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By Kenneth F. Harris.
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: HE editor of the-“Weekly Monetary
’ and Fiscal Gazette” certainly de-.
served success, for there was no ques-
’ ion about his perseverance and indus-
He was a young man, but young
linen have been known to geta pretty-
:iomprehensive grasp of finance, ’and
lthis one was little short of omniscient,
audging by his articles. He could and
{did tell his readers all about Mexican
“railroad shares and their prospects as
idividend yielders. He was up in Brook-
lyn Rapid Transit, and was saturated
iwith information , concerning“ Conti-
:n‘ental' Tobacco.- 'He knew just what the
Transvaal matter was going to do to the
market, and anybody would" have
thought that he had the sugar friis'ti
where it couldn’t do the first thing With-
out consulting him and‘a'sking his per-
mission. He Spoke ofthe bourse as one
who had played marbles in its 'sh’adow;
He had Wall street at his finger ends"
and his familiarity with ’chan‘ge and
" Mark‘Lan'e‘ was calculated to impress
' But the
Dearb'orn' street? printers of the Gazette _‘
' wish you’d let me .tackle him. I’d bring
the most careless ‘pernser.
began to be uneasy.
, LTheyoun‘g editor. went out himself-
and rustled for advertisements under
an assumed name, showing anthoriZ‘n‘a
thin to make contracts and rates given
under his hand and seal as prOprietor.
He was his own reporter, ’cashier,
st'en'og'raph'er,‘exchange editor and of-
fice boy, and he was busyall the time.
Nevertheless he had to trim the frayed”
ends of "his trousers with the office
shears, and the paper alone was becom-
ing a burden greater than he could
bear. '
It was only his eighth issue and he
had already been compelled to tell the
senior partner of the printing firm that
he would have to ask him to wait on him
a little while. The senior partner
.3 looked doubtful the first time, but the,
’ I
' , dertone.
young man explained matters and he
was glad to wait. He felt ashamed of
himself for having doubted the success
of the‘thing. When that wore off and
he mentioned the bill again the young
man showed him some advertising con—
' made him open-his eyes, and
’ - wopy for the advertisements
printer was again glad that
.- - . 1’ 'red. The third time the
young man said that he would give the
printer a- tip that would make him
wealthy. Strictly speaking, it was not.
the third time, but the young 'man
knew by the way the printer cleared his
throat that it was going to be and he
made the proffer of wealth on the spur
of the moment. “Buy Phantasmago-
rias,” he advised, in a. confidential un-
He proceeded lucidly and at
‘length to explain why Phantasma-
gorias were absolutely certain to soar.
“Why don’t you buy them yourself?”
asked the printer.
The editor felt that an avowal’ of the
reason would destroy the printer’s con-
fidence, so he told him tha't- he never
speculated. “It would ruin me,” he
added. “I would instantly be suspected
of influencing the market to advance
.my own interests. I might even be
tempted to do so. I have a duty to the
public to perform, and I intend to do
it.” The young man spoke with great
firmness and seriousness. “I would like
you to set that article on Caracas 4s in
bourgeois instead of brevier, and let‘
me have the proofs this afternoon. By
the way, I may want to have you add a
couple of pages, but I will talk with you
about that to-morrow.”
“See here,” said the'junior partner,
as soon as the editor had gone, “isn’t
that fellow going to put up before the
next issue? Because if he isn’t you can
just charge yourself up with the com-
position and ink and press work.”
“I think he’ll wriggle out all right,”
said the senior partner.
“Well, I ain’t in favor of carrying him
while he wriggles. Make him pay up
something on account; make him pay
for the issue, anyway.”
The senior partner accfmdingly made
the editor pay for the issue, and. the
editor wriggled harder than ever: He
stopped buying cigars and bought a
pipe. He pooked, his breakfast by
stealth over an oil stove in his bedroom ,
ahd lunched in casual saloons at mid—
day. This was a. good deal of a lottery,
for some saloons spread a very satisfac-
’iory sort bf table. in spite of an nnprom—
ising interior, while others that prom-
' " ise well set out nothing but cubes. of
bright yellow’cheese and pretzels that
-were a mere aggravation. Others,
ugain, had bartenders who seemed in-
..delicately watchful, and all the young
editor's association with-vested inter-
ests hpd not utterly destroyed a certain
native sensitiveness in his character.
Altogether the young editor acted as
thou gin, he was buying furniture with a
view to an early marriage on a limited
income. ., , ' 5
At last the prospect Seemed to grow
brighter. His prediction mfthe futures
of too-much-talked-of securities was
justified by their Jzevontual collapse.
And it happened that some of the men
0 stocks and bonds on LaSalle street.
had noticed and remembered the posi-
tion he had taken. The circulation of
the Gazette took a boom—not a large
_ boom, but enough to allow the young
financier to buy a pair of trousers and
to insure the payment of the printing
and paper bills for the next issue. Two
-or three little advertising contracts
'were negotiated with commission
firms and an advertising
began to. feel the glow of prosperity.”
' but he sternly repressed a. mad tempta-
tion to throw away his oil stOve and
_two4thirds of a tin of cocoa that he had
’ ‘canealed in .his trunk. ,On the after-
on ofvlthe gldw he took a frugglplIinch
'verwur t,_~baked- beans “agpd ; rye
. agency.
deigued to ask for rates. The editor‘
"ad" punctudted withrhrawaiy seeds. -
chin in' the air, to pay the printers for
the current number and give them the
last batch of copy. ' It occurred to him
boughtany Phantasmagorias.
lino. I notice they’re going up,
thong .’_" _
M “They’re going to keep going up,”
said the editor, wisely. He neverbalked
at a decided opinion, arguing that he
was as likely to be right as wrong.
' “How high do you reckon they’ll go ?”
“If"I had any I would hang on to-
them until they touched the 93 mark.
Do younotice the way the ads are com-
ing in?” ' ‘
v.
“They’ve got to take a jump to get;
that high.” _ .
“What are you talking about ‘2”
“Phantasmagorias.”
“Oh! yes, but they’ll get there. Well, .
I’ve got to go over to the board.”
“Don’t you think,” said the senior
partner, persuasivel ., “that you could
clear up a. little of at back account?”
“I’m sorry,” said the editor, “but
you’ll have to let that stand over alittle
remittances.”
The junior partner was still [dissat-
isfied. “You’re too blamed easy on»
him,” he renionstrated.’ “If I hadn’t
got you to lean down on himbefore you
wouldn’t have got what you have. I
him to time.” - .
“I think he means to do what’s right.”
“He may, but his intentions ain’t go-
ing to pay the help. Let me make a
bluff at him.”
_ So it happened that when the editor
called the next week he found he-‘had
to“ do business with the junior partner.
He disliked the junior partner and he
had been working hard. The pretzels
were beginnig to enter into his soul,
moreover.
“Here’s the rest of the copy,” he said,
briskly. “You got ,yvhat I sent you
yesterday, didn’at you?”
“Yes, I got. it,” said the junior part-
ner, taking the proffered copy and roll-
ing it into a tight, hard roll. “It’s all
in now, is it?” ' .
“That’s the last of it,” said the edit-
or. V
The junior partner opened the safe,
thrust the .manuscript into one. of the
compartments and closed it) with a
snap. “Now, see here,” he said, with
unpleasant emphasis, “I’ve got to have
our account straightened out before
I set a line of your paper. You’ve got
to‘ pay part of it, anyway, besides the
money for Thursday’s number. I mean
that. Understand?”
“Are you good at whistling?” asked ‘
the editor, with apparent irrelevance.
The junior partner grew red in the
COOKED ON ‘AN OIL STOVE.
face. “What do you mean?” he asked.
“You can whistle for that back ac.
count, that’s all,”-said the editor, calm-
ly. "The paper’s suspefided.”
“When did that happen ?" asked the
junior partner.
“About five seconds ago.”
There was a. sequel to the story.
About ten days after the ex-editor
had duly assigned his office chair and
desk and the table whereon he had
wrapped the papers for mailing he
bought another desk and chair as a.
nucleus for a new business venture.
He was considering what this venture
should be when the door opened and
the senior partner in the printing firm
walked in and after a few general re-
marks counted out ten $10 bills, one $5,
a $2 and a $1 on the new desk.
“What’s this?” asked the ext-editor.
“' ‘h‘at’s your" commission on what I
cleared on 1,200 Phantasmagorias,”
said the printer. “I took your tip all
right and letgo when you said. You
.must have been on the inside of that.
They went tumbling down to eight
cents the next day and the bottom
went out of the “whole thing a day
after. Ten per cent. Put it it; your
pocket. You were square with me and
I want to be square with you.” V
The young man looked at the green-
baeks tho-.‘ightfully for a moment.
Then he shook his
straightened in his chair..
"l’ll keep on beizg square with you."
lac said. “I hadn’ttbe’faintest idea
on earthlhat the sic-ck would lift a
"fraction of a cent. Didn’t know a
posed you’d have been fool enbugh to
about it. it was just fool’s luck. You
take your ill-gotten gains and go back
to your business and staythere. That’s
the best tip I can give you and it’s worth
ten of the other.” '
“I believe I’ll take your advice," said
the printer, “but I waut'you to take_
the mbney.”
“I won’t do it.” said the ex-editor.
“Did you havethe money-to pay for
~ the paper when Ben made his blu‘ff at
you?” ' V ' : ~
“I won’t,” said the printer. “l‘don‘t
\think I need to.”-—Chieago Daily Rec-
ord. . . ‘
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a“ ” rail of *h_em,‘myson—
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to ask the senior partner if he had ,
3' '“NO, I didn’t,” said the senior partner, .
F esitatingly. “It seems to me a form of
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longer. I’ve been disappointed in some.
shoulders and _
thing‘about it but the name. lfyl’d sung
buy. l’d never have opened my head'
“I‘did. Don’t you’worryv'about me.” ~
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[Friend in load.
thnvln Doubt a Friend’s
Advice is Always
Appreciated.
' Many times in the journey of life we
find ourselves in doubt, and ’tis then
we appreciate most the advice of a
friend or an acquaintance who has
traveled through darkness into which
we are just about to plunge. Showing
the way is auact of friendship. - Faith
can be placed in the experiences and
opinions of the gentleman who shows
the way in the following statement.
He can be depended upon to corrobor-
ate it in reply to any communication
sent to him.’ his only..- a re-echogof,
the testimony of thousands of his fel-J {
low citizens, published in the daily
newspapers throughout the land. '
Mr. F. S. Lyon, of 22 High street,
South Norwalk, cit-teacher, who was in
iharness for nearly a quarter 'of' a cen-
tury in that; city, says: “A Slight
urinary trouble accompanied by back-
ache attacked me from the "result of a
cold which I caught at an entertain-
ment some years ago. It hung on for
a few days and I looked around for
some medicinal preparation which
would remove it. After reading quite
a few testimonials about panaceas and
cure ails for the-.akidneys, I- selected
Doan’S'Kidn'ey Pills. It- did not re-
quire a box to remove all the difficulty. 4
I have heard in South Norwalk of
over a score of people who used this
remedy and obtained the same result
as I did.”
Drop into Glendening & Co."s drug
store and hear what their customers
report.
Doan’s Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers; price 50 cents a box. Mailed
on receipt of price by Fostei'LMilburn
3.0., Bulfalo, N. Y.. sole agents for the
. S.
Remember the uame—Doan’s—and
take no other.
HOSPITAL BURNED.
Santiago Penthouse, With Valuable
Contents, Dcutroyed.
SANTIAGO, Cuba, Dec. 21.—The yel-
iow fever hospital, located on an island
across .the bay, was destroyed by fire yes-
terday. Before the American occupation
the building had been used by the Span-
ish as a pesthouse for the treatment of
victims of smallpox, yellow fever and
Asiatic plague. During the epidemic last
summer many hundreds of American sol-
diers and civilians were treated there, but
for some time the building had been used
as a warehouse for hospital supplies.
The fire was evidently of incendiary or—
igin, as several previous attempts to de-
stroy the building had been made during
the last four days.
Dr. Herman, the commandant, who re-
cently received orders to report at New
Orleans for the annulment of the con-
tract, is still in charge; Large quantities
of hospital supplies, tents, cots and
blankets were destroyed.
The adjoining building, containing 100
bodies of American soldiers in sealed
caskets ready to be shipped to the United
States, was saved by the heroic efforts of
the firemen, who went quickly in a gov-
ernment tug to the scene of conflagration.
A new hospital will be erected imme:
diately on the same site, specifications
having been already prepared. '
A Long Labor Convention.
DETROIT, Dec. 21.——The longest con-
vention .of the American Federation of
Labor ever held ended yesterday after-
noon. , During the nine days that the del-
egates were in session declarations were
adopted concerning a great variety of
questions of more or less public import,
but for the first time in‘many years no
proposition was made or action taken
even remotely connected with the money
question or other pending political issue.
Among the closing items of business
transacted were the adoption of resolutions
appealing to congress to submit to state
legislatures a sixteenth constitutional
amendment to prohibit disfranchisement
of citizens on account of their sex and
directing President Gompers to corre-
spond with the trades unions'of the eon-
tinental Europeancountries with a view
of bringing about raternal relations.‘
For Improved Mail Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—The post-
master general has signed a call for bids
fer furnishing improved mail service be-
tween San Francisco and Sydney for an
optional term of either five or ten years
beginning Nov. 1, 1900, under the subsi-_
dy act of 1891. The chief significance of
the action is the substitution of vessels
of American register in the Pacific mail
service, the enlargement .of the service
to 17 outward trips per year instead of
13 and an expected saving of four days
in the passage, thus, in connection with
expedited railway mail service, making
the shortest route possible between Syd-
ney, New York and London.
Locomotive Boiler Explodél.
.ATHOL, Mass, Dec. 21.—The engine
of the train leaving ‘here for Spring eld
at 3:30 yesterday afternoon on the Bos-
ton and Albany was completely wrecked.
The" boiler exploded with terrific force.
Engineer Ingraham and Fireman Cowan
'.,were seriously injured.
Military Reservation Enlarged,
‘ \V’ASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-——A tract or
land containing 111 acres situated in Red
1, Lion Hundred. in the county of Newcas-
tle, Del., has-been added to thc‘militarm
reservation of Fort Dupont at Battery
Point, Del. ‘
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l have been troubled with constipation rd '
.years. It was ruining my health, my con --3
{on and my conlglexlon, and I am lad to
ay that Ce cry ng'has restored a1 three,
if?“ to be ‘
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"K uécuf’eal‘nuetlpatlona doll is:
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sold by man. 'fic‘andaoc. a
anertryipg many other medicines. . _ .
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SAMUEL. D. BABGOOK
RICHARD A MoCuaur
J AMEB 0. HOLDEN
Hummus C. VON Pose
WILmAn J. Sumo
Ouvna Barnum
Bonsar Curmu-
Gnoaon F. Burn
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Policly Reserves, etc.,
cHAnLEs A, PRELLER,
u curroab GBETSING
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131911.531: A- Mom-pr, President.
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Received for Premiums
From all other Sources
IN 0011..
11g D86. 311%
f According to the Standard of the Insurance Departi‘nent of the State of New York.
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3 342,318,749 51
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355.066.6210 43
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nrAnranrns.
To Policy-holders for Claims ’by Death . .
To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc.
For all other Accounts ~
ASSETS.
United States Bonds’ and other Securities .
First LlenlLoans on Bond and Mortgage . .
Loans on Bonds and other Securities, .
Real Estate, appraised by Insurance superintendents
at $23,534,826.88 : Book Value . .
Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . .
Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. .
Contingent Guarantee Funk, . . . . . .
Divisible Surplus . . . . .' .~
Insurance and Annuities in Force . .
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- $13,265,908 00
- 11,485.75! 35
- M2453.
$35,345,038 38
- $160,956,141 3.,
- 68,503,580 90
' 9.396.619 oo
' 20,604,649 6:
- 11.621.377 36
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$277,517,325 3.6
- 233.058.640 6t
. ‘ . 42.238,684 68
- $2,220,000 00
3729ll7'335 36
¢ $971,713,997 79
Ihave carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to I
liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLE'I): it'dietir
From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usua
Camus
Fannamo 030mm.
JULIEN T. DAvms
A. N. WATEanousr.
RUFUS W. Prom!
J. Bonner Harmon
Wu. P. Drxox
Ronnar A. Gmmss
l Grocer G. HAvms
HENRY. H. Rosana
WILLIAM BAnooox
Srnrvnsmr FISH
R. Haunmon
H. Warns WEBB
ROBERT A. GRA'NISS, Vice-President,
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WALTER B. GILLETTE, General ,
ISAAC I“. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President
WILLIAM J. EAS’I‘UN, Secretary.
JOHN A. FUNDA. Assistant Treasurer.
WILLIAM B. SANDS. Cashier.
JOHN G. E
_ EDWARD
ELIAS J. MARSH. M. n;
Auditor.
Manager, . .L
DUEB du-P. BREOK, Correspoa ’ing Secret-m ~‘
Jno. W Aucmonoes
Tahonoaa Monroan
Aucusrus D. J UILLIABD
Camus E. MILLER
Warns R Gmrrr
' Board. of Trustees-
ADRIAN IsaLm J a. ‘
Gaoaon S. Bownom
Wmmn C. WHITNE)
WmmAu Ronni-ELL}:
JAmas N. JAavn:
CnAs D. Drcxav Ja.
' ELBBIDGE T. Gmr
Anna Spam;
" ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant 360th
FREDERIC CBOMWELL; Treashrer.
JAMES TIMt SON. 2d Assistant Treasurer.
EDWARD r. HOLDEN; Assistant Cashier.
EMORY MoCLlNTOOK, Actuary.
Manon. Dinner-one:
JOHN TATLOCK, Int, Assistant Actuary.
.7 . WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller.
EB, Assistant Auditor. , HENRY 8. BROWN, Aseismnt Comptrollez .
LLIOT, Superintendent ‘of Domestic Agencies. 4‘ '
LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor. ’
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. G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting... .
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