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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-09

INCOME OF THE COMPANY DURING
THE YEAR 1898.
Amount of cash premium re-
ceipts not including premi-
ums in hands OF agents or
in course o.. transmission. $ S0S,S32.03
Premiums in hands OF agents
and in course Of transmits
sion ....... ..............- 2O5,0Ss.77
Premiums received in prom.
issory notes .............. GAGS. As
Total premiums for the
wear 1898 ................S l,020,2S9.2S
Interest recaipts ........ 42,776,0i
Total receipts ...........S lO63,OG5.32
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-09
COMPANY'S STATEMENT OF BUSI-
NESS TRANSACTED IN THE STATE
OF SOUTH DAKOTA DURING THE
NEAR lSQS

Premiums on risks written. $ l2,S94,l2
Amount of risks written. 136,667 90
Losses incurred daring the
wear 7,4S2. 30
Losses paid during the year. 6,932 30
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-09

State Of Connecticut, County of Hart
ford, SIS. VIM b. Clark, President, and w.
H. King, Secretary OF the Aetna Insurance
Company OF Hartford, being duly sworn,
true and correct statement of the affairs of
said company; and they are the above de-
scribed officers OF said insurance company.
WM. B. CLARK, President.
W. II KING, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
2nd day of January, 1899.
ISeal.1 j. ii. PHILLIPS,
Notary Public.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-09

COMPANY'S STATEMENT OF BUSI.
NESS TRANSAC TED IN THE STATE
OF SOUTH DAKOTA DURING THE
YEAR.
Premiums on risks written...S li,2962S
Amount OF risks wrtten.... 1OD,033SO
Losses incurred during the
wear .......... ......... 9,5Ol 81
Losses paid during the year. S,23969
State Of New York, County of New
York, ss A. II. Ray, Assistant Manager
of the Commercial Union Assurance Com
pany OF London. England being duly
sworn, deposes and says that the foregoing
is full. true and correct statement of the
affairs of said Company; and they are the
above described officers Of said Insurance
Company.
A. II. RAY, Assistant Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
24th day of January, 1899.
TSeal. EDWIN F. CAREY,
Notary Public.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-09
THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

Department OF Insurance.
Company's Certificate OF Authority
Whereas, The
british AMERICA ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-09
CAPITAL.

Capital stock actually paid in
cash ,......................S 1000 10000
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-09
ANNUAL STATEMENT

For the Year Ending December 81, 1893,
OF the Condition and Affairs OF the
BRITISH AMERICA .ASSUPANCECO COM.
PANY OF TORONTO,
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-09
THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
Department of Insurance.

Company's Certificate of Authority
Whereas, The
COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE
COMPANY
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-09
EXPENDITURES OF THE COMPAN
DIfRI\h TILE YEAR
RISKS.

Risks outstanding at the date
o: preceding statement e. S3I ,62l ,2Si00
Risks written since preceding
statement .............. 325,575, ,9i7 90
Total risks ........ ..... 2697, ,l97, ,23l 90
Risks cancelled, and expired
during the year ........... .3OS, 400. 5000
Risks re-insured during the
wear ........... 1900, ,tSi co
Total deductions ........ 1926, i9l, l56.0O
Net amount Of risks in
force ........... ........... $40, ,7O6, ,O75OO
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-09
RISKS.
Total deductions ......

Net amount of risks in
force -. ............ SSH Sal $50 90
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-09

COMPANY'S STATEMENT OF BUSI.
NESS TRANSACT I'D II THE STATE
OF : TIL DAKOTA CURING THE
YEAR 1898.
Premiums on risks written...S 2,9S0U
Amount pi risks writtsn..... l53,3O6OO
Losses incurred daring the
wear .......... ...... 2,67594
Losses paid during the year. 2,2O372
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-31

trust is left to the state legislation the
public at large will be victimized as
long as a single state will furnish a
robbery roost where the spoils collect
ed in other states can be divided.
Just now the people are startled by
the principle of monopoly as it mani
tests itself in the industrial trust, and
we'll may they be startled. The prin-
ciple, however, is the same as that
which manifests itself in the effort of
the national bankers that secure mo-
nopoly of the issue of paper money.
The greenback is rival of the bank
note. and its presence is constant
menace to the banks of issue. Some
who recognize the evils that flow from
a soap trust seem Indifferent to the
dangers that attend the formation of a
paper money trust.
The principle of monopoly not only
lies ut the foundation of the attempt
to destroy the greenback but it is the
controlling principle that underlies the
crusade against silver as a standard
money. Between 1850 and 1860 when
the production of gold was increasing,
and the production of silver was small
three nations demonetized gold, and
gave to silver a monopoly of mint
privileges. Early in the seventies the
inanciers became alarmed at the in
crease in the production of silver and
conspired to destroy silver as stand
ard money, and give monopoly to
gold, the production of which, at that
time, was stationary. The standard
money trust is not only the parent
trust, but is in the hands of foreigners.
The Republican party is impotent to
destroy the trusts. 1t is controlled by
those who are interested in trusts, and
its campaign funds and sinews of war
are supplied by the trusts. The poll.
cies for which it now stands disregard
the interests of the producers of wealth
and give the money consideration
which is denied to the individual.
Abraham Lincoln, in the very be-
ginning of his presidential career,
warned the country against the threat
ened attempt to put capital above Ia
Dor in the structure of the govern
ment. Modern Republicanism is full.
filling the prophecy made by Lincoln.
1t is putting the dollar above the man.
The Democratic party is opposed to
the principle of monopoly wherever it
manifests itself. 1t has declared war
on the trusts. Not little trust only,
but big trust as we'll. Not against
one kind of trust only, but against all
trusts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-31

it long, poor soul, FOR the news Of the
loss of the Arikhama killed her, and it
was as well, for he left every penny
away from me. AS for me, won't pre-
tend to be better than / am. / won't
sham. I'll tell you the truth. I thanked
God when I found that he was gone.
Yes, did, for 1 would have put myself
in the river before would have lived
with him again"
tHe was older than your"
"Many years. He is dead, and they
say we should never speak i'll Of the
dead. 1 can't help it. He was brute.
Only few weeks after we were mar
ried he struck me. OIL Why did you
ask me these questicns2 I had almost
forgotten, at least 1 did not always
think of it as I did at first. Why did
you ask me2''
With two strides Alan Stacey was by
her side. "My dear, my dear, shall l
tell you why 1 asked your" he cried.
because had a vital interest in want
ing to know. I've always had sort of
feeling that you belonged to that dead
husband of yours; that he stood be-
tween us, keeping us more widely apart
than if all the world stood between us.
Can't you understand that I wanted to
know-that I-oh, Mary, child-don't
you understand that love you and I
cannot live without your"
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announcement to be worded, and I will
see that it is in all tomorrow's papers, y
Alan Stacey got up and fetched a
sheet of paper and pen and ink from
the writing table in the window.
"Give it to me. said Mary. "This
is my idea what to say" She took the
sheet of paper from his hand and wrote
clearly and firmly: "On the 10th. at
the parish church, Fulham, by the Rev.
F. D. Johnson Brown, Alan Stacey.
only son Of the late Colonel John
Stacey. Bengal staff corps, to Mary
Conway, daughter Of the late Rev.
George Hamilton. "
She handed the paper across the table
to her husband, and he, knowing her
WELL realized instantly that her horror
and detestation of her first marriage
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-31
general fund, but always remained in
an account by itself.


an account by itself.
1t is so long since this money was de-
posted and the testimony necessary to
make case is in so many instances
unattainable by the owners, that it is
scarcely probable that any great por-
tion of this enormous amount of money
will ever leave the treasury. The only
very large sum from this fund that
was ever returned to its own was paid
to Gazaway B. Lamar, of Savannah,
Ga, and New York. Ex-Attorney
General Williams and General B. F.
Butler, of Massachusetts were his
counsel. They got back for him $780,
900 for cotton taken in the manner I
have described. General Butler said
to me when that case was pending:
"If I were few years younger and
wanted to make a vast fortune quick
ly I could do it more easily and GER
tainly in the prosecution of these claims
than in any other way
"It was always wonder to me that
after the action of the government in
the Lamar case more southern people
did not attempt to recover their money
from the treasury. The principle of
repayment was then established. The
main difficulty, of course, would be to
prove that their particular cotton was
taken, sold and the money turned into
the treasury"
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ana then Degdn q tOng Spett " hdT9 Wo'h.
it with pleasure. AS yet you don't
know whether | have not made the
most fearful hash of your work or
whether may not turn out to be ten
times more aggravating than either
Miss Blank or the good gentleman who
did not mind waiting"
81 don t think so. he said in tone
of conviction.
His instinct proved to be correct, as
the instinct of man who has given his
life up to the study of character usual
ly is After delightful luxurious half
hour of chat Mary went back to the
study and began to work. and by 5
o'clock had finished her transcription of
the mornings work. Alan Stacey, who
was as keenly interested in the result
of the experiment as she was, came in
from the garden and read over the fair
typewriter pages. He did not speak
till he had read to the end.
"Mrs. Conway" he said then, you
are perfect treasure. Can you keep it
up2"
"How2'
"You have taken me down literally.
word for word point for point. You
have caught the exact spirit of my idea.
Mrs. Conway, if you can keep it up we
shall get on splendidly.
She had flushed up scarlet in her ex-
citement and suspense, and Alan Stacey.
looking at her. said to himself that
surely his star had been in the ascendant
when such dainty creature had sud-
denly fallen from the skies in lieu of
the bulldog features and staring google
eyes of the patient individual who had
but just left him.
81 am so glad" she said with her
pretty, shy air; $50 proud to be able to
help you. I'll try hard never to be any
thing but your interpreter.
He laughed aloud and held out his
hand That's a good name for you,
Mrs. Conway" he said. 81 can never
say my typist does this or my stenog'
rapher does that You're not my sec
retary. and it would sound pretentious
to call you so. But interpreter that s
a splendid name for you. shall always
call you by it,.
And so he did She went that very
evening and looked at various rooms in
the neighborhood, fixing on some in a
quaint out of the world nook which
they call Parsons Green. don t mean
all that intricate bewilderment of small,
featureless, mean little streets which
lie between Fulham palace and the
cemetery, but corner on the other side
of the railway line, corner which then
was still rejoicing in tall old trees and
spacious wide fronted houses, such as
kept an air of dignity about them
which came aS Il surprise to the stranger
wandering through the n"iyhhorh"ud.
And then began a long spell Of hard
work, yet work that was intensely en-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-31
Copyright, 1898, by the Author.
CHAPTER TX.
THE INTERPRETER,

To Mary's surprise the table was only
laid for two persons. 1t was essentially
a mans table; it was small and was
spread with a nice clean cloth and ser
yiettes: it's dominant note was cruet
stand.
"Take that seat" said Alan Stacey,
with gesture to a chair. 1T will be
a simple lunch, warn you. If eat
big meal now. am no good for the rest
of the day. Some people like regular
dinner at midday. l believe it means
apoplexy if you only eat enough and
sleep soon enough afterward. What
have you today. John2'
IAN omelet. sir" said John. land
cold beef and salad v
"A luncheon for a king, if the ONE
let and salad are properly made. Don't
You think so. Mrs. Conway3" said
Alan Stacey
81 do" said Mary. wondering
whether she ought to be honest and say
that dish of scrambled eggs was the
nearest approach to an omelet that she
had ever tasted in her life.
II have little Frenchwoman who
makes both to perfection" be went on.
.'Some people like to make a salad at
table. I don't. l know several delight
full houses where it is the task of the
young ladies to dress the salad, and
they do it with a diffidence which re-
suits in loathliness Tell Maltide that
this omelet is excellent. John.
"Very good, sir. "
Mary ate her portion and allowed
herself to be persuaded into taking a
little more. but she refused wine and
persisted in taking only water. 81 must
keep my head clear, she said firmly.
II want to do your work and myself
Justice this afternoon.
Alan Stacey tried hard to overrule
her. because. as he said, they ought to
have mild celebration of their first
days work and their first meal togeth-
er. 1t is true that he liked and respect
ed her the better that she held firmly to
her point.
"When the book is finished, Mr..
Stacey. she said. 'if you then think
my work worth celebrating. | will do
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-31

TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-31
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.
More Than $500, 900 Are Earning Wage
In This Country.

More Than $500, 900 Are Earning Wages
In This Country.
Figures furnished by the United
States bureau of statistics which pre-
sumably are obtained from reliable
sources, show that there are more than
3,5O0,0OO women wage-earners in this
country. Few persons would have
supposed that there were so many,
and the number is steadily increasing.
The variety, as well as the extent, of
the employments of women is sur
prising. The report referred to gives
the following interesting information
on this point:
"Female teachers and professors
number 250,000, exclusive of teachers
of music who are 34,519 strong and
1O, 900 artists and teachers of art.
"There are 1,143 women clergymen.
Journalists number 888, with e.
725 authors and literary persons.
"Of chemists, assayers and metal
lurgists there are two score, lacking
one.
"Lawyers who are not men are 208.
"Female detectives are 279 in num-
Der.
"Only two women have been discov-
cred who are veterinary surgeons.
"In Texas woman has the contract
for carrying the mail from Kiffe to
Serirnal Hall.
Georgia has woman mail carrier;
she travels a 40.mile route tri-weekly.
This young woman also manages
farm.
"The chamber of commerce, Cincin-
natl, has a restaurant run by three
Scotch women, and they clear about
SIS, 900 yearly, although their annual
rental is $4,000.
"In New Orleans one of the finest
orchestras is composed entirely of wo-
men.
"Packing trunks is st. Louis wo-
mans industry.
"a conservatory and rose garden in
Elmira, N. Y, is owned and managed
by woman.
CAT the Young Women's Christian
association, Philadelphia, two young
women are in charge of the elevators.
"Women writ.servers are employed
with success.
"Buffalo has a woman contractor,
who is also quarry owner. She Is
the only female member of the build
ing exchange.
IA Jersey City woman supports her.
self by raising mint.
"The woman manager of Califor.
MIA insurance company is credited with
the largest salary paid to any woman
$40, 1000 year.
"a French Canadian girl is making
her bread by cobbling shoes at Lewis
ton, Me.
"a successful ranch owner in Kan
sas is a woman. There is saying to
the effect that in Kansas there is no
interest, no profession, no trade and
no deal without woman in it.
"In Boston are two large advertis-
ing agencies, the members of both
firms being women and all their en-
ployes women"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-31

STRONGER THAN STEEL. - How
many of our readers, I wonder, realize
that so fragile looking concern as
spiders web is proportionately one of
the strongest things in existence? 1
saw a statement to this effect some
time ago in scientific paper, and, dis
believing it, carried out some expert
ments which convinced me of its
truth. The ordinary spiders thread,
1 found, would support without break
ing weight of three grains. Now,
a bar of steel one inch in diameter will
sustain 80 tons. If you take the d.
ameter of a spiders thread, and calcu-
late out what weight the same thread
an inch in diameter would support, the
conclusion arrived at is no less than
"a tons, which means that the strength
of the seemingly feeble thread is, as
nearly as possible, one and a-half
times that of the steel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-31

p@- A woman well-known among
society people recently astonished her
friends by appearing in public wearing
three solid gold rings on the third
finger of her right hand. The bands
of gold fairly covered the joint be-
tween the knuckles. So much curios-
ity was aroused that one of her friends
finally asked her why she wore the
rings in the way she did. "Oh," she
replied, "that is the very latest Paris
fashion. got it direct from dear
friend of mine who lives there. You
see, the first ring was given me by my
first husband, who died of yellow
fever. 1 wear that in memory of him.
The next one 1 wear in joyful remem-
brance of the fact that l got divorce
from my second husband; and the
third reminds me that am married
again, and getting to be an old wo-
man" she concluded.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-31

She took the sheet of paper from his hand
and arrote clearly and firmly.
had remained with her to such an ex-
tent that she would not, even in the
formal announcement, identify herself
with the man who had commanded the
Arikhama, the man who had bought
her with a price, the man who had
given her the only blow that she had
ever received in the whole course Of her
life.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-18
.ORED PEOPLE.

Rr. Editor: Cutie recently I wit
messed this incident: As nay little
daughter and her companion were
going to school they were met BY
several of the youngest pupils of the
colored school. These children formed
a Gordon across the sidewalk and
forced the two little girls into the
ditch amid iecrs aud laughter. !
heard them expressing cheerfully their
deight over their achievement.
Again, and only few days ago,
several half grown negro girls meet
ing one Of my Deighbors' sons de-
.iberately locked arms and s,id loudly
enough 10 be plainly heard ''let's push
him off the walk" The lad refusing
to submit to this indignity. charged
the line, and, with the help OF TWO
companions who hid eeen the STAIR
from some distance. routed the hoy
dens
Now here is uomi,taksble evidence
Of bad teaching and race antipothy.
Tnese childrel did these things be-
cause, by somebody, they have been
taught that it is smart to commit rude
ness to white girls and hoys, and that,
too, because they are white. The
colored people are constantly COM
planning Of the "race antipathy" felt
against them by the white race. But
here is proof of the same feeling by
even their little children; for do they
ever visit upon their own race, with
the same i'll will, such outrages?
Let it be understood once for all
that these things will not be tolerated.
I let the offenders off this time, with q
strong admonition; next time I shall
iadict summary punishment.
Let our colored friends follow the
wise counsel of Brooker 7. Washing.
ton aud Thos. E. Miller and all will
be we'll. Iappeal to the teachers and
parents of the colored children to ad-
dress themselves to correcting in them
The false idea of manners and morals
indicated by 'he incidents above mar
:a.eu. !'Hi- community has be-"
tie .sed l. b .virg An orderly aud
cnu,,e US colure,t population. I sin
c.relv hope and believe that there
viii be im.,ruvemeur, lot falling OF;
to this end The Older men aud women
should work by precepf and example.
Charles s. Dwight.
March Is, 80.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-18
WHF FARMERS FAIL

n Editor: We are again. in III
midst Of planting season, aud nueE
depends on the preparation for pisot
ing. An error made now canuot b'
renedied later. I have aeea whole
fields Of corn ruined By a tad chopper
;: This; il. work that should be.dope b.
One who understands business. Nuc]
depends upon the wsy tns fertilizer
are applied. 1t should NOT, b. put tot
deep i'll, ,:hs cold clay or unevenll
spread or chopped in We: places. Very
few men except those who Wit
ness the putting in of seed acd fertili
.z'rs knoR to what ex:rnt cara!essaes,
and neglect are practiced.
Is there any wouGe: that he agri
cultura! interest is gc:ny continually
down 9heu the labor y! the ,untry, j.
yearly growing worse .nd worse? In
dolencs and id!ene.s precom;rats
strongly in the labcgias class, and
strange % say some ren c.nnot See the
faults in their own Iarm- and point
them out daily Oh tho iurus @ others,
know msn who tu:-i.tra land ard
ever, tbirg, feed for tn" mu:es, etc ,
.and worked hands for "a; Of The
crop, aud those cropse.s u.*et every
train that passes snd return home az
the cows :. night t. burn wood, and
al they expect to do is TO plough q
little, get u lien, run to the store and
see if the bacon and mea! has cumo.
The Hen business has ruined lot o:
good labor, killed lots of good mules,
: placed mortgages on farms, and other
wise 'tbit the gril." 1t is now 8
political food. We have statute pro-
hibltiag banks, etc, from charging
over per cent interest. Now that
same book has no:hlng TO preyen. 8
man from buying dollars worth OF
supplies aud charging from 20 to 70
per cant.
Whiskes ~ another evil. The State
constables haue-srsusa town, catch 3
few jugs. shoot q man now and then,
while the country people enjoy the
iibelt, of free whiskey, th>ug1 i. is
adu:tersted. If oil the boys In town.
ships l and are not ruined By Iris
constant sale Of whiskey by white
men, black men, and by negro won"n,
it viii! be . wondar TO ,he wrier.
Down with the dispensary; local
option is what We want. Let The peo-
pie say what they wish. This is fair;
then enforce the law cr make the a.
tempt. A Subscriber.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-18
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