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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-06-02

Do you care Cor an S5c. Sum
mer Corset-would you think
kindly Of the wide-awake retail
ing that made 'em SOC? Ga,,zc,
Sateen strip, double bust, doub-
lie side bones. Any size, Is to
80, for soc.
A French Coutil Corset, 5.hook. dhutJ-
10 Spanish band at waist; double side
bones; finished with silk Hamburg
White or drab; long or medium waist.
Is to &c, a full 81 value for 05c.
Any Corset here, or Corset
Waist. p. d.; Fasso, l. c., j.
b., Thomson's Glove Fitting,
Warmers Health, j. G. Lillian,
Stella, Equipoise Waists, Ferris
Waist, Double We Waist, Josa
Corset-waist.
Celluloid Front Protectors: the Pearl
Shield to prevent breaking ut the hips.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09
WHY THE ENGLISH ARE DIsIrxr,
a brifon Calls Them Ageressiv~
furse-Proud. Hypocritical.
From London Truth

A Briton Calls Them Aggressive.
Purse-Proud. HypocriticaL
From London Truth
The editor Of the Times appeara "a haro
Just discovered that the French detest thu
English as bitterly. II not more so. ttan
they do any other neighboring nation. ana
In leading article on Saturday that paper
astonished the world with ;abored attemnt
to account for the cause Of this dislike To
us. But the reason Is a very simple one
we English are by no means a loyahle
race We have many admirable Qualities
We are hardy. practical. perseverins peo-
pie; but these are not in themselves SYM
pathetic properties. We are aggressive.
setf-assertive. purseproud and hypocritfcal
we are apt to sing psalms and pick pockets
bors. not altogether unjustly therefore. re-
sent the overrighteOus tone that we adopt
in criticising them ana their concerns.
Wherever the Enslishman goes he has
the fatal influence Of spelling even the most
simple of characters. "A few British tour
lists will make the inhabitants of the most
inexperienced province shrewd, suspicious
grasping and dishonest. This is within the
common knowledge Of any who have tray-
eled in lttle-visited lands, and a consider
alton OF this phenomenon will enable us
the better, perhaps, to understand why our
neighbors. and more especially the French,
so heartily detest US.
1t is also a curious fact that whenever
there are any general elections to be held
in the great republics the most popular pol
icy Is to twist the tail Of the British lion
1t would be Instructive. as a subject for the
dull season. to discuss the question Are
we English really much superior to all
other nations?" l think We are, but ap-
parently our neighbors think otherwise: and
it might be well, therefore. to discover
whether We are mistaken or whether they
are stupidity prejudiced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09

as coin. They were melted up by the
natives and any one OF the series from the
doilar to the mill Is now great curiosity.
1t was useless to struggle against the ma
ttonal prejudice, so the government sold
the mint to the Japanese who are using 1t
to this day. The history OF the Mexican
dollar, however, is closely allied to the mer-
camille history of China itself Three CEN
turtles ago the Chinese were neither a col
onizing nor an externally commercial ma
ton, and previous to the arrival of the
Portuguese in 1850 had no foreign COM
merce to speak of. At that time the Portu-
Guese and Spaniards utilized the silver
mines Of Mexico. then the greatest silver
producing country In the world. This silver
the Portuguese used In their trade coining
1t both In and out of Mexico into the fa.
nous Mexican dollars, which We're nearly
pure metal. When these dollars were offer
ed TO the Chinese, they, Immediately rec
ognizing their intrinsic worth, accented
them, and the habit thus formed has he
come impregnaDly rooted in their business
life; and today although Chinese commerce
has grown extensively and deals with al
most every civilized nation on the globe
still the only silver coins that circulate in
China are the Mexican dollars II sbouid
be stated that even this circulation ia limit
co TO the treaty ports or to the coast in
general. When Mexican dollar wanders
inland it soon finds itself consigned 10 Tho
rate of all other silver coin in China-tbe
melting pot.
Detecting Counterfeitx.
AS these Mexican dollars were of frra
sponsibie mintage, it was to be expected
in the course of human events that they
would be counterfeited They wera ana
Mexican dollars from England, India ana
ELSEWHERE began TO pour into China MANY
or these, while pure silver were of light
weight. or if of good weight We're allowed,
Necessity being the mother of invention.
class or men arose who were called
"shraffs," and who made IT their profess
Sion to detect defective Mexican dollars.
Every hong" or business house employs
ITS own shraff He usually has been brought
UP to his profession by serving a long APP
premiership with the money changers be-
fore mentioned, SO that the detection of
spurious coin has become almost second ma
ture to him. 1t Is Interesting to watch a
shraf at work. For instance suppose lou
have just handed bag full of Mexican dol
lars to a merchant in payment for goods.
They must be examined before your receipt
is given you. The shraff sits down on a low
bench, and the bag OF shining silver is
poured out on the floor or into baskets be-
fore him. These baskets, By the way, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09
Chinese Bank Note,

Chinese Bank Note.
emperor and his dynasty. These cash are
largely counterfeited-an art at which the
Chinese are adepts-and the result is that
the rate Of exchange between the cash of
different proyinces-and indeed between
those OF the same province-varies from
LOCO to 1.SV to the dollar. BY paying a
small premium, however, genuine cash can
always be obtained from the money chang
ers, who employ young men and boys TO
sort from bushels Of promiscuous cash the
genuine, unadulterated article. While spur
fous cash are used, yet because OF the dis
count on them ii is more convenient when
travelling from province to province to go
first to the money changers Office and OBJ
tain supply of good coin. One does not
have to carry around so much copper IL
what one has is good. A cash is theoret-
tcally worth a mill or the tenth Of a cent,
and so cheap is food in China that appre-
cable quantities of rice, Tea and fruit may
be bought with cash. But the Japanese
can go the Chinese one better, for they
have a bronze coin called the ''ono hun
dredth." Of which. according to the mint
authorities, 1000 make one Spanish dollar
or, in other words. seventy odd are worth
cent of American money. Probably these
are the smallest denominations in coins
that the world can at present show.
thousand cash equal a dollar-that Is
to say a Mexican dollar, for no other goes
in China American dollars are regarded
with suspicion, and the dollars and frac-
tional currency minted in 1870, or there
abouts, by the Hong Kong government
never got beyond the shores Of the island
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09

wrongly and illegtbly addressed reach the
dead letter office annually, and that in the
same length Of time 10000 more find their
way to the same destination for lack of suf-
ncient postage. Every twelve months II. 900
pieces Of matter are mailed without any
addresses whatever, while 10000 are never
called for at the post Offices to which they
are sent. and 10000 In addition are for
warded to Washington by hotel keepers be-
cause the intended recipients have gone
away without leaving any information as
70 their prospective whereabouts.
Ninety-fiye per cent of the letters received
1T the dead letter ofice are delivered event.
ually to the persons for whom they are in
tended Naturally, the finding OF the ad-
dresses Is often extremely difficult. and
the hardest part of the work is the deci-
pherfng Of illegible and erroneous super
scriptions on envelopes. This business en-
cages the exclusive attention Of three
young women at the Post Office Depart
msnt. One Of them. Mrs. Patti Lyle Col
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09

every ones attention is Just now drawn
10 the subject OF money in general, and
currency In particular, it is interesting to
learn that the Chinese possess in their coin
called "tsien." anglicized into cash." the
Oldest continuous series of coinage in the
world. According to Trustworthy author
tues, cash were in use at least 1000 years
ago; Specimens Of the earliest issues are
sun extant, and some of them may be seen
In the museum of the United States mint
at Philadelphia. The razor COIN" SO called
from It's shape. is probably the Oldest in
. me co.iection- Previous to the introduce
ton OF cash porcelain money and small
sea shells seem to have been used, ten of
the latter being equal to one cash; but
porcelain money and sea shells cannot be
included under coinage-they belong to pre-
article.
Many Of the oldest cash were regarded a
charms against fever and evil spirits, and
even 10 this day the Chinese believe in coin
charms. and when Chinaman dies small
coin Is placed in his mouth SO that his spirit
may not be detained in its journey to the
unseen world for lack of funds.
The Present Coin.
cash today is a circular coin made
from an alloy Of copper. zinc and lead.
about an inch in diameter with a small,
square hole in its center for convenience in
counting and stringing. No simpler way
cash could be devised than this stringing.
Two stout cords are knotted together at
one end and so cash are threaded on to
each side and the cords are tightly knotted
together again; then fifty more cash are
added to each Side with a knot and SO
on until 500 to Loo are thus counted and
secured. The whole double string OF cash,
looking remarkably like three or four feet
OF copper sausages Is either carried over
the shoulder, or, as Chinese women do
when they go marketing. is flung around
the neck, and as the money is needed the
knots are successfully united.
Many attempts have been made by the
Chinese government during the past CEN
fury to introduce coin of other denonnipa-
ions, notably in the province of Fuhktu.
and later In the Island of Formosa in the
year 1885. and later still at Shanghai in 1856.
but all efforts were futile. The people would
not circulate the new coins. and the time
honored cash retained their solitary SUI
premacy. while their would-be rivals went
back to the melting pots.
COunterfeits.
Each provincial capital has its official
mint and issues its own cash, bearing the
name of the province where minted and in
place Of date the name Of tho reigning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09
whashe Wears.


1t is preiictednis year that there will
be a complete ID even violent change
from the fashic of twelve months ago.
and that haif-wn gowns may as well be
relocated 10 thragman. as even ladies'
maids and poorelatives will scorn 70 wear
them.
turn OF m.ndleciare that the financial
crisis Through hich the country has been
passing will riously affect New Works
social seasoncer ,, ~ ,iee ana that II win
and daughta OF millionaires and CAPT
talists to Ike any display of wealth
when so ms who have hitherto been I'm
the sw-im'.e quite or nearly ruined
Whether u be strictly true or not, there
is very lii doubt that economy will be
the watchfd, and simplicity the FASH
s i1n mex win have 10 take their tnrn ss ~
the iosinsane. from which so many OF
their mats and customers are suffering
Alread, revolution IS TO be seen in hats
for eveday wear. Sailors have given
rlace teits. and an INFINITE variety OF
smart hats-some of them stif and
hard Others soft and pliable. are now
10 no for wearing with yachting gowns
~ t-made cloth costumes. one ex-
ceedir pretty one that 1 saw at Newport
on = 1den haired lassie. and which had
lust IA received from England. was an
~ re cOlor-hat. ribbons and wings-ali
VERT and ladyliEe; and another broader
rri, ID blue felt mad white border with
e OSPREY among blue ribbon bows.
n tier was quite smart ana cressy.
the latest craze amOng Travellers IN
a. bntirent Is a hat known as tha
atrican." IL Is made OF the silxiest
"a. ninety quilted. with narrow haui
ok braid for It's only trimming. IL Is So
. that IL VIII crush into the sreailas,
Get. never looks tumbled or out OF ~hans
viii bear jolly good wettlng without
mage to form or color
his hat - now ia universal request FOR
velers and has already Appeared an csi.
n -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09
The Woman Who Dared.

From the Boston Herald
A story is going the rounds about little
woman who, the other night, was seated at
the theater behind a gorgeously dressed
beauty whose balloon sleeves completely
hid the stage from the victim in the rear.
She sat first on one foot and then the
other. but all in vain; not a glimpse Of the
play could she get.
After whispered conversation with her
husband came the tragedy.
without a word of warning that wee bit
of woman quietly rose gently but firmly
laid her hands upon the winged shoulders
of her obtrusive neighbor and pressed her
green and violet ruffies as far down as thew
would go. People who saw the operation
gasped at the transforma ton. The victim
easily accepted the situation and remained
in subjugation until the end Of the play,
Phila. Oyster HQuSa. Finest in fY-Adxf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09
Wartime shinplasters just Redeem ed
From the Albany Evening Journal.

During war times the municipality of AL
bany issued on its own credit fractional cur
rency redeemable demand at the CITY
treasurer's or Chamber!ain's Office. Most OF
the fat money was redeemed within the five
years subsequent 20 the end of the rebellion.
and during the EOS the Chamberlain would
be called upon TO change a few coins 1t
was believed that all had been taken up.
Yesterday, however. Chamberlain Hills
was visited by two young ladies. who show
Ell him quantity OF the currency issued in
1852 and asked him what it was worth. To
the Chamberlain's questions as how Il had
come into their possession the elder repliel
that In looking over the effects of a relative.
lately deceased, II was found stored away
in an old box along with many war curiosr
Mr.. Hills promptly handed over the counte
IN good bills the face value Of the money!
between SIS and SEQ. d
4 singular coincidence connected with {
transaction was that Chamberlain HI 70
himself paid out the currency redeem CT.
yesterday TO the original owner over 4 ,
~ years AFRO,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09

The direction below has a distinctly for
eign air The New York" Is clear enough,
but what Is the meaning of "Kontri" and
Sotrfver? Such a problem cannot puzzle
Mrs. Collins very long. She argued that
America outside of New York and it's vicin-
ity. He had perhaps visited a place In the
country named South River, not far from
the metropolis. The only place correspond
ing to that description was South River
" j. So she forwarded the letter to that
post office, and it found there the person
for whom 1t was intended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09
BlIND READING
Deciphering nlegible Addresses at
the Post Office Department.
MRS. COLLINS And HER WORK.
Puzzle Solving as Performed by a
Famous Woman Expert.
LETTERS LIVE AND DEAD.

o 8 T HUMAN BE-
ings are fools, &C
cording to Thos. Car
lyle. Ample confir-
nation of his theory
Will be cheerfully
supplied by the Post
Office Department. 1t
8 e e m 8 astonishing
W n q I idiots people
make of themselves
in their correspond
ence. Consider { b e
fact that 100000 let
fara ~ n noDLoDaS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09
Claims Against Chile.

Advices from Chile state that the Secre-
tary of State has notified the government
of Chile that the United States government
has the earnest desire to eradicate any I'M
preston of disagreeable relations that may
exist between the two countries. and that
they will not favor any claim In the trt-
bunal Of arbitration now sitting in the
United States that is not based on the
stricteSt Justice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09
)Ms6n.u6

A letter received at Akron, ILL.,. 4 while
ago bore merely this superscription:
Sal: If You want to hear from your
beau, you had better come and get this let
ter There Is so in it for Bob, and send
1t this way SO the postmaster won't steal
it,"
Following was the complete address of
another missive:
Postmaster. please deliver this to the
lady living in the first house beyond the
stocking factory, who wears a black dress
and sacQue. with a white straw hat and
brown trimming. Now, don't make any
mistake"
At Christmas times many letters are sent
by children through the mails. addressed
TO Santa Claus, and asking for presents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09
M 0NEY IN CHINA.
Cash" Used by the Celestials for
Exchange.
THE OLDEST COINAGE KNOWN.
The Mexican Dollar and Its Value
in the Orient.
2 E ING BANK TIE

HE ARRIVAL OF A
Chinese minister who
Is connected with the
imperial clan In the
celestial kingdom,
and who Is said to
bring to Washing
ton society several
ladies of equally high
birth, will doubtless
increase public in
terest in Chinese life
and affairs. Connect
ing this statement
with the fact that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09
RAILROAD SPIES.
Guarding the Interests Of the Big
Corporations.
A USEF . L DEFECTIVE SYSTEM
Tricks by Which Railroads are De-
frauded.
SCHEMING FOR SALARIES.

F THERE is o n E
thing that the rail-
road conductor abhors
more than the cholera
or yellow fever. II Is
the railroad detective
or, in railroad par
lance. the "spotter."
No matter how close
mouthed a railroad
employee IS, breach the
subject o: spoilers"
and you can set him
going. He can tell
you stories by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09

Chinese say, are made by the lepers in the
colonies inland; but the statement is hardly
10 be relied on. Plunging his left hand into
Sne ghttering mass, the shran picks up
hanoIul OF fifty or so. and arranges Them in
a solid row along the palm of his hand.
Ihen, with a dexterous movement OF his
.numo. he pushes the first dollar on 20 the
emu or his forefinger, and, balancing IL
uiere clinks against IL a good dollar which
ne holds In his right hand. If the ring Is
uue ana the weight feels satisfactory 10
ms sensitive forefinger that dollar Is tossed
70 the right. The next one goes through
the same manipulation, and as fast as he
cah 90 it-and it's very fast-the dollars fall
INTO three heaps, good ones to the right,
uouptIui ones in the middle and rejected
ones 20 the left. Then the shraff re-exan-
ines the flrst two heaps, sometimes chang
ing dollar from one heap to the other
When this second examination is finished
s e sood collars are counted and the doubt
iui ones weighed, both going to your credit
AFTER deducting a percentage for the doubt
1ul COINS, while the rejected pile is re-
turned TO you to pass off on some one else
s9cn sknl DO these shraffs acquire that
what appears on paper to be the work of
an hour Is really accomplished in a few mo-
ments.
The Hougs.
The hongs where shraffs are seen in their
element are institutions cotemporary With
the existence Of foreign trade in China.
They are usually buildings of three or more
stories and of palatial appearance. Those
OF Jardine Matheson at Shanghai and of
John Dent at Hong Kong are part OF the
sights OF the two cities. To the opium traf-
nc both of these merchant princes owe
their wealth. Dents hong is a marble pal
ace over 800 feet in length and is the larg-
est In Hong Kong harbor. Sentries march
up and down before it, and at noon and
sCndown the cannon in front of the central
part, where are the dome and flagstaff, Is
nred and acts the part of a town clock In
It's service to the port On the ground floor
is the "go-down," where the opium silk
tea and other goods are stored; on the next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09
I'm the Third Reader.

rom the lnei f"aT,olts Journal.
Teacher-''For rcn mus, ,ro-,. -.
omen must wecp. What is the rneant,,a
Z that line. Tommy FiCg?' '''s
tommy III means that men has "a WORT
, gu money and then the women has q,
~ before the nea VIII divide with 'en
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09

What should you imagine that the direc-
ton reproduced below was meant for? How
ever. you would never guess. Read prop
erly. 1t is Anna Vajtila, Sitka, Fayette
county, Penn"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09
ZM s.:
IL OF
eMal< 2aps<sa~aEEs.s't

Below is the superscription on a missive
intended for an Italian named Barton
Mecatt- The first word in the line beneath
the name is supposed to be "Ouray" What
looks like 'Vercinius Main Is for Virgin
ius Mine The state Is Colorado. Mecatti
got the letter all right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09

moor are the Offices and dining and recep-
tion rooms, while the upper floors contain
the bed rooms and other apartments. For
merly whole firm, families included would
live IN the hong. an arrangement no less
advantageous to business than TO safety In
the early and somewhat perilous years of
foreign safflarnenf In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09

Phila. Oyster House. Finest in city.-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09

Ph.ia- Oyster House. Finest In city.-Aax
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-11
'Tiadicates trace of rain or snow.
PHI. SHYra Observer Weather Bureau.
WEATHER BUREAU,
SAVANNAH. GA. April 10, 10 P. N.

WEATHER BUREAU,
SAVANNAH, Ga. April 10, 10 P. N. J
SYNOPSIS.
The maximum temperature for the day
was 89s, and the minimum $50 the mean
temperature. being 77e, or 1870 above the
normal.
tits much cooler along the immediate New
England and Middle Atlantic coasts, in
Middle and Southwestern North Carolina.
Eastern and Western Tennessee, Southeast
ern Ohio and Pennsylvania. A slight rise
in temperature has taken place in South
western New York, throughout the
Upper Mississippi valley. and in
North Dakota, while decided
rise has occurred in Western Missouri Else
where the temperature has remained about
stationary. At s o'clock p. m. cloudiness
prevailed along the immediate Gulf coast,
throughout the Mississippi valley, South
western Kansas, North Dakota, Indiana,
Southwestern Ohio and throughout the
Middle Atlantic states, with rain falling at
Philadelphia and New York. Elsewhere
generally clear weather was reported.
The pressure has declined in all sections
west of the Mississippi and east of the Missis-
sippi and south Of the Ohio. A slight in
crease in pressgre has taken place from the
Upper Mississippi valley eastward to the
Atlantic.
The forecast for Savannah and vicinity
is: Partly cloudy; slight changes in tenn
persture; variable winds.
P. H. SMYTH.
Observer Weather Bureau
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-11
ORLANDO, FLA. June Q. 1892.


Aessrs. LipDman Bros, Proprietors P. p F.,
Savannah, Ga:
GENTLEMEN-I feel it my duty to inform you
OF the cure your wonderful medicine, P. P P ,
wrought IN my case, l have suffered for two
years with dyspepsia and malaria in the worst
form and was daily sufferer from sick head
scIe' MY bowels did not act but twice week
auu frequently only once week. could not
uncomtortablY heavy. have tried pills-all
Alnds OF medicines-but only found temporary
iielet IN them. ! was Respondent and was hop.
i1E 70 soon find relief IN death, Seeing your
:, T. r. ad vertisement, decided to try it and
te9uested Dr. Peak to get me bottle / have
TTaSeh TWO bottles and will soon get another, and
can noW eat in peace and enjoy everything,
auu can sleep like top. My headaches have
ceaS ed and my bowels are regular. / would ad-
sLse all sufferers like myself to give P. P. P. a
t u and they will write you as have that P
,,, r. beats any medicine On the market. Yours
Uuy, CURTIS COLLvER,
Orlando, Fla