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NEWSOF THE ll’llliilllli.
CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS .IN
THE LATEST MODELS, ’
Trying to Lift Construction Out of the Iiut
—A Low-Priced Sound Machine—Duplex
Rear Forks-C hainless “'heels—Xotes of
Varied Interest.
' Although the change is hardly ap-
parent in the bicycle models for 1309.
" . strong efforts are being made by man—
ufiacturers to liftbicycle construction
out of the rut into which it has fallen
and give the riding public something
new. The changes will not come all
at once. Inded, the signs that herald
it are so indistinct that there is dan-
ger of overlooking them altogether.
But the seeds of unrest have been
s-own and if one but knows wlnsrc to
look the first faint Indications of the
coming changes may be pztei-t-t-,»i\.-od.
Then is the time to heed them. A few
'months ago—when the factories wrre
deciding upon the changes to be m-izh-
in the ’99 models—few doubtedthat we
were nearer finality than ever before.
The chainless had made little imprcs.
sion. :‘zndin chain machines differences
in rainor details were all that exist
ed, and the same. state of affairs
prc:.ised to hold good during 99.
Ma‘ y makers frankly admitted their
inability to make both changes and
inwrovemenlts. Others made heroic
ef'orts to accomplish this result. Quite
a difi’eren-t condition exists now. The
air is full of signs of a change—if one
is but able :to see them. Plans are
making for radical departures in con-
structional methods. Most of them
Will bear but little fruit for some time
to come, but a few will be made to
take afi‘FcT: at once. It is to frame con-
struction that most attention is direct-
ed. Entirely apart from the influence
of ohalnless machines—although this
is by no means insignifican-t——a dispo‘
sltion is shown to depart from accept-
ed standards. The shaping and bend-
ing of the tubes no longer engross the
entire atltelntion of the makers." Du~
rplex lower rear forks. for instance,
are beginning to make their appears
~ance. Sometimes this is due to a be-
"lief in their superiority; at others, by
a desire to obtain. a talking point;
‘whatever the reason, the fact is unde-
niable. The new ideas will he elab-'
--orated, tested, put’ou‘t for trial. If
all goes well the supreme effort will
:then be made. The chainle‘ss. will
"smooth the way. It will be a change
that is almost an improvement. and
will dispose men’s minds to favorably
receive further movements in a sim—
ilar direction. It necessitates greater
changes in frame construction than
have been made in years. .
The day has goneby for the bicyclu
to be the vehicle of the privileged
few. At the present moment we are‘
on the eve of a tremendous develop-
mut. A new era in cycling is about
to commence—a time when a man or
woman will think little more of buy-
ing a machine than getting a pair of
boots or a new spring hat. Good ma-‘
chines can now be bought at such rea~
sonalfle prices that no one will think
of walking when they can use a wheel.
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A SAIL TRIC'YCLE.
A huge demand is going to spring
up directly for a low-priced. sound
machine among the great masses Of
the people, and the output of: bicycles ;
manufacturers l
- - l
who cater for this new trade. Will be. ;
from the wide—awake
ten or twenty t‘mrs mac." tor than has
ever been thought of before.
When every artisan and laborer.
every schoolboy and schoolgirl is able
to buy a bicycle: when the policeman.
tlhc postman. the telegraph boy, and
the soldier possess a mount. the cycle
will indced he with us. Cycling can
hardly be said to have arrived at ma-
turity ye't.
Which is the deadliest—horse. gun.
or bicycle? The question refers. of
course, only to accidents occurring to
private individuals, and does not take
war into account. Still, the gun holds
an easy first, while horse and bicycle
are. running a race for second place.
and last year finished a dead heat.
One large English insurance com-
pany paid, in 1898, $70,000 for gun ac—
cidents. $30000 for accidents caused
by horses, and the same amount for
accidents caused by bicycles
SO the “bicycle face” is no fallacy
after all. It is a product of cycling,
prevalent more amongst women than
men. and feminine beauty of counte-
nance will soon rank with the things
that have been. Let us weep! A
physician says-that the real bicycle
face may easily be recognized, for it
is covered with scars, the result of
tumbles. We had not noticed it. and
we can’t agree with the dis-coverer’s
rechmmendation that women’s bicy-
cles should be built with a speed limit
of four miles an hour.
, Kite flying is no longer an innocent
amusement, especially when the flyer
is mounted on a bicycle and the kite
is a large one. A cyclist who rebently
indulged in this recreation. found but
'_machlno dragged from under him by
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I the power of the kite. Had he stuck
; to the machine, he might. have been
in beaten by now.
Here is some one who computes that
whom 30.0.10 neglect to procure the
card which the law of Berlin requires
every cyclist to carry. Such is the
state of affairs in a land where regis-
tration is in force.
The time required for a journey
round the earth by a man walking
day and night without resting would
be 428 days; on a bicycle, 100 days:
an express train, 40 days; sound, at a
medium temperature, 32 1—2 hours; a
cannon ball, 21 3-4 hours; light, a libtle
over one-tenth of a second; and elec-
tricity, passing over a copper wire, a
little under one-tenth of a second.
It is a good plan to cease pedalling
when negotiating wet street car rails
or a particularly tricky bit of greasy
street. SO long as the machine has
sullicicnt momentum to carry it at a
fair pace over the danger withoutped-
ailing, it is a mistake to drive, as
every effort made by the feet tends to
throw the rider and the machine off
the balance. It is worth remembering
that pedalling aggravates the difficul-
ty of sideslip. .
There will be more revolultions than
ever in Brazil, for American cycle
mamifacturers sent $100000 worth of
cycles there during the first half Ol.‘
1398.
Buy a bicycle stand. It saves thc
rough usage of your handle—bars.
“'hen taking your machine to pieces.
bear in mind that there are balls in
the crown of the machine as well as
in the head. or you will lose many.
Be careful, when riding near the
curb that your pedal does not foul the
curb and throw you.
a ride, if not too tired. Don’t leave; it
until you want to go on a ride.
READER OR ACTRESS.
Mrs. Sarah C. Lelionne on the Advantages
of Each Career. '
“It would be difficult for me," says
Mrs. Sarah C. LeMoyne. actress and
reader, “to say off-hand whether the
career of an actress is preferable~to
that of a reader. Both have their ad:
vantages and disadvantages. The ac-
tress has one paramount advantage in
the fact that one successful role will
bring her more praise and reputation,
so far as personal popularity is con-
cerned, than could be won by a read—
or in ten years. I think reading is the
more difficult. For where the actress
has to devote ‘her study to one char-
acter alone. the reader. in presenting
one play from the platform, must as-
sume a great variety of characters
and endeavor to strike the keynote of
truth and accuracy in each.
“In the matter of personal comfort,
of course the reader's position is pre-
ferable. She needs, for instance, only
one «handsome gown during the even-
ing, while the actress is compelled to
hustle between acts in the variety of
elaborate costumes. But they are in
many respects the same. Both actor
and reader. to be successful, must, in
sonality. To appear on the stage,
platform or pulpit. the art of speaking
correctly. which comes spontaneously,
is essential.
In, acting, the way you make your
first entrance. deliver your first speech
as the author has given it. at once im-
presses the audience. This point is.
perhaps. splendidly illustrated in mu-
sic. W’licil. for instance, \Vilhelmj
l'aisos 'his how, the precision and the
Of the bow at once impress you.
“'l‘here is only one law for people
who appear before the public—man or
Woman.
absolutely under control. from the
mme of the neck to the tip of the toes.
The head will take care of itself. The
poise of the body. the way you stand.
imposition of your limbs, are abso—
, lutely essential f0? what is called
l‘ease.’ You must first Of all have
i four feet firnfiy on the ground, and
your chest. expanded. This gives car-
riage. The same training for the plat-
form is necessary for the stage. Th-z
great Lamp-"I‘ll used to say ‘Sing. sing
for heaven‘s sake with your legs.‘
And so I would paraphrase by saying:
‘Rrvad, read for heaven's sake, read
with your legs.” ’
Gear Cases.
The gear case, which last Spring
was thought by many to be absolute
ly necessary to make a machine com-
maliler, said that the riders became in
terested in gear cases when the chain-
because none of these cases that were
placed on the market were sufficiently
light, and because they. detracted
from the appearance of the machine,
there was no demand for them. He
said, however, that the gear case will
be introduced at the cycle show in a
better form, and that next season a
majority of the chain Wheels will
have them attached. In England very
few biCycles are ridden without a
chain guard.
Money in .Horses.
During the past year John E. Mad-
den. hns realized "nearly $125,000 in
horse races. And counting stakes and
During the season Madden sold Plan-
dit to William'C. Whitney for $25,000.
He disposed of‘Glenhelm to A. H. S:
D. II. Morris for $15,000; for Frohsin
'he got from Perry Belmont $6,500,
and Ho'wland brought $3,000, while
Great Bend was sold for $2,400. Mr.
Madden also disposed of Rhinehmder
for 3.800. Scannell for $3,000, and
more than 40 others at prices greater
than $500 each.‘
there are 80.000 cyclists in Berlin. of,
Clean your bicycle immediately after .
the first place. have the gift of per- 2
way the how must strike and the poise]
They must have their body ‘
plete, seems to have been forgotten)
entirely. A dealer, in speaking of the :
less wheel made its appearance, but .
bets won, he has made $100,000 clear.
'srus rerun riots.
Wthllthe Norwalk Reader
4 Will do Well to Long
and Carefully , .
Consrder.
hit-in istissped into this world with a
l big U.“ go of passions, and a. lull head
I of sail. It. Often happens that. before
. he gets the rudder adjusted that. the
lJUll is rotten or the sails are in matters.
As he liustles or passes through this
planet. he. is subjected to innumerable
difiiculties, morally, physically, and
financially, to bring his crazy craft into
port alter Weathering a gale, LU cast.
anchor in a pleasant harbor, afsel- rid-
‘ log out aster-m. or to tie up after a
long voyage is always a pleasure. To
dry dock his ship is force work. Just.
as long as the Old hulk willslip through
the \Valt‘l‘ it’s all right. with the pilot.
but. (me day regarded by accumulations
of inn-nudes, the pitchy‘seams opening,
and the bottom broken from constant.
sounding, he is compelled to call at
the ship yard for repairs.
Mr. Thomas Cooney, residing at No.
73 Harbor Ave, (locum-aster for ten
years, and for thirty years a sailor. is
an example of this. lie was forced to
run in for shelter or l'ur repairs in the
fall of 159-3. This is how he tells it:—
"When u. buy I fell from a tree. strik-
ing a. fence. This accident. left. me
with Dith “cubic, and Lllt: life on the
water \xilh its hardships added their
share until I found backache was more
or less a steady thing, coming on from
time to time. 1' did not. understand
that. it. came from the kidneys, but.
rel-{dingr that Dean ‘s Kidney Pillscured.
backache, I gota box at. Hale’s (now
Gleudening‘ d: Co’s) drug store and
was surprised LO find how quickly they
acted. They simply cured me audtbat.
is all there is to it. You may be sure I
haveagood Word for Dean’s Kidney
Pills; they did such good work for me.
1 shall be glad to tell any one about. it.
who wishes to know.”
Doan’s Pills for sale by all deal‘
ers. Price CU cents. Mailed by Foster-
Milburn (10., Multan». ;\7. Y.,sole agents
for the U. S. ltemember the name
Dean’s and Lame n.» subsmtute.
Story at. the Bishop's Expense.
The Archbishop of York told a good
story at his own expense. He. was
recently in a train, and near him sai
two drunken men. Presently one of
them remarked to the other that some
one had robbed him Of a $5 note, and
he proposed to find it if he bind to
search the whole train.
“As it happened,” said the Arch.
bishop, “I had a $5 note and that was
all, and as I was alone in the carriage
with them I felt a little bit uncom-
forbalb'le. Then :it occurred to me to
pretend to be asleep.
“Sure enough, in a minute more 1
was accosted with: ‘I say, neighbor?
but I made no answer. Then the man
grabbed my arm and shook me, but
to no purpose. as I didn’t wake up.
He kept on shaking, however, and al-
ways a little more forcibly, until at
last his friend interposed with: ‘I say,
Bill, let him alone, will you; he’s
drunker’n you are!’ ”
The judgment comes from the Dis-
trict court at the national capital that
the sale of newspapers on the streets
is a legitimate business, and that
nevv'Sboyrs have a right to enter street
‘ cars and sell papers to passengers pro‘
’ vided they behave themselves and
leave the car when their business is
finished. One newsboy‘ was forcibly
ejected from a. car in Washington
some time ago and had a leg crushed
by a car running on the other track.
He has just obtained an award of
$5,000 damages from a jury under in.-
structions to the above effect by the
judge.
The Chickasaw Legislature has
passed a lax; which is intended to stop
white men from marrying Indian wo-
men, by taxing them $600 for a mar
riage license.
There are about ten thousand full- '
blooded ndians in the Chickasaw
tribe, while the others are about fifty
thousand in number, and are half and
quarter bloods, and among them are
many squaw men. These squaw men
are white men who have married In-
dian women and settled upon Indian
lands. This practice is not to the lik-
ing of the full-blooded Indians, but
they were powerless until, recently.
Al; the last tribal'election the full-
woods, for the first time in tWenty
years got control of the council. Since
then they have made life a. burden- for
the halfbreeds and squaw men. Many
laws have been passed detrimental to
their interests, but the most efiective
faction of all was taken last week,
l when the price Of a marriage license
was raised from$503to $600. This is
applicable only to White men who
would marry Indian women. Consid-
. ering, however, that the average
Chickasaw girl has tribal property to
the value of about $3,000, the price of
a marriage license may not yet effect
the shrewd white speculators who
have been marrying the Chickasaw
belles for revenue only.
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SAMUEL D. Baecoou
J AMES 0. HOLDEN
OLIVER Hartman:
ROBERT ULYPEAN'I‘
GEORGE E“. MAKER
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WILLIAM
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United States Bonds and other Securities
First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage
Loans on Stocks and Bonds
Cash in Banks and TrustCompanies
Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums,
Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities
insurance and Annuities
I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct.
liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER Auditor-
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Report of” the Examining Committee.
To run HONORABLE, THE BOARD 01‘ Thus'rnns OF
The undersigned,a Committee appointed by your honorable body, on the twenty_
second day of December, l897,to examine the
to verify the same, respectfully—-—r
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 corre at. The
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 rail
perty held by the COmpany, and find the some to be as stated.
’3 holdings of real. estate and have verified the depositsof money in the various banks and trust. companies a’nd
ounted the cash on hand held by the Cashier. _ ’
And the Committee certify that. all the books, papers, documents, and evidence of title of every descripmou nec -
n such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said officers and their assistants,‘a.nd Lilli;
the same are accurate, in good order, .
And the Committee further certify that. the investments of the Company are of a. high order, and that. the System
All of which is respectfully submitted.
NEW YORK. January 21, 1898.
RICHARD A. 01001an
HERMANN C. VON Pos'i-
WILLIAM J. SEWELL
[SAAC i". LLOYD, 2d Vice-President.
WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary.
JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer.
CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor.
C. CLIFFORD GRETSIN GER, Assistant Auditor.
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OF NEW YORK.
RICHARD A. MCCURDY, President.
Statement for the Year Ending Dec. 3159 .
According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.
. inoomn. .
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Received. for remiums . . . .~ $42 6 201
From all other SOurces . . .. . . .1 1:33.405 :3
_ $54,162,608 23
DISURSEMENVESD
To Oil cy-holders for Claims by Death . . . $13,279,630
To olicyaholdem for Endowments, Dividends, etc. . 12,712,424 76
For all other Accounts . ’ .- . . . . 10,132,005 57
$36,124,060 99
ASSETS. ’ I
$132,017.34! 45
69,423,937 31
12,880,308 00
21,618,454 88
11,705,195 82
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32.53.786.437 66
2532173343 0.7
$35,508,194 59
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in Force‘
. From the Surplus a. dividend will be apportioned as usua
Office of the Mutual Lift? Insurance Company of New York.
THE MUTUAL 'LlFE INSIIRANGE COMPANY OF NEW YORK.
Annual Statement of the Company and
REPORT
They have also verified the valuation Of the Com-
and well kept.
by the Company in recording its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendatio’
CHAS. R. HENDERSON ELBRIDGE T. GERRY A. N. WATERHOUgnE
S. V. R. CRUGER J. HOBART Hnnmcx JAMES C. H01 om.
Board of. Trustees-
FBEDERIG CROMWELL I
J ULIEN T. DAVIES
A. N. W ATEBHOUSE
S. V. R. CBUGER
CHARLES R. HENDERSON
. RUFUS W. Fromm
i J. HOBART HERBIOX
.3 WM. P._,Drxox ~
|' ROBERT A. Gammon ,
GEORGE G. Hkvml
ADRIAN IssLix J11. 2‘
GEORGE S. Bowuom
WILLIAM C. WHITNEY
WILLIAM ROOKEFELLEB
JAMES N. JABVIE
CHAS D. DICKEY J n
ELBRIDGE T. GERRY
JAMES Spam;
HENRY H. Romans
J so. W AUCHINCLOSB
THEODORE MORFOBD
WILLIAM BABGOCK
vausmr FISH
AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD
CHARLES E. MILLER
WALTER R. Gmr'rn
H. W'AL'I'EB WEBB
ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vice-President.
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W ALTER. R. GILLETTE, General Manager.
DUEB du—P. BRECK, Corresponding Secretary ,_
ALBERT KLA-MROTH, Assistant Secretary.
ELL, Treasurer. ‘
. JAMES TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer.
P. SANDS, Cashier. EDW ARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant. Cashier. .‘
EMORY MoCLlNTOCK, Actuary. ’
JOHN TATLOCK, 33., Assistant Actuary.
WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller.
. _ HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller?"
JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. ' ' ‘
E7“; ARD LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor.
MEDICAL DIRECTORS: \
ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D- GRANVILLE RI WHITE, M D
- G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting.
FREDERIC ononw
NICHOLS do @lbhfiflhd, Centered Agents.
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