”If
EVENING (1A., ETTE. I
mTERED AT.THE_POST OFFICE IN NOR-
_WALK AS A NEWSPAPER.
MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. I
DAILY—One year, as; six months, 81.75;
Bree months, 81; one month, 40c.
WEEKLY—One year, in advance, 81; six
months. 60c.; three months. 35c.
TUESDAY. JUNE 14, 1898.
1111’s RAMBLiN‘GS.
liYQMMENT AND GOSSIP AMONG
THE WOMEN, BY ONE. i '
OF THEM.
His wife was Withhim, and it took
the clerk two hours to sell a suit of
clothes, during which time he tried on
adozen suitS'and Overhauled a dozen
more.
It was only a $15 suit at. that, and
when the 111511" and his"‘wife departed
the clerk got himself excused for ten
minutes and went out and blew fifteen
cents of his Small salary on a cocktail.
When he got back he was feeling
better, but there was still trouble
minis mind, and out of the kindness of
heart of the narrator he was given an
opportunity to vent his feelings.
“Iwould have sold that man a suit of
clothes in ten minutes if it hadn’t been
forhis wife,” he said, “and it would
not have been a $15 suit, either.
Then manager has got a grudge
agaihst me; he'always calls on meIto.
serve aman when there is a woman
along with him. If- this thing goes on
I’ll throw up my job. Harder to sell a
man when he has his wife or sister or
sweetheart with him? Why, there
is'nlt any compar1son
The woman goes on the assumption
that the man is an idiot and doesn’t
know what he wants-anyhow, and that
wee-ore». trying to swindle him. And
' the wonst ofiit is, you’vegot to pretend
to be.- amiable, or she complains, and
then-“you get fined 01 fired.
i’d rather wait on a dozen men than
one man with a woman along who has
Igotza prppeIrIIty interest in him. Wom-
e11 Oughtr 10 be charged a big admission
fee to compensate for the trouble they
make when they come into a store like
this. ’3 I . .
. M garylét 9i, gone.
0-.
Feminine Chat.
Coffee sherbet is delicious if well
made.
A black silk stocking is always in
good taste. . .
Neverput gloves away while they
are moist.
.A;sack coat often hides an indifferent
figure. ..
The. innately refined woman will not
Oleach her hair.
“Is the lady of the house at home ‘9”
is aquery that generally indicates the
book agent...
Blackberries and melons in market
proveeven more-than the thermometer
thatsummer is really here.
I 'New hankerchiefs are shown largely
in biscuit brown.
The Abbe cravat is quite, the latest
thing in neck fixings. .
Is there anything more. awful than
the palpably home-made hat ?
The younger a woman is the more
fastidious is she in regard to her shirt
waist.
AI.French surgeon declares jealousy
to be a disease that can be cured just
the same as measles or mumps.
The "beauty and originality of the
table centrepiece has an influence on
the guests’ opinion of the meal served.
With dimities and ribbons so cheap
ihere is no reason. why a woman should
not be daintil y attired a’ t this season.
Judging by the modest little gowns
being turned out by the dressmakers,
many women like to see themselves. in
I print.
When you are grumbling over the
heat, think of those in the kitchen who
have to stand over the fire the best
part of the day.
It is a. pleasure to be told by” your
dressmarer that your waist is growing
smaller and you know you are not lac-
ing to achieve the result.
The woman with a bank 'book takes
good care to show it on the street ‘car._
She is not so ostentatious if she is carry-
ing .a copy of Laura Jean Libby’s latest.
‘A‘
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-, 'éAdva'tiseiu THE GAZETTE.
JR.
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'a _THEEVENLSGGAZETTET ‘194
NEW YORK LETTER
Special Correspondence.
At that busy corner,
and the Bowery, there may be seen car:
propelled by five different methods 01
propulsion—by steam,
underground trolley, by storage bat-
tery and by ho-rses._ ‘
Overhead, running up and down the
Bowery, are the cars of the elevated
railroad, drawn by steam locomotives.
Running up and down the Bowery on
the surface are the cars of the Third
Avenue Railroad, drawn by cable. The
Madison avenue cars, which 'turn into
the Bowery at .this point, coming along
Grand street from the West, are run
by the underground trolley system. The
cars of the Second Avenue Railroad,
which come up the Bowery and turn
into Grand street going east, returning
around lthe same corner going down.
are still drawn by h0rses. as are alsc
nearly alluthe cars of the Grand street
Crosstown line, which crosses the Bow:
ery going east and west. But there are
four cars now running on the Cross-
town line that are run by power from
a storage battery. .
‘ ' High Price- for Portraits.
Carolus Duran, the French artist,
seems to have advanced his price since
he saw such a tendency to luxury
among the American gentry. At first
it was announced that $3, 000 would be
the highest fee, but now he wants $4, 000
for a. mere bust, and doubll that sum
for a full length. Rat-her tall figures,
but not lofty for New York high flyers,
and he has all the commissions he can
execute. Another foreign artist of
some distinction is the Swiss Benziger,
who has met much encouragement. He
has painted President McKinley and
Vice President Hobart, with other mag-
hates, and will have a_. full Share oi
patronage, especially as Ihis terms are
much less than lthe exorbitant demands
of his French rival. As .Benziger is the
first Swiss artist to visit America, his
particular style will attract much at
tentlon, and in this manner foreign
painters carry off both wealth and dis«
tinction while American genius is ne-
glected. '
E. Walter \Vebb. y‘a‘h‘fl»
The resignation of H. Walter. Webb is
a real loss to the Central: Hudson IrOaId,
which he so ably serve: as vice presi-
dent. It is also a lesson to ambitious
business men to moderate their inten-
sltyfiz :Walter Webb is ;a man 0f ardent
temperament and great mental activ-
ity, and he devoted [himself so closely
that the result is such impaired health
that the is obliged to retire. All this
has taken place before he has reached
middle life. . ..
James Watson Webb, his father, was
bred a soldier, but became editor‘ 0f thé
Courier and Enquirer. Which h'e c0114
ducted‘for mb‘téftha’ii a" quarter ”cen-
tury ‘ ‘H’e'lnar'r’i'ed into the rioli SteWarl
fanrllyI and 1115 oldest son, Alexander
Stewart Webb, became distinguished
for heroism while serving in the Union
army and _onn the rank of general. He
is now president of the College of New
York.IJaI1iesIWatSOn webb' 5 second
wife was a. daughter of Jacob Cram, I
the rich distiller, and their children are
Seward Webb and H. Walter Webb.
Seward was named after Governor
Wlllllam H, Seward, who pardoned
Webb for violating the anti- duelllng
law. Webb challenged Tom Marshall
and was wounded and also indicted.
The wound healed and he pleaded guil-
ty to the indictment, but was saved
frOmI ‘the penitentiary by the clemency
of the governor. Later on Webb em-—
‘ployed Ramond as chief editorial writ?
er, whim: increased the power of his
paper: but eventually Raymond left
and started the New York Times, after
which ' the; two editors often exchanged
keen personalities. When the civll‘wai
began Webb sold the Courier and En-
qu1rer to the World and took a foreign
mission. His paper is Inon almost for-
gotten, but in its day it was a power in
Wall street and an acknowledged lead-
er in the old Whig party.
Aaron Burt's Tank on View.
For the first time in more than one
generation, Aaron Burr’s old tank in
Center street was on public view the
other day. The eastwail of The build
ing at 'the intersection of Center and
Reade streets, in which it has been
housed since the aqueduct was built,
was ‘taken down to let the new Elm
street through, and the big tank on its
stone foundation was in full sight.
The tank was built a hundred years
ago by the sham water company whose
charter Aaron Burr engineered through
the legislature of 1799. Masquerading
as a. proposition to introduce good
drinking water into New York, at that
time its greatest need, it was really a
,scheme to establish ‘a bank in the city.
’llnere were only two here and there
was a. strong political prejudice against
chartering more. The trick was suc-
cessful.‘
Company grew great and powerful, and
to keep up the pretence of being a. wa-
ter company, upon which its charter
rested, the company dug a big well at
‘Reade and Center streets and built the
tank to hold the water pumped out of
it. The well is still there under the
sidewalk‘and the tank is always kept
pumped full. The charter ofdthe big
bank rests yet upon it, though even the
pretence of carrying water was given
up when 'the acqueduct was burltfm the
forties. 'I .
Opposite the well is 11 Reade street,
the last of the old houses of a day when
fashionable New York live-d d0wn' town.
Tradition has it that Aaron Burr had
his law office in it. P. even points out
the spike holes in. the wall by the door
wherefihls shingle swung m sight of his
legislative triumph, but as to that there
may be some doubts. Of the genuine—
ness 0! the tank vthere is n0ne.
CYRUS THORP.
.(
The cultivation. of sunflowers in
swampy places effectually checks ma- .
‘ .lgrinlfcverin‘lhose parts. ,
a .w-M‘"Y
Grand street
‘by cable, by .
from Bridge.
The Bank of the Manhattan ~
LOST.
LOST—A boy’s open-face silver
watch The finder will be suit-
ably rewarded by returning it to the
Central National Bank.
WANTED.
ANTED—A good second hand
Banjo, medium size, with raised
steel frets, at a reasonable price. Call
or address GAZETTE office. In 26 tf
ANTED—Houses and Real Estate
to sell. W. H. Byington, Insur-
ance, GAZETTE Building. N30 tf
ANTED—Contractors
that the Fidelity and Deposit
00., ofMaryland, furnishes surety W.
,H. Byington, agent, GAZETTE Build-
ing. N30 tf
—_\_
To RENT.
0 RENT—Six rooms lower floor in
Orchard street. Bath room,
kitchen range and boiler. Two min-
utes walk from West avenue trolley.
Very moderate rent to small family.
Inquire No.6 Orchard street. F28 ti
0 RENT—A large hall' in the GA-
ZETTE Building. Apply to Charles
Olmstead, Masonic Building. “N30 tf
FOR SALE. V
OR. SALE—Eddy refrigerators,the
finest made. Examine them be-
fore purchasing other I.makes South
N orwalk Hardware company, 42 South
Main street, South Norwalk.
OR. SALE—House at Broad River,
- 6 rooms and basement; new barn; .
lot 75x200; chicken house and fruit. W.
H. Byington, 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. '
GAZETTE Building. 8 tf
FOR SALE—0n Newtown avenue,a
finelhouse 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—
ing. . D29 tf
FOR SALE—Three fine building lots
on Wilton avenue. 0..E Wilson,
Insurance, GAZETTE Building N 30 Ith'
FOR SALE—‘TIwo building lotS on; -
H. ‘13
N ewtown avenue, 6011200.
ington, Insurance, GAZETTE Bu1l31é3g
lots in the city; five minutes walk
W. H; ByingtOInI, Insurance, GAZETTE;
Building. » N30T1f.
nue, 6 rooms. Will be sold cheap.
W. H. ByingtOnI, Insurahce, GAZETTE
Building. I . N36 tIf
NOTICE
NOTICE, is hereby given, that pur-
suant to an 0rde1 of the Court .of Pro-
bate for the District of Norwalk, the
under-signed will sell at Public Auc-
tion, the uncollected chases in action
of the Estate of WilliamH. Meeker, an
insolvent debtor, at the public sign
post in the City of N orwalk on the 25th.
day of June, 1898, at ten 0. ’clOck 1n the
forenoon. A list of the same may be
seen at the office of the. undersigned,
Room 6, GAZETTE Building, Norwalk.
' Norwalk, Conn” June 13, 1898
H. W GREGORY, .
. Trustee. , .
CALF PASTURE SBEAcI-i HOTEL.
C. A. HUBBARD, Proprietor.
SHORE DINNERSI SEA FOOD 01"
ALL KINDS. ’ '
Societies. Conveyance connects with
Tramway Cars at 5th Avenue.
REGULAR SHORE DINNER, 750. ‘
RUPTURE CURED,
R. E. M. BEARDSLEY, Monroe
COnn., suffered seven years fromR
ture and Trusses. Tried . J. SHERMAN’S
unfailing methodoi’ CURE. and now recom~
menus it to all sufferers, Send 20, postage for
Book of Informer-ice to S. J SHERMAN.
Specialist. 20 E. 42a St, N Y.
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Kent & Son, Pianos.
A HIGH GRADE PIANO
I;"|25 DIRECT FROM THE"
FACTORY. 30 Days Free
Trial. GUARANTEED FOR 10 YEARS
Do not pay fancy {prices for your Pianos.
Wrtie m. Send for catalogue. ENT
N. 4-9 Flat tbush Avenue.
/ Brooklyn, N: Y:
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gas karate“ ms SN
FARMERS .
We have the
exclusive agency lorDI. M. Os-
borne&Co’s I III
Farming IUt-IIensilS. .
ATTE .\ TIO‘N. '
Full line of Mowers, Ted.
ders, Barrows and Cultivators
' Rakes.
{MEEKEIB GOAL 00
WALL S1 111nm, NORWALK
to know
H. Byington, Inmfi'ance,
0R SALE—One eithebest building . ’
Water and. gas on street. .
0R. SA LE—A house on Wilton ave-'-
l.
1' ,'
.
' property
. Land
Special attention to Parties, Clubs and. I
NEW YORK, January 21,1893.
' Susan. D. BAecocx
OF NEW YORK.
RICHARD A. McGU'RDY, President.
Statement forthe Year Ending Dec.31,’9
According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.
INCOME.
Received for Premiums . . . ‘ I . .
From all other Sources . . . . . . '.
$42,693.50! 99
1 1.469.406 24
$54,162,608 23
DIQBUESEMENTQ.
To Policy-holders for Claims by Death . . I . $13,279,630 66
To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. ' . 12,712,424 76
For all other Accounts . . . . . . . 210,132,005 57
$36, 124,060 99
a. :g: 1 ASSETS.
United States Bonds and other Securities . . $132,017,341 45
First Lien Loans 0n Bond 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 . . . 11,703,195 82
Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . . w
" ' $253,783,437 66
Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities . . . 218,27 ,243 07 ,
surplus o o 0 o o o 33595089‘94 59
Insurance and Annuities in F0rce I I . . ' . ' $936,634,496 63-
lhav'e carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct ,
liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor.
From the Surplus a dividendwill be apportioned as usual I
«1
Report 0f the Examining Committee.
Office Of the Hutual Life Insurance Company of New York.
To Tuit- HONORABLEI Tm: Bonn or TRUSTEES or .
ITIIE IIIHTIIII. lIFE INSURANCE MIN" 01' NEW YORK.
I nelerei ned a Committee appOinted by your honorable body on the twenty-
egg: |(July 0f Dgccenib‘er, 1897, to examine the IAnnual Statement of the Company and
Ito verify the same, respectfully———-r .
' REPORT
That, pursuant to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have, at various dates between the
date of the said reference an
:by the Treasurer, the Comptroller,the Auditor, and the Cashier, tOgether with the respective assistants 9f such officers,
and have carefully gone over all the items contained' 1n the said Statement, and have found the same to be correct. They
have Iexamined and counted every certificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company; and compared
which the same are carried 1n said Statement with the market quotations, and find the some not exceeding
Such quotations—in fact, in many cases below thent- They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real
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
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-
the prices at
sary in sue
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
methods adopted by the Company in recording its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation.
All of which' Is respectfully SmeitliSpd- CHAS. R. HENDERSON ELBRIDGE T. GERRY A. N. WATERHOUSE
S. V. R. CRUGER J. HOBART HERRICK JAMES C. HOLDEN '
Board of Trustees-
GEORGE G. HAvEN m .1
ADRIAN 113an J n
GEORGE S. Bownom
WILLIAu C. WHITNEY
WILLIAu BOCKEFELLEB
J AMES N. J Anvm
CHAS D. DICKEY J11,
.ELnnmoE T. GERRY
JAMES SrErEB
HENRY H. ROGERS
Jim. W AncnmcLoss
THEODORE Monronn
WILLIAM BABcocK
S'II‘IUYVESANT FISH
Aucusrus D. J UILLIABD
CHARLES E. MILLER
WALTER R GILLETTE
H. WALTER WEBB
FBEDEBIO CBOMWELL
JULIEN T. DAVIES.
A. N. WATERHOUSE
S. V. R. 0111':ch
CHARLES R. HENDERSON
Roms W.PEOK11AM ‘
J. HOBART HEBBICK
Wu. P. DIXON
Rossnr A. GRANNIBS
3101111111 A. McCain):
JAMES C. HOLDEN
HERMANN C. VON POST
WILLIAM J. SEWELL
OLIvEn HABBIMAN
ROBERT OLanAN'r.
GEonaE ‘F. BAKER
DUDLEY Oncorr
ROBERT A. 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 KLAWMROTH Assistant Secretary
'FBEDERIC CROMW ELL, Treasurer.
~ JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. , .
WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier. _ LDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier.
1 . EMORY McCLINTOCK, Actuary.
JOHN TATLOCK, JR, Assistant Actuary.
CHARLES A, PRELLEB, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller.
G. CLIFFORD GRETSINGER,As-1istant Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller
J UHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies.
E‘DW ARD LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor.
MEDICAL DIRECTORS: I
ELIAS J. MARSH, M D GRANVILLE M WHITE. M D
G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting. I 1.
NEGHOES do GILBERT, General. Agents.
A. H. GAME, Local Agent.
d the date of this Report, attended at the allies of the Company, and have been waited on
b examlnation have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said officers and their assistants, and that-
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