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LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OF THE BANKS
The aggregate amount of the loans and dis
counts of the Banks Of the country is seldom
mentioned. Their capital, circulation, and spe-
Gle, are mentioned The public are not gene
rally aware how dsprotonate the amount of
heir loans and specie are; nor do they stop to
INQUIRE, what kind of money or valuable their
capital consists Of
By the letter of the Secretary Of the Treasury
Of the st March last exhibiting the condi-
ton of the Banks it appears their loans and
discounts in 1910 were S462 1922, 623; their
capital (paid I'M was 1888, APP, 692; and their
specie S33 los, 1856: while the Indebtedness to
other Banks was S4l, l59,6l5 and other liabili
ties, Sl3,275,1s3
Now, as Bank capital is supposed to be paid
either in specie, or its equiralem, the public
are somewhat interested TO know what this
equivalent is; and how it happens that the
Banks having paid in capital OF 1858 100000,
and yet have but $33Ooo,o0o specie Wha,
does the capital consist Of? and in what kind of
currency do they make loans to the amount of
Sl63,00o,000? More than $l00,00O,000 beyond
ther capital
There is certainly some mystery in this busi-
ness, which has never been explained to the
public; and which, as the matter stands, de-
mands some xplanation--especially at time
when the Banks in three quarters Of the States
refuse to pay specie, and yctarc suffered still to
ENJOY the privilege Of making discounts, while
legislative authority sanctions this fraud upon
NE public by permitting it to continue.
five deduct the 1913, 000 900 specie from the
amount the loans and discounts of the Banks,
We hnd that they make loans to the amount of.
Si30oO0000 beyond the amount Of their specie
ana on this sum they collect at least six per cent
'qterest-which is $25,S00,o00 and this is lc-
yea IN some shape from the labor and industry
Of the people
Would it not be well for the public to consi-
'et whether they could not get rid Of paying
aaaaa1y to the Banks 1926, ,000) twenty
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Excess of imports,
a.oo6.o22

The Journal of Commerce made the following
remarks at the sametime upon the statementrom
the N. Y..Post:
"The above is very gratifying statement as it shows
that we are still reducing debt TO foreign coun-
tries In the year ending Both September, 1870 our
exports exceeded our imports, in the of SIC,
766059 Excess Of exports over imports in the last
two years, $5l ,7l0,4S6 Ii estimate the interest
on Stock debtsto foreign countries at $4,000,
600 per annum, there is actual reduction of in
debedness in the two years, of nearly twenty eight
millions"
We are sorry that the fact must correct this
erroneous impression and sorry that the coun-
try instead of paying about 25,00O,0 600 by ex-
ports, has increased her Indebtedness more
than So 900 600 We take the following sched-
ule Of imports and exports from the Journal Of
Commerce, making the correction above indlca-
ted. 1t embraces period of 2l years, the
commercial year beginning and ending 3oth
SpDtpmbcr.
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Excess Of imports,
S276.S21O6s

For nine years preceding 1910, the imports
had uniformly exceeded the exports; but we
have fallen again into the old track of excess
This shows an annual aggregate of excess for
Il years Of Sl3, 1873, 000-a pretty round sum TO
cancel in coin, bullion, or any other currency
Every reader can make his own comments
upon this subject. We only aim to furnish them
facts for reflection. The inquiry is very natural,
how this annual tax of more than $4,000, 900,
is paid and how long it is to continue?
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STATE DEBTS AND DEFICITS

We give below an estimate of the State debts,
taken from the Boston Post 1t is well for the pub
lie to be reminded now and then, Of the state Of their
accounts <h
The large States are indebted out of all proportion
to the snail ones 1t is to be remarked that there
are six States in the Union owing no State debt,
viz Vermont Nelo Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, Deiarare, and North Carolina The ac.
counts the rest Of the States and Territoiess
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mn Israel +. James is collecting for US in The
South and Southwest, assisted by Ill NJ. Lewis, ].
x Whippe, O IL. Stem, Benz Gardiner, and Chas.
s. James.
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Hon CoMPLlMENT--T The New York CONNER
cal says that The report of Mr. Forward, on the Ex.
chequer, is the most powerful document which has
been issued from the Treasury Department since the
days of Alexander Hamilton.
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COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES

tCCAANiSiNNi VI liI " M Ell > n I-N''
The general impression had been, till il was
corrected by the Secretary Of the Treasury on
Monday, in pursuance of resolution moved by
Mr. Woodbury., that our explorations for lS4l,
had exceeded our importations by near $780,
10000; whereas it appears on the contrary,
that the imports have exceeded the exports by
more than $3,00O000 The following appeared
in the New York Evening Post, and was copied
into the Journal Of Commerce, December |.
Commerce ofhe United States We have received
statement of the commerce of the United States for
the year ending Sept 80, le4l
The total amount of exports to foreign
countries $l32 ,0S5 $40
The oial amount of imports from TO-
reign countries l07 l4l ,5l9
Excess of exports, $24 All
The excess of exports, given above nearly
all in The trade with Great Britain.
The Secretary of the Treasury thus corrects
the error by his statement transmitted to the Sc
nate on Monday;
IMPORTS
Merchandise duty free, S64 ,449
do. duty paying, 59,3sl,934
Foreign merchandise duty
fee, slo79s,45l
Foreign merchandise duty
paying, 43O3l75
Domestic produce, l06059,6S5
Sl2l l6l 81 |
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THE DISTRIBUTION LAND ACT.
The following resolution Submitted on the 23d
slant by Mr.. LINN was taken up and adopted, VII

The following resolution, submitted on the ODD in
slant by MIR. LINN was taken up and adopled, VIZ:
Resoired, That the Secretary Of the Treasury be
what would have been the operation of the Land Dis
trbution bill, If had been in operation during the
year 1871 ana how much would have been the dstri-
butive shares of each State and Territory, and the
District of Columh a. under said bill according TO he
ascerained and estimated product Of the lpnd sales
for the year Also the dsttihutve share Of each in
dlvidu6l provided the said revenue should have been
divided out by the head 10 the etre population of the
Union, according TO the census of 1910; and how
mu h would have been the dis,rbutl,c shares Of the
States, IeIrtor Cs and District If Columbia, and in
di,duas, provided all the proper costs and charges
upon The lands consisting of Indian annuities, paya-
BILE during the year, and the current purchases of
lands from Indians, in addition TO other costs and
charges named in the Distribution act were first de-
Quoted before the distribution shoulbe made.
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five millions eight hundred thousand dollars sim
ply for interest Pan amount that is only few
millions short Of the whole specie in the Banks.
This amount of interest exceeds the proper
expenses of the whole Federal Government.
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$2OO.491.l51
Total,

To this State Indebtedness of 5000 494, 1877 add
the surplus revenue deposited with the States $2s-
loi 6i4 city debts OF New York, Boston, Philodci-
phia, Baltimore, Albany Troy, Cincinnati New
Orleans, Mobile and Charleston a total of S22.
32,iil and we shall have, as the total of State and
City debts, $3.50 500, ZAP.
The States that no debts are New Hamp.
shire, Vermont, Connecticut Rhode Island, North
Carolina, and Delaware
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IL ruosr THINGS winch ARE ESSENTIAL LET THERE
:, rx,ry-x NoS-EssENrIALs, LIBERTY; AND N ALL
su,xes cHARIrY.-.fugustin.
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JAS, PHALEN &c. Managers Office,
Corner Of 9th street and Penn. avente,
DRAWN NOS. OF SCHOOL FUND
Gas, 23l

SO So "a 80 81 II 3 20 81 Us II 20 as
~ Not bad for Christmas 3 % 81, 5? 500, VA
sold IN whole ticket; also, one OF 500 Oh luN
i + II % lo--the capital prize Of $50 C01wos &c.
in aquartcr ticket, in Thursdays PokonloAe Lottc.y
to a gentleman from Virginia.
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PENNsyLvANIA.-The Philadelphia Gazette states
that the Treasurer of Pennsylvania has money sufi-
cient now in the Treasury to the interest of the
State debt, due in February.
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SPscE.--Thc schooner Watchman, from Meta.
moras, at New Orleans, brought $6i 81 in specie.
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Deb

IN this city, on the y n inst, Miss ANY S. onIy
o. me ZION. Samuel 5 Bovine, OF Coo crs
town, n T., in the is year of her ace
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$3l3,9Sf AS

1t thus appears that the imports have exceed
ed the exports for sixteen years out Of the TWEEN
ty-one; and that the amount stands thus
Imports S2,222 ,24l,217
Exports 19l6,22o,149
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ii 5eMr JOIN Il. CUNNINGHAM is duly author
lied to solicit subscribers for the Madisonan, IN
his city Georgetown, and Alexandria,
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There were but eight deaths in Charleston, during
the week ending on the 10Th inst
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phiie zoe read. TO keep up with the steam-power
progress of the age.
1t is not sufficient therefore that the press
spread before the public the provisions of a law,
OF the mbodied facts of a report-they must
both be dissected, Analysed abridged and epito-
mlsed-condensed in the smallest compass, and
their essence, their vital portion, presented at
once to the eye, that il may read at glance the
contents of volume, and comprehend in mo
ment the labor of months-and thus detain
none an instant, in the journey Of his pur-
suit-not even TO halt. in order 10 read the direc-
ton of the gude-board on the great highway
OF his destiny and duty.
In accordance with these views we condense
portion Of the Report of the Secretary of the
Treasury, relating to the exports Of our DoMEs-
TIC INDUSTRY.
The aggregate of domestic products and manu-
features exported in 1910,
amounted to $ll3, s95634
Different items, and value Cotton $63,S7o,307
Agricultural products. Flour 1O,143 go
Rice, short of 1000 600
Wheat, little over 100000
Corn, rye, oats, potatoes, apples,
&c, about 100000
Beef, tallow, butter, cheese, pork,
bacon, lard, horses, mules, sheep 3,006,034
Products of The Forests
Skins, furs, ginsing, slaves, shin
giles, timber, tar, pitch, rosin, pot
and pearl ashes, &c. 5,323,6S5
Products Of the SEQ
Fish-oil, whalebone 3,l9S, $40
Manufactures
Soap, tallow, candles, leather, fur
nture, hats, saddlery, spirits,
snuff and manufactured tobacco,
lead linseed oil and spirits of
turpentine, iron, refined sugar,
gunpowder, &c. 5,279,3l7
Manufacturers of cotton, hemp and
flax, wearing apparel, combs,
buttons, brushes, paper and sta
tionery, earthenand stoneware,
&c, &c. including a variety OF
small items, (and Of domestic
coin, $2,235,072) amounting in
the whole to 6,425,722
Such are the items of the productions Of Ame
rican industry exported in 1910; and we are
sorry 10 say that there has been falling of,
within the last year OF about 81, 000,000-as ap-
pears by the statement from the Secretary Of
the Treasury in late paper.
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THURSDAY.
POKOMOkE LOTTERY -l61.
scHGNlE

Tickets S5--Halyes 81 80 Quarters s %
Certificates OF Package, wholcs 500 halves and quar-,
tiers same prolorton m.
Tickets shares, or packag for sale at The Mana.
gers Office, batweon Browns and Gadsby's Hotels
dec ~
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me OREGON TERRITORY.

Mr. LINN submitted a resolution, which was
adopted that the memorias and resolutions emanating
from any Of the State Legislatures Of the United
States, and presented TO the Senate since 1888, with
the memorials and petitions from any individuals, re-
latin! to the occupation and settlement Of Oregon
be taken from The files and referred to the select
miltee on the said Territory.
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AMENDMENT OF rue CONSTITUTION.

MIR. CLAY remarked that he arose for the purpose
of giving notice that he should tomorrow, ask leave
To introduce three Joint resolutions three several
amendments to the Constitution of the United States
VIZ: The first had for its object limitation and re-
stricon Of the veto power the second, the appoint
.lent Of the head of the Treasury Department by
Congress and the third, to prevent Members OF Con
gress from receiving Executive appointments for the
term, or the fractional term, for which they were
elected He said that he would not introduce reso-
luton with regard to the limitation of the Executive
term, for the reason that particular friend of his
had stated that he intended to do so.
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Tmentp=&eOenth Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
IN SENATE,

Tuesday, Dee %, lSil
The Hon r. J. WALKER, of Mississippi, APP
peared in his seat.
REMOVAL OF THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.
The PRESIDENT presented petition praying for
the removal Of the seat of.Goyernment from the Dis
trct of Columbia To Cincinnati, Pttsburg, Phadel-
pha, or to some other suitable place in non-save-
holding State or district.
On the motion Of Mr., KING, the motion ofrecep-
ton was laid upon the table.
Petitions we're presented by Messrs. BERRlEN,
PIERCE, BAGBY, and SEWER.
On the motion Of Mr.. SMITH, of Indiana, one
thousand extra copies of the Annual Report of the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office were or
dered to be printed.
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1888 From Fort Wayne to Poughkeepse, Deca,
tur. Timber Lost, Bear Creek. Jayc. h. Van aud
Deerfeld to Winchester, 60 miles and back, twice
a week
Leave Fort Wayne every ruesdsy and Friday at
6 a IN, arrive AT Winchester next days by o p IN
Leave Winches er every Sunday and "Wednesday
at 6 IT, arrive at Fort Wayne next days by
pm
Proposals 10 carry in two horse wagons three
time a week will be considered.
1884 From Fort Wayne by Butler, Auburn De
Kalb. Steubenve, Angola and Crooked Creek, to
Branch C. h. Mich IS miles and back, once week
Leave Fort Wayne every Monday at a IN, arrive
at Branch h. next day by SPIN
Leave Br,nchc h. every Wednesday at m,
arrive at Fort Wayne next day by p m
1896 From Fort Wayne TO Whitley c. h., IS
miles and back, once a week
Leave Fort Wayne every Friday at 9 a m, arrive
at Whitley C. h. same day by pm
leave Whitley C. h. every Saturday at m, ar
rive at Fort Wayne same day by 3 Jpn
1886 From Fort Wayne by Spencerville, New.
vile and Saint Joseph, o. to Pulaski, So miles and
back, once week
Leave Fort Wayne every Friday at IN, arrive
at Pulaski next day by II IN
Leave Pulaski every Saturday at l IN, arrive at
Fort Wayne next day by pm
Proposals for supplying the following Off .es in
Indiana at SUN to be named and subject to the
cond ton Of being limited to the net proceeds o
the offices, are invited
AzAia, Ind, to be supplied from Reddngton, a
miles and back. twice week.
| Bgelow's Mills to be supplied from Door Viii
lage, 10 miles and back, once week
! Camden to be supplied from Delphi, miles and
back, once week
Cottage Grove to be supplied from Hibernia, 4
miles and back, once week
| Crooked Lake to be supplied from Orand, 6
miles and back, once a week.
Democrat to be supplied from Burlington, s
miles and back once week
Eagle Creek to be supplied from Lake c. h. 8
miles and back, week.
| Essex to be supplied from Liverpool, 8 miles and
back once week.
Frisbee's Mills to be supplied from Newburg, 6
miles and back, once week.
Gallatin to be supplied from Roseyle, 6 miles and
back, once a week.
Hawpatch to be supplied from Good Hope,
miles and back once week.
Jennings to be supplied fir, IN Brookville, 9 mics
and back, once week.
Kings5ury to be supplied from Laporte, 6 miles
and back, twice week
Mlmoont to be pp'ied from Warren, miles
and back, once week.
| New Amsi erdam to be supplied from Corydon, Is
miles and back, once week.
| Newark to be supplied from Evansville, IS miles
and back, once week.
i Onondaga TO be supplied from Plymouth, miles
and back, twice week.
six Mile TO be supplied from Vernon, miles and
back week.
Trenton to be supplied from Mt. Pleasant, miles
and back. once a week.
i Waterloo TO be supplied from Cam bridge, miles
| and back once week.
. TO be continued
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BOOK BINDING.

The subscriber has resumed the above business and
will feel very grateful to his friends and the public for
share of their patronage.
He will furnish at the shortest notice
BLANK BOOKS
every description ruled and bound to any pattern,
the materials and workmanship equal to any IN me
Uniled States he will also execute orders for all
inds Of MACHINE RULING. '.tt
ANU SCRIPTS, PERIODICALS, AND
MUSIC
Arranged and bound in the very best style and at ea
sonable prices
OLDBOOKS rebound MAPS mounted anil var
nished. PORT FOLIOS Of all sizes and descriptions
manufactured to order
gsParticular and personal attention viii he paid to
orders for confidential work at the public Offices or
elsewhere 4 Z
The subscriber having been for many years en- .
gagged in the above business, and having proctcal
knowledge Of the various branches, feels perfectly SAFE
in assuring The public, that he will be able to execute
orders for every description of work in style that can
fail to give satisfaction
|. His Bindery is on the south side OF Pennsylvania
avenue between fourteenth and fifteenth streets oppo-
site the Post Office Department.
WAsuNGToN July Doth lSil
Mr. All orders left at the MadIsonian Once VIII
/ he nrnmptlv attended to. July ~
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DRoPosALs FOR INDIAN GooDs--seaIed

--------------- -----5----------
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN GOODS--Sealed
proposals will be receve ed at the Office of the Com
missioner of Indian fairs until the Both day Of De-
cember next at one o'clock, p M for furnishing the
following goods for the use Of the Indians:
Mackinac Blankets various sizes and colors
Cloths of different quality and coors
Srouds do
Flannes do
Woolen So Ks do
Yarns do
Linseys and worsed Gathering do
Caicoes, assorted qualities
Calico and Flannel Shirts
Bleached and unbeached Cotton Shifting and Sheet
ing
Domestic Checks Plaids and Stripes
Cotton Shaws and Handkerchiets
Black Silk Handkerchiefs
Sewing Silk assorted colors ~
Cotton and Linen Threads, assorted colors
Chinese Vernillion
Beads, assorted
Pipes do
FINS DO a"9
brass and I'm Kettles, assorted sizes
I'm Fans and Cups
ere eteeis ,3
bhtahnla ana paper iineu LOOKING eiasse'
AVIS assorted
Buuehs 40 ~
Plass mans assor'ea
Ihimbles do
t9pissols ~
9ihe'S 10
aoe hhNes ana orhs
FEWER fia.es
Fish HOOKS ana Lines
Conos assorted ~ ,e,p
Northwest uuns Fowder Horns anu oho' oueHt'
Gun W orms an 40 mus
Halt Axes and Elachels
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TNHE OXFORD DRAWlNG BOON Just I'M
ported ia few copies only by F. TAYLOR price
- 30 published originally at two gulneas The art9i
Drawing aud Theory and Practice Of Perspective ~
n Wmuock teacher Of drawing and perspective To-
the University of Oxford, teaching progressively ~
tho means OF very numerous engtavings me aft o.
Ske,ching Drawing, and Colorng Of Landscape
Scenery of animals and Of the human figure 10 a
manner calculated Ger selfinstructon-on qualto
volume containing more than one hundred enetaNlnss,
with the letter press description oad instructions ~
| length.
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TRUNK BOARDS coo lbs Bird s Sens bes
i Trunk Boards No 7, s, 9, 10, !, and % boards
10 the bundle of so lbs Just received and for saleo
dc Q w FISCHER
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PROPOSALS FOR BINDING.
PosT OPFlcE DEPARTMENT, }
December I'd. lS4l (

DeceWOeF "a, 1871.
CEALED proposals will be received at the Post
~ Office Department until the 9th inst at O'Clock
p. NJ, fJr the following d, scripions Of binding for
the period Of three years nom the first day Of January
1912
Super royal blank books 10 full Russia feint lined
extra ruled, with printed captions and headings Of
columns, with spring backs, deferred and numbered.
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phabets, separate or annexed.
Same in calf, with extra Russia bands
Royal blank books, in full Russia, fent lined ruled
and lettered, with printed captions spring backs and
indexes separate or annexed.
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Same without captions, and with indexes, separate
or annexed
Same in calf with extra Russia bands.
Same without ruling.
Same In calf with EXTRA Russia banda, with and
without ruling
DENY blank books in full Russia with spring
backs, ruled and feint lined with indexes, separate or
annexed.
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Foolscap blank books, in full Russia with spring
backs feint lined and ruled bank distance
Same, in nalf Russia, ieint lined, and rule to pat
tern
Ruling quarto post papert ed, and ftint lined to pat
term per qure.
Ruling cap paper red, and fent lined to PIT u
qure
Ruling denny royal and super royal red, and fem
lined to pattern.
Ruling DENY royal and super royal red and feint
llneu 10 pattern, win pneu caPliohs per qnlei iof
all the above.
Folding, stitching, cutting and quarter binding l6,
to 10 600 copies Of the Laws and Instructions should
the Department order their publication.
Specimens of blank books now in use, may be seen
in the various offices and divisions of the Depart
ment The paper will be furnished by the Depart
ment
The bids for binding books must specify the price
per auire. III.
in the advertisement, and bid will be considered
which contempaies more than one price for any one
article kind Of work.
The Department reserves the right of prescribing
the patterns for fent lining and ruling in all
The bids must be accompanied by ample tcstimoni-
ais of the ability of the bidder to perform the work.
Ten per cent the price Of the work executed will
be retained, security for It's faithful performance
! refusal or failure TO execute any work in due
time after it is ordered disregarding the instructions
Of the Department to the manner of its execution,
slovenly execution of the work. failing TO account for
to demand paper handed over to be bound,
substituting other paper, or any other attempt 10 evade
the true meaning of the contract will be forfeiture
| of the contract and of the per cent retained,
Piopo-als should be addressed 10 the Postmaster
General and endorsed Proposals for Binding
! Dec. Odd