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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-02-09
EASY TERMS
The superiority OF
3 u ILDTWG LOTS
0n this New Street is universally admitted,

Yea, il is a Christian duty,
To secure a pleasant home,
iVhen the days so dark and rainy.
OF stormy life shall come.
Yea, to feel ones solf protected
From the Llasts that winter ssnaa,
ls step Of first importance
To all parents and their friends,
MORAL;
Tea, build thyselfa nice new house
Exempt from rat. OF bug, or mouse.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-02-09

A Maryland man whose wife dropped
dead few days aoy, had ;he funeral put
off one day longer to get the balance Of
his corn husked. He said it wouldn't
make any difference to her, as she was
always good.natured
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-02-09

A Scoth divine recently praying, said
40 Lord, give unto US neither poverty
nor riches, and pausing solemnly a mo.
ment, he added, especially poverty"
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Il am not a member of your church,
yet | would have you understand ! am
not without religion pray Yes, aud
The facts are these, the young man is far
from home, among strangers, diptheria is
prevalent, fellow clerk died with it, and
another has recently been converted but
our friond is too hard Of heart for that,
though fearing to be utterly faithless, and
hence prays. He repeats the Lords
prayer every night. 1t is not because
the hungers after righteousness, nor loves
to talk with Jesus his Saviour; but as
taisman it is used
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-02-09

A good deacon making official vis'I D.
a dying neighbor, who was very ehur.
lish and Universally unpopular man. pu;
the usual question; "Are you willing TO
60, my fried? "Oh yes" said the SICK
man, IL am" "Well," said the simple
minded deacon, 81 am glad you are. for
all the ncighbors are willing"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-02-09

When Persian speak up and say that
the Shan is an old long nosed rhincceros.
he has just about tame, before his head
flies off to send word to his wife that she
needn't sit up to unlock the hall door for
him that evening. - Detroit Free Prov.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-02-09

Twas he fight at Osawatomie, August
80, that gave Captain Brown his sobri-
quet of "Osawatomie," by whi,h ho was
long known. When one of his question.
ers at Harpcr's Ferry said. "Are you o.
awatomo Brown ?" he modestly answered
II tried to do my duty there" How he
did it will appear from his own ancouut
of the fight, written few days afterward
at Lawrence, whittier he went with his
little band, after the Missouri forces,
three or four buudred strong, had retreat.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-02-09

I NJ .TRIPP Sheriff for Addison
County. Office in Stewards Block.
4ltr MIDDLEBURY, VT.
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Businsss Cards.

M w. RIDER, Attorney and Coun-
w 5elor at Law and Solicitor in Chanccry,
2L;Gm BRISTOL, VI.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04

have to admit that our workingmen are
not in the habit of handling large sums
of money, and when these monies are
placed entirely under their own control
we find they have not the moral courage
to withstand the temptation of appropri-
ating them to their own use, with the in
tention, in all probability, Of replacing
them before they are called for. But sur
rounded by an unfortunate Gordon of CIR
cumstsnces, they find themselves unable
to redeem their promise, and are, Of neces.
sity, obliged to become defaulterS II we
find men who are in the habit Of handling
Thousands, aye, millions of dollars daily,
men, whom, from their constant handling
Of money, it was natural to suppose money
would be no temptation to, if we find
these men fall and become defaulters, we
must not judge too harshly of our own
men.
We must not be understood as saying
our wOrkingmen are any more honest OF
dishonest than the average of human
beings, nor yet as setting up any special
Difference for Mr.. Welsh. We only desire
to point out their weakness, and the gross
negligence of our national organizations
in not placing sufficient protection around
the funds contributed by this members, sc
that they would not be subject to the con
troll of any one person.
The Tallors, after loosing $4,000, have
now placed their funds in the hands Of
three trustees, and allow only so much u
lay in the trustees hands as will NEE
current expenses. This is proper step,
and should be followed by all similar or
CARNATIONS.
The convention adjourned with the de
termination, on the part Of the individual
delegates, to work more vigorously ther
ever In this we bid them a hearty Goo
speed. and hope their efforts may b
crowned with success. To this end th'
ADVOCATE renders it assistance and co
operation.
The expression of sympathy for Mr.
Siney was timely, and will, no doubt, b
appreciated. 1t does honor alike to thei
hearts and heads, and proves that tn
Tailors at least are alive to the impo rtanc
Of the interests at stake We trust othe
national organizations will follow thei
example.
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THE TAILORS' NATIONAL CON
VENTION.

This body which met at ST. Louis OF
the 9th, 10th, 18th, 18th, and 18th ultimo
was composed. we are pleased to say, OF
the best representative men in their ranks
There were twenty-nine delegates, repre-
sentlng a membership of four Thousand
members, extending over as large an ex.
tent of territory as any trades organiza.
ton in the country. The delegates were
from nearly every State in the union, from
he South and the North, the East and
the West, all met together knowing NO
BOUNDARIES or sectional line They had
met for one purpose, and had but one OBJ
ject in view, and that the amelioration OF
their condition as a class.
Their deliberations were conducted with
dignity and decorum, and bespoke for
them more than the average degree of in
telligence.
That their executive was not idle dur
ing the past year may be inferred from the
fact that eleven new unions were added to
the national organization. And during
the session of the convention several com
munications were received from different
cities, requesting the delegates to tarry as
they returned home and organize urions
among them.
There was but one drawback to the en-
tire and complete success of the conven-
ton, and that was the defalcation of the
treasurer. The society had a surplus Of
over $1,000 in their treasury, with this he
absconded, or at least he did not put in an
appearance during the session of the con-
vention, and nothing could be learned of
his whereabouts. No one seemed to i'm
pute criminal intention, for he was at his
post up to the time Of his leaving home
en- route for st. Louis. The opinion pre-
vailed that he had been trihed with BY
some parties intent on breaking up the
union, but if such was the intention, the
attempt has utterly failed, for the disas
ter-as disaster it must be termed-only
united the delegates more closely together,
and made them more determined that the
union should be preserved at all hazards
1t however affords another illustration of
the unwise policy Of intrusting the funds
of an organization in the hands of one man.
However we may dislike the fact, We
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The Five Twenty Bonds.
Lab II Reform Convention

A convention 81 the Labor Reform party
will be held III Worcester, Wednesday, vc-
tober 9th, 1873, commencing at / a. m.
All labor organizations, societies and IN
ions, are invited Co send Delegates.
Delegates may also I've chosen at any meet
ing 81 workIugmen " workIngwomen.
All persons IN sympathy with the labor
movement are invited 70 be present
platform Will be adopted and nomins-
tlous for State and other Ulcers made, unless
otherwise ordered Toy the convention.
Cooperation, money as affecting labor,
factory legislation, wages and hours Of labor,
are among he TOPICS to be considered BY the
convention.
A mass meeting Will be held III the same
place On the evening Of October 9th.
+. NJ CHAMBERLIN, Chairman
Mass Labor Reform state COMMITTEE
GEO +. MCNEIL, Secretary.
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JAY GoULDs organ, the New York Tn
bune, says it is very easy to answer the
infatlonists when they complain Of con-
traction, all we have to do is to show that
there has been no contraction. When they
demand more money, we point them to
the millions lying idle in the banks. -
The trouble with Jay Gould's organ is
it does not show us that there has been no
contraction. 1t shows US that the comp
troller OF the currency reports that there
are more legal-tenders and bank notes out
standing now than in 1866. But in 1866
there we're about 81, 800, OOO, 900 of other
government paper which circulates as cur
serve, thereby acting as currency, which
Jay Gould fails to tell us anything about
The omission is fatal When the bullion
lists began to howl, one Of Jay Gould's
friends, over the signatuse of Knicker-
hacker, wrote a series of articles for the
New York Times, detailing the effect Of
this enormous contraction, and says, "As
each Of these different issues were with
drawn, the people felt the pressure in
creasing, but when fhe Secretary began to
retire greenbacks, they not only felt the
hsrt bat sGr the knife and who held it, and
demanded relief" Jay Gould, therefore,
knows that there has been an enormous
contraction. He also lies In regard TO the
funds lying idle in bank vaults. Instead
Of being an argument for him, these funds
are conclusive argument against his posi-
ton.
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FROM new YOOK.
NEW YORK Aug. Both, 1876

New YORK. Aug. 3Oth, 1875.
To the Editor Of the woRKn sMAx's ADVOCATE.
Now that we IRE in the thick Of the
equal Rights Gu rency" fight, / think |
cannot do better in his letter than to tell
what know about the principal workers
and thinkers on the right side Of the ques-
ton in this region.
GEORGE oPDYKE.
This well known New Yorker has been
mayor of the city. He was, / believe,
formerly dry goods merchant, and his
n anne as special partner can be seen now
on the signs of several prominent firms.
His fame IN that line is apparently 50 great,
that another man who spells his name
George Opdycke, has been figuring as
Especial in other firms-one of which,
Peake, Opdyke & Co, failed lately. Mr..
Opdyke has long been financial light in
Wall Street, and as " George Opdyke a.
Co., Office corner of Nassau and Cedar,
uOcc idISo OahhAIlS OuSihcso. Ohth hO
came out strongly for scientific money, he
was generally considered by the heavy
men of that street about the wisest man
on finance among them. He was long
Vice President Of the Chamber Of Com
merce, and according to the time-honored
custom of that institution, would have
been elected President this year, on the
! resignation of
WIN. 4. DODGE,
had it not been for his championship Of
the greenback. This chamber is usually
run by two or three men, and the an
nuaI election il tame affair. Presidents
are kept in Office until they die or resign,
and then the Vice President is voted In
10 fill the vacancy But this year Wall
street awoke to q q realizing sense OF the
damage and disgrace that would accrue 70
It from having "crazy infiationlst at
The head of its venerable Areopsgltes, 30
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auences or complications, and not subject
hereafter, as heretofore, to the disturbing
control or influence Of foreign countries.
3. That we recommend the organization Of
greenback clubs in every State Of the Union
for the purpose of carrying out the principles
and measures set forth in the foregoing reso-
lutions.
Speeches were made by Messrs. Kelley,
Myers, HoOton, Daniels, MahOny and Blu.
chanan, after which the meeting adjourned.
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Since then, though president Of one of
those institutions, he has come out 90
tierc ,ly against the national banking sys-
ten, that he is doubtless regarded with
good deal Of bitterness by moHopolists.
He has not entirely given up the specie
basis yet, and tries 70 tell us IN pamphlets
about "a short road 10 specie resumption,
but his inmost convictions are we'll repre-
scented in his remark TO friend OF mine
II am president of a national bank Mr..
-, 50 | don't want you to ask me
whether | believe that the wealth, the in
situations and the good faith u these
United States are sufficient basis for cur
rency."
The only fault | notice about Williams
is an impotence toward human medIOcrity
and weakness generally. He is so power
full and energetic that he seems to think
that if other sensible people cannot &C
cOmplish what he does, they are to blame
and don't do their best. Horace Greeley
exhibited this same fault.
CHARLES LEWIS.
There is still another sort Of strong
man MIR. Sears is one Of the very few
able thinkers Of this country, who, when
the wave Of Fourierite excitement subsid-
ed, we're not COZ ent, like Greeley, Ripley,
Dane, Goodwin, Curtis, Emerson, HIggIn-
son, James, etc TO turn aside ~ make
themselves fame and fortune in ordinary
pursuits. He stuck 10 the beloved plan Of
salvation. For fourteen years, with the
countenance of Greeley and other such,
he presided over the F" North American
(Fourierite) Phalanx" in New Jersey, and
| uf1ll mfnntItr Ma hs
tive plan Of life pursued there is the true
one for the majority Of mankind.
MIR. Sears has clear, logical mind and
having long made political economy and
social science his chief study, ranks among
the ablest experts in those fields. He will
not be hurried to conclusions, but with
the steady nerve Of a German student,
probes his subject To the depths before an
nouncing his conclusions When he puts
out an essay on finance Or currency, the
most prominent reformers weigh II thor
Oughly, knowing that 1t IA the work Of
no triher OF bungler
While admitting that 50 long az We have
a great public debt It should be the basis
of currency, Mr.. Sears, like Mr. +. J
Durant, OF Washington, is forced, by the
scarcely logical and scientific cast of his
mind, 10 look beyond to a time when We
t can have truly scientific currency
Both these philosophers have interesting
schemes for representative money,
which shall be based on actual values
: Mr.. Sears, while dignihed aud sufficiently
aware as to ''what kind If a man he il,
E has been prevented from making the i'm
preston he should have made upon IN,
community by his uncommon modesty
The time will come when such men will b,
forced to the front and over the heads "
the blatherskltes who now do the most @
l that " able leadership" the legislatures
courts, public press, churches, mercantile
and social life which is taking US rapidly
, to the dogs
, In my next, ! will continue my descrip
! ton Of New York reiormers, including
some not devoted exclusively to currency
SAMUEL LEAyITT
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Those chaps who are so persistent in
their attempts to prove that Congress has
no power to issue more greenbacks, might
as well attempt to prove that the English
language has no meaning, and that the
constitution of the United States is Just
what bank robbers can bride the Supreme
Court to say it 10. The constitution gives
Congress full power over the entire sub
Ject OF finances, commerce and taxation,
and 1T forbids States from legislating upon
financial or commercial matters to any con
siderable extent. What we want in n
little common sense in constituting the con.
stitution.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug 2l.-The printers
Of Paducah are all on q strike, in couse-
quence Of . reduction from 30 to 25 can't.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04

THE bulhonists talk a great deal about
the lack of confidence. What they mean
is there is a decided lack of honesty.
People have seen the purchasing power OF
money increase one-half since 1873, and
ever, Shylock looks confidently for the
day when he can buy twice a. much for .
given sum as he can now get and yet the
scoondrels call this "lack OF conf
when in reality ID il the reverse.
condolences.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04

The Troy Trades Assembly propose Civ
ing monster pic mic on the 9th of Sep
TENDER, at which it is expected there will
be All attendance Of at least 6, 600 persons.
We are reluctantly compelled to decline a
kindly invitation to be resent and address
them on the occasion, as previous engage
ments compel our attendance elsewhere.
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TEXT FOR THE PEOPLE.
Greenback Currency

Il now undertake to affirm, and without
the least fear that can be answered, that a
paper issued by Government, with the simple
promise to receive it for al its dues. would
to the extent 1t would circulate, form per
feet paper circulation, which could not be
abused hN the Government; that 1t would be
as uniform Ia value a. the metals themselves;
ana shall be able to prove that it is within
the constitution and powers of Congress to
use paper ia the management ot its finances,
according 70 the most rigid rule Of constituting
the constitution join a. CALHOUN.
Bank paper must he suppressed and the
circulation restored TO whom It properly he
longs Let banks continue II they please
but let them discount for cash alone, or for
treasury notes '-rHoMAS JEFFERSON
The Five Twenty Bonds
NV hen the bill was its passage, the
question was expressly asked II the Chairman
OF the Committee Of Ways and Means, and
as expressly answered 10y him, that only the
interest vas pa, able in coin. - THADpEUs
STEVENS
''lf the bond holder refuses to take the
same k'ud no money with which he bought the
bonds, ne an eXtortIoner and a repudla-
tor '- JOINS SHERMAN.
I'VE should do foul injustice To the Gov
eminent and to the people oi the United
States, after We have sold these bonds on an
average tor not more than SIXTY cents on the
dollar now W propose to make new coll
tract tor the benefit of the holders '-ULIvER
Z. MukruN.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04

The Hon. Moses ". Field, of Detroit,
will address the citizens Of Cleveland on
the all engrossing question Of finance, on
" ednesday the 22d Of Sept. Mr.. F.
proved himself, while in Congress, an earn
est and able advocate of labor's interest
and We bespeak for him the earnest atten-
ton Of the wealth producers Of the Forest
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04

The Puj'o Record Of Philadelphia, is
making sorry show Of Mr.. Frank Gowen's
argument IN behalf Of the company with
which he is connected, for which it de-
serves, as it will 10 doubt receive, the
thanks Of the coal miners Of the entire
country
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04

TIE Hon VIM. d. Kelley, Of Pa, will
address the Business men, Manufacturers
and Norklngmen Of Cincinnati, in Robin
sons Opera House, on Tuesday evening,
Sept, 7th Subiect-Fmance.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04

BY the by Who vas 1t that started the
r,traoP shout the failure IF the sprcre basis
specie paying institution, the bank IF San
Francisco Some graoeless sais ctliotte,
no doubt. Or, it may have been Of the
rag nlOneu apologlsts
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04

The Industrial Age has Just appeared in
new dress, with type set up in Its own
office. We congratulate our neighbor on
the change, and also on its increasing sue
cess. The Ace is one Of the gerry best anti
monopoly papers in the country is con
Quoted with marked ability, and should be
found in the home Of every farmer in the
lanA
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The Cincinnati Conference.
KEDUcTIoN u FARE.

Arrangements have been perfected with the
railroad lines BY which delegates from the
Northwest to the Cincinnati Conference, can
secure tickets for the round trip for $500.
Ticket, can be secured at the office in Ash
land Block. Clark street. Chicago.
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To Heaters Rollers and Rouebers.

All true men are warned to keep away from
Allentown, Pa as the men there employed
are Oh a strike against a reduction Of 2j per
cent COMMITTEE
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04

II the greenback is ,rorthlsss fraud,
why Is It, even according to the gold
gamblers Of Wall street, worth 88 cents
on the dollar, according to their stand
ard
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04

Mr.. EDITOR Are you opposed under all
circumstances, TO a return to specie basis or
specie payments
Answer-We are. The statement that
gold is the money Of the world, is false
from beginning to end.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04

The Republicans Of Crawford county,
Kansas, have adopted greenback plat
form
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TREvELLICK is creating tltrore in Ohio
on the greenback question. His audiences
number thousands.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-04-19
F9r t1e n
A SWISS LEGEND.

Soon after Pontius Pilates delivery
Of his Lord for erucifction, he was ban
ished IN disgrace BY the Roman govern
ment for his perfdy and wickedness.-
Then his restless. guilty spirit, seeking
relief from the eeaseless Cravings Of
conscience, caused him at last to wander
TO dark and storm-toss.d lake amid
the crags Of the widest Of the solitary
region Of Switzerland.
There amid these gloomy and dismal
scenes. willing to seek any relief from
the stings Of conscience. be put an end
to his existence By plunging into this
dark, tempest-tOssed lake; but although
MS body was dead, his restless spirit
still haunting these wild regions, sought
to bury the memories Of the past in the
gloom and solitude Of this mountain
land Alas not solitude nor mountain
scenes could drive rem0rse from the soul
Of him who had ordered the crueifxion
Of Christ In despair and torments,
that spirit fitted about, to terrify and
fnghten the denizens Of these Alpine
vilds- Thus IN the future, win the
souls Of those who have crucifed Christ
N life. wander IN despair and reuOrse,
bewail1ng their sad fate. and seeking the
mercy Of that Savior. whom IN Life they
rejected
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-04-19

Will IT BIZ BEST TO RAISE WHEAr
THIS YEAR THAT VIII depend some
what upon Circumstances. If 4 farmer
has land specially adapted to this kind
Of grain, and can raise from 20 70 %
bushels % the acre, We think It would
De best to SOW this year, notwithstand-
ing the present low price Of -four, but
where the crop ouly averages Is bush
els TO the acre. It would seem that more
pratt can De derived from the land by
raising eats and buying -four. Farm
ers are feeding large Quantities Of grain
and provender 20 their stock. generally
more than can be produced upon the
farm. and II they can purchase their
-four cheaper than feeding stuff. It VIII
Be better TO raise the latter. We Ike
wheat As 4 crop with which 70 stock
down 70 grass. but If cats are soEn ear
/ y, and not too thick. there VIII be lit.
tie trouble IN this direction; besides,
the straw from cats Is more valuable
than from wheat The tendency a
wheat AID four Is upward. and saw
ing can Be Effected BY obtaining a sup
ply nov, before the prices advance 70 Al
agreeable Messenger.