The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-01-08


said enough upon the kinds of money
that our farmers should take and perhaps
there is no remedy for the evil that is
coming upon US in the shape of bank
bills that are strongly tinctured with the
"cat.' We heard hog buyer say that
he paid out bank bills because he could
not get "grecn backs' without paying
premium for them. A few minutes af-
tcrward we heard the same man say that
"grctn backs was I'D abolition mon
ey and want no account no how so you
can Judge of what he thinks Of the
money he is paying out. We hear from
another hog buyer that he sold his hogs
in Chicago, for "grecn backs" and then
went to brokers and traded them for
currency, getting three or four PER cent.
premium. If there is to be any reform
in this matter it must begin with our
farmers, for they are the ones who make
the money. Again we advise them to
sell their produce FOX nothing but "green
backs or State Bank Of Iowa paper and
have it SO understood when the bargain
is made. In no other way car we avoid
being "scratched' by the Seats Of Wis.,
cousin, Illinois I'D other States. Some
Of the banks are good, but We can't tell
which they are.
The DONATION FESTIVAL, On the
10Th ult. was a perfect success notwith-
standing the almost impossible condition
Of the roads. All the counter in SWEET
lands store room was set Us table, but
it was filled to OVERLOOKING twice, and all
had enough. There may have been those
who were not satisfied but We did not
see them. There was large quantity
Of prov sions left which was distributed
mainly among the families of our soldiers
and it was not broken pieces, but the
whole chickens: Ioaves, etc. The re.
ccipts at the table were Sll %, and do.
nations were made to the amount Of
SIGH. Rev. Mr. Scha, fer tenders his
heartfelt thanks to his numerous friends.
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West to aid IN sustaining, by his sub.
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while we do not wish to speak disparag.
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Of the eastern boundary of Ohio, there
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=. S.-As an extra inducemcnt for our
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will add that the publishers have secured
the services Of that eminent Veterinary
! Surgeon, DIR. GEO. H. DADD, as a regu
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