Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 22 April 1908 — Page 4

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What Greencastle People and Their Fnends Are Doing

The Elks dance at their hall to-

night.

Mrs. Charles Smith was visiting in Amo yesterday. Mrs. Fannie Walls is visiting relatives in Indianapolis. R. P. Carpenter is in Crawfordsvllle today on business. Mrs. Fred Bryan and son Robert of Indianapolis, are visiting relatives

here.

Miss Eftie Hamm went to Reelsville today to visit her grandfather. .1. J. Hamm. Mrs. H. \V. Oill and son Ingram are the guests of Crawfordsville friends today. Mrs. Emma Phillips of Brick Chapel and Mrs. Pope of Flncastle were in town today. Paul Conn has accepted a position as bookkeeper for a coal mining company at Jasonville. Claude Young and sister were guests of the family of P. I). Crawley at Putnamvllle yesterday. Mrs. Hopwood and daughter, Susie, are expected home from California within the next two weeks. Edgar and Omar Vancleave are In Indianapolis today seeing the Mil-waukee-Indianapolis ball game. Miss Della Watson who has been visiting Alfred Watson here returned to her home at Carpentersvllle

today.

Mrs. T. Sullivan and grandson, John Pendergast and Miss Mcatnin of Coatesville, were in town today shopping. John Cannon of the Bell Clothing Store was in Anderson today to attend a meeting of the Indiana Retail Merchant’s Association. The second of the series of temperance meetings being held by the W. C. T. U. will be in the assembly room of the court house at 3:15 o’clock Sunday afternoon. The speaker will be Rev. J. M. Rudy, who will talk on the subject of “Irrepressahle Conflict.”

Mrs. J. E. Talbott Is in Crawfords-

ville today.

F. M. Lyon is in Cloverdale today on a business trip. Misses Helen Sunday and Helen McXeal are in Indianapolis today. Mrs. Lakin of Coatesville, was the guest of Mrs. Lawrence Graham

yesterday.

W. C. Warden is moving to the property of Mr. Burnside on Bloomington Street. Park Dunbar is home from the south. His wife will not be here for several days yet. C. S. Rhoads, Supt. of Telegraph Id here today looking over the newwork on the Big Four. Miss Monta Dobbs of Indianapolis has returned home after a short visit with Miss Francis Walker. Misses Daisy and Ethel Gardner went to Putnamvllle today to visit their aunt, Mrs. John Morris.

Miss Jennie Grady of Chicago is visiting relatives here. The Elks are to have a social and dance at their hall tonight. R. M. Bunten is visiting his mother at Carpentersvllle tod%v. Henry, Fred and Russell Martin of Cloverdale were in town today. Mr. Joe Eads and J. Newman of Roachdale were in the city today. Dr. Hatfield and Mrs. Pauline Harrison arc guests of the family of J. T. Boyd. Mr. Worthington C. Ford, Chief of Division of Manuscript, Library of Congress, was here last evening the guest of Jesse Weik. His Purpose in coming to Greeuasctle was mainly to examine Mr. W'eik’s large and valuable collection of historical documents. More especially those pertaining to Lincoln. He left this morning for Washington, D. C. While attempting to cross the Little Walnut Creek about one-half of a mile east of Clinton Falls Tuesday, the wagon which Morris Keyt was driving tipped over and he was caught under a load of potatoes and scrap iron. He was badly bruised and his right arm broken in the ac- | cldent. Ab Sigler and his son, who were with Mr. Keyt were not injured Mr. Keyt is about 50 years old.

Samuel Gilmore who has been here with his brother, John Gilmore, is spending the day in Ladoga.

Mrs. Ada Bales was called to John A. Bence and wife visited Bainbridge today by the serious ill- William. Houck and wife at Greenness of her daughter, Mrs. Clyde castle Easter Sunday.

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Master Guy Tilley spent Easter with friends at stop 33.

Priest.

The Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church will meet with

Not very many from around here took in the show.

Several of our young bloods had

Mr.. W. W. Jones on PHd.J- ntter-! “Jg. r0M ' """ “ , " h ,rr E “'" noon at 2:00 o’clock. 4 , i i * i

The stork was around last wee!'

The Pathfinders will give a dance and left Victor Frazier and wife a

fine baby girl. making garden

at their hall tonight. Several out-of-town members are expected to bo

Everybody busy

present, mainly a party from Terre anc * < ' ean * n S house.

Haute.

The Big Four has the

poles up along its new right of way and are putting up five wires on

North Madison had one item in la. t week that was not made of the telegraph whole doth. Try and get facts not

fancies.

transacted

Miss Ruth Wi miner

them in for Western I’nion use ini- business in Greencnsile Saturday,

mediately.

Miss Wil'helmina Lank has returned from Lafayette where, in company with a party of Purdue friends, she saw ‘‘The Fair Co-ed” on Mon-

day evening.

ATHLETIC GOODS

Baseballs, .bats, gloves and mitts, suitable for ’the small boy or the professional ball player. Tennis balls, tennis nets, and tennis rackets in variety. A full and .complete line of all kinds of Ashing tackle, including the best makes of rods, reels and lines. Minnow buckets and nets. J. K. LANGDON X CO The Rest Place in Town to Trade.

S. F. Johnson. J. A. Bence an 1 Otho Ellis were in (ireencastle Sai

urday.

.1. D. Torr purchased a Hue driving horse last week. Sunday School was organized a' Mt. Olive Easter Sunday. A !ai";<

crowd attended.

VV. S. Torr made a business trij

to Terre Haute last week.

j. T. Johnston was in GreeuaaH

Everything last week.

.1. N. Strouhe and wife took Easlei ! dinner with \V. S. Torr and wife.

Miss Vida Crawley who has been j Mrs xv v Ton . daughter visiting home folks at Putnamvllle, ! La,^ Httonded clmrch at Greene istli

returned to her work at Indianapolis Sunday evening.

accompanied by little Raymond Mrs. Florence Mace spent Sun,l; 1 ' Scliutt who lias been visiting at Put-!*" tireeiicastle with Mill Hone an I

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Don’t forget the B. F. Neier sale tomorrow, April 23. Horses, Cattle, I Sheep, Hogs, Farming Implements

and Household Goods,

on the farm goes.

Rev. J. \Y. Walker received a telegram today announcing the death of his w ife's father, The Rev. Dr. Samuel Beck of South Bend. Dr. Beck was formerly pastor of the College Avenue Church here.

ManZan Pile Remedy conies ready to use, In a collapsible tube, with nozzle. One application soothes am! heals, reduces Inflamatiou and relieves soreness and itching. Price 50c.—Sold by Badger & Green.

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RARE iLF BOLL® Only Four of Them Are Known to Have Been Minted. COINS OF THE CONFEDERACY

Three of This Rare Quartet Have Disappeared, and Only One Is Now Known to Exist—Confederate Cents Were Also Planned, but Not Coined. That tlie Confederate government contemplated tile issue of a metallic currency is certain, though coins distinctly associated with the Confederacy never appeared In general circulation. Designs for a half dollar and a cent were made, dies cut and a few coins of each denomination struck in various i metals. These coins now rank high with American collectors. It was some time after the war— seventeen or eighteen years—that the first evidence of the existence of a Confederate half dollar came to light. In January, 187!i. B. F. Taylor, M. D., secretary and treasurer of the Louisiana state board of health, wrote to E. Mason, Jr., a well known Philadelphia numismatist, and Informed him that lie had a Confedeiate coin in his posses Sion. A good deal of doubt was at first felt about tiie coin's genuineness, but investigation revealed the fact that at least four sliver fifty cent pieces were struck by the Confederate authorities ut the New Orleans uiiut in 1 S'! 1. It seems that when the Confederates seized the United States mint ut New Orleans they conceived the idea of an issue of Confederate coins. II is fail'll’ certain, however, that after the mint fell into their hands all available bullion was used for i igular United States half dollars. The former officers of the mint were retained when the state of Louisiana turned the establishment over to the Confederate states, and in April, 1 Sill. Secretary Memminger of the Confederate treasury ordered that designs for a half dollar should he submitted to him. Several designs were offered for his approval, it Is said, although the nccepled one is the only design on record. This bore an obverse identical with the regular United States half dollar of 1801, the well known seated figure jf the Goddess of I. •tty surrounded l,.v thirteen stars, with the date 1801. The reverse design, on the contrary, was of an entirely original character. In the center of the field was a hield which bore seven stars, one for eacli seceding state. Above the shield was a Liberty cap, while surrounding the central design was a wreath composed of sugar enne and cotton. Around the border at the top was the inscription. “Confederate States of America." and underneath was the denomination. “Half dol." Tliese dies were cut by an engraver named A. II. M. Peterson, and the coins were struck by Colonel Schmidt, foreman of the coining room. When the dies came to the coiner they were found to be unsuitable for the regular press, so four pieces were struck on the old fashioned screw press. Dr. Taylor was the chief coiner al tlie mint in 18<it, and in Ids letters to Mr. Mason lie staled that one of the four pieces was sent to the Confederate government, tlie second to Professor Biddle of the 1’nlversity of Louisiana, the third to Dr. E. Ames of New Orleans, while the fourth was kept by himself. The four pieces were nil that were coined from the dies, for owing to the scarcity of silver bullion the mint was shut down on April 30, 18(11. Only one of tliese original pieces can now lie located, and this when last offered for sale brought .<870. Some time in the seventies the reverse die fell Into the possession of a firm of coin dealers In New York, who nre credited with having struck at least 500 regular United States half dollars of 18(51 from the Confederate reverse die after having removed the original United States reverse. The restruck coins were similar to those struck by tlie Confederate government, only the closest scrutiny developing tlie difference, and this fact has had a tendency to lessen the Interest in the genuine and original Confederate half dollar. But even the restruck Confederate half dollars command a premium of from $5 to ?6 when well preserved. That the Confederate government had planned the Issue of a cent piece came to light accidentally. Some time between 18i!5 and 1870 a nickel coin was submitted to a coin dealer In Philadelphia for examination. It was of about the same size ns a United States cent and showed a youthful head of Liberty on the obverse, wearing a Liberty cap, around the border being Inscribed “Confederate States of America.” Below was the date “18(51.” On the reverse were the words “One Cent” in the center of a wreath emideiuntic of the products of the southern states and composed of small ears of corn and wheat and tiny hogsheads, with a miniature cotton bale in the middle of the wreath. In tracing tlie origin of the piece the fact was developed that the dies were cut by n Philadelphia engraver of the name of Lovett, who upon being approached In 1873 concerning the matter admitted, with considerable reluctance, that he bad engraved the dies for the coin upon a commission from the Confederate authorities. lie said that the whole work had been conducted with secrecy owing to the probable unpleasant consequences to himself should the matter eomo to the attention of the Federal authorities, tie had struck twelve pieces in nickel from the die*, two of which had been

lost, and these led to the discovery of the contemplated issue. The dies were seut'down south, and it is not thought that they were ever used there. Years afterward the dies were again sent I nick to Philadelphia, and a firm of "coin dealers gaiued possession of them ;ind made arrangements to strike a limited number of pieces in different metals. They planned to coin seven in gold, twelve in silver and 000 in copper. but iu striking the coins in the last named metal tlie collar of the dies burst upon making the fifty-fifth impression, and the work was alwndoned. Tlie total number of Confederate cents now known to lie in existence Is seven in gold, ten in nickel, tlie other two of tlie original twelve having disappeared; twelve In silver and fifty-five in copper. The gold specimens are valued at $100 each, those In sliver and nickel at about $25 and the copper cents ut from $10 upward. The dies were defaced and later were bought by a well known Chicago collector, Judson Brenner, who also had a specimen of each coin in tlie four different metals. St. Louis Republic, A WEST POINT PRANK. When Fitzhugh Lee Startled Pompous General Scott. Writing on “West Point Before the War” in the Metropolitan Magazine. General S. W. Ferguson tells how Fitzhugh Lee loved to play pranks: Fitz was always most popular, full | of fun and ready for any devilment. Once during the encampment we were both under arrest for seine caper, and, ns was customary, we had to march to the mess hall with the guard instead of with the battalion. At that time Scott's tactics were used, and we were always foruied in two ranks. The squad, under command of Corporal Montague, was marching to the mess hall and bad almost reached the chapel when General Scott himself appeared and crossed our path in front of us. The corporal on seeing the great general straightened himself like a ramrod, railed out in Ids most martial tones, "Close up there!" mid stepped out, toes pointed and eyes rigidly in tlie front. Fitz and 1 were in the rear of tin* column. To my amazement and constefnution Fitz jumped one side, [ picked up a round stone and sent it bowling along the flagstones close by the g :i,u - al and was back In ids place as ri. 'i : ■ any one in a second. The old general stopped, looked up. then around. There was nothing In sight hut tlie squad of the guard. lie could not imagine that the stone came from such a source aud resumed Ids walk. We had not gone more than a few stops when Fitz repented thi'performance, saying on each occasion as be got back in Ids place, "l In. old big general, you can’t catch me!” By this time we had passed tlie front of the chapel, and the general was out of sight Tlie last glimpse 1 laid of Idm he was looking around for the source whence came tlie rocks. 1 have often wondered wind would have hecn the thoughts of the corporal had he known what was g dug on, and I have wondered. too, what report he would have made. I was badly scared. 1 must confess, but it was nevertheless very funny. One must have known the pompous old general to lie aide to realize how indignant lie looked at the carelessness of any one allowing a rock to be thrown so near him, the commander In chief of tiie army. A short time aft er at the grand hall always given before striking camp for barracks Fitz walked up to the general. Introduced himself and had quite an animated conversation with him.

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Oriental Rugs. “The greatest period for flue rugs,’’ said an authority, "was known ns tin* time of ‘Stillman the Magnificent’ or ‘Suliman the Great,’ about the reign of Queen Elizabeth, when tiie fine arts flourished all over Europe. I think from this comes the statement that ‘such and such n rug dated from the time of Solomon/ giving an erroneous Impression as to tlie antiquity of the article, although I suppose the names are the same." A famous piece of rug, for which n fabulous sum was paid by (lie Paris museum, inis been ascribed to tlie “time of King Solomon." It is a small quarter of a silk rug picked up on a Nile boat by a woman who was attracted by its beauty and peculiarity. She sold It in New York for $10. The dealer Inter disposed of It for $150. The last owner thought It wortli while to send part of it to Constantinople to be appraised, and there It gold for $1,500 to a person from whom the Paris museum bought it at many times this price. It is easy to tell handmade oriental rugs. Their patterns show upon the back in the knots, which is not tlie case in rugs made by machinery, and they nre self fringed and have a grayer surface.—New York World. Racing In Ancient Rome. Ancient Rome had its racing and its popular and well paid jockeys. Betting ran high, and tlie excitement of the people over the races and their favorite color frequently led to bloodshed. Caligula he who made a consul of his horse-passed most of Ids time rioting with tiie charioteers. The circus was the place for the racing. The largest of them, the Circus Maximus, about | 21,0(t) feet long, could accommodate 480.000 spectators. Seven times was it necessary to race round tlie spina, a low stone wall running down the cen ter of the circus. The jockeys drove in a light chariot—usually four in each race—aud wore close fitting tunics and leather caps of distinguishing colors. That the profession was a paying one we learn from undent writers, money prizes and wages being paid. The Jockey Crescena at the ng.‘ of twentytwo had nmusge l a fortune, and Diodes, the king of .jockeys, left to Ids son I more than $1,000,000.

IT T.\ \MVILLE Charley Carrington lias a very sick child. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Dorsey of Indianapolis spent Easter here. There was something doing In Putnamvllle Saturday night. Not n drunken carousal; not a scene / idoodshed, but a grand good time, full of enthusiastic good cheer. The hand boys were in their happiness mood and overdid themselves in discoursing music that would do credit to a much more pretentious hand. Ice cream was served within the walls of our poor “condemned" scltool house. Mr. Laymon the hand leader is about to move to Greeueastle. The hand hoys regret this very much. . Mr. Hall of Cloverdale visited his best girl here Saturday night. Homer Branham took a wagon load of friends to Shaker meeting Saturday night. Rev. Decamp of indiannpolig lias been conducting ser- \ ices there for two weeks. Harry Campbell of Illinois visited at Mr. Hodges' over Sunday. Mr. Mann, our oldest citizen is in very poor health. Sam Whitehead and Will Goodwin of Limedale are boarding in our place and working in tlie quarry for Bowen. Sanford Bock visited Martinsville last week on business. Webster Hester has been spending a few pleasant days with relatives in Indianapolis and Boone County. The old Staples switch is being repaired. Minnie Bowen and James Hodge of DeiPauw were at home for Easter Rev. Guishard will fill his appointment at the Presbtyerian Church next Sabbath. John Glover of Crawfordsville was here last week trying to negotiate for a sawmill site. He seemed to think the price asked was too high. The Warren Township Sunday School Convention will be held here the second Sabbath in May. Daniel Lybier lias returned to his home in Des Moines, Iowa, after several months stay here. Don’t mention the new spring hat. It tells its own story. A. L. Evans is remodeling his dwelling. Daniel Kesterson and wife of (ireencastle visited Mr. and Mrs. Storms on Sunday. One of Will Crawley’s •hildren had its face badly lacerated last week by the breaking of a lamp they were trying to extinguish. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Walden spent Easter with Mr. and Mr.. Able at Gosport.

LONG BRANCH James Phillips is in very poor health. He seems to be suffering with nervous prostration. Fred Johns has purchased from Ard Call the piece of land lying between Andrew Johnson’s land and Gong Branch. He now has the timber on the ground for the erection of a new house soon. Saul Marshall has rented Mrs. Eliza Reeves’ farm to tend next summer. A John Quinlisk lias been on the sick list but seems to be on the road to recovery. Ijern Johns will “batch” in his house this summer and tend a crop on his place. James W. Johnson who was hurt by a fall the 2 9th of last February is making but Ititle Improvement. He can not walk any yet and has been out of the House only once since he was hurt. He sits up in a chair most of flip time, both night and day Mrs. Eliza Reeves has gone to housekeeping on Isaac Irwin's place near Fern. Edmon Marshall has the job of superintending the repair work on our gravel roads for another year. Mr. Vanlandingham has moved with his family into the brick house on .lolui Young’s place. A petition is being circulated for a change of the highway at the crossing of Long Branch in front of Edmon Marshall's house. The petition calls for the road to be extended on the north side of the stream until George Garrett's place is reached where a crossing Is to lie made by the erection of a new bridge. Clarence Sandford and his mother have moved into the house on Earl

Ellis’ place near Center school hun-e Pro iching at Long Branch Sunday evening. Alva Johnson preached last Sunday night. Many of our citizens have si-ned a petition to have the trustees’ hooks for a number of years hack examined by an expert to see if any errors have been made. Elder Williams will occupy 'he p ilpit at Long Branch next Saturday evening and Sunday. All are invited Samuel Colglazier has bought a tine team of mares which cos him three hundred and sixty-five doll.itRev. Harris preached at Pleasant Hill lust Sunday and Sunday nizht The fruit trees have all put on their beautiful colors, but the wet weather has been a serious drawback to fanning operations. Elder Colgl izier filled hi appointment at West Union last Sunday. < ARI'KNTKRNVILLK Wm. Watson and family and Oscar Phillips spent Sunday at .1. L. Witt’s. Mrs Carrie Sillery visited relatives at Greencastle over Sunda> Mr. and Mrs. John Shilling of Crawfordsville spent Saturday night and Sunday at W W. Dawson's Reuben Walls and wife were Sunday guests at Wm. Ballenger's. Mrs. Margaret Carney of Roachdale visited her daughter, M Young over Sunday. George Brown was al Greencastle Saturday. John Anderson is home from city. Mrz. D. H. Hillis and John Hiliis spent Sunday at I). A. Pickel’s. Clarence Morrison is home fmi tlie city for a visit with ills mot e : Mrs. W. L. Hall visited her parents near Bainbridge the first of the week. Will Davis of Indianapolis spent Easter with Miss Nina Dawson. Misses Carrie and Gertrude Brown spent Sunday with Bainbridge re c lives. Ruth Newell visited at Roachdale over Sunday. Miss Gladys Witt has gone to the city to work for Mrs. R. E. Kelso Miss Nada Hall is visiting her grandparents near Bainbridge. Mrs. Susan Carpenter has returned home after spending the W with Mrs. J. L. Higgins at H<> : dale. Mr. Ashby of the Indiana Mai i Co., made a businesa trip here S.ii urday. M. A. Pickel and family spent Sunday at W. W. Dawson’s. Rev. Clark spent Sunday night at W. L. Hall’s. John Gough’ was here last Monday afternoon taking the enumeration. Miss Inez Tool has gone to Quin ^ for a visit witli her aunt. Mrs. Way.

Here comes the Spring Winds to chap, tan and freckle. Use Pinesalve Carbolized, (Acts like a poultice) for cuts, sores, burns, chapped fkin.—Sold by Badger & Green.

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