Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-11-18
KNICKERB0KER LIFE ms CO.
Necessity for Life Insurance - It's
Advantages Over other Investments.
Conipdriso'e NTH Other Companies.

Necessity for Life Insurance - It's
AdUantdgesO vtr other Investments.
Compdriso'sw NTH Other Companies.
There Is no future event so certain to
all men as death. To make provision for
that final event is duty of which no
one shout d think or speak lightly. Even
though we may be skeptical of the future
existence Of the elmer man. none OF Us
doubt that many Of the race will contin-
ne to live, move and exist long after we
have departed. Many, for whose subsis-
tence, education, happiness and prosperity
we cherish the deepest anxiety, may live
when our personal efforts can avail them
nothing.
To him who reflects on these facts, 1t
becomes problem of very great impor-
lance, how shall / best use limited in
come and small estate so as 10 secure
the largest means for those who shall
survive me2
For the last forty years this problem
has been discussed from every conceivable
stand point, and that. too, by many Of the
best minds ofthe most enlightened nations
of the earth.
Wise and benevolent men have invested
their surplus funds in new lands, in aniic-
ipation of their rise in value. Others have
had more confidence in railroad stocks,
and have bought all they could when ia
vorablc opportunities offered; and some
have been inspired with strong hope that
certain mines would ultimately he the
source of the largest wealth to their pos
ierity. But recently the current of fact,
reason and argument has been setting very
strongly in the directions of Government
bonds and Life Insurance Associations.
The uncertainty of emigration going In
the direction of lands. when we are no
more, and the certainty that the tax coli
lcctor will find them and collect the taxes;
the competition of rival roads and posi-
bility that a fayorite one this year may be
worthless In seven years; the exhaustion
of mines that once promised to become
richer as the mine went deeper, and then
alas, their abandonment for new fields !;
and the uncertain value even of National
Bonds when manipulated by politicians.
All these uncertainties have influenced
the kind father and loving husband to
seek for Life Insurance companies incor-
porated on a firm basis, and managed ju-
dlciously, as the best institutions in which
to invest their surplus earnings for the
benefit of those who may live after them.
Among the many institutions of this
kind we know of none more prosperous
and of larger promise than the Knicker-
booker Life Insurance Company.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES
Arising from insurance in the Knickers
booker are:
First. Dividends are made annually
on the contribution plan to apply on the
payment of the secoud annual premium.
Second. Endowment policies, pay able
in 5, 10, Is, 20, %. 80, 35. years from the
date of policy, will be granted.
Third. A loan OF one-third of the pre-
MUM will be allowed TO the assured, If
desired on all forms of policies.
Fourth. The terms Of policies allow the
assured to travel cr reside in any of the
civilized settlements of the United States
without extra charge. Permits TO Europe
granted free.
Filth. All policies with profits are non
forfeitable by their own terms.
No extra charges are made for the in
surance OF Railroad Conductors, Express
Messengers or officers of Steamships and
first class Vessels.
Officers of army, even In time of war,
are insured on precisely the same termes
and conditions as those of civilians, with
the simple proyiso, that if the party insur-
ed be killed in battle, ten per cent Of the
policy will be deducted. Other companies
dharge army officers an extra per cent.
and increase even that when much ex-
posed by climatic changes.
COMPARED WITH OTHER COMPANIES
We have before us full synopsis Of
fifty>five (55) New England and Middle
State comoanies, incorporated from 1880
to 1869.
In percentage Of premium 10 amount in
force, the Knickerbocker ranks the first,
of the fiity>tve companies; in average
premium on each policy, the second; in
its gross assets and in the amount insured
it ranks the seventh; in the number insur-
ed, the eighth; in the average amount Of
each policy, the eleventh, but It's losses
during the whole period on the amount
IN force insured has been less than one
per cent.
Considering the time the Knickerbocker
has been doing business, and its liberal
terms. it is not too much to say that il
ranks A No. I among all the Life Assn
rance Companies Of the United States.
Its immense assets-ovef $1,000, 900 =
enlightened and progressive spirit Of the
age, make it one Of the most secure and
desirable institutions in which TO invest a
small surplt1jncome for the benefit OF
prospective widows and orphans, of any
known to US.
KNIoKRRBoCKER's MANAGER.
The general manager Of the North
western Department, s. A. Matteson, Esq,
is admirably qualified for his position. He
ls energetic, liberal, courteous and easy OF
access His every movement shows that
his heart is in the work. He evidently
believes that be is engaged in good,
great and benevolent enterprise; and that
every man who can be induced to insure
his life is comforting one of the greatest
possible benefits on his posteritv.
HIS FIELD OF OPERATIONS
Is extensive and promising. II includes
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois. Wisconsin,
Minnesota. Iowa, Kansas. Nebraska,
Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada.
Utah and Idaho.
It's office for this Department is No. l66
and les Randolph etreet, Chicago, where
policies are issued, losses paid and IN
fact all business done the same as at the
parent office in New York City.