Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-06-21
An Honest Confession.


A Los Angeles paper approvinpIy
quotes the estimate that there is S613,-
600, 600 of gold in the United States, of
which s51s, 1000. 600 is in circulation.
Such quantity is only mythical. At
the date of reports made early in last
March the national banks in the four
teen reserve cities held total of S113,-
900, 900, and it is proba bic that not more
than sec, 900 OF this was in actual
gold, the rest being in the shape of
certificates issued against gold held in
the national treasury and otherwise
counted as as part of the available sup
ply. Allowing for the $40, 600, 600 un-
'derstood to be held by the state
banks in New York and estimating lib
orally for what is held by other banks
throughout the country, in safe de-
positories and private boards, it is diff
cult to see how there can be a total of
more than $50, 900, 600 outside of what
is held by the government. If we sup
pose this estimate to be too small by as
much as p per cent. the necessary con-
clusion is that the aggregate of public
and private holdings, in the national
treasury as well as outside of it. does
not exceed S400, 900 or barely two
thirds of the amount claimed d-Chicago
Tribune
My breddren, somewhan IN de -Sa ms
King David says; "All men am liahs;''
an den he says, Regulations am ohfen
got widout deservin'" Iwant to invite
youh toughts dis mawnin' to- de 'spsy-
ance oh one oh de liahs, showin' de
trufe oh de secon' tex, Regulations
am ohfen got widout deservin'''
Ananias was a man-an'-he was a
liah. But he walnut great liah. He
walnut eben right smaht liah Des a
cawpon, onery eb'ryday liah. An yit
my breddren, look at Ananias to-day.
See de magnificent reputation ez a
liah Oh dat man! Why, he am de patron
saint oh liahs. an wuz befo you an me
wuz bohn-'way back, long 'fo' de wah
Now, my breddren, we ain tole dat
Ananias was habituous liah; we aim
tole dat he even >pehfohmed on'y de one
lie; an yit he made the biggest reputa-
tion dat 1iah or man-de same ting.
my breddren-ebeh made. Why, MP
breddren, you or nae tells mo; lies an
bigger lies eb'ry dey oh our lives, an
yit what soht OBJ regulations hab we?
De mos oh us none at all
Probehly we ain got de winnin' WAYS
oh ole Ananias. We sut'n'y kyan't mex
leetle lie go ez fur ez he did. But nv
breddren. it walnut his winnin way
alone dat raised ole Ananias to de pen
uckle OBJ fame. 1t wuz his mediate
death. He might have lived to be ez
ole ez George Washin'ton an nebeh
tole anudder lie. His dyin' when he
did wuz the maxim oh him
An now, my breddren, dey is some
lessons to lie learned FUN all dis ii
Brudder Caleb obeh dab am notable fo'
gin 'rosity; if Sisteh Dinah is notable fo'
her meeknes; doH't you be discouraged.
my POI "Bruddeh No-'coun," 'kase YOU
is mt notable fo anything. Remember
dat regulations am ohfen got widout
deservin'; remember ole Ananias wild
his mise 'bul picayune lie, an do de bes'
you kin.
An you white folks in de back OBJ de
church, If Bruddeh Samule says he
tanks de Lawd he's homes; if Bruddeh
'Rastas tells EQH he hates de sight oil
chicken pie, remember dat King David
says, AL men am Eahs. and keep
youh hen-house locked Century.