x a. ’. NIGHQLS a stunner, General. agents. .5 ’ Statement far the budding Dec. 3159 I THE UTUAI. ”LIFE Insulin: [10. BIQHARD A. McG'U'RDY, President. According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York. IN EDDIE» Received for Premiums . ' . .. , . . From all other Sources . . _ . " . . 5.439695%30‘ 99 11,469,406 24 $54,162,608 23 , nrsnunSEr/Ennms. To Policy-holders for Claims byDeath ' . '. $13,279,630 66 To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. , . 12,712,424 76 , 10,132,005 57 For all other Accounts . _ . . . . . , ~ ‘ $36,124,060 99 ' AssEms. United States Bonds and other Securities . . . $132,017,341. 45 First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage . . . . 69,423,937 3': Loans on Stocks and Bonds ; . . .» . - 11,33,05'3bs 6° Réal Estate . . - - . - ' - 11951394554 38 cashin Banks and Trust Companies . . . 11,705,195 82 Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . . W Reserptfigpr Policies and other Liabilitlés . . 2185278343; ”07 min: * . ~ -- , .« . - . - 133555083194 Jill Insurance and Annuities in Force, . . . .' $936,634,496 63"” I have carefully'examined the foregolng Statement and find the same to becorrect: liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor.- ~ From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual I Report of the Examining Committee. Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. To THE HONORABLE, TIIE BOARD OF TRUsTEEs or THE MUTUAL LIFE IIISIIRAIGE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. I The undersigned, a committee appointed by your honorable body, on the tvventy~ second day of December, l897,to examine the Annual Statement of the Company and to verify the same, respectfully—fl _ ,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 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 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 description neces- sary in such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said Officers and their assistants, and tun, 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- FREDERIO CROMWELL J ULIEN T. DAVIES A. N. WATERHOUSE S. 'V. R. ORUGER CHARLES R. HENDRRson RUrus W. PEOKBAM J. HOBART HERRIOK . WM. P. DIXON ROBERT A. GRANNIBS . GEORGE G. HAVEN ADRIAN ISELIN JR. GEORGE S. Bowoom WILLIAM C. WHITNEY WILLIAM ROOKEFELLER JAMEs N. JARVIE CHAS D. DICKEY JR ELBRIDGE T. GERRY JAMES SREYER} ‘ HENRY H. ROGERS JRO. W AUGHINCLoss THEODORE MOBFORD WILLIAM BABCOCK STUYVESANT FISH AUGus‘Tus D. J Un.LIARD . CHARLES E. MILLER WALTER R. GILLETTE H. WALTER WERE SAMUEL D. BABCOCK RICHARD A. MOCUBDY «Runs 0. HOLDEN HEBMANN C. VON POST WILLIAM J. SEWELL OLIVER HARRIMAN ROBERT OLYPHAN'I' GEORGE'F. BAKER DUDLEY OLOOTT ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vice-President. IbAAC F I~OYD 2d V' P “(‘lVAtLTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. ‘ . ' , Ice- res: en DUER du-P. BRECK. Corres ondi'no' Secretar WILLIAM J ..EAS'I‘ON, Secretary. ; . ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assisgmt Sebretary. y ' FREDE'RIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. , . .. _ . I JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. " . JAMES TIMI’SON. ‘2d Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM F. SANDS, Cashier; - EDWARD l". HOLDEN, Assistant GaShIer. ' . , EMORY MOCLJNTOOK, Actuary. ' ‘ . JOIIN' TATLOCK, 3+3 , Assistant Actuary. ‘ CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. - WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. 'O. CLIFFORD GRETSIN GER, Assistant Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller “ J OHN. C: ELLIOT, Superintendent Of Domestic Agencies. 9 EDW ARD LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor. 0 ‘ MEDICAL DIRECTORS: . ELIAS .J . MARSH, M. D- GRANVILLE M WHITE. V D G- S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting. '1 c A. “n. GAME, Local. Agent.- / _ clnnatlj. Pest. , l '1 u E" » 5E v-1*4'N 1.\ GGA Z Min ‘ RY THE . CAMP FIRE. . After a good day’s» sport we drew around the camp-fire and told stories. When every one had contributed his personal quota, we'looked slyly at the colonel. ’ r‘I suppose you fellows expectme to say something now?” was his inter- rogation. _ ‘ We eXpressed ourselves as anxious tgrflmt effect, and he gave me a long, steady look, as if Studying my fea- tures. Then, glancing out into the darkness, :he began: . . “It was while I still wore the shoul- der-straps of a'lieultenant that we had a hot fight with the Johnny Rebs in the eastern part Of Kentucky. “Our forces came out victorious, and among the prisoners was a dashing, handsome lieutenant that I congratu- lated myself upon taking. ' Looking me in the eer he throw back his coat and said: ‘Lieutenant, you would never have taken me but for this.’ And I saw a bullet hole just above his heart. . » “I must say that I felt a sharp pain shoot through my heart. He was in the very flower of manhood. Stepping up to him, I put my arm around his body to support him, urging him to lie down. He shook his head and said, ‘I shall die standing and facing my foe's.’ Then a spasm of pain contort- ed this face, and he whispered: ‘Lieu- tenant, you look like an honest man, and when the last roll shall be called it will be as men that we shall an- swer—only men. Then, as a man, I shall ask a flavor of you.’ His utter- ance grew thick for a moment, but with an effort he continued: ‘Your forces are pushing on to S it, and I want you when' there to de- liver this package of letters—taking them from his- pocket. ‘They are from my wife—tell her—tell—her—I died thinking of her.’ He kissed a picture that was in the package, then looking appealingly at me he gasped: ‘Will you deliver them? God bless—bless’ ——and with blurred eyes and shaking arm I laid him gently down, for he never finished his sentence. “I glanced at the letters and saw that they were addressed to Lieuten- ant Russell, and the picture—if I should attempt to tell you of the beauty of that face, you would think me in my'dotnger I put it and the let- ters into my pocket, and from that moment a burning desire arose in my ' heart to deliver the. letters and mes- sage to his wife. “I had not long to wait for an op- portunity. In two weeks we were in ' possession of the town of S—-, and in my first leisure I set out to find the widow. I learned that she was not yet aware of her husband’s fate. “Gently as I could I gave her to un- derstand that her husband had been. wounded. but her intuition told her the-truth. \Vith a heart-rending cry she fell fainting. The other inmates of the house rushed to the room. I remained long enough to give my gimme and asked to be called upon" if I at . any time could be of assistance. Then, leaving the letters, I. went: back to camp. ; “Some weeks later she sent for me. When I called, I foundrher in tile same room where I had deem her before, bu-tshe was in an invalid's chair, and beside her sat a black mummy with an infant in her lap. If her face had been beautiful before, it had some- thing Of heaven in it then. She mo- tioned me to a seat, then begged me to tell her everything about the death of her husband. ‘There-was little to tell, yet I went over the death ‘scene, while the tears' streamed from her lovely eyes. When I finished, she lay back asif she could bear no more, yet. reaching out her hand to me, she said: “I thank you, Lieutenant N—. You have been very kind. I should want to die, too, but that now I have our child to live for.’ And she looked at the child with a world of love in her eyes. ‘ ‘ “When the war ended I sought the town of S———. In her house 1 found strangers, and inquiries brought out the facts that she had gone to her home in Louisiana, and word had come of her death from fever, con- tracted' by nursing sick soldiers. "And now, -: young gentlemen, you know my romance and why I have never married,” said the colonel, get- ting up hastily before anyone could speak. He walked out into the dark- ness. , ’- “A sentimental Old chap," remarked Tom. , “Shut up, you fool." I said savagely. Something was choking me. I, too, got up and went into the mysterious shadows. When the other fellows h-ad crept into their beds in the tent, I still wait- ed for him. At last he approached. “Colonel,” I called softly, and he started. “Colonel, have you her pic- ture? May I see it?” _. ) 'We walked toward each other and met over the dying camp-fire. , He drew out a picture and struck a match that I might see. I gave one glance. and the word “Mother!” burst from my lip-s. I had seen just. such ~a faded picture of her many (a time. He might mé in his strong grasp. “Boy. boy, is this so? Prove it is so, and my fortune is yours for her sake. You have her hair and eyes— that’s why I have loved you all along. You remind me of her, 'but can .you prove it?” . , ' . , “I'll let mother herself prove it," -I answered. “She did not die as was reported, but is still alive and well, and—und—handsomer.” - That’s all, except that new-‘1 have a right to call the colonel father and have plenty‘of cash all the time. but it would never have happened but for the, stories over the catnip-fire.—Cin-. - —well, no matter. anything so serious as “Oh, what; at I. know 3 ‘eral utility man. 1 Lily weekly supply of doggerel had not been forthcoming. Engagements of a social nature, together with a vacation, had so infringed upon the Mpse that the editor, or rather edit- ress, was forced to borrow a poem from an exchange and insert it above my’nume. There was a goOd, strong demand among our readers for poetry of tne :“Hurra-h for HarrisOR and Tyler, I "Beat the Dutch or bus-t your biler” kind, and the printer’s contra-ct called for. an allowance of “fat matter.” So a large chunk of rhythmic melan- choli-a with the following refrain ap- peared: ' ‘ “Oh, what a sad, sad thing is life: But the saddest of all is loving.” Now, of course, I ought never to 4 have forsaken my post for so long a time; ’fact is, I had been on a regular I had never done sad, sad thing is 'li‘fxe—" never in my whole life. I trembled as I read it. A man came first to‘offer his sym-‘ pathy—fifteen other club members stood by, weeping. “Sorry, Old boy, but it’s a terrible affliction, I know; don’t blame you for rushing madly into verse when you’ve been thrown overboard. I'd douit myself. But come, come—” I was trying to escape, but he held me by the sleeve.' . “Take a brandy and soda; goes right to «the spot, and—” I told him no medicine would an- swer; I’d get beyond it. Everybody, including the doctor and'the girl, had 1 given me up. Suddenly remembering " an «engagement I disappeared, accom. panied by a hearty laugh; I walked rapidly down the avenue with a nervousstep, carefully avoid ing friends; but it was no use; I heard in deep, resounding tones behind me:. - “on, what a said, sad thing is life!” I turned, and a friend, or rather enemy, slapped me on the back. ‘ ‘ “It’s just too bad, I declare! Won’t you take a friendly glass. of absinthe?” “NO; never indulge.” . 1 “You don’t eh? Well, you do worse —-a darn sight worse!” And as I van- ished round the corner I heard him breathing out contemptuously, “Sad- dest of all is loving.’ .Well, I be switched!” ‘ Walking was dangerous. I boarded a car and Sat down (besidee’anzilli'tera'ts- colored lady. There was no one else in the car, but still I couldn’t risk an acquaintance for a seat-mate, even ii “auntie” couldn’t understand it. Use- less again. A sweet little, nervous little woman friend of mine began to coo softly in my car from the seat behind: “Mr. —--, I’m really very, sorry for you.” I turned and saw a sympathetic face I knew. She went on with tears in her voice. “You know, dear, you aren’t utterly ruined. Of course you can’t be happy right off, but in time things won’t look so dark, and possibly—I oughtn’t to say it—but you might, after a long time, of course, fall in love—" I got Off the car hurriedly. Well, to" cut things short, I was wept on by everybody I knew or didn’t know until then. I went into retire- ment, but they pursued me there. Letters came, oh, such tearful letters ——letters with mottos in the corner. Ad- very vertising firms, too, forwarded sample bottles of nepenthe and love potions and other harmless poisons. I couldn’t hide from my crime any‘ where, so I came home again. Ixtried a blood and thunder drama, to see if it wouldn’t help me forget: but through a gory, ghostly duel scene, in which the entire dramatil personae were butchered, a gentle voice at my side was whispering in my ear: “Too bad! You know if I thought you could ever care just a little for any one else, dear, why, I wouldn’t mind making the sacrificemyself—nq I wouldn’t.” . .. f . ., “Say it again!” I said hysterically; while the. .bass drum tried vainly to drowns out my impassioned voice. “And, you would take her place, little martyr?” . ’ g .“I would,” she said. Suddenly I saw. a fromi‘my trouble. “Of Course." I said. “I’ll swear ofl on-verse when we’re married, never think of getting on a. poetic teal then—” . - . I hated to ask it but she insisted. “Would you be willing to take the authorship Of this sad, sad thing of! my "shoulders?" . ' , « “Yes, dear. I wouldn’t mind ital all." she said tenderly, and I felt ten years younger. . . Parting Sllot‘ 0.! Pat. . The general He had been a. brave soldier, andhis advancement was. due to merit. But his excellent. wife had the reputation of commanding the home field. Her. word was law. , >_ A quick witted son of the Old sod had been employed about the place as gen- He .had the usual. weakness, which caused him to be for- getful, and one "day he received. his discharge from the wife for. ovér indula genoe. There was an agreeable party on the veranda as Pat passed wi‘th‘his bundle on his shoulder. He halted inn! mediately dn front Of the general and salutedlhim,‘ and then he said in the hea-rlng'bf ,the genera-1’s company: I “GOOd by, son. I can laive, 'sor. "Yo can't." .- ' ‘ ‘ r PURSUED BY A POEM. "' - l“ Sort: of Costumes Made From" In. IVoI‘o .way of escape; ‘ had just been retired. A 1"}.larity legend, a: _. ‘ (A RAGE FOB vewav. ‘- , lutina Also \Voru. Velvet is to be' much used this win- ter. The . present. styles demand the emplOyment of this rich fabric, and both plain and fanCy- velvets are far . finer than ever, before and more at- fistic in' design _and’ celering. ' For. several- seasons - two-toned or changeable velvet has". been fashion able for; gowns, but it is no longer considered good style except in a few very light shades, such as apricot, effect. . , . As to color, browns. blues, purp-leg and greens promise to be the 1"”"19. from emerald 'to hunter’s green, and from hunter’s to myrtle. . Gowns of plain velvet show trimmings of mag. nificent ' passementerie or lace; often- times, strange to say, cOarse cotton lace embellishes the richest silk vel- vet. . . ,. Not every woman can afiord a gown of silk velvet or even one of half silk, but such need not despair. Velveteens are to be made into smart frocks, and they are of such excellent:- quality, that only experts can distinguish them from the real thing if they. are well cut, well made and fitted. By the way, this material is known as vefu- tina this seasonand is brought out in all the new shades. . By far the handsormest of all the velvet novelties is a material known as antique or satin soleil degrade. This comes in nine different shadings, such as petunia, mofrdore, sea green, Cornflower or ,bluet, Capucine, gray and Russian blue, and the tints in each piece run. from very dark .to as well as for bodicesand trimmings, and is quite expensive enough not to become common. . 3 - ~ .- . h ”z - . ...~........ . 7 aha—v v», A. ..- ‘2. Most of the new mutant-e being made so tight in the uppenlepart that, [twill be. almost impossible ‘to. wear; petticoats.‘ the back inlthe prevailn'g mode-cer- ainly has one decided advantage—it— »bviates any possibility of the open "Jacket hole. A ‘skitt' slightly raised 11 the lef-i: side has also made its tips- .,..V..j.-.n.njc__.=., and theoutlook for its pop; (By special arrangement with the-N; Y; Sun.) ' ‘ i I 'V " where a blending of two colors is ne- ’ my to get the desired opalescent ‘ The always popular. greens . shade“ I light. This fabric is used in millinery ~ , ,A- skirt buttoned- down g§ '/ .3 Iv \
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