The Jasper weekly courier., 1876-08-25

oliftI ~ well hs gOiu, was legal none
}. until 1879 Many of these bonds wer
+ bought with paper money at from 80 {
n 4O cents on the dollar. Silver was
u legal tender when the bonds were pur
chased, aud nobody would be hurt b
taking IL now in exchange for bond.
lou have all heard Of Congress knives
, Cntil recently, congressman. clerks o
! departments, and other employees a
! Washington. have been furnished, al IN,
expense of the government. whs is usu
, aiiy called stationery. meaning such n,
. paper, envelopes, pens and ink. But b,
looking over items of allowances ID ap.
pears that most everything else but sta.
iionvry was furnished. Stationery by
usage got to mean pocket knives, porte.
monnsies. satchels. scissors, Garnet.
sacks, gold pens, gold pencils and hard.
ware generally. Recently a bin Ma,
passed allowing each member sl25 Del
year, and IL could be drawn i'm stationery
pocket Knives. gold pens or money.
hen went To Washington. | found
that 1t would take a large hardware es-
punishment 10 supply stationery" II
rrinlndS ne OF a man who once worked
Tor me IA mill. 1t takes considerable.
even To run an ordinary mill. Ere
quently memoranda for things to be used
about the mill would come 10 me. and 7
noticed the article gallon of hard
ware, was almost always on the list
Finally asked what WAS needed with so.
many gallOn of hardware? | was told
to ask the man who used IL, If il didn't
mean whisky. You have heard about
THE LEMoSADE BUSINESS.
Well. had TO leave Washington on
that account, There was an Indictment
against me. Jere Black and Mat Car
penter were the only good LAWYERS there,
but Ihelr price 10 take a case vas 5000.
dlhh lIk" TO pay 20 much, and left. In
ihe year 1914, Knives. scissors. portemon-
naies, gold pens and other hardware cut
quite figure. One clerk got forty pairs
,ot scissors. Items for $500 worth OIL
gold pens, $1,000 worth Of penknivesi
and other hardw at one haul, were
not rare 10y any means. But must not
tell YOU too much at once. lest you NAV
serve me The way The Indian did the
preacher. The preacher was telling him
about Jcnah swallowing the whale. and.
many miracles. The Indian said hrl
wanted 10 believe all a good man said.
and could AT doubt, but remarked that
II You say much more, I won't believe
the fish story ! have the documents
here TO prove all | have said. Here is
McPherson's report. and ! ask any Re-
publican TO come aud examine for him
self Like the preacher who found the
song, Old Grimes, that good old man. (
etc. IN his hymn book, it, there and we
sre bound To sing IL. The last Con-,
gI.ss was in session seven months. I
Under Adams administration as clerk of
the House. the expenses were $500 80 n
or about Slli so per month. UnderIl
McPhcrson's administration a. the Re- ,
publican clerk Of the House. the expen-l
ses OF the year before were $9.543 IL. Or.
about $1,000 per month l. that reform ::
Not gold pen, pcnknife, portemonnaielr
or satchel. since Democratic admins
iraiion ia the House in Adams account.
the doorkeeper or scrgeant-at-arms.
HOW soME CANDIDATES EIHCTfoNTFR.i !,
Imagine how some candidates for Cuu-lr
grcs> elcciioneer. They come around To- ;,
YOU every two years. about the onl, :,
time they know you. They sav 10 them-in
selves, must make n vigsrous canvas +
fight II right through and be successful
Going along the road. man is seen,
spading in the ditch, We'll. Pat vbsf
are you dOing!" Faith. can't YES see
I'm spadin in the gmher" And what
10 you get Tor your laLor?" Only 81 D
a day. and boored mesiEp Pretty hard =
on YOU; what a pity" And phat are !
We doing! said Pat. Il am a candi. el
date for Congress on the Republican,
ticket " Let me ask yez,- saws Ps, q
why cant buy spade nor anything p
need without paving 30 much tax TO the
government" Candidate Tor Congress 20
replied that lit is to keep up the eur -
rent expenses Of the government, TO ps, -
of the debt made by rebel Democrats y
that the tax was light, and hardly anv "
one ieltit.' Pat asked. don't you spina lt
lry money for anything else but 20 paw y
of that rebel debt h! dou't YOU YOU spiudH
The money TO buy pocket knives. scis.l
,ors. gold pinsg etc. Why tax the spade ~
need, TO buy such things? | don'i gedit
any knives, gold piacils or gold pins 4
e Where did you learn all that stuff i''
Pat " Pat shows McPherson's reportlr,
and Williams lemonade speech, W hen Mr.. ~
Candidate says, Yes, Williams Is doinrlil
that" lwisb he had stayed i'm the Leg. n
stature and not gone 10 Congress. He =
will soon be lp
IA BAD As BILL HOLMAN II
Candidate goes 10 the house of Mr. l.
Rrswn, Mrs. Brown tells him Mr. .
Brown has gone TO town TO get sompt;
wine. The doctor prescribed il for heri,,
as slight s,imulant. Brown "a 40,
man" saws ths y,-;fa go. Il,