a TIDEDARII. Li..’”l§”l* , .—.~ ..-._..__.._______4 in the Cuil’aas. 1. Little Will Gledstancs (the ancient form of the family name of the ex- Premier of England) was very anx- ious to goi‘orth by his father's side and fight in the Scottish army; but, as the boy was of small size and slender mature, the old hum of Manitowe neclded that it was lfar better for him to wait awhile before exposing him- self to the English spears. Battle to a knight’s son in those days meant very much the same asa successful entry into co‘lege does to a. boy in our own time. So W'ill Gledsta-nes was bitterly disappointed when his rough but loving parent said that it was bet- ter for him to postpone his entry into the ranks of war. . But little Will, like his illustrious descendant, was not of the kind that can easily be turned aside. In his lonely little room, high up in one of the turrets Of Manitowe Peel, he set about thinking of some way in which he could elude his father’s vigilance and go to the wars in spite of all, But' ' for a long time no idea. occurred to him, and it seemed as though he must remain behind after all, when the GledStane forces marched across the border, 5- ' ' II, Now it happened that King David ‘11. of Scotland, desiring to concilliate .Earl Douglas, had commissioned ‘ Gledstane of Manitowe to present to that famous warrior a superb cuirass “of polished Milanese armor. This gor- .-geous piece of ironwork arrived at Iiianitowe on the day before Glad- stones’ troop began its march. Little Will Gladstones was eager to. examine this'cnirass. and during the night preceding the departure of his father he crept down the winding stair of the castle and stole on tiptoe into the armory. There in the moonlight lay the armor. It was an enormous cui- rass—-—for the Douglass was a giant in size: so large indeed that a small boy like Vv’ill Gledstanes would have no difficuty' in bestowing himself com- fortly in its leather—lined interior. Hearing his father’s step on the stairs. ‘Will hastily crawled into the cuirass to escape the parental dis- pleasure. I-Iardy was he ensconced in this novel hiding place when the old laird sounded his bugle, and bade his merry men make ready. W’arned by a dream, it) resolved to set out under cover of darkness instead of waiting until morniugx Afraid to stir, Will Gladstones heard the men—at-arms hustling abotu the armory. and presently a horse hide was wrapped about the cuirass in- tended ‘fcr Earl Douglas, and the King’s gift nvith the boy still crouched inside) was lifted from its place and deposited in one of the wagons which were to accompany the forces. Lit— tle Will. finding himself. thus trapped, felt rather pleased than otherwise. To cry out at that juncture would brand him as a coward, and (so he argued) his father. while he might pardon, him for disO‘aedience' in going to the wars would never forgive him for crying cravcn. " Drawing his danger from his belt. the hay succeeded in cutting a (loop gash in the horsehide. By this means he admitted sufficient airvinto the in- ’tcrior oi' the cuirass to save himself Iron.- suffocation. " ill. \V’lien the, laird Of )lanitOWe reached his over-lord's camp. near Ha'wick. he ordered the horsehide removed from King David's splendid present, “'hat was the astonishment of Earl Doug- las. the entire army. and of the laird in particular, when there stepped out of the armor a small boy—no other. indeed, than young W'ill Gledstanes. "My lord," cried XV’ill’s father to the l'muglas, who stood smiling at this strange scene, “in this graceless brat you behold my own son. For weeks he has pestercd me for leave to come to the wars, but I have ever said him nay.” -_ “And now,” put in the Earl, “he hath cleverly outwitted you and came in spite of your prohibition." “But he shall instantly 'be sent back—” . ' “Nay. nay. old friend, You cannot send him ha ck. Surely you forget this cuirass and all its contents have just been presented‘ito me in the King’s name. I claim this ladas I claim the cuirass. Let him be my page and fight by my side.” The laird threw up his mailed hands in mock despair. - , “Have your’ way, my lord.” he ex- claimed. “Let the young scamp fight the English, since he came in Doug- las’ cuirass to do so.” So Will Gledstanes fought at Nev-- ill's Cross after all, and a stout lit- tle warrior he proved. ‘ . People who know the stout-hearted “grand old man" of England will find it easy to trace in this historic episode the source Of the Strength of character and purpose which has made William ‘.~ Ewart Gladstone a leader among men and a cOntrolling power in the gueal nation which he is so influential a member.——Chicago Inter-Ocean. '3‘...‘: ' > . >:" '> ' , - f \— ‘ 1;}: 3 f2. 2%.... 7/? Treating Trees Gnawed by Mice. My experience in treating trees." ‘Which have been gnawed, says a7 writer in the Agriculturalist, is as fol—. lows: Take a three-eighths—inch Chis-i el, a gouge of the same size, a light. mallet and a sharp knife.'. Place the chisel in the sound bark just below the gnawed spot and across the grain of, the wood. Drive it in about three- eighths of an inchand again exactly. opposite, above the gnawed place. Now insert the gouge midway be- the lower cut, turn the gouge and drive upward to the upper cut. With' the knife cut a scion from the tree, ~ cut square off at each end and a lit-l tle longer than the space between the, cuts, and spring it into place so thati the bark of the scion will meet the: bark of the tree, which it is sure to do . My trees which had been planted two, years were ten to twelve feet highi and some of them gnawed entirely! around, I put three to five scions in! each tree, Always drive the chisel‘ straight towardthe heart of the tree, Get a barrow load of fresh manurei fro-m the cow stable and with a pad—I dle plaster the wound all around so; as to cover the ends of the scions,l and wrap with a piece of burlap and; tie with woolen twine. Out of forty-é eight trees treated only one died. The? last time I saw the orchard, which? was many years after the operation.i every tree was in fine condition and? all completely healed but greatly en-E larged near the base. This work should be done in the Spring about the timeé ' the sap starts. : Early Setting Hens. ' ! March and April are the months forl setting hens. Chicks hatched later, than April will be too late to furnishg laying pullets in autumn. Hens which: set early are a little more difficult to? manage because the broody fever is; not so strong as it is in warm weath—‘ er. but if carefully handled they can usually be made to stick to a nest, when it is changed. The safest and; easiest way is to give each hen a room by herself. At first the nest should be filled with china nest eggs, about a dozen of them. Those she cannot. break while getting accustomed to the change, and she is much more likely ,-.to set than upon an empty nest. ’The nest should be carefully made with a good foundation of earth and chafi‘, covered with fine hay, A hen often knows a poor nest better than .her owner does and will refuse to adopt it. Place her on the nest and fix a covering of cloth over it to keep it dark; \Vith these conditions the hen will usally accept the situation. After a day or two the genuine eggs. may be given her and the nest uncov-' cred. If she has a separate room and is given a good supply of grain, water. grit and a dust bath, the hen will re- quire but little more attention—Amer- ican Agriculturist. ' -....__... No Longer Fear the Scale at San Jose. A correspondent of the San Francis- co Chronicle, residing at San Jose, has this to say: “Our Eastern friends are everywhere in a state of great alarm at the ravages of the San Jose scaleso called because it was near San Jose that it began Serious work upon its af- rival from South America. We do not believe the trouble will be permanent any more than it was in this State One may mingle among fruit farmers near San Jose. for a year and never hear the pest mentioned. The lime, sulphur and salt mixture has been considered a soverign remedy, Latterly it has been claimed in other places that the decrease was due to a parasite, . There is. however. at present in San Jose so little interest in the San Jose scale that we do not know that any one there ..has even looked for a parasite, although probably the official bug hunters have done so. We state this as a word of encouragement to East- ern fruit, growers who are now alarm- ed. as we were. here about ten years since.” (‘are of Grapevines. The proper way 'to ‘take care of grapevincs: each year, while not checking the gen— eral growth (too much. If the vines are young. with established arms, the bearing canes are cut back each year to a bud or two. new shoots trained to a desired height, but not. cut back, simply pinched three or four leaves above the fruit when set, Or they may be allowed to grow along the top of trellis, to avoid the forcing of lat- erals; belong. On large arbors, with es- tablished vines, the pruning is more intricate, but . the principle is the same. Never cut away the leaves; they are the lungs and stomach of the plant. The grapes need the sun, not directly, but through the leaves, and ripen far better in their shade than if they are pulled.off.——Troy Times. Farm Farrow". Like seed, like crop. , Don't ask the farmer, ask the farm. Thrift is better than a bequest from 'your old uncle. ' The farm is no mint, but it is a mine of manly health. Before you begin work think where the pay is coming from. ' - Weeds are the farmer’s faithful overseers; they make him stir the soil. When the bugs get a-mortgage on your orchard, pay interest and princi- pal with a spray pump. An increase in the percentage of fat in the milk increases the quantity of cheese which may be made from any . sarily the quality.’ ‘ 'sv tween the cuts and drive' it down to ~, Have fresh bearing wood . given quantity of milk, but not neces‘ TinaEVENING.GAZETTE. ’* w ' ' 3 ll noon 10 returns. If Any Norwalk Mother Has Looked For This, Fol- low This Advice. Wherever we go and among all classes, we find children suffering from weak kidneys. The intelligent mother knows that. this is not, a habit. and very hardto cure. and the family phy- sician tells her that the child will out- grow it in time. Sometimes they do, and sometimes they do not. In the meantime annoyance and embarrass- ment. is the result. remedy, is it. not an act; of charity, is it. not a duty to make it. public ? Should selfishness or pride keep it concealed ? Mrs. Nellie Dunn, Of' Winter and Fourth streets, Ansouia, Ctv., has used Doan’s Kidney Pills in her family and makes the following statement for the benefit Of anxious mothers and the re- lii’e of interesting little children. Mrs. Dunn says : " I have a little boy of eleven years of age that was very much troubled with weak kidneys. When be was six years old he would go in bathing fre- quently and remain in for a long time. That. was when I first noticed any diffi- culty with his kidneys, but he got; so :that. he would wet the bed every night. I have taken him up at eleven o’clock, but it would occur two or three times before morning. Thiscaused me any amount of work and I was not strong, besides I knew that. it. should not. be neglected, yet, we got. nothing to re— lieve him. Finally I read somewhere that Dean’s Kidney Pills would pre- them from a drug store.‘ They have really been the means of strengthening the kidneysof the child, and prevent- ing the nocturnal urination. I am very grateful to Doan’s Kidney Pills and I heartily recommend them to any moth- er having a. child so afflicted. p'l‘hey will relieve the mother of an enormous amount; of work, the child of much em- barrassment, besides performing a duty the parent owes the child to pre- vent it- from growing up with weak kidneys.” Doan’s Kidney Pills for sale by all dealers; Price 50 cents. Mailed by Foster-Milburn 00., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the. U. S. Remember the name Dean’s and take no substi- tute: ‘ ‘A New Shaped Anchor. -' For hundreds, perhaps thousands of years, the general shape of the anchor has remained unchanged. The one found in the woods of a West India island and supposed to have been brought over from Spain by Christo- pher Columbus, differs little-from those in use at the present day, though somewhat longer in the shank. Last fall, however, an anchor was patented that has no stock and can 'be stowed by hauling ill the cable un- til the shank is drawn up into the hawser pipe, leaving only the head and fiukes projecting, and these lying flat against the side 0,1? the vessel. The head and fiukes are cast in one solid piece and attached to the shank by a ball and socket joint wnich permits them to rotate freely for a certain dis- tance in any direction. Thus when the anchor is dropped to the bottom it lies flat upon the ground and there are no projecting parts for the cable to catch upon. As soon as the strain comes the fiukes turn downward till they form an angle of about forty-five degrees, with the shank, and strike into the ground just as the blade of a hoe will strike into soft sand when drawn for- ward by the handle. In the old an- chor only one fluke took hold at a time. but in the new one both work togeth- er, giving much greater holding pow- er. ' - , A fisherman who has made a prac- tical test states that a twelve-pound anchor of the new type will hold an eighteen-ton boat in tidewater and that it is entirely too heavy for small boats. ~Chicago Record. _.____.____..._ Plenty on Board. He had just returned from a trans— Atlantic voyage and he let all know it. ’Tes,” he said pompously tO’the old gentleman with the silk hat and the grey whiskers, who sat opposite, “we had a most eventful trip; there was a marriage on board. two deaths, and-~-” ' “Any births?” interrogated the old gentleman, with a twinkle in his eye. “NOI—‘Q‘P—DO births,” answered the other. in a manner which implied they could have had one or two if they so desired. “Dear me, that‘s very strange!” exv claimed the grey side whiskers. ' “\V'humt is strange?” ' “Why. no births. ' I have crossed forty-three times, and there have al- ways been births ou board.” The pompous note in the new fledged traveller’s voice gave place to a tinge of reverence as the other mentioned the figures, but he asked: ' .“Well, what do you call a number of births? Two, three, four, or—” g “No, indeed. oWhy, the last time I crossed there were over five hundred, aim—H ‘ ' ‘ ‘Whalt, babies?” ' Here’s my street. ,_ Good bye.” A Health- ., Maker 03 e tel s Stomach Bitters is a health- saver. maker aud a. health muscles strong, the brain clear, the appetite keen, the liver active, the digestion perfect, the nerves strong and steady. ‘ ‘ 12,292,.51“; Hestetter’s Stomach ' Bitters the Stomach; a healthy stomach ages the rs‘st searches for a remedy. It is something; If anyone knows a.‘ vent such occurrences and I procured" . Contingent Guarantee Insurance and Annuities in Force -‘ . . . ' lb‘AAC I“. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President. “Babies? No, berths, Sleeping berths' It. makes the blood pure,‘the . «L Li ll NSU OF NEW YORK. lU ‘ RIGRARD A... McG'U'RDY, realest." Meant for the Year Ending Dec. 31,’98. According to the Standard of the Inaurance Department of the State of New York. . I ‘l f - INOCME. Received for Premiums 9" 2 _ . . . . I From all other Sources . . . . . . 5123833733 3; $55,096,629 43 . ' DISBUESEMJENT‘S. To Policy-holders for Claims by Death 51 g , 0 0 I 26 To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. . . 131,43??ng 00 For all other Accounts - . . . . . 10:493,379 g: ____!_*_ . $35,345,038 38- 3assums. ' United States Bonds and other Securities . . . 5 60 First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage . ‘ . . Iosiiiééé 3?, Loans on Bonds and other Securities, ' . . 9,396,61 3,, Real Estate, appraised by Insurance Superintendents , , 9 at '$23,534,826.88 : Book value '. . . . 20 6 Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . . 11,621,339 6:; Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . . 6:434:95; ‘30 . 3m LIABILITIES. Policiy Reserves, eta, v 233,058,640 68 42.238,684 68 m1" 227,517-325' 36 $971,711,997 79 Fund, Divisible Surplus . ; . . . . . I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same t liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLOEII): i333? From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usua Board of Trustees- ' HENRY H. ROGERS ADRIAN ISELD J h. GEORGE S. Bownom WILLIAM C. WHITNEI- I W ILLIAn BOOK‘EEELLLR JAMES N. JARvIE . CHAS D. DICKEY JR ELBRIDGE T. GERRY JAMES SPEYER, FBEDERIO .CROMWELL JULIEN T. DAVIES - A. N‘. W'ATERHOUSE CHARLES R. HENDERSON RUFUS W. PEOKRAM J. HOBART HERRIOK WM. P. DIXON ROBERT A. GRANNISS GIOBGE. G. HAVEN I SAMUEL I). BABGQOh RICHARD A. MCCURDT JAMES C. HOLDEN HERMANN C. VON POST l WILLIAM J. SEWELL ] OLIVER HARRIMAN . ROBERT OLYPHAN’I' ‘ l JNO. W AUCHINCLOSS THEODORE MORI‘ORD WILLIAM BABCOCK STUYVESANT FISH AUGUSTUS D. JUILLIARD CHARLES E. MILLER WALTER R GILLETTE H. WALTER WEBB GEORGE F. BAKER DUDLEY OLOOTT ROBERT A. GRANIss, Vice-President. ' o.‘ ‘ WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. DUEtl du—P. BRECK, Corresponding Secretary _ ~ . ALBERT KLAMltOTH, Assistant Secretary. JOHN A I‘ON “IA A ta filtEDElth ‘CROMWELL, Treasurer. - . i L , ssis nt ' reaSu-rer. JAMES TIML— SON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier. , EDWARD i’. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. - ‘ EMORY MCCLINTOUK, Actuary. _ - . _ .. JOHN TATLUCK, JR, Assistant. Actuary. . CHARLES A, I’EEIILLR, Auditor. , . ‘ WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller.“ C. CLIP 13' (Jill) GRETSIN GER, ASuistant Auditor. HENRY :5. BROWN, Assistant Comptrolle; 3 JOHN C. ELLIO 1‘, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. ‘ . ‘ ' ‘ E’) W Alli) LYMAN SflOltT, General Solicitor. _ MEDICAL DIRECTORS: aiSl.l.A:.‘S J. IiiARSl-i, ill 11‘ GRANVILLE )1 O‘ W BITE, .‘d D U. S. WIN STON M. D. Consulting. W thLIAM LEASTON, Secretary. arduous e @ILBERT, Sensual Agents A. one We! seem» ‘ ,4
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