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UNCLE SAM’S CASH. r 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 ..........■..... .......... r “‘ ai " ins 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. a Insure Tour Gins. i 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. . N I • i .-im¬ - iliipiisifefip 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. The Evolution of the Pitcher. fil I 7m r iw : • t limi IA * ^ . -cc „ II <» i m m fern! 1 ,P ■Sr* ;; m A* A §r< 4 tf/ii *2 z i® 1 while convenient Vk as to the buyer as any is pjr instalment system, V m rs ■ s a system wholesale to us. spot cash The Cj\\ F* co-operation of the W club members sells us 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 ■ Watch—either hunting case Stem-wind, or open. 1 Our S35.00 VVatela is a i OpenFace, first quality stiffened Gold - i JESS AmericcmLe»er-vratCH,f7<4lt-n«0'£’tZfo fully equal j»jM| | 1 naB wear 20 years. It is to any ! watch sold for Stiffened fe 8 by Gold ethers. Case We much find % ! Sifet a first-class a 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 . , IfSk '■ 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 ■The Keystone Watch Glafe WT'Olff p I Main Ofliccin Co’s Own Buildinq 00--; WAINUT ST. PKilADA. PA. jEJ 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 1 } ! 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 GAi