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A United Press. . “u r venerable contemporary. the B05- at Post, “the representative Democra- tfr paper of New England,” unfurls the tag of our Union at the head of its edi- torial page, defines its position in sev- en words, “Peace with honor or war with victory,” and follows this admira- lclc beginning with a plea for "a united press.” so timely, patriotic, and sensi~ hi2. that we produce it in full, as fol- lows, says the Washington Post: “in the impending crisis we have a united. Congress and a united public sentiment sustaining the President. Now let us hope that we have one more element of unity—a united press. “The American press has not brought on this trouble. It did not start the rlSuban war or blow up the battle-ship Maine. It is the hard facts that have produced the present conditions, not the setting forth cf the facts by the press. And in the situation which these: facts have produced the press shouldhe found closely united in sup- port of the government. “Let us have no doughfaces among rhepress of the United States, and let as have no papers which place com— mercialism above patriotism. “The President, elected by the peo- ple of the country, stands for the coun- try' in this crisis. Let us be slow to disparage him. ' Let us be quick to en- courage and sustain him in those ef- Fn'sts which in his best judgment he puts forth to uphold the dignity, the honor, and the interests ofthe country. if we are to drift into war, or be forced into war, there should- be behind the President, not only a united Congress and a united people. but a loyal and suited“ press. ” None of the three foreign wars in . which this 1 country has engaged has found the people of New England—or for that matter, of any section of the i’fnited States in support of the govern- ment. If we are to have war with Spain, that sold ..condition will be reversed. QUCEIBSSIJES set the most splendidly impressive example in our history by the-solid unity of its action in the fifty— :m'ilion appropriation. There are no in tensor partisans. no men more ready or more glad to contend for party at any fining time, no men who believe more firmly that they are right and their op- ponents wrong, than a. large part of the membership of Congress. The simple Sac}. that this body, acting for the peo- ple and the States, put all party is- sues out of sight, and made haste to as- sure the President of the support of all indies and factions united as American patriots, is a lesson of incalculable "talus. It proves, as scarcely anything the inherent If an y- ehse could have done, strength of our government. aching could make for peace, that lesson will And, if “peace with honor” can- not-be brought out of the troubled con— dititms, that lesson points to the earli- est possible victory in the conflict upon which duty will compel the Nation to enter. YVhy may not the press, like the peo- gde and their Congress, be united in :ihe impending crisis ‘3 It requires no sacrifice of principle, no surrender of Tit-chef or conviction. for the newspapers of all parties and the non-partisan pa- acts to get together and hold together till the end of this chapter in our his- my. ‘Here is an issue that may well has permitted to dominate all others un- til it is settled. In the campaign of £30612. we had a political issue which sent a million or more of anti-protection waters into the host that voted for the mother of the McKinley tariff, and accused an army of protectionists to early with the enemies of that doctrine Lineupport of Bryan. Congress, by its ”ion on the “peace appropriation” of fi,000,000, tb be used in Strengthening an: dlcfenses, has shown that, in the I the flymanifests his special friendli- ing issue, the line of party demarkation Why may not the press Why may not disappears. follow that example? those few newspapers which are trying to mix the silver issue with this emer- gency, and those few which, while pro- fessing to support the President, miss no chance of stabbing him in the back, get a new inspiration from'the example of Congress ‘3 The Post hopes for peace in spite of all the indications of a rupture. It hopes that Spain will not compel the United States to make choice between war and dishonor-~for in that event the instantaneous answer will be war. But, whatever may be the outcome of existing conditions, the occasion is oue that calls for unity of purpose and ac- tion among all the agencies that are in- fluential in molding public opinion. Our Boston contemporary shows a just appreciation of patriotic duty in its plea for a united press. ~—--—~<o-o Feminine Chat. The tunes of their youth are always the sweetest music for old people. Little baskets of candy chips are gifts which juveniles greatly appreciate. You needn’t depend on a man whose dog will not follow him. The genuine old-fashioned short-cake rarely appears save on the home table, the fluffy, eggy substitute being what is commonly known now as Shortcake. A person must be blessed with a won- derful amount of savoir faire not to feel like a consummate monkey when being photographed in fancy dress costume. The individual who knows it all is apt sometimes to make a trifling mis- take, the latest faux pas of that wise one being overheard yesterday when he announced that the Earless of War- wick had a son. Do not consider that a woman is in- ebriated because her hat is resting on one ear. It may be that this disreput- able appearance is due solely to the fact that she washed her hair the night before and cannot keep her hatpins in it. . Some very freakish jackets are be- ing showu for spring wear, but the most extraordinary garment is some- thing which is a cross between a Mot-h- er Hubbard and a Newmarket ulster and has neither the comfort of the one nor the fit of the other. ' _ The bicycle skirt becomes a perfect rainy-day garment for the woman Who has sufficient courage to wear it. And now the time is at hand when ness, 'frequently absolutely uninvited dropping into tea. Rest assured that the woman who gossips to you of other persons will give you the same raking over the coals when she has a chance. A widow can get even with her sec- ond venture when he compares her cooking with his mother’s by calmly comparing him with her first husband. Many women of literary instincts in their efforts to Luild up a “salon” find that they would succeed better if they turned their energy to a saloon instead. It is so easy to give things away and so hard to discover after it is done that you could have put them to some good use your-self. » v40...“— HOW TO FIND OUT. Fill a bottle or common glass with urine and let it stand twenty-four hours; a sediment or settling indicates an unhealthy condition of the kidneys, When urine stains linen it is evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or pain in the back, is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. WHAT To 00. 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No. 2, MAIN smut-:1: NIGSHI‘ BELL 41' OFT-Icy, , . A “the prices at which the same are carried in said Statement with. the market quotations, and find the same not exceeding : . r [fl INSURANCE v (fij MUTUAL. Brennan A. MeOURDY, President.“ " Statement for the Year EndingDetSljlll. According to the Standard'of the Insurance Department of the State of New, York. INGQME-s Received for Premiums . . . . . From all Other Sources . $42,693,201 99 . 11,469,406 24 $54,162,608 23 DISBUESEMENTs. To Policy=holders for Claims by Death . . . To Policy=holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. . For all other Accounts $13,279,630 66 12,712,424 76 10,132,005 37 $36,124,060 99 ASSETSe . United States Bonds and other Securities . . _ $132,017,341 45 First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage . . ’ . 69,423,937 31 Loans on Stocks and Bonds ,. . . . 12,880,308 00 Real Estate . . . . . . 21,618,454 83 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 . . W Surplus . . . . . . $35,508,194 g2 Insurance and Annuities in Force $936,634,496 63 Ihave carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct; liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER. Auditbr. 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 IISIIBAIGE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. The undersigned,a Committee appointed by your honorable body, on the twenty- second day of December. I897, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company and to verify the same, respectfully-fl . . 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 of this Report, attended at the office of the Company, and have been waited on by the Treasurer, the Comptroller,the Auditor, and the Cashierptogether with the respective assistants ofsuc-h officers, 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 Such quotations—in fact, in many. cases below them. They. have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property held by the Company, and. find the same to be asstated. They have also verified the valuation of the Cam'- pany’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 Cashier. , ' . ,. " And the Committee certify that all the books, papers, documents, and evidence of title of every description -neces~ sary 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. All of which is respectfully submitted. CHAS. R. HENDERSON ELBRIDGE T. GERRY A. N. WATERHOUSE New YORK, January 21, 1898. S. V. R. CRUGER J. HOBART HERRICK J AMES C. HOLDEN Board. of Trustees- GEORGE G. HAVEN ADRIAN ISELIN J B. GEORGE S. Bownonv WILLIAM C. W HITNEY WILLIAM BOGKEFELLEB , JAMES N. JABVIE CHAS D. DICKEY JR. ELBRIDGE T. Guns! JAMES Spams HENRY H. ROGERS JNO. W AUCHINCLOSB THEODORE MonroaD WILLIAM BABcoox S'ruvvrsm'r FIsn AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIABD CHARLES E. MILLER WALTER R GILLETTE H. WALTER WEBB FREDERIC CROMWELL JULIEX T. DAVIES A. N. 'VVATERHOUSE S. V. R. CRUGER CHARLES R. HENDERSON RUFUS W. PECKHAM J. HOBART HERRICK WM. P. DIXON ROBERT A. GRANNIss SAMUEL D. BABCOCK RICHARD A. MCCURDY JAMES C. HOLDEN HERMANN C. VON POST WILLIAM J. SEWELL OLIVER HARRIMAN ROBERT OLYPHAN'I' GEORGE F. BAKER DUDLEY OLOOTT ‘ n .1 an! ROBERTA. GRANIss, Vice-President. W'ALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President. DUEH ,du—P. BRECK, Corresponding Secretary WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary FBEDERIO CRCMWELL. Treasurer. JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier. h DWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. EMORY MOCLINTOCK, Actuary. . - J OHN TATLOCK, J R , Assistant Actuary. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller C. CLIFFORD GRETSINGER. Asuistant Auditor. HENRY S. BRO WN, Assistant Comptroller J OHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. , ‘ ED“ ARI) LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor. MEDICAL DIRECTORS: 4 -. ELIAS J. MARSH. M D' . GRANVILLE 31 WHITE, M D‘ G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting. sinuous a scanner, sensual Agents. a... a. cans, to gene ; call