Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-06
DOLLARS IN sKUNKs.
An A. u. G. Lesson in Finance.

Editor Register:
The following IS conversation
overheard in one Of the cloak rooms
of the House of Representatives be.
tween Populist Congressman elect
from Kansas and New York repre-
sentative:
Kansas your people inter-
ested in the money question 2"
New York; Yes, and great many
of them think there is not half enough
in circulation to do the business OF the
country"
Kansas-s'I am surprised; that ID
exactly what my constituents think,
but ] had supposed that you Eastern.
ers were all gold bugs, and wanted
less money instead of more. /"
New York "Well, there has been
some change Of sentiment in that
direction in my village. You see
we've got a literary society there that
has been giving entertainments for
the benefit Of the village library.
Some Of it's exhibitions didn't prove to
be very attractive, and instead of maxi
ing any money got behind, and, cast
ing around for way out of its trouble,
it was found that old DR.. Mo OF
College had a lecture on finance
that he would deliver for $50. The
price was low, the cause popular, and
as the people we're all interested in the
money question,it was thought to be
good idea to hire the Doctor, make
special effort to rout out good audi
ence and liquidate the society's indebt-
edness. So the Doctor was engaged,
and on the appointed evening the hall
was packed. The President Of the So
ciety introduced the speaker, who
took the floor and delivered himself
of the following:
"'Ladies and gentlemen: This SUBJ
ject, finance, is one that I've given
lifetime of study to. have written
several works that have become text
books in the schools and of recognized
authority, so I think I know some
thing about the subject. am not
rich man, nor ever expect to be. For
many years / have been supported by
my college, and suppose always will
be. And thus, having neither money
or the want of it, am an unpreiudiced
witness. I understand this matter
thoroughly myself. but to make it
clear to you, like the sleight.of-hand
performer, need confederate; so il
you will send up from the audience
some one with money in his pocket Til
make it SO plain that children can un-
derstand it.
''Charley G., the Populist leader Of
the town, elbowed his way through the
CROWD and got upon the stage, and the
speaker said to him:
Young man, have you got any
Charley said he had fifteen
dollars.
".Where did you get it?' he was
then asked. And Charley told him
that he'd just sold ten skunk skins at
81. 80 each. The Doctor then asked
him who he sold them to, and he said
to man that came along buying furs;
and on being Intercepted as to where
the buyer came from and went to, he
said he came there from the first town
to the east and went on west buying
peltries The Doctor then asked him
il the man wanted to buy more when
he sold him the ten skins, and Charley
said he did; that he would buy all he
could get.
essay, said the speaker, why didni
you sell him more?' and Charley told
him it was because he had no more.
The orator then turned to the audi.
snce and said:
There, ladies and gentlemen, lies
The whole question in nut shell. There
IS wide diversity of opinion about the
AMOUNT Of money required to do the
business of the country, and what the
Der capita circulation should be; some
link it should be at least seventy.five
iollars, some fifty and others think
hat twenty-five is about right, but
agrees that it should be
more than fifteen. 1t is then perfectly
lear that this young man has. not got
IS much money as he should have, but
he fault appears to lie, not in any
scarcity of money, but rather, in the
,aucity of skunk SKINS This money
9 like a pigeon that fieth where it
isteth, and has no respect for per.
IONS, State or National frontiers, po-
itical or geographical divisions.
Where the mast is, there also is the
pigeon. So I say to you wherever the
hunk skin is for sale, there also is
he dollar to buy it with. Good even
n.y. And the orator wed paid $50
o thus dismissed the audience and
he subject. Well, some of the peo-
lie were disappointed, but I've no.
iced ever since that there's great
leal less talk about finance, and more
rapping for skunk going on.
Kansas" Some folks think they're
used smart. IF. NJ. Todd in Friend.
hip IN. W Register.