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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-12-08
HE U UP
Farmer Gibson Receives q Visit From
Lawyer Atkins.

Farmer Gibson Receives . Visit From
Lawyer Atkins.
might as we'll stop the huntin' one
times another" said Farmer Gibson
to his wife, when he had securely nail
ed the last board to the walnut tree in
the meadow lot. ''Hello! There comes
Atkins, the lawyer from town."
'sHa, ha, Gibson, glad to see you!
Out on a little trip and came over to
see il 1 could borrow your hunting
dog"
eyes, 1 guess he'll foller ye, with
the gun"
sBy the way Gibson, is your ten
gauge gun at homer"
"Y-yes!"
"Suppose Itake tout while. Saves
going back after one."
"All right"
Lets see-ten's an odd size. Have
you any sh~ells!loaded?"
"Y-yes, a few"
"Well, let me take what you've got
I'll replace them in town."
'sUm-hub!"
1TIl just take a little turn out here
through the fields, and l guess I'll
round in for dinner. Can't go along
Gibson?"
muck"
latter dinner.)
81 didn't kill anything Gibson, but
bless me, If l haven't shot away the
whole two dozen SHELLS at rabbits.
Plenty of game, but seems to be an
on day for me! Fear r broke the
spring in one of thoselocky-but bring
it to town when yon ppspe. You can
easily get itfixed.9
Gibson-''Hope you snioyed your
self"
s'Oh, immensely! May come out
again next week and bring a party of
friends. Good dsy, NJ. Gibson"
Goodbye"
Farmer Gibson vpst out and gazed
at the board on The walnut tree. The
legend, mo Huntin ~ Shootin Aloud
Hear" seemed to be blurred over by
some hieroglphics Hhich through his
yelling tears, shspsd up thus: mo
hunting; m shseps Killed, one 90 gun
broken; two dorep shells gone; one
dinner; one lana setter worth s75.'
Gibson walked soiemuly back to the
house.
Mrs. Gibson-"Mr. Atkins seemed to
enjoy himself"
Gibson-''Yes, I'mglad of it. Want
ed to make II pleasant Tor him. Hope
he would 60 back and warn the town
people against the stinginess OF the
farmers"
Then he vent around and took down
the boards and nailed them into q feed
box for Q muie.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-12-08
For Fan and winser Clothing.

Philip Stoll would respectfully re-
mind his customers and the public gen.
orally that he has just received a large
assortment of samples of goods for
gentlemen's suits for the fall and win
ter sesspn. The samples include all
the lstesx sfSt goods. He can, he
says, flrnfsA tbs massrisi and make
suits for from fifteen dollars up, &C
cording to quality of goods. He takes
the measurements and makes the goods
up himself and he therefore guarantees
a perfect fit. No fit no pay.
I'm. 30
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-12-08
List Of Mai Matter

Remainiag lseslled for In The post nice a
Cspe Girsf6eea, county Of Cape Girsrdesa.
STATE Of Missouri. for the weak ending
December 1. -,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-12-08

sAl By pr.xshss, e sss pssSsk1 - pa1Vs 0UAA
HvsyrsxTs NAVAL uts NeobJnAAOs-
xD.c . III Alio WunDoe,Bs0YoA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-27
My Love fs Like a Lily Bloom,
From the Atlanta Constitution

tne Atlanta Constitution.
Ny love is Ike a lily bloom
That ILLS the gloom
With rich perfume
When daylight bids good-by:
ne dlnple On her curylnx cheea
All words are weak
Its charm to speak
4 cannot, though try,
Alas: that little dlmple
That gayly comes and goes
HOw many breast
Is robbed of rest
l wonder II she knows,
My love is Ike a violet
With dewdrops wet
In sprinstiIne met
Beneath the morning sky:
Her melting eyes are darkly blue
And, oh. so true
They thrill me through:
No lover loves as l.
Her witching glance hath won me:
I'm hers forever more;
One heart / gave,
humble slave,
And wished i had a score
SAMUEL MINTURN PECK
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-27

From Puck
Bigbeard bursting into Henry Peck's Of
fice)+Give me ten thousand dollars at once
or 1 explode this dynamite,
Henry Peck-Great heavens man! how
you startled me! / thought you were Ms
Peck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-27
A HEALTH CRUSADE
The Sanitary League and Its Work
for a Year.
MANY INVESTIGATIONS INSTITUTED
Guarding the Avenues Through
Which Epidemics Might Come
POP ULAR, ED U G ITO N

HE 3 A " l L A X Y
League of the Dis
trict of Columbia
has now been in ex-
istence a year, the
first informal meet
ing preliminary TO
its organization hav-
Ing been held at the
invitation of Or. j.
s. Billings in the
rooms of the Army
Medical Museum on
J a n u a ry IL, 1893.
This meeting was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-27

From Life
Old Gentleman lin horse car)-Madam,
you are on my foot.
Madam (severely)-If you were gentleman
enough to give lady seat there would be
no trouble.
Old Gentleman-But where is the lady?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-27
A Terrible DfsiIlusiou,

Spokesman.-'Is this where they help
the unemployed?"
Secretary.-"Yes; We will give you sup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-27
BUILDING THE CITY
Selection of Permanent Seat of the
Federal Government.
JEFFERSON AND MADISON As SPONSORS
Major l'Enfant's Plan and His Con-
troyersies With the Commissioners.
JEFFERSON'S ARTISTIC TASTE

HE SELECTION OF
the District of Co.
lumbia as the perma-
nent seat Of the fed
eral government was
not made hastily or
without due consid-
Grafton. In fact, Con-
gress on two occa-
sions decided upon
other sites for that
purpose. December
%. 17S4, it passed a
resolution for the
erection of the nee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-27
The One Real Center of Science in
the World.
OLD EXHIBITS At NATIONAL MUSEUM
To Make Way for Car Loads Of
Worlds Fair Specimens.
GREAT WORK ACCOMPLISHED
HOSE WHO HAVE

HOSE WHO HAVE
not availed them
selves of the oppor-
tunity of examining
the interesting his
torical curios and
scientific specimens
that have been on
exhibition in the Ma
tional Museum for
the past two or three
years are likely soon
to lose their last
chance of seeing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-27


some old houses that are still to be found
in West Washington render it quite prob
able they did.
Meetings of the COmmi Ssion.
In August of that year a conference was
held in Philadelphia between Washington,
Jefferson. L'Erfant and other gentlemen
invited in consideration of their acquaint-
ance with such matters at which the SUBJ
ject was discussed in all its bearings and
it was determined that jefferson and Madi-
son should attend the next meeting of the
commissioners, and give them the benefit
Of the result of this conference. Washing
ton drew up, In his own handwriting, a Sc
ries of questions, to be considered and de-
termined by the commissioners, which COW
cred the principal matters to be settled at
that time. Accordingly Jefferson and Madi-
son met the commissioners by appointment
at Georgetown September Z. Mr.. Jefferson
the next day wrote the President an ac-
count of the meeting, in which he saws:
las soon as horses could be got ready, we
set out, and rode till dark; examining chief
ly the grounds newly laid open, which we
found much superior to what We had inn
agined. We have passed this in consulta-
ton with the commissioners, who, having
delberated on every article contained in
our paper, and preadmonished that II was
your desire that they should decide freely
on their own view of things, concurred
unanimously on, believe, every point, with
what had been thought best in Philadel-
ures for carrying into execution all the
several matters contained in the paper
which l have the honor to return you, as
l believe you have no other copy of IL -
This paper is now in the archives of the
government, the questions in Washington
handwriting, the answers, in parallel COL
umn, in Jefferson's. In 1t Washington
asks If, under the circumstances, q post
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-27

uon 70 abuse tneln Ills pride would be
gratifed and his ambition excited by such
a mark of your confidence If for want
OF this he should take milf and leave the
business nave no scruple in declaring
&c, 10 you enough do not want him TO know
III that L know not where another is to
be found who could supply his place,
In deterence to the Presidents wishes.
the commissioners seem TO have agreed
TO get along with the major II possihIe
and for while matters went on mora
quietly, but early the next year. 1872 tho
disturbance broke out afresh I'Fnfant
couid not bear the curb" and he went to
Philadelphia, to lay the matter In person
before the President, in the hope of having
his powers enlarged. The major had bis
party in the District, and among his friends
and supporters were some of the original
proprietors, who were much pleased by the
magnificence of his plans, and anxious 10
see them carried out at once. They be-
ieved that even on paper they would have
a better effect In raising the values OF their
lots than the slow and sure policy of the
Commissioners of not doing anything until
the money was in sight to pay for IL Among
these was that doughty Scotchman. George
walker, OF whom 1 have spoken in a
former article. He went himself TO PhIlo
delphia to urge L'Enfant's cause AS for
the Commissioners, their patience was ex-
hausted Doctor Stuart writes the Presi-
dent February %: AT our last meeting
the Commissioners came TO an unanimous
resolution to resign our unenviable offices
rather than be any longer subject TO the
caprices and malicious suggestions of Mas
L'Enfant." Matters had reached crisis
The law made the Commissioners supreme
in the District, and neither the President
nor his Secretary of State had any idea OF
violating II, TO conciliate Mai. L'Enfant
much as they valued his services. Sew
eral interviews were had, which only dem
onstrated the improbablity of any salts
factory arrangement. Finally the Presi-
dent sent his private secretary, Mr.. Lear,
to see IL he could bring him to reason. 1t
was failure. Maj L'Enfant declared un-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-28

Austin T. Fasseti. the superintendent o' IN" west
chester County Water Works Company M N"l''
pains has resigncl TIE Town Assessors
bave comuletel tho assessment roI for the year
lss4 and will remain az the Commissioner of
Jurors oHlce for pubic inspection ur'l August 10
School Commissioner Thompson announces a
public examination u ali tclchfrs desiring f'-
newal OF their certificates IN the Second Wet
chester School Commissioner District AZ 30" pulic
schoolhousc ~ White Plains. on August ID am d.
The towns OF Ossu!nE GreenhurE. Mount Pheasant,
White Plains. Harrison and NDrfh castle c'mrrif"
the district limits. The Honri - Education
VIII favor AZ the next anruA. school meeting ,l"
enlargement OF the present -choo. nInllns u Dts
,rct no T. or ~, erection 90 n'" hL4 c1mu1-
dious schoo.housr IN another district ~ thr Ft.r.
public sentiment seems O. %. ln favor - 'he inter
project. - IN the opinion or many another srhlo.
district should Dee established "l'hn me Fi.tS'
irg. Frederick W. '.Ark ana 'ahi} arr 80
ocean Grove Surrogate collin Vii take ihe
month Of August for his annual vacation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-28
SIN DOMINICAN CONSPIRATORS FOHED.
\ PLOT AGAINST PRESIDENT HEtREAUX FRUs
TRATED-ONE OF THE MEN SHOT.

\ PLOT AGAINST PRESIDENT HErREArX FRUs-
TRATED-ONE or THE MEN SHOT.
The steamer Saginaw. which arrived here yester-
day from San Domingo city. brought news OF a
plot 10 assassnate President Heurcaux. Of San
Domingo. It plot that failed. for the con-
splra told their friends and IT got TO the official
ears OF the Government. There were twelve men
I'm the conspiracy. ard President HeureauY kept
them under surveillance until they had their plot
matircd. when he arrested them. one Of the con-
sprators was young man named Bobadilla, VINO
had three times before been implicated in plots
against the Presidents He. 1!e shot on July
b. one Of the other conspira tors was imprisoned,
and the other ten were allowed TO 30 free. Bona
Glila had received many favors from the President
who recently obtained for him position In a
mercantile house In san Domingo city. All tho
conspiratcra wore Young men. They hod planned
to stab the President on JHlv .. The plot was lad
as long ago as last January. Ih"y planned 10
fan upon the President IN body as he vas enter
ing his carriage 10 20 10 q military review, Nj
were TO be- armed with daggers, ana were 10 stab
him rcrrateily. Three Gavs before tho GATE de-
cided on f)r the assassination thc conspirators
were arrested ard put I'm jail on July y they were
led from their cells 10 the place or execution ana
Bobadiia was shot before their eyes. Then
Ueireaux pointed 10 the body o; HObaGlila ana saii
The least whisper OF any further plot such as
this VIII coueicn YOU all to q Ike fate. No" co. ana
learn TO respect your President
Some q The cluspiratOrs were, IL Is SAih, rem
lives Of tho thirteen men executed - Ana ldS'
Christmas for being concerned IN a similar pot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-28
MINOR BUSINESS coMpArcArroys

George Hagemeyer has been appointed receiver
in supplementary proceedings for Thomas S. Con
stantine who president Of the American Print
ing and Stamp Cancclling Machine Company, at No
~ Wal-st.. by Judge Dugro. OF the Superior Court.
in a suit brought on judgment obtained I'm July.
1856, By Andrew Brown. for s.. 1892. which was as
signed IN 1883 10 Andrew J. Constantine. The at
torney for II. S. Constantine objected 10 the APP
pointment of receiver. claiming that the judg-
nent had been paid and the Judge instructed him
to present the testimony tina, subject In the ex-
animation by Monday.
W. II. Ricketts, has been appointed receiver OF
the rents of three fiat houses In One-hundrcd and
thrty-thrd-st. between Lenox and Seventh ayes,
which belonged TO Harold Reid. plumber. Of No.
y AmsterdaT-ave.. who became embarrassed sew
sral months ago and turned over his property
trustee in suits brought by Francis J. Schnugg TO
foreclose second mortgages on each OF the houses,
aggregating $4,000 The total encumbrances on the
three fats about SCI. on.
Foster NJ. Voorhees, of Elizabeth, y. j.. has been
appointed ancilary receiver for the property in this
state OF the Royal Arc Electric Company. L. s A..
- Nos. '2 Loery and u Watts SITS. in the suit 90
Pink Fisk. a creditor. for 1881 money lent. Tho
company Incorporated under New-Jersey laws
on April q. 1893. with capital stock OF 100000.
TO develop the invention OF Louis +. Howard. of an
arc lamp. He president Of the company and
@. Harry Squires secretary. The company had
no rating at Bradstreets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-28
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

R,cr,rl Thicl. % 10 ~ GolI-s' was appointed
or-cstchcr yesterday IN place ~ Lawrence OH
Kan. dismissed.
The hearin, IN ;ho case Of Dlvl Welng. who IS
charr.l wi.h an attempt 20 cxtort 81 from JACOB
ken - 30 - Johuson-ov".. ~ ne r"pr's'H'i-
Hon iha, 30 WIS assisan; 20 Ere Marsha. Le"i'
was aI'0urue. yesterday INK. Wednesday, ana h''
ban vas reduced from $3.50 20 500. F.re Marshal
Lewis ls pres ing the case against him. ana Thomas
+ Free! Assistant FIRE Marshal ~ New Ork "p-
p.ag,l n behalf Of the prisoner. and SAIL lie was
rnat.rill witness In 81 case OF arson which IS being
work. 4 u, 10. Inspector MacKc.lar. who Is row alb
s,u. On his vacation.
IN NO ant ~ Henry Beran - recover from Dan'el
OCourcn q share IN the proa's Of the contract ior
the removal 81 garbage. a., Genera. Term has az
nrfncI the decision agains; the plaintiff
Mrs. Agnes Valquet secured absolute divorce yes
,erlav from Louis J. NnGuet - whom she was
married r. ls7s AZ Cleveland ohio. The defendant,
is ~. owner u patent typewriter. One o; the co.
respondents IN the case was Anna Flynn, n type
writer g.ri.
Tn. General Term % the Supreme Cour, has de-
cIl.I iha, J. J. CONN and John J. Mcintyre. who
were Indicted f1r n slcineanors IN the election last
flii mus, stan! trial. hy affirming the decision %
IuI-e Cullen thlt their Indictment IS valid.
The Rev James ". Porter a young eyangelis;
aui s;uGer' ~ Lincoln University. Pennsl ivana.
wl preach M the Concord Baptsi Church u Christ.
Duflrl-sf rot- Myrfe-ave.. tomorrow AZ : 30 p m
Thomas Wha.cu ard John King. Who occupy apart
fn,ni, IN O. tenement. house a, 80. Il Douglass-st.
engaged IN a family tight on Thursday night In
which their wives and Kings son took part The
re.u.i WIS that 'he two men war sent - the Long
Ie'rul college Hospital With iniurl's which may
prove fa;ai. aul y1Ing King - under arrest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-28
SHIPPING NEUS =.
PORT OF NrwyorA, E&gDAy JULY q. 1904

PORT or NEw-YorN FRIDAY july 81 1894.
ARRIVED. 90
steamer Bri,anuic Oin. smith Liverpool irr j.
Queenstown 10 with mls~ o3 cabin and 20 STORAGE pa
@"rceis u Maitland k'rscl. Arrived at the bar al
steamer Po-ria tGcr. Kopn. Hamburg July l3 with
ml-e q cabin AMI 30 storage passengers to
Cortis. Arrived NJ tho Rag 80 : "a M go
steamer rao:minn Wcu. ho'h. Hamburg July H.. WIN
ll9 steerae" passengers - Fuacn. Ely" TO-
Arrived NJ the Bir AZ . m
steamer Neerdam ,eitch. Nanderz"e Rotterdam July
Is Roulocnc H. with md-o 100 cabin and ~ si@eraSe
i,.orR.rs tho Ncthr-l american steam Navigation
Go Arrived he l'ar AZ
steamer Othcllo fBD. Hubby. NAtwrrp July 10. WIN
mdsc to Sandcrson son Arrived at the Bar az 40
IN. " g., 8, -,4,
IL Fumc - Rolia -. Blra 20 McsSina July Mn,
O5 sccrage passengers 70 Henderson Bros Arrived at
steamer pocaqs~, l-, Blythe barcelona July L. Genoa
- Licata -. ,niania Iuly !. M"s,nl q. Palermo :.
Gibraltar u with mdse O Phelps CO. Arrived at the
steamer Valorcin Miller Puerto Cahelo July H. Cura
CA 49, ia Gunyrn % with nds" ant u passengers -
Ioilton Bliss iulctf Arrived az the Bar ~ SO
Siclnor Cierfureos smith C'nfu"gos July rs Santogo
lecrs % James Ward g" Arrived AT the Bar at
GU 49,, 80
~ with surnr order. vessel 70 j I Van Sickle. Ar
rivel n; ID. Bar a - 70
steamer Malbar tkr A,n. Nuevi'as Iulv H. Glhora ~
Havana - with mdse q " u Muuson. Arrived the
Iar nt 1913
nlsc and passengers 10 X T. Walker
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-28
NEW YORK CITY.

The Hamburc-Amerlcan Packet Company's new
steamer Persia. Captain Kopff. arrived here yes
,erday morning from Hamburg, having made the
run In II days is hours an average speed OF Il 40
knots an hour. The new vessel Is sister ship Of
the Prussia. which ate.y arrived The Persia
brought ~ cabin and 9l2 steerage passengers.
The schooner Ringleadcr Captain simmons from
Thomas.on. Ne. for New-York with lime 70 A. g.
Gay. which arrived Ci;y Island few days ago.
had a Sigh, leak around her pump. which caused
The cargo OF lime 10 take FIRE on Thursday night
The vessel was Immediately sealed up. with the *
pec;ation OF smothering the fire The captain and
crew are quariercl on the pier. awaiting develop
men's.
The Hamhurg-Amercan steamer Normann!a,
which arrived at Quarantine Thursday night,
made tho trip from southampton IN ia. - hours
a. minutes. which Is quick tine and Captain Blrend-
WAS Accordingly Joyful. lie expects the Nornann.a
70 % better.
ETA and E,y'ra Gardner TWO little girls, nine
AMI seven years Ola. were landed ~ Els Island
yesterday from Hamburg. They were on their way
% their parents IN Cleveland. Ohio. and were 'ray
cling alone and getting along al right. Their
parents have been here ior ;wo years.
The steamer c.afucgos. which arrived here !as,
night from Cuban ports ana Nassau. y. T.. hal On
board he captain AMI crew II ne schooner Annie
and MiilarI. which was wrecked on Walker KY
Rec. n,sr Abaco on July =. whsle bound from
PascagOu.a 20 Rio de JaneirO.
The French man-of-war IIussard arrived here yes
erday The HussarI IS attached TO the French
North Atlantic Squadron and las visited this port
before.
Z. J.. Post. A Clinton Wlmerllng. J. T Aburgor
and Frederick g. Morse. who have been shooting n
pigeon matches in England. returned home yes,er-
day on the White Star steamer britannia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-28
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
VE.STCHESTLR COUNTY.
YONKERS.

YONKERS.
Miss Minnie Warren, daughter OF Mrs. Mary /"
Gracy, OF No. 329 Wainut-at., Nonkers, and Thomas
Goodwin were married wednesday evening at the
residence Of the brides mother by the Rev.
Henry NJ Warren pastor OF the NeppeThan Ave-
nue. Baptist Church. Miss Katie Crazy sister OF
the bride was bridesmaid, ana Hugh Smith. Of
Cold Spring best man The bride wore pearl gray
silk train trimmed with point lace. Her orna-
mcnts were diamonds, :hc gift OF the Bridegroom.
Among the guests present were Mr. and Mrs. u. =.
Butler Of Poughkcepsir Miss Carrie Inderhill and
Robert Cooper. of New Rochelle. and Fcrnand
Ernker OF B1ffalo Mr.. ard Mrs. Goodwin VIII
I've at pittsbuTg. At IA special meeting or
the South Yonkcrs Improvement Association. held
Thursday eyenr. at IOwerre Station. hose COM
pany of forty-two members was formed by the
association r. L. Shaen was elected foreman; 81
J. Hayes. assistant foreman: G. ii. Mr1d. s,cr"-
tary and ". = Rockwell. treasurer. Mc=srs. Dunn
ana TomlinsOa were arpointcd = commute" 10
communicate with the Board % FIRE Commissioners
asking FOR hose ana carriage. A. the reg
ular encampmcnt Of John &. Fremont Post. Thurs
day evening. william T Brown. OF Mount rinon'
and Samuel Archer ana Titus 9. White, Of fonkers
were mustered in John II. Keeler WAS appointed
post surgeon 10 MI the vacancy caused by me
death of Comrade John IL Lawrence II was an
nounccd that George II. frisbe had received ms
commission IS Colonel on Depar iinen' 'olL'tin,a
Secretary \. r. StudwcIl Of loft chester. paid an
official visit To Yonkers Council Of the Ancient or
der OF American Nickname. -. IN , rn,'I.@n-
ment WIS given Thursday evening ~ me Dh>spii"h
Presbyterian Church to raise the ne"es.ar; money
soon 10 T." given II was inAncal sn''gs., t,
thc Schm'cSo hnchcr sro'hrrI,. tn t,.
The showing Of the F'r.t Nall'nAi U.s.. hrs"u','',
Sl.i02%l6 Is. loans and discounts, So, ~ I'''rt'
fund S}l3 rs i2 5gi - u the bank; deposits sub
divided profits $l2o}6 e,. Tho showing OK m" CIT
zons' Bank is. Resources. SS1Nc,- ~, loans and dis
counts. ti7ie72 u; reserve fund N,elH n 'N.'l~ IN
bank; deposits subject H. cnech: >,>, o. surplus