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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
RETURNED WITH THANKS.

From The Toronto Catholic Register
well-known public man. who has an excelleni'
opinion OF himself received not long since wen
merted rebukc. II had been stated that uias
celebrity knew how 10 make "a most excellent Guy
OF coffee An epicurcnn country gentleman wros'
to him courteously asking for the recipe. Inc ie
quest granted but at the end OF the letter W.
the following unique manifestation OF splendid sen.
Nlceit II hope this Is genuine request. and hvs
STreptitious method OF securing my AUTOGRAPH
To this the country gentleman replied Accept ~,
thanks for the recipe for making coffee. wryss
in good faith. and In order TO convince you Q, In In
fact allow me return what II Is obvious you ~"
nnitcly prize. but which 10 VI no value to ms-SsN
autograph"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23

murderer. parjoncd after completing forty years
Of his life sentence when he bch"ld bicycles. cleo
trio lights electric tramways and railroad stations.
In fact IT WIS another case of Rip Van Wrinkle.
OF course. this ignorance of what Is going on in
the outer world can be maintained only by pre-
venting the prisoners from any intercourse or con-
versation among themselves since otherwise the
newly sentenced convicts would naturally communi-
cate 10 the old timers things that had occurred
since the Incarceration of the latter. 1t Is In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
TIE LONGEVITY or TREES.
NOT MANY OLD ONES IN AMERICA.
From Meehan's Monthly.

"
America does not seem as favorable 10 the Ion
geyity Of trees as many parts Of the old World.
IL is said that pines In the north Of Europe arc
known 10 have endured for near FIVE hundred years.
In bavaria there Is "A larch which Is known TO be
Z15 Many oaks In Germany are known 10 be over
800 years old and many over POO years OF other
trees individuals are known that have reached the
ages set opposite 10 them: Ash. 10 years; birch.
lG0 to 900 years, aspen. 22o years mountain maple.
In our country there are few that are more than
mere remnants. Most OF Bartram's trees are gone
holly or are fading The famous cypress has yet
a few; green branches The fine silver FIR on the
Johnson estate In Germantown. which inquired In the
eerv issnes Of THE Horticulturst" and often else
where is entirely dead now though less than one
hundred wears old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
CLEOP IRA.


Where does Cleopatras body rest? Scarcely q lay
man who would not answer, why, In Egypt"
After her iOlrrics her wcs her life OF Intense, II
not very exalted loves Cleopatra was laid In one
the lOvelesi tombs that have ever been fashioned
bv the hand OF man. But what change two thou
sand years has brought about, To-day an ugly
mummy, with cmblematic bunch Of decayed
wheat and "A coarse comb tied to It's head--a mere
roll OF tightly swaihed dust-les crumbling In "A
hidcous glass at the British Museum. IL IL
Cleopatra the once great queen. Venus In charm
beauty and love To what base uses may we not"
etc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23

MASKED CONVICT IN a FRENCH PRISON.
France and Belgium that the most extrao rdinarS
precautions are adopted to avoid this; the chapes.
for instance being arranged with little cell-lik"
lonesome for each convict. In most Of the French
penitentiares the convicts are. moreover, compe"i
10 wear a sort Of hood or mask over their faces at
all times save when locked up I'm thor cells These
hoods are rIade OF black cotton woven net fashion,
and present Il horrible ASPECT; they strangely re-
semble those which are brought down over the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23

II would seem from the following story that
partes are not so far away from each other after
all and that there Is common ground on which
they can all meet At the recent ratification meet
ing here Of the Mckinley and Hobart Club
prominent Democratic official who sympathizes
with the Secretary Of the Interior rather than
with the President. in passing by the place OF
meeting saw. on the edge OF the crowd one OF
his colleagues enthusiastically applauding the
speaker -, . . H.,
Look here, old man. he said going up TO his
friend what does this mean? why In the name
Of goodness arr you, good Democrat and silver
ite screeching yourself hOarse at the speech or
Republican and a gOldbugY
Well" said the Democrat. rather shamefaced
at being caught In such a situation. when that
fellow up there called upon us to hurrah for old
Glory and common country, somehow my
patriotism got the better of my party principles
Nowhere will Miss Dodge be more sincerely
nourned than in Washington. where the major
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23

Nowhere will Miss Dodge be more sincerely
mourned than in Washington. where the major
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04
Double stand.,a Mani. sur,,.

The Mohawk valley was settled by
the Dutch, US your readers know. When
the country was new, Yankee peddlers
came through the settlements and pur.
chased the crop of maple sugar. On one
occasion a green Dutchman sold Yam
kee his maple sugar far below the mar
ket price, and his neighbors leased him
for being deceived. He said in reply:
You wait and I will vix him next
year" The next spring he sold his crop
of sugar to the same Yankee at the same
price. When his neighbors ra ed him,
be said: 81 am no fool. made the sap
that sugar was made from of half spring
water" The green Dutch farmer had
just as mu,h common sense as those
cranks who assert that 80 ssnts' worth
of silver atr1 an equal amount Of watcr
will make . dollar worth 100 cents in
gold at the present standard. q. in
New York sun
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04
HISTORY OF MONEY.
ct.owiNo KINDS OF MONEY USED IN
DIFFERENT STAGES OF CIVIL
zATioN.

Gradual Evolution From siins, Fsshbooks,
shells, Etc. In Hunting stage to Silver
and Gold In Present Commercial Stage.
Gown and Sheep rs Units Of vaius-De-
mopetisation Of Tobacco. skins. Bron.s.
Etc, and why Necessary Cold and ST.
yer At First Estimated Roughly, Then
Weighed Accurately and Finally stamp
ed-aiost Modern Nation. Have Passed
Through the silver and Are In the Gold
Stage Of Civilization.
A study Of the growth Of money may
s be useful just now in order to give q
more definite idea Of exactly what
money Is and to learn why certain arti-
Giles or substances have been discarded
and others retained. Tho natural and
general tendencies well understood, we
have only to judge Of the future by past
\ experience to predict what will and
7 what will not be the principal money
metal of the near future.
Hunting and Fishing stage.
The kind Of money in use in any
country indicates the degree Of civil
Slization attained. Man probably first be-
came q 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
B property. Hence we find that the more
useful. stable and portable Of these
articles were first used as money and
are so used today in barbarous countries.
Beaver skins or "beayer" was the
unit Of value when our forefathers
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

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 iron ready for the black.
smith pass us money in west Africa
and elsewhere.
Cash or "sapeks'' or "le" is the
only native coin and the only legal
tender of China as well rs the principal
money of small accounts. Cash consists
of round disks of u kind of brass with a
square hole in the center. The evolution
OF cash is interesting. About 200 B. G.
the Chinese were still using bronze
currency representing knives 5 a-5
inches long, with hole in one end of
the handle. By 500 a. D. the knives
were { l-5 inches long and the hole or
ring was larger. Later the handle dis.
appeared and the ring was attached to
the blade, which was increased in thick.
ness to give the same weight as former
ly. Still later the blade was gotten rid
of and the ring was pierced with u
square hole for the string. Thus trans.
formed the original and cumbersome
knife money became 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.
tatious in China. Considerable sums
may be paid in gold or silver, but they
+ are treated as merchandise and are
bought and sold by weight without a
government stamp to guarantee weight
and fineness.
The As was brass coin used in Italy
until after 200 a. D.
2. 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 tineness
! with an official stamp. A great part
/ OF this immense gain to commerce
! and civilization was lost when, after
awhile, monarchs began to abuse this
coming privilege and to break faith
with their subjects by stamping light
weight or otherwise debased coins as
/ genuine. Such coins would continue in
use, but would soon depreciate in value.
Figure IL represents one Of the earli-
est silver coins 1t was struck in Rome
about 800 B. @.
Gold was coined in Rome in 2Oe B. G.
Figure Is shows the gold solidus Of
Julian II. The solidus weighed four
scruples from 312 A. D. to 1853 and
formed the basis Of more modern Euro
pean coins The form, coined in Flor
ence in the fourteenth century. was
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04
One Neglected, peta,,,

mo, sir, . said the man who was
chewing long straw, 81 amt satisfied
yet. 1 don't think airy one o. them con.
ventions went fur enough"
II thought you regarded the future
very hopefully.
Il did fur . time. But in the excite.
ment we overlooked things tibet orter "a,
been done. 1t never occurred ter me at
the time, but we made big mistake by
not havin plank put inter the platform
maxim it ag'in the law fur it rain
ON . mans hay when he's gone rtown
ter tend u p'litical meetin. Wash.
ington Star.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04
Exchanges in AIIAges
The Telegram Readers Are Told HowValues
Were Represented in Old Times.


have Deem used IN olneren. counrr1ea
The friends Of tobacco and corn tried
hard 20 prevent these Grimes against
humanity" but the copper. gold and
silver bug conspirntors came out on top
in spite Of special legislation In the In.
terests Of tobacco and corn. This was .
bard blow to our country. There IL
plenty Of tobacco, corn, eggs and mo-
lasses to give us oil the .'per capita
wecould carry II the crime Of demoneti.
cation had not been committed against
them, thereby causing prices Of these
and other articles, except the precious
metals, to fall precipitately. Economists
toll us that these articles ceased to be
used as money because they lacked
some essential quality. They say that
some were perishable; others bulky
and hard to transport; others could not
be easily divided for the purpose Of
making change: others were not uni
form in size or quality. while nearly all
lacked stability of value. But every to-
bacco. corn, molasses or egg producer
and every lover Of tho weed, Of omelets
or of johnny cake and sorghum knows
that they werc demonetized because
they were 90 plentiful that the Shylocks
could not monopolize them as easily US
they could the precious metals
Manufacturing Stage.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

cattIe as money. Similar words in nearly
every language testify to the once gem
eral use of cows and sheep us money.
A mans wealth was estimated by his
herds and flocks.
1t was in this stage that conquerors
stopped eating captives because it was
discovered that they We're worth more
as shepherds and carriers of water.
wood, etc. Hence also slaves often fig.
ured as money
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04
HOMELESS

And without a roof to shelter
them are thousand of poor PEG.
pie and children, while there
are hundreds of good homes with
leaky roofs. George Albright.
of Clarksburg. deals in Doth
slate and tin and guarantees sat.
isfaction in quality and price.
He has stoves. ranges, tinware
and many useful articles to show
you at his store on Pike street.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

"More money" is the delusivo CIV Of
the silverites in their campaign for
cheap dollars. But they do not attempt
to show how 10 to free coinage law.
which would put our 5000. ooo, 900 gold
at premium of nearly 90 per cent and
drive it oil out Of circulation, could nos.
sible give US more money than We have
now.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

uaded with tho
Indiana Thus /
beaver equals I
brass kettle; 1
beaver equals 9
shillings; 8 bea-
vers equal 1 gal
Ion brandy, etc.
Fishhooks form
ed the currency
on the northern
shores Of the In
dian ocean from
nn.os 6-t
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

The TELEGRAM will print n.
you any of the following =
work at reasonable prices,
and will guarantee entire W
satisfaction in every par y
ticular Letter heads, packet
note heads, bill heads, statements.
posters, tags, visiting cards,
funeral notices, blank deeds,
summons, pamphlets. dodgers,
envelopes. and all KIND of com.
mercial work. Try this Office
once ana you will come again
whenever in need of such work.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

skins land some
times with their
milky. formed
the currency and
the unit Of value.
Our words fee,
pecuniary and
capital come
from the use of
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04
Agrlcultural stnge.

In the agricultural stage man owns
land, has fixed habitations and is pos.
sessed of far greater variety of proper
ty than when he was n nomad. Though
he continued to use cattle, slaves, etc. /,
as money, yet he sometimes added stu.
pie farm products ard began to use met
ais. especially copper and gold, which
at first We're usually estimated in terms
OF cattle and were measured roughly
instead Of being weighed.
Wheat, barley and oats are now, us
they have been for 9. 600 years. a medi.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

I BEAVER SKIN. II. rIsn-Latterly, how
HOOK III wAMPuM. ever, pieces of
bent wire were substituted for real
hooks Wampum was the currency Of
the more civilized Indian tribes in New
England and on Long Island. 1t con-
sisted OF white beads, made from the
ends of periwinkle shell or black
beads made from q clam shell arranged
in strings or;belts. It became the off,
rial money Of New England and New
Amsterdam and lost its pince as money
between 1850 and 1900, when the
SMART Aleciss' = among the whites be-
gan to debase it by leaving the beads
unpublished or unpierced or by making
them of bone, horn, glass and even Of
wood The colonists legislated much
trying to fix prices, and to save wan.
pun from declining in value, but it was
being produced too cheaply. Natural
law was against it, and it had to 20.
The use of shells as money is still
common on many tropical coasts Their
wide use is probably due to the strong
passion. common to primitive man, for
personal adornment- This gives shells o
permanent value. Besides they are very
durable, comparatively light and are
convenient for small change. Whales
teeth. arrowheads. beads, tusks Of ivory
and engraved stones arc some of the other
money materials of this and later stages
Of civilization.
n The Pastoral Stage.
Is Man early tanned the domestic ami.
mails The sheep and the COW being tina
most useful, they naturally. with their
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04
Commercial, stage.

I. INTERNAL TRADE.-when men be.
gan to live in cities, to have. regular
markets where products were exchanged
and to have shopkeepers 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 in Greece and
Italy. The bronze piece here represented
allows the evolution from cattle money
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

and they are to-
day in Anam.
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
in some Scotch
villages. Some
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

Don't fail to look at the samples
shown by Long g. David, sales
agents. They can furnish you
a suit of clothes, made to your
measure, and good fit guaranteed
cheaper than you can buy one
ready made. ss.tf.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

NhAs AtO6AANhs sAN4Is ESe0iAStA -oOAAQt oOV-
ERRiGS.
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 thelp
Gas good as gold" in any modern civi
lized country. It has come by evolution
and will not go even by revolution, We
have passed the fishhook, wampum, to-
bacco, iron and silver stages Of civiliza-
ton and have entered the golden stage.
Each year sees some progressive country
stop experimenting with the tickle and
fiuctuating 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
terests will continue to use gold, and
soon all interests will be glad tosdrop
Mexico and China and to return to the
society of civilized nations.
BYRON w. HoLr.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

um Of exchange
in Norway and
other rem otc
parts Of Europe.
Maize, or Indian
corn, once form
ed the currency
of Mexico, Cen
trail America and
some Of the early
colonies Tobac-
CO formed the
principal money
of Virginia and
Maryland. It
was legal tender
in Maryland in
1888. The price
Of wives varied
from 100 to $50
pounds Of tobac-
co. Dried Goldfish
was once curren-
cy in Newfound-
land. Sugar,
eggs, indigo and
he products that
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

tno change given) for live stock and prodnoe
delivered at Sherman: e :
Steers weighing loo pounds. a e; Z;
Grover. ane and fat. :. % cents per pound
Heifers weighing 900 pounds q
or over. dne and fat.... :. IS cent PER pound
Sheep. fat and heavy. IS cents per pound
Lambs. fat and heavy. q cents per pound
veals, fine and fat. :. IS cents PER pound
Pigs weighing 100 to i5o
pounds. ............5 35 cents per pound
Best Holstein milk cows....sSO per head
No. creamery butter.......aS cents per pound
Fine factory cheese. J. ). 10 cents per pound
These dollars contain more pure silver than
the United States dollar. az z
Those who deliver stock in druyes
should bring an extra horse TO draw home
their money.
Dated Aug. l.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

FOR EITHER SEX. mi. remedy
being INJECTED directly 10 tho seat n
thoAe diseases oftho 0snlto. Urinary Or.
cans, requiraS no charge OF diet or
naaaeoaas inererrial or poiDonous med
leinssto 30 taken internally. Whsn
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04
Mig Price. For rarmer,. produst !,

The Chautauqua News Of Sherman,
N. Y, contains in its latest number nm
advertisementiwhich we copy free Of
charge:
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

HANDMADE NAILS: money articles
That may perhaps balong to this stage
are cotton cloth, straw hats, cubes Of
salt, ten, beeswax, knives and silk cloth.
1t was probably in this stage that the
precious metals began to be measured
and weighed more accurately and to be
cast into standard forms.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

Prof. H. a. Liebig desires to
call the special attention of all
families in clarksburg purposing
to give superior and carefully
graded education to their sons
and daughters. to the new Pre-
pagatory course with Latin. See
advertisement on page 6. Act.
Subscribe for the Clarksburg
TELEGRAM.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04
a. D. SHELDON,

Mr.. Sheldon is able to do what he
promises to do. He is giving the farm.
ers of Chautauqua the benefit Of the in.
fated prices which the advocates Of a
90 cent dollar desire and is doing it
without asking the United States gov.
ernment to become . repudiator aud a
swindler.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04
Manufacturing stag,

The manufacturing stage is not clearly
defined. Hoes were once money in China
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04
MAii PRICES.
n1ExICAN SILVER DoILARs

In oricr TO assist those who bci.oyo In tho
".whtte metal will pay the Following prices
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

/ Man early tanned the domestic ami.
mails The sheep and the COW being tina
most useful, they naturally, with their
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04

to stamped metallic money. Weights in
the form of sheep indicate that sheep
were in Biblical times the unit Of
value in Palestine
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04
lie BRUINS
CURE

For sale by h j. Criss. Cunningham
Bros \ Go. C!arksburg, w. Va. 24.1y
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-04
AS a PREVENTlVE

by either seq u is impoihlble 10 eoutraet
any venefpai dlSsAae; hat In tho case On
those already UnoSIuHAtHtr A1TrirIrp
with 0oporrhGa and elect, we xuSr.i,.
tee q cure. Price by mall, postage pais .
81 Fer boz. or q boxea for A.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10
Married or Single.

One of the ways of telling whether o
man is n married man or not is to ex.
anime his pockets In the pockets of 8
bachelor you will find:
Half dozen letters from girls.
A tailor's bill
Three or four old checks for theatel
seats.
Bills for supper.
Theatrical looking photographs.
y lot Of invitations to dances, din.
ners and receptions.
A tiny glove scented with violet.
But the married mans pocket will
contain:
An old bill
A couple Of unpostcd letters which
were given him TO post a week past.
A sample of impossible shade which
he must match.
A newspaper clipping telling Of sur,
cure for Group.
A shopping list ranging from box
Of backing to three yards Of lace
Bills.
More billS-London Tit-Bits.