davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1877-07-12
BHITI8H GOLD IN TURKEY,

Tho insolvency OF Turkey has beon fire.
auontly ndvertad to as the principal source
Of her weakness At the present time but ve
arc not aware that tho causes Of her anan-
cial embazrassnonta have bean wholly cx-
planned. The condition Of Turkey Ii now
infinitely worse than 1t was then. She has
now, It Is true, an abundance Of tho n.dt7IE
of wnf In which she was then deficient.
She has Krupp guns, small arms Of improved
pattarn, monitors, torpedoas, aud even. II
rumoT may be trusted, explosive bullets.
But Rhs wanta the meaus to make al theso
Instruments OF warfare efFootive. She has
no money, and sho cannot borrow she has
no credit. This, after all. II the magic
charm In modern controversies. No
matter how unprepared Tor war nation may
be. It will mako itself felt ~ at least sa-
spectacle antagonist II II has credit Ia the
financial usntres OF tho world, md II timo
ba allowed IL to gain broath. France WIS
crushed, In spite Of her RESOURCES, because
Germany clutchsd her by the throat at onco
and never rela1ed the tnrrib!e hold abe took
at tho beginning Of The fight. Turkey Las
not been 40 aeizsd, aud, IL her finances wors
now unimpaired, or II sla were eson In %
good condition a. shs was At the close Of the
Crimean Wa1, sho might meet 1sussia on
equal terms. England would be at the back
| OF Turkey now as Rho vaa then; and En-
gland is not to bo despisod a. On ally. for,
however inferior her nru,y, aho has thnt
which can create armies ailI pFovi1a . com-
missaliat~
| ri.
England is In large measure responsible
for the financial pzostration OF Turkey. Pm
gland first encouraged Turkey to borrow, and
the fatal facility in getting other peoples
money engrafted upon Tuskiah institutions
by English advice and cooperation plunged
the former country into course Of axt1ava.
ganco which finally landed it in tho abyss of
reputation aud bankruptcy. Sir JANEs H.
1xa, In bis recently published work On Tur'
key. describes briefly the results Of European
monoy npon Turkish administration. So fal
as VIC know, he il the first writer who haI
given the subject mucl. attention, and III
does not do 1t full Justice. 1t IL curiou'
and interesting study,-thi4 ,aodsfn history
OF civilized hnnnca In m uncivilized couu
try,-anl will repay some investigation.
Before tie Csimean War, Turkey did no
borrow abroad 8hs had dsbts and deflcit
At home, the latter extending back ~ far =
1850; but these we.o matters exclusively be
tween the Ports and It's own subject. Dur
ing tho prevalence OF the TuEco1napia In
cited by the aggressions Of Aussia and th
Crimeau War, ths Ports was encouraged Il
believs that ita credit might be ussd il
, 1877-07-12

4 r1,,nor is ct1rront in Lon don Of tho iu-
tea,lsd resignation OF DlsHArLL Ill health
IL assigned nd tie cause, and it Ii said TINT
tito Premier IL anxious to lrnw tho brc ath Of
p7iyatu citizen A. soon Is tic state Of pub
lie business vii! permit.
, 1877-07-12
THE MoNTENEGR1N CAMPAIGN.

The 3lontcncgrn campaign u over. lhG
brave nlountaineers, after desperate resist
ance, wero crushed between tho overwholm-
ing numbers Of tho Turkish armies, led by
two OF the best Qoncrals In tho service, and
composed Of the very flower Of tho Turkish
eoldiery. But Montenegro is still FREQ. Iler
warriors aro still in their mountain fast
nesscn, upon tho sidos Of which lie 1900
Turkish dead. Though driven buck to tl,oir
.ocksand crngs, they aro still unconqnorcd, aud
thoir ancient enemy, through tho demand
Of Austrit IN tho one hnnl and the straits
Of tho ar1nics In bulgaria On tho other, has
Withdrawn, and is now slowly pt1ruuiug its
way to the south Of the Balkans to COOP
crato with the forces Of tho Qualrilntcral.
In reviewing tho campaign from tho out
sct 1t will bs seen that the Montenegrins,
though deseated, have been Of immense
service to tho Russiana. At the very begin
ming OF the outbreak In Herzegovina,
the Montencgrina wero In arms against
their old oppressor, aud, down 10
tho timo when Servia entered tho
field, defeated Tho 1nrks In evc1y Gu
gagomcnt. Whom Bosnia aud Herzegovina
wore overrun md 6ervla sued for peace,
Montenegro would accept no terms from tho
Turk, because her claim for territory wasnot
allowed. sho wanted the small strip OF lovel
territory 10 the north that once belonged 10
her, arabic land for her crops, pasturago for
hor tiocks, chauco to descend to tho plains,
instead OF being cooped up on her black
mountain crags. Tbs Turk refused this do
roapd anil tho mpuntainaAra rDfuged to Law
, 1877-07-12

ton OF corrupt oitBarcf1y Tor tho more ne
eirable forms and practices Of monarchy
which was abandoned in order to attain self.
government When there are Indications
that the majority OF the people are desifoas
OF Kidding themselves OF tho party IN power
hen it becomes tho duty OF. the Official eleas
nnder this rule To do what they can 70 icfeat
the will OF the people. 1t ahouli 30 kops IN
mind also that while the oft'ceholdors aro
bnmn1iug around ward'meetingS, organizing
aho roughs, drilling repeaters, making tho
alntes, manipulating tho primaries, BULLDOG"
ing the caucuses, packing the conventions,
and swintutng the people IN tho 'nsofeas OF
themselves aud their party the momoefs OF
tho oppos'nR party, numbering about halt
tho people nf the country, arc paying ABOUT
half their Salaries. This loads up 70 t1o acc
ond proposition, 7'z.: Ihat tho expenses OF
tho political party shonld DO Borne ny tne
official clas8. bat' under thia s5s'em' u
not the official class, but tue taxpayers VINO
bear the expenses, and tbs taxpayers OF the
opposing party nave 10 snafo Inc expenses OF
maintaining the rui'he party IN peft'e'uat'ne
thoir power. Ihe fulo Oh ''npoa'og upon
the ot1cfh CLASS the expenses OF tae
poiitlcal campaigns nat"fa'i5 llete"scS '"o
nen'oof y. ol1eono'a'' ~ ~ eaas |as s"1r"''
o'a p4s aoao'o "A"s .". sss". w. ~, :. Iss'
s"PPot.'ns en'usA .aoa ~ ~ ,n' n...s,S >
"o.k VI .ue u'se'n1'' t ,l'>' aso s..o'sn e., ="
W 'ne io.'.'ess. - "o'A y. -, ''' p.4'5 =. po"e'.
nut 1ne o'esu'ns =. VI. '"1I"ys, al',S,," a' ~
s'op nels' se'u'.'on' o'acs'.e' rsa, ,t. 10
t"e' ~. Nv -'SA eAoasa ~ - n"sl'
, 1877-07-12

All Of tho Alabamarcfalms money has not
yet been distributed to those who have claimed
damages. Six or seven millions Of the original
aitccu and half awarded by the Geneva Com.
snssion sti1l lies tn the United States Treasury
In tha form Of $50 bonds iu which 1t was in-
vested. The English presa and public .nsn
have complained that tho arbitration tribunal
gave the American GoycEuluent too largo MI
award, and they constantly rectlr to3t- Willis
Gen. GRANT was In London ono Of tho London
Iivfld's ataa called on him where he was stop
ping with Gen. BApnAu tho American Consul),
md In the course Of tho conYcFsation Gen.
UaAnr expressed bimself In regard to tho Alar
bama money u follows:
othss well enough; It 10 the writer's who hare made
must q tie nt;e9is, I'D tho !nses'isTss XXX; oo.
feeling ha. bcsu Increased ever s,nce ths aet!s-
ment 0f the Alsbaua claims was very g A1 they
.sa ss, bad a9t q teesD
aud thu constant antctpatioa Of that would have
led 70 evaporation and ll!-feehnR. was veF3
glad, "'hs rsrsa'od' ITO got tue 'lasat'on out "
''lut 1, y pot Ply that more money wss asked
..Thst u mistake. +" nsid the q. President with
some earneatness, ''as will c1plain tu Jou. As
dr.t ron9rcu thought thst the sum awa.ded would
| rot nearly suffice 70 meet tho uont obvious and
pressing Of all the claims for cnu2easarlon-those
which hsa not been covered bytnsuranee oFby
sufsaeu COMPANIES, You cannot h..e portion os
! thu award. for you hass siteady rceoupsd your.
y Il. nd
xss s.aa:. s.7" ~ s:ss' e. ;Ss:t III
80 1t Ssa =: l.. sssf ss ~
IL
ths dsprsdatlons Of tbs cruisers ats entitled to
| SONS compensation; and when their cl4lma aEe
| tr1x FTrf liz rtl1eh unx will nut
, 1877-07-12

romainder ri tho EgJrian tribute and tho
custom duties Of Syria Embo'1oned by the
snccess OF this enterprise, and charmed
with the now aud improved fashion OF
getting other peoples money at tho ex-
pense Of fow promises easy to he nadc
a,,.l easier to bo broken, Turkey from this
tine wont regularly into tho loan be1niucsa.
New loans were contracted In 1855. 1860,
1869, 1869, two In 1865, 1867, 1869, 1871,
1872, 1873, md 1874. Every conceivable
variety Of security wns pfedgcd,-the Gus
toms duties md octroi Of Constantinorie and
thu general revenues Of tho Empire the
tobacco, salt, stamp, and license taxes the
alleep.tax Of Roumclia and the Archipe1agoca.
and the rroduco Of the minea At Tokat.
Tho issuo price varied from that Of tho guns-
antect1 loan ,of 1855, which sold at 102A, to
that Of the forty-mitlion + per cont loan in
1874, which fountl numerous subscribers 1t
434,-nearIy all Of the arut installmens,
amounting to E15,ooo. 600, being taken at
this price. Tho thrifty Briton, It will
10 observed, did not put his money
into Turkish bonds without a realizing
sense Of tho riskiness Of tho ven.
turc md perhaps any sympathy expended
OIL persoua who bny foreign bonds at 431
would DO worse thnn wasted. However this
may be, tho policy Of borrowing nbroad
to pay extrnyagences at home has boon
checked In Turkey, It il hoped forever. Tho
1ast lonns could not bo placed at any price ;
and since tho decree Of Oct, O, 1875, by
which the interest coupons Of both tho In
terror and exterior debts were scalod one-
half, thero has been no such thug al Turk
ish credit IN the n,arfots Of the world.
Tho effects Of those loans upon the Tnrk-
ISL Government hnve not been sufficiently
noticed by historians OF tho present war.
Money that comes ensiiy. proverbially goes
rs easily, and when 1t goes many of The
homely virtues arc carried along BY 1t. Tho
loan Of 1861 produced aE Immediate and dis
nstrous An effect In Turkey as the war In.
dcmnity Of France did in qurmauy. Specu.
lntion becnme rife. The slow aud sure gains
| of the market-plhco aud tho l.asycst-f1eld
wers abandoned for the temptations Of
the Dourse. Private life was invaded
by all tho forms Of lIccntiousness and ex-
travagance. Nor was tho effect upon the
ot1icial administration less parnictous. AZ
oarly rs 1858 the debt incurred on tho Civil
List, III less than six months, ran up te
81, ,00O, ,0N Ths Civil List Of ABDUL Az11
was raiscd from E90o,0Oo in 1868 tt
81, zoo, 600 in 1873, and ho annually receivcd
hes,lea f50o, 600 fer pensions and charities
derived au additional revenue from crown
domains and presents, and might at hi.
pleasure ra;se unlimited amounts. HiH an
, 1877-07-12
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

FA1llv1tw CHATTER. No. tf1. r. 4. M.-At the
1:tEnAt invocation % he ht thfs cnffes 81
tiruFr AT. anu !hirf'ftfcnln'N.. INV hoIA
Arrr urs,rr Will hc conferred. ~! i: Aaa6hk nre
Invited 10 ai:rm!. i. Dhtd1. ss' 1' II. !
n. HARRIS.
, 1877-07-12

Exposition 1suilt1lnE.
LAkr Shore. foot Of Adatns street Tho1nas sum
Her. .E!4tt Congcsk.
, 1877-07-12

WIN A&AANA4@A1 Ne N@HeAs A*-A'~e*s ~~sF~~~>~-
TON.
There arc some facts In relation to tho
National l}anks which aro OF value In tie
discussion OF the resumption question. An
act of Congress- wont into eiIoct on tho 1st
of June, 1871, which authorized National
Banks 10 retire a part Of their notes and
withdraw honda In dne proportion.
On the l4sl. of January, 1875, the so-call-
Cd FREQ Banking oct took effect. This act
removed tho Init 10 bank-note circ,1la-
tion, and permitted any bank either to cn-
lArgs or reduca its i*snes, and for nav banks
to be established It provided also that for
every Slo0 Of additional bauk.noto oIrcula-
tion $50 OF greenbacks should bo with.
drawn, until the legal-tenders wore
reduced 10 $a00, 0,',00, 600. It WAS prs.
llcse.l at tho time by many that
nnder fhis Free Danking law there would bo
grandrush for more notes, and the 3s:. .000,-
0ooof greenbacks in excess Of tbs $500, 000, 600
Unit would bo quickly rosirod. It IL now
ton years and half since tho Free Banking
act was paHsatl. Lot Us examine the result
Of ita oImrationa Tho following statement
! OF tho Comptroller OF tue Currency shows
tho Issue mud tho retirement OF National
Dank uotos and tognl-touder notes under tho
acts OF Juno 20, 1871, aud Jan. II, 1875, to
Jnly !, 1877:
National Hank mites outstanding when
act Ut June ~ lk7i, was VIsAed, .$140, 931, 18a
National iiank mites issued ssum june
| 90. 1874. " jan. Il.
National banG noic. ic:.t:' r.: ~
| deemed aut retired be-
tween Aala d2teS..... 3s7d7, <f-
, 1877-07-12

ADJUSTMENTS.

AdrfpkE Thrntre.
Monroe street, corner Of Detrborn. "ThFcc Fast
, 1877-07-12

Cotton'a Opcrn-ffon.es
Eonrtc srca:, between State and Dearborn. " an
RRr3nnytile." :"
, 1877-07-12

'rptxl redeemed aud
suErcusIeeed. ....... 364, 0J5, 788
Nxtiunal l!auk rotes H.
sued between sa,ue ....
d1sea. ................... 81. 1N, Ga3
, 1877-07-12

peeseae from Jan. ~, 1875, 10
, 1877-07-12

4fs 4ns0.+ +s.stbststs stsI
National uank nutss ec-
Irep,cA and rtt!te4
ftula Ixp. IL. 1879, u
tlut9... ......,,.,,.....
iatInnsI I,A,Ik notes sur.
rendered te1wecn sas asl,9
tt;lfrx
, 1877-07-12

Increase from Iltaa "a,
lb74. u Jan. II, B7a.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-04-13

Here is simple rule for calculating
interest: Multiply by the number of days
and by the rate per cent. and divide by SO.
by a new law the legal rate of interest
in Tennessee has been reduced from 10 10
per cent.
The recently published statistics of say
ings banks in ireland show that the amount
deposited 10 all the banks of that country
is el4l, 276, 900, an increase of e9l5, 900 dur
ing the past year.
The steam-motors for street-cars appear
to have attained a fair measure of success
in Philadelphia, aud adjacent cities like
Baltimore are watching the experiment
with much interest.
"A Vermonter in Utah writes that since
he went there in 1859 the average depth of
the water in Salt lake has increased about
IL feet, aud the salt has lessened nearly so
per cent.
"A taxidermist during the past winter
stuffed l76 snow owls, shot on the Long
Island coast. These white owls are from
the Arctic regions, and appear in this vi
cinity only once in seven years.
The suspension bridge at Niagara Falls
is reported, amer thorough examination,
to be entirely safe. Of145O wires constitut-
ing the four large cables, only ten of the
minor ones were found corroded, and these
have been replaced by new ones.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-04-13

About this time of year a large proper
ton of the people in our Northern climate
even those Of pretty vigorous health-be-
gin to lose their relish for food. The break
fast bell has no music in II. Lunch is a
bore, and it takes them some time to make
up their minds what they can eat for din
ner. The man charges it TO the "muggy
spring weather." or else concludes that he
is "getting bilious" Whatever The cause,
he feels, as the old-fashioned folks would
say, cylinder gin eout." And so, in the
American fashion, he goes 10 dosing. He
eats rhubarb, or takes salts, or drinks ale
or ''root-and-yarb tea. Or, if he be poor
and gullible, he swallows two or three
kinds of patent medicine ;-anythng to dis
turb and punch up, as 1t were, poor moth
er Nature.
Now this Is all very bad kind of nom
sense. Even the physicians have made
wonderful progress within the past ten
years toward a practical recognition of the
fact that Nature rarely needs medicine 10
help her children cut of trouble. There
was a pound given twenty years ago, where
an ounce sufices now. Intelligent people
have learned that wise regulation of diet,
with physical warmth and cleanliness, and
plenty Of either rest or oxercise-Will pre-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-04-13
why AdVertise!

People sometimes ask why does Dr. Il.
V. Pierce of Buffalo, N. Y, spend so much
money in advertising his family medicines,
which are so well known and surpass all
other remedies in popularity and sale. 1t
is we'll known that A. It. Stewart consider
cd it good policy, and undoubtedly it paid
him, to spend many hundred thousand
dollars in advertising his goods, yet no.
body questioned the excellence of his mer-
chandise. The grand secret of success lies
in offering only goods which possess merit
to sustain themselves, aud then through
liberal and persistent advertising making
the people thoroughly acquainted with
their good qualities. Men do not succeed
ia anassing great fortunes, establishing
thriving and permanent business, and
founding substantial institutions like DIR,
Pierce's Grand lnvalids' Hotel at Buffalo,
which cost over two hundred thousand
dollars, unless their business be legitimate,
their goods meritorious, and their services
which they render the people genuine and
valuable. DR.. Pierce does not attempt 10
humbug You by telling you that his Gold
en- Medical Discovery will cure all dis
eases. He says 'if your lungs are half
wasted by consumption, my Discovery
will not cure you, yet as a remedy for Sc
we're coughs, aud all durable bronchial,
throat, aud lung affections, believe it to
be unsurpassed as a remedy" The people
have confidence in his medicines because
he does not over-recommend them, and
when tried they give satisfaction. His
Medical Adviser, book of over nine hun
bred pages, illustrated by two hundred and
eighty-two engravingS and bound in cloth
and gilt, is offered TO the people at so mod
crate price (Sl.50 post paid), that II is no
wonder that almost one hundred thousand
have already been sold. His memorandum
books are on every Druggists counter for
free distribution.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-04-13
A Practical Sermon.

AT one of the recent meetings Of the Ver-
mont Stale Board of Agriculture, Mr.. N.
Skinner, of Plainfsld, delivered a short
practical sermon upon knowing things
and selected as his text, the sentiment of
the State Board, at is a good thing to
know something, but it is better not TO
know anything than 10 know what isn't
So" He sad:-
During the year 1874 he kept twenty-five
cows and sold 1886 pounds of butter at IS
cents per pound, amounting to S1237. an
average of 141a pounds per COW, or an
income of 1882. With this result we were
quite we'll satisfied, as our butter had been
contracted and sent away each week, and
we had received some presents besides the
price bargained at, with which we felt fat
tered; and we were doing little better
than some of our neighbors, so that we
were enjoying life under the first clause of
our text, whose teachings amounted so
near to that OF inspiration with us, that we
expended every dollar of our surplus in
the education of our children. But the sec
ond clause of our text had been SO thor
oughly impressed upon our minds by the
members of this board, that it very much
disturbed our prejudices, if not our peace
of mind; and as the merit of all knowledge
Is determined by its practical working, we
concluded 10 test it by making a change,
although we were very cautious at first.
As the result of that change, we have milk
ed 10 cows the past year; have sold 1866
pounds of butter, contracted as before at 35
cents per pound, amounting TO Sl527.75; an
average of 242l pounds, or an income of
eS4.S7 per COW. This gives difference in
the income since the change of 1856 per
COW, or $SSS.75 in dairy of 25 cows.
But these figures do not represent all the
difference. The Is COWS kept in 1874 were
all, except two or three, of mature age
whereas, of The Is kept in 1876, seven were
two years old, and three, three years old,
leaving only eight OF prime age. 1 shall
expect these heifers 10 average 300 pounds
year by the time they are six years old.
Besides what we have sold, we have sup
piled our family OF nine persons with dairy
produce.
We have kept dairy twenty-five years,
have made butter almost exclusively, and,
until We came under the influence of the
State Board, some three years ago, we firm
ly believed that success in dairying de-
pended almost entirely upon the feed and
care bestowed upon the cows kept, and not
upon the breed Of cows. We were conf
dent that We kaep that the native COW was
as good as any, If not the best, when prop
erly cared for, and that blood, more es-
pecially Jersey blood, was speculative
humbug.
But the inevitable result of practical
trial has established the truth OF our text,
that, ait is better not to know anything,
than it is 10 know what isn't So"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-04-13

Mr.. Bayard Taylor, writing Of animal
nature in the Atlantic, tells this story of
parrot owned by friend in Oh icago: When
the great fire was raging, its owner saw
that she could rescue nothing except what
she took in her hands. There were two oh.
jects equally dear, the parrot and the old
family Bible, and she could take but Que.
After a moment of hesitation she seized
The Bible, and was Fastening away, when
the parrot cried ont in a loud and solemn
voice, GOOD Lord, deliver us ~ No hui
man being could have been deaf 10 such an
appeal the precious Bible was sacrificed
and The bird saved. He was otherwise a
clever bird. In the home TO which he was
taken there we're among other visitors
gentleman rather noted for volubilily.
When the parrot first heard him it listened
in silence for some time, then 10 the amaze
ment of all present il said very emphatic
ally, lyon talk too much! ~ The gentle
man, at first embarrassed, presently re-
sumed his interrupted discourse. There
upon The parrot laid has head on one side,
gave an indescribably comical and con-
temptuous "H'm-m" and added, "There
he goes again T.