Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-11
THEROOTOF ALL EVIL
MONEY AID THE VARIOUS TERMS
USED TO DESIGNATE II.

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Mediums Of Exchanges kmosx Many xa-
tsons- Euds Articles That Were Of stable
vaIue-Tte Names Of the various Coins
Of the Great world
In Great Britain at the time Of the
Norman conquest were two kinds Of
money living money !. e., slaves and
cattle, and dead money, 7 that Of metal
In the 18th century Nicolo and Matteo
Polo found money IN use in China
which was made Of the inner bark Of the
mulberry tree, and which it was death
by torture to counterfeit or to refuse 10
take in any part of the country. Among
the South Sea islanders iron was so
valued that it became money, and axes
a standard Of payment, the value Of other
articles being stated at 50 many axes
Cowrie shells are used as small coins IN
India, the East Indian islands and Africa,
Liverpool in 1851 from India to be ex-
ported to the African coast Ia exchange
| for palm oil. In America wzInpun was
used by the Indians and was even coun-
forfeited in 1885 by the colonists Of Mas
sachusstts.
In India cakes Of tea and In China
pieces Of silk pass as money, while at the
great animal fair at Nizhnee-N ovgorod In
Russia the price Of tea has to be known
before the psices Of other commodities
are fixed, it being the standard by which
all exchange Of merchandiseisr regulated.
In 1874 quantities Of pasteboard were
coined in Holland, and in ITO In Scot
land worknen carried nails as money to
bake shops and alehouses- Notched
wood was used at one time in England,
and in central parts Of South America
soap, chocolate. c0coanuts, eggs. etc,
pass as money. In british West Indies
until Of late years pins. a slice of bread,
a pinch Of snuff or q dram, Of whisky
served the same purpose. In America
at various times raccoon, deer and bear
skins, corn, beef, tobacco and Goldfish
have been legal tender.
The Jews, in addition to their ordinary
money of shekeis, talents and drains
of silver, had Jewel money To this
people we are also indebted to the use Of
paper money in lieu Of that Of metal.
And among the curious facts in connec-
ton with this subject may be noted that
the sum paid Judas for the betrayal %
his master would be, according to the
relative value Of money in our day, q
| little more than 40 cents, small prizes
/ with which to purchase eternal infarny
) The first mention Of rnorey in any of ths
ancient records speaks of it as beins
: weighed and not counted, and no mutt
. lated piece was ever rejected Undel
; the Norman kings silver was coined witt
deep crosses. 50 that smaller bits couls
| be obtained by simply breaking of wha
was required, something as We tear of
postage stamps today.
An interesting study is found in trac
ing out the origin Of the names Of coin
familiar to Us now. The American dol
Lar has quita little history of its OWL
In northern Bohemia is a little vale,
called Joachinstal, or Joachin's valley
and IN the 10Th century the reigning duk
Of this region authorized this little mir
ing city or district to coin silver piece
which was called Joachimstaller. Blu
the Joachim part of the name pTovin
too much for everyday use, it was droppe
and that Of thaler deemed sufficient. tn
piece being Of convenient size and we
nodded passed into general use in Gel
many and Denmark, and again undel
went change in photography. FINAL
turning up as the ''daler,7 whence
came into English as the dollar, and wa
adopted as such by the Americans.
In France the Mexican dollar is gene
. ally called the .'piastre,r and the nam
= is also applied to the American coin, by
= in either case the appellation is incorree
Of for the name piastre, or plaster, has Il
y the past so years been applied corectl
u only to small silver coin used in Turkt
P and Egypt, and which Is worth frul
9 about 5 to 8 cents in American coinag
y The word cent comes Of course fro
centum, being hundredth part of Il
Fl, American dollar, the dime also meanir
&c a tenth.
5y The word shilling is of Saxon orig
on and was introduced into England
ve that people. Penny, formerly pfc
II mig was also brought into England
ne the Saxons and was first coined IN :
Au yer and originally derived from L
word ''pard," TO pawn. with the diInin
tive suhix ing" The cOgnome
:. GROWN of the English piece. wor
M about $3.50 in American coinage, "
l.. first issued by Edward III and nam
ed IN consequence Of the image placed UPS
ar it. The great was first coined by t
as same monarch and is corruption
ns the word crosses, in cOntradistincti
ne to the small coins or pennies Its val
p, was equal TO about four Of the latl
a. coins.
81 The Russian ''ruble" comes from
of verb ITO cut" and was so called frC
mt the ornamental edge the piece former
nd had. The kopeck is equal in yalGe TO tV
lar pence. as is also the kreutzer in Austr
rid cent in Holland, Italy, France and Spa
On, In the last country the 5-pseta pie
~ called the eseude, corresponds 10
~ American dollar. the pseta being
X small coin representing the moneta
9Th standard and meaning simply lit
ing piece For several hundred years a
Zee until a recent date noney was coined
from 20 to 80 places in France. but a.
now issued from the mint at Paris.
Few French gold coins ara now in {
30 culation. except those stamped with
sct head of Napoleon III. and silver pie
4 of the same issue are almost as comm
act French silver coins were the best In
nan world. and coins are often met "
rial bearing the stamp of Charles Y. Lo
Ter XVIII and Napoleon L The franc,
ON value in American money of 20 cen
o. was 50 designated by King John, '