Show aln limm uncle sam Strict is ly honest VALUABLE BATS NEST how a widows damaged money was redeemed sullivan washington jane 6 sescial when uncle sam has once issued his 1 I to pay to s citizen he takes every precaution to nr tact that piece of paper and if possible preserve its holder from by reason of any unfortunate accident this duty devolves upon the redemption division and some of the incidents related ia connection with the mutilated currency that division are almost past belief the people who distrust banks and hide their money iu out of the way places are the ones who generally keep two or three experts busy A taw days ago a package reached the treasury department accompanied by a letter and the owner she hid caved laved up in paper money and had put it in a favorite under the floor for safe keeping in due course of time aha needed some of her savings and went to set it her astonishment can ba imagined when ehe discovered that the bhole roll of greenbacks green backs was missing and yet there was no indication that the floor had been tampered with A instituted and the money was finally found under a vinegar barrel where it had been carried by the rats they had been eaten into mall pieces and the whole formed into a sort of nest so that the mass was a mixture of money and filth in this condition it was sent Depart mat and an expert put to work she worked upon this mass f stuff three daya and found there were in currency and in united states legal tender notes and ailder certificates A few days after thia the department abent the owner a draft for in redemption for her rats nest in the redemption of this money there is no guess work whatever is done is the result of an ascertained certa ined fact the expert has at her desk samples of all legal tender notes and certificates and long experience has made her thoroughly familiar with each of them each note has its special engraving and wording and it would be impossible to mis two notes each fragment of a burned or charred note is laid over and compared with a sample and when a piece is found which by the aid of a glass shows that it came from a note similar to the sample it is known that such a note was among those destroyed the only means used for anis identification is the eye assisted by glaaser glaas ei the ot money thus destroyed by accident although the most interesting part of the work done here is the smallest part of the real of the department worn out and mutilated currency to the average amoust of a day is counted assorted and destroyed joh L luiei loose BAN FRANCISCO june 6 the honest hearts and willing hands company its season to night john L sullivan duncan harrison J barnett and mr and mrs strong will go to australia and the other bembera of the company will return to new york two rewti etc masa jane 6 SPECIAL george Turn eon of Mrs Lawrence of new york was married to miss lizzie lanier mrs lawrence and her daughters will sail for europe next wednesday they will remain for a while in london and then go to Hambur cr hiilei for june 6 saml clemens and hia family baided bailed for england today they will probably reside abroad for gereral years morie janser accompanied by hia cousin Emma Wyman sailed for harre on the bleamer la Gasco guo astery june 6 SPECIAL the annual tournament of the stlouis St Louia branch of the sharp shooters union of western america w ill begin to morrow and con one will be present to the estimated number of over haa been raised by the bembera for the festival feat ival next tuesday there will be a grand parade previous to going to the grounds when the match will begin there will be seven shooting contests and the prizes will aggregate odd mm atsa june 6 special the grand lodge state contention of odd fellows which assembled here last wednesday having completed its business adjourned this afternoon this was the largest and grandest convention that the state lodge has ever held the city was beautifully decorated in honor of the visitors the hed quarters of the local societies were fairly ablaze with flags and streamers A big chicino cham june 6 special Spi ciAL a leading chicago musician and i composer is engaged training a mixed of voices in order that there might be a proper and creditable representation offerman German of choral work at the worlds columbian exposition the first festival of the ladies and childrens choruses will be held this even ins at the auditorium in this there will be 1500 children and ladies A to pa june 6 the monument to general hartranft Hart in cemetery was unveiled today in the presence prea ence of a baet assemblage of veterans and political and personal friends of thedeas the dead foldier eol dier the act of unveiling was assigned to M is hargaret la rgaret north daughter of col george H north pa june 6 the dedication of the monument erected by the sixth pennsylvania cavalry at general to mark the position of companies E and I 1 which were on detail at headquarters during the three days fight will take place tomorrow company E was commanded by emelen N carpenter who was buried at a few wees ago captain starr who is also dead commanded company I 1 |