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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-19
THE ARIZONA KICKER.

Its Motto Is "Li,e and Let Live"-An
Obituary and "A Free Pass.
The last issue Of The Arizona Kicker con
tains the following interesting items:
CANT Do 1--WE have been offered s25
n cash ana Darrci OF wiz piuTn vinegar to
publish the record Of the man VINO runs the
weekly further down the street While there
is no doubt in our mind that he IS bigamst
horse thief, barn burner and anarchist sym
pathizer we know what belongs 70 decency
and we positively refuse the bride.
There is too much mud throwing among
the editors Of the west, anyhow. They seem
To have forgotten what is due 70 the position.
II one Of our doctors kills a patient 10y some
mistake the rest are always ready to swear
him clear II one Of the editorial fraternity
makes trip, the rest are eager TO pitch into
him. Il shouldn't be 50. There should be
more Of the fraternal spirit-more Of the
pride of profession. Therefore while we are
perfectly satisfied that the bald headed, bow
legged. squint eyed old coyote who calls him
self the editor of the morbund dish rag
eleven doors below ought 10 be in state prison
for life, We are not going 10 forget what be
longs 10 the amenities Of editorial life.
PASSED AwAY.-"lnjun joe as he was
familiarly called, has finally passed IN his
checks, although he hung on for year longer
than any one thought no could He crept
into one OF the a. a 7. stage coaches and
surrendered TO the grim destroyer We al
ways looked upon Joe as half witted, but we
beg 10 acknowledge our mistake In his last
hours he wrote down the fact on II bit Of pa
per that we owed him seven dollars borrowed
money, and that bit Of paper was left where
il could not help but be seen. The first we
knew OF his death was when the coroner
brought in the note We borrowed the money
a year ago, and as Joe had never dunned US
We supposed II had slipped his mind. We
shall probably have 10 pay IL, but whether
we shall DO So before appealing 10 the law re
mains TO be seen.
DESERVING or PATRONAGE. 1t IS over
seven months since the A. & T. COACHES were
put on 70 connect our town with the outside
world The Kicker has not before mentioned
the fact, for the reason that no pass was sent
TO us II "a stage coach or railroad com
pany starts out with the idea that IT can pad.
die its canoe without the aid OF the press, the
best way is to give them rope We have
been giving the A. q T. line rope. Yesier
day il threw up its hands and sent us IL beau.
tiful annual pass
The Kicker nov takes pleaSurein calling pub
lie attention 10 the fact that the A. a T. Stage
Line company, limited, has three roomy and
comfortable vehicles running from the post.
Office 10 Topknot Station, on the U. 7. road,
nine miles away. The fare is very low, the
drivers safe men, and the speed satisfactory
Il is ali enterprise which deserves patronage,
and we hope the company will have tho sup
port and good wishes Of avery citizen Of the
town. Detroit Frss Press
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-ges Dy means OF the signing Of his auto
graph to all the paper money used by the
~eople Of this country. Immediately
MIR. Illusions autograph will become one
Of the most valuable and popular known
70 the common people. Ii is for his
name, signed az the lower right hand
corner of small pieces Of paper, that
$500, 900 Of human beings will do more
or less struggling. make many sacri-
fees, and often will they msurn because
they get il not. To accommodate all
the people who want his autograph Mr.
Huston will be compelled to sign his
name great many times a day,
and. work as industriOusly as he
NAV. the chances are that even
then some poor mortals will be dis
appointed, while others will get much
more than their share. This is not Mr.
Illusions fault, nor Uncle Sans, for
these worthy gentlemen would be much
happier if they could make enough
money 50 that no one need 60 without
Probably if they were 10 print a thou
SlIu ao llhtl 80 wy -"
print, a few men would succeed in hog
cling the major share and in leaving but
a small portion to be divided among a
great many millions of the less fortunate.
II you should be lucky enough to get
hold OF few of Mr.. Illusions autographs
and TO retain them long enough to make
a study Of their appearance, do not I'M
agine that Mr.. Huston made them IN the
good old way, with pen and ink. Mr..
Huston.is an accomplished penman and
an industrious sort Of person, but II he
were to set out to sign with pen and ink
all the money which Uncle Sam puts in
circulation, it would take him about
thirty years, working with all his might
ten hours day and doing nothing else,
10 sign the new notes that 90 out in a
single year. If wo had to wait on Mr..
Illusions pen, nimble though it is, in
about six weeks there would be very lit
tie paper currency in the country, ex-
cept lot of old bills, 50 worn and rot
ten as to be barely able to hold together,
and such growing about the scarcity OF
money as wac never before heard Of.
There was a time when greenbacks
were signed by pen, and what task IT
wasl That was at the beginning Of the
late war, when the specie had run out
and something had to be provided for
payment of the soldiers and contractors
who were carrying on the gigantic opera
tons of civil hostilities. As every body
knows, the greenback was the device hit
upon, and sixty millions of dollars of tic
old demand notes" were issued as fast
as they were wanted. These notes were
signed by several men, authorized 70 do
so as the representatives of the treasurer
Of the United States and the register of
the treasury. For nine months they did
nothing else. Occasionally when the
needs Of the government rose to nearly
a million dollars day they had TO work
twenty hours out of twenty-four, IN order
that there might be funds to pay the men
who were fighting the battles and the
commissaries who were feeding them
One Of the men who signed these notes
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most IaItnfuI omclais the government
ever had, still lives in Florida, where II
is said he scrawls his famous autograph
in the sand and with it frightens away
tho festive ailigators. Yet, even wealth
is not immortal, and riches take wings
and fly away. for of that vast sum OF
Spinner money" only s35,ooO,ooo re
main outstanding" at this day-proba-
bly, not more than one-half Of 1t in ex
istence. Soon spinners signature, ono,
in the poke; Of every man who owned
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"Wuz large Washington Married Nom"
\ ouestiOn of Propriety.

ogestion of Propriety.
The Tribune, just before the centennial
celebration, published the estimates u a
number Of noted men and women on the
character and services OF George Washing
ton. Their views were somewhat widely at
variance II IS however. safe TO say that
none Of them resembled to any great extent
the ideas advanced below
The morning Of the celebration two servant
girls were overheard discussing the day and
its teachings IN a South Side kitchen Nora
was busily engaged in washing the breakfast
dishes when Bridget, the girl in the house
next door, entered The conversation, in
form and substance il not IN accent, was as
follows.
"Mornin' t'yo, Nora"
Same t'ye, Biddy darlintn
AN is 1t wurrukin' ye ARR
"Thrue fur ye, an whoi not'
We've no roight to be slavin' tn day; it,
the cintin'yal dye moind"
1.-The cintinyal! Fwhat's this ye're giyin'
mel"
Dim tellin' ye no loi at all Nike wuz
tellin' me- Diyil a sthroke Of worruk IS the
byes doin' tn day, savin' the p'icemen"
An what's the cintinni - tincinny
fwhat's the name sc wor givin it,"
20, something about wan hoOndrod years
ago the furrust president WIZ afther bein'
crowned or something"
AN who WIZ the furrust PRESIDENT /
dunnoT
He wuz felly named large Washin'ton,
Oh Think
IAN what wuz be afther doin'r
"Sure, ho wuz til father ay his country
An its celebratin' his mimory til day they
air, an livery wan has holiday"
"Oi dunno. Oh dunno. Sorra bit o me
liver heerd the praste asphakin' av him An
wuz he a married mOnT
"Oi dunno
Thin Dim not sure at all, at all, that hes
a proper soobjec' fur two varchewous col
leens the loikes ay US { be convarsin' upon 80
free lOike bechune us
"Thrue fur ye, Nora; ye wuz allays deli
cate on the soobjec' ay propriety."
And the subject was dropped Chicago
Tribune
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wOrkmen there made short shift Of their
part of the task Of making ready for the
issue of new money.
Within a few days bright and pretty
illusion money will be in circulation.
In few months the country will be
flooded with it. If you have friend in
the treasury ask him to get for you a set
of ones or twos, or fves if you prefer
bearing the autographs Of all the treasur-
ers Of the greenback era, from Spinner
down to Huston. Though the bills look
much alike and there are but seven
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When girl has pretty, round arm:
short sleeves are admissible. With these
are worn long silk mitts, suede gloves OIL
black ones which reach above the elbow
Black pebble kid Oxford or Newport
ties can be worn during the day for full
dress. and for evening slippers of kid OF
satin, usually black, but sometimes OF
the color of the gown. are worn. Very
large rosettes-that is, long and rather
narrow-are sewn upon them. giving
slenderness to the foot, and high gilt
heels are as often seen as the common
sense ones. OLIVE HARPER.
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). w. Whelpley, still lives and works in
the same Office he then occupied, though
now as assistant treasurer Of the United
States. He could sign up TO five thou
sand notes a day, and 10y working late
into the night could work oil as many as
seven thousand. But there was on the
scriveners' force man named Evans
John Evansville was the mainstay of
the soldier as pay day approached.
Evans was a phenomenal penman, and
when the authorities got into tight
places, in the calls made on them for
ready cash. as they frequently did. they
would 90 to Evans and ask him 10 put
on steam When pushed to it Evans
could sign 1900 notes in twentyfour
hours, and get rest enough to enable him
TO start in again the following day. But
in order to do this he abbreviated his
already short name 10 -. Evans" and
wrote that with "a mere dash of his pen
leaving an autograph which a stranger
could never decipher, and yet one which
nobody could counterfeit. 1t is a curl
GUS fact that although SG0, 100000 of
these notes were issued and put into cir
culation, many millions of them TO sol
diers in the field, all but $50 900 have
been redeemed at the treasury, showing
that not great deal Of currency was
lost or destroyed even in those troublous
times.
OF this $50 900 outstanding, a few hun
dreds dribble into the redemption bureau
every year-old bills which some soldier
was paid off with down in Dixie, and
which he has boarded till this day for
the sake of their associations. The
money counters in the redemption bureau
say they occasionally get hold of old
demand notes" Of the issue OF 1861, and
greenbacks Of 1862 and 1868, which are
discolored by blood. but otherwise almoT'
like new. These notes, say the clerk,
were sewn in the lining of the uniform
Of some soldier who was wounded, and
who. on recovering brought the BLOOD
stained greenpacks home as souvenirs OF
mis- part in the war, carefully preserving
them till compelled by adversely TO pay
them out for the necessities Of life.
As the war progressed the needs of the
government in the way OK paper cur
rency became 80 enormous that even the
nimble Evans and his co-workers were
unable 10 move their pens rapidly enough
10 keep up with the demand for green
backs. and the names % the treasurer
and register were then printed upon the
face Of the bills. Mr.. Huston is the
seventh man 10 gain the honor of having
his name printed upon the paper money
OF the country as the responsible issuing
ofiicer-the man deputed by the govern
ment 10 sign in its name its millions upon
millions of promissory notes The first
Of the seven was +. T. Spinner, general.
ly known as "Old Spinner" who, as
treasurer through the war, and up to
1875, had the pleasure Of seeing his name
90 upon the most extensive issue Of pa
per money ever made by government
In similar time No fewer than one
billion and five hundred millions Of dol
lars Of money went into circulation in
fourteen years, bearing the famous sig |
nature Of "Old Spinner signature
which for many years was one Of the
standing jokes Of the country.
'Oid Spinner" who was one Of the |
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long as a dollar note, and a ten dollar
note twice as long as five dollar.
over at the money mill, as the bureau
Of printing and engraving is known, is
a huge vault filed with the steel plates
on which something like four billions Of
dollars of money has been printed. The
plates now in use are the silver certifi-
Gates, the national bank notes. the inter
est checks and few other minor forms
of collateral. Some of these plates cost
a thousand dollars apiece, but every one
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Sensible II Not Gracious.

An invalid lady Of this city, noted for her
wit US well as her amiability, says in note
to friend:
81 am suffering from dropsy, and what dc
you think my wicked brother saysi He says
| ought TO eat heaps OF blotting paper. I'm
dianapolis Journal
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A Cruel Maid.

Mistress IA very kind hearted one Did you
drown the kittens Us directed. Mariei
Marie-Oui, madame
did you warm the waterr
mon, madame"
What do you mean 10 tell mo that you
drowned those poor little kittens in ice cold
waterl You cruel girlln-Yankee Blade
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Owens & Minor Drug Co.
OPPOSITE POsTOFFICE.
Remarkable Cure
OF RHEUMATISM.


BIRMINGHAM, ALA, August l., 1857.
ProprietOrs Hunnicutt Rheumatic Cure.
Gentlemen, fall and winter Of 1856
was stricken down with lniiammatOry kheu
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months, and after got out went on crutches
for thirty DAYS longer. had the best OF medi-
cal attention. swallowed a fearful lot of drugs.
and grew worse from day 70 day.
A friend sent me one half bottle OF
HUNNICUTT'S RHEUMATIC CURE.
found among the persons who had tried it
a recommendation from DR.. Pemberton, OF
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Of his experience. and his honest opinion Oh
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W. n. HUNTER. 4. ;. COMMISSIONS
Fifth judicial Circuit of Alabama.
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CONNECTIONS

Train No. 30 connects daily ~ keyWi's
for Chase City. Cluksvilie. and Oxford.
Durham. Henderson and Raleigh con
meets a. Greensboro FOR Durham
Raleigh, Salem. and winston, aud al points 0l
North Carolina ID. vision. nt salisbury tor Ash.
vile. Hot Springs and an points iu western
North Carolina. and az Charlotte for e.. G. a
A. Il. K.
Train No. 90 connects daily al Greens
bOrO' for Salem. Winston. Raleigh. Colds.
bOrO'. and HOrehead City 40 Salisbury .0i
Asheville, Hot Springs. and all poinfsl 'r
Western North Carolina; 40 Charlotte With
Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta railroad fol
COlumb.a, Augusta. Aiken, Charleston, swan.
nah. ThOmasyiilc. Ga, Jacksonville and Other
Florida points, also with carolina contra
railroad for Wilmington.
Trains from the South arrive az Aichnond
Kin N NJ .L- L n
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FASHIONS LATE DECREE.
GIRL ARE TO DRESS SIMPLY AND
LEAVE DIAMONDS TO OoWAGERs.
The Empire styles Suit the Slender ana
willowy hut Fashion Commences to
Lave Them on, Though the Directors
STYLE Remains-Loveiy Dresses
special Correspondence. !

NEW YORK, May 16.-Fashion is a
Jealous goddess and likes to make her
mower felt. No sooner does she see that
her slaves have humbly accepted her
last caprice than she turns squarely
about and says: You shall not wear
this and that any longer, but something
else" And it has to be done. Just now
the order has gone forth to stop wearing
the empire dresses. though the directoire
STYLES are still to be permitted us. Why
this is nobody can say. but so it liz.
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One Whaler Sufficient

First Boy with penchant for the seal
Say, Bully, wouldn't you wish you could 20
a-whalingi
Second Boy-No, Dad does all the whaling
for our family. Boston Budget.
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An Iufpo.lflou.

By the Tigers Door. Tramp-Say, sport
couldn't you lend me trihe to get night.
lodgingl | used To be a gambler myself once
Asa Shufiium-Then why the deuce do you
want to sleep at night Go on; you're all i'm.
postor.-Texas Siftings.
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a dollar, or even a ten cent shin
plaster" will have become a curiosity.
Treasury officials say the average life
Of a bank note Of the denomination Of one
dollar or two dollars is only three years.
Though for dollar note many a poor
wretch must work from morning till
night. it is after all but frall piece OF
paper, and quickly becomes worn and
ragged from use as it goes on its journey
Of good or evil through the world. \
five dollar note will last five times a.
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The Old story.

There once vas brave OF the Sioux
Who into gun muxklo blioux.
TO SEQ II twas loaded-0
The rife exploded.
As he ought 70 have known IL woule uoux
Boston Courier
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Millions In II.

why do you sigh, Helenf
"Oh, nothing. | was only wishing that
could buy that man just around the corner Of
the screen at my valuation, and sell him at
his own Time
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The Golden Rule.

JUDGES there any reason why shall not
pronounce sentence upon youi
Prisoner-No; do by mo just as you woull
DO by yourself were you in my position -
Omaha World.
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A smile.

"Willie's like piece Of flannel" said Tom
my, AS he watched his small brother cuddled
up in the bath tub.
why do you say that, TommyP
Because be shrinks when he is washed. -
Harper's Young People.
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Owens & Minor Drug 20.
Wholesale Agents,
Richmond. Va.
WHAT AN OLD MAN, ~ YEARS OF AGE
HAS TO : A Y
CoSCERsIsG THE
Chase City Mineral Water
PORTLAND, NorTAwAY COUNTY, VA,

PORTLAND, NorTAwAY COUNTY, VA,
August Is, 1855.
Mr.. N. H. Hardy. chase City, "a.
Sir-For many years | suffered very much
from dyspepsia. With It's complications. such
as neryOusn ness, neuralgia. Indigestion, consti-
patton, liver affection, ETC., until ! became al
most a confirmed invalid. During the time l
was treated by intelligent physicians, who pre-
scrfled various remedies. | used both llthia
and other mineral waters. also DR.. Warmers
Celebrated Liver and Kidney Cure, all TO but
little advantage.
Hearing OF your y-discoyered Chase
City Mineral Water" | sent FOR and obtained
a case Of IL. Ii lasted me about three weeks
during which time improved SO much az 70
be able 20 leave home, which had not been
able to do for months previous. then went 70
Chase City and continued the use OF the water,
fresh from the well. for four weeks. which
gave me more real benent than all the Other
remedies combined. Ny nerves were soon
quleted. could sleep well all night, my gloomy
fears SIM fOrebOdings vanished. my mind be
came bright and cheerful. | could enjoy the
company of my friends (which before avoid
rd), my appetite increased. my digestion
greatly improved eco that could eat almost
any kind Of food with inpunityl, the constipa-
giOn was relieved. and the kidney affection
greatly benetted-all OF which | attribute 70
the use OF your mineral water.
| must say, in conclusion, that consider the
discovery Of this water q blessing 70 dWtcfed
humanity. Away with your drugs and nos.
trumsl Go 10 natures fountain OF health
Drink of its healing water. Go drink, and be
made whole" J. u. PO" ELL.
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A Chicago Diploma.

Dullard-i SEQ old Killmer has taken 10
doctoring. Is be having any SUGGEST
Brightly-Successi Why, he cured twenty.
eight hams last vinter.-Lowell Citizen
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BILLIONS OF SIGNATURES.
THE UNITED STATES TREAsUReR's
MUCH SOUGHT AUTOGRAPH.

\ Biiiicn and q Half OF "spinncrs-S. ~
Huston's win Soon Adorn Uncle Sans
Monsy-n Must Ne Done by Machinery
s Interesting Autographs
WASHINGTON, May i6.-In few days
the plate printing presses Of Uncle Sans
big money mill will begin grinding out
crisp. beautiful bank notes and silver
certificates with new name signed TO
them. j. n. Huston. the new treasurer
OF the United States, will soon take pos
session Of the Office to which he has been
appointed by the president. and then his
name will be sentthundoring down the
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PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE.

Ask your druggist for 1t and If he hasn't II
make him order IT for you.
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ames, they represent the era of mar'el'
in national growth, constitutional reccn-
struction, material prosperity and skill
full public financiering
Walter WELLMAN.
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DRUGS. MEDICINES. &c.
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We keep all the year round PLUSH CASES
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All kinds of MINERAL WATERS both at
wholesale and retail. We are agents torthe now
Justly celebrst Dyspepsia cure, CHAsEClTf
LITHIA wA1hS which we deliver In any
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awe haveall the leading brands Of CHEWING
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Give our PLANTATION CIGAR trial. Re
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Physicians prescriptions carefully prepared
by competent Pharmacists. and none but the
PUREST MEDICINES USED.
Persons contemplating having painting done
ought TO call and get Color Card and prices
of WadeswOrth's Silica Paint, which Is better
and cheaper than Lead and OIL
Please remember that for everything usually
found In a tirstc wholesale and retail drug
store, 20 20
Owens & Minor Drug Co.
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