Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-25
GOOD MONEY.
The Different Denominations OF Paper
Money Accurately Describsd-A
List to Paste
In Ones Hat-National Bank Money and
Government Notes-A Treasury
Employees Opinions.

Employees Opinions.
Washington Correspondence New York
Tribune.
"Fewer persoHs would be victimized by
stshovers OF the Queer if they would famil-
iarsss Themselves with the general fea-
turesef the different issues and denomin-
atoms of our p.per currency. l see fire.
quently published statements that notes
Of small denominations have been raised
snd successfully placed in circulation.
Now, nobody of ordinary intelligence
ought to be deceived by SO transparent q
swindle as that"
The foregoing observations which fell
from the lips Ct treasury employe re-
Gently arrested the attention Of Tribune
correspondent, who asked:
"Can you give off-hand q correct de-
gcription Of each issue and denomination
Of paper currency in circulatior?"
The Treasury man confessed that he
could not do il. Two or three days after
ward he came back and ssid: 81 have
taken the trouble to look into that mat
Tier. It was greater task than l expect
fed. Here is list Of sll the different
kinds of currency with the chief cherac-
| teristics of each Issue and denomination.
| All of them have been COunteTfeited eL-
eept the silver certificates which have not
been out long enough to give counterfeit
ers an opportunity to do their work and
get the false notes into circulation. II
every man who handles money would
paste this list In his hat and test every
doubtful note by it q good many thousand
l~dailarsi in the aggregate would be saved
fevery year"
The list, condensed, is IS follows:
The old 81 Treasury note has on its
face likeness of George Washington.
The 81 silver certificate has on its face
an engraving of Martha Washington.
The 81 national bank note has on its
face an engraving of two maidens in the
attitude of peace, each grssping the 9th
er's hand; on the back Of the note Is an
engraving representing the landing OF the
:iIgrims, and on the left will be found
the coat of arms of the state In which the
bank is situated. On the right Is repre-
sentation of the American eagle sur
rounded by national enblems.
The So United States Treasury note
has on its face an engraving OF Alexander
Hamilton, with lathe-work on the back
The So national bank notes have or
their face q picture OF the Goddess o
Liberty seated by q United States fas
with a wreath on the top of Its staff, ent
the figure engraved In large proper
tions extending from the upper right-hant
corner of the bill to the center.
The 80 silver certificates have an en-
craving OF General Hancock on the lef
OF their face, and green lathe work on tn
: back.
The IS national bank notes (old issue
d. have on the left OF their face an engraving
Il representing the discovery of America b.
Columbus, and on the right scene IL
which appear Pocohontas and John Smith
On the back is an engraving representa-!
the landing Of Columbus. The new issue
have on the left of their face picture O
Garfield. On the back of the note, lef
side, is the coat of arms of the state Il
which the bank is situated; and on tn
right is representation Of the America
eagle, surmounted by the letters "U. S..
in monogram. The note is brown on tn
back.
The Sc silver certificates have on thei
e faces vignette Of General Grant, and o
the backs are scrolls representing fv
= silver dollars.
The SIS United States Treasury note
(oId issue) have On the left side of thei
face an engraving Of the Goddess Of Lib
erty, with Alexander Hamilton on tn
= right and green lathe work on the bach
The new issues have an engraving c
Fl jackson on the left, 8 pioneer scene Q
the right and lathe work on the bsck.
:. The SO Treasury note new issue) hav
sn engraving Of Daniel Webster on tn
left Of their face, the scene of Pocahonta
and Captain Smith on the right and lat4
? work on the back. The old issue note
g have likeness OF Abraham Lincoln on tn
= left, an American eagle In the center an
the Goddess Of Liberty on the right.
!, The $40 National Bank notes Col
= issue) have on the left of their face a
engraving of BEN amin Franklin DRAWN
= the lightning from the clouds, and on tn
right a representation of the Goddess {
n Liberty borne by the American eagle. o
Is the back of these notes Is q represents
n ton of De Soto discovering the Missis
sippi river. The new issues have choc
= elate colored backs with the engrayin
Of De Soto omitted.
The $40 silver certificates Gold issue
have on their face likeness of Robel
d Morris, the back of these notes bein
white and black. The new certificate
have on the center of their face like
o ness of Vice-President Hendricks, an
n have green backs.
= The $40 legal tender United State
n notes (old issue) have in the center {
- their face picture Of the goddess of lib
erty with sword and banner and latt
q work on back Of notes. The notes Of II
Is new issue have on the left picture
L Alexander Hamilton and on the right
the goddess of liberty with sword an
u shield.
q The $40 national bank notes have G
q the left of their face representation {
l. the battle Of Lexington, snd on the rigt
l. is the goddess Of liberty, surrounded
l. emblems of the different arts and trade
: of the country. The old issues of thes
;. notes have on the back q representatio
u of the baptism of Pocahontas, the ne
Is issue having chocolate-colored bac
with this engraving omitted.
The $40 gold certificates have on Il
left of their face s picture of Garfield an
in the center the word ''gold" in lare
p colored letters, while on the back of Ii