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night" he said quietly; land you can carry
your pistol back TO The srmory yourself. y
He handed him the weapon. The negro re-
ceived ii gratefully, but suddenly cast a
searching glance at his employer. Court
lands face, however betrayed no change.
When Zoe bad gone he continued tran
guilty: I'VE Will 90 by the back way
through the woods AS the negro started
slightly, CORTLAND continued in the same
even tones: The sulphur you smelt Just
now, Cato, was the smoke Of a gun fred al
you from the street. l don't propose that
the shot shall be repeated under the same
advantages"
The negro became violently agitated I'll
was dat sneakln' hound Tom Higbee," be
said, husklly.
Courtlaud looked al him sharply. "Then
there was something more than words
passed between him and you. Cato. What
happened? Come, speak outV
"He dashed me with his whip, and glib
him one right under the yeah. and drupped
him." said Cato. recovering his courage
with his anger at the recollection. Il had
a right 10 defend myself, sah"
Eyes, and hope you'll be able to do so
now, said CORTLAND calmly, his face CIV
ing no sign Of his conviction that CatO's
fate was doomed By that single retaliating
blow. But you'll be safer at the quarters"
He passed into his bedroom, took a revolver
from his bedhead and deTTinger from the
drawer, both Of which he quickly slipped
beneath his butt0ned coat, and returned.
when Ge are in the fields. clear of the
house, keep close by my side. and even try
to keep step with me. What you have to
say. say now; there must be no talking TO
betr3y our pOsitiOn-we must 90 silently,
and you'll have enough to do to exercise
your eyes and ears. I shall stand between
you and any attack. but l expect you to
obey orders without hesitation" lie opened
The back door, motioned to Cato to pass out,
followed him. locked the door behind them
and. taking the negro's arm, walked beside
the low paiings TO the end Of the garden,
where they climbed the fence and stood
upon the open field beyond.
Unfortunately 1t had grown lighter with
the breaking Of the heavy clouds. and
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GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

paper and the Russian bonds by sending
gold to redeem them at par when they were
presented for sale in the markets of Europe.
This went on for years until 1t was found
that systematic business Of buying the
bonds cheap in Russia and selling them in
the other European centers was going on.
and 1t was then stopped. at present Rus
STA has to pay per cent and upward for all
the money she borT0ws, and her attempt TO
get per cent loan last year at Paris was
a failure.
The whole empire is honeycombed with
debt. and this is so with individuals as well
as with the States, the villages and the Gov
eminent. Both mobiles and peasants are
loaded down with the payment of enormous
rates of interest and Russia has more queer
money schemes and banking institutions
than we had IN America before the war
The Government has land bank, which
loans money to the peasants in order that
they NAV purchase land. This bank was
organized about ten years ago aud it makes
loans both TO individuals and to villages
The Government puts about two million
and half of dollars into 1t every year. and
since its organization it has made over 1000
loans to more than 100000 families. About
700 OF these loans were made TO villages,
and through this bank the peasants have
boughti more than 100000 acres of land.
upon which they still owe about so per cent
OF their Indebtedness. In addition to this
there are various ways of loaning money TO
farmers. and the Government of Russia
makes advances on grain stored in ware
houses or delivered to the officials of the
several railroads OF the country.
The Treasury Department can authorize
any railway company TO make such ad-
vanees and the company will loan not more
than 90 per cent Of the value of the grain
deposited with it, II will receive at least
per cent IN advance for this service, aud in
addition TO this the peasant will have 10
pay about per cent per annum for sink
Ing fund and one-third of one per cent to
the railway company for negotiating the
loan. Such loans usually run for six
months, and If the money advanced is not
paid at the end of the time the grain may
be sold at public auction 10 redeem it. Out
of the proceeds all charges for storage. ex-
penses of sale, interest and Indebtedness
must be paid before the owner of the grain
can receive anything and he gets what is
left The officers of the railway keep the
Imperial Bank posted as TO the amount of
grain which they have on hand and they
are liable TO the Government for the money
1t loans through them to the farmers. This
system Of loans has been going on now for
more than five years. 1t is very popular
and great many of the peasants take adj
vantage of it. 1t is no wonder they do so,
for the charges are much less than those Of
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LOST REGINALD LITTLEJOHN.
Astounding Disappearance OF a Remark
able Cat.
Ynrk en-

Astonishing Disappearance OF Remark
able Cat.
New York SUM-
This cat had the gossiest and sllkiest fur,
remarkable intelligence, fascinating beauty,
most aristocratc pedigree, and a mistress
who loved it dearly, but it ran away. This
cat was more devoted to its mistress than
any dog could be; II rubbed against her
gown with the plainest evidence of deep
aeated affection. aud looked up into her eyes
with all the fire of its Oriental nature. IT
was native Of Persia, and had all the pas
sion OF that romantic land. After this
statement Of facts 1T will be readily under.
stood that the disappearance of the cat has
brought well-nlgh incons0lable grief to its
mistress.
For some time the residents of the lowor
section of Brooklyn have been made aware
OF the disappearance Of this cat through
this advertisement that appeared in the
hotels, many of the stores, and On the outer
walls OF some of the buildings:
I oST-sEPT. 8. 1892, A LARGE ANGDRA
II long -hsired. brown tabby cat with large bushy
tail, wnite breast ana feet aud white streak on
nose. Five dollars is offered. but reasonable
or giving such Information as may lead to his re-
eovery. TO MISS LITTLEJoHN, SO Pineapple St,
Brooklyn.
This cats name was Reginald, but it will
" hStiSSN thaN AtCE4iSiN 10 otoCiIDSd Eu
advertisement as a tabby cat. This appa-
rent incongruity must be The Suns only
apology for referring to Reginald in an i'm
personal and impartial fashion as lit"
Reginald became conscious Of the worries
OF this world in the heart of England.
Early in life 1t came into the possession of
the Littlejohn family, which consists at
present Of Mrs. LittlejohD. her son Stewart,
who is an artist, and her daughter, who is a
blue eyed divinity.
Reginald grew to be wonderful animal.
1t would turn marvellous sOmefsaults, and
seemed 10 understand all that was said. 1t
was particularly fond OF the poety
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ity. Luckily the edge of the swamp was
more open. and he would be enabled to cor
rect his changed course again by the posi-
ton of the stars. But he was becoming
chilled and exhausted by these fruitless
efforts, and at length, after more devious
and prolonged detour, which brought him
back TO the swamp again, he resolved 10
skirt its edge In search of some other
mode OF issuance. Beyond him the
light seemed stronger, as Of a more
extended opening or clearing, and
there was even a superficial CLEAN from the
end OF the swamp itself as If from some
ignis fatuus or the CHANGING Of a pool of UNI
broken water. a few rods farther brought
him to il and full view Of the unincum-
bered eXpanse. Beyond him. far across the
swamp, rose hillside bathed in the moon
light. with symmetrical lines of small white
squares dOtting its slopes and stretching
down into valley of cleaning shafts, pyIa-
mids and t0mbs. 1t was the cemetery; the
white squares on the hillsldes were the SOL
diers graves. And among them, even at
that distance, uplifting solemnly like re-
prOachful phantom, was the broken shaft
above the dust Of Chester Brooks.
With the view OF that Hateful spot which
he had not seen since bis last meeting there
with Sally BOWS a flood of recollections
rushed upon him. In the white mist that
hung low along the farther edge of the
swamp he fanced he could see again the
battery smoke through which the gh0stly
figure Of the dead rider had charged his gun
three years before; in the bending white
plume Of funereal plant in the long ave-
hue he thought he saw once more the light
figure Of Miss Sally Of only yesterday. In
another moment. in his already daZed
condition, he might have succumbed
TO some sensuous memory OF her
former destinations, but he threw it off
savagely now, with quick and bitter re-
calling Of her deceit and his own weakness.
Turning his back upon the scene with
Interpretations tremor he plunged once
more into the trackless covert. But he
was conscious that his eyesght was grad
ualy growing dim and his strength failing.
He was obliged from time to time to stop
and rally his sluggish senses that seemed to
grow heavier under some deadly eXhalatiOn
that flowed around him. He even seemed
to hear familiar V0ices-but that must be-
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poorest man IN the world. No one in Russia
outside OF the peasants sees how they can
PpSNloly repay the Government for this fam
lne money, and no one expects It, The Car
VIII probably forgive the debt some time in
the lulure, When lie wishes to be especially
gracious TO the people, and several Russian
statesman have told me that the only reason
tue money was not given outright was be-
cause such gift would tend to make the
russians nation OF Daupers, and to cause
the peasants not to work a all. on tie basis
mat the Government and the Gar would
not let them starve.
The mobiles Of Russia grow poorer every
year, and there Is a bank here under the
Government which was organized TO lend
money to the mobiles upon mortgages on
their land. The loans of this bank already
amount to more than $4,000, Goo. and a num-
Der OF estates have been sold under fore
closures Of mortgages by it. Not long ago
IL was SAID that 5000 estates were advertised
for sale by this bank of the nobility, and
the large estates which used to prevail in
Russia are fast being divided up by debt
and high interest. The mobiles know little
more than the peasants about taking care of
tnelr property and they are more extrava-
CANT and less careful of making both ends
meet. Before serfdom was abolished they
nad more than they could spend, and now
when they have TO rely upOn their o~s
Dralns TO make up tor the loss of the land
Whlch was SOLD to the peasants, they find
Der OF private banks in addition to these
Government banks and these, am told are
making money and are paying dividends of
from 8 to 10 per cent annually
These banks came into existence about
the time that the serfs were freed, and there
were no banks to speak Of in Russia outside
OF the Government banks before 1864.
Russia is just learning what banking means,
and before this time the Bank of State
did all the business Of the empire. 1t has a
capital of less than $4,000, coo, and its pri-
vate deposits were over S125, 0OO, 0O0 As
soon as the private banks began to be estab-
lished the money in circulation in Russia
increased, and in about ten years the de-
posts doubled ana banking capital increased
tentold. Leans and discounts were then
used largely for business purposes, and now
money is turned over as rapidly here in
Russia as anywhere almost In the world,
The Russian National Bank, or Bank of
Russia, issuesin the neighb0rh0od of $780,
OOO,0O0 Of paper, and it has more than
S4OO 900 of assets It's original capital
was only about So. 100000. but its business
amounts TO $3.50. 600 every year, and it
has deposits in trust amounting to more
than S500,000.0O0. 1t is the bank through
which al the great Government operations
go on and the Treasury Department leaves
deposits of $50, 000,0 900 and upward almost
constantly with it, Not long ago the Min
istry OF Finance organized system of say
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HE loved CALIFORNIA.
Joaquin Miller's Tribute to
J. Ross Browne.
A SHREWD, FAR.SEEING MAN.
His Brilliant Career in Literature" Yusef"
Was the Father Of "Innocsnts
Abroad"
Written for THE MORNING CALL

Gentlemen, gentle Savages-I feel quite
at home here at your festal board for l
have been among savageS before, and in
many parts of the world. In fact. ! re-
ceived the greater part of my education at
Washington City, the capital Of the Six
Nations and other rowing tribes of North
America. l am native of Kentucky. q
place once celebrated for its ssvages. al
though l was originally born in Ireland"
In this strain John Ross Browne of Call
fornia talked on at the dinner given him by
the Savage Club of London, and kept the
table in a roar for the best part of an hour.
about twenty years sgo. A queer club, a
great club was aud is the Savage. Fancy
such fellows as Dickens. Garibaldi, the
Prince OF Wales, and all sorts of painters,
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Gus OF American trade and they are doing
all they can to crowd it out of the markets
OF the world. l have found some large
landowners who are using American agri-
cultural machinery, and have met mum
Der who have told me they intended 10
study our agricultural methods when they
came 10 America TO visit the Worlds Fair;
and in this case they Will probably ship
some of our machines back TO Russia from
Chicago. Consul General Crawford tells
me there will be at least thousand exhI-
bits from Russia at the Chicago exposition.
and the Gar is preparing TO show something
as TO the resources and possibilities of his
country. FRANK G. CARPENTER.
ST. Petersburg Oct g.
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the usurers who abound in every district of
Russia and who are sucking the life blood
out Of the people.
one class OF these usurers is known as the
Koulaks. These are peasants who have
saved little money and who lend it out at
than the mobiles or the banks, and they, to
gether with the small shopkeepers, vodka
sellers and merchants, practically control
the money business Of the smaller settle
ments. In some villages you will find the
Jew who has in some way crept In from
Poland, who is loaning money at big rates
of interest to peasants, and who has often
mortgages on nearly every available piece
of property in the town. and though the
nominal rates of interest are only from TO
II per cent, these Koulaks, merchants and
Jews so arrange 1t that they get from 100
to 200 per cent. The crops are often mort
gagged before they are planted. and when
the peasant is hard mp in the winter he Will
make any sort of an agreement TO sell his
crops or his labor for the next summer for
money. In some provinces the land pro-
prietors advance small sums OF money on
contract with man that he Is TO give them
one or two days week Of labor for year
In payment for it. and the system Is such
that instances have been known OF men get
ting two days a week from peasant for
year for about 50 of our money. The truth
OF it is the peasants are like children. The
majority OF them do not know how to take
caro- If themselves. They do not see be-
yond the day. aud they are willing TO prom
Use anything for money.
These Kouaks are the worst set of usur-
ers Ia the world. They constitute less than
per cent of the POI ulation and many of
them have grown quite wealthy. Originally
poor. they are acquainted with all the
tricks of the peasants, and they know how
to grind them down to the lowest point, and
they usually prefer payment in labor rather
than money. The wages in Russia are so
low that IL is impossible for a peasant ever
TO get much money ahead, and his labor
and his crop are ali that be has to mortgage
just now, on account of the recent famine
and the vast loss in the shape of cattle and
horses, the peasants have become more in
debt than ever. and the hundreds of mil
lions OF dollars which the Government has
loaned TO the villages on account of the
famine has made the Russian peasant the
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10 work and do good as elsewhere. He was
hampered and interfered with, and SO came
nome, like the free and independent
na'lve OF Kentucky who mad been origin
any born in Ireland" that he was He
wrote some articles for the Overland when
ne got ready. cutting his meddlers to the
quick.
L last saw him in San Francisco, dealing
IN real estate think. but hardly in the
prlncely fashion In which he dealt when we
u M met In London. He took me into
ROMANS bookstore and bought me a set of
us Dooks, writing his name in them. He
nlaue me promise 10 return TO California
anu settle down in the end for l was once
had gone
And, oh, the difference to me.
his book 'Yusef" (Joseph) is the best
oooA Oh travels through Syria and Arabia.
so say the English critics. that America has
VII zen. 1t is kindly, respectful toward
sacred things and themes and gracefully
humorous. ''Yusei" is the father Of that loud
anu Iawiess book known as ''The Innocents
Abroad" THE Innocents Abroad" was
as surely born of "Yusef' as was DAISY
MMllier born of THE One Fair Woman"
10; not quite so surely; for on the Pincean
Hlll, Rome, the same parties, under the
oame circumstances, at the same time. say
exactly the same words. But it is clear to
the most casual reader that if there had
oeen no Y nsef' there had been no limo
cents Abroad"
D. Ross Browne was something more than
traveller; he was a careful, thoughtful
STUDENT; the world was his university. and
all mankind his schoulfelows. You search
MS DOCKS In vain for any unkind word or
lfreverent allusion. He was by far the
greatest traveller we have yet had, covering
twice the ground Of Bayard Taylor per-
maps. For Taylor went much on foot, and
was not seaman, like this islander from
kentucky Peace and rest to the weary
traveller, the gentle friend. the brave. strong
state builder Of 40 JOAQUIN MILLER.
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which Miss Littlejohn often read aloud.
When Reggie sailed for America year and
half ago it captiyaied all the other passen-
gers on the ship 1t paradei up and dow n
the deck with the hauteur of an aristocrat
and the steadiness OF born sailor.
The apartment-house at 50 Pineapple
street, in which Reginald was domicled,
had already become famous through being
the residence of the young California au-
thor OF Through the Chaparral; or, The
WingleSs Insects of Shasta County" The
Littlej0hn family took the top fiat, so that
Reginald might have the roof for his exeT-
else. Here it grew to be the very large and
handsome animal shown in the accompany
ing picture.
Every morning Reggie rode around the
rooms on Mrs. Littlejohn's shoulder, and
whenever the family returned from visit
Reginald awaited them at the door.
One day Reginald tripped lightly out OF a
ffth-story window. It's terrified mistress
rushed to the basement expecting to iud his
mangled body on the fiagstones. Instead,
she saw Reginald calmly stroking its whis-
kers. with pard0nable pride she had 1t
photographed, and her brother painted its
portrait.
On Saturday September g. Reginald was
on the roof with Miss Littlejohn. Suddenly
II leaped down to the window-sill of the par
Tor window. Miss Littlejohn rushed down.
stairs, but Reginald had disappeared. From
that time TO this, although anxious inquiries
have been made far and wide, nothing has
been seen of Reginald by the Littlejohn
family Once somebody said that it had
been seen in the navy-yard, but the search
there was fruitless.
The Llttlejohns, although mourning for
reginald as one who is dead, still believe
thas 1t is alive. That it was not killed by
the fall on September 3 is sure, for Its body
would have found. The Littlcjohns thought
at first that it might have gone 10 some of the
nelghbOrs. But the nelghbors had not seen
1t, and the Californian declared that he had
never heard of Reggie
AT the time of the disappearance Reginald
was nearly twice as big as an ordinary cat,
Win marked ruff of white fur around its
neck and a wonderfully bushy tail. If any,
body should see such cat he can discover
whether II Is really Reginald by talking to it
IN soulful verse. IL it is Reginald, it will
snow marked appreciation of the attention.
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There are other suns in space that are in
fnitely larger than the one which gives US
heat. light and life. The star Areturus,
which is known to be sun for a far-away
system of planets. is II, 800, 600 times further
removed from US than is our solar luminary.
His diameter Is 100000 and his creum-
ference about 224, 0O0.000 miles. Our sun Is
but sec, coo miles IN diameter. fact which
proves that Areturus is at least Is, 600
times greater in bulk than is our "grea, orb
of davv
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HER FACE.

She hath face 50 fair so fair.
None other with 1t can compare.
She hath twin lips OF scarlet hue
Where pearly teeth are peeping through.
Upon her brow coronet
or golden hair IS proudly set.
fneel 10 her. and as lean
Give her the homage due queen.
But more than all dearly prize
The love light shining in her eyes.
Beeause-oh. hap pineSs-I see
1t is q Hight that SHINES for me.
LILLIAN PLCNRErT.
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The Oldest Man in England.

The oldest man in England is said to be
Amos Jinks. native of Shropshire. now
living at WelliBgbOrOugh, Northampton
shire. The claim that he is let years old.
it is averred. has been investigated and
thoroughly verified by respOns bic parties.
The old man Is withered and bent, his eye
sight has failed and hls voice is shakY, but
apart from these evidences OF age he is free
from physical infrmity. He eats, drinks
ana sleeps well. and is not at all deaf.
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HANDY BEDSTEAD TABLE.

Latest Design of Bracket for tho Sick
Room.
Plttshurg Dispatch.
The new form of table attachment for
bedsteads shown in the accompanying Illus
tration Is OF extremely simple construction.
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and has been designed especially for use in
the sickroom. Instead Of having a base
resting upon the floor, as in the ordinary
form OF table OF this character, there is
provided a clamping jaw for attaching it to
Que OF the side rails of the bed. The top
may be raised or lowered to suit the invalid.
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From a Papyrus Roll.

n F"fH II II "VyfHs fsVi''
Hotel clerk Ito misunderstanding guest
Have You trunk, sir?
Suspicious oaking guest-Do you take me
for an elephant?