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Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-21

| When gold is presented at any of the hints or assay offices it is ac- cepted and. after assay. paid for at its bullion value, after deducting certain assay and minting charges. No matter what it's form. after purchase the bull lion is refined and converted into gold coins or gold bars, which are security for gold certificates, or paid out for coin or further purchases of bullion.
 It often happens that if there be a commercial demand for bullion on the other side of the Atlantic spectators will buy these bars and ship them to the other side. Perhaps before they have been unshipped the bullion mar ket will have changed, and 1t will be returned by the same steamer. Bars have been known in this way to make six voyages across the Atlantic
 The most common forms in which gold is presented are:
 Coins of other countries, sent here in settlement of trade balances; gold extracted from the ore by mills and smelters, some of which carries but little alloy; the trimmings and sweep ings from jewellers and from dentists offices, and others who use this metal in the arts; some gold from pawn shops, watch cases. medals, wedding rings and broken jewelry.
 All go into the melting pot, where artistic and sentimental values are burned away and it becomes money.
 The Philadelphia mint is the largest. and there, in addition to converting metal into money many of the peculiar appliances used in cOining operations are made in it's machine shops.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-21

One of the most interesting is the automatic scale for weighing the blanks from which the coin is stamped. Each blank. after being punched from a long strip of metal, must weigh within a limit of tolerance" a certain weight. As this tolerance in q gold eagle is only half a gram, 1t requires delicate appliance to detect a weight variation, yet the complicated and ex- pensive scales Lthey cost $5.00O apieCe) will weigh many coins, according to the denomination, and autOmaticaII eject every blank which is out of weight.
 With the large amount of gold coins on hand and the enormous quantities of bullion offered at the hints in 1915, it was found eXpedient to seek an amend ment of the law, which provided that one-third of the gold certificates might be secured by the deposit of bars and the other two-thirds must represent the actual coin in the Treasury.
 Congress, acting upon the recommen datiOn of the Secretary, has pending a bill to change this so that twO-thirds of the gold certificates may be secured by bars of gold and only one-third by gold coin, although, in the discretion the gold may be coined; otherwise it would be impossible for the treasurer to redeem all the certificates if pre- sented at the same time.
 As one of the results of the influx of the precious metal from foreign countries, in a small room in the vaults of the San Francisco mint one may, if he can be trusted not to carry it away be shown a little pile of gold sixty eight tons in weight, representing SlOO,gOO,OOO. This is piled in bars Weighing 400 and 1000 ounces apiece rms heap of precious metal would pay for the five new battle cruisers reported out by the naval constructor: and if drawn upon to meet the expenses of
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-21

Under the rules of the bureau, each of the coinage hints submits sam ples from three deliveries of coins of each denomination a week, if so many are run. Two specim ems selected un- cer certain rules from each run are sent to him at the Treasury Depart ment for inspection and test. They are
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-21
Special CorFespondencs

Special CorFespondence
 WASHINGTON, D. C., June 22, 1916. RAHE director of the mint Is
 IT charged with the duty of super
 vising gold and silver bullion
 handled and the metallic money manufactured in the hints where the bullion Is melted, assayed and pur- chased
 The director buys the metal, deter mines the amounts and denominations of the coinage and regulates the oper- ations of the several hints. But he has nothing to. do directly with the sub treasuries, where the governments coin and other moneys are taken care of, nor has he anything to do with paper money or bonds.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-21

Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
 WASHINGTON, D. C., June 22, 1916. g7 S7 OW many of the millions of III farmers in the United States realize that the most exten- = e sive and the most important
 agricultural library in the world Is the library of the Department of Agriculture at Washington?
 And how many of them are aware that this library. which has been grow ing and developing in Washington for by a woman?
 *
 A slender, quiet-mannered woman is Miss Claribel R. Barnett, who since early womanhood, and after her grad uation from the University of Michi- gan and her course at the New York State Library School has worked here. here.
 Commencing as head cataloguer, she became assistant librarian, and when. ten years ago. it's former incumbent, Miss Josephine A. Clark, left the serv- Ice of the government to become Ifhra . rian at Smith College, Miss Barnett stepped into the position for which her training had prepared her.
 Nowhere else under the sun Is there such a force of scientists working for one object as Is employed by the United States , Department of Agriculture Three thousand strong, these men of microscope and test tube are prOduciner the most advanced results of study, observation, research and experiment. This army of scientists depend upon the library for the written lore which must be consulted again and again ere
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-21

The coin most usually under test at this time is a ten or a twenty dollar gold piece; and the gold and alloy are so evenly mixed that it is not necessary to cut off more than a tenth of an eagle for assay. This piece, when cut off, is run between ordinary cold steel roll CTS until it is formed into thin strips.
 Portions of pure silver, weighing each a gram, are prepared, and thin pieces of fine sheet lead are cut into pieces little less than an inch square and weighing four grams.
 An assistant places on the scales a portion of gold and adds to or takes away from it until there is, within a few tenths of milligram @ half a gram of gold. He deftly forms from the lead a little horn, or cornucopia, into which he places the gold and adds the gram of silver. The package is placed in the proper place in a little tray along with nine others just like it and two packages a little different
 Of course he has kept an exact rec ord of the weight of the gold in each package. The two packages differ from the other ten in that they contain pure gold instead of coin gold, and are used as Cheeks" in the process to follow.
 You must not touch it," said Mir. Dewey, as he exhibited a ribbon made of the pure gold for it must be pre- served perfectly free. It is the stand
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-21

Every three months he issues a proc lamation of the relative values of all the circulating coins of the world; gold remaining constant in value, but silver varying. The proclamation, of course, gives all new coins and notes all changes.
 MT. Robert W. woolley, the director, who makes a study of all these sub jects. told some of his troubles and re- responsibilities:
 Since the 1st of last February" said he, "the hints have been driven to their capacity in making minor coins cents and niCkels-and this is a good sign. It is not, in my opinion because people cannot afford to spend dimes and quarters, for there is a call for them, too; but because the mass of the people, who receive small pay, now have work and earn the small pieces to spend for the little hings-newspapers scent stores, movies, pennies for the children and nickels for the slot machines
 This general call for them indicates that work is plentiful all over the land, and is, believe, one of the strong indi- cations of prosperity.
 'In order to keep as nearly as pos sible in touch. with the demand for coinage-the amounts of each denom- ination needed for a given period-the director cOnfers frequently with the treasurer of the United States who is In constant communication with the great banks of the country. The own CTS of the banks, of course, reflect the needs of their customers, who have to have metal money for making change for pay rolls, etc.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-21

examined critically for any defects in color execution, weight and chemical qualities.
 The eye is a sufficiently good instru- ment to determine the evenness of color, but magnifying glasses are required to examine the impression and gauges to test the shape. Scales, or balances that ordinarily would be considered very delicate are used to measure the weights of the coins; but they might be called 'heavy scales" as compared with the balances used in weighing up the assay samples, which are so fine that they will detect the millionth part of a gram.
 These physical processes, although requiring care and exact Knowledge of the laws and care, are very simple, but to determine the fineness or the exact amount of pure gold in each coin re- quires and is worthy of a more extend ed description.
 The law provides that the coin metal shall be 900 fine; that is, 300 parts in the 1000 shall be pure gold, the other parts shall be copper, or copper with silver not to exceed ten parts.
 The thing which has to be done is to remove the alloy and determine wheth- CT the gold which is left represents 300 parts within the limit of tolerance, which is nethousandth above or be- low.
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 Tt is interesting to study the char Rcter and size of demands. As have Said, there is at present a particularly urgent need of nickeIs and one-cent pieces. This demand will continue probably increase-but from July until Christmas we are likely to be swamped with additional orders for dimes ouar- ters and half dollars.
 AS the holidays draw nearer the banks will also ask for quarter eagles and half eagles of 1916 coinage, to sat- isfy the annual demand for gold pieces used for gifts. Little do the donors of these gold pieces realize, incidentally, how many of them find their way back into the Treasury within thirty days after the holidays.
 'As to the purchase of gold and sil- yer bullion, the hints and assay offices are authorized to buy gold bullion in any amount at the uniform price of S20.67 an ounce, 1000 fine. The price of silver varies, however, and the amounts which may be purchased over the counter, at a price fixed from time to time by the director of the mint. range from S100 worth to 10000 ounces. This may be paid for either with a check or with fine silver, as the direc- tor elects. At present the deposits are many at the western institutions. though In the aggregate they are not as large as might be, considering the high price of the white metals.
 Last August we needed silver for coinage at San Francisco and Philadel- phia. The market price was lower than 1t had been for years. So, with the ap-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-21

the European war would melt away in about six days.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-21

Out of 27O gold coins tested during the past year MT. Dewey found all within the legal requirements; 64 were of the exact standard and PA were within one ten thousandth of it.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-21

the information stored in the library 10 reach the farmer in an indirect manner.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-04-08
HIBERNIANS.

The two divisions at Portland, Ore,
will hold an Irish fair next May.
The st. Patrick's day feature at
Heppner, Ore, was the organization
of a division of the Ladies' Auxiliary.
A new division of the Ladies' Aux
Hilary is being organized by Miss M.
Phelan, the County President, at Los
Angeles.
The Hibernian st. Patrick's day
parade in Indianapolis made a pro-
found impression, the 5000 men in
line making a fine appearance.
Right Rev. Bishop Garrigan and
Hon. E. II. Whelan. of O'Neill, Neb.,
were the orators at the Hibernian
celebration and banquet at Sioux City
in honor of st. Patrick.
Among the notables attending the
Hibernian celebration at Portland,
Ore, were Archbishop Christie, Gov.
Withcombe and John Dowd, who was
born in County Kerry, 104 years ago.
Cardinal O'Connell celebrated the
memorial mass at Holy Cross Cathe-
dral, when $500 Hibernians received
holy communion. During his sermon
the Cardinal declared the Irish the
noblest race God ever created.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-04-08
MONAGHAN.

The Chief Inspector of Factories
has appointed Doctor T. J. Leonard to
be certifying surgeon under the Fac
tory and Workshop Acts for the Glass
Tough district of the County of Mona,
CHAN.
On their return to their native town,
after undergoing term of imprison-
ment for singing God Save Ireland"
the three Carrickmacross "felons"
were accorded public reception of a
very fiattering character. Close on
800 people from all parts of Farney
assembled to greet them, and they
were met with round after round of
applause. Included in the assembly
which did them honor were about d
dozen priests, while the contempt
bic minorities" of places like Dundalk
and Castleblayney were we'll repre-
scented in the enthusiastic throng.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-04-08
QUEENS.

Mr.. J. p. Moy, j. p, chairman,
Town Commissioners, presided at a
meeting of the licensed trade in Mary
borough, when deputation was ap
pointed to wait on the Irish Party, and
a resolution was passed protesting
against the threatened purchase OF
young Irish potstill whiskey, declaring
that it would spell ruin to the Irish
distilling and licensed trade, and call
ing on the government to purchase the
1SO,0O0,O0O gallons of spirits surplus
on the Russian market, and as much
as they require on the huge surplus
of spirits in America. Mr.. P. ]. Nee
han, M. p, wrote suggesting that the
minister of munitions was burning to
hit back the trade for the failure of
his duty scheme.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-04-08
The Monitor-New jersey.

If it is true, as a contemporary al
leges, that the Irish Race Convention
in New York City received very scant
notice in the Catholic press, scarcely
a dozen papers giving any account of
it, and more than half taking no no.
tice of it whatever" it only goes to
show how weak and inadequate are
the agencies for the gathering of news
which our Catholic papers possess.
This convention was the largest
Irish convention ever held ir the Uni.
ted States and the delegates came
from all sections of the country.
These facts should claim news re-
port even from a lame press.
The metropolitan papers did not
fail to give large space to a report of
the Convention. Most of them also
had editorial reference to the Con-
vention and it's sentiments. And it did
not detract from the merits of the Con-
vention that the ultra-English papers
of New York were bitter in their
comment and attacks upon it.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-04-08
KILKENNY,

Much regret has been occasioned by
the death of MIR. Peter Barrett, Hig.
ginstown, near Kilkenny, aged 6S
years, one of the best known farmers
in the County Kilkenny. He was un.
Gle of Rev. Michael Nolan, G.. c.,
Freshfort. and of the Rev. Patrick No.
Ian. curate at st. Wilfrid's, Bishou
Auckland. Durham He was a prom
inent Nationalist and took a leading
part against the Clara eviction of five
years ago.
A salmon weighing thirty-tive
pounds has been captured in the Bar.
row near Graiguenamanagh by a local
fisherman, Mr.. Paul Delahunty, with
a rod and line. 1t took Delahunty
fully four hours before he succeeded
in landing the fish.
The death has taken place at the age
Of SO Of Mr.. P. Dalton, who for so
years was relieving officer in the Xii.
kenny district of Carrick -on-Suir I'm
ion.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-04-08
CLARE.

Scariff Union of which he was a
member adjourned as a mark Of re-
:spect to the memory of the late Mr..
Denis M'Inerney, DC, OCallaghans
Mills, Tulla District Council passed a
vote of coincidence to his relatives.
Kilrush Urban Council also expressed
their regret with their pastor. Very
Rev. Canon M'lnerney, PIP, VIC,
brother of deceased.
Miss Curtin, Kilkee, Co. Clare, and
Miss Roche, daughter of Mr.. j. Roche,
Oulart, Co. Wexford, have been re-
ceived into the Perpetual Alteration
Order at the Convent in Wexford. The
reception ceremony was performed by
the Most Rev. DIR. Browne, Bishop of
Ferns.
While some of the Carrigaholt, Kill
kee, Co. Glare, Sim Fein Volunteers
were at rifle practice, firing at tar
get near the village of Cross, a young
man named Keane, from Kiltrellig,
was shot dead, accidentally by another
young man named Crotty.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-04-08
KINGS.

Patrick Garlic. Croghan, Rhode, and
Thomas Duffy, Balli:lahoun, Athlone,
have won agricultural scholarships
from Kings Co., and are now pursuing
their studies at the Clonakilty Agri.
cultural College, Cork.
The Mohll Board of Guardians m.
pointed Edward Reilly, of Cashel, as
the Union tailor at a salary of EGO a
year. He was the only person applied
for the post.
The Limerick Corporation and Me-
chanics' Institute have passed resolu.
ions protesting against the proposed
curtailment OF their postal and tele-
graphic facilities on the ground that it
VIII operate adversely on the trade of
the city, and calling on the Postmas-
ter General to restore the former ar
rangement
At the annual meeting of the Lime
rick Race Company it was decided to
pay a dividend Of 25 per cent for the
year ended December 81, 1915.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-04-08
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale,

ment of r hhHng sef posTs il sh
is due at the date Of this notice upon
g certain mortgage executed by John e.
Smith single, mortgagor, to Melissa H.
18th day of December, i9lis and with
a power. Of sale therein contained, duly
recorded re 2rdet1a in the office Of the Register
Hennepin and State Of Minnesota on the
in Book 7s7 Of Mortgages on page 302,
ing described premises situated in said
CITY OF Minneapolis, County Of Hen
ne Pnt Ste state esS Of n Mi Rnc toWit
ber,s End Addition to Minneapolis, ac-
c CO ing. to the plat thereof on file and
said mortgage was given to secure the
saafs 9sf1 is MeS ne Rsyan 1t
sSe emf, and further default
h nay been made "a Ell in the failure Of
the taxes on said premises for the year
III iSa4 a Whieh oh BECAME due and payable on
delinquent on, the first day Of June,
$500 Dollars {s4s.sD; and no action ion
at law or otherwise to recover the debt
secured by said mortgage, or any part
thereof.
Now therefore. Notice is hereby given
that by virtue Of the power Of sale con.
tanned in said mortgage, and pursuant
to the statute in such case made and
provided, the said mortgage will be
foreclosed by sale of the premises
described in and conveyed by said mort
purtenances thereunto belonging, which
sale will be made by the Sheriff. Of
said IIennepin County at the front Oath
street, door Of the Court House, in the
City of Minneapolis, in the County and
State ,a aiforesaid, on the 18th day Of
that day, at public vendue. to the high
est bidder for cash. to pay the sum then
due on said mortgage and the taxes,
II any. on said premises, and Seventy
five Dollars ($75). attorneys fees. as
case of foreclosure. and the disburse-
ments allowed by, law; subject to re-
I demption at any time within one (1)
year from the day of sale, as provided
by law.
Dated March 23rd, 1916.
MELISSA H. BALDWIN,
Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgagee,
us New York Life Bldg,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
3-25-16
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-04-08
WESTM EATH.

Much regret is expressed in West
meath at lne deatn at his residence,
I>nUckatee, OF MI James Talbot, who
aad attained the line age OF 81 years,
and had during his lifetime acted for
i iong period as assistant county sur
,eycr and also as surveyor of the
Lord Greville estate. lie also enjoyed
a large private practice as surveyor,
and i'll this as in his public office,
enjoyed the respect and esteem OF all.
me death is announced with re-
greet, at the Convent OF Mercy, Moate,
of Sister Mary Gertrude Brennan, aft
er a short Illness daughter of Mr..
thomas Brennan, Four Mile House,
County Roscommon. Deceased was
only q years Of age. and in the fourth
year OF her religious life.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-04-08
MAYO.

Deep regret has been occasioned in
Castelar, district by the announce
ment Of the death of Mr.. Patrick
M'Govern, ex-National Teacher. The
deceased had been 40 years princi,
pal teacher of Harmon, ~ S., Cas-.
tlebar.
The Irish class at Crossard, which
is under the personal conductorship
of MIR. Philip Waldron, G. l.. O., has
increased in membership to the record
number of 10.
The annual ploughing match came
off recently, at Carrickaneady, New
port, and favored with excellent
weather, was a great success. The
field was in splendid order for plough
ing and each competition was keenly
contested.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-04-08

No. 1852.
Order for Creditors to Present Claims,
State of Minnesot &c Comfy ~ 5enne
pin. In Probate Court. - '''e
In the Matter of the Estate of John H,
Leavitt, Deceased.
- Letters testamentary on the, estate
the County. of Black Hawk and State
Of Iowa. being granted to Roger Leav-
Il. R 3a@eS y sedswick and Charles
:, 1t is ordered. That six months be and
t the Is $ same me is hereby allowed from and
after the date Of this order. in which
against the said deceased are required
to file the same in the Probate Court
OF said County of Hennepin for exami-
barred.
1t is further ordered, That the first
Monday in October 1916. al. 10 o'clock
bate bate Court, to be held at the Court
said county, be and the same. is hereby
and where the said Probate Court will
examine and adjust said claims and
And it is further ordered, That no.
t1ce of such hearing be given to all
creditors and persons interested in said
estate by forthwith publishing this or
cessive weeks, in the Irish Standard.
newspaper printed and published in said
county.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 23rd day
of March. 1916.
BY the Court:
ARTHUR E. CASTLE,
JAMES e. OBRIEN,
Attorney. Allie
No. 1926.
Order for Hearing.
PROVING the Alleged Last Will and
State of Minnesota, County of Henne-
r., pin. In Probate Court.
IN IT,, the 9H Mater Of the Estate of Francis
OF Julius Walther of Hennepin Coun-
a ay M IN ;t+ PRAYING for the allow
the the last viii and Testament Of said
decedent and presented Herewith as
amd t for Safh last win and Testament
ed thereon to said petitioner
be at IS y ordered t That said petition be
said II ana that all persons Interested in
10 A; NJ. at the Probate Court in the
GGo o,1rt,, HOUSE T., at Minneapolis in said
as said petition can be heard. SHOW
cause, if any there be. why said I peti.
t'o an Sh4 q ! not be granted.
tic enc Of sno rs further Ordered, That no.
tbrna this order once in each week FOR
dnree e. successive weeks, prior to said
Wy ~ nearing, IN the Irish Standard a
ne;W " pap printed and published in
sag SAG County. and by mailing a COPY Of
ms ms order .;,n to all the legatees named in
cedent when their address is known u er
can be ascertained by due diligence a.
Of sai iohe5een d4) days before the date
Dated at Minneapolis, this 27th dav
By the Court:
JOHN A. DAHL
GRO Judge of the Probate Court
GEO: Y. MCLAUGHLIN. oourt'
Attorney.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-04-08
DONEGAL.

At the last meeting of the Glenties
Guardians and Council the clerk re-
ported that he was in the happy posi-
ton to inform them that the rates for
the coming financial year would be
Cd in the 6 less than last year.
Donegal herring fishing conditions
continue to be most satisfactory. The
landings at Downings vary from 55 to
Is Grams. At tho beginning of the
week prices ranged from us to 103s
per Gran. They have now dropped sos
to 75s per Gran.
The Donegal County Council have
coopted Rev. Joseph M'Keefrey, PIP,
KillygOrdon, member of the mfr
mary Committee in room of the late
Mgr Mclaughlin.