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Runs on Bank Of England.

In answer to the inquiry OF Mr. T. c.
Thorpe Of Angus, Iowa. l would say that
the Bank of England has passed
through many perils during its history
of 2l2 years. 1t has been attacked by
rioters; it has been besieged BY mobs
its notes have been sold at heavy dis
count: 1t has been threatened with con-
fiscation by the authorities; Parliament
has several times attempted to revoke
it's charter: Its credit has been under
mined by treachery and assailed by its
enemies. and 1t has suffered from several
runs But. during all these tribuIa-
tons II has suspended payment only
once and that was in 1896. 1t was re-
organized Immediately after however
and the capital was increased from
CT 90 600 to c2aOO.OOO
The first run on the Bank of England
occurred in 1901, about twelve years after
its foundation. because of the threat
eued invasion of London by the forces
of a pretender 10 the throne. The de-
positors becoming panic-stricken. de-
manded their money before fleeing TO the
interior but the bank had suf1cient
sunds to endure the run until the excite
Rent had subsidized.
Che next run occurred In laE and was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-07
RATTLEs sKYLIaHT
Thunderous Tones of Albanian
Heard in the House.
Henry ID. Clayton

Henry ID. Clayton.
( h e big hearted.
loud = voiced, judi
cially minded repre-
sentative from the
third Alabama dis
trict. rose in the
Fl o u Sc yesterday
and ratified the sky
lights with consid-
eFablp conversation
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assaults upon them until the mob was dis
persed by the military.
During the chartist demonstration in
1893 for repeal of the property qualif1ca-
ton for voting. and a demand by the
workingmen for universal suffrage. the
bank was again besieged and was de-
Tended by a military guard. 1t was pro-
visioned for 100 men for thirty days in
advance. and the roof was fortified. For
fifty years there have been no disturb
anceS
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Noted Carolina Bear Hunter Dead.

ASHEVILLE, n. c.. February 6.-Big
Tom Wilson, noted trapper and bear
hunter. is dead. Big Tom was eighty
five years old. He was a highly pic
turesque character and had been visited
by every President Of the United
States during his lifetime. He was seven
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-07

Only One CHRONIC QUINlNE."
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
for the signature Of +. w. GROVE. Used the
World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. Csc.
oc4-f,tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-07

1t is stated that the nourishment i'm
three baked bananas is equal to about
twenty-six pounds of bread.
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Cost of City Government.

The cost of running the national gov
eminent of the United States per capita
is about SS.I5. 1t cost $1,000 10 to
pay the expenses of the District of Column
bia in 1867, which. estimating the popu-
lation at 100000. makes the per capita
1880. Washington is the most expensive
city in the country except Boston. The
following is list of the principal cities
and the cost of maintaining their NUM-
cipal government per capita of popula-
ton.
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Yearly Expenses of Govern
ment Over $143,572,266.
COMPARISON WITH BERLIN
Nearly Four Times the Budget OF
the German Capital.
SALARIES PAID MUCH HIGHER
Annual Payment by the District
Compared With Other Cities.
Perils of Bank of England.
BY WILLIAM r. CURTIS.

BY WILLIAM r. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence of The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald.
NEW YORK. February :. 1905.
Tire cost of running the city govern
ment of New York this yea will be
Sl43J12Ht6. an increase of $13.1JO.16O
over last year and s6o. 9s1 .934 more than
for the year IS9S-an increase of more
than 81 per cent in ten years. This
means a per capita expenditure of $50
for every man, woman and child in the
city, or an average of about $50 fam
lily. which is paid by taxing both the
present and future generations. The
present generation pays the assessments
imposed upon it by the tax commission
ers and future generations will have to
redeem the enormous amount of bonds
now outstanding which was increased
recently by a new issue of 5000 600.
The interest charge upon the people of
New York is now more than S24.OOOOO)
annually. almost much as the total
cost of running the city of Chicago. and
about Sc per capita of the population
The expenses of the national government
have increased very rapidly with our
prosperity. but our national debt has been
decreasing all the time and the interest
charge upon the people of the United
States annually is only a few thousand
dollars more than that paid by the peo-
pie of New York city. while the annual
expenses of the national government are
only four times as great as those of New
York city. Before the present great era
OF prosperity and large government ex-
penditure in 1890 the total expenses Of
our national government were only dou-
BILE the present expenses of the city of
New York: and. emitting the appropria-
tons for the army. navy. Indians. pen
sions and the interest on the public debt.
the civil and miscellaneous expenses of
the government for 1905 were about the
same as those for the city of New York
for the current year. while for 1903 and
many years previous they were much
less.
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Berlin and New York.


In 1906 the taxpayers municipal gov
eminent of the city of Berlin cost only
$:s'. 396.52O. for population of about
the most economically managed of all the
great cities of the world. because of the
economies practiced and because the ad-
ministration of the government is in the
hands of trained and experienced men.
In Germany mayors of cities are not
elected. but are employed on salaries by
the common councils. They are selected
from among professional city admins
traitors who have had experience in that
business The present mayor of Berlin,
for example, made brilliant success as
burgomaster of Hamburg and before that
of Hanover. and his powers are very
much like those Of the general manager
of railway company under the super
vision of board of directors which Is
the common council
liz Is interesting to compare some of the
items. For example, the police of Berlin
cost H.1462a3. while those of New York
cost s6371. 472. while the public schools OF
New York cost So. 112.983 and $4!l4. 400
was contributed toward the university.
and $"s.Ho for the support of normal
school for the education of teachers
large part Of this is i'm the difference
of the pay of teachers. the salaries i'm
New York being about four times the
size of those in Berlin. There was an at
II
teachers in New York last fall but IL
failed because the ordinance was loaded
with amendments raising the pay Of al
most every other employe Of the city gov
eminent, and the board Of aldermen will
not permit the school teachers to be
preferred class. Last winter the legisla-
ture of New York passed a law making
the salaries of women teachers through
out that state the same as paid to men in
similar positions. but Gov. Hughes vetoed
the bill on the ground that there was no
constitutional warrant to restrict the dis
cretfOnary power of the board of educa-
ton in such matters. While this is no
doubt good law, il was considered very
poor politics at the time. and 1t may be
the women of the country will bring II
UP again TO Gov. Hughes il he runs for
President
The municipal ownership agitation i'm
New York has practically subsidized not
understanding the report of the commits
sion of experts which was sent to make an
investigation OF that subject in Europe
That committee was composed of twenty
people representing all classes OF society.
all kinds of business and ali phases Of DO
litical opinion. But there was only one
dissenting voice from the report, and that
was from gentleman who represented
the manufacturing interests Of Philadel-
phia.
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The figures for London are very de-
ceptive. however because they cover only
the expenditures of the county council
and do not include those Of the various
parishes into which the County of Lon
don is divided. They do include how
ever. the expenses of the city of Lon
don. which has very limited area and
very small population. around the Man
sion House and the Bank of England.
Ii should also be said that these fig
ures are not for the same year. Those
for New York and the District of CO.
lumbia are for 1907: those for the other
cities of the United States are for 1905.
while those for the European cities are
for 1907 and l9O6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-07

This ambiguous warning meant that I'M
less the Bank of England was crippled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-07

Regular price Sale price
All-brass Beds, ?
inch posts. $1,000 $500
All-brass Beds, ?
inch posts. $3.50 $50. SO
All-brass Beds, p
inch posts. .. .S30.75 S29.SI
White Enamel
and Brass. $3.50 S2I.38
White Enamel
and Brass. .$22.oo $1,000
White Enamel
and Brass :. $3.50 SLABS
Green. Blue and
White Enamel.SIo.5o $7.88
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-29

In the horse show which the presi-
dent and his guests witnessed perhaps
lay the greatest interest OF the presl-
dent In the days program. For some
time he has been interested in the
quality Of Bedouin Arab horses as
compared with those OF the Justins
Morgan class Mr.. Davenport and
Mr. Bradley brought number Of
their Arab horses from Morris Plains,
n. j., and Major DeBevois, who has
number Of fine horses OF the Justins
Morgan class, had one of these
brought over from the squadron camp
at Huntington and exhibited for COM
parison with the Arabs.
The president invited General Bell
and General Aleshire, two OF the best
judges of horses in the army, to come
and witness the exhibition.
The guests were given an exhibition
Of Arab riding by Sled Abdalla, a
Bedouin slave boy who had been
given to Mr.. Davenport by the SUI
preme sheik. He was brought to this
country by Mr.. Davenport as an en-
ploye and before the guests at Saga
more Hill he rode In his native Arab
costume and carrying long war
spear.
Captain Cameron MGR. winslow
came to talk with the president re-
gardlng the plans for the two new
10000 tons battleships.
Senator Porter j. McCumer of
Wahpeton, n. D., arrived on the
morning train and had conference
with the president.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-29
PRESIDENT HAS
A HORSE SHOW
A Dozen Prominent Men OF
Army and 0fficialdom
Witness His First
Exhibition.
ARABS VS.. JUSTINS MORGAN
Davenport, the Cartoonist, Enters His
Famous Steeds I'm Show on
Lawn ut Sycamore
Hill.
ARABS VS.. JUSTIMS MORGAN

Oyster Bay, Aug. 2S-To-day at
Sycamore Hill, President Roosevelt is
entertaining dozen official visitors at
luncheon and a number of house
guests and to witness horse show
on the lawn In front OF his house.
With his guests he will discuss va
riety of subjects.
The presidents guests are James s.
Sherman, republican candidate for
vice president; General James s. Bell,
chief of staff Of the United States
army; General James B. Aleshlre,
quartermaster general of the army;
Captain Cameron MGR. Winslow,
commander Of the battleship New
Hampshire; Wade Ellis Of Ohio, the
new assistant attorney general of the
United States; Representative Will
lam B. Mckinley of Champaign, ILL.,,
chairman Of the republican congress
sional campaign committee; Repre-
sentative Henry c. Loudenslager Of
New Jersey: Major Charles ]. DeBe-
vols of Brooklyn, n y; commander
of squadron "C' of the New York Ma
tional Guard; Peter b. Bradley Of
Boston. president Of the American
Agricultural Chemical company and a
prominent horserreeder; Homer Dav-
export. the cartoonist. his son Homer
CLYDE Davenport, and Colonel John M.
Simpson of Dallas, Texas.
With Mr. Sherman, who formerly
was chairman of the republican con-
gressional campaign committee; Rep
resentative Mckinley and Congress
man Loudenslager, who is secretary OF
the committee, the president Will go
over the plans for the congressional
campaign.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-29
AN INTERESTING PROGRAM.
Afternoons Matinee Of Driving Club
Should be Well Attended.

very interesting program Of races
has been provided for this after
Moons matinee meet of the New Ha-
ven Driving club at Elm 1ity park.
The interest of the afternoon will
probably be conferred In the rubber"
races arrangements having been
made for three such events
The first race Of the afternoon will
be between Patronia Prin less and
Prince Elect and as each has a former
race to Its credit, the contest will UNI
doubtedly prove to be fast one. In
the other rubber" races 3udge and
Virgie =, will fight 1t out for the SUI
premacy of the third race.
The rect Of the days events are
very interesting and large crowd
will undoubtedly be on hand to see
the favortes run.
The race committee consisting OF
Robert Kannegeiser, ]. II. Wilkes and
j. A. Gillies has given out the full
list of entries and It Is as follows;
Glass A, mile heats, in 3-Patron-
la Princess, P Strom; Prince Elect, 7.
G. Richey.
Glass r, mile heats, in Sam F.,
Willis H, Grove; Graceful, James
Campane.
Glass G, mile heats, In 3---Full
View, P, Mortell; Forest Prince, G.. G
Nesbit
Glass d. mile heats, In 3---Budge
Joseph Gardiner; Virgil b., DR.. Harri.
son Whitney.
Glass f, half-mile, in heats
Rosie Wilkes, Dr. j. f. Melbourn
Bonnie Rex, D. Molloy; Amber wilkes
James L, Nesbit, Brother Cecil, A
Moore Paper Boy, j. f. Coan.
Class f, half-mile, in heats-Ed
ma Petrol c, M. O'Brien; lndepend
ence, n. r. Hall.
Class G, half male, 3 in S heats
May Media A. Jacobs; Doc Cecilian
|. f. Coan.
The races will take place starting q
o'clock The starter will be Dwigh
Moore, and the judges, c. r. Water
house, William c. Harmon and II. H
Hurd,
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DEA THIS.


COOMBS-At Noroton. Conn. August
26. zoos. John Samuel Coombs.
Funeral services will he held at tho
residence of his son, John $. Coomhs.
No. 20 Cottage street, on Saturday
Friends are invited TO attend.
a29 II
GALL0wAY-En Entered into rest August
2S. 1905, Catherine Williams, widow
Of william Galloway,
Notice of funeral hereafter. a2a II
HITCHCoCK-In this city, August %,
1905, Caroline r.. widow Of Merritt
Hitchcock. Aged rs years.
Funeral services will be held AZ Lewis
& Maycock's mortuary chapel. No.
ITO Chapel street. on Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock, Friends are
invited TO attend. au29 II
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-29
AUTO SCOURS STATE
IN QUEST OF JUDGE
All. Night Search by Lawyers
Through Connecticut Seek
ing Approval of Brown
Receivership,
CHASE ENDS AT WOODSTOCK
New Workers., Long Baillcd In Hunt
for Judge Holt. Find Him Final
ly az Summer Home
There.

After riding all Thursday night in
fast motor car, searching for Judge
Holt OF the United states district
court IN every Connecticut shore town
from Greenwich 70 Wllmantic, EN-
issarles OF a New York law firm were
stIll on their quest last night
The object OF the speeding trip was
to get tho judges signature on some
papers connected with the application
for receiver of the suspended brok-
erage firm Of A. o. Brown & Co.
in the ear were two young lawyers,
clerks OF the firm of House, Grossman
&, Vorhaus, who represent the credit
ors In the request for a receiver. The
touring car left New York yesterday
afternoon. w c. Rosenberg, one Of
the clerks, carried the papers neces-
sary for signature. When these papers
were filed Judge Holt could not be
found, Inquiries brought out that he
might be found in Wlllimantlc, or at
his summer home at Woodstock. or at
any one Of half dozen places.
Trains were fast but they could
not let man stop here and there to
make inquiries, so the automobile was
I hired, and It's passengers tumbled In
to Il Bundled In great coats and urg-
! Ing the chauffeur to his best speed
they pursued their vain chase until at
Willlmantlc, they got word that the
judge might be at Woodstock.
He was located at last and Mr.
Rosenberg appeared last night before
George p Holt and asked for the APP
polntment OF n receiver for the firm
Judge Holt took the papers in the
case and will give his finding In the
matter to-day.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-29
" Invisible Dust :
IN YOUR HOUSE?

The fine. almost invisible dust that
works into the hbrcs Of rugs, uph0ls"
terry and Jrnperies---that's the dust That
makes trouble.
For in addition TO the danger from
disease germs II contains, there Ia the
FADED, worn lcok on every furnishing.
A thorough ciennipg by the Vacuum
system Will mike the home healthful
and frcshen the appearance Of every
carpet, rug, portiere ana upholstered
piece In the house.
A THOROUGH cIeaninE--taling out
ALL the "invisible dust"--can be done
ONLY by the VACUUM system.
The COST A trihe---almOst nothing
compared with the benefit.
phone or write MS,
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-29
ANNOUNCEMENT.

] desire TO announce 10 the public
thnt ] am now acting in the capncity
Of Family Representative In houses Of
mourning during the funeral period ,
attending to the many details which
present themselves Mt such II time, rem
dcrinG assistance TO funeral director,
and representing the family on all oc.
casiOns. AFFILIATED with NIL leading un.
dertakers. MRS. J. WILLIAM KENNITY
Telephone O2S3-a
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

desire to announce to my friends and the
public generally, that pending a readjuStmeni
Of my affairs, calls intended for me may be
sent to Messrs Lewis & M.ycock, No. iii2
Chapel Street. Ali work will receive prompt
and careful attention. Telephone 675.
ROBT. NJ BUR WELL,
Undertaken,
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-29
MITCHELL NOT TO CAMPAIGN.

New York. Aug. 2s.--John Mitchell
former president of the Mine Work.
ers' union and now chairman of the
Encouragement department Of the
National Civic Federation, said to-day
that he has refused all requests 10
make speeches during the campaign.
He will, however address the Central
Labor union OF Marion, H., on Labor
day.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-29

Punctuation by means of stops AMI
points so as to indicate the meaning
Of sentences and assist the reader to a
ally to Aristophanes a grammaran Of
Alexandria Egypt, who lived in the
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-29

third century b. c. Whatever his sys-
TEN may have been it was subsequent-
~ neglected and forgotten, but was
reintroduced by Charlemagne, the va
rious stops and symbols being designs
ed by Warnelried and Alcuin.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-27
MAKING BOWLING BALLS
Industry, the Proportions of
Which, Are Realized by But
Few People.

When tramp steamer just in from
South American ports put in at one
OF the wharves below Brooklyn Bridge
and Ybegins to unload vast quantities
of short crooked logs with the bark
still intact, the visitor unacqua!nted
with the strange. foreign looking COM
moditIes of this district is surprised
to learn that the great heaps OF wood
before him VIII end their $4,000 mile
Journey by being converted into bowl
ing balls. says the New York Press.
The wood Is llgnum vitae. About
1000 tons of it are cutlup each year
But other kinds OF wood are also used.
When 4 bowler wants something
snowy and is willing to pay the price
such man takes to mahogany, coco.
bolo or any similar expensive mate
rial. provided that 1t is close grained
enough When woman bowler
wants something better than lignum
vitae. she generally selects rosewood.
and is careful in giving her order to
insist or a piece of wood being select
ed OH account of its beauty when
polished as the more important quail
ity of durability.
Five firms situated in or near New
York. and one in Chicago. practically
supply all the bowling enthusiasts of
the United States with these balls.
Tho pins, which generally are made
from Kiln dried rock maple grown In
Maine and in Orange and Sullivan
counties. New York. are turned out
by numerous planning mills scattered
over the country.
a bowling bail looks as If 1t were
easy to make. yet its manufacture
involves a long process, covering a
period OF three days. The actual time
put upon il is only matter of three
hours. but the work is slow and re-
quires long waits between the steps
toward completion. A log free from
knots and cracks "a first cut into
pieces n trlfle larger than the dame
ter of the ball after 1t is finished.
This allows for two little projections
on either aide called "bits," where
the clamps of the lathe hold the block
OF wood while revolving at lightning
sneed under the keen edged tool cut.
ting into the hard fiber like q sharp
knife slicing fresh cheese.
This preliminary turning and trim
ming occupies only few minutes,
when the block is shaved and pared
down TO the required size. The bits
then are cut of and tho whole thing
sandpapered. A coat OF shellac is APP
piled and the ball Is put one side 10
-.----.F'srAs>5ryl, 7eass5cl9 ,s,s :, rsryt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-27

party are all worn out and half dead
for sleep. They travel mostly at
night, and have been in the saddle
for three nights in succession. Mr..
Elzey says that Mr. Davis does not
seem to have been aware OF the dan
ger of his situation until he came TO
Washington. where some of his
friends gave him serious talk, and
advised him to travel with more Sc
crecy and dispatch than he has been
using.
MIR Reagan and Mr.. Mallory are
also in town, and General Toombs
has returned. having encountered
danger ahead. | fear Judge Crump
Is back too. with his Confederate
treasury, containing. it is said. three
hundred thousand dollars. in specie.
He is staying at our house, but the
treasury Is thought to be stored in the
vault at the bank. 1t will hardly be
necessary for him to leave the coun
try, but his friends advise him to keep
in the shade for time. If the Yam
KEGS once get scent of money. they
will he sure TO ferret it out. They
have already begun their reign OF
terror in Richmond, it is said. by ar
resting many of the prominent citi-
Zens. Judge Crump is In state of
distraction about his poor little wan
dering exchequer, which seems to
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-27
From a Recent Novel

:, She dropped her eyes; he threw up
Her face fell; he ground his teeth
Her cheek burned; his heart sank.
She grew cold as ice; his brain was
on fire.
Her heart came up in her throat;
his brow grew dark.
hair. M
Her very soul was rent; he could
have bitten his tongue in two for saw.
Ing 1t. 4 So, ssgE5sB SElNEI
She cast the lie back in his teeth :;
he swallowed n lump in his throat.
She shuddered as with mortal
wound; he grew weak as water.
An icy hand clutched Mt her heart:
then he trembled like an aspen.
She grew faint and sick; he was in
agony.
Plainly she stroye for breath; his
eyes blazed.
She swept from the room; he fell
In heap on the rug.
Plainly. after all this. life could neg.