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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-12
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.

Annual statement of the Ilovds Plate
Glass Insurance Company of New York,
in the State of New York, on the Slst
dav of December. 1906. m1de to the IN
surance superintendent of the State oil
illinois, pursuant to law
Amount of capital stock paid o-o.oo,. -
up in cash ...........,....S ZeoV w" &
INCOME.
r vaar ieOei'oa .4...$ 45734O As
Interest rents and dividends 3,79S IA
Amount received from all 9th
er sources ................ 90 VI
Total income S AL. 195 g
Losses paid during ing the years 1884, 73
Dividends paid during the ~
wear onfpVV ~
Commission or brokerage =. 155, Oil 80
Salaries, fees and all other
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-12
Annual Publications.

agents and employees loI d63 20
Rents paid during the year. t,ooo 90
Taxes, repairs and expenses 400 IN
on real estate .............. 1,ooo w
All other taxes, licenses, in
legal, etc. ..... ' ............ 45,O57 SO
Ai tnres u an o'"e. ......... 29.372 81
Total expenditures ........$1 221, 249 SO
LEDGER ASSETS.
Book value of real estate
owned by the company IS 1870 W
tate s'...o.. . ........... 100, O55 so
Book value of bonds and
stocks ........ ......... 1855. 34S n
Cash on hand and in bank. 123,S49 81
Total $500. ........>...$19 5S, 1923 ga
Deduct clerks fund ......... 1884 SO
Total ledger assets ........ 81 ,94S, 1888 76
Interest due and accrued rs 24,S27 OF
Due for reinsurance ....... 20,66t 80
Gross premiums in course OF
collection ......... ......... 19o,lAf 81
)G arTSS Fs SssE;Ts NOT ADJ
MITTED
Depreciation from
book value of real
estate, bonds and
stocks -. 49,. .$25,9l ~
Gross premiums in
course of collec-
ton ......... 2O,24t "a
Total ......... ............$ 4o'z19 %
Total admitted assets 80. 81, 143, 23S "A
LIABILITIES.
Amount of unpaid losses ....$ 403,926 As
Total unearned premiums 59S,o5U ~
Unpaid dividends ............ ~ 81
esaiariee rents bills etc. 1876 81
Sonmission and brokerage . 29,765 "a
ReHinsurance premiums 80. 1872 rs
Total liabilities ............ 81, 0SQ,472 90
IT. S. ROBINSON, President.
c. S. GILMAN, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me TINS
(Sean Frederic r. Eaton.
Notary Public.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-12
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.

Annual settlement of the First Russian
Insurance Company of st. Petersburg,
Russia on the 31st dav of December 1906.
made to the Insurance Superintendent OF
the State of Illinois. pursuant to law.
CAPITAL.
Amount of deposit capital
stock paid up in cash .....S 700 000 w
Book value of bonds ........$ 500 200 90
Total admitted assets IS 506,2O0 90
PAUL. e. RASOR,
United States Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 95th day of February, 1907.
(SeaD Chas. Morrow.
Notary Public.
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
Annual statement of the United States
Branch of the Russian Reinsurance
Comnanv of ST. Petersburg in Russia, on
the 31st day of December, 1906, made to
tie Insurance superintendent of the
State of Illinois pursuant to law.
CNPTTAIl
Amount of deposit capital IS zoo O0O w
LEDGER ASSETS.
Book value of bonds .........$ 5l2,30o W
Total admitted assets ......$ $4,000 90
PAUL E. RASOR,
United States Manager.
L. S. Manager.
L. S. Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
asth day of February, 1907
(SeaD Chas. Morrow.
Notary Public.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-12

Don't wait to hear what the public
thinks before you express your opin-
ion. Say what you think If you believe
you are right.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-12
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.

Annual statement United States Branch
of the Norwich and London Accident In
surance Association of Norwich. England,
on the 31st day of December, 1906 made
to the Insurance superintendent of the
ztate of Illinois pursuant to law.
CAPITAL
Amount of deposit capital IS 4S5,O0O 90
INCOME.
the YEAR .....'.............e ]. 222. 276 IT
Interest. rents aud dividends 6S,S $40 70
Amount received from all 9TH
er sources ................. A %
Total income ..............$1.2 91, 1863 81
EXPENDITURES.
T.osses paid during the years 722,911 g.
Dividends paid during the
year $500. ........... 5o.9t9 %
Commission or brokerage -. 1905 sc
Salaries fees and all other
charges OF officers, clerks,
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-12
OFFICIAL. PUBLICATION.

Annual statement of the Indiana and
Ohio Live Stock Insurance Company of
Crawfordsville in the State of Indiana,
on the 31st day of december, 1906 made
to the Insurance superintendent of the
State of Illinois, pursuant to law.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-08-09
A Plea For Enlistina,

No man who will look carefully into
the work Of the army Of Of the navy
can fail to realize hat a career in
either branch of our military service
is one to which any man may give
himself with the fullest devotion and
With the highest ideals. Americans,
as a rule, know little about the actual
work of either Of these services, and
few realize that when a man enters
the service of the army or of the navy,
whether as officer or enlisted man, he
enters a great school, a school in which
is taught not only the discipline of
self restraint, of cleanliness, of devo-
ton to duty, but in which are taught
also the elements of an education. An
enlisted man who enters a regiment
Of the army, barely able to read and
write, comes out, if he be a man Of
ambition and industry, at the end of
three years in possession of the funda-
mentals of an English education. His
officer stands to him not only in the
relation of military director, but in the
relation also of a teacher and a friend.
There is no career open to an American
boy, unless it be that of a teacher,
which offers y larger opportunity than
that of the army or navy officer to
minister to the service Of men.-Presi-
dent, H. S. Pritchett in Atlantic.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-08-09
Blanchard's
Fares. %
Rv LILLIAN WITHIN ARK
By LILLIAN
1907. by NJ. NJ. Cunningham.

whats np?' Blanchard smiled down
into Kitty's G filled eyes.
"The boat" she sobbed. ut left me-"
"Most discourtcous boat said
Blanchard severely. How did it hap
pen"
Il was late" she explained. "They
had Just thrown the ropes off. and the
horrid captain would not tie them up
again, and there's all the girls, and 1
can't GO
That's the Sunday school excursion,
isn't it," he asked.
Kitty nodded her head. ''They're go
ing to Beaver island, and I've got q
brand new dress, and Ted had the
lunch box, and the house is all shut
up because everybody is on the boat,
and I've got to sit on the steps until
they cone home, and
"Stop." implored Blanchard laugh
ingly. Three more .ands' and You
will have totaled the worlds unhappi-
ness. Not for millions would | have
you sit on the front stoop all this pleas
ant day bcrcft of your family and
ffleNQS. lnlS is Il serious luitteI,
Kitty. l think that we shall have to
so after hat boat and make the cap
tain apologize. Now, you wait here Il
little while and see what happens"
He perched the child on Il dry goods
box OH the dock and went off toward
tile street. Kitty looked out over the
lake at the departing steamboat. but
her tears had dried. There was some
thing so comforting about Guy Blanch-
ard. He was so big and strong and
so kind to little folks. He would do
something; he said he would.
Presently she heard Il soft coughing
sound, and then came Blanchard's
voice in CHEEKY hail. She slipped from
her perch and peered over the edge Of
the dock.
There, just below her, was Blanchard
standing in front of q gayly striped
awning that all but concealed the gun
wales of u saucy little power launch.
Jump, kidlets," he called cheerily.
'Don't be afraid. Ill catch you. This
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-08-09
BETRAYED by cIum.ine.s.

1--WE have to constantly keep Oh the
lookout for people who, in order to get
trade prices, pretend to be in the bust
ness" said the head of one of u
wholesale wall paper houses. They
are not always easy to detect, either,
for some are pretty well posted on the
subject and are hard to trip up. But
I caught one the other day. He
claimed to be a paper hanger from the
west, and he wanted something bang
up in style ut trade prices. He talked
so knowingly about wall papers that l
had about made up my mind to. give
him the discount, when a little thing
happened that put me wise He at
tempted to roll up again some paper
he had spread out Oh the floor to ex-
anime. The way he did it was a reve-
lation. He took hold Of it and mauled
it about as il he were kneading bread.
1 never saw anything less like the pro-
fessional way of doing it. l gave him
the discount all right, but up instead Of
down."-Exchange.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-08-09
He Was a Good Booster.

A minister was assigned to a smaE
New England town not long ago and
upon his arrival found his new field M
effort almost all that could be wished.
with n exception, this exception be
ing old Bill Johnson. Old Bill wax
very much addicted to looking upon
the Wine when it was red. and the
new minister at once announced his
intention to bring him to see the error
of his ways.
"Waal, of course, we know you mea
right, parson,'' one of the elders said
slowly. stroking his white beard. 'bnt
1t would be a mighty bad thing for the
town if old Bill was to quit drihkin'-"
"Why, what do you mean, brother!
the puzzled minister asked.
"Waal, parson, it's like this" the
elder explained. There amt a more
convincin' talker nowhere than old
Bill, an every time he gets drunk
and sobers up he gets somebody to
sign the pledge with him, an the other
fellow pretty nearly always keeps it"
-Harper's Weekly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-08-09
The Size Of the Sea Horse.

The popular mistaken idea as to the
size Of the sea horse is a constant
source of amusement to the guards at
the aquarium. According to them,
visitors, after looking at the big e
COW and peering into the tank where
the turtles lead a placid life, next be-
gin tt hunt around among the inhabit-
ants of the big floor tanks to find the
sea horse. hey reread all the placards
and carefully reinspect all the occu-
pants of the big tanks; then, failing to
discover any immense fish which close
ly resembles a horse, they turn toaa
guard as u last resort. When they are
directed to one of the smaller tanks
upstairs ana when they learn that this
supposed monster of the deep never
attains a size Of more than ten inches
they are amazed enough. The speci-
mems of the sea horse at the aquarium
are much below the maximum size,
and when seen clinging by their Curl
GUS prehensile tails to the different OBJ
jects iii the tank look more like little
chessmen han anything else. New
York Sun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-08-09
PardonabIe Offenses.

After Il careful canvass these har
been found to be pardonahle sins:
Lying about fish. One.can hardly m
expected in explaining the length cE
his fish to use a microscope. .
Saying you're not at home. This n
the pardonable sin of social circles nsa
ally, and OF men who have calls from
collectors frequently.
Lying about your remarkable cbh
dren. OF course II fellow doesn't real
ly lie, but when he thinks Of something
bright his four-year-old might have
said he hesitates through modesty to
admit authorship, and so It is property
attributed to the fo~ur-year-old.
S%uppressing, altering or otherwise
Disgusting the facts Of your age. false
hair and wrinkles.
Beating the other fellows storT-
Example: Jones has just finished
story: Smith waits impatiently. to the
end and then begins: That's nothing
Why, when was touring the wesE
with Custer" etc.-Baltimore News
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-08-09
Behind the
Choir Curtain
By VIRGINIA A
Copyrighted, 1907, by P. G. Eastment.

There had been an immense amount
Of i]rreyerence in the choir before the
new soprano came. The tenor and
the contralto and the bass and the old
soprano had fiirted from the opening
anthem to the benediction, and as they
were hidden from the congregation by
q green baiZe curtain there had been
no scandal, although certain members
of the session had complained of weird
sounds that had seemed to echo from
the organ loft and die in the steeple.
With the advent of the new soprano,
however, came a different state Of af-
fairs. Both the tenor and the bass
fell in love with her at sight, and the
contralto, being forty and fat and fair,
submitted comfortably to the new
singers conquest and smiled on her in
a way unprecedented in choir history.
where the green eyed monster is sup
posed to rage rampant.
The new soprano was not %irreverent.
and hence it came about that romance
was succeeded by religion, and the
tenor and the bass paid strict atten-
ton to the responses and to the SER
mon and bent their heads during pray
ers, although so earnest We're the So
prano's meditations that the bass was
constrained now and then to glance at
her and after intercepting the tenor's
ardent observation would again seem
wrapped in his devotiOns.
At the time of the opening prayer
the sun came through the rose Win
dow. A white dove spread his wings
against the stained glass background,
and as the soprano stood up for her
solo he seemed to hover over her head,
and her shining hair made a golden
halo.
"Oh, she's too good to be true" the
bass told the tenor a they went home
together one Sunday in May.
"She is perfect" the tenor declared
fervently. "We are a lot of sinners,
and she has come among us like a lit
tie saint to make us ashamed of our
Selves
1t was discovered after three weeks
that the bass had given up smoking.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-08-09

"1'M GOING TO HAVE A PICNIC ALL BY
MYSELF"
boat for Beaver island and the Sunday
school picnic; fare one kiss; all
aboard"!"
Kitty summoned her courage and
made a leap, landing in the strong
arms and finding herself transferred
to a wicker armchair softly cushioned
and delightfully."- shaded by the awning.
On a locker stood a box Of candy In
willingly open, and Guy was smiling at
her from & funny little pen up front.
"Now we're off," he announced brisk
". "Shall we catch up with the
steamer or beat them to the landing??'
You can't get there first In this lit
tie thing" she said, with a sigh. Can
you. Guy"
"Sure," he declared confidently.
"We'I be fishing from the dock when
they come up" He pushed some fun
ny levers and things. and the coughing
began again, to rapidly change to a
sharp s~taccato bark. The high pow
cred motor ran so smoothly and they
slipped through the water so easily
that Kitty did not realize how fast
they were going until she turned to
look back at the dock and found that
it was rapidly dwindiing.
"We're going awful fast" she called.
"That's what we want" he answered
over his shoulder. we shall catch the
Republic in no time at ALL"
81 wish Mabel was here" she said
regretfully. Guys lips set in a
straight line. His heart echoed the
wish even While he knew that, had
Mabel been left behind, too, he could
not have come to the rescue. 1t was
only a lovers quarrel. but for two
weeks it had made him miserable to
think of it. He was too proud to beg
when lie was in the right, and he could
not tell from her laughing face that
she was as miserable as he.
"Nan't you wish Mabel was here
d, aided Kitty, receiving no reply TO
her first remark.
"Sure," he answered, "but she's on
the. Republic. What's the use of wish
ing for what you cannot have:"
The child lost the meaning of tue
wistful tones. .!You haven't been
around lately" she commented. Il
don't like 1t when You don't come.
Why don't you::'
Blanchard smiled grimly. How was
this child to understand?
Il have not had the time" he said
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-08-09
Mox's Vacation
By HELEN HEDGES.
Copyrighted, 1907, by c. II. Sutcliffe.
By HELEN HEDGES.

Vardon stopped across the street and
turned to smile at the grim old pile.
For fifteen whole days he would not
enter those dull Offices on the seventh
floor. For two weeks and a day he
was to be care free-free to loaf, to in
vite his soul and to see Bess Curtain.
The last was the best part of it, for
Bess had gone to the country ut the
first sign of hot weather, and he had
not seer her in weeks.
Up at the house there was a case of
fishing rods, and already he could see
the brook, with its green clad banks,
and Bess, sitting On a fallen tree,
watching his luck. He raised his hat
ironically to the Office building and
turned down the street.
At the corner the newsboys made a
dash Tor him. but Vardon waved them
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-08-09

In i've weeks the tenor signed the
pledge, and In six the contraltO stopped
bleaching her hair and came to choir
practice with her head tied up in a veil
to hide the inevitable discrepancies as
to color.
..She's a dear little thing" she con-
fded to the bass. "She's poor and takes
car of her mother"
s'Ill take care of them both," the
bass declared ardently, "f she will let
me-
The tenor having made the same
statement, the contralto carried the
news to the soprano.
.tsThey are both in love with you, my
Dear" she whispered one Sunday morn
ing when the green curtain had been
drawn and the congregation had set
tied down comfortably to hear the ser
mon.
ss.T'd rathertnot talk about such things
in church If you don't mind" the So
prano said gently, and the contralto
agreed hastily and gave her earnest at
tention to the preacher.
But tell me one thing" the tenor
said to- the contralto ~confidentially at
choir practice, chow are we going to
ask her? Her mother walks home with
her after all the services, and she
hasn't asked US to call. and she won't
talk about secular things in church,
and there you are"
Il us love a. secular thing" the con
Stralto questioned se~ntimentally.
aaShe says it Isl" the tenor stated,
ssbutI think 1t Is divine"
Things came&to something of a eli
max when the sopranos mother was
stakenSsick.
"Now is your chance" said the con
tralto, all in a fiutter, as she leaned to-
ward the tenor.
But the bass was already begging the
privilege.
al had hoped you might let me- the
tenor said as he stumbled over two
chairs to get to her. !
aNWhy not both Of you?" said the
soprano. 'It's on your way home, and
you win be company for each other
Interest Of the way"
@sssO the aggrayation Of her"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-08-09
Finnish Honesty.


Russians all over Russia are glad to
employ Finnish servants, because
they never steal, and nothing has to
be locked up" l remember how once,
when I went to the captain of a steam
err which was carrying. me to Stock
holm to find out when I could tele-
graph to Helsingfors for a valuable
gold buckle I had left in the hotel. he
replied: There is no occasion to tele-
graph. Write to the hotel manager
when you get to Stockholm, and he
will send the buckle on to you. No one
ever steals In Finland" / wrote as he
directed, and the buckle followed me
to England, where l received 1t soon
after my arrlval-Mrs. Meakin's Rus
sia.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-08-09
Procrast;nation and Ideals.

A man is much less apt to fall In
love at twenty-seven than at twenty
two, and a woman Is much less likely
to be fallen in love with at twenty-five
than at twenty. The damsel therefor.
who makes up her mind that the prop
err age for her to marry is twenty-five
and the proper age for her husband
twenty-eight and who acts up to this
idea in her youthful days runs a great
risk Of achieving something quite diff
eerent from her ideal.-~London Truth.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-08-09

eVuSlVely. We al luea, he WeuL OH
to change the topic. Suppose ynu
hide when We go past the steamer
Then when they get there and find yoc
waiting for them you can tell them
that you few like Peter Pan"
Kitty clapped her hands at the cop
| ceit. 'Thatll be fine she decl0rcS.
GLOW car we do it,"
'Unfasten the awnings on that side
and let them drop" he explained IL
will be impossible to see you il you sI
| right in the middle"
Kitty flew to carry out Instructions
and she was just in time, for The
launch had gained rapidly Oh the
steamer, and presently they were Slip
ping past the slow moving excursion.
boat. 1t was still an hours ride TO thu
island, and the Republic would AXE
an hour and Il haIi. Kitty was so fuiJ
OF her new idea thai she forg0i 1be
earlier conversation. and Blanchard
give Il sigh of rciiel when ut last she
was safely landed without having pur
sued her Investigation further. Ee
was backing away from The dock When
she called TO him. lie ran alongside
again.
You forgot your fare she remind
ell as her little arms vent about bis
neck and the full 1ru lips We're laiG
against his own.
Il AM afraid that l am Il poor cap
tain TO forget to collect my fares ire
laughed. Take care Of yourself. lid
lets, and don't fall off the dock. II
will be half an hour before the bDas
gets here"
why don't you stay" she demand.
ed. Mabel will give you some Of orr
lunch.'
Il have some here" he laughed IL
he Indicated a locker. I'm going Ii
have Il picnic all by myself
He was clear of the dock now. and
the launch gained speed. At me
south end of the island was Il lI1tlt
cove where he could go ashore and
have lunch. 1t was Il short task is
broil the ham over the Goals and bcaI
the coffee. Then he filed his pipe ana
lay back to enjoy Il smoke before
starting back to town.
The owe was difficult of access FROM
the picnic grounds. and not ever Iri
echo Of the merrymakers reached hin
He drowsed off and finally fell ASLEEP
to dream OF Mabel.
He reused to find her sitting On fbs
sand beside him.
"You are not very courteous to yo1r
guests" she scoldcd in mock anger
"Here I've walked all the way frnM
the picnic grounds TO visit yon ari
find you asleep"
Il wasn't expecting company" he
said. How did You know l MAS
here"
kitty said you had gone off to have
a picnic by yourself, and l guessed
where you had come. You brought me
here twice last year. II was awfn]ly
good OF you. Guy, to bring the pom
child"
She seemed so broken up" he r.r-
| planned awkwardly. Manlike, he hal
ed to be thanked.
"And want to tell YOU" she WEEK.
on braveIy. that l am sorry thar !
was so horrid the other day
I'VE were both to biane," he cor
coded. but it's all right now. dear"
''And, please. will yon come aron1lx-
to the picnic grounds" she asked
"For the same fare that Kitty paid
he offered as he took her in his arms-
But l took Kitty for half fare" III
added. and their lips met again.