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The Portland daily press., 1891-02-04

The whole number of policies in force JAN
uary LIST, 1891, was 98,525, amounting to
S238, 908, 807, 90, an increase for the year of
l4,1e6 policies and $50, 500. 1878 insurance; pro-
badly DO other large company can show such
proportion of insurance gained as compared
with new business written during the year.
The death ratio for the year was O97 OF the
mean amount at risk. ratio phenomenally
low for a company thirty-two years ole, es-
peclally as compared with other companies.
The average rate Of all companies reporting
20 the Massachusetts Insurance Department
In 1889 was 1.32.
THE NORTHWESTERN stands among
the highest of the life companies of the coun-
try in strength and security. as shown by
the ratio Of surplus to liabilities.
1T INVESTS ITS FUNDS upon improved
real estate security, at Western rates of in
terest, and 1t has now so invested over THIR-
TY.FIvE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. Its location
enables 1t to select the choicest securities,
and to command the highest rates Of interest.
NO FLUCTUATING SECURITIES. No
loans are made by the Company on stocks,
collaterals, or any kind Of fuctuating or
doubtful securities.
THE INTEREST RECEIPTS of the Com
pany since organization have exceeded Its
losses by death by nearly seven millions of
dollars, as shown by the following figures
Interest receipts since organiza-
Death Losses paid since organiza-
tion.. 21,o55, eOO,07
Excess Of Interest Receipts. 81, 1850, so2.os
THE COMPANY commenced business
without dollar of capital ut being purely
mutual II. all respects). sustained only by its
Inherent strength, springing from the mutual
confidence Of its members.
Since its organization the Com
pany has paid to the representa-
tives Of Its deceased policy.hold-
ers for death losses. S21 ,055, 6OO.O7
And to its living p0llcy-holders for
dividends, matured end0wments,
surrendered and lapsed policies, 3l,743, 999.77
Total. $50, 799, 599.s4
Add present ssets.............-. AZ 1853 9l2.96
Amount paid to policy-holders and
held for them. sos ,153, 512 80
Iotai premiums received. S4,559,800.96
Excess of assets and payments to
poncy-holderS over premium re-
0oiPto....
FROM the above statement 1t will be seen
tnat the Company has paid to policy-h holders,
and has invested for them, MORE THAN TEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY
THOUSAND DOLLARS IN EXCESS OF THE
ENTIRE PREMIUM RECEIPTS.
THE NORTHWESTERN is the only
Company which has in recent years printed
tables OF Its current cash dividends for the
information of the public
THE NORTHWESTERN has done this
ior twenty consecutive years, and shows a
great and astonishing difference in cost OF
insurance in favor of its policy holders of
from 10 to 40 per cent,
For complete and ample proof of the above
call on or address
MERRY & GOODING,
General Agents,
ROOMS Ii AND Ia,
OXFORD BUILDING,
PORTLAND, ME.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-04
ON AHA
Street Railway Co.
5 PER CENT.
Gold Bonds, due May |, 1914.

The census Of 1890 gives the population OF Oma-
largest percentage OF increase In population OF
any of the first fifty cities In the United States.
The business OF the City has increased In like
proportion and the outlook for future growth is
promising.
The Omaha Street Railway Company owns all
the Street Railway properties Of the City, COM
prising 81 miles Of trackage and operated by
horse, cable and electric power. The property
represents a total cost Of 50 900 exclusive
OF the franchises and Cable patents which
are very valuable.
This property is bonded for 81, 500, 900 Of which
only 100000 has been issued, the balance
100000 being held in escrow by the Trustee to
be issued only for extensions or Improvements.
For the last year the gross earnings Of the Com
pany have increased Al per cent Of 75,868.67
as shown by the following comparative table:
Statement Of earnings by
months OF the Omaha
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-04

The decision Of the Supreme court in the
Sayward case amounts simply to declara-
tion that the court has jurisdiction to review
the proceedings of the Alaska court, which
condemned the Sayward. 1t does not, how
ever, touch the merits of. the question at
issue, namely, whether the Alaska court
had jurisdiction In the case Of the Sayward.
2 That question viii come up upon the appeal
for writ Of prohibition to prevent the exc
cution Of the Alaska courts decree Of for
feiture. 1t may be that under this appeal
the whole question of the extent of the juris-
diction of the United States In Behring Sea
will be brought before the court for deter
mination. or it may be that nothing but the
suficiency Of the record Of the Alaska court.
will be determined and that the broad ques-
tion Of our rights in the sea will be left un
touched.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-04


s Our esteemed contemporary, the Bangor
Wing, should calm itself. 'hePREss means
precisely what it said. and instead of IN
dulging in lot Of fiapdood.e the Wing would
do better to point out. wherein the statement
Of the PRESS was unsound or contrary to the
fact. This is the statement which the Wing
is SO angry about.
The fact is that they Qhe opponents Of the
elections bill and OF the Australian ballot) are
both guilty Of treachery If they believe the bills
in question are likely 70 purify the Eafiot, but If
they do not they are guilty Of treachery In neither
case. gin view OF the tremendous opposition mani
rested toward 1t by the Democrats fits difieultt
see how any Republican can fail TO see that the
elections bill was destined to purify In some de
gree the ballot, and 1t is therefore difficult TO ac-
quit those who voted against it Of treachery to
their principles. oft Is difficult to understand
how any one can fail to see that the Australian
system is destined to conduce to fair and free
elections.
The PRESS repeats this statement and re-
afirms it. Now let our irascible contempor-
airy paw the air again and furnish more EVIL
dence of the need Of an insane hospital in
the immediate vicinity Of Bangor.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-04
NOTICE.

MIR. ISAIAH DANIELS retIres from the firm
ll of @. w. Marst0n q Co. after this date :
George M. Cram having been admitted the bust,
ness to continue under the same name.
eb3d1wt Q. w. MARSTON e. co.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-04

VtHE regular monthly meeting of the Maine
= Charitable Mechanic Association VIII pc
n nSG IN the Library Room on THUkDAY EVEN
ING, February 8, at 7.30 O'Clock.
ieD3d3t Per order CHAS. e. b. KING, SEQ
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-04
CHAPMAN BANKING COMPANY.


Oxford Ruilding, 49, Middle ST.,
fORTLAND, MAINE,
Respectfully announces itself as organized and
prepared to
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS,
DEAL IN CHOICE INVESTMENT SECURITIES,
NEGOTIATE MUNICIPAL AND CORPORATE
LOANS,
SELL FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC EXCHANGE AND
LETTERS OF CREDIT.
Firms and Individuals on favorable terms, and al
low liberal rates on time deposits. 1t has set
Fund Of sioo 600 for the Exclusive
Attention Is herewith called to the following
LIST Of chSes securities &c now offered f0r SALE and
$4,000 City OF CeIumbus, Ohio,
slv, 900 City Of Newark, Ohio, street.
a. s EN- I%PrcvsmeS; NJ :;;:..;;:. 81
IS 900 HASKELL County, Ka.., Refnnd-
q 900 81. Mary. Tcwn:iip, K:..,
s95 900 Colorado Springs, Col, Rapid
9Transii kailwny Co., I.t Mort. Is
Railway and Power Co., Est Mort. 6's
S25, 900 Crawfordsville, Ind, Water
sac, 900 sciess water Co., OF Marion,
$1,000 Pierre water Work: CO., Of %
$4,000 Denver Water Co., of Denver,
Col, Est Mort. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Us
$1,000 Detroit Bay City Railroad
$40, 900 Cape Guardian Southwestern
Railway Co., Consolidated. 0's
Prices on application. Correspondence invited.
@. @. CHAPMAN. CHAs. J. CHAPMAN.
ROBERT CHAPMAN.
oct14 diff
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-04

Total Gross income, S420,602.37 $500, All .04
Operating expenses, 2S5,O11.59 4OO, 459.77
Net earnings, $135,690.7S S196, 011.27
Amount required TO meet
annual interest charges
on outstanding bonds, 105,0O000 los, 100000
SURPLUS, S3O.69O78 sol ,0I1.27
After personal inspection, we can state that the
street railway system is most comprehensive In
every detail. and offers the public every facility
for rapid transit, which is shown by The large
yearly increase OF patronage as indicated by the
earnings given above.
We recommend the bonds as perfectly safe for
Investment
Price 9s1s and accrued interest. Other partIcu-
lars on application.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-22
TaIleyrand Meets Bonaparte.

| had never seen him. As already men
toned, he had written to NEON the &C.
casiOn of my appointment as minister of
foreign affairs-a long, carefully composed
letter, in which he evidently intended
should discover different man from the
one he had hitherto shown himself on the
stage of public affairs. On the very even
ing of his arrival in Paris he sent me an
aid-de-camp to inquire at what time he
could see me. | replied that was at his
disposal; he sent me word that he would
call on me at II O'Clock the next morning.
OF this informed Nine. de Stael, who the
following day at 10 o'clock was in my
drawing room. There were also present
several other persons brought by curiosity.
I recollect that Bougainville was among
them. The general being announced went
to meet him. As we crossed the drawing
room l introduced Nine de Stael to him,
but he hardly paid any attention to her;
he noticed only Bougainville, to whom he
addressed some pleasant words.
At first sight he struck me as a charming
figure; the laurels of twenty victories are
so becoming to youth, a handsome eye, a
pale complexion and "A certain tired look
We went to my study. This first converse.
ton was, on his side, wit hOut reserve. He
referred Wiyh much courtesy TO my ap,
pointment to the ministry, and laid EN-.
phasis on the pleasure he had felt in cor.
responding in France with person of a
different stamp from the directors.
Then, with scarcely any transition, he
said TO me, you are nephew of the
archbishop of Reims, who is with LOui.
Xviii" Il noticed that on this occasion
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-22
Printing Press.

The New York Herald has recently
installed a sextuple printing press,
built by the we'll known firm of r.
Hoe & Co., of New York The press is
really an aggregation of three dup.
lex presses. The paper, which
comes of double the width
of newspaper, is fed from
three rolls. Each roll where an eight
page paper is in question, supplies
paper for two parallel imprints. The
feed device is what constitutes one of
the most important features OF the
machine. A small roller with end
less belt is caused to press against
the periphery of the roll of paper.
AS the roller and belt rotate at
uniform speed In a direction to de-
liver paper from the great roll, q uni
form speed of delivery or feed
is secured, whatever the diameter of
the roll of paper. The papers are
printed, cut apart, pasted If required,
folded, coun ted, and delivered by the
press. The speed is very high; as
many as 10000 four-page papers can
be produced by it per pour. This is
twenty five copies per second. The
press consumes rs rs miles of double
width paper per hour. 1t weighs
about fifty-ei ght tons.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-22
TANNING WELD BIRDS.
Feathered Creatures Are as Susceptible
to Kindness as Human Beings.


When young | raised many wild birds,
and as the time is CO.. ng for their mating
and busy season for building and rearing
their young it may give some young folks
pleasure TO explain the method by which /
was perfectly successful
watched the nest of such as / desired to
get until the young birds were old enough
to feed and not old enough to fly or get
scared. | then loOsened the nest carefully,
placed it in a tight cage near the bars,
with a ledge outside from which it might
be convenient for the parent bird to feed
them. The cage should be hung in some
convenient place near where the nest had
been located, on tree or bush, out of the
reach of cats.
At first the old birds are shy, and mani
fest their disapprobation by rapid dartiEg
around and scolding in loud voices, yet
never found them to desert their offspring,
but feeding them regularly. would then
begin TO feed them, too, with little sweet
biscuit, berries, seeds and worms or some
green stuff. The cid birds attended them
for time, finally leaving them to my care.
There is current idea afloat that after
they find their young prisoners the Old
birds poison them. 1t is not SC, as havy
tested it thoroughly. After removing the
cage to the house, the old birds having
ceased their care, | fed them in the usua,
way, paying the same attention to cleanli-
ness ana carefully giving them fresh wa
ter for frequent bathing.
| once raised a pet yellow bird, lively
little feathered creature. about the size of
a canary and almost similar in color. The
plumage of the male was of a bright yell
low color; wings, tail and crown black.
The plumage of the female was more of a
brownish yellow. They build their nests
in bushes of lichens cemented and inter
woven together, and lined inside with some
soft substance. They were very thick
around the house, as they generally are
where mustard seeds are plenty.
/ learned TO have confidence in giving
them their liberty by accident. One har-
vest day mother came out to the field and
excitedly told me that my pet bird had es-
capped from the cage, which had set in the
window Of an upper room. | came to the
house feeling sad, as child would, and
found my bird perched in the topmost
branch of high pear tree, gleefully enjoy.
ing its freedom. Procuring biscuit from
the house | called to it, and received it's
chirping answer as it turned its head and
recognized its once master.
To my surprise it flew down, perched
upon my shoulder, fed upon the biscuit,
and allowed me to put it in the cage again.
After that gave it liberty. Nothing de-
lighted it so much as to hop out of the cage
on to my finger, fly to my shoulder and
manifest its great delight by STOPPING,
ruffling its feathers, spreading its wings in
quivering pleasure, and sticking out its
little bill to be kissed like pouting child.
l had it in the shop one day, hopping
around, when it suddenly fell over as in a
fit, but recovered only to relapse into
another while on my shoulder and died in
my hands. | buried it lovingly back of
Natures Realm
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-22
Her Homemade Rrend.

Young Man-DOctor, you have been at
tending me for week, and | am worse
than / WAS at the start.
Physician-I will be frank with you, sir.
Being unable to discover what was the
matter with you, and being unwilling to
risk interfering with the curative powers
of nature, | have given you no medicine at
all. In fact my treatment has not com.
menced yet.
But you have given me pills right
along"
They were only sham. They were
made Of bread"
"Where did you get the bread?"
Your young and charming wife made
it,"
mo wonder Pm worse. NEW York
UaaklT-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-22

Largen, T. J., Physician and
Surgeon, Office Soledad Block, corner
Houston and So edad Streets.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-22

Braden, DR.. c. F., Specialist,
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Office Is Pecan Street, Telephone 392,
Hours 10 to II a. m. and 8 to 5p. m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-22

Hagy Bros, carpenters
and Builders; office Prospect Hill; Es-
mates furnished on all kinds of work.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-22
Visiting Cards Free!

Apply to FRED SMALL, City Circulator
for the Daily LIGHT, a Commerce st.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-22
Miscellaneous Notices
Perfater Bros. & Co.,

Earl, J. 7. Horse-shoer,
and Anatomist of the hoof. NoI2N
Flores st., opp. Froebose & Santleben's
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-22
Catholic Books, Musical

instruments, and Office of St. Mays Re
view, 81 East Houston street Charles
Boyle, manager. 62Im
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-22

johnson, G w Specialist,
Eve, Ear, Nose, Throat. Soledad blk.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-22

Conner, DR.. L. A., Specialist,
EYE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT, No II W..
Commerce st. Hours : 9 to II u TO p. IN.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-22
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
Physicians.

Fisher, DR.. c. E, Homeopath-
list and Surgeon, No. 2O5 st. Nary,s Street
Hours to 9 a. m and 2 to 5 p. NJ. Tel. 42S
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-04-05
BUILDING PERMITS.

Building permits to the following were is
sued for the week ending Friday, April 8:
Johu B. Boutelle, one brick dwelling on lot
3, SQUARE Sl4, 410 B street northeast, to cost
$1,000
e. II. Fowler, one brick dwelling on lot
II, square 9SS, 1106 A street northeast, to
cost $4,000.
Thomas H. Roland, one brick dwelling on
lots 3 and 4, square 975, 1905 X street south
east, 10 cost 81, 400.
Mrs. Enos Reay, two brick dwellings on lot
%, square 422, 7l2 and TIA street northwest,
to cost 50, 600
Mrs. H. Herwig, two brick dwellings on lot
112, square 1855, 1739-174l Corcoran street
northwest, to cost $1,000.
Q. B. Robinson, one brick dwelling on lot
IS, reservation II, 222 g street northwest, to
cost So 600.
w. II. Pearce, one brick dwelling on lot 67,
square "a, 2018 street northwest, to cost
$1,000.
66, square 81, 202O o street northwest, to cost
$4,000.
l. L. Mcfarland, one brick store and apart
ment-house on lot so, square 2l0 1408 Four
teenth street northwest, to cost $1,000
L. g. Payson, one brick dwelling ON lot IS,
square 2S2, 1929 Massachusetts avenue north
west, to cost $1,000
A. T. Coumbe, three brick dwellings on
lots ! and 2, square 367, 1306-l 1912 Ninth
street northwest, to cost $4,000.
w. w. Burdette, three brick dwellings and
stores on lots ID, IA, and 10. square 400, 1922
to 1926 Seventh street northwest, to cost
$4,000.
A. S Taylor, one brick dwelling on lot A.
square 80, 1909 Twenty-frst street northwest,
TO cost IS, 900.
e. T. Tippett, one brick dwelling on lot s.
square ST., GIG G street southeast, to cost
$500.
Mary g. Sawyer, one frame dwelling on lot
20, block 4, Randolph street, lexington, tc
cost 50 500.
a. r. Geier, one brick dwelling on lots II
and 1s, square 1908, 1915 II street northeast
TO cosl $1,000.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-04-05
THE QUESTION OF RENTS.
THE RENT RETURN ON INVESTMENTS
NOT AS LARGE AS FORMERLY.

Mcdium-Sized Houses Still in Greatest
Demand-The Market Not tOverstocked
with Them-Inquiries for Residences
in the Northeastern Section.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-04-05
CHARLES A. LANGLEY,
Carpenter and Builder,
$40 18th street N. W.,
WASHINGTON, D. c.
Jobbing and Repairing Solicited and
Promptly Attended to. Work on Per-
centage Speciality.

Reference by permission to the following
ladies and gentlemen:
Hon. Samuel Shellabarger, s12 Seventeenth
street, Lieut. 7. B. M. Mason, 1905 Twentieth
street; Mrs. Julian James, 1902 Twentieth
street; Mrs. Katharine w. Smith, 1907 Massa-
chusetts avenue; I'll. L. Page, Architect, 1915
street; NJ. W. Beveridge, 1918 Il street; B. Il.
Warner, GIG F street; A. H. Bugher, 1874
street; DR.. F. B. Loring, 1920 street; j. G.
Hill, Architect, Room 45, Corcoran Building;
Mrs. s. 8. Cox, 140S New Hampshire avenue;
William M. Poindexter, Architect, 1908 Penn
sylvania avenue.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-04-05
R,,iInHrm.

GEORGE KEITHLEY, G. s. TUCKER,
1915 Pa. Ave. s. E. 1917 Pa. Ave. s. E.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11
A Personal Application.

81 have been much impressed, Miss
LOU" remarked young Mr.. Trotter to
the girl at his left at the dinner table,
upon whom he was desirous of making
a good impression, with an article l
read recently in one of the magazines,
on the influence of food upon the human
system"
Eyes" replied the maiden, encourag-
ingly, and Trotter went on:
The author maintained that man
becomes, to great extent, what he
eats; and, do you know, l am thor
oughly convinced that he is quite
right?"
1t was exceedingly inopportune that
the hostess should have selected this
moment to ask:
"Mr. Trotter, won't you have some
more of the roast pork9 You are SO
very fond of it, know."-Inter Ocean.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11
AN AMUSING RLuNpER.


Undertaking TO Translate without Un-
derstandlng the Language.
Miss Cooper daughter of the novel;
ist, James Fenimore Cooper, states that,
when in Paris, she saw French trans
lation of her fathers tale, The Spy, in
which there were several mistakes, but
one of them was such that 1t was al
most incredible that any one could
possibly have been guilty of it. The
residence of Mr.. Wharton, one of the
characters who figure in the story, is
spoken of by the author as "The Lo-
Gusts" Now, the translator had evil
IDENTIFY been ignorant of the circum-
stances of there being any species of
trees bearing this name. Having, there
fore, looked out the word in his die
tionary, and finding the definition to be
given as Lies Sauterelles," grasshop-
pers, thus he rendered it in the text.
Presently, however, he came across a
paragraph in the novel in which it was
stated that a visitor to the house of Mr..
Wharton had tied his horse to locust.
Then it might naturally be supposed
that the translator would at once have
discovered his error. Not bit of It'll
His reasoning would appear to have
been somewhat on IA parity with that of
celebrated countryman of his, when
he declared that "if the facts do not
agree with the theory, so much the
worse for the facts" Nevertheless, the
writer seems to have been conscious
that some explanation was due of so
extraordinary a statement as that a
horseman had secured his steeu to
grasshopper. So he went on to gravely
inform his readers that in America
these insects grow to an enormous size,
and that in this case one of these-dead
and stuffed-had been stationed at the
door of the mansion for the convenience
of visitors on horse rseback.-American
ANALYST
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11
Boots, Shoes and slippers pToinpi- =
Iy repaired.
CUSTOM WORK.


Over 60 people were forced to
leave their homes yesterday to call
ut their druggists for free trial
package of Lanes Family Medicine
If your blood is bad, your liver and
kidneys out of order, ifyou are con-
stipated and have headache and an
unsightly complexion, don't fail to
call on any druggist to-day for a
free sample of this grand remedy.
The ladies praise it. Everyone
likes it. Large-size package so
cents.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11
over 100000 copies
DAILY.

THE PRESS is the organ of no
faction; pulls no wires; has no ami
mosities to avenge.
The most remarkable Newspaper
Success in New York.
The Press is n National Newspaper
Cheap news, vulgar sensations
and trash find no Place in the col
umns of The Press.
The Press has the brightest Edi-
torial page in New York. 1t spar
kles with points.
The Press SUNDAY EDITION is a
splendid twenty page paper, cover
ing every current topic of interest.
The Press WEEKLY EDITION con-
tains all the good things of the
Daily and Sunday editions.
For those who cannot afford the
DAILY or are prevented by dis
tance from early receiving it The
WEEKLY is splendid substitute.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

Man comfortably seated in crowded
suburban train. Numerous tired ladies
standing in the aisle. Man becomes
thirsty. Puts overcoat in seat to hold it
for him and goes forward to get drink.
Man standing up beckons lady. Lifts up
overcoat and offers her vacant seat.
Lady takes seat with profuse thanks to
man standing up Thirsty man returns.
Finds lady in his seat Can not swear
owing to the presence of ladies. Takes
overcoat from innocent looking man
standing up. Does not thank him.
Looks daggers and brick-bats at every
body. Goes forward with murder in
his heart and gives vent to his feelings
on the platform outside. No particular
moral about incident, but much COM
fort. And it actually happened.-Chi-
cago Tribune.