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UNCLE SAM’S CASH.
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How Theft is Prevented and
Could be Discovered.
Safeguards in the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing.
It seems natural to believe that at
some time or other a counterfeiter would
seek employment at the Bureau of En¬
graving and Printing at Washington to
learn, by close observation, many things
about making money that might b*. of
use to him. Such a case, however, has
never occurred, and is not feared. No
man would be received of course with
out good references, and even should he
have ulterior motives in seeking employ¬
ment the government has nothing to
fear.
No one can imagine, without actual
observation, the perfect system of
dhecks which has been devised to pre
vent theft. A sheet of paper is counted
no less than fifty-two times from the
moment it enters the building, worth a
fraction of a cent, until it leaves, hear¬
ing perhaps, four notes, each of the
value of $10,000. The counting is
done by ladies, and from long practice
they have became most proficient. An
expert can 'easily count 900 packages,
of 100 sheets each, during the day and
not make a mistake once a month.
There is one lady in particular who has
never been known to make a mistake.
8he is such a perfect human machine
that nearly nil the officials would be
willing to take oath to her count with¬
out even looking within the package
Each stage of the count is marked by
the initials of the counter, and even the
messenger who ties up the bundle puts
his own name on the outside.
The same care is taken of the plates
that is bestowed on the sheet. Each
plate, when taken from tho time-locked
vault, has the initials of the printer en
graved upon it, so that each sheet is a
witness to his work. Every die, or
plate, or piece of steel, no matter how
small or insignificant it may appear to
be, is locked up at the close of the day
and receipted for. In another vault in
the second story every bit of printed pi¬
per, complete or incomplete, is also
locked up, alter everything bus been ac¬
counted for. Should anything be miss¬
ing tho doors remain open until the
missing sheet is found.
This vault is well worth its study.
It is as big as an ordinary room, and is
lighted by electricity. It wid hold
&t),000,000 $1 bills, or, should tho notes
be of $1000 denomination, enough
money could be packed within its walls
to pay the public debt of tho United
States 100 times over. There are two
steel doors with combination and time
locks. Tho inner door is in charge of
the accountant, and the outer door of
the custodian of the vault.
“What would happen if you were to
be taken sick and could not eomo to the
ollice tomorrow?” asked the Post report¬
er of the custodian.
“Whenever 1 make a new combina¬
tion,” was tho reply, “1 write it down
on a slip of paper and place it in an en¬
velope. Tho envelope is fastened with
sealing wax, sealed with tiro seal of the
bureau, nnd then given by me person¬
ally to the chief. IU places it in his
safe, and should I fail for any cause to
be here to morrow morning he would
break the seal and open the door.”
One of the doors opens by combina¬
tions of figures and the other of the
twenty-six letters of tho alphabet,
“lias it ever occurred to you,” asked
the custodian, “how mauy combinations
those twenty-six letters will make? Just
think of it! If 1 wero to bring you the
Bible, Shakespeare's work# and Macau¬
lay's history of England, and tell you
that hi those books there were two words
that would open the door, how long do
you think you would be in finding the
combination? Give it up, do you?
Well, 1 would, too.”—irtrs'rinjfou Post.
Siinernrs Position.
Cumso—“Is M ■. Simeral a member
of your church, Gastz.un!”
Gazzam— ‘ 4 Yes. ”
Cumso— “Oue of the pillars, I sup
* pose?”
Gazzim— 4 9so; one of the sleepers. v
Needless Alarm.
During a violent tliuudcr-storm
lady spoke of becomiug afraid of tlia
lightning.
“Don’t you Ik? scared, mamma,” said
her little four year-old boy; “I won
let it strike you.”
5Yin.iiJi- '
As a reporter en rip
establishment a few ;ja."
greeted with a ‘(‘nci
screeches, a -I'-corA.-it v
the parrots of
were ranged ar > <*mi up
peared to vie with each other in making
the greatest racket.
“We have jnst received a fresh im¬
portation of parrots,” said the bird man
appearing from tiie menagerie room in
the rear of the store, “and from all
prospects there are a good many fine
talkers amongthem.”
“What varieties have you?'' asked the
reporter.
“At the present we have but three
varieties—the double-yellow head, the
Cuban and the African gray.”
“Which variety leads in intelligence?”
asked the reporter.
“I prefer the African gray parrot,”
replied the bird man, “yet the Caban
and yellow heads make excellent talk¬
ers. ”
“Where docs tli3 gray parrot come
frQin?”
“lie comes from the west coast of
Africa. The colored men take the
young birds frem their nests and sell
them to captains or sailors of trading
vessels. The best birds come from ves¬
sels plying between Africa and Bos¬
ton.”
“How does the trip across the ocean
agree with them?”
1 i Very well. They seem to get ac¬
climated in their voyage and generally
know how to talk soma when they ar¬
rive.”
4 1 IIow do you teach parrots to talk
and how long does it take one to
learn?”
“That’s a I ar 1 'question to answer.
Different birds vary in intelligence. A
bird will get accustomed to a place in
about two months, and if given a lesson
every day can talk lairly well in that
time. ”
4 i IIow do you give a lesson?”
“The morning hours are the best for
teaching. Cover the cage with a cloth,
and then in a clear voice say a word or
short sentence until the bird repeats it.
Then commence with another, and so
on. When once it begins to talk it is
only a matter of time and patience be¬
fore it imp oves. Ooj set teaching is a
good plan,” continued the bird man.
“The parrot needs only to see an.l hear
a barking dog, a crowing rooster or a
mewing cat a few times before an exact
imitation is given.”
“Suppose you have a bird that can
talk and won’t talk, is there any way to
make it talk?”
“There is no method that I am ac¬
quainted with, unless it bo that of star¬
vation, but that’s cruel, and should not
be resorted to .”—Washington Critic.
A Snow-White Owl from the North.
A beautiful live white owl is on ex¬
hibition at the music store of Smith A
Dixon, iu Louisville, Ivy. It was scut
there by Mr. L. J. Smith of Niagara
Falls, and belongs to.a very rare species.
It was captured by a young hunter in
the woods near (2 llt Uec, Canada. It
was found in a hollow tree and secured
with a net. The habitat of the bird is in
the extreme north, so Mr. Smith wrote
when ho sent the owl, and only ex¬
tremely cold weather drives it as far
south as Quebec. So far a6 known only
seven of the birds have been captured
or killed in Canada in the last three
years. The one on exhibition is a per¬
fect specimen. It is snow-white, and
about the size and shape of the common
large owl.— A'eic Tori- Sun.
Cynical Marriage Ceremony.
A French mayor, who at one time
held tho office of stipendary magistrate,
was about to perform the civil service
of marriage. “Mademoiselle X-,”
he said, addressing the bride, “do you
agree to take Mr. Z--■, here present,
for 3 *our wedded husband?” And, after
the young lady had applied in the af¬
firmative, the mayor, turuiug to the
bridegroom, delivers! himself as fol¬
lows: “Prisoner at the bar, what have
you to sa}' in your defense? ’
Colorado Sheep arc Quick Wilted.
The sheep is usually considered a
stupid animal, but Ins environment in
Colorado has brightened even his dull
wits. Purchasers of sheep that have
been brought from that State say that
the animal holds his head more erect
than those which come from other
S:ate;; and say that this habit is caused
by the sheep being in constant peril
of b:ing assailed by some wild animal,
i Aew Tori Tnlune.
POPULAR SCIENCE.
The Imperial University of Tokio has
> .8 professors and teachers, all but six
n being Japanese. This years stu
lts number 788.
When a storm is advancing, the wind
to meet it. Thus a wind blowing
from the east or southeast indicates the
approach of a storm from the west.
The Belgian Government are now mak
ing experiments with a new r kind of
screw, which enables a vessel to stop or
•urn instantaneously to avert a collision.
The shortest time occupied by the tor¬
nado cloud in passing a given point
varies from “an instant’ to about twenty
minutes, the average being seventy-four
seconds.
A remarkable cave has just been dis¬
covered on the top of theTaygetus range,
in Greece. It is from ten to thirty feet
high and from thirty to sixty feet wide,
and contains thousands of stalactites in
wonderful groups.
From experiments made tn Richmond,
Va., with electric heaters, it seems prob¬
able that a passenger coach can be kept
warm at an expense of two cents an
hour, the current being supplied by a
dynamo on the locomotive or tender.
A French stone-mason has discovered
a cement which he claims to i>e stronger,
cheaper, and less liable to damage from
the action oi the weather than any pre¬
paration now in use. ft is not a plaster,
but a heavy, viscous fluid, and is applied
with a brush. Its composition is kept
secret.
Some experiments lately made at the
Royal Polytechnic School at Munich show
that the strength of camel’s-hair belting
reaches (3315 pounds per square inch,
while that of ordinary belting ranges
between 2230 and 5260 pounds per square
inch. The camel’s-hair belt is unaffected
by acids.
A sponge is a point of coral rock by
the discharge of the earth's electric cur¬
rent through it, and only a few fibres of
a coral are left undecomposed. Every
sponge will disclose this fact if exam
ined. A part of every sponge is coral
and at the bottom of the object the coral
still clings to the fibres of the sponge,
and is a part of the sponge.
A new shaping tool has been invented
—a machine in which two fiat surfaces,
acting vertically or horizontally and mov¬
ing in opposite directions, with adjusta¬
ble dies fitted upon them, roll m one
motion a piece of metal, regularor irregu¬
lar in shape and of almost any desired
pattern. At a single stroke of the
mechanism may be obtained a sphere, a
cone, a chair screw, a bolt with thread
and head—in fact, an endless variety of
mechanical forms.
Among the latest American patents is
one for a process of obtaining dry feed
for animals from the refuse of starch and
glucose. The coarse refuse is first sub
jected to pressure to free it from water,
and to it is added the tine refuse, con
turning the glutinous nitrogenous parts
of the grain. This combination irs sub
jected to pressure to express the greater
part of the moisture, and finally placed
under the influence of heat, for the pur
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ure.
A wonderful invention for rapid transit
is attracting attention in New York.
The invention consists of an elevated
railway track of a new design for a car
made oi demagnetized steel and running
upon a single rail. The car will go a
distance of 230 miles in an hour. The
invention will first be used for transport¬
ing small packages and mail matter, but
eventually will be adapted for the trans- is
portation of passengers, The cost
trivial when compared to that of the
regular railroads.
Experts in house building have sug¬
gested that grates in second stories are
usually less safe than those below, as the
narrower joists give little room for the
boxing of the hearth. It is also urged
that grates be examined carefully, to de¬
termine whether the back of the flue is
simply of four-inch wall, which is always
dangerous at the back of a grate in a
frame house. This can be determined
by measuring the distance the breast ex¬
tends out from the wall, and, as some¬
times the breast runs through flush with
the face of the wall in the next room,
the calculation is to be made accordingly.
Revolutionary Flags Captured by the
British.
In the chapel of the hospital for old
soldiers at Chelsea, England, are carefully
preserved five flags which were captured
bv the British troops from the Americans
during the Revolution. They are of siik,
but are so badly torn by bullets and have
decayed to such an extent that the in¬
scriptions on three of them are entirely
illegible. Of the other two. one belonged
to a Massachusetts regiment and the other
to one from New York. These relics are
highly prized by the inmates of the hos¬
pital. and are objects of great interest to
American visitors who happen to learn of
their existence .—Son Francisco Chronicle.
Successful Strategy.
Little Willa paused in her play to watch
the mother of her little playfellow put
the newly baked bread away. Turning
her pretty head from side to side she
said: “I am going home, auntie.”
“Why do you want to go home?*’ was
asked her.
“Oh, I don't want to go; I am just
sroiu<: because I am hungry.”
Inducements were offered, and she pro
longed her visit.— Toledo Blade.
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We are prepared to furnish rdiab’e insurance on Gin. Houses and can
tents at equitaole rates, as we have done for many years. All needed in
formation promptly given.
D. F. WiLLCOX & SON.
1149 Broad Street, Columbus, Ga.
FRAZER & ROZSEM e
HARDWARE
Columbus, Ga.
White Mountain Ice Cream Freezer. The best
in the world.
Follow the Crowds!!
Join the solid procession of wise and discerning people to the palatial new
three story clothing store.
CHANCELLOR & PEARCE
1132 & 1134 Broad St. Columbus, Ga.
Just opposite their old stand.
This firm makes new customers daily. The merit of the best goods sold
at the lowest price will tell.
A Revolution In Prices
50 suits $9.00, Cost You $13.00 Elsewhere
100 “ $12.50 “ “ $15.00 “
75 “ $15.00 Well Worth $20.00 tl
100 “ $18.50 “ “ $25.00 U $5.00 anywhee. r We
200 boys suits 2 $2.00 to 3.50 cost you $3.50 to and
have the largest stock of men and boys shoes in Columbus anc save
you money. See our $3.50 and $5.00 shoes. You can not duplicate them
within $1.50 of the price.
We Want Your Tr&de. Prices and Goods will Merit it
CHANCELLOR& PEARCE
King or the in-essmaKers.
The greatest of dressmakers is Charles
Frederick Worth, an Englishman by
birth, but his fame was made in Paris
during the second empire. He was born
at Bourne, Lincolnshire, and his parents
apprenticed him to a printer. Worth
disliked the business exceedingly and
seven months after entering it abandoned
the printing office and went to London.
He had secured employment in a dry
goods store, where he remained six years.
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CHARLES FREDERICK WORTH.
While there he conceived the idea of be¬
coming a dressmaker, and thought of
Paris as the most eligible place in wfhich ^
to follow out his inclination. He had
learned the French language before going
to Paris, where, when he was about
twenty-two years old, he found employ¬
ment. After a few years he and a part¬
ner began business for themselves, The
partnership continued until 18 r0, in
which year Worth became the sole name
of the establishment. Worth bad re¬
ceived medals for designs at the exhibi¬
tions of London and Paris before he was
so fortunate as to make dresses for the
Empress Eugenie. This was the begin¬
ning of an illustrious reputation which is
still maintained.
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38 watches in each PH! LA. 82a*
m @38 Watch Club, and we get cash from
the Club for each watch before it goes i
I out, though each member only pays l ci
gi a week. This is why we give you else I
more for your money than anyone
pSf and why we are doing the largest
watch business in the world. V e sell ra
only first quality goods, hut om A
prices are about what others get I r sec¬ m
ond quality.Ourf$10 Silvt’rU ntoJi
m is a substantial Silver {notimitati Lever mof m
any hind) Stem-Wind American m
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Watch—either hunting case Stem-wind, or open. 1
Our S35.00 VVatela is a i
OpenFace, first quality stiffened Gold -
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1 naB wear 20 years. It is to any
! watch sold for Stiffened fe 8 by Gold ethers. Case We much find %
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more satisfactory and serviceable than a 9
avia® Solid Gold Case thatcan besoldat I
less than double the cheap 5
money, as weak, I
solid cases are invariably thin, S;
“SR? l° v/ quality, and worthless after ^
| &§[ j|j|j§ short numerous use. Our important $38 Watch patented contains im-lSpyfji rfffij (
provements, of vital importance to accuA ffifeiiS
ate timing —Patent Dustproof, patent Stem ■
I I Wind, &-V., which we control exclusively. It
is fully equal for accuracy, appearance, dura- Mg
(bility and service, to any $75 Watch, either gg
i Open Face or Hunting. 0ur-S43.00 Ball-' "
Watch is especially constructed for 1
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'■ the most exacting use, and is the best Rail-!
I road Watch made, Open ail Face cash or Hunting. in clubs, [ g!
JfAll I.OO these prices week. are either or
a A n AjaX T Watch
tlHSulator given free with each Watch. CofiSg^ I , .12
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Agents Wanted. O
Ajax Watch Insulator, $1.00 yl 1
A perfeotprotection Sent, against mail magnetism. receipt 131
Fit any Watch. by on
of price. Qjj* Wc refer to any Commercial Agency.
DODSON’S
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23 EAST MITCHELL ST.,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
Is the only firm dealing exclusively in Print*
ing Material in the South. Carries a large stock,
of Plain and Fancy
TYPE
and other printing material and
MACHINERY.
Thb CoxsTrrvnoK, Jo mm XL, Chbistlxr
Ixdex, Sunny South and Asuebicxn are som*
of the Atlanta papers using our goods exchut*
rvely, to any of whom we confidently refer.
Write for Prices
On anything used in a printing office or on a
Press, no matter by whom advertised or manu¬
factured, and we guarantee to quote you as low
a• the manufacturers.
We never have been and never
will be Undersold!
W. C. DODSON,
ATLANTA. GA.
Everything U-®d in Printing Office
a or on a Press, no
Matter by whom advertised or manufactured,
for sale by
Dodson’s Printers’ Supply Depot I
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