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THK OI.lt C1IW HSU- Mr, K.litor, I wish it trin U . liar muiu with m now, I'll not try II - Nrsin llii a lmlt UIU matlnr, I will mil on It dvrll. 1ft Ui Uullininbulntkm of Uio old tuw Ml! From ww nlwp, I Hurt mid nk Vnntntng Mid angry r Uifttt 1 Mi Ml, Trouh Urn UnllmittutilMloa of Ut old i ; belli r , ; ; Whw ftdlt m ilk, and um!riu lie, And dixen oa Mntlc ntah A Mrint ot Mnulitgt ff) ru.h U melt, At Uw Uultnualiiilaltmx of Ui old cow tall! If Ui ootn wtwi nut about Ui alrvrta, To ferUltn, and kmp thorn awwts Would It not b WW, t muttt ftir a upwll, TIm UntlnnabutaUoa oTUttold cow twill iv do auto atbera, m jrou would turn thorn ... la a very fl maxim, aad food tott by I00 80 drive ymt eow to pultun, mi a In milk BJP to xcl. If Uir no Uiilliinnhulmkui of the old cowbell! . . . PM.VtllWtOl'. ludtfpHtdtuttse, Mpt. Jl.t. ;;, ..; ia , .i. HOW 01 R fATKR MONEY IS MAOR. DM you vtr think, when you took a out-dollar MIL a bill of any dimoml nation, Ju your hand, what it rwilty waa, how it waa mailt, ami what he- came of it after it waa worn out? Wry few peopto ever do think about those things lu oonucoUou wiih money. Our ciuur utoughU la ounotHloii with money are how to gwt it, auineUnw bow to top it, but chiefly what It will buy. That the luakluir 0 the wvtty, new, crlup bill ahoutd give innployimut to many people urouy of ua do not kuow. And yet, if wa atop to thluk, we know that paper luonoy doea not grtiw on trws, nor la it dug from the ground, o U utuat be made, and the govwumeut has the undisputed mounpoly of lu tuanofaeture, ' All the paper money, Unul, stamp, revtmua ttttnipe, and gold wrtifleate ara luada in the bureau of engraving and printing lu the city of WaalUug ton, the teat of the United Bute goverumeut. The building, atauding in a park, Is of a plain, hut dignified style of architecture. The first step lu the manufacture of paper money In the engraving of the dealgu, which l drawn by experts and ubiulttal to the authoritfct for approval. Wheu ap proved the engraver take up their work, .'which la the engraving of the dealgu on a eoft tteel plate. Kaeh designer doea a particular ntl of the plate; no one man doea a whole pluto, Thla aystem la followed to prevent couuUirfeitiug, and also becauw diU'or eut part of Uio design require different kinds of work. Alter the aeveral part of tlie design have been executed on the iwfi steel plate, the parts are put together and hardened. The printing now begin. The paper for the money ia made c f apei'la) quality, having a allk thread lu It, and the Contract b awarded to one Ann. It cornea in sheets of a apecllled m for the different usee to which It will tie put For the pajier money that we are moat familiar wiUi, It cornea lu sheets that will make four bills, leaving margin which la cut off later. The back of the bills are printed first, the green Ink giving them a fumlllnr ap pearance at onoe. A notch or mark I put at the top and bottom of the sheet, and wheu the face Is printed these marks are carefully tlttud over marks In the face-plate, so that the lines are perfectly exact. The greatest care 1 necessary to accomplish this, as all sheets that are not perfectly adjusted are rejected as Imperfect, and thrown aside to be destroyed. In the maun facture of stauiiw and bonds tlie same exactness is necessary, as all imperfect work Is rejected. A very fine grade ot engraving is done by the government, and prizes have been awarded to the government for Ita superior work when It has entered into competition In thin lino with other engravers and other nations.. All the moneys is counted and packed in numbered packugc& But it is not money while in this build ing; it would not, even a great package of It, buy one stick of candy. Jt Is not money until it bears on its face the seal of the treasury. Hie engraved notes or parr ftl-e carried to the treasury building, and there each sheet Is pluced on a press and the brown seal atuni(ed to the right of the center. It Is money now, but It Is not completed. It i tflvcn in bundles Into the huiuls of a number of women, who count it while atlll In sheets, and murk the union nth on wrappers.' It is tiien given to those who run the cutting mnchlucs, and the hills are cut apart, the murglus cut off, and the bill Is ready for circulation. It is again counted, and curried at lust to a corner where a niun gives the final couutlng, and puts tlie bills in packages of varying amounts. I suw "Five Thousand Dollars" printed On most of the packugefc. Tlie ends of the papers are sealed with great seals, and the money is then for sale, ready to puss Into the hands of tlie people to becomo a great commodity by itself, and the purchasing medium of civilly, ution. . Down in the vaults of the treasury building is the coin tiut is held for security for this money; for you kuow that every paiier dollar Is only promise to pay. If you should demand a silver dollar from the government for the paper dollar that you hold, the government bai thut dollar In bright, new silver to redeem its promise topi y Deposited in the stiver vaults ure over !)l,O;J0,000of new sliver, audyou will see by the following tublo that that does not begin to represent the money deposited in the United Htatcs treas ury: NUHJIEH. 9 Totnl- Dkscbiwoh, Ml,070,UUO,HUiii(lHru Bllver liol 1 lurH. l;K,M Knialonat Hllver, toyxjO.iW Htundurd Hllver Dol- liirit, , 21,O0O,0Ol)liJd Coin. U,UUU,uuU:NiiUonal Hunk Noti.'it rmwlvMl lot re (liniipil'in. tOO.OiOMIxwl money re. culvi.'d dully for ro- duniplloii. J.ftjOXII), Mixed moaoys for dully UNO. 2D,lXjOOO'Bondii livid a no- curiiy for jnuiioiihi Hunk clrculutlon, (3tO. i,Oiio,000 Hold us a reserve to ri'iiliicu worn and multllutcd noUw unfit for elrculiu tlon. You will see by IhU what an enor mous banking business the government doea. Immense sums are deposited to meet the dematida of hiiftlmwa, Honietlmes you will ace paHr numey very; wont and very dirty. Then la imueed of this money being kept In circulation, aitd the government would much prefer having It returned for ro deniptiou. The money that It tvpro seuta la lu the vaulta, and the govern ment will gladly Issue a new proitdst to pay wheu the old ia returned. If a bill 1 partly burned, or money la mu tilated by rata or mice, the pleeea can be returned to the Treasury lVMtrt inent and a uew hill will t given in Itaplace. What become of the old money? It UdeatroitHtaa inouey. The old bills ara assorted aa to denominations, counted and arranged lu packagea of varying amounta by women who are uoUd for their accuracy and delicacy of touch; it la aaid that they alnnwt never make mistakes lu counting, and that Uiey can detect counterfeit money m toon aa they touch IU When the old money la arrangtHl lu package it la fastened with a tightly nltlng hand of paper and then taken to a machine whem four holes are punched through each package. They are then carried to a cutting machine, which cuts each imekage In half. The two parta are carried to two ditlVrent dopartntenta of theTniMury and each part counted ngiilii. The packages are then brought Iwek and tilted to each other to luaure that no part ia missing. ImwIi day this iKtrtlally destroyed money la cur ried to the macerntliig machine at one o'clvk, heavy pailliK'ka are unlinked and the doora lu the top of the machine opened by tha reireentatla of the .Secretary of the Treasury and the Com- tmller, and the mutilated money put lu. 1 loitvy streams of water are turned on It, and by the action of the water and machlue it become a pulp, and the uext day, in the presence tt the umiu representative, it la removetl from the machlue a liquid of about the consistency of paint. This pulp la sold by tlie government at $40 per ton, and Is used lu tlie manufacture of paer and pasteboard. Homebody haa had the elevernesa to have nc no- made of this pulp, I have on my table aa 1 write a pitcher lct thau four Im he high that beam a gunrantce that read a follow: "Made of United Slate National bank notes, redeemed atid macerated at the t'nlted rotate Tiva tiry Department; mtlniated flO.Onn." This lu bulk i wry much leaa than the money would be, utiles hi the largest dcunmlnatlon printed. Not only doea the United Btate Treasury hold the security for National banks. These security bonds are held In great vault. When a National bank Issue a promise to pay It must lcpmlt with the government In bonds the value of that pmnilse. You will notice tbut the government holds fO,- m,M lu botid aa security for the National bonks, and a like amount to redeem our promlw to pay. Most of the work In the llureau of Prliitlngaud Engraving I dona ls Idndhlgh Iron gratings; the unfin ished work each night I deposited hi vault the doom of which, when clomtl, a lii not open to any key, they are called time-locks, ami are set to open at a certain hour; one door weigh over tlx tons, and Is closed by the help of machinery worked by hand; this door closes the vault In which the Uepot.lt of sliver I seeu behind grating. The nllver Is In bags, and two bag ara In ccb box. All that the visitor seea I tlie outsldo of these boxes and a few bag that are on the floor. This enormous door is behind a time-lock, The vaulta of the Treasury have walk; that are alx feet thick, and some of the vault are Inside of these wall, and lmfi a passageway between their own wiills and the protecting walls, or out ilde wall. Every part of the work I done under a system that aim to protect the gov eminent, and those who know say it is linKuwililu to take the money from the building. An engraver who lm workeil for Ute government for year made a piute with which he executed a United Htute firty-tliousand-doilar bond. The excellence of the plate was the cause of Ita discovery. Tlie bond to the amount of fi'iO,000 were put In circulation; the flue work attracted at tention; the muu who executed the engraving was caught, with hi complice. Chrlnlian at Work. I am Rccdy for Business. ,. ; ' ' . . it ,...-. .. The latest and best styles of Dress Patterns, with trimming Just received. In Clothing and Overcoats, big Inducements, for I overstocked myself, 'and therefore offer the same very near, at cost Never so cheap in the history of Independence. In shoes, hats, and ladies' jackets, a large assert 3 ?v.':; mcnt. ,-, ":.,f,,rr ,..u-:----.rt ; ' Please examine my stock before Durchasincr. for I know you WILL SAVE 25 PER CENT if you ouy 01 me. Kemember my place of bus iness, next door to Buster & Locke. Yours, THIS GKKAT imirauai 0au tHpt. 17. 1H. Chow Oct. 17. The ZaHelorc lhind from the City of Mexico Pronounced (he finest on the Auierleau Coutlneiit. Conwrta Afteriuaiii and Evening. A nmgnlnceut Milhs'tloii of raliitlng from the grtMit mastera of Europe and America, valuetl at a tpiarter million dollar. Every Department filled tooverflowiug with the novel and wonderful lu Art, Heleueo, Induiryt Agriculture and Mcchaulc. The Popular special Day IUmeweil. TheStts'k lvpartmeut made astrmig attraetlon, to.ixio lu premium. AdiuMoua usual, (ireiitly reduced rate on all tntuspitrtatlou lines. The (Ireutest Kxposiiloii In the History orthePaelllo Northwest. Addresa It. W. MirciiKl.t, Hinierllltelldet. Taylor s Bakery When In want of a GC3D LOif OF BREiD, (11no to thla nttulillslimotit for it. It can ulwnya lm relied on for fine fluidity. And Uio nstiul variety of frwdi cukoK ami pica, A full Hun of ficxli i;i'o('ii Icm mid ciuhuhI incnta mid frtiita of every variety. All tlie leading luiinds of hdutceo and cliiirH. D. B. TAYLOR, U i!H CR11 I II 1 I CX7?: Pnrlflca the BLOOD, Cnrei COISTtrnTIOJf, IMUOKSTIOri'. BltlOtlSSESH, MVEK rOHrMlMTit.MirX HEDACHK. COLDS, PISri.F.S, all HIH A r Unions, and UISKAHLil iRISINUlrea DISOHDF.KEI) STOI it'll. m otnui, ii. m who tea u put p u yellow wiurrvKS I Signatur of EMU,, fKl.SK. viih yactimil REOINOTOM OO. acwmt. (an riuNeaMe. Of.i nv AM. rm tiiiT aki norma. g L L... .1 1.1 III )I.H. il .11 . 1.11 11.11 J.. .111.1. 1 in 111 There Is an editorial writer on the Qnyanmn, say a Pendleton exchange, who is a peculiar freak of nature In this enlightened nineteenth century. Invariably everything not to his tuste is tho helgluh of folly. He frequently pronounce the believer lu the Christ lun religion' victim of superstition; those who see virtue In tlieosophy are iiirlntiins and lunatics; supporters of Democracy lire Ignorant and deluded fools; people who advocate prohibition are Inexperienced, feebio-mlndcd and Impractical; civil service reformer ure hypocrlt and unsexud men;thoso who ee relief in free coinage of silver are selfish, designing, dishonest iiiflutlon Ists, ami bl lust declaration is that "the single tux crank ought to herd together uud not claim fellowship with sane persons." And so It goes. Tha Nam and Fame. Of Wisdom's Itoliertlne Is known from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Tho do main! for this elegant toilet article has spread so rapidly that It can now be luid In every city, town and hamlet In tho United Htutcr, likewise In muny foreign countries, a position it could never have utt allied did it not possess rare and unquestionable merit. J I beau tide aud preserves tlie complex Ion, repairs tho damage done by the use of the many dangerous comjiounds now In the market, und by its tonic und stimulating effect restores tlie skin toa natural, healthy action. Wisdom's KoliertliK! Is ns harmless as the morn ing dew, as subtile In Its action tm the magic's wand, and as Invisible save the bloom and delicacy It gives to the check a tlie air we brcutho. Itcad the testimonials from fumous artistes, celubruled chemists and eminent physicians. Exoltament Rims high at the drug itores in tin place over System Builder a everybody is using it for catarrh, of stomach, dys pepsia, constipation and impure blood, and to build up the system it certainly posHesses wonderful merit when ail speak 10 well of It, THE NEW Livery, Feed and Sale Stables. GDMaCEl . ; EUOtNC. Next acMHlnn lglim on Monday, ihe 214 day of Htptemlr, 111, Tuition, free. Four Courses: Chtmlcal, Metdlllo, 1 .Horary, and a short English Course, iu which there I no llln, I reek, French or (Jeinian. Tha I'lngllsh U pre-einlnoutly a lluslnesa Coiirau. For Catalogue or other liiAirmatioii, Address, J, W. Johnson, Preldent. -1 TJIR VillaioStte Real Estate Co. IndciKindciice, Oregon. Transnet a general Ilenl Ivitute lttil nea, buy ami sells l'miM'rty.etleet Insurance and dis-a a general Conveyance lluslneaa, Partie having I,iid;for aide ttnd It to their advautage to will List Their Property With thi Company, a they are dully ending list of land east, thus plac ing desirable proarty before the real' dent of the Kast. JAMKHUIIISOX, J. W. K I UK I, AND, Prudent. Kecrelary. Van Nortwlck Bros. SHAVING : PARLORS. IT HAS BEEN TRIBD ! JL IN. THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY ! PAYH- Cu llnirti Ptr test, a tb bnfcii 1 '' V . 10 andl 20 Acre Fapmnis all in cnltlvatioH mid n-iuly to Hot to fruit, within nevt-n niilm of Oregon', capltul, for SS75.00 PER ACRE Olio fouilli nudt mill tlin ImiIiuico in throo epml, annual payment; or act out to fruit and rnlllvatwl thrw yours for 1175.00 VVM ACHE. Neil hi Klrit NulluuiU llnk, liuli'iK'Hileiied, Shaving 15Cts- For further I u format Ion acini for pamphlet to THE OREGON LAND COMPANY, S AXIOM. OREGON. HOW CAN WE DO IT? We 've been asked that question a hundred times lately by people who bought goods at our counter; goods they were used to paying double the money for. But do n't waste your wonder; we got the goods honestly-paid good money for them and they are ours to throw away, give away, or sellaway under regular prices. We choose to do the last. You owe it to yourselves to come around FOR SALE and "stock prices. up" at these unheard-01 THE RACKET STORE 13. F. ANDltEWS, PROP. SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS AT W. O. COOK'S IN YOUNG HORSES. DOUBLE SINGLE TEAMS. NEW BUGGIES GOOD RIDING nORSES. flnt-ClMi TurnooU tor Commercial Truveieni. Prieea reMoatble and StUfM tlon guaranteed. Uive OJ t Call. KOBTH END MAIN STBEBT, J. N. JONES, Tbopi. Ill n E If SI CARPETS! MATTINGS, Furniture, Wall Paper, Picture Frames. IS THE LEADING PAPER OF Polk County. news, fresh 1WU to This paper gives all the current and crisn; also, it eives from THREE COLUMNS of the latest TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES Independent in Politics, SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $2 PER YEAR. DUSTER XUSTER LUUSTER QCKE, OCKE, .OCKE, DRUGGI DKALI'.HB IN ilel Article J Sponaai, Bruthti, P.rfum.ry, Sohool Book, and Artlsti' Suppli.a. Full Stook of Watoh.i, Clookt and J.w.lry. Repairing Ntatly Dona, rPhyalolana' Proiorlptloni Car.fully Compoundtd." MAIN STREET, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. J. A. ROT AN, 266 COMMERCIAL ST., SALEM OR. -OFFKIW- SPECIAL v INDUCEMENTS I to all pt'VHons doMlring to purobiiHO PTJKITITUEE He cftrrlfR tllo fliiPNt line of kihmU In tho vallev. Also keens a full line of Coi'TiNH, (Uhkk'is bikI Kohuh. l'rliwg lower than at nny othor Iiouhb. Ortloro with the ludependunott BUige for any goodB iu my line will bo promptly 129,000 50,000 80,000 PRUNE TREES 24,000 CH "8, 12 000 CHERRV " 5,000 FLUM " And Hood Auorimrnt at all othr l.Mtllng Kind ul Fruit TrM. AMI MTTItEIM. V1MK. KUKt'Ba, PEAR APPLE AOO.IMtO KHALL FKl'IT 1LANTI, OKMAMKNTAI KOfc, Klo , h Slock KtiiimnUtx to Iw alwolutt'lv Drat clniw, frt from lowct mkUi online, and warrantt-d true to immo. It will my trw plantar to come and liMik over our mirwrv and int priM U-fure pl'W'.iiiK ortlcni hern. Karly onlcra an4 oirntiii)ii'iii,o HoliciltHt. Catulogue and prion liiit five. Aildivm or call on THE OREGON NURSERY COMPANY WIRT BROS.. PROPRIETORS. Office, On Corner of Commercial and Chemekete Sta., Up Stalra, Salem W. H. WHEELER KEEM THE BEST ... MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,- -PIANOS and ORGANS - -SEWING MACHINES. Xowtlirt id NntioHtry, Itied in Fancy Writing Paper, Juk dandt, TulM, Ink 0 all Colon, JVaWto, llwAwm VUitr and lruHli(u1t. THE LA TEST IX ALL STYLES OF MUSIC. Otmlim, Xutt and Cigart. Subterip(ion Rcct'imlfitr all Papfrt. VT. H. WHEELER, JnHtpnulrnen, Or. Pioneer Meat Market ! W. W. PERCIVAL, Prop. DEALER IN Choice Meats Highest market, price paid ior fut Stock, Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Etc au DiiHiiiuHt do seuicu uiontiiiy. MAIN STREET, INDErEXDEXCE. MRS. A. M. HURLEY, Hillmeryi Fancy Soois Kxt to Indpo(Iuioe Nttlonil Buk. tNDiruiDBXoa, OaiooK. EAST AND SOUTH HAILR0AD8. YAQUINA BAY ROUTE Oregon Pacific Railroad T. R. Ho. Rm-KivKH. Oragcn Development Co's Steamers. Short Line to California. lTCijiM and hares the Lnwpst 8TKAMEU SAILING DATK8, Stcivmcr WIIXAMKTTK VALLEY, Levo Hun Kranclnoo: Aug. , 8, ' tmvv Ynqulim: 4, H, 23, 81. Trnln No. 8 will mn ir...,,... m . -ISandoataiaiWBa TIlin. " 4 wl11 ""l Mondavn, WPdnesdiH-. nlllntdHlm without notice. """"" .in. vuiium'i yina uo a, e. K. jl and rln W. B. WKI1STKH Oen.K.AP, Ak'.O.D.Co. Hun Franolavo. 0. 0. IIOOUE. Gen, K.AP.Aal, 0, P, R, R, CorvUta,Or W. G. SHARMAN, ' Merchant Tailor! C STREET, OPPOSITE POSTOFEICE. Suits in Any Style Made to Order AT KEAS0NA1ILE HATES. SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE. SHASTA IilE. Iiprwt mini Portland Daily. South. T I Kurth." lifiv. M. MS. M. Lv. lNirtlnnrt I.v. Allwny Ar. Sun Kranclaco :M A.M. (I:. 'J a.m. AbOT tratni lUip onljr it (ollowlng tutliuit optth ol Hiwubitrg; Eut l'ortiia, Onwuu ;ity, Wooillmm,(ilim,AUiiY, TMi(nt, Rhwl.l. IU). MT, llrrisbur, JuucUou Clt', Irvtn and Kih (Hna, Reseburg Mail, Daily. ' Prtrlliind M6 kit. RiH'buiv,...ti:ao a. a, Arrlv. uomlmrt ....54n p. w. Portland . . . . 4.00 A, u. Albany Local Dally (Except Sun'y) r. Lea vs. Portland, S;00 M. AHwtny Ml, a. ArrWa. Albany,.... no f. a. Portland , :00 a.m. Pullman Buffet Sleepers. TOURIST SLEEPING CARS. West Side Division. Between Portland and Corvalllf MAIL TRA1S DAILY (Xioant SundayJ fisoZaT H :11A.M. U lOr. a. Ar. Ar. l'ortland Inilapeutlonoe OorvalU. 1:30 p. m. 1 : p. m. II. Hp. m. EXPRESS IRAK DAILY (Except Sund y) Portland ,4:40 r. a. MoMlunTllle..:46ilM: ... ArrlTe. MoMlnnvUle IMr.U. Portland 8: a. a. TSROUQH TICKETS TO AIL-POOTS EAST AM 80DTHT PortleketaanA hfnn..u.. . B.K0MLSH. aoaaaa. AM.Li.raM,A4l