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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01

ment are famous as TIE most expert currency
counters in the world and the most hieni'
skilled of the force were drafted for TINS eA
undertaking. Contrary to the supposi'ion -
many people, the counters at the treasui! ~
going over a package of currency ac'uan'
lift each note by the upper right-hand cornei-
To be sure the women are aided at tnei'
work and have check on accuracy ny 'ne
keeping tab on the progression of the numbers
printed in blue ink on the face OF all notes-
the notes in package being placed In regular
rotation, but aside from this supplemental!
scheme for verifying there is actual counting
in the good. old-fashioned way. Records as
high as 5000 notes hour have been made
by the most expert Of the 400 women counters
in Uncle Sans employ. but such high-speeo
work cannot be maintained for any great
length of time
most important feature of the task is the
counting of the bonds held by the government
as security for the circulation of national
banks and as security for government money
deposited with the banks. These bonds occupy
a special vault in the treasury building and
they total something like threeQuarters OF
billion dollars in value. A committee Of seven
officials will count the bonds. and inasmuch
as great care is necessary in going over the
bonds, coupon and registered. It is expected
that at least two months will be necessary for
this task alone. The last time count Of the
bonds was made six weeks was allowed for the
task but Uncle Sam now has on hand so per
cent. more bonds than we're in storage at that
time
The counting of the coin-gold. silver. nick
el and copper-in the possession Of the gov
ernmen constitutes yet another branch Of this
unique enterprise. In the case Of the coin the
term counting must not be taken TOO literally.
-
lation Of coin Il weighed on the delicate scales
At the treasury instead OF counted. Weighing.
In the case Of freshly minted and unused coin
sives just ~ accurate = verdict to value -
does counting. Certain numbers Of coin are
placed in bags and weighed ~ standards. The
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01

transfer the amount in question to the bank
Of the payee with instructions to credit Rich
ard Roe's account with the amount Of the In.
debtedness
Convenient blank forms provided for
making these notifications When the banker
receives an instruction of this character, says
the Bookkeeper he in turn notifies Richard
Roe of the payment to his credit and the name
of the payer.
In Hamburg the Reichsbank and five i'm
portant banks use the Giro system Represen-
tatives of these banks meet several times daily
at the Rechsbank. where transactions between
their several customers are cleared In Ham.
burg very little material money is used in
effecting transactions the habit being to settle
all obligations. even of the most Insignificant
character, by Uberweisungszettel When pay.
ments are to be made from one city to another
this is done usually through the Reichshank.
which has 500 branches. more or less. through
out the empire. All transactions are under
taken without cost to either payer or payee.
and the contrary deposits subject to this
modified form of checking usually draw one
per cent. interest per annum-
The advantages of the Giro system fall
partly under the head Of security and partly
of convenience. Danger from forgery is
eliminated as the notification sent to banker
by a payer could not by any possibility be
utilized advantageously by criminally dis
posed persons The only inconvenience OBJ
servable arises from the fact that receipts for
payments are not acknowledged on bills rem
dered, unless such receipts are specially
sought by messenger after the bank exchange
has been made.
1t Is customary in small local transactions
for the payer to note at the foot of bills tho
date of payment through his banker and n
case of possible dispute the bank Is always
prepared to clear up MISUNDERSTANDING. Con-
Germs doing = large volume Of business and
OBLIGED to make numerous payments daily are
spared the annoyance Of preparing hundreds
OF individual checks. a. they have merely to
write out list Of names and amounts on
long Sheet which they send to their banker.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01

T.
49, sucn an invoice OF the gov.
financial resources has
ne'ef oeen taken at stated inter.
.AlS' as merchant takes inven.
.o'y OF a banker balances his ac.
counts periodically. The summons
LOT recounting OF the renublic,s
treasure invariably comes as this
.. u'o' al comparatively short no.
.ice' "A special squad Of the most
expert money handlers in the world
were organized to enumerate all the
COIN ana currency and bonds in the
FEDERAL strongbox and this BODY ~
three dozen men and women will
work steadily for weeks and months
!" Tie money caverns that consti
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01
UNIQUE BANKING SYSTEM

Very little this country of the Giro system
of banking in Germany. This system has been in In
the state of Hamburg establishment of the Ham
burger bank in 1919
An account opened in the usual manner and when
payments made the instead OF preparing
check merely his banker to debit his account
with the sum involved and to credit Richard Roes &C
count with like amount. !!
IT, however payer and payee have their accounts in
different the payer then requests his banker to
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01
A pessjmistic View.

IL the patients In a certain hos
. Harrisburg there was recently
k,sposed to take a dark view OF
k,nces for recovery.
(eer up. old mani" admonished
puthful medico attached to the
| wherein the patient lay. Your
oms are identical with those of
IN case four years ago. ! was
y sick as you are. Look at me
natient ran his eyes over the
rian's stalwart frame. What
did YOU haye?" he finally asked
ILLUSTRATED Sunday Magazine
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01
UNpaoFEssloNAL.

nave you seen that a doctor
- ,noculate himself with the
',~rs 50 that the he may have
.,',ts Of the experiment. Isn't
',.tor-No, perfectly mad. ]
supposing l ate the same
~ my clients.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01

OoNIlNG billions of
collars in all forms
OF money and all
KINDS OF securities is
the herculean task in
progress in an impor.
tant branch Of our ma.
.'''idi government.
Inc necessity for thus
taxing stock of Uncle
Sans hoard arose
QulIe unpYnactod1v
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01

ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE."
LAXATIVE BROMO QUlN1NE. Look for
nsturs Of 4. W GROVE. Used the World
pCure Cold in One Day. 25c.
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~. title Mistake

IL
! stood beneath the stars silent
| heart-beats Of the night, look
i the diamond-studded shirt
81 the sky.
MIA arm round her taper waist.
I'd upon a glittering orb in the
h blue.
4 isn't" she exclaimed. jerking
/ ~ mine: and II you think
Il hugging mother. ! can tell
~ YOU are very much mis-
matter was amicably adjusted
anything serious resulted.-Ex
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01

apa!ion causes many serious diseases. 1t
W&hly cured by Doctor Piercc's Pleasant
~ LAXATIVE, three for cathartic.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01

flowing cheap advice is apt to
, expensive.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01

IMAM can't help feeling restless
! even his bills are unsettled.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01

and costly job from the shift S~~-~\ <CC5-
ing of responsibilities in the office S1Ce-
of the treasurer of the United
States In the eyes major portion of the newspaper
reading public the that Chlrles H. treat
had resigned as did to carry near the
Significance that would be attached to change IN the
of the presidents cabinet mayhap the
ing of a leader in the United States senate however
with the first hint of Mr.. Treats intention to leave the
government service the federal employees most drecy
nterested-that is the treasury clerks VINO nave u
carry on the big count-n effect had notice OF the big
chore that awaited them for be it known such whole
sale census of the governments financial resources IS
taken only when man steps down as treasurer anu
- .,ons in-something that is scarcely expected to
bappen oftener than in four years at the most
The responsibilities of the treasurer OIL the ohiteo
states that make necessary very careful balancing OF
accounts at time such this arise from the TACT that
49,; rcial is nv law charged with the receipt and dis
hursement of all public not only IN the treasury
at Washington but also in the subtreasures at Boston,
New York Philadelphia, Baltimore cincinnati Onleago'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01

betty in the degree in which you
and creatures greater than your
10 look up to. in that degree are
knnobling yourself and in that de-
happy-Ruskin.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01
Reason EnOuoh.

is feelings are greatly hurt since
st his job"
b wonder he's hurt. He fell from
b position"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01

EAD, BACK AND LEGS ACHE?
Qgyef1 Throat sore. with chiils? That Is La
Perry Davis Painkiller will break IL up II
promptly. All dealers, &c. Sc and JVc bottles
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01

pessimist by any other name
1 be Pathfinder just the same.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01

when full, holds given number of coins Bags when
duly sealed the same principle az
the packages sealed but the closing OF the
opening of sack is not done with stick OF w-x.
as in the case OF currency parcels but with me-
chancal appliance held in hand and some
what resembles in appearance the punch used by the
average street-car conductor.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01
,mnortan, to Mothers.

mime carefully every bottle OF
fORlA, a safe and sure remedy for
d and children, and see that 1t
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-03-01

tute the national fortress against
panic.
The necessity for this lengthy
and costly job arose from the shit
ing of responsibilities in the office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-21
EVENING CHAT
BT RUTH CAMERON.

In the city of New York few weeks
ago an innocent young school girl was
decoyed to a mans apartments by an
answer to an advertisement. chokeo
into Inconsistencies and burned alive.
Information gathered by the police
indicated that the man suspected OF
this crime had been connected with
the "white slave traffic
officers, working on the mystery, al
so found that fifteen girls had been
missing since January 10, and it is
regarded as q possibility that some, at
least, of these girls may have been de
a fate that is actually worse in a way
than the horrible burning alive of
door Ruth Wheeler.
don't suppose after presenting
these facts, I really need to point the
moral
1t is too deadly plain.
Don't let there be the slightest iota
of an opportunity for your daughter
to run into any such danger
Answering advertisements OF TINS
sort is undoubtedly a dangerous bust
ness. If your daughter must seek
work in that way. go with her.
The address may be in respectable
part of the city, but that is not suf-
ficient. Some of the most deadly traps
have the most alluring exteriors and
the fairest bait.
If you live in the country and your
daughter wishes to go to the city to
that she is placed in a respectable
boarding house and has obtained a
respectable position before you go
back home.
You may have a duty to your family
that makes it hard to leave. but sure
ly your duty to the bodily comfort of
those at home is no more important
than that you owe to your daughters
safety.
And if she wishes to GO into dis
tant city and it is out of the question
for you to go with her. do not under
any circumstances allow her to go
alone until you have made careful ar
engagements for her to go straight to
some friend or some organization such
as the Travellers Aid or the Young
Women's Christian Association.
Write to them that she is coming.
They will be glad to meet her and to
send careful directions in case they
should mis- her.
And above all. impress the danger
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.


A. z. Thompson and husband to NJ
N. Pennington, lot 420 and n y AS
Van Buren, st. Curtis add. and tract
on Logan ST.. Van Horns Adde's Il
C.. Walsh to same, lot $50 and pit. 1872
jackson St, First ward. ............. II
Same to same. pit. lot 279 Jefferson
ST, Lockhart's add. and tract on
C. Anderson and wife to J. S. steb-
Cranes add .-..- iss7 81
J. S. Daniels and husband to J. w.
Jones, lots 426-2S-30 and 30 Brooks
ave-, ]. Nortons 1st add. 400
w. A. Neiswanger and wife to c. E
Majers, lot 46 and n. ~ II German
ave-, Gordon's add. ....................337.50
M. Flott and wife to s. Waber, lot
q Van Buren, st;.....;.-..::..-:.-..s LIS
Brown lots 50 and 81 Laurent St,
Higginbotham's add, -..-..---....-...- 100
The Capital Building & Loan Associa-
ton to l. E. Hastings. lot 35 and
pit lots 81 and SO Harrison St, blk.
B. Parks add. .-.....-.................1 :, 900
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other points in Texas. They Joined n
party of young people at Kansas City
who were going from Junction City,
and are making the journey with them.
next week to attend the State Fedora
ton meeting.
The booger boo of the average house
hold these days is the broom and the
dust cloth. Eliminate the wear and
tear on the rugs, draperies and furnf-
ture by discarding the germ distribut-
ing, ineffective broom for the modern
aid method. Gets all the dirt, in less
time, at lower cost. Phone us about
our monthly contract plan. Vacuum
Service Co., 107 West Sixth street. Bell
1852 Ind 116S.
Miss Gladys Dougherty left for Bald
win this morning to attend the musical
festival at Baker university. She will
return Monday.
Miss Daisy June Trout of the Y. w.
c. A. will leave next week for Racine,
Wis, to be gone three weeks.
Miss Grace WEIGH will return the first
of next week from a trip to Wyoming.
Miss Alma Bartel and Miss Louie
atterson will go to Manhattan Friday
to attend a G. E. convention
Miss Ida Henry went to Baldwin to-
day to visit her sister, Miss Bessie
Henry, who is a, senior at Baker uni
versity. and to attend the annual musi-
cal festival which began this afternoon
and will continue through the week.
MI. w dync tracey VI 0CHNCA, SOA's
who was a guest at the J. n. Harrison
home this week, has gone to New York
and will sail in short time for Europe
to spend two months.
Engraved calling cards, wedding in
vitations and announcements, correct
forms. Adams Bros. Co.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. A. Low have re-
turned from Kansas City where they
spent a few days.
Mrs. F.. K. Sanders left today for
" n +nxxr of or n a
with her father, Mr.. c. NJ. Blackman.
ASK Cope's drivers or phone 1886 about
your dressed chickens for Sunday.
Do not overlook Gold Medal flour or
Cope's Perfection Creamery butter.
There is none like it.
Mr. J. P. Davis and his granddaugh-
ter, Miss Betty Frost, have gone to
Terlton, Okla, to spend a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Purdy and Miss
Elizabeth Purdy have returned from
weeks visit in Kansas City.
Mrs. NJ E. Roseberry of Ration, N.
NJ, arrived today to visit Mrs. c. p.
Bolmar.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w Grimes of Ottawa
are visiting Colonel and Mrs. J. n.
Harrison.
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LEGAL.
Published In The Topeka state Journal
April 81 1901



OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas.
april ~, 1910. The City Commission met
IN regular adjourned session at 9 o'clock
q. M with the following Commissioners
present. Bone, Holman, Miller and Tan
uy@ Mayor Billiard in the chair.
On motion of Commissioners Tandy, the
reauing of the minutes of meetings OF
April Il, 10. 16, Is and 10 was dispensed
with and they were approved as written
up by the clerk
An Ordinance yacating a certain portion
OF North Quincy Street in the city of To-
peka, Shawnee County, Kansas, was pre-
sented and read; first reading of the Or
dinance.
An Ordinance amending Section . of Or
ulnanee 81, approved May 26. 1883. rela-
ave to the construction of buildings and
the issuing of permits therefor. and
pealing Section of said Ordinance, No.
SIT was, on motion of Commissioner HoI-
man, referred to Commissioner Miller for
investigation and to report the same back
Thursday morning. April 81.
Communication from City Engineer w.
s. Fulton, relative to conditions for a
sewer in District No. So was presented.
read and on motion of Commissioner HOI-
man, referred to Commissioner of Streets
and Public Improvements.
Z No further business appearing, Commits
sion adjourned to meet Thursday, a. m,
April q.
[Seall c. B. BURGE.
City Clerk.
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Thirst published in The Topeka State
Journal Thursday, April IA. 1901
State of Kansas, Shawnee Cou

State of Kansas, Shawnee County, IS.
In the Probate Court Of said County.
In the Matter Of the Estate OF Sarah f.
Karr. Deceased.
To all Creditors of and Other Persons In
terested in said Estate:
You are hereby notified that at the next
regular term OF the Probate Court in and
for said county to be begun and held at
the Probate Judges Office in Topeka. in
said county, on the 9Th day of June, 1910.
being the first Monday in said month of
June. 1 will make final sediment Of said
estate.
Having filed with said court my claim
for compensation as executor of said
estate, and for necessary attorneys fees
and other expenses necessarily incurred
hereby give notice as ordered by said
court that said claims are set for hearing
in said court on the 9Th day of June, 1910.
DAVID AMELL. Executor.
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rEirst published In The Topeka state
Journal April 18, 1901
| SHERIFF'S SALE.
| In the District Court of Shawnee County,
State of Kansas.
A. w. Bartlett, PLAINTIFF.

The Topeka Casket and Furniture Com
pany, Defendants.
Case No. 1854.
BY virtue of an execution issued to me.
out Of said District Court. in the above
entitled action, win, on Monday. the
18th day of April, A. D. 1910. at 10 o'clock
a. of said day. at the east front door
of the Court House in the City of Topeka
in the County of Shawnee. in the State
of Kansas, offer at public sale. and sell
to the highest and best bidder. for cash
in hand, all the following described chat
used as a machine shop. known as num-
Der 1015 North Kansas avenue, in Topeka,
lying and situate in the County Of Shaw
nee, in the State of Kansas.
The above-described building is taken
as the property of said defendant. and IS
to be sold, and will be sold to satisfy said
execution. JONTHAN d NORTON.
Sherim of Shawnee County, Kansas.
w. s. McCLINTOCK AND A. L. QUAINT.
Attorneys.
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that lies in wait. with an the vividness

that lies in wait. with all the vividness
you can, upon your daughter.
There is rather too much said about
the chivalry of American men and the
possibility of a woman's being able to
go anywhere at any time in America
quite safely.
Of course, a girl isn't safe anywhere
at any time in America, any more
than elsewhere.
Nor is that saying anything against
the chivalry of American men.
If all men in America were like
most American men, seif-respecting
woman would be safe anywhere and at
any time.
But unfortunately there are fends
in human form and degenerates here
as elsewhere.
If you are letting your girl go out
into the world, you cannot guard her
and warn her too much against the
possibility of getting into the clutches
of such creatures.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED-Position Stenographer-
some experience. A. B. c.. care Journal
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MACHINE SHOPS.

Lawn mowers sharpened. repaired. The II.
B. Howard Supply Co, 10 K. A. TEL SOB.
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~ -esFR AND STORAGE.

MERCHENTS TR4NsFER g SToR1GH
Co. packs, ships and stores household
GOODS. Tel 1e6. Clarence Skinner. eo
Quincy 81
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JEWEIERs.

clan. Complete stock OF watches, dia.
monds. silverware. etc Eyes examined
and spectacles properly fitted.
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FREE DIsPENsARY.

QUINCv STREET FREE DISPENSARY,
81 Quincy st. Conducted by regular
practicing physicians and surgeons. Med
icaI service free. Medicine free In some
andswered night and day. Ind. phone I7O7.
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or-~TAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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~S-1 =
Two furnished rooms, painted and paper
ed, rent better than whole house not
cleaned We do the work g 2. Lawson,
EOS West 18th street. Phone.
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w: E. SCHLICIITER, Democratic candl
August 2, 1910
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MAKE us OFFER

Improved so acres within miles of city
limits. Clearinghouse Realty Co., COS Kan
sas ave. Phone 1906.
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POOL AND BILLIARD TABLES.
FOR SALE@NeW and secondhand hi.
lard and pool tables a. \ bowling alleys
We lead the world in cheap bar fix
lures: easy payments. Send for catalogue
Brunswick Bake ollender Co. 1881
Main street. Kansas City. Mo.
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BARGAIN WNTTL SATURDAY

BARGAIN-A beauty blocks from Cap
itol Square, room house with piece
path, pantry. cemented basement stacked
for furnace. combination lights See this
Owner. Call Ind. phone 237S Blue.
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Mrs. Jane Thompson entertained
about a dozen of her friends informal
ly Wednesday afternoon at her home,
1014 Topeka avenue, in compliment to
Mrs. A. H Stevens, who is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Robert Pierce.
Arizona republican., 1910-01-22
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

In the last half-century the devel- opment of the machinery of war, as everybody knows, has kept pace with that of the appliances used in the arts of peace. Sir A. Trevor Dawson notes that progress has been aided by the metallurgist, who has deveI- oped improved seeel-making; the chemist, who has produced more pow erful propellants and high explosives and the mechanical engineer, who has devised new methods of utilizing power and adding to accuracy and efficiency. In 1864 the most power ful 12-inch gun was muZzle loader F calibres in length, weighing about 23.5 tons Its charge of powder weighed S5 pounds, the muzzle ve- lOcity of the 614-pound projectile was 1900 feet per second, and it could perforate Is inches of wrought iron armor at the muzZle, or s inches at the maximum range of 5000 yards. The 12-inch gun of the present is a breech-loader. 50 calibres long, weigh ing nearly 70 tons. Its projectile weighs $50 pounds, the muzzle ve- locity is 5000 feet per second; it's perforative power is. 52 inches of wrought iron at the muzzle. 37 inches at 5000 yards, and 17.5 inches at 24,- 900 yards.