THE EVENING GAZF TI‘E ”mm“.-. u- -. ”-2.... .1..." M-.. _. _...-......__ _. '31 r. . , ' pig-73:” I , ‘ v55?” Ran m-r . '91; -, 1 “"‘ \ .1,“ lllDlQQllElllENl GOVERNMENT ROADS. Their Construction Eloquently Urged for Social. Business and Edu- cation al Reasons. ' ' 1 ‘The argument that it is the duty, and . within the province, of the. gen— eral government to undertake road "building quite as much as internal im- provements is not frequently advanced. It has recently been brought forward by Col. J; B. Iiillebrew. of Nashville, who says some interesting things about it. i In the first place he claims that the undertaking would be a 1-rope1 one, as the cwtitut ion pelmits the construc- t1on1i1f; :post roads," and this he thinks may be construed “so as t01.cl1:tle all roads land-e for carrying 111' ails.‘ vhich 111' .1; l)" '1 4) all .‘fi t lll l’1’l 1.1. ‘lll lll lllllllllllt11:: A PLEA ANT RICH“ “Y. (An Ideal Scene Near Peekskill,‘ N. Y.) would enable the government to “un- dertake a. very comprehensive system of road building.” If an amount equal to that now paid for pensions, say $150,- 000,000, were expended annually on the roads, it would cost the entire popula- tion but two dollars each, and “a county covering, say, 500 square miles, with a. population of 25,000, would receive an- nually for the building of roads $50,000. This continued for ten years would grade, macadamize and gravel every road in an average county of this area. Is there a single person now using the highways of the country, or whose ' business is in any way affected by the traffic on the highways, who would not be willing to pay as much for good roads as he now pays for the war with Spain? “The revenue bill passed by the last session of congress, in order to raise funds for carrying on the war, prom- ise-s to yield a much larger income than will be needed for warexpenses. Broad- ly stated, it may be said that the peo- ple of the country do not feel these war taxes, and if this bill should be contin- ued in effect, and the surplus revenue to the extent of, say, $150,000,000 a year be voted to the improvement of the roads throughout the country, the ag- ricultural interests of every section would be revolutionized, farm life would become. popular, and a vast upward mmement would be given to every phase and feature of the business, so- cial and educational life of America.’ WIDE TIRE TESTIMONY Here 15 Some \Vhich Comes All the Vt’ay from Australia, and Is Quite Convincing. Testimony on the value of wide tires , comes from all sections of the globe A correspondent of a paper in Sydney describes a. road in which heavily-laden wagons with narrow tires sank “half- spoke deep, and in places to their wheel hubs," and yet a load of five tons car- ried on six—inch tires sank but two to four inches in the worst places. In dry weather, he says; the 10-3 ds me out up by narrow tires until the dust isa foot deep, and then the rain will not make the dust set haru' again. .—\good material for roads is gravel. tons on three and four inch tires. experienced teamster will not speak about the tonnage his team can draw He willsay “I hirl: the1oad willcarry I have heard road superintendents say that enormous sums of money could be saved annually if broad tires were used. The only objection I have heard raised against the wide tires is that the-y do not fit into the ruts cut. by the narrow ones, which makes the draughtheavier upon the team. That is partially true, but. the ruts would not be out. if all the wagons had wide tires. Portable engine's varying from six to eight horse- power and weighing five tons and over are drawn by lighter teams than wag- ons which, with their loads. would not weigh more. This is owing to the broad tires already u-setkon engines. The-ash pans on engines are seldom more than about ten inches from the ground, but, Owing to the wide tires, these engines seldom bog deep enough to allow the pans to touch the ground. ” -—- North American Horticulturist. _ State Roads In New Jersey. New Jersey built 85 miles of road un- der state supervision, last year. The total cost of roads constructed under the state aid law since its passage in 1893 has been 115565.826. The roads now petitioned. for have a mileage of 426, 'and it is estimated that it will cost to construct them $1,472,429.12. The state’s share of this cost would be $500,000, so that under the annual ap- propriation of $100,000 it would take five years beforclall these roads could .be built. The‘state road commissioner thinks the legislature should increase ihe appropriation to $300,000. / 31111111111111: BATTLE Brave AmeriCan Diver’s Encounter with an Octopus. The Monster Fights Bravely and Vin- dictively, But Is Vanduislied, After :1 Terrific Struggle, by Its Human Opponent. A deep-sea. story that is uncanny enough to make, the cold chills creep up one’s back comesfrom New Orleans. It is a true story of adventure and dar- ing such as is not oftenvheard. A strug- gle for life between one man and ahuge devilfish with the odds. of course, against the man. ljCapt. Contad. the local diver of New Orleans, has recently returned to that city from a voyage to Central American waters and while in the tropical seas became a hero. During the month of August the fruit ship Olieri went ashore on the coast of Iiustan, Other divers had tried to Heat her, but had failed, and finally Capt. Conrad was engaged, and started for the treacherous coast. The ship had gone ashore head on, the stern was in deep water and a. coral reef showed itself just aft of midship. There was a great hole in her just where she wasfast aground. The keel was broken in three places and the ship was altogether in very bad shape. but the diver went to work on her with the hope of accomplishing what others had failed to do. Slowly he went down. forgetting the brilliant scene above the water now, 11nd wholly intent upon his work that was waiting him. He approached the ship and was getting down under the bilge near where the work must be done, when across his face glass there swept a long, dark, slippery arm. Capt. Conrad had been in tropical waters be fore, and knew the sign. He had met a real octopus, sometimes called the devilfish. The attack was so sudden that the diver for a moment lost his courage and gave the danger signal. He was quickly drawu up to the boat It was a- selious situation. The ship was leaking badly, and must not re- main over night without attention. The work had to be done at once, and there was no one else there to do it. It only remained for him to go down and fight the devilfish. To which would belong the victory there was no possi- ble way to tell. There was a big harpoon on the boat, and the captain called for this, cutting off the handle and making the weapon about three feet long. Armed with this 30/11": ' 7, . Var/y _. _ l BATTLE UNDER, WATER. (Slowly the Ugly, Serpentine Creature Moved Forward.) he again went down into the sea. This time his object was to fightto death the ugly monster that interfered with his work, or die in the attempt. Slowly the serpentine creature moved forward and reached outwith one ot'its long arms. Its rounded eyes were stretched wide open, and it looked wel‘ v. orthy its common name. l‘he slimy arm was met by a vigorous blow from the harpoon. The creature was quick and' drew the am back. Again it swung out and this time hit the diver on the hip. but lost the arm. for our blow had severed it. Infuriat-etl by the pain. the animal began to light, I . Ill) earnest. One or two heavy blows proved of. . 3 little consequence, but Capt. Conrad is “but no gravel loads often and twelve ; AD 3 a strong man, and swung the harpoon with well-directed aim, finally driving the weapon into a vital spot. When injured the octopus discharges i a fluid which blackens the water near live tons or mo=,re as the case might be. i it. This seems to be the provision na- ture had made for the creature's pro- tection. in this way making it impos- sible for an enemy to continue the bat— tle; but. the fatal blow had, fortunate- ly, been inflicted by the diver before'the 'lackness surrounded him. As soon as the inky Water cut of! his‘vision Capt. Conrad rushed for a. place of safety and managed to get beyond reach of the deadly arms. He gave the danger sig— nal once more, but this time returning to the surface a victor. Alter remaining some time on the boat. until the inky fluid rose to the surface and cleared away, the diver started down for the third time. He did not know that his work was com- plete, but when he got down he found the devilfish dead, but close under the hull of the vessel, where the work had to be done. The harpoon was driven fast into the body, but the weightwas too much for the captain’s strong arm, and a rope attached to the harpoon and pulled by tbe'men in the boat failed to dislodge it. When the captain was quite sure that the animal could work him no further harm he lay on its back while driving the rivets over the hole in the hull. V The captain says that the creature ' was three feet across its back, with a body twice as long, and its arms meas- ured eight to ten feet. Blood Circulation In Infants. Blood flows tb1ough the bones 01 young children almost as freely as through the Veins. . 1 If 11311111011 11110110 110118. ’ He Is a Pure St. Bernard and His- Home Is in Chicago. Ills \Vcight Is 24-0 Pounds and Care. fully-Prepared Figures Give an Idea. of His Enormous Size—ls of Noble Ancestry. There is little doubt that the largest dog in the world, or perhaps that has ever existed, is now a resident‘of Chi- cago. He is a St. Bernaid an his name is Simon Lomond. Simon not very widely known outside of his own par- ticular circle of acquaintances, as he has never been exhibited at a. bench show. He has, however,an exceedingly blue-blooded pedigree, being eligible to move in the select gatherings of Chi- cago’s 40-0. ' ' He was whelped October 10, 1893, and was bred by Mr. Ost-ereit-ch, of Detroit, Mich, his sire being Scion Lomond, and his d‘am Dudley Star—both immensely large dogs. To give an idea of Simon’s enormous size, it. may be mentioned that from the ground to a point between the shoul- ders he measures 39 inches (this is the standard way of measuring dog's). Throwing aside the curve over the dog’s shoulders he measures 36 inches flat from the point of the shoulder to the ground. From the tip of‘his nose to the tip of his tail he measures 7 feet 71/2 inches. So it will easily be seen. that if the dog were to lie down crosswise on the floor of a room and stretch hisf-ore- legs forward he could very handily scratch the baseboard on one side of the room with his claws andlat-the same time knock a little dust off the opposite wall with his- tail; at least, he could ac- complish the feat in a great many flats in Chicago. His chest. measurement- (circumfer- ence of the body just back of the fore— legs) is 40 inches, and his loinmeasure- ment is 41 inches. Around the skull at the ears the head measures 32 inches; the skull, just. over the eyes, measures 28 inches; his muzzle measurement is 18 inches, and from occiput to tip of nose his head is 13 inches long. The head and. neck of the dog are so large and the hair is so long and shaggy that KING OF- ST. BERNARDS. (He Is'Called Simon Lomond, and Weighs Over 200 Pounds.) one is reminded of a lion. The dlog’s foot. is so large that it would] almost. cover the top of a pint cup. Sitting on his haunche-s the dog is as tall as-aman five feet five inches in height. When the dog stands by a table of ordinary height his back rises several inches above the top of the table. His weight (breeding condition) is 210 pounds, but itis difli—. cult to keep him so low. He can easily be made to weigh 240 pounds. His weight is not imaginative, but registers it on scales. Simon IS beautifully marked w 1th the genuine St. Beinaid shawdes His coat- is colored with. big b-lot-ches of white and redidish tan. By connoisseurs in dogs this tan is called orange. His owner, James S. McCullough, who re- sides at 14 Cicero court, has never yet succeeded in persuading Simon to an~ swer to his proper name. “Puppy” is the only name to which the dog will re- spond. I Emperor Studying Medicine. It is said that Emperor )lenelek, of .‘lby ssinia, who his for a long time giving (neat attention to western civili- zation, has recently turned his interest to the fitting himself for the work of a. physician. He spends a large part of his time in a hospital watching with keen interest the surgical operations. The empez 01 01-. en e\p1esses astonish- ment at the 5]; id ofthe surgweons and 15 most pleased when he can be of some service to them. holding a limb ora roll of bandages. lie is at present planning to build an immense hospital at Adis Aheda, the capital of his nation, and when it is finished he intends to take the entire control of the surgical de- partment. Scientific Forecasting. The first. attempt at scientific fore- cast-ingof the weather was the result of a storm which during the Crimean war, November 14, 1854, almost destroyed the fleets of France and England. As a storm had raged several days earlier in France investigations were made which showed that the two were in reality ,one storm, and that its path could have been ascertained and the fleet- forewarned in ample time to reach safety. At Bedtime Take a dose of Hostel-tel"3 Stomach Bitters, and ~ your eyes will edition close in peacefulr refreshing slumber, Another dose in the morning will make your breakfast. taste goo-.1, and put you in fine fettle for the day’s- work ahead; hitlrbyead Hostcttcr’s l' , d ' $.33: 3.2.1. Stomach: will be easy Bitters to perform. . ' ‘oF NEW' YORK. manner A. McG‘U‘RDY, Presid IN COMEQ Received for Premiums . From all other Sources . DISBUESEMEN’ES. To Policyaholders for Claims, by Death To Policyaholdero for Endowments, Dividends, etc. ' . For all other Accounts ' ' K. ASSETS; United States Bonds and other Securities . . First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage” . . . Loans on Bonds and other Securities, Real Estate, appraised by Insurance Superintendents at $23,534,826.88 . Book Value . . . Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . . . Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . ' . LIABILITIES. Policiy Reserves, etc. , Contingent Guarantee Fund, -, . . . . Divisible Surplus . . . . . . Insurance and Annuities in Force . . . / liabilities calculated by the Insurance Departrrient. From the Surplus a. dividend will Be apportioned as usua BOard of Trustees HENRY H. ROGERS J no. W AUCHINOLoss F Rnnrnro CROMWELL JULIE-N '1‘. DAVIES 13.111021. 1). BABCOCh RICHARD A ' Mo 10111)? ROBERT A. GRANI VV' TLTE 1S 1.10 I“. LLOYD, 21.! Vice President. VV lLLlAM J EASTUN, Secretaxy. FBEDEltIC CROMW ELL, Tieaeurer. JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIM SON 2d Assist WILLIAM 1'. SANDS, Cashier. h R. GILLETTE, Generat Manager. EMORY MOOLlNTOOK, Actuary. ' JOHN TATLUUIS, JR, Assistant. Actuary CHARLE'.‘ A, PBELLER, Auditor. , WILLIAM W. RICHARDS 0.0LIl1‘FUttl) GRETSI:xUElt,A81sistant Auditor. J U111 ‘4 0211111101., superintendent. 0f Domestic Agencies. 12‘ )11 ARI) LYMAN SHORT: General Solicitor. MEDICAL DIRECTORS: ELIAS J. MARSS, M U‘ GttANVILLE li-WHITE. M .D O. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting. ! sinuous mamas. general y’ F 11111113111111.1111 lanes 0. HOLDEN A. N. VVATERIIOUSE THEODORE MORFORD WIL E ‘.V P l ‘ R E ' W B ' ERMANNU ON 08') CHARLES . .nnntneon . ILLIAM ABCOCK l WILLIAM J. SEWELL l Burns W. PECKBAM Srurvnsan'r FISH l JAM OLIVER HARRIMAI: 1 J. HOBART HERRICR AUGUSTUS D. JUILLIABD ROBERT OLYPHANT WM. P. DIXON CHARLES E. MILLER GEORGE F. BAKER ROBERT A. GRANNISS . WALTER R GILLETTE . Donner Omorr l Grocer G. HAVEN l ’H. VVALTEB WEBB a... la. name, Local. ,1ng , _ Plll. eat. Statement llll 1111111“ Ending Dec. 31:98. According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State Of New York. $42,318,748 51 12,687,880 92 $13,265,908 00 ‘194859751 35 '094939379 53 $35,245,038 88 $160,956.14! 33 68,503,580 90 9,396,619 00 20,604,649 61 [1,021,377,315 M132 $277,517,325 36 233,058, 640 68 42 238,684 68 $2,220,000 00 277.517.,325 36 $971,711,997 79 I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor; ADRIAN Temp .11. GEORGE S. Bowoom LIAM C. W 3111:1111: W ILLIAM Bowman.” as N. :lARVIE CHAS D. DIGKEY JR ELBRIDGE T GERRY JAMES SFEYERJ SS, Vice-President. DUEtt du—I’ BltLCK, Gorrespoa ing Secretary ALBERT KLAItIitOTH, Assistant Secretary ant Treasurer. ED W ARI) 1". t1 OLDLN Assistant Cashier. , Comptroller. HENRY 1). BROWN, Assistant Comptrollei Agents
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