”T EVENING GAz-ETTE. ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE IN NOR- WALK As A NEWSPAPER. ' MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. _DAILY—0ne year, 33; six months, 81.75; hree months, 81; one month, 400. WEEKLY—One year, in advance, 81; six months. 60c.; three months. 35c. ‘ m THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 22, 1898. EVE’S RAMBLINGS. COMMENT AND‘ GOSSIP AMONG THE WOMEN. BY ONE OF THEM. Only a little etching drawn from the ' great hurrying stream of humanity that surges to and fro along the broad thoroughfares of a large city. The two walked along a little be- wildered, a great deal. perplexed at the newness and the bigness of the town to which they had come for a two days’ vacation from the routine of farm life. At the plough, with the background of dark green woods, and with the environment of deep scented earth, he would have looked a picturesque sort of Uncle Sam; but in his store clothes; the ill-fitting frock coat, the made white satin tie, the palpably well-pre- served and equally palpably passe hat, he was a pathetic figure that even the usually unobservant business man look- ed at for the second time. As incongruous as was the masculine figure in the throng of correctly at- tired humanity wearing their clothes as though they grew on them, ‘the feminine partner in this pilgrimage to the great teeming centre of interest was more of a caricature than her husband. , .She had aimed with ‘true womanly instinct to dress in touch with the latest city modes, and, alas! the country gown-builder had converted a really sweet Maud Muller into a freakish combination of hideous colors and frantic seams that could not be‘ made so curve into a waist that had never been trained to grow narrow and con- strained, so that the dominant needle, in its desire to convert 3. Venus de Milo into a Flora McFlimsy had pro- duced the effect of a cracred pane of glass on the broad, strong back that would be genuinely artistic in ging~ ham, but was absolutely ugly in the teazy satin that the poor little woman deemed the correct thing for city wear' Many a head turned as the couple passed along; the younger element snickered, and even some of the‘older ones smiled at what they deemed a caricature, but to the thinking mem- bers of the world that passed them, pathos rather than humor dominated in the spectacle. 'The close handclasp that appeared to be an evidence of bumpkin sentimen- tality was to the thinking the most touching bit of tender, pitiful de- pendence imaginable. They two, out of the hundreds hurrying by, were the personally, mutually known creations one of the other. ‘ Faces harsh, faces serious, faces laughing, faces mocking—everywhere human beings, but not one Whom they knew or who knew them. No wonder they clung hard to each other until the veins on the interlocked hands stood, out like cords drawn taut. They were atoms to cling together in the malestroms of the unknown. There were nobirds to bid them wel- come as they went forth at sunrise to their daily labors, no warm, blue sky save in glimpses between the close prison walls of crowded city architec- ture, no fields sweeping away before their eyes in the friendly guise of the various seasons’ garb, no pgrass.no trees no nature. The artificiality stunned them, the rush and hurry frightened them—no wonder they clung to each other. Was there any humor in the picture ? ' Not an iota; but of pathos, yes, un- bounded; and yet, though the city dwellers might pity the momentary confusion and sense of overwhelming strangeness, let him envy the peace to which. they will return, the simple trust and faith that glorifies their rural life far beyond the ken of he who has mounted the heights of worldly know- ledge and left far in the rear that child- like attitude of clinging dependence which makes the world a place of joy rather than the topsy turvey imitating residence that it is to most of us. my 222.744. .fts... ————< —Everybody Talks of the Klondike. With the approach of Spring and the opening days of navigation and trans-- portation in Alaska, the interest in the wonderful gold mines of the Klondike is increasing. Those of our readers who contem late the long journey, should put themselves into communica- tion promptly with The Joseph Ladue Gold Mining and Development Com- pany of Yukon. This Company, which . has been organized by some of the most prominent financiers of New York, runs its line of steamers to Dawson . City via St. Michaels. It actually OWns some of the most valuable placer and quartz, mines in the Klondike. The attention of our readers is called to_ a‘ tatement of the Company printed Hi, his issue. HISTORY OF TWO BLACK DIAMONDS One-Time’Spanish Crown Jewels in Pop. session of an American. Just now, when everything concern- Ing Spain is of more or less interest, a couple of one-time jewels of the Spanish crown attract more than usual attention. They are two won- derful black pearls, which, originally coming from the for East, have found their way to*America, by way of the Spanish crown. It was a good many years ago, when Spain was a powerfui nation, that the jewels were placed in the crown. Perhaps black pearls, wliich seem an appropriate emblem for the proud and haughty Dons, are not their lucky stones. At any rate they remained in the possession of the royal family for 300 years, but in the meantime the Spanish heads that wore the crowns had been proverbially un- easy, and the fortunes of the country were not as bright as they had been. One king, perhaps a little more su- perstiiious than the others, had the dark gems removed from the crown to make room for stones of more cheer- ful appearance. It was after that that Napoleon’s. troops invaded the coun- try and a Spanish oflicer of the royal troops, displaying great gallantry, was rewardedwith the black pearls which had been crown jewels. They did'noi prove to be lucky stones, and events ally they found their way to America, and now belong to the private collec- tion of precious stones of Mrs. Celia Whipple Wallace, who is called the “Diamond Queen” of Chicago. Mrs. Wallace ha not only a won- derful collection‘of diamonds, but oi Opals, of which she is particularly fond, and the black pearls are a unique feature of her collection. She wears them in a brooch, one set in the brooch proper surrounded by‘ an army of diamonds, and the other‘ also surrounded by diamonds and sus- pended by a jeweled chain. How are the mighty fallen when the jewels of the Spanish crown are worn by a Chicago “Diamond Queen.”——New York Times. THIMBLES FOR PLAYING THE PIANO. And Also For Typists. Said to Save the Nerves of the Worker. Thimbles for pianists and typists— that is something new for you. Either of these young ladies finds that inces- sant use of the fingers pounding on the ivories all day long. or for six, seven or eight hours in rapid and constant manner, is very nervous work} The tips of the fingers are‘nerve centers. In fact, the most sensitive part of the entire body is the .end of the finger. If this nerve center comes in harsh contact with the solid ivory keys thou- sands of‘times during the day—in fact one might say millions of times—think what a strain on the nervous system. ' It is no wonder that these ivory ma- nipulators of either sort give out and become nervous wrecks in the courSe of time. Some physicians have even gone so far as to say that a typewriter cannot retain her vigor of nerve for lbnger than five years, and it is well known that a pianist often has ner- vous prostration. These new thimbles are made of rubber and intended to lessen the shock to the nerve centers. They are made to fit the ends of the fingers as the glove fingers fit. They are made in sets according to the size of the glove worn, and can be ordered - in that way. Of course the typewriter does not need full sets, but the fingers which are used the most will be greatly relieved by their use. A pneumatic ring cushion forms the end of the thimble. In making a num- ber of carbon copies the amount of strength required is lessened by their use. It is said that the speed is also increased at least ten per cent. It is certain that they save the ends of the fingers from becoming callous or cracked, and save the nails from breaking and splitting—New York Herald. SINnGULAR NAVAL ACCIDENTS. One Ship Taken Over a Town and Back Again by a Tidal Wave. Curious accidents to our warships characterized the early history of our navy. When the government built ten new gun'boats to prosecute the war against Tripoli, in 1805, they were sent out as soon as they were finished and before they were named. Each one was given a number and dis- patched to the scene of the war. No. 7 sailed from New York June 20, 1805. under command of Lieutenant Ogel- vie, and after she cleared Sandy Hook light she was never heard from again. She went down with all on board be- fore she had ever been named. ' A most extraordinary accident hap- pened to the corvette Monongahela at Santa Cruz in 1867. While at anchor in the harbor a tremendous fi- dal wave lifted her upon its crest and carried her clean over the town of Frederichsradt and heel? again with- out injuring the town or the boat to any great extent. The receding wave landed her on the beach instead of in the deep waters of the harbor, and it cost our government $100,000 to float her again. \ Fully as strange was the fate of the" sloop of! war Wateree. She was an- chored in the harbor of Arica, Peru, in 1868, when a huge tidal wave swept inland and flooded the whole city. The wave carried the sloop several miles inland, and finally landed her in the midst of a tropical forest. It was impossible to release her from such a peculiar position, and the government s'old her for a nominal sum. The pur- chasers turned the vessel into ahotel, and the remains of the onCe formida- ble war vessel loom up in the tropical forest to-day as a monument to the _ power of tidal waves—Léslie’s Week- ly. ‘ ‘ WANTED. ANTED—Salesman to sell our Lubricating Oils, Greases and Petrolatum. 'Fine goods andliberal commission. Address, Penn Petrola- turn 00., Coraopolis, Pa. 1t AN TED.—~—To Loan $1,500 at. 6 per ‘ cent. Security, $5,000 first mort- gage note on good property and due .in eighteen months. Apply Attorney, Room 3, Masonic Building, N orwalk. S22 1w. ANTED. —— First-class Chamber- maid and Laundrcss. Apply at 53 West Ave. evenings. S 22 tf ANTED—HCuses and Real Estate to sell. ~W. H. Bymgton, Insur- ance, GAZETTE Building. N30 tf AN TED—Contractors to know that the Fidelity and Deposit Co., of Maryland, furnishes surety. W. H. Byington, agent, GAZETTE Build- ing. N30 ti _ T0 RENT. O RENT—A largehall in the GA- . ZETTE Building. Apply to Charles Oimstead, Masonic Building. N 30 tf FOR SALE. OR SALE—Two second hand pianos, low price to Cash buyers. In- quire 53 West Ave." S 16 1w 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. W. H. Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Building. M8 tf "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- ing. D29 tf FOR. SALE—Three fine building lots . on Wilton avenue. 0. E. Wilson, Insurance, GAZETTE Building. N30 tf FOR SALE—Two building lots on Newtown avenue, 60x200. 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, Insurance, GAZETTE Building. _ N30 tf nue, 6 rooms. Will be sold cheap. W. H. Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Building. .N30 tf O. E Wilson, Real- Estate and Invest- . , ment Agent, .‘, Room 3 GAZETTE BUILDING. NORWALK, - . - CONN ~MONEY TO LOAN‘ MITCHELL & SON, Auctioneers. Auction Sale of Antique and Modern HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE At" the “LOCKWOOD HOMESTEAD” “Brookside,” Middle Five Mile River, MONDAY, SEPT. 26TH, 1898,‘ at 10 o’clock, a. m. If stormy next fair day. The subscriber will sell at Public Auction a miscellaneous lot of Antique and Modern Household Furniture, Kitchen Utensils, etc. In this lot will be found Mahogany, Sofas, Mahogany Chairs, Mahogany Tables, Cherry Tables, Book Cases Writing Desks, High Post Bedsteads, Feather Beds, lot of Rag Carpets, Black Walnut Marble Top Bed-room Suit, Springs, Hair Mattresses, Rush- Bottomed Chairs, Plush Parlor Suit, Portieres, Lace Curtains, Carpets, Pictures, Walnut Entension Tables and Chairs, Dishes and other articles too numerous to mention. For full particulars inquire of WILLIAM LOCK- woon, or MITCHELL & SON, Auction- eers, Norwalk, Conn. Hoyt’s Theatre. ‘ SATURDAY, SEPT. 24. THE COMEDY SUCCESS l N. Y. Journal’s original Production. THE NEW EDITION. MG’FADDEN’S ROW 0F FLATS. E. K. Townsend, Author. “Chimmie Fadden,” “Marquis of Michigan, ” Etc. The Funniest Seen in Years. 30, People in the Cast. 30 Prices, 25, 50, 75 cents. @Seats now on/sale at Plaisted’s and Weed’s drug-stores. ' OR. SA LE—A house on Wilton ave- , GENERAL INSURANCE OF NEW YORK... , I l RICHARD A. MCGUBDY, Erasid .5... , 7 Statement for the Year Ending Dec. 31:97. According to the Standard of the "Insurance Department of the State of New York. IncoME. Received for Premiums I . ‘ . . k . $42,693.50! 99 From all other Sources ‘. ' . . _. I 1.469.406 24 554, 162,608. 23 EISEURSEMENTS. To Policy-holders for Claims by Death . .. . $13,279,630 66 To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc " . 12,712,424 76 y . For all other Accounts . . . . ' ' _. . '10‘,132,005 57 336,124,060 99 ASSETS. f United States Bonds and other Securities $132,017,341 45 First Lien Leans on Bond and Mortgage . . . 69,423,937 31 Loans on Stocksand Bonds . p . . . 12,880,308 00 Real Estate . . . y . . _ . 21,618,454 88 Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . . 11,705,195 82 A'cCrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . .. 6,141,200 20 ’ ‘ 52.53.786.437 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' _ lhaVe carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be.cor.rect; liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. -GHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor. \ From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual . 4:3 Report of I the Examining Committee. Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. ' *' To THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD or TRUSTEES or, _ , TIIE MUTUAL LIFE IIISIIBAIIGEV GOMPAIIY OF NEW YORK. The undersigned, a Committee appointed by your honorable body, on the- twenty- second day of December, l897, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company and to verifythe same. respectfully—e— , , 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 ofiice‘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 ofiicers and have carefully gone over all the items contained in the said Statement, and have found the same to be corrc ct. 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 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 descript10n 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. 4 , 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 NEW YORK, January 21, 1898. S. V. R. CRUGER J. HOBART ~HERRICK _ JAMES C. HOLDEN Board of Trustees- GEORGE G. HAvEN ADRIAN ISELIN JR. GEORGE S. Bowpom WILLIAM C. WHITNEY WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER JAMES N. J ABVIE ' CHAS D. DICKEY JR.’ ELBRIDGE T. GERRY JAMES SPEYER} Hmnv H. ROGERS JNo. W AUCHINCLOSS THEODORE MOBFOBD WILLIAM BABCOCK STUYVESANT FISH AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD CHARLES E. MILLER WALTER R. GILLETTE H. WALTER WEBB FREDERIC CROMWELL J ULIEN T. DAVIES A. N. WATERHOUSE S. V. R. CRUGER CHARLES R. HENDERSON horns W. PECKHAM J. HOBART HERRICK WM. 1’. DIXON ROBERT A... GRANNIss . SAMUEL D. BABOOCK RICHARD A. MCCUBDY JAMES C. HOLDEN HERMANN C. VON POST WILLIAM J. SEWELL OLIVER HARRIMAN ROBERT OLYPHANT GEORGE F. BAKER DUDLEY OLCOTT I 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 CROMWELL, Treasurer. JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. ' EMORY MCCLINTOCK, Actuary. . JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary. CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. , WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. C. CLIFFORD GRETSINGER, As-Jistant Auditor. . HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant'Comptrollel ‘ ' JOHN C. ELLIO l‘, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. EDWARD LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor. ’ MEDICAL DIRECTORS: , ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D- GRANVILLE )1 WHITE, M D G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting. u. arduous a sinuous, General Agents. As He CAMP, LOSE! Agent, ‘. 4 ». A: N. WATERHOUSE .
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