New York pOsr.
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HUMOROUS.

Nell-I don't believe the is really In
love- Eelle-Why do you say that?
Nell-Oh, he never seems to act fool
ishly.
Sillicus-Why do women kiss each
other so much? Cynicus-It's simply
an indication of the natural wasteful-
ness of the sex.
1.-The higher ones political ambt-
tion is" began the orator. "The
higher it costs" interrupted the dis
appointed candidate.
He-Did you say he was a Million
aire? She-No; milliner. He-Well,
that should be the same thing if he
collects his bills regularly.
Whats the matter?" asked the
rooster; more Observation-Disclosures"
YES" replied the hen; Il can never
find things where lay them"
Beauty is only skin deep" re-
marked the Wise Guy. "Yes, and some
people are pretty thin skinned at
that" Inurmured the Simple Mug.
"Are you sure you love me for my
self alone" asked the romantic young
woman. We'll" replied the practical
young man, II don't think love you
for any one else."
Wigg-That messenger boy is the
slowest thing alive. l wonder what
will become of him when he. grows up.
Wagg-Maybe he will develop into a
great chess player.
81 am at the door," said the Wolf, in
a loud voice, "ani l am coming in"
"All right" responded the meek man,
"but you had better wipe your feet
on the mat before my wife catches
you."
why are you crying, little boy?"
"One of t-them artists paid me dime
to sit on the fence while he sketched
me-" "Well, is there any harm in
tEat?" "Yes, s-sir; it was barb wire
fence"
Nurse (who had been many hours On
duty-to patients mother)-When do
you think I shall be able to go to bed?
Patients Mother-Go to bed? l
thought you were trained nurse!-
Punch.
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FOR RAILROAD USE.

half horse power. The frame is tubu'
lar throughout, and the TRANSMISSION
of power is by bevel gears. Ihe
1angcd wheels are Of aluminium, With
steel tires. The two brakes are very
powerful, and it is possible to stop all
four wheels instantly, no matter at
what speed the machine may be traV-
cling. The operator sits behind, on a
regular bicycle saddle, and i'll front
there is room for two persons on the
cushioned seat. The total weight is
about G60 pounds. This machine Is
being used for variety of purposes in
connection with railroad work.
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stamped his bars the owner can
either take away these bars, which
have now been officially certified as to
their purity, OF the Government will
purchase them according to its need.
The work Of refining and melting Is
carried on in the rear building, and IS
under the charge of Mr.. B. T. Martin,
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seeinr from Mountain Tops.

Standing on the highest mountain
say at height of 26iGS feet, which is
slightly over five miles above sea level
ON a clear day man can see to a
distance of 200 miles. To see objects
at distance of 100 miles the observer
must be standing at height of 66G7
feet above the level Of the sea. The
rule is that the distance i'll miles at
which an object on the carth's sur
face may be seen is equal to the square
root CT one anl one half times the
height of the observer in feet above
the sea level, allowance being made
for the effect OF atmospheric refrac
tion
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Famous Horseradisll.

The little town Of Malin, in Bo'
hemia, would doubtless never have
been heard of outside Of local districts
were il not for the fact that it pro
duces the finest horscradish in the
world. AIaln horseradish is known
all over Europe, and one Of the de
partmcnt experts. MI Fairchild, has
been successful in obtaining largo
number of cuttings Of the best variety
of this famous plant, which are to bt
distributed among the growers ir
this ccuntry-W;Sh:ngto Star.
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hold prominent place the front rank Of
partly good fortune but mainly
bodness
country Although shon Of the great
Rhodes life whcn
ing his hand map States South Africa which
"Tha dentha all
estimated anywhere from SOOO0O to $780,
100000 married.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-05-07

A Tuscan noble who flourished dur
ing the seventeenth century had the
ceilings of his palace lined with ex-
qusite mirrors of the finest quality OF
glass, while q contemporary Of his
adopted similar device the mirrors,
however, being fecked with gorgeous
flowers of al hues of the rainbow. The
effect presented by the latter decora-
ton was reputed 10 be exceedingly
picturesque, and one may well con-
ceiye that such was indeed the case.
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Mere Opinion.

Many q man who is calling for jus.
tice would run if he thought he We're
in danger Of getting it.
Every minute a man spends regret
ting what he neglected to do as a boy
doubles the waste.
The man VINO is willing to take
things as they come doesn't get many
Of them.
1t is hard for woman to remember
while seeing the postman going past
that no news is good news.-ChicaSo
Record Herald.
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THE WINNER

He eats potatoes with his knife,
He speaks OF "the old woman" when
He makes reference to his wife,
But he receives salutes from men
Who have no time to notice me;
His speech Is rude and rough, he's cut
From coarse material, and he
Has done the world no service-but
He's making money.
Art Is to him IN empty word,
To him the bar is but a jest;
No graceful sonnet ever stirred
Responsive chords within his breasti
With elbows squared he crowds along,
All ignorant OF cultures laws,
And gentle people in the throng
Stand back and bow to him-because
He's making money.
IS. E. Kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-05-07

Hon. Lilah Constance Cavenlish,
the 17-year-old daughter Of Lord Ches-
ham, is the owner and manager OF
black farm near her fathers estate, In
Buckinghamshire. Here she keeps
black cattle, black horses, black sheep,
black goats, black dog, black cat, black
rabhit-black everything that is to he
seen on farm.
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A single cocoon of the ordinary silk

A single cocoon of the ordinary SILK
worm will frequently give a double
thread 100 feet in length. The an
ccstors OF that caterpillar, when the
Chinese first domcsticated them. about
450O years ago, could not spin half as
much web as would make for them
selves a comfortable blanket. Plenty
of good food and warmth have done
much to raise the domestic silkworm
above it's wild relations, but what has
chiefly helped them is that the poor
specimens have always been killed off,
and only the biggest and strongest
I,
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nnstnuu and Snrinl;ler.

The invention illustrated below is 4
combination dust pan and floor sprink-
ler for household use, and has been
patented by Camille st. Hilaire. 1t
provides q utensil which may be Used
alternately for sprinkling the floor and
taking up the sweepings, without
either function interfering with the
action Of the other. The dust pan is
provided with a hinged cover, by
which the dirt and litter may be re-
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would be comparatively dry and not SO
pleasant to the palate. Possibly the
cool, who is provided with one of these
Juice savers might undertake to fur'
ther improve the flavor OF the pie by
pouring into it through the cup liquids
which did not originate beneath the
MINER crust.
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Deprees of Happiness.

"Algy, DEAR" she murmured, i
sbould be hapy if could walk through
life hand in hand with you but
'a3ut what, dearest?" he anxiousi9
asked.
"But I should be happier If l could
rids."-Tit-Bits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-05-07

The type of horseshoe tJmmon in
the Orient is plate filter so as to
cover the entire bottom of the hoof,
: II parforaton in the centre. the
" ght Of the average horseshoe is
three-fourths of a pound. The native
smiths usually cut these plates from
sheets of wrought iron and rudely
shape them for the purpose in view.
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son.lnncso Currency.

In handbook for travellers i'll the
Soudan, issued by the Egyptian Gov
ernmcnt. referring to the currency, IT
is ouainrly observed that "in the more
,lndresscd parts of the country BEADS
and bracelets are current. In the sec
tion on shooting there is pleasant
reference TO ,hc sporting tourist, who
is warned that only croCodiles may be
shot at from steamers, and even this
practice is deprecated rs heinG more
dangerous to the riverain population
than the crocodile"
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Vocal ralonts of the Coyote.

The coyotes vocal talents are his
first to command notice. Every one
who has had even the least experience
on the plains Of the Southwest has
heard it. He never raises his voice
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The rear portion is taken up with the

reservoir, and a screw cap is provided,
to be removed for filling. When used
as a sprinkler the pan is srasped as
shown, with the lid closed. swinging
motion of the air driving the water
through the finely perforated head in
q fine SnraY
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-05-07
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

A shoe firm in Toledo, Ohio, has
traced to the depredations of mice,
loss, in greenbacks and other paper
money which have amounted to $2O,'
600 in four years.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-05-07

T is All interesting
process thatis used
at the United States
Assay Office In New
York City in refn-
ing gold and sill
yer bullion. After
tho nccaunr has
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For 1rs. an ,l,c Railroad,

4 prominent French firm Of automo-
bile manufacturers has constructed Il
machine designed for railroad use. 1t
is fitted with motor Of three and one
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Evanston, Ill.,, boasts the oldest Co

Evanston, Ill.,, boasts the oldest GO
ed" of any educational institution i'll
the country. Mrs. Virginia Waterman
is a student in the Northwestern acad-
emy at the age of GO, and she expects
to take 4 full college course. Mrs.
Waterman will be graduated from the
academy this year and will then go to
Cornell university, where she expects
to take up her residence with the
other girls" in Sage hall.
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Supply of Unhappiness IneShaustible.
1t is queer that no matter how rlch
You are you can't buy happiness. but
no matter how poor You are, You can
re; all tie un!::p:lin2ss you want fol
nothing.-New York Press.
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IRRIGATION Mt Low Cost.

The solution of the problem Of irri-
cation rests largely in the quantity OF
water available and ability to direct 1t
about the land at low cost. David
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Ones ons words are very !a;set un
ii; orc is fcfy i y sas !&"'...
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Nell-I don't believe the is really In
love. Eelle-Why DO you say that?
Nell-Oh, he never seems to act fool
iShly
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-20
ANIMAL ODDITIES.

Breton sheep are not much larger
than fair sized hare.
Tho mandarin duck Is one of the most
beautiful of aquatic birds.
The queen is always at the mercy of
the bees and is n slave instead of
ruler.
A beetle one-third the size OF a horse
would be able to pull against more
than n dozen horses.
The greyhound, which can cover a
mile in a minute and twenty-eight Sec
onds, is the fastest of quadrupeds.
The giraffe, armadillo and porcupine
have no vocal cords and are therefore
mute. Whales and serpents are also
voiCeless.
The glowworm lays eggs which are
themselves luminous. However, the
young hatChed from them are not pos
sesscd Of those peculiar properties until
after the first transformation.
TO escape from dangers which men
ace them starfshes commit suicide.
This instinct of self destruction is
found only in the highest and lowest
scales of animal life.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-20
CONSUMPTION CURED.
ONE MINUTE
COUGH CURE,
pranar.d nv q n nauITr a. m pLICAoo
The Certainty of Fate.

The Mohammedans have a fable
which they repeat to illustrate the GER
tainty Of fate. The Philadelphia Times
quotes II as having been told by Mr.
Robert Barr, the celebrated novelist.
A sultan was once asked by his ia,
voritc, the grand vlzier. for permission
TO leave at once for Smyrna, although
brilliant court fete was then in prog
ress. Upon being asked his reason for
such haste the vlzler replied:
Because just saw the angel of
death yonder In the crowd. He looked
at me so earnestly that know he nns
come for me. | wish TO escape him"
go! Go at once~ said the sultan,
who then beckcned to the angel and
asked why the latter had looked so
earnestly at the vizier.
81 was wondering" replied the angel
of death, ''why he was here, for have
orders to kill him I'm Smyrna"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-20
HebrIdean Proverbs.

The daily talk of the Hebrideans has
a shrcwd pcturesqueness. Let the
loan go laughing home" they say.
That is "Be careful of whatever you
have borrowed"
II person were to be met coldly
on going to friends house, he would
say:
"rhc shore is the same, but the she'll.
fish Is not the same"
The impossible is denoted by 'black.
berries in mdwinter and sea gulls'
eggs in autumn"
Better thin kneading than to be
empty" That is, Half loaf is better
than no bread"
"Thc man who is idle will put the
cats on the fire."
"lIc that does not look before him
will look behind him."
"a house without a dog. without a
cat, without little child, is a house
without pleasure and without laugh
ter"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-20
RACE
Between Barron
and TilIett
For High Average In
Bowling Tourney.
Tommy LIeweIIyn's Wrestling
Challenge Accepted.

Barron and TiIlott are almost exactly
tied now for the high average in the
Howard st. alley bowling tournament.
This feature of the contest is being
watched with especial interest, be-
rause the man who makes the high
average for the series will have his
expenses paid to and from the National
bowling tournament at indianapolis,
and his entry fee TO the individual
contests Will also be paid.
The change in the standings was
brought about by the fact that the
Peerless team beat the City Hall Colts
three straight games last night. Bar
ron, who rolled with the Peerless
bowlcrs, made an average Of 2O8 1-2
for the evening His high score was
288, the best so far in the tournament.
His average for the whole series, so
far, is 1s5 1928; rllletts is 1875 1928.
and Barron has rolled more games
than his rival. The scores made by
the teams last night were:
Peerless $50, 0l7, 057. Oity Hall
TOT. 017 O57.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-20

Speaking of homes and ways Of liv.
Ing, Mr.. Luigi Villnrl In "Italian Life
In Town and Country" reveals a curl.
Gus state Of affairs. In Italian cities
thcr" are no slum districts. The poor
est Of the poor may be lodged in the
same palace with people whose Income
runs over $4,000 annually The poor
are packed away in the garrets or in
the cellars, to be sure, and their mis-
cry must be rendered all the more
acute by the sight and scent Of such
lavish living High class Italians have
no objections whatever to dwelling over
n shop or place of business
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-20
HER FRENCH A FAILURE.
The Tragedy of n Backing Bottle
In the Latin Quarter.

The Tragedy of Backing Bottle
In the Latin Quarter.
She was spending her first month In
the Latin quarter of Paris She spoke
English fluently, with Boston accent;
also she spoke German, could make a
fair staggnr at italian and knew few
words of Hindoostanee, but of French
not a syllable.
One morning she found herself in q
wrestling match with a bottle of
French shoe blacking. The pesky bot
tie, understanding that II had to deal
with an alien. refused to give up its
cork. She had no corkscrew Of her
own and did not know how to ask for
one even If she dared suspect that her
next door neighbor might be possessed
Of the luxury. The tine Of her pet fork
she had bent on the obstinate plug, the
point of her best penknife she had bro
ken off short, and nothing remained
except TO throw the bottle out of a
window to get at its contents. She de-
cided as a last resort to try breaking
the neck off the bottle. With "stove
llu lllltI Slt btNtlhl
cautious taps in the region Of the jugu-
lar Of the obstinate neck. "Nothln'
doin'" Then she tapped harder still,
and the blacklng came, All over her
fingers 1t came, all over her light wool
en- skirt and over much Of the floor and
window sill.
She decided to have the skirt cleaned
and, packing It into n bundle, tripped
off TO an establishment where she
found embarrassment because she
could not understand questions Final
ly she got the drift Of the conversation.
Tho cleaners wanted to know what
had caused the spot Fortunately a
bottle of shoe blacking was standing
near by, and she pointed at this and
"ouid" and "ouid" until she left In
heightened spirits, feeling that she was
not helpless and that she had made the
cleaners understand When the skirt
was duly returned the following week,
1t was dyed black.-New York Tribune.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-20
what WASHINGTON Lacks,

There Is no avenue in Washington
which measures adequately up to the
full demands of civic beauty, Wood.
ward avenue in Detroit, Euclid avenue
In Cleveland, Pcachtreo avenue in At
lantn, Independence avenue in Kansas
City and Summit avenue In st. Paul
are all examples OF handsome thor
oughfurcs, where magnificent private
residences urc set In miniature parks
On larger scale Brooklne, near Bos.
ton, presents charming picture Of
suburban development along pictur-
esquc ana artistic lines, There Is moth
Ing of the kind in Washington.-Wash.
ington Post.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-20
WANT GAMES.

The East Akron basket bail team has
still quite a few games to book, before
It's schedule for the present season is
complete, and Manager Kavanngh is
corresponding in all directions.
The defeat Mt Ravcnna Thursday
night encouraged and did not dis
courage the members Of the team.
They were greatly outweighed, and
were pleased at the showing they
made against such a strong, fast team
as that of thI Byers Co, Manager
Kavanagh and his men are still con.
ident that they will end the season
In the winning division.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-20

Lightning Knocked the church stee-
pie down." some one said to Brother
Dickey. "Hes; Satan's eyes always
fash fire when he sees church stee,
pie gwine up" And here's colorcd
brother killed another at II camp meet
Ing" Yes; Satan goes ter meetln'
long wild de res er dem en- sometimes
shouts de loudes'." "And preacher
was drowned in the river last week. "
"Oh, yes; Sat0n's in de water too. He
'bleege ter go dar ter cool off," 80
you blame everything on Satan, do
you?" Bless Cod" was the reply.
Amt dat what he's fer?" - Atlanta
Constitute