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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
gvANaHLIsTs COMING.
Churches viii Unite in Holding Re-
wal Meetings.

At a meeting Of the ministers and
official boards Of the different churches
Of the city held last evening In the
N. E. church it was unanimously
voted to invite the Rev. Mr.. Thomp'
con and.his helper, Mr.. Gombel, to con-
duct series Of meetings in this city
to begin about Feb. /.
Mr.. Thompson is an evangelist Of
note and speaker Of great power and
very excellent reports come from bis
work at q number Of places in this
state. Mr.. Gombel is a singer and
his part in the services has been Of
great benefit to the leader in his
work.
1t is expected that these meetings
will result in great good to all the
churches OF the city.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE.
Christmas Exercises Tomorrow After
noon in All Rooms.

The pupils of the city schools will
have their Christmas exercises to-
morrow afternoon in all rooms, com.
mencing at L. 0 o'clock. Attractive
programs have been arranged and the
many patrons who will doubtless at
tend will find it very interesting
The high school will have its usual
literary society exercises at the same
hour.
| At the close of the exercises the
schools will be dismissed for the holi.
day vacation which will be until Jan.
8, 1898.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
HENRY OFFERED HELP.
He Would Be Willing to Estimate
the Assets

The Kansas City Star says that T.
c. Henry when last week he was in
Topeka, and he learned that McNall
was preparing to investigate the
Travellers Insurance Cos real estate
holdings in Kansas, offered his ser.
vices and proposed to give any infor-
nation he could to help the depart
ment make it miserable for the repre-.
sentatives of the Travellers. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. Henry was a
long time the Travellers loan repre-
sentative and had a long litigation
over their accounts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
Two Abilene Losers.

In the fire Of the Auditorium hotel
at Kansas City Monday night c. F.
Mead and family were among the
losers, having had rooms in the hotel.
Charles Pettys lost his personal ef'
tects-about 500 worth Of cloth
ing etc.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
STOCK MARKETS.

STOCK MARKETS.
Reported to the REFLECTOR by
Charles Dixon Commission Company
Kansas City, this afternoon;
KANSAS Cry
Cattle receipts, 1900; strong.
Hog receipts $4,000; top $40, bulk $3.50 to
337h, 8 lower.
CHICAGO
Cattle receipts, 1900; steady to strong
Hogs receipts, 47,OO0; 8 lower.
Chicago estimates 1900 hogs for tomor.
row.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
Beautiful Christmas Presents.

G. G. Sterl & Co. invite everybody
intending to buy useful Christmas
present. to call and see their latest
shapes and colors in ties, mufllers,
handkerchiefs, fancy shirts, collars
and cuffs, overcoats, suits, pantaloons
and everything that is kept in first
class clothing house. See the latest
STYLES in ties and mufilers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23

his right arm outstretched toward the
gentleman who had just ceased speak
ing, his face aglow like the face OF a
prophet, Mr.. Lincoln gave deliberate
and emphatic utterance to the religious
faith which sustained him In the great
trial to which he and the country were
subjected. lie said
any faith Is greater than yours. !
not only believe that Providence ~ not
unmindful OF the struggle in which this
nation is engaged, that II we do not do
right God will let Us go our own way to
our ruin, and that II we do right, He
viii lead Us safely out Of thk wilder
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
Shifting Soil.

Real Estate Transfers, Reported by George
Merrill. Abstracter.l
j N Ketchersid to J H Trymire swl
swi n! sw4 10-16.S, $1,000.
T B Ferguson to Barbara Allison sci
l0-l6-3, $4,000.
A Allison to H E Bohen same, $4,000.
Dillon Town Co to Addie + Snyder lts
Q II IS 10 blk II Dillon, 800.
Addie + Snyder to G H Schmidt same,
$500.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
New Masonic Officers.

Benevolent Lodge, A. F. & A. M,
elected the following new officers:
C. Johntz, W. NJ; j. E. Johntz, S.
W.; H. S. Folk, j. w.; Jos. Spangler,
Treas; J. L. Worley, Sec.; B. F.
Brenneman, S. D.; P. B. Ross, j. D.;
R. B. Jacobs, S. S.; W. H. Phipps, ].
S.; G. Folk, Tyler.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
One. Way Fare TO Topeka and Return

only 1885, on Dec. q, 2s, 20, 1897,
provided you buy your tickets via
Santa Fe route. The Kansas State
Teachers association meets there
then but everybody may attend.
W. K. ROBERTSON, Agent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
Last Low Rate Excursion

Of the year, account Of Kansas State
Teachers Association at Topeka,
Dec. %, 20, 80. Round trip tickets
for one-way fare, 1885, on sale Dec
81, 2S, and 20; final limit for return
Dec. 81. See that your tickets read
via the Santa Fe Route. All iniorma
ton cheeriully furnished by
W. X. ROBERTSON, Agent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
CASH PRICES or GRAIN.

MARKET notes.
Puts-May wheat 92s-s.
Calls-May wheat 9S.s'
Curb-May wheat 92s.
Receipts, wheat: Minneapolis 1928,
Duluth A cars.
Receipts Chicago: Wheat 1926 cars,
corn III cars, oats 1886.
Shipments at four ports with
New Orleans and Newport News,
wheat 1888, 900, corn 947, 1000, flour
(blls.) $4,000, wheat and flour $751;
900 bu.
Bradstreet makes worlds stocks Of
wheat increase 1858, 900 bu.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
Ladies Going to California

Want, above all else, comfort en-
route. This is only one Of the many
distinctions OF the California Limited,
Santa Fe Route. Apply to W. j.
Black, G. P. A., Topeka. Kas., c. A.
Higgins, A. G. P. A., Chicago, Ills,
or W. K. Robertson, Agent, Abilene,
Kas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
THIS IS AN INDEX.
Postofics Receipts Show How Bust
ness Grows.

Postmaster Strother said today that
the registered mail business Of the
Abilene office has been twice as large
this year'as last, good indication Of
the growth and prosperity Of this
county and city. The business of the
Office during the past six months
shows an increase Of ID per cent over
last year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
Stuart.Floyd.

Augustus P. Floyd of St. Mary's
and Miss Lizzie Stuart Of this county
we're married by Rev. DR.. Blayney at
the parsonage this morning. They
go to St. Mary's tonight.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
Holiday Excursion Rates,

On Dec. "a, 25 and 81 and Jan. /,
the Union Pacific will sell excursion
tickets to points within 200 miles at
rate Of one fare for the round trip.
Return limit Jan. A, 1898.
M. B. FULTON, Agent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
To Cure q Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab.
let's. All druggists refund the money
il 1t fails to cure. Csc.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
Official Statement.

Report Of the condition Of The Abb
lene National Bank at Abilene, in the
State of Kansas, at the close Of bust
ness, December 10, 1897.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23

"That man Nibley isn't to be trusted.
He'd take advantage of you quicker
than a wink, IL ne nav chance to ~
60"
"How do you know that|
~ overheard him and his wife in an
argument last night, and when he saw
that she was getting ahead OF him. no
yelled out: Look outl There's
mouse!"-Cleveland Leader.
one Question Brings Up Another.
Benny Bloodbumper-Papa, what's .
manatee?
Mr.. Bloodbumper-A manatee lisa SEQ
low, Benny.
Papa"
"Well2n
"Does sea COW give salt milkT-
louisville Courier-Journal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
LOCAL MARKETS.


Prices tor creamery butter at points nam
ed for week ending today Dickinson county
price 11a cents less than New York. w cents
less than Chicago.l
KANSAS CfTY- Fancy separator l0c. dairy
fancy lbc, weak.
CHICAGo-Steady, creamery 15G@lc,' dairy
12 q 19c.
New YoRK--Western creamery ID % &c
Elgin &c, factory IL TO lie. Steady
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MARKETS OF TODAY.

Grain and Stock in Chicago and
Kansas City.
The grain and stock markets in
Chicago today as reported to Estes &
Rohrer by telegraph are as follows:
Open High Low Closed Closed
WHEAr- Today Yesyd
May. ..o3N-S sax-H OK ssx.sa s3N
July....S H SIX @S 1x cH
CORN
May......asS.K ssk s9k-k Nx-X s9x-A
OATS
May. ems SaX-x xA-N 2x-k 2h
Pork
Jan $50 S.67-70 $50 1910 8 6e-6
May....s% 500 S& 500 s.s7
SUGAR.
l.Ssh l.3SX l,& l.3Sk l.8
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one question Brings Up Another.
fHpH.


"Does Q sea COW give salt milkT-
louisville Courier.Journal. b
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M. B. FULTON, Agent.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-25

other offer from sns Of 81 a column Up
on sais she said % friend. i ike the
9ri-fe CO that man Bonne-. and wish va
would 20 Ioyzn and see him. Her friend
ca rne ard we eventually got together
Il ssen proposed 20 give her SlSs col
urzn- bur said ] dfd tot want the story
"a ran over Ten columns. She replied ia.
she would write the story for Too. pro-
viisss ! woul1 take IL whether IL ran asGe
columns or e'avea columns. as size could
not tell just how much = would run out-
/ agreed 70 this ard the story was pub
lishei. The circumstances OF the engage
men, were told, ard nearly every news
paper IN the country published ray ex-
travacance in paving sis, column for
story got xasa worth OF advertss-
ing ont Of the arrangement. and the peo-
pie began to ask for the Ledger. Before
this ! had had trouble in getting the
news stands - take the Ledger Af.sr
this they were glad 20 ger it
Did Fanny Fern write more for you
after that" I asked
Yes: she wrote for me more or less
Up 10 the time Of her death. both she ana
her husband James Parton. Fanny Fern
was a genius. She had ability somewhat
like tina; Of Henry Ward Beecher. Her
matter was always interesting and val,r-
q hie'
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mos. sr~,,ra+. results \. his former OBJ
srryato-v 1T fssshfgh university, and siich
series ne is now carrying on with sae osssu-
ttfai new instruments Of his present
charge.
In the same building are also finch
meridian circle and Il s-iuch universal
transit both mounted 50 that their teSa-
scopes swing n q north ami south Eefaassa
plane. For use in observations MADE Win
these latter there is 3 sl6srsal clock ana =
chrcmograph. The clock was on eAhios-
ton az the Worlds fair One OF It's most
distinguishing features is that ny means
OF little electric motor. operated os
battery of six Gordon cells. il winds itseR
once every hour and hence Is inds pendent
OF the sorgstfulnesS Of man. requiring no
attention bat that necessary to Keep tns
battery in running order. The prineipai
requ iregnent placed on clock for astrc-
nonn.cai purposes is that il shall Keep se-
curate time under ali conditions OF tenn
psrature and weather. at present TINS
clock is running at a uniform gain OF less
than one-tensh Of q second per day.
To start In fitting manner the instita-
lion thus equipped on rhe career or Scisa-
tific usefulness. the officers and friends of
the university gathered on the ooservag CRY
grounds a few days ago. The provost OF
the university. &. Z. Harrison introduced
the orator for the occasion. Prof Simon
Newcomb, late superintendent of the Maui
tfCli Almanac ONCE III anu
the leading mathematical astronomer of
this country. DIR. Newcomb spoke very
appropriately on the Problem Of As
ronony" many OF which will be investt-
gated by the institution for which the adj
dress was delivered.
Following Dr. Newcomh. short speeches
were made by the director. Prof. poo-
little DIR. Warner. of the firm of Warner
a. Swasey. the makers of the instrumental
parts: Mr.. Brashear, the maker of the
optical parts who gave very graphic
description of the making of a great lens
and the difficulties attending the process:
Miss Mary Proctor, daughter of the late
English astronomer, who upheld wcuans
place in astronomy; and DIR. Barker. head
of the department of physics OF the uni
versity, who spoke OF the relation be-
tween physics and astronomy.
The observatory so equipped and direct
ed, and started so well. cannot fail in its
great purpose of increasing the useful
knowledge of mankind.
HENRY r. EVANS.
Instructor of astronomy. L. OF z.
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a. = printer must learn all about print
svz~ Mr. rcran~r ezsstiru@d- NO. the
daily YsaL4r away hack ia the fnrrses wgs
different from wflat i Is now. The most
az tbs tvne ~ The soura-t was set = 2
ssgrsng ;he dag. a quarter Of a column -
snaee lssszsg l@ft for The latest news. This
Vas eet 30 early 81 the morning Just be-
fes. tbs PAPER vent 10 press wanted
20 learn au about press work, So / got Up
81 O'Clock every morning ard watched
the printers run OK ire paper. I was
anxious 20 help fus for some time they
esd rot ask for ny services A. last
vsras ,1.a 10 get sofrse water. ] replied
THAI I would do 81 II they would teach
re 10 lock ap the form The next DAY
ssFslet hing else was wanted, and ] made
them tea-h me Row 10. feed the press be-
fore ! would do ~ So I went on fr5n
esa,- 20 CAV always learning something new
until I rad mastered the science Of press
work / was at this tine only twelve
wears old and II seems TO me now that
In took some nerve for boy Of that g-e
- get up before daylight Those cold win
tsr mornings just fer the sake or
learning.
II was soon rewarded for my work.
hfseesy.-." continued Mr.. Bonner zone
Ok. one ~ the printers who put the paper
10 press announced his intention Of leav-
Tag tie WAS told BY the proprietor that
h. could not go natii some one else could
be taught 10 do his work why don't
you take Robert ssid the printer lie
understands how 90 manage a press as
well as / do" SO they gave me the job.
and ] was paid tzi9 cents an hour for my
early morning work and ] got therefrom
about g a week.
0sl, Time Mr. bonner Ever Worried.
II was later on in our conversation that
Mr. Bonner again referred TO this period
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The New York Ledger" sad Fanny
Fern.

"EIow Aia you come 20 found the Led
eer Mr.. Boarcr~f
Tee Now AoTk Ledger Is said Mr Ron
Dev N.s 3n }ssa a little financial eef
tnoWn as csc NeFcha uts' .ciee~. aff~.s
tifT1e "a IS working iH the printing o.Y}s.
Il r had zn ftf cruising ssi5-stor. "a ha liked
the way I'm wh3ea I displayed bis a4v.~-
useFeentS. liz lett She paper htsla
later 0U 40d became connected With she
A~gcharf5s }.esfzeT. fie tcft his n~.t-
proctor that - could get great many
fsoTe aslvcTt sse-Ts7ents 5f were % xet tgsos-
uG AMI il was IA ;Als way that / got az,
oreY 81 better salary from .ss
Merchants i.e'@er. I foak L. Il vas a
ssE5aM sheet. devoted 80 msrcautlle AFFAIRS
ard s., hsd ieSs thar sl.o3 circulation. s,.,sln
sfger ts-catue esnp}ava6 ussou il the mr.
sag ~au the PAPER ser saarg sine 3
g mercantile Taper and gradually tarra.l
tf $3.50 a family one ore dky I decided
thaE Il IL nAa fes best rea.sng matter 4
asrer ~ thst class eout6 have IL ssnsls
Ifg a very 5sfg- circulation and con-
css5<9e3 - get r. ! began - anee 10 r..
tts ts<~t - contributors ara rssnx thtr-7
secured ASS Faguy Fern Mss Fanny
Fern vas ;te gress popular women Writer
~ thst trns eat SO had never written
f-T fhA neWsra0ers- A EoAk ~ hers fna
1tst hsH a Circulation - sos~ee hing fst-a
$50. sespses &~s gNsak sNe r@Fher Ass,ka9
&s0 AK ou nsN sra rsse work Z srss nTe~af
tsr s~s a rea3ira 60 story See 20
fs-s43 81. : ~Fot@ again ard made fss Of
So 81 go y coiuma tbs sha also -
ei.ncd. when tbs Fsssru HAL sroagn, Ar
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IT WIS sAFff on III Uaf tIilFt-fSfAI7Ffl EIFAs-
Mr.. Bonner again referred 10 this period
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from business worth his millions. II Is
the story of young man who started
an enterprise out of hts savings and ay
Isis brains and industry increased las
nital a fhousandf0ld. II Is the story
az q business man who spent more than "A
million dollars In newspaper advefts-
irr and who. when the " Grid laughed and
wondered az his extrayagance. went On
Ia spend more. II is the story of "A man
who never owed 81 dnlar Who never asked
credit, bat who thro0ghod, his lie has
benefited thousands ard given away tens
81 thousands. II Is Ia short the story
OF Robert Bonner the millionaire found
er Of the New York Ledger / give IL
tn yea ss nearly rs ] can remember. tn
the words IA which, IN response 10 my
questions. he taid IL 10 me
Robert Banner al seventy-ihrre.
Rut FIRST iet me tell you how Mr. Bon
peF booked the other nisht as we chattel
together or Fffty-Eishth street. Nsvy
York. lie has f4ce and form much
like that 81 ex President Harrison. but ne
seems TO tee ten years younger The fact
& thas he Is ten years elder than Mr.
Harrison. MIR BonupFs complexion i
rusy HtrsiSous Is dead and doaGhy Eon-
ners haiv and beard has bat fcw gray
strands. white thas. of the ex-nresldent
are rs white as Snow StlI MIR. Ronncr
l. now 3 lie doss not nppear 10 te ~
"a man In hia prime lie had spent the
whaio day gt bls farm az Tarrytuwn, TN
saectinr the training Of some Of the
Fastest frotffNS horses Of the world bNf
he 0id not seem SO oc tired During our
clsat De went several tifres to rooms ia
the upper part of his house "a verify ma e.
ters 80 which he referred As I se8s about
70 leave | asked COR his photograph. Ho
went Up swa3n 20 set g. and when Of
~ IN r~t
nHoa &. hs said that Sc preferred 20 use
4 pom. ard that be would rua upstairs 70
write g SaaHd AR Beurer's sou ns
ssHHS Rs hss }sody Tie Is tn sympathy
VITA ypung mea who wish - succeed. nd
waen asked hiru RS 20 hgs Ufe AMI those
elements So IL which baa contributed to
hiS Hn-Cf"S. he answered {geel*.
Discomfort mn Element ef Success
f have hsd ore psincirls gn Inv life -
SAT- Mr. Hoo0cr which ] thiuk has
largely contributed - ny success I
eou't know bow 1 sol the idea but Il
- Well EXPRESSED tG quotation frorn
1a1pa Wat3a Emerson. watch reads.
~f discantsrtea nam Whatever YOU
vat rHy the psiro ans take g."
eaw those words when : VAS a hoy
art 81 er tcak fast hei4 cI ray w.nd. /
esry rrra~,' tsst weatevsr sst he'd -
p pass Cry either IN work OF monev. ard
have t~en Nt.liaS &c nay the price"
"0st yra &ya naturally energetic. Nj
BeanrrG~
"2se Z ara Dor we ere reply When
J va= Ntt.e Asy Was .hs tsesrst ,,so~. NJ
Hha't ,-a house- hafea 90 Move. thoush
pc E-rr-l g "a tE t-Ht deficient ! yCrueyrl-
tar 0ne sEHrs 7sev ttN aheat rea Nv
f~v v~r S.sf-a Irsh 4hN8e~{Ana.
a"a oas '~raztf gp Nrcn fhe Efhto ar,i
SharttF 'st-..tts-o hst 20 fsern fau..,
81 t7e E'e asa w8e rsther ect ne egct-
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HOW HE MADE MONEY.
Z CHAT WITH rHE FORMER EDITOR
or THE NEW YORK LEDGER.

F4e Tell. How He Wark~d for &25 a
YEAR and Uos He Wade His FIRST
.fa as "a " rtrer-Hfs first savings
mud How They Increased tnftf He
Wa. Depo~stinx in the savings
Baak 1870 - Nerh-H"ss the le"-
x~r W1s Founded-Fanny Fern
and Her sfoo n Column STORY
How henry Ward Beecher Ne
~~t~~d x.sa.eOo for q Novef-Hem-
fnyse~ncea of Edward Everett
Robert homer on Advertising In
the Newspapers nd the secrets OF
Suee~s.fuI Advertising.
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Copyrighted Is07 By Frank g. Carpenter
NEW YORK. july A--I write tslis
letter 10 young men Il - IN
ts.sssa fer young basiaess mss vi
prsnt 20 Eueceeti i Is penned for poor
k,oys VINO desire IL get rlcn. and. in
short, for any one who cares TO statij
ataegs IL tire hope tbai he may thereby
xes suggestions wfieh may help himself.
II IL the story OF a poor Irish Toy who
landed in New York with I'VE dollars IN
hts pocket, and who ten years ago retired
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OF hts life. ] had asked him how he had
managed to keep so young and whether
he allowed things 10 worry him. lie re-
piled:
Il never worry about business matters
as rule. ] do what is before me and
then let Il 20. There are only two days OF
my life which can remember as having
been fun of worry about business mat
ters. and these We're when | was a hoy
doing that extra work on the Hartford
Gourant. One night the proprietor told
ne that he thought some OF the other APP
preniices ought To have chance TO make
some extra money, and that must let one
OF them try the press work. The result
was that lost nay job and my money
for two days. I ran remember now how
black life seemed 10 me then. The boy
tho took my place. however. was care
less and / soon got back again. The boy
during his second days work In setting
up an article written by the editor made
an tenn 4 81 seanse read Sla ep. leaving out
the two eiphefS. This Disguised the edl-
tor and | was relnstafed. One trouble
with the boy who took my place WIS
that his father owned three or four houses
tn the town worth a few thousand dollars
aplece. The boy thought his father was
rich ana there was no necessity II his he
ing careful, N the day would come when
he would not have TO work.
The First savings Of Millionaire.
when dld YOU begin to save money.
MIR Bonner"
Just AS soon as | could" was the re-
ply. You see. | cot very little at the
start. II took all made To pay my ex-
I@ose@, and was almost OF age before
l began deoositing In Tire savings bank.
Ny FIRST deposit was here in New York [
had come 10 New York you know. 10
practice my trade as a printer Well
about ffty-two years ago found that I
had ss0 ahe8d. and with that opened a
deposit IN the Chambers Street Savings
Rank. When / took the money 20 the
hank there was one bad bill in II which
the teller threw hack 20 me | can re-
member tonight how badly I felt whom
tnat dollar came hack. and how I con-
eie3ed Is, soon save another 20 But in its
place. ala save e. ard saved moro
r.gbt along I kept up INV deposits in that
tauk uDtN they amounted 70 = thousa nd;
dollars a week one day 7 noted that
ths cashicr had put In rcd Ink an Item
~ three dollars ard some cents below my
la.st deposit. This was my first interest
Why said I. I 9i3 not have 10 work -.
THAT and I then realized that money.
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