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THE BANK STATEMENT.

Saturday, Jan. up IN. Y
By the operations Of the New-York SuD-lreas-
ury in the week ended last evening, which In
Guided receipts of s1,OlO,0i5 for gold taken from
the Assay Office for EXPORT and payments on
So, 1880 for purchased bonds, the NewforE
banks gained $685., 900 cash. Todays banks states
ment of averages for the week reports gain OF
SO, IS 900 cash over the averages Of the pre-
ceding week Following our estimates Of week
ago-that the banks then held s2,O0o,00o more
cesh than the averages of that week-the gain
reflects large receipts from the interior, and in
dcates cash holdings at the close of business last
evening of some s2,OOO,ooO more than the average
reported in the statement. The loan was ex-
banded s3,496,4OO. The reported increase OF
s7,4sT,O0O in deposits Is about the gain which
The other changes call for The statement results
in gain of 81 os5, $50 TO the surplus reserve and
leaves it at s2O,0i4,5 500, against S2o,2oS ssa
January %, 1882, and s2&,2sS.45O January 2ss
1887.
The following comparative statements Of Janus
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A WOMAN FALLS our OF A WINDOW.

Mrs. Christina A. Hummel, ago fifty, has been sur
fering from nervous complaint lately at her home
the second floor Of the natnousc No. LOGS First
ave. Eary Yesterday morning she left her bed and
sat By an opsn window ci a rear room to get some
fresh air Az length she became sleepy and fell OUT
Of the window into tho yard Three Of her ribs were
broken and she received other injuries Of serious
nature. The police sent her 10 Bellevue Hospital
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GROWTH OF THE FREE LIBRARIES.
MORE MONEY NEEDED TO PUSH THE, GOOD WORK
AIRrAny RrIIG DoxF

MORE MONEY NEEDED TO PUSH THE GOOD WORK
ALREADY BEING DONE.
The ninth annual report of the New-York Free
Circulating Library shows a steady growth. OF the
institution. Two new libraIies-the Bruce Library,
No. 226 West Forty-second-st, and the Jackson
Square Library, No. 251 West Thirteenth-st- -haye
been opened, well equipped, and tho two older
Libraries, at Nos. 40 BoDd-st and 1875 second-ave.,
have maintained their efficiency as IN past years
The total circulation for the year ending October
81, 1888, was 320695 volumes, increase Of o.
Is6 volumes over the previous year. When Il Is
remembered that one Of the new Libraries has been
open but nine fun months, and the other for only
three months the increase is Unexpectedly large.
In this circulation six books have been lost-one
book in every 53,457 volumes lent. In the Bond
Street Library only one book has been lost In a
circulation Of o0016. A somewhat curious fact In
connection with tho circulation Is that after the
Bruce Library in Forty-second-st. was opened, the
demand for books in the older libraries increased.
In the two older Libraries the percentage Of works
Of fiction read IS less than during last year There
are now on the shelves Of all the libraries a6,3s7
volumes an increase Of 1891 volumes, nearly all
Of which arc In the two libraries 3,3s5 readers
have been added during the year TO the two older
libraries, and 5572 have applied for books at tho
two new libraries The number using the reading
rooms during the year has been l2l,7e5
BY the addition Of the two new branches the ex-
penSeS VIII De greatly incIehSou many hpO"'" "a
penditures wore not made during the last year. for
with circulation Of over 100000 Volumes the com
mlttee expected an appropriation from the city or
$4,000. The appropriation actually made was how
ever, but $4,000, amount which, under the
Library Law, the society might have obtained with
circulation of but $4,000 volumes.
The officers Of tho institution are: President
Benjamin II. Field yice-presIdents, j. Frederic
Kernooban, Mrs. Francis c. Barlow, Oswald often
dorfer, Mrs Richard James Gross treasurer, j. PIER
pont Morgan secretary, William Cfeenough; AUDIT
ing committees George &. Clark Henry Y. Spauding
Richard James Cross librarian, Miss Ellen NJ. Coe.
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TOTAL amount
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Iess $SsS6sOo sSsoo Inc 975,5oo
Total $50 900 el2aO80OOo Inc sssS7ooo
ss depoSits 1o4 200 Inc 1s7175o
sprolu, s1s-o2o, $50 seooi4, 500 Inc s1,os5,2so
The Clearing House statement to-day was as
follows: Exchanges, l07,999,SS6; palancess
SI,368,00 For the week: Exchanges' so'''-
Osl 1872; balances, 2,669 294
A RAID ON ATCHISON.
The stock market was dull but it ruled strong,
despite o renewed attack on Atehison, iopeka
and Santa Fe stock. The recorded transactions IN
flat stock (22,500 shares) furnished more tnan
one-quarter of the total reported sales. AT tne
from so IA to az is with apparent sales OK
15 900 shares the recovery to 48 rs was made
with sales of only 500 shares, and later u was
dull between 40 and 48 "a, closing az 7-5 oid.
Nothing was heard from Boston of the expected
statement The object of the raid unques1onapiy
was TO create the impression that the sellers, VINO
were bearn brokers' had early information of the
character OF the statement Unless the sfatement
comes before Monday morning and III IL does
prove to be worse than any one expects 10 to De,
the borrowing demand for Atchison Monday Will
be larger than ever before, although we place at
least one-haf Of today's recorded transactions IN
orders. The recent sellers OF Texas and
Pacific were disposed to pick up the stock
rather than TO continue the raid. Richmond and
West Point declined to % 5-S and recovered to
90 Ia Otherwise than in the instances named
the dealings were featureess and the market closed
dull and strong
WHAT WAS DONE IN BONDS
Government bonds were quiet and steady with
quotations as follows.
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down, regarding him with great intent
ness, as if endeavoring to satisfy herself
what manner of man he was.
"Can l be of any assistance to you,
madam" the detective inquired.
Il hope you may" was her reply, "for
] don't know where to look for help, un-
less to you. You were officially cogni-
zant. were you not, of the case of Mr..
Percy Nolen. who was accused of a rob-
berry few weeks ago?'
The Inspector inclined his head "It
came to my knowledge in the ordinary
routine" he said. "It has been ad-
journed, as you are probably aware, and
the chances are that it will not soon be
heard of again.
Percy Nolen was my brother" she
resumed. HE was lost at sea-" Her
lips trembled, but she recovered herself
the Inspector noted that she seemed to
possess unusual self command-and went
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ported drowned at sea sometimes have a
way of coming to life again The sea is
a big place. and it's difficult to be sure
what becomes of man in heavy storm
when everything's as black as pitch.
Then again. young Nolen, you must ad-
NIT, might find it convenient to have it
supposed he was permanently out of the
way He could start in under new
name, with very little fear of ever being
interfered with When this affair has
blown over or been cleared up, he might
come back and all would be right again.
don't say that is what has happened; l
only say it might be so. And consider
ing that Mr.. Martin was a friend Of the
family, it seems little odd that he
shouldn't have sent letter giving full
account of the affair He must have
known what a value the mother and
sister would have put upon it,
Il hope with all my heart your theory
may be the true one, said the judge.
But | fear the report is correct, he
added. after a paused There can be
no doubt about the hurricane, nor that
Percy was on the steamer. There was
no necessity of inventing report of his
death, he would be as safe in Mexico or
New Zealand as at the bottom Of the
Atlantic. No. I'm afraid the poor boy
is gone And as was saying just now,
trust that no steps will be taken today
to blacken his memory The cause of
Justice would not be vindicated. and it
would add terrible pang to his moth
er's and sisters grief Some considera-
ton should be shown to them.
We'll, let us go down to the court
room," said the Inspector, rising and
taking his hat. Il don't suppose any
one wants to trample on dead man
not even the woman he was in love
with.
This surmise proved partly correct.
On the case being called, counsel for the
plaintiff submitted that their client was
disposed to abandon the prosecution
The court asked where the prisoner was.
and the report of his death was put in.
The court observed that the prisoner ap-
peared to have intended forfeiting his
bail, and was of opinion that the evil
dence of death was insufficient. But as
the plaintiff wished to withdraw, and
there was only a moderate presumption
of guilt. the case would be adjourned
pending confirmation of the report Of
death, when the question a estreating
the bail would be decided.
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is an invalid. My brother dled Win
shadow upon his name, and consider
it my duty to remove it, | am sure that
it can be done; and am ready to make
any effort or sacrifice to do it. Nothing
would be a sacrifice that would accom-
plish that result.
I'm afraid you will find it no easy
matter, Miss Nolen. Speaking as pro-
fessional man, must say that the pros
pect is not a hopeful one"
"I don't expect it to be easy; but am
determined to succeed, and | mean to
give all my life and energy to it," said
she in the same quiet tone which she
had used from the first, but with i'm
mense underlying earnestness. "Of
course, | know nothing about the ways
of finding out criminals, and | don't
think that, in an ordinary matter, /
should make good detective; but this is
a thing care SO much about that it's
different believe that if the man who
stole that money was to pass me on the
street should feel that it was he."
The inspector dropped his pencil and
stopped to pick it up. The notion of
identifying criminals by emotional intu-
ition was not without it's humorous side;
but he did not wish his smile to be seen;
and by the time he had recovered his
pencil he had recovered his gravity like
wise. even if you were able to recog-
nize him in that way, Miss Nolen," he
remarked, there would be no evidence
in that to fasten the crime upon him.
The jury might think you were mis-
taken, and would refuse to convict; in
fact, don't think you could persuade
any Judge on the bench to grant you
warrant"
''I wasn't thinking of putting it on
that ground" Pauline replied, coloring
little. But when have convinced my
self that | know the man, | would find
evidence against him that would con-
vince the world too. Only let me know
him first, and the rest would be easy"
'Well, all can say is. hope you'll
find him. :"
81 should not have come here to waste
your time merely by telling you this
she continued. looking up at him firmly.
Il wish to tell you something that may
indicate who he is, and then you will be
able, perhaps, to help me find out where
he is and what his record is. | don't
suppose You know that Percy was not
my only brother?''
The detective intimated that he did
not.
my other brothers name was Jerrold.
He died few years ago. They had rea-
son to think that his death was hastened
by foul means The man whom he ac
cused of it was tried; the case was ap-
pealed several times, but at last. after
having been confined for over year, the
accused was acquitted. He said that he
would be revcnged upon U.S. Why may
he not have taken this way to be re-
venged?'
The inspector began to be interested.
"What was his name?" he asked.
His name was Horace Dupee. He
was medical student
''Tell me the circumstances. l may
recollect something of it.
when my brother Jerrold left college
he decided to be a physician, and he be-
gan the study Of medicine here in New
York; He attended lectures and went to
the hospitals He was fond of fun and a
favorite with his fellow students, and ]
suppose he was rather imprudent in his
habits He was good patured and excit-
able and the others led him or
The way the end came was this:
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copyrighted by o. M. Dunham and published
through special arrangement by the American
Press Association with Cassell & Co., New York
and London.1
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CHAPTER XIV.
A POWERFUL ALLY.

EVERAL d a y 8
after this event,
the Inspector was
informed that a
lady desired to see
him. He 6 av g
orders that she be
admitted, and a
young W o m a n
dressed in mourn
ing entered tn e
room. She was
pale and hand
some, with pow
erful dark eyes
The Inspector rose
and placed a chair
for her. She sat
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ANOTHER'S Crime
FRaM THE DIARY OF INSPECTOR BYRNE
BY JULIAN HAWTHORNE,

AUTHOR OF 'THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY"
GAN AMERICAN PENMAN, ETC.
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THANKSGIVING.

For the hay and the corn and the wheat that
is reaped,
For the labor we'll done, and the barns that
are heaped,
For the sun and the dew aud the sweet
honeycomb,
For the rose and the song and the harvest
brought home
Thanksgiving! thanksgiving.
For the trade and the skill and the wealth in
our land,
For the cunning and strength of the work
ingman's hand,
For the good that our artists and poets have
taught
For the friendship that hope and affection
have brought
Thanksgiving! thanksgiving
For the homes that with pureSt affection are
blest,
For the season of plenty and well-deserved
rest,
For our country extending from sea unto
sea,
The land that is known as the "Land Of the
Free
Thanksgiving thanksgiving!
Hdrpers Weekly.
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I seized his leg in my strong right hand,
And dissected his meaty breast.


By this time I had got into the spirit
of my undertaking. The lines ran off
the end of my pen as smoothly as water
runs off q ducks back. With conf
dent smile I finished the last verse.
The next morning had to fill up the
hole in ten-cent piece with soap and
ashes in order to deceive the toll-taker at
the elevated railroad station. All the
way down town I read and reread the
alleged poem, trying to perfect it. When
1 arrived in New York hesitated before
the big newspaper Offices, afraid to 60
in. At last I managed to pluck up
courage enough to go up stairs, where,
contrary to my expectations,I was kindly
received and was told that my poem
would be read, and if it possessed sufi-
cient merit it would be printed. Twas
encouraging, to be sure, but what was 1
going to do in the meantime for the
turkey2
The day was spent in the usual way,
running around looking for job and
finding none. I managed, however, to
earn fifty cents by carrying some coal.
1t hurt my pride to do it, but the faces
of the children rose before me, and I
would almost have committed murder
Just then.
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GETTING USED TO IT.

One of the saddest things about the saddcst
disaster that America has ever known, the
Cuncmaugh Valley flood, is the fact that
large part of the loss of human life was
needless Even after the waters were let
loose hundreds and thousands might have
saved their lives, it is Jaid, had they believed
the messenger who came riding wildly
awful peril that threatened them. But
"thcv had heard these rumors BEFORE"
'they were not going to be frightened into
fleeing from their homes" they were used
to such warnings" Alas. alas! the warn-
ing was disregarGed once too often, and the
whcming flood slew its thousands. But
how exactly like the unrepentant man did
these victims Of the rising waters reason!
There is not a man in America within
sound of the church-bell who has not received
warnings as earnest as the Pennsylvania
sufferers ever heard, to flee from the wrath
to come. The tragic element is wanting,
perhaps; no flying horseman rides through
our streets telling us to flee to the mountains
for salvation from sin, but, Sunday after
Sunday, from ten thousand pulpits comes
substantially the same message, Turn ye,
turn We, for why will we die!" And men
listen very comfortably to the oft-repeated
warning, perhaps with q smile or a sneer,
with the unspoken thought in their hearts
that they have got used to that old story,
and they cannot be any longer scared into
the kingdom of heaven as though they were
frightened girls. Or, perhaps, they listen
with half-formed determination to escape
from destruction when the danger is more
imminent And all the time Gods patient
hand holds back the pent-up flood and gives
the unrepentant another and another
chance. Yet the peril is not abated. Gods
omnipotence cannot avert the destruction
which is sure to overtake the
guilty. unrepentant soul. The reservoir
Of woe is being filled up. Men are treasrlr-
ing up for themselves wrath against the
day Of wrath" and though a thousand
warnings may be unheeded, at last comes
The cloud-burst of destruction. 1t is COM
mon phrase. lightly bantered about, that
history repeats itself, but it is as full of sig
nifcance as it was in the days of Noah
For as in the days that were before the
flood they were eating and drinking, mar
ried and giving in marriage, until the day
that Noah entered into the ark, and knew
not until the flood came and took them all
away; so shall the coming of the Son OF man
be-" Ever since the days of Noah, in the
moral world, the history of the patriarch's
time has been repeated. The warming watch
man on the city wall has sounded the alarm,
and the thoug ghtless citizens have disregard
ed and despised it, but the time has always
come when the words of warning have had
a terrible significance and the unprcpared
have found too often then that it was too
late to flee.
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CONVERSION.

No period in life is so momentous in view
of its results as that in which the sinner
awakes from his indifference, is brought
back from his wanderings, and accepting
the terms of salvation, is enabled to rejoice
in God his Savior. Then his views Of the
world of life, of the object of his being of
all things, in fact, are essentially modified
and changed. Then does he commence to
run the race, that successively followed,
mortality" Then is he watched with the
intensest solicitude by those holy beings,
who are sent forth ''to minister for them
who shall be heirs of salvation" And if
there is 10y among the angels Of God, over
one sinner that repenteth," who can tell
how much that Joy may be enhanced,
should the highly-favored object of it, by
the grace of God become bright and shin
ing light in the world, and bring forth
much fruit to the glory and praise Of his
Saviour.
AS the opening of the Christian life is thus
important in its results, and as so much
depends on right commencement, special
care should be had that the great outlines of
that life should be we'll understood. There
are multitudes who experience renewing
grace, whom nature has endowed with an
ardent temperament, and who in the JOY Of
their first love. often overlook the fact, that
'bonds and Affections are appointed 10 all
who would overcome the world and become
heirs of immortal life. In the fancied
strength of their attachment to their Saviour,
they set at nought the obstacles that would
oppose their progress. and often are disposed
to wonder at the trials of more experienced
disciples. Instances are not unfrequent,
where in the reaction of feeling that some
times succeed this state Of mind, these very
individuals are entirely untitled to meet the
in time of trial, the spirit and temper of their
Master. Such have yet to learn the solemn
import of the cross. Blest indeed are they
who have known its import by experience,
and have learned, at the feet of Carist, to
make right improvement Of Affections.
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glorious sight what an infantile shout
went up! And how they danced with
glee! The eldest insisted that she could
carry the turkey, but she couldn't, it
was too heavy. But each one had to
carry bundle. And so, like conquer
ing army returning with the spoils, we
marched around to the house.
And Nellie! Well, bless me, if she
didn't sit right down on chair and cry
like baby. I can't remember distinctly,
because, you see, it's three years ago now,
but I have an indistinct recollection that
a few salt drops ran down my cheeks.
As for Sam Jones, I think he would have
felt fully repaid for his kindness if he
could have heard Buelah say ner little
prayer that night. That simple petition
is carven so distinctly on the walls of my
memory that 1 can repeat it word for
word:
"Dod bless T'an'sgivin', en- papa, en-
mamma, en- Sam Jones. Dood night"
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His Turkey.

The best practical joke ever knew
said Uncle Will, in the storytelling
hour after dinner-was one | played,
years ago, when 1 lived at Hampstead.
I was working at the carpenters trade,
it was before I got the start l have
now-and lot Of us was just finishing
old Simpkin's barn. Simpkins was
the richest and stingiest man in town.
One afternoon, several days before
Thanksgiving, we got talking about him,
and Jerry Bowles said: "He's an old
screw, but bet he'll have the decency
to give us all Thanksgiving turkeys"
We laughed at that, and told Jerry he
might take it out in betting, for though
Simpkins had given us long job, he
wasn't in the least bound to consider us
permanent workmen.
But Jerry was obstinate and greedy,
and he talked and clustered till we were
tired of the whole subject, and made
up my mind that he deserved lesson. l
didn't say anything at the time, but that
night gave a hint to Tom Knowles,
crony of mine, and he quite agreed with
me.
We laid all our plans, and the evening
before Thanksgiving Knowles came to
my house, bringing pair of large yel-
low turkey legs. I had arranged mob
by bundle of sticks and shavings, and we
tied the legs firmly to one end oft; then
the whole was wrapped in stout brown
paper, with those tell-tale feet sticking
out, and any one would have declared the
bundle contained big turkey.
My wife wanted me to 60 to the market
for some purchases which had not been
delivered, and about which she was get
ting anxious, so that gave me good ex-
cuse for driving down town. l harnessed
Kit into the light wagon, put the mock
turkey under the seat, and Tom and l
started in high glee.
When we reached Jerry's house, he was
standing in the door, and we drove on
to do our errands. By the time the mar
ket-man had packed apples, oranges,
big squash and a turkey into the wagon
half an hour had passed, and we thought
it safe to venture on our joking way. So
we drove to the corner next Jerry's
house, and Tom, after pulling his hat
down and his coat collar up to disguise
himself, went to deliver the turkey.
When he came back, he was overcome
with laughter at remembering how
pleased Jerry had seemed; he hadn't
recognized Tom at all, but just took the
turkey, as Tom said, and ran in to tell
his wife.
don't believe have laughed so much
since was child as did in thinking
how Jerry's face would change when no
opened that bundle.
I dropped Tom at his house, went
home, and carried my parcels into the
kitchen. Then, when I had Embarrassed,
nv wife and I opened them, and-my
friend, Tom had made a mistake. He
| had given Jerry the real turkey, and l
had brought the dummy home. 1t served
| me right, I suppose, but those turkey
| legs did not make very good dinner
Youths Companion.