Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 8, 1891, Page 12

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WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JEWELRY REPAIRED BY EXPERIENCED WORKMEN, — ALL WORK WARRANTED. WATCH FOR OUR GRAND HOLIDAY OPENING. A GREAT SURPRISE IN STORE FOR YOU. had its supposed advautages and disad- vantages exposed toa fair frial. Nov that the results in Rnode Islana were any differ- the more tho impsounious clamored for THE THEATERS. votor, raising the figures from £20) to £100. further emissions. Already sometime ~bafore this bank was issuod, the house of commons on tho other bold, without any of the dime novel senca- of the colonists as a whnole, that the banks t tions we see in plays of this kind, bis bright ceased in 1750. One house of tho assembly ordered another loan bill under RHODE ISLAND FIAT MONEY. Inl “The Hustler,” with its amusing situa- The Littlo Colony Tried It Over a Huu- G S 1, A RESULT THAT TELLS ITS OWN MORAL. The Paper Money Depreciated Until Worth Only One-Fifth of 1ts Face --An Interesting and Valuable Bit of History. New York, Nov. 4.—(Special Correspond- ence of Tur Bes.|—Rhode Island was the last of the thirteen original states to voto for our present constitution. Its governmont had rofused to take part in tho constitutional convention of 1787 aud followed up that ro- fusal by declining.to consider the document which the convention had framed. The or- ganization of the new nutional government was effected without the participation of Rhodo tsland. Not until congress began to tuko measures that could not be considered other than steps forobodiug moro vigorous and forciblo movements did Rhode Island, rather than romaln isolatod in such a contes, reluctantly consent to rojoin hor sister statos, These aro the historical fucts, & portion of tho story of our national genesis well known to evory ono who is at all familiar with the bistory of the country. Butil we take the soundings of that ecidont more cavefully, we wiil discover currents which are not so visible at the surfaco. Why did Rhode Islaud refuse to send dolegates to the con- vontion of 17871 Was she not as greatly af- teoted by tho failure of the old confederation, by the decline of commerce, by the threaton- ing condition of the finances, as any one of the other states! Aud whon the confirma- tion of the constitution by oloven states bad ussured it practical oporation at least bo tween thoso states, why did Khode Island linger on the outsido until tho only alter- native to joining in the now government luy in boginuing a coutest that promised soon to result in the application of force! The veal reasou is no socrot. At the time of the call for the constitutional convention, Rhode Islund was almost in tho throes of an internal rovolution; her peoplo were divided into twoonposing parties which wero woging an embitterod and relontloss warfuro over the question of fat curroncy By 1785 this had been terminated but termi- nated in favor of the fiatists who had loaned to thomselves vast guantities of paper prom ises of the state. T'he new fedoral constitu- tion as submitted to and ratitied by the sev- eral states, provided among othor things in tho tenth section of articlo | that no stato shatl coin money, emit bills of credit, make Anything but gold and silver a tender in pay- ment of debts or pass any law tmpairing the obligation of contracts. 'How could the con- trolling paper-money party in Khode Island submit gracefully to & form of government that prohibited the attainment of those cher 1shed objeots for which thoy Lad just under- gouo 80 bitter a fight! 1t was ouly anothor “grinding necessity of a reluctant people’ that foreod them to give up thoir pians by euteriug tho union. Lihode Island was not tho only settiement that hud issued paper monoy nor yet the only 000 that had indulged in tho disastrous folly of loaning the cradit of tho colony to indivi ual vitizes These two institutions were found in & great wany of the colonies in noue of which, howover, did thoy achieve eny en- souraging success. The loan banics—batohoes I paper currency loaned by the government P private persons—origiuated in this. puntry in - Massachusotts Bay from ¥hich™ they sproad to hor various oighbors, Rhode Isiand was tho first to © it up, the last to lev it fail. For this reason, a study of the systor of tho opora hon aud of its effects ought to prove in- structive as well as interestio W many people who are now advocating similar ‘chemes, probaoly under tho impression that ihey aro favoring & proposition ultogothor 4oVel ln lts chusacter, aud which bus ueve ent from those in othor places; for every- whero the same disasters followed the in- auguration of the policy. The details, how- ever, can in this case’ be readily compiled from the colonial laws and other contompo- rary works, As Prof. Summer says: “Rhode Island was the most unfortunate of all the colonies in hor curroncy legislation. She kept back longer than any of the others, and plunged into paper 1ssies more recklossly than any. The loan bauk system sho tested to tho bitter end.” Rhodo Island finances show 1n an oxaggerated form the same phe- nomena that were displayed to a greater or loss degree wherever a similar policy had boen tried. When painted in such boid ro- liof, the lessons of exporience ought to im- Dpress their teachings most vividly. The first paper money 1ssued in this country was emitted by Massachusetts Bay in 1690 in order to provide funds with which to defray the exponses of the expedition undertaken against Louisburg in that yoar. Despito depreciation, furthor amounts were issued as required to'supply the treasury,and in 1713 the colonial legislature fell back upon its last expodient by passing legal tonder act. Rhode Island differed from Massachusetts Bay in that she resorted to billa of crodit with- out auy such: justifiable necessity. kor first omission appeared in May, 1710, to tho amount of £5,000, followed by £2,000 mora beforo the end of the year. The notes were raceivablo for public dues, to pass current *'in equal valuo to money”’ for five years and amoug the reasons alloged in the preamble was “'tho great scarcity and want of silver monoy.” A second ewission occurrad in 1711, In 1715 came the first loan bank, an 1nsti- tution which had but recently mads its debut in Massachusetts Bay. This bank or quantity of papor bills was Issued not to supply tho requirements of-goverament,but to be loaned out at interest to the peuplo for a definito term of years upon wortgage security of twice the value. Exocuses for tho law wore easity found, The colony was undor extra ©expenso on account of the war just finished, money was scarco, trade decayed, Fort Anne out of repair and the fow bills already emitted insuficiont for tho monetary nceds of tho community, As a consequence, £40,000 of indented biils again “equal in value to money” were printad. The ' 1ndentation cor- responded with a stub which was retained in tho treasury to detect counterfeits. This munificent sum, it applied to the laudable purposes rolated in the preamble of e act, might have restored the decaying fort and put tha colony into a pussable state of de- fense; but this wus not the object of tho law. ‘Tho bills were apportioned to the different sottlemonts aud loaned out by the local authorities upon real estato mortgages bearing five por cent for ten years. Ounly tho interast was to ba set aside for tho needs of the colony, and as the payment of he interest was provided for, not {u the morteage but by u separate bond, tho government was ousily defrauded of & very large portion. The people were patient enough to wait six yoars for anothor bank. In that time the papor thon out was well on the way of de- preciation with all its attendant ovils. The law of 1721 begins : *‘Forasmuch as tho siiver and gold formerly passing in this colony is altogether exhausted, and the bills of cradit issued by this colony are uot a sufcient me- dium, whereby the commorce and trado ot this goverkment is exceedingly obstructed and the affairs theveof very much uinaerod.” Fort Anue, t0o, was still calling for “very spoedy and grout reparations,” and so £40,000 were ordered issued and loated 1o the people ou the sawme conditions as bofore. Tho as- sembly had voted that the first bank be called in in 1738, but in that year extendaed the loan by & now bank for ten years without nterest, one-tenth payable anuuully. I'he act, after citing the previous order, relates that *the onds and purposes for which said bank was first emittod was fulfilied and accomplished" and that “the persons who took said monoy on loan have been very puuctual and exact in the payment of the interest thereof for the carrying on those wise euds and purposes for which the same was emitted:" then without appreciating the contradiction involved, 1v repoats that Fort Aune yet requires @& considerable amouut for completion and that there i3 so groat a scavcity and want of @& proper modium of exchange that trade and commerve boging in a seusible mauner to decling, stagnate and decay, This extension ouly served to in- crease the existing depreciation. The more woney waQy Lad the woro it depreciated sad 31 the assombly hearkened once more to tho demands of the fiatists and notwithstand- ing some considerablo opposition, passad an act providing for the loan of bilis of credit to the amount of £5),000. The governor re- corded his dissont to the measuro, but was ovorruled by the royal government. The question had now become a political one, and the mon of meaus and intolligenco fHund thomselves arrayed against the multituds of debtors. Every new issue icreased the de- prociation. As a rosult, those aiready in dobt favored more loans to otners in order to mako tho means of puyment cheaper. They also advocated au exteusion of their own debts well aware that o longer the latter should run the loss would become tho amount to be repaid. While mortgages had been ex- actod as security for the loans the mortgage had nothing to do with the bill whose holder possessed simply an irredoemable promise to to pay. The movement was now started; the height was reached in 1733, ‘The fifth bank surpassed all predecessors in amount and set the limit for succeeding at- tompts of the paper-money party. Tho same old pretoxts were brought forth mn justification of an order issued for "£104,000 to be loaned at 5 par cent in ' sums not exceoding £300. The odd £4,000 were'appropritted to the pur- chaso of canuon but the law expressly bro- vided that the £100,000 should be loaned to the peoplo as soon ds printed, without wait~ ing for the remainder, Yetoven this largo flation did not satisfy the debtors. To be ure the colony had long been emitting treasury notes as forcod loans for currant ex- penses rather than lovy taxes; still there was a cry for more. Tho earligr bauks wore now beginning to fall due. Here was an oppor- tumty for advocating an issue of o like amount of new notes which the fatists could not let pass. Thoy aimed at that amount and moro too and in 1738 succeeded in passiog the act for tho sixth vank of £100,00) loanable ou mortgagos which this timo wero to securo both principal and interest. The following year a committeo of the assembly made a ve- port on the stato of the bills of credit and from the date given it is estimated that over 300,000 were outstanding. If we wish to oxpress this in the popular but fallacious per avita form, we will fiud that with a popu! tion of 20,000, the currency amounted to £1 or §i5 per person. ‘Translated into other words, the people of Rbode Island were in debt £5 for overy inhabitant of its territory, Only two years passed bofora the sevenit bank appeared. 'Tho adherents of irredeei- able paper wouey wero for the moment con- tont with ouly £20,0)0 but to float evea this amount a new expodient was necessary. The opreciation was aow appalling though not yeuwhat it was destiied ultimately to be, e procoss may be seen in the measure of silver by weight. The first notes when is- sued in 1710 were slightly below par, 5o that eight shillings in bills equalled une ounce of silvbe. In ten years silver had rison 100 por out and 0ne ounve was worth sixteen shil- &s in bills in 17215 twenty-two shiliings in 178l And now in 174) it roquired twenty- sovon shillings In paper to purchase an ounce of silver. To issuo more bills at this rate would have boen the height of folly. Asa remedy the form of the bills was chaoged. Tho notes wore no longer to be “in value equal to woney” but to be equal in value to 50 mAnY ounces and pennyweights of stand- ard silver or gold at rates fixed by law. ‘Phoy were knowa us new tenor bills iu con- tradistinetion to the old tenor bills and the comparative valuo was fixgl by statute at four of theold tenor for one of the new. Rhodo Island now had three media of ex- change, each circulating at different rates: silver sold by welght as & commodity, the old tenor bills and the new tonor bills, More were yet to come. Tho winter of 1743 saw tho rise of the olghth bank, cousisting of £40,000 new tenor bills loanable to the people at 4 per cant an- nually. The main reason alloged for the issue was the fact that the earlier banks again began to fall due. In spite of tho deprecia- tion which had on the average cut in half the sum to be repaid, collections were excoed- ingly laborious, The morigages and vonds had’ often to be put in suit. In 1741, 530 such actions had been begun in towns of Providence couuty, and duriug the next yoar 1,040 were commenced, mostly for small sums. Another unawaited outcome was tho fact that with the cheapening of the paper money went the cheapening of the property qualifications required for the elective francnise. This became so marked by 1756 that the assembly douvled the BWount of properly ueccssary for a logel | the governor had sent a letter dated side of the Atiantic had passed resolutions asking for information concerning tho finan cial condition of Rnode Island. ~To comply with the request, o committeo of tho local. assembly had investigated the subject, and 0 to the home goverament giving tho substance of this report. The people seemed still blind to the defects of their policy. In this letter, the goveruor makos a detailed state- ment of the emissions of bills, and then wricos, *In short if this colony bein any respoct happy and flourishing, it 1s papor moaey, and a right application of it that has rendered us so. And that we are in a flour- ishing condition 15 ovidont from our trade, which is greater in proportiou to the domin- ion of our government than that of any col- ouy in his majosty’s American dominions.” Aud he continues further on that while many suppose that tho frequent emissions of thos? bills has effected their continuous do- preciation from the time of thoir first appear- ance, the contrary may bo safely averred. In this the majority undouotedly represont- od a majorivy of the peoplo. For another bank made its appearance in 1750 in_accord- ance with true fiatist principles. But tho preamble to tho act contradicts most flatly the previous stalements of the governor just quoted. It says that the principal causs of the depreciation has been owing to the indis- creet and illogal practices of certain persons in giving for “gold and silyer, bills to an amount greater than fixed by law ‘‘which practices not ouly sunk 1 value such bills of public cvedut to the injury and ovpression of many poor widows, ophans aud others, and thereby the gola and silver has been drawn out of tho colony to the ereat discouragemen and prejudice of trade and commorce.” How tha colony could possibly owe its prospority in trado und commerce to & superabundanco of irodoemablo paper ourrency while at thot same time, that same trade and commerce were discouraged and prejudiced by the de- preciated paper, i beyoud the comprohon- sion of an ovdinary reasonable human being. The bank of 1750 amounted to_£25,000 ia bills of still a new vaviety. The donomi- nation of the note was signiticd simply by a statoment of the weight of silver whnich it was supposed to equal. The ratios fixed by law for the four concurrent media mado £100 storling equal to £137!5 second tenor bills, to 10w tonor or to £1,100 old_tenor. Yot the dopreciation coatinied. By 1771 the old tenor ceasnd to be current in tue colony and wore ordered to be turnod into tho treasury at the rate of &8 for 5 shillings lawful money. On tho other hand, the whole colony was demoralizod. ' Whare every debtor was en doavoring to defraud Lis craditor, he was not ovor scrupulous in ruspecting the other rights of the government or of individuals. Counterfeiting had appearod about as s0on as e first issu6 of paper. As the paper omis- sions iucroused 30 also did the practicing of counterfeiting. In vain were the laws made more stringout; the pillory, the branding iron, clipping the offéndar’s ear, were al alike unavailing. Finally the bills issued in 1750 bore the legend: “Doath to Count feit.” Notwithstandiug the menacing pen- alty, the offence continued of frequent occur- rence and in Octobar, 1770, the Kiugs county jail was brokeu open in the night by the peo- ple who roleased the: prisoners who had beon couvictod of counterfeiting, In cho meantime paviiament was taking steps to bring the colonists to their senses aud to stop tho indiseriminate and uplimited vriuting of paper ovidances of devt. The ninth bank in 1750.was the last before tho rovolution. Already wn 1747 parliament had decided to reimburse the colonial govern- ments for their expanses 1 the war against France with the understanding that the sum be used in_calling in the outstanding debt. By the aid of a heavy tax, Massachusetts Bay made hor portion sufiles to liguidate all Bor paper and rotura lo a spocie basis, The total amount going to Knodo Island would not haye redeomed more than £75,000 out of the £550,000 in ciroulation. After this had becn paid off, a tax of nearly £14 or $70 upon each of her «33,275 inbabitants would have been required 1o complate the redemption, While Massachusotts Bay rogarded a spocie busis without a revulsion, Rbode Island haa to suffer. In spite of the' great contraction effected by tho application of hor share of the indemnity, her bills that had flowed into Massachusets Bay were driven out by the chauge in that colovy. Rbode Island notes depreciated to one balt their former value thus itensifying the giut in the market. Yet AL was uoL because of wuy desire on the part propared ; this menace seventy-two leading eitizens sont a remonstrance to tho king. At lenzth in Mareh, 1751, the house of commons resolv- od to stop further defranding of creditors, pussed @ bill absolutely prohibiting the colonial governmont ~from issuing any bills of cradit of whatever xind and from extending the tim of paymeat of those bills then 1 circulation althoueh with the con- seut of his majostys government _paper might e issued for carrent expsuses if pro- visiou was made for calling it in within two yoars, Large sums were issued by Rhode Lsland for extraordinary expenditures but all ou short time and i puysuance of the act of patliament, For the time being, the loan bank craze was allayed. During the war of independence Rbode Island emitted her share of papor currency and was aliotted a due proportion of the continental currency. It all depreciated and at the end of the war was for the most partincluded in the ‘forty for one” re- dsmption act passed by the oon- federato congress. No soonor were the minds of the people reheved from the concerns of war than they turned once more to the old colonial financial poliey. In all but two states tho people divided into debtors and creditors, uto paper money advocatos and hard motey supporters and @ new war bogan on these Linos. In Massachusetts tho agitation went so far as a resort to force which is known iu history as Shay's rebellion and which was suppressed by tho governor only with great difiiculty. ~ This was the chiof causo of the probibition upon the states from emitting bills of credit enjoincd by the federal constitution. In 1756, vhe fiatists had secared control of tha kho fo Island asscmuly and declared that “tho currancy of this state was become aito- gether insuflicient (n quality and for paying the just debts of the iunabitants.” A law enacted that £100,000 be .oane out in the usnal manner at 4 per ceut for sovon years after which one-seventh was to b2 repaid annually but without further intorest. Tho bills woro in denominations from sixpoucd to £3, logal teuder except for dobts due charita- blo corporations and to pass at par with specie. 1€ creditor refused the notes, tho debtor could have his oblization liquidated by paying the money into the nearost court of justice which payment was t cient plaa in bar to any uction. wents fixod the most stringent. violation of the tender provisions. ness at ouce becawo demoralized. Merchants everywhero shut up their shops while the farmers, then the bulwark of fiatism, liat- od by refusing to br their produce te tho cities, Creditors tried to avoid mooting their debtors in order to escape being paid in tho depreciated paper, In a celovrated test case, Trott vs Weeden, the court declurod the forcing laws unconstitutional, For this tho judges wers summoned bafore thoe asseim biy, but Inter dismissed. A bill proposing to disiranchise auy one who refused to accept the paper monoy was droppad, but the logis- Iature managed to pay the greator part of the stato debt by means of its almost worthloss promises. [thodo Island was thus busily en agod with intornal affairs during iho’ time the coustitutional convention was sitting in Philadelphia. The bills coutinued to dere ciate and when the question of ratifying the constitution came up, the papor money party defoated it. The assembly fixed the scale of dopreciation by law. Iustead of passing “cur- rent equal to lawful siiver money,” the oills stood at 8 to 1 by the eud of the first year, 4to 1 in 1757, 12't0 1 at the end of 173, aud finally 15 to 1 in July, 1759, The paper bad fallon solow that the tender acts iwere re pealed Lwo months lute At length RRhode Island was compe join the union. She rvatified the con ition May 20, 1700, In 1703 the burning of the bills bogan, and by 1503, £40,646 of tho £100,000 is sued had been redecm Yet the outstand ing bills were receiveabla in payment taxes as lateas 1810, The era of loau banks had termiuated. Victol ROSEWATER —— Dr. Birney cures catarrh, act penuitios or All busi Boo hldg. The Mightiest Water Powor. Boast not of the roaring river, Of the rocks 1ts surges shiver, Nor of torrents over precipices hirled, For a simpie little tear-drop ‘Phat vou cannot even hear drop, Is the groatest water power in the world -— Dr. Birney cures cularrh. Boe bd tions, tuneful music, contgent of protty girls and famous siugers, dancers and come- dians will bogin’ @ three nights engagement, at Boyd's new theater tomight. The reap- pearance in the city of this popular musical farco, which scored a genuine success here last season, has been anticipated by votaries of mirth, melody and song with a lively de gree of interest, and when the curtain vises at Boyd's tonight the company will un- douotediy face a good audicnce. That bright, witty and magnetic Hibe nian, John Kernell, will be seen in his origi- nal creation of “Con’ Mclauden, which is accounted ono of the cleverest picces of comedy work on the contemporary stage. The part of Auisen Busch is played this sca- sou oy Barney Reynolds, one of the greatost of German dialect comadians, and a singer of rarc talent. Gus Mills, undoubtedly the most_artistic 1mporsonator of eccentric fomale rolos in the fiold, 13 seen as tho lovabio and loving Anna Danta. Sop clover is his makeup that many an audience has remained in ignorauce of his true gender tho ontiro evening. Mollio Thompson still appears as Pussy \Winks, the loading soubrette role, and siugs, dances and turns cart wheels with an_abandon and fa ciation that 1s truely irresistible. 2 ““Pho Hustler” comes here dircet frout Deaver, wh presented before a series of lare: at tho Tabor Grand all last woed. The Denver newspapers pro- nounce “The Hustler to be one of the bright- ost and most diverting of musical farces, George C. Stalay, an old Omaba boy, who had a long experionce in tho legitimaty dra- ma, returns to the Parnam Street theater to- day for two perfomances producing “A Royal Pass,”” which made such a great hit at the same place of amusement lust week. Sinee seen hero last year the play bas been cly re-written, “the comedy element ng ‘strengthened ana more of a featuro de by Mr. Staley of his songs and annces. The hefght of the realistic is reached in the groat locomotive race, which seuds a thrill through the hearts of the uuditors It is undoubtedly ono of tho stron est scenes put on the boavds, would save any play from failure, if all the rest worw bad. But this is not the case with “A Royal Pass.” It is cleverly written and als to all classes of people favorably Manager Burg 10 his been disappointe in not securing 0 Old Cronies,” which should have opened tonight at that theate ducod M Parker to play a return en gagement, and the company will como from Lincoln for that purposc E. E comic opora extravi ganza, * angel will have an olaborate produc ut Boyd's W theater next Thursday, Feiday and Saturday with the aturday matinee, whet 1t will be pro bably one of the finest musical anfzations now touring the country vangeline' was seen hore last season, und merry neful as’ of yore it comes again this year demanding tne laree share of pop- ular favor which it has always heretofor sived Like the wine in the proverb * Eyangeline improves with age Tho melody has nover been swe uor the bits of humor more enjoyable than this season, while the customs and general scenic offects appear to possess espocial rich ness and beauty, 1t isa very effeetive pro duction Tho company comprises many fair faces, sevoral excollent voices and. cupabl actors, besides w number of excellent cor dians whose uties contripute in no smail success of the entertainment In the various parts the fair Miss Sudic Stophens as Gabriel, Miss Davenvort as Evangelin, G Schillor as Lo Blune, and Irwin T, Hush as Catharine win well merited approval,while James 5. Mafity as the quaint Lone isherman croates a fund of merriment that & ps the audisnce in good numor throughout the play. The production is really meritorious, and those who enjoy tho old favorite should not fail to see “Evauge line.” At the Farnam Steoet i afternoon, November 11, co the week, with Saturddy matio pear for the first time v th! city, the now throe-act musical comedy, “An American Boy.” 'The comedy is a strin of funny sur prises from beginning to end, bringing forth Liearty laughter that will seud you home bot tor and happier. The character of the part ater W, dnesda through will ap | | | | manly charactor sets before the youth: of tho country a good examplo that is a benefit, Music, singing and refined specialtios aro n sparkling feature of tho performance, aud tho American Boy wrio, the Union quartetto aud the many new features will mako tho new comedy a brilliant succos: Crowds throng the Iden Musce. For tho week of Novembor 9, George W. Aunderson, the ossified man, o living miraclo of stone, flosh and blood, will bo the special attraction. Ho was born 1n Platte county, Missouri, in 1846, He weighs 46 pounds, is 4 fec inches in height, without a joint from head to foot, as rigid as warble, yet within tho casket of solid muscie there is animated lifo. In the tifeater & strong bill is announce Serpentello, the human enigma, who de tho laws of nature by his mirvelous formance; Lillio and ~ Aunio Ryan, cle child performers and dancers; 15d Gallagher, Irish wit and punster; Mubel Araold, cornet and wandolin solos;. tho Bouson Brotbers, shadowgraphs; Powors ana_Hanson, in tuo ploasiug farce, *Bivbs and Bibbs. 'Graco Courtiand, tho witeh of Wall- sireet, rs mains, also tho Pinoy farm in wax. Iriday is ladies’ souvenir aay The Mendolssohin Quintetto club of Boston, which was the poneor of high class instru’ mental music in this country witl appear at the Grand opera house tomorrow (Monday) evening, The long continued existence aud prosperity of the ¢l with 1ts policy un unenanged, yer keeping abreast, if not ihoad of the growth of musical tasté, has no par- allel in this countr It has planted the sceds of musical tasto among countless th 1ds, and set a standard by which others measured. Having learned that two ability, in Germany, who dorsed’ by Prof. Janchim and Hausniann, mignt bo induceds to come to this country, and over mindful of any outlay that will bo for the benefit of the club artistically, the director engaged both of the gentlen ol luded to; Mr. Eugen Boogner, as violu virtuoso and coungert master and Mr, Her mann Divstel as solo ‘cellist. They will make their first appearance in this city tomorrow : B ity A Van Houten's Cocoa—The original, most soluble, sts of unusual were highly eu- Suntay School Moncey. The Sunduy school neoded monoy, say: id Mr, Smith, the suporintendent, hnd w new way of gotting it Ho proposed eiving cach boy 50 cents at tho end of a month; the principnl, togother with what ft o was 1o be returned to bim he sch was but it didu't work quite us Mr. Smith had anticipated Tae fourth Sunday found the superintend ent ready to audit the profit and loss necoun wnd ho commenced with Johnnio's cl “How much have you done Johnnio? “My half dollar hus earued another one," said Johnnie with tho air of one having an option on a halo,” “Cond," said the superintendent. “Not only is Jonnnie a good oy in helping the schiool, but he shows business talont. Doub- ling one's mouey in A wonth requires no common talent. Who can tell but what wo have o budding Wanamaker among Jonnuie, you huve dono well. Aud Thomas, how much has your half earned.” “Lost it," snid Thomns “What!' Not only fu but actually lost!"" said was that! mutched v and he won. now dollar 4 to carn on, Mr, Smith, thing, fow ith Jok ' was the reply, If all the world wor And nll the water we Wit should we do for broad and food What should we do do for drink ¢ 1f ull rid were water we'd havo wet fect and what would wo do without p Haller's Sure Cure Cough Syrup! ol L Franklin's pitaph, Bonjamin Fraoklin's body was buried bo side bis wife in Christ's chirchyard, 1*hil delphis. He wroto this opitaph for himselt when ho was 23 y The body of Boa jamin Fraukiw, priuter (like the cover of ai old book, its contents torn out snd strippod of its lettering and gilding), lics here, foud for worms. Yet the work itself shall not bo lost, forit will,"as he believed, appenr onco more, in a new and more beautiful edition, | playod by the American boy 13 maaly wad | eorvected aud aweuded by tho author,