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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19

that thousands OF these old shin plasters
are held as souvenirs Of one Of the greatest
wars of history.
Thousands Of dollars worth OF them
doubtless were destroyed in the great fire
In Chicago in 1871. In the use of these
small bills they were far more uncertain
than is the silver coin. blowing away, wear
ing out, burning. Years ago the numls-
matist was attracted to them for his oabl-
net however, and probably a well. preserved
0O-cent paper bill today would bring two
OF three times its face value in any down
town saloon In ST. Louis.
On the whole II appears as II the rrpitsd
s'ales government easily may consider that
II Is just so much ahead because of these
paper issues. Which after all is only a
suggestion OF how much the national gov
eminent is ahead every year through the
issue OF paper currency Of all kinds. In the
cast and In the middle west the public
Doesn't like to carry hard" dollars. II
prefers papers, but It pays for the privilege
Al the redemption windows OF the treasury
and OF the fubtreasuries Of the country any
siVeT coin that has not been mutilat, d will
fully and which still is recognizable as from
the minis OF the United States will be re.
oeemed at face value. This In spite OF the
faet hat the silver in the worn coin NAV
not be worth half Its face value. AS 10
soio COIN the government stands only a
small portion OF the loss from absorption
nut according to weight these worn uoId
coins always are ~edeemable-st Iout,
Times. U'
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19
.DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE
Volume of Business Continues Heavy
Despite High Prices.
BIG DEMANDS FOR STEEL
Consumers Are Anxious to Close Con-
tracts at Prevailing RAtes-FOOt-
wear Market Continues
Dull and Inactive.


NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade today says:
In spite Of prevailing high prices, which
in some lines work for curtailment Of OPP
e~rations, the volume Of trade continues
not only largely in excess OF last year,
but is even ap~proXimating the records OF
1907. Most noteworthy is the continued
expansion in steel In which the position
of producer and consumer has changed, the
latter now displaying most of the eager
ness to close contracts at prevailing rates.
The sales OF steel rails are the heaviest In
two years, while there has been a decrease
of 80 per cent In a month in the number
of idle cars.
Copper makes a less favorable showing
than some weeks ago and during August
production exceeded the demand, with a
resulting increase in the surplus stock.
The height of the tobbing season In dry
goods is passed, but every cons derable
business offered in small lots from retail
ers and others who bought cautiously in
their first transactions and who are mani
testify pursuing a hand-to-mouth policy in
relation to new stocks. In cotton goods
and yarns the effort to lift up selling
prices to a parity with raw cotton contin-
ues as the chief feature OF interest. Buy
ers will pay asking prices when their needs
force them and the progress OF Teadjust-
ment OF stock requirements appears to be
making steady Roadway. There has been "a
fair export trade in prints, but oriental
from New York this year to date amount
to 2S.284 bales, same time last year only
12S, 1885,. Domestic dress goods show a bet
ter tone.
Marked dullness continues to rule in the
footwear market, the deadlock between
buyers and sellers regarding prices still
ket Is firmly held, but some foreign hides
are lower, though in part this is due TO
a bad condition OF many Of the lots offered,
The leather market shows improved de-
mand. Sole Is firmly maintained and there
is a very active demand for fancy leather
for the holiday trade.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19
Two NeedIerork HIM.

hemstitchinE forms a dainty finish for
household linen and underelothing. but the
busy woman often will not undertake II
because Of the difficulty OF drawing the
threads.
II a piece OF white soap be rubbed on the
under side Of the cloth. where the hem
stitching is to be done. the threads NAV
be drawn with ease and in half the tins
that is usually required.
When making the round holes for eyelet
embroidery put a piece Of soap under the
fabric and allow the stiletto to pierce
through into IT. When the stiletto is with
drawn It WILL being soapy. impart a slight
stiffness to the material. which facilitates
the making OF very even. perfect embroid-
cry.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19
CONDOLENCES IN HISTORY
Secrets of Nature Often Revealed t
Two or More Searchers.
RIVALS FOR GREAT DISCOVERIES
Disputes for Priority In T~eIeGraDhy,
A Telephony, AnaesthetIcs and
Evolution suggest a .
: Moral.

FyWhat one man can do others can do. This
IS a universal law OF life which is not sus-
pended even in the S0th parallel of latl-
tude. II is so trIte that II would not be
worth while TO speak OF II except that the
rival claims OF Peary and Cook give It a
| fresh pertinence.
Condolences hardly less astounding rave
occurred all along the forward march of
the world. Again and again secrets OF ma
ture long withheld from men have suddenly
and simultaneously revealed themselves 10
two or more searchers.
Several eminent men In several countries
disputed With Morse as the inventor Of the
telegraph. For many years the true prln-
ciple OF communicating by electricity had
been described by scientists, and two OF
three wires were actually strung and in
operation when Prof. Morse established
the first really practical system OF electric
teiogtaphy.
liis hunors were challenged from all
sides. Prof Joseph Henry OF the Smith
yonian institution stoutly maintained that
he was entitled to them, while a Boston
physician declared that Morse had stolen
tn idea from him. But the man who
sra;chcd the lightning from the air and
harnessed II Tor everyday use received the
roSn and viii always wear Il,
bell and Gray.
Nothing could be more dramatic than the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19
MISSoURPS "POLECAT KING"
Makes Money Out of the PunEent
Beasts and Handles Them
Like Kittens.

Jerry Jones of Claysville, Mo-. has
earned the title, "Polecat King of Mis-
souri," So far no one has risen to dis
put with him that honor and since every
one catches his breath when such an
honor is mentioned, Mr.. Jones will not
have TO strive hard to keep the title.
Mr.. Jones does not expect to go into the
polecat business. but he has already
launched this newest OF enterprises. He
has eight grown cats and twelve kittens
with which he is trying to stock a pole
cat ranch.
Claysville Is twenty-five miles from Co
lumbia, a postoffice on a bluff OF the
Missouri river five miles from Jefferson
City, the state capital. The place Is in
hsbited by a primitive people who take
delight in hunting and fishing. The orig
inal stock of polecats was taken in the
traps set by the hunters. A chicken
house was the plant In which Mr.. Jones
began his cat industry. He has figured
that at the end Of three years more he
will nave a stock Of 600 old cats after
selling furs amounting to 5000.
Polecats are easily fed, says Mr.. Jones.
They will eat slop from the kitchen. offal
Of every kind, decaying vegetables and
dead animals, as we'll as berries and fruits.
He expects to feed them at very little ex-
pense.
According to the polecat king, an ami
maj does not like to give forth his bad
smell, He will not do so unless frightened
by a dog or some other thing. He shows
that he believes in the scent theory by
handling the cats as though they were the
house cats about the fireplace In winter
He Will go to a burrow and reach his hand
among the sleeping kittens around their
mother and draw one forth with his fin
gers.
Prices Of furs vary according TO ths
color. A black animal will sell for &. 20
while a long or a short striped one will
bring 81 less. Mr., Jones is trying TO breed
his cats so that ali of them will In time
be black, so that his furs will bring the
highest market price.
Young cats produce four Of five AZ a
time, but as they get older the numbey
Increases to nine or ten. This large in
crease gives Mr.. Jones hopes Of doubIina
his stock OF eats rapidly.
A cat becomes full grown Al l2 months
and then the fur is ready for sale. Nav
cats will be killed in February or March
while the fall cats viii be killed In the
following fall The work Of skinnins a
cat and drying the fur is an easy natter
St Louis Gobe-DemOcrat
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19

ness'-in books. ~
charity Is a cloak sometimes used m
cover an amateur concert.
How did poor Eve manage TO get along
Without complexion lOtions7
some women use a gallon OF words 10
express = teaspoontul Of thought.
When II comes to being Charitable mos,
OF us have wonderful se~lf-controI.
The income tax Is popular with the ma
Joflty because II only hits the minority
AND many a man does his KrowllnR Al
home because he IL afraid 70 growI snv.
where else. "'
some people would be able to ACQUIRE a
iot OF knowledge II they didn't think thew
knew Il all. "'
Nothing annOys the average woman more
tnAh 10 have a clerk try to hurry her
along when she Is shopping.
The dictionary doesn't say apvtbt,g
about the mother OF ten children being =
heroins. but that's just what she ia.-ChE
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19

from the central est and northwest. where
a free crop movement stimulates demand
and helps Soll cations.
Business failures in the United States for
the week ending with September i6 were
1873, against 1911 last week, 266 in the like
week OF l90S, l9 in 1907, III In 1908 and ia
In 1906. Failures In Canada for the week
ty-fVe last week and twenty-five in the
same week of 1905.
Wheat, including flour, exports from the
United States and Canada for the week
ending September l6 aggregate 2.2s6. s9I
bushels. against 2.615,6 CSC bushels last week
and 3,49l,Sl1 bushels this week last year.
For the eleven weeks ending September
IS exports are 22,119, 422 bushels, against
5H'l@ III bushels in the corresponding period
last year.
Corn exports for the week are $40
bushels, against s2.T2 bushels last week
and 2,44S bushels in 1905. For the eleven
weeks ending September Is corn exports
last wear
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19
BIG PROFITS IN PAPER MONEY
Unredeemed "shin Plasters" of War
Time FRtten the National
Treasury.

Are you keeping somewhere In a cabinet
one or more Of those old government shin
plasters" which in the dark days OF the
civil war circulated as fractional currency
There are millions OF 'em out-someWhere.
Not even the United States government
knows how many or where, and this fact
makes itself prominent in every statement
Issued by the Treasury department from
Washington. According to the most ao-
curate accounting. Just SIS. 23s, III q worth
OF these 50-eent. Scent. decent and scent
issues OF paper are somewhere" Certainly
since their Issue In 1864, 1888 and 1854, notes
to this amount have not been presented for
redemption, Where are they?
Away back In 1873, firing Of carryinE such
enormous figures under the heading OF
debt bearing no interest" congress sat up
and passed an act declaring that 8, s75,s sl
worth OF this fractional paper currency was
lost or destroyed"
how this estimate was reached. likely
Probably no one remembers today Just
This amount was a certain arbitrary per-
centage OF the total outstanding I'm that
year. Otherwise II would seem TO be draw
ing lines pretty fine when the official esti-
mate named the odd 1884 instead of making
it a round 5000.
At any rate this SIS, 28s 72l. q worth Of
shin plasters have not turned up for re-
demption. but every one OF them was a ma
tonal gov rnments unlimited promise to
pay and as such the Treasury department
Is carrying the obligation upon its books.
less the S'SS.SS4 which officially Il has de-
elared dead" This leaves to the account
OF debt bearing no interest the sum Of
N.eS'lsl.S OF this currency which yet may
De brought to treasury windows for re-
demption.
Either division Of the missing currency is
a pretty tidy little sum. even In these days
OF the millionaire, But the chances are that
far more than the loss estimated IN fs7s
actually has happened. In spite Of the fact
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19
BRADsTREET's REVIEW OF TRADE
Distinctly Stronger UndertOne IL Dis
played in weeks Report.

NEW YORK, Sept lS-Bradstreets to-
day says:
A distinctly stronger undertone Is dis
played In this weeks t~elegraphed trade re-
ports. Improvement In wholesale and Job
bling demand. enlargement Of industrial
output and perceptible gains In collections
are the central facts this week. Satisfac-
tory progress, TOO, appears to be making
in agricultural matters, with the exception
OF cotton. The movement Of crops and
general merchandise Is ~enlarging and this
week nnds widely noted the reports that
manufacturers OF many lines are behind
on deliveries, and that the idle car list Is
still decreasing largely. There are, OF
course, some shadows in the general pic
ture, due mainly. however, to early antici-
patiOns OF crop out-turn or OF business
turnover having been keyed too high.
At som cities DISAPPOINTMENT IS expressed
at the proportions ~ wholesale and job
bling demand, though at the same time
admission IL made Of tine fact that 1905
and 1907 aggregates are being heavily ex-
ceeded. Retail trade as a whole and some
branches OF 1ObEing trade catering TO
heavyweight demands report warm weather
a bar 70 fullest activity. Export trade/in
leading agricultural products IL at a low
ebb, and while collections. helped by
large spring wheat and cotton crop move
ment, are better, there is stil claimed 10
be much room for Improvement In this re-
spect. and In some sections Of the south
extensions OF time of payment on spring
business are asked.
Best reports as to current trade come
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19
Model PTessntatioa Speech.

John smith had worked for the Valve CDR
poIaloh LCr forty-two years and decided
~ qulL Inc company, In consideration Of
MS long and faithful service. arranged 10
give MIN a monetary recognition. The
superintsnden OF the works. a German and
an extra good mechanic, was asked TO pre-
sent II. He was advised to use a little sen-
ument In making the presentation speech
and this Is the way he did Il:
over forty yearsl"
Yes"
Yes"
IN ei. Dey are so tam giat OF Il dat
IN asked me 10 hand you dis hundred
doiIars'-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19

race for the discovery Of the telephone.
Here again an old dream was -raalized.
On a February day in 1874 two men,
strangers to each other, walked into the
patent office at Washington, one of them
being Prof. Bell Of Boston and the other
Elisha Gray OF Chicago, and each filed an
application for a patent on the telephone.
1t has always remained a question which
was really first. When their papers were
laid in a pile Of applications. did or did
not the clerk follow the order in which
they were received? However that may be.
Bells was found on top, and by that
chance the patent went to him, carrying
with il fame and fortune.
Two or three electric lights Elowed in
different lands almost at the same time,
and so it has been with most Of the inn
portsnt mechanical inventions. One Of Abb
raham Lincoln's notable law cases came
from a man who developed a reaper con-
current with Mccormick. Half a dozen
steamboats, were invented; Fulton's merely
went farther and faster. and, therefore,
New York is about 10 commemorate the
centenary Of the Clermont.
In fact, IL would be difficult to name a
great invention which depended for its de
velopment and Introduction upon one in
ventor. In most instances the plan has
been in other minds and taking shape un-
der other hands.
Merton aud jackson.
The same wonderful law has manifested
itself time and again in the scientific
world. That Unreasonable boon TO hui
manity, anesthetics, which was concealed
from the surgeons until 60 years ago, sud
denly sprang forth from three men here
in New England. Two of them, Morton
and Jackson, were so equal in their merits
that the French academy felt Obliged TO
divide its prize between them. while DR..
Holmes made the happy suggestion that
the ether in the Public gar
den should bear al equally impartial in
scription-'To Either"
The ASTRONOMERS world was amazed
when the planet Neptune was discovere5
by two astronomers. a Frenchman and an
Engiishman, each working in entire tx.
norance of the other.
Darwin and wallace.
The classic instance, however, was I'm TN,
double discovery of the evolutionary prin
ciple.
Darwin had been quietly developing II
for several years, but timidly withholdins
the announcement from the public. wher
he was astonished TO receive a letter from
Alfred Russell Wallace on the other sid,
Of The earth. stating the very prlncipl,
which he himself had come upon. which
he had written down, but had not ven.
tured 20 print.
The better part OF the story remains tc
be told. Wallace's paper momentaril,
overwhelmed Darwin. He had been antici
pated in the object OF his life work. II
Wallace had my manuscript" he frank,
said. he could not have made a better
short abstract Even his terms now stand
as heads Of my chapters. . . SO all m,
originality. whatever IL may amount 10
will be smashed"
But Instead Of destroying the paper OF
his faraway rival In the Malay straits n,
resolved 10 publish Il and give him tn,
glory Of priority. Only the entreaties OF
mutual friends OF both men induced Oar.
win 10 submit some notes OF his own OF
the subject along with Wallace's. Ant
when he brought out his Origin OF spe
eies" the name OF his cO-discovereT va.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19

writ generously large in the preface OF
that momentous work.
The man who makes the thinR work.
and thereby serves all of us, reaps the
rewards.
That is the logic of these various Incl
de~nts.-Boston Globe.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19
What HIS Line wa.

number OF drummers were sitting IN =.
hotei lopoy, when one OF them began 70
boast that his firm had The most 10
pushing It's line OF goods. P'0P'e
LneTe was a little argument, ana then a
SIeheI VINO had not had much 10 sal
ue suddenly rose and said: TN bet
ahy mar IN the house that my firm 80
ths most people pushing It's line Of Foods ~
Donel exclaimed the boastful one Tho
noheg Vas accordingly put up with a
staAeh0Ider' ana then the boastinR drum
OF Eoods2" ""S me
Baby carriages" murmured the ou,s,
man., as he took the money ana ma ttet
the side dOor.-Judge's Library 'W
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19
BuildfnE

j. Bailey, Thirty-fifth avenue and Dayen-
port street frame dwelling. $500: Charles
betteile lSls south Thirty-third street.
ihlrty-tirst and CASTELAR, streets. frame
dwelling. $3.50; l. T.. Melick, 2SO4 south
rhirty-nrst street frame dwelling, n,E0,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19

you have anything 10 sell or trade
-hu want qiuck action. advertise Il in the
Bee Want Ad- Columns.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19
Half Minute Store Talk

James Parton has said-"It is
proof positive of a mans essential
soundness IL he improves as he
grows old. That applies to stores
as well-Sound business principles
allow this store to constantly en-
large its field Of usefulness.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19

Nothing could be more dramatic h III
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-07

cordingly. No two, or more, nations
will be allowed to s'disturb" the peace
of the world. The United States in it's
war with Spain had this principle as it's
motive. Because of the trouble at our
doors for so many years in Cuba, the
U. s. stopped the rows by force. AS we
say, the whole of Christendom will take
this view of war and unitedly will not
allow individual nations to fight with
each other-and perhaps, in time, will
force rebellious subjects to appeal to the
international courts for the redress of
their grievances-instead of going to
arms with the resulting horrors of inter-
necine strife as shown during the past
few weeks in Turkey.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-07
le2o--lsos-ls2o.

Tne Boston Herald proposes an Inter-
national Exposition "Tercentennial" in
1920 in that city. That is getting into
the game quite early. With this early
start there is no doubt s'that the build
ings and exhibits will be ready on the
day of opening" Boston is a right
smart of little city down east in the
state of Massachusetts and is close by
the rock where the Pilgrims stepped on
shore in 1920. These Pilgrims lived
thereabouts for quite while, cleared up
the land of the pine trees and Indians,
but had gotten the habit of moving
west and now nearly all the best of them
are found scattered over the western
states and the rest of the world-their
places being taken by immigrants from
Ireland and Italy. Viewer never quite
sure why they we're called Pilgrims. The
'grim" part is obviously from the ap-
pearance of the old portraits and
from certain historical records, but
Guc pll pOItlOL SC0llo W nave IO SpcCe
ial relevance, The first generation or
SO of these peculiar people we're rather
religiously inclined, and from all ac-
counts the Pilgrim kids must have been
brought up like new wine in corked
bottle-which is good for wine. The
grown folks were so religious that they
believed in hanging witches, killing In
dians, imprisoning heretics, selling
slaves, mild pirating, etc. in the name
of the Lord. However, the descendants
are not so much SO. By 1920 it will be
perfectly safe for western man to visit
Boston-even if he does kiss his wife on
Sunday.
This writer is one of those who has
descended Ia whole lot) from the above
mentioned, and has strong genealogical
reasons, past and future, to wish to be
present at a successful ''Tercentennlal'
at the Club" in 1920.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-07

On motion the Pembina city band was
allowed the use of the main hall for
practice.
Ordinance No. 62 entitled can ordin
auce repeating and annulling the issu-
ance of license for draying in the city of
Pemblna, N. D." was on motion called
up and passed its first reading by the
following vote-Ayesaldermen Peterson,
Short, Thompson and Felson; Nays,
none.
On motion adjourned until Monday
evening. May 10, 1909.
F.A. WARDWELL,
City Auditor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-07
City Council.

i
Regular meeting city council, May 3rc
1909.
Present. mayor Miller, aldermen Peter.
son, Felson, Shumaker, Short and
Thompson.
Auditor reported that George Peter.
son, w. w. Felson and G. G. Thompson
aldermen elect, had duly taken and filed
their respective oaths of Office.
Minutes of meeting of April 5th were
read and approved.
On motion GIG. Thompson was nomin.
ated and unanimously elected president
of the council for the ensuing term.
On motion Ang. Short was unani'
mously elected vice-president of the
council for the ensuing term.
On motion The Pioneer Express was
made official paper for the city of Penn.
biua.
The mayor appointed the standing
committees, each having the same mem
bership as during the preceding term.
The mayor appointed G. B. Harris as
city health officer and on motion the ap-
pointment was unanimously confirmed.
The mayor appointed A. L. Akers as
city marshal and street engineer and on
motion the appointment was unanimous
confirmed.
The mayor appointed F. A. Wardwell
as city auditor and on motion the ap-
pointment was unanimously confirmed.
The following bills were audited and
allowed
NJ 81 Miller, cash advanced for
cleaning furnace and pipes... 81 50
A L Akers. cash paid for labor on
streets OUI
T r Shaw, supplies s............ 2 00|
Pioneer Express; printing and ad-
vertising, one year. .1O2 48
J A Wilkins. premium on treas.
bond ................... ID OOI
After considerable discussion it was
resolved that the committee on public
improvement-Make a tour of the city
for the purpose of reporting to the coun-
Gil at the adjourned meeting Of Monday,
May 3rd, such sidewalks needing to be
replaced with concrete with a recon.
mendation for the condemnation Of the
same; also to find out the probable cost
Of cementing the floors Of the basement
Of the city hall; also to have the gutter
replaced on the westerly side Of the city
hall.
On motion the city marshal was auth
orized 70 procure material and have
cloth covers made for tho engines.