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El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-10-12
Peligro en- Ia tardanza.
. rs mary peligroso para el
pueblo de Laredo descatl-
ddr las enyermedades de
los 7'iflOneS.

El gran peligro de las enferms-
dades de los rifiones esta en- que
elias consiguen un firme arraigo
antes que los pacientes puedan re-
conocerlas.
La salud es gradualmente inde-
terminada. Dolor de espalda, do
lor de cabeza, nerviosidad, cansan
clio, dolencia, l1mbago, NAL de ori
ma, hidropesfa, diabetes y NAL de
Bright Sc siguen en- cruel suce-
sion. No deecuide sus rihones: Gu
re sus rihones con ell cierto Y segu
ro remedio Pfldoras dc Doan para
los ri6ones, las cuales han curado
bien al pueblo aqui, en- Laredo.
Eduardo Perales, que vive en- la
calle de Benavides, N Q 1015, La
redo, Texas, dice: 'Hace cerca de
cuatro meses estuve muy enfer-
mo. La enfermedad parecfa cstar
ordinariamente en- mi est6mago.
Ell dolor de calambres me subia,
hinchandose ell abdomen con alar-
nantes proporciones. No podian
salir las secrecioees de los .rifIones,
y me paseaba por ell patio gritan-
do de dolor. Sc llam6 aun medico
Y no me aliviG Sc me dijo que
era necesario operarme, pero an
tes de coneeder este, LEI algo de
las Pildoras de Doan para los RHO
nes Y procure una GAIA.
Elias me aliviaron casi desde
luego, Y continue tomandolas has.
ia completar cuatro cajas, con las
que sane complstamente. La ac-
ci6n de mis- rihones mejor6 cons
tantemente bajo ese tratamiento,
ell aqua comenz6 & pasar libremen
te, llevando entonces fuera una
sustancia blanquisca, Y finalmente
pareciendo natural otra vez. Tam
bien ell retortij6n 6 calambre, des-
aparecio enteramente. Tres mas
que padecfan en- ell mismo tempo
las mismas intermediates, murie-
ron, por 10 que yo nunca puedo
sentirme bastante agradecido por
ell benefcio cue he recibido."
De vents en- todas parties.
Precio. so cts. Foster Milburn.,
Buffalo, N. Y, "1nicos agentes pa
ra los Estados Unidos.
Recuerde ell nombre "Doan" y
no tome otro.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-10-12
Laredo ha entrado en-

Laredo ha entrado en-
un periodo de movimiento y
de vida, en- 10 que respecta a
mejoras materiales de positi
vo beneicio para ell pueblo.
Lo principal, las GALES, que
cuestan al municipio una SUI
ma considerable de dinero,
sin que pueda conseguirse te
nerlas en- bdena condici6n,
porqde ell terreno no Sc pres
ia, y porque los aires fuertes
levantan verdaderas avalan-
chas de polvo, que inundan
las habitaciones y envuelven
a los pedestres, van a recibir
una buena mejora con la a.
planadora, que va viene en-
camino y hara un trabajo ra
pido y provechoso. Tambien
llegara, dos nuevos tanques
regaderas y Sc colocaran bue
mas bancas de fierro en- la
plaza de Jarvis:
81 a este agregamos la
gran avenida que Sc construi
ra, ell drenaje que evitara la
inundaci6n de una parte de
la ciudad en- tempo de llu-
Was y la formation de pan
tanos infecciosos, y la cons
trucci6n de apropiados edifi-
clos para las escuelas de la
ciudad, tenderness motives
para congratularnos.
Algunos quisieran mas; nos
otros tambien; pero es nece-
sario convenir en- que los re-
cursos con que cuenta la ciu
dad no permiten hacer todo
10 que Sc quisiera, nj siquie-
ra todo 10 que Sc necesita; pc
ro por algo Sc ha de comen-
Ear.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-10-12
LO SENTIMOS,

Sobremanera, que ell octo-
genario emborronador de
Gel Guarda del Bravo" no
haya recogido ell reto que lie
arrojamos.
No obstante, repite con sin
igual cinismo, sin aducir una
sola prueba, nj presentar un
solo hecho, que ell portentoso
progreso de Mexico es obra
exclusive del matrimonio de
Dena Carmen Romero Rubio
con ell Gral. Porfirio Dlaz;pe
ro en- esta vez, tuvo la fsliz
ocurrencia de decirnos muy
ufano, que rehuye toda pole
mica, por que solo sirven pa
ra divertir al p1blico lector.
iPobre viejo. :! Una con
fesion franca de su error, ha
bria sido mas honrosa para
el!
Damos las gracias al arti-
culista de "El Guarda del
Bravo" por los deseos que
manifesto de conocer a SD
contrincante, y ojala y un
dia Sc haga necesario dar a
conocer nuestro nombre, por-
que por ahora, nuestra mo-
destia nos aconseja que 10 ca
llemos.
Rdmi9O,
- -ksr~----a-----
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-10-12

Fuente ell ano de 1867, en- Gu
yo plantel, estudiando ell 5 Q
ano de Jurisprudence, obtu-
vo las prilIleras caliicaciones
y Sc recibio de Abogado con
APPLAUSE general, para ocupar
ell puesto de Juez de Letras
en- ell Distrito de Rio. Grande.
Fue Secretario de Gobier-
no .,en la Administration del
General Cepeda, cuando este
digno Ciudadano estuvo on
pugna con Ell Congreso, 10 de
jo encargado de su despacho
que siguio dessnpenando
cuando ell Gral. Fuero, por
nombramiento federal, vino
a ocupar el Gobierno del Es-
tado.
Una vez terminada su mi
sion, paso a Nuevo Leon, en-
cuya Capital es tan querido
que Sc lie cree oriundode ella,
y en- la cual ocup6. puestos
tan distinguides en- la Judi
catura.
Ell ano de 1893, estando en-
Monclova ell Sr. Lie. On. Mi
guel Cardenas lie trajo al par
lido oposicionista que termi-
no con la Administrator
Cara Galan, siendo uno de
los principales coadyuvado-
res ell restablecimiento del or
den en- ell Estado. No tuvc
Inconvenience en aceptar e.
Juzgado de Letras de Ia ant
qua Capital de Coahuila J
luego en- venir a desempenal
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-10-12
D 0Cu0| GODG|nQlO[
Coahuila,

Dice "El Estado de Goa
hula;
Con motive de una enfer-'
medad repentina que tuvo eli
Sr. Lie. D. Miguel Cardenas,
va fin de que pudiera recu-.
perar su salud, dejando ell
'rabaJo asiduo, arduo, que
estaba desempenando, pidi6
una licencia, cue lie fue conce
dlda, seg1n Sc We en- ell deere
to que insertamos en- otro lu
gar, y fue nombrado para
Sustltuirlo el Sr. Lie. D. Mel
chor G.1Cardenas.
Durante las licencias que
ma tenido el Gobernador pro
p,iietarlo, p 10 ha sustituido su
ulgno Secretario de Gobier-
no. y eS necesario censignar
los meritos, que lie hacen a.
crsedOr a ocupar los puestos
mas elevadcs eli ell Estado
de Coahuila.
o. Fl Sr. Lie. D. Melchor G.
Cardenas =: es originario de la
Gludad de Monclova, en- DON
ue Sc lie aprecia por sus reele
Vantes cualidades; Sc educ6
en- Ia Ciudad de Monterrey
yylnO a ser uno de los primo
gSies fundadores del Atsneo
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-10-12

esta examinando muestras
del payimento y presupues-
tos do la obra, y Sc nos 'ase-
gura que pronto Sc dara prin
cipio a los trabajos de la ban
quota exterior.
Son de aplaudirse las es-
fuerzos de la comisi6n de SO
noras y senoritas de esta ciu
dad, para dotar a Laredo
con una mejora que va Sc ha
ce indispensable.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-10-12
Ell j6ven Enrique Zama-

Ell J0ven Enrique Zama-
IRON, hijo de nuestro antique
amigo ell Sr. Marcelino L.
Zamarr6n, fue pensionado
por ell Gobierno de San Luis
Potosi, para que perfeccione
sus estudios en- St. Louis, Mis-
seuri.
Ell Sr. Marcelino L. Zama-
IRON es un distinguido potOsi
no que ha puesto, de muchos
amos atras, todas sus ener-'
gfas, toda. su inteligencia y
todo su patriotismo, que no
son pocos, al servicio del Es-
tado de San Luis Potosi, y
puede decirse que esta iden-
tifcado con tcdss los pregrs
SOS que ese importante Esta-
do ha obtenido en- ell ultimo
euarto de siglo.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-10-12

Gonzalez Siller, Joney Geris,
w. de la Pena y otros dol
Distrito y Dydney B. Taylor,
lngeniero minero y represen
tantes de los capitalistas de
San Antonio, Texas.
Sc decide la formation de
una Compania para explotar
ell onix con un capital de. -.
$500, 600.
Entire los interesados en-
que Sc efectIe ell proyecto,
sc cuentan ell senor General
Diaz, ell senor Jacinto Pimen
tel, acaudalado banquero; A
dolfo Marx, Miguel Torres,
Amador Cardenas, jr., Juan
Cardenas y muchos de los
prominentes capitalistas de
Mexico.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-10-12
Sc han reunido varios ca

SO han reunldO VaIIOS ca
pitalistas de Torre6n para
tratar de reformar la Com
panfa del Onix" y presenciar
las pruebas de la nueva ma
quinaria instalada para la ex
Traction de grandes bloques.
Entire las personas que asis
tieron a esta reunion, Sc en-
cuentran los senores Miguel
Torres, dc Gomez Palacio;
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-10-12
cONDICIONES,

., D.,5.r.la FrOn'srizO"'' p"0l''a
:. i,bad0' us,.s so
ss,sr,y NroSo p,go Sc hsri en- monsda del
u nrssIssmsnts adelantado
g,s'., : 'rsssnitidOs, s'gdH c9nyenio ,',,0
u JUSTo CARDENAs.
Laredo, Texas
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-10-12

Su casa. Muy Sr. mio: Ad-
junta encontrara I'd. una lis
ia de las personas que volun
tariamente, y por conducto
de los Sres. Manuel G.. Gar
cfa y Pedro Siller, me obse-
quiaron con las cantidades
anotadas.
Tuve la desgracia de que
Sc me quemaran, la noche
del dia Is del pasado mes,
mi casa de familia y la que
servla para mi comercio.
La gratitud me impone ell
deber de dar las mas expesi-
vas y sinceras gracias a las
perSoIldS que Cd1l DOnQdQOsa-
mente Sc han servido ayudar
me en- los momentos aficti-
vos porque atr,avieso.
Jamas olvidare ell servicio
que cada una de esas perso-
mas me ha hecho, y por ell
cual les vivire altamenta re-
conocido. Suplicando a I'd.
Sc sirva dar publication a la
presente, y la lista adjunta,
quedo su affmo y S. S.
Laredo, Texas, Octubre 6
de 1907.
Isldro Benavldes.
La lista de donativos, es
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-10-12

Entered as second class
matter In the Post Ofnes
at Laredo, Tex.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-04
COFFEE COMPLEXION.
Many Ladies' Have Poor Compilations
from Coffee.

Coffee caused dark colored blotches
on my face and body. had been
drinking it for a long while and these
blotches gradually appeared, until
finally they became permanent and
were about as dark as coffee itself.
Il formerly had as fine complex
ion as one could ask for.
When became convinced that cof-
fee was the cause of my trouble, l
changed and took to using Postum
Food Coffee, and as l made it we'll, ac-
cording to directions, / liked it very
much, and have since that time used
it in place of coffee
Il am thankful to say am not ner.
vous any more, as was when was
drinking coffee, and my complexion is
now as fair and good as 1t was years
ago.. 1t is very plain that coffee caused
the trouble"
Most bad compilations are caused
by some disturbance of the stomach
and coffee is the greatest disturber of
digestion known. Almost any woman
can have fair complexion II she will
leave OF coffee and use Postum Food
Coffee and nutritious, healthy food In
proper quantity. Postum furnishes
certain elements from the natural
grains from the field that Nature uses
to rebuild the nervous system and
when that is In good condition. one
can depend upon good complexion
as well as good healthy body
There's a Reason" Read, "The Road
70 WellYille," In pkgs.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-04
INSURANCE INVESTMENTS.
How One company's Assets Are Dis
trlbuted in the South and West.

In connection with its withdrawal
from Texas, along with many other
companies, rather than to submit to
the new law which requires that 1870
of the reserves on Texas policies shall
be invested in securities of that state,
the state and subjected to heavy taxa
tion, in addition to the large tax now
imposed on life insurance premiums,
the Equitable Life Assurance Society
has made public the distribution of its
assets, at the end Of the second year
of the new management. The Equit-
able now has $10,95S, 600 invested in
Texas, which is twice as much as the
new law requires, but the manage
ment decided that to submit to the
additional taxation would be an injus-
tiCe to its policyholders in other
states. which impose no such penalty
on the thrift Of their citizens,
The Equftable's report shows that
more than 37G5 Of it's total reserves
are now invested in the southern and
western states, while only $50 Of its
total insurance is carried in these
states. It's investments are distributed
as follows: Ala, $3,099,0OO; Ariz.,
$974,OO0; Ark, $4,03S,OOO; Cal, $5.-
$4,000; Col, $5,222,o0 Fla, $4,924,-
900; Ga, $4,048 900; Idaho, $5,197 900;
ILL.,, S12,617, 600; Ind Ter, $443,000;
Ind, $6,S36, 600; Iowa, $3,69O,0OO; Kan
sas, 81, 1,637, GOO; KY, $2,631, 600; La,
$3,054,OOO; Md, $2,207,OOO: Mich, &c.
009, 600; Mimi, $2,O65 900; Miss, $751;
900; Mo-, $S,197, goo; Mont, 1880, ,OOJ;
Neb., $7,526, 900; New, $64O,OOO; New
Mex. $1,376, 600; N. c., $1.649,OOO; NJ
D., $677, 600; Ohio, 81, $4,000; Okla,
$1,OO6,OOO; Ore, $1,15S,O9O; S. c.,
$975.OOO; S. D., s1,3O5,OOO; Tenn, ST.
100000; Utah, $2,134,OOO; Va, $685.
900; Wash, $1,2O2 900; w. Va, 5,523,-
900; Wis, $2,342,OOO; Wyo.. 1885,. 900.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-04
5;;551I7ZfS'B)IIlE'lRR
N ,-SMa%
AGAINST KING ALCOHOL.
How Physicians Are Acting as Tenn
perance Reformers.

The North Carolina state board Of
medical examiners has recently decid-
ed to withdraw the license to practice
medicine in that state of any physi-
clan whose addiction to alcohol or
drugs has untitled him to properly
practice. The circuit court of Nebras-
ka also, has lately sustained the state
board of health in a like measure in
its power to de-license physicians fail
ing to properly perform their duty
from this cause.
DR.. T. d. Crothers, superintendent
of the Walnut Lodge hospital, Hart
ford, Conn, notes the above facts in
his journal of Inebriety," and goes
on to say:
Every physician should be a tenn
perance reformer in the broad sense,
ard a C%acher and leader in the study
of these problems in every commun-
ity. Inebriety from alcohol and the
sale of spirits as beverage, is sani-
tary problem of enormous proper
tions, which the medical man of all
others is trained to study.
"The medical man who would be in
different to diphtheria, yellow fever or
any other contagious disease, and as
sumo an attitude of Indifference to
efforts to prevent these diseases,
would merit the severest condemna-
tion. There is no disease of evil
whose entailment of physical suffer
ing and mortality is so great, and so
intimately related to the home of
every community, as the alcohol
problem. There is no physical con-
dition so influential in the growth
and life of civilization which a med
ical man is so we'll trained to under
stand and to prevent.
The medical man of all others,
should be a total abstainer, and a
temperance man in the broadest
meaning of this term, one whose per-
sonal life and conduct approXimates
and sustains his work and teaching
OF all men, physicians should be the
leaders in temperance work, to un-
derstand the evils which follow from
alcohol, and point out their destruc-
tive influence, and the means of pre-
vention and cure"
DR.. Crothers further supplements
his own views on the subject by simi-
lar statements of eminent European
specialists, and in conclusion, ex-
presses confidence that the final solu-
tion of the alcoholic problem will be
achieved when the profession take
it up as a purely medical subject.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-04
Had Fallen Asleep.

A minute passed and another, until
Mickey could stand the strain no long.
er. He reached down and lifted the
firecracker from beneath the chair
AS he held it up in the moonlight
to examine it, mosquito lit upon his
fathers nose and the old gentleman
awoke. Grabbing the firecracker from
his sons hand he arose and holding it
aloft, he said:
Boys, there will be no explosion
tonight. I'm sorry to disappoint you.
l was afeered that Mickey might do
some harrum wild that big cracker, so
whin he wasn't lookin this afternoon l
took the powder out of it and filled
it wild clay. So, you see that the show
is over, and ye may as well go home
and go to bed. Therell be no more
explosions only what l give Mickey
wild a shingle afore l turn in. Good
night to ye all. Come around some
other night whin there is somethln
doin'"'
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-04
Increasing Responsibility.

President w. j. Tucker, of Dart
mouth college, sums up the signiti-
canoe of foreign missions as follows:
Every advance made, instead Of less
ening the task, has introduced new
needs, new values, new possibilities.
Foreign missions means to-day the hui
man soul under the nightly increased
valuation of the century; foreign mis-
sions means to-day men and nations;
foreign missions means to-day the
unity of the races; foreign missions
means to-day the order, the peace, the
progress of the world in its whole
ness; foreign missions means to-day
the warrant for the promise of the
kingdom of God on earth. Nobody will
deny that foreign missions in our day
means all this and more. When it
means this or more to us, then we
can say of our immediate part of the
work, We can if we will
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-04

SO cents; the five-franc piece one dol
lar. The French silver represented
about 60 per cent. of the silver circu-
lation.
German silver thalers worth 60
cents went at one dollar. Everything
above so cents was one dollar and
everything above 25 cents was so
cents. A French bank in San Fran
cisco was said to have got rich ship
ping French coin in exchange for gold
dust. United States coin was scarcer
until the mint was established. In
the fall of 1856 the banks refused to
take any foreign coins except at a
heavy discount. The result was that
in few months all foreign coin disap-
peared. 1t proved bonanza for the
saloon people. They would give q
drink for franc, while the banks
gave only 126 cents. The saloon peo-
pie gathered them and the rupees in
at old prices and sold to the banks for
bullion and made good thing.
But for a few years we suffered
badly for silver change. Even until
1856 gold dust circulated to consid-
cradle extent in mining districts But
the scales we're always used.
There was no pager morey until p.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-04
STATE NEWS PICK.UpS
RARRIcADED IN HIS ROOM
For Sixty-Four Consecutive Weeks, the
Maniac Defied Capture.

Dayton, O.-For Ga consecutive
weeks Robert Gebhart. aged Is years,
remained locked in his room at his
home in Miami township and delied
any person to disturb him. He was
hailed before the probate Judge, DC
clared insane and committed to the
Dayton state hospital His beard was
breast long and his hair hung far down
his back.
When deputies went to Gebhart's
home they had to fight their way into
his room, as he had locked the door
and piled furniture against II. AS they
entered the maniac pounced upoh
them, but was cverpowered after a
desperate struggle.
When he entered his self-made p:ls-
on Gebhart was clean shaven and
youthful-looking. When oyerpowered
he appeared to be the reincarnation OF
Rip Van Wrinkle.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-04
Can't Use the EIau.

Liquor dealers in Nebraska took it
into their heads that they would sell
more beer by having the beer bottles
decorated with the national colors, and
they did it. Some Nebraska patriots
took the matter into court, and, finally,
after a strenuous battle, it was decid-
ed in the supreme court of the state
that the liquor interests had no case,
and the use of the Stars and Stripes
for advertising purposes was illegal
The case was appealed to the supreme
court of the United States, and the
ruling of the Nebraska courts was sus-
tanned. "Old Glory" has been saved
from sacrilege, and the flag of freedom
will not be defiled by vulgar associa-
tions.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-04
TOO YOUNG FOR A STICK.
Why Boy Would Have Nothing to Do
with His Lemonade.

at was at a children's treat in the
country" said the Settlement worker
with pink cheeks and unbouIded en-
thusiasm, "and lemonade and edibles
were being supplied to collection OF
small children who looked, for the
most part, like babies and were as
sophisticated as / don't know what to
say AS ] walked around to see that
everyone was getting enough to eat
and drink came to one infant whose
mug of lemonade had not been touched
apparently. | observed that there was
little twig from one of the trees
floating on the top, but they are not
fastidious as a rule and it did not oc-
cur to me that he objected to the
proof that he was playing under real
trees.
Why don't you drink the lemon
ade, little brother?" said l. Isn't it
sweet and nice? Don't you like it?'
He wriggled bit and rubbed his
ear on his shoulder in a delightful
state Of embarrassment, and then with
a knowing twinkle he said: Il guess.
teacher, I'm too little to drink lemon
ade wild stick in tn. Y. Times.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-04
Vote "No Saloons"

Seven years ago, Long Beach, a
popular ocean resort in southern Cal
ifornia, voted out all saloons. 1t was
then village of 5000. To-day it is a
city of $4,000. When a recent tourists
palace hotel was erected, bar priv
ileges were asked for. The people
have just decided the point by voting
NO" two to one, stating that under
license their bank deposits were $14O,-
600, whereas to-day they are $4,000, 900,
that the city's class of citizens and its
prosperity are due to no saloons and
tourists who must have liquor are not
needed.-EX.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-04
HAPPENED At BAD TIME.
Minister'S Fall Significant in View Of
Previous Words.

In a small church in one OF the min
ing towns of Pennsylvania was a pull
pit both antique and unique. II was
about the size and shape Of a -four
barrel, was elevated from the floor
about four feet and was fastened to
the wall. The ascent was by narrow
winding steps.
A minister from neighboring town,
q man OF great vigor and vehemence,
preached there one Sunday. While
preaching he bent forward and shout
ed out with great force the words of
his text:
THE righteous shall stand, but the
wicked shall fall"
Just as these words escaped from
his lips, the pulpit broke from its
fastening. and he fell out and rolled
over on the floor before his congre-
cation. In an instant he was on his
feet again and said
Brethren. am not hurt, and
don't mind the fall much, but 1 do
hate the connection"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-04

o. Mills & Co. issued their gold notes
about 1853. In getting change for an
old octagon $50, gold, often as many
as four or five nationalities would be
represented in the change.
Greenbacks were never recognized
as money; only as commodity. They
were used for buying postage and rev.
enue stamps. All mercantile bill
heads and notes had the special con-
tract enforcement for gold. California
even paid the claims of the federal
government in gold. And it came in
mighty handy to Uncle Sam in 1862
and 1853. The cld-style Californian
still has an incliIing for the yellow
stuff.-P. E. Magazine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-04
FIRST MONEY IN CALIFORNIA.
Queer Early coinage--D. o. Mills Is
sued First Paper Money.

Coins in California till the fall Of
1856 were a queer kettle of fish. More
than 60 per cent. of the silver and at
least 25 per cent. of the gold was for
eign.
Most of the other gold coins were
private coins Motit & Co. got a per-
init from the government to coin gold.
Their coinage was confined to ten and
20 cents and were stamped MONT &
Co"
We had all kinds of deubloons and
similar South and Central Ameri-
can coins. OF the smaller gold coins
the French 2O-franc piece led all the
others.
The English guinea was fairly rep
resented. But It passed for only its
ace value, while the other gold passed
.or more. The 2O-franc piece, value
1915, went at four dollars.
There was still greater discrep-
apey in the silver coins. A one-franc
iace went for rs cents, and the East
india rupee. yalRS As cents, went for