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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18
MIR. DlCKENSS SHORTHAND.
From The Pail Mall Gazette.


In a paper on Charles Dickens and shorthand;;'
by W. +. AXQn. just published by Mr. ieywooIt
Manchester there are some interesting facts. IL
was Curneys system that Dickens used-a system
STILL we believe, written by a number OK reporters
in the Gallery Of the House OF Commons. Quincy,
who was born at woburn. In l7o5, came to London
early n life, and was appointed shorthand writer A.
the Old Bailey. For q time he combined CLOCK
making designing for calico printing and reporting
Gurneys system modification OF that o.
Mason's and OF his earliest pupils was Erasmus
Darwin .
Dickens's experience. Mr.. Axon SAYS led him y
set high vplds upon shorthand ana ne tausM
Recorder Of Deal 4 scrap Of shorthand potshs,
found among the novellst's papers, and which IL
wns hoped, nigh. have thrown some light on tne
Mystery Ct Edwin Brood turned out on exc ni m
ation 10 be The heads Of speech suggestI W
the novelist 10 his son for a meeting OF q "fckes
club then In n dropping condition and In need "
regeneration. .x
Of the thousands Of SHEETS which Dickens must must
have covered with Gurney's characters there remain
oply two letters, OF page each, which dea, W Iss
south Kensin cton Museum. Mr.. II: F. Dickens has, .
however. a stenoeraph.c relic OF his father 10 hs
shape OF a notebook, made by Dickens when ne
Taught nj, son shorthand. II contains the Quincy
alphabet arbitrary characters, and many specimens
OF his handwriting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18

remember once going 10 Boston and Offering bills Of
the bsst known Ncw-Tork banks in payment FOR my
breakfast Al a leading rcsnurnD- The cashier
demurred and wanted 10 know II I hadn't some
Boston money. 1t required considerable urging to
make him take the money!
In those days every business man and banker hal
10 have copy OF "Thompsons Bank Note and
Commercial Reporter BY j. Thompson, Banker, NO
Wall.st., New-Yorl" II he wanted 10 get correct
Idca OF what tho money he was handing was really
worth. The early copies OF this publication have
almost entirely disappeared. 20 complete he can
be- found. and The Tribune has secured n part OF
number dat1,l June II, 1857. through the ldndnehs
Of f. T. Adams, grandson Of tile original D.
Thompson.
The nrs, thing that strikes the eye on the hrst
pace OF this number Is list o. tire "htest counter
.eitsn There are fourteen OF them on 81 many d1-
:orent bauk,-a fair sized crop for one week The
last one Is descabcd follows nos on the K'hlroad
Bank Lowell, Mass. Vigneue train OF cars III lower
half Of note, and fvo strips o lathe woFk on Ie
ight" A. that does not tally AT al with N" descf,
lion OF the % note Of later date on the same bank "a
The Tribune collection, 1t y pr'aShe that tnc oaiis
changed Its plate 10 get nd OF the couh'eri"'' y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18


A three. a two and one Of the MerolaArs' Bank Of
Trenton.
A tan and a three OF the National Bank OF Pater-
son.
TWO aves Of tho West Winfield Bank OF West Win
Geld, Hsrkmsr County.
Two fves On the New-Engand Bank OF Boston.
five OF the Chester Bank OF Orange County
A two of che Ca-aract Bank CT Lockpor.
A three Of the Lewis county BANK Of MarTtsburs'
A two OF the Farmers and Merchants Rank cl
6enesee
Eve Of the For, Plains Eank.
A TWO Of the Seneca Falls Bank.
A one Of the Bank Of Brantf0d Canada.
A two Of the Bank Of Bloomfield y. j.
A one Of the Cumberland City Bahk Of Cumberland.
Nd.
A hve Of the Merchants and Ab-chan4cs' Bank Of
Troy.
A one Of the Bullion Bank OF Washington, d. c.
A two OF the Bank Of Kent OF LudingtohciiIe,
NY.
i've Of the Adams Bank OF North Adams, Mass.
Eve Of the Bank Of Northumberland Mass.
i've Of the Exchange Bank OF Hartford.
Eve OF the Railroad Bank OF Lowell Mass.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18

news paragraph says "thaa the Unsdila Bnnls Of this
tcst for the purpose of testing the con'tt1honaJG :"
the laws 81 1854, which sanctions the DELAY ~ pay
ment for lfteen GAYS. also. the QleSasl wOetlcr q
pcreIn making demand for payment Al the counter Of
thc banE is not bound to take draft on Mbaiy or
on Albany or New York" II hardly spoce payment OF
the SIMON pure order >,
There are eaghtccn notices from tho 5tlt9 IAN KING
Department tnat the notes 81 many banks In proc8
Of liquidation mus be- presented within two Teh!y Tor
ptinu or the funds Gaposlted by said bank for
the redemption Of their eitcds TN wh By dyen Up.
Extensive rt'ts on rates OF dis&a,nt m Phladephla
printed. These tables lnvr been aonrrectcd BY
tronlsc & o., bankers No. go so'Th T1Ir!s,, Phil
ndelpha: Samuel Harris q Sous. bankers, Baltimore,
ald. " F Davis, no, 20 eutctt.. boston, Mass .
some Of tao pbnes mentioned IN Tho Ttbnno COLLECTION
are rated As follows tho rattina being thoss o. PR
rD.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18

How delightful II must have been for farmer who
had sold span q horses for good round sum paid
Security Bark to find when he consulted this valuable
little paper that there just so cent discount on
those notes. that they were only worth 20 cents on
the dollar
Another department OF "1he Reporter Is devoted
10 st Of discounts at New-York 3pd descrlp.
tjon OF the cOunterieis in circulation Nb0th old and
new In this list tho states Of Mississippi. Arkaisns
Florida and Iowa dismissed with this pitly, prcg
nant paragraph:
"The notes Of banks In these States arc of doubt
ful and only nominal value.' ,
so much for this monetary glimpse OF the work.
inQs Of the old State bank system, that mllsy ana
nalodbrOus financial Institution which the Democratic
party with It's love OF things ancient and decayed,
proposes TO put into operation again. Is there
sare man IN the Democratic, Republican; Groennack
that runs from Is 10 so per cent discount which has
45O distinct kinds Of rotcDueSs, which has whole
state issues OF doubtful and only nominal vhlue"f
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18
SOME DEMOCRATIC MONEY.
SPECIMENS OF OLD STATE BANK BILLS.

THE STATE OF AFFAIRS RESULTING fa'om in'
ISSUE or THESE NOTES.-THE DSAoOkAri'
PLATFORM rAvoRs RETURN TO THE
DLsGRACEFUL system
Z, tb cooa old a,vs NJ stote banlIDo'e crculatfea
wAsu tere were more kinds Of money than there are
binds of patent medicines to-day and when The diHsi
s species we're Of about equally uncertain vaine lne
newSpapers which had large number OF distant SUP
scr,bms we're among The heaviest sufferers LNey
reoeivcd money In the payment OF Subscriptions rom
ala usrts OF the country, and the most careiu "a'0
Ing In the counting Office could not prevent II -
-.Is,.s y.th munh worthless currency. Thon. too,
money sent from distance always subject 10
VARYING ratos of discount. wheher good or bad
The books OF the Tribune show thac In some months
the losses from discountng Of bank notes received
Amounted to $780, and there to-day In the safes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18

commercial Reporters" fallible in those days
as they sometimes arc now. -
The amount oi disconnt appears IN nott cases 10
haze been function OF tho distance between the bank
quoted ana e place Of quotation. The further Souh or
Wcs the bapa was situated. the heavier ue discount
Alabama and lsuisisnQ averaged per cent The FOL
loving caepter vi Indiana hanks Is ne gym OF the
list A dfsh Indicated that no quotation could be
ObtnneA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18

rhsn tnIlows n list Of broken, closed and worthless
banrsS ofout $50 In number. Think OF II. you
who handle thousands OF dollars in bsnkpotes evory
day without reading word Oh thom Just 430 kinds
of worthless currency anaat Every time bill was
received this list OF $50 names must ba consulted II
il had not already been memofzed The distinctions
between the three classes mentioned were these
broken bank was one which had suspended the re-
demptiop OF !ts notes but might resume mt future
day: n closed bank was which had gone out OF
business for any OF variety OF rcaSOns. and when
might or might moi pay dividend when the process
OF liquidation was completed worthless bank was
one IN which the liQuidang process had been COM
plotted and the result found TO he zero. There was
no hope OF dividend or partial redemption. The Bank
Of Benningo whose notes appear In The Tribune col
lection y marked "broken' in this number OF "The
Reporter The Dandy bank the notes OF which had only
low rate Of discount at this time. 1857. broken
by the tine It's note, printed in fac smile herewith
got into the hands OF the cashier OF The Tribune for
1t was labelled thus by him. This goes 10 that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18

The second half OF the Eastern League Championship
season nndsd Yesterday and this week winners OF the
nrst and VIII play OF the championsh ship
The Providence the half Of the rather
handN and then went all 10 pieces In the second half
which was won by the Bnghamton team. The two win.
ners will nlay series Of six this wock playing
at Providence on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday and at
Bin shanon on Thtrdav Friday and saturday The win.
ner may also play short series with several Of the Ma
tIona League clubs. n recent playing is any criterion
the Dnghmton ought 10 prove the winner. but thea
baseball an uncertain CANT Al six clubs finished the
season in fairly good shape and should
arranged year The weakne clubs have shown
their colos and they should not be allowed to enter
year without deposng suitable guarantee that they
viii fll all their obgancns and finish out the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18
ABOUT BASEBALL TOPICS.
TILE CASE OF THE TWO HOME NlNfo-
GAMES OF THE PRESENT WEEK.

Now that it Is about assured that neither the new
YORK nor the Brooklyn teams Will win the pehhsn' III
,ber lection OF tho League championship, many people
are BEGINNING to why such things should Oo' i"'
car-er Of the New.York has been more eIauc Na
in any season Sinoe the National League gave FRANCHISE
10 this city. Experience has been an heroic ted'hel
and dlncent should be pursued hereafter lc
local team should conducted the lines lsId GOWN
prior 70 the nonsensoai brotherhood outbreak AHon
xev.York must have a frstcass team no matter "hAI
tho cost Every dollar expended for good talent VIII oo
rotrnod ten fold and tho League club-o"ncis le]hAe 1'
tc, now although they pretended not to see us coSo
ounrccs Iass sprius when they were doing al "eS
could 70 " AIKEN tho Ncw-iork team IheIe 'e'Nls 70
he m opparent reason why the Brooklyn team! shou'u
not be making q better record. the players anu
management are In thorough accord. then mo "Hf' /"
surnri.i No team ever started with brighter prospects
than did tho BrlIcgrooms this year. hi'"A' "'"
made ,cben Coruthers released, another "us sA
when Ioyett Wa allowed n remain out IN the con- anu
on, Of the most costly blunders Of al was IN allowing
rrny to leave the club. Terry IS pichlhS o"'V'r
ss,oo to-day than any pitcher on the Broo"yh l"'-ro
R,,ri,nuon was swift when he recently p""o'
ocaln- nj. old comrades. Terry Is not ohiy ''o'.'
TAIL nlsver but he Is q gentleman on ana on uio "oiu
and an honor 70 the calling which be has cho'eh3 b'''
hall can neyor have many Terrys since AeI'l
Joined the Pittsburg lam that nine mas 7u'oI ''u
.teahuy moved from lowy position u ono Hs"' Wy
aInGr the leaders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18

ORourSo's release arf suspension ~ the Ncw-fork
Club caused unnecessary amount OF f<'cusson
o. Rourke's did suit tho management and many
u ne spectators his release wRs natural conse
ouence. Then he nhfated Manage Powers ronndy using
hn guago az all tn and holding hs superior up to
scorrl the othsr players President Day heard n
tie occurrence and promptly suspended the player.
O,Eourke eyontnallv the in the proper Hight
apoogzeA for the conduct and he removed
from the disgrace Of Suspension Thursday. Now he
can sen with any desiring his services and his old
friends here will wish Inn we'll Still, these spasmodic
re.ases OF the veterans had remarkable effect the
record Of tho NewYork Bessct and Gore were re-
leased and the team Jumped out end was among the
leaders. Then trouble wa again threatened ard t'> team
started for tho bottom OF the list. Powers then con-
cludcd to release Denny Lyons and ORourke and the
team celebrated the decision by winning four straight
Games last week. making the clever record Of hfty'fve
basehts IN tho tour games. or over thirteen u game
Team work and good fellowship are neceasary 70 success
and Powers 10 determined II every veteran the
tcurn has be released.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18
THE TOPOGRAPHY OF INTOXTCATION.

From The London Globe.
Jones-Whiskev. | notice, has different effects u
different parts OF the city. 80
Brown-iiow Is that 4.
Jones-In the Borough Il causes drunkenness "
Eeetst. alcoholism: In Hccadiuy, heart failure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18

c. H. Byrna the president CT the Brooklyn cub voiced
the sentiments a the nnhy tndlus!Gs In the Ccy OF
Chur,hc, yesterday whom he sad 70 tn writer eS our
team is doing nre.ohedry and cannot understand IT, II
az, n,yer had been sk disabled there woulc ~ some
exr,,se DO. thp havr not. I cannot understand
cannot understand" rurmurcd President byrne ~ he
walked nwav With rather detected look on his face but
there wa, twinkle and map 20 the eve which ood'd
no cod % somebody. Tnat President Byrne Is dermned
:, nnd ont Just whit n TIA matter is assured When
Christopher Won der Abs Of The ST. Loul' club was In
the city the day he se0oa - glory IN The misery
a, o,bor. feeling that DO WA In tongsnlN company
Dame Fortune ha. not sued st. louis THIS year any
NOR Or more properly not rch as IN New-f"rk aud
nrooklvn '"rhcrr Ia trouble brewing In Brooklyn SSu
Won der Aha md n much mistaken theN VIII
bs some emphatic changes oyor tho Br!dg. next yer
know eat some Of the officials n the club ar" MOI salts
ia with Manager Wards methods and rc0N feel
-, that It will net h. Pihsiteht Dyrne and Manager
ward rot- vaN n ms b. President nvrho aud rome
o,ner manages or 10 my bc Manas@ Ward dnd some
other president. TAKE your choice"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18

The fifteenth International conference pr the reform
and codlcation OF the laws Of nations Will be held
AZ Genoa III the early part CT October The only
American mentioned among those who wiz make
reports Is Irving jay Mnrratt the United states Consul
al Athens, who VIII read paper On Tho Beginnings
OF international Law Among tho Greeks" The other
principal atdIesses will be by Enyishmen, Italians
one Spaniard and one Dutchman. Or. Darby, tho
president Of the Pace Society, will make report on
the progress Of International laws. Several papers
will bA rend phases Of private international law,
such the conflict Of marriage laws ard the indication
OF laws relating 20 notanal acts and Questions OF
maritime law viii also tS discussed Each speaker
may use his native tongue or the English, French,
German or Italian language As no chooses Although
the proceedings at these conferences do not usually
attract many lawyers Of the United States, the con-
illusions have considerable weight In matters OF inter
national law and affect the relations Of this country
with others. TIE holding for trial OF Lizzie Borden
is commented on by the law journals with universal
condemnation Of Judge BlaSell's decision. "The
Albany Law Journal believes that the Judges finding
Is founded on the fact that there is no evidence that
anybody else did the deed and that =" II the girl is
convicted on tho nO-evldencc In the case, It will be
unsafe for girl hereafter TO live I'm the same house
with her stepmOther.' The extraordinary decision
seems to have aroused rather more interest and I'M
dignant comment than has been awarded to any de-
csion OF committing magistrate for many years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18

r. r. Powers should b. haned for tho poor fecofu
made by the NowYogK this year, for no man hnS
49, ,vcryd more eon.ren ousy his players ana Tor
hls emuloyars Powers howevcr vas h'nufapl'u J"
eeru.n direct ons and las done ohe o>t he co" ue'
,e o,cuu.,ances PJ.ers IL totally unlike his Inf"'co
,or James Mutrie Mutrie MA 'hu'-@ anu no ~
havo II aae srca: success advertising agent wv
49, docs no, iEA 10 much noise. does noo tell n nSAJ
humorous yarns ne does moro actual work IN twenty
four hours than HE predecessor would have done IN week
Power. Is generally hr.t man - reach me 8ToNhuh VI
The Morning and seldom thinks Of leaving them again
80, 49,, h gam. In, been AZ Nh1 al the business
affair q, the dny eiosed up Ito Is not 'aiishei 20 %
tod that his Players taxing their regular morning
yo-k bus ha 4. aLwavs q heu ,aAe 10 ChhAe
AutriN Powers always sits on the PLAYER. Ueneh WIN nv
p.r s,d ho f. eynr ready With suggestions 10 help the
boys QUE OF . tlckjish sitr@ron.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD SCENERY.

The magnificent autumn scenery of the Allegheny
Mountains lends additional charm 10 the delight
full trip over that line. a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18

Fa-llsr n the whom The chancee seemed sood Tor
te Sow.york 10 maze AL hcnoFaD" rroo'u ~ VIC
: .,ue rlco Manager Powers hal shout conr''u A.
s,g.r.n, \, h.,, sons a. Tia Now-YUrk Washlngto
eames scheduled for Washington played IN shs ely Inc
failure Of tho local oou however has cancelled all sncn
Arrangements and The games during ne early I"r OF '
r.oK WI D. played In wSshinston originally +hednied
.4ts "a leave mo sa hut three games on
homo grounds his w-ek M SewYorS and Boston teams
nav.nc al the Polo Grounds Thursday, brdoy ana
SATURDAY Tho brooklyn viii play at PM adclIhia
three DAYS and AZ Washington he last hre DAYS Of he
voek Again are the points Of tho schedule shown
u 10 The publ, gase. TAers IS no res;on why na local
teams should conflict excep. when tho Western 'ams ar
In tho FasA The club owners should So n II thai no
cb ridiculous ,chslvle shall ever again b. folsted upon
the baseball public The full schedule nr the week IL as
follows;
phad' pka ". BrookIvp al philadelphia BeltImore vs.
Ros,on baltimore; Clevv and " Pltt-DHfs az SeN
band Cincinnati - LoulsNl4e AT NA''"ha1'' N'''s' '
s.. Louis. az Chicago 49, ,....
Tiesday-philpdelphla vs.. Brooklyn, at Philadelphia
wlhl. strn ". NosYork, al WashhgoA fae,E' c,S
rnnatl. cleveland rittsburr, at Cleveland baltimore
Va. Boston, at baltimore
phisJcrha W Bs0oAyn At Phladelpnia baltimore vs.
ION az naltm ~ Cleveland We Pitt'bnrg AZ Ceve
Ia e. io Gi.ci7 gs 5a l 6'u'''' at ''''
- PSS " al ro %asS logns'
vs. Chl'aso at Pltt,burg; Cleveland v Louisville at
Cleveland 81 Louis Cincinnati. az ST. Louis
Friov-Ncw- York ga Boston. at P,lo Grounds New'
dph alioor, At shlaSespha o cSdSSd V q,
Prttsbu7g.
SATURDAY NewYoEk Bo,s:n At PGo Grounds F NeE.
f fSIsi at ceSeand fit,sbrs Vs. chicago PITTS
burg Sc Louis ~ Cincinnati at St louis
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16
prehend the cessation of the demands for their assistance in the near future.

There are but few children in this neighborhood; but those few were cast | in artistic moulds. At church, last Sun- day, the children with their fresh young faces and in their becoming Sunday ar ray, were visions of beauty. The pride of their parents in them is justifiable. It would not be strange if the childless should be envous when they behold these beautiful buds. When in the sec ond lesson Rev MT Bowles, the rector read the passage concerning John ''What manner of child shall this be?P we mentally applied it to each of the precious little ones present and thought anXiously of the uncertainties of their future. May their guardian angels who always behold the face of their Father in Heaven, ever defend them from harm.
 The hog butchering of Bowles $ Kel- ley has reached such proportions that they now employ another man and the orders come i'll faster than the three can fill them.
 Our esteemed ncighbor, George Nal lett, for so long time a patient invalid, has of late been much feebler than usu- al.
 Since our recent great snow-storm a flood has passed over our local roads without damage. The concrete walk by which one of our most attractive dwell lings is approached confronts every con- CT with the inscription, "Treadwell.'
 Last Sunday, Rev Mir Bowles, the rec tor of Christ church, delivered strong sermon on the thesis, "The divinely ap- pointed and apostically ordained Chris tian ministry indispensable to the edifi- cation of the church and the salvation of the world.'
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16
STEVENSON.
DOESN'T THIS SOUND SARCASTIC

DOESN'T THIS SOUND SARCASTIC.
 Stevenson and vicinity is wide awake over the business prospects of this Hous. atomic valley. We hope it never will be called the s.Berkshire division.'' 'sHous- atomic" is good enough. As Cassius said, ''Sound them, my name sounds as we'll" This great Consolidated Ceasar should allow us our name at least. The discontinuance of two or three trains on the Derby section, we can put up with this winter, but the tIouters next spring will demand and get good accommoda- tionl As long as the small poX scare re- mains below here,it looks as if two trains will do.
 Real estate is changing hands rapidly and those who sell at good prices will be safe at least. We hope the dams will not be built frequently, for that would cause the pollution of the dear and pure old Housatonic.
 The Jackson place, about two miles above Zoar Bridge, was once enlivened by a large carriage factory. It bids fair now to become greater than Shelton or Ansonia. These great and growing vil- lages may dwindle hereafter in being too far from the Jackson place. We hope a good fishway will be put in the dam equal, at least to the one below, which so excites lamprey eels and shad that they often try to jump the chimneys to get up the river.
 Your correspondent had an encounter with a clothes line in the back yard, which hauled an eye tooth, instanter 1! The line was taut from the rain and was made tauter by catching that tooth! We had often thought of taking a dentists chair, but found high seat on the team wagon did it cheaply and quickly. (This was in the morning).
 George Martin of Oxford has built the
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

A small evaporation, holding from one half to one bushei of fruit, may be sci upon the kitchen stove, and run witf very little additional expense for fuel.
 If the farmer would study the con struction of the feet of his horses. he will be able to protect them against the work of manyinexperienced blacksmiths
 It is now generally conceded that cot tonseed meal is not suitable food for pigs, and in many cases it's use has caused death.
 A box stall should be given the horse instead of haltering him to the trough. and many accidents in the stall may thus be avoided.
 If the pigs are only given a mess of cooked roots but twice week, the change of diet will be found beneficial and pro motive or health.
 The wheels of old moving machines are made use of for constructing low down wagons with wide-rimmed wheels. that prove to be just the thing.
 New Jersey farm land is rated at an average of $65 per acre, according to the United States statistics, being the highest of any state in the Union.
 Eggs for matching purposes should not be exposed to q lower temperature than 40 degrees above zero. Eggs freeze at about 10 degrees above zero, which kills the germ.
 Dr Lintner, in his recent report on the insects of New York, says he does not regard the gypsy moth as quite so form ldable 2 destroyer as some others have feared it might prove.
 The claim that carrot leaves surpass the roots as food for stock is not con firmed by those who have given the mat