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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-05-30
A roothpick Town.

Only one characteristic distin-
cuisines tho little village of Strong,
Me-, from the thousands of others
that are scattered all over New Eng
land. That is the peculiar industry
which serves to support the entire
community. Strong is famous for
nothing but tootbpicks, but it Is
known in the trade as the place
from which come the majority Of
the toothpioks that + used in the
United States.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-05-30
Why Kin,lng Declined.

Rudyard hipling declined an offer of
81. 900 for Il 900 word article telling
why America Gould Not Conquer
England, +" CT the ground that no true
Briton would betray state secrets. Thus
tludyard ingeniously avoided confcssing
that no reason exists why America
could not whip the British, and Incl
dtntally he is getting more than 81, 900
worth of free advertising Boston
Globe.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-05-30

H.
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

In seven months General Booth has
travelled 38, 900 miles.
George Cracker, tho western million
aire, is to build himself palace in New
York.
Alfred Austin, the poet laureate, act
ed as special correspondent of the Lon
don Standard during the Franco-Ger-
man war.
1t is stated in royalist circles ut Paris
that the pope will present the golden
rose this year to the wife Of Prince Fer
dinand of Bulgaria.
Sir Edwin Arnold boasts that he has
written more than 8, 900 editorial lead
ers, averaging over a column in length,
in the course of his work for the Lon
don Telegraph.
Here is a specimen of Speaker Reeds
philosophy. 1.-THE uncertainties of life
give the greatest zest to our experience,
he says. .'It would be a very stupid
world if everything turned out as ex-
pected-"
But few people are aware that Sir
John Millais, the newly elected presi-
dent of the Royal academy in England,
at one moment worked with spade and
pick as a gold digger in the Ballarat
fields and mines.
Mayor Houghton Of North Adams,
Mass, has presented to the city a pub
lie library building worth $125, 900 as
a memorial to his brother, the late A.
]. Houghton Of Boston. The property
given is the Blackinton mansion.
Thomas w. Hall. who has just died
IN West Chester, Pa, at the age of 101
years, was never i'll a day in his life and
died from a general breakdown on ac-
count Of old age. A brother 80 years old
and a sister 81 years old survive him
Bismarck says the hardest thing at
tending his retirement from Office was
the compulsory idleness. 1T was q Gu
rious feeling" he said, ito wake up Of
a morning and find that the only thing
! had now to do was to wind up my
watch"
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moulder Of Rus
siaville, Ind, recently celebrated their
s%ixty-ninth wedding anniversary. MI.
Moulder is 81 years old and his wife 30.
Both used tobacco freely until past 10
years old, when they decided to reform.
and they have not smoked since then.
: The emperor Of China has two names,
q private or personal name, "Tsai-
Tien," which, however, according to
the demands Of Chinese etiquette, is
never spoken. It may be written, but in
reading the reader must use a synonym
in pronouncing it. The emperor's public
name is Kwang-su, which means ''illus-
trious succession"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22
Double standard Maple Sugar.

The Mohawk valley was settled by
the Dutch, Us your readers know. When
the country was new, Yankee pcddlors
came through the settlements and pur.
chased the crop of maple sugar On one
occasion a green Dutchman sold Il Yam.
kec his maple sugar far below the mar
ket price, aud his ncighbors leased him
for being deceived. He said in reply {:
You wait and | will viX him next
year The next spring he sold his crop
of sugar to the same Yankee at the same
price When his ncighbors rallied him.
he said; Il am no fool made the sap
that sugar was made from of half spring
water The green Dutch farmer had
just as much common sense as those
cranks who assert that 90 cents worth
of silver and an equal amount of water
will make a dollar worth 100 cents III
gol& at the present standard, f, G. i'll
New York sun
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22
Register, Register.

Electors of Mineral Point city
must be registered or they cannot
vote at tho comning election, and
the last day on which thoy can be
registered il next Tuesday, tho 9Th.
Every voter should want to vote
upon the great questions of this
campaign, and it Will hu his own
fault If he does not for want of being
registered. The last session Of the
registration boards will be hold In
the several wards OF this city ncXt
Tuesday, tho 9th. Ample notice
has been given. Examine the pub
lished Hist, and If your namc IS not
found thereon sec to having ii put
on before the day Of grace passes,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22
Southwestern Wisconsin Fair.

The annual meeting Of this nssocIa.
ton for 1896 will he held In the city
hall, Mineral Point on "Wednesday,
Oct, 2Sth, beginning at o'clock i, m,
for the election Of officers aud other
business
Members are entitled 10 one vote
for each share OF stock owned 10y
them, which votes may be cast by
stockholders in person or by proxies
authorized IN writing.
II is hoped that full attendance
may be had, and that any who cannot
be present will attend to the appoint.
ment OF proxies By order of e. &.
Cox president; W. II. Bennett, soc
rotary,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

No. sir, said the man who was
chewing a long straw. Il amt satisfied
yet don't think airy one o them con.
vcntions went fur enough
Il thought you regarded the future
very hopefully
Il did fur time But i'll the excite
mont we overlooked thugs tibet orter u
been done It never occurred ter me at
the time, but we made Il hiE mlstake by
not havin plank put inter the platform
maxim it AZ iii tile law fur il ter rain
on man 5 lay when he 5 gouJ ter town
ter tend p'Attca mcptIn Wash
lngton Star
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22


FROM W. AFRICA. XII. CHINESE cash =
MIL COPPER As.
to stamped metallic money Weights in
the form of sheep indicate that sheep
were IN Biblical times the unit of
value in Palestine,
Iron was used as money in Sparta.
Pieces OF bent ZION ready for the black.
smith pass a. money IN west Africa
and elsewhere
Cash or 'sapeks' or lie" is the
only native com and the only legal
tender Of China as we'll as the principal
money of small accounts Cash consists
of round disks of kind of brass with II
square hole i'll the center The evolution
of cash is interesting. About 200 b. c.
the Chinese were still using bronze
currency representing knives . %
inches long, with hole in enc end Of
the handle. BY 500 \, d. the knives
were Is inches long and the hole or
ring was larger. Later the handle dis.
appeared and the ring was attached to
the blaze, which WAS Increased III thick
ness tO give the same weight ~ former
IT, Still later the blade was gotten rid
of and the ring was pierced with a
square hole for the string Thus trans
formed the original and cumbersome
knife money became a comparatively
convenient currency. though the value
has deprecated greatly partly because
of reduced size and inferior quality of
metal used.
Cash is the basis of all price compu'
tations III China Considerable sums
may be paid IN gold on silver, but they
arc treated us merchandise and are
bought and sold by weight without n
government stamp 10 guarantee weight
and hncness
The a. was u brass COIN used in Italy
until after 200 A. ID.
. INTERNATIONAL TRADE - When
trade became international there was
still greater need for the most accurate
and reliable counters Of value possible
Real coinage began when governments
/ first guaranteed weight and tiucness
/ with an official stamp \ great part
Of tins immense gam TO commerce
and civilization rs lost when, after
awhile. monarchS began to abuse this
coming privilege ard to break faith
with their subjects by stamping light
weight or otherwise debaScd CONS as
genuine Such coins would continue in
use, but would soon dcpr1ciate i'll value
Figure ii represents one Of the oarli.
est silver coins 1t was struck Ill Rome
about 800 b c.
Gold was coined in Rome in coo b. G.
Figure IS shows the gold solidus Of
julian H. The Solidus weighed fonr
ecuples from 3i2 A. u q 1855 and
/ formed the basis Of more modern Euro
! pean coins. The form, coined III Flor.
,uee III the fourteenth century. was
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

WV R0MANO-C AMPANIAN COIN wv. GOLD
SOLIDuS OF JULIAN II. XVI MEXICAN SILL
YER DOLLAE. NNIf ENGLISH GOLD SOW
EREIGN.
trinsic worth. 1t has needed no special
legislation to sustain it, nor has the al
most unlimited special legislation in
the interest Of silver and other metals
and substances been able to make them
"as good as gold" i'll any modern civil
LIKED country. 1t has come by evolution
and will not go even by revolution. We
have passed the 1ishhook, wampum, to-
bacco, iron and silver stages Of civiliza-
ton and have entered the golden stage.
Each year secs some progressive country
stop experimenting with the tickle and
fluctuatiAg silver standard and declare
for the stable and world recognized gold
standard of value. Possibly we may, by
foolish legislation, make silver legal
tender for awhile and drive gold out
of circulation, but our commercial in
tcrcsts will continue to use gold, and
soon all interests will be glad to drop
Mexico and China and to return to the
society of civilized nations.
BYRON w. HOLT.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22
The rau Too small to Wing the noe.

Tho total population Of The silver
mining communities includmg.all thuSr
who arc directly or indirectly dependent
on silver money for y living, c0,not eN.
coed zoo, 600 Why should The Interests
Of the 10000, Geo people Of the Uult,d
States be sacrificed to the supposed III.
tcrcsts ut TINS small fraction ot thgr
number; Isn't ita pretty insismtcnt
tail e was suyh 4 stupeudous 3,g. 81.
Paul Pioneer Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

About taa only argument % feaal.
yer papers otter in udyvyat'as the is.
suance ut fins money il THAI ary
Carlisle anal The Courier jg@w lha,
changed NOR views on tine G.i, als fl.
tion. 10 their credit. b i ,..u
CouriUloutnll aaa SECRETARY ,.c
argue the question, III Nins,oa IS
sun
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22
More money is the delusive cry Of

More money is the delusive cry Of
the silveriteS III their camp aign for
cheap dollars Eat they do nc attempt
to show how a lG to | free coinage law,
which would put cur $500 600. 900 gold
Mt premium Of nearly 80 per cent and
drive I all out Of circulation, could pos
sable give us more money ,han we have
uow
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22
Commercial stage.
!. INTERNAL TRADE. When

|. INTERNAL TRADE. When men be-
gan to live in cities, to have regular
markets where products were exchanged
and to have shopkccpcrs or merchants
and professional traders, there was
great need of more exact and scientific
money such as could be supplied only
by the metals. These began to be cast
or stamped into regular FORMS sizes or
weights Bronze bars and stamped
bronze pieces were used III Greece and
Italy. The bronze piece here represented
shows the evolution from cattle money
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

traded with the
Indians. Thus J.
beaver equals /
brass kettle; /
beaver equals ,
shiIlings; 9 bra.
vcrs equal 1 gal.
Ion brandy etc.
FisIlhoolis form
cd the currency
on the northern
shores OF the In.
dian ocean from
Persia to CCylon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22
New Apple Cider,
Try it at !. a. Spratlcr's, very

Those who believe chronic diarhoea
10 be tncurah.e should read what MIR.
+ L. Grisham, of Gaars Mills, La.
has to say on the subject, viz; Il
have been sufferer from chronic dar.
rhWa ever since the war aud have tried
all kinds Of medicines Tor it. At last
found remedy that affected cure
and that was Chambprlaiu's Collie,
Cholera and plMrhra Remedy THIS
medicine eau always be depended
upon for eolic, cholera morhus, dysen-
terry aud dlarrhua. It is pleasant Il
take and never fails to affect cure
The = and 50 cent sizes for sale by
all druggists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

and they are to-
day in Analn.
Little hoes, such
as the one here
figured, took the
place Of real hoes
and became a
true money.
Hand made
nails once CirCu-
lated as money
i'll some Scotch
villages. Some
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

We know whereof we affirm when
we state that Ayers pills, taken
promptly, at the first symptoms of
colds and leyers, arrest further pro
gress Of these disorders, and speedily
restore the stomach, liver and bowels
to their normal and regular action.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

Daniel thinner, Addic thinner, William
thinner, Ella thinner, Edward thinner,
Delta Iimmer, Amelia thinner Amelia
Mocllcr, Mary l." Fox and Annie 7. Thomas
Defendants.
The state of Wisconsin, To the said Defend
ants, and each OF thcm
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons.
exclusive of the day of service, and defend
the above entitled action in the court aforc-
judgment will be rendered against YOU
according to the demand of the complaint
of which II copy is herewith served upon you.
z. c. Fielder,
plaintitf'S Attorney.
=. O. Address, Mineral Point, Iowa Co., Wis,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22
Good Farm for Sale.

~ miles west Of Mineral Point
~ city; contains 2SO acres u splendid stock
and dairy farm; we'll fenced and divided into
different tracts; water on nearly every
forty; good large house; two big barns; good
root house, buggy shed and other convenen-
cies; plenty of water on land for use of farm
viii sell on easy terms If sold soon.
EDWARD CULLEN
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

skins (und scmc-
times with their
milk, forlle Il
the currency and
the unit of value.
Our words fec,
pcCunlary and
capital come
from tho use of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

VIII ClIINFSE HOE. X. OF INC OthCF
HANpMApE NAILS money articles
that may perhaps belong to this stage
are cotton cloth, straw hats, cubes of
salt, tea, hccSwax, knives and silk cloth.
it was probably in this stage that the
precious metals began to be measured
and weighed more accurately and to be
cast into standard forms.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

HE first regular coin of western Europe.
1t soon became the recognized INIT Of
value III commerce and was replaced
only by the English sovereign, which
has since remained the standard unit Of
value for international trade
The commercial world has chosen
gold as money because, all things con.
sidered, it is bcttor fitted fcr this par-
pose than any other metal or substance
It owes lis position entira!Y to It's in.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

fave been used in different countries
rhc friends of tobacco and corn tried
hard 10 prevent these fcrimes against
humanity" but the copper, gold and
silver bug conspirators came out on top
in spite OF special legislation il the in.
forests Ct tobacco and corn. This was q
hard blow to cur country. There IS
plenty Of tobacco, corn, eggs and mo-
lasaes to give us al the ''pcr capita"
we could carry if the crime Of dcmoneti-
zatiCn bad not been coinmirtad against
them, thereby causing prices Of these
and other articles, except the precious
metals, total prccipitatcIy. Economists
tell Us that these articles ceased to be
usnd rs money because they lacked
some essential quality. They say that
come were pcrishabie; others bulky
and hard to transport; others could Tot
be easily divided for the purpose of
making change others We're not uni
form in size or quality, while nearly all
lacked stability Of value But every to-
bacco, corn, molasscs or egg producer
and every lover Of the weed, Of omclCts
or Of johnny cake and sorghum knows
that they We're dcmonctizcd because
they were so plentiful that the Shylocks
could not monopoliAo them as easily us
they could the precious metals,
Manufacturing Stage.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22
Big Prices For Farmers Products.

The Chauti.uqua News of sherman,
n. Y, contains in its latest number an
advertisement which we copy free of
charge:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

INN ut exchange
Ill Norw ny and
other re III O { L
parts Of Europe,
Maize, OF Indian
cOu. once form
cd the currency
Of Mexico, Con,
trail America and
sCu,c of the early
colonies Iobat.
co formed the
principal money
ot NirEnll and
Maryland 1t
was legal tender
i'll Mary land III
1882. The price
of wives varied
from io0 "a $50
pounds If tobac.
CO. Dried Goldfish
WAS once CullDil
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

'. iNprAN corn. VI. TO cy Ill Newfuuud.
BAcco, VII GOLDFISH land sugar,
rum, ginger, olive oil, eggs, indigo and
nolasses are some Of tho products that
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

!. BEAVER skis. II, -Lattcrly, how,
IIoOk. II WAMruM. ever, pieces of
bent wire were substituted for real
hooks Wampum was the currency Of
the moro civilized Indian tribes in New
England and on Long Island. 1t con,
sisted Of white beads made from the
ends of pcriwinklo she'll or black
beads made from 1t clam shell arranged
in strings or belts 1t became tho Off.
cial money of New England and New
Amsterdam and lost its place us money
between 1850 and 100, when the
"Smart Alccks" among the whites be,
gan to debaso it by leaving the beads
unpublished or unpicrccd or by making
them of bone, horn, glass and even OF
wood The colonists lcgislated much
trying to fix prices, and to save wam'
pun from declining in value, but it was
being produced too cheaply. Natural
law was against it, and it had to go
The use Of shells rs money IL still
common on many tropical coasts, Their
wide uso is probably due to the strong
passion, common to primitive man, for
personal adornmcnt. This gives shells u
permanent value. Besides they are very
durable, comparatively light and arc
convenient for small change. Whales
teeth, arrowhcads, beads, tusks OF ivory
and engraved stones are some of the other
money materials of this and later stages
Of civilization,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22
Taken Up

by the subscriber four black shOats. each
having one white spot, but no other particu
lar marks. The owner is requested to call,
prove property, pay charges and take said
strays away. JOSEPH. l., JACKSON.
Mineral l'Oint, Wis Oct 20 1896
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22
WAR PRICES.
MEXICAN SILVER DOLLARS

In order to assist those who believe in the
"whitc metal" | will pay the following prices
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22
manufacturing Stage.

Tho manufacturing stage is not clearly
defined. Hoes We're once money in China
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

pOOMS TO RENT-four good roomS-In
~ qniro at The Democrat Office
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22
Agricultural STAGE.

In the agricultural stage man owns
land, has fixed habitatlons and is pos.
scsScd of n far greater variety ot proper.
~ than when he was numad, Though
he continued to use cattle, slaves, etc. &,
rs money. yet he sometimes added sta.
pie farm products and began to use met.
ais, especially copper and gold, which
ut first wcro usually estimated III terms
of cattle and were measured roughly
instead of being weighed.
Wheat, barley and oats are now, rs
they have been for ,, 600 years, u medi.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

A No, | Newly Calved Milk Cow-For Sale
IA inquire of Simon Waters.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22
WANTS.
COOP COOK STOVE for sale cheap. In
~ quirc at The Democrat office.

OST-On last Saturday. in this city IA
- parcel, containing piece of Black Satin
and some sltcins of silk. Finder please leave
ut fenhallcgons shoe store,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

I oST-On Friday afternoon, a gold set
~ ring, near n, II. Cbandlers store. Find
cr will please leave same at The Democrat
Office
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

WOOD for the Cutting and for Clearing
w the land. Inquire of James Fowler.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22
The PASTORAL Stage

Man carly tanned the domestic ami.
mails. The sheep and tho COW being the
most useful they naturally, with their
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

cattlcus money. Similar words III nearly
every language testify to the once gen.
eral use of cows and shrcp rs money.
A mans wealth WAS estimated by his
herds and tiockS.
1t was in tins stage that conqucrors
stopped eating captivcs because it was
discovered that they were worth moro
rs shepherds and carriers of water.
wood, etc Hence also slaves often Zig.
urcd as money.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

| oST-A pair of gold-bowed spcctacleS
- Leave AT Tho Democrat office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

Tor RENT-A House in south part of city.
contains four convenient rooms. Inquire
at The Democrat office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

NOR RENT The house of Mrs VIM. Pierce
which will be put in the best Of repair.
Inquire of W. ii. Curry
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

STOCK HOGS For Sale Inquire of Jane,
~ Fowler.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

A study Of tho growth Of money may
be useful just now i'll order to give q
moro definite idea Of exactly what
money is and to learn why certain ati-
cles on substances have been discarded
and others retained. The natural ana
general tendencies well understood, we
have only to judge Of the future by past
experience to predict what will and
what will not be the principal money
metal Of the near future
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

TWO GOOD ROOMS For Re ut, Cheap
l. Inquire of Joseph Dellcr.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

The Kind q money IN use in any
country indicates tho degree OF civil
lization attained. Man probably first be.
came trading animal in the hunting
aud fishing stage. Weapons of war and
the chase, together with skins and furs,
were then the most important kinds Of
property. Hence we find that the moro
useful, stable and portable Of these
articles were first used as money and
ARE SO used today i'll barbarous countries
Beaver skins or "bcavcr" was tho
unit Of value WHOM our forefathers
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

pOOMS TO RENT Inquire Of w. II. Curry,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

to stamped metallic money, Weights in
the form of sheep indicate that sheep
were IN Biblical times the unit of
yalur in Palestine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

VIII CHINESE TOE. TX.
UANDSIADE NAILS,