Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24
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MOUNTAINS OF MONEY
Scenes i'm Hay ti--s heap Money SCI
redeemable and NoM-kxportabIe.''

From the Boston advertiser.
We quote an interesting passage from
General Boynton's letter, describing
some of the beautiful features of this
finance system which is now recon-
mended to the people of the United
States:
1.-THE scene in the large commercial
houses was an instructive one. Some of
the party visited large coffee house
fronting the quay. There was a large
stock on hand, and it was disposed in
immense piles reaching the ceiling, and
extending the length OF the warehouse.
In the clear space near the door, and
adjoining the office, sat a negro woman,
half concealed among several piles of
what all mistook for bundles of rags.
She was rapidly pulling over what APP
peared to be packages of waste paper
and rags, and depositing them in large
baskets near her. 1t seemed odd to all
that an establishment dealing SO heavily
in coffee should add small dealings in
rags to its business. Passing along
the block the same scene was pre-
sented at stores of every class. No
matter what the busiLe ss, there in
the space outside the office was the sorter
of rags. The involuntary question,
"Does everybody in Port-au Prince deal
in rags?" was soon answered by the ex-
PLANTATION that these sorters were arrang-
ing and counting money. And, sure
enough, this was the true solution. The
whole party stopped at the next pile.
A woman sat on the floor with heap
containing several bushels of various
sized bundles of dirty paper about her.
These she was examining, opening and
counting some, and distributing all into
three baskets, each holding fully
bushel. There seemed to be no fear of
| its being stolen, for the woman allowed
members of the party to handle it. land
even to sort over the loose specimens, and
for few silver pieces specimens of
nearly all varieties which the heap con-
tanned were readily procured"
This is picture which we must sup
pose it would delight infatioDists to see
reproduced in every commercial city of
the United States at was not un-
usual" continues Gen. Boynton, "to
see porters or clerks passing along the
streets with a full half-bushel of notes
tied up and marked with their face
value, on their way to make purchases
or settle bills Those who went TO mar
ket carried full basket of money. for
which an equal bulk of merchandise
was not always obtained. The banking
operations were not seen, though some
of the great baskets OF greenbscks pass
ing along the streets were doubtless on
their way to be deposited"
We desire to call particular attention
to the fact that this money was in all
essential respects just what the infa-
tionists desire to introduce. 1t was
cheap; it was abundant; it was legal
tender; IL was irredeemable; it was nom
exportable. Surely Hayti ought to
have been at the highest point of
felicity and prosperity. But yet the
people were not happy. Wretchedness
existed on all sides. Every BODY had
money by the b,lshel, but the republic
was shaking with efforts at rebellion, the
chief cause being that the money had no
value. There had been Issue after issue
of greenbacks, and this process carried
on until every man, woman and child
could easily secure supply. But when
it came to buying bread with it, the
situation became serious, and so the re-
public was in a ferment and insurrec-
ton was threatened on every hand"
OLD-FAsHIoNED ENGLISH PLUM PUD-
DING.-Here is one. Mix well one and
half pounds of -four with one Of we'll
prepared currants, one Of seedless and
fine. chopped raisins, one of fine chopped
beef suet, and IL ounces of sifted sugar;
add two teacups of brandy, eight eggs, a
nutmeg and little salt; stir all well
together; add teacup of milk and mix
the whole thoroughly. Prepare the
cloth or bag, and tie the pudding mod
erately, and boil five or six hours
Sauce-Mix butter, sugar, wine and
rose water.