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?' * \r ' . ? Stye iamberg ijeralb Rates?fi.oo per year; 50 cents for six months. Payable in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch ior first insertion, 50c. for each subsequent insertion Liberal contracts made for ' three, six, or twelve months. Want No, ' , tices one cent a word each insertion. Local Notices 8c. per line first week, 5c. afterwards. Tributes of Respect, etc., must be paid for as regular advertising. Communications?News letters or on ~ intoroct urill }v? Oflfldlv . 'I lutviwi. ***** fy~ j welcomed. Those of a personal nature will not ??e published unless paid for. Thursday, Dec. 26, 1907. & ==================== i Our New York Letter. Iknow of no item of more interest at this time nor more valuable for read.. ing than the following short, concise story of the Bank of England. Some may be familiar with the history and ' workings of this great financial head, i but they are few, so I will give you " a few facts about this great institution. The Bank of England must always be able to pay in gold, or to give gold in exchange for all its own bank notes on demand. Its reserve in flni'n Tf ic tlCTVGtit f id OinajO 111 gviu will. *-\j 1U W.V I ? *; gold reservoir of the world. The Bank of England protects itself in ... ,:r~ times of financial unrest by raising its rate of discount. It is required to loan freely on good security to ; ' prevent panic, and it does loan free: ; ly, making the borrower, however, itpay roundly for the accommodation. This is practically fining the borrower, and the,men in actual need of the v money pay the fine, which, however, : is sufficient to prevent people not in actual need from borrowing, from ii\ precaution or fear. A rise in the r^tet>f discount of the Bank of England is therefore a danger signal to V , the entire civilized world. Some, . where trade conditions are disturbed. - . If the disturbance is long continued, gold is required at its centre, and ' this is applied for at the bank, I whiph, by rapid advances on its dis%/y count rate, seeks to fine the borrow- * ers so heavily that they will be combfts pelled to stop. This is necessary, f because, should the gold reserve of the; bank become too low, a knowl S; > edge of the fact would become quick% ly public, and the necessities of the "Jr panic stricken centre elsewhere, ' V. would, if carried far enough, create a panic in England itself which A might bring the bank down in ruin, V - and the insolvency of the bank means j , W the insolvency of England. The fi-1 nancial public, watching the gradual i ?4. : exhaustion of the bank's gold de posit; knows that this means the bank's power to make loans freely is * becoming impaired, consequently a contraction of credit will take place if the drain continues. Each merl: chant begins to husband his resour^ ces, and to extend less and less credit to brother merchants until, | following the gold depletion, a finan- j cial stringency is in full force, and| |c, V that is the condition that is apt to turn to panic. Gold is drawn from j SE&" the Bank of England by foreign! J- countries sending good bills or se-j cuntiesto London, discounting them, j r - andN taking away the proceeds in gold j coin or bullion. A case in point was! that of the sale of 50,000 tons of , American copper on November 11. jThis immediately gave American y' merchants a credit of some $15,000,000, against which they could.of course draw. ,\When a panic assumes sway otlier banks can, if necessary, strengthen their reserves by selling stock they * , have loaned on, but this the bank itself cannot do, because it is the only ' v ; lender, and 6nly by loans can large f'j' purchases be made. If the bank will p not lend no stock can be bought. ' The Bank of England is a bankers' bank. Nearly all other banks keep their reserves with it. If it fails ^ they fail. It bears the brunt of every panic, aad is really the financial barometer of the world. When other bankers fear an approaching j ing panic they will call in their ?>/,. loans in ; order -to strengthen their reserve. The Bank of England, /vMimtinnc is oallorl on to UUUC1 CUV11 VV1IV?V1V.W, ;v discount bills that other banks re; fuse to discount. To loan on securi, ties that other banks refuse to loan %4'*. on. When the business of other banks contracts, that of the Bank of * England expands, it being, as it : were, the final tribunal in the courts of finance. If the Bank of England refused to loan or discount at periods of incipient distrust, the action -would precipitate an immediate | -panic, not alone in England, but throughout the world. A " England is the greatest monied I?1- power in the world. The ready money available there is for the markets of the world. It can be, and is, loaned out to everyone, for every legitimate purpose. The money resources of a nation / .. must be gauged.by its bank balance, l." nnfuoI mnnov if nlai'mc fn ' liUl Kfy Cll]C a^vuai muiivj u viwktiu ?v - possess. France has more money than England, and is perhaps a richer country, but the money of France is hoarded, while that of England is . banked and borrowable. This gives the nation its great power over the markets of the world. A million dollars in a banker's hands is a great power, but the same sum scattered in a thousand hands has no power. No one knows where to find it, or how to get the use of it. So the great banking nations are ever the ' ~ '' nationsto which other countries come for their financial needs, and Eng. land is the greatest of money lenders. Yet English bankers are not themselves direct lenders either to foreign governments or foreign brokers; they lend to those Who lend. * H. W. Finlayson, V 450 Broadway, New York. ? i % ' & * v / / _ o POWDER PEELED HER ARM. Explosion Took Skin Off In Shape of Mousquetaire Glove. Caught in the flare of an explosion which resulted from her own rash act in pouring powder into the stove in mistake for oil, Mrs. John Lis of Washington county. Pa., had the skin of her <eft arm stripped off from the elbow Dfc'he finger tips. Neighbors who rush? * into the house to her relief discovered on the floor what looked like a long glove. They picked it up and discovered it was a glove of human skin, with the finger nails at the ends of the fingers. There was not a break in it anywhere. Eveu the finger nails were attached to the skin as naturally as though they still formed part of the victim's hand. Surgeons who rushed to the house were amazed when they saw the effect of the explosion. They also discovered the entire left side of her body and the outer side of the left leg also had been stripped of skin. "Singularly enough," one of the surgeons said, "there was not an abrasion on the arm or leg, and the niSl cells were not injured. Will she recover? Certainly. There is nothing to prevent it. There never was perhaps such a freak effect from an explosion of powder." Mrs. Lis was in a hurry to build a fire. She decided to accelerate the work bv usina kerosene. Picking up what she supposed was the oil can, she turned it up and poured its contents into the'stove. Unfortunately there was a lingering spark from the last fire. The powder which she had poured in by mistake ignited, and instantly there was an explosion which startled the neighbors and sent clouds of smoke .pouring out through the windows. When those ueighbors saw the long glove of human skin they were startled almost as much as they had been only a few seconds before by the explosion. BUCKED BY A BUCK! Antlered Animal Knocks Bicyclist Off His Wheel. Bewildered and crazed by the flaring light on an approaching bicycle ridden by Winfield B. Gorton of Sayville, N. Y., an antlered buck which was trotting peacefully along the highway near the Cutting estate halted and then charged the oncoming rider with all his strength. Young Gorton was sent sprawling by the impact, when the bewildered animal, snorting with fright and rage, backed off for another attack. The overturning of the bicycle, however, failed to extinguish the light, and while young Gorton was wondering whether he was going to be attacked again the buck charged the light a second time. Instead of coming up against' something solid the animal GORTON WAS SENT SPINNING. went on through the glare and before recovering its balance plunged on into the wire fence surrounding the Cutting place. Several times the buck rammed itself against the fence as if trying to break through the barrier, when it suddenly 'changed its tactics, snorted and, straightening out, headed on down the road and was soon lost in the gloom. Young Gorton remounted his wheel and continued on to Sayville, unharmed by his unusual ad * CUVUA v. Kills Turtle to Save Hog. W. F. James, an Arkansas sawmill man and planter, relates a turtle story which he says occurred near his home recently. Jim Gullick heard a pig squealing and upon investigation found that a large turtle had come up out of the water, had seized a pig and was dragging its victim back to the water when the hog became fastened between two cypress trees and the turtle could not move It farther. All that Mr. Gullick could do would not make, the turtle release its hold on the animal, and he returned to his home and secured an ax and chopped the turtle's' head off. This turtle weighed more than a hundred pounds and .was doubtless very old. Christmas Tree Bears Queer Fruit. Swaying from the limb of an evergreen tree in a common market basket, a male infant, scarcely a day old, was found in front of the farmhouse of John H. Cbrlstman, near Huntington, Iird. It was alive and lusty when members of the family discovered it Its parents are unknown, and the Ladies' guild of this city is caring for it Mr. and Mrs. Christman had just lost an infant t Vengeance. | (Original.! Traveling in New Mexico, 1 stopped one evening in a hamlet. A number of desperadoes had ridden into the town and were in possession of the saloon, from which came a chorus of .veils. I was sitting on the veranda of the u ? *-- ? * "" If nvlrtn n utveru Wlitii 1 fid w a v> uuug uicaivuu man and woman go by. The man was good looking, and the girl was a beauty. Though 1 could not understand the Spanish lingo they talked, it was plain they were lovers. They separated almost in front of the tavern, not scrupling to embrace at parting nor caring that any one saw them in each other's arms, apparently oblivious to all except themselves. Jen minutes later the young man was passing the saloon when several of the brawlers came out roaring drunk, brandishing revolvers. "You say you can beat me shootin'?" yelled one to another. "I'll show you what I can do." And, aiming at. the young Mexican, he fired. The boy sank down on the ground with a moan. I heard a shriek and, looking toward a house the girl had entered, saw her staggering toward her lover. But she made only a few steps when she sank down in a swoon. Her mother came out and carried her back to the house. Several people put their heads out of their doors and windows and, seeing the young man lying on the ground, gathered round him and carried him into the nearest dwelling, where he died in a few minutes. It was the shock of my life. I burned to see swift retribution meeted out to the murderer, but there were only a few peaceable Mexicans in the town, and I knew it was impossible. I would gladly have left the place at once, but there was no conveyance except my horse, and I did not care to risk a journey at night alone. I sat during the evening on the tavern veranda, endeavoring to quiet my indignation with tobacco. There was a half moon in the sky. The air was balmy, and perfect quiet reigned. The people of the town were all indoors. The desperadoes had drunk so hard that they were all doubtless in a stupor. At any rate, they made no noise, and they were still in the saloon. I knew I would not sleep if I went to.bed, so continued to sit where I was, lighting one cigar from another. At midnight I was still there. The moon was blood red, just above the horizon and gave no light. There was a flaring lamp on a post in front of the saloon, which partly illumined the street. It was near morning when the men came out of the saloon, a few at a time, and staggered past the tavern to a stable below, where they had put their horses. Presently one went by alone, whom, thougfi the light was dim, I recognized as the murderer. He had scarcely passed the tavern when I saw a figure?I could not tell it was man or woman?emerge from behind a house opposite and scyd along behind him, keeping so far as possible in shadow. Curiosity got the better of me, and I followed the man and his shadower. The former?I did not see the latter? was drawing near the stable, when I heard a soft voice call: "Signor!" The man paused and turned. What light there was shone directly on his face. I can see that face now, brutal, bloated, with a background of long tousled ^air and a beard falling below his broad brimmed felt hat He wore a shabby coat over a dark blue woolen shirt His trousers were tucked in his boots. Then I caught a glimpse of another figure whom I deemed to be the shadower. The back was toward me, and by the silhouette I knew that it was a woman. I could near ner taming to the man, part in Spanish, part in English., but was not near enough to hear what she said. Two more men came out of the saloon, and the man and the woman I watched moved into shadow. The men went on past the place where the couple had been standing and entered the stable. By this time the gang began to lead their horses out and were making preparations to , mount, some tightening their saddle girths, some looking to articles strapped to their saddles, while others went back to the saloon for a last drink. Half an hour went by before they were all mounted and ready to depart. Then I heard one of them ask: "All here?" A few minutes later a voice said, "Sam is missing." "Oh. I saw him go off with a gal." said a voice. "Well. I reckon he'll come when he gits ready." Then they all rode away. I waited till the clatter of their horses' hoofs had died away in the distance, then strolled along, taking care to keep in shadow, toward the place where the murderer and the woman had disappeared. I listened, but could hear nothing. I waited, still lis- j tening and peering into the darkness. All was still. I entered a lane through which I thought the couple had probably gone. There was nothing but the stars to light the way. and, passing a j n/vinf T cy4~ttmKlnrl n rvolnot CAmn. ua i A (A/xiii, i oiuiiiuiw agauxob WVUJV thing lying on the ground. I turned and. looking down at my stumbling block, saw that It was the shape of a human body. I put my hand down on a man's breast and against something wet. I started to get away, but a desire to fix my suspicion conquered | my dread. I struck a match, and it flashed in the ashen face of the murderer. An hour later I left the place without a word of my find. F. A. MITCHEL. * DOG PHONES ALARM, Barks Into Instrument and Calls Fire Department. SAVES A GRAIN ELEVATOR. Tuck Is an Ordinary Looking Fox Terrier, but His Owner Declares He Is the Smartest Canine In the United States. R. M. Smart, proprietor of a grain elevator at Xenia, O., claims to have in Tuck, an ordinary looking fox terrier, the smr.'test dog in the United States. The dog has never been taught a single trick, but his powers of ob HE BARKED AND BASKED. serration are so remarkable that his owner says he is in a class by himself! The dog is left alone at night in the grain warehouse. One night fire broke out in a remote' corner of the building. Tuck knew it was" up to him to summon help, but his barks were ingrain. Then he happened to think that he had seen his master go to a queer looking instrument on his desk and take off H TTtU/>n ho TJ'O n frt full? Llitr I CVCl V Cl nucu uc nuubbu tv wo to some one at a distance. Tuck raced into ,th'e office, jumped upon the flat top desk where the telephone rested1 and in his excitement knocked off the receiver. He barked and barked. The girl operator in- the exchange saw the light come on for that number, bu{ could get no answer. All she could hear was the barking of a dog. But that was enough to tell her that some; thing was amiss at the" Smart elevator. She notified the police* and a man was sent to investigate. He found the warehouse in flames. The fire department was called and arrived In time to prevent the place being destroyed Then Tuck has shown his keen perception in other ways. His master's business takes him frequently to Cincinnati and Columbus, which are in opposite directions from Xenia. The trains while pulling out from different ends of the station leave at about the sarue hour, but - the train returning from Columbus arrives considerably later in the evening than the one from Cincinnati. But when the dog sees his master start to either city he always knows which train to meet In the evening. SHE WAS HIDING SOMETHING. But Her Husband Found Out Too Late What It Was. * Henry Russell Drowne, a wealthy woolen merchant of New York, recently testified before Vice Chancellor Stevens at Newark, N. J. Mr. Drowne seeks by habeas corpus proceedings to get legal custody of-his son. Henry junior. His mother, who lives in Jersey now, has had the boy in her charge by order of the Sioux Falls (S. D.) court, where she got a divorce. Mr. Drowne swore that he and his family lived at the Windsor apartments, Broadway , and Fifty-third street, in 1905. To show that she should not have charge of the boy he ascribed eccentricities to his wife, such as a strong liking for intoxicants and a penchant for appearing outside her apartment "in garments perhaps suitable ,for the stage, but inappropriate for house wear." * Then Mr. Drowne stated that on the morning after his wife and he returned from his mother's funeral in Providence, R. I., he slept late, and on arising he tried to enter his wife's bedroom, where the telephone was, to send a message to his office. The door was locked, and Mrs. Drowne refused to open it. "I'm hiding something from you," she said laughingly. He did not urge his wife to ten mm wnai sue was hiding, but they separated soon afterward. Then she went to South Dakota. William Ludwlg, who was an elevator boy in the Windsor, was the next witness. Ludwig said he remembered well the day Mr. and Mrs. Drowne returned from Providence. 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