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CHAPTER II.

By what was, as shall hereafter be proved
really very singular coincidence, another
house. of quite different description to No.
$50, was let to certain family, on the same
day that Joshua Carey and his sister took
possession of their modest domain.
This house was large, stylish, imposing.
looking mansion, with one Of those highly.
ornate fronts which form conspicuous feat
ure in Western architecture, even thoug the
more retired portions Of the buildings thus
adorned, may be Of a very plain and common.
place description. In this case, as it happen
ed, the whole of the edi6ce, both in the exte-
rior and interior arrangements, corresponded
with the face which presented itself to the
public view. Commodious bay.windows and
pillared porches overlooked the extensive
grounds, where the green turf formed car
petof velvety softness, kept constantly smooth
and fresh by the unremitting care of expert
enced and diligent gardeners. Cleaning
statues of pure marble were scattered here
and there over this grassy lawn, and from q
marble basin in the centre beautiful f6ufi:
tain shot its sparkling shaft aloft. Within,
frescoed walls and elegantly carved and pol.
ished woodwork, met the eyes on every floor
of the building; while the luxurious furni,
ture and carpets, costly pictures and bron7eSs
and large mirrors, which adorned almost all
of the rooms, spoke of the mingled; wealth
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THE D0LLAR HIsTORrCALLY.

The word "dollar" is derived from the Ger
man word Maylsr, literally vdlleyer, meaning
a valley, and was so.called because the first
thalers were coined in little mining town in
a valley of Bohemia, in the year 1913, by
one of the Counts of Schlick, under the right
of mintage conferred by the Emperor Sigis-
mund, in 1887. They were silver pieccs-sf
one ounce in weight and fneness.' They soon
became synonyms for honest coins of full
weight and value, although the weight was
changed by other coiners. From this term
came the low German dahler, the Italian toll
lero, and finally the well "dollar."
This word was found in Britain already in
use when the idea Of the proper name for
honest coins crept into that country, being
derived from the Gaelic dol "a Valley and
ard "a hill), together signifying a valley shut
in by hills, precisely the same, Specification,
as the Schlicten thaler Of Germany.
It is claimed, however, by some German
scholars, that the term was derived from the
word talent" which in the Middle Ages des-
ignated pound Of gold !; but the former ORR
pin is doubtless the correct one In 1919,
one year after the coinnge Of the Schlicten
thaler, Charles ", King Of Spain, became
also Emperor Of Germany, and he adopted .
new coat of arms, in which those Of Spain
were united with those Of Germany, and the
coinage of Spain was stamped with this new
device, giving rise later to the name pillar
dollars" These dollars were from the mint
of Seville, and Sir Isaac Newton, assayer to
the British mint, set them down at the exact
value of ffty.four pence. Thus, that which
was known in England as a dollar, and is
our dollar Of exchange, is the adaptation OF
an idea Of German origin.
It will be seen from the above, that the
word "dolar" is not of American origin, nor
Of American limitation, and only interesting
in the fact that it was adopted as the name OF
the monetary unit of the United States, first by
the Congress Of the Confederation of Ameri.
can States in 1885, when its weight was fixed
at 1854 grains Of pure silver, intended to
be equivalent to the fifty. four pence dollar Of
Newton, and later, in 1892, when Congress
established National mint, and ordered
dollars or units" to be coined, each of the
value Of the Spanish milled or "pillar dol
lar" and to contain 371a grains Of pure sill.
yer, 51a pence sterling. In February, 1873,
Congress changed the unit Of value from a
silver to gold dollar Of ,25.8 grains of stan
dara gold. Under the Act Of 1878, the coin
age Of the silver dollar has been restored as
a standard dollar. S1,
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MisteIlaueuns @eadiug.
WHAT HE WOULDiDO.

A Texan, who was returning home after 9
campaign against the Indians, having got
separated from his companions, and having
had his horse stolen, was obliged to take it
afoot. Walking along leisurely one Sunday
morning, with his rife on his shoulder, look
ing out for game to make his breakfast on,
without knowing what day Of the week it was,
he suddenly came to small stream on the
confines of Texas, not being aware that he
had yet reached the border Of his native State.
Perceiving that the stream abounded in fish,
he took hook and line from his pocket,
and, procuring worms for bait, he sat down
patiently on the bank, wrapped in brown
study, thinking ofhis little farm at home,
when preacher who was on the circuit, rode
suddenly up, and thus accosted him:
"Hallo, stranger! what are you doing therei"
"Fishing for my breakfastr' r. replied the
Texan, without deigning tolook around.
"Well, do you know you are violating the
Sabbath :" said theipreacher, in q drawling,
psalm. singing tone. n
aNo," said the Texan, turning around and
looking up at the preacher for the 6rst time,
with an air Of surprise, which the latter took
for CONSERVATION, II must be somewhere near
the white settlements, then ?"
eyes, you are :" replied the preacher, "and
violating the Lords day, for which you will
have to answer on the great day Of judgments "
The Texan looked up with a suppEcating
air, and the preacher, thinking his penitent
mood good time to make him q convert,
continued: rs ;t zgaBtl
"sDo you know, my oung friend, that yon
are sitting on the edge Of the broad stream IT
iniquity, and without you, leave here and
turn into the home paths Of virtue, that you
will be lost2 Where do you think you would
90 now," said the preacher, warming with his
OWE eloquence, "supposing the angel Gabriel
was to blow his horn 2" et4
The Texan coolly hauled In his line, and
putting it In his pocket, rose to his feet,
and, fronting the preacher, said "You ask
me whar think ! would go to if the angel
Gabriel should blow his horn :"
eyes," replied the preacher.
"Well, you see," continued the Texan,
"wharever thar is a supposition, the case adj
mits of argument. Now, you are supposin', |,
amt ye? Maybe you know what a beegum
is-one Of them trees where the pesky little
critters store their sweetnessi Maybe you've
hearn tell Of these big black bars hereabouts,
and maybe you've seen Injins? Well, now,
supposin' you was after . beegum, and one
Of these big black bars was after you, and Q
smart chance Of redskin was after the bar.
Now, what would you do-climb the tree
from the bar, jine the bar agin the Injin, jine
the Iniin agin the bar, or-greGse and sl0pe r.
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GROW A BEARD.-The BARRIERS or this nee
and united country have an arch enemy
DR.. A. P. butcher, of Cleveland. he mail-
tains that shaving is in violation ofevary law
of health and beauty. he says that the
moustache is natures best respirator and the
hair covering the jaws and throat is intended
to afford warmth and protection to the deli
cate structures in the vicinity, especially the
fauces and larynx. He assures the Leader
that many man has been cheated out of his
life and fallen victim to pulmonary COM
plants through the unnatural practice Of
shaving. A moustache not only mechanical
" prevents the entrance Of foreign particles
into the breathing tubes, but lessons the cold
ness of the air that is breathed by imparting
to it some of the heat which has been left
there by the warm breath just expired. In
these respects it has been found an indispen.
sable hygienic agent by conductors, engin-
eers and brakemen, who are exposed to
changes of temperature and are constantly
breathing air surcharged with particle, Of
coal dust. The doctor remarks that shaving
leads to dental neuralgia, rheumatism of the
gums, enlargement of the neck, toothache,
weak eyes, and catarrhal disorders Of the nose
and throat. It is, moreover, a useless habit, by
which time is wasted, money squandered, and
the beauty and dignity of the human counte-
nance marred. In behalf of the sons of toll
who stand behind the BARRIERS chairs, one OBJ
lection to the doctors theory must be stated.
How about gentle womanf If moustache.
and beard are SO admirable for protecting
throat, lungs, gums, glands and eyes, why has
she not the same facilities for prolonging lifes
Was it quite fair for nature to deny her a.
capillary respirator and to condemn her to
breathe cold aipsand fine dust especially
when she has to open the windows every
morning of her life and sweep the parlor I
Why should the beauty and, dignity Of her
he marred - 2ss
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perceive anything of this, an indefnable
change in her manner would sometimes un-
consciously make itself felt, q certain subdued
inAexion of voice or passing shadow Of ex-
preston attract the notice of her companions,
and awaken even in the languid, Indifferent
mind Of Alice, momentary sentiment Of
wonder, and speculation as to whether
"anything was the matter" with Mildred.
Her secret-if she had one-was, however,
too carefully guarded to betray its existence
to any one. She had never followed the girl
ish custom of employing "con6dente" as
the sharer of her pleasures or her woes So
called bosom-friend, to whom she could pour
out the full tide of her emotions, her hopes,
her fears, her anticipations of the future i;
and certainly, had she felt the need of such,
her choice would not have fallen upon either
Alice or Ethel, though both would doubtless
have been ready to accept the post. Neither
did she keep journal, else we might CLEAN
from it's pages fuller history of her inner life
than by word or action she would ever reveal
AS it is the privilege of the historian, new
ertheless, to pry into such mysteries, and dis
cover them if he can, we will, for the present,
leave Mildred in her new abode, and, travel
ing across the vast extent Of land and sea
which now separates her from her native
country, endeavor to find out something
about her friends and belongings there. So
bidding adieu to San Francisco, with its fogs
and winds, its picturesque surroundings Of
water and of hills, and its curiously mixed
population and bizarre customs, equally in
teresting and perplexing to the unaccustomed
observer, let us transport ourselves in idea
to the old world, and especially to that cor
ner of it, where the silver Were flows through
green fields, and Durham Towers look down
upon many fair and famous homes which Lie
around. r
TO BE Continued
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listed between them, was ready to receive her
once more if she would return to her old
home to live. This letter was written in ig-
norance of Col. Rathbone's death, and also Of
the fact that Mildred was alive; for the sepa-
ration had been so complete between the two
families, that the old people, only receiving
vague tidings occasionally, and from casual
sources, of their daughter, supposed that none
of her children had survived their early in
fancy. but had all alike shared the same fate.
Now this letter was very important one,
inasmuch as it assured Mrs. Rathbone of a
prosperous future for herself and Mildred,
who would otherwise have had but their own
exertions to depend upon. Her mother,
Mrs. Sinclair, was extremely wealthy, owning
one of the finest estates in Kent, and receiv-
ing, from her tenants alone, monthly in.
come exceeding the amount of all the money
poor Col. Rathbone had managed to hoard
together, by dint Of strict economy, during
the whole twelve years of his welded life.
For Mildreds sake, therefore, rather than for
her own, the widow felt it incumbent upon
her to accept the offer made her. Indeed,
putting the money out Of the question, she
could not but welcome the idea of reconcil-
iation with her long. g.estranged parent, to
whom her heart still clung, especially as she
knew that it had been her father who had
chiefly opposed her marriage, and that
through his harshness alone the quarrel had
arisen. With something like new interest
in life awakened in her heart, she set sail for
England, bearing with her the letter, to which
she had sent no reply, preferring to answer it
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/ would be Of no use to mamma whatever, il
I were to bore her with my company now,' u
said Alice, solemnly and impressively. Crest
absolute rest, is what l require, to fit me to
resume my ordinary duties"
II didn't know you had any to resume, u
laughed Ethel "Never mind, Mildred, don't
look at us both with that saint-like reproving
air. I will 60 and keep my parent company,
if you really think she can derive any bene.
fit from my presence"
"Do, there is a good child. You see there
is so much to do, just in the beginning, that
my hands are full"
"Alice and I have just been congratulating
ourselves upon the fact that there was moth.
ing to do; but you always manage to find
work, wherever you are," said Ethel. "You
haven't yet learned To take the world easily,
Mildred. You don't know what a sensible
thing it is.
"Taking the world easily, in Ethel's case,
means doing nothing at all but amtse one:
SELF" said Alice, SIS her younger sister left the
room. "she ought not to be indolent, for
she is strong apd we'll; but with me, as you
know, the case is different. 1t is 80 unfortu-
nate to have a delicate constitution"
Mildred made no answer, but quietly re-
turned to her occupation, while Alice serene
ly/went on with her book. She had way Of
3ot contradicting these spoiled young things,
who, Notwithstanding their somewhat frivo-
'.lous and selfindulgent natures, had really a
fund Of good temper at heart, and could be
pleasant and lovable enough, when they chose.
They we're, moreover, sincerely fond Of her,
and her own warmly afectionate nature, ever
prompt to give back tenfold the affection Of
others, led her to overlook many little selfish
failings in consideration Of this love.
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Each milton which accepted these tcrms OF neutrality
10 have the privilege Of the canal
"1he trouble with those Governments" said Mr Fish.
is thar they don't want anything TO be achieved so
much as to sell privilege and realize some money"
VAN buren, AND TILDEN.
"sfr FISH Won must have known President Van Bu-
rem WELL What rank among Administrations ought
his TO takef"
at ought to stand well. Mr.. Van Buren, an ac-
complished man OF State Unfortunately. he liked to
manipulate too much. and make public administration
and public life a perpetual game OF chess HIS views
were sound on business questions. and he was always
courteous, though embattled"
"On the whole, have not the public men OF New-fork
and its party leaders been strong rs anywheref
"Creditabie, at least sometimes think, when see
the way we bunder toward luck. OF old saying that
Providence takes of kings fools and the United
States"
"what views do you hold relative local and Fed
eral power now :"
." am in favor Of Government"
"Is not Mr.. Tilden scholar OF Van BUREN,
"To this extent: Van Buren, was his patron. They
lived near each other up about Undertook"
GRANT As A GENTLEMAN.
81 desire to ask you Mr.. Fish, il the current criticism
General Grants manners and gentty is founded on
anything realf"
The Foreign Secretary looked up II glad to answer
it, and said
"Grant was innatcB gentleman. If you were to
place him in certain circle OF society people, such as
exists in OF the exclusive parts OF this city.
it might he said there that he had too lit
Ito manner, and did not dance hdtter
play the elegant creature Well as he
might That IL the view hold of gentleman. But
when yon 10 the natural graces of the heart kind
and thouGhtfulness ingenious aud open spirit
respect for good and truthful men. there was
about him all OF that which makes the man. Many OF
IL IN
that imputation is part OF gentleman. / repeat
that he is underestimated.. / have in mind range
of nearly balf a century Of public mn whom knew;
he has much of my respect as any Of them"
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VALUABLE PICTURE STOLEN.

Burglars effected an entrance into the res
taurant OF Thomas jones' No. 2l9 Market-st, Newark
on Friday sht and cut from It's frame the large pic
urc Of rouuy brook Fair, painted by Edward Lees Giev
The picture Is l0l2 by 12la feet. and has had
a varied history. Gicw, who died IN 1870 painted a
irst picture OF DOnnybrOok Fair in 1865. and 1t
was aAcu aoout the country aud exhibited. Being very
fine he sent BIB ton the picture agent who
sold n to a rOalnent Now-Iork furnishing goods
deslrr tor $500 aud disappeared.
After long search (ew found the picture In posses
sion picture dealer, who had II mar ked Sl2 600 aud
who rcrus ii to give IL up. Having no money prose
eutr hi. claim the artist all Idea OF rrgung
second DDnnyDr Far forming tue hrs merely
study lie to En gland for the canvas. aud worked
upu IL day aud night. punching himself and family of
very Of life IN order la get tho
for M, WORK The picture contains hundreds figures
and purtralts OF Irish celebrities. After the ar
usl's deaia the picture sold by the widow 10 Thos
Jon - uco had advanced money To hun az different
lines. Its Vaue Estimated AZ between $4,000 and
$40
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TO nc EdtFOF OF IHt IFFUHHH
SIR: | see from the newspapers that Po'
pie in the Northern and Eastern States subscribing
for the four per cent United States bonds al the e "
millions per day now every dollar invested IN 'aOso
bonds Is dollar retired from circulation for the u"'
being and Withdrawn from the business OF the COUNTY,
aud the owner the money getting very low faeo
interest for his Investment II instead ~ cspHis
putting All their funds INTO those bonds they s v"
sOine them come mere and invest the same w 49,
tate IA tins ely present prices OF properly
they could double their money within nfe yesIsss,r
have II Just safely invested az IL would DC " u,ioa
mrut bonds and the money would be- kept Va cireu~'
AID do great deal OF good. Yours very irnil, oc,
Ir0HtOH, OHIO, Jan. 20, 1879. JhC = pEo"'"
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INVESTIGATE THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.


SIR: If Congress deems it eXpedient to APP
point COMMITTEES 10 20 South and investigate the re-
ported election frauds IL considers that the yrlow
fever scourge jusiies the appointment Of commission
to examine into the and prevention OF such an
epidemic why should not the LEGISLATURE OF any state
in the Union provide for an investigation Of the liquor
IaGicl VIII you not suggest that committee be ap
pointed whose duty it shall be 10 report the number
of saloons and drugstore saloons; how much
money has been expended IN the traffic; how
many deaths have been caused by IT. use
how many wives have been made widows; how many
orphans left how many have been or are now coDfued
in ias prisons, other places of confinement IN con-
seanence of the use whskey other alcoholic drinks
the amount Of costs in criminal pad ny The state
and the dlf counties IN where wbiskey was
The cause OF the offence No reasonable or proper
inquiry could he ordered than t9is II l. such as truth
and Justice demand for humanity. The eyes OF the
public wuud then he opened To the great question now
pe ore the men aud OF the Nation for an inei
gent REIMBURSEMENT OF all matt rs connected with the
liquor traffic
Firmly believing suci investigation IN the end
would the OF Saving our people 30 per cent IN
TAXATION aud OF largely Increasing the values OF prop
rry a; pres deprecated aud dOnbB0 the rate OF
increase of The wealth Uf our entire Nation present
tn> subject 10 the many rea,lrrs VI IhE IRIBINE
Ggdaf City, No. Jan. 2, 1879. NATIONAL REBORN
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THE GROU'TH or THE CITY.
yUMBER AND COST or BUILDINGS ERECTED DURING
Tile LAST ELEVEN YE.Es.

XUMBER AND COST or BUILDINGS ERECTED DURING
THE LAST ELEVEN YEARS.
The growth of this city during the past
eleven years ia shown by records Of the operations
OF the Building Department. II appears that 1851
new buildings have been erected NJ estimated OF
1884 i95. The average number erected each year
was sol ~ an average of about II $780, During
the last eleven years the annual expenditure
has been nearly S26 100000 Within thai time the ter
rtulia area Of the city has been increased by the
annexation % the W"sches;er district but the building
operations in wards not been laT
The 81 buildings cpnstant during the four
years scr lS7 IN which year the largest
Der were erected In the following year there a
large falling of until 1873 Since 1878 the Increase has
been small bur steady. tn average estimated
largest ~ 1873. aud snnl'"s last year
The LARGE est OF the buildings erected IN 1873 was
dne partly to the erection in that year of seventeen
buildings during The eleven years we been the hotels,
two each year having been built nc AN average
class dwellings has been exceeded oaY by that or
tcnrucnthOUscs the average nUnOer each year having
pectvelv 80 and go The average cost o the
1rstcasS dwell nSS Was NlbOoo ana that of the tene-
nen htisrs $1,000. The largest number OF both were
built III 1871; but the average cost of dwellings, vas
highest 1873, when IL exceeded 1000 while the
cost OF tenement has decreased from $4,000 IN
1868 TO about 900 last year During the wears
IRE yiols to $50 only Frcncha houses built.
but the coat OF each estimated at $1,000. Thru
they gained sudden popularity, ana the number hut
dnring the wear was IT, This number increased in the
next two years but last year fell of nincty"r. The
cost Wgs reduced 1t the less than $50 600
Their il now great activity in the Improvement OF
vacant lots part the city Fifty
ninrL-st. Tn> activity Is said 10 have been stimulated
by tie completion " the Ncw-York Elevated Railroad.
Toe large property belonging To the Rninrandcr estate
living between ElshtysiA ana Ninety thlrISts. and
Lryington-lye. ana the East River will be Improved
RGueauder the surviving trustee OF the estate made
possible the partition Of the property. The ners Will
the xrcutor@ Of the estate viii Dean at once an apatt-
ucGt house at SrcJud-aSe. and Eighty -siXtu-st.
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PROPHYLACTIC AGAINST SCARLET FE'LH'
70 the Editor Of re Tribune. -

SIR: The writer has prepared an article ~, ~
one of the metropolitan medical Journals upon ss',,
acid "a proplyiactio against the contagious
especially scarlatina and measles. lie has Oeen
the remedy for this purpose ever since It's
as alsiulectant and autiornient. ard IN his a
Is a perfect protection. In view OF the pre's ina
searana in the city nj this time and espeeg Of
DELAY which will be likely Ia occur IN the al
tbr communication he would like tn call sr ~ fssI
oi ths medical readers OF TnE TRIBUNE 70 ' shoul
They will be- able Ia make use OF the suEses"V Isyo
,urther particulars In this connection
Nee YORK. jan. 10, 1879.