THE EVENIN .G,..GAZETTE
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EVEN 1N6 GAZETTE' Attractive Realism. l
Buffalo Bill and his rough riders are
ENTERED AT THE.POST OFFICE IN NOR‘ the greatest attraction in the amuse- :
WALK AS A NEWSPAPER. ment world, and immense crowds will
doubtless greet them in Stamford on ,
MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. Tuesday May 24, at VVoodside Park.
DAILY—Ono year, 83; six months, $1.75; This has been the experience in every
“001110“th 313 0'10 monthv 400- city in the United States and Europe I
WEEKLY—011° 3931" in advance» 3’1; Six that has been visited by the show, and
mc'nths'soc“ three momhs' 35‘“ it bids fair to be the experience until
the show itself passes away in the
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1898- natural ordeuof events. Their is a
' — genuineness about every feature of the
performance which is enough in itself
to make it remarkable. To see Buffalo
Bill is alone sufficient to interest the
ordinary man, woman or 'child, for the
wonderful feats of horsemanship and
marksmanship which he performs be-
come absorbing when one reflects that
his life and that of others has frequent-
ly been saved by his unerring aim and
readiness of resource, at times when
the scenes which he and his company
so realistically depict were the actual
happenings of every-day life on the
plains.
Spring RaiTroad Rspections.
EVE’S RAMBLINGS. The railroad commissioners began
yesterday the spring inspections of the
- . railroads in the state, inspecting the
NOMMENT AND GOSSIP AMONG New England road, which they will
’ - ‘ _ complete to-day. -On Thursday they
THE WOMEN. BY‘ONE‘ will go over the Philadelphia, Reading
& New England. Next week they will
OF THEM' inspect the entire “Consolidated” sys-
tem as follows : Monday, May 23, New
York and Hartford divisions; Tuesday,
Air Line and Valley divisions; Wednes-
day, Shore Line & Westerly and New
London Northern; Thursday, Nauga-
tuck, and Northampton divisions; Fri-
day, Berkshire division, Canaan to
Bridgeport; Saturday, Derby, Botsford
June brings the sons and daughters
of the house home from the schools,
some of them coming to a pleasant ,va-
cation, a welcome lull in study, a re-
spite from the professors and lectures,
and some coming to find, now that they
are to 0 back to them no more, that
schoolgdays themselves have been little branch, 'Danbury & Norwalk and She-
more than a series of vacation days, pang, LitchfieldA&‘No:tahern road.
for as they stand face to face with the {78371, If
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Beau“ ’ y ’ 3 Lodge rooms” said a man on the square
n ' this morning. The third degree was
In her first skirmish with the world, conferred. A number of distinguished
the college woman is often . repulsed guests were present, including several
and disheartened, and falls to wonder- of the Gr and Lodge officers, and affili-
ing if, after all, the years have been ating brothers from lodges' in Hartford,
wisely spent. Has the college training New Canaan, Norwich, Stamford, New
been worth while? Is she better Haven, Bridgeport, N orwalk West-
equipped for life than her unschooled port, Philadelphia, . etc. After the
sisteis. 9 work there was a. feast. Speeches were
a no small part of the entertainment
The~ answer to her doubts depends and it was t' bl th tth b d
nd't'so much u n the kind of chool' '99 icea e a ‘ eya oun .
.. , po 8 lug ed in led, white and— bln '
, she has received as upon what she has A A ._
tgotten for herself from it. ' " ’ ‘7 "
For the first and last aim of education _ x e . -. _
is not to teach her to do this and that A ‘0; Hoskin .9255" g 'n 31.1.- of Main
thing W911 but to ewe 1191 3 true street, Norwalk .hav Egbeen guests of
understanding 0111111.. . . . , Mrs. Homer Beeps:
Men and women make failures of Miss Harriet Raymond of South NOr;
4 their lives, not because they lack walk, has been visiting Miss Kate
powers or doing, not because obstacles Wheeler. ‘:
are W0 great 01’ temptations 13003310113: Mrs Joseph Roland and Miss Lulu
be” because they are not grounded in a Taylor have been guests of N orwalk.
knowledge of what life is, because they friends,
.fail to appreciate its highest signif— The Salvation Army corps of South
. loance. _‘ Norwalk will hold a. service at the
To know life—mot the vanities of Westport Methodist church to-night.
weak or wicked men’s and "women’s Mr. and Mrs William Hill have
lives—but life in its reality ——that is the taken possession Of their new home on
“end"cf education. If the girl home the N01 walk road
:f‘rom college has caught the first Rev. J. McClure Bellows of Norwalk
glimpse of that illuminating light, her will address the Young Men’s club to-
time has not been spent in vain,” for mo1row evening
few the1e are who see life in its true < A-= ‘
impait who fail to make the most of it. , , Wilton
But if she has not gained by that I ' . '
comprehension of life, her June days, Miss Gertrude Turner and Miss
be she ever so apt and clever, are the Grace Turner, offiBrooklyn, are visiting
commencement days of direst failure. relatives in town.
M g5 W744, '21?“ " Mrs. Charles Jones is having a num-
ber of improvements made about her
fine residence in this place. Gantley
Feminine. Chat" _ & Olnlstead have the contract.
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. ' Gem-ge N. Pike and family, of
A‘few stray 8T3." hairs and an attack Brooklyn, have been the guests ofF.B.
of rheumatism combine to make a Benedict.
woman 0f 30 feel that Old age is creep- Local farmeis ale complaining that
ing on apace. the continued wet Weather has well
White orange phosphate is consider- Dish ruined the ea1l y potato er op, as
ed the summer drink par excellence. the seed has r'otted m the giound
Wings and tulle figure largely on all R. M. Olmstead has been quite ill
the latest millinery creations. this week.
A man COWEPd gets only abuse, bill a Selectman Morehouse is slowly rc-
woman coward gets cuddled and en- covering from his severe illness.
couraged. V v >
The buying of seeds is as much in Cannon.
order as the selection of organdies. William S. Grant. of New York, was
If your income is fair it doesn’t'mat- in town over Sunday. .
191' SO much about your complexion. Miss Katherine White has returned
Children look upon their father as a from an extended visit in Hackensack,‘
man who never puts gravy where they N. J. .
want it on their plates. The twenty young people who were
the guests of Miss Mary Miller at a
progressive whist party on Friday
evening, had the usual good time for
which the hospitable Miller homestead
is becoming famous. Miss Edith J ack-
son and Charles Ambler won the prizes.
Miss Grace Seymour, of South Nor-
walk, was the guest of S. J. Miller
over Sunday.
A man’s follies are his educational
opportunities, but he sometimes crrs in
loving his teacher better than his
lessons.
Necks done up all day in still collars
positively need a rest, and the woman
who desires to preserve the contour
of her throat will wear a low-cut gown
in the evening.
A girl never feels that she is really —Everybody Talks of the Klondike
engaged until she wears the ring. With the approach of _Spring and the
The Woman who lives alone parti- opening days of navigation and t1 ans-
cularlv revels in those evening callers p01 tation in Alaska, the interest inthe
. ’ . . wonderful gold mines of the Klondike
who insist upon telling her all the most is increasing Those of 0111 leadels
harrowing burglar stories they kDOW who contemplate the long jOlll ney
The Recamlel settee is the latest fad should put themselves into communica-
f tion 111 omptly with The Joseph Ladne
“1 a1 “3”“ ”1 nitu1 e Gold Mining and Development Com-
The daughters of this, that and the Pdfly 0f YUkOH 'lhiS Company, Which
. has been organized by some of the
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other mm“ in her endea or to get up most piominent financiers of New Y01 A
tiees suggests the antics of her simian runs its line of steamers to Dawson
for-cfathels. City via St. Michaels. It actually owus
. ; a ., - some of the most valuable placer and~
. elniniscencedfs‘the 50.1115383th quaitz mines in the Klondike. The
113m, by ’1‘ We 30:31“ ““1? some 0f attention of our r-eadeis is called to a.
- youth’s Vices were virtues and some of latement of the Company printed in
its virtues were vices. his issue. 7 \
The Grape’s Curious rim...
Ever notice the curious flower of thl
grape? Beatrix will wager her favor-
ite bonnet that not one in twenty whc
eat grapes with gratitude every autumn
could name the peculiarity of its dimin-
'utive bloom. The unOpenved flower
looks like a. little balloon. The balloon‘
shaped portion is the corolla; the calyx
s a rim or disc at its base. When the
flower opens the petals break away be-
low, or at the base of the balloon. They
cohere at the top, shielding the stamens,
and thus the flower is said to be “hood-
ed'.” When the flower is fully expanded
this cap or hood falls off, leaving the
five bale stamens. _~_
A Cllinaman’s Endu'rnnce. '
The Chinaman, it is said, can writs
all day, work all day, stand in one p0.
sition all day, weave, beat gold, carve
ivory, do infinitely tedious jobs and dis«
cover no more weariness and irritation
than it he were a. machine—Indianapo-
lis News. ~ ,'
Human Nature.
We always like to see something
new. and talk of something old. _ V1“
N OTICE—Havmg given up my loan
office license, goods on which loans
have been made must be redeemed in
10 days.
AsI am to leave town, I will sell my
stock of men’s bicycles, watches. ,car-
pets and clothing at lowest prices. D.
Feinberg 154TWas‘hington street. m41m
. WANTED.
ANTEDe—Houses and Real Estate
to sell'..:.. W. H. Byington, Insur-
ance, GAZETTE Bulldlnf" . N30 tf
ANTED—Contractors to know
that. the Fidelity and Deposit
Co., ofMaryland', fuinishes surety. W.
H. Byington, agent, GAZETTE Bull d-_
ing. , _N30 tf
To RENT. "
0 RENT—First floor No.’ 35 Orchard
street. Bath and Othei mOdern
improvements; price $10 ‘p'er_ month.
Inquire, O. E. WilSon, GAZETTE build-.
ng. , -. A 15 tf a
O RENT—Six rooms lower 11001 in
Orchard street. Bath room,
kitchen range and boiler.‘ -Two min-
utes walk from West avenue trolley.
Very moderate rent to small family.
Inquire N o 6 Orchard street. F28 tf
TO RENT—A large hall in the GA-
ZETTE Building. Apply to Chair les
Olmstead, Masonic Building. _ N 30 tf
FOR SALE.
OR SALE—Planet J'r.’ Seed SO'wer,
Drill, Hoe; Cultivator, Rake“and
plow. South NOrwalk Hardware cum? ‘
pany, 42 South Main street, South Nor-
walk. A 14; tf
OR SALE—House at Broad ivér,
6 rooms and basement; ne b’arng
lot 7511200; chicken house and fruit. W
H.By1ngton, Insurance, GAZETTE “‘
Building ,. M8 tf
FOR SALE—House on Franklin. ave:
nue, water' and sewer connection, barn ’ "
and hennery. 'W. H Byington, Insur-
ance, GAZETTE Building , M8 tf
FOR SALE OR RENT—House on
Camp street; 13 rooms, .. modern im-_.
provements; barn and large. carriage
house. W. H. Byington, Insurance,
GAZETTE Building. _-~ ~ M8.-tfi
FOR SALE—On Newtown avenue, a '
fine house of 10 rooms, hot and. cold
Water, furnace, etc. Lot 95x400.- _Will
be sold cheap if taken at once. W. H.
Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Build-
1113' , .. -: D29 tf
'FOR SALE—Three fine building lots
on Wilton avenue. 0. E. Wilson, .
Insurance, GAZETTE Building. N 30 tf have counted the cash on hand held by the Cashier.
FOR SALE—Two building lots dn
Newtown avenue, 6011200 W. H. By-
ington, Insurance, GAZETTE .Building.
D29 tf '
OR SALE—One of the best building
lots in the city; five minutes walk
from Bridge. Water and. gas on street.
W. H. Byington, Insu1ance, GAZETTE
Build ing. N 30 tf
OR SA LE—A house On Wilton ave-
nue, 6 looms. Will be sold cheap.
W. H. Byington,- Insurance, GAZETTE
Building. v. , N30 tf
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’ to verify the same. respectfully
OF NEW YORK.
RICHARD A. McG'U'RDY, President.
Statement 10.1 the Year Ending Dec. 31:9 ‘ .
According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.
‘ , ' INCOME»
Received for Premiums . . .- i - . . $42,693,201 99
From all;other Sources ~. ‘ . . . 11,469,406 24
$54,162,608 23
RISRURSEMENTS.
To Policy-holders for Claims by Death .' . $13,279,630 66
To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. . . 12,712,424 76
For all other Accounts . . . . . 10,132,005 '57
536, 124,060 99
ASSETS.
United States Bonds and other Securities ‘ . . $132,017,341 45 _
First Lien Loans ouBond and Mortgage . . . 69,423,937 31
Loans 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. . . . w
. . $253,783,437 66
Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities . . ,278 ,243 07
5111111115 -. .. . . . 1 . . $35,508,194 59
Insurance and Annuities in Force . . . $936,634,496. 63
lhavo carefully. examined the foregOihg Statement and find the same to be correct' ,
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 1 ., .,- --
To THE HONORABLE, Tm: Bourn- OF TRUSTEES on . -
TIIE IUTIIII; llFE INSURANCE BORN" OF NEW YORK.
The-undersigned a Committee appointed by your honorable bOdy, on the tvventy-
second da’y 0f December, 1897,1112 examine the Annual Statement ofthe Company and
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REPORT
That, pursuant to the power and authority thereby. conferred, the Committee have, at various dates between the
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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 Cashier, together with the respective assistants of such 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
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
property held by the Company, and find the same to be as stated. They have also verified the valuation of the Com-
pany’s holdings of real estate and have verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, and
, 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 oy 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. WATERHOfisE
NEW YORK, January 21, 1898. S. V. R. CRUGER J. HOBART HERRICK JAMES C. HOLDEN
Board of Trustees-
SAMUEL D. Bascocx FREDERIO CBOMWELL ‘ HENRY H. ROGERS GEORGE G. HAVEN
RICHARD A. McCunnr J ULIEN T. DAVIES JNO. W AucnmcLoss ADRIAN ISELIN JR.
J suns 0.1510me A. N. WATERHOUSE THEODORE MOBFORD _ GEORGE S. Bownom
Hanna.“ C. VON Pos'r " S. V. R. CRUGEB WILLIAM BABcocn WILLIAM C. WHITNEY
WILLIAM J. SEWELL CHAanzs R. HENDERSON STUYVF-BANT FISH VVILLIAH ROCKEFELLEB
OLIvERHAanAn ~ RUFUS W. PECKHAM AUGUSTUS D. JUILLIARD J AMES N. J ABVIE
ROBERT OerHAN'r J. HOBART HERBIOK CHARLES E. MILLER CHAS D. DICKEY J R.‘
GEORGE 'F. BAKER WM. P. DIXON WALTER R GILLETTE ELBRIDGE T. Gunny
DUDLEY OLco'r'r ' ROBERT A. GRANNISS H. WALTER WEBB JAMES SPEYER
ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vice-President.
WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager.
ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President- DUER du-P. BRECK, Corresponding Secretary
WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary
FBEDERIC CROMW ELL, T1 easurer.
JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurel ~ JAMES TIMBSON, 2d Assistant Treasurer.
WILLIAM P. SANDS, Lashier. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier.
EMORY McCLlNTOCK, Actuary.
JOHN TATLOCK, J11 , Assistant Actuary.
CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHABWDS Comptroller.
C. CLIFFORD GRETSIN GER As .istant Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller
JOHN C. ELLIO l', Superintendent of Domestic Agencies.
E ‘) \\ ARD LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor.
MEDICAL DIRECTORS:
ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D‘ GRANVILLE 31 WHITE, 0: D
G. S.'WINSTON M. D. Consulting. .
NIGECLS & GILBERT, General. Agents.
A. H. CAME, Local Agent.
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