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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-15
The Presidents Own Statement Of HIS Reasons
for Writing and Publishing His Finan-
eisl Memnrandum
olal Memorandum.

Special Telegram to the y. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, June Il.-So much has
been said in regard to the circumstances
under which the Presidents late memoran-
DUN was prepared and given to the public
that the President S own statement In re-
gard to it will be interesting He says that
early in the session. before the passage of
the first Senate bill by the Finance Com
mittee, he was called upon by at least 40
Senators and Representatives who asked
him for his opinions on tie currency ques-
ton, and III order that there might be no
mistake about what he thought, he con
Guided to put his ideas in writing, and did
| it one day after finishing his official duties.
| The next day, when the usual number of
members OF Congress called to talk with
| him on financial topics, he showed them
| this paDer. 1t was not, therefore, true, he
said, that the memorandum was written
within few days of its publication, or at
/ the suggestion OF Senator Jones 1t was
| seen by Il great number ofmembers before
| the passage OF the Currency bill that was
vetoed. As the debate in the Senate drag
| ged its slow length along the President
/ thought OF sending u message to Congress
based upon the ideas he had written down
on this paper, but it was postponed from
/ time to time, and finally the passage Of the
! first bill made it unnecessary. la writing
his veto message he had no occaSi to sci
forth his plans al ertensO but simply tc
state his objections. During the session Of
the Conference Committee the President
was again repeatedly called upon for a
statement Of his position, and he agail
produced the paper he had before shown
The copy was given to Senator Jones at
his own request. The President always
considered it private paper until he haC
the copy made for Mr. Jones, and never
originally intended it for publication.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-15
DR.. ]. ". Stark. Dentist,

DooMs NEXT DOOR TO TIE TELEGRAPH Of
II fee, Illinois street. Rock Island. All kinds Of
Dental Work done in the most approved styles
Charges reasonable. b-lIdu
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-15


We are truly sorry to see a disposition
shown IN some quarters to propagate the
notion that President Grant 5 recent mem
orandum' on the financial question, ad-
dressed to Senator Jones, of Nevada, was
really only chicken coming home to roost,
or, in other words. that the Senator who
received it was also the sage who inspired
that wholesome criticism upon the financial
iollies Of President Grants past admins
tration. The only effect of such an i'm
preston. should it become general through
out the country, would probably be to pro
duce GOODNESS between President Grant
and his new adviser, and thus to throw the
| Executive back again into the arms of the
Boutwells, the Logans, and the Mortons
Since We are to have President Grant tC
rule oyer US for two years more, this is /
thing to be deprecated and avoided. Il
Senator Jones is willing that the Presiden
should have the credit of his own gooC
sense, why should anybody else object?
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-15
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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-19

By the courtesy of the State Auditor, who
has granted to the press the use of large
portions of his report in advance sheets
from time to time. the Sentinel gives this
morning a table of great general interest.
IL shows the rate of taxation in every county
ofthe state as levied by the commissioners,
and in another column the total per cent OF
taxes in eaoh county. The state tax Is
known to be fifteen cents on the
hundred dollars, the school tax is sixteen
cents, aud the township taxes and special
levies for railroad aid, bridges, court houses
and local matters, are not given here, though
sll are shown in detail in the sheets fur
nished by Mr.. wildman. The two columns
given are the significant ones, as the first
shows what the counties are doing and the
great difference in the levies, and the second,
or total column, shows the weight
of the burden which is crush
ing the life out of the farmers. In a
few cases the showing needs explanation.
For instance, Jefferson county stands eyer
& 20 on the hundred. One dollar Of that is
q railroad tax voted, but because Of the
failure of the project i. will not be collected.
There is food for thought in the table. and
such thought as occupies the minds of most
men at this time. There will be an over
turning in the system which lies at the basis
of this table.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-19

An impC rant decision has just been rem
dered by Judge Shipley, of Massachusetts,,
concerning the claims of dentists against the
Goodyear Dental Vulcanite company The
decision was in the company's favor, and is
a test one for all other similar cases now
pending in other states, and OF which there
are great number. The history of the
whole case is very interesting one. and
briefly told is this: In 1852 DR.. John A.
Cummins applied vulcanized rubber in
making false teeth, filing his solicit for a
patent in 1856 and 1859. It was, however,
rejected, and il is asserted that DIR. Cummins
then dedicated his discovery to the public,
making it common property which could
not then be patented. However, he finally
obtained patent in 1864, and this was
soon after sold to the Goodyear Dental
vulcanite company. But in the meantime
DIR. Cummins' investigation had been freely
used by many other dentists, and many
suits had grown upunder this litigation. At
last, as means Identification, the dentists in
nearly all the safes formed dentists protective
unions agreeing thus to use the patent and
to fight the Goodyear company. In this last
suit the hest legal talent of the country was
employed on both sides. This decision
affects the dentists and their customers to
the amount Of 100000 year in royalties, or
in eight years, the life of the patent, it
amounts to s., 800 600.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-19
Tt4e SsmtinKt.
TUESDAY, MAY 10.

=
The county council of Upton county
grangers held meeting on the last FRIDAY
of April, at which they took pretty high POI
litical ground. In substance the resolutions
passed provide for delegate convention OF
rrangers to meet in June and nominate a
ticket for county officers, to be composed
saually of former democrats and republic
cans. They fix the salaries of their Officers,
should they be elected, as follows: Clerk
$4,000; auditor, 1850; treasurer, 81 500; SHEER
i'll. s., 1000. The sheriff is allowed ten cents
per mile travelling fees. County commits
sioners, IS. per day and twenty cents per
uiile travelling tees, one trip for each regu-
lar session. They will require a
bond or obligation from each
officer to pay over the fees Of his office inc
the treasury, and they propose to Greats an
executive committee OF six to see that these
regulations are enforced and to examine the
books each quarter and to transact any other
business for the welfare OF the county. This
action ofthe Council, as will be seen, is a
proposal not only for political action as a
body, but to govern the county outside and
independently of the laws of the state. IL
need not be said that in this they have over
stepped the line, probably not having
thoroughly considered the nature of their
action.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-19

The new compromise currency bill re-
ported from the finance committee on the
9th instant, passed the Senate on Thursday
by voteof 25 to 10. Among those voting
for the bill were Messrs. Logan, Oglesby,
Ferry (of Michigan) and Allison;
among those voting against it were
Messrs. Sherman, Thurman, Conkling
and Washburn, and among those
who paired off were Morton. who would
have favored, and Schurz, who would have
opposed it. Although this bill was first
introduced by Senator Sherman, yet it has
suffered so many amendments that he can
scarcely recognize it now as his own, at
least his vote was cast against it. The bill,
as passed, has been amended six
times, and every time at tie sug
gestion of Mr.. Wright. The first amend
ment provides that the retirement
of legal tender notes shall be in the proper
ton of % per cent. to the issue Of new ma
tional bank notes, instead of so per cent, as
originally provided in the bill. The next
amendment inserts a clause in the eighth
section providing that greenbacks shall be
retired in the proportion issued only when
81 zoo, 900 new national bank notes are
issued over and above the maximum
amount outstanding at any time. The third
amendment makes the interest on the
bonds issued to take up United States notes,
four and half per cent. instead of five per
cent. The fourth amendment makes these
bonds redeemable at the pleasure OF the
government ten, instead of fifteen, years
after the date of issue. The fifth amend
ment fixes on July,1, 1878, as the date of
resumption instead of January /, 1877.
being year and half later.
The last amendment makes 1t compulsory
on the secretary of the treasury to reissue
the United States notes which have been
redeemed in coin or gold bonds, this to be
made In the purchase of bonds, redemption
of the public debt at par In coin, or in pay
ment of government expenses. All these
amendments aim at postponement
of specie resumption. But, in addition
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-19


a grain of mustard seed has fallen by the
wayside in Worcester, Mass. Some time ago
the Springfield Republican called upon the
) young men Of the state to foam political
clubs, which forgetting those things which
are behind should reach forth unto those
things which are, before. In other words
the design was that the young men should
unite upon a plan of action the object Of
which, was to disregard old party ties and
to purify politics by an infusion ofconscieuce
and good sense. In response to this call a
large number of the best young men of the
city of Worcester met last Saturday even
gin and proceeded to form such a club. They
were from all paities, republicans, demo-
Gratis, liberals, Butterflies, strangers of Rome,
Jews and proselytes. A platform Of princi-
pes has been prepared, declaring that Il Q
present parties are divided upon issues
which are OF historical interest only,
announcing the object of G. 9
club TO be the consideration
of tresher issues, such as those of CEN
tralization, finance, temperance. woman
suffrage, minority representation, the con-
dition of labor and religion as connected
with the public schools. 1t is no part of the
plan that these questions should he decided
off-hand, but that they should be carefully
and thoroughly considered. OF course the
club is gushingIy patronized by the party
press. The republican organ and the demo-
cratic organ are delighted with the interest
taken by the young men in politics, but
suggest that the same ends might more
easily be reached within the Legitimate party
lines. This sort OF coaxing probably won't
wash. If it does not it will give place to
sneers. But If the young men are really in
earnest, the one method of persuasion viii
be as vain as the other, and the seed thus
planted in Worcester will spring up all
over the country and multiply, and bring
forth glorious fruit. ----.-, -.,,o.r
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-19

e Concerning a sewing machine trick.
While the farmers are casting out middle
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-19
THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. TUESDAY. MAY 49, 1874

to this, the other amendments evidently
weaken the policy of an early resumption,
AZ the gold bonds with which il is proposed
to redeem greenbacks are made to bear q
lower rate Of interest and run for a Shorter
time, both of which limitations must dimin-
ish their value. Indeed comparison of the
bill, as IL now offers itself, with its first form
explains the dissatisfaction Of those who
originally drafted and sustained it. Mr..
Logan did not hesitate TO say that the
second and third sections would contract
the circulation over $40, 900, 900, and other
speakers joined in the same opinion. Mr..
Sherman says that "the general effect. upon
the whole, would be to expand the cur
rency,n but he adds that the expansion
would take place under "such restric-
tons and limitations as not to
cause depreciation" How to expand
q currency without depreciating its value is
hardly an open question. The two sections
which in Mr.. Sherman's opinion would do
this are the sixth and eighth, and these au-
thorize the issue ofSl64, 900 COO of bank notes,
and the Simultaneous retirement Of So, 900, :
900 Of greenbscks; in other words. they au-
thorize a net imitation to the amount OF
$1,000, 900, or about lO1z per cent. Besides
these changes, the second and third sections in
connection with the fifth are of peculiar i'm
port. The first releases the banks from all
obligation to hold any reserve against their
circulation, except five per cent of such circu-
lstion, which is to be kept on deposit in the
treasury Of the United States for the redemp-
IF hair "a
this provision would be to induce
a considerable expansion il the cur
rency authorized should be called for.
The third section, however, requires the
banks to hold all their reserves against de-
posits in their own vaults, and forbids them
to reckon balances deposited by them in
redemption cities as any part OF such re-
serves. This provision therefore will aid
toward contraction. by reducing the amount
of loanable funds in the redemption city
banks. Thus the two provisions would
seem to neutralize each other. This
latter provision Is calculated to destroy at
once the equilibrium of tie money market
by efecting an arbitrary redistribution of
lodable funds, an attempt sthat is ever fol-
lowed by disaster, as much so as viola
ton of a natural law. As to the prob
able action which this bill will re-
ceive at the hands of the president, if it
should pass the House, it is safe in assuming
that he will regard it in the same light as he
did the former finance bill, that js as q meas
ure tending theoretically y nd lily to
an iaa< q escusssnss and t NAL re-
pudiatiok OF national faitb. a.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-19

In the Indiana Farmer of this week Mr.. j.
j. w. Billingsley, gives some facts that de-
serve careful attention. Mr.. Billingsley has
been engaged during the past winter in a
business which has brought the facts stated
to his attention, and enabled him to write
with accuracy. The point of his statement
is in this passage: ODD
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07
.A9sl3AN RGEISTER.

hacco. this year, and horse has
never been ip the, field. This is the
lnsaal crop be raises in the same
manner, never nsing a horse. He
has never hauled any tirewood thai
be has hnned, always, carrying it.
His brother! Z! apatbap carried a rock
weighing 700 pounds across a mill
dam, walking a timber about cigh'
inches IN width, The same broth
or cleared and fenced ten acres q
land in one winter, carrying q ! the
To t,urteen5 rails was
his load. He AID Henry Tanner
wre>tlel four hours different heats
and peitber was thrown, MalS
other ilingS cn,M be- trlthinlk
said of tbs remarkable man, bn
we think this is sufficient II 9eptit't
him u the objective. @flds account
was given us by Tanner himself,
and i'll the presence of several citl.
zeiIs"f WlrtPwille who v"uclietl
for the most Of il as the truth.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

it issuch little incidents as this
that keep alive ones faith in hui
man nature and III tie future; Just
after the great fire, the employees of
Macullar, Williams n Parker, Ros-
ton, OF their own notion, proposed
a reduction of salaries. Their gen
erous offer was accepted. Since
then the business Of the firm has
prospered, aid last Wednesday the
partners played the return game.
They presented each one OF their
clerks with a check for the full
amount of the pay surrendered, and
announced that all the salaries had
been put back to the old figures.
We wish snch histories as this got
into the newspapers a great deal
otteuer than they do -.YriaVeid
Republican. @
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07
.Mf,EA Remarkable Man.

From the Hawkesville (Ky.)
Plaindedler, We copy the follow.
ing:
'lftres lives in Ohio County, near
Whitesville, Davies County, man
whose name is Henry r. Tanner,
aged 81 years die never had a
bad cold, has never voted for a
President. has lever been to the
county seat (Hartford,) has not
voted since 1861, though an old
citizen, ava haS never been to his
precinct but twice. At the age OF
23 he lost, by straying, the only
horse he ever owned, though he is
now a. &ell,to-dofarmer He went
to hunt his mare, aud failed in find
ing her, but found a wife and
brought her home instead. She is
% years older than be is. At the
time of marriage ner weight was
2S8 yhis l3S pounds; now his is
230, aud hers 130. At one time
sicetheir marriage they weighed
exactly the same, viz: 233 pounds.
Tanner isa very strong and healthy
man. lie has never lost but one
meal Of yictuals from sickness.
When be built his house he carried
enough plank up a steep hill to lay
the floor otla room 17xl9, at two
loads, and had six planks left 1t
is hiscustWn 10 go tofmilr three
and five miles and carry, the corr
and neal, never using ! horse, anl
csrying two bushels al a tinlg.
lie bas TAised 5000 pounds Of 70.
hidTaysi fafa eatl Gs si eHmoaaso
2yI Dg9 Aaliy
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07
!. ..Agriculturag.


49, i,
The following artlc'e, taken from
the agricultural department of the
SACRAMENTO Record, shduld be
carefully read by those interested
IN preserving their trees in 3 good
healthy condition, and warding oft
the attacks Of insects:
There are probably hat few or
charli<ts who appreciate the value
of ashes aS manure aro,ud fruit
trees. Experience has proven item
to be worth more as fertilizers or
manure than the best ot barn Yarl
manure; but they are sti more
yaluahle to keep away the borer
aud other destructive insects. Ashes
and ma;lnre mixed make the best
materiat with which to cover the
ground around young trees. They
oct both as a mulch, a manure, and
as a preventive ot the ravages u
.ipFcts. Mo- farmer should allow
his ashes to go to waste. some
safe receptacle at a pruper di>taace
from the house shoull be provided,
into which all the ashes from che
house should be carefully thrown
each morning. They Should he
covered from the storms t. prevent
leaching.s " Each sprii. Say ii
Febraafy or March in this State
they shon.d be wei mixed with
coarse stable manure III Proportion
Df about one to three, aa,l mnslh.
atelycoyered over say three i.che'
deep--with soil. Let TIE mixture
remain covered about ten days
when IL will be realty for tlSe
Spread the mixture over a circle O
four feet in diameter around each
tree. Working it III with The surface
sell about three or four inches deep
Trees treated thus each spring will
remaiiP perfectly healthy, aud ma ke
arapid growth, other things being
favorable ifrthe cleanll'gs of tic
hel-rjost are mixed in it win be all
the better. iU
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07
snui in wheat.

Farmers in Oregon are seldom
troubled with smut in wheat uev.
seftheess it'is we'll enough to know
how to guard against this destraet-
iivediseaSe or faigi. One ottIe best
representatives. against the disease,
probably. isito soak the wheat be-
tore sowing in blue stone water.
Thf RT4g Hfiss)giveytARal fo]llow.
ing directions for using the blue
stone, which our farmer readers
aAishb d6ewel to cot 6dt and put
away forready dy)reterpnce: ::
The method of using blue stone
blue yitriool-fo. the. prevention
pfsnpt ID wheat, consists M soak
ing tile wheat Or other graiIifor
it's as applicable to oats or barley
as to wheat-for a few hours, quite
qimmaterial as regards the number,
but usually from three to FIVE hours,
or it may be put in soak at night
aud remain till morning, only in
such case the soil where sown should
be sufficiently moist to INSURE imme.
tfiate geriiination, forf Tie 1graiu
will begin 70 swell il that time
After soaking, pour of the solution
and spread the grain six inches
deep upon floor and throw ovel
it finely powdered, dry, Stacked
...e OF wood ashes; then stir viii
. shovel till every grain il coated
Ifthere should be more lime OF
41stss tban can adhere, the fanC
n aasaa IA Be- used on the next batch; /; adt
30 sane solution can be used again
sildfsgain tIll IL Il all taken up
.,B3IStaR IL IiiB .aA % FH3 -
ffi 2 sgA Go giii9b
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

A gentleman in Macon, Ga, has
utilized a spring.hou~e, successfully
willtering ill it his tepder plants,
the warm temperathre of the water
preserving the air at all times
pleasant aud congenial to vegcta-
tiou. We hear also Of a similar
structure in Pennsylvania, an old
allan 'oled spriug-honSe, where
many partially tender pants are
preserved very well without fire
heat. Among others Of iikeharl-
ihood thus repeatedly preserved is
grand old orange tree, which Tor
many years has come through each
succeeding winter looking unusually
healthy aud vigorous.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-07

We are indebted to the New
buryport HeraM for a curious bit OF
philology. 1t appeaEthat''a tnh-
e''s dc'm" is not profanity, but SIM
ply an inclosnre made, commonly
OF bread, around the hole to be
mended, that the melted solder may
be retained till it cools off around
the metal. After being subjected
to this process, the bread is burned
and spoiled, and is a fitting type OF
utter worthlessneSs. This is one OF
those instances not uncommon in
whicb.tAe corrupted phrase is quite
as forcibie and fitting as Tie orig
inal-t tiukers usually being vaga-
bond persons to whose swearing
nobody pays much attention. nj.
F. Z