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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-29
HOW To cATCH d POLAR
BEAR, .fs

81 do SO pity those men ON the Rodg-
crs," remarked Mrs. Max, passing the
Major the honey, which he always IN
sisted upon having with his rice cakes.
"Yes, indeed" replied the Major,
who was triae cynical that morning,
having burned his mouth with coffee.
"Yes, indeed, my dear, the lifo Of an
Arctic explorer must DO hard. They are
so isolated from the world. just imag-
inc, if you can, the horror Of living for
three years out Of the dust aud wind
and fog and rain Of our glorious eli
mate; Of not meeting all that time the
man at your club who thinks the oftener
a story is told tho better it is /; Of being
without the consolation afforded you by
the busted stock operator, who knows
you are glad of an opportunity to lend
him $40; of being where millinery Ind
Japanese decoration stores do not A.ily
intrap ones wife; Of being, ir1n'sa
"Why, Major. how you do talkil ]
was only thinking - Tho horrid things
the Rodgers crew will have to do to get
their bear steaks" Is. sesa hr' y,
"How's that2" asked tho Major, in
stantly interested over tho subject Of
steaks, which he holds Of much greater
importance than the Irish land troubles.
"What I know about it," resumed
Ms. Max, ''Lread ipra fashion paper,
and it ought to be true.Y 80 'R
at certainly ought to be, Mrs. Max,
If only on account Of its old agb."
n Well, the article said.r, continued
MIRA Max, pretending to-. ignore the
ltMajor's slur on her favorite reading,
(" that Arctic explorers, when, they want
TO killa polar bear, plant big knife in
the ice with the blade sticking up. They
dsub the blade With blood, andthe bea,
Itr~ T.esrI L,,s th..ta s,g,..,,
lSs-a
,ee' suo oa'' ~ ,.,, sas'e .,es Us M ,,,,p. !,
no ooA.avS ~ 80 - nsI w., Wy ~ ~ I,,.,a. . !, !,
.onSuo % ~ nsyou, $500 a.s ao i'a "''''gS I
"Quiet your fears, my dear, said th'
II Major. a when his wife had finished
An'. .uo wy .aoy a, . a,,. ~ ~, - u.
.na is as. s~stS wS Ssas rs, AZ -
= '''s - ml.a,,'-s.
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sso soou'' Z - .ss .;,,ea,s e ,s;,. .s;,
up U mn, e -. a.. ~. .,,;ns 80 ;s,,ana [ - ' :
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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-29
NJ Trankel & Sons.
SOME WILLS.

Every now and then we soc wills in
the Illustrated London Ne,os which as-,
tonisa us by the magnitude and beneyo-
lence Of the pecuniary requests. Such.
are the enormous bequests OF Mr.. Gard
,ner to the blind, aud Of the late Mr..
George Henry Moore, who left sporadic
legacies in every conceivable direction.
We naturally augur all good things from
such amiably,minded testators. But
perhaps o still higher degree Of sympa-
thy and credit ought to be attached to
those generous-minded beings who have
made their benefactioEs in their life
time. Such were the late Mr. Atwood,
whose anonymous benefactions Of f1, 900
each were acknowledged ince,santly in
the second column Of the Tpaes; the
late Mr.. Kemble, Of Bath, whose i'm
mense gifts were Of the rarest delicacy
aud kindness, md Mr., Holloway, who
has proved such q benefactor to the in
sane Of the middle class and to the cause
Of the higher, education Of women.
When we read Of q rich man leaving an
enormous fortune to the Metropolitan
Board Of Works, we; suspect an Unusual
combination Of the prosaic and imagina-
! tive in his composition. a Itwas mach
more sensible Of Mr.. Neald to leave lis
money to the Queen. You very often
find rich people leaving money to the
rich, and even poor people doing the
same thing.s Although some cases may
admit.of explanation, it appears to me
that this is an indication Of q very mean
order Of character, and is carrying snob-
bishnsss, beyond the tomb. The will Of
Rabelais-if, indeed, this curious will is
really his-gives quite the spirit Of his
works 81 81 have no available property;
Lowe o great deal the rest I give to
the poor" One thinks much Of the
kind-heartedness Of people who leave
money To dumb animals always provid-
ed, however, that they have not out
out their relations In favor Of cats and
dogs.d Not only to- oats and dogs, but
to horses, parrots and other birds, and
even to fishes, have handsome gbequesta
been left Even Lord Chancellor Eldon
left q small annuity to his dog, which ID
ia relieving feature in his character.-- =
London Society. 'ii- i3siij
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-29
OPINIONS WORTH COPYING.
DECLINED WITH THANKS.

The Scrgeant-at-Arms Of the
House rendered the position of pay
ing teller to Mr.. o. 0. Stealcy, cor
respondent of the Courier-Journal,
and 1t was promptly declined.
stcaley has a.bonanza a bigger than
any ordinary government office. He
ran make or mar politician, and
what more could an ambitious man
ask.-Frankfort YeoILan.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-29
s.wIruERlso sARcAsuM..

Jas. w. Blackburn, Jr., Of Frank
fort, the telegraph informs us has
been appointed to an important po-
silion in the folding department of
the House at Washington. This is
not the late Secretary Of the State,
but the late Sass. Adj. Gen." who
made himself notorious last winter
by proving to the public that the first
abbrcviation of his alleged title was
not misapplied.--0wcnsbor Messen-
ger.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-29

WI are sowing seeds Of truth or error,
4 dishonesty or integrity, every day we
I've and everywhere we 60, that will take
,oot In scmebodys Life. l,t.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-29
pas'r eivnrnE COLONEL OUT.

Some Of the papers are giving GEN
cral BAIL w. Duke, of Louisville, q
boost for Governor three years hence,
but 1t is likely that the trail will
b, very cold by the time Proctor
Knott ceases to'warm the chair, and
|. would be well to remember that
Thos..L Jones has not gone to the
old country to reside, but just on a
pleasure trip.--Bowling Green
Times.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-29

Best Heavy Brown Domestic, yard wide. ....7 Ct
Fruit of the Loom Blcachcd Cotton ........ 10 2"
Soft Finish Dleached Cotton, on,........."..... 8"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19
Mistake of Terms.

Il don't see as this butter we get
from the cremary is much better than
cows butter,' said Mrs. Vancouver, one
morning at the breakfast table.
what! calculated Mr.. Vancouver,
excitedly.
4 say that don't think the crema-
tory butter is a bit better than any
other
MY DEAR replied Mr.. Vancouver,
trying to calm himself; do you know
what a crematory is p
No, not unless it's a place where
they make oleomargarine.'
well, my love, will inform you:
A crematory is a place where dead
bodies
sOh, graciousv
"A place where dead bodies are burn
ed to ashes, and the ashes carried home
in a jar and stored away among the
family archives. You are thinking Of
creamery, darling, but don't for
heaven s sake ever get on this subject
again in presence Of our friends
Don't do it for my sake, will you,
love?'
And she said she would be eternally
cremated if she would.-T0ledo Blade.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19
Testing the Eyesight.

To test the eyes of the employees of
the Pennsylvania railway, the exami-
ner places upon the candidateas-@aose
a pair of spectacles, literally without
glasses. A movable disc of iron is
placed before the right and left eye
alternately to determine whether he
Can see or read equally we'll with both
eyes. Wearing these peculiar specta-
eles he reads printed cards upon q
movable frame and also upon the wall
across the room. From these tests his
capacity for sight is marked according
to graduated scale. The tests for
hearing are made according to a stop
watch and tones of conversation at q
greater or less distance. The candi-
date is shown stick about two feet
in length. from which hang skeins of
colored zephyr, twenty or more, and
all numbered. He must first pick out
all the red ones, from the deepest car
dinal to the faintest salmon next, all
the greens, from the darkest olive to
the palest Nile green, and then all the
rose tints, from delicate shell-pink to
garnet. Nor must he confuse any Of
them with each other or with the grays
and browns scattered between, which
latter he must plainly distinguish from
yellow and orange. Then, from col
lection of railroad flags, new, passable
and old, ne must select the required
shade and be able to tell battered
green from a navy blue and a dirty
white from black, as well as know
the bright hues Of the fresh bunting.
1t will thus be seen that those who use
this building are trust worthy, active,
wide.awake men.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19
A Mothers Disappointment.

A Detroit lawyer who had business
in one of the Northern counties a
short time since put in a night at a
farm house. 1t was a long structure
containing two rooms and such furni-
ture as pioneers get along with. The
family consisted of an old man, his
wife, and girl of 20, who was slash
ing around bare-footed and had a fist
like slugger. After supper the old
woman took a seat in front of the
lawyer and suddenly asked:
"Do You wear such fine duds all the
time ?'' ---------
Gall the time madam"
els that real diamond in your
shirt?"
1T is"
"And heard you tell the old man
you had horse and buggy at homer"
eyes, ma'am."
"And that watch and chain are real
gold, l suppose ~
eyes, the real stuff"
"Cost as much as $2O0?"
eyes, over $780,"
"My stars! Why, you must get as
much as $40 a month and board !"
she gasped.
"Madam, l sometimes make $50
per day." he placidly replied.
"Shoo! Why, you are worth thou
sand dollars !"
"Yes, ten times that"
"Stars and starsl"
There was an interval of silence as
she recovered from her amazement.-
Then she tip-toed to the corner of the
house to see if there were any caves.
droppers. Coming back she walked
up to the lawyer and dropped her
voice to whisper and said:
"Say We've bin saving Sally these
last two years for the boss of a saw
mill four miles up the creek, but if
you are struck on her and she is struck
on you, I'll run the old man six miles
through the brush after a preacher to
do the splicingw
The lawyer had to decline on the
ground of having a wife in Detroit;
and the old woman felt 80 bad that
the husband had to raise at midnight
and make her mustard plaster =
Detroit Free Press.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19
TURKEY RED DAMASk.

IS inch Turkey Red Damask. sSe, 5oc, sec per
yard. 6s inch Scotch Turkey Red Damask,
% cents per yard.
IS inch German Turkey Red Damess &c, 69c
90 inch German Turkey Red Dsmask 75c.
so inch Combination Dsmask trrd, tlue and
old gold IS cents per yard.
Solid CArdiusl, teauiiiui quality, 9&c pr yard.
ALL WARRANTED FAST CULURS.
90 zach Bleached Dsnask, extra AeAvy, 80 cts.
60 inch BIeAehed pamass, extrN quality,
g.! cents per yard
:. ZACH Scotch pamssk, extra vide and hsavy
GA cents per yard.
- inch Barnslry DamRsk, reduced from 81 70
TO sil cents per yard
Finer Grades ui B cached Damssk, So 81, y
Beschsi Table Damssk, two yards wIee, at
LIS, /, -, l,35!. 400 pr yard with
Napk kins TO match.
Fancy BoEdeFtd iringed Cloths. with NAPKINS
TO match all sizes
C= I'D. sal -sd Turkey Bed It.sg - So
Tautcd last roiors, Sees Ga, IL, s-4
Il 1A-A
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19
Volume XL.---No. l9.
The Need for Scientific Athletics.

The increasing popularity of ath-
letic exercises is patent to every OBJ
server. Wrestling, boxing, bicycling,
walking, running and swimming were
never SO universally indulgod in as
now; and every form of outdoor sport
in which the strength or agility of
the youth of both sexes is tested
tracts crowds of observers as veil -
numerous participants. At the same
time it is doubtful if ever th<Sindul-
gence in athletic exercise wa9 ~ little
directed as at the present time Tn
selection of the exercise is often di-
rected BY the tastes ofsthe iesliyislna
for particular sport rather th66
any study or knowledge of the part
of the body to be built up. In very
few instances does the doctor dictate
and it frequently happens that the
exercise chosen is calculated to develop
a part not requiring improvement at
the expense of part already too weak.
From this misdirection in training too
often follow the bad consequences at
tributed mistakenly to over training
That athletics have been brought
so nearly to perfect science that any
part of the body may be developed by
appropriate exercise is so generally
accepted by physicians that it is idle
to argue in favor of the proposition.
Rather let US urge the need there is
for the education of physicians in this
speciality; and call attention to the
Importance of body. building in youth
as preparation to a long and useful
life. Special education in physical
development ought to be made part
of the course of every medical college,
whether the student proposes to adopt
it or not as a special branch of his fu-
ture practice. And a few minutes of
each day in every public school ought
to be devoted to the training best a
dapted to the development Of particu-
lar parts of the children's bodies.-N
!. Tribune.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19
BARGAINS IN TOWELS.

loo dozsn Barusry Kitchen Towels sizs 2&I36
l29 cruis zach.
30 dozen TarkIsh Bath Tow els, size 1870,
ia e. ats eash.
leo doE,n Loom dlte Towels, coloisd loTd.rs.
l-l osnts sOeh.
So dozen ENtJs heavy Monte Towels 2oII4 liz
90 tszsn ENtga heavy iiusk Towels 2uI+4, lIt
30 6Ux, HutA pamssk c,Htrr aud border,
-yAs6. Il Cruis each.
80 Dc S4en Crtam, Figured Dsnissk - 3!Ns4, 25s
- G Lsn EN'rz Heavy Mouie 2as35. sc zach
WARRANTED ALL LINkN.
Extra I ire Monte Tuwels uns Jins ,i0 n OF der,
huuIId iitules, iHggol,td tHcs, ',ry
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19
BOOTS & SHOES.

We lave the Largest and Best Selected
Stcck 81 LhdI, : Shoes, Gtnil, NOUS Shoes,
Misses Shoes. Boy Shoes AID Chiloren's
Shots in Baltimore 1t is impossible to
give an idea Of the extent oi our stock 10
The Sc ho have never yIsi cd our Shoe De-
partment. We are bound up by no one
manufacturer. We purchase on Y where we
can get the best goods for our money.
You wEo read thls Examine our stock and
do likewise.
Ladies and G,nsl,n cas- sh,e Depart
mtnls separate
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19
HOUSEKEEPING
DRY GOODS
BARGAINS IN TABLE DAMASk.

- inch Loom pamssk, all linen, IS cts pr, I'd
5S inch Dice Loom uamask, extra heavy,
81! cents PER gard.
60 inch Scot,h Loom Damask, new designs
40 cents per yard.
Finer Grades Soc, j6c, &C Fsr yard
30 in Red BordeTsi, Cream Damask only
IS cents per yard.
go inch Red Bordered, exlra yualiiy Damass !,
6s cents per yard.
56 inch Red Bordefed extra tine Scotch Dsmask
'5 cents per yard.
81 inch Red Bordered, extra heavy Damask a,
so cents per yard.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19
HATS & CAPS.

Tie exhibit in this department. will
beggar description. HuIdie'ls and hun
ortos OF novel staple styles AID cuiors and
shapes. We have Iansa, ktd tie factories
of he most cel,lIattd makts in order 10
secure the most beautiful specimens OF
Head Gear for Old Men aud IouRg Men.
for Youths AID fer thilditn. Come ana
see tie styles. You will not lie ,ouxed to
buy, lut If you Should invest n dollar il
will 90 as tan as Colluis fifty in any Hat
Store in Baltimore
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19
BARGAINS IN NAPKINS.

80 d, Zen NaI kins Elrschtd Scotch Damask,
81 IS p-r doErn,
The best ~s have ever sold al that price.
leo dozen 5s Napkins, Fiae rAunsk, Worth
81 30 Ftr dozen at : 20 per dofen.
Finer Grades IS Napkins 81 80 e,0o, 50 30.
80 doEsn Napkins, Bleashed Damask (specisll
- p Ter d,zen.
Bargain IN extra heavy German pamssk Nap
Kin 70 50 per DOZEN.
Fin, Grades ! NAPKINS So IS, 4, 90, I, so and
soc per dozen.
WARpi N1EDAIT IINEN
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19

The Troy girls wear water proof
gossamer cloaks for bustles. There is
nothing like putting something Dy
for rainy day.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19
furnishing GuODs.

Cur stock contains everything in vogue
in tie Way ot Shirls, ULdIIwear, hose,
Collars. Cuffs, Hanukoro hiefs, Su>pehders.
sleeve Buttons and S,urt Pins. While in
choice aid iasl ionable Nee kMrnr We uff,r
TO the uhl:c tie tin, ST II ak,sa lri, es thui
Cannot f.ii 10 please. IL short ur Fur
nIshn ( Goods Department contains every
thing Letd, Il in g,nlI,man's wardrobe.
Please r'ns'mt,r that our lIic,s are The
vtr, loves
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19

A very smart little boy-One who
has just been spanked.
NO, indeed !; there's no place like
home, sighed the married man who
tripped over the coal scuttle and fell
into washtub while lighting the
kitchen fire.
A minister who had passed around
the hat unsuccessfully at a country
church said: MY good people, hog
cholera has broken out in this neigh
borhood and | advise you all to leave
the country
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19

entirely the quality Of Ftizeis
h,se
of High
feel grateful
Southern Maryland should Il
TO firm will prom p attCnto YCuIsy
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19

Every father should paddle his own;
can you?
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-19
BARGAINS IN SHEETINGS

Cases l0-4 Sheeting, lowestever Offered, only
- cents per yard.
Yard wide Brown Cotton, good quality, only
Gi cents per yard.
Yard v ide Brown Cotton, extra for price, only
cents per yard.
Yard ide heavy Brown Sheeiing Sc per yard.
INFORMAL
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-09-27

uowago - 4alllnE-GsAfss% -
Du7zof7, Sept. 26.-The barge Arsenal
broke loose from her tow and became
vassr.Ioggsd on Grsndstone City yester-
dav. The crew was rescued with great
d,fRculty by the Service At Crew Station
in their surf boats. There was q tremen-
dous surf running. The barge was at
anchor and at the latest accounts safe.
The schooner Bay State was towed into
Alpena leaking badly.
The steam barge Glasgow lost her tow
yesterday morning at the mouth OF Thun-
der Bay.
AharOn's citizenship.
NEW YORK, Sept. ga reporter yester-
day asked ex-senator Sharon: "What
are the prospects for silver mining in
Nevada ?"
Every poor. Ibelieve them pretty much
all exhausted. especially the Comstock
lode. When you have dug down 5000 feet
for precious metal and found none l
believe you can safely conclude there's
none to find Still, l keep up my in
terests in the Nevada mines, and my citi-
zenship in that State, though l am at
present residing in San Francisco"
Ih9 QOlOfeO AO1h
LOUISVILLE. Sept. 26.-The only import
| ant poin. in the Colored Convention this
morning was a resolution by w. s. Wilson
| Ut Louisiana, indorsing the administration
| of Arthur. This raised q great stir and
| much oratory, which was only Quoted
| when L d. Herbert Of Louisiana moved to
| refer to the Committee on Resolutions,
which was adopted. Nothing Is yet &C.
compIished. te
A violent Cyclone.
Boston, Sept. pa letter from st.
Pierre, Martinique, of Sept. 8, received
here, says that on the night of the 4th that
harbor was completely swept by a most
violent cyclone. Eight vessels were
wrecked, and only one in port was saved.
Going Home.
WARRINGTON. Sept. 2S.-The protracted
indippositioD of the Minister of Japan has
induced his Government to grant him in
definite leave of absence. He will leave
for his country in a few days.
Reduced Its Price.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-The Herald this
morning, without flourish or editorial
comment, puts the words Two cents" on
its margin. where hitherto have been the
words .sThree cents"
Elected President.
New YORK. Sept. 26.-1he Directors Of
the Denver 4 Rio Grande Railroad to-day
elected Frederick Lovejoy II Philadelphia
President.
Elevator Destroyed.
BUFFALO, Sept. ga fire this morning
destro, ed the Steinberg Elevator. Loss,
S155, 200.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-09-27
TnE PICNIC OF LUNATlCs.

DR.. Macdonald Of the Ward Island In
sane Asylum gave about half OF the l.5O0
lunatics under his care . picnic yesterday.
aud the unfortunate creatures greatly en-
joyed it. It 10 said that their department
while in the inclosed bath constructed BY
the Com missioners, opposite He'll Gate,
was not less creditable than that Of ordi-
nary bathers at the beach, although the
statement does not constitute . very hign
compliment. The most noteworthy fact
concerning the picnic Of lunatics is hat
1t illustrates the theory now winning &C
ceptAnce that it is possible. without much
expense, to greatly increase the enjoyment
Of the inmates Of insane asylums by Afford
ing them ample facilities for recreations.
The benefit Of yesterdays bath to Wards
Island lunatics may be distinctly percepti-
BILE to their attendants, and wholesome
employment, together with suitable diver
sion, may restore many OF them to . con-
dition Of perfect sanity.-New York Mail.
The horrid restraints and monotonous
life in vogue in many insane asylums
which have not adopted recent improve.
ments are enough of themselves almost to
destroy the mind. Our State Asylum At
Reno. constructed on the latest and most
improved plan, contains . roomy dance.
hall in which the patients are allowed to
assemble once q week, Saturday evenings,
and have q good ''crazy" time. For many
Of them it has proved better than medi-
cine or discipline.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-09-27
TnE Ms.

The General Assembly Of the Presby-
terrain Church of the United States has
issued . circular containing y comparative
summary Of the progress Of the organizs-
ton, from which it appears that the total
number Of communications in 1883 is
600, 725. an increase Of 1897 as compared
with 1882; and the total number Of
churches $500, an increase of lie as COM
pared with 1882. Since the last summary
was issued 10. 397 adults and II. 72s infants
have been baptized. The total number of
ministers is 5,2l8. not including licenses Of
the past year, 282; and candidates, 678.
The sum Of contributions for eli purposes
during the church year was 50, 66l .49S.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-09-27

The second calling in Of Government
bonds for the present fiscal year is Of
peculiar interest because it reaches . class
Of bonds hitherto untouched. Tho one
hundred and t~wenty-6rst call exhausted
all the "Windoms," or 81 per cent bonds,
and the new call will apply to the 8 per
cent bonds. As this call, II made now,
will mature in December, and ~ 1t 10
hardly possible that another will follow 90
speedily - to mature before January,
there will have been about Al, 000, 900 of
the surplus revenue spilled to the debt
during the six months Of this year. II
this rate was to be maintained it would
make $4,000. 900 Of debt redeemed in q
year, and all the bonds subject to call
would thus be cancelled in . little more
than three years. After that no further
reduction in the debt can be effected before
September, 1891, unless the Government
goes into the market and pays the full
premium on it's bonds step that is not
TO be thought OF.