Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-10-30
Query. Cannot this result be prevented
by locking
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by locking
FROM THE PITTSBURGH GAZETTE.
Difficulties almost insurmountable
occur daily in our post-office estab-
hshnent. Our worthy friend, the
Postmaster of this city, by the orders
of the Postmaster General, will take no.
thing in payment for letters but silver,
or what will be received on deposit in
| the Bank Of the United States. The
poorer class of people are actually una
bic to procure this kind of money. A
laborer goes to the window and asks if
there be any letters for him; one is held
up by the clerk, probably from the "old
country" from a father, or mother, or
some loved friend he eagerly stretches
forth his hand with that kind of money
which he has received for his labor; it
is refused, and he is obliged to turn
mournfully from the window, unsatisied,
after having held in his hands the paper
that contained news from those he sheld
most dear" That great invention which
enables US to
"Waft a sigh from Indus to the Pole"
has almost become useless. We there
fore think it our duty to suggest an ex-
pedient, until :" times" change, or until
the general government will agree to
take our money, or furnish us with better.
Our plan then is, that all correspond
ence be in future carried on through the
newspapers, we editors binding ourselves
not to charge more than the post-offices
would, and to take any thing in payment.
This will save embarrassment, and at the
same time will give the public an idea
how affairs are. For instance, a Phila-
delphia or Baltimore merchant writes to
his correspondent at Pittsburgh, as fol-
lows: ~
august 10Th, 1919.
SIR-The balance of your account
with us is 5000 dollars; you will oblige
us by renting it Immediately, as an
agent from Liverpool is pressing US
sorely. c. CHINTZ & Co.
To which the following answer may
be made.
Pittsburgh, Aug. 2oth, 1919.
GENTLEMEN-Yours of 10th ult. has
beenreceived and contents noted. Times
are SO hard and money SO scarce that it
is impossible to collect. Nothing is
doing here; manufactures are down and
all the western merchandise is going to
Wheeling. We expect better times next
winter, as the people are resolved to at
tend to their own interest, byselecting
such men as Col Wilkins, &c. In the
mean time if you push, must save my
endorsers first.
Yours, TIM. TAPE.
P.S. Tell Binns the delegation sys-
tenn is bankrupt.
Or from Cincinnati something like this.
Cincinnati, y4ug. 3oth, 1919.
GENTLEMEN-Your letter has aston
ished us very much; we RENTED you
a quantity of John H. and Miami Ex-
porting Co. which you have returned.
We are SO engaged in building ware
houses that we cannot attend to you at
present; we had town meeting lately
at which we agreed to denounce every
body who refused our own paper; you
have done this---we shall therefore deal
no more with you. Philadelphia may
go to the devil. as we intend in future to
go to Orleans for our goods. AS you
may cut capers and talk Of suing us, it
may be we'll to inform you that your
merchandise is converted into brick
houses, which, thanks to our appraise-
ment law, you cannot sell.
Yours, REUBEN RAG & Co,
! The following easy remedy to coun-
lteraot the effects Of frost ON tender vege-
tables, has been communicated by gem
tlenan who has tried the experiment.
The method he takes is to water the
vegetables on frosty morning, before
the sun shines upon them; for it is to be
remembered, that it is the sun which
completes their destruction, and not the
frost itself, london <ater.