Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1895 — A 300-Year-Old Bank. [ARTICLE]

A 300-Year-Old Bank.

Japan has a banking house that has been in business without a break for over 800 years. It began with Kechlgo No Kami, an Impoverished feudal noble of tbe province of Ise, who broke away from the traditions of his caste and went into the liquor trade, manufacturing sake from rice. One of his sons established a bank, which two centuries ago was removed to Tokio, the present capital, and from the name of the prinXat the time took the name, by it Is now known, of the Mitsui Bank. Like the Rothschilds, the whole family is engaged in the business, a marked feature of which is that the capital belongs to all in common, while no one member can claim a separate ■hyn The most competent individual 1* <&osen president The bank has now oWta thirty branches and is the greatest Ultaain bank in Japan. Runaway on the Ocean. JZJI A, runaway steamer must be an ex ooaipngly unpleasant sort of sea sarpent for the passengers on board her. Tha Steamer Marchioness of Breadalbaita while making the passage from RoQMaay to Gourock, met with an accMaot to her machinery and the enginoere were unable to stop her. The captain therefore took her out into mid■ttataßMl and spun round in a circle till ths steam was nearly exhausted, when tba runaway beaded for Gourock, where aha was secured by ropes and the r—t taa steam run off.—London Ha who plants a tree, he plants low, beared and earth help him who ftaM * tree, and ids work Ito own re 'ptaMldMi bar-JLncy Lsrecre.

Britain’s Parliament 600 Years Old. We are on the ere of the sixth century of the British Parliament If it bo cares it will be able, in a few months, to celebrate the 600th anniversary of its existence. In 1295 Parliament assembled on the basis from which has grown the form which It now has; that is to say. special summonses were issued to the prelate* and to the noblsa, then consisting of seven earls and fortyone barons; while to the sheriffs of each county orders were given to cause the election of two knights for each shire, two citizens for each dty and two burgesses for each borough, who were to be endowed with full power to execute what should be ordained by Common Council. Great Britain is unique. Centuries will elapse before any other country will be able to celebrate its Parliament’s sexcentenary.