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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
THE Loss OF THE MAINE.
Discussed at the Howard Avenue Bap- tist Church Revival-Sermon By Rev. D. w Stoddard.

Discussed at the Howard Avenue Bap-
 tist Church Revival-Sermon By Rev.
 D. w. Stoddard.
 Notwithstanding the darkness and storm Howard avenue Baptist church was comfortably filled at the revival service last night, which has just en- tered upon it's second week.
 After MT. Spear had finished the praise service and read the Scripture lesson, Rev. D. w. Stoddard, the pas tor, preached a very graphic an oppor- tune sermon on the LOSS of the Maine and Our Last Opportunities" taking his text from first of Samuel, fifth chapter and twenty-fourth verse: And let it be when thou nearest the sound of a gong in the tops of the null berry trees that then thou shalt better thyself.'
 Have we not seen the evidence of Gods spirit at work in our midst of late? Those who have attended the meetings of the past week certainly have We have heard the voice of the young convert We have seen those of maturer years, and I believe others who have not been in these meetings so much have felt the strivings of His Spirit. God is doing His part. Now what is our duty in the matter?
 In national affairs men are willing to stir themselves, especially during presidential campaigns or crisis like the Cuban trouble. Society is stirred to it's very foundations. True, talent, money are brought into requisition, and men become aroused to the very highest pitch of excitement. Tonight half a million men stand ready for an emergency.
 The awful disaster that has within the past week occurred down there in Havana harbor has thrown the civil ized world into fever of excitement and men are asking another, what next?"
 One of the greatest battleships of modern times, the Maine, was given her death blow in the night and lies
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especially rewritten for Miss Rober; Tuesday matinee, Miss Dixey," a laughable comedy founded on hypnot- ism; Tuesday evening the strong and sensational drama, 'The Paymaster," :" and on Wednesday afternoon the ever welcome Camille" and Wednesday evening the great play, Doris" Pop ular prices are to prevail, and the house at each performance should be crowd ed. Prices at the matinees, including reserved seats, 10c, 15c and 25c; night, 10c, 20c BOG and soc.
 "THE CHAIN OF DESTINY"
 The above play comes to the Grand opera house the last half of this week. It is no doubt prove a big drawing card, as it has been doing a large busi- ness in all the large cities. It is pre- scented by a large company, special scenery and electrical effects. and a fine production may be expected.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
ENTERTAINMENT.
Hyperion Theater.

KELLAR ON WASHINGTON
 BIRTHDAY.
 Magician Kelar, whose forthcoming engagement is announced for the eve ming of Washingtons birthday, Feb ruary g, is admittedly the peer of all performers in his line of work. There will be a number of large illusions in which the full stage of the theater will be occupied, and among them will be seen ""The Mystery of L'Hassa,'' in which the laws of gravitation seem to have been set at defiance; "The Queen of Roses,' a pretty Hindoo illusion; The Shrine of Koomra Sami,' in which human being are materialized from the air upon fully lighted stage; The Cassadega Propaganda which has set all the spiritualists in the country a-guessing; ''The Princess Karnak," Illustrating the theory of the Mahatmas of India regarding the pro jection of the astral body through space; "Karmos," an incomprehensible enigma, in which the minds and thoughs of any one in the audience are read with ease by Mrs. Kellar; 'The Simla Seance," in which is reproduced the latest spiritualistic phenomena and Oriental Occultism," which com prises a number of the most intricate feats of conjuring performed by the advanced adopts of India.
 Sale of seats now open. Prices, 25c, soc, 75c and $1.
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upon the bottom of Havana harbor, a broken and shattered wreck, her hugh hull towering above the ocean waves, a grim and awful reminder of death, and the uncertainties that beset human life.
 Two hundred and fifty-eigh human souls plunged into eternity. In the twinkling of an eye, with no word of warning, no chance for preparation they went to death and the inky waves of the Cuban waters closed over them, some of them forever
 Suppose these marines and sailors of the Maine when aroused by that aw- full explosion and in rush of engulf- ing waters in the gloom of night had said: q see that there is danger, but don't want to be saved suddenly. I must have time to think about it' They did not say that. Those who were left alive in that night of awful disaster sought safety by the best methods at hand, while others were blown to fragments, went down into that yawning hell of flame and smoke or perished in one wide watery grave. Let the sad and awful fate of these victims of disaster be to us a warning of lifes waning, feeting breath. The speaker made a thrilling and strong application of the lesson and at the close of the sermon very earnest ex- perience meeting was conducted by W. H. Spear in which there were many testimonies.
 The meetings will continue through the week. Tonight MT. Spears sub- ject will be: Not this day; some other day. Praise service begins at 7:9O nightly.
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Grand Opera House.

Merit and ability have won the gifted Miss Katherine Rober the title of New England's favorite. Possessed of more than ordinary ability, she has during the last six years played the leading character in IFS plays, with immense success. Supported by her capable company and a special orchestra she is to appear tonight, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and Tuesday and Wednesday matinees at the Grand opera house in the following plays
 This evening the "Clemenceau Case"
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A COAT OF MANY coLoRs.

A treat is in store for the lovers of high class comedy. Manager G. B. Bunnell announces the appearance of Herbert Kelcey and Miss Fife Shan non and their company at the Hyperion next Saturday, matinee and night, in Medicine Lucette Ryleys latest and most successful comedy, "A Coat of Many Colors." The reputation of the stars has long been established in cos mopolitan centers. The supporting company can safely be said to be one of the strongest-if not the strongest dramatic organization now on the boards, among whom are: William J. LeMoyne, long one of the principal members of Daly's, Wallack's and the Lyceun stock companies, and Edmund D. Lyons of the same organization. Others prominent in the cast are: Bruce McBae, David Torrance, Ed ward See, Edwin James, Miss Ellie Wilton and Miss Georgia Busby. The play will be presented with all the beautiful scenery, stage settings, and careful attention to detail that charac- terized it's successful run at Wallack' s theater, New York city. Sale of seats opens Wednesday.
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pERSONAL JOTTINGS.

Arthur B. Treat of the firm of Sperry & Treat with his wife, will leave for Washington this morning and will be absent a week. Mrs. Treat is dele gate to the D. A. R. convention. While in Washington MT. and Mrs. Treat will be the guests of Congressman N. D. Sperry.
 Richard Mcguire formerly of the firm of Mcintyre, Mcguire & O., but now with one of the leading importing houses of the country, was in town on Saturday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
Surplus, January 1, 1898. 7,360,936 O1 The General Results in 1897

Surplus, January i, 1898. 7,360936 01
 The General Results in 1897
 have been satisfactory notwithstand- ing conditions not wholly favorable. The recovery from the previous busi- ness depression has not been as rapid nor as complete as many ihad hoped; the uncertainties of confused curren- cy system still remains to keep pru- dent men wary; great caution has pre- vailed as to extended and new under takings, the demand for loanable funds on our usual standard of security has been small; the price of desirable bonds has increased, which means a lower interest rate on such securities; the liquidations growing out of the de- pression of the last five years, which have made it necessary to foreclose some of our mortgages, have not en- tirely ceased; and the market for real general revival such as may be antici- pated when all these disturbing condi- tions shall have disappeared. AL though there has been a growing amendment in some of the conditions affecting the many sided operations of a life insurance company, something of the special difficulties of recent years has remained.
 What Has Been Accomplished.
 It is therefore gratifying that at sub stantially the same unequalled low rate of expense as heretofore, we have more than kept our volume of business good, have maintained to the full the company's great strength and, from the savings through economy, from the savings on a mortality more favorable than our calculation, and from the in terest earned over and above the rate calculated upon, we have earned a div idend on the same increasing scale as that paid during the year 1897; divi- dend equalled by no other company.
 HC uii 1hCe1oUlC Ol ouI ouCCtSS.
 Tn judging the success of company one should have clearly in mind what is the precise best standard of accom- plishment which it can set for itself; the highest which the business intrin- sically permits; to completely realize which is the only true success, and, failing which, no achievement in the way of magnitude in operation can be other than comparative failure. The Connecticut Mutual takes for it's sim gle aim the one peculiar service which life insurance alone can render and which no other institution can rival: The perfect protection of dependent families, at the lowest possible cost the cheapest, simplest, most thorough family protection. By dint of inces- sant care and economy at every point it has succeeded and does succeed in this purpose as none other has done or is doing. It secures the best and high est obtainable results from the pru- dent and unselfish policy holders point of view: and to make sure of and to maintain theseit steadily foregoes those things for which others strive at such fearful cost, to wit, rapid growth and enormous size; things very impressive even startling, to the general eye, but which do not benefit the policy holder
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Taxes .... ...... 346,93S 43
 Total expenditures ..7,5S4S65 56 Balance net assets, Jan- -------------- --- ,,ar, 1908 s61 40a h5A 28
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21

Balance net assets, Jan ---- --------- uary 1, 1S9S. $61, ,40S,55o 3S Add interest, due and ac- crued, market value of stocks and bonds over cost and net de- ferred and un- collected pre- miums, as per itemized state- ment herewith. .......... 2,1S0,110 60
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FlfTY-SEGOND ANNUAL REPORT
 OF THE
 CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

no the Members: The financial operations of the last year, as summarized in our report to the insurance department, were as fol- lows:- Net assets, January 1, 1897 .S60, ,9S1, ,6n 61 Received For premiums. .$4, 74S, 40 CA For interest and rents .. ...... 3,15S,O44 AZ Balance profit and loss ...... 65.2S9 S2
  Total income 961, ,744 33
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Gross assets, January 1, Total liabilities ......... 56,227,724 97
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more or less measures for taxing or in
 creasing the taxes on life insurance companies are brought forward and all most always with some degree of suc-' cess.
 It is high time that policyholders should understand clearly and precisely how this matter affects them person. ally; that whatever their company is taxed is paid by themselves; that the tax is really upon them personally, and that the company merely collects it from them and pays 1t over to the state. For a mutual company has no funds except those derived from the premiums paid in by it's policyholders The premium paid in by a member or policyholder is calculated to fulfill two purposes: First, to pay the death losses of the year and also to provide a reserve against the certain future great CT losses as the membership gets older; and second, to pay running expenses. These things cover the normal cost of insurance. Whatever is left of the premium after providing these things through the year is surplus and is re- turned to the policyholder as an over payment; or in ordinary, but incorrect speech, as a dividend" Whatever is paid for taxes comes out of that sur plus and makes the return of surplus just so much less and makes the cost of his insurance just so much more. Any tax on a life insurance company or on its premiums is a direct tax on the individual policyholder who pays the premium taxed. He does not see the tax. It is not intended that he should. It is intended that he shall suppose that it is a tax on a corpora tion only and not on him. But he pays l it and no one else, and it is the state s
The Sauk Centre herald., 1898-04-21
SYNOPSIS.

Chapter THE body of Jacob Benton is
found murdered on the lawn near his house.
II, III and IV.--Minard Hendricks, de-
tective, takes up the case. He finds a note
book on the lawn belonging to Montcastle, a
revolver near the body, a partly burned
match and footprints leading but a short
distance from, the body, where they sudden
ly end. v. vi and VII.--Hendricks sends
for bloodhound A clock which stopped
at ago a. m. indicates that Montcastle left
the house at that time, and his bed has not
been slept in. Miss Benton is suspected.
VIII.-Hendricks catches Ralph Benton
burning an envelope. The bloodhound ar
rives. IX.-- Brooks Allen declines to meet
the dog, and Ralph Benton seems to avoid
him. The dog tracks the murderer only a
short distance. Kit is discovered that
Benton had a large amount OF insurance in
favor of Ralph. Miss Benton owns her en-.
gagement to Ralph. XII.---Hendricks and
DIR. Lampman consult. Farnhall, Benton's
lawyer is concerned about missing papers
of Benton's.
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I'll run down and get that make up.
It will add 40 years to your age. Iwan1
to try it on you. We may not have q
use for the disguises, but then, again,
they may come in very handy. A good
many people know me by sight. "
But" said Lampkin, "if Farnhall
should make some one own up, can you
still carry out your plan?"
"Nobody will own up" answered
Hendricks. 'He's good lawyer, but a
poor detective. have made him prom
ise to let me know if he fails, and then
he is to turn the gang over to me. II
was not possible for you and me to be
present. He was afraid we'd be recog-
nized even in disguise, but we are to
wait in his dining room till he gets
through with them.
"And then?" began the doctor. But
with laugh the detective had opened
the door and gone down stairs.
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on, and Kola came toward Hendr;cks
ana Lampkin. They heard him laugh
as he drew near.
All right, he said in his strange.
mnsicai accent "They will 20 as soon
as Join them again. I made pretext
to leave to speak to you. Go on to nv
mouse and wait for me. I'll be there
with them
Good" said the detective. "Glad
you put on those toes. Such things
work on the average American mind. !"
koia touched his richly colored tur.
ban and turned and sauntered ON after
the group. Hendricks drew Lamukin
round and hurried him toward Ninth
avenue.
II am completely at sea-" remarked
the doctor as they turned the corner
and started up town.
The detective laughed. "It's all on
the programme" he said. "It would
spoil your fun if I were to let you in
to the secret just now." Hendricks
smoothed out his long beard with both
hands. BLASTED hot, these things" he
muttered. II say, doctor, did You ever
investigate the psychic powers of the
East Indian adepts?'' .>..
"No," answered the doctor.
"Do You believe in their so called
supernatural powers?''
DR.. Lampkin reflected.
II am forced to believe that they are
much more deeply versed in psychology
than we are. he admitted.
"Kola is a marvel" said Hendricks.
"The other day when I decided on get
ting him to help me in this matter /
sat down and wrote him a note telling
him what / had in view. After had
finished it laid it aside to write some
other things, intending to send it by a
messenger. / give you my word that as
was going ont half an hour later met
Kola at the door. His face was BEAM
ing, and the first thing he said was: i
am glad to do it, Mr.. Hendricks. am
ready any moment to aid you.
Il stared at him in surprise, and then
the fellow began to blush like school
girl.
"'I forgot, he said, that you have
not yet told me, but already knew
You knew that had written your
asked in astonishment.
Yes, he replied, and then he told
me exactly what I had written. asked
him how he did it, buthe madeno reply"
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He sprdlg up, took hold of the knob and
pulled it eIcitedlu
place left where it usually stays, which
might feel rather uncomfortable. even
If it does seem to get more good out Of
my victuals than I do
Lampkin bit his lip and turned aside
to hide a smile
''Sit in this big chair" he said.
"Your trouble is a very common one
nowadays" he went on, to prepare the
mind of his patient for hypnotism.
II don't doubt it, returned the old
man, stretching himself in the chair.
81 sometimes 60 into corner bar to
take drink, and one night met three
men there who claimed to have had
them. l don't know what they took to
get shet of them. Seems like have
tried every concoction under the sun.
Joe isn't a bit particular about his
Diet
"Joe?" interrupted Lampkin. "Whom
do you mean?''
That's my snakes name," ex-
planned the old man, raising a mild
glance of surprise to the doctor. "You
see, have daughter who keeps COM
pany with young man, and she didn't
want me to talk snake so much before
him, so I got to calling it Joe. to be
polite, you know. don't see why a
man can't talk about snake if hc has
had one as long as have -
DR.. Lampkin burst into an impulsive
laugh and then attempted to disguise
1t by plunging at once into the case.
He reached up to shelf and took down
glass jar containing snake in alco-
hol. To hypnotize patient he found it
necessary TO first secure his entire con-
fidence.
''This,'' he began, "came from the
stomach of one of the wealthiest bank
ers in New York. removed it without
the slightest difficulty. =
"Huhl' sneered the old man, his
tone containing tinge of pride. Joe
can't be compared to that thing. he is
ten times us large. He'd have to be
quartered or stretched out like rubber
gas tube to get through my throat"
It only seems larger to you because
it is inside of you,'' said the doctor,
foundering helplessly. Already he was
beginning to think he had come across
an unmanageable patient
II you are going to begin such rot
40 that, shan't take drop OF your
medicine, the old man blurted out.
ought to know more about it than you.
Have you sver seen my shaker
No" ]" replied the doctor. avoiding
the conteInptuous gaze OF his patient.
You've never felt Of it either?'
OF coarse not. =
"WeIl, don { talk to me about what
you are as ignorant OF as q newborn
baby"
DR.. Lampkin opened his lips to speak,
but could think Of nothing to say and
remained silent.
The patient grasped the arms Of the
The Sauk Centre herald., 1898-04-21
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LUCAS COUNTY,

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LUCAS COUNTY. IS
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CHAPTER XIV.

When they reached the street, they
saw the Benton party about half block
ahead of them.
Making for the Fourteenth street
elevated station" said Hendricks
"That's all right. Kola1 will catch
them little farther on.
"Kola? Who's that-your East In
dian pnpil1''
my teacher in some things-uncan-
ny roles, for instance. He will take
them in tow. ! am sure of it, for he
has never said he would do thing and
failed. There he is now.
A man dressed in the costume Of the
East Indies emerged from the dark
doorway Of an uninhabited apartment
house in the middle Of the block and
stepped in front Of the Benton party.
Hendricks drew his companion into the
shadow Of wall and held his breath.
Kola seemed to be talking to them
earnestly. and they seemed to be hesi-
tating.
After q few minutes the group moved
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KolG touched his richly colorcd talaban
and sGuntered after the group.
II have heard that East Indians are
able to do such things remarked
Lampkin. II am awfully glad I met
him. want to get at the truth about
some of the things that have heard of
his people,"
''He could lay your hypnotism in the
shade" jested the detective. "He told
me he could convince whole room full
Of people that he had cut off his own
head"
81 don't doubt it, replied the doc
tor. "What did he say to the Benton
party?"
''Oh, he gave them some song and
dance about having received some mes
sage from the stars. He'll then persuade
them, through fair means or hypnotism,
to come to his house on Twentieth
street He has queer place there. He
must have money. I think he owns the
house. It is one of the old residences. It
had been closed for ten years before he
took it."
"Ah, a light breaks inton mer' cried
Lampkin. "You are going to hold some
sort of seance. ...
eyes, see-ance that is see-ance, !"
laughed Hendricks II would be more
explicit, bat want you to see it from
the standpoint of an outsider: Are You
proof against hypnotismP'
81 think so"
"Well, only be sure that what You
behold is not imagination, said the
detective, with knowing laugh.