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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-20
It's Proper CIicntnGe.

To those who desire 20 do fully. az rs least cost
and 20 the utmost of their financial aplilty' theF
duty 70 their families. and 20 use life insurance
,or ,be,- protection and not for a speculation for
themselves the Connecticut Mutual offers the Ut
most that life insurance can accomplish. IN us
sim pest cearest forms OF perfect equity ana per,
fect r,ufralitv on the sOuudest basis OF any. ana
a. a lower cost than has been achieved ~ any
nfher COMPANY Greater service can no lie H.
surance cornpany render.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-20
Eu.nrabl. NarfuIffN

W. had very favorable mortality experience for
the year The losses incurred being so much Jess
than those expected by he Mortality Table and
provided tor by our premiums and reserves a. 10
make q saving az s5il 26S While our death rate
varies somewhat from year 10 year. sucn mas been
the exercised In the acceptance OF risks that
the variations have far all been well within the
amounts called for by the Table dffording very ma
t~ria savings. In 40 year hats such saving failed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-20
The Winery of Fifty-thrce Years.

Nearly nirety-seven per cent Of the premiums
paid av polio, holders have been paid 20 their
brnencaries or returned 20 themselves. SA M :
80 Us are held for protection Of existing poll
cies with "a surplus OF S7.51G5f. o.. and this has
been done al an ayerag" expense rate or only e.s3
cent.
This is an unmatched record but Us best s.g-
nifcaucr lies IN the fact tnat the same principles
which underlad and produced these results are
as FULLY operative to-day In the management OF the
Company ar any time Ia iis fruitful history. the
same prudent care the same economy. the same
,riIe rnutuality and equity the same soundness and
strength and the same unparalleled low cost
JACOB l.. GREENE.
President.
Hartford. February 10 1899.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-20
PORTO RICAN POLITICS. Z
,.rw DEPARTMENTS CONSTITUTED BY
GENERAL HENRY.

,s PROMISE TO GIVE A SATISFACTORY
covERNMENT-THE POLICE FORCE IN
DER MILITARY CONTROL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-20
True Cheap Insurance.

Obviously that company which has the loves,
death rate which earns the hign"'t lh'''eS'' "N'
pavs out least FOR expenses will give Insurance ~
tho least cost 10 IFS policy holders, as whole.
7, wifi effect the largest savings. II u returns
those savings in strict conformity with the prih-
ciples O. mutuality II will also give ne cneapes pes,
,1divilual insurance on the average. We say on
.r. av.rs e. because some companies "nlch nnahe
dyidends so discriminate against certain .aS ts
~ policy holders and IN favor % others .ha. .,
I'm the aggregate and on the average inrr ~
bends are very small IN certain cases they HHV
be large. poor sort ~ mutuahty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-20
The Purpose and Naiue OF hntu"''y'

Because He insurance Is the one ana only way IN
which nel % moderate small means can al ones
provide the necessary family protection. ana DO
cause n il at the cheapest matter o. cost ana
pure expense 10 him who provides H. ~ oroeF 10
make II a. cheap as possible. and 50 as larsey
available az possible 70 an who need H. II IS
sought TO give It to each poIcy-holder at iis Dare'
actual cost
The cost OF ne Insurance 81 Que TO TWO thlhss'
The death losses and the expenses. ln calculating
the premiums 20 be charged both fhcs" things are
assumed. az they cannot be- exactly ioreNno"h.
II the losses ar Jess than was assumed part OK
that element Of the premium d. saved ~ 'he es
peuses are less than was assumed part OF that
element OF ne premium saved. II more interest,"
IL earned on he reserves than VS. Hs4ulH'u' JeSN
50 much more OF the premium is saved.
l. now these three items OF saving arc feturnel
20 he policy holders IN the proportion mar .acn
mans payments have helped produce mem M.
each man will have his nsuranc" ar lis eAac, eos1
10 the company. no matter what 70" rpmhal pr
MUM on his policy may be- he gets the most IN
srrancc possible for his money. lnat Is what H'u-
fualtfv does That rs what 81 - for
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-08-29
Caviar Increases In Favor.

The general and greatly increased
favor with which caviar is received
has caused a great drain upon the
sturgeon fisheries of Europe. and
those of the United States and Can.
ada which, within the past few years
have been called upon to meet the de
mand, and in consequence are an
preaching exhaustion. When the call
Tor sturgeon roe was first made most
oil the supply was procured from the
northern rivers flowing into the At.
Iantlc aud from the great fresh water
lakes on our northern boundaries
especially from the Lake Of the
North. Within the past two wears
there has been n very large catch in
set nets aud pounds off the beaches
OF New Jersey and Long Island. This
has added measurably to the supply
OF eggs, aud has proved most profit.
able industry TO the fishermen. With
the ocean take and that of the rivers
ana lakes our annual production of
roe for the making of caviar cannot
be less than 30, 900 pounds. The
weight OF roc IN proportion TO that of
each hsh is from ten to fourteen per
cent. As no one who uses this deli.
cacy viii consume more than an ounce
for n single portion, the contribution
OF the United States and Canada is a
valuable addition TO the European
output The weight OF eggs taken
from each female sturgeon varies
those taken on the spawning grounds
carry a much higher percentage Of
roe than those caught i'm tho sea
while on the way thither. The fish
ermen near market have two profits
from the fish, the flesh and the eggs
The former - palatable II it be freed
from skin and fat before cooking.
Otherwise, when heated II gives on
most rcpuguant odor
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-08-29
WHOLE NO. S33,
SOME VALUABLE STAMPS.
Ii IL Wonderful How Many Finds Ar
Made at This Day

III - wonderful How Many Finds Are
Made at This Day.
Every stamp collector lives in the
hope of some day making "a great
md, and 1t is wonderful hsw many
such finds there are even at this late
day. 1t Is now nearly sixty years
since the hrst stamp was issued. aud
1t Is between forty and fifty years
since stamps We're generally used.
AS an instance of how old stamps
are coming TO light, the writer's ex-
Perience is rather interesting. Iu one
week he saw the following:
collection of about 200 stamps in
an oil torn and dirty book was handed
to him by "A gentleman who had made
the collection when he was a boy.
About 175 of the stamps had been
badly damaged in the handling, aud
by the glue whic.1 had been used to
atfiN the stamps to the leaves OF the
blank book, and among them were
quite number of good stamps,
cataloSulng to-day from 81 TO $40
each. OF the remaining twenty five.
which were in good order, aud prac-
hcally in mint condition. one was
catalogued at $50, one at S25. three at
SO, and the balance at various prices
down to s.. A liberal offer for the
book was refused. and the chances
are that the gentleman will begin an
other collection
\ collection Of about $50 stamps IN
shocking condition was shown to n
dealer, Only one stamp III the entire
book was worth anything TO the
dealer, who tried to buy the collec
ton, but could not, although he
offered TO place fair price on il il the
owner would agree 10 sell at that
price The dealer intended TO offer
5000, but the owner refused to place
a price on his collection, or TO agree
to the dealers terms. Two DAYS later
the dealer obtained the stamp from
another collector, who had purchased
the collection, for few dollars. The
one stamp in the collection was the
Hawaiian 1851 issue of the so.called
Missionary stamps 1t was in beauti
ful condition, and is now in the hands
OF a collector, who paid q very large
price for IT.
\ large publishing house in New
York City received in payment of a
small bill portion of a sheet OF
United States &C. 1879 issue, and n
large block of the 1879 Sc. together
with a number of the 1873 &c. aud Toe.
stamps. They were all in the same
condition as when originally issued,
over twenty years ago.
In looking over lot OF rubbish in
the attic. a friend of the writer found
an old collection which he had made
in 1868, all in good, clean condition.
The finder has now two boys Of his
own, and one is an enthusiastic STAMP
collector
y gentleman in shipping Office
found bundle of papers in reference
to shipment from New York to Aus
traIia in 1851. No envelopes were
used by the writer, and on the letters
were fine lot Of 12c. and 1Oc. United
States, and, still more valuable. a lot
of Sydney views of New South Wales.
--Harper's Round Table.
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Too Mnn1 Mn.lclan. In l.u.1nnn

Sir John Stainer. tho British Gov.
cnmcut's chief inspector of music mn.
der the Education Department. rro.
lessor Of music In oxford and former
orgauist Of ST. Paul's Cathedral. do
cIares that The profession is altogether
overlooked and that n serious crisis
IS at hand. Great numbers Of
musicians OF character and attain
ments are on the verge Of starvation
for want of employment lie ascribes
this as partly due 60 the fact that the
profession is becoming fashionable
or the young people who are flock
ing TO tic profession i'm crowds a vast
majority have not the most remote
chance oi even moderate success. He
declares that hardly half dozen com
Posers IN England can live by writing
music. He himself had tested about
10000 voices in the past thirteen
years, and discovered perhaps twenty.
FIVE first-rate ones in that number
He says that nobody. unless excep.
tionally endowed, should think of the
musical profession as a career miles,
prepared TO become teacher as we'll
as performer,
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cry, the same as was afterward prac-
uced at Santiago, of flying Red Cross
nags from hospitals and churches and
then filing them with sharp shooters.
Inc Cubans were used to such tactics.
and paid particular attention to Red
Cross flags. They centred their fire
on these points and poured their
heaviest fire into them. for we'll thew
knew that where the emblems OF
peace were thickest there would be
found the picked rihemen of the
Spanish army.
Alter the Quartet General fell The
Spanish commander sent out a fac of
truce and the siege was over: but NJ
what fearful cost Colonel Bop,
was an iron soldier of the old school.
a brave, upright man. Il rigid discip-
, llnariau, filled with logged persever-
ance and determination TO frbt +,
the end; but lie knew when lie was
whipped. He had defended his trus
but he fell victim TO treachery and
lost his life by pursuing the only
course that was left open TO an honor
able man. The second in command
was named Cibera and was All officer
OF totally different calibrc from his
chief. BY some means it became
whispered about that could the Span.
lsh commander be disposed of i'm some
way there would he little difficulty in
arranging capitulatiou. As soon as
the flag Of truce came forward ths
iooked-for opportunity came with ii.
Colonel Baez advanced under cover of
the white flag and high ranking
cuban officer came forward to meet
him. When the parley had been
hnlshed IL al unsatisfactory manner.
at least to the Spanish officer. the
/ latter was about TO return &C. his lines
when Spanish scouudrel, one of his
own men. suddenly leaped forward
aud stabbed him in the back. and n,
baez raised his hands and fell back.
ward the cruel machete of the assassin
finished the dastardiy crime. The
Spaniards at once rushed forward and
crowded about their late enemies.
patung them on the back aud calling
them comrades and brothers: but the
Cubans were not yet through with
their work. Among the population
were several native Cubans who had
sided with Spain, also a few deserters.
and many more against whom the
Cubans had a special desire for re-
venge. These were ranged on one
side and when their ranks had been
completed by all whom it was in
tended to punish, the most savage OF
the insurgents rushed among them
with drawn machetes and massacred
them TO man. Even few helpless
victims lying sick in the hospital
were also killed. For two days longer
the work of destroying the city Went
on, and by the time the Cubans had
fully satisfied their revenge not a
stone lay unturned of what had once
been the pretty and prosperous city
of Victoria de las Tunas.
The surviving population were sent
on as prisoners to Holguin, and these
who owned property in the place
never sought to rebuild it, but either
settled in other parts of the island or
returned to their native SPAN.
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CURE FOR LOCXIAW.
Relief Has Been Found by Inducing
Violent I'crspIration

Relief Has Been Found by Inducing
Violent Precipitation.
LOcklaw when caused bv wound
has long been considered incurable
and 1t Is only OF late years that few
instances of successful treatment have
been recorded, the most striking being
those effected 10y the Indian woorali
poison and by enormous doses of
alcohol. Two cases are reported in
which all the alarming symptoms were
removed by violou. Precipitation. Tho
hrst was that of young man OF
twenty-five, who had the misfortune
OF having his hand caught in the gear.
ing OF threshinG machine: part of
the skin was carried off but in the
course OF fortnight evervthirC
seemed progressing toward speedy
cure WHEN one morning the patient
awoke with a strange rigidity in his
Jaws, violent pain all over the sternum
intermittent difficulty of breathing
and convulsive starts i'm the lower
limbs. \ doctor being called in. he
immediately proceeded to throw the
patient into violent perspiration.
For this purpose no had hoops put
under the hedclOthes i'm order to pre-
vent their contact with the body. and
then got four deep pots filled with
quick lime, which nc slightly mois
tened with water.
To prevent the skin from being
scorched each not was wrapped m
linen and then rliced ON each side OF
the patient, orders being given TO tho
family 20 moigten the quick lime from
time TO time and to change 1t when
exhausted The heat cucendered was
go intense that ON tho first dnv the
bedclothes caught fire. which. how
ever, was speedily cNtiuguished. As
for the Precipitation, It was so Inn
moderate as TO pass all belief. ON
the fifth day all tetauic symptoms mad
dlsappeared, except "a little stiNne..
iu the Jaws the patient was i'm state
OF complete prostitution which wac.
however, removed by good nourish
ment and few days after all traces
of the dangerous affection had digau
peared.
The second case was that of "a dav
laborer, who, when the doctor came
appeared iu r. dying state. He Mt first
denied having had any wound. but
upon examination an injury caused by
q hCbuniI was discovered ON one or
his great toes-a circumstance tho
patient had forgotten The treatment
was the same aud attended with the
same result
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COIN AWAY"

Com away = all right enough
once in n while it's fine
TO git change from the old home s.uT
And tackle n diff rent line;
Once n chap gets sick
OF seem the same old view
And feels that he's got TO Jest cut stick
And start fer some other diggin's quick,
And look at some scenes that's new.
Once n while you want n change
From walkin' the same old walk.
And Givin' yer thoughts the same old
range,
Aud taikin' the same old talk;
ler want TO git up and go somewhere
And meet with some diI'rent folks
And Kit breath of some din rent ait
And feed ycrselt on some difI'rent fare
Aud laugh at some din rent Jokes.
And so yer go, and II does seem good.
But after n spell yer find
The thoughts OF THO old home neiRhbor.
hood
Keeps ling rim in yer mind,
And pictures, same as n dream N make.
Keep skirmish;n' through yer head
or iles that yer wife knows how to bake
Aud how blamed nice II would seem to take
snooze in the old home bod.
And when you're back in yer own snug
berth,
And muse in yer elbow-chnir
Ter cay there isn't place on earth
That can with yer own compare.
Fer it's good TO SO, and it's good to stay
Fer little while fnd then,
III you re like me, you're sure TO say
That the finest part OF goln' away
Ia Gitttn back home again
Joe Lincoln, In l.. A. w. Bulletin
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4 Sensational Suicide.

recent sensational suicide, caused
by the duellng code of honor in vogue
IN Gallcla and throughout Poland. has
produced deal of feeling against that
code, and many leading journals have
openly denounced the criminal folly OF
men who would force others to set n t
naught the dictates of their con-
science and their reason. LuciLn
Blalogorski was called out by rival.
whose challenge he at first refused To
accept ON the ground of inequality OF
condition. The reason was considered
by his rivals seconds insufficient. who
at once pronounced him incapable Of
giving the Satisfaction Of n GENTLE
man, because of his refusal. This
insult eIasperated Blalogorski. He
was degraded in the eyes Of all his
friends. But 1T was III vain. though
now willing enough, that he sought
satisfaction from his rival and his
seconds. They refused either 10
Withdraw the outrage or TO fight. He
was at last SO violent in his language
and threats that a jury of honor. con.
slsting of officers. decided TO 20 TO his
lodgings and make inquiries as to the
real state Of affairs. They came too
late, for the unhappy man. whose
reason had become uuhinged. had cut
his throat. The men concerned in
this miserable affair. fearing public
opinion, have signed declaration
tha' the proceedings by mo- means
cast any slur upon Nh Bialogorski.
aud thai lIis suicide hal nothiug O.,
DO with the challenge
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Hogs are fond of snakes ne an item
OF food, and 1T is a peculiar fact that
while they are not injured 10y devour.
ing poisonous reptiles. persons vino
eat the flesh Of hogs that have eaten
them will be violently and often fatally
Affected by The poison a man who
has been living in the Southwest SAYS
the hogs in his district take advantage
Of the fact that n loud reverberatina
noise like thunder will bring snakes 10
the surface, aud make a mad rush over
field pounding away as hard as they
can. Then they come back and pick
up the snakes that have been aroused
by their stampede, New York Press,
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His chair was drawn closer, and he
assmmnl n rnnAlnn4;al ...a......

His chair was drawn closer. and he
assumed a confidential manner.
You asked me, he began, ''the
very first afternoon met you. if I had
ever been inf / knew anvthing
about heart trouble
Exactly she readily acquiesced.
You objected then to the tense |
used. Do You mean that you did not
know then but have learned since?
just so. | had never been in
in-any heart trouble previous TO that
time; but during my experience with
your mother have learned that hear.
trouble is a specially WITH me"
She looked at him temptingly for
an instant, and then, with a delicious
little laugh, she moved away; only on
inch or so, however, and said, without
any trace of Inirth in her ewes:
physician, heal thyselt.' But, trou.
bIed by his unhappy look, she recov.
cred the inch of lost ground. and held
out to him pretty hand. He caugh,
1t and held it tightly clasped in his.
Helen, dear" he begged, edo
you really mean it? You are not
playing?'
"Doctor-oh, why, doctor. what
does this mean?' aud Mrs. Dorrack
stood before them.
"Oh-er-your daughter. Miss
Dorrack, has heart trouble" sput.
tered Vaughan, hardly equal to the
occasion.
And you are making an examina.
ton? Very good, / feel that Won
have already restored mo to health
and l am quite willing to trust her
with you. e"
Then broke in Vaughan, catch
ing at the offer, then you are ready
to abide by my wishes in regard TO
Miss Helen?"
"Assuredly, my dear doctor.
am yours to command for ANYTHING :,
wei, Mrs. Dorrack," he said,
somewhat recovered 10y this time, .'as
doctor / must tell you that [ am
very much concerned about the state
OF yonr daughters heart. Just as
you came III | was about to ask her y
question which would assure me ON
that point"
by all means, proceed, said Mrs.
Dorrack.
Acknowledging the permission. and
turning to Miss Dorreck, Vaughan
asked
Miss Helen, are you conscious
that your heart beats unanimously? %
Il am, " she gravely replied.
And could you," he continued.
'ascribe any good and sufficient rea:
son for it?"
Not here and now, was all she
vouchsafed.
Mrs. Dorrack, with feminine in.
stinct, thought it discreet to go into
the house. As soon as she had gone
Vaughan drew nearer to the patient
and said with all earnestness:
Helen, dear, in truth ! am not q
doctor of divinity; but | profess nv
self disciple of it. As a doctor of
philosophy, however, all the wisdom
OF my life Is for you; and tell me
Just word-do you think it will take
a lifetime to cure you?"
She looked up at him as his arm
slipped around her. Before he had
time to accept the mute invite,f91 Of
her lips, she whispered:
Present tense.
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Cnhmen nnt Mninr cab.

Persons directly or indirectly con.
nected with horses are gen rally con /.
servative in their ideas, according TO
writer IN London Truth. They take
after the aLimal, which is a conserya
tive sort Of beast, very stupid. either
stolidly plodding on as his forefathsfs
did, or prancing about in q silly.
snowy fashion 70 have TO do With
him, however, is regarded rs some,
thing which would make q man
proud, though why ] do not know, for
q dog or q donkey is far more ia
telligent. Only the other day I waa
talking with n cabmsu about motor
cabs. The public. he said, will never
take 20 them. because. every one ikef
TO sit behind n horse, aud he regarded.
me with contempt when told hind
that J derived no sort Of pleasur
from so sitting, but that, provide
my cab moved on J cared nothing hi
the motive Dower.