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Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30
Money One Hundred Years Ago.

One hundred years ago the students nj
Harvard College paid their tuition with
I'VE stock and provisions. The currency
OF the Pilgrims was the first issue of paper
money in this country. During the war
OF queen Annea paper currency was estab-
lished, known as"Queel Anne's war cur
rency," which became worthless. In 1775
Virginia issued . paper neutrality-suspicious.
p which the clergy, were paid in tobacco.
milo, John coleman established. 4 hank
In MASSACHUSETTS,, with, land for, capital.
and began the issue Of loans. Other colo,
MES followed, and the amount of loans bv
he colonies finally reached millions
which the mother country paid off ut re-
duced rates, to save the credit of the colo
mics. In 1772 Congress issued paper money
TO the amount Of three hundred thousand
dollars, to be redeemed in coin in three
years. The colonies, or States, also issued
paper money, and soon the whole volume
OF State and National currency amounted
TO twelve million dollars. This currency
was taken without much question ut first
and those who refused II were stigmatized
rs unpatriotic, but in the following year IL
began to decline, and in 1880 1t wSs worth
almost nothing. A barber shop in New
York was plastered all over with Continen-
tai money and dogs were tarred, stuck over
with shinplasters, and let run the streets
for q Pablo amusement. To Robert Nor
ris Is due the salvation of the Revolution
ary. army. He lent his private fortune
and credit TO the Government; and When
MS money was gone Washington said he
must raise more money to carry out q war
measure the perfection of which only wait
ca for the money. Morris, therefore, is
sued his own notes for ~$1,40O,OOO. WASH
1ngton gained the battle of Yorktown. and
CORVALLIS surrendered. Every one of these
Morris notes were subsequently, redeemed.
In 17e2 the bank Of North America was
with a capital of $4,000. This
was the first bank of the National Govern
ment. The date Of the first silver coinage
1874. and Of the first gold coinage 1874.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30
Frontier Incidcnt.

A minister settled in one OF our Western
illages, in which the primitive manners
Of pioneer life mad not been smoothed by
refinement md cultivation, was seated in
his study one day, endeavoring to arrange
the heads of to-morrow's discourse, when
his attention was called by q loud knock
Mt the front door. The visitor proved to
be q tall, gawky, shamblinc countryman,
evidently arrayed in his Sunday suit, and
. stout girl, attired in a dress of red calico,
which, from the frequent and complaccnt
| chances toward IL by the fair owner, was
considered quite q magnificeL affair.
Wont you walk in p asked the minister
politely.
Much obliged, Squire / don't know but
we will. l Say, you're a minister, amt you
Yes
Il reckoned so. Betsy and me-thatL
Betsy-a fust-rate sort of a gal, anyhow
oh, Jonathan = simpered the beautiful
Betsy.
You are, now, and you needn't 60 to
deny it. Well, Betsy and me have coEclud-
ed to hitch teams, and re wan you } dc
it.,
You wish to get married
Yes, l believe that's what they call It.
/ say, though, mister, before we begin, let's
know what's going to be the damages, as !
reckon it isn't best to go blind
oh, l I never set my price. ! take what
they give me-
We'll, that's all. Go ahead, minister, If
you please; we're in a hurry, as Joe's got
TO finish a plantin' the t%aterpatch afort
night, and Betsy, she's got to fetch the
butter
Thus adjured, the minister commenced
the ceremony, which occupied but a few
minutes.
Kiss me, Betsy said the delighted
bridegroom. You are my old woman now
Amt it nice?'
'First-rate,' was the satisfactory reply.
Hold on a jerk = said Jonathan, rs he left
his wife abruptly and darted IL at the
gate to where the wagon was left.
What's your husband gone for? asket
the minister, somewhat surprised.
Il expect it's for the sassages,' was tn
confused reply.
Just then Jonathan made his appearance
dangling in his hand q pailful of sausages
Nam made them said he, and / re,kol
they are good. If they amt, just you cent
them ack and we"l send you some more
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30
MeerschauIm.

The word Meerscbaum in the Germa.i
means sea-foam, and the material was so
named because of its lightness and whitish
appearance. 1t is q mineral of soft earthly
texture, somewhat resembling chalk. 1t is
found in Greece and Turkey, as well as in
ssa;n ~.annnrriny in the form of veins 'ahe
OF pipes for expectation. Pesth and Vi6f-
ma are famous cities for the manufacture
OF meerschanm pipes, and ut Geneva quite
q number Of the elegant smokers are to be
seen. The manufacture of the spurious
article is extensive, Paris leading in the
newer limitations. To produce the yellow
and brown %cOl0rs, so much admired in the
real meerschaum pipe, and which come
only after they are smoked some time, the
blocks are long kept in q mixture of wax
and fatty matter. These are i'm part ab-
sorbed, and, afterward, being acted on by
heat from the tobacco, the meerschaum as
sumes various shades of colors. What are
known as artificial meerschaums-made
from the parings of the genuine material,
reduced to fine powder, boiled in water
and nodded into blOcks-cannot easily be
distinguished from the real, but they are
generally heavier and more free from blem-
isles
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30
Rhymes OF Animals.

a correspondent of the Cincinnati In,
eeae writes; 4 strung the following rhyme.
10 tickle the ears of my little boys, fouI
anu six years old. They cause their man.
ma TO read 1t overland over again, and ther
ietch the big illustrated dictionary to have
ner point ont the funny animals with such
strange names, and tell what she can about
them. This fancy for rhyme and rythm il
! suppose, u characteristic of nearly all
children, and perhaps the publication OF
thus viii amuse a wider circle than NV III
Tie household. The aim has been. aftm
euphony, to have the most inconrruous
animals in juxtaposition :t9tf blBpT
Aiigator, Beetle, P~orcupine Whale,
Bobolink, Panther, Dragon.fy, Snail
crocodile, Monkey, Buffalo, Hare.
D~roinedary, Leopard, Mud-turtle, Rear
elephant, Badger, Pelican, OK.
Flying-hsh, Reindeer, Anaconda. For
Gninea-pig, Dolphin, Antelope, Goose.
Humming-bird Weasel, Pickerei. Moose
hex, Rhinoceros, Owl, Kangaroo.
yackal, Opossum, Toad, Cockatoo.
kinghsher, Peacock, Ant.eater, Bat.
Lizard, lchneumon, Honey-bee. Rat
Mocking-bird Camel, Grasshopper. Mouse
Nightingale, Spider, Cuttlefsh, Grouse
Oceiot, pheasant, Wolverine, AUX.
Periwinkle, Ermine, Katydid, Hawk.
quail, H~ippopotamus, ArmadilIo. Moth
Hattlesnake, Lion, Woodpecker, Sloth
Salamander, G%oldfnch, Angleworm, Dog.
Tiger, flamingo, Scorpion, Frog,
Unicorn, Ostrich, Nautilus, Mole,
Viper, Gorilla, Basilisk, Sole,
whippoorwill, Beaver, Centipede, Fawp.
Aanthc, Canary, Polliwog, Swan,
l~eliowhammer, Eagle, Hyena, Lark.
zebra, Chameleon, Butterfly. SHARK
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30

q "A Boston man has invented a new word
Astronometerology," and already there
are SIX men in the country who can readily
pronounce it. "''y
There ate some thirty-fve thousand mora
females than males In pbiladejnbfa nns
yet some people wonder wbv some III, a
marry bow-legged men. S
Why Does Papa Sleep So ColdPp asls n
sentimental song. Probably because man
ma ties herself up in the bed-clothes and
then rolls over to the wall with them ~
Chicago Tribune.
a fashion paper says: Gathered waiss
arc sun very much in favor with youns
iaaIes;r Ihey are with the young eentic
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30

The female thumb ia said IN h. M, i'm,
portant index to the female cbar.cte..
women with large thumbs are held nv
psychologists, physiognomists. etc. to :,
more than ordinarily intelligent-what ar
called sensible women while women v;.L
small thumbs are regarded as romant;c
According to certain authors. who nroSoss
to have been observers, a woman's hand h
more indicative of a woman's characta1
n her face, rs the latter is, to a cerra;n
extent, under the control Of temnorarv
emotions. or of the will, whereas. the form.
er is . fact which exists for any one who
understands ii to profit bv. Women w;tb
square hands and small thumbs are sa;d 70
make make good housewives and gentle wives.
Happy who Is fortunate enough 10 win
them. They are not at all romant;c h,,s
.ney are what is better, thoroughly domes-
uc. Women with long thumbs have tenn.
peis oi tneir own, and generally q long
ongue Ihere IL u hint in this to a lover
20 MN, the hrst time he seizes hold of
nus mistress hand, examine, under SOME
Pretext or another, her thumb, and if il be
arg, let MN make up his mind that rs
sooh US ne becomes a married man, he will
10 De very, very careful. Again. il
young man hnd that his lady-love has a
iarge PAIN, with cone-shaped fingers and a
small numb, let him thank his stars-for,
IN 1hat case, she is susceptible to tender.
ness, easily battered, very easily talked in.
or out OF anything, and readily managed.
II she Is a woma with a square hand.
weil,proportioned, and only q tolerably
ncveioped thumb, then she is either one Of
instinct classes of women-a practical
enha, VINO Will stand no nonsense, or sht
% u designing iemale-a woman who can.
him. N"PN
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30
Vital Questions!

Ask the most eminent physician
OF any school, what is the best thing
in the world for quieting and allaying all
irritation of the nerves and curing all
forms of nervous complaints, giving nat
ural, childlike, refreshing sleep always?
And they will tell you unhesitatingly
''Some form Of Hops!"
CHAPTER 1. g
Ask any or all of the most eminent
physicians:
"What is the best and only remedy
that can be relied on to cure all diseases
Of the kidneys and urinary organs; such
as Bright's disease, diabetes, retention oil
inability to retain urine, and all the dis
eases and ailments peculiar to women
"And they will tell you explicitly and
emphatically "Buchu."
Ask the same physicians
"What is the most reliable and sures'
cure for all liver diseases or dyspepsia
constipation, indigestion, bilhousness, malarial fever
ague, etc, and they will tell you:
"Mandrake! or Dandelion!"
Hence, when these remedies arc combined will
others equally valuable
And compounded into Hop Bitters, such n
concluded next week.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30

We am satisfied dat de cold begins
somewhat but de exact pint no man can
md out. De spot on which it starts grows
colder an colder, an bime-by, when il
gits 80 ALFRED cold dat whisky would
freeze In ten ticks oh de clock, streaks of
weather scoot off dis way am dat, and keep
growlnS till dey reach Chicago, Detroit
buffalo an all odder big places. Dis am
ae theory oh de majority OBJ dis committee.
DE minority, composed of Brudder Hem
;ock Jones, wishes me TO report dat it am
his candid opdnyun dat polar waves am de
result OBJ wind blowin' Ober stone side
walks an aroun' de co'ners OBJ brick build-
ins.'-Brother Gardner.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30
aRATEFUL-ooMFoRT1Na.
EPPS' COCOA,


by a thorough knowledge. of the natural laws
, Wncn govern the operations Of digestion and nutri.
tioI ana by a careful application of the fine proper,
tes 81 wen selected Cocoa, Mr.. Epps has provided our
breakfast tables with q delicateiy favored beverage
Wnicn may save many heavy doctors bills. II is by
NJ ?uaiclous use OF such articles Of diet that q con.
ssisution may be gradually built up until strong
enough 70 resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds
OF subtle maladies are floating around us ready TO at.
.ack wherever there Is a viewpoint. We may escape
,nl.shS q Iatai SHAFT by keeping ourselves well fortified
Civil Service Gazette. - "
Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold In
YIN Only IAN and llb) by grocers, labeled
JAMES EPPS 4 CO.,
Homeopathic Chemists, London, England.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30

The first railroad was laid in England
from Darlington to Stockton, The first
railroad in France was laid in 1882, from
st Etienne to Lyons. In 1876, after inves-
tigating the subject, Nj. Theirs said that
Railroads offer some advantages for the
transportation of travellers, so FAR as the
use of them is limited TO very short lines
terminating in cities like Paris"
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30
WAITING FOR MOTHER.
ny MARY n. BRIND.

BY MARY ID. BHIND.
The on man sits In his easy chair.
Slumbering the moments away.
Dreaming n dream that is all his own,
Or this gladsome, peaceful day.
HIS children have gathered from far and nesr.
His children's children beside
And merry voices are echoing through
The "Homestead's' hall so wide.
8ut far AWAY in the years long flown
Grandfather lives again;
And hts heart forgets that It ever knew
Ashadow OF grief and pain,
For he sees his wife as he saw her then
A matron comely and tnir,
with her children gathered around his board,
And never q vacant chair.
On happy this dream Of the Aud Lang Syne,
Ofthe years long slipped away!
And the old man's lips have gathered . smile,
And his heart grows young and gay.
But q kiss falisgently upon his brow,
From his daughters lips so true;
spinner is ready and. Father, dea
We are only waiting for you"
The old man wakes ut his daughters call.
And he looks nj the table near
'There's one OF us missing, my child" he says,
1--WE will walt till mother Is here"
There are tears In the eyes Of his children, Their
Ashley gaze on an empty chair;
For many n lonely year has passed
Since Mother sat with them there.
But the old man pleads still wistfully;
1--WE must wait for mother, you knoww
And they let him rest in his old arm chair
Till TIE sun at last sinks low.
Then, leaving q smile for the children here,
He turns from the earth away,
And had gone TO Mother" beyond The skies,
., With the close Of the quiet day. ' e
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30
HAYEsvILLE, O., Feb. II. 1880

am very glad to say l have tried Hon
bitters, and never took anything that did
me as much good. / only took two bot.
ties and would not take 800 for the
good they did me. / recommend them
to my patients, and get the best results
from their use.
G. b. MERCER NJ II
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30
Stage Kisses.

Nym Crinkle's Feuitleton describes the
different types Of stage kissing, from Alb
bolts spiritual kiss to S0ldene's explosive
burst. 1t says: "There was the platonic
kiss of Kellogg, who used to fling them
like ~icicles with her finger tips, and az
Sher. Campbell once said, There were chill.
blains in them. There was the Presbyte.
ian kiss of Ada Dyas, who used to plant
it on Montague's left ear, or on the back
of his neck, and always created an impres.
son in the gallery hat she bit him /; and the
Lolita bubble, which always sounded like
the pulling Of o cork, and seemed to be Q
number of linked kisses effervescing and
the Corinthian kiss of Wainwright-a sc.
we're affair somewhat motherly, and when
dropped upon a stock actor always fright
ened him o little bit, as if he had pulled
New Testament out of his pocket instead
of o pack of cards; and the Carey kiss-ah
The romantic Carey kiss, that never began
anywhere and never ended-that ran dow
the back, and tingled in the arms and legs
and made the hair stand on end, and wa
accompanied with laughter, whose echoes
we're undying; and the c%avernous Solden'
kiss, that opened its ponderous and marble
jaws with a report like the bursting of al
india rubber balloon. Who shall formulate
all these schools for us? Certainly no
Abbott; for hers is the spiritual kiss, ant
we are not educated up to it"
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30
LIGHT ~houses-Tents.

Light houses
A good prophet-100 per cent.
Well posted-A telegraph line.
Made of the mist-A drizzling rain.
Maid Of the mister-His sweetheart.
Made of the mystery--Hote hash.
Always in working order-Yeast.
A calico wrapper-A dry goods clerk.
The rows that all are praising-Hanlon's.
There is no Christmas in Ingersclrs cal
endar.
An animal that is always in the pound
An ounce.
The Hubites don't like Bernhardt be-
cause she has no hubby-that's the hubbub.
A cook stove may be converted into a
base burner by sitting ON it while 1t is hot.
Large mouths are now fashionable among
women. They are worn open, as heretofore
It is not necessary for q man to keep his
mug at the BARRIERS shop, but he must take
it there to be shaved.
A Baltimore clergyman recently preach
ed on the subject, "Why was Lazarus .
beggarP" We suppose because he didn't
advertise.
IA ! uecIare, cxcrHhnean ~ . Washing.
Y wish l could find q pen that would iusi
IN!suit me-" And instantly came a chorus
Try a pig pen"
why are We here ?" was the subject of
81. Louis clergyman's sermon one SIM
DAY morning. This Is indeed a hard ones.
lion, with the fare to Chicago down so
low. "
The Boston Courie,. gives the following
wise piece of advice In ita hoch alor 49,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30

Hood's Salsaparilla is an extract of tn,
best remedies of the vegetable kingdom
known as Alternatives, and Blood Puri
iiers.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30

A barber they call Uncle Dave,
Cut the face of a man he did shave
The man he was mad,
But was soon very glad,
OF the cure that st. Jacobs Oil gave
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30

EASILY PRovEN.-It is easily proven
that malarial %fevers, constipation, torpid
ity of the liver and kidneys, general de-
bility, nervousness, end neuralgia all
ments yield readily to this great disease
conquerer, Hop Bitters. 1t repairs the
ravages of disease by converting the food
into rich blood, and it gives new life and
vigor to the aged and iniirm always.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30
Opening and Closing of Nails.

viz: 4:3O o. m. " "a
Lincoln mail Is also opened at 1890 a. M. ~. .
Office open Sundays from 1900 m. to Zoo n. nj.
THOS. +. HALL, Postmaster
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30

1t is seldom that you will feel unwell
or ufier from indigestion if you use
Browns Iron Bitters.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30

Strength and health go together. OBJ
tam this happy physical state by using a
bottle OF Browns Iron Bitters.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30
SUFFER

no longer from Dyspep-
STA, Indigestion want OF
Appetite Joss OF strength
lack OF Energy, Malaria,
Fevers, &c.
BROWNS IRON BIT
TIERS never fails to cure
all these diseases.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30
Boston, November as, 1885,.

Boston, November 40, 1881.
BRowr CHEMICAL Co.
Gentlemen For years ] have
been agreatsuferer from Dyspepsia,
and could get no relief (having tried
everything which was recommend
ed) until, acting on the advice Of a
friend, who had been benefited by
BRows's IRON BITTRRs, ! tried a
bottle, with most surprising results.
Previous to taking BRowr's Iron
BIrTHRs, everything l ate distressed
me, and I suffered greatly from
burning sensation In the stomach,
which was unbearable. Since TAX
ing BRowN's Iron BrTrHRs, all my
troubles are at an end. Can eat any
time without any d~isagreeable re-
suits. am practically another
person. Mrs. w. j. FLyNS.
90 Maverick ST., E. Boston.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-30
Female Thumbs.

@. b. MERCER. M. d.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-09-29
ADVICE TO MOTHERS

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and get a bottle of Mrs. " INsLow's SOOTHING
SYRUP FOR cHIIDRLN TEETHING. It's value is
incaculable. 1t will relieve the poor little
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EMERY and iarrh9a, regulates the stomach
and 6owels.eures wind colic,softens the gums
reduces inflammation, and gives tone and energy
to the whole system. Mrs. WINsLow's SooTH
ING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEETHING is pleasant
to the taste, land is the prescription OF one OF me
oldest and best female physicians and nurses il
the United State and is for sale by all drug
gists throughout the world. Price, 25 cents g
Il t+ta
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-09-29

On Sunday evening last, another
fatal affray occurred in st. John
parish III front OF Mr.. Sarpy's
plantation, between Edmund Tudd
and Jules Thomas, Goth colored.)
The former was in company with
the latter's wiIe,when they were met
by Thomas, who endeavored p kill
his wife. Tudd, in attempting to
defend the woman. was, it Is said
killed with his own weapon. All o.
them were intoxicated.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-09-29

There was quite an excitement in
Hahnville, yesterday morning,
caused by our we'll known merchant
over the way, Mr.. 7. Q. Madere, cry
ing out, mad dog-mad dog-why
didn't you Kill him, etc. The dog
was pursued by several brave clti-
zens of color, and, after firing ahont
eight shots, the dog was exeented,
and Hahnville breathes freely once
more.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-09-29

Mr.. j. S. Brady, the efficient
manager of Mr. John A. Morris
Ashton Plantation in this parish,
has had about 100 acres Of peas on
the land under tile drainage, plewed
under with an eight horse pillow, and
intends to plow 800 acres more
on the old Kelly place, for the pur
pose of planting cane therein. The
throughness-of this work can best
from the T. s. p. r. r train, and is
pronounced perfect by all who have
examined it.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-09-29

Mrs.Lucien LeRoche, of st. John,
diedqulte suddenly,last Wednesday
She was apparently well and hearty
in the morning, and in few hours
afterwards was taken sick and died
Suddenly.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-09-29

Mr.. George w. Adams representing
the old and reliable hardware house
of Stauffer, McCready & Co., OF IL
Canal street. New Orleans, favored
Hahnville with a visit calling ON
our merchants in the interests of his
principals.