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Year: 1876

INDIANoPoLIs, Dec. 80, 1879.


70 the Editor Of TIE wof SlSeNsS ADVOCATE


DEAR SIR Please publish the following
open letter Of request for information
upon point in financed sqience. to Henry
c. Cary, Philadelnl a, ~. n.


HoNoRED SIR Being producer Of val
ue, and believing that the interests Of
producers are greatly affected, for better
OF worse, by the different financial systems
that are at different times adopted and
looking upon you as one Of, if not the
best authority upon questions Of social
science, and upon finance, as one Of the
subjects treated upon by that science
Also, believing it to be Of interest u the
readers Of the ADVOCATE and the public
in general, to hear your explanation of
and opinion upon a certain point which Is
often thrown up by specie basis men as
a nut which greenback men cannot crack.
Before proceed farther let me state that
| am no specie basis man in disguise. ! be-
heve honestly in, and will advocate and vote
for the greenback; but to believe merely,
does not satisfy me; want to know, to
understand all the laws and principles
underlying the theory. want to compre-
hend the reasons and causes for apparent
results; before deciding want to make
sure to be right in all particulars.


Yet, though all this were not 50, ques-
tion is question nevertheless, and ought
to be answered. perhaps not S" much for
the sake of the questioner as for the sake
Of the cause involved. ! will now state
the point as briefly as possible. look
upon money as an instrument, an inple-
ment of business. To my mind the main
object,in instituting money is to get me
dunn wherewith to effect exchanges. That
this medium should possess real Cintrin-
sic) value, that is. be made Of valuable
material, is not necessary; it is most prac-
tical to make it the duty Of the govern
ment to furnish its citizens with this me-
dunn. The medium is desired in order to
facilitate business transactions. By its
use the necessity for direct barter il
avoided. In order to furnish the medium
the government issues PAPER bills, known
as greenbacks. How to get this paper
money into the hands RI The people, is q
question likewise thrown up by hard
money men, which think is easily an
swered. The government requires servi
ces; let it pay for these services with the
paper money, and the latter thus gets into
the hands Of the people by being paid tc
soldiers In the field and civil officers in
the departments, for services rendered the
government. Now comes the question
that wish to get answered: How is the
amount Of paper money which the govern
uent may issue to be limited By what
natural law is this amount to be deter.
mined Is there such law Has it ever
been discovered Ii not, then it ia high
time to hunt for that law of nature. II
cannot possibly be the idea to give the
government power to issue money without
limit or restriction, to help itself when.
ever in need Of money by printing some.
Specie basis men acknowledge that the
Year: 1876

BRAIDwooD, Jan. A, 1870


To the Editor Of the WoRKNsNAS's ADVOCATE


| write to inform you that work here Is
very duh, and that we have been running
at less than half time the whole season
and to crown the whole thing, three Of the
a. ats here have shut down. The "H
shaft Of c., W. q v. Coal Company-the
most populous shaft on the prairie-the
old shaft Of the Wilmington Star Coal
Company, and the old shaft of the Diamond
Coal Company, have all shut down. This
add six hundred men to the already long
list Of idle men il this place Some Of
these men may be put upon the other shafts
that are running, but not great many, az
the miners show decided aversion to
the principle Of doubling up, as was Prac-
ticed at the end Of the last strike. There
can be no doubt that this practice will add
to the hard feeling and hatred which
already exists here, and also add to the
poverty and destitution 80 prevalent in our
midst. Yours, ETC., MINER
Year: 1876

Of starvation, but Gods will be done, should
we die in doing il Yes, nv boy, trust
God, and walk in His ways, aud you shall
never be put to shame Now, run 10 the
baker and bring him here and I shall
watch the gold until he comes"


SO the boy ran for the baker.
Brother workman" said the old man.
| you have made some error, and almost lost
| your money! and he then showed the baker
the gold, and told him how Il had been
/ found.


"Is it thine ?" asked the father; "if it Is,
| take IL away"


My father, baker, is very poor, and"
| Silence, my child put me not to shame
| by thy complaints. ! am glad that we have


saved this man from losing his money"
The baker had been gazing alternately
upon the honest father and the eager boy,
and upon the gold which lay glittering upon
the green turf. "Thou art indeed. an hon.
est fellow, said the baker, and my neigh
bor, David. the hax-dresser, told but the
truth when he said thou vert the honestest
man in our town.


Now ! shall tell thee about the gold: A
stranger came to my shop a few days ago,
and gave me that loaf, and told me TO sell it
cheaply, or give il away to the honestest
poor man whom knew in the city. told
David to send thee TO me as a customer this
morning; as thou wouldst not have the loaf
for nothing, | sold it to thee, as thou know
est for the last pence in thy purse and the
loaf with all its treasure-and, certes, it is
not small--is thine, and God grant thee a
q blessing with it, The poor father bent
his head TO the ground, while the tears fell
from his eyes. His boy ran and put his
hands about his week, and saisl, 4" shall al
ways, ike you, my father, trust God and do
what is right for am sure it will never
put US to shame. Little Lessons ciM Greoi
Nequigos
Year: 1876

In 1872, family Of people named
Davants moved to Columbia from Fort
Mills, situated on the Columbia and
Charlotte railroad. one hundred miles
from Columbia. Previous to and at tho
time of the removal, the family owned an
unusually large Maltese cat, which was
ths pet of each number Of the household.
The cat not only knew his own Dame, bu:
seemed to know the name of each ono of
the family, Of which he probably consid
cred himself an honored member. When
tho removal to Columbia was made, OF
course Tom went along, and seemed to
enjoy the ride on the railway train be-.
yond his limited powers of expression.
He was first ia the lap Of mater tamilias,
then on the knees of the head OF ;hc fam
ily then he would cross over to tho seat
occupied By his young master and from
there to the one of his young mistress,
all the while purring and curling his long
tail, as much as to say, "Isn't this fine
fun. this fast travelling, aud we all SO
snugly seated 10 warm car on this cold
December day9" Arrived at Columbia,
Tom went aloug with the rest Of the fam.
lily to the new domicile, following readily
when called to leave the car and take bis
place in the carriage, and WHOM
tho carriage stopped in front


Of the new home Tom entered it
alongside Of the frst one who crossed the
threshold, still purring and curling his
tail in tho ecstacy of his delight ut the
change which was being made, and at
the new scenes which it was then his
privilege for the fret time to behold.
And thus Tom seemed couteptcd and
happy in his now homo for the space Of
ten days. The only change noticed in
his conduct was the fact that he was per-
haps trifie more affectionate in bis man.
ners to the rest of the household. But
when ten day3 had passed By Tom was
missing, 1o could nowhere be found
There was q vacant place in the family
circle that caused heartfelt sorrow until
telegram was received from Fort Mills
bringing tho Intelligence that Tom had
returned to his old haunts 100 miles
away. He had taken passage on d
freight train, and was safely back at
Fort Mills, mourning tho absence of the
rest Of the family, Ouly ono freight car
IS switched of at Fort Mills, and iu this
identical car Tom secrciod himself before
its departure from Columbia. and before
1t was locked up by the agent; 80 that
when the car was unlocked on its arrival
at Fort Mills, cut walked Tom. showing
no evidence Of his being ashamed at hav.
ing stolen a ride on the train. Bat when
Tom went to the depot at Columbia to
take passage. how did be know precisely
which was the car that was to be switch.
ed of at Fort Mills? OF course he must
have noticed the directions on the pack.
ages OF freight, and went with the freight
that was marked Fort Mills. No other
way could be have known Wilmington
(N c. Journal.
Year: 1876

A man who was not clever at coauu


drums, in attempting to get off ono a, a
tea party at his own house the other
evening, Lecamc exceedingly mixed lie
intended to ask the old question, "Why
isi woman like ivy 2" the familiar but
gallant answer to which is, Because The
moro you're ruined tho closer she clines." "
But he put il, why ia ivy like wo.
man y which none Of the ladies could
tell, and so the unfortunate man told
them himself that it was because the
closer it clings the more you're ruined" i"
Year: 1876

A sor on his way TO the sunday
school found ssvsnty.6vs cents. This
good fortune was held mp to him - =
reward for being found in the path OF
duty. lie was very much struck with
the idea until no heard that another boy
had found dollar while hs vas setting
up pins in q tsn-pin alloy. And now he
doesn't see his way In the future quite
no clear.
Year: 1876

In Carlisle, KY, on the Fourth, James
Blair, was killed, and James Quiet, Sheriff
of Nicholas county, was wounded. The
battle-fag, borne during the war, by the
Federal cavalry regiment of which the late
Col. Leonidas Metcalfe was the commander.
was displayed early in the day, very much
to the annoyance of many of The citizens.
Some indiscreet remarks III regard to the
history of the flag had been made on the
streets that served to fan the feeling of dis
satisfaction into bitterness, and some of the
citizens, seeing the trouble likely to arise,
went to the person in whose charge the flag
was and advised it's removal. The request
was cheerfully complied with, and he was
in the act of removing it, when he was ap-
preached by some young men with pro-
test against it's removal, and with such et-
feet that it was allowed to remain. A little
later some of the young men were standing
by the stone wall around the Court House
square. There hot words were irdulged in.
Sheriff James Quiett went into the crowd
with the view of preserving the peace. Then
a pistol was fired, and he was slightly
wounded on the left side of his head. A
moment later another pistol was fired, and
James Blair was fatally wounded.
Year: 1876

SEVERAL. letters That have recently been
put in the Post Office at New Castle direc-
ted to the HERALD have failed to reach
this Office. The same thing has happened
before two or three months ago. Can
anyone explain why they don't reach
Year: 1876

Editors Of the Register:


Having written to your valuable pa
per before, know you will pardon me
for this attempt. Last week and part of
this has been busy time here.


The County Court, which met on the
9th inst, adjourned on the 10Th. Quite
an amount Of business was done between
"naps" and the reading of the REGISTER
and for the honor OF our county be 1t
said, that l believe the first and only
conviction that has been had in our coun-
ty for the last four years, for selling
whisky was had, when we have had
enough drunk in that time to float one
of your largest Ohio river steamers, but
we are thankful for this. During the
sitting of the Grand Jury, both
of our editors were summoned before that
body. Our lighting editor" was taken
there to give an account OF breaking his
cane, while the other was supposed to
know something about the Phillippi
Whisky Ring.


Candidates for our county offices are
as thick rs black birds Lar d. Morrell,
throughout this section, is the peoples
chose for State Auditor, and to my mind,
no better man could be found in the
State for the position. Moreover Bar
bour is entitled to something at the hands
of the Democracy of the State.


w. 7. Ice will not be candidate for
Attorney General / learn that he is
almost the vi animous choice of the peo-
pie of Barbour for States Attorney, SO
count him out of the ring.


Major Roger was one Of the unfortu-
mates during Court, who stated as rea-
son for having case continued, that
there were two justices on the bench that
would not do him justice, whereupon the
Court fined him $40. Major Roger will
say what he thinks if it takes the bottom
dollar. l am glad to know that the
dignity Of the Court is on the rise, as |
have looked upon some OF them hereto
fore as ''dead-heads."


Price. of Greenbrier, is Barbour's
favorite for Governor.


Ivey," who formerly wrote for the
REGISTER has entwined himself around a
sweeter lump. OLD JOE.
Year: 1876

Mr.. Edmunds from the Judiciary Com.
mittee, reported favorably on the bill to
permit the Judge of the District Court IN
Pennsylvania TO be retired.


Mr.. Morton gave notice that on Mon
day next, he would ask the Senate to take
up and dispose of :he resolution to in
vestigate the frauds in the recent cleo
tions in Mississippi.


Mr.. Wright said he would ask the
Senator from Michigan [Christiancy to
call up and press for consideration, the
motion to reconsider the vote on the bill
fixing the salary of the President.


Mr. Christiancy said he did not care
to call up the matter. he had gwen
such notice the other day because he
thought some friends of the measure
wanted TO say something more on the
subject. he had no interest in its recon-
mendation only TO give the Senators in
favor OF the measure another chance to
speak.


Mr.. Wright said he would not now
urge the matter but he thought it should
be called up speedily and disposed Of


The morning hour having expired the
chair laid before the Senate unfinished
business of yesterday.


Bill 10 Count the Vote OF President


and Vice. President.


Mr.. Merriman proposed TO amend the
second section so as to make 1t read: such
return shall be counted, which shall be
duly authenticated by the State authori-
ties, and recognized by and in harmony
with the United States, as provided by
the Constitution.


The question was taken on Mr.. herrl.
mans amendment and was declared lost


Mr.. Randolph then proposed the fol.
lowing amendment as an additional sec.
tion To the bill: To insure each State
the count of its electoral vote. except it
shall lie rejected, as provided for in sec
tion one of this act, it is the declared duty
Of each house Of Congress to record its
vote by ayes and nays ON all questions as
to what are true and valii returns of a
State, and it shall be the declared duty of
the presiding officer Cf each house to I'M
mediately forward TO the other a true and
detailed return of such vote. Should it
then appear that the two Houses have
failed TO agree as to which are true and
valid returns, they shall Immediately re
assemble and the President OF the Senate
shall announce those returns as valid
watch shall have received majority of
all the votes cast in both Houses Of Con-
gress and considered as if in joint meet
ing assembled. Should it occur that the
aggregate vote OF both Houses be equally
divided upon the question, then and in
that event only the President OF the
Senate shall give a casting vote.


The amendment was lost; yeas II,
nays 81.


The bill was amended in its phrase
ology, without materially altering its
meaning, and the question recurred on
the passage of the bill.


Mr.. Hamlin asked the Senate to lay
aside the pending bill and take up the
Post Route bill. and the Senate agreed.


In commencing its consideration 1t was
ascerlaiDed that the Post Route bill had
been sent to the printer with the pend,
ing amendment.


The Senate then went into an executive
session and soon after adjourned.
Year: 1876

The Republicans are decidedly
souelched in their efforts to blame Hon.


II ESTER CLYMER for MARsus flight.
That gentleman confessed to the sub
committee OF the Judiciary that he made
his escape into Canada because he feared
he might be indicted for criminal Of
fence. So that very weak charge falls
to the ground, even though prominent
Presidential candidate Mr.. BLA1sE)
law fit to lower himself so far as To take
it up, and attemp, 10 make capital out Of
Year: 1876

COLUMBUS, March 23.-In the Nation
al Council of the Sovereigns of Indus
try tonight, the Executive COMMITTEES
were instructed by resolution to ar
range for fitting reception and enter
tainment OF the order at the Centennial.
A code Of bylaws was adopted provid.
ing for the establishment OF Mutual
Benefit Insurance Association, on sim
liar plan to that adopted by the Masonic
order The Council adopted resolution
peti ioning Congress to establish Ma
tiOnsl bureau of statistics of labor, simii-
ar to that of f,Massachusetts.
Year: 1876

WAsHINGToS, March 23.-The grand
jury have agreed on an Indictment in
the case Of Hallet kilbourne for refusing
to ans yer the question regarding the so
called real estate pool before commit
tee Of the House.
Year: 1876

was again before tue sub committee Of
the judiciary Committee this morning
His attention was called TO AT article IN
the New York TriJUH. Of March, 1872
in relation to the post leadership at Fort
Sill. stating that Evans had paid Marsh
$1,000 year for place. etc. Marsh
said he called General Belknsps atten-
tion TO the article, and asked who could
have written or inspired the article
when General Belknsp replied that he
supposed it was the work of Gen. Hosea.
Marsh explained the reason Why
he went to Montreal after giving his
testimony before the Committee on EI-
penditures in the War Department. He
apprehenQed when be read the debate in
the House which appeared on the morn
Ing of the day he left New York tina; he
might be indicted for q criminal offence
and hence his anxiety TO get out OF the
way Of arrest.
Year: 1876

New F1RE.PLuGs.-The Council Commit
tee on Water visited Church Hill day before
yesterday, in company with the chief epgi.
neer OF the Fire Department, and decided
TO erect seven new fire. plugs iD that vicinity.
Year: 1876

The Grange met at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning, and was called to order by the
Worthy Master. A number Of delegates ar
rived and enrolled their names.


The first business taken up was the
Year: 1876

A Radnorshire lady, who was mar
ried in March, and came to reside in
Yorkshire, England, recently paid
visit to her father, who, before she
was married, had kept two or three
sheep-dogs, of which she was very
fond. Since then he has retired from
business, and disposed of all but one
dog. This one met the lady with de-
monstrations of great delight upon
her arrival at her fathers house, and
that night, the dog went distance of
seven miles to a farmhouse where one
Of the other dogs had been sent, (the
latter was blind, but kept as being an
old favorite.) In the morning when
the lady went to the door she not only
saw the dog which had given her such
a glad reception the day previously,
but also the old blind one, which had
evidently been brought by the other
dog to welcome her. When tho
second night came the old blind one
was taken back to its home by the
same dog, which afterward returned,
having travelled a distance Of twenty
eight miles to give pleasure to the old
blind one.
Year: 1876

In sending to friend a sprig of cy-
press to be placed upon Franz Deak's
tomb, the venerable patriot, Louis
Kossuth, writes in a tone of mingled
sadness and stoicism of his own ap-
preaching end. He says This sigh
ing breath of death whispers in my
ear, Mind, it is now your turn And
I answer the voice, All right I am
ready Yes, it is indeed nv turn.
Of those who were once in our Father
land called the Old Guard few are left
since Deak's death and among the
few with the exception of sigismund
Bernath, l am the oldest. I am but
living statue-a tragical monument
of the slandered past in the midst of
desert-nothing more. Well, I am
ready I will go to my place so light
ly and silently that my nearest neigh
Dor shall not hear me. And I can as
sure you that the earth will continue
to roll round and round, nevertheless,
and outside of my own narrow family
circle mo cock will crow for me- 1t
is comfort, however, to know that
one has given nobody the headache
But l remark, almost too late, that
these reflections have lasted too long.
l close with this request Take, I beg,
the time to place this cypress bough,
symbol Of the resurrection, upon
Deak's tomb-alone and without any
ado. The wind will perhaps blow it
away, or it will be trodden under foot.
Never mind. Ifthis cosmical impon-
derability-this infnitesimal part of
the universal soul which by the laws
Of our physical relations is placed in
our bodies to make them living, think
ing beings if this, after the dissolu-
tion of the raw material, retains its
personality (Which my science makes
me hold for impossible because the
original element is inextinguishable, }
and if there exists a connection be-
tween the two lives "a natural wish,
but hard to beiieve,) that which was
once called Franz Deak will under
stand what the cypress branch says to
him from me-"
Year: 1876

Madam" cynically observed a
gentleman to leader of fashionable
society of Washington, woman
doesn't seem to be as much of cling
ing vine as she once was" "That's
because of the extreme insecurity of
the manly oak" she replied.
Year: 1876

There is much significance in the
news from China that the coal depos-
its near Marking are to be worked,
and that locomotive has made trial
trip on tramway near Shanghai. It
is still more noteworthy that the
Chinese have launched an iron-clad
which, with pardonable vanity,
they have named "The Terror of
"Western Nations In view of the
industrial progress thus indicated, it
is gratifying to learn that the Flowery
Land is to be adequately represented
at our Centennial display.
Year: 1876

When you see man that shuff1es
loosely along, with his knees knocking
together and his toes pointing in
whose eyes roll furtively and whose
hand is ever suddenly jerking itself
above his head as if warding off a
blow, you can rely upon it that that
man is haunted by ther-in-law-
but when you see party who lifts his
feet high, and holds his nose in the air,
and has one eye shut in a knowing
manner, and whose mouth is distend-
ed with a self-complacent grin, and
who seems to feel good all over; you
can bet your last cent he has Just
bought a new Domestic" sewing ma
chine for his wife.
Year: 1876

AN EsTHET1c Ohio editor writes :"I
don't know why it is or how it is, but
one woman steals over the senses like
a bower of honeysuckles, twined with
graceful tendrils and odorous BIOS
SONS she is as harmoniously perfect
throughout as a faultless vine or flow
ing gladiolus there is no touch of
color or fold of drapery lacking; one
would as soon think of adorninp a
rose bush with elephants ears as to
imagine any evolution of more fitness
in the perfect symmetry Of form and
color. Another, with estimable quail
tiles Of mind and heart, looks like a
dutch farm-yard in Pennsylvania,
with hollyhocks and sun-fowers dabb-
ed on with tack hammer, on the side
of her head, the fiat of her back, or
wherever there is vacant space among
the garden vegetables. Men and
brethren, We can not be expected to
know why this is onewise, while that
is otherwise. The same wise Creator
that gives us apple-blossoms gives us
also onions, and we can only be silent
and adore"