The Rice belt journal., October 09, 1908, Image 2

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Iy ELLIOTT D. YOUNG
Treasury Officials Coin Great Amount of Emergency Currency.
Cash !Musxt Be ?Ready
-ri n o h E iII In the til(`atltilie th ies rn wee cast
r .o 1J)('ior lix ibs' uti' , V ndev hthe engrayvin I lreau. This en
It'd nai,, u rnt:IH ,) g 'ra1Vi leeqaired the grea test e
SAldrich ( Vreelnd Act, l sinlle l, iton es n{,ii
ii ["ti "' nt.\hah - V reelan A c Cthe ctlp eolir plates nleai Ih lllt tile
'1 "h" lDill woul hI thrown uit and the
. 'rC,(' l1. iie C ong rest ntire plate would ntte((esarily have
. i Sn ii n Vtto he ille o('Id ag il. l lozIns iof
2r i - t ! . I . t I ~ ( ," . I ' I i r p il a t e s . T ih ( d i e s no aw r , t i l e w o rk
"2" v , " M eets H ote the (sIori Z" " l's 1s " rk Iad(, thew
lici' i il t. r! . (" ! (' h It lse I, " . ..- of testilln andl final!ly rlinting w as
dmof G ettin M o eey, in ""~eni·t idnii. II was " eulialis"
t . i" ,1, 1i.- -ý o n 10nC Il o il I Ill t te as Ilatrh w a s pt h l ' + \ assed
ri 1 1: l.: ll," hI !i \"fo. r SE Were Set i
u el.h;crrlt hin;d u{, .I, \vhn Set Its A ccom phlished. ioi ti t' aindotl ' st sllnit d
reamI loi I at k to t natiions.,
.Au armin of (lerks was renld 'e I
nreessaur to ke''p tall on tilie ilates.
paper iulI iuvoice' the H1( s; to ti tre as ry s'h I l v
h'lInirtlient. As last as thi' hills w ie:e tlurtn d
out by the de artmnt'uiu of prtintilig Sope'int - Ri(l
ent Ralph, who is in charge of the entire ibureau,
y i- ti personally insljpecte sanmples and ordered them1
" I tt(lrll'd oviir to ilt' tireasutry offlicials. They wer
then stored in the vaults in the treasuiiy offites I
p ' . .alid are now r(eadl to le turned out to 0
r' t'c hi banks enrolled in the emerlt gency cullr a
ency associations. h
,,. '  - ; ONE MAN'S MYTHICAL REASON. a
/ - After Several Hours He Remembered
His Dinner Engagement.
.. -+. la r }uc h emb,+arr,+sse .
S IaJust o ,i toihat h, r ht:l i 'uis ul c
J /I Y:0, 'to tfide as to he late at a dlinne en
S·...gagenient and lueiw all lithe guests
\ ,- --watit ilg' After a Wlilh the belated
n( arril ived, redfaced anid ,ei'Splir'ing. h
tl'IiI Hi ts into such shape tI Uat t: o' i· 5
m ig h t ,I) , lpttt u po n th (e n a rk t . .'
Acti Srary olid f the
t t'easilly (ovetrlocitkel d the wor,'k a d l the . '
w hich I lut t ou t tihe (inii Mcy w aIs iera . i ,i
char ,e of Sulln rii t ndent ( lph. -
Each day Sulerinten1 lent lia : " de- .. . 10
li(vered into the hands of the $rea
o ff i c ia ls bh ( , e e n $ 2 ,0 0 1 ,0 0 0 0 la l $ 1.. : :}" : :
00(0 ill the new styl, note is. lo the the" ." i>: ý
end of suiniier there was over $101 ,-: ' .
(100.01)00 i(ady for df 'li'vetrl' y tlo te baiks I
on call. n
Congress ll e('ts again in Dt'('ombl, tIr
and then Ieh' l,'gislalto s will be mr ,t : I
by the glleat :ultlay. of cast. i f h rti
shouhld i a panic this fall. wichi is
fir fromi li' ly, offi(mials declare, this
grl'eat a:: itll:It of (nm ligenicy c lll
,wotuhl lbc cheliv+,red to the strick
en distrijs within a tew Ilhollrs alnd it is
beolievld h i', troutle would iend with I I
11t apfllalalnce of lih( cash. 'cii
I II to Altigulst I on0lv one enlmegeti'r It
clrlt'cic y aoriathieio hii l,(,n halt totid, P
Itit sootn iilu-alli;illmi' l!s tIg.nl to nal
terializ-, all iovr tle cottnry anl l tea
Illnterest inll el t ate w xi; iS hi'hl tn ct
'to a ui'tl-t (.Xtint. iTh' ,atlks of thii'
I)istrict of ('olilti bia hadi their articles W t.
o1' assu'ia iion aptitillroved by t li secer. wi
tary of lii' ui'easu-'y ahiut the nlliuIile
of .1hly antl i to tlI(it hui lonigs the loiiur .
oif I),,in't,~ hi' lirst ni,,n (,rs of aut iii'- A" O
gtoc ll( re: law. ' lo A Hw
The tiatiks iin Nex,+ York anrd (,ith r c owo. D
finaIc(ali c tllertltis wereI not tlisl.ised, to who
fully coniimit Ihetnlselves liendihilg a ii, Inns
termtinatiitr n o1f tli qluestlion whether a: I)lik join- for' and their aides in f
log li ass, iation 'otild hl wihldraw fro it after he role of the opposit i
coniflyini.,irg \ith all thei requnrmlens iof tte hIw. rlelnoti, tvhveryone a'
The treaiy offticials r(garideid his qies ion as minoli. wiv arione amen- ol
Ipuroly acadenlic bIurt they took the niatlr titn- Inliairyills of cogrl'Pen. 'om
der consideration and a decisiot xas reaehed Otl knows that spoeehes are cr
this p1lint in a vcery short tine. The act itself limited in the house, but C
is entir'Ily silPnut onl the slject . he senate a man may
a oThe ro osi thin ttf putt in O stich a gireat hold the floor for A
il loIuilt of (lll'l'tlic'y W;I's one which held the Iti- months, providing he
reatt ot iprilllilg antd oenglavillg itl its liroes l ot r has something to talk
liriny aInxiios nmonths, for it was Iointud ot a!)omtt. u
'lwhen lthe neas:nre finaily Iasseid c.lnalrss aftr Seator a eollette,
a lol:g iigl thlt while it was5 decidedly imlproh- the man who takes bult little rest fromthe
able that there would be a iranic this fall, it. hi ab oke ft itrs t s ei
was certlainly necessary that the curler: Ie his labmi, spoke for is hours. Io was ZON poit
ready furd " dlivxeu'anl inin ase utlsettled coni a n eor n Sletech beaurse of its .i/ otsDRw
street and (her bi financial centers of the lace tnd spoke for quite a hile longer. / who
country. the of thAll this was done to keelp Senator Aldrich and "So sorry to keep you waiting," he said. "But uud
couant ryt. t hi ft lenTPd htir n s Ifr ons Irputting on passage the compro- I was detained at the office with an out-of-town "Y
Vreelan s af lh toro is to her ,elieel nof sti-liricn- tils mxasiurr . It w-as regardled as a certainty customeri. Just couldn't get away."
dreions Ru uriseu, simlyt hbce ;lieof the exish n-e that the bill would piass and so the opposition's e e us oude gt anwa s a
of the enlergeny currelcy act. idea in the beginning was to keep on talking until The excuse sounded all right and was accepted
Most re s of oreusionv l nes in tce dail midnight Mlarch 3, 1909. in shifts of eight hours by the hostess, but it was a myth. on
papers remember well antd followed clhosely the each. The truth was: Preocculpied, he had gone
struggl, which took IPlace in both the house anti Whether it wxas by prearrangement or by aceci- home from the office at the usual time and found
senate coincident to the I!assage of the bill. The dent, few will ever know, but the fact remains the house locked, much to his surprise. Where
senate reftsedl to accept the \'reeland bill. manuu- that when one of the filibuster aides neglected in the mischief were his wife and children? he P
facted in the lower branch, while the house of his cue, an Aldrich supplorter jlumped into the wondered. Why didn't they tell him they were gifts
relr-setntati\es coul(l set nolhing bul evil things Ihreach. secured the floor and made the motion to going away? swan
In thI Aldrich measure-that is, thle niajiority. Iut the bill on passage. it ipassed and ended one He went all around the house and tried the ceren
S'I,'-n(' lt n Cinnin of Ihe house lpaid serx-cial visits of the most sllectactila;' filihtusters which legisla- doors. but they were locked. Then he found a who
to Presidcnt Roc:sevelt at the White Hlouse. The tive circles of the et(tanlry have exer recordled, piece of iron in the backyard and bhoke open a trest
exec:tive insis;ed ulpon work beitig (lonte Ih- con- For that reason the United States roW has $300,- window and crowded in.
gres-. if ii were only this law. Finally the 000,000 in emnrgenrcy currency iratly to lit out lIe crowded out through the window for the away
opposition forces met in caucus antd then thlere at an inistantr's notice to stem the tide which a evening iaper and crowded back. He read the for m
was another caucus. most of the points in dispute panic would bring upon the country, papera and wied childen didn't -r :
being settled. The bill passed the house with Then ae the work of engraving bills of ever tr and still the wife and children didn't re- Hone
much acclaim from those who had.aided in effect- denomination in the offices of the bureau of en- At 6:03 o'clock he remembered the dinner en- becon
the conpromise. graving anid printing. First the rough paper was gagement. While he dressed and rode 20 blocks the at
Then canle the struggle in the sena:e with Sena received. It was cut up into strips upon machines the guests waited. But others have made the potla
ator LaFnllette, Senator Gore, the biind legisla- which cut many thousands of notes at one time. same blunder.-Kansas City Star. a wis5
i'
WHILE ENTERTAINING A DUKE,
A Few Suggestions Made by a Writer
in Lippitcott's.
doorl r it.ok o,, Shil,, fel l. ta i. nr- i
si vlu, a, l w, \! I 1 w.' ill nev1,'r knl o wt
lo 1 11 :It i s lull h Ii 'r :y 11 i
' l9(r t.
T ) d(" I Si' I , 1( )1 t 11. 11, \\ l l l
'I9l(is n t'll a.; i l I hien t [ ,i 0lt e
stand, but tho di t l uvish it II Itm hint
I et he liases in s i ;o a ts itn fro nt of his
doen at night, (o) ot tool that it is
ic e btl lnli llet t yoiist to get i l ont six
O't lol k to Shiat thetit. \Vait until
seven, antwav lie w\ill 1never know
e ot this sdiffert'nce
Let hin e alo e with t'l ul h
II½s toll hin lhe ian geot evn' lair'.
t' -ni too ('cla id :l buit it is tottl' tt )
iet fans him in a frank and to le eartdkf
cast !nn neto-.
en- At niglht before the dluke oes I
ate be sleak ltto his oonl and tutr1 oi1
P1tk all the steanli. lting all Englislo t b lt it
t he I nitay iot tundestand this su enll ti
l I s s artilt on y lur lrt, bli ih \ l you can x
tit( l . re ilim theo oext lhirning wmhe
ii lheie ains himself own to the breakf as
the i ani)l, that it's onlee a nc oretaste  d
otk wohat he lik to expect lat er. Not b'aing.
wasi ale ovt see a jiok, he will proahly ,t
a thi llk that you lt aill Ito rvidll his ix
ni t h'iý he is to Pa!m IeI, ealh wthe nIci-l re.
I- lire tflife . to hItis good tree ln mbas.
i i h you haveinit a duke on handyour in- bdo
doe- not tiatk too fihnds ail to t your dke to es
lors. orae h s it in aboutthend your failn
we It might mnake hin. feel utncomfortable. d
tio ( ortuke likes to fiel that hne is tmarserys
Iy ing a falove him. to his shi
ed Naturally yott will provide him. ti
him, ties foe ot is egoodxtremely embaouriashing p
tm sing whet you in\tite some of your in- b
L-P Iitate friends in to see your duke to s(
'es have himti sit on the end of yotu' daven
t r-r and a false lbos:om to his shirt. Feed
him, ther'efore, on good nourishing pi
food, and make him as respectable as at
N, any duke can ever be made.-Lippin. hr
colt's Magazine. at
ed F
He Kept His Word.
Ig A Itrave'ing niati stopp)l) d at a little I
uly totn in Arkansas all', while there he
,,. t!made iniutirit s of the postniaster as St
ts the tinte'gritv alnd honesty of a
ce- rtain doctor whllo lived in the next,
1d "What sort of a man is Dr. Briggs?" ti
. he queriedl. "Is he a man that can
be trusted-a goodl duct or?''
"Well," an:,we:ctd the postmaster,
Ihothtfilly. "that delpenIds. He's beent
(tltc'tto-it' routn' het e for somle years SP
now-aiin't dohi' notch lately, though.
S' e!ns the was sent for to go to see
of' .\lls' liendersan, what's been dyin'
for goill' on 21) year. 01' lady had
ihe noo-ral-gy pretty had. Doec he
gives her a dose o' laud'num an' he
tays: '.\is l Henderson, you'll go to
sieep. now, an' you won't be bothered
with the noo-ralgv no mo'.'
"She went to sleep; that was las'
i May, an' it's gittin' to'rds fall now.
She ain't waked Itpi yet an' she ain't
nve'r bliet bct he-ed with the noo
ralgy. citl.ert. .\s a doctor, I guess
I iirt s ain't It mtch; but he alway '
ket is s h:s world. sit, always." dar
--- ---- qua
One Thing More. C
I- ht may conie from the east, lut ,w:
fro!nt thle west co'ltes Picturesque lan
,)n~ce. D)uring the )Democratic con- got
vettion at Denver last July a well- her
known pltlitician, noted for his re- sto(
slletnlot red whliskers, came to town bos
in a suilt of light gray, with pearl-gray I'd
spats over black shoes, and a waist- dat'
coat to mniatch. Nolicing the style of rigi
headgear that people were wearing, he Iar
sent out for a yard of blue stuff to
wind about the crown of his panama.
With this hat surmounting his red Ct
whiskers, and with his otherwise no. "Sai
ticcable "getup." he was the center of just
attention in the hotel corridor. ding
As he stood in a circle of admiring lyle
cowboys, iplainsmen and politicians, of '
who watched him stroke his beard and groo
mustache, along came a representative gle,
from one of the western states. Carl
"Hello, Jim!" said the westerner, aboti
after a brief examination. "There's Carl
only one thing the matter with you- the
you ought to have those whiskers Resa
scrambledrl a little bit more."--Youth's
Complanion.
The Archbishop and the Bulls
At the time Archbishop Ryan was
selected for the position which he now eight
occupies with so much distinction, drinl
there was some difficulty concerning tire (
the official announcement of his ap
pointment. Three or four weeks eat a
elapsed, and still the papal bull had bloat
not reached him. One of his friends, leadt
who was deeply concerned in the doc- and d
ument, said to him with much solid- and t
tude: "I
"Your grace, what d. you suppose troub
has become of your bulls?" this
'"I don't know," was the smiling re- He
Joinder, "unless they are grazing on ing
the Alps."-Lipplncott's, and
witho
Potlatch, the a
Potlatch is a custom of distributing often
gifts practiced by the Kawlutl, Chim- drinki
syan and other tribes of the north- great
west coast. The principal actor in the indigt
ceremony Is some member of the tribe "Af
who has.spent years in accumulating Postu
treasures of all kinds, which he gives will n
away in one grand display of generosi. we ha
ty. All the tribesmen of the villages write
for miles around attend the ceremony, state
Honor binds t he recipients of the gifts, Nan
however, to such an extent that they Creek
become indebted to the giver to double Wellvi
the amount of the present, so that the Even
potlatch is, instead of an extravagance, one a:
a wise inveatment against future need. are go
interel
BAC
il Ai
The hk i the ma
I W, s organim. It qui
atte'lti,,ll t' t .l o)u le b Uai
tn.. withii other sni-mptoi
ileI r\' ll ý ,ii '. , heada .he, pa
lhinii, wh Lit in the lower
the 11,ly,, that .a o'
Iwhih sJhedlily reonesu e
aind Irestl,,ns the ftminreo
to a halthhy, n rmal con
LYDIA E. PINK
VEGETABLE COM
Mrs. Will ung, of
Ave., ROklaund, Mle., safe:
I was troubhld for along ti 1
dreadIful Iack;achs and a pa
side, and was ,ini'rable in eve
I dcet rd until I was diseoura
twoght 'i w d n'lver get well
what l""dia I.. "'nklam's V .
Compo)Iud h',d done for ot
decided to try it; after taki
bottlei I can truly say that I
so well in my life."
Mrs. Augustus Lyon, of F
Pa., writes to Mrs. Iinkhaam;
"I had very severe backae
pressing-down pains. Icouldno
and had no appetite. Lydia
ham's Vegetable ('ompound ce
and made me feel like a new w
FACTS FOR SICK WO
For thirty years Lydia E. -
ham's Vegetable Conlpound,
from roots and herbs, has
standard remedy for femal
and has posit ively cured tha
women who have been troubled
disllacements, inflaunmation,u
tion, fil)roil tumors, irregul
periodic pains, ibackache, that
ulg-down feeling, flatulency,in
tion,dizzincss,or nervous prost
irs SPORTING TERMS ILLUSTR
gh.
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he
to
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w.
Two to one; bar one.
0- -
ss Filial Devotion.
Ys A southern congressman tells
darky in a Georgia town whose
quality is his devotion to his
parent.
Once the congressman asked
it why he had never married.
"Why, boss," explained Pete,
n- got an ole mudder. I had to d
- her. suh. Ef I deoan' buy her sh
e- stockings Fhe doan't git none.
n boss, you see of I was t' git m
I'd have t' buy 'em f' mah wife,
t- dat'd be takin' de shoes an' stoc
right outer my ole mudder's mo0
CHarper's Weekly.
Where Great Writer Lived.
d Craigenputtock, where Cax
)- "Sartor Resartus" was written,
f just been the scene of a notable
ding. The bride was Miss Mary
g lyle of Craigenputtock, a grand
of Thomas Carlyle, and the b
3 groom James Carlyle, a farmer of
a gle, Dumfriesshire, a son of Th
Carlyle's favorite nephew. Pingl
about four miles from Ecclef
a Carlyle's birthplace, and this villa
- the original of the Entuphl of "S
3 Resartus."
NO GUSHER
But Tells Facts About Posturnt
"We have used Postum for the
eight years," writes a Wis. lady,
drink it three times a day. We n
tire of it.
"For several years I could sCs
eat anything on account of dyspe
bloating after meals, palpitation,
t'eadache-in fact was in such mi
and distress Iricd living on hot w
and toast for nearly a year.
"I had quit coffee, the cause of
trouble, and was using hot water,
this was not nourishing.
"Hearing of Postum I began dri
long it and my ailments disappea
and now I can eat anything I w
without trouble.
"My parents and hus:band had a
the same experience. Mother wo
often suffer after eating, while
drinking coffee. My husband was
great coffee drinker and suffered f
indigestion and headache.
"After he stopped coffee and be
Postum both ailments left him.
will not drink anything elso now
we have it three times a day. I co
write more but am no gusher-on
state plain facts."
Name given by Postum Co., Itatt
Creek, Mich. Real "'The Road t
Wellville," in pkgs. 'There's a Reason.
Ever read the above letter? A n
one appears from time to time. T
are genuine, true, and full of hum
interest.