.. " . .. Emmi. GAZETTE. 5 ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE IN NOR- ITVREMARKABLE MUSICAL MEMOC: :: Von Bulow Could Play 25 Recital I'm- . «grammes Without‘ Repetition. urine and let it stand twenty-four How TO FIND 001-... Fill a bottle 0r commoh glass with ii. ““““ hourS' a'sediment br settling indicates :. | l WALK AS A NEWSPAPER.) Possibly the greatest case on record MAIL SUBSCRIPTIUNS. ' DAILY—One year,-$3; ,six months, $1.75; three months, $1; one month, 400. TVEEKLY—One year, in advance, $1; six months. 60c.; three months. 350. .WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1898: Three Things much Needed. is that wonder of wonders, the int-st intellectual Of' interpreters, the 'late Dr. Hans von Bulow. He not only played all of Beethoven'by heart up ' :i the piano, but knew all the symphor. 3.3 in the same manner, and pi‘actic;2"" the whole Wagnerian "output of music; metal, and it is claimed that so great. was the mass of the piano music which Bulow retained “within the book :11d volume of his brain,” inscribed in my:- an un ealthy condition of the kidneys When urine stains linen it is evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urinaté’br pain in the back, is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. often expressed, that Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish in relieving pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and‘ WHAT TO DO. There is comfort in the knowledge so Dr. Kilmer’s It if M TUAL ; ”1 . I OF NEW YORK ~ RICHARD A. _McGURDY, 7 met...“ ' ° 4 , There is a possibility of war with Spain, but whether the peril of war is seal or imaginary, the duty of Congress ,, is the same as'to three acts necessary for the proper defense of the nation, says the Philadelphia Times. 1. Congress should promptly pass a bill authorizing the creation of two ad- ditional artillery regiments. They have been called for by the military authorites, and they are absolutely necessary for the creation and preser- Since ' there go about hours to an ordinary Bulow thing like eight or ten umes. ration of proper coast defenses, regard- less of any probabilities ‘of war. 2. There has been unpardonable de- lay in supplying armament alike for cell- war vessels and for our coast de- fenses. Prompt provision 'should be made by Congress for supplying all the needed armament and munitions of war necessary to the proper defense of our Beethoven’s Sixth and directed the work. from memory; large and exposed coast. 3. Congress has behaved with child- ish' imbecility in refusing to purchase ‘ armor for our new war vessels. It has been offered to the government by our own manufacturers cheaper than it can be: obtained in any country of the world. and Russia is to-day buying ar- ' the forgetting of it. baritone, knew eighty.—Music._ 3. SAM JONES AND TALMAGE. mordrom American manufacturers at $200 a ton more than Congress has ter Receiving a Gift. Sam Jones is the embodiment of an audacityythat sometimes comes very near the border line of discourtesy. A clergyman who often assists him in his series of meetings told the writer this story in the early history of Mr. Jones’ evangelistic work: He was invited by Dr. Talmage to hold a series of meet- ings in the doctor’s Brooklyn church. been willing to pay. Armor for war- ships is not a bargain-countdr commodi- ty, and Congress‘should at once author- ize the purchase of proper armor for our vessels at the lowest market- price. These are three great needs of this . government, and if our war vessels had . . during .the afternoon of the day on which his engagement began and intro- duced himself. ' Mr. Talmage looked him over and was evidently a little ta- ken aback at the rather shabby ap- . ' pearance of the evangelist. As it'ap- finitely less danger of war with Spain proached evening he said:. “Brother than there’is to- day. Jones, would you take it’ amiss if I pre- ,. . sented you with a new suit of clothes?” 13.111 4 ' . ' ‘ ' ' " ‘ u - n - .peace is to be pi epaied f0: “.11. Certainly not, said the accommodat— . Let Congress act. ing Samuel. ’He was taken to a clo'th- Vs-‘OQM ier and fitted fro-m head to foot, top- ~ AIM: to Know. ping all with a high hat. ' . ., _ . . , At church the doctor introduced him Every “'Ol‘d 311d 39% 0f Capt. Slngee“ as the Rev. Samuel P. Jones from' :ntne paralyzing crisis of the Maine Georgia. Mr. Jones arose With his new disaster has discovered the horn cap- hat m hand and repeated: Yes, .thf _ . Rev. Samuel P. Jones from Georgia, tam—the Wise, cool, brave, PFUdent and added: ,“And this is the new suit leader offmen. This is no less true of of clothes and this the new hat your pastor has presented to‘ me. If your been completed with armor and guns, and our coast defenses put in proper condition by. the creation of two new artillery regiments, there would be in- The way to main. This behavior in the instant crisis of discipline than of his attitude toward God in his heart as he has pride, he thelarger crisis of international rela- would convert all Brooklyn, and would tions he at'once .foresaw. Capt. Sigs— ‘10" need me.”—Homiletic Review. biee is almOS-t the only officer of the _..__._._._._____ :‘ navy who has not thought out a theory of'the cause of the disaster. Asked what he thought about it he answered: “In-such cases it is best not to think; A Conspicuous Precedent. “Sliiftless as ever, Thomas ?” said the wealthy uncle. “Still making a fail— “I don’t know that I’m such a terri— ble failure,” sulkily answered the poor his best to know.” relation. This is the keynote of national policy and national feeling. It is our first business to know what sent the Maine to. the bottom. All energies should be to support, and you can’t make both ends meet.” “Well, the rainbow has only itself to support, and it doesn’t make both ends meet, either.”—Chicago Daily Tri- eoncentrated on this investigation. All bune. J judgment should be suspended till it is L finished. If the disaster calls for na- tional action it will lose no force by certainty of its ground. Our own Gov- . Muscular Fish. The most prodigious power of mus— cle is exhibited by fish. The whale moves with a velocity through a dense medium of water that would carry him, it continued, round the world in some- thing less than a. fortnight, and a. swordfish has been known to strike his weapon clean through the oak plank of a ship. ' Some Chance for Him. A. little fellow, talking to one of the boys at the Decatur Methodist Orphans’ Home said: . srnment and the public'opinion of the swntr-yx have imitated the admirable ' self-control of the Maine’s captain. One will conduct and the other will approve most searching investigation etthe cause of the disaster. Both will reserve opinion until it shall be com- pleted, but both will be ready for what- ' ever action the conclusion may require, 1mm reform of some imperfect detail in our naval method to instant foreign I’d like to stay with you always, but my folks are so healthy I’m ’fraid I won’t be an orphan for some time yet!” war. <‘V" Mice wm. Pink Legs. FEMININE CHAT. mouth, Neh, is an island which is overrun with curiousmice. They have a golden brown coat, while the lower part of their bodies is pure white. Common-sense is, as a rule, most un- common. 4 ’ Braided wire bustles are being sold in all the shops. The new parasolslook like gorgeous tropical blossoms. No Doubt About ll. Promptness isa jewel very few wom- an apparently consider fashionable. of the house. ~ It is said that the dreams you have after daylight will surelycome true. 'Nearly every-jwoman has at some time in her life beenvreally stage struck. No woman. can. be considered beauti- fiul whose hair is not perfectly clean. It is bad to fall into a revery When you . are curling your hair Lwith hOt tongs. . Remember that more}.flies can be caught with molasses thauluwith vine- A'. woman doesn’t (like to ‘be pitied, 'hl. She does like to be sympathized Betsy replied. up. Undeniably Brilliant. man? - nal. Soup from Grasshoppers. A Spanish inventor produces from ~_’l.l.l$llOIlD€l‘S a fatty substance, which .15 declaredmto make the finest soup yet manufactured. terious hieroglyphics somewhere 21113213 the molecules of the gray matter consti- tuting the cortex of his cerebral organ, that he could have played twenty-five piano recital programmes without re- peatingland without a printed page. two thousand measures to the hour, and two— solid pro- -gramme, this 'would represent a bun- dred thousand measures of—music, or about four thousand large pages, some- thick vol- Even Bulow was outdone by Rubin- stein, in the field of piano music at least, if we can trust the anecdote-mon- gers, for it is claimed that in one sea- son at St. Petersburg he played a series of recitals which exhausted the'litera- ture of the piano, and embraced one thousand three hundred distinct com— positions. It is mentioned of Mendels- sohn that, on one occasion, the Score of Symphony having been misplaced, he raised his baton but this does not seem to me a feat in the least remarkable, for the Pastor- al Symphony is so extremely lucid and so bewitchingly beautiful that the only thing difficult or remarkable would be Madam Patti knew forty opera roles, and Varesi, the I The Georgia Preacher’s Discourtesy Af- Mr. Jones went to Dr. Talmage’s home pastor had as much of the grace of' g p .00., of Maryland, furnishes surety. W; ure of life, as you have always dO-ne?”_ “Why, you have nobody but yourself ' “You boys seem so happy out here —Atlanta Constitution. 1 In the Missouri River near Plattsf Their legs are pink and theireyes are jet black.-—Chicago Times-Herald. , “Are you quite sure the eggs are all new laid, Betsy?”_ asked the mistress “You have my word for it, mum,” “Every one of the doz- en was laid by my own hen.”——.—Pick-me Zim—Is Smith a smart business Zum—Smart? Why that fellow could make a fortune selling a cure for freck- lcs at the KlondikeI”—-New York Jour- every part of the urinary passages. corrects inability to hold urine and scalding pain in passing it, or bad ef- fects following use of liquor, wine or beer. and overcomes that unpleasant necessity‘of being compelled to get up many times during the night to urin- ate. The mild and the extraordinary elfect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists, price fifty cents and one dollar. You may have a sample bottle and pamphlet both sent free by mail. Mention THE GAZETTE, and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. The pro- prietors of this paper guarantee the genuineness of this offer. ———4.-0>——~ —Live Merchants keep their names before the Public. An Advertisement in THE GAZETTE will be read. TO RENT. O RENT or' For Sale~House, 38 Ward street, N orwalk, 12 rooms. 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Apply State Charities Aid AssOciation, 105 East Twenty-second Street, New York City. F12 1w ANTED—H‘Ouses and Real Estate to sell. W. H. Byington, Insur- ' auce. GAZETTE Building. N30 tf . ‘ ANTED-Contractors to know ' 3 that the Fidelity and Deposit Build‘ ELB in ton a cut ' y g ’g ’ N30tf ing. HOYT’STHEATRE Monday, February. 28. * GAZETTE Lincoln J. Carter’s Great Spectacular Production, " THE HEART 0H~ CHICAGO I Another Big Success. Elegant Special Scenery. VVonder- ful Mechanical 'Devices. Mysterious Electrical Effects. A Vivid Picture of the Great Fire. -:- SEE the marvelous approaching train. -‘- . A POWERFUL COMPANY'- Introducinga splendid line of High- class Specialties. PRICES—25, 50 and 750. Seats on sale at Plaisted’s and 'Glendening's ' PIANOS We are now clasing out at a Sacrifice several odd Styles of new pianos, and a great variety of slightly used organs and pianos to make room lor new stock. ORGANS Catalogues, full. particular; and terms sent upon application. SOLD 0" INSTALMENTS, IF'DESIRED. 'flllaznnsfllpmlin (to. ' 3 and 5 WEST 18!!! STREET. NEW YORK. TEAM BUFFEES In Canisters . ‘ .AT. GREATLY HEDIIIlEIl PIlIIlES. Tea Set, Toilet Set. Watch or Clock FREE, with so pounds 600. Cockatoo Tea. any kind; and aboautitul present with every pound. College. 120. Send torinew lllustmred reduced price-list. 'Order now hyumgfl Presents. Goods deliverod'Freo. Send'tliiu id. and any k‘ , - ,, . . i , ' GREAT AMERICAN TBA 00., ' "an _ ._., 31 had as vmy st.'. N.’Y.. P. 0, Box 239. It stands the highest for its wonderful . 'pany’s holdings O sary in such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee I) pounds Ten. and get your Premium and Special“ - ‘ when we will mail you a }‘ pound best Teuimpogtd. 7 4 According to the Standard of the InsurancegDepartment of the Statepof New York. ‘ 1' ‘ ' . INOOME. . ,. $22,693,201 99 11,469,406 24 $54,162,608 23 Received for Premiums . . . . . From all other Sources - . . . ' “ISERSEMENTS. ’ For all other Accounts . . . , . . . ASSETS. liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditov. From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual . I? ' Report of the Examining Committee. 'Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. TO THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES» or TIIE MIITIIIIL LIFE IIISIIIIAIIGE MMPMIY 0F- IEVI YORK. , The undersigned, a Committee appointed by your honorable body, on the twenty- *REPORT by the Treasurer, the Comptroller,the Auditor, and the Cashier, together-with the respective assistants of such: officers. property held by the Company, and. find the same to be as stated. have counted the cash on hand held by the Cashier- And the Committee certify that all the boo ' ' kept. ' he same are accuiate, in good order, and well . . t And the Committee further certify that the investments of the Company are of a high ELBRmGE T. GERRY J. HOBART HERRICK . CHAS. R. HENDERS. ON All of which is respectfully submitted. ‘» S. V. R. CRUGER NEW YORK, January 2], 1898. JAMES C. HOLDEN ‘Board. of Trustees. GEORGE G. Hem ADRIAN ISELIN JR. GEORGE S. BOWDOIN WILLIAM C. ‘WHITNEY 1 WILLIAM BOOKEFELLES guns N.‘JABVIE Res D. DICKEY JR. ELBRIDGE T. GERRY 1 JAMES SPEYER HENRY H. ROGERS Jim. W AUCHINCLOSS THEODORE Monrom) ' WILLIAM Bencocx STUYVESANT FISH AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD CHARLES E. MILLER WALTER R GILLETTE H. WALTER WEBB FREDERIO CROMWELL JULIEN‘ '1'. DAVIES A. N. WATERROUSE S. V. R. CRUGER CHARLES R. Hmnnnsor RUFUS W. Ponnle J. HOBART HERRICK WM. P. DIXON ROBERT A. GRANNISS SAMUEL D. Bannock RICHARD A'. Mchan JAMES C. HOLDEN . HEBMANN C. VON POST WILLIAM J. SEWELL OLIVER HARRIMAN ROBERT OLYPHAN'I GEORGE F. BAKER- DUDLEY 0LCOT'I' ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vice-President. » WALTER.- R. GILLETTE, Igpneriai EganB‘gfibK C d' S t ‘ - ' , d Hoe-President. D 4H u- . , orrespon mg ecre ary WIALAIHEMLE(E§1ST%NY Secretary. ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary. FEEDER” CROMWEILhdéeii'iiefi‘so : 2.1 i - I t T ' .; A Assistant Treasurer. . A I . saw an reasurer. WIHII§HA$2¥F§ANDS Cashier. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. ' EMORY McCLINTOCK, Actuary. - JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary. 3 CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. C. CLIFFORD GRETSINGER. ASsistant Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, ASSISiant Comptroller- ' JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies; 'EDWARD LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor. . ~ MEDICAL DIRECTORS: 4 ~ ~ - _ » - ELIAS 'J. MARSH, M. D- GRANVILLE-M. WHITE, M D. .. G. S. WINSTON 'M. D. Consulting- ,. 3' General Agdnlior' JOHN W? NICHOLS luv “.81“, ' Slain of counselled. ‘1 I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same‘to be correct: Statement forthe Year Ending“ Dec.‘31,’97.9 7 To Policy=holders for Claims by Death . ~. ‘ . $13,279,630 '66 To Policy=holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc . . 12,712,424 76 10,132,005 57 $36,124,060 99 United States Bonds and other Securities . . $132,017,341 45 First Lien Loans on‘Bond and Mortgage . . . . 69,423,937 31 1.021115 on Stocks and Bonds ' . . . . 12,880,308 00 Real Estate . ‘ .- . . . _ . 21,618,454 88 Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . . 11;705,195 82 Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . . ‘_ 6,141,200 20 $253,783,437 66 Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities . .' . 218,278,243, 07 Surplus . . . _ . . . . $35,508,194 59 Insurance and Annuities in Force . " . .“ . $936,634,496 63 second day of December. I897,to examine the Annual Statement of the Company and. 'to verify the same, respectfully“ That, puissant to the power and authority thereby conferred; the Committee have, at various dates between the date of the. said reference and the-date of this Report, attended at the office of the Company, and have been waited! on ., and have carefully 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 prices at which the same are carried in said Statement With'the market quotations, and find the same not exceeding such quotations—in fact, in many cases below them; They have examined and counted the bonds-and mortgages. on real They have also verified the valuation on the Com.- f real estate and have verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, and ks, papers, documents, and evidence of title of every description neces- by the said. officers and their assistants, and that order, and that thesysteni‘ and methods adopted by the Company in recording its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation. A. N. WATERHOIITSE if!
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