, 1875-11-22

Some Rovcrtcs, nnd How They wcrc
DccGivcst.
at,o Fork Sun.
He didn't look ike = mlu wLo 1td btep turn
Ing flna"c al Ironlems OYER aod over in his mind
for l,fty years; hut yet. you caut always correct
y Judge uaan by his 1ook9.
He walked up aud down tho depot platform
for tme, and then suddunIy rushing u IN old
mai, WHO wa~ leaning sgainst tho wall an.l hall
asleep lie exciasmo1:
"Whht about infat,on7
"Wlas! 10. hh! thought you werc going to
strka mol replied tlo o.1 nlan as le str8igaieu.
'6hall re- inls,e Tho curroooy ?" donauded
"9ou may tor all caro- !" bluuEy replied the
old map; ''hll want IL to set my baggage
aboard tho Montreal trAin a right"
Or. thal wo contract sbo currcney7" asked
tho flnsncser, hacking up to tLe stovo.
~ don't caro- dum', what you do With It. 80
NJ be Ieaned back against THO vail.
''Il,s question OF tlnauce ia QUO OF the great
ost tn sD "ollo.' continued tho finRtc.er. s+ aud
demand tha. you eAb,bit an utcrosf III it,"
I'm te s"ltclcd il mill" gtowled tLo old
man. his eYeH la slut.
"Th's II o. greet, psper% '; = continued the anan
"ta .nuppaao! to represent 100 cents. Answer
mo II it does !"
"Oh, lcn,mo alone'" growles1 tue old man, hss
bead noddlug And lis eyes STINT.
ii. ~" owe 10y , ssadt 81 ein pay you o vlta t6!s
Or 100 ceptsF~
You-don't- 't-ows-te-anv:hing!" sighed
the ofd man. now A;most dreaming.
"Gola ~ money and groenbacks are monev."
continued tho stranger; "but II you hsye goid
you would NOT exchange IL for MY greenlac4e
And yet why not -
Tho old man was uow AsIoap Aud didn't
hear.
"Aad ,ot Why not :" asked tho hnancier ouco
again.
Tho old mans eyeh nsrer opened.
"Aod yet whv notf"
Tue old man snora1 hair autre.
"Aud ret whY nnt!' exclaimed Tho fnancIor.
giving tho e:oeplpG man gentle kick Oh tha
whoa! dumlt to thunder! who did thu. p
yo1fod tho old mau ~ lie leApad up.
"And yos why ?" oool'y inquired tho fiaan-
"WbY not vhat3"
~ no intate tho currency, that 10. Increase
1t. 4 wo add millions Of paper dollars 10 tAo
n!!i'ons aai q ,lleady aaoat, "hai mutt DO tho ef
-, ~, = esr.st yeu !, you ti9k .ss'n!" ro.red
On tho oler naud," coo1iy continued tho
anaBcioE. "lf no conl1act .hr currency. dilnioluh
tho amount adoat. wlat result will follow i"
"What do care2 What nro you talking
pocket, snd III knock soar head Oh II you dou'.
clear outi'
"Somethsns nuss be done, bat what sla!l ve
do2" continued Tho financier 10 esraest toueh.
4 dollar; yot Il IL OILY 81, Do, d 81 cap.s When
brought in eon'aet Nth gold dollar. II It be-
"LeEnme stone. l say!" shouted tho old m.u.
~ "M,st ln Texas do caro- about Jour hu.uc'al
"1ha ooyermtpt saYa that this dollAr bill Ia
ono dollar. nald tho dnapcier. !" and yet 1t re-
fuses to give mn dollar io Rold for II. Whyl"
'That's why calculated tho old mao, ~ ha
''.Sk W. n.. stralgii boy from tue shoulder
ths dnancier. ~ hc took tho old man By tho
throst and backed hlm against tho wall; "we
mnst know that our money is worthlt4s or
worth QUO hundred eents on tho dollar !"
"Let 80 Of mel There-~hA!-ugh."
And tile OLD uaan kicked like mule.
"And until that period asrivos" ronttcd tbs
tnanoer tfowding the old rntn into corner
snd jammius him hard no capitalist will feel
tisktug 1t 10 even legitimate speculation"
"Hepi rol!ce /" called tbs old man.
"Let Congfess hettlo this queatton," tho anap-
cser w:h ea1iag, when kn officer oo1ared him
sad Fslked hIo. away A he passed out Of tho
"Whetber we sre to havs hard money or Ioaa-
tioe' snd confidence vill be =. onco restored
but he bid turned tho corpor,
Hang ny buttogs |" said tho old man, - hs
ton OF dsstfaetion, snd whatll tho ole woman
say "hsn she eces u>e git pouodod up th!s way i"
A. Ynukep FnfmoF aud Ills Eat Cattle.
s1Thqet!a <atess.) Rtppb!.ean.
Ftsnklin caunty has long bosu famous tor Ito
fat cA:tIe, hut tho fottv- EeYsn head now etar1.
Ing In the stables Of George ". Jones u Deer
field 70 lEttle ahead Of apythlpg yot seen 10
thB c0untT. They arc Alt' nuthAins. great fel-
ths heayiost yoke neigbipg 4.eod pouuds, tps
next l. 400. sud Tho wbole kssraglpR 81 er ,000
por yoke. They 40 fcd 3 quarts day osch 81
uaal and bran, aud ali Tia bar they want watsr
10 supplied 10 thsis uangafs IN pipss, Those now
iu atiil xill ts taken to bostou about Chr1tulas,
When Nj, Jonas Hll stock UP far the ptuter.
hIl uaual suuulY tciux eil}ltY Or uinatr cattla