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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11
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CONTRACTION AC1

!. CONTRACTION ACT,
April II, 1866, Authorized all of the in.
terest- t-bearing treasury notes, to be con.
verted into bonds, also all the certificates
of Indebtedness, certificates of deposit, and
greenbacks not to exceed $4,000,C00 pei
month.
Under the operations of this law ovel
81 300, 900, 900 of our circulating medium
was destroyed, and bonds issued in thei,
place prior to the crash of 1873.
2. CREDIT STRENGTHENING ACT,
March Is, 1869. At this date there were
outstanding 81, 500, 100000 of 500 bonds,
due and soon to become due, payable in
legal tender money, paper or coin, at the
option OF the government. This act de-
clared them payable in coin, increasing
their value over $500, 100000 rendering
their payment impossible when due, and
entailing their interest burden upon the
people for all time to come.
3. FINDING ACT.
July Il, 1870. This act authorized the
issue OF 81, ,5000OO,OO0 of coin bonds, o
a lower rate Of interest to run for an in
definite period of time, into which tht
5-20's might be funded when due ant
called
A. DEMoNETIzATI0N OF SILVER
February IL, 1873. This act abolished
the silver dollar unit Of value, and substi
tuted the gold unit, demonetaed the sill
yer dollar in sums above FIVE dollars, anC
prohibited their further coinage.
This would have tendency TO nearly
double the value of gold, by which alonl
the interest on the bonds could be pait
with silver demOnetized.
5. RESUMPTION ACT,
January IA, 1875, 1. This act authorized
the purchase of silver with bonds, to b.
coined into small change to retire ant
take the place Of fractional currency.
Q 1t authorized the contraction of thC
greenbacks to 100000, 900 as soon as il
could be lone under law.
3 1t removes all restrictions to the un
Limited issue of National bank currenc,
under the law, which before was restricted
to $500, 100000.
4 1t provided that on the 1st day o
January, 1879, all the greenbacks shoulC
be called in and redeemed in gJld, and t.
provide for such redemption, the score
tary Of the treasury was authorized to sci
honds
9 REM0NETIzATIoN,
February IS, 1878. Legal tender restored
to silver dollars in sums of any amount
and the secretary required to cause to bC
coined monthly hereafter not less thar
1900, 900 nor more than $4,000,000.
7. REISSUE OF GREENBAoKs.
May 81, 1878. This act prohibited tn,
further contraction of the preenbacks, o.
their cancellation under the resumption
act, and required the secretary OF tn,
treasury to reissue them after having re
deemed them-and keeping them in cir
cnlation-which he refuses 10 do.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

From the Springfield Republican.
A good joke was unconscientously got
off recently on local physician. In ar
ranging patients broken leg he con
nected it with a tackle having fat iron
as a compensating weight, and told The
mans wife to let it stay there until his
return. But she wanted that iron the
next day bad, and used it. While at worl
she saw the doctor coming, and in hel
fright replaced the iron glowing hot OF
the tackle He came in, examined the
leg and took up the hot iron. ltdroppet
like lead, and the man Of physic went on il
an impromptu can-can, equalled only bytht
vigorous use he made of his tongue. Their,
was music there for half an hour, and h,
thinks yet that that woman put up u jol
J on him'
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

10 sum il up. six long years of bed-ridder
sickness and suffering, costing 5000 per year
total, Si,200-all of which was stopped by
three bottles of Hop Bitters taken by my wife
who has done her own housework for yeal
since without the loss Of q day, and want
everybody 20 know II for their benefit
"JoHN WEEKS, Butler N Y"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

From the LONDON truth.
was looking over the stories that were
sent in last week for the plize, and l won.
der.that the editor did not insert this one
which is really too good to be lost;
"There is a curious duel now pending in
Boston, which began several years ago.
Mr.. A., a bachelor, challenged Mr.. B. q
married man with one child, who replied
that the conditions were not equal, that he
must necessarily put more at risk with his
life than the other, and he declined, A
year afterward he received a challenge
from Mr.. A., stating that he, too, had now
a wife and child, and he supposed, there
fore, the objection of Mr.. B. was no longer
valid. Mr., B. replied that he now had
two children; consequently the inequality
still existed. The next year Mr., A. re-
newed his challenge, having now two
children also, but adversary had three.
The matter, when last heard from, was
still gong on, the number being six to
seven, and the challenge being yearly re-
newed."
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

From the Elk Point courier.
1t Is surprising to those who have visit
ed the Jim River Valley to see what Q
vast army of people have come to thai
promising part of Dakota during the pres
ent year. In the valley as far as the eye
can reach can be seen sod huts, boarC
shanties and covered wagons, with hert
and there fine herd Of cattle grazing
around the new homes. Most of the peo
pie have come to stay, and in a few year
the valley of the Jim River promises Z
be the garden of the West. Firesteel il
growing like a weed, and no doubt will b,
some day the leading inland city of tn,
Territory.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11
Use of Capital In Agriculture.

From the American Agricultural,
1t was a shrewd remark made by al
old farmer when an advocate of high cul
ture was ADVISING tie use Of costly meth
ods, and enforced his ideas with the state
ment that the expenditure, although very
large, would pay good interest: "But
how about the principal; when will thai
come back again2" he was asked. Thi,
is worth thinking of before one sink,
money in improvements that are not per
manent and do not add an actual value
to the real estate. A drain, a well, Q
building, the clearing of land, and such
permanent improvements, are worth al
they cost for many years, and the profit
from their use may be legitimately con
sidered us interest on the actual invest
ment. But living animal, fertilizers
seeds, plants and other short.lived prop
erty should pay back not only large in
terest, but the principal as well, if they
are to be profitable. The expenditure o.
$3.50 in fertilizers ought to return 5000 oil
more in the crop, else the cost and interest
on that, and the labor involved, are moi
returned. This is matter that needs
close figuring and clear foresight before
one invests money.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11
From the Philadelphia Record,

From the Philadelphia Record.
Book farmers have been benefactors oi
the very men who deridc them. They
may not all succeed in the experiments,
but if only one in ten succeeds, his success
is of practical good to all farmers alike,
and the result OF his experience and pains
and expense are free to all alike. They
have been 10 farmers what the inventors
have been to manufacturers. They have
tested theories which, if proved valuable
could not be patented. The man who in
vents reaper is protected by patent,
while the man who succeeds, by long and
diligent work and study, in inventing a
new variety of wheat or new kind OF
fruit must throw it open to the world.
Book farmers have changed the wild
boar into the Suffolk and Berkshire, the
wild bull of Britain into the short.hOn;
the mountain-sheep, with its lean body
and hair fleece, into the Southdown and
merino; they have brought up the milk Of
cows from pints to gallons; they have
heightened the sirloin of the bull
lock, deepened the udder Of the
COW, enlarged the ham OF the hog, given
strength to the shoulder of the OK, render
ed finer the wool of the sheep, added feet.
ness to the horse, and made beautiful ev-
cry animal that is kept in the service Of
man. They have improved and hastened
the development of all domestic animals,
till they hardlyresemble the animals from
whence they sprang. They have intro
duced irrigation and understanding; they
have taught us the value of cooked and
ground food for stock. They brought
guano from Peru, and nitrate ofsoda from
Chill. They have given us all the differ
ent varieties offruit and flowers, and have
been of immense value in adding to the
revenue Of the country.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

II is now rumored that q marriage has
been arranged between the heir.apparent
to the grand duchy Of Baden and the
princess Beatrice Of England The prince,
who is just %, is a grandson Of Emperor
William and q kinsman Of the late prince
imperial, whose grand-aunt Stephanie mar
ried the grand duke Charles Louis, Of Ba-
| den, in 1905.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

WITu the strength Of unity and the
right OF Justice on our side, the Green
back party should sail into the port Of
victory in the coming campaign.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

WHEN men are enjoying a short pros.
perity-when they are making ready for
swift calamity-in their recklessness they
forget the central law and drift back into
individualism,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

THE evil of a periodical glut of the
labor market calls for special attention,
because it is not temporary one. 1t is
likely to continue SO long as the present
Industrial system Lasts"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

lF the farmers and producers will con-
slider the true doctrines of the Greenback
party and recognize that their interests
are involved in its success, they will work
in perfect harmony for the relief Green
back representatives could afford them.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

A STRAIGHT out greenback ticket will be
IN the field during the coming campaign
in New York.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

WHAT representations the banks made
to John Sherman to obtain the extension
are not yet known, but several can be
easily imagined-namely, the aid it has
been to him in his funding operations, Or
the aid rendered for campaign purposes.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

WHEN orders went forth from the treas,
ury department at Washington, through
the New York clearing house, to the Wall
street gold exchange, to turn the gold dial
to 100, and let it remain there till further
orders-what was resumption but the fat
of John Sherman?
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

If the government chooses to farm out
its control over the currency to private
parties, why not grant the privilege 10
those who need 1t in the production of
wealth, instead of giving 1t to an idle
monopoly to rob, blackmail and oppress
the producers of wealth?
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

The banks control the railroads. The
whole system is usurpation Of public
rights. 1t is responsible to-day for the
stagnation OF business, for the failures,
for the starvation, and for the universal
gloom which perYades the land.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

If the right to pay the bonds in green
backs is denied on the ground that one
debt cannot be paid without another,
then have any of the soldiers been really
paid, or any of the millions of debts and
mortgages, that have been Cancelled with
greenbacks?
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

Men who would abandon the Green.
buck cause, or be prevented from espOus-
ing it, in consequence of a temporary
spurt of good growing out OF the provi-
deace of God on the one hand and the
misfortunes of their noighbors on the
other, would neglect to roof their houses
in dry weather, to SOW in seel time or
reap in harvest time, and like the slug
gard they would be doomed to starve and
freeze the winter when comes.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

THERE has been, and there Is, under
consumption. Millions in the United
States are wearing old clothes, using
worn-out articles, going without what
they need, living on half fare, and thous-
ands are starving, while Capital locks up
its Silver, and its Gold, and its Green
backs in United States Bonds, drawing
Interest and exempt from taxes.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

THREE hundred thousand capitalists
have in the last sixteen years concentrat-
ed $4,000, 100000 in National Banks
more than 1000 in number-and these
1000 Banks, the more elfectually to con-
troll legislation, finances and political
power, have combined into an association
to control the money of the nation, the
labor of the nation, and the people Of the
nation.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

THERE was better times, more business
transacted, more improvements made,
more labor performed, the products of la
Dor more equally and uniformly distribut-
cd, labor was better employed, more gen.
erously rewarded and better supplied with
the comforts Of life; there were less debts
contracted, fewer business failures, and
by far greater degree of general pros
perity throughout the country, in 1865,
when gold was dearest and currency
cheapest, than ever, was in this country,
before or since.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

CONGRESS has been Frustrated by the
credit strengthening act, the demonetiza-
tion Of silver, the resumption act, the con-
traction and cremation acts. And the
funding acts by which the bond exemp-
tion fraud has been perpetuated to gain
the support Of the bank association. They
have sacrificed the prosperity of the ma
ton. They have perpetuated exemption
of the rich from taxes, and they have di.
reCted the whole power of their party to
gain the political support of the 1000
banks with their $4,000, 100000 Of money.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-09-11

"THE life of the farm laborer Of France,
who lays up money on $3.50 year, may
not seem to people addicted to thinking
to be life worth living but it certainly
illustrates the superiority, in any given
condition Of things, Of frugality over i'm.
providence, and shows that a tolerab!e
degree of happiness is not inconsistent
with poverty. The standard of comfort is
not high, but the result of living within
an income, however narrow, is comfort
rather than misery, which is the certain
consequence Of a restless desire to spend
more than one has. Its immediate lesson
to the laborers of this country ought to be
very cheering, for it shows what almost
endless opportunities for comfortable liv-
ing are presented in our vast domain oi
land yet unoccupied or cultivated to only
q fraction Of It's capacity"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-26
The True Way to Invigorate

The true way TO invigorate feeble
system is to infuse activity into the op-
erations of the stomach. that wondrous
alembic in which the food is transmitted
inte the constituents of blood, the chief
element of our vitality. Hostetter,s
Stomach Bitters, because 1t accomplish hes
this end, is greatly to be preferred to
many so.called tonics, useful, indeed, as
appetizers, but inoperasive as aids to dl-
gestion and assimilation. This sterling
cordial, while 1t invigorates the stom-
ach, healthful1y stimulates the liver,
bowels and kidneys, ensuring the escape
through the regular channels of effete
and useless matter thrown off by the
system, which Is thus purified as we'll as
invigorated by Ii. Its tonic influence is
soon made manifest by an increase of
vital energy and more active and regu-
lar discharge OF every physical function,
and 1t has the further effect OF rendering
the system unsssailable by malarial ep-
idemics.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-26

How times change, aud newspa-
pers change with them, as witness
the following:
1t is simply monstrous that a
party whose whole superstructure
rests on the highest professions Of
morality, intelligence, honesty and
reform OF old abuses In American
politics, should be forced by one
man to accept as its second best
leader an alien adventurer, who
has 80 clearly tried to betrsy its
principles into the hands of an en-.
emy for personal gain, who prac-
tices all the worst usages Of the
"piece clubs" who has been known
to "rolP' drunken man out of his
money, and who has been heard
by more than dozen truthful wit
nesses to declare that "Jesus Christ
was q bastard and the Virgin Mary
w-e." Does Denis Kearney
really believe that the honest, in
telligent Workingmen of this State
are going to give him welcome il
his coming tour as the friend ant
hacker Of such u wretch as this
If he does he will soon find ont hi
mistake.
| Readers of the HERALD woul,
do well to give the foregoing a sec
ond perusal, then rub their eyes
and make up their minds to believ
that it is taken from the leader @
last Sundays Chronicle.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-26
European Cable News.
bismarck VIII "rry. Try Agnin."


LONDON, Feb. 25.-A detailed re.
port Of Bismarck's speech In the
Reichstag, in the debate on the
Austro- German treaty of Com
mercs, contains the following rela-
tive to his commercial policy: at
Is my duty to stick to my convic-
tions. That is how mean to act,
and if / do not obtain immediate
success, shall try again, that is
ALL"
Prohibition or American Cattle.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-The motion In
the House of Commons that q sum.
mary prohibition of the importa-
ton Of cattle from the United
States is calculated to destroy an
important trade and deprive Eng
land of the advantage of cheap
meat, has been postponed for four
weeks.
Iacrease OfSpecie.
BERLIN, Feb. 25.-The statement
of the Imperial Bank of Germany
shows an increase in specie of IL,
ISL, 900 marks.
Official lIaceSdiaries-A Diplomatic
Point.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 25.-Tht
committee appointed to superin
tend the burning of infected houses
in the plague districts has beguI
operations.
It is thought that Lord Dufferin'
appointment as Ambassador at st
Petersburg may lead to the reviva
of the zone-dividing scheme of tn,
two powers in Asia.
Turkish Affairs.
| CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. 25.-Th
Porte has telegraphed to Safve
Pasha, Turkish Ambassador q
Paris, accepting, in principle,
modification of the scheme of De
Tocqueville relative to the Turkisl
debt and for the administration 9
customs. The Porte promises t
send circular to the Powers, mott
flying them of Its REIMBURSEMENT {
the control Of the administration Q
customs. 1t also has put forward
claim to equal representation wit
England and France on the Gus
toms Commission. 1t Is reporte
that some of the other powers viii
make similar claim.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-26

FROM the drift of our kilograms
there appears to be some doubt as
to whether the Miss Nancy who
officiates in the White House will
sign the Chinese restriction bill.
The Fatberhood Of God and
Brotherhood of Man" Republicans
are making it warm for Hayes.
Well; should he fail TO sign we
have the consolation of knowing
that, from and after Tuesday next,
Congress will be Democratic in
both branches. All we shall then
have to do is to inaugurate, aftel
electing, Democratic President
to give efficacy to the wishes of the
whole people of the Pacific Coast in
the matter of this Chinese curse.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-26
WE should Judge that blaspb EN-

WE should judge that blasphemy
is making fine progress in Califor-
MIA from statement which we
find in the San Francisco Post to
the effect that play is about to be
produced at one of the theaters in
that city in which Jesus Christ
and the Virgin Mary are to be i'm
personated by members of a stock
company and the Crucifixion is to
be rendered with sensational real
ism. If steady advances are made
in this line the world will not be
long in making up its mind as to
which is the wickedest city. San
Francisco will be called upon
unanimously to go up head.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-26


Ir is pleasant to learn that 0
number Of thorough experiments
have demonstrated the coal taken
from the Black Star mine to be Of
excellent quality. 1t has been
used satisfactorily in hauling a
hsavy freight train from Los An
gsIes to Yuma and it has been
found serviceable in stationery en-.
gines. This Is a great thing for
Los Angeles county. A number Of
pretsntious scientists have for
years advanced the Idea that South
ern California is geologicalIy too
young for coal measures. The
proof Of the pudding, however, is
said to lie in cbawing the bag, and
the Black Star coal has sustained
this tebt. The scientists will now
probably fall back upon the attI-
tude Of the celebrated philosopher
Who, on being told that the facts
dlsagresd with his theory replied,
30 much the worse for the facts.v u
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-26
City and County Real Estate
For Sale.
r. e. ROWAN,
Real Estate and Com mis-.
sion Agent,
OFFICE. ~ Dowrey Block.

$12OOO-1O acres corner of Main and
Pico streets; bearing orchard; good
house. barn, stable, windmill, etc.
terms easy.
$2OOO-4O acres adjoining race track
all under cultivation; terms easy.
$46OO-House and lot 6Sxl50, on Main
street. between Sixth and Seventh;
house containing IL rooms, with all
modern improvements.
$SOOO-F1ve acres on Ninth street
with a good picket fence; q large va.
riety Of bearing fruit trees, all in good
$4OOO-62a acres near Compton, with
small orchard; will yell 70 to l0l
bushels corn per acre.
$25OO-l00 acres in Ell Monte, with
corn-crib and small house.
$i000-Two-story house ard lot 40xl65 IT.
house contains IL rooms; on Fort st.,
Detween Franklin and First streets.
$32O0-6l acres near Compton; will yield
10 bushels corn per acre; house, corn
crib, stables, corrals and storehouse.
s2iC0-l00 acres level land adjoining the
Laguna Ranch and line of city, or
will exchange for improved city prop
erty.
$50O-A small cottage and lot in WASH
ington Garden Tract, second lot from
Main street.
sl0,0C0-3l62 acres undivided in Rancho
Palos Verdes; half down, balance In
one and two years; 10 per cent.
Sll ,500-575 acres in La Puente Ranch,
fronting on road; water plenty.
s3500-4H acres Washington street, be-
tween Main and Figueroa; good
house and barn; orange grove to bear
next year and 1900 orange trees six
years old in nursery.
$500 acres under cultivation near
Compton.
Also, fine body of land in the San Pc
dro Ranch, under cultivation, at $50
per acre.
Is lots in the Downey tract. adjoining the
Wooden Mills, at $25 each.
90 lots in East Los Angeles, from $50 to
$50 each; terms easy.
e1-HOUSES, FARMS, ETC, RENTED
AND RENTS COLLECTED. fel3
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-26
Latest Eastern News.
Tho chinese Biil-The President
Urged to sign IL.

Urged 60 sign IL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25th. = A
Congressional delegation, consist.
ing of Senators Sargent, Booth,
Mitchell and Jones and Represent
atives Williams, of Oregon, Wren,
of Nevada, Page and Davis and ex-
Representative Phelps called on
the President to-day. They were
in conference with him about an
hour and urged him to sign the
bill restricting Chinese immigra-
ton. Senator Sargent commenced
the argument and pictured the
evils, commercial and national,
which came with the Chinese. He
reviewed their history in this
country and the evil results of
which their presence has been pro-
ductive and called attention to the
deterioration of American labor
which existed wherever the Chi
nese found their way. He also
stated that q veto OF the bill might
affect Republican interests In Cali
fornia dIsastrousIy. All the other