Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-10-05

little savings into Government six per cen Is:
No" see what | got by it; just count up
nave received SIX per cent in gold, which
averaged 100 per cent in currency, making
Il per cent. income. Now, to day, nv
bond Is salsble in the New York market at
lO per cent premium. Put these together,
and to day [ have % per cent. for one
years use OF my money! What do you
think OF that? You know, as well as do,
that there are thous Ands of people who did
TINS, and to day they have 22 per cent on
their investments. Why. saw Miss Jones,
our school nam, go to the bank aud buy
S300 bond. How she got the money
don't know, but these Yankee school mis-
tresses are first rate hands at taking care
OF themselves. Well, now, court UP. If
Miss Jones sells her bonds today she gets
her S3OO back sa e, and she gets ST l0 clear
! gam Can you sharp fellows down there
IN William street do any better? You
know | told Mr. Smith, the banker, NV
Ideas about that. and he bought So, 900 six
per cent. bonds, and you see he got 81. 100
for years use of his money | met him
the other day, and he said, Poor Richard
you are right; | begin to think the Gov
ernment can take care of ITSELF and us too.
For my part, | mean to buy some OF the
f50s The rate OF interest is high enough,
and IN three years they will turn iuto six
per cent bonds again Yes, Mr.. Smith,
1t is right, on the money side; but, 1t is
riyht on the cOunfry'S too. Help YOUR
country, or it can't help you. Now, say
the Germans are not Only right, but they
would he right if they got half that inter
est They cannot make quarter of it at
home So thought Poor Richard, and so
think we. When We think Of the German
opinion OF our situation and our financial
strength, We must remember that they are
tar better judges Of our condition than we
are, or our enemies are They are lockers
on. at d great distance They have none
oi our enmlties or prejudices.. They can
examine the facts dlsinterestedlV They
do; aud the result is verdict that the
American Government is stable-Is uLM
" "nd 'nf'grity in nsretjag It's f,oncjai
"nJ'y@me"fS uHquestfoa"5te Th.s verdict,
tDo, Is founded Oh d series of facts which
are unImpeachahle, and well known TO
every intelligent American Take two or
'hree OF the most important l. The
United States doubles its population each
rwenty five years. The population of the
COUNTRY, which in 1850 was twenty three
uniiilons, will in 1873 be forty six millions.
hut the reneiilon. says some one How
,nuch has the rebellion diminished the
strength Of the United States? Take this
astonishing fact, that if all the re5ei States
had been sunk IN the Pacific 0 ;eau, the
UuiteG states would ID 1875 have q pupu
!,jiOu sg@ / IL that u tbo Uh0ie in 1860.
IN other words, fifteen years will supply
rne total loss of the eleven Original reoel
States What can impede the progress OF
such country? 2. The wealth of the
country increased l27 per cent. in ten
years! Now let it increase but 80 from
1860 to 1870, and it will amonnt to ten
umes all the loans of the government.
The German knows what he is about He
will get the largest income from loans in
The world, on the safest security No such
opportunity has occurred before for the in
vestment Of money, anG in all probability
will never occur again If the American
does not know and take advantage of this,
the German and Frenchman will.-EC.