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INSURANCE.

INSURANCE.
lSUN MUTUAL INSURANCE
COMPANY.
Paid Up Capital $500, 200.
NINETEENTH ANNUAL STATEMENT, FoE
THE YEAR 1874
Amount premiums for the
year-...., .e396, So 30
Less unterminated risks and
returned premiums ...... 10l,517 Is
Net earned premiums....... oao2o14 Is
Discount and interest........ 1882 s.
Losses paid reinsurances and
! unadjusted losses. .s156, $40 70
General expenses. taxes and
rent. .................. ss,oes 81
Reserve fund $4,000 and
dividend on stock 10 per
cent. 5s.696 -ee55 SIS 80
Net profit. ................. t7ses1 II
Assets Of the company, estimated ct their CASH
MARKET VALUES
Bonds stocks, loans and bills
receivable. $40 o.
Cash on hand and premiums
in course Of collection. 129, IT'S n
Total assets ................ 9,645 n
The Board Of Directors ct . meeting held On
tie twentieth day Of January. 1875 after setting
aside $4,000 to the reserve fund from the net
earnings of the year, and paying TEN PER GENT
dividend to the stockholders, have resolved to pay
cash dividend Of TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT ON
the net earned participating premiums for tho year
ending December 81, 1875.
JAS L DAY, President
HORACE CARrEHTER Secretary.
DIRECTORS FOR 1s7S;
Jno g: Gaines. Richard Flower. J: L. Harris,
= III Ss %1;::: Taylor 1;a: se.n'
B. Biscoe. James ]. Day, Scott McGehee,
A. Baldwin, Lionel G. Levy, Geo. Jonas.
VA W. 5 E%Ssy S S,9g Ea
This old and reliable Company Is issuing Policies
on Fire, River and Marine Risks ON the most favor.
able terms AL losses adjusted and settled upon the
srss ase psd their
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TUE NEW ORLEANS INSURANCE. COMPANY
OF NEW ORLEANS, La,
Corner Of Camp and Canal streetA
ESTABLISHED IN 1so5.l
Income for year 1sH.... ...........45 o4. osa ~
Assets December 81 $50 90
The Company insures Fire, Marine and River
Risks. Issues Marine Policies payable in London in
case Of loss. J.W. HINCKS, Secretary.
AID. SCHREBER, Vice President
J. TUYES, President
". B; Schmidt A. II Bickham,
Placide FOrsta1l. Al schreiber.
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INHE FIREMENS INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW ORLEANS,
Once, corner Camp and Gravier streets.
INSURANCE. AGAINST FIRE ONLY.
This Company is ready to take risks against loss
IN MARKS, pRUDHoMam
President Vice Presideut
3 Il BENNERS, JAS BOYCE,
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NEW ORLEANS INSURANCE COMPANY-
Corner Canal and Camp streets.
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL STATEMENT.
In conformity with their charter the company pub
sh the following statement:
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1 1NSUAANCEs
lTywKNTYSIxTH ANNUAL sTATE1HN1
CRESCENT MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
NEW ORLEANS, Nay y, 1875.
The trustees in conformity = the amended charter
company on the Goth Of April 1875:
Fire premiums .-.............e2 POI 800 60
Marine premtums. ........... 1854 IS
River premiums u&L4 5S-s355. 767 %
Earned premiums, less reinsurance and
return premiums. ..................... 276 LET "a
Losses paid and estimated
including all known and
On fire risks. .e6p. AZ 6s
On marine risks. Is, ~ 80
On river risks :. 1858 91-t140,346 80
Taxes, expenses rebate in
in lieu Of participation,
Leaving latter paying 10 percent inter.
est on capital stock. t62 1873 ~
,: The company have the following :. ..ssts.
Loans on bond and mortgage 55943 So 3ee, 81. "a
Loans on pledge at call...-.. 1s7. 43e SO
Cash in bank............... 6S,O6S, 30 700 529 s.
Civ bonds bank and other stocis.. 1851 s.
Premiums in course Of collection, sus
pense account, etc.................... 1854 II
Total assets. ....................... es1o,aol 81
Tho above statement II Q true and correct tran
script from tho books Of the company.
THOMAS A. ADAMS President
HENRY Y. OGDEN Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before ma this 29d day Of
May, 1875. VIM II. HOLMES,
Second Justice Of the Peaca
Parish Of Orleans La
Tho Board Of Trustees Resolved, That after paving
the Annual interested 10 per cont Capital Stock
Of the Company, that dividend Of THIRTY PER
CENT. be paid In CASH On and after the 18th day of
June next to those parties insuring with the com.
pany entitled to receive the same.
TRUSTEES.
Th09. A. Adam1 Sam1 B. Newman,
Sam1 b. Kennedy, c. 7. Baddecke,
John Phelps, Adam Thompson,
Henry Abraham, p. N Strong
Victor Meyer, Jos. Bowling
Edw. j. Gay Jno. NJ. Sandidge
SiWon HeEnsheim, Simon Forcheimer
} u.s. B. Wolfe. r. B. Post
Edw. Pisbury, John E. King
Fred'k Cameron, IL. Harris
Andrew Stewart JOS Stone
George Martin, Alfred Moulton,
.. @. JuIey, Edward Male,
Geo. w. Sentell, A. Levi.
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- balss MEXICAN.
~ hass OLD GOVERNMENT JAVA.
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Refined Sugar.
- barrels CRUSHED SUGAR
10 barrels POWDERED SUGAR.
. barrels OUT LOAF SUGAR
- barrels "a. SUGAR
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ard chazged aeeucdingH.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-09-03
A Bouquet for the Table.

Did You ever make a bouquet in a saul
Ger? | think it j. the prettiest way Of
all. l fill the saucer two thirds full
with water, and place some large flow
er, like lily, in the center, or little
TO one side, as fancy may suggest
Then arrange fringe Of fine, feath-
cry sprigs around the rim, and fill
up the interstices with small flowers !.
The result j. charming And flowers
arranged in this way will, with me. re-
main fresh longer than if arranged in Il
vase.
As | write, have before me bou-
quct put together thus. II consists Of "A
tiger lily, sprigs Of asparagus and
southern wood, Drummond phloN, pc
tunias, and a few blood red blossoms Of
coreopsis. But do not turn up your
noses, being, perhaps, the possessors Of
more costly and varied material for for
al ornaments, for my bouquet is not To
be throw in the shade The coreop>is
blossoms are borne on slender, wiry
stems, and after had filled nv other
flowers in thickly around the lily, | in
serted few Of these on longer stems, :,
leaning them upright against the lily
stamens, and they seem like richly tint
ed stars of velvet, glowing above a bright
hued messy ground work of sister stars
This manner Of making bouquets per-
mits having the use 81 host of those
flowers that have short stems, and that
would be almost useless for vase. But
As water is 50 easily spilled from shallow
recepticles, an excellent substitute is
- ~
ity in giving fanciful forms to bouquets,
a, il affords iirmer foundation in which
to imbed the flower stems.
Do you ever have tastcfully arranged
flowers on your writing tables? II not
just try il once, as a new plan, and see
how the lovely things will assist YOU in
writing vigorous and interesting editor
ials - Cor. Western Rural
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TIE DYING SAINT.

BY J. W. DE FOREST.
kennst du das Land wo die Cironen blum "
-Goezhe.
Knowest thou the land whence no mortal re-
turneth,
Beyond the dark portal, beyond the great
seA,
Where Judgment arraigneth. where punish
nient burneth,
Where ornaments wither and Hell bends
the knees
knowest thou its terror.
know il, know;
Thither. my Redeemer, with thee dare co.
Knowest thou the land where the anthems
sre thunder,
Where sanity harps peal, angel trumpets
are blown,
Where the starry crowns bow, the seraphm
wonder
And the Infinite shines on his terrible
throney
Seesi thou its splendory
see II. I see;
With thee, Intercessor, there could be.
hnowest thou the land where aboundeth
Life's river,
Where the weary find rest, the just are
secure,
Where JOY smiles immortal and praise sings
forever.
Where sll knowledge is holy, all being is
purey
LoEest thsu its pureness.
love IL. love;
oh there, Divine Brother, with thee would
The TndeDendepf
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To Promote Longevity.

The Pal Nal Ga.otc mentions that
a ''veritahlc ccntcnarian us, according
10 n correspondent If the Scotsman, To
be found at the Aberfeldv Railway sta
ton, in the shape of pcddler named
Peter Feggans, who the other day at
tanned his lOjth year. The habits of
Mr.. Feggans are an interesting study To
those who desire To promote longevity
For sixty years he has never worn u
coat, believing that waistcoat with
sleeves suits him better. He gave up
smoking about the same time hc gave
up his coat, and took to chewing, which
he has found more hcalthful practice
than smoking. Feggans is not n tccto-
taller; he drinks half glass of whisky
three or four times each day, and has
done 50 for the last half-ccntury. a re-
port was circulated short time ago
that he was dead. This annoyed Fcg-
gans, who, when informed Of the re-
proach, Indignantly remarked, Eyes I;
but ] know'd it was lie whenever /
hccrd IT,. That Feggans is alive there
can be little doubt, but whether he Is
lO5 years old or not j. matter on
which probably opinions will differ. 1t
might be- as well to clear up this point
before he take his departure.
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They fingered at the gate until he
could finish that last remark, and she
toyed with her fan, while her ewes were
looking down from beneath iaunty
hat, that only partially shaded her face
from the light Of the silvery moon.
lie stood gracefully on the outside
with one hand resting on the gate-post
and the other tracing unintelligible HE
roglyphics on the panels. They were
looking very sentimental, and neither
spoke for some minutes, until she broke
silence in sweet, musical voice:
"And you will always think as you
do now, George?"
Ever, dearest; your image is inn
pressed upon my heart SO indclibly that
nothing can ever eifslce il. Tell me,
Julia, loyeliest Of your sex, that have
a right TO wear il there
sob, YOU men are 50 deceitful = she
answered coguettishly.
"Truc, Julia, men are deceitful "
he said, drawing little nearer 10 her
and insinuating himself inside the gate,
"but who, darling, could deceive you?"
'And if.l were to die, George,
wouldn't you find some one else YOU
could love rs well?"
'Never, never. No woman could
ever fill your place in my heart
''Oh, quit now That amt right, -
she murmurcd, rs she made fcint to
remove his arm from around her waist
LET me hold yeu to my heart, )" he
whispered passionately, "until YOU
have consented to be mine,n and he
drew her nearer 10 him and held her
tightly until he obtained the coveted
boon.
1t seemed but yesterday since our
weary footsteps interrupted that touch
Ing little scene, but when we passed
near the same locality at an early hour
yesterday morning, ere the moon and
stars had paled, and heard a gentle
voice eXclaim
"No, sir; you've stayed ont this
long, and you may just as well make a
night of il. Ill teach YOU to stay at
the lodge until O'Clock in the morn
ing, and then come fooling around my
door TO worry me and wake the baby.
Now take that and sleep on il"
II seemed but yesterday, that little
scene at the gate, but when we accident
ally became witness to this latter
scene, we remember il had been
longer. - IickSJHrg Hcrdld.
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TnF SCENE Ar Tnr FUNERAL.

READING, Pa, August II There
was great excitement here N the funeral
Of Mrs. Bcssinger and her three chill
dren, who were drowned on Tuesday
last. II seems, from the stories of the
people, that the woman had lived un-
happily with her husband, owing To the
Introduction 10y him of another woman
into the house, and that this unhappi-
ness resulted i'm quarrel on Monday,
when the husband ordered his wife to
leave the house and 10 take the two girls
with her, while he would retain the boy.
Next day she went 10 the canal with the
children, and. after filling basket with
stones, in which operation the children
assisted, She bound the basket securely
to her body, and taking the three chill
dren in her arms leaped into the canal
and all were drowned As soon as the
bodies were recovered and taken 10 her
former home, the police had TO guard
the house To save the husband from as
sault. and at the funeral procession to-
day which included about one thousand,
the people on foot surrounded his car
riage. When the bodies were lowered
into the graves the people hootcd Be,-
singer and made a rush for him. In
the confusion one shot was fired, when
the police hurriedly placed HMM car
riage and drove OF, receiving, as they
passed the cemetery gate, another shot,
which it is thought wounded him, as he
was carried into the house. The police
are still on guard, and the people, IN
GLIDING many women, continue their
fhraats
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Painful Addiction.

a New Hampshire paper has this ac-
count of terrible suffering "Five years
ago last winter, George Maleham, ala,d
Of dozen years, living in the north
part Of Wolfboro, went to Water WI
lagc one evening TO skate with some
boys Of that village. lie got into inc
water and then walked home n dis
lance Of nearly two milcs--his clothes
freezing on him. His folks were ahed
ON his arrival home and he slipped OIL
his wet clothes, and in this wet ana
chilled condition went 10 bed. ~ iir,t
he did not feel the effects of IL, but AFTER
"a short time he experienced shghl
lamcncss, and after while his JOINTS
began TO dislocatc, and continued until
nearly every joint in his body was dis
locatcd--his shoulder joints, elbows
wrists, and finger joints, while the low
or limbs were all unjoilibcd, even to ms
toe joints. We saw him year ago;
then we could clasp our hand arouhu
his lcg above the knee, while the khv1
Joints were enormous in size. 10 adu
To his other suilcrings, several large
sores broke out upon his body shoit
time before his death. He was cor
fined To his bed for nearly three year,
previous 10 death, which occurred july
%. As his parents were very poor 'h'
lad would have suffered for the nece'.
sarics Of life but for the Kindness u
neighbors and friends. ~
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A STRANGE TRAGEDY,
woman Deliberately Drown. u.r..,s
and Three children.
frOm rhe Pittsbnrgh Chrunlcle

l'i"m 'hc iittsbutgn thfOnicle.1
Reading was, on Tuesday, the scene
OF one OF the most terrible tragedies thai
has occurred in this State for a number
OF years. AT about & $50 O'Clock ON the
evening IN question woman of Medium
height and full figure was observed pass
ing over the llarrisburgh bridge, short
distance from the city proper. She was
accompanied by three children. two of
them girls, aged nine and six wears and
the other Il boy of three. I'pon reach
ing the far side of the river the littln
party descended To the tow-path Of the
Union Canal, and proceeded in the di-
rectlon of the Iulpehocken Creek. The
children skipped along mcrrily, delight
cd with their ramble in the country
whilst the mother walked moodily with
them. Al a point about two and a half
miles from the city Of Reading She was
seen by young lady To stop and fin a
large basket she had with her with
stones.
This done, she strapped il tightly 10
her waist, and picking up the little boy
she threw him on her breast, and then
taking one Of the girls under each of her
arms, deliberately threw herself into the
canal. But few moments interviewed
between the filling Of the basket and the
fatal act, and before the aid, which
came in the person Of Mr.. Fortney
and several farm hands, who rushed Ia
the waters edge upon hearing the cries
of the children, could effect n rescue
the mother and children had disappear
ed. Fre was moment of struggling
and battling with the waters, and then
the woman, borne down by the weight
of the basket of stones, and the chill
dren, sank TO the bottom. The rescu-
ing party began graphing for the
bodies, and in "A short time recovered
two of the children; presently the third
was obtained, and finally the body of
the mother was found The mother
and children We're well dressed The
bodies Of the four were laid upon the
bank of the stream.
Notice was nj once sent to the Coro-
ner, and jury was impaneled, none
of whose members were able TO rccog-
nize the dead woman or her children.
Their verdict was that the woman came
to her death by suicidal drowning.
whilst the children came 10 theirs bv
the willful act of the person Supposed
10 be the mother) who was with them.
The dead bodies were taken to the city,
and were about TO be- buried, when q
Mrs. Bockmuchl, who had viewed them
nj the under;akcr's office, recognized
the woman ~ the wife and the children
rs the offspring of Philip Bessingcr, q
German saloon-kcapcr. He was at once
summoned and made acquainted with
the sad event which had deprived him
Of a wife and family Of children. No
motive is assigned for the fatal act Of
Mrs. Bcssingcr.
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LOVES REWARD.


ny n. W. BoURDILL0N.
For Love labOred all the day,
Through morning chill and midday heat,
For surely with the evening gray,
thought, Loves guerdon shall be sweet
At eyentide, with wesry limb,
drought my lsbors 10 the SPOT
Where Love bad bid me come TO him;
Thither came, but found him not
For he with idle folk had gone
To dance the hours Of night away;
And / that t0lled was left alone,
Teo weary now 10 dance or play.
-Septemter Atlantic.
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been heard Of our esteemed citizen, and Il is
feared that foul play exists. The Excelsior H.
Is. L. has offered reward OF two hundred dol
lars tsoO) for his abductor or abductors, and
the Secretary. the genial Herbert n. wilkins
mime most" OF the Eureka Hotel, Informed our
reporter Yesterday that the amount would be
raised 10 500 -
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How this manuscript came ipto the
possession Of the World reporter it
would be tedious here 10 relate. The
following item, from the Wahpanseh
Clarion, Of August 10, may, however,
be Of interest:
w ~rgrstto learn that no reliable tidnge have
as yet been received Of Mr.. Henry &. Smithcrs
the respected left fielder OF the Exc lsior Base
Rail Club. On the 9TH OF July, early In the
morning, az our readers may remember, his bat
with which during the year he had made ~
home runs, 2,e base hits and . total bases was
found on Main Street, near Jefferson permcated
by strong smell ~ sulphur and bearing the i'm .
print Of several fiery fingers. Nothing has since
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Ii was little after O'Clock when the
game opened, the Actives at the bat. 1t
was a lovely midsummer day. can
see the whole picture, bright and life
some, even now; the long level field in
tenscly green, lined thickly at one end
with gazers; the groups seated dispers-
eddy here and there upon the grass the
boys seated on the fences; the people
standing up on the carts and wagons; a
brass band, horribly out Of tune, bray
ing ''Hail, Columbia;n a refreshment
tent with long queue of people press
ing up to sloppy counter made Of a
board on two beer-kegs behind, AL the
white town, over which streamed flags
innumerable; before stretch of smil-
ing champaign with here and there a
tall tree whose branches streamed
gracefully before the wind.
Dead silence as the first of the Ac-
tives stepped TO the plate. You could
hear the stridemt "crick-crick" of "A
grasshopper or the mufiled Tapping Of
a lazy flag. was at center field i.
"Put him where he will do most good
or least harm, said the captain latter
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-24

she threw her arms around the good mans
neck and kissed his cheek and asked him 10
tell her where he got so much money.
From your friends and patrons at the
hotel, my child" he replied. "When | told
them your story, they were all anxious TO
give their part. And here is something for
you" putting q bit Of paper into her hand.
What can it be2" thought Elem open
ing il hurriedly and with trembling fingers.
Oh, how her face flushed with pleasure when
she saw that she held in her hand Professor
Grey's receipted bill for terms music
lessons
She carried the precious gift to Susie and
her mother. They were too surprised, too
grateful for words. They could only weep
tears Of Joy, aud thank God in their hearts.
In less than week they had left their home
for trip to the West, where kind friends
waited TO welcome them; and in a year
Susie returned, perfectly recovered.
| think nobody was ever happier than
Ellen, when she met her friend at the depot
that fresh, june morning. The girls had
coresponded the whole year, and each knew
all about the others movements.
al have brought you some flowers this
time" said Susie, as SHE stepped out Of the
cars. She uncovered little box, and there
nesting in damp moss, was the most beaut
full bouquet of rare roses that anybody.
eyes ever rested upon.
But Susie's face was, after all, the best
sight TO Ellen's eyes. She could not look
enough at the bright smile and the rec
cheeks and when they were all at HON,
again, and Mrs Allen took Ellen in her arms
and called down Gods blessing upon the
dear girl who had saved her daughters life
her joy was complete.
Through her own industry and the assist
ance Of her father, her music progressed
rapidly all the year. She was already on,
of the Professors most promising pupils
| But she felt, every time that she looked upon
the happiness of the mother and daughter
that there is no music like the harmony pro
| duced by generous deeds
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-24
Quantity Of Manure per Cow.

Very few farmers have any idea of the
amount of fertilizing material produced by
a COW in year, or during the six months in
which cows are usually housed, aud the
manure saved. Some interesting expert
ments, however, are on record in relation to
the matter. This most extensive and pro
longed are those of Prof. Dana, author Of
the Muck Manual" who found by actual
weighing that the average solid excrement
daily, for nine and half years, of fifty
cows, was fifty-six pounds per COW. These
cows belonged TO the print-works at Lowell
their manure being used in the process then
employed in printing calcoes, aud the dung
was consequently kept free from litter and
carefully collected and weighed each day.
In order TO lessen the cost of this manure 10
the company, these cows were purchased
when fresh, well fed, aud the milk sold to
milkmen in the city. Prof. Dana, who was
employed as the chemist of the print-works,
and who was much interested in agriculture,
ayailed himself Of this favorable opportunity
for experimenting, and we consequently owe
him much for the definite facts he was able
TO give us.
Other experimenters, who have weighed
the manure of cows for shorter periods, give
similar results. james Thompson, of Mas
sachnsetts, in paper printed in the agricul-
tural report of that state for 1859, reports
that the solid exerement Of FIVE cows for the
winter Of 1867 and 1865, amounted to seven
ty-three and threequarters pounds daily
from each.
Prof. Dana fed his cows with a ration OF
twelve pounds of potatoes and twenty-four
pounds of hay, daily. The ration OF Mr..
Thompson's cows was six pounds of steamed
corn stalks and poor hay, mixed with one
quart OF corn meal, in the morning, five
pounds of hay following at noon, six pounds