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Abendblatt., 1894-11-12

Total Expenditures. -. $3,e69 ,6840S
miscellaneous.
Total Risks taken during the year in
24s, 1s7.es
Total Premiums received during the
year in Illinois 25,S4ess
Total Losses incurred during the yeas
in Illinois 100000
Total amount of allRisks outstanding Is, sl8, 04900
miscellaneous
Total Risks taken during the year In
nlinois-Industria &c. .:....... 1,266,sSO.W
Total Premiums received durin the
year in Illinois. 49,. ............. 3S,25s.SJ
Total losses paid during the year in
Illinois ..... 5,78025
Total Amount OF Risks outstanding -. 73,043,673C5
8. H. Rhodes, President.
Geo. Bs Woodward, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day
Of February 1894
(SeaD CHAS. HALL ADAMS,
IliUn Commissioner for Illinois in Massachusetts
Abendblatt., 1894-11-12
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.

UEFIOIAL FUBLICATIUN.
Annual statement % a Sfs GKPAN Of fNs Sex
Orleans in the State of Louisiana, on the 31st day
of December 1898: made to the Insurance Super
tntendent OF the Sti lie of Illinois, pursuant to law:
Capital.
Amount OF Capital Stock paid up in
Abendblatt., 1894-11-12
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bic 8eDiui8ung 3ur 8ornabnte technilcber
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Abendblatt., 1894-11-12
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.

Annual Statement e PEsrt he 1xd EE4 10Ne. " I u
Aeadlng in the State of Pennsylvania on the 31st
say OF December 1898: made to the Insurance
superintendent Of the State of Illinois, pursuant
to law:
Capital
amount of Capital Stock paid up in
25OVO0.OU
Abendblatt., 1894-11-12
6ufer.

Cut loaf. ...................S5 .93 90 -
Powdered &c.. 5.62o a =
Granulated 5.37 a -
Standard 5.24 a -
Standard extra G ......-.... 4.99 @ -
fiibe.
No. l white1sh, p brl....... Sc. so "a -
Family whitefish, y 100 b.. $50 90 -
No. l trout, p 4-brl......... $50 "a -
Holland herring, key, new -. so "a rs
Labrador herring, split, Pbrl $50 90 -
Scalded herring, = box ..... .19 "a -
Mackerel, large family, 4-brl 1900 a -
Mackerel, family, kits ...... .85 @ -
California salmon, p brl. ...12.0O a -
Norway XIX herring, p bril-. $50 a -
Abendblatt., 1894-11-12
fiibe.
orrIc1AL PuBLIcArTaM

Animal NatpmAnt OF the JOHN HANCOCK
ohhuol pt0tUlhVht MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
Boston in the State of Massachusetts,
on the 31st day OF December, 1898: made to the
Insurance Superintendent of the State of Illinois.
Abendblatt., 1894-11-12
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.

Animal Statement Of the KINGS COUNTY FIRE
Brooklyn, in the State of New York, on the 31st
day of December, 1898: made to the Insurance
Superintendent Of the State Of Illinois, pursuant
to law:
Capital
Amount of Capital Stok paid up in
lOO,0OA.NU
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

Perhaps the most important salvage
case awaiting decision at the present
time is the claim of the little steamship
Lake Huron for Si25. 600 salvage for low
ing the disabled North German Lloyd
liner Spree into Queenstown harbor sew
eral weeks ago. Expertsin salvage mas
tiers are OF the opinion that the sum
awarded viii be considerably smaller
than that claimed.
An interesting case which win be cited
In the arguments Of the defendants in
the Spree suit is that Of tho Guion line
steamship Alaska. which lost her rudder
at sea in April. 1885. and was towed into
this port by the steamship Lake Winnie
peg. The salvage claimed was 800. 600.
but the Winnipeg was awarded only SEQ
0G0 by the Admiralty court before which
the case was tried.-New York Evening
sun
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

Talk abort getting there" said an
Eighth ward preacher yesterday. If ]
didn't break the record Christmas Sun.
day. don't want the medal 1t was
this way; Just half an hour before the
services opened my organist sent word
that she was i'll and couldn't appear
There we were. lot of Christmas music
prepared. with an organ voluntary for
morning and evening on the programme
Then came to the front. and with half
an hours practice went on and played
the music myself, besides preaching the
sermon and leading the singing You
should have seen me.
First ! would read. then play an &C
compartment, then dodge up again and
pray, hopping up and down like bird
on twig. and | got through all right
too. How did manage the voluntary?
Well. you see music is my profession-l
do not call preaching a profession, il is
calling-and just improvised, mixing
in dance music. drawing the frisky notes
out long to make Sunday music out Of
them. Oh. was all right When my
voice fails me | will only just have to
fall back on my profession. Good day.
Got to fly. you know-mighty busy,
and the sturdy little preacher dived for
the elevator and enlivened its downward
trip on the same by singing few i'm
provised bars of opera to the Office boy.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

One day 4 pcnniicss literary man called
ON Lamartine. who was then at the height
OF bis fame as statesman and an author.
The visitor told Larnartine Of his hopeless
life and OF his poverty, and ended by asking
him for the loan OF n considerable sum OF
money.
Lamartine, who was much moved by the
mans story, gave him the sum asked for.
The poor fellow. overcome with his unex-
pected success. could only sob out his
thanks and kiss the hand of his benefactor
After his visit had lasted about half an
hour Lamartine conducted the man to the
door The season was early winter. and as
the statesman opened the door he noticed
that the unfortunate man was clad In thin
summer clothes, and that he trembied like
an aspen leaf
He glanced at the rack. on which was his
own overcoat and hat. Selling the coat,
he said to his trembling visitor, Monsieur,
you have forgotten your overcoat."
Before the poor man could make any OBJ
lection and declare that he did not bring
any overcoat with him, and that he had not
had one for some years. Lamartine placed
his own upon him. shook his hand and
with generous heartiness pushed him
quietly out and closed the door behind him.
This story would never have been given
to the world had it depended on Lamar
tines telling. Years afterward the once
unfortunate author rose to be one of the
foremost men in France and told the story
OF the generosity Of Lamartine.-Yo
COMPANION.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

In diary kept by one Of the surveyors
engaged in the survey of the Holland Land
company's purchase at the very beginning
of this century an entry occurs to the effect
that near the headwaters Of Allegheny
river, in this state, was a spring upon the
water from which, when conducted into
shallow pools, would collect quantities of
oil. This the Indians collected and used.
For unknown generations the Indians had
held this spring in high generation, believ-
ing 1t was a direct gift from the Great
Spirit.
They dried the oil by exposure to the sun
and made an ointment that they used in
mixing their war paint, as well as for
remedial purposes. This ointment was the
vaseline Of the present day in its crude
state, for the oil SKINNED from the spring
was crude petroleum The oil spring and
plot Of ground one mile square were given
to the Indians as a reservation, and is so
held at the present time, being known AS
the Oil Spring reservation.
In after years enterprising whites collect
ed the oil, and it was bottled and sold I'M
der the name of Seneca oil. !" 1t had a wide
| reputation and was eagerly sought by many,
who extolled its merits in the most extrav-
agant terms. Had it not been for the fact
! that the inquisitive whites found out a way
1 to get petroleum from the earth by sending
| the drill down through the rocks Seneca
oiP' would doubtless now be a popular med
cine worth one dollar bottle.-Utica OBJ
server
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

Some remarks by a drummer: "Hullol
Stopping here? What are you payings
Three dollars and fifty cents day. Don't
you know better than thatf Why don't
you say you're a drummeri know you're
not, but why don't you say so3 Save you
dollar a day. Is it generally donei Bet
your life. Thousands do it. Actors are
the boys for low rates. though. l got into
Savannah once on the same train with a
theatrical company and happened to go to
the same hotel. had got chummy with a
couple of girls in the troop, and when
went to the desk / registered for them, too,
to save them trouble.
II was put into a small room on the top
floor with another man that night, and
after breakfast | went to the clerk and
kicked. The clerk was pretty lippy. and
called for my bill. 1t was S1.50, half what
it would have been under regular rates, for
had had lodging and two meals. 'How's
this?' said |. Why, that's the rate for
theatrical companies said he. But Pm
no actor said 1, and you just give me a
decent room and I'll take fresh start
Well, l was treated first rate after that.
They had told me that the front rooms were
all taken, but when they found was a
drummer you bet that plenty of them were
empty. New York Sun.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03
Pound Mummy Head In a silver Box


A few days ago Manuel Carrie. a
Mexican laborcr ON the Prairie Rose
ranch, near Ysleta, Tex. found what is
Thought TO be a relic of the Aztecs. IL is
the head of man inclosed in box of
silver 1t was found in mound at the
foot Of the Horsehead hills. The mound,
which Is a small one, had always been
looked upon as natural. Carrie, want
ing dirt to fill n low place near his door,
took it from the mound He dug several
feet into the mound, when he discovered
a metal box. which he opened and found
In II "A peculiar round object, It ap-
appeared to DO clay ball. but when he
struck II he found that the clay covered
cloth which was wrapped about skull.
II was rather muminied head. for the
skin and hair We're there.
The head is that of an elderly man Of
undoubtod Indian origin. as shown by
the high cheek bones and long black
hair. One temple is crushed in. show.
ing how he met his death. though the
hair L. plasterod down over the break in
the skull The box is roughly made and
is covered with rude hieroglyphics rep.
resentiug sacrifice TO the gods That
the head had been subjected TO an en-.
balming process Is proven by the absence
Of brains and its remarkable state OF
preservation. Cor. Philadelphia Press.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

The Stricken Indians positively assert
that within the last five years they have
frequently seen animals which, from the
descriptions given, must be mastodons
While out hunting one of these Indians
came across a series Of large tracks, each
the size of the bottom of a salt barrel, sunk
deep in the moss. He followed the curious
trail for some miles, finally coming out in
full view of his'game. As a class the In
dams are the bravest of hunters, but the
proportions of this new species of game
filed the hunter with terror. and he took
TO swift and immediate fight. He describes
the creature as being as large as post
traders store, with great, shining, yellow
ish white tusks and a mouth large enough
to swallow a man at a single gulp.
He further says that the animal was un-
doubtedly of the same species as those
whose bones and tusks lie all over that sec
tion of the country. The fact that other
hunters have told of seeing these monsters
browsing ON the herbs up along the river
gives a certain probability to the story
Over ON Forty Mile creek bones Of masto-
dons are quite plentiful. One ivory tusk
nine feet long projects from one Of the sand
dunes ON that creek, and single teeth have
been found that were so large that they
would be good load for one man to carry
juneau (Alaska) Free Press.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

Andrew Parker and Mary Solder, of
Braddock, we're to have been married az
noon at st. Michael's Catholic church.
The building was filled with friends and
relatives. and the Rev. Raymond Weider
stood at the altar with the contracting
parties and their attendants ready TO be-
gin the ceremony.
Suddenly tho assemblago was startled
10 see the bride step backward aud re-
fuse to take part in the ceremony. and
while they were yet wondering the to be
bride. without Offering any explanation.
turned and made her way alone 10 the
basement OF the church, whore she took
on her wedding gown and veil and at
tired herself In a street costume she had
provided As she came out OF the base
ment smiling. ii appeared triumphantly,
and made her way down the steps TO the
street she was followed by Parker He
stopped her and informed her that he had
paid $50 for a marriage license. and
now that he was not to get the benefit Of
the license he proposed 10 have the $3.50.
With a low courtesy Miss Seidler
pulled out her purse and handed him
five dollar gold piece and told him to
take his 81 80 ont OF 1t. Parker put tho
gold piece In his pocket. Miss Seidler
persisted in her demand for 3.b0 change.
and people began to gather around.
Parker. losing control OF himself. struck
the young woman in the face and on the
breast several times. and then hastily
made his way through the crowd and
disappeared.
II is supposed by many that Miss
Seidler did as she did for the express
purpose Of Notifying Parker The pair
first met about fifteen months ago. and
have been engaged for about four months
-McKeesport Times
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

A passenger wandering through the train
finally struck the baggage car and found
the conductor seated on a camp stool, pitch
ing quarters and half dollars in the air and
catching them as they fell The passenger,
after watching the performance for some
little time, said. My friend, Pm not es-
pecially inquisitive, but will you kindly
tell me what you are occupied in doingi"
The conductor politely said: Certainly,
sir. am pitching these coins in the air,
and those that lodge on the bell rope belong
to the company and those that come down
keep myself"
One Of the passengers in a train gave the
conductor a trade dollar The conductor
inquired gruffiy, what am going to do
with thisi" The passenger, looking up
quizzically, replied, Give it to the com
pany New York World.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03
A GeorgIa statesman,s ReereatIon.

There is musical genius in the Georgia
congressional delegation. Colonel Liv-
ingston plays the flute The colonel has
an old flute that has seen service for
many years, but is still mellow in tone
and its notes are always true. The colo
nel's flute playing is, however, a secret
He never plays in public, but in the Sc
clusion of his room. with the door locked
and the windows closed. the colonel
often performs in tones that are cap
tivating to the one who is so fortunate
to hear him. The colonel can play TIA
ra-ra Boom-de-ay" and "Chippie, Get
Your Hair Cut" in the most approved
style, besides all the old southern melo-
dies.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

The newspaper is essentially com
mercial enterprise-the preparation and
putting upon the market of something to
sell. 1t is Of the same nature as an ordi
nary merchants. The rule in every well
regulated shop is that the clerks shall not
discuss religion. politics or any disputed
topic with the customers. Where the
editorial department of newspaper en-
tiers into the enterprise the commodity
offered for sale is opinions. and con-
stituency is therefore presumed to be in
the market which is willing to pay for
seeing the opinions in print. But the
fact is that no paper limits its solicita
ton of trade to any special constituency
1t solicits advertisements from all classes.
it prints news for all classes, and in va
rious other ways appeals to all classes.
Editorials which please only one class
and displease many others are draw
back to the paper. without being an ad
vantage to the eader.-Boston Review
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

be pardoned kiss. He leaned forward
His head brushed cluster of jasmines
near her. The incident held him for a
moment He looked Mt the flower, and
the thought came With lips that had
been false TO many he would have
touched to lips that had never been
false. He smelt again the odor of the
jasmine. He stepped back. Maud
opened her eyes
'Gracious. but you are beautiful
beautiful as a jasminel" win uttered
A silvery laugh was Mauds answer.
win could not bring himself to relin-
quish the prize he coveted, so he
fingered around Maud.
IL was n night in June that Maud
made good promise to be his partner
at german. Maud had felt inGisposed
that and the previous day. She was a
beautiful dancer. The evening was
passing happily away. Just previous
to the serving of refreshments, Will, no.
ticing that Maud had grown quite pale,
sought her side. She turned To him,
saying;
The heat is oppressive; take me out
on the piazza"
A light wrap was thrown over her
shoulders. and viii led her out. In a
secluded corner they seated themselves.
As Maud sank down, win saw her
grow faint and fall. He caught her
in his arms Her head fell back
against his shoulder. The woman was
unconscious.
The situation was delicious to Will
This beauty now laid in his arms; what
mere could he want? A move OF his
| head-his face would touch hers, his
| lips meet hers A beautiful neck be-
witchingly CLEANED out of its corsage
| The gods had been good to him. lie
would np longer put aside the joys they
cast in his way.
VIII bent his head over the woman
to kiss herl He felt strange, strong
love for the woman glow within him.
| The kiss was ungiven, the bent head
was held fixed in thought. He was q
wretch 10 takecadvantage of a woman
to steal OF an unconscious woman
what he had not yet dared to take from
her when conscious; to covet hear
TO break II. when he was unfit TO pos
/ seSs that which he coveted. With thess
| thoughts there came to his sense tn,
fragrance of clusters OF jasmine in hei
corsage.
J A few moments later the moisture O
her dampened handkerchief on her fac
aroused Maud. She lifted her heas
from the back of chair where it has
been gently laid. With a SILVER, sh'
drew the wrap that now enveloped he
closer. saying:
81 feel better now"
"Shall take you homer" VII
asked.
Yes" she murmured. Home VIII
took Maud.
VIII is almost forgotten memory il
the life of Maud-a faint, pleasan
memory. Maud has never learned tn
stories the odors OF her jasm ines coul'
tell her Meanwhile VIII is not a
reckless as he once was. Memories o
the odor of jasmine haunt the flight o
his dayA
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03
Married Mhlls I'm Prison.

A convict named Guthknecht, under
going twenty years penal servitude for
theft, was married not long since at the
mayoralty Of Dion. His bride was a
washerwoman. The bridegroom was al
lowed. under proper escort. TO drive with
his bride from the prison to thetown
hall The witnesses who signed the reg
lister were a police inspector. prison
warden and two detectives. The happy
couple afterward adjourned to the pris-
On. where lunch was served. and in the
evening the bride left her husband to
meet him again in a couple Of years in
New Caledonia, where they win be al
lowed to live together. London Ht-Bits.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

a-tete hooks were covered with bowers
OF jasmine
VIII soon caught reflection of that
southern warmth that called forth ex-
travagant expressions. One says: II
like" in the north; in the south one
always loves" In the north a man
speaks Of ''his girl" in the south it is
always sweetheart" So Win fell to
telling Maud Of his loves and how he
would love TO be her sweetheart. and
other understanding nothinRs. Will
laughed TO himself at the folly he was
capable of, but TO add the capture Of
such woman to his list OF prizes was
something TO be prayed for, struggled
for. He must make love TO awaken
love, that he-might indulge himself In
its sunshine, even II the maiden was not
left fancy-frce at his going.
One twilight evening, while strolling
arm-in arm over the lawn at the home
OF Maud, they came TO a retreat covered
with jasmine As they sat themselves
down. Will held on TO the hand that he
had taken as Maud let go his arm. Obi
here was the touch OF fnger-tips, the
clasp of hands, to speak, TO call up love
Yet VIII did not feel that which he had
hoped TO feel when he took her hand,
or TO convey that which he would have
sought TO convey. There breathed
through his senses the sweetness, the
charm OF the odor OF jasmine. With
that fragrance came thoughts
thoughts OF a purity OF womanhood, of
innocence, thoughts that were strangers
to him. As these thoughts coursed
through him, Maud gently withdrew
her hand. They sat there and talked,
while Wills words were touched with
noblcr strain than usual
After Win left Maud he laughed at
himself He was fool-he had missed
chance. When loves young DIRE am
might have been his once again, he had
turned TO moralizing. lie was dis
gusted. Such chances do not come to
mortals often. Would It be given to
him again?
Not many days afterward WIN APP
preached the home of Maud. He wan.
dered toward the house over the lawn.
He came upon Maud, as she reclined i'm
an easy chair on the portico, hid in a
corner, around which her jasmines
grew in profusion. She was asleep.
Will was startled at the vision OF
beauty he beheld. What was the use
OF living, II he could not tell himself
that Maud would be his, IL he could not
call her his own? He came quietly
toward her. Ali he would certainly