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roRE GOLD CONES THAN GOES.
Alaska, British Columbia and Austrai'a o'"p'
show In Our Bank statement

An increase OF 81, 100, 600 in the holdings OF
cash of the local banks, A. shown by the weekly
bank statement made public yesterday was
behaved In Wall Street to indicate thatoespite
the exportation OF q, 5000 0 In gold to Europe
during the past week. the cash resources OF
the banks thus depleted have been much more
than replenished by the transfer Of creoits
from Seattle and San Francsco TO this CITY,
REPRESENTING gold received at those points from
thu Klondika British Columbia and Australia
A considerable shipment Of gold Is now on is
way TO San Francisco from the last-nameo
country. and IL Is expected that shipments OF
Australian gold will DO made to the Pacific
coast in the next few months asgregauns
fully $40. oOo. 900. Il takes about five DAYS
under the ordinary procedure. for checks
drawn by the Superintendent OF the Mint at
San Francisco upon the Now FORK Spb-lreasury
against gold deposited In We Ml an,s ", nrg reacv
advtces can be autographed, both WAYS; IL
takes about a week for similar checks from
'0 SShSeoks 80 from both points have beeY reach.
ing here and some actual gold from the West
has also arrived, as, for instance, the SiSS,Uo
aeaSs Isssi Ss ts ssrI Ioo al az. AGENT M0s q he he" Bank nis'e of
The United stsies Assay oniSe EestsIday: >.
0o ny s, result Ne q ws ss9 S sds,t ,he h res s' Of ss.i Pro
kOAu iIpih tNO v'oS'
US In the banks surplus reserve holdings. as
reported BY the bank statement The cash
go the legal requirement Of 2s per cent; on the
second week In February, The weeks Increase
Of o, 7oa, 900 In cash holdings was made up Of
an increase OF si.6sl. 100 in specie. The loan
ltcn showed a decrease Of % 3sl 100. which brings
the total loans Of the bank.to f7e7. e5S. 900, or pa
III. 900 under the seasons high level Of, June
%, The falling ol of loans was explained
and further liquidation o. the loan. made to
result of the changes in cash and in loans de-
posits showed = decrease Of ti:sis,co, There ere
financial district that an additional consider
able amount Of gold would be exported to
%, OOo. non, II hasbeen predicted. would be shipped.
The opinion. however, was expressed yesterday
by q representative international banking house
that IL always prominent in the movement q
gold TO or from In Europe that little,if any. gold
will be sent abroad this week. one banking
houss that has close interests with Paris said
definitely that 1t would not ship in the coming
yepk
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gether with large receipts at Santos and local liquida.
ton as well as the falling Of In the demand for Euro
pean account eau ned lower prices.
NAVAL S~ToRss-Splrs, 46laS 47c Common "
good strained rosin. Sl,5j.
PRovISIoSS-Mests were easy. Picked hama 10
g l0s4c: do. bellies, Sl2Si0c.: do. shoulders, o.
S7c Pork was steady; mess Si2,o0sSlSo so
Lard was easy, South American. s.; refined Con-
iinenI SIS6, Western choice, 81 20; BraEil Kegs,
Saib. Tallow, Aasc DRESSED hogs, IA a use.
Bltter.Creamery. Western. extras: ielac; do, nrsis.
Stale. (. C.. large, white, Ole; do. colored, ec
small. cololed, w . 94c; white. 81 9s4c. Eggs,
Chicago. July 2I.-"Provisions advanced sharply
with marked Improvement in the general trade. The
very large cash dt mand, especially In meats OF which
stocks are small, Is the leading bullish influence"
Raw was nrm and quiet at i7tc. for 90
test and issc. for 81 test Refined was In fair demand
and nrm
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as follows.

Cotton opened slightly lower owing 70 a decline In
Liverpool. dulpess on the spot there, a bearish
Chronicle weesly report and generally favorable
weather at the South. Liverpool and The South sold
on a small scale. Tho Chronicle states that as a re-
sui, Of favorable weather conditions during the week
o further improvement In the crop Is indicated In
most d. strcts But there was no pressure to sell and
later on a small demand for local and Southern ac'
.oSn' - hyu.1ng cs"ot n s \ ana ana n,ices
showed a moderate net Improvement Tor the day. A
bearish Government report Is expected on Tuesday.
but the fact that there is yet time for much OF an
adverse na'ur' 10 happen 10 the crop checks selling.
CoFPEE-lHo on the spot was easier al gkc for
No. !. Sales, 1900 bags Maracaibo. Futures de
clined 10 10 30 points and closed steady, with GALES
OF $1,000 bags HAVE was unchanged. Hamburg
declined "a 10 | pig. American warehouse deliveries,
1903 bags. Rio steady Al 275 feis advance. Ex-
change, i2hd. I'D decline. Receipts, 8, 700. Stock.
l5I,O00. Santos steady at 200 Teis decline. Re
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Live stock Market.
SATURDAY. July 81.

SATURDAY. July 81.
Receipts OF beeves were 25i head. "A for slaughter
ers. No trading In live cattle Feeling weak. Cables
unchanged. Exports LOB beeves and II $40 quar-.
tiers OF beef. Receipts OF calves we're IS head, and
several hundred stale calves were in the pens Good
fresh yeals were In some demand and nrmer; stale
calves neglected The pens were not cleared. Poor
to primo vcals were quota bic NJ 81. BOO So. 20 per 100
rs. a few choice do sold al $3.50 Grassers and
bYitermilss almost nominal. but ~quotable at 81. 25 q
S2.5O. CITY dressed veals slow al I sOlzc. per n,
strictly prime oarcasses selling up to Zoe.
Receipts Of sheep and lambs weTl'7,I3G head. in
GLIDING J ears for butcher, and IS Tor the mar
ket, making, with the stale stock. so cars on sale.
Sheep were Ia moderate supply and steady; lambs
on heavy receipts sun Iunhef declined % soc. and
sheep sold Al $500 q SI.S5 per 100 D.: common
W choice lambs at S6.00S 1888. dressed mutton
dull at 5l1s o,3c per n: dressed lambs weak al
6&iic
Rsoeipn Of hogs were 1880 head. all for slaughter
Buffalo advieeA
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Archibald A. McL,od. formerly President Of
the READING -Jersey Central-l ehigh Valley rail-
road combination. but more recently Presid mt
Of the American Railways Company, made thu,
statement yesterday: II have asked the Board
OF Directors OF the American Railways Company
to relieve ne a. Prcsil eut not later than Aug.
!. When ! accepted the position ! expected 10
able TO spend most of my time in Philadelphia
looking after I q interests OF the company, but
] ind that because Of other interests | cannot
do so"
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BurIingtoa'. New western Line Completed.

The extension Of the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy to the North Platte River region has
been practically completed. and official notice
Is given that IL will be opened for traffic on
Aug Is \ 'r dEr over the Platte River Is yet
TO he Put in plaCr. The new road exten Is from
Denver to Alliance. thence 10 the North Platte
River, ana IRON taerr to brush. Col. THIS viii
make a great difference in railway distances
from Denver Ia points ~ the Northwest. 1t
ehorten- ,hr rbtlrotd distance from Denver to
DeadwoOd about onc-third
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COMMERCIAL.

SATURDAY. July OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
firm and quiet. Sales. 5000 bush. mainly for
EXPORT here and at the outports. No. 2 red In
elevator. s2ho.; No. l Northern Duluth. 90. over
September: No. / hard. s.ao. over. North
western receipts were ?eo cars. against ga last
week and 400 last year; Chicago. 70, against
% last week and 10 q year ago. Futures
closed 40, to Nc. higher. Sales. i.aoS.ooo bush
DrySos A. follnu.
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Government bonds easier. The u Of 1925
closed, y per cent. low or bid. Railway and
other bonds dull. The features were Central Of
Georgia consol 30. Central Pacific a.. Cheea-
peake and Ohio general <lsa. Peoria and Eastern
incomes. Reading general ~, Southern Railway
Is. Union Pacific +s. Atchison and Wabash Is
sues.
Commercial price OF bar silver in New York,
sic. Bar silver in London closed at 2SHd.
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at <sko.
Money on call. iA6ih per cent. Time money
is quoted at per cent for three months.
sH per cent. for four months and Z per cent.
for five. sir. seven and eight months. Com
mercial paper Is quoted at MAY per cent.
names. Ah@o per cent
Foreign exchange market closed firm
at unchanged quotations. Posted rates
Long bnls. H.Nn: sight drafts,
20. Actual rates are: Long bils,
,ssa.Gt 81 sight drafts, NGn and
cable tfansfers. u $50 t.esk. Francs were
quoted S.lehd6.isls for long and 5.lsA8
b.iSss for short: reichsmarks. .4&nd94h. for
long and e6 S-ledo5 sic for short; %suilders.
t0ht6t0 sic for long and 70 s-io040A for short.
Domestic exchange on New York: Bos-
ton, par. ChAieston-Buyipg. par: SELL
ing. kc, premium. Savannah-Buyine, l-le; sell
ing, lilo premium. New Orleans = Bank, u
premium; commercial. Use. discount. San
isc, premium. st, Louis. 800. premium.
Chicago, par. Cincinnati Between banks, 100.
premium, over counter. 5oc. premium.
The weekly statement OF averages Of the
Clearing House banks shows:
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Many Deaths In Brooklyn.

The deaths in Brooklyn last week numbered
90. an increase OF los over the corresponding
week OF last year. OF the deaths al6 were Of
children under 8 years Of age,
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Augusta shipped to-day IS bales Memphis Ola and
St Louis 1893. Port exports, SOL bales. New
Orleans closed 10 70 Is points higher Futures de
clined 10 = points, but rallied and closed very steady
al q net rise OF . TO II points, with estimated sales u
90, 900 bales prices as follows.
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Surplus. .ls. eco. i.s .a4.osi. 800 Inc sA.l,l.;

The surplus a year ago was si2. os5. 900 and
two years ago. S<3, oi2.o 900
The imports Of general mercha ndise, ipclud-
ing dry goods at the port Of New York last
previous week and .a.osc.sn for the cor re
spending week Of last year. The imports OF
specie for the week were 1929. s4e, Of which
sinos Jan, /. 8 1883 ia, Exports ofspece we're:
Gold. 81. 40. $3.50. and silver. $3.50. 6l5, a total OF
2S,l2A.0o+ against 1887 SIS the previous week.
Gold. $40, 900, 900. and silver. s2+. 2ss, 443. a total Of
SIS. 95s. AZ.
Railway gross earnings for the second week Of
July compare with those of the corresponding
week OF last year as follows
C, c., c. 4 st Louis ....,. $500, 445 Inc. sia.S77
Georgia Railroad ..'....... I21,Ss9 Inc 2,27t
f fcIsd SA PsU;ls 1 western. 'ss's sSs Inc 's ESQ
The Financ,al Chronicle computes the gross
earnings for May Of 1876 railroads ar 81. 800. 832,
an increase Of %. aga, 48i a. compared with the
same month OF last year, and net S25, e06. o5s.
an increase OF 81, 1875. col For the five months
ending May 81 the gross earning, Of 1873 railroads
were S420. S8i .55s, an Increase of So, 8l4 $50 as
compared with the corresponding. period OF
last year. and net $i26. 1850 o2, an increase OF
$40, 3Ss. 600.
The Peoria and Eastern Railroad reports
gross earnings for May Of tlss, 452, an increase
OF $40, 23i as compared with the, came month Of
last year. and net SIS. III. an Increase OF Sl%.-
so7. For the eleven months ending, May 81 the
gross earnings were 81. l5S. 22s. ON Increase Of
S42e. 100 as compared with the corresponding
period OF last wear. and net SAB 1928. an increase
Of 1874. $40
Tha Savannah Fl,rid, md wsstern Railroad
,.nnr,s sross ao nra 20 y" Nay ~ ta;o sns an
iopuau ~ so- "a. ~ W vvy,,S the M ne
monih Of Iast yeSg and net sS1 "a, a decrssse Of
~ 10 For the eievan mnnIbs Snding MAJ a.
the gross earnings were t4,075,e97, an increase
OF SASS. 5o7 as compared with the corresponding
period Of last year. and net Liza, COS, an in
crease OF S297. 1857,
tn pi,,.hrrg and wos,o,, poilrood -ono-,s
eross earnins. for Nav Of .9Ia ana "n increass
~ IA III as c,nnare3 viii he lama mopI%
If lac, vaar and nal toi al n dncreosa ~ AZ ns7
For the eleven months ending Nav al the gross
earnings were o., 4?3 ia, an Increase Of S404, 4ss
o. compared with tine corresponding period Of
last year and net 81 O5o s0i. an Increase Of
ass. or.
The Iowa Central Railroad reports gross
earnings Tor Nav Of sten 80 n decreasa NJ 40 :.
oos aa oornnarad With III, same month fInS,
y % Jnaps,o ,o- aosn 80 soi "a 70.
yrai, anu V eio.to''u soi,hoi
ne eleNeh lhou'ns en.ins wa. 81 ,ne kIos
Tecclpts were ss,iot,'oo, an lh'reuNe u s-uv,f'e
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MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA
WEST INDIES, ETC


soN I5N, ' per s.s ssS T, from On ~ So Sh' sydnsy.
TuEsp "a }, 10, siS a X AMs sHRR}PSlasmI: .as:D, o.
ship Finance. via Colon mail Tor Guatemsla must
be directed per steamship Finance: at 10 A. n.
for lNAGUA and HAITI Rei steamship Euopa
Ml2M for IA PLATA COUNTRIES. ber steam
.LEEwARb and WiNDwARD GLANDS and
DEMERARA, PEI steamship Canbbsei y
z NJ, for yAMAiCA; per steamship Admiral
wEDNESbAY.;-At II A, N. for PORTO Rico.
atlP, NJ. for MEXICO, per steamship MatanIaa.
s1 ' aalsSaa aSa'I AZ %i ! :! q II rii iof aE ri ss'. Va
e dlisss.f per steamship havsnsdsleTS..
THURSDAY Al. Y NJ i9t MAcEio apd SAN.
YUCATAH. CAMpECHE, TABAsCo and chi.
APAS, per steamship Seguranca. via Havana
and Profreso mail for Other parts Of Mexico and
I Isns sHSa q. TYP !. X X. d ,f ySM LRf5 ssse Ssn ...sS s.sS
Admiral Sampson, from Boston.
SATURDAY, Al 7 A.. NJ. for LA PLATA COUN-
TRIES direct. per steamship Pacific: al 10 ".
Is%ppplsTen'a,y ioS9 40 A. NJ t91 R RICO:
Philadelphia mail for Sayanilla and Carthsgena
must BE- directed per steamship Philadelphia >:
z, e 4; ma n; (HiuXP PEI es, lS ss,o a NJ 'N'
ffuNME isihpY g:si1.J J.1sMXA iicsO s a AZ K III s1 and
C~ARTIlAGENA, per steamship Athos tnall for
Costa Rica must be directed per steamship
A AsaUs : via %lisvsna, a, T. n. For nj ME iXifiee%%'D Des
steamship Daggry. Via Proeraso mail must be
MATANzAS, CAIBiRIEN, NtEviTAs, Of
Ordinary mail only. which must be directed per
steamship Olindao.
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The directors OF the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad are Investigating the
causes Of Q steady decline IN the earnings Of that
Systsm. The figures for May show no increase
N the eaSninSD over las year.
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Ne. available cash bal o. 40, Sab.sre $3.50, obs,s7e

Net avAAbIe cash bal II 11,S4b.51b SIbo.6b6,5W
The Treasury Department to-day received
bonds 10 the amount OF S206, $50 10 be exchanged
for the new . per cent. bonds Of 1880 under the
Refunding act. The total amount OF bonds re-
ccived 10 date Is Ssi7. s0s. 100. -
Money In London, 2ls@3 per cent. Rates
OF discount In open market for short and three
months bills. Jisd< per cent. Amount Of
bullion gone into the Ba nix Of England on bal
ance to-day. $1,000. Paris advices quote 2 per
GENTS 90 francs s2li confines Exchange on
London. rs francs IS confines.
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hho
Receipts. ...ios,ooO $4,000 100000 go. ....
Shipments TAI 200 elb. EOS 10000 .... ....
Wheat advanced . fraction owing 10 higher cables
accompanied BY buying orders. reduced CaMlornie
crop estimates. some uniayorable reports from the
o. legs new buying. Liverpool advanced Nd,, TO ed
London t1d. 10 "a. and Parts 10 c~entirnes on wheat and
10 10 so on flour. OutNders took more interest In Vic
speculation at the West and some decrease Is .e1
pectsd In the visible on Monday roomhal cabled:
"Some anxiety ~ felt In Germany, France and Eps-
70 intense heat" ii. Manitoba crop IS not sipso,sd
10 yield more than i've bush TO the acre
and some think that when the crop Is harvested In
Other sections Of the Northwest 1t will show an even
smaller yield per acre. Argentina, moreover. has
ceased Offering freely. and thete can be no comPeti-
uary. Corn advanced on nrmer foreign markets, a
good cash demAnd q, the West, light. country accept
tABces and covering. Liverpool advanced y TO I'D.
and London Nd. There was not a little new buying
81 the West for a turn on the lon side. Some think
that the country will hold back tho corn apd that
The Government Is buying large quantities. IN the
Northwest for shipment 10 China and ohio complains
that TOO much moisture Il damaging oats In shock.
but rrm. Sales, 5000 bbls. Re
ceipu were S,7AO bbls. and ll,313 sacks EApoitA
Q $50 bills and 9.2g0 sacks Winter in bills: Super
nne. .SleoSs 70; No 2eItra, ti.7os $50; clears
ss;EcSss a.; sIsish ~ & SS 9 ss,Sr; ps'e aas \. sS ~,
sualghts 1919 $500; palenta 81 i5@s4.aS Ryo
aour. sal5SS So 30.
~CoTToN-Spot cotton here was unchanged. Sales
OF 1874 bales Tor spinning. Middling uplands zoe
agains. 8 slice last year; New Orleans and Gull.
were quiet but Arm. Liverpool declined led on the
spot with sales OF 1000 bales; futures declined Ia TO
Spolnts. The movement to day was as follows:
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PRINTED MATTER, ETC. German steamers

PRINTED NATTER, ETC. German steamers
sailing on Tuesdays take Printed Matter, etc,
for Germany. and Specially Addressed Printed
Matter. etc., for other parts OF Europe. Amer
German and French steamers on Thursdays,
and Cunard and German steamers on Saturdays
take Printed Matter. ETC.. for all countries for
which they are advertised to carry mail.
After the closing Of le Supplementary ,Transet
lantic Mails named above, additional supple
mentary mails are opened on the piers Of The
American. English. French and German steam
eis, and femsin open Until within Ten Minutes
Of the hour OF sailing Of steamer.
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Mails for Newfoundland. by rail to North Sydney,
and thence BY steamer. close at this once daily
al 1880 y. NJ. connecting close here every Nom
day. wednesday and Saturday. Malls ios
MlQuelon. by rail- to Boston and thence by steamer,
close at this once daily at $40 =. N. Malls
for Cuba. by rail TO Port Tampa, Fla. and thence
BY steamer. close AT this Office daily except Mon
day at ~ a. NJ, the connecting closes are on
Sunday. Wednesday and Friday, Mails fos
Mexico CITY. overland, uniess specially addressed
for despatch BY steamer, close at this once daily
at $50 A. N. and so J.. ". Mails for Costa
Rica. Belize. Puerto Cortez and Guatemala
by rail to New Orleans, snd thence By steamer.
close at this ONCE daily ct - on p. NJ. connecting
closes here Tuesdays for Costa Rica and Mon.
days for Belize, Puerto Cortez and Gua,emAlaC.
tRegistered mall closes at o p. NJ. previous DAY,
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&arinas Aanks.
Post Offire Hottie.
DOST OFFICE NOTICE.

Should be read DAILY by all interested, as changes
may occur at any iimeJ
Foreign mails ,oI Ne week ending July %, 1900,
will lose III all cases al the General
Post once as follows. PARCELS POST MAILS
close one hour earlier than closing time shown below.
Parcels Pos, Malls for Germany close at 8 y. NJ. We'd
nesday.
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
wEDNESDAY.-At7 NJ. supplementary "a. M
for EUROPE per steamship ST. Louis, Via South
ampton; at 0 A. NJ. supplementary 1890 A. NJ
for EtROPE per steamship Germanic, via
Queenstown; at 1880 A.. NJ. for BELGIUM direct,
per steamship Southwark. mail mast DO directed
per steamship SouthwarkD.
THURSDAY, At $50 a. NJ. for EUROPE. per
steamship fuerst bismarck, via Plymouin,
Cherbomg ana Hamburg mail for other paris
OF Europe must be directed per steamship Fuerst
BsmarckJ: at $40 a. NJ. for FRANCE, WIT
ZERLAND, ITALY SPAIN, PORTuGAL,TUR-
KEY. EGYPT and BRITISH INDIA. per steam
ship La champagne via liavTe mail for Other
parts OF Europe must Be directed per steamship
La Champagne; at p. NJ. Tor AZORES
ISLANDS. Yer steamship PENINSULA,
SATURDAY { 8 A.. NJ. for NETHERLANDS,
per steamship Rotterdam mail must be directed
per steamship Rotterdam; at 10 A. NJ. for
SCOTLAND direct. per steamship FuInessiA
mall must be directed per steamship Furnes-
siaD. AZ 1880 p. NJ. supplementary 2 y. M
for EUROPE, per sieamship Lucania, va
Queenstown.
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Bankers aud 13rokerS.
STEEL STOCKS.

The Steel Stocks have declined from $50 70 500 pr
se,un e forth our views as to the future Of those sscus-
tiles which vs will gladly mail TO any address upon
application.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-30

typical hilltop, back from the railroads. the
1s6d tillable rather free from stones, the valleys
jnsienifcant In 1871 its population was 12S1
in 1900 it was 1851 in 1890 it was only SO7,
while this year. despite the recent sales of FARMS
II can show but 661 in the census report. To its
north is Otis, settled in 1913. 1t is cut by the
Pennington River, has large reservoirs, and both
upland and lowland farming districts. It's mills
were abandoned years ago for various causes
and since then it has been purely an agricultural
town. In the last ten years its population has
dropped from 5S3 TO 476. Egremont, another
on-railroad town. adjoins Sheffield on the west
II has comfortable looking hOmesteads stone
walled, clean, fertile acres. In 1871 it had 759
people; in 1920 it had S65 ten years ago 1t had
still S45. but to-day it show only 75S
What does il all mean?
THE BERKSHIRES AS A SUMMER RESORT
OF late years the county has been growing in
popularity a summer resort Boarding
houses have been opened in great numbers and
many farms have been sold to city people, who
expect TO live on them only during the warmer
summer months. AS the census was taken
on June l. before more than a very few
New-York tribune., 1900-12-30
elsbssnfb Street, nineteenth Street and Sixth Hvsnus

several times within the last ten years. DIVIDE
the existing farms into tracts OF reasonaole
size and there will be land for host of families
with modest views of living. In the old urne'
with the land filled with tree roots and stones,
and with crudest of implements. the farmer made
a comfortable living. and often modest TORT
une. The opportunity exists to-day; IT is men
Of pluck who missing. Land with or Win
out buildings, as the case may be, can be had
at from 81 90 to SO acre In one OF the
towns before named there is a lonely CROSSROADS
from which one can a fine, large empty
house with it's windows boarded up. There are
an orchard barns and many smooth acres Be
yond is a larger, finer house, cnce the nome OF
a man of considerable means; it's windows are
shattered, not a whole pane Of glass anywhere;
its doors swing in the wind or lie fiat on the
floor The hall floor has fallen into the cellar
the parlor ceiling hangs by three corners: the
great chimney is pressing outward into the
rooms; the fine. curiOusly turned mantels are
being racked this way and that; the railing TO
the staircase has been assailed by the relic
hunters A few rods further up the road is a
ruined district schooI-its desks wrecks, its walls
fallen and windows gone. In the little grave
yard near by there is scarcely stone standing
properly upright. And yet, no wagon road
passed through that neighborhood prior to 1SOo
New-York tribune., 1900-12-30

hospitals cared for S7.417 bed patients. of whom
23.44 were free patients. besides operating on or
giving medical aid to 1895 dispensary patients
According to the reports from the hospitals, the
total expenses for this work during the year were
H.653OSS 40. To cover this outlay there was an
income from invested funds OF SS04.5l4 80; an in
from paying patients OF $41l.u1 II; an income
from the city OF $3.50 964 45 leaving the large sum-
S7S6 44S 81 be derived from the benevolent public
One of the 10 this end is the Hospital Satur-
day arid Sunday Collection.
Collections in the trades and professions and upon
the exchanges are made through the medium OF
auxiliary associations and committees or by means
OF subscription lists sent to separate establish
ments. The hope is expressed by the committee
that in all cases employers and employees will make
this a common cause and in return for the collec-
ton in the trades and professions the association
through it's hospitals, takes in sickness Of any
contributing emplOye or any one requiring free
hospital treatment who is recommended by a con-
tributing employer. until the entire amount con-
tributed by any trade is exhausted at the rate OF
81 a day a patient.