The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-03
OLD 81 ON THE GREEN BACK
VOTE

VOTE.
AS they together, eating their first
pint of fresh chestnuts, Old 81 said:
DE NOR l reads de fuder l gets in
de notion dere is questions whar
'sturbs politicks wuss dan de nigger.'
what is hit, den p asked Pete.
well, dar's de labor performers,
an de pro 'bishionites, an de Mollie
McGuire's party, an all dat. Haint
yer been readin' de papers lately"
sYas, but 1 hain't seen muffin in dar
dat makes me feel like shoutin' fer me-
'leckshuns down hyar!
How bout dat greenback vote dat
yer see recountid bout in de newsT
well, 1 don't on'erstan' datl Ef
dar's amy leckshun 'roun bout whar
dar's greenback votes, 1 wants er
skershun ticket ter dc polls rite now
sOb kourse, but dat hain't hit.
jess got de hang OBJ hit dis mornin'.
Yer see kinder got de idee dat hit
wuz de reconstruction of de plan dey
had down hyr when de niggers wuz
fust in deman' on de two sides oh de
fence
Less see !-you means.
Il means when de green back vote re-
presented dat de man dst votes de
mos on one side got de mos saters-
facry figgers on de shinplaster dat
wuz Fashioned out ter him.
'Yas, l members dat
well, dis are jess de mos deseeven
diffrunce from dat yer eber seed. Dis
means vote for greenback munney on
ginrul prinsurpuis, no matter who gifts
de handin' OBJ it. > y al 1zt-tl sH5f9
An de votcr don't git nuffin'?' s
Mary nickelv ~ .7'-->---
Den Pse gin de partyp
'WeIl, I'se kinder sonr'd on hit my
self; but for dis, dat I'se wiPen' ter
take greenback when l can't git spes-
shy, but when L do git silber in desc
claws she's gwine ter de ole sock, yer
heah me. I'se larn'd dis sence free
dum-dat err man kin git along better
in dis country widout party dan he
kin widout nunney!
This seemed a satisractory solution
of the greenback vote matter and the
crowd dispersed.- Atlanta. Cons;itu-
ton. rs
TIE METRIC DECIMAL SYs.
.EgI.e = T",s.
IL
The following sample table givcssan
that there is in the metric or decimal
system of weights and measures:
9F st7s = MONEY t s5i..s.
10 mills make cent. 51 risI
10 cents make a dime.
10 dimes make a dollar. I'D, ..t..
10 dollars make an eagle. .-r.
- LENGTH. tall
10 milli-meters maka centimeter.
10 centc-nieters make decimeter.
10 deci-meiers make meter.
los meters make dckameter.
10 deka meters make a hectometcr.
10 hec.o-meters make Eilometer.
10 kilO-meters make myriameter.
WEIGHT.
10 milligrams make centigram.
10 centi-grams make a decigram.
10 deci-gi ans make a gram.
1Of grams make dekagram.
10 deka-grams make a hectogram.
10 hectograms make a kilogram.
10 Kilograms make myriagrain.
CAPACITY. ~
10 milli-lfters make a centiliter.
10 centi-liters make a deciliter.
10 iiters make dekaliter.
10 deka-liters make hectoliter.
The square and cubic measures are
nothing more than the square and
cubes of the measures of length.
Thus square and a cubic millime-
ter are the square and the cube OF
which one side Is a millimeter in
length. The arc and stere are names
for the square dekameter and the
cube meter.-[ Boston Transcript.
"a meter is equal to 39,36S Ameri.
can inches. ia gram is equal to 15,-
433 grains troy or advoirdupois. ia
liter is equal to 2.1l3 American pints.
-C mor;con Mauuroctu.a.