The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-16
Points About Pilgrims.

~ saw by the papers the other day
where three OF the famous Sprinkle dollars
had shown up," said F. l.. wbridgc OF
Peoria, Ill, at the National last nights
DO YOU know what the 'SprlDEle uot
lars were? No. Well, Josiah Sprinkle,
the, man in question, lived in one OF the
toughest sections OF Lewis county, by.
Washington, the county seat OF mason
was then a thriving town. one DAY Sprhi-
kle, then an old man, appeared at Washlng
ton with buckskin pouch full OF siVer uoi-
lars of his own MAKE.
I'm every respect they appeared the
equal of the national coin. The weight
was more than at present, and the quality
and ring was all that could be asked Tor
He spent them freely and every body ac-
cepted them upon the assurance OF sprh-
kie that they were all right, eASePS ti,aS
they were not made by the United states
mint Upon being asked where ne got
the silver, he replied: on. II don mater.
There is plenty of II left Inc lnscrlptions
on the coins were rudeiy outlined, ana III
no wise was an attempt made at Initiating
the national coin ON one slde OF the cum
was an o wi, and on the other siX,pointed
star The edges were smooth. The COINS
were considerably larger and thicker tlan
the United States coin. whenever Sprlh.
kle came to town he spent the uoiais vi
his own make. .
AT one time he volunteered the informa-
| ton that he had silver mine In the West,
| but the old man refused 10 tel any one
ernnent agents heard OF the matter ana
| came on to investigate. Sprinkle was ar
| rested ard brought into court, but the dol
lars were proven to be pure silver, without
alloy worth, in fact, trifle more than 81
| each After an exciting trial, be was &C.
quilted When the verdict was announced
| Snrinkle reached down in his pockets and
| drew out a bag of fifty of the coins and
| paid his attorney in the presence OF the as
| tonlshed officials. Sprinkle was never az
| forward bothered, and continued to make
| nIlar n.
died suddenly and carried the secret OF hrs
silver mine with him. This was in the early
| thirtIes and it has been twenty years since
| a Sprinkle dollar has been found.
| n. Gusts Lebold, a travelling man for
st. Louis tobacco house. Is registered ,,i at
ing story of an experience IN western
| hotel.
.'The proprietor of the hotel had three
| pet monkeys, which have had warm quar-
| ters IN tie boiler-room in the cellar OF the
| hotel since the cold weather set in. Last
| week those monkeys caused their master , a
| stairs to breakfast, shtyering and lndlS-
nantly asked the proprietor II they had en-
| gagged rooms in a hotel or a barn; why tne
| house was SO cold Williamson, the proprle-
| tor could not understand. He went down
to the boiler-room and soon learned the
cause. a., o,o,ro
| valves and let all of the steam out OF the
| boilers. The animals had learned TO 90 IL
by watching the fireman, who attends 10
| tile fires and boilers. Williamson Won
| dered why the boiler did not explode. as
| there was no water in 1t. He apologized to
| the freezing guests and promised TO keep
| his pets out of the boiler-room in future"
| J. s. Gamble, of MOorefield, w. Va, 10
| converse ton last night, said:
| "Our country may be said TO be the para
disc of sportsneu. In the spring, summer
and part of the fall tue bass fishing in the
| South Branch of the Potomac is excellent
At this season there are deer, bear, wild
turkeys and pheasants in easy reach oil
Moorefield. The only game that is scarce
| is nartridges Last winter was EXTREMELY