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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-31

and Is now recognized as IN absolute
necessity for trade purposes.
The chronological history of the bit
of silver furnished by the United States
treasury is rare document. It roads
as follows:
Authorized to DO coinc,l Act OF Atr.ra l7p9:
weight 4l0 grains; fineness. .sN2A
Weight changed Act OF January is 1887. to
i12H grains
itncncss changed. Act OF January fS 1857, to
Coinage discontinued Act OF FEBRUARY la,
fS73 -
Total umount coined to February II ts7a IS.
Ql. o3S ~
Coinage rcru5nortzcd, Act Of Froruary %
Amount coined from March 1, 1874 to Decen.
Der 81, 1852. ssS32oG3o7 dDcluding si,s37 re-.
COMEDY
Totnl amount coined 70 December 81 1854,
S8J7.C69239
Although the coin was first authorized
IN l102 the first dollar did not appear
until two years later.
1t was crude in design as compared to
the present, but, everything considered,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-31

the full figure of
a ! I'D y neatly
dressed in a ho1v-
ing garment Her
gaze WIS fixed
b &c kward. and
she rested con-
fl de ntl y on q
S h c Id bearing
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-31

l nc design mas
been changed six
times already,
and once it was
wiped out of eX-
istcnco entirely
by the trade tloL.
lar. But, PhG-
Unlike, it rose
from the ashes.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-31

tho legend Liberty" He forgot to
put the thirteen stars in, however, and
the coin was soon called in Of neccs-
sity new issue was made Tho design
was the same, only the dear lady looked
little moro defiant and was surround
cd by the usual stellar assortment
The dollar Of 1888 was the first really
artistic bit Of coin turned ont by the
mipts Those preceding it were rather
crude: the milling was at times bad.
In 1878 tho slaughter on silver re-
suited in its decentralization Then be-
gan the era of the trade dollar of 900
fincncss. That piece of silver, the cause
of 50 much trouble to the Gnonc;.l
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-31

gold The splendid hend on tho front
OF the piece, it is clai,rcd, was drawn
from life, the model being q young
schoo!mistrcss named Decker, for
whom the artist entertained a very
warm feeling. 1t Is certainly tho pro-
flo of very MISUNDERSTANDING young
woman, one quite capable Of handling
the future statesman of the Quaker
City. Mr. Morgan. thrifty soul, de-
termincd that tho government should
not reap all the benefit of his art, placed
his initial on both sides of the design.
The silver dollar has had lots of
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-31
1t Iias Had Several Designs, and an Adj
dillon To tho Family VIII Soon 10 Is-
s,Ictl-What tho Now Cartwi,ccI
VIII Look Like.
The American public Is to be supplied
with new silver dollar says the Sar

An artist named
Morgan, an Eng
ltshnan by birth,
residing in Phil
ado ! hia, d c.
signed the dollar
now in nsc and
received $500 of
United States
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-31

III ID u s O I I n G
country, ran O
b r ! c {, cvcntful
course. The lady
b C d forth her
olive branch TO
the distinguished
silver advocates
in vain They
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01

A, soon as the tender thinks that the worn cTe hoe
n,ec he shuts up the chimney and packs GVeI , and
lie tLen spends about two DAYS in pacHng lc uV md
watches for crevce> through which snohc lTo"reIS #
closeS mem as soon as they discovered I'm 10
water are now hauled TO the pit. ana Worhhen Of
omen nm side and take the charcoal II a Win
IRE shonld be found they at once da,lo thr"wn
water and a. the work progresses Wavn orates TO
into the plt while the -;,.,'" thus createu 20 fire
ali parts of the coal and essc;S the uanSol nre
As rule all the coal is removed AT , Ola has burned
plt is Glad when he gets it Off his hands, 1,s T. hauled
bnsIcls 10 900 are made in a pit I'M, - bnndred
away in wacon loads of eighty bushels 70 oI hnshel
bushels and sold for about hiten cen rem zach pit
According to chemists only 90 T. - per driven OIL as
wood remains as charcoal. the rest BENZ uri'en "
gases Charcoal IS 90 per cent carbon, xrsri,nent
Charcoal is great disiniectant , M He pnt the
made by scotch doctor illustrates TINS ,Lree
h"dies Of Two dogs into charcoal bait. WIN oes The
Iorors NJ cool on all sides At the end OF SIX
t va oudned and tho remains taken out N9 IS
was left but the skeletons and the skins ana had taen
thc weather was warm and the experiment H ban nor
Mace In the doctOr's LABORATORY no Olo ~ ,%o cases
ceptibe. The explanation OF TINS Wa set loose
,vcrc absorbed by the charcoal and atterWarn s0' ~
I'm such small quantities as not to be hot'oo"'i0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
STAMPING LETTERS BY MACHINERY.
\ PROPOSED SAVING or LABOR At THE POST.
OFFICE -Tr.pF

\ PROPOSED SAVING or LABOR AT THE POST
OFFICE HERE.
There IS prospect that the inadequacy Of tho
force Of men in the Postonlcc here will be rene
died In part by the Introduction II machines for stamp
ug letters. The work has always been done hero
By hand until recently. when one machine was 80
cured. and the pieces Of mail matter handled IN
a week amount 10 million, in number, the stamping Is
no small task. The men say they get used to tho
occupatlon but II cannot be enjoyable one never
ihcle>s this pounding Of letter, with stamp by the
thousand. In addition, the force Of clerk AZ the
General Posoce has not been increased In proportion
to the growth In the postal service. the men have
b. work hard and long 20 send letters to their detna
lions with promptncss.
several machines have been invented TO do the
stamping and a number Of one KIND are IN use in tho
nc,t0n Postoficc. They DO their work rapidly and
efficiently. and the whole give satisfaction y ma
chine Of a different type Is In the Post0lco
here. II is made In syracuse. and Is driven hy
electricity Two men are needed T. run it. one -
them 10 feed II and the other 10 carry away tho
stamped letters It's capacity j, 10000 an hour. SO
there Is considerable saving Of labor for an cN.
pcrlcnccd man cannot stamp more than 6,Ooo an
hour. and could not average that number for several
hours at time IL /, safe 10 sly that the machine
do the work Of seven or eight men.
Another ADVANTAGE Of the invention is that II PIT,
more distinct and readable in ption on IL, Letter,
th,n the clcrH can. Ever, one la, seen letters ON
Which it /, difficult, If MT impossible to read whence
and AT what time they were ,"ut out and when and
whcr, they arrived. The machine. however. print,
the character sharply and clearly In every case.
Generally the introduction OF labor saving ma
chiucry more or les opposition amIuS the
men who-c work the invent doc, but such Is nj
the case in the present instance. The employees have
100 much to do not to wish 10 BE- rel we'd Of part OF
their abors Again tho postal cuisines, g,oWe
constantly so the task OF the men would
undcr present conditions grow heavier t.mo
GOES on Another consideration Is that the machines
can stamp only letter.. and not even such Of them
are OF much more than the ordinary thickness. 80
the VIII stll have 20 stamp packages. papers
thick letters, etc, by hand.
Tie o~Drrs Of the invention will not sell any Of
their machines T. tho pO,tOficc. but willing IL
rent them. They have not yet come t. terms with
the postal authorities. but when thcy do number II
the machines will be put In use. About dozen will
be set up I'm the General PO,tofce. and probably two
each I'm every Of the various branches. When
the new arrangement Is made there ought 10 be- general
sati ,factOn for not only VIII the postal employees be
relieved from OvcrwOrk 10 some extent, but the
public will also be better serted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01

envelope Received from = name of postofhce) WIN
request to Postmaster to mall -, ,o.o
As will be by this the name OF the plaie co
from which the Letter Is mailed is given, as - dlso
the fact that request had teen made to man II i0
the Pittsburg pOstOfCe When Postmaster hCh !ca
was asked his reason for not dong as reaue said
without writing the fact the envelope, ne 'dlu
wa have made II o rule TO do this 50 that IL WIZ
be impossible to the mails for fraudulent pun Pose
Anyway IL thai Endorsement was not on H. ule ctue,,
would bear lie on ia face, il would be stanPe9
mailed at Pittsburg, when in reality 1T was mai .
some other place only the other day got a lelte,
from Chicago which cont inei an envelope addIesscG
to lady at Chicago. The request came with u IIs'
mali 1t from Pittsburg. ! did So but that Ihdoisc-
ment was on il, and IL the writer thought he was
fooling some one he mistaken
This rule Of the Pttsburg Posto1icc is unknown 10
large mai ority Of people In the city ana humncI
Of them who have been sending letters over over t"s
country TO postmasters 10 RENAL are being tooled a
letter carrier in the Pttsburg office, in speaking on 'c
case, said . o
81 know particular instance where some one one
Is being fooled. ] deliver letter 10 lazy on my
route occasionally which has been mailed from Cncago
with the statement printed the front that II va,
sent from Pittsburg, Penn. The lady one DAY aSkeu
me the meaning OF the Endorsement, and tOu ner'
She grew very excited and said -
"'YOu see my husband is trying to 1901 me le
tells that he has to be in Chicago about -FOUR uas
every two weeks and he claims he i writing TO me
from that place. and here he leaves IhttSbnrs
will keep all these letters and get even WIFI MN
sOm day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
GILpIy's COSTLY CABLEGRAM.
From The Philadelphia Press.


Governor Gilpin. Of Colorado, had to pay s147 for
one Il The first cable that went over the ocean
Gilpln was a good natlrcd sort Of fellow. and the
probability is that lie into the telegraph once -
Denver and wrote out The cable, never thinking II would
be sent II was sent, however and he had 10 pay the
bin. ,o-o
was alleged that dispatch was received by President
buchanan from Queen Victoria over IT. This d.
Patch however. about all that ever came over H.
There was scepticSm throughout the United state rs 20
whether the dispatch ever got through and II was clglJ
wears after this before any cable business was done.
The success sfurcable the new line completed On
tie cable would work. The Western Union had sent
corps OF operators and explorers 10 Alaska 10 build
line across Bchrng Straits to Russia. and whc1 II
announced that the cable done and that
one wishing TO send dispatches t. Europe so word
could do So the whole world laughed and the telegraph
operators looked upon ii as gigantic joke.
II was at this time that dispatch received
from Denver, col, signed by the Governor Of the
TERRITORY to be forwarded TO New Yof. and addressed
10 Paris. The dispatch had 10 he sent from New YORK
to Newfoundland by steamer and was there cabled
Inv "Dcnver. Col, August 4, 1866
@To Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor
"Tuilerics. Paris France
"Please leave Bohemia alone. No interference viii
10 V''''"'0 - "JOIiN GILpIN Governor"
The message looked upon as an expensive Joke
OF Mr. Gpin's, and forwarded 70 New York. The re
sult was that il sent TO Newfoundland and tclc
craphed and Napoleon III dOuht received II.
The price of the cable S147 In gold. II seems
being told there that the cable Completed dashed
off This message and handed il over never suppo>ng
that il would be sent The probability Is that when
he found ii sent he paid the bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
4 CRYING NEED. As 1T WERE.

FROM Inc PHlduclpNla lHQulltI'
When primitive man-he Of the bone caverns ana
paleolithic mpiements-wished 10 summon his retain
ers. he stood up and hOwcd FOR them HIS descend
ants have sought out many inventions, theS haNe
devised the telegraph, the telephone the special de
livery, the district messenger and great variety OF
cODtrivances for making signas-and Yet when DIVES
riages OF his guests in the small hours Of the morning
better means Of doing than were possessed
by his historic ancestor ne SENDS servant 10 9l'inl
the sidewalk and howl for an hour Or two, until the
Carriages, which are scattered about the streets Tor
two or three squares in every direction, have been
called up and loaded during which process his neigh
are kept awake by the racket writhe IN agony and call
down maledictons upon the head Of Dives, Ills guests
his retaners ana al their descendants, 10 inc lofch
generation.
of wealth who can afford u entertain llber
ally, and to his nclghb0rs and The public generally as
a Of influence. who can break the peace with
impuny and need not fear the arrest of his servants
fDr making disturbance one tenth OF which would land
casual Tevcer In dungeon cell before he had time
TO begin the second nstalmcnt IL IS very pleasant
for Dives-but how about his neighbOrs In this land
OF the free were every man Is Theoretically. a. good
a, another and in his own estimation great deal
better have they rights which even Dives and his
bowling henchmen bound 20 rcspcctl Must their
res, be broken and their sleep destroyed that his ser
earriages We learned some while ago. that. as to
the subordinate temples Of Bacchus. rum and music
won't mix Does the same principle apply 10 wine
and midnight ululaOnsl
II not why mott Why should one man who has
been making merry with his friends be arrested for
singing we Won't Go Home til Morning and an
other be permitted to stand for hours In the public
street shouting Number 42-Numbcr Number So
In voice that the sparrOws from their pcrches
three blocks The conceded fact that the former
Is enjoying himself while the latter IS not has nothing
to do With the question. Simple enjoyment i no
like 10 make II so. nor i man justified In making
nuisance of himself by the fact that he IS working
h.m in mitigation OF his sentence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
CHARCOAL BTRNING,
From The Cincinnati Times Star.


81 am just clearing up tract Of woodland and am
turning the refuse to account by manufacturing char
coal said n country man to rcpO ter. B,ech wood
and hickory the best for that purpose oak makes
a very poor coal and ii Is hardly worth burning ten
orally the good wood |, culled ont, ana then huge
circular pile Is made Of the knot, ana refuse. Thi,
nile IS often 100 feet i'm diameter and from tn TO
fifteen feet In height The wood is piled WITH gr.at
care in straight rows around a mall upennL. about
one foot in diameter, which i left "A Jrt Of chin
nov for the fire to be Started in. \, on "A, the pie
completed il IS covered all over with forest leave,
straw and then the whole is with dirt 10
bics a small volcano, especially when the fire +,
started and the smoke beg to issue from the small
opening left in the top TIL fire Is sta ted hy d on
ping shaving, into the chimney which LIT the
centre and then lighting tlem by dropping I've Goals
into the cavity. a few holes made near the hot
tom Of the pile OF dirt in order 10 create draft and as
soon the fire begins % smoke these holes agan
closed
Now. II everything goes right, the fire is allowed
I'm smoulder away. with Just air enough 10 support
combustion. II high wind should spr NJ mp. a, il
1T does every hole IS closet tight 10 keep down the
fire and very often boards mus, be- laid the VIII le
nile Ia keep ont the wind. take, from ten day, 10
Two weeks 10 burn pit ID is called ana hi, time
is period of great anxiety 10 the charcoal burner rs
little negligence NAV cause the loss Of week, of hard
work the fire progresses. part II the cha coal is
consumed by combustion and the remainder shrnis
10 nearly one half its original size. TIE slrnha OF
provided II would do so. In order 20 meet this dlnI
guilty the tender round and round. over and over
the pile packing the dirt with a shovel This con
tnnal packing must not be neglected. f1r If a cavity
pile would burst out into fame which nothing could
stop.
through the dirt I'm such places the tender thnlS
the fire has not yet been The holes CT ate a DRAFT
and at once bring the fire 10 that part Of the pit upan
which the hole IS again closed and the charlng begins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
A RARE ORCHID.
From The Boston Journal.

In one OF the tropical greenhouses at the Harvard
Botanic Garden In Cambridge may be seen In flower
wonderful and noble plant belonging TO the orchid
family. This magnificent plant. which IS technically
named Angraecum sesduipedale, is a native Of Mad
agascar, whore II is found growing upon trees. In
its native c0niry its Is from three t. four feet
high the leaves. about a foot long, dark shining
green. The flower is about six inches IN diameter,
ivory white, with a spur from twelve TO eighteen
inches long: and ii has powerful fragrance, partc
u4rly Mt night Ii discovered about seventy years
ago but was not introduced IN living state until
1897. II has become famous one Of the orchids
which Darwin specially interested in, on account
OF the exceptional length Of its spur The plant at the
Cambridge Botanic Garden is particularly good
specimen, and has four spikes Of flowers with three
blooms on each spike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
INSANITY IND DEAFNESS.
From Tho Lewiston CMeD Journal.

From Tho Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
DR.. SanbOrn. of the state Insane Asylum at Au-
IIi~ta. has wide sympathy and feels deeply for his
charges AT the asylum.
We were making tour Of the hospital with him the
other day when he stopped to speak To a young man
who seemed very deaf "NOu are better Ia day,
samuel" said he, patting him upon the back. " You
are much better and am glad to SEQ it, Good BY"
When that came here three days ago. said
Dr. Sauborn. he could hear with great acutcness.
lie was at this time very violent and had to be kept
secure. As his mania passed. he became deaf. lie
has been here bcforc-cOmeS here pcriodically-and
each time notice TN" peculiarly In his hearing IL
Is q curious case. What strange action of the brain
is il that In insanity awakcns his of hearing
I'm hi. mania hi, hearing l. exceedingly acute In his
sanity it is exceedingly dull The brain is a wonder
full world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
WHY We DIE.
Dr philip Wales [. :. A., in The ST. Louis Globe
D.nlrrlt

DE- pAillp Wales L. ;. A.. in Tie st. Louis Globe
Democrat
The mos. common of death /, fa and lime.
Ncrobc, ars mere accessories I'm causing death. TatN
IN, self a, a ease IN point. once when younger
could lit my leg lyc with head. II i
an effort for ne get it, half that distance. Limo
posts are thp cause of it. II j, On, few day,
inc, that / performed post -mOitcm on the remains
of q DISTINGUISHED Journalist. who died in this Ct
AT an advanced age. When reached his heart took
my knife and. ON rubbing l. over that organ. il
sounded as If wers being rubbed rough stone
The heart fairly cnca>ed ia linz. have now
under my dis inmishcd literary man-a
nonogcnarian. lie /, going to die. Ohe patient
ha, since dlnd0 III, death viii be caused by alb
normal deposit, Of lime. There Is my stery in
death II /, as nv urai for man 10 die To be born
W. born. We develop. W grow g. grow is righu
and de. j there any hing strange about that
Man is like a tree. H. lives his time. then wthcrs
decays dies. When shall have learned every
thing We shall be wise enough to proong the life
Of man. Int reason 81 the materials of which
the body Is composed he must die.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
poSTAAsTERs WILL NOT COyyIvE.

From The Pittsburg Chronicle.
Postmaster Mexican will not permit himself 20 DO
used as tool the hands Of clandestinc correspond
ents
Almost every day several letters come from tho
East or West addressed to the Postmaster at Pitts
burg, Penn.
When they are opened they usually contain another
and the modest request that the letter be mailed
from the Pittsburg Office IT Is evident that these
persons imagine they are fooling the people the
letter Is addressed TO: but they are not:
When letter Of this kind Is received the Postmaster
Invariably turns TO his private secretary with
the remark, Indorse that usual, The indorsc-
ucnt Is what gives the whole matter away. IL Is
Ohor, but quite decisive 1t reads the face Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
CONTEMPT OF COURT.


FrOm ThN Ur'rN Tdg
\ stranger once walked into Massachusetts court
and spent some time watching the proceedings. By
and 10y brought up for contempt of court
and fined whcrcupOn the stranger rose and said
How much the fine p
Five dollars replied the clerk"
"Well.' said the stranger. laying down the money,
II that's all. I'd like to line In. I've had a few
hours experience OF this court. and no one can feel
greater contempt for 1t than do, and | am willing
TO pay for it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01

century. b. c., when the old Boeatian diaiec'
va, ftcr The meeting the royal party Withdrew
70 the drawing room, inviting Mr. Trikoupls me
diplomatic corps, and Mr. and Mrs. DoerpiSWip r
Here they were received by Dr. NaldstTTil' AZ AZ
and Mrs. Richardson and Miss Moore, Inc diS-
tinguished guests remained almost an hour
Morris tribune., 1891-09-02
A Good Suit

For fall wear is the subject which is
now engaging the attention of most
men, and we remark, by the way, that
our advertising columns contain the
names Of several reliable dealers who
can supply any wants in this line. But
we started out to say that in the pur-
chase of a suit good deal of care is
necessary to get the worth of your
money. There are lots of so-called
call woool'' goods. that have in their
composition more cotton than wool.
If being we'll suited in spending your
money is all you want, then if you are
traveller, buy your ticket over 1.-The
Burlington" and you cannot fail to be
pleased. 1t goes almost everywhere
Chicago, st. Louis, Peoria, Kansas
City, St.Joseph, Omaha, Denver, Chey'
enne, the Black Hills, DesMoines, Du
buque, Burlington, Quincy, lacrosse
\Winona, st. Paul and Minneapolis.art
some of the places it reaches over its
own lines.
For tickets and information call OF
your local agent. or write to W. j. G
Kenyon, Gen. Pass. Agent G Is. 4 N
II. r., st. Paul, Mimi.
Morris tribune., 1891-09-02
Cause of White Hair After Burning.


Says DR.. Leonard. in explaining the
cause of tie growth of white hair after
burns or abrasions of the scalp: "The
burn or inflammatory action has ex-
tended deep enough to destroy the top of
the papilla, but not enough to implicate
the base, and hence IL white hair is the
result. II we represent the papilla in
the follicle diagrammatically by the let
ter A, then that portion above the cross
bar in the letter will represent the color
forming part of the papilla; that below,
the hair forming portion"
1t is very remarkable that every burn
or abrasion of the scalp resulting in the
growth Of white hair should be so ac-
curately graduated as to just take off
the top of the papilla-so remarkable, in
fact, that we venture to doubt it and to
set forth a different view of the color
producing process in the hair.-Hyland
G. Kirk in New York Times.