The morning times., 1896-04-05

1 ish white, much the texture OF q heavy
I book paper. in more expensive modern
books. IL wore at the creases and tore
easily. The ink was uniformly black,
though occasionally Dumber, denomina
| ton or date WIS stamped in red.
EACH STATE HAD IT'S OWN.
Every hi. Il coat OF arms on the
| obyerac si' i.is distinguished in the
United Colonies currency the dencmina-
| ton, as tie balance Of the plate remained
practically the same. The dies all tore
! notices most suggestive OF encouragement
and virtue. There were twenty deuomina-
! tiOBs, hence twenty devices and notices
/ FoTthe $1 bin the motto read:
Though presseuao wn .itshallrise gain;'
for the TWO, Addiction enriches;" Tor tie
I three. The end is in doubt;'' ioF the tour,
Either death OF an honorable Ife;" Tor
thc I'VE, EITHER sustain or abstain" ior
the SIX, by persevering;' for the seven,
1T viii clear up;'' for the eight. The
Greater ones sound In harmony with the
snIaiier;" for the twenty, driven by y.o-
lence;'' for the thirty. III thou shalt dn
welE;'' for the forty ..Confederation;"
for the fifty, "Everiasting;'' for the sixty,
The LORD ReguIth; let the world rejnice:'
Tor the lhiri y-fIve, Hence our wealth" tde-
Vi q II pow n turrowI; for the tort y-fise
Thus flourlsles the republic tdevice of
bee hivesj; for the fIfty-fivc, AFTER the
| clouds come the sun; for the sxty-five, Let
| justice be done;' for the seventy For years
| it has sustained the force of the gales" (de-
| vice of pine tree); for the eighty. ut will
flourish for ever and ever" tdevice nf the
oak treel; for fractional notes, ~ fly; there
| fore, mind your business
WARNING TO CoUNTERFEITERs.
These notices were always written across
| the upper segment of the circle and were in
| explanation of The emblematic figures in
| the center. On the reverse side of all bills
| was invariably the warning, Death to
counterfeit ana the name OF the PRINTER.
The reverse was also embcIlIshed III many
cases by patriotic, NEUROLOGICAL or enI-
bIenatical figure or group.
Tie bills OF the Various individual col
onies were as various as the colonies them
selves. Many were long and n arrow like n
modern greenback, Others slender like a
page torn from a look. Indeed in de
sign, texture and outline they looked
very much as If they might have been
torn from misceila nee ous ibrary or various
sized volumes Of old black prints.
The wording was as quaint as the de-
sign. For instance, Della ware twenty
shilling note, which, by the way, is on
sidcred fairly rare, and sells for bout
one dollar, read thus: This indented Eli
snal pass current for Twenty ShilIings
within the Government of the Counties Of
New Castle. Kent and Huse On Delaware,
according 10 an act OF Assembly OF the
said Government, made In the 3Oth year
OF the Reign Of our Sovereign Lord, King
George IL. Dated the 2Sth Day OF eb.,
lI46. Twenty Shillings. tSigned)." The
cOlOny's coat -of-arms ornaments a CCITer.
briefly worded, but elaborately designed
Virginia sixty shilling note read on its
diverse side: No. 5I04. Three POUNDS
Currant Money OF Virginia pursuant to
Ordinance of Convention. passed ! July
l775. William johnson. VIM. NorvCI''
Some OF tie Virginia notes called for
-Four Spanish milled dollars or their
Value In Gold or Silver" Georgia, Mas
sachusetts. South Carolina and New York
also recognized the purchasing ROVER OF
the Spanish coin. A quaint Old Maryland
note, which Is now worth only 80 cents
entitled the bearer Ito one-nipth OF q
dollar at the rate OF four shillings six
pence sterling per Dollar
FIXING THEIR VALUES.
The value Of some of these notes finds
Ats reason entirely aside from any CCnsid-
Grafton OF demo minational valuc CT Il cir
place in u collection OF colonial paper
money. AS O matter OF fact, autograph