Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 6 December 1894 — Page 6

A CHAPTER VI.-Confined. "It is of no use waiting for Geraldine,’’ quoth Cecil, calmly rising at last to go. "I expect she has been ordered back to bed. She is an excitable little thing, and ha 1 no business to be up at this hour. As to her going with us. I knew my grandmother would never hear of it.’’ "Poor child. I hope I have not got her into a scrape.” replied Bellenden. But he had forgotten ail about it when he came home at night, and Jerry needed not to have wasted a single moment on the oft-rei eated query "What must he have thought?” She had had a bad day. but it had borne some fruits, even such fruits as she could herself appreciate: forgranny reflecting that the child had been less to blame than appeared, and that it had been only natural that she should jumu at a proposal so entirely in accordance, with her tastes, felt pitiful and compassionate, and set about speedily to consider what she shoidd do to "make up” to her darling for the past. Then the bright idea occurred to her that Jerry should sit up to the late supper, should be exhorted to be very quiet and sedate, and told that she would thus prove to Capt. Bellenden in the most satisfactory manner, that she was emerging from the chryalis state, and was. in fact, upon the very confines of butterflyhood. Jerry wiped her eyes, which had be- 1 gun to brim afresh at the first words, when it came to this point. To sit up to the late supper would | certainly be a great thing, next best if not quite as good as going out on the moor, and though, to be sure, the latter might have entailed the former, there was no absolute certaintv that it would have done so. Had she been allowed to go with her cousin and his friend, it was quite possible that granny might have sent for her about midday, in which case she would assuredly have lost all chance of the evening treat, since she could hardly have faced her grandmother with two unwonted re pests in one day. The point would then have been, which to choose between? But here was granny herself proposing the supper, anu proposing it in the kindest manner, placing, as it were, the gentlest of fingers on a tender spot. Granny was sure, she said.that Capt. Bellendeu had meant no harm: he had only been thoughtless: he had no little sisters of his own, and did not know about them. Granny was sorry she i had spoken so strangely, and hoped no more would be thought about it. It had been quite right of Jerry not to go down again. And now she should not say anything to their guest immense relief on Jerry” part , and nothing' more need be heard of the matter. BA small hand stole into hers at this point. The old lady fondled it. and understood its meaning. A sense of subdued comfort and gladness stole into the child’s breast, and filled it to overflowing, presently. The agony of shame, vexation, and disappointment had left, it sore an I aching, even when the first throes had passed: but now. as evening approached, hope again lifted up its head. She was to sit up late, and have her place laid at table. She was to put on her longest frock, and be in the draw-ing-room I y granny’s side when the gentlemen came in. and she need not give any explanation of her not returning to the breakfa: table, as it would be quite sufficient to repiv to any inquiry that granny had not wished her to go out. To all this Jerry meekly assented; and presently granny had the satisfaction of hearing her cheerful little tongue prattling away again as if noth-, ing had happened. "A piece of white heather from the ptarmigan peaks,” cried Bellenden, gaily, coming in in the dusk with it in his hand. “From the very topmost hight of your lands, fair lady,’’ holding out the sprig towards Geraldine. T know that I should find some, though Raymond said not. Will you then accept as a gift what you could claim as a right?” She took it shyly. "We have had such a day, Mrs. Campbell,” continued the speaker, with animation "such a glorious, unriveted day. A day ever to be remembered. It has made up for a hundred bad weeks such as the last. We have slain our thousands, and we have walked our leagues, and have seen such sights, such stretches of moor upon moor, and mountain upon mountain, and so many tea lochs, each like a separate ocean, with its own little fleet of herring boats, and its own village of fishermen's < ottages—oh; we have had a grand day altogether. I shall never forget it. lean never hope for such another.” Then he glanced at his other auditor, who was mutelv listening, but not looking at him. All at once he recollected and understood. “1 am afraid there is no doubt that I was in the wrong about your coming, Jerry,” he owned frankly. “You see I had no idea of what it was going to be like. The ground we went over was much too rough for any pony, and was pretty severe even on Raymond and me. J hoj e youflid not think me very crazy to have proposed it, Mrs. Campbell,” turning to the old lady, "but you see moors differ so. and that at Kincraig was easy walking. Just where we had our luncheon, nowever, there was a path, and I believe the boy and pony • ame up by it. V,V are to lunch at the tame place tonsorrow. Now, could we not induce you to come up? That would atone to my little friend here for my unfortunate suggestion of the morning. What do you think?” "1 will think about it Capt. Bellenden.”

"You do ride, I know." continued he. “I saw your excellent pony in the stables yesterday. Oh, he would carry you up that path.” "Granny ha- often been up it,” interposea a small voice, unable to hold back any longer. "Granny and I have had our luncheon often at the very place, haven’t we, dear? And sue does not mind any mountain path. 1 can tell you. Capt. Bellenden.” "It certainly sounds very pleasant.” suboined granny for herself "and if to-morrow should be as fine as to-day “Os course fine weather is a necessity for such an expedition.” assented its proposer readily: “but we are going to have a long spell of flue weather now, every one is agreed, so we mav hope for the best, and he went gaily off to make ready for the evening. When he came back only Jerry was in the drawing-room: Mrs. ( ampbell had been called away, and Cecil had not vet < otue down. He looked round, then walked straight up to the little girl’s side. "Was it very bad this morning?” he whispered. "Did 1 let you in for a scolding, Jerry?” Her bosom heaved. "Boor little thing!” said he penitently. “I am so sorry. It was all my fault. They were quite right, you know, your grandmamma an 1 cousin" It would really never have done, and I ought never to have set you on to ask them. lam awfully sorry—” "Oh. it it doesn t matter.” “No one is angry with you, I hope?” • “Oh, no—not now.” “I am so sorry, so awfully sorry. You do forgive mo, don’t, you, though." continued Bellenden, who , really had no idea how softly an 1 tenderly he was speaking. He was, as he said, so very sorry: and he had a strong suspicion that his sorrow was not uiidoserve I. He coul I perceive traces of a struggle and emotions not yet entire- , ly within check upon the childish countenance cast down before him.and felt sure that more had happened than she would own. Involuntarily his | hand took hers and held it. "You do forgive me, don't you?” he , ' said again. She had barely time to whisper | “Yes,” ere voices were heard, and . ste | s approached, and the hand was caught away. CHAHTER vfl. GOT.DEN DAYS. "So glides the meteor through the sky. And ajurrsds a.ong a glided train ; fin whan its short-lived glorie, die, Resolves to common air again.'’ So it went on. Bellenden was not blameless: but he was less to blame than perhaps appears. He was really fond of children, whether boys or girls: and had he possessed either sisters, or nie es. or daughters of hisown,would haveshown as an affectionate relation. There was a simplicity in his disposition an I tastes which made him the most delightful of companions to the very young: they never bored him; in their sports and pastimes ho was deeply, truly, and seriously interested as themselves: he could go a-nesting or a-nut-tjng with tne enthusiasm of a lad: he would spend whole mornings in constr..eting a bri ge, or damming a stream, or making a minnow bed; he would be quite pettish if called away to attend to weightier matters. Now Cecil Raymond cared for none o these things. Geraldine had long ceased to bring out for his inspection her drawers full of birds' eggs, her shells, and her sea-weeds. She hail heard his "Very pretty” so often, had instructed hie ignorance so often, and had seen him yawn behind his hand such times innumerable when she had endeavored to interest him in her simple spoils and treasures, that she had lost all heart for showing them. Indeed she had almost given up bringing them out for anybody till Bellenden came. She had found that so many of her grandmother s visitors would look to ’ please her, would admire when told to aomire, and listen in order to seem complaisant, that she had learned to suppose no grown-up people really loved such pursuits for their own sakes, and that it was only because she was still young that she clung to them. But Bellenden had dispersed that idea. He had not only explored every corner of her cherished collections, and handled deliberately each separate acquisition, but he had displayed an amount of knowledge and interest that was at once novel and entrancing. More, he had informed her that he. too, was a collector. Not that he “had been”—she had known “had beens” before—several elderly gentlemen had been laboriously anxious to assure her of their having at some remote period of schcolboyhood themselves collected and arranged, but her new friend was her i ontemporarv on t his ground. Ho had. he said, his collection at home, and whenever he went home he looked it over, and when he ha? a chance he added to it. His collection was of eggs, and if he were at home at the nesting season, he invaribly got some new eggs, he did not approve of exchanging eggs with other people. He liked to have them all of his own finding. It ( was stupid to have other people's findings. Jerry had got some that he had not, but it was far better for each I to keep their own. It made a variety, i He was quite sober and serious over it. and promised his young friend that if she ever came to his home, she should ■ see his cabinet, when she could have I one made on the same principles, if she approved of the design. With rel gard to the shells and seaweeds he was , not so learned, for he had never lived : upon the sea. But he picked up a i smattering of knowledge fast, and then i it was quite a treat to behold the pains ! he took to assist the little conchologist I in her travels round about the shore. ■ There happened to be very low tides ■ ail the time he was at Inchmarew. and i at such times, he was informed by • Jerry, much could be done in the way > of augmenting the shell collection. To > the little girl’s great joy. the fine I shooting weather had proved to be of i brief duration: and, during the un- , settled off-and-on wet days that suc- ‘ ceeded. Bellenden found no better ocl cupation for himself than poking about f among the long reaches of sea-weed and briny fools in the bay, in search of • anything that might turn up. j 'l’ho shore at that point was fruitful;

; and gorgeous sea-anemones as we 1 1 as i many humbler beauties, t esides shells 1 and weeds innumerable rewarded their I pains; and day by day the two trie nds l —the tall gray figure ami the small ■ white one, for] Jerry's white frocks | went on every morning now. and it was quite a business for the laundry-maids to get them up quickly enough- would sally forth in the early hours ere the tide had begun to return, and Pave a long delight ul hour or two investigating and dis overing. Later on there might be tile moor, or the burn. The afternoon would probably be claimed for one or the other by < ecil: but he was nothing loth to nave his guest amusea and taken off his hands in the interval between breakfast and luncheon. He had not, as after a time he found out. much in common with Bellenden, who was at on e too old and too young for him. Bellenden was either a complete man of the world or a boy—Cecil was a youth and it was doubtful whether he ever would become tbeone or could have been the other. At present he was all Oxford and Oxonians: and he had hitherto felt that his prattle concerning these was scarcely sufficiently strong meat for theswell life-guardsman, who was "up” in everything of the cay. Then to Ills astonishment, it had appeared that the veriest milk for babes was quite palatable to this fine gentleman, for whom he had I een straining all his faculties to provide fare, and he had experienced a curious sense of mortification and reaction. Wnat was hetosuppo-e? Why, that Bellenden was after all, but a shallow ' fellow, who did very well on the surface. but of whom a reading, thinking Oxonian very speedily got to the end. The longer that Bellenden stayed at . Inchmarew the Letter indeed was Cecil ’ pleased. Not a note went out to a I friend, tutor, or relation but what it contained some mention of the personage then on a visit to his grandmother. and the reports of the Inchmarew bags during tliat week were sent to more papers, far and wide, than they had ever been before. But. proud as ho was of the honor thus vonferred upon one and all. young haymond could not but rejoice that the burden of it 1 should sit easily on his individual shoulders. He had really none of the trouble ot entertaining the ,'guest. Jerry, as we I have said, had the most of him, while Mrs. Campbell found the young man delightful company during the meals when all were together and she had herself never been seen to greater advantage than when, all animation, she revived the scenes, friendships, and stories of her youth for his benefit. As the two talked. Jerrv would stand by drinking it all in, and wondering why she had never cared to listen to anything of the kind before, and whether it would not be rather nice after all to know something of the great world, about which both her grandmother and Bellenden waxed eloquent. One day the latter surprised her. "Don't you ever do any lessons, Jerry?” inquired lie, somewhat sud- : denly. "Oh, yes, 1 do. But these are the holidavs. vou know. I have been having holidays ever since you came,” "So I supposed. But what do you do j when you are not having holidays? I never hear you speak of lessons. Hai e I you rot a govern- ss?’« " N no.” For a moment Jerry wished she could have said "yes,” felt as if it ought to have been "yes.” and 1 that she ought to have been able to produce the inflexible, spectacle 1 pre- ■ ceptress, who had ever been the bane of her imagination; but presently she ; plucked up spirit to vindicate her postI tion. "I go every day for two hours to ' the manse.” she sail, "or else Mr. i Mackenzie comes here for two hours. i 1 He comes here three times a week, ' and Igo there three times a week. Granny says 1 could not have a better I I master, and that it is extremely kind I iof him to spare the time. I have often heard granny say how fortunate I i am.” she added: but a glance at her auditor's face impelled her to throw i in. as it were, carelessly, "I shall hav< ; a governess some day,” at the close. > I "Oh, you will?” said he. ■ I “Oh, yes, I suppose so. Most gir\ : do, you know.” said Jerry instructing ’ | him. “My aunts worry poor granny t< ' death about it whenever they see her ’ Aunt Charlotte—that is Lady Ray i , mond—especially. She thinks bei > girls are verlee*.ion, and they are with ’ their governess all day long: and sh« i does go on at poor g anny about me.’ s affirmed the little girl, shaking her head and knitting het- dark brows to I- emphasize the statement. [TO BE CONTINUED.] A Forgetful Lawyer. i About the middle of the last thet atrical season an attempt was made to attach the property’ ot a company : which was playing at a local house. ■ Some creditoGof.the star had obtained I a judgment against her and meant to ■ sequester the box-office receipts on 1 the last night of the engagement. 1 The local manager consulted a sharp s young lawyer, with experience in 3 , such affairs, arid was told how to fix > ' the thing. The plan was for the * star to turn the receipts over to the local manager in j I good and legal form. This was done r and the deputy sheriff had to return - ! his writ marked * no good.” 1 There was a number ot companies t in straits last season. One of them - ! played that same house about the 5 last week of the season. There was 1 ■ again an importunate creditor, a judgment and an attachment. The , sharp young lawyer was in the case i again also, but this time he reprer> I sented the enditor. He made his f ■ preparations for attaching the box- • office. The local manager needed no s legal advice this time. He put in d practice the trick the sharp young a lawyer had taught him on the pre- “ vious o casion. The lawyer in the t, meantime, had forgotten that the .. trick was of his own devising He s blust red when it was sprung on him d and said: v "That won’t hold water tor a min. y ute. What fool is your lawver-” ° "You are,” replied the local manI ager, suavely. [. And it held water,—Buffalo Ex- ,. press. it Barson White—Bow'd yo like do J sermon on "Charity” dis mornin’ ,f j deacon? Deacon Hardscrapple— Dal I was r werry touchin i-armon, parson. I; J Kin yo' lend me’ a dollar? —Exchange.

HAS TWO GOVERNORS, p 1 KOLB AND OATES BOTH TAKE THE OATH IN ALABAMA. The Populist Candidate Sworn in by a Justice of the Peace—Threatened with Arrest If He Attempts to Speak at the State House. More Trouble Feared. Although no outbreak of violence attended the attempt to inaugurate (’apt. Kolb as Governor of Alabama, the situation in the Southern Z \ State is even more \ precarious than it was \ before the twin inaug yQ* ural services were perty I formed. As it is. Ala I bama finds itself with wk two Governors, two ' / Kets of P ubl * c officers Jnl and two factions of popular sentiment.one A A. \ supporting Capt. Kolb X HI his claim tl // V 7 he was defrauded KEUBEN F. KOLB. VOtCS Bild the Otic - sustaining Col. Oates, who was inaugu rated in the usual way and has the State militia at his disposal. As Captain Kolb is a man of pretty well-known determination. there is a disquieting prospect that the post-election battle may nbt end here. The General Assembly has declared in favor of Col. Oates, but his opponent means to demand a reconsideration, and in the prospect that he will fail lies the source of alarm. Kolb was sworn in at Montgomery by .Tamos E. Powell, a justice of the peace, the ceremony occurring in the law office of Warren Reese. Kolb and his Cabinet then proceeded to the State House for the purpose of making a speech. He was followed by several hundred of his adherents. They inarched up the State House steps through the ranks of the assembled militia and took their places beside the identical portico upon which Jefferson Davis was declared President of the (’onfederate States. In a few minutes Gov. Jones sent for Capt. Kolb, who was escorted into his presence by Lieut. Irwin. <■ Rii' f ’ j/JMS’ jj! 11 [I; ? f STATE HOUSE, MONTGOMERY. ALA. of the regular army. “I understand, sir,” said Gov. Jones, “that you propose to make a speech in these grounds, claiming to be Governor of Alabama.” "That is my intention,” answered Kolb. “Then I must say to you that the moment you attempt it I will have you arrested and carried off the grounds. I say this in all kindness to yon. If you were Governor you would do the same thing in a similar case. I will not permit you or anyone else on these grounds to interrupt the inauguration proceedings of Gov. Oates.” Gov. Jones' manner was courteous hut firm. Capt. Kolb looked around at the assembled troops, and with a wave of his hand started down and out of the grounds, followed by his adherents. They congregated again in the street outside the Capitol grounds. A wagon stood near by. and upon this Capt. Kolb mounted. He said that the proceedings would be opened with prayer. A Populist clergyman mounted the wagon, and at his motion the crowd uncovered their heads. Every man in the crowd was a plain countryman with rough clothes and big top boots. The clergyman invoked the blessing of God upon the assemblage, “a plain people, Oh, God," he said, “who are here to secure an honest government.” At its conclusion Capt. Kolb made a short, temperate address. The only bitterness in it was directed at Gov. Oates, whom he termed a usurper. He declared he had been legally elected Governor, and that he would use every means to gain the position which, he declares, belongs to him. At 2 o’clock Governor-elect Oates reached the State Capitol, escorted by the militia. The inaugural ceremonies were preceded by a prayer, after which Gov. Jones 'introduced his successor, who was greeted with prolonged cheers, SPOILS FOR VICTORS. Patronage Amounting to Over $300,000 Goes to the Ruling Party. The patronage which goes with the transfer of the House of Representatives to the Republicans amounts to over $300,000 a year in salaries. And there is no civil-service examination to be passed. The most prominent of these offices, the salaries which attach to them, and the names of those who surrender them are given: Speaker's Office-Private secretary to Speaker, John T. Waterman, Georgia S 2 10 -- clerk to Speaker’s table. Charles R. Crisn’ Georgia, gz.lOJ; clerk to Speaker, F. W. Her' rett, Georgia, ¥1,600; messenger to Speaker Henry Neal, District, of Columbia, patio Clerk’s Office-Clerk. James Kerr, Pennsylvania. SJ.OUV; i nlet clerk. Thomas o Towles. Missouri. ?:i.tM>; Journal clerk n' , T. Crutchfield, Kentucky, S 3.000; ’■eaillng clerks. W. J. Honghtaling, New York, S 3 600I Pembroke Petit, Virginia. J 3.600; tally clerk' F. H. Hosford, Michigan. S 3.000: printing and bill clerk. John 11. Rogers, New York I 52,p00: disbursing clerk. J. Frank Snyder Pennsylvania, $2,500; file clerk, Walter H - French, Massachusetts, $2,250; enrolling clerks. George H. Parsons, Illinois. $2 25o■ I assistant disbursing clerk. Thomas B ' Kalb! fus. District ot Columbia. $2,000; assistant enrolling clerk. John Kelly. Wisconsin $2000; resolution ami petition clerk G t ; Luke, North Carolina. $2,000; ne'wsn'aner 1 clerk. 11. H. Moller, Illinois, $2,000' Iml. x ; clerk. 11. F. Tompkins, Louisiana. $2 000superintendent document room. F B Smith' Texas, $2,000; librarian, Asher Barnett New 1 York. $2,000; assistant journal clerk" G , Walker Pratt, South Carolina, $2,000- assist ’ ant Index clerk. J. H. Van Buren' West 1 Virginia, per diem $6; distributing clerk . George M. Campbell, lowa. $1,800; station', ery clerk, Thaddeus Cahill, New York $1 800assistant librarians. James R. Fisher Vlr! . glnla. $1,800: W. W. Screws, Alabama ’1 HOU: bookkeeper. John B. McDonnell 'don necticut. $1,600; clerks In clerk's 0ff1..,. j. . E. Walsh, Jr., onio, $l.U0o; W. It B t .|f Pennsylvania. $1,600; J. G. Fraser, Arkan! sas, $1,600; George H. Fleming. Indiana ?1 ■ 600; Edward Millen, New Jersey Sl'os!. Morgan Rawles. Virginia. $1,600; Allenj’ Hooker. Mississippi, $1,600; document clerk' J.-l W. Hiatt. Imllana, sl.44tj; loeksmllh , Joseph Ishii-•« Maryland. si.44i>; messet , In library. .1. It. Conklin. Ohio. 1.314; Aaron Russell, Maryland, $1,314; telegraph operat tor. E. J. Mi-Crlstal. District of Columola . $1,200; bookkeeper. W. W. Pennell. Ohio Sl.ssOO; messenger, Felix McCloskey, New ' York, $1,200; page. Early D. Yoder, Ohio,

$720; laborer. Charles A. Christian. V .rginla, gus Dalton. Indiana. $2. *«>. master, John T. Ross. M * r > 1 “"’Si. . -ng’-rs. Wifilsm A llurbrn-b ■ J’“.;. ,l john Stm-L “ncV YoT M.“”0: Ib-O, ' ■><«. InH < arlton. Indiana. $l -'«t. M M 1 o ”' • I.onlslana. $1.20o: Heulau Bourn. Kentucky. $1,200: K. H Woolfolk. Wis<-onsin sl.-h«t. laborer. Daniel H. Webster. North l aroUna. $730: mall contractor, W. F. Blundon. "t tSee of Doorkeeper—Doorkeeper. Charles H. Turner. New York. U-J'": “'j!" i?,' doorkeeper. W. 11. Nichols, lexas. • superintendent of document room. Jonn a. Hammy. Missouri. $2.00": snperln tendcut of doemm-nt room. H wl .lams. North Carolina. s“.<»). <l< imrtmcnt messenger. Charles W. Coombs. Mt—mn. s2.'« special employes. John T. < ' of Columbia. $1,500: Thomas A Cotkley. New York SI.SOU; document file clerk, inoe. O Conior. New' Jersey. _sl4’«’: ««' document tile clerk, ( . " ‘ w * t nessee. 51,314: clerk t<» doorkeeper. -- • Bryant, New York. 51.2U0; Janitor. EFoster, Ohio. messenger reporters gallery, C. H. Mann Dijtrtct of $1,200: messengers, R. H. Betts. Odh\ 200: George F. Bristol. New Nork. ■ . William F. Prounmey. Massa<‘husetts. 51.-’’ . ,1. S. Dunham. Arkansas. .<1.200; Myroni H. Ellis. Michigan. $1,200; Michael 1 Behen. Missouri. $1,200: Daniel .1. Mahoney. New York. $1,200; Sumter Phillips. NJssisslppi. $1.20*): W. S. Copeland. G»*orgia. sl.oO’n J°h n M. Waddill. South Carolina. $1,000; Martin •Janlner, Maryland. sl.'***: Elmer B- iiurWest Virginia. $1J"M»: H. B. IJngenfelter, Indiana. SI.M. F. Slerett. Texas. $1,000; Charles Weber. New V»rk. H °OO, Chas. Asthelder. Wisconsin. s].<•”•': < - * • Wilson. Kentucky. $1.”"“; lal»orers. < - fr - Holbrook. District of Columbia. >."20; \>m. Mattershed. Pennsylvania. $720: female attendant ladles’ retiring room. Ada N. Roe, New York, $720; assistant to file clerk, '.eo. A. Shower, Maryland. $000; laborers iathe Clerk's document room. S. B. Bull. N irginia, SIMM); p. Y. Abernathy. Tennessee. The clerkships and mes>engershlps or the following committees and their compensations are: Appropriations. $3,000; assistant clerk to appropriations, $l.»500: messenger to appropriations, $l.O<M): clerk to agriculture, $2 000: claims. $2,000: commerce. S2.<»“••: District of Columbia. $2,000; elections. S2.’*'O: foreign affairs. $2,000; Indian affairs. >2.O"<': invalid pensions, $2,000; Irrigation of arid lands. $2,000; judiciary. S2.o»*>; merchant marine and fisheries. s2.<’oo: military affairs, $2,000; naval affairs. $2,000; public lands. $2/100; war claims, $2,000; postoffiees and post roads. $2,000; public buildings and *'iouu<ls $2,000; digest claims. assistant clerk war claims, $1,200; accounts, $2,000. ECKELS ON BANK ISSUE. He Discusses Currency and the Defects and Limitations of Present System. The report of the Hon. James 11. Eckels. Comptroller of the Currency, submitted to Congress, gives full information in regard to the organization, supervision, and liquidation of the national banks for the year ended Oct. 31. 1594. It shows that during this period but fifty banks were organized, with a capital stock of $5,285,000, the smallest number chartered. as well as the laiiiimum amount of capital, in any one year since 1879. Os these banks twenty-seven are in the Northern and Eastern States, ten in the Southern States.ami thirleen in the Western or trans-Mississippi division. On Oct. 31, 1894, the total number of national banks in operation was 3.750, with an authorized capital stock of $072.071.305, represented by 7.955.070 shares of stock owned by 287,892 shareholders. On Oct. 2. 1894, the date of their last report of condition, the total resources of the banks were $3,473,922,055, of which their loans and discounts amounted to $2.007.122,191, and money of all kinds in bank. $422.42**. 192. Os their liabilities $1,728,418,819 represented individual deposits. $334,121.082 surplus and net undivided profits, and $172,331,978 circulating notes outstanding. The total circulation of national banks on Ovl 31, 1894, amounted to $207,472,00.3. a net decrease during the year of $1,741,563 and a gross decrease of $8,614,864 in circulation secured by bonds. During the year seventy-nine banks, with an aggregate capital stock of $lO.475,000. passed out of the system by voluntary liquidation; twenty-one—including two whit h failed in 1893 w ith a capital stock of $2.7 ”0.000. became insolvent and were placed in charge of receivers. I he feature of the Comptroller’s report is his discussion of the currency question and the defects which are said to exist in the note-issuing powers vested in national banks. On this subject he says: No section of the law should be disturbed which canimt be materially improved upon and no amendment engrafted unless such amendment will work out bettor results than flow from the existing order of things. lor the present law it must be conceded it has been successful in every material feature excepting in the matter of bank note issues’ and here the failure has been a partial one’ The notes issued by the banks under governmental supervision have been uniform in appearance and under any and all circumstances of the full face value which thev purp..rt to carry. They have possessed the first requisite of a good bank note issue—iminodiinto coin upon present** It is probable that there could be no better plan for simply Insuring the note bidder against loss than the present requirement of a deposit ot bonds to secure a bank's circulation, but It Is equally certain, however that a method could be devised, not less safe In this respect, and In addition thereto nosaess ng that which Is essential and U now wholly wautlug-elastlclty of Issue. The conn plaint, therefore, made against the present system Is that, lacking in elastiey of Issue It falls to meet as fully as It ought the vary! . Ing wants of the country's trade am! ,“m. merce. This defect must attach o ever, scheme for a currency Isned bv the bank's . against a deposi. „f t.omls. the market value of which fluctuates while the percentage of issue, less than the value of the bond, granted the banks, remains unchai—.•<] ! -out s ? rl ?n s J 8 s thls fanlt “nd retardful , as It Is to the business Interests of the coun try. any attempt to remedy it which slroffid ■ lose Sight of or Ul any wise make less certa n , the present unquestioned credit end I!. . vertlbllity of the bank issues of the connL", could not be justified. It 1“7 dutv of?o V e r 7 i i mirij j < .ira tii - American be<»ni«* i » , had such a bank currency and the value of it both here and abroad thcvXlw - not be content to Lave b,,X<|c“- V . T, . U : & re b’t “aiy . If the present bank act were amen ( .d h? P ' 1 : posit 3 goterai'lun. 1 un.t b 'l"mds ,< ‘ln '"eu" 5 f'° ' !p ' - capital. 01 thcir “uiinpairwl r Co ? pt t° De r f '- l!o "’ s this suggestion with the further one for the maintenle 5 of a safety fund to be . uated taxation upon the outstan.F, " • culation of the hanks . be equal to not less than 5 ner 7L, J t the total of such outstandine .ir 7 *'• ° f ! ; as an agent only, and for the nn m J vent hanks. It is tn u .. . planished out of the assets of the'h’ 1°" . on which it shall be a first and k ’’ j hen, and from assessment to th ‘ mount ’ Miss Della Shenk, a 7ZZZT, [ woman, has mvsterk>n3T a" ” youn « i from Kokomo. Ind. " 7 d ' sa Pfieared : - Grant ; Binewa River n,.,,. . tr the Mibsir- . burned. Loss, ° Q ’ i “ d ” w «.

extraordinary crime. At His Own Request an Old Man Is Murdered by a Boy. The Assize Court of Aix-les-Bain ; has just had before it one of the most ■ extraordinary eases which can be : found in the annals of crime. The accused was a young boy of sixteen ' years of age, named Francois Bers thollier, who was charged with the ‘ murder of an old man named Blan- ■’ chard. Barthollier did not deny the crime, but made the" curious defense - that he had killed his victim with ; the latter’s own consent, but in response to hin very pressing re- ; quest. The following extract from his examination by tlie president of the court gives his version of the j crime. Prisoner —On the day of the arrival of the Russians, Blanchard and I went to Toulon. On the way he told me how miserable he was and how much he desired to end his life. ’ For several hours he tried to puri suatle me to deliver him from his . miseries. President —Dirt you not ask him why he did not commit suicide? Prisoner —He said he had not the necessary courage, and that he had religious scruples. Two days later ; he came to my room and waked me, ' saving: "Francois, I count on you for to-day: I want to get it over be- - fore the evening.” I was very much ' astonished. He added: "I will sign a bill for you for l.Stk', francs, which ' you will get from my notary at Car- : pentias.” 1 President —So this sum of 1.800 r . francs caused you to consent. Prisoner—l went down stairsand { bought a bill stamp for sixty cen- - times and drew out the bill, which he ’ signed. Then we went to Johette to take the tramway. While wading for it we went into a case, where Blanchard made me drink sev, ral ’ glasses of peppermint. Then he gave me sixty centimes to buy a knife j in a shop. When we were on the i tramway Blanchard said to me, . "Smoke as much as you can. It ' will stupefy yoji.” At Estaque we 1 again went into a case, where be j made me drink four or five absinthes. Then we continued our route for some time, when suddenly Blanchard stopped, saying- "This place will do." We then went under the bridge which is there. Blanchard undressed and bandaged his eyes with a handkerchief. President —Blanchard laid down himself on the stones there? Prisoner —Yes, monsieur. President —How many blows did you give him? Prisoner —Four. He had told me, “Strike me several times, so that I wont suffer. Strike in preference on the temples and where the jugular vein is. My death will bo easier.” Pres • nt —You certainly followed his counsels well. Your hand struck with a dexterity that a professional might envy. Did Blanchard die at once? Prisoner—Yes, he raised himself up slightly and gave a sigh; that was all. I had some blood on my hands, so I went and washed them in tho sea, which is about two hundred yards away. President—Then you returned to I Estaque 1 Prisoner—Yes, I stopped at a shooting gallery, where 1 tired some , shots to divert myself. i President—And did you not feel ■ any remorse, any terror? Prisoner—Yes, a little. The jury decided that the prisoner i had acted without discernment and 1 acquitted him. The court, however, t ordered him to be kept in a ret'orma- ■ tory until the age of twenty years. Our Early Diplomats. ■ Congress had some difficulty in . regulating tho expenses of its foreign - Ministers so as to give them an opr portunity to appear with dignity in r foreign courts and at the same time . conform to the economical ideas that t prevailed in the matter of public ex- . penditure. At the time Franklin was r writing home that he could not make t a respectable appearance nt the , court of 1-rance, the President of ; Congress was receiving letters allegr ing a wasteful expenditure of money t by Franklin and his nephew, Jona- ■ than Williams. Some of these strict- ’ ures may have been warranted, for 1 John Adams was found including a j charge for the education of his son in 1 ?.? acc ount of his expenses abroad. , Ihe item was disallowed on the - ground that the investigating com f mlttee did not fin 1 "any book or t proceeding of Congress, nor are they ; informed of any -.-en-ral or received i custom on which the charge of monj eys for the education of the accnnntr ant s son can be admitted, and, r though the same is inconsiderable, i they are of the opinion that a preee- ; dent be not established.’—j San Fran- . cisco Examiner. An Odd Man. ; tl'ceccentncitiesof Henry Stephen ox an early English minister at 1 " asilln gton, were the laugh of the ’ n°nui’ °, X generally did notarise fl ! F e °u- e v '' vo " ' ready to go I \ hen du 'y compelled him , to rise earlier, Fox was like a an owl Au ddy tllne ' "How strange” int Ji*® t 0 c ,me ' Cald cron, one mornn at a State “ function”—" how davlfohi w° k v° ,?aeh other b 7 tii n” ’ lllsdeb ts compelled him enonah t Gentlemen, now be good low mi” P A U * On yOUr hatsand fo ‘" the way to a !, ! ‘ us , , sayin S> h e led b °use—[The Arglnlu^ 1 " 8