Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-01-07
! CONFEDER MONEY.
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mGH 4tadA y We ciWays piit,d $50 -
nNsinsn rAfcsily fellow. In Mos days
nloshefn Nnan Aurnel NJ thsir norss at @shin-
plagrH ia.t ~ lAoy IL nov - pennisa I
1ha eillVrsnt xtNts< cf ths Csntsaerncy hal
il,olr foalni4. pai1 y - ssato troopG ard fsls
ts<e aslsa, tsss-t z141ra a. ssssnsfhs
CuhfedssHte money Is handsome "
ecur tlie paper Is inferior. but some OF the
deiSas are vel executsd. II has bias
bacx on which ars intr;csts curves and cir
cles and curls, and It's value denoted by a
single word In letters an inch and half
tall There Il no uniformity In the desi sns
On some bills there will b. imaginary h.ads
and sketchei--a woman, . pile Of arms, a
rush {, battis. On 9th rs appear hxeass oS
Of Confslsfate heroes and Confederate
Satehouscs; as Jeirsrson Davis on tho fftiei
and Alaxander H Stephens on tho twsntiesl
Tbs Ma hyi.le, Tenl, state hou0 on tho
twentiea sni the Richmond, Va,
state house on tho 6vea. The face
II Confederate money Is colo-ed pink
srouni the lkenetse.. TIE frst bills wers
simple notes. payable In six months Tho
second apd all subsequent issues were made
payable at different tiui,l "after ratiflca-
ton OF . treaty Of peass between the Con-
federats States Of America and the United
States"
Confederate money was not long IN going
telow par. During tho war It wal not tbs
sxtortion Of merchants which ran up prices
70 fabulous figures, but II was the dsprscia-
tion Of the currency. In some section, calico
sid Tor SlU Q yarl, good shoss at $50 ana
800 pair. Fifteen dollars wouli purchas,
spool Of thread or pep,r Of pima Msdi.
cines and all Injuries were 90 hard 70 get ~
hu,bands and natural pr, tsctors-thcy wsrs
not in the market Tor that sort Of paper. A
silver dollar was worth at least thirty Con.
federato dol!ara The Confedsracy under
stood that il had " protect It's currency a.
veil as It's rigitS, nhi an act was passed
making 1t treason for moneys to bs ex,
rhsngea at different valuss There h some
thing tender aud pathetic In ths willingno q
u the gray soldiers to reosive Confedsrats
bills for pay. Thsy knew Il. depreciation,
but they loved the principles IL reprssented.
1T took . ha.tul of tbs paper to
my Q loaf OF Bread" said an old
war horse 3, an Eng Iirsr writer; -but bread
bought with It t,sted mighty sweet
Preat gollyr said another. II was In NOR.
tal dread the whole paper supply Of tho
CvuUbIy WOUA1 ktSO Out tbioJ AD>uo1 HD k0UtQ
Of sbe stun. and that ws would have to a.
w.shout periodicals anl nova" There wsre
sharp men ia ito south WAC ncySr had con,
fienoe 10 Confederate money, an thsy
never kept il as long rs . week. Thsy were
always on the buy. They bought every,
thing Out neSroesl, and were g'ad ~ buy NJ
higa p-icss-at any prIce. Result CON
mended their wisdom. Whoa ths war ended
they wsrs tho propriet1rs. willis other.
- .rs .sssl:,:s 80 g Ka rs RlHs;essk balls
Mon.y aecurahlse3 ~ rApialy On some
men Sant thsy krpt q IN large bexos. II bar.
rels, In turcau-irawers Tie writer m,an.
Con:clsrats moasy; silver ami gol were
unknown euansltN. Thi, was u, sort Of
stun they mad to i've on nEl tase consor. In
when days were dark and dreary-valuslen
notes. a miserable an eye-sors as can DO Inn
a,inol
III 1863 law was passsd BY mort OF the
southera states for the roiief Of trIstse-, ad.
minsssrators ani exscutor. who might have
In their p.S .essioa Confederate monsy raal-
ised from sales. BY dspositins the money
In the Q:6cs Of ths ordinary or probate juig1
oftaS county and swearing thai it was the
am ,unt rJceivoi for taat property, tie
guardian or administI ator was roleasel
from all liability. Ike q two sdgsi swori.
this law cut two way. 1t was blessing ~
many honest msn, and II lsd into tempta.
tim o.hors who were not strong 70 resist
The ward's lands and houses went into tha
possession OF tbs fond guardian who paid
for Il with LID. kisssi Oh the Bible. and q
number Of worthieu blue-hack bills STUCK
In pigeon-hols IN the ordinary's offias. An
Enquirer writer was recently shown in
Georgia large amounts OF Cnfsfsrats
money thu, dopo sitel; o1s lot o. SD bills
there wero 40 Of theIu| Nesmed 50 bright
and Grip that eyes sparklsI at the sight
Tners has never hssn . GRAZ, among the
curiosity collectors Tor Confe terate money.
At old bo- x-stores and small shops Il is
bought and sold once in'a long whila Ths
81, 900 bill Il scarce, ani readily finis buyers
at 81 or g each, tha $500 bill oan be bought
for 70 or 30 cents, the other denomination
cum be had for a song.
Soon after the war men and women hogan
to know for cert dnty That their money
was valuable only as paper. The Ingenious
housewives began 10 nss 1t - money never
before was ussI Many families were
compelled 70 move from fns homes to poor
onea They would have little furniture 10
to take with thsm, but always . boz Of Con-
ssderats money ami some bondx Thay
would nnd their new home In deplorabls
condition, and at cnce they would begin 70
improve IT. appearance BY papering It with
old Journals and periodically AID putin.
above and below bo rider madc Of Confei.
at, money. Screens, were made Of bonds
with monsy borslers-fn fact, everything
supply u rasts and pink treasury noteA