\ ' Fruit Juices, , lemon Soda, a «14. Main Street, . - 2 That hideous and deathly ._. demon of Sickness—constipa- tionnis an easy enough thing ,to cure if you take the right medicine. Constipa- tion is one of the commonest things in the world. It is really one of the most seri- ous things. Fully nine-tenths of all the ordinary sickness, of mankind is due to this one cause. If you place an obstruc- tion in the gutter, it will stop the flow of water, and gradually a mass of ponson- ous, putrefyiug matter will accumulate That' is exactly what happens .111 the digestive organs when constipation be- gins. Poisonous matter accumulates and is forced into the blood. It goes all over the body and causes all sorts of symp- ‘toms. A few of these are dizziness, flatu- lence, heartburn, palpitation, headaches, loss of ap etite, loss of sleep, foul breath, distress a ter eating, biliousness and erup- tions of the skin. These things are un- pleasant, but they are not serious. The gerious things come afterward.» Doctor l’ierce’s Pleasant Pellets are for the cure of constipation. They are tiny, sugar- coated granules, easy to take, mild and efficient in their action. One is a gentle laxative, two a mild cathartic. There is ‘ nothin else in the world like them. "l‘here is nothing that takes their place. There is nothing “ just as good,” although lieing and unscrupulous druggists may sometimes tell you so for their own profit. Do you want to lose your health so that the druggist can get rich? ‘ The People's Common. Sense Medical Adviser, in plain En- glish, or Medicine Simplified by R.V. Pierce, M. D., Chief Consult< r‘, ing Physician to the Invalids’ Ho- tel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, 5 N. Y., 1008 pages, illustrated. 680.000 copies sold at $1.50. Now, sent, paper-bound. ABSOLUTELY , FREE on receipt of 71 one-cent . stamps to pay for mailing only. Address the Author. as above. —— MANUFACTURERS 01" ~-—-- ‘IMPRDVED SODA AND lilill- ERAL WATERS. Flavoring Extract,s Also the Syrups and Olden Time Root Beer. Soda Water Sarsaparilla, Supplied in Birch Beer, Steel Fountains. Seltzer and Vichy in Siphons. Address H. J. 81 6. S. ERUMMAN, Norwalk, Conn worm TO THE W151: ers, Lodges and Societies: will consult their (m1 unci- csts by giving us a. call. REMEMBERe _-lf you has c work to d‘o,writc to as. ‘ ~ . ! for a. Southern young woman to earn 'workcrs. "in his job." .,polka.—'Answeris. _ ' " _ .4».1..._L.. "If: ""T“‘r . - T HE E V‘EN INT} 0 A ZET 'r i 5 .. . l allure THIN cows. 1 SUCCESS OF TWO SOUTHERN GIRLS- IN A NOVEL ENTERPRlSE. They Have a, Better Idea of hIaking Sunl- mer Dress--3 Than Northern \t’omén, and; Putting Their Skill to'the Test.) Have Been Amply Rewarded. Some years ago it became necessary her own living. She came to- New York, and after a course of study for a profession was forced by circum- stances to give up her plans. Her money was getting low and she was beginning to feel desperate. when she received a visit from a girl friend. This visit proved the turning point in the lives of both girls, and in speaking of it the one who had come here to earn a living said: “It waS'mcrely a social call. .My friend had come on to New York to act as bridesmaid at a wedding which oc- curred iu the season at Hastings. We were discussing the wedding 7and sev~ oral of the social affairs, she had at- tended when she remarked that New York ladies looked so much better on the streets than at an evening cuter- tainment. This, you know, is quite the reverse of things at the South. We are both Southerners. There the ladies look so much better in their evening gowns than on the street and so much better in summer than in winter clothes. “We fell to discussing this point of difference between Northern and Southern women, and the cause of it. Ve knew it was no fault of the North- ern complexion or physique, for in both the Northern women surpass the Southerners. “My friend said it was because they didn’t know how to make light gowns. They tried to make them too much af- ter the fashions intended for heavy goods, and in that way lost the dainty airy effect. “That rem-ark set me to thinking, and I remembered that I had always been successful with my summer and even- ing gowns, and had always been in de‘ mand among my girl friends in plan ning and designing theirs. I couldn’t sew very well, I know, but I also knew i I could plan and, as I was always thinking Of some way I might earn money, this appealed to me at once. So I suggested that we form a partner- ship to design summer and ball gowns. My friend took to the idea at once, and we began on the spot to consider how we should start in. . “Neither of us could command 21 doi- lar’s worth of capital and so we had to feel sure of rthings before we began. \Ve drew and colored quite roughly about two dozen designs. These we carried to our acquaintances among the society people of New York and asked their opinion, telling our plans. In almost every instance we received orders for one or more goivns. When these orders became sufficient to war» rant it we began work by hiring the best French di‘cssmakers and fitters, and turned out well finished, gowns in every respect. America makes the daintiest muslins in the world, and why shouldn’t they be made into gowns to the greatest perfection by an Ameri- can firm. At to the increase in our busi- ness I have told you how it begun, and now you can see for yourself,” mo- tioning to the adjoining rooms of busy “We have a large patronage in and around New York. We have engaged to furnish a magazine with several designs each month, and one of the large dry goods houses, which has a large ready-made dress goods de« purtment, has applied to us for some designs.”—;\'ew York Sun. Saved Again. Mrs. Bimley met her husband in the hall and gave him a good hug and kiss. “Oh, George,” she said, “I’m so glad you’ve come. Your slippers are by the fire, and I have a nice hot supper for you, and some of that quince marma- lade you like so well. When you are away I’m so lonely I don’t know what to do, and I thought I would ask you if~7i “Here.” said Bimley, hurriedly drawing from his pocket 3. twenty-dol- lar bill, “this is for a spring bonnet, and I’ll have thatset of diamond ear- rings sent up first thing in the morn- ing. Don’t say a word; you are' per- fectly welcome.” Later on Bimley wiped the perspira- tion from his brow and muttered to himself: > “Got that visit from her mother headed off once more, but it comes high.”—Detroit Free Press. ' Trouble Ahead. “Mr. McKinley is likely to see some pretty lively times,” said the passen- ger with the silk skull cap. “You bet your boots,” said the pas- senger with the hay-colored neck-whis- kers. “The Baptists hev nominated one man fer postmaster down our way an’ the Methodists another, an’ they both sen-t dillygations to \Vashiugtou this week, an’ I. calculate that they will both swoop down. on ’im at the same time. I wouldn’t be in that man’s shoes for all the money they is “Which faction do you belong to. may I ask ‘2” - “Me? Oh. I’m a Bobingersoll man: only one in the township, an’ she has :1 hundred au’ fifty voters."—lndiunapc- lis Journal. Origin of the Polka. Sixty years ago an. Austrian cook, finding herself dull in the kitchen, sang and danced in there for her ow-u‘ amusement; The cook’s mistress, hav- ing surprised her during her impromp- tu dance, ordered her to dance and sing in the presence of a dancing-mas ter, wh‘o' the]: notes of the perform- ance. That wasl'ilte 1 origin of tlic 1111111161111 11 0311111 Situation There Appears to Be Getting More Complicated. OBSTACLES TO SETTLEMENT. Hanotaux Explains Position of France. Turks '111 Macedonia Eager to Fight. Christians In Crete Attacked by Bashi Bazouks. London, April 5.—-It is just a month since the socalled concert of the pow- ers threatened 3. blockade which has proved quite ineffectual, being continu- ally evaded, and' today it leaves the anarchy in Crete and the confusion in European councils worse than before. The replies of the parliamentary secre- tary for the foreign Office, Mr. George N. Curzon, to inquiries on the subject, show it to be by no means certain that all the powers have actually agreed to blockade the Greek ports. The latest news indicates that France and Italy are still averse to this course. The fact is that the powers distrust each other and this reduces them to impotence. Not any of them wants a. general war, nobody having any idea of what its eventual result would be. But it is bc~ lieved that Russia and Germany and perhaps Austria want a localized war, hoping that Turkey, being victorious, will lay Greece at the mercy of Euro- pean dictation. In the meantime the two combatants, as well as the powers, hesitate to incur the odium of com- mencing the conflict. Germany’s atti- tude in egging on the other powers while herself abstaining from any at.— tive share in the struggle, is universal~ ly condemned as being a disgraceful diplomatic betrayal. ly playing her own game, and is will- ing to send to Crete whatever troops the other powers suggest. She hopes that the blockade Of Greece will incite the Greeks to hostile acts on the fron- tier, which' seems to be extremely probable, as the king of Greece stoutly maintains his original determination, and the premier, M. Delyannis, de— clares that nothing will prevent war if the powers persist in refusing their consent to the union of Crete to Greece. Russia is confident that Greece will lose the first battle. and that Bulgaria and Servia will not move, except at Russia’s orders. ' Admirals In a Quandary. The admirals of ihe foreign fleets in Cretan waters continue daily asking for definite instructions from their respec— tive governments. They have urgently advised the appointment of a European ». governor. as they are incapable of rul- ing the island. It is a remarkable fact that Colonel Vassos and the Greeks inspire the great— est s=ympathy among all the foreign cor- respondents, and the futile measures of tho owers are being daily denounced. l Gladstone has written another let:»:- on Cretan affairs. IVith reference to :1": concert of Europe he says it re— calls .he ways of Castlereagh and Met- ternich, when Greece was unable to buy armaments in Europe on credit, while Turkey had no difliculty whatevor in so doing. It is stated that Greece will try to raise an internal loan of £1,000,000. The reports that Greek insurgents have already crossed the Macedonian frontier turn out to be incorrect. A well informed (diplomat of Vienna declares that some of the powers are determined to maintain the blockade of Greece if she declares war, and thus de- prive her of one of her most formidable means of attack. A report from Athens says that a son of Admiral Harris, the British com— mander in Cretan waters, has arrived there as a volunteer. It is understood that Russia has stop- ped Turkey's negotiations to sell the is- land Of Crete to Greece by a threat to occupy Anatolia it the negotiations are persisted in. The Delectable Bashi Bazouks. Khania, Island of Crete, April 5.—Ad— miral Canevaro, the Italian 'admiral in command of the fleets of the powers, authorized the insurgents and their families, including children, to quit the Akrotiri peninsula and proceed inland. After he had done so a party of armed bashi bozouks attempted to prevent the departure of the insurgents. SO soon as the bashi bazouks began firing on the insurgent party the latter returned the Turkish fire and killed some of their as- sailants. But the fact remains that the international forces did not take a sin- gle step to prevent this collision, which might’have resulted in the massacre of large numbers of women and children, to say nothing of the insurgents who had moved from a practically impreg- nable position down to an exposed plain under the belief that the foreign ad- mirals had guaranteed them a safe pas- sage across the plains to the hills in- land, where "the bashi bazouks would not .dare to follow them. Finally the representatives Of the powers made the bashi bazouks withdraw. , Hanotaux Explains. Paris, April 5.—The minister for for- eign affairs, M, Hanotaux, replying to a. question in the chamber of. deputies, said it was only a fortnight since be divulged the government’s proposed course in Cretan affairs, and in view of_the immensity and complexity of the interests involved, the lapse of time was too short to accomplish much. He added that he did not see cause to re- proach the powers for conducting such delicate matters in a spirit of prudence and moderation. At the present mo— ment, he continued, the programme presented to the chamber of deputies was in course of execution. Autonomy had been proclaimed and had not been so badly received by the Cretans as re- ported. Turks Eager to Fight. Elassona, Macedonia, April 5.—A war correspondent representing the Asso- ciated Press has arrived at the Turkish . headquarters here. The Turks are in splendid condition, and intensely eager for a fight. Edhem Pasha, the com- mander of the‘ Turkish troops, has stopped the dispatch of any further re- enforcements, as he considers the forces under his command to be ample to dlsal with the Greeks. He cOuld concen- trate over 50,000 men on the Greek fron- tier in the vicinity of Elassona within five hours. Everything is ready, .so that all 'the forces could advance with- in an hour after the receipt of instruc- tions to‘do so. -. . "‘ Russia is evident- - , LEWIS MAY E —.~, _. THEMUTUAL LIP INSURANCE to. OF NEW YORK. ‘J an...» A. MoG‘U‘RDY, President. Slalimenl for the Year Ending D666ml161-3l31. According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York. INCOME, Received for Premiums V - - . - - _ From all Other Sources - -‘ - - - 3 39,593,414 20 . OISBURsEMENTs, , I0 Policy-holders for claims by Death - ' - - .. 612,596,113 39 12,642,456 1 _ l’c Policy-holders for Endowments. Dividends, etc. - ‘ - ”131,005 64 63—6,216.516 14. F61 all Other Accounts -. . p - _ ASSETS. lilied 'Slales Bonds and other Securities - - - - First lien Loans on land and Mortgage - - - Lcans 611 Stocks and Bonds - — - - . 3 1 16,126,662 16 11,643,629 66 11,691,526 66 22,161,666 66 l2,680.390 66 6,636,666 66 ._ ———__.—___. S 234,744,!“ 42 205,0l0,633 12 —-———.-—____—_ 6 23,133,614 16 s 916.666.3367? Real Estate - - - - - - _ Gash in Banks and Trust companies - - Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, eic- - - - - Reserve fcr Policies and other Liabilities 1- - - Surplus - Insurance and Annuities in force - . . In .— -l have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct liabilities calculated by the'lnsurance Department From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual Report of the EXaminiog Committee. Office of the MutualyLife lusurance Company of New York~ TO THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES or ._ THE MUTUAL LIFE iNSLlBAHGE COMPANY OF NEW YORK The undersigned, a Committee apppointed by your honorable body on the twenty- third day of December. 1896, 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 office of the Company, and have been waited on by the Treasurer the Comptroller, the Auditor and and the Cashier, together With the the respectlve assrstants of such officers, and have care: ll the items contained in the said Statement, and have found the same to be correct. They have examined 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 b. l w them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property held by the Company and find the s 1 m: to be as stated. They have also verified the valuations of the Company’s holdings of real estate and have; verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, and have counted the cash on hand held by the fully gone over a and counted every Cashier. _ _ . And the Committee certify that all the books, papers. documents and ev1dences 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 Syslem and methods adopted by the Company in recording its transactions and caring for yhe assets are entitled to commendation f 11.1 . es ectfun summed ROBERI‘OLYPFIANT .J. HOBART EERRTCK A110 W 16““ P 3' JAMEs N. JARVIE CHARLEs D. DIOKEY. JRJI NEW YORK JANUARY 25, 1897. JAMES C. HOLDEN CHARLES R.,HENDERSON - The company has issued an order whereby women can be insured withOut the extra charge heretofore required. More definite information on the subject will be furnished by the local agent, Mr. A H. Camp; , . .Board. of Trustees GEORGE G. HAVEN ADRIAN ISELIN JR. GEORGE S. BOWDOIN . THEO. A. HAVEMEYEB ' WILLIAM C. WHITNEY WILLIAM BOCKEFELLEE . JAMEs N. JARVIE GHAs D. DICKEY JR. ELBHIDGE T.[GERRY HENRY H. ROGERS Jim. W AUCHINCLoss THEODORE MOERORD WILLIAM BABCOCK STUYVESANT FISH ‘ AUGUSTUS D. J UILLI'ARD CHARLES E. MILLER WALTER It GILLETTE H. WALTER WEBB SAMUEL D, BABCOCK i f " FEEDERIC .CROMWELL RICHARD A. MCCURDY J ULIEN T. DAVIES JAMES C. HOLDEN ROBERT SEWELL HERMANN C. VON, Posr 1 S, V. n. CRUGER CHARLES R. HENDERSON RUFUS W. PECEHAM J. HOBART HERRICK WM P DIXON ROBERT A. GRANNIss OLIVER BARRIMAN ROBERT OLYPHANT GEORGE F. BAKER- DUDLEY OLCOTT 1 ROBERT A GRANNIss Vice-President. n ' ' \VALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President; HENRY E. DUNCAN,.JB, Corresponding Secretary WILLIAM J. EAS'I‘ON, Secretary. ALBE BT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary. FREDERIC CROMWELL. Treasurer. _ JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant. Treasurer. ' JAMES TIME SON. 2d Assistant Treasurer? WILLIAM P, SANDS, Cashier. ‘ ,/ EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. EMORY M CCLINTOCK, Actuary. - p . JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary. CHARLES A; PRELLER, Auditor. ' ' WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. . (I CLIFFORD GRETSINGER. Aesistant Auditor. HENRY 3. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller. ’ JOHN C. ELLIO 1‘, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. - EDWARD LYMANSHORT, General Solicitor. MEDICAL DIRECTORS: . ' ELIAS J- MARSH, 111. D- GRANVILLE n._WHITE, M. D O GUSTAVUS s. WINSTON, M. I), » JOHN W- NIGHOLS "°""’"'f" irritating... ‘* 'L “I ASH“: " 16,166,261 61 4“" " CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor. ' 6 l 1. ‘ rd
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