The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-29
$. c.. WEDNESDAY, MORNING. SEPTEMBER 20 1876
The Original. InilatiORist.
MOSES HAWKS AND HIS BEAUTIFUL PLAN
OF MAKING MONEY.

MOSES HAWKS AND HIS BEAUTIFUL PLAN
OF MAKING MONEY.
This doctrine of initiating the cur
rency by issuing an unlimited
amount Of greenbacks reminds lis OF
one Moses Hawks, who used to live
over in Allegheny and run a newspaper
and shingle shanty. The newspaper
was run during the period of pub
fishing tho tax-lists,. and Moses
shaved shingles the rest of the year.
Hawks was d great man in that
burg and, as currency was scarce
in the community because no one
had anything to purchase it with, a
bright idea struck him. He went
into his office one morning and
printed large batch of promises to
pay--qusrtera, halves and dollars
and occupied himself for several
days il affixing the autograph Of
Moses Hawks to every ono of them.
Hawks, that is Moses, was now q
wealthy man, and possessed of un-
limited resources. He bought
everything offered for sole, and paid
in his new currency, and also loaned
it to his noighbors.
The thing worked. like q charm
until tax tine, whom something bet
Ter was required. Everybody had
sold their "truck" and taken HAWKES.
currency in payment. The people
hocked to Hawks and demanded
redemption. He redeemed by
issuing d new batch of scrip and
more OF it. Prior TO this the scrip
had passed current among tho
people, but the new issue had 60 in
hated tho currency" that the people
refused to receive it longer, it having
becomeso plentiful as to be worth
less. Merchants and dealers had
sold their goods for the stuff, but
could not buy more with it.
Hawks was bankrupt md could not
redeem, and the people were in
bad plight.
One morning stranger presented
himself to Hawks and demanded
that ho should redeem some that he
(the strangely had received at Saga
tuck, where he had been to look
after some business matters. Hawks
declined the accommodation. The
stranger then asked, ;'This is good
is it not, Mr.. Hawks 7"
"Good, thunder !" replied Hawks,
"It ought to be, for every man,
woman, and child within fifty miles
of this place hos from a peck to q
half bushel of it,"
"But, Hr. Hawks, you redeem,
don't youe'
"Redeem u exclaimed Hawks :;
it wasn't made to redeem it was
made to circulate"
JOHN CHrNAMAN GIVES HIS VIEWS ON
PoL1rIcs.-Probably tho most curl
ous pair Of human beings that havo
yet boon seen at the Exposition wit
nossed tho show on Monday night.
They woro Cinnamon, clad in flow
ing robes and sandals, with tho inev-
liable pigtail done up in n double
bow-knot at the back of their heads.
A representative of the Trade List,
after following them around for
somo time, came up to them while
they wore at a standstil on the
bridge in Floral Hall.
The following valuable and inter-
esting conversation took place:
Roporter--Hey John. What do
you think Of the show7
(Chinaman grins and shows his
teeth)
Reporter Tin a louder voice)-I
say, John, it's a big show, isn't it7
Chinaman--Chow Hi likee Mclean
man show, heap big.
Reportor--Good for you, Chow
Hi. Did you ever see anything as
big as this in China3
Chinaman-Chow Hi likee Nell
can man show. Chow Hi likee
Mclean man Billallen. Mclean
man dollee heap good Chinaman.
Biilellen brick. He makee more
dolce.
Reporter--Well, what's this got
to do with 3d..
Chnaman--Chow Hi not aAaid
Mclean man. Chow Hi stick up for
Billallen. Washe closee Billallen.
Votee six times Billalle9. He heap
great man. Makee dolce plenty rice.
Chow Hi likee white man talkee bout
Billallen.
And as Chow Eli began to un-
wiring his pigtail ut this interesting
juncture and indulge in q series of
evolutions that were strikingly sug-
gestive of familiarity with tho sports
OF the prize ring, the reporter con-
cluded that 1t was wrong to further
molest the son of Conft,cius, and
accordingly departed.--Ci,,cimati
Trade List. a
WHITE SLAVES Tho selfish pluto
Gratis of Rhode Island, who own
Thousands Of white slaves and drive
them to their factory work with re-.
noraeles cfr1eltv. arc yettinf, !, I,aryo,,a