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surplus Revenues.

The presence of Q large cash surplus in the Treasury has for many years been the subject of much uniavorable criticism and has ur- nished an argument to those who have desired to place the tariff upon a purely revenue basis 1t was agreed by all hat the Vi hdrawal from circulation of so large amount of money was sn embarra ssment to the business of the coun- try and made nece ssaiy y the interv ntion of the department at frequsnt intervals to relieve the threatened monetary ranies. The surplus March l, 1889. was S.S3, ,527,f ,f9l29. The policy of applying thi. surplus to the redemption Of the interest bearing securities of the United States is thought to be preferable to that of deposidrg 1t without interest in sc lscted national banks. There have been re- deemed since the date last mention of inter- est-bearing securities sz59,071.s5 resulting in q reduction of the annual interest charge of Sl1.- C 4t75 The money which had been deposited in banks without interest has been gradually withdrawn and used in the redemption of bonds.
 The result of this policy. of the silver iegisla- ton and ot the refundins If the 4ls Ter cent he nds, has been a large increase of the money in circula ion At tue date last named the cir culation was Sl 404.2 s 80 or elS.05 per capita while on the lxst dsy os psosIoeers lssi. t he'd
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Said to Be Over eio, 900 short.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. l0.-A sensation was created here by the announcement that Frederick A. Harter, for years pay ing teller in the Detroit National bank, in which Gen. R. A. Alger, exGov. Baldwin and other prominent Detroit s<s are directors, was defaulter in a large sum. slid to be over sl0,o00.
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Protection for Railroad Employe.,

have twice before urgently called the atten- tion of oniress to the necessity of legislation for the protection of the lives of railroad em- ployes, but nothiag has yet been done Dur ing tho year ending June 80, la91. S69 brskenen were killed and 7,si1 mafmed while engaged in coupling cari The to- tai number of railroad employees killed curing the year was 2.45l, and ths num- le: Injured 23,ss0 This is . cruel and largely c needless sacrifice. law requiring of every railroad engaged in interstate commerce the equipm. nt each year of given per cent. of its freight with automa ic couplers and air brakes 10 be used would very soon and very greatly reduce the present fearful death rate among railroad tmployes.
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Civil Service.

The rep Tt ot the Civil Service Comrniss on should receive the careful attention of the oppo- nent as we'll as the friends of this reform. he eommis sion invites personal inspection Of its records and methods. The e.iorts of the several exeoutfv departments have been d. rected to establish at once an efficiency record as tho basis of comp trative ating of the clerks within tbe cla sified service with c vi W to placing promotions therein upon the ba is of merit, am confident that such . record. farly kept and open the in pection of those interested. will powerfully stimulate the work of the departments anl will hs accepted by all as placing the troublesome matter of pro- motions upon a just basis. Ireoommsnd that the appropriai ions for tho Civil Service Com mission Do made adeq ate to tho increased work of the next fsosl year.
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Irrigating Aria Tcrritoric..

Tho repo of the Secretary exhibits. with in tcrestine fullness, the oonoition of e Terri tories. They have sha with the States the great increase in products. and are bringing yearly large areas into cultivation by extending their irlgatipg canals. This work is betng done by individuals or local corporations. and without that system which full pre- liminary survey of q water supply and of the irrigable lands would enable them to adopt. The future of tue Territories of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah fn their material growth and in the increase. independence and happiness of their people is ye'y largely dependent upon wise and timely legislstion. cit or by Congress their own Legislatures. regulating tho distribution of the water supply furnished by their streauns. If this mat ter is much longer neglected. private corpor- ations will have unrestricted control of one of the clements of life of the arid lands. The United Sta should part with its owner ship of the water source. and the sites for res er,oirs. N neither to the States and Territories or to individuals or corporations, only pom conditions that wil insure to the settlers thei ' proper water supply upon equal and ressonabie
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The report of the Secretary Of War exhibits the results of an intelligent. progress ssive, and business-like administration Of a department which has been too much regarded as one of mere routine The work of securing sites for shore bsi iteries for hsrbor defense and the man. ufscture of mortars and guns Of hign power 10 equip them have made .ood progress during the year
 The project of enlisting Indians received my approval Seven companies been co pletely org iniz q. and se, en more are in pro- cess Of organization. The results of six months training have more than alized the highest anticipations.
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The president RnsY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The President had very busy time of it to-day. Callers were coming and going all the morning and the pressure did not cease until the hour for meeting of Congress.
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Big storm in Oregon.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 9.--A violent wind and rain storm prevailed to-day along the Columbia and Willamette rivers in this State. The most serious damage appears to have been done to telegraph wires along the Southern Pacific and laion Pacific railrosdA
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Death of a Pioneer.

MADISON, Wis. Dec. William Butcher, one of the pioneer residents of Dane county, passed away at the home of his daugh CT, Mrs. John II. Clark, last night, aged 8 years.
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increased to si.577, 59,c71, Or sD.ss per capita 1he of3er of the Secretary of the Treasury 70 the holders of the a, per cent. bonds to extend the tune of redemption at the option of the Gov. ernment. a. au interest Of ? per cent. was sc- cspted by the holders of abont one-half the amount, and the unextended bonds are being redeemed on presenta tion.
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TO Test aichiran's Convict Lev.

JACKSON, Mich, Dee. 9.-Thrce pris- oners within the walls of the State prison here on indeterminate sentences have begun to wiggle for their liberty. John Wilson, sentenced from Calhoun county for term not exceeding Ave years for larceny, applied for writ of habeas corpus in the Circuit court to- day The writ was granted. Warden Davis is cited to appear Thursday to show cause why Wilson should be held. This will be the test case. Wilson is represented by Gov. Austin Blair.
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Prorres. off Inc Cep.u..

The work of the ensus Bureau is now far in advance and the great bulk ot the enormous lA- bor Invol ed ompleted 1t will be more strictly . statistical exhibit and less inoumbered by essays than its immediate predecessors. The methods pursued have been fair. carefu ul and intelii ent, and have secured the appro val of the stati isi icisns, who have followe cd them with e scientife and non -y artisan interest
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Lynchers and Law.

DARLINGTON, Wis, Dec. e.-The grand jury Saturday returned true bills of indictment against the lynchers of Anton Seiboldt. How maay cannot bo ascertained, but six arrests have been made and it is known that warrantsarc out for two others
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Private Land Clnims.

The Judges of tho Court of Private Ian Claims p tide for by tn act of March 3, 1891, have been appointe and the court organize |. l is now possible to give early relief to com munities long repr ssed fin their develop cnt by uns t led land titles, and to establish the pos ession and right of settlers whose lands rave been rendered vAlueless by adverse and unfounded claims
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Utah and PoIygamy.

The legislation of Congress for the repression of polygaIpy has, after years of resistance on the part of the Moru ons at last brought them to the conclusion that resistance is unprofitabl, and unavailing. The power of Congress ovtr this subject should not be surrend red until have sat sfactor evidence that the peo- pie of the state to be created would exer- else the exclusive power of the state over this subject in the same way. The ques- tion 10 not whether these people now obey the laws of Congress against poly gamy. but rather would they mako, enforce and maintain such laws themselve if absolutely free to regulate the subject? 70 cannot afford to eSperime mt with fhis sub 'ect, Tor when c State fe once con. stituted ahe act is final, and any mistak ire trieyable
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Subsidized Ra,,road..

The report of ths Commission of Railroads railroads Lo the United States was, on D,c. sI. ls9o, sii2.6i2,tj3. A large part of this debt is now fast approaching matur J. win no Ade- qua provision for it's payment. rome policy for dealing with this deOt, with view to it's ultimate collection, should be at once adopted
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Louisians's Episcopal Bishop Is Dead.
 NEW ORLEANS, Dec 9.-The Rt.-Rov. John N. Gallaher, Protestant Episeoral Bishop of the Diocese of Lou &ana. died at l1:4o o'clock last night c Rright's dlseRaa
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suicid. of an Indiana Attorney.

vINcESSEs, Ind, Dec. 10.-John c. Adams, an attorney of this city, com mitted suicide by shooting himself through the temple
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
MANY RECOMMENDATIONS OF
 TERED TO CONGRESS.

A Careful Review Of the Chiifan Con" plications Other Foreign Reianon Tarifr Legislation-His Views on the
 yer Concerning sunfnge' H''
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Alter Another Naval station.

SAN FRANcIsco, Dec. 9.-H. NJ. Rich ardson, who arrived yesterday from Corea on the steamer Belgic, states that Russia is preparing to declare . protectoratc over the Corean peninsula, the object being to secure . seaport farther south thar vladiyostock, which is now Russia's most southerly naval station on the Pacific.
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Alaska.

recommend that provision bs made for the orga nization of s simple form of town govern matters as are usually in the states under municipal control.
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Receipts and Expenditures.

The report Of the Secretary of the Treasury shows that the total receipts of the Govern ment, from all sources. for The fiscal year end- ing June DO, ], were SASS, 544, U5 while the exl enditures .or the same period were $4k1 BOA 47V.4o. leaving surplus of S37, .S9, ,76257 @ receipts of the fiscal year ending June s0 1s92 ac ual and estimated. are SIs5, ,0l0,, co and the exI endi ,ures S40J, ,000,i 0J For the fiscal year ending June 8, 1895 the est tfmated receipts are Si55, ,5S6, ,s50 and the expenditures S4l ,90O.OgS.
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estness, to the government the Cfar. its s. rioue concern becaus- of the barsh measur.e now being enforc, against the Hebrea . in Rus sid. The immigration of these people to the United -tates-many other coun ries being closed to them is largely incrca ing and is likely 10 assume prop rtions which may ID ake 1t difficult 10 Aud homes and employment for them here. and to seri usly affect the labor market.
 Company of Nicaragua shows that much costly and necessary preparatory work has been done during the year in tbe construction ol shops railroad tracks and harbor piers and break wat rs. and that be work in the canals con- stTuction has made some progress.
 deem ft 10 be a matter Of the highest con- cern to the United tates that this canal con- nee ing tho waters of the Atlantic aud Pacific Dee ans and giving us water communic u n between our ports on these two great seas should be speedily constructed, and at the smallest practicable limit of cost.
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The Flow of Gold.

The exports of gold to Europe which began in February last and continued unti, the close of July aggregated Uver 70,tOo0oo. The net loss of gold during the fiscal year nearly seS. oUO. That no serious monetary disturbance resulted was most gratifying, and gave to Europe lresh evidence of the strength and stability of our financial institutions. With the movement of crops he outflow of gold has speedily stopped and a return set in. Up to Dec. VIC had recov- cred of our gold loss at the port of New York S27 e54 Ol0
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International Copyright.

In ernationa copyriSn has bean secured, ir crdanoe with be condi ions of lhe act of March 8, 1891, with Belgium France, Great Brit ain toe briti h posses ions, and witzer- land, the laws of these countrie permitting to our citizens the benent of copyright on sub stantially the same bast to their own eiti- gems sub. ects. ith Germany special con- vention has bee negotiated upon this sub .ect, which vill bring that country within the recip rocal benefits of our legislt ttion
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chcyenne Agency {

Cheyenne Agency Officials Suspended.
 PIERSE, S. D., Dec. 9--All of the of- 6cials implicated in Cheyenne agency frauds are reported suspended. The agency is in charge of Special Inspec- tor Sesseny. Some of the Indians are suffering for the ,yaut of food.
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The Pension Rurean.

The administration of tho Pension Bureau has besa characterized during the year by great diligence The total number of pensioners up- on the rolls on th tn day of June, I9l. was 67o, l60. There were allowed during the fiscal number h2.557 were allowed under the act of June 27. ls)o. The issuing of certificates has been proceeding at the rate of about LOO per month. about 75 per cent. of those be- ing cash under the new law. The commis ssioner expresses the opinion that be win be able to carefully sdIudieate and allow 5j0,O,0 claims during tns present nseal year. The epproPria. year lsB -9l ses s197 6so 79a. s9 and the aanount expended ells.5s0. .t49.z5. laaving au unsxpsnded surplus Of e2.l5s,l<<.6A
 -xhe .oQupiestQnoE M gnite Iaaundgnt that
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Early tn this administration c special effort was begun to bring up the work of the General Land Office. By faithful work the arrearases have been rapidly reduced. At the end of the last fiscal year only s4l i2 final agricultural en- tries remained undisposed Of Your attention is called to the difficulty presented by the Sec reta'y of the Interior as 10 the administration of the la Of March B. 1891, estabiir hing o urt of private land claims. The snnall holdings in- tended to be prol ected by the law estimated 10 be more than l5.O00 in number. The claim. ants are 6 most deserving class, and their titles are supported by the strongest equities.
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Tho Navy,

Tho report of the Secretary of the Navy shows . gratifying increase of new naval vessels in commission. N hen it is recollected that the work Of building modern navy was only ini- tiatod in Ss3, that our naval constructors and shfp-builders were practically vi hout experi- ence in the construction of large iron steel ships. the progress that has been made is highly satisfac' ory. I common to your favorable consideration tho recommendation of the Sec- retary, who has, am sure. giveE to them most conscientious study. There should be no hesi- tation in promptly completing . navy of the best modern type, large enough to enable this country to display nag In all seas for the protection of its citizens and of it's extending commerce..
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'"But suppose do know about agricult-
ure and can writer Jack asked.
"Even then," the editor said, Eve could
not find place for you"
Jacks supply of money was now nearly
exhausted, and he was low indeed in his
mind. II shall take laborer's place
rather than 60 home," he said to himself
twenty times day; and as he was strong
and accustomed to work this would not
have been such hardship if he could have
left his ambition out of the account.
Old Mr.. Hartford knew very little Of city
life, but he had not passed all his years
without learning that the percentage Of
those who found failure instead of success
in the struggle in New York was very
large, and that therefore the chances
against his boy were much greater than
those in his favor. .!"H he gets the worst
Of it," he continually said to himself, "he
will come home and may be then it won't
seem so hard to help us here"
When church was over one Sunday
morning about this time the old man
waited for Emma Rogers at the door and
approached her with some timidity when
she appeared. To his invitation to go
.aare TO dinner with him she was obliged
w decline, but she volunteered to drive
part of the way with him and walk back.
She knew by intuition that he wanted to
say something about Jack.
"Have you heard from Jack, MIR. Har.
ford?" she asked.
Eyes, we had line saying that he had
found boarding house. Has he written
to you?"
"Only to say that he would not write till
he had found something to do"
"I hoped that you would help us to keep
Jack at home; he cares more for you than
any one else"
"How do you know that?" asked the
girl, blushing prettily, but looking con-
cerned.
"Oh, I'haven't been looking on at the
girls and boys for forty years for nothing.
wish you had kept him ut home"
"But I did not want him to stay at
home," Emma said with positiveness.
ooh, we were in hopes that you cared
for him."
$50 | do"-the girl blushed deeply at
this confession-"and that was the reason
1 thought it would be better for him to go
away"
80 the old place is not good enough for
you either?"
"Mr. Hartford, it is not kind of you to
speak to me in this way. You and Jack
did not understand each other. He could
not have helped you any better than an
ordinary hired man, and it was not right
for him to stay ut home any longer-it
was not right to you or to himself"
"Why, Emma, was always good to
jack" the old man protested.
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do you suppose should have taken the
trouble to speak to you as have done"
Harford's anger was at once appeased,
and he took her hand and would have put
his arm around her had she not moved
back step.
"Oh, Emma" he said, ''if you would
only love me and be good to me, and let
me feel that was working for you as we'll
as myself, should go away much more
bravely than do. Won't you promise to
marry me when have made stalker"
"Come and see after you have made the
stake" she said with smile, as she olsen
gagged her hand.
aThat's the best you can do for me'" he
persisted.
"You have no right to ask more at pres
ent," she said, and he was forced to be
content They resumed their seats and
spent the evening in discussing the very
vague plans for the future which Jack
Hartford had formed.
By hard work and many privations the
son had managed to prepare himself for
college and to get through the course. At
twenty two he returned to the farm and
with the zeal of youth desired to reform its
management. He might as well have tried
to move the high hills from their firm
foundations. Emma Rogers was the daugh-
ter of the Nearbye doctor, who had died
few years before this story begins and left
his only child with no more valuable prop
erty than the little cottage in which he
had lived and lot Of uncollected and un-
collectable bills for his services. She was
the teacher of the Nearbye school, and man.
aged it with much tact and skill Her
clear, blue eyes would have made any face
pretty, but as all her features were straight
and regular, like those we are accustomed
to see in the ancient sculptures Of Greece,
she was radiant beauty and would have
seemed out Of place in her homely sur
roundings had the brilliancy Of her beauty
not been tempered by great sobriety OF
speech and directness Of manner.
Jack Hartford and Emma Rogers had
been companions since childhood, and as
he had done nothing to disguise his affec-
tion the relations of the two as lover and
loved were we'll known about. Among
the young men in the Nearbye neighbors
hood he was the only one fit by education
to- consort with her, and he was therefore
permitted to pursue his suit without the
vexation Of rivalry. He was a strong.
good looking fellow, and with much less
Of the rustic appearance than any Of the
other farmers Sons thereabouts. BE had
made persistent love to Emma for two
years, but they had never become for
mally engaged. She had not declined to
marry him, and he had always feared to
insist on q final decision.
Early Sunday morning Jack announced
to his father that he was going away the
next morning to seek his fortune. The
old man sighed sadly when he heard what
his son had to say in extenuation of his
resolution to give up his home, but made
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do he realized very forcibly how great was
his undertaking. He applied here and
there at random for employment for few
days and had no success whatever. He
then took up the advertisements in the
newspapers and spent about week in
vain effort to find anything at all. He
soon perceived that if he had learned q
trade instead of going to college he could
have found plenty OF work. He applied
for work at the Offices of several of the
agricultural publications. he got no en-
couragement. as few Of them pay anything
for contributions. One Of the editors said
to him: 'If you happen to know anything
about agriculture, the chances are that you
don't know how to write, and if you know
how to write, the chances are that, you
know nothing Of agriculture.
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Castleton-Jim, is this indeed your You
have kept, then. to the promise made when
me parted ten years ago that we would
meet on the corner Jan. l, 1884,. Shake,
old man! Now that we have met what
shall we do2
Rolston-I think the best thing that one
of us can do is to ask the other for S..
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Good for q Healthy Development.

Any event that causes men and women,
to take an account of stock on themselves
is good for q healthy development, and
New Years, by custom and by association,
has become such a reckoning time. 1t is a.
day to renew and cement acquaintance
with the good in ones nature and disposl-
ton, and to discourage. if not to cut the
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"Well, Jack" he said, 81 wish you well.
If You can't make your way in the city you
will always find welcome here; that isl
and the old man sighed deeply and his
voice grew husky, IF we can manage to
hold Oh to the old place and keep the sheriff
away"
The hustle of preparation and departure
kept Jack from feeling as seriously as he
might have done, but when he got to
town and had found q cheap boarding
house and set about finding something to
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/oO Sccm Uluo!
said Emma Rog-
ers to Jack Har-
fordwhen he call
ed on her one Sat
urday evening in
A ug ust in he r
neat little cottage
home in a small
village in the Jer-
sey hills not very
far from n Q W
York.
HI am h1r1e - he
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They had New Years very long ago,
but it took them a long time to get the
date down fine, as some counts were made
by the sun and some by the moon, and so
an assumed date kept bobbing around. In
Exodus xii, 2, is given the express order
to Moses to drop the Egyptian year and
start q new one for the Israelites, SO the1
civil year began in September and their Z =
iigious year late in March, and every thl3 II
year they, had to add month to make t E1e
sun date and moon date correspond.