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KEOW?E COURIER (ESTABLISHED 1840.) WALHALLA, g. O.l WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1008. THE ROOSEVELT COINS. Couldn't Be Struck at Minta Without Altering Presses. 'Wash ; ' an h lim to" Cor. New York Sun irreverent expressions which .Resident declares are caused by Hit. motto, "In God We Trust," are as. nothing compared with the profanity which was provoked lb the Philadel phia m|nt when the first attempt was made to strike the now gold coins from the RooceVelt-St. Baudens de sign. The presaos in the big money making establishment would not work at all when run at the ordinary rate of speed, and even now, after the introduction ot special devices to overcome the difficulty, the condi tions are far from satisfactory. Even at the Philadelphia mint, where the machines used In making gold eagles handle the new high-relief dies, the work of turning out tho colna is slow and expensive, while at rue New Or leans, Denver and San Franclscj?i mints it H impossible to make the hew coins at all. Th?; principal difficulty from a me chanical standpoint ls that the de sign'f Or the new coin provides foran extremely high relief on both sides of the piece, and the ordinary coin press uso il in the mints is incapable of turn ing out the coins in eerfoct condi tion. It was found immediately that nothing but a medal preis could be used successfully without altering tho machinery, and medal presses are run so slowly as to prohibit their use for ordinary coinage. To turn out $10 gold pieces at the slow rate of speed accomplished by a medal press would make the coins so expensive that they could not be produced for general circulation. The problem has been studied for several weeks by the mint officers and employees, with the result that the machines used on this particular coin have been provided with ? me chanical attachment which permits the presses 'to be run at. somewhere near t ho usual rate of speed. The same device will have to bo installed In the other munta in the country. The ordinary gold coinage press tums out coins at the rate of nearly 60 a minute! that ls, the press stamps coln" in perfect condition al most as rapidly as a watch ticks. The difficulty will be multiplied by three when the mint un de rt ak * to execute the old coins of the double eagle and five-dollar denominations after tho new designs. It is possible also that two-dollar-and-a-halt gold pieces will he executed after the new design, but lt is not certain that-the coinage of this denomination will be ' 'continued, as there is little call for these pieces It is an open secret now that tho new coin designs are not dltsinctly thc work of Augustus St. Gaudens, the noted sculptor, at all. The fact is that the coin has been changed in two or three respects ?from the de sign approved by the late sculptor, and that while the design was in pre paration St. Gaudens was constantly embarrassed and restricted by sug gestions and conimhnds from the President. But even after the nculp tor had finished his work and the de sign was approved by the higher ex ecutive, If not artistic, authority, modifications were made which changed utterly the appearance of the finished coins. These changes were dictated by practical considera tions, but taken all In all the new coins ere badly botched, and so ad mitted to be by persons who have had experience in the coinage branch of the government. Preparations aro now being made to produce the double-eagle, or $20 gold piece, after the new design, but the design will have to he changed, or at least an entirely new effect will he Imparted to lt, to make the coln acceptable in business and in order that lt may be produced economically by the mint. A few pieces from the double-eagle design have already been struck and they present a much worse appearance than the eagle piece to which so mv-h objection has already been made. Instead of the Mary Cunningham head, one side of A Square Deal Is assured you when you buy Dr. Pierce's family medicines-for all the Ingredi ents entering Into them are printed on, the bottle-wrappers and their formulas aro attested under oath as being complete andcorroct. You know just what you are paying for and that the Ingredients are gathered from Nature's laboratory, being selected from tho most valuable native medicinal roots found growing In our American fore?(r**4jytule potent to cure ara perWCtto harn^eaOvan^k) the moot delicate wointrtuih?tftSiKmm^ Not a drou ? ? ta a I iT-'J|: ITH fp?T?tHTfJ lH-;gttinasr.t:r?ihl rm iiii.'. sr^'Rj ju .mUTiTinrm I'fUKUMM Va<?< in \nom, v11.-purr, trUilo rqJncd glycerine This agent possesses Intrinsic meotctnai properties of lt? own. being a most valuable antlsoptlo and anti ferment, nutritive and soothing demul cent. Glycorlne plays an Important part In Dr. Plorce's Golden Medical Discovery In the cure of Indigestion, dyspepsia and woak stomach, attended by sour risings, heart-burn, foul breath, coated tonguo, poor anpotlte, gnawing feeling In stom ach, biliousness and kindred derange ments of the stomach, livor and bowols. Besides curing all tho above distressing allmonts. thenGoldon Medical Discovery " ls a spoclflc for all diseases of tho mucous membranes, as catarrh, whet her of tho nasal passages or of tho stomach, bowols or pelvic <>t ?pi n i. Even in Its ulcerative stages lt will yield to this sovereign rem edy If Its use bo persevered In. In Chronic Catarrh of the' Nasal passages, lt ls well, while taking tho "Golden Medical Dis covery" for the nocosaary constitutional i reu ' incut,, to cleanse the pass . gus freely two or three times a day with Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. This thorough course Of treatment generally euros the worst casos. In coughs and hoarseness caused by bron chial, throat and lunar affections, *ixcc?t con IMunition In UH advanced stages, tho"Goldon ledlcal Discovery" la a most entelo?t rem edy, especially In those obstinate, hang-on roughs caused by Irritation and congestion ot the bronc!.'at mucous membranes. The "Dis" covary " ls not so good for acute coughs arlu Ing from sudden colds, nor must lt be ex pected to cure consumption in Its advanced stages-no medicino will do that-but for all the obstinate, chronic coughs, which. If neg lected, or badly treated, lead up to Consump tion, U ls tim best medicine that can )>e taken. * :??k'?^t?isf??0fWwBal the $20 gold piece hears the standing female figure of Liberty, holding in one hand a torch and in the other an olive branch. One foot rests on a rook or other object so that the right knee is prominent under the drapery which envelopes the figure. On the reverse side instead of the standing eagle in the trousers 'is the high re lief figure of the Wrd of freedom fly ing apathetically through space with wings hardly half spread. As in the $10 piece, the side view of the eagle ls presented, but the conception is Buch that there 1B no action whatever in the figure. It. more nearly re sembles the birr\ on the old-fash ioned "eagle" 1-cent coins ot the siz zles. The 920 piece also differs from the 110 coin in tl? nt the words "E Plu rlbus Unum" appear on the edge of tho coin, alternating with stars to represent the States of the Union. AN ter the design for the $10 piece ivas approved lt was found that the coin Would not -stuck and BO lt "Was unfit for circulation. At about the same time the Philadelphia mint authori ties culled attention to the fact that the rdiof of the coin Waa so high that the piece would last only a few months in general circulation, so great would the damage from abra? sion bo. Accordingly lt was decided to re duce the relief presented by the Mary Cunningham head and the strutting eagle, and in addition to this it was decided to erect around the edge ot the coin a high line or ring as a fur ther protection against abrasion. The latter process had the effect of great ly emphasising the "dished" effect of 'hat part of the gold piece^surround ing the head and eagle, so that the whole appearance of the coln ls as if the medallions on either side had been, nt ruck with a hammer until the center of the piece was sufficiently depressed. The $20 piece, nominally designed by St. Qaudens, will have to be Ovat ed to a similar process, for the.first pieces struck have convinced the mint authorities that the coins would last only a short time in circulation. When the stomach, heart or kid ney nerves get weak, then these or gans always fall. Don't drug the sto mach, nor stimulate the heart or kid neys. That ls simply a makeshift. Oet a prescription known to drug gists everywhere as Dr. Shoop's Re storative. The Restorative is pre pared expressly for these weak in side nerves, build them, up with Dr. Shoap's Restorative- -tablets or li quid--and see how quickly help will come. Free sample test sent on re quest by Dr. siioop, Racine, Wis. Tour health ls surely worth this sim ple test._ J. W. Bell. Christmas in Rcthlehcm. Shepherds still watch their flocks by night during the Christmas sea son around Bethlehom. It ls the most peaceful scene in all the Holy Land. Yearly they watch the pro cession of pilgrim? that wends its way from the'Church of the Holy Sepulcher through the Via Dolorosa, out through St. Stephen's gate, where the martyr was stoned to death and across the plains to Beth lehem. All night long tho foot-iiore travelers, who have gathered from every part of the world, may bo seen trudging by starlight toward the lit tle vidage of Bethlehem.-Travel Magazine. A Card. . This is to certify that all druggists nre authorized to refund your money If Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure your cough or cold. It stops the cough, heals the lungs and pre vents serious rebults from a cold. Cures la grippe coughs and prevents pneumonia and consumption. Con tains no opiates. The genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. Sold by all drugged. Preserve Forests, Protect Rivers. As a means of protecting the navi gable condition of the rivers rising In the Southern Appalachian and White Mountains, and incidentally of saving from destruction by fire and wasteful exploitation the rich for ests of the two regions, Messrs. Le vel", of South Carolina, and Currier, of New Hampshire, have introducel hills in the House authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire lands for national forest purposes in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Qeorgla, Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee, in the South, and in New Hampshire and Maine, In the North. It is understood that a similar bill will be introduced in the Senate. The bill appropriates $6,000,000 for the purchase of the necessary lands. ' To stop that pain in the back, that stiffness of Joints and muscles, take Plneules. They are guaranteed. Do not suffer from rheumatism, back ache, Kidney trouble, when you get 30 days' treatment for $1. A single dose at bedtime proves their morit. Get them to-day. Sold by J. w.Meii, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Railroad Scalping Illegal. Judge Kohlsaat. In the United 3tates Circuit Court, at Chicago, Sat urday, entered the final decree In the suit of 16 railroads against 52 ticket scalpers, In accordance with the recent decision of the United States Supremo Cdurt, holding that tho business of railroad ticket scalp ing ls Illegal. Stops earache In two minutes; toothache or pain of burn or scald in five minutes; hoarseness, one hour; muscleache, two hqurs; sore throat, twelve hours-Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil, monarch over pain. Government Seeds. The first money appropriation by tho present Congress .was awarded on December 19th. The amount was $50,000, and it ls to be us?d in sup plying a seed deficiency, caused by tho destruction by fire of the gov ernment seed warehouse In Washing ton. O ASTORIA . B?mi th? J} Ina Kind You Haw Alway* ?oqgjl t? ) THE SOUTH IS GOING DRY. Lay the Jest about the julep in the camphor halls at laut, For tb? miracle bas happened, and the oldeu days are past; That which makes Milwaukee thirsty doesn't foam In Tennessee, And the lid In old Missouri ls as tight-locked as can he Oh, the comic paper colonel and his comandos well may sigh, For the mint ls waving, but the South la going dry. By the atlllside on the hiljrdde tn Kentucky all ls ?Uli, For the only damp refreshment must he dipped up from the rill: No'th Ca'lina's ruler give his soda . glass a shove, And discusses local option with tb? South Ca'llna Gov., It ts useless at the fountain to be -.. fnkful of the eye, For the cocktail glass ls dusty and the South 1? going dry. It ls water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink; We no longer hear the mudie of the mellow crystal clink. When the colonel and major and the gen'l and the jedge, Meet to have a little nip to give their appetites an, edge, For the eggnogg now ls noggless and the rye has gone awry; And the punch howl holds carnations, and the South ls going dry. All the nightcaps now have tassels and are worn upon the head Not the nightcaps that were taken when nobody -vent to bed; And the breeze above the bluegrass ls as solemn as Is death, For lt bears no pungent clove twang on its odorific breath. And each man can walk a chalk Une when the stars are In the sky. For the fizz glass now is fizzless, and the South is going dry. Lay the jest about the julep 'neath the chestnut t vee at last, For there's but one kind of moon shine and the olden days are past; Now the water wagon rumbles through the Southland on its trip, And lt helps no one to drop off to pick up the driver's whip/ For the mint beds make a pasture and the corkscrew hangethhlgh; All 1B still along the atlllside, and the South ls going dry. -Chicago Post. The finest coffee substitute ever made has recently been produced hy Dr. Shoop, of Racine, Wis. You don't 4 have to boil it twenty or thirty min utes. ? "Made In a minute," says the doctor. "Health Coffee" is really the closest coffee imitation ever yet pro duced. Not a grain of real coffee in it either. Health Coffee Imitation ls made from pure toasted cereals or grains, with malt, nuts, etc. Really lt would fool an. expert-were he to unknowingly drink lt for coffee. A. P. Crisp. The Caro of Furs. Furs require car? to maintain their, beauty. They should never be put away damp. Every flake of snow and drop of rain must be shaken off, and your silky beauties carefully dried before you put them away. If the fur is brushed the wrong way afforwards softness and fluffiness will result. Tissue pupor should be put over white or, vory light furs and they should be' Kept In a close box when not In use. Magnesia will denn them and gasoline on a bit of cotton will clean collars of darker fur?, dlsi'olo'o.l by th* hair and con stant han'Ung. Turn your muff from side to side to prevent slick ir.ceo frnm wearing where it ls held ?PPlri'?t ?he skirt. Don't toss your costly furs in a heap on the shulf. Disturbed the Congregation. Tho person v*ho disturbed the con gregation last Sunday by continually coughing is requested to buy a bot tle of Foley's Honey ornd Tar. Sold by all druggists. Where Woman Rules. (Chicago Journal.) The Kha8ls of India, numbering over 176,000, are completely sur rounded by a great population with widely different customs. Yet they have preserved, it ls said, one of the most perfect examples still surviving of the matriarchate. Tho mother Is the head and only bond of union in the family. In the most primitive part of the community she ls the only owner of real property, and through her alone ls Inheritance ?' ' 1 "mn leaves his father and mother arid cleaves to his wife, as see .a to have been the custom when the book of Genesis was written', living with her In his mother-in-law's house. The sun lc feminine and the moon mascu line, and feminine nouns predomi nate In the language. FOR ALL CREATION TA e one great y remedy fora// ac/tes anet pains /n man ane/ ?east /$ NOAHS LINIMENT iSj-?r^Sf*^ ?M(>?*7 r*fo?d?<l If lt UM? toda ?ll Reversible Disc Plows Remember that I have a car load of these PLOWS, two and three-horse sizes. They have been tried by many farmers in all sections of our country and have proven perfectly satisfactory. They have passed the experimental stage, and stand master of all PLOWS to-day. See them at SENECA and WESTMINSTER. IMPROVED PLOW?! I have about 100 Two-Horse IM PERIAL CHILLED PLOWS, about 15 HILLSIDE PLOWS, 5 MALLORY PLOWS, 30 Disc Harrows, 7 Farmers' Favorite Grain Drills and a lot of other Implements-the same kind I have been selling for four years-that I will close out At Cost and Below Cost. Nothing wrong with these goods. I am simply going out of that line of business. ??????Hy Horses, Mules? Wagons, Harness, Buggy, Wagon and Harness Stock always full. Will have Stables full of all classes HORSES AND MULES from now until April 1st. I build and repair Harness. Shop at Seneca. If you will come to see us, we can trade with you. Lowery Seneca Westminster