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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-12-16

fully exhibits the condition of the public
finances and of the several branches of the
government connected with the department.
The suggestions of the secretary relating to
the practical operations of this important de-
partment, and his recommendations in the
direction of simplification and economy, par
ticularly in the work of collecting customs
duties, are especially urged upon the atten-
ton OF Congress.
The ordinary receipts from all sources for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1885, were
1922, $50, 7063S. Of this sum s1S1 Al $685.
was received from customs and S112, 49S, 25.54
from internal revenue. The total receipts, as
given above, were S24 500, 1853. 81 less than
those for the year ended June 80, 1884 This
diminution embraces a falling off of S13, 3d.
55O.42 in the receipts from customs and
So 6S7, 346 81 in the receipts from internal rev.
enue.
The total ordinary expenditures of the
government for the fiscal year We're $3.50, 226, :
$3.50, leaving surplus in the treasury at
the close of the year of S63, 463, 17l.27. This
is $40, 929 S54 80 less than the surplus report
ed at the close of the previous year.
The expenditures are classified as fol-
lows;
For civil expenses ..............S23,S 26 942 II
For foreign intercourse. .... 5.439 500 II
For Indians. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $685. 63
For pensions. Observation-Disclosures. Sc, 102 26l 40
For the military including river and
harbor improvements and arsenals.. 42,6!O,5IS Al
For the navy, including vessels, ma
chinery and improvements Of navy
yard ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 16,O21 ,OI9 60
For interest the public debt 81 ,3S6, 256 At
For the District of Columbia ....... 3,499, $50 95
For miscellaneous expenditures, in
Guiding public buildings, lighthouses
and collecting the revenues. 81, 12S O56 81
The amount paid on the public debt during
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1885, was S45,
900, 235 ,43; and there has been paid since that
date and up to November 1, 1885, the sum of
1850, S2S, leaving the amount of the debt at
the last -named date 81, 514, AIS, S60,47. There
was, however, at that time in the treasury,
applicable to the general purposes of the gov
eminent, the sum of sec, SIS, 202, 3S.
The total receipts for the current fiscal
year, ending June so, 1886, ascertained to
October l, 1885, and estimated for the re-
mainder of the year, are s315, 100000. The
expenditure ascertained and estimated for the
same time are S245, 900, 900, leaving a surplus
at the close of the year estimated at S7O,0OO,-
000
The value of the exports from the United
States to foreign countries during the last ifs
cal year was as follows:
Domestic merchandise 1925 6S2, 946 90
Foreign merchandise. 15.506,S09 90
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-12-16

$622, S22,3I6 50
The following are given as prominent arti
cles of imports during the year, with their
values and the percentage they bear to the
total Importation:
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-12-16

Of the entire amount of duties collected 70
per cent. was collected from the following
articles of import:
Pnrcantopa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20

the 81 0O0 900 in public requests, and then there
will have to be reserved at least S. 000 900 more
for the widow until her death, So, 600, 600 more
for the annuties and So, 600, 900 or So, 900, 600
more for contingencies. What, then, will be left
for the two eldest sonsf In the first place. they
will have all the Michigan Central stock, which
has not paid dividend for come time and will
require close watching all the interest in Canada
Southern, which is even worse off than Michigan
Central; about 140, 600 shares of Reading, repre-
senting cost of at least $4,000 900. and upon
which nothing has ever yet been realized, and
worth to-day less than half what il cost: large
interest in the Beech Creek, Clearfeld e. South
western nearly all of whose bonds were taken
by Vanderbilt who held controlling interest in
the Stock 81, 500, 600 in the South Pennsylvania,
and lot of minor investments, the least of which
is pretty good block of Nickle plate bonds and
stock, for which the dead man paid very hand
some amount 1t ought to be noted that Mr..
Vanderbilt spentla large sums individually to sup
port the roads He invested very nearly $lO,-
0O0,00 in the State Of Pennsylvania in enter
prises which would give the Central and the
Lake Shore paying anthracite coal traffic and
enable them to get their fuel cheaper, and he was
always quick to see the growth of rivals who
might detract from the patronage of his own
roads
In these efforts he sunk certainly not less than
$4,000 900 before he joined in the purchase of the
West Shore which was the last railroad specula
ton in which he took an active part 1t was con-
summated less than fortnight before his death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20
A Bill Collectors Scheme,


district bill collector has devised new way
of collecting debts from impeeunious members
of the foreign legations who have sought protec-
ton behind the laws which prevent their being
prosecuted for debt. This bill collector has had
large envelope made OF the coarsest and most
vulgar tinted paper. Upon this envelope he has
had printed. from ragged wood eut, badly
drawn design of starved chicken. just emerging
from she'll, chasing g fat fly, which is down
well toward the horizon of the clumsy picture
By the side of the picture is painted, IF you
can't catch him within five days. please return
John Blank. constable and bill collector" He
pursues the foreigner who will not pay with
these envelopes. He orders them sent in TO
these distinguished representatives Of outside
nations at all times and upon all occasions A
young foreigner may be calling upon some heir
ess whom he is anxious to enslave. when in will
come one of these terrible looking envelopes
upon waiter handed over by grinnng servant.
Any young diplomatic VINO receives one or two
OF these envelopes at the house where he may
happen 70 lodge is generally notified that he had
peter change his quarters, The result is that
Jonn Blank. constable and bill collector has had
decided success in making the young foreign
ess pay bills where, in the past, they have ie-
nored the most strenuous demands for paynent
presented III ordinary fashion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20
yANDERBILT'S RICHES.
An Analysis of the Estate Showing Some
Stocks and Bonds of Doubtful Value

New York Correspondence Philadelphia Press.
Although it would seem that the two eldest of
NaEderbilt's sons receive under his will more
than half the entire estate, it requires only a
brief analysis TO show that the market value of
the securities they receive. outside those given
them directly by specific requests. is very doubt
ful, and they are not such as could be made the
basis OF any trust fund. For the $40. 600 900
trust set aside to be held for the benefit of his
children the very best Of securities were re-
tanned The market value of the lot at the prices
ruling yesterday was S4a, 42S. go. There is not
a bond in the whole list which natures prior to
1900. and the lowest figure at which any OF the
securities are quoted is los, which is bid for
Northwestern sinking fund IS. The highest
quotation for any in this list is 1882 for North
western consolidated Is and the total assn-ad ~
come Is 99o, 900 per annum or S247 500 10 sacb
Of the children ~A
In the list of securities OF a mar valua os 40
00o 600 to Be giTen outright TO the children thera
are none or doubtful value, but some whose mar
ket value is undetermined They will each re-
eelve 81 80 600 IN United States As, worth to day
more than million and half At leas. three
classes or the securities have never been quoted
st all on the market He gives for division no
less than So, 600. 600 out of total issue of So
500 600 first mortgage bonds Of the Pine Creek
Railroad which were only listed fortnight ago
and upon watch the road has not earned the in-
terest, though 1t is fully guaranteed. They also
divide - 600 600 out of the total capital stock OF
the Plttsburg, Mckeesport & Youghiosheny
railroad, amounting TO only g COS $50. aud 81
o00, 600 OF the first mortgage bonds which is all
except $3.50. 900 of the total issue They have
therefore, about three quarters OF the total Of al
securities issued upon the road with interest and
dividends guaranteed by the Plttsburg & Lake
Erie and the Lake Shore for 3 long term OF years
Each will have 5. 600 shares OF New York Cer-
trail, worth to-day over $500 900, . 500 shares Of
Northwestern preferred. worth a. much more,
and $50 shares of Lake Shore, giving them over
500. 600 interest In each OF these three great
roads.
The residuary estate will have 10 be taxed for
the 5000. 600 given outright to Cornelius snd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20
Value OF Property in the South.

The penisentiary board have lust purch.ss5
from Williams & Guion. OF New York. the Hsn-
Ian plantation. in Fort Bend county, cornnrisin, ,
500 acres OF cotton and sugar lands, in a eoo5
state OF cultivation. There IS cotton gin and
sugar house on the plantation. erected 49, - :
war at cost Of s6o, 900. The entire estate with
Improvements, was bought today for 500 600
cash At the outbreak of the war the sama
property could not have been bought for less
than s-uo GOO This sale illustrates TO what ex-
tent the abolition OF slavery pernanentIv dsnra
ciated the value OF sugar plantations TIE gen
eral impression throughout the North that srch
lands have fully recovered their ante belIun val
uation Is an eyregIoos error. This plantation
viii be operated oy the State with convict Labor
making Eve great plantations thus owned by the
State
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20
Fashions In Mems Hats.


One of Bostons best known hatters was asked
day or two since how the styles as reported by
his authority in the Herald, last August, had
taken with the fashionable public. His reply
was that the sales this fall had exceeded those
of any other corresponding season during
the last ten years. He also said the de-
mand for silk hats. otherwise known as
'stove-pipes," has been greater than ever before
For many years the demand for soft hats has
been 30 slight that hatters have not felt them
selves justified in placing any pronounced style
upon the market Within the last few months
the demand for this style of head gear has so in
creased that we now have the novelty of pro-
nounced and accepted style in crush material for
caput covering. This new soft hat is made Of
French felt, and when perfect in contour
is not unlike the fashionable derby
When worn, however, it is generally knocked
i'm on top. The fact that this new
style of soft hat closely resembles the fashion
able derby goes great way toward showing that
when a new thing in male attire of whatever
kind is to be doomed, il must not depart in too
great degree from those things of another kind
that have long been accepted as the correct and
stylish shape The gentleman who was the au-
thority for the above said that il decided change
OF style had been made in the fashioning of the
soft hat, not one-third OF the number already
sold would have left their counters. This ia due
10 the fact that there are many men who prefer
soft hats but yet hate TO be considered out Of
the fashion, and consequently out OF the world
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20
Millionaire Worship-Who Is to Blame.

New York Evening Post.
1t is the poor people who make most Of the
fuss about great fortunes, and look On the own.
ers of them with most curiosity and reverence
When one sees the amount Of interest the press
and its readers display in the doings and savings
Of anybody who has over 80, 900, 600, the way he
is watched and chronicled aud quoted. and ths
amount of rubbish that is published about his
house, and his furniture, and his yacht, and his
tastes and habits, the wonder is that our rich
men are nearly as simple and unpretending az
they are. The millionaires now occupy in popu-
lar curiosity, and one might almost say admira-
ton, the place which the lecturers and orators
occupied before the war, and generals for q
short period after the war. They the heroes
OF the hour. the persons whom the country peo-
pie are most eager 70 see and hear about and
whose houses they are most anxious to h 70
shown 10 them when they come TO New York
Our milionaires. in truth, behave very well M
der this worship. Jay Gould himself resists it
with much good sense and moderation IL IT, in
snort. the community which Is 20 blame. aud
not the rich man, when he takes himself TOO
seriously, and thinks himself far wiser aud bet
ter informed, and ADLER, more important. And
possessed Of more rights than he really L.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20
The Angel Spirit,

He who has never loved has never known
The sweet reality of happiness.
For I have dreamed of summer, of the days
When earth is loveliest in flower and sun.
And nature holds her in a wild embrace;
And l have dreamed of it perpetual
In some more bright celestial cline beyond
The crimson twilight of the fading day
Beyond the darkness of the night, out in
The morning of world more beautiful.
Yet all were nothing but for love and her
love. that angel spirit from the throne,
With goodness beaming from her tender eyes,
Like rays that wander out of paradise.
Edward q. Downing
Dec 16, 1885.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20
ola NOtte.v

Is It night And sits night at your pillowf
Sits darkness about you like deathl
Rolls darkness above like billow,
AS drowning men catch in their BREATH
is it night and deep night of dark errors,
OF crosses, of pitfalls and barsl
Then lift mp your face from your terrors,
For heaven alone holds the stars!
Lol shaggy-beard shepherds. the fastness--
Lorn. desolate Syrian sod;
The darkness, the midnight, the vastness-
The vast, solemn night bore God!
The night brought us God; and the Savior
Lay down in cradle TO rest;
A sweet cherub Babe in behavior,
So that all Baby world might be blest.
joaquin Miller.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20

Philadelphia Times.
Il has long been apparent TO the mos. casual
observer that Il Is easier to pass strict prohib-
tory laws than 70 enforce them. The New
England States passed through this experienes
long ago, and Kansas and Iowa are bat repeating
the lesson In the country districts and small
towns the law can bs enforced without much
difficulty. In the cities and larger towns it 10
practically not enforced ~ al, and the wiser
way would be 70 attempt 10 regulate the traess
by high license law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20

world might know that she is not likely to suffer
for the necessaries of life. Emmett may feel that
he has done his duty, but we have doubt he
would have made his wife much more happy had
he presented her with reformed and respectable
husband
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20


Fritz Emmett publicly presented his wife
800 600 ia bonds the other day, in order that the
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-11
Inlaglnntion.

A good joke has leaked out
about the baggagemaster on Con-
ductor Benodict's train Of the
Naugatuck railroad. the other
day lie monrnfully took on at
Bridgeport a heavy casket box,
and all the train hands supposed
that they had corpse for a pas.
sengeE Some remark was made
that the box was ratherlight, and
the baggagemaster declared that
he believed that the body was a
resurrected one. Soon afterleav-.
ing Bridgeport the thought
preyed upon him, and immed-
lately his olfactory nerves were
offended in confirmation of HE
theory. Forthwith he opened all
the doors Of the baggage. cur, and
at lentgh betook himself for re-
fuge to the smoker, declaring
that he could endure it no longer.
Occupants Of the mail and ex.
press compartment Of the car al
so complained of theodoE When
the train reached Winstead an
undertaken called for the box,
and asked permission Of the sta.
ton baggagemastor to leave it in
the baggage-room. A mild but
firm protest against keeping a
corpse in his room over night
was made. A similar appeal to
the express authorities met with a
prompt refusal. The undertaken
smiled q regular business style
smile; unscrewed the box, and
showed u new, empty casket.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-11
ALake Island.

Adam schardt on Kelly's Island,
in PuLin.Bay. BE is a rare old
German with a pleasant and agree
able accent, He gives the following
history OftRe early settlers Of Kel.
ly's Island: In the first place, the
island was literally Covere d with
snakes and reptiles, and no hu.
man being, not even the noble red
man, had the courage 10 dispute
their right and title to the island,
During a heavy storms many years
ago, a schOoner was wrecked of Nc
Godgain's Point. The boat carried q
cargo Of live hogs. ALI hands
wero lost, but the hogs swan
ashore, and, as they found little
else 10 feed upon, they made diet
ofsnakeS. In the course of time
they succeeded in devouring all The
snakes on the Island Then tht
Kelly family put in an appearance
and began devouring the hogs, I
feat which was accomplished easil,
and quickly. Nothing has since
succeeded in externinating th,
Kelly family.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-11
ABOUT Clocks.

= ~ , n
vloeks qfe eon =, psElssIssly. ! n'p,
etn Invention lns sun alsl Wy
lhe nfss slme measure 1,s psl ~,
that Hne |, w va, Iegala.ea Y We s
length o. 10 raaa0ws c',ss IRON = IKE. !.
oOlec y, ns DOCK . s0U .s's u y =
~ ~ an \ mere W. 7, W. sns gs.s VA
cl0ck n'ss usea y psOy,0 y : ap .,
sne Romans aaa 'lenl Z ~. y,
Saines speaks o. ), sns CUSTOM ~, y sne
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-11
Tie Peacock and the Turkey,

Look at me-" said the Peacock,
spreading his tail and strutting
erandly about, "am l not hand.
someR"
"Yes," replied the Turkey, sin
your own eyes; but put upaperpet'
uaT thanksgiving that | was moi
Matched SO vain as you"
II should think Thanksgiving
was rather a tender subject fol-
you" rejoined the Peacock, plum
ing himself.
'Net at ALI" said the Farmer,
who had been listening to this in,
terchange of civilitieS "he is a ten
der subject for Thanksgiving
And so saying, he caught up the
Turkey aud carried him Of to mar.
ket.
"Well, WE'LL" said the Peacock,
Urn glad I'm too hadsome 10 eat,
aud that fine feathers don't always
make fine birds, according to the
cook"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-11
Love anGOne.

-%There, 1 knew how it
would be. We have not been mar.
ried a month aud already you have
ceased to care for me-"
Young Husband-"Why, my
dear, what can you he thinking of
You are dearer to me than ever"
ut isn't so; yon know it isn't.
You took tea at our house several
times before we were married, and
you scarcely touched a thing. Ma
said she knew you was truly in
love, because you had no appetite"
"ofcourse, dear, but"
"And now you are actually com.
planning just because 1 forgot Ic
get anything for breakfast"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-11
DIsEusled widow.

Captain Webb has just returned
from the Warm Springs. The
captain is a widower. Az the
springs was a widow who rather
set her cap for the captain. The
girls told him to look out for her,
and the captain said well, he was
ready. Sitting out on the pOrtico
one evening, tie cool breeze fam.
ing like . ten-cent palm leaf, the
widow moved up close by an open.
ed conversation,
4Ihear, captain, you have grown.
up daughters" she began.
ayes, madam, l have"
SLOW / should like TO see their
pictures"
~ .ilI slow you a picture Of my
eldest daughter" said 1.-The captain,
handing her one.
"oh, such a sweet facet" exclaim-
ed the widow, land such y fine eyel
Isn't she called like you, captain9"
u don't know that she is mad,
am,
"1t's a wonder to me, Captain
Webb, you don't get married"
"Well, madam, | never think of
1t; for the woman I'd have would
not have me, aud then, you know,
rics vrea,"
"Yes, but whs. kind of a lady
would suit your and the widow
looked her sweetest.
II was right here that the cap.
tain's wonderful nerve never for.
sook him, but setting his eye stead.
lily at the widows, he hardened his
heart and replied;
"Madsm, che must be ninety.five
years old to a second, aud worth at
least 100000.
ut is getting so chilly out here
that l must go for my shaw" said
the widow; and she looked frigid
zones at the captain, as she brush.
ed by him with a toss Of her head.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-11
A Mean Institution.

lie called for gin, and ina
calm, unembarrassed sort of way
filed his glass to the brim.
"See here my FRIEND" expos
tulated the bartender, "that is
gin you are porting out, not
water"
The customer eyed him rebuk-
ingly over the glass, as he slowly
drained its contents.
sMister," he said in a hurt tone
of voice, "do / look like a man
who would drink that much
waterP
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-11

f,,,;. "a AgaseIss was bo,n ~
sao 's 81 II -. H. IA ssss;.l,
800, ,sss {. y. Z ,sn,,,.s;sr
4 q. 'cosnt,S n.
ssb;.s, ss,e n ,sIisiSts "a ~
~. csllsd ,lEl IJi,;no,i 3 dc ,.di.
s;os ) u tbi. sccoss Z
When Moralss IA vears
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oo1,t Wbsos rs aInnsays5 bsto,s
M K;,g bs M. . . ! ,,,,ss,if;.
c c,,a coss Z, ibat t,l,iIIin wss sng.
I, IA o,rlsyedls ann y monsv q
~ MD ,be an. !, "a : ,l;sm;s..l
3 ~, ,;,;,a
! j. :, no,t;fsd ,as Mo,.ls. iIs, ~
t, - Z, srS I'm ;,,a a,sst
800. 49,. ~
II tx, pb,,ii, yisitsdr Paa.;o,
Z - !. !, M,,,dl.s {, !. vsrs dif,s,sn I,
dec i r,or, dat which I r. had worn
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-11

G. ". aicilicr Of 4o5 sctH Po.irih
stftel 81. Louis z twenty eari Of ace.
aud has teen Q snlier fron chronic
catafti which hlc btcomr quite Often.
iiYc Wen Ne came % y Hartman, two
months 40 he uasiold itwoald take IL
mouths to ciife him Bit he has pro.
gfestl beyond az ekaeclalions, and
nelrlY al signl % Tie disss;e have a
appeared. Be.ore B Ing treated Ne cpnid
not breathe out oftie npse. ard bow Ne
has perfect control of TIE nasal organ.
PERus Atid tic bnsine
James Dunn, Of go Gay street ST.
Louis, has slifend from catarth since
1870. Tie gentlefnln fold Tie reporter
Tie following straightforward stofy u
Ills case. took the diScate IA Mem.
phisl II commenced in my head and
EXTENDED 70 my thfoat andabad cough
followed. ] went 70 4 number Of ply
sieians and they told me my trouble was
liver disease, aud one said Il vas ipalpita.l
ton Of the heart that caused the cough.
Forthc last year have been practically
worthless. leonid not ascend a hiEht Of
stairs without hlhsring from thortness OF
breath andflsi beating Of die heart, and
my appetite was very defective. After
eating j often eoughed 30 hard that I
would throw up everything in my st6n.
teh. j could not walk any distance with
out painting. Five weeks ago ! went
under The care Of Df. Hartman. and now