Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17

his journey In the spring. At last one
August day several years ago Tom came
opened peoples eyes. They were from the
lead which resulted In the discovery of
the,world famous Drum Lummon mine at
Marysville, Montana. Toms common sense
helped him to beat the monied people, who
tried to beat him He owns, the biggest
part of the Drum Lunlmon yet and has a
banking house in Helena as a side issue.
His life has had it's tender romance and a
pathetic tragedy, too. The winter previous
to his strike waiting maid in one of the
Helena hotels had been quite kind to the
old nam. When his fortune came he ask
ed her to snare 1t with him and she con-
sented. They were a devoted couple and
old Toms cup of happiness was Drumming
full when his wife died, after being a bride
for year. Has he gotten over being
quartz crazy? Not a bit OF It. This last
summer he disappeared from Helena, and
IL was given out that he had gone east hut
he hadn't. He was out Ia the mountains
with a prospector's outfit -reveling in the
search for another Drum Lummon. All,
no, man never RECEIVERS from quartz
crazneSs, and the malady has killed more
brave, strong, enthusiastic men than a
dozen epidemics Of smallpox or yellow
fever" , 80. >. 80
when people engage in discussion re-
garding the whereabouts of the money in
the country 1t is singular that they do not
amount of 1t that is deposited In savings
banks" said Edward Fulton Of Brooklyn
at the Arlington yesterday. The Gum is
simply fabulous. In New York state there
are IN round numbers 12J savings banks,
and % of them are located in New York
city. These 25 institutions have gross de-
posits of no less than S6f5, 1900, and these
are secured by $685., 03o,000 in real estate
mortgages, $500, 900, 900 in bonds $40 900, 900
in cash, $10,OOO,0e0 in real estate and s10,-
100000 in other available assets. A singu-
lar thing about the savings banks of New
York state is the fact that there. are a
greater number of open savings accounts
in them than there are registered voters
in the commonwealth. The excess is some
thing over the prodigious number of 800, 900.
"Of late years." continued Mr.. Fulton, "a
great many young men have adopted the
plan of having their lives insured on the
tontine plan in preference to putting their
savings in a bank, but to my way of think
ing the open account is best, for its pos
session inspires pride, and it's owner il the
is made of the proper stuff, will improve
his business methods and practice wiser
economy in order to see his balance grow.
Life insurance Is a splendid Investment for
the rich, however, and l recently saw an
authenticated list of the amounts carried
braced Smith NJ. Weed at SOC, 900; ex-Sec-
rotary Whitney, $4,000; p. B. Armstrong
of Brooklyn, sos, 900; DR.. T. De Witt Tai
mage. $4,000, in addition to that carried on
his life by Russell Sage to insure payment
of loan on the Brooklyn Tabernacle;
Matt Arnot of Elmira, 100000; A. G. Yates
or Buffalo, S245,oOo; John W. Lowell, the
publisher, 100000 and Herbert PeH S2I5.-
Ooo. AS no single insurance company will
risk more than 100000 on any one life, the
men carrying more than that amount have
policies in several companies