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. SiNG A SONG. .

If you'll sing a song as you go along,

In the face of the real or the fancied
’ wrong;

It spite of the doubt if you’ll. fight it out.
-'.nd shown heart that is brave andstout;
1If you laugh at the jeers and refuse the
,1 tears, ‘

fi’Tou’ll force the ever reluctant cheers
'That the world denies when a coward
, cries,

‘To give to the man who bravely tries;
And you’ll win success with a little song-
If you'll sing the song as you go along!

 

If you’ll sing a song as you plod along,
You'll find that the busy rushing throng
Will catch the strain of the glad refrain:
That the sun will follow the blinding rain;
That the clouds will fly from the blackened

sky:
That the stars will come out by and by;
And you'll make new friends, till hope de—
. scends
' From where the placid rainbow bends;
And all because of a little song—'-
1! you'll sing a song as you plod along!

If you'll ,sing a. song as you trudge along,
You'll. seejthat the singing will make you
"strong; . ,
And theheavy load and the rugged road.
And the sting and the stripe of the tor-
tuous goad r
Will soar with the note that you set afloat:
That-the, beam will change to a. trifling

mote;
That the world is bad when you are-sad,
And bright and beautiful when glad:
.‘l‘hat‘all you need is a little song-—
If you’ll sing the song as you trudge along!
—Sunshine.

 

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Mr. Jobson Gets Dinner 1

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; HEN Mr. Jobson got home from

‘ his office at five o’clock the other

gafternoon he found the front door

flocked. Concluding that the catch had
accidentally dropped, he got out his

[latch key and opened the door. He

,was surprised to find the vestibule

idoor locked, too. Mumbli n g something

iabout the inefficacy and imbecility of
modern patent locks, he used his latch
they on the vestibule door also, and en-
tered his abode. He had hung his coat-
and hat on the rack before he noticed
gthe queer, lonesome silence that broods
lover a house the occupants of which

,are all out. Mr. J obson was visibly rat-

'fied.

“Jane!” he called to his wife, some-

what commandingly from the bottom

:of the stairs, at the same time mutter-

iing something about women who stay

lupstairs primping all the afternoon.

But- there was no reply. Mr. Jobson

went to the head of the basement stairs.

“Lily!” he called to the black serv-

ant. Lily replied not.

“Well, here’s a deuced pretty note!”

ejaculated Mr. Jobson, spreading his

legs out in the hall and looking savage.

“What’s the meaning of it, I’d like to

know? Man comes home from toil

and drudgery at his regular daily hour

and finds his home as deserted as a

northwestern boom town church. Wife

gadding the streets, servant off attend-
ing some five O‘clock tea and parlor so—
cial, and no more sign of dinner than
of elephant tracks! And I’m so hun—
gry that I could eat a burro stuffed

“with firecrackers! Now, this is the

worst yet. I’m willing to do as much

and to stand as much as the nextmnn
for the sake of peace and a quiet life,

and to keep my home together, but I’ll

be eternally flibbertgibbeted if this

isn’t too—”

The situation bore so heavily upon
Mr. Jobson’s spirits that. he couldn’t
finish the sentence. He set. to work
thinking out schemes whereby he
cpuld exhibit his displeasure. He was
in two minds as to whether he would
receive Mrs. Jobson upon ,her return
with fiery and sarcastic allusions, or
greet her with solemn, martyr-like dig-
nity, displaying evidences of grief and
disappointment too profound for ade-
quate expression. Mr. Jobson felt very
much abused. He looked around to
see if there was any note of explana-
tion tacked to the top of the bureau,
or resting on the mantel. or stuck in an
easel on the piano. There was no note.

“Nope,” mused Mr. Jobson, when he
had finished his search, “there’s not.
even a line of explanation. Just a plain
case of heartless, callous indifference;
And after the way I have toiled and
moiled—” -

The thought was almost too much
for Mr. Jobson’s composure. He col-
lected himself, however, with a great ef-
fort. and decided upon a course to pur-
sue. At first be reflected that. it would
be a. good scheme for him to write a
short, jerky note addressed to Mrs.
Jobson, stick it up in some prominent
place, and then depart for a wild, tu-
multuous time of it downtown, return-
ing at three o’clock in the morning in

'a night-liner and an aggressive frame
'of mind. But he remembered that the

" last time he had chosen this method

of exhibiting his displeasure over a

fancied grievance he had hardly been

able to drag himself around for a week,

afterward.
“Too much of a boomerang that way,"
thought Mr. Jobson, deciding not to

have recourse to the tumultuous plan.’

i “I know just what I’ll do!” he sud-

mediately to put his scheme into Oper-
ation. He took off his doat and elab-

orately rolled up' his sleeves. Then he-

descended to the basement kitchen.
He" lighted all the burners in the gas
range, coming perilously close to b'

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log himself to eternity’ in the opera-
tion, and started in to cook dinner for
himself. First he dumped about half
- a pound of cofiee into the pot, and, fill-
ing it up to the top with water. put it
, on to boil. Then be dug around for mu-
i -' terials wherewith to make himself
some corn bread. He ranged all the

materials about him on the kitchen

table, and within five minutes he was

in corn meal, melasses and other things

up to his elbows. He put a great many
ingredients in the corn meal, and even

looked at the Worcestershire sauce and

the cayenne pepper. He managed to

get the pan into the oven after 30 min-

utes of exhausting labor, by Which-«time

he was a sight, as. in fact, was the'whole

kitchen. Then Mr. Jobson carefully
jgjfiharpened the bread knife and hunted

bacon.
another bandage for his cut finger.

denly thought. and he proceeded im-

 

up the bacon. He cut off three half-
inch-thick slices of the bacon with the
bread knife, incidentally gushing his
left forefinger pretty badly. After go-
ing upstairs and binding up his slith-
ered finger, he doggedly returned to
the job of getting his dinner. .
“Might as well learn now as any
other time,” he growled to himself. “I
can see how things are going in this
camp, and the sooner I learn how to
hustle for myself, why—”
, Then Mr. J obson searched around for
ten minutes for the eggs before be con-
cluded to look for them in the ice box.
(He badmtsput any eggs in the corn
bread). Then he got the hugest pan
he could lay his hands to, put it on the
range,‘droipped about a quarter of
a pound of butter in it, threw the three
half-inch-thick slices of bacon into the
pan, and looked somewhat reassured
'when he heard the sizzling and saw'the
smoke. He cracked three eggs, break-
ing them all in the operation, and
dumped them into the pan beside-the
Then he went upstairs to get“

When he returned to the kitchen .the
coffee had boiled all over the range and
floor, the kitchen was full of smoke,
and the bacon and eggs wereburned to
a cinder. Mr. JObson set his jaw down
hard. He out three more slices of
bacon and'broke three more eggs, and
this time he watched the mess vigi-
lantly. Then he set a place for him-
self at the dining-room table, and, in
just one hour and forty minutes after
'he had started to get-dinner for himself,
he sat down in state, with his sleeves
still rolled up to his elbows, and corn
meal paste all over his face, although
he didn’t know this. When Mr. Job-
son suddenly recollected the corn bread
in the oven, by the way, and got it out,
it. Was no more like corn bread than
plantains are like onions. It was of
about the some consistency as basalt.
Mr. Jobson, however, set the pan be-
side him on the table, chopped into it
with great exertion, and partook Of it
anyhow.

“I’m no quitter,” said he to himself,
doggedly, as he filed his teeth on the
weird corn bread.

Mr. Jobson was wading into his but—
ter-cooked bacon and eggs, his alleged
corn bread, and his turbid coffee, when
he heard the click of the latch key in
the basement door. Mrs. Jobson had
seen the light in the basement, and
wondered greatly thereat.

When she stood in the frame of the'
dining-room door and saw Mr. Jobson,
corn meal paste from his chin to his
hair, solemnly partaking of his per-
sonally-conducted meal — and when
Mr. Jobson saluted her in a. sepulchral
tone with a haughty “good evening.
madam”———Mrs. J obson reeled tOward
the dining~room couch and rolled on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MRS. JOBSON IRETURN S.

it. in a burst of uncontro’ilable‘laugbter,
Mr. Jobson regarded her stiifiy. Every
time Mrs.'Jobson raised her head from
the couch pillows she broke into rc-
newed laughter.

“Am I to suppose, madam," inquired
Mr. Jobson, in his depest pnd most im-
pressive bass, “that you have been par-
taking of the stimulants of the season
to such an extent that you’re—"’

The rest. of it was drowned by an-
other outburst of merry laughter from
the couch.

“Mrs. Jobson,” said Mr. Jobson, “I
am, as you know, a just man. and before
I take any steps in this matter I will
permit you to vouchsuie an explana-
tion of your conduct, if you can.”

Mrs. Jobson found her handkerchief
and dried the tears of laughter from
her eyes.

“Why, you ridiculous old thing, you! ”
she said to Mr. Jobson.

“llidic—Mrs. Jobson. I venture to ad-
vise you tO have a care—have a care!”
enclaimed Mr. Jobson, pushing away
his plate and looking as ferocious as
he could, considering the corn' meal
that adorned'his face.

“I don’t suppose we agreed at break-
fast this morning," said Mrs. Jobson.
as calmly as she could for the mirth
that bubbled within her, “to meet down-
town at half-past four this afternoon,
purchase the new rugs for the parlor
and sitting-room. look over the field
with a view to Christmas gifts and then
take dinner at. a restaurant? You don’t-
remember, of course, that we talked
over the plan for ten minutes this morn-
ing?” -

"Wha—wha—er—”

What Mr. Jobson was going to say
will never be known. His incoherent
remarks simply ended in_,a gurgle. But
he gathered himself sufficiently to look
at Mrs. Jobson with deep sorrow and
reproach. Then he went upstairs to
their bedroom, slammed the door after
him and declined to show himself in
the remainder of the evening—Wash-
iugton Star.

Comfort for Smokers.

The London Lancet says it is doubt»
ful whether any nicotine ever reaches
the mouth of the smoker except that;
present in the moistened tobacco which‘
is in contact with the lips. The smoke?
products of tobacco do not contain any 9,
important quantity of nicotine. the
chief toxic bodies before related to that n
interesting series of organic jbases;
kndIvn to chemists as pyridines.

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A Way They Ilave.
What This Norwalk Resi-
dent. Says Onlly Corrob-
.orates the Story
of Thousands

If the particulars related by this Nor-
walk carpenter indirectly were not
similar to hundreds of others in the
vicinity where he lives the reader
might have some cause to doubt them.
But when there are hundreds of citi-
zens all anxious to tell about. the 'bene
fits received from using Doan’s Kidney

Pills the greatest skeptic in Norwalk‘

must be convinced.

Read this:

Mr. Thos. Wood of Hill St. who is a
carpenter by; trade employed at Asch’s
Hat Factory says: “For three years
my, kidneys troubled me a. great deal.
When 1 straightened up I had severe
pains in the small of my back. From
time to time I had muscular rheuma-
tism and it became so irksome both at;
my work and when off duty, that I
thought it high time to check it before
it became more serious. I got a box
of Doan’s Kidney Pills at a. drug store
and Was greatly benefitted. I had no
backache after the treat out and the
soreness in my muscles ha not troubled
me since taking, the Pills. Call on
Glendening and CO. druggists and ask
them for the reports their customers
give.”

Doan’s Kidney Pills for sale, by all
dealers; price 50 cents a box. 'Mailed
on receipt of price by Foster-Milburn
gousBuifalo, N. Y., sole agents for the

Remember the uame—Doan’s—and
take no other.

 

A GRAVEYARD PROMOTER.

An Enterprising Missourian Who nu
Become a Plutocrut in the"
Business.

 

“You eastern people are not. the only
enterprising inhabitants of the globe,"
said an enthusiastic man in a New York
business house, according to the Sun
of that city. “I have a neighbor
in Pemiscot county, my state, Missouri,
who is a sort of plutocrat. in graveyards.
Some years ago he opened a tombstone
factory in his part of the state, and as
he marked down the price, he had quite
a boom in his business. In a short time
there was a monument or headstone
at every grave in the cemetery, and as
live people do not buy tombstones, this
‘man’s business was hit by what your
Wall street folks call a flurry. What
does he do but go to another town not
far away and buy a graveyard of his
own, and put down the price of lots.
This caused quite a cemetery boom un-
til all the lots were disposed of. As
soon as some of the people began to die
the enterprising tombstone dealer was
again in the whirl, or, as my old friend
Wilbur F. Storey was won t to say of his
paper, on the top crest of the advanc-
ing wave. In a. year or so he had every
grave in the cemetery marked with his
goods, and another thud hithis busi-
ness. But- he rallied, went. to another
town, invested in another graveyard
site. and manipulated this scheme as he
had the others, and with like. results.

“That. makes three cemeteries he has
started, filled and marked, and the last
time I saw him he told me he was look;
ing for another. He is now known as a
graveyard promoter.”

Farmers to Build Railroads.

The farmers of the_rich Qovello wheat
district‘in Washington are planning to
build a railroad outlet for their grain,
to be known as the Columbia &. Covello
railway, a. tie-up between the Northern
Pacific and the Oregon railway & Navi-
gation company having left them with-
out transportation facilities. These
wheat growers pay large sums to haul.
their crops to Dayton and other points,
. some paying as high as $1,000 each year
for this purpose, and they conclude
that they might just as well put. their
money into a. railroad of their own.
They propose to take stock in the new
company, some paying cash, others
working out their shares grading the
roadbed. Should the weather be at all
favorable, the grading will be complet-
ed by spring. The new company incor-
porateslwith 300,000 shares of stock at
a par value of one dollar each.

flow to Get'Td'p‘Pr-lcel. T

To get the advantage of full market
prices for eggs nothing is more imi
portant than the style of the cases and
packing. Of course size and cleanness:
are very important considerations, but
the first thing that strikes the eye of a
purchaser is the exterior quality. I
notice many lots of eggs, especially
from the south," which como‘lnto the
stores in all sorts of cases—scarcely
two alike. and none of them neat and
trim. These goods are generally con-
demned before they are looked at and
can only be sold at a concession, no
matter how good the eggs may be
Shippers may accept it as a. fact that
while all eggs in first-class packages
may not sell at top prices, no eggs in
second or third class packages will do
so.--N. Y. Produce Review.

 

 

15.21“ “ Fagged Out,”
Hav'c HEADACHE:
POOR APPETITE,
BAD COWON,

and would like to feel and look well, let us
recommend CELBRY In"; to you. .

 

, Sold by Druggists. Price ace: and 50c. 7

m MUlUALLl INSURANE mum 

,, OF NEW YORK.

aIannD A. Minoan: President.

 

Statement for the Year Enig Dec. 3i,’99. ”’

According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.

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INGOME.

Received for Premiums . . .
From all other-Sources -. . . .

BISHUESEMENTS.

To Policy-holders for Claims by Death‘ . . ‘ .
To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. .

For all other Accounts - . . . . .

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$44.524.5 I9 22
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$58,890,077 21

“5.629.979 43

10,739,057 n
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$33,597,480 68

$173,185,461 74
14,794,821 63
6,330,000 00
493749636 66

 

‘3,012,455 02

United States Bonds and other Securities . .

First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage . . .

Loans on Bonds and other Securities, . .

Loans on Company’s Policies, . .

Real Estate, Company’s 12 office buildin s an I

Cash in Banks and Trust Companies g . d 0th.“ properties, 23,186.525 06
Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . .

_ 1 ‘ LIABILITIES.

Policy Reserves, ,etc., . . . . .

gontlngent Guarantee Fund, , . . . .
Available for Authorized Dividends, . . .
Insurance and Annuities in Force . . . -

 

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$301,844,537 52

251.71,I,988 6!

‘ 47,953,548 91 ,.

2, 180.coo oo

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$1,051.6 5,211 04

[have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same
liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELIEoEge :Sdrifsit

 

HENRY H. Rocnns

J N0. W AUCHINCLOSS
THEODORE MOBFOBD
WILLIAM BAnooon
STUYVESANT FIsn
Acensrus D. J UILLIABD
CHARLES E. MILLER
WALTER R GILLETTP
H. WALTER WEBB

FnEDERIO CROMWELL

J ULIEN T. DAVIES

A. N. W'Arnnnousn
CHARLES R. HENDsnson
Euros W. Pncmu

J. HOBART HEBBIOK
WM. 1’. DIXON

ROBERT A. Gmnmss
GEORGE G HAm

SAgIUEL D. BABGOCK
RICHARD A MCCHRDY
JAMES C. HOLDEN
HERMANN 0. Von POST
WILLIAM J. SEWELL
OLIvnnHAnIuMAu
Bomr OLYPEANT
Gaonen F. BAxnn
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Board of Trustees-

ADRIAN Isnrls J

GEORGE S. BOWDUI.‘

WILLIAM C. ‘VHITld

WILLIAM Itoonarem r r

JAMES N. JARVIE

CHAS D. DICKEY J B *
ELBBIDGE T. Gaunt ‘

June Spurn}:-

CHAREES LANIIR.

’ ROBERT A. GRANISS,«Vice-President. ;

 

- WALTER R. GILLETTE,.General Manager.

,iSAAC I“. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President
WILLIAM J. EAS’I’UN, Secretary.

, FBEDERIG CROM WELL, Treasurer.

JOHN A. FONDA. Assistant Treasurer.

WILLIAM P. SANDS. Cashier. -

‘ EMORY MOULINTOCK, Actuary.

JOHN TATLOCK, Jay, Associate Actuary.

CHARLEu A, PRELLER, Auditor. , .

C CLIFFORD GRETSINGEH, Assistant Auditor.

- EDW ARI) LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor.
, MnDIOAL DIRECTORS ‘
ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D‘

 

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ALBERT KLAMROTII, Assisi“: 3.2.225?“

WILIVJ‘IiAIfiJIA HUTCHESON,
AM W. RICHARDS Comptrouer.
_ HENRY 3. BROWN, Assistdnt Comptroller
JOHN C. ELLIO 1‘, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies.

JAMES TIMI SON. 2d Assistant Treasurer
EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier.

Associate Actuary.»

GRANVILLE 11. WHITE, M D

NEGHOLS a cleaner, @eneral Agent (5%
A. a. cane, Local Agent. ‘