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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-24
EINNlS GIVEN
SIX TO IL YEARS
Youth Who Killed Waterman
Herbert Pickell Sent to
Marquette

John Lefty" Ginnis, the youth who
was convicted OF killing Waterman
Herbert Pickell. OF the Aluminium
Castings company. when he admitted
that he had fired four shots ut the
Waterman. after the latter had shot
him three times. was sentenced by
Judge Connolly. Saturday. to serve
not less than six years nor more than
IL years, In Marquette prison.
In finding him guilty, the jury had
recommended the boy to the mercy of
the court
Two other lads. who were charged
with completely In the killing. were
discharged when Ginnis admitted that
he had done the shooting.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-24
Rates. / a WOrd

Cash with order. II charged. 10 .
line.
No transient advertising inserted
for less than Ice with cash; 1sc II
The above rates apply to all classi.
ncations except Births. CARDS OF
Thanks. Obituaries. Meeting Notices
end all Ads preceding Male Help
Meeting Notices Minimum charge Sec
for 26 words or less. Over 10 WORDS
one and one-third cents for each extra
word.
Observation-Disclosures charge, soc: a0c
per line Count SIX words 10 me
iine.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-24
RAILWAY BOARD TO
DISCUSS SAFETY FIRST"

The state railroad commission has
Joined In the safety FIRST" movement.
Notices are being put out by the CON-
mission calling attention to q meet
Ing to be held In Detroit, Dec. 4, to
consider the general question Of safe
~. Grade separation work. operation
OF cars. and other matters will be
taken up by the commission. The
discussion will be open. and the pub
lie Is invited to attend the meeting,
which will be held In the Board OF
Commerce building. beginning at o
q. m.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-24
FINED 500 FOR
BITING MANS EAR

Joseph Boncher who bit of por-
ton OF the ear Of Herbert Crudders
while In fight, recently. offered
to plead guilty to q charge of as
sault and battery. II the charge Of
mayhem was dismissed, In police
court. Friday. Justice Gainey &C.
cepted the plea and fined Boucher
500.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-24

beloved wife of Andrew schebei. yr..
mother OF John. Henry. Andrew. Jr..
Joseph, Conrad, William and Arthur
schebel Mrs Charles Fiehn, IRIS.
Geo. Rosbury. Mrs. Harry fleming
and Mrs. Frank Kulick. sister OF
Mrs. John Hoffman,. grandmother OF
81 children, aged 80 years. Funeral
from. residence. as4 Loyett-ave..
tuesday 1880 p"m..- Gethsemane
church. Q y. m.
20. 1913, wilhelmina.
beloved wife OF Fred zeaman. moth.
err OF Henry. Herman. Otto, Leo and
q. Nemitx and Mrs. q. Marshick, age
S2 years Funeral from residence.
$50 Vinewood- ave. Monday. p. m.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Raymond Grosbeck, "a. Mt. Clemens
H% dStlie S' Kushn "a "a: Bertha spe,.ch
So
Joseph Kopinski. %; Louise An
Charles Johns. 50; Ethel Jansen. rs.
Ernst Friedrich. %; Elizabeth Reu-
ter. 20
Charles Yaeger. 3s: Anna Juilz. %.
Charles W. Pryor. 2s; Emma Rose.
Rudolph Kominski. "a; Victoria Ros-
Jozef Feric, 26; Anna Malinowski, 10.
Charles q. ODell. IS; Bertha Ku-
,sJ JsssDG i, Ba'tusieA. 10; Katherine De-
!. William Bedore. 81. st. Clair; Belle
Sears. 81. Detroit.
John Marcierak. 20: FIeixa Pytryk,
Clifford Bisch. 20; Philli Griffith. Is.
Perry Chambers. 81. Morian N. AM
mon, 10.
. wisdEyslsy Moiinowski. 81; Frances
Ernest Engel, "a; Marvedl Naples.
NJ chas. F1nkeistein. 30; Freida
Joseph Rakas. 50; Antonio Bodosaie-
jewic. 3s.
John a Purow. %: Olive Miller. 81:
Alex. Kolenkiewivz. %: Bronislawa
John Banasiak. 81; Victoria Berker.
81.
Harry Spellman, e. st. Joseph;
Agnes II. Gohlan. 10, Detroit
Frederick Flaherty, 20. Dearborn;
Ida Bolz, %. same.
John Bednarz, 80; Jozefa Rzepka, 26.
Glenn Wise. 20; Margaret O'Dwyer.
90.
Ferdinand .Engelhard. 81; Elizabeth
Pompard. 20.
Sam Levin, 81; Ida Robinovitz, .2..
Carton Stein, %. Martha Waschkow-
sky. 10.
Earl Dushane, al Bertha Todd. 2s.
Jacob Saffa. IS. BEDFORD: Sadie
Blummenfeldt, 81. same.
b. Nathan Gold. %; Evelyn Rosis<y.
Stewart Loomey, rs. Highland Park;
Irene Fisher. %. Detroit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-24
D. u. r. CONDUCTOR is
ATTACKED BY TWO MEN

As Allen Glen, Of No. 564 vinewood.
ave., a conductor on the Sherman line,
left his car to close the derailer
switch at DeQuindre-st., late Friday
night, two men rushed on him. and
one tripped him. apparently intending
to steal his money. The motorman ap-
preached with his trusty switch bar
and the bandits" fed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-24

James Kennedy and Alfred Hawley.
recently convicted Of charges of rob-
berry. were sentenced by Judge Con-
molly. Friday, TO serve from one TO
I'VE years each In Jackson prison.
Frank Fisher pleaded guilty TO two
charges Of forgery. and was sen.
fenced to Marquette prison for two
yeASA f'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-24

RUGS FOR SALE CHEAP

4SSNo Wv ,<hAI SllLA1
We were fortunate by getting In on a
lot Of rugs which were 10 be had
from one OF the best mills in New
York and by taking the entire lot
of close-outs (Which are good pat
terns), we bought them at nearly our
own price. the amount we bought
was more than We could put in stock
and We take this way of running a
special bargain sale and giving our
customers the greatest values ever
had
Notice the Following Quotations
Which is More Than Less 70
the Regular Price:
All wool fast colors1 sxl2 seamless
brussels. s7.75. 1880. s1i so and
$3.50. which is moro than y regu-
lar retail price.
9x12 VELVET RUGS
All wool. fast colors. sxl2. at s1450
$3.50 and $3.50. You won't be dis
appointed II you come and see them
9x12 ADMINISTER RUGS
All wool fast colors. 9xl2, at $3.50
$3.50 and $3.50, You won't be dis
aErotnted IL you come and see US
We Have All Other Sizes
Large assortment OF sxs Brussels at
$3.50. $3.50 and $3.50; 7.sx9 Brussels
at $3.50. $3.50 ana $3.50: s.sxIOs
Brussels at $7.25. 1915 and S1l. We
also have velSets, all sizes, and Ak
minister's. all sizes.
If You Need Rugs Do Not Miss
This Opportunitv
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-24
WANTED-FARaS.

LIST YOUR FARMS with me for fan
and spring delivery. I can get y04
FVenk f. Briggs. Cherry $3.50. ID
Dime Bank BIDS.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-24
N EETINGs.
KNIGHTS OF EOUITY

sirs; You are requested to meet, Sun
day evening, at y. m. at the a EN- :
pie to take action on the death OF
our late brother. Timothy II. Collins.
BY order OF the Sir Knights. Ma
her Sec
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-24

.arrnSl Farms

! GA x110J = Q4 44461k<
% ACRES; u mile. from Dssssst G.
heavy clay level and ysii ifo1r6
well-fenced and In excellent 1920
cultivation. good Htou-ro0m p041
grain barn. ssxSe: Stocx 1AsH y1xIIS'
half t.l,-{
1857 acres located near the town ~
Rochester, this u the very ho1< 81
clay soil; 1l0 acres cleared. be1oD4I2
good second srowth timber e. q
with 61-ft. post; cost owner. e4,Se4<
to build; small house ana ~
running stream across pestu{e 49,
that never goes dry. Prics S1Sseee;'
terms. y cash. -
II you are thinking Of purchael4gs
farm. see IN nrst. we can preyos
our statements we have q Hist that -
right II you want to SELL write 01>4
Tromiey; Wilson 4 Co. JOS Cnec
and Griswold-sts. Phone Main lsstss
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-24

FARM OF 2s5 ACRES, IL miles from
n. u. r.: good land, orchard Indg
buildings. adjoining large lake. Price J
farms in Macomb. Oakland and Gen
esee Cos. See the Logan Co.. CIT
Free Press Bldg.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-24

TO RENr-BUsuNEss PLACES.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27
The Thing Most Worth Saving

That is young life, of course; and we
did not need to have Judge BEN LIND
sEY tell us so, though he accompanied
his admonition with most Illuminating
ence not very long ago i'll the interest,
of the NewsbOys' Home Club, with its
headquarters i'll a building at Second
Avenue and Eleventh Street, New
York, which it is proposed to enlarge
and said:
"We must learn to put love in the
law. We do not judge men, but the
things men do. You must love the boy
but hate the bad thing that he does.
The boy is of value. He must be saved
at any cost. It's the bad thing that
has to be killed. If you have an apple
with II rotton spot, what do you do?
Throw the apple away? Not a bit Of
it. You saw it and cut out the rotten
spot, don't you? O, that daredevil,
miscredited age of Youth How you
have to love it to understand it! And
1'msno sentimentalist. | believe you
have to be firm. The law must be
Obeyed. But if you want to help you
have to learn to put patience and SYM
pathy, wisely used, into the construct
ion of the law. Help us save the one
thing in the world most worth saving.
Help us to bring out the image of God
in the work that the State has to do"
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27
High Court Saves State r1iIIlons

The State was saved a million and a
half dollars by the decision of the Court
of Errors and Appeals on Wednesday,
sustaining the validity of the transfer
tax act of 1903, known as the collateral
inheritance taX act. Other millions in
the future are assured the State.
Taxes to the extent of a million and
a half have been collected under this
act by the State, and if the decision of
the Court had declared the law uncon-
stitutlonal this money would have to be
returned to the serious embarrassment
of the State government.
The law was attacked in two litiga-
tions, one brought by Anna A. Sawyer
and others, administrators of Edwin
Lord, who died in New York and
whose estate was taxed $21 900 by New
jersey. The other was brought by
Samuel Carr, executor of Freeborn F,
Ramona, who died in Massachusetts
and whose estate was taxed $4,000.
Both litigations were directed against
State Comptroller Edwards.
The act was attacked Oh the gro und
that it was unconstitutional and inef.
fcacious for the purpose of taxing
stock i'll New Jersey corporations held
by nonresident descendants. 1t was
claimed that the definition of estate,
and ''property'' used in the act could
not be applied for the purpose of taxing
stock which was not specifically be-
queathed, that is to say that the act was
lnapplicable to taxation of transfer of
shares OF stock which fell into the cor.
pus of estates. of non~-residents. The
grounds urged were found untenable
by the Court of Errors. The opinion
was by Justice Swayze.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27
The Best Newspaper We Ever Read

We recommend "The Philadelphia Sun
day Record" to All High-G Grade Home
Lovers.
1t is seldom that there comes to us a pa
per we can praise as wholesome and clean
in every respect, but '"The Philadelphia
Sunday Record" certainly deserves its title
as 1.-THE greatest home newspaper of all"
1t has feature pages for every member of
the family. We were surprised at the va
riety and scope of its articles. The best
artists and authors each week contribute
some of the work hat has made them
famous.
The story that interested us the most
concerned an old barn near here that we
used to play around so many years ago
that we are ashamed to tell.
1t is just this clean, human interest
touch that makes "The Philadelphia Sun
day Record a favorite everywhere, par
ticularIy in the country.
Best of all, it costs only three cents.
You had better do as we did-order next
Sundays copy today and be sure of get
ting it. Adv.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27
Mr.. Bryan and the Currency

Secretary Bryan's statement put al
end to all the foolish gossip about dis
sensions i'll the Cabinet over the Cur
Tency bill. Every effort has been made
to create the impression that there was
a serious difference between the Secre-
tary Of State and the Secretary of the
Treasury, but there is evidently perfect
harmony. The bill is supported by the
whole Administration, and Mr.. BRYAN
stands with his chief and his colleague
in approving a bill which harmonic di.
vergent opinion with extraordinary
success.
The notes to be issued will be Treas
ury notes, but they will he issued only
through the banks and in response to
the commercial requirements for cur
rency. Thus two apparently antago-
nislic theories of paper currency are
h~armonized with remarkable success.
The one theory, held almost universal
ly In the Democratic party, is that the
Government alone should issue curren-
cy, paper as we'll as coin. The other
theory. held very generally by financial
writers, is that the credit currency
should be issued as an incident of he
banking business, they are not open to
the objection usually made to issues of
paper money~by the Government. These
two theories of a paper circulation,
therefore, are perfectly combined.
The Government control, through the
Federal Reserve Board, is large, but it
is applied only to the issue of circulate
ing notes-a governmental, OF a semi
governmental, f~unction-and what is
strictly banking business is not more
subjected to governmental interference
thai at present.
Secretary Bryan's statement also re-
moves any excuse for opposition 10 this
bill by Democrats in Congress. With
his endorsement of the Glass bill there
is no reason Why men who desired more
radical currency Legislation should not
accept it as a perfectly practicable
measure, i'll harmony with the party
platforms and the best adjustment of
differing opinions that is practicable.
Philadelphia Record.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease.
and in order to cure it you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one of the best ply
sicians in this country for years and is
a regular prescription. 1t is composed of
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina-
ton of the two ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing
catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO, Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27

The New Jersey retail jewelers. OPP
pose the increasing the tariff on dia-
monds from 10 to 20 per cent. When
we consider that the present tariff bill
pnt a tariff OF food and clothing from
so to $50 per cent. people will smile at
the jewelers. protest and think those
who Wea diamonds can stand more
than 10 per cent.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27
Sheriff's Sale
IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY

Between
DAVID WILEY, Complt,
and Fieri Facias
WILLIAM j. SEMPBE, ct ais,
Defendants
Returnable October Term, A. D., 1913
By virtue of the above stated writ to me di-
rected and delivered, | will expose to sale by
public yendue on
SATURDAY,JULY II, 1913
Between the hours of 2 and 5 p. m, to wit, at
three O'Clock in the afternoon of said day,
along side of Court House, on Market Street,
in the City of Salem, NJ j, all the right, title,
interest claim, property and demand of Will
liam j. Semple ct ais, in and to the lands and
which are particularly described as
ALL that certain farm and premises situate
in the Township of Upper Penns Neck, in the
County of Salem, and State OF NeWJersey and
bounded as
BEGINNING at the corner of Tract No. / sold
to David Peterson and a corner in the line of
Tract No, 2 sold 10 Josiah Summerill runs
thence along the line of said Tract No. 2 South
twenty-nine degrees fifteen minutes East, sew
Ell chains to a corner; ~ South forty five de-
grees thirty five minutes East. fifteen chains
tfty links to Game Creek; thence dow the
sad Game Greek the several courses thereof
to a corner in Aaron WrighIs land; thence
along his land fOrty-twO and three-quarters
degrees West, nine chains to a corner Ca black
oak thence North SiXty-fiVe degrees West,
six chains to a white oak for a corner; thence
still along Wright North forty-eIght and IA
IuhIt hVSiCCo htoHsl bCtn CnHllS eighty
hive links to a corner; thence North thirty six
degrees forty minutes West, seven chains to a
corner; thence North thirty.eight degrees
thirty-ive minutes West, eight chains twenty
five links to a stone for a corner of Thomas
Clark in the line of lot No. l aforesaid. sold to
David Peterson thence along the said Tract
No. sold to David Peterson North fifty three
degrees twenty-five minutes East, thirty-siX
chains ten links to the beginning corner.
CONTAINING one hundred and twenty two
and 47-lOOthS of an acre otland and swamp be
the same more or less. Together with a Der-
petual right of way over a strip Of land of
twenty-five feet in width leading from the
above tract to the main road, on the line of the
tract sold to David Peterson adjoining the line
of the tract sold to Josiah Summerill, for the
beneht OF the above described tract forever.
Being the same tract of land conveyed to
the said William j. Semple by George W.
Barton, Sheriff of the County of Salem, by deed
dated September 9th, 1879, and recorded in
Salem County Clerks Office in Book No. 90 of
Deeds, page 1876, &c
JOHN F. AYRES, Sheriff.
ID. HARRIS SMITH. Solicitor.
Dated Sheritf's Office, June IA, 1913. $50
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27
DELAWARE DninoS

James ]. English had been appointed
postmaster at Wilmington, to succeed M.
Howard Jester, Republican, whose term
expires on June %. The new postmaster
is the head of the United States Fire APP
paratus Company and OF the Delware
Marine Supply Company. He has never
held political office, but has always been
prominent in party affairs. The position
pays $500 a year.
Mrs. Mary Belin dupont, widow OF
Lammot dupont, who died two weeks ago,
left $4,000 to Emmanuel Episcopal
Church and $4,000 to the Delaware Hos
pitable, the latter to be used in establish
ing the Lammot dupont bed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27
A Worker Appreciates This

VIM. Morris, a resident of Florence,
Oregon, says: "For the last fourteen years
my kidneys and bladder incapacitated me
for all work. About eight months ago
| began using Foley Kidney Pills, and
they have lone what other medicines fail
ed to do, andynow / am feeling fine. l
recommend Foley Kidney Pill" l.. W.
Cook, Union Corner. adv.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27

AS Atlantic City is now dry on Sun
day the sale of liquors Oh Sunday will
be discontinued in other seashore re-
sorts. This is to the credit of Cover
nor, now President, Woodrow Wilson
who appointed judges and prosecutors
with moral back bones.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27
The PENIS Grove Record
D JUNE 81, 1918.

The fftieth anniversary of the battles
of Gettysburg which will be celebrated
by a cordial reunion of veterans from
both the South and North on next
Thursday and Friday will be a most
noticeable event. Twenty years ago
such an event would not have been
foretold. So many expect to go that
entertainment for all will tax the Ut.
most ability of those in charge of the
event.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27
Notice To Creditors /!
Salem County Surrogates once

----S"--- ~
Estate of A Elizabeth Layton. deceased
Pursuant TO the order of Loren P. Plummer
surrogate of the county of Salem, made on the
tltth day of April, 1913, on the application of
John ID. Layton, Harry b. Layton and Willard
Layton, Executors of the estate of A. Eliza
beth Layton. deceased, notice is hereby given
to the creditors of said deceased, to exhibit to
the subscriber, Executors, as aforesaid, their
debts and demands against the said estate,
under oath or affirmation, within nine mouths
4 ON the date of the aforesaid order, or thev
will be forever barred of their actions there
for, against the said subscriber.
JOHN ID. LAYTON,
HARRY b. LAYToN.
WILLARD LAYTON,
4urSe Executors.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27

T What man is there who reads these
lines who will not recall ''that daredeyil,
misdiIected age of youth" in which he
did SO many things that are now known
to him to be reprehensible, but which
were in fact merely the wild outbreaks
of a spirit which had not yet found it.
self? Why not be as considerate Of
other boys as we are of the boy whom
each remembers himself to have been?
Christian Advocate.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27
Assistant District Attorneys

Senator j. Warren Davis, recently APP
pointed U. S. District Attorney has APP
pointed Charles j. Lynch, OF Paterson,
to be his first assistant. Mr.. Lynch was
a law partner of U. S. Senator William
Hughes. Walter fl. Bacon of Bridgeton
will remain as second assistant Indefinite
ly,
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27
NOTICE or PUBLICATION

Statement of the ownershipip, management
ETC., of the Penns Grove RECORD, pUhlisbaa
weekly at Penns Grove. n. j., required ~
the act OF Congress, August oath 1912.
Editor, Managing Editor. Business MANAGER
Publisher and owner, William A, SunmerSu'
Penns Grove, N. j.
known bondhold-rs, mortgages. and otha,
security holders. holding ] per cent, or more
of total amount of bonds, mortgages or o nao
none. "e
WILLIAM A. SUMMERuI
Sworn and subscribed before j. w r.,
bull, Notary Public, April 9, 1913. ""-
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27
HOT WEATHER CLOTHES

HUT WEATHER CLOTHES
Mems and Boys
Serge Suits, $3.50 to S25.
Goats and Trousers, IS
to 500.
Mohairs, $40 to SIS.
Office Goats, soc to
$3.50.
Mohair Coats, $50 to
IS.
Serge Goats, $500 to IS.
Duck Trousers, 81 to
50.
Khaki Trousers, 81 to
$50.
White FlannelIs, "a to
IS.
White Serges, S. to IS.
Serge Trousers, $3.50
to s..
Auto Coats, 81 to IS.
Negligee Shirts. SOC to
$3.50.
Silk Shirts, $3.50. to S..
Thin Underwear, 25c to
$3.50.
Union Suits, SOC to
$3.50.
Thin Sox, l3c to S1.50.
Low Shoes, So to Sc.
Outing Shoes, 81 to
$3.50.
Straw Hats, 81 to S..
Genuine Panamas, SIS to
$40.
Everything here for
Men and Boys to wear; we
can fit you, we can please
you. we will save you
money. Come and look
US over.
s::.a:. MULLINS Ely s s';:s''s
9th & Market ST.
Wilmington Delaware
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27
A Vast Improvement

Printype is designed in SHADED letters and
numerals like the type in which books and maya
zines are printed. 1t is book type transformed
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27
ROYALTY ENTERTAINED In WILMINGTON
The Chamber of Commerce Gives
Editors Good Cheer

The Chamber of Commerce Of Will
mingtOn, are reaching out their frater-
al good will and hospitality to all the
surrounding country. Their recent
trip into South Jersey proved to be
mutually delightful.
On Monday they entertained the edi-
tors of all newspapers published in
Delaware, and on the eastern shore of
Maryland and Virginia. AS Penns
Grove is within the II mile circle
claimed by Delaware the editor of the
Penns Grove RECORD was welcomed
among the others who blessed the ties
that bind all in the brotherhood of
States-mutual good will and good
cheer.
The occasion was so inspiring that
all the poetic muses. on the Delmarvia
Peninsula sang in unison to a higher
pitch than ever before. The rural bard,
Frank H. Ruth, sang in part as follows
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-27

A minute from Market
street means a couple of
dollars in your pocket.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-15
Lost Currency.

Many of our youngerl citizens have
never seen any of the little brown
and green fractional currency notes
issued during the Civil war, which
then took the place of small silver.
The government made profit on it..
for an immense amount Of 1t was de-
stroyed or lost, and by an act passed
in 1879 nearly nine million dollars Of
1t was estimated as thus destroyed
and taken from the statement of the
public debt. Now 1t is practically all
destroyed, barring specimens pre-"
served by collectors. And yet the
monthly statement of the public debt
from Washington holds $685.. 4O9.90
of fractional currency added to the
debt. 1t would be we'll If another act
should estimate it all persisted but
half a million and reduce the paper
debt Of the country by over six mil
lion dollars. The present interest
bearing debt is $964,631 $50.