' EVENING GAZETTE. MD AT THE POST OFFICE IN NOR- WALK AS A NEWSPAPER. MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. DAILY—One year, 83; six months, 81.75; hree months, 81; one month, 40c. WEEKLY—One year, in advance, 31; six months. 60c.; three months. 35c. ¥ EVE’S RAMBLI’NGS. COMMENT AND GOSSIP AMONG THE WOMEN. BY ONE or THEM. 0 Of late years high class literary magazines and pupular journals have made us familiar with quaint examples of the .game of cross purposes played in school house and. examination room between students and examiners. Undoubtedly the specimens of mixed knowledge and perverted or un-' conscious wit are generally well cal- culated to excite our risible faculties. The misfortune is that our amusement is mingled with a large measure of con- tempt. It appears to me, however, that we are more at fault in our application of contempt than the youngsters are in replying to the questions, as they do. If we study questions and answers seriously, and carefully bear in mind he ages and circumstances of the ex- aminees we are bound to feel some pity 'for the student, while our mental at- titude towards teachers and examiners will receive a rude shock. To the un- prejudiced, in fact, the crooked an- swers are unmistakable evidence of in- efficient teaching or wrong method. Boys and girls are young mariners navigatinga sea of knowledge beset with sunken rocks and dangerous cur- rents. If they are to make a, rapid , » progress in becoming familiar with the ' merest elementary laws governing the sea and all that is in it, beneath and above it, then they will require ex- perienced, but most of all judicious, leaders. ' No doubt some knowledge will come with years, but the child cannot afford to wait until actual acquaintance with 3 things makes him wise enough to ' understand something of the past and a little less 2f the future. Teachingis therefore necessary; but, surrounded by wonders, having to recognize miracles which seem only commonplaces, the child has SO'much to do—physical development demand- ing so much of him that ’mental life is rather receptive than constructive— that there is serious danger of so crowding the memory as to run the risk of disaster. That children must perforce learn many things without understanding them few would be inclined to deny. What we must ask ourselves is whether this admitted principle of education is not allowed to go too far. Are we not in danger of overcrowding school programmes? Our schooling days are short; our schools are, for the most part, under- ' ofiicered and weighted down with too many books. We are in such a des- perate hurry that we stand in‘ dire need of that old motto: “Let us go slowly, that we may come to an end the sooner;” or, as those others said, before “festina lente.” If we cram our boys and girls there is a chance of their bursting—1n the wrong direction. So tightly are facts packed into their unseasoned heads that the little pilules of knowledge may get jumbled together —-for the amusement of magazine writers, if not for the edification of parents. M ga74é£ a/ae. “-‘ ‘v' AMUSEMENTS' McFadden’s Row of Flats. One of thetmost refreshing entertain- ments in the farce comedy line is “Mc- Fadden’s Row of Flats.” It is just the kind of amusement that suits and pleases all classes of theatregoers and those who Can enjoya good long laugh. The engagement of this company of clever people should again test the capacity of every theatre where it shall play. .. It possesses an octette of come- diansnot to be excelled by any travel]- ing company, among whoqn few are better known than its leading comedi- an, jolly eccentric. Joe J. Sullivan. He is original in method and creates fun in a way that makes people wonder over his cleverness. “McFadden’s Row of Flats”will be at Hoyt’s Theatre to-night. ‘ What Happened to, Jones. The stage of Hoyt’s Theatre on Wednesday evening, September 28th‘~ will be occupied by Bert‘C. Thayer, Soldene Powell, Bernard McDonough, * Frank Hope, Philip Calvert, Charles Greene, Adelaide Thurston, Blanche Johnson, Eleanor Broadhay, Helen Harcourt, Kate Weston and Francis - THE E 'v E NING GAZ E 11b Lois Clarke, to illustrate Geo. H.. Broadhurst’s roaring farce ."‘What Happened to Jones.” It is said to be very bright and entertaining and well ‘ presented. ‘vr‘ Unclaimed Letters. The following letters remain nun- claimed at the Norwalk post office, Sep. 24, 1898: , May and Arthur Howell, M. be Sega, A. C. Smith, 0. M. Stanton (2), Miss L. B. Shaw, Lizzie Tolbert. . . . B. S. KEITH, P. M. A ‘ The Weather. Rain to-night,clearing Sunday morn- ing; increasing cloudiness Sunday night. V ' r . A ‘ —Advert1se ‘ln THE GAZETTE. NOTICE! . Republican City Caucus. A caucus of the Republican voters of the City of Norwalk to nominate officers to be voted for at the annual city meet- ing to be held Monday October 3d, 1898, is called for Tuesday evening, September 27th, at eight o’clock 1n the Town Assembly room. Norwalk, Sept. 24th, 1898. PER ORDER CITY COMMIgTEE. WANTED. 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. S 22 1w ANTED. — First-class Chamber- maid and Laundress. Apply at 53 West Avg... evenings. S 22 tf ANTED—Houses and Real Estate to sell. W. H. Byington, Insur- ance, GAZETTE Building. N30 tf ANTED—Contractors to know that the Fidelity and Deposit Co., of Maryland, furnishes surety. W. H. Byington, agent, GAZETTE Build- ing. , N30 tf TO RENT. TO RENT—A large hall in the GA- ZETTE Building. Apply to Charles Olmstead, Masonic Building. N30 tf FOR SALE. OR SALE—Two second hand pianos, low price to Cash buyers. In- quire 53 West Ave. S 16 1w 4 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. MS tf FOR SALEw—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 OR 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 frorn Bridge. Water and. gas on street. W. H. Byingtcn. Insurance, GAZETTE Building. N 30 tf OB SALE—A house on Wilton ave- nue, 6 rooms. Will be sold cheap. W. H. Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Building. .. N30 tf ANBURY FAIR! Monday to Saturday. October 3 to 8, 1898. G. M. Bundle. Sec’y. Comprohends s i x Schools. The L A “I School (with D a y 7/0122 york and Evening ClstsseI). Wuhan/42y. , lift-3:110:11 COIIege, W Graduate School, Pedagoqn, ENGINEERING and UNIVERSITY COLLEGE- For circn ms address L. J. Tompkins. Registrar. Wnshng ton Square. New York City. l l MITCHELL & SON, Auctioneers. Auction Sale of Antique and Modern HllU‘SEHllLD FURNITURE v 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 3. miscellaneous lot of Antique and Modern Household Furniture, Kitchen Utensils, etc. ‘ . . Inthis lot will be found Mahogany, Sofas, Mahogany Chairs, Mahogany Tab”, - 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- WOOD, or MITCHELL &. SON," Auction- eers, Norwalk, Conn. ' Hoyt’s Theatre. SATURDAY, SEPT. 24. THE COMEDY SUCCESS l N. Y. J ournal’s Original Production. THE NEW EDITION. MG’FADDEN’S ROW 0F nus. 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. ‘ Home Theatre. Wednesday, Sept. 28th. BROADHURST BROS. Presents the Anglo-American Success alHa' ened - ll Jones. by George H. Broadhurst author of “Why Smith Left Home.” “The Wrong Mr. Wright,” "The Last Chapter,” One. Popular prices: 250, 50c and 75c. @Seats on sale at Plaisted’s and Weed’s drug stores. 0. E. Wilson, GENERAL -2- INSURANGE Real Estate and. Invest- ment Agent, . . Room 3 GAZETTE BUILDING. NORWALK, -. - - ' CONN MONEY TO LOAN HERE’S YOUR GHANGE. A fine building lot on Wilton ave nue. If you intend to build, look at this before purchasing. Water,gas and sewer on the avenue. Wlll be sold at a Bargain. w. u. avmcron, Real Estate and Insurance Room I. GazetteB ’I’d. WE HAVE OPENED l NEWJEWELRY 'STIIRE at 96 Washington St. , South Norwalk. It will be our purpose to conduct this store on the same lines and in the same liberal manner as our other store, and with a first class stock and prices as low as possible, bespeak the liberal pat- ronage of the public. We will carry aCOMPLETE STOCK OF DIAMONDS WATCHES, CLOCKS, CUT GLASS and everything that is usually carried by a First~Class Jewelry Store. ’ We make a specialty of our OPTICAL DEPARTMENT which is. ccmplete in every respect. ‘ In Watch and Jewelry repairing we do first-class Work at prices as low as consistent with good workmanship. . We cordially invite you to inspect our New Store. .I. SPENCER S CO. «a. 6F NEW YORK. ' RICHARD “A. MOOURDY, 7 President. According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York. INQOMEC ‘ DISSERSEMENTS. ' . -. 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. ' $36,124,030 99 ASSETS. I $132,017.34! 45 United States Bonds and other Securities . . 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 88 Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . ,. 11,705,195 82 A'ccrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . . w . ' " $253,786,437 66 Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities . .‘ W Surplus . . . . . ’ . $35,508,194 59 Insurance and Annuities in Force . . . $936,634,496 63 I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same tobacorrect; 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. , i To THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES or on: union LIFE IISIIIIAIIGEQGOMPAIIY or new vonx. The undersigned, a Committee appointed by your honorable body, on the twenty- second day of December, I 897,to examine the Annual Statement of the Company and to verify the same. respectfully———-r REPORT . 3 . date of the said reference and the date of this Report,mttended at the oflice 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, 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 variousbanks 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 JAMES c, HOLDEN Board. of Trustees- GEORGE G. HAVEN ADRIAN ISELIN JR. . GEORGE S. BOWDOIN WILLIAM C. W THEY WILLIAM ROCK ELLEB JAMES N.°JARVIE _ CHAS D. DICKEY JB.‘ ELRRIDGE'T. GERRY JAMES Sperm-3 _' HENRY H. ROGERS J N0. W AUCHINCLOSS THEODORE MORFORD 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. \VATERHOUSE 2*. V. R. CRUGER UHARLES R. HENDERSON RUFUS W. PEOKHAII ., J. HOBART HERRICK " WM. P. lL‘Ixox ROBERT A. GRANNISS SAMUEL D. BARCOCK ‘ RICHARD A. MCCURDY JAMES C. HOLDEN HERMANN C. VON POST WILLIAM J. SEWELL OLIVER HARRIMAN ROBERT OLYPHAN'I‘ GEORGE F. BAKER DUDLEY OLCOTT , \ ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vice-President. I ‘ WALTER- R GILLETTE, General Manager. ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President . DUE'H du-P. BRECK, Corresponding Secretary WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. ALBERT- KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary. ‘ FREDERIC CROMW‘ ELL, Treasurer. » - ' ‘ JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMPSON. 26. 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, Astistant‘Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller ‘ JOHN C. ELLIO l‘, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. EDWARD LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor. ' MEDICAL DIRECTORS: ELIAS J. MARSH. M. D- GRANVILLE II WHITE, M D G. S. WINSTON II. D. Consulting. mesons a GILBERT, General Agents. AI a. cane, Roost Agent. , ' \ Statement for the Year Ending Dec.31,’9 . Received for Premiums . . . ‘ .. ‘. ‘ $42,693,201 99 ' From all other Sources . _ . . . 11,469,406 24 554, 162,608 23 '- That, pursuant to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have, at various dates between the in many cases below them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real» m,
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