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New-York tribune., 1872-12-09
REDucIYG LIFE INSURANCE RATES


We question whether in the history of life
insurance in this country there has ever been
such an excitement as at the present moment
agitates the gentlemen who have this vast in
terest intrusted to their care. No serious ap-
prehensiOns have as yet reached the mass of
the people who are interested as the owners
or prospective beneticiaries of life insurance,
but the wide publicity given by the statements
and counter-statements which have appeared
in THE TRIBUNE and other papers render it
probable that the discussion Of tae questions
involved will be carried on before more ex-
tended tribunal than any that sits in Insurance
parlors. The matter calls for aud should have
an expression of public opinion to which the
managers of insurance companies must bow.
1t is essential, however, that the public should
first be well Informed upon tho merits OF the
question.
All important controversies which have
hitherto arisen between companies engaged in
life insurance in this country have been vir-
tually over matters of detail. The great dis
pute as to the comparative merits of the cash
and note systems, touched no vital point. The
safety of the insurance under either system
was never seriously questioned. After an
enormous amount of ink had been expended,
the more candid disputants admitted that the
ultimate results of the systems did not greatly
differ, and method which steered between
the two extremes was widely adopted. But
now, when the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New-York, the largest and one of the
oldest of these institutions in the country,
proposes a reduction of its rates of insurance,
there is straightway terrible outcry. The
new measure is denounced by three eminent
actuaries rs "a virtual abandonment of those
cardinal principles of security and equity"
upon which the Company has obtained the
confidence Of the community. The officers of
the Company point TO the figures of their
actual experience, and soy "there can be no
" doubt of the safety of che proposed measure
1t would i'll become MS TO decide hastily where
experts of such eminence disagree.
There are, however questions involved quito
as important as the purely mathematical in
Quiry concerning the ability Of the Mutual
New-York tribune., 1872-12-09
narmrnls. e,f.. ohis epemna.

-, - N,,s,c-Italiap aud German Opora:
ACApn ,ir p.rre Iucca sna Clara Louise kelo-F
Roorp,s TurArER.-"The Lady Of Lyons MISS
geiiss ara J. W. Nuilack 81, y
FIFTH AVENUE TIIEATER.L SCho9l epl. 1SJ lS,
,i r.,y n,v.spoIt md Moran and Mr Charles fi'beH
cn,~n OpFR, HorsE.-" Round the Clock" Mis
- ~ Nj. IN, ~, IIouscn, ant Joha Biougnam
NrIns's GARDEN" Leo and Lotos"
O1Y,utc TnEATER. - Opera Bonhe; Ia Deio
uelere' Nile AIaee . -.
UxIoN SQUARE TuEATEB.-"Agnos' Miss Agnes
E;hel s1d D. H. hsrsns - a,
WuIAcN's TuIATER-" Our American Cousin
O. A. Sothtrn
R,RNtr,f's MusrUM. .MENAGEEIE AND fluPoDHoAE'
g,uf.esnth.st. near Bfsai0ay.-Day sni hveairs
Tpv1xa HNI.-Lect,lre. Wendell Phillips
n J,,,rs's FINE ART Rooms. - Illustrations Of
awaiting st he Cats
II. JAMES TuEATER.-San Francisco MinstrelS'
ToNY PAsTOR's OPERA HOUSE. The French
SPY" ETC.
New-York tribune., 1872-12-09
REVIEW OF TnE CITY STAGE.

Active enterprise, characteristic of metro
poltan managers and suitable TO the time OF year.
tnues to prevail in local theatrical life, leading, IN
several instances, TO worthy effort and good results.
Certain things that done. 1t is true appear TO DO
doue wholly and entirely, for the sake of making money
aud these, accordingly. remove themselves from the
province OF thoughtful consideration rho pursuit OF
luce, II rewarded with what seeks, Is rewarded SUI
fcenuy. Persons engaged in chasing tho nnihlo ssS-
rcncc will generally catch IT, IL they give their great
minds freely 70 The chase but surely they are n0' en-
tltled 20 expect that intellectual attention VIII ee
layished upon the mannor OF their eaerins as The VIC
tories of their agility. Aside from tbs sort Pf er"rt'
however specimens OF lofor endeavor are not HeAnE'
TO show hat art still loved ana followed somewhat Tor
its own sake. At Booths Theatcr and the tih AF'i
pay-goers of the intelligent class have recently scea
Shakespearan tragedy aud ooiDcdy-" komoo anu
Juliet" "As You Like IT," anil ihe Merry wives OK
Wiudsor'-Gnd In tLe week now clehiuS "'S
viii sec. at these theaters, accepted Hai' OF
the talent OF Bulwer aud the genus of shetiiGn Ahe
Lady OF Lyous Is TO be brought out al bOosHs tShS
New-York tribune., 1872-12-09

II will be seen by the advertisements that Prof.
Tyndall commences his course of lectures in New
York next week, and its delivery VIII be the event
of the in the way of lecture entertainment.
From the character of Prof. Tyndall as a man Of
science as an independent, philosophic thinker,
an eloquent and forcible writer and vivid mac,
netic lecturer and also from tho attractiyeness of
his subjects, these lectures have been looked for
with interest by large number of our citizens.
They have been listened to with great pleasure and
admiration by crowded audiences of the most intel
ligent people in Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington with but one draw back-that only
a small portion of those who desired to hear them
could get access to the lecture-rooms. The same
difficulty may be expected here in more aggTa-
vated form, as Prof. Tyndall win give but single
course in NewYork, while not one in ten of those
who wish to listen to him viii be able to get admis-
sion to the ecture-room. Ii Is to be regretted that
the lectures not be given in the Academy of
Music, so as to accommodate the largest possible
number; but we understand the Academy could not
be secured continuously for the length Of time re-
quired, and Prof Tyndall requires undisurbed pos
session of the premises throughout the course TIE
large hail of tho Cooper Institute was taken as the
next best and only available place The course will
be unit, or a connected discussion Of the phe-
nomena OF light including spectrum analysis po-
larization, the mechanism of radiant action and the
later views in this interesting field. which will be
dealt with la clear and simple way a. To be COM
pretended by all. Prof. Tyndall will not outshoot
his audience.
The Ar6adiaa has now reached its lsth number and
assumed definite consistency of PLAN IL is fun OF
news, dramatic, musical etc, is bright. generally
sensible aud often slashing aud looks as il il would
New-York tribune., 1872-12-09
GEeso.a2ork Dailu Gribme3e,
MONDAY, DECEMBER 0. 1872.

The Counties Reform bill has passed to third reading
the Prrssian Hcrrculaus ==-- NJ. Ceresolc has been
elected Prcsidaut Of Switzerland == senor Lerdo dc
Tciada has been inauGuratod President OF Mexico.
The situation ia Louisiana is practically unchanged.
&C., Tie report OF the Indian Commissioners gives
rOsc-colorcd Wow Of Indian al rs. == Gen Butter
another attempt to oust the Liberal RepuD-
iican Chalrmcn OF House Committees.
INC EreRiag Express building was burned. =- There
has been % run on the Mutual Bank == References TO
Mr.. Grcoley's death wero made in many pupits. -=
Gold 49, 1Ss 1l3l Thermometer $40 $50 $50; 46' 49, $50
New-York tribune., 1872-12-09
THE DRAMA

NI3LO'S GARDEN REBUILT AND EEoPESED.
EblOs Garden was reOpencd on the 3Otn o.
November and the spectacle called Leo and Loto
was acted In the presence of multitude, that filled
every part the heaer The performance lasted until
1 O'clock ana at its Termination Messrs. jarrett ani
Palmer tho managers and Mr. Sherwood. the head
penter were called before tho curtainMr Vincent 70.
spending for the managers The thcatcr rCproduces
In form the destroyed BY fro last Spring. II is.
however, handsomer in decoration, and more complete
In appultenances Of convenience and comfort. Tie
spectacle OF LEO and Lotos is an aggiOmoraton
OF gorgeous scenery, through which runs thread
Of fanciful story IL is commended to average
popular liking by obvious merits OF scenery, and by
numerous corps Of female dancers. Leo and Lotos"
seems popular success. We are not abo TO perceive
that the good of dramatic art is in any bene-
hted though, by what is now prevalent at this new
tneater that there is anything worthy OF particular
cOnsdera in tuns OF nse Hoods OF light, forests OF
legs, tho intricate and elaborate devices Of a stage
carpenter. the bulOonery OF Mr. NJ Lefngwel
and Mr.. NJ F.skc. Portions OF the spectacc.-he Bird
Procession instance and such radiant and changeabe
pictures as Mr. Getzs Palace OF the Jewel King and
Mr. voegtlins beautiful market Place in the City OF
the Damios" and :" Bird Cage Palace"-are calculated
To entrance the eye childhood and The childish Of
maturity. But, We have often pointed out be
fore the predominant quality OF spectacles Of this kind
which is lelied TO attract-haying which they
live and prosper, and lacking which they would die
To say they feed the eye to stop very far shot OF
the actual truth. We do not intend. however, 10 give
further consequence to this subject by discussion OF 1.
at present. Whenever dramatic art appears at Nblos
Garden It will be honored, so far concerned
as 1t deserves but with the vicious triyallty
tablished therecheap with ali its cost AMI base with
all Its pretentous spondor-we feel sympathy. 1t
Is not nor II cannot come to good" AS matter OF
theatrical record It is noted that the chief per
forming I'm Leo aud Lotos" are Mile. Jean Ptter Mile
AdrienDe, Nine Katt Lannier. and Mile Eugehie LlpoI
that of u introduces Mr.. T. ID. Davies, the re-
markable yeniriloquist, Herr Wlefenbaoh, clover
drummer; "Young America" precocious violinist;
Miss Josephine walhy, who darces with n skipping gropc
and little uHsfS G"liArh; who imitate- Ms sIms
Reeves that another dspaysa panorama OF ParI
in the dark days of the Commune; that tho closing
pageant is gorgeous beyond precedent; and that tho
cast of parts in the Arabian Night story which framed
in so much scenic magnilcence stands as follows:
Prince DIAM Emperor Ia Mr. GRibs
RHipOor ell. COd fdeiO. ale Ngdu
Nj w.
New-York tribune., 1872-12-09

Our neighbors of The Brening Express will
come from country home or seat in Congress,
this norning, to n dismdntled Office. Serious
Ms is Their loss by last nights fire, it cannot
materially disturb their wel-established busi-
ness. But the loss of books and papers, and
particularly Of Mr.. Brooks's library, is Ear more
nearly irreparable.
New-York tribune., 1872-12-09

A dseisiOn by a District Of Columbia justice
that J. restaurant-keeper may, if he choose,
refuse to furnish food or Iefreshment to
colorcd man, seems contrary to all immediate
precedents on that question. If this con-
struction Of the law holds good in the Dis
tlict, great many rights secured By cOlOred
men will melt away.
New-York tribune., 1872-12-09

The fund which The Herald had generously
begun to raise for tho family of Mr.. Greeley
is promptly turned into fund for the cree
ton of a statue in his honor. George w.
Chids of The Philadelphia Ledger, with char
acteristic promptness and liberality, telegraphs
that his subscription of $1,000 may be used in
any way which the family of Mr.. Greeley
may indicate The Herald gives the same di-
recGOn to its equal subscription, and many
others are doing the same.
New-York tribune., 1872-12-09

There seems to be no end to the cOmbina-
tions to create monopoly in petroleum.
Scarcely had the famous South Improve
ment Company's ring been exposed and broken
up, than the Producers Association attempted
an artificial control of the price of oil. Now
the Refners' and Producers Associations have
combined to shut out the jObbers, middlemen,
and all other outsiders. 1t is probable that
such a combination may succeed for time ;
but the inevitable tendency of the laws of
trade would be to bring an end to the
unnatural monopoly.
New-York tribune., 1872-12-09

The Ar6adian has now reached its lsth number and
assumed definite consistency of plan IL is fun OF
news dramatic. musical, etc. is bright, generally
sensible aud often sashing and looks if it would
live.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-15

PROSE AND VERsE--The highest po-
etry of all answers to no fixed scholastic
rules, but embraces, or ought to embrace.
all the resources both of what is usually
for want of better name, entitled prose.
On this, as on many points, tradition
confuses us. The word "poet means
something more than singer of songs
or weaver OF rhymes. What are we to
say to literary classification which calls
" Absalom and Achitopel poem, and
denies the title to The Pilgrims Prog
ress;" which includes "Cato and the
Rape of the Lock under the poetical
head, and excludes Sidney's Arcadia
and the "Vicar of Wakefield = which
extends to Cowper, Chatterton, Gray,
Keats and Campbell the laurel it indig-
nantly denies to Swedenborg, Addison
(who created Sir Roger de Coverly y
Burke, Dickens and Carlyle; and which
has for so long delayed the placing of
Walter Scott's novels in their due niche
just below the plays of Shakespeare
Instead of being the spontaneous speech
of inspired men in musical moods, verse
has become form of literature" bind
ing so-called poets as strictly as bonds
of brass and iron; and the effort of
most of our strong men has been to free
their limbs as much as possible by work.
ing in the most flexible chain of all, that
of blank verse. Our store of acknowl-
edged poetry is very precious; but it
might be easily doubled, were we suffer-
ed to select from our prose writer's
from Plato, from Boccaccio, from Pascal,
from Rousseau, from Jean Paul, from
Novalis, from George Sand, from Charles
Dickens, from Nathaniel HAWTHORNE
the magnificent nuggets Of pure poetic
ore, in which these writers abound. Read
Boccaccio's story of Isabella and the
Pot of Basil, or Dickens's description of
sea storm in David Copperfeld," or
Haw thorne's picture of Phoebe Pynch-
cons bedchamber, and confess that. if
these things be not poetry. poetry was
never written, If you still doubt that
the rhythmic form is essential to the
highest poetic matter, read that wondrous
dream of the world without Father at
the end of Jean Pauls Siebenkas."
and then peruse Heine's description of
the fading away of the Hellenic gods be-
fore the thorn-crowned coming Christ.
What these prose fragments lose in neat
ness of form, they gain in neatness of
form, they gain mystery and glamor.-
After reading them, and many another
similar efforts, one almost feels that
rythmed poetry is poor, petty and in
terior form of language after all.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-15

MIsTooK THE TExT-A worthy dea-
con hired a journeyman farmer from a
neighboring town for the summer, and in
duced him, although he was unaccus-
toned to church going, to accompany
the family to church on the first Sabbath
Of his stay. Upon his return to the dea-
cons house, he asked the hired man how
he liked the preaching. He replied
81 don't like to hear any minister
preach politics"
" | am very sure that you heard no
politics to-day" replied the deacon.
g am sure that | did," said the man.
=" Well, mention the passage" replied
the deacon.
q will. He said eff republicans
scarcely are saved, where will the demo-
Gratis appear
"Ah," said the deacon, "You mistake.
These we're the words: If the righteous
scarcely are saved, how will the wicked
and ungodly appear p
"Oh, yes" said the man" he might
have used those words, but | know
deuced well what he meant"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-15
NO CURE, NO CHARGE.
RHEUMATISM! NEURALGIA! !!
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-15
The Autumn Sheaf.

Still remember early autumn days.
When golden leaves were floating in the air,
Aud reddenIng oaks stood somber in the haze,
Till sunset struck them with its redder glare
And faded, leaving me by wood and field
In fragrant dew. and fragrant velvet mold.
To wait among the shades of night concealed.
And hear that story which but once is told.
Through many seasons of the falling leaves.
/ watched my fading hopes, and watched their
fall
In memory they are gathered now like sheaves,
So withered that touch would scatter all.
Dead leaves. and dust more dead, to fall apart
Leaves bending once in arches over me,
And dust inelosing once flowing heart,
And SO happy with youths mystery.
1t cannot be unbound, my autumn sheaf-
Then let stand the ruin of the past;
Returning autumn brings the old belief
It's mystery all its own andit will last.
E2tzabeth Stoddard.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-15

Young AMERICA WoNDERs.-I won
der what makes papa tell such nice sto-
ries to visitors about his hiding his mas
ter's rattan when he went to school, and
about his running away from the school
mistress, when she was going to whip
him, and then shut me up all day in a
dark room, because | tried just once to
be as smart as he has been?
Wonder what made papa say that
wicked word, when Betsey upset the ink
all over his paper, and then slapped my
ears when / said the same thing when
my kite string broke?
Wonder why mamma told Bird eel, the
other day, to say she was not at home
when Tommy Days mother called, and
then puts me to bed without my supper
every time | tell lie?
o DEAR there are lots of things want
to know. How | wish | was a man
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-15

A Cleveland man has devised an orig
inal mode of committing suicide, and if
be were only alive would be fairly en-
titled to the champion belt. He con-
neeted loaded revolver with clock-work
so that it should be discharged at GER
tain time, then got into bed, placed the
pistols muzzle back of his ear and took
chloroform. At the appointed time be
was psiElessly pitched into oblivion.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-15
Twins by Jove-A Railroad Episode.

Twins by JoNe-A Railroad Episode.
The Pacific express train on the Pan
Handle Railroad left the Columbus de
pot recently one evening, under the
charge of conductor Drury. Nothing
transpired to distcrb the monotony of
the conductors call on drowsy passen.
gers for " tickets gentlemen" until the
train was between Dennison and Steuben-
vile. Then he was notified that lady
passenger desired his presence. He
found lady evidently in some trouble
and embarrassment. To his affirmative
response to the query whether he was
msrried the lady stated that she was on
her way from Cincinnati to meet her
husband in New York, and that crisis
was impending, involving the appear
ance of an additional passenger. This
startled the conductor, of course, but
with heart as big as an elephant he set
to work to make the lady comfortable
All the passengers we're hastily shuffled
into another car, and such female assist
ance as could be procured on the train
was brought into requisition. In briei
time the little stranger-a fine bouncing
girl is the phrase-put in an appearance
and the conductor congratulated himself
on hishappy escape from dilemma. With
heart overwhelming with sympathy, he
arranged an impromptu wardrobe for
the very young lady from his own under
clothing. 1t was not exactly in style of
those infant-outfits advertised in the
New York papers, yet it served good
purpose.
But this is. not all. The train left
teubenville ON time, and was soon thun-
dering along through the hills of West
Virginia when the conductor received
another shock. This time it was "a fine
bouncing boy" Twins by jovel One
Buckeye and the other Pan. Handler.
The remainder of Drury' linen went to
start the little fellow on his journey
through the world. Then for fear of
what might happen, the train was hur-
ried up in due time it reached Pitts
burg, and the lady and two unticketed
passengers were tenderly conveyed to
comfortable quarters at the Union Depot
Hotel, when telegram was forwarded
to the husband in New York, which
probably lifted him out of his boots. AT
last adyices the mother and children
were doing well.
The twins certainly commenced life
underextraordlnary circumstances. Born
on fast-going Pacific train, the one in
Ohio and the other in West Virginia, it
is safe to promise they will be reasona-
bly, fast young people. The mother is
represented as most estimable lady,
but not given to the study of almanacs.
- Ohio Statesman
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-15
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PENNSYLVANIA Insurance Co. :, o.o.,, .,
Cash Assets, Sl,ZoU,Sl0Ho
INTERNATIONAL Insurance Co. -.
Chicago losses paid, s6ON,OOO
Cash Assets, Sl,lOO'OO
ANDES insurance Co.. cincinnatti. Ohio. .o.o ooo
Leaving Cash Assets Sl,Ibb,6S4.
CONTINENTAL Insurance Co. y.
Chicago losses paid 81, 10000
Leaving Cash Assets, s2.5O9,526
OLD HARTFORD Insurance Co. -.
Cash Assets, Sl,SOO,OOO
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Cash Assets. Si.9O8 81.
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