/ EVEN IN ‘G GAZETTE. ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE IN NOR- WALK'AS A NEWSPAPER.‘ 1.: .MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. DAILY—Ono year, 83; six months, 81.75; “J'hroe months, 81; one month, 400. WEEKLY—Ono year, in advance, 81; six months. 6011.; three months. 35c. MONDAY JULY 11,1898. tVE’s RAMBLINGS. iflMMENT AND GOSSIP AMONG THE WOMEN. Br-ONE OF THEM. — I heard an interesting treatise the other day upon unsociability, and while I agreed to it in the main, theoretically I found much ground _fOr argument, had I chosen to have taken it? But argument is not in my line. ‘I infinitely prefer to'have the floor all to myself and at a good, safe distance like this to uninterruptedly pour forth my opinions. There were six women sitting on the, veranda one of those warm afte1noons‘ last week, each busy with a bit of needlework. The air was not condu- clue to exertion of any kind, and. the. afternoOn was passing to a rather monotonous if comfortable close when asezenth woman appeared upon the scene. '1 She had no w01k, but the middle ,linger Of her left hand marked the 'page she was reading in a book whose name I could not read from my rather obscure corner. W‘h‘atpver‘ the subject of the story, it hadxfur-nished a text for an unusually brilliant se1m0n, whose point found but one victim in the group, :1. b1 lde Of _ six menths.‘ “To live alOne, with no gratificatioll: .. “Speaking Of this explosiVe reminds of the social instincts,” she said among other things, “ 1s apt to prove too severe a. strain upon. the rese1 ve forces of even the happiest mar1iages. To seek a place 1n the social world is the duty of every wife who asph es to. make home the happiestjspot on earth. fillere is no reason why she should. “discOntinue the entertaining and the _ going about to places of amusement "simply because she has undertaken the care of a husband and a home. In fact, she should exert herself the more on his account,_ as there is no husiness or profession which cannot be advanced by a tactful,_sociable wife. Look at the men who have accom- plishedg1eat things in life and some- libero behind their efforts Will be iiound a feminine influence. Wives are proverbially unselfish, and if this plea could be universally urged there would be fewer unsociable fam- ilies, with no interest in their neigh- hors, and, indeed, no interest at all outside their own family circle.” She said a great deal more that. was musible and practical. and did away 1with any idea of sacrificing home in» - terest to the gay world, which her opening words might have conveyed. She was a woman whOse'life’could have brought her no experience on the subject because she was unmarried. But her life had been wholes01ne and happy and her oppo1tunities fo1 Ob servation almost limitless. I really did agree with her upon many points. I readily saw the excuse that could be made for the man who seeks society outside of the home where no thought was given to social pleasure, where. no friends ever dropped in to dinner, to 5 o’clock tea or for a pleasant social evening. I know that a wife is-apt to grow petty and personal, to cease growing mentally when s'1e shuts herself away :h‘om intercourse with other women and men. It is easy to get into such a habit, and very, very hard to get out of it. as many a woman has found to her sorrow when she has been deprived of the mnapnionship of all she cared most for 4 on earah. A! QaryJ/eé al/fyae “ vA 7* A CHILD ENJOYS The pleasant flavor, gentle action and soothing effect of Syr up of Figs, when in need of a laxative, and if the father at mothe1 be costive or bilious, the most gratifymg results folow its use; so that it is the best family remedy known and. every family should have .a bottle. ,lfionufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. Di ‘ "gaseous form, they had better be going. Feminine Chat. The test of real affection is patience. Work is the best panacea for a sore heart. To secure absolute independence owe no one a dollar. ~ The loneliest hour of the day is the twilight time. It isn’t hard to entertain who enjoys reading. The truly generous is truly wise, and he who loves not others lives unblest. The flag has usurped the monogram an y one .and the coat-of-arm‘s in modish sta- tionery. Depend upon yourself if you wish to de1 ive the truest satisfaction from life. To dispense with ceremony is the most delicate mode of conferring a compliment. The sample fiend stal ts out early and stays late on he1, pu1 poseless journey- ings to the shops. Last year’s shirt waists can be made quite up to date by the addition of tins year’s sleeves. _ E It seems sometimes as though the more good luck emblems you wear the worse luck you have. Some men are more than ordinarily favored with afiectlon, while others neve1 can seem to make the girls like them. There can be no genuine complaint of bad business now. Women are fall- ing over each other in their mad desire to spend money. If your feet hurt you cannot, unless you are a great actress, walk along with an air of one who revels in the fact that he or she is alive.- The pleasure of outdoor life is a little marred when the families whose porches join in friendly intimacy are not on speaking terms. =v> EDISON SCARED THE MINISTER. Handling Dangerous Explosives Which Go 0R When Shouted At. “There are explosives of such tro- mendOus power,” said Edison recently, “that they go off when I shout at them. I simply place a small drop of explosive on the table and" any Sudden agitation of the atmosphere will cause may explode. You see the thing is in a state of very delicate equilibrium. It is 'a question depending on sur- rounding conditions as to which it will dO—remain a liquid or turn into gas. When, as in the caslyjust men- tioned, this balance is about equal, it'takes very little t‘O'lncllne it toward so"- th‘at‘fl'evenmthe sound of the voice will'oause—«the' dis- charge. A violent fit of coughing Will produce the effect, and, so would a, heavy, weight dropped on the floor. who once insisted on boring me ill my: laboratory, when I. _had some. impor- tant experiments on ha, ‘ .I treated them courteously as long _as I could but they grew _mOre interested as .the day. wore on, and seemed to have no intention of_g01ng home. Finally, as alast resort, 1_ .t0ld them I Was going to make some highly explosive mate- rial. This made them only the more Interested and they got in my way as much as they possibly could. I_ do not suppose they knew much of the nature and appearance of high explosives. for when I placed a ~nu'mb'er'of drops of the material in various parts of the room. so as to scatter any acéidental explosions, they seemed not to notice It. ‘ At last when they got crowding al- most between me and the work bench —ThelPioneer of the Klondike. Mr. Joseph Ladue, who was summon ed to Washington recently for a con- ference with the Secretary of War re- garding the means of furnishing relief to Dawson City miners, has sold a large number of his choice lots in Dawson City, some of his best placer claims, and a magnificent quartz mine, besides his rich timber limit, including a saw- mill which is earning $1350 a day net, to the Joseph’ Ladue Gold Mining and Development Company of Yukon. The dilectors of this company are among .7 the most conservat ve and prominent men in the financial circles of New York. Those who are interested .in the Klondike should read the notice of the new company printed in this issue. 4“; ‘v' If it is possible give your servants separate rooms. This sort of consider- ation counts 3. great deal in obtaining good service f1 om them. ‘ T0 RENT. O RENT—Six’rooms lower floor in Orchard street. Bath room, kitchen range and boiler. Two min- utes walk from West avenue trolley. Vei y moderate lent to small family. Inquire N06 Orchard street. F28 tf O RENT—.A large hall 1n the GA- . ZETTE Building. Apply to Charles Olmstead, Masonic Building. N30 tf WANTED. ANTED—Houses and Real Estate to sell. W. H. Byi‘ngton, Insur- ance, GAZETTE Building. N30 tf ANTED—Contractors to know that the Fidelity and Deposit Co., ofMaryland, furnishes surety. W. H. Byington, agent, GAZETTE Build- ing. N30 tf ——\_ FOR SALE. OR SALE—Eddy refrigerators,the finest made. Examine them be- fore purchasing other makes. South Norwalk Hardware company, 42 South Main street, South Norwalk. OR SALE—House at Broad River, 6 rooms and basement, new hard; lot 75x200; chicken house and fruit. W. ' GAZETTE Insurance, M8 tf' H. Byington, Building. 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, -m‘bdern im- provements; barn and large carriage- house. W. H Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Building. - M8 'tf FOR SALE—On Newtown avenue, finelhouse of 10 rooms, hOt and cold water, furnace etc. be sold cheap if taken at Once. W =.§H Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Build; ing, .. . D29 tf QR SALE—Three fine buildin .lots on Wiltoh avenue. 0. ".E W lson‘g ~,- Insurance, GAZETTE Building} N30 tf ER SALE—Two building lfits on- Newtown avenue, 6011‘ 2.00 W. By- ington, Insurance, GAZETTE Building. D2911. .. OR SALE—One of the best buildin lots 1n the city; 2five minutes wal from Bridge Water and. gas on street. W. H. ByingtOn. "Insurance, GAZETTE Building. N30 tf OR SA LE—A house on Wilton.- ave- nue, 6 rooms. Will be sold cheap. W. H. Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Building. ”N30 tf [ vcly carelessly pushed a board Oil. on to the fl001. than I had intended it to be. shattered the Window glass and jostled things around generally. The minis- Well, it was worse: It nearly 1 teers seemed half scared to death. and ' from the way they held their cars you would have supposed some one had: bumped their heads together. [ told them how it had happened and discussed the possibility Of more ac- cidents taking place. they said it really was quite wonderful. but they guessed I urged them to stay and see more fireworks, but they all had very important en— gagements and hurried 0ff."—St. Louis Republican. An Unguard'ed' Momé'nt. Visitor—“Don't you get tired sitting there doing nothing?” The Bearded Lady—“Yes, but I have to do something to support my wife and children.” Curious Facts. It is said that cowbells are produc- ed only in four factories in the United States, and are made Just the same as they were 100 years ago, and sound the same. There are 10 sizes. Notwithstandinglhe enormous fruit production in America, and in spite of the tariff discouragements, the United States actually import from Europe seven hundred million of oranges a year. V The seeds of the “Philippine bean" from the coast near Manila so closely resemble the quartz pebbles, among which they fall, in shape, size, color and hardness as to be almost indis- tinguishable. A cord of wood, weighing 4,0001b.. will yield 9 gallons of alcohol, 25 gal- lons of tar, and 85 mushels of charcoal. When ‘ Wood alcohol is almost a perfect sub-‘ stitute for grain alcohol for mechanical and manufacturing purposes. It is a'common Asiatic custom for the bridegroom to give chase t0 the bride either on foot, on horseback, or in a canoe. If the bridegroom catches the fugitive he claims her as his wife. otherwise the match lg ,hroken off. "“lfiww ..\\\\‘.1\\\\“.\\\\\ Aswmisr \\\\7/, Kent & Son, Pianos. A HIGH GR ADE PIANO 25 DIRECT FROM THE .\\\\\\\‘s\\\\‘l\/é‘ \v FACTORY. 30 Days Free, rial. GUARANTEED FOR 10 YEARS , w «wzw SS", . Send for catalogue. Z Flatbush Avenue. é Brooklyn, N- ; f/x\\\\\ \\\\‘ 11x SVNNAV‘SVMSS‘SV m1. RUPTURE CURED DR. E. M. BEARDSLEY, Monroe Conn., suffered Seven years from Bun- Tried SHERMAN’ S so SWSW‘R‘S ture and Trusses. unfailing method of CURE, and now recom- mends it to all sufferers. Send 2c, postage for Book of Information to S. J. SHERM N, Specialist. 20 E. 4-20 St, N. Y Interest Notice, SIIIITII IOIIVMLK SAVINGS BAIK. South N orwalk, ‘Conn., June 24, 1898. At a meeting of the managers of this bank held this date, a dividend to de- posito1s of inte1 est ’at the late of foul (4 )pe1 cent. per annum. was declared f01 the six months ending Jul-y l 1898 payable on and after July 11,1898. In- telest not drawn, will be credited to accounts and dlaw interest f1 om July I, 1898. GEORGE F. BEARSE, Treasurer ju .30.. " NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS Your attention is called to our Water I supply requiring a moderate use. dur- ing the dry time. I, i For lawn or sprinkling purposes the time is fixed by the Water Commis- sioners to witz—7 to 8 a. m. and from. 6 to 7p. m., and all unnecessary waste of water positively prohibited. Take notice and govein yourself accordingly, - . By order of t'1e Water , Commission ers, '- A.- Hl CAMP' Secretary. Lot 95:400. Will ‘ I 1E 111111 RICHARD A. MoG'U’RDY, President. ~ Statement for the Year Ending Dec.3l,’97 . According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of NewYork. 17:“: INOOME. . . ~ $42,693.20! 99 11,469,406 24 $54,162,608 23 Received for Premiums . I, . . . . . From all other Sources . , . . , . . . DISEUESEMENT’S. . To Policy-holders for Claims by. Death . . . $13,279,630 66 To Pol-icyaholders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. 1 , . 12,712,424 76 For all other Accounts . . . ' .. . 310,132,005 57 . 536, 124,060 .99 AS.ET§0 I United States Bonds and other Securities " A ' V . . First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage . p . . $132,017.34! .45 69,423,937 3: Loans on Stocks and Bonds . . ' . '. 12,880,308 00 Real Estate . - - - - 21,618,454 38 Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . ,' . 11,705,195 82 Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . . 6,141,200 20 _ » . 52.53.783.437 3 Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities , , ,. ., W Surplus . - - - ' - $35,508,194 59 Insurance and Annuities in Force . ' - . . $936,634,496 63 l have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct , : liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor. " '3 ’~ - i From the surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual Report 0f. the Examining committee. Offlce 0f the; Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York To THE HONORABLE, TEE BOARD OF TBusTEBs or ~ ' ' _g ' W . . TIIE Ill'l'llll. LIFE IISIIIIAIBE MIN" 0F IEI YIIIIK. ' -._ The underslgnetlpa Committee appointed by your honorable body. on the twenty. 3-,, .7, _5. secol‘i'd day 01' December. lie-97, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company 'and to verify the same, respectfully 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 ofice 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 emcers’ 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 OOmPared e same are carried' 1n said Statement with the market quotations, and find the- same not exceeding such quotations—in fact, in many case's below them. They have examined and counted the bOnds and mortgages an real property held by the Company, and find the same to be as stated. They have also verified the valuation of the 00m- 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- sasy 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 commendati'cm All of which' 1s respectfully Sllbmittuud. CHAS. R. HENDERSON ELBRIDGE T. GERRY A. N. WATERHODSE New YORK, January 21,1898. S. V. R. CRUGER J. HOBART HERRICK JAMES C HOLDEN the prices at which th Board of Trfistees. A GEORGE G. HAVEN} ADRIAN ISELIN J11. GEORGE S. BOWDOIN WILLIAM C. WHITNEY WILLIAM ROCKEFELLLR' < JAMES N. JABVIE CHAs D. DIGKEY JB. ELBRIDGE T. GERRY JAMES SPEYEB HENRY H. ROGERS JNO. W' AncnmcLoss THEODORE MOBFOBD WILLIAM BABCOCK STUYVEBANT FISH AUGusrus D. JUILLIABD CHARLES E.M1LLEB WALTER B. GILLETTE H. WALTER WEBB FREDERIG CROMWELL J ULIEN T. DAVIES A. N. WATERHOUSE S. V. R. CRUGER ' CHARLES R. HENDEBsON RUFUS W. PEOKHAM J. HOBART HEBBICK WM. P. DIxON ROBERT A. GRANNISB SAMUEL D. BABOOCK RICHARDA. MGCURDY JAMES C. HOLDEN HERMANN C. VON POsT WILLIAM J. SEWELL OLIVER HARBIMAN ROBEBT OLYPHAN'I GEORGE F. BAKER DUDLEY OLGOTT ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vices-President. WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Managel. ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President. DUE“ du—P. BRECK, Conesponding Secretary WILLIAM, J. EASTON, secretary. ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary. ' ' FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMk SON. 26. Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. EMORY MOCLINTOCK, Actuary. JOHN TATLOCK, JB, Assistant Actuary. CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. C. CLIE FORD GRETSINGER. As. «istant Auditor. HENRY S. BRO WN, Assistant Comptroller J OH \l C. ELLIOI‘, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. El)“ ARD LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor. . MEDICAL DIRECTORS: ELIAS J. MARSH, M D GRANVILLE )1 WHITE, M D ‘ G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting. mounts a GILBERTt‘GeneraI agents, . A. H. GAME“.- L’oeal Agent.
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