The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-10


 lest cooperation by the Treasury De partment. He made arrangements whereby he will be able to show on his moving picture screens just how the government makes its money The copper, silver or gold bars from which the coins of the United States are mlnted will be shown in the vari- ous processes through which they must go before they are in shape for circu- latlon as money, and the Bureau Of EngraVlng and Printing, which pro- duces the paper money of the coun- try, will also be illustrated with all Of It's intricate machinery in operation. The revenue cutters are to be shown in motion. and the iife-saving service is also to be illustrated in action. The Treasury Department will designate one of it's crack life-saving crews to operate before the moving picture ap paratus to demonstrate the work which this branch of the service is doing.
 ships of the Navy, and at Army posts will also be photographed. It is thought that these pictures will not only show the people how their money Is being spent by the government. and for what purposes. but will give them It is proposed that when the pictures are exhibited some expert from the government service will deliver an ex- planatory lecture regarding them.
 "Sesa Internancia Kongress de Els peranto Washington Augusto, 1910." Every Esperanto enthusiast in the world will read this sometime or other between now and August IA next. The next world language" congress is to be held in Washington, August IA to 2G, when 2,50O delegates bent upon tell ing what they know of Esperanto will gather to coin more words and maybe unearth another tongue or two that can be utilized in making it a sure enough" international language.
 A new wrinkle has been adopted by the Congress this year to advertise the coming session. Stamps have been printed in the color of the Esper- antists. On the face of each is white globe, representing the world, with a green star in the center and above and below appears an announce ment of the coming session. in Esper- anto. These have been placed on sale and business firms all over the country will be asked to place them on their correspondence as they do Red Cross stamps Dr. Edwin c. Reed. an Esperantist leader in this country, states that Esperanto is taught in more schools and colleges now than at any time since the movement was inaugurated. Recently the Maryland Legislature put the language on the list of subjects to be taught in the schools of 8hat State.
 Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has lifted ithe lowly muskrat into promi- hence. He declares the muskrat at the present time is of more importance commercially than the beaver or fur seal. The most important points to be considered in dealing with the muSkrat as a commercial proposition. are it's wide distribution. prolific breed ing and extreme hardness. The muskrat is distributed over the great CT part of North America. from the southern border to the barrens of northwest Canada and from the At lantic to the Pacific. His fur is glossy and very dense and is used extensively by fur dressers and dyers. being made to initiate the more costly furs.
 The skins sell for about B cents apiece and the carcaSses bring s1 a dozen. The first heard of the animal as a food, is from stories of the h. settlers found the flesh palatable. un- til now there are regular markets for the marsh rabbits. in Baltimore. Philadelphia. Wilmington and a great number of western cities. the dealers having ready sale for all they can sup ite dish served at dinners given by church societies in Delaware and Mary land, where the animal abounds. and annual muskrat banuuets are a fea- ture With certain gun ciuOS In the West.
 Distribution of the $5, 000, ,000 recently appropriated by Congress in settlement of the claim of the Cherokee Indians was begun by the Treasury Depart ment the other day. It envolves draw ing 30,850 treasury warrants. Each claimant will get about s133. The warrants are being signed and issued at the rate of 1000 day so that the distribution will occupy the whole of the present month.
 The claim dates back to the begin ming of last century. Originally it's amount was only $1.7O0. The amount which the government is now paying to the Indians is four-fifths interest on the original claim. Of the persons who will get the money it is said that 23,0O0 live west of the Mississippi River.