Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-01

to the surface yesterday. The conf
Dental man in o Wall street banking
house wss suspected by the president
of using money that belonged to the
bank. The president, to assure him
self, put detective on his track; and
it was made certain thing that he
was living long way ahead OF bis
salary, and that he could not carry
his expenses without stealing at least
ten thousand year. The president
took him into his private office, and,
without great deal of gravity, IN
formed the cashier that all his out
goings and incomings were known
that he spent his nights at certain
house up town--thst he paid the
rent of the house, and the expenses
of the lady who lived in il; and
that -
He didn't go any further, for the
clerk interrupted him.
"You are mistaken, sir. j do spend
a great deal of my time in that house
and it costs great deal of money,
but do not pay it. La my situa-
ton cannot afford to-"
"Who does support herr" was the
question.
"You do was the reply. "Mrs. -
in the next house, the lady you Keep,
happens to be sister OF the lazy
who is fond of me. The two women
have always been partners, and
knowing that | was a mere subordi-
nate, Mrs. -, your woman, makes
you pay enough to keep both houses
going. I am stealing something,
but / am not SO imprudeDt as to
squander il. l am laying mp provi-
sion for old age, SIR"
The bank president, who belongs
to one of the most aristocratlc
churches up town, clustered for a
moment, bat his clerk kept very
cool.
81 have thought, sometimes" said
the merciless young man, shat 1t
was my duty to the stockholders to
have an investigation made of your
accounts, but thought better of it,
What else transplred will never be
known. Only this, the young man
was promoted Immediately, his salary
was raised, and, retrenchment being
a proper thing liz times, the two la
dies moved into one house, saving
the expense of keeping up two es-
ia blishments, and besides it is con-
venient for the two principal men 10
the concern to meet there to discuss
the affairs of the bank. When it
finally smashes, two of its officers
will be provided for.
Newspapers.
Newspaper property is about the
worst thing to have in New York.
The Herald which used to make q
profit of seven or eight hundred thous.
and dollars per year, is only a little
more than paying its expenses. Ii
charges 40 cents a line for advertising
and gets all the "wants," "for sales,
and what is known as the servants
girls advertising. But the servant girls
havn't got any money now, and It's
pages are bare. The Tribune is losing
money, and the Times is just holding
its own, and hardly that, the Sun is
making something, but not much, and
the rest are sinking money. People
have no more interests in newspapers
than they have in anything else, but
nothing so well and truly indicates the
condition of business as the condition
of newspapers. The hard times cuts
off circulation, and in bad times there
is nothing to induce the advertiser
to make investments. There are no
bonds selling now, the manufacturers
are selling close to the wind, the times
are too hard for swindles even, and SO
the revenues of the newspaper are cui
down very close. They are all strug
Cling along, however, hoping with
everybody else for the good times tina,
are to come.
Business
Generally is very bad, though little
improved since last week. II is safe
to expect a steady improvement right
along now. The mills in New Eng
land have started up, and trade from
that section is improved. The South
and West is coming in more freely
and the prospect for moderate trade
in the Spring is promising. One
manufacturing house up town that has
been running on half time goes into
full time next Monday, and a great
many more are increasing to seven
and eight hours. The outlook is de-
cidedDy better. PIETRo.