- ....__._ o The Indian medi- " cine man cures by charms and incan- tations. He fright< .- ens away the “ evil spirit” who causes the sickness. He does all sorts of things that civilized eople would call Idiotic and barbaric, but the civilized folks are ‘not so very much ahead after all. They do just as foolish thingsas does the medicine man. They go along carelessly, and al- low the little sickness to grow into the big Sickness. They allow constipation to grow into indigestion, heartburn, dizzi- ness, headache, insomnia, and a hundred other distressing conditions. They do this frequently because they do_not know ' the cause of their trouble. It is a pretty safe rule to look for the source of 9-Ioths of human sickness in this one simple and appallingly prevalent trouble. Another foolish thing that smart people do Is to take some alleged remedy for constipa- tion and keep on taking it, day after day, 'month after month and year after year. Perhaps it is better to take the medicnie than not to take it at all, but of course_il they stop taking it, their trouble Will come back. This last statement is true of every other medicine prepared for this purpose except Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pel- ' lets. One “ Pellet ” is a gentle laxative, and two a mild catharic. They are gentle and eflicient in their action, permanent in their results. You don’t become 2 slave to their use, as with other pills. \ The People‘s Common Sense a Medical Adviser, in plain En- glish. or Medicine Simplified by R.V. Pierce. M. D.. Chief Consult- w, in}: Physician to the Invalids' Ho- . tel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y., 1008 pages, illustrated. 680,000 copies sold at $1.50. Now sent, paper-bound. ABSOLUTELY . FREE on receipt of 2x one-cent ,. stamps to pay for mailing only. Address the Author. as above. _ RUMMAN BROTHEE -—- MANUFACTURERS OF —— IMPROVED SODA AND MIN- ERAL WATERS. . Flavoring Extract,s Also the Syrups and Olden Time Fruit Juices, Root Beer. Iemon Soda, Soda Water Sarsaparilla, Supplied in Birch Beer, Steel Fountains. Seltzer and Vichy in Siphons. Address II. J. 81 ii. S. GRUMMAN, 44- llIain Street. - GAZETTE Norwalk, Conn The WORD TO THE WISE Merchants, Manufamn ers, Lodges and " Societies will consult their own Inter ’ est-s by giving us a call. REMEMBER- -lf you have work to do, write tons. small child of Secretary Lamont. 'TBE EVENING;GAzETTEN /,‘ -I I ' ~- I BILLY BIRCH TO THE BAR. The Once Famous Minstrel Answers to tth _ Charge of Intoxictation. “\Villiam Birch to the bar!" called the clerk in the New York Jefferson Market Police Court recently. An old man, bent under the weight 'of years, stumbled forward with the aid of a cane and stood before the Magistrate. The clerk whispered something to Magistrate Cornell. and the latter looked startled. Then he asked :—— “Are you strel?” The old man nodded assent. “W'ell, you are charged with being drunk, and I am Sorry for it ‘Billy,’ I saw you in your heyday, and you were my favorite minstrel, What have you to say for yourself '2” ' The veteran dropped his head. did not reply. . “W'cll, ‘Billy,’ ” said the Magistrate, “you seem to be thoroughly cast down by your misfortune, and for the sake of the fun you provided for me in the old days, I will discharge you. Be a good boy hereafter. Good-by.” The famous old minstrel tottered out of court with his kind faced wife hold- ing one arm and a stalwart young man supporting the other. “Mr. Birch is not quite clear in his hea(,” said Mrs. Birch. “He has had two strokes of paralysis, the last about a year ago. Since then, at times, he has had trouble with his speech, and he has been very weak on his legs. “Billy” Birch’s home is a modest lit- tle place. The “King of Negro Min- strels,” as he was called in the old days, has no money, although the fa- m-Ous combination of Birch, XVambold and Backus is supposed to have gath- ered in about $1,000,000 profits. “Billy” lost his share in “’all street. In speaking about it lately he said:— “I was in the black—faced business as a funny man from 1844 to 188-1, and, although Iwas never out out for a humorous role, I made money. In the latter year, when I went into Wall street as a financier, a calling to which I was really born, they broke me.” His good wife keeps the wolf from the door by taking in lodgers—New York Herald. ‘Billy‘ Birch, the min He A BABY’S, HAT. 0f Pale Green Velvet, Which is llIore Suit- able Than \Vhitc Headgear. Infants’ hats have been so exclu- sively of white material during the past ten years that it is a great relief to see a return to the brighter colors that were formerly in vogue. A most charming little hat is of pale green olive velvet. The hat was made by a A NORMANDIE HAT. the II was sent home a short time ago, and only yesterday the little one was seen in its baby carriage on one of the av enues with this hat upon its head. The top is of a peculiar pattern, turned back, in quaint Normandie style. The only trimming is a double bunch of creme mo-usseline ‘de soie at the sides, and over the ears is another bunch, of the same goods. Plain cream velvet streamers are tied under the chin. ‘ The cloak that was to be worn with this was of olive green velvet to match the hat, and profusely trimmed with cream—colored ribbon and e-iderdown. The lap robe was cream-colored. mak- ing a very pretty, Outfit for any baby. “'ashington establishment for It Bore Apples Ninety Years. On a farm in Ohio stands an apple- tree that has been bearing fruit for ninety years. It is a yellow bell- flower, and was planted when this whole region was almost a solid for- est. Five feet from the ground it measures nine feet six inches [in cir- cumference, and it would take a. bas- ket forty-eight feet wide to set under the tree to catch every apple that falls. The tree shows some signs of decay now, but it is thought the year 1900 will find it producing—Cor. Cincinnati Tribune. A \Vnrkingmen’s Hotel. The Workingmen’s Hotel. which the Salvation Army has opened in Bos- ton, charges five, ten and fifteen cents for lodging, three cents for sup- per, five for breakfast and eight for dinner. A bath is free, but not obli- gatory. The house will contain 100 beds. Desired to be Taken at a Reduction. A man who had been fined several times for drunkenness coolly proposer] to the justice to take’him' by the year .._..__._.___.,_._ at a reduced rate. 'WEYLEIIJIIIE CUNNING. He May Leave Cuba Shortly 0n the Plea 0f Failing Health. HIS VISIT TO THE FRONT. Nobody Seems to Know \Vliy He “rent or “’1th He Hopes to Accomplish. Keynote of His Unqualified 0.... ure—hIarti’s Grave Opened. New York, March 27,—The Evening World has the following copyrighted dispatch from Thomas G. Alvord, Jr., its special correspondent in Havana: General Weyler has marched up hill again. He will march down in due time. Once more he has gone into the field. He left Sunday night, accompanied by General Ahumada. and the Marquis de 'Palmerola. It is illegal for the chief of staff and secretary to be absent from Havana when thé captain general is away, so no cablegram could be sent out an- nouncing the fact. “They are not offi- cially away,” said the censor. General Ahumada and the Marquis de Palmerola. returned Monday night, leaving General Weyler at Cardenas. They went up by steamer, returning by rail. General Weyler never travels by rail. , The captain general is supposed to be going to push the campaign in San- ta. Clara. No one, perhaps not even he himself, knows exactly what he is about. No one even in the palace has the slightest idea he will accomplish anything. With the exception of a few incom— petents kept close to him, not an offi- cer in the whole army has any confi- dence in General Weyler’s ability to cope with the revolution. He will take no advice, allow no suggestion. One day some ofl‘icers called at the palace “to consult with General Wey- ler,” the correspondents wrote in their dispatches, but the words quoted were», stricken out by the censor with the ex- planation that they “called to get or ders. The captain general does not con- sult with inferiors.” Keynote of \Veyler’s Failure. That is the keynote of his failure. It is said he is afraid that if the war should be ended by his following advice somebody else would get' the credit. The result is that no citizen calls at the palace with valuable information, no officer dares hint that he has ideas. Leading generals tell me General W'eyler lost the campaign through not massing troops in Pinar del Rio and ef- fectually quelling the rebellion there. Advices from Santa Clara say that General Weyler will return to Havana soon, announcing that the province is pacified. The country is devasted, but the rebels are very numerous andac- tive ”.‘iere. La-Lzet has just arrived at Zayabo Adventro with 1,000 men. Spanish forces are being sent into Puer‘. I Principe. Two strong columns left Sancti Spiritus Sunday. General Weyler evidently is going to play the same farce in that province, soon an— nouncing it pacified. This will leave only Santiago officially in revolt. General Weyler may get so ill in the field this time that he will resign and return to Spain “on account of bad health.” He went away sick, weak and low spirited. ~ A rumor comes from Santiago that Jose Marti’s body has been removed from the grave and sent to the United Sta es on a coal steamer. There is an- other rumor that the loyalists learned of this and threw the body into the sea. The grave has been disturbed, and cemetery hands and others have been arrested. More Raids Reported. It is reported that Perez has burned San Luis, in Pinar del Rio province, and that Araguren has raided Calabar, seized much military booty and carried off the military commander and alcalde alive. Commandant Bazan, at Punta Brava, has issued an unpublished order from General Weyler to all persons in that district to tear down their houses and move intp town, or their houses will be burned. He is going to string barbed wire around the towns to keep the in- surgents out. The Spanish are destroying the pine- apple fields in the district, which are very extensive. One Mexican citizen has 60,000 dozen pineapples. Three houses and seven yoke of oxen belonging to a Mexican citizen were burned. He had just paid taxes. Seven negro boys working in his fields were macheted. Andreas Perez and his brother-in-law got a pass from the authorities at Guanabacoa last Wednesday to go in- to the country for vegetables. A Span- ish officer met them on the road and hanged them. Emilio Nunez landed his expedition near Sagua Ia Chica. ' It is reported that an expedition un- der Roloff has landed ,on the north coast of Puerto Principe, east of Nue- vitas. A Frightful Explosion. Philadelphia, March 27.—A terrific ex- plosion occurred this afternoon at the works of the Du Pont Chemical company, located on the banks of the Delaware river at Gibbstown, N. J. Three men— James Henderson of Paulsboro, N. J.; Carl Wright of Paulsboro, N. J., and Thomas Stiles of Asbury Park, N. J.— were blown to atoms.- A gang of work- men who started to clear away the wreckage immediately after the explo- sion were able to find only fragments of the remains of the unfortunate men. French Naval Programme. Paris, March 27.—The Figaro says that Admiral Besnard, the French minister of marine, will soon ask the chamber of deputies for a credit of 800,000,000 francs to build 45 large war- ships and 175 torpedo boats, the pro-’ gramme to extend over a. period of eight years. . Rev. Dr. Swallow Convicted. Harrisburg. March 27.——Rev. Dr. Silas C. Swallow, editor of The Pennsylvania Methodist, has been found guilty of criminal libel in the suit brought by Captain John C. Delaney, superintend- ent of public buildings and grounds. Carriage Business Improving. Amesbur-y, Mass, March 27.——.The car- riage business here is improving. and many of the manufacturers are increas- lng the number of their employees. From all Ulhcr Sources. - - ~ - . _ RICHARD H. McGURDY, President. Statement for the Year Endini December 3IOI, I89 6 According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York. INCOM E, Received for Premiums - - - - -' s 39,593,4I4‘ 20 I0,I09,28l 01 s MEET? DISBURSEM ENTS, 10 Policy-holders 'for claims by Death - . _ T0 Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, elc. -. - 4 - s I2,505,II3 09 I2.842,456 I I0,18I,005 04 sill—831571 For all other Accounts - - - - ' ASSETS. niled. Slates Bonds and other Securities - - .~ - Firsl IienLoans on Bond and Mortgage Loans on Stocks and Bonds - Real Eslale - - - -. . - -' - '. flash in Banks and Trust companies 7 - - I - - - Accrued Inleresl, Nel Deferred Premiums, elc. - — s I I 0,I25,002I5 TI,543,929 50 II,09I,525 00 22,101,000 05 I2.0so.390 00 0,535,555 00 ~—————___ ._—.____‘ s 234,144,l48 42 205,0I0,033 12 _————--_—-— S 29,733,5I4 10 s 9I0.090.330‘ F5 Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities ' - - . - Surplus - — - - Insurance and Annuities in force - . . l h ave carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be corre liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor. From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual Report of the Examining Committee. Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York TO THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEIN YORK The undersigned, a Committee apppointed by your honorable body on the twenty- third day of December, l896, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company, and to verify the same, .espectfully REPORT That, pursuant to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have at various dates between the date of the said reference and the date cf this Report attended at the oflice of the Company, and ha‘ve been waited on by the Treasurer the Comptroller, the Auditor and and the Cashier, together with the the respective assistants of such officers, and have care: fully gone over all the Items contained in the said Statement, and have found the same to be correct. They have examined and counted every certificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compared the price at which the same are carried in said Statement with the market quotations and find the same not exceeding such quotations—in fact in manv cases bel w them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property held by the Compah and find the same to be as stated. They have also verified the valuations of the Company’s holdings of real estate and has; verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, and have counted the cash on hand held by the Cashier. . And the Committee certify that all the bOOks, papers. documents and evidences of title of every description necessary in such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said officers and their assistants, and that the same are accurate, in good order and well kept. - , And the Committee further certify that the investments of the Company are of a high order, and that the System and methods adopted by the Company in recording its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation ROBERT OLYPHANT J. HOBART HERRTCK JAMES N. JARVIE CHARLES D. DIOKEY JR 3 JAMES C. HOLDEN CHARLES R. HENDERSON All of which is respectfully submitted NEW YORK. JANUARY 25, 1897. The company has issued an order whereby women can be insurer] without the Extra charge heretofore required. More definite information on the subject will be, furnished by 'the local agent, Mr. A H. Camp, A . Board of Trustees GEORGE G. HAVEN ADRIAN ISELIN JR. GEORGE S. BOWDOIN THEO. A. H'AVEMEYER WILLIAM C. WHITNEY WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER JAMES N. JARVIE CHAS D. DICKEY JR. ELBRIDGE T. GERRY .r HENRY H. ROGERS JNO. W AUCHINCLoss THEODORE MORFORD WILLIAM BABCOCK STUYVESANT FISH AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD CHARLES E. MILLER WALTER R GILLETTE H. WALTER WEBB F REDERIC CROMWELL J ULIEN T. DAVIES ROBERT SEWELL S, V. R. CRUGER CHARLES R. HENDERSON RUFUS W. PECEHAM J. HOBART HERRICK WM P DIXON .. ROBERT A. GBANNISS ROBERT A GRANNISS Vice-President. WALTER R..-GILLETTE, General Manager. . . ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President. .) HENRY E. DUNCAN, JR, Corresponding Secretary WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary. FREDE RIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant. Treasurer JAMES TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P, SANDS, Cashier. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. EMORY MCCLINTOCK, Actuary. . JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary. , ' CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. C. CLIFFORD GBETSINGER, Aesistant Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller. . JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. _ EDWARD LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor. ill / MEDICAL DIRECTORS: GUSTAVUS S. WINSTON. M. I). ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D' GRANVILLE III. WHITE, M. D Sonora! Agent for JOHN w.- NICHOLS I“ Maven, Slab of connection. ‘ ‘ ‘ ’ A. EL CAME. 4.. SAMUEL D, BABCOCK RICHARD A. MCCURDY JAMES C. HOLDEN HERMANN C. VON POST LEWIS MAY OLIVER HARBIMAN ROBERT OLYPHANT GEORGE F. BAKER DUDLEY OLCOTT
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