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circles in recent years. Samuel C. Seely
was a prominent Brooklyn church
member. has wife and two children
and enjoyed the respect of all who
knew him. He is a weak minded man,
however, and in an evil hour, either
Intentionally or unintentionally,
allowed his friend, lawyer named
Baker, who has committed suicide
since the exposure, to overdraw his &C
count. From that time on he was COM
pletely in Bakers power, not daring to
expose him for fear of prosecution, and
for nine years Baker drew money
weekly until it has amounted to $751;.
600. The swindle was only discovered
when a new system of bookk eeping
was introduced into the bank.
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COST OF OLD BOOKS.
The Prices Vary According to the Quality
of the Dealers Patrons.

The Prices Vary According to the Quality
of the Dealers Patrons.
+ The book hunter soon finds out that
the prices for old, rare tones varies in
ratio to the quality, or wealth, of a
dealers patrons. This is as true of
the book shops of San Francisco, Chi
cago, New Orleans or Boston as it is of
New York, the leading old book mart
of the country. If you go into the
stylish book stores of any of these
cities you will have to pay twenty-five
to fifty per cent. more for a book than
if you went to the inconsequential
dealers in out-of-the-way places-in
cellars or in tumbled down shops.
Another point in book prices is the
high prices charged for one sort of
books and the cheapness of others.
On the five and ten-cent counters will
be found beautifully bound religious
works and volumes of novels, worn
and cheap editions of popular novels
and technical works, too ancient to be
of any special service at this time. 1t is
an unusual thing to find a bargain on
any of these cheap counters; the deal
ers are exceedingly careful on that
score. Albeit, every once in a while,
dealer gets caught mapping, and the
book hunter picks up tome of great
value.
Then the prices go up and down, ac-
cording to the fads. The Napoleon fad
is now on, and everything about the
little Corsican is selling at an advance
on last years prices. There is also
boom on Americans-thee early editions
of Lowell, Hawthorne and Holmes now
bring good round figures. Just as soon
Us the dealers find that the public is
after a certain line of books, the dealers
put up the price. This the dealers
deny, of course, but the book hunter
who makes regular rounds of the shops
knows better.
1t may be said that religious works
sell at the cheapest prices; dramatic
works, memoirs and annals of the stage
at the highest. Works on sport average
up with the drama. Audibon's works
are always held at high figures. Frank
Forrester's works, now out of print, are
hard to pick up, and the few found on
sale go at fancy figures.
The high prices for sporting works
are owing to two causes. Works of
this character are rarely issued, except
in limited editions, and are well printed
and bound. Dramatic and sporting
works seldom go into second editions,
so when an edition is exhausted the
purchaser must go to the old book store.
These works gotten up in the style of
Booths letters and Jeffersons autobi-
ography-both exquisitely illustrated
are not thrown away when read, like
most novels are, but are preserved for
reference. Hence, when a copy gets
into secondhand book stores the figure
asked is often greater than the pub
lisher's price.-N. Y. Advertiser.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
The Weeks Proceedings In . Condensed

The Weeks Proceedings In . Condemned
Form.
THE proceedings Of the senate on the 1th
were Of little interest A great many bills and
resolutions were presented and the proceedings
were entirely Of q routine character. At 1880
o'clock the announcement Of the death Of Con-
gresham Wright. Of Pennsylvania, was made
and the senate adjourned.--.T The house had
small attendance and the only business trans
acted was the passage Of the bill for the estab-
lishment of military national park at the
battlefield Of Shiloh The appropriation was
cut down from $4,000 to $4,000
TIE senate held brief but animated session
on the 9Th. the chief event being the effort Of
whereby business might be expedited The
matter went over. Mr.. Lodge offered q reso-
luton calling on the secretary OF state for the
facts In regard to the execution Of two Japan
csc students by Chinese authorities while
under protection OF the United States, which
went over after q sharp debate. Mr.. PETER
spoke rat length in opposition to the pol
icy Of issuing bonds, at the close Of which his
resolution asking the judiciary committee to
inquire into the action OF the secretary Of the
treasury in issuing bonds was adopted without
division. After an executive session the sem
ate adjourned. The house passed bill to
prevent the free use of timber on public lands.
The railway pooling bill. WHICH came up as tho
special order, was then considered until adj
journment.
IHE senate held q Drlef ana undressing
session on the 9th. At 1:o5 the senate went
into executive session and soon adjourned 80.
The entire time Of the house was taken up in
discussing the railroad pooling bill The
speaker announced the changes on standing
committees and the house adjourned at 5
o'clock.
THE senate was not in session on the It'll 80.
The presidents message was considered in
committee of the whole in the house and over
an hour devoted to debate on the pooling bill.
The bill to protect forest reservations caused a
lively talk for time. Pending debate on the
pooling bill the house adjourned.
THE senate was not in session on the 9Th 80.
The house had under consideration a bill to re-
tire incapactated officers Of the revenue cutter
service and the tactics were to talk it to death.
Mr.. Clark (Mo.) occupied the morning hour in
q speech against the bill The pooling bill was
then debated until adjournment.
THE senate met on the 10th with Senator Har-
ris (Tenn.) in the chair in the absence Of the
requesting the president to open negotiations
which went over. Mr. Call also offered reso-
to bring about peace between China and Japan.
Referred. Mr.. Allen (Neb.) called up resolu-
ton of his in regard to the attorney general
and the late strike, which led to a tilt between
himself and Senator Pugh. Then the Nicaragua
canal bill came up and was debated until ad-
journment. The house devoted the day to
District Of Columbia business. Mr. Clark
(Mo.) talked at length on the late elections and
many other matters to the amusement Of the
members After passing several local bills the
house ad iOurned.
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Deficiency Appropriations.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE urgency
deficiency bill, as prepared by the ap-
preparation committee and reported to
the house yesterday, contains an ap-
preparation for silver coin of $50. 900;
re-coinage of silver dollars, 500, 900;
for increased force in the internal rev.
enue commissioners Office, to provide
for the collection of the income tax
"details already given in these dis
patches), s242, 795; special agents of
the pension Office, $3.50, 600; for defray-
ing expenses of marshals of United
States courts, S1iO. 900, and for support
of United States prisoners, $40, 900.
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HIS OWN MISTAKE.
He Got Badly Mixed Up in the Chinese Wa,
Policy.

He Got Badly Mixed Up In the Chinese War
Policy.
ibid you have pleasant EVENING""
she asked, with just n little tinge of
sarcasm in her voice as he appeared in
the breakfast room looking weary and
uncomfortable.
"Fair, fair" he sighed. "But we
made one mistake"
''Only one!" she exclaimed. Casually
when you go out to renew old associa-
tions with your college friends you
make a dozen or more. What did you
do?'
''Oh, we had a little champagne
could go to the theater, and after the
theater, of course, we were hungry
again
And thirsty" she suggested.
''Of course" he acquiesced, ''both
hungry and thirsty. Then we hunted
up good restaurant and had a little
more champagne and-and-"
Yes. What else?"
at slips my mind for a minute" he
said, wcarily. at was something in
the nature of Chinese war policy"
s'Chipasse '. "a poiicy. she exclaimed.
Jou crazy? You're usually fool
: ish enough to eat Welsh rarebit about
midnight and suffer for it all
'That was it." he interrupted. THAT
was what we had"
''But what has that got to do with
the Chinese war policy?" she asked.
sit creates internal discussions and
disturbances" he replied softly.-Chi-
cago Post,
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night by the police
and is now behind
the bars in Central
station. He is fully
identified. The rob-
bling of the bank of
1854. 900 by Samuel
c. Seely, for four
teen years book
keeper in the bank,
in whom unbounded
c on Fl d e nee was
placed, is one of
the greatest sensa-
tions in financial
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ernor. The supreme
court will be asked
to grant 4 writ of
mandamus compel.
ling the election
commission ers to
ignore the contest
ed returns without
considering these
disputed figures up
on which Budd's
plurality depends,
and in connection
with which the re-
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The train was full of fierce robbers.
Strong men sat in the seats of the cars
and held their hands as high as posi-
BILE. Women trembled and wept, with
the exception of the specialized young
woman from Wayside Station. A rob-
Der approached her. Don't you dare
TO touch me-" she shouted, .'or I'll
scream as loud as l canr'-Cincinnati
Tribune.
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$500 to California

Is price Of double berth In Tourist Sleep
ing Car from Kansas City on the famous
Island Tourist Excursions"
Through cars on fast trains leave Kansas
City Wednesdays via FIT. Worth and FL
Paso, and Fridays via Scenic Route. Write
for particulars to A. 81. MoFFET, G. S. w.
P. A., Kansas City, Mo.
JOHN SEBASTIAN, G. P. A., Chicago.
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Monster Petition to Congress.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE monster
petition of the San Francisco Examiner
against the Reilly Pacific railroad fund
ing bill arrived here yesterday. 1t con-
tains col ,OO9 names Mr.. Mcguire
DEM, of Texas, will present it to the
house. It is the largest petition ever
presented to congress.
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Patriotic Correction

The historian of Warwick, r. l., tells
q story of Elder Charles Holden, who
was pastor of the church in that town
at the time of the declaration of Amer
lean independence. He had been &C
customed to pray for ''the king and all
in authority" in his public services, and
his thoughts, from long running in the
same channel, had crystallized them
selves in words from which he found il
difficult to break away. The elder was
patriotic. and the new order of things
interfered with his set forms of speech.
At one time, while praying, he came to
the place, I'VE pray for the king and
all in authority" and before he was
aware of it. the words were uttered.
he stopped short, and after an instsnt's
hesitation. added: Living In Rhode
Jaland. Companion.
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HE-ssThis ring, you know, is the EN- blem
Of eternity" She-''Yes, and the diamond
on top is heavenly" He-'But the ring
that comes later will have no diamond"
She-s.N-o suppose the heavenly part will
be over by that time. Kate Fields Wash
inCtOn
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Shoot Folly - It Flies,

Says the bard. The difficulty is that the
folly of some folks don't fly, It sticks. We
cite, as forcible illustration, the folly of
people who keep on dosing themselves with
Objectionable drugs for disorders Of the
stomach, liver and bowels, easily and pleas
antly durable with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which not only remedies these, but
also restores vigor and strength, and ban
ishes malaria, rheumatism and nervousness.
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CONTEST IN CALIFORNIA,

The Election of Budd for Governor VIII Be
Contested by the Republican Central
Committee.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-THE repub-
licans have finally decided to contest
the election of James H. Budd for gov
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Keep Your Mind on

Aliens Lung Balsam, as this is the seas on
for Coughs and Colds. Its expectorant and
healing qualities, and being free from all
of opium, places it at the head
Of all Cough remedies. 1t approaches so
nearly q specific for Consumption that 81
per cent. Of cases which are taken in time
are cured.
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Some of the eastern po,t

Some of the eastern gold-bug
papers seem to have regained their
sight and now behold in the populist
party an army which cannot be wiped
oat by mere sneers. These papers
now realize the fact that this organize
ton and 2.o0o. 900 reform voters are one
and the same thing.-Nonconformisk
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publican state central committee al
leges fraud. This is the first time in
the history of California that even pre-
liminary steps have been taken for an
attack upon the official returns in the
CUBE rnatorial race.
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but got discount, so it only cost me s."
Husband-''Yes, but you could have got the
same thing at Beetles for s." Wife-''That
may be, but then Beetle wouldn't have
taken off anything. "-Boston Transcript
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A New Place for John c. Black.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1L-Eepresenta-
tive John C. BLACK, of Illinois, ex-com.
missioner of pensions, has been nomi-
mated to be United States district at.
torney at Chicago. vice Sherwood
Dixon, recently deceased
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"WELL, how are you doingr asked the
passenger. "Fare, replied the conductor.
Record.
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WAY -Plankington-"I understand
that you had to go to law about that prop
erty that was lett you. Have you smart
lawyerl" Won Bloomer-"You bet have.
He owns the property now."-Judge.
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MAN bows to fate, but not as q matter OF
courtesy.-Galveston Nows.
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OLD STAaER says that they used to hun,
with horns, but they fish with them now
Philadelphia Record.
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FoRTIFY Feeble Lungs Against Winter
with Hale's Honey Of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure IN one minute.
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"D1p that uncle Of yours leave you any
money!" HE isn't dead yet" ooh!
does.n s.Why don't you present him with q
folding bedi''-W ashington Star.
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"WAs the football game what yon ex-
pected it to be?" She-"No, 1t was very dis
appointing. Only one man killed and two
in jured."
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WE have not been without Piso's Cure
for Consumption for % years.-LIzzIE FER
REL, Camp St., Harrisburg, Pa, May 4, ~.
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SHE-'It is very nice to go to the theater,
but you never take me along when you 60"
HeS"Well, I'll take you with me tonight.
There is play on the boards you ought TO
see" "What Is it," 1.-The Tanning OF tho
Shrew.n-Texas Siftings.
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FArHER-"I do not require that the man
who marries my daughter shall be rich. AL
that ask is that he be able to keep out OF
debt" Suitor-"Would you consider man
in debt who borrows money from his IA
ther-in -law7'-Life.
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FIRST SpoRr-"And how did the football
come outf' Second Sport-'The Rufiiers
lost the game on q foul" "How's thatf"
"One of their men kicked the ball instead
Of kicking one of the fellows on the other
side. boston Transcript.
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KIrrY-"What do you suppose her ago
isl'' Toni don't know. But woman's
age doesn't matter so much rs how long she
has been that age."-Puck.
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Mrs. HoUsER-"What is stage business,
anyway, dearl" ser-"Er-getting d.
vorces, principally, believe. ~ Buffalo
Courier.
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Miss BUpD "Do you believe in long
courtships, Mr. Benedickr' Mr.. B.-'1
don't believe in moro than six or eight
hours at a session."-Smith, Gray q Co.
MONTHLY
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THROUGH THE TERRITORY.
Senator Martins Railroad Bill Before the
senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

Senator Martins Railroad Bill Before the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The senate
committee on Indian affairs is consid-
ering Senator Martins bill authorizing
the Kansas City, Oklahoma & Pacific
railway to construct a railway through
the. Indian territory. The road is to
enter the territory near Coffeyville,
run to PawhuslSa, Guthrie and King
fisher, thence to the east line of Whee-
Ter county, Tex, thence to New Mex
leo and through that territory to AL
buquerque. The bill contains the pro-
visions usual in bills of like character
and requires the construction of 100
miles of railway in the territory within
three years. 1t is Mr.. Martins first
bill of the short session.
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FALL srILEs-the ones pigs are in.-Phila-
ielphia Record.
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.
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Leavenworth soldler.: Home Middle.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA member of
the board of managers of the national
soldiers homes authorizes statement
as to what took place in regard to the
Leavenworth case. An entire day was
given to the consideration of the
charges made by Shockley against
Smith, the governor. Those managers
who were not friends of either Smith
or Shockley were in favor of putting
both out. It was finally agreed that
the matter should go over until the
April meeting. In the meantime, Smith
and Shockley are given an opportunity
to get along better. If they do not,
they will be removed.
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Train Robbers Arrested.

WICHITA, Kan, Dec. 12.-Deputy
United States marshals last night ar
rested at Terrell, I. T., the three ban
dts who robbed the Rock Island train
at Red River yesterday morning. The
prisoners have been positively identi-
fed by passengers who were victims of
their outlawry during the holdup.
They have been hanging around Terrell
for some time, and suspicion was i'm
mediately directed to them when the
robbery became known. Their names
are not given. They are said not to be
members OF any Of the famous outlaw
bands now operating in the Indian ter
ritory.
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SEELY CAUGHT.

The Defaulting Bookkeeper Under Arrest
In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-Samuel C. Seely,
bookkeeper of the Shoe and Leather
bank, of New York, was arrested last
Evening journal., 1894-03-30
The WORK PARTLY DONE.

Tho Commission Of Condemnation
walked over the Philadelphia and
the Concord Turnpikes This Morning.
The commissioners appointed to con-
demn those portions Of the Wilmington
aud Philadelphia and Concord turnpikes
within the city limits walked over the
roads this morning.
They were accompanied by Mayor
Shortlidge, City Solicitor Elliott and
Street aud Sewer Commissioners Cav.
throp, Chambers and Moore. represent
ing the city; ex City Solicitor Charles
NJ. Curtis, William DUPONT and Joseph
Tatnall, Of the Wilmington and Phila-
delphia Turnpike Company, and ex
Attorney-General John Biggs and Edwin
Btinghurst. Jr. representing the Con
cord Turnpike Company.
Measurements were taken and it was
found that about one mile Of each
turnpike was involved. This afternoon
the commissioners sat in the mayor's
Office At the City Hall and heard testi.
mony as 10 the worth Of the property In
course OF con demnatlon. When the
amounts are determined II will remain
for the city and the two companies to
agree to the award.
Evening journal., 1894-03-30
PROPOSITION REFUSED.
ATTORNEY JOHN r. RODNEY AD-
VlSES THE LEVY COURT.

IL should Not Release DouRherty From
the Lien on the Property Transferred
60 tho Adairs.
The Adsir minors need not hope for
any relief from the Levy Court. Their
solicitor will have TO carry the matter
into chancery il he wants relief for his
clients FROM the county judgments
against the property at S-venth and JET
ierson streets, which Dougherty recently
transferred to Mary 5, Adair, guardian Of
the Adair heirs.
John Il. Rodney. attorney for the Levy
Court, was asked for his gopinion yester-
day. he gave it TO the Levy Court this
morning. IL is as follows:
Gentlemen: la regard to the appl
cation TO release certain property bs
longing to John ;. Dougherty from the
lien of q Judgment In favor Of New
Castle county upon The ground that the
purchase money of the said premises was
part of the estate of tho Adair minors for
whom the said Dougherty was guardian.
| will say that in my opinion. the Levy
Court cannot entertain the proposition
Ia addition to the fact that the court
should not assume the responsibility of
determining the matters alleged, there
is the further fact that such action
would discharge the suretes in the sale
1 judgment
This means more trouble OF the gen
uine John J. Dougherty variety-nonl
genuine without the trade mark
Dougherty's creditors may understand
his financial affairs. but, considering
their muddled condition ia court aud oul
Of court, It is doubtful II DoughertJ
| understands them
Evening journal., 1894-03-30
REAL ESTATE AND MINING STOCK.
Commission Merchants hooker & white
sell Have Secured large Interest Ia =
West Virginia Coal Mine.

Commission Merchants Hooker & white
sell Have Secured Large Interest ia =
West Virginia Coal Mine.
Booker & wbitessll. commission
merchants on East Fourth street,
this city, have gone into coal
mining heavily. To effect their pur
poses they have, through Philip R Clark
sold 82 brick dwelling houses to
the North Branch Coal and Coke
Company for $45, GOO. and iu-
vested $25O0O or $4,000 Of the
money in the stock Of the company. The
houses are beyond Eleventh street bridge,
aud occupy two sides OF the square az
Thirteenth and Dure streets and Davis
street and Marsh lane, and are compari b
lively new.
The North Branch Coal and Coke Com
pauy WAS organized In January It's
mine Is in Fairfax, Grant county ives
Virginia, and Is said to produce some of
The best bitumio coal mine In the
state. The company owns 100 acres Of
land. The Wilmington investors will
remain in Wilmington.
Hugh y. Browne was attorney 10 the
matter An EVENING JOURNAL reporter
called upon him this afternoon. While
be admitted the sale and purchase he de-
cllntd to talk Of the matter.