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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24

Mr.. Char,emagne Tower former ambas-
sador at Berlin. and Mrs. Tower arrived
in Washington yesterday from their home
In Philadelphia to attend the wedding
Of Miss Warder and Mr.. Garrett today
Mr.. and Mrs. Tower are at the New Will
lard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24

y
day. when her guests were Nine. Leger
Mrs. LOTUS. Nine Godoy. Nine Yanes,
Nine. Thierry, Mrs. Ralston. Mrs Walton
Mrs. Hannis Taylor. wife of the former
minister to Spain; Mrs. John w. ThOmp-
son. Mrs. Slayden. Mrs George Porter.
Mrs. Neale and Mrs. Charles Grayson
Duin.
The Austrian AMBASSADOR and Baroness
Hengelmuller will hold their usual
Christmas tree party at the embassy this
afternoon. and. as usual. have invited a
number of friends to enjoy it. Baroness
Mia Hengelmul.er will have some of her
little friends for the afternoon and will
Mrs. Price of Philadelphia is the guest
Of Mrs. Robson for the holidays
The siXty-couple cotillon will be danced
at Rauschers tonight and will not only
equal. but is likely to eclipse the former
meetings of this club.
Mrs. William N Strong and her SON
Mr.. William Strong jr. are spending the
holidays with Commissioner and Mrs
Mcfarland at the Marlborough.
NJ. and Mrs: J. H. Purdy. who have
been at the Hotel Wolcott, New York.
this week. have gone on to Shelbourne
Falls. where they will BE- the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Seward Webb over Christ
mas.
Mrs Ballenger has received notice of
the death of her cousin. eX-GoV. Francis
Philippe Fleming of Florida Sunday
December %. at his home in Jacksonville
During his term of Office he esta bished
the first quarantine against Cuba IT was
at his request that a national qua -antine
was adopted.
The Austrian naval attache and Baron
ess Preuschen und Zu I.iebenStc in are
spending Christmas as the guests of Sen
ator du Pont at his Delaware estate.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Conquest Clarke have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24

Lieut.. Walter NJ. Falconer U.S.N.. has
gone to his home in Ohio to recuperate
from a long attack of illness. He ex-
poets to resume his duties at the navy
yard next month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24

Miss Jeanette Allen is spending the
Christmas holidays with her aunt. Mrs
T. Clarence r. Dix Of Stoneleigh Court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24

The new German ambassador and Bar
oness Bernstein are detained in New York
by the illness of the latter, or they would
have attended the Garrett Warder we'd
ding today. Other notable absentees from
that event were the Italian ambassador
and the Baroness Mayor des Planches.
who are In Atlantic City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24

NcNERNEY In sad hut loving remembrance OF
NV dear son and our brother. JOHN J. Ne
NERNEY who departed this life seven years
ago today December "a. 1901.
Loved in life. remembered in death
Ely HIS MOTHER AND SISTERS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24

Miss Callie Mccall of Florida and her
mother are spending the Christmas holi-
days at Haddon Hail. Atlantic City
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24

Mrs. and Miss Reid of New Haven,
Conn. are the house guests Of Col. and
Mrs. Stedman, 1903 New Hampshire ave-
nue..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24

DR.. and Mrs. Chatard gave a dinner
last night In honor of the Attorney Gen
eral and Mrs Bonaparte
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24

Mrs. Electa T.. Smith has gone to
spend Christmas with Mrs. Norwood Os-
born at Newark. n. J. Mrs Osborn will
be remembered as the daughter Of Judge
Bryant. assistant attorney general of
the Post Office Department during the
Cleveland administration. Mrs. Smith will
return Wednesday next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24

Count de Sibour is to arrive in Wash
ington Christmas day for visit to his
mother. the dowager countess de Sibour,
in Farragut square. He will return to
Paris in January.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-23
Standing of the Clubs.

PlTTSBURG. Pa. April %. With
ideal weather. a crowd OF ove $1,000
baseball enthusiasts saw Pittsburg de-
feat st. Louis In the opening game of
the local season by a score OF 5 to l.
Wagner received n great ovation when
he came on the field and justified the
confidence in him by knocking a two
base hit in the fifth inning with two
men on bases. Abbaticchio followed
with n three-base hit, netting Pitts
burg three runs in this inning. Both
pitchers were strong and succeeded
In keeping the hits pretty veil scat.
tered.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-23

or extent OF the defenct cnus-
ed by inadequate rates. and cannot
therefore foretell whether the nrotoc-
ton ultimately furnished will meet
his requirements or not: or whether
he will in the end receive any real
protection whatever.
The rates of the Colonial Fraternnl
Order were furnished by a skilled In
surance Actuary, and are based upon
the American Experience Table OF Nor
tally, IN s by the Insurance Com
pnnies in calculating their premiums.
It's rates are therefore standard rates
for the promised benefits, and are just
MS safe as the premium charges of any
Insurance Company. The extra cost
required by tho companies Is caused
by their extra heavy lonling for ex'
penscs of management, nll OF which Is
saved by tho AFraternnl Economy
which is the basic principle OF the
Fraterna1 System.
Every member pays nm adequate
rate to carry his promised bene1t and
save the extra payments required b,
the Insurance Companies 10 nee
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-23

All E1n1s OF Life Insurance or Fra
Characterization arc more or less
t91m1zaapd systems for the division
1ENkiseh ss among the survivors. By
;az11aIns4ny a burden that would other
3iBfsr1kRnfh crushing force upon the
,lhlia47EaI fs mnde light by division
zz,lunNE; ~ farEe mebership.
s7nyments by the members
ssRsfhrsss1re a prime essential in any
tan1reEssrn OF protection, because in
nls7Ezt payments will not produce
ln1MrHt funds to meet the liabilities
5sa1IE b zrssnciation. and II the linbili-
xas be met. the protection is
InnNg%Nncertafn and therefore worth
lsm atnrdard article Is never
asararSRRa Down unless 1t is deficient
$REmsparticular. and II deficient in
,s:mIHsEHzHra7ar II has to that extent
sarazafsfr DO standard. In articles OF
wzzHzusI1s the purchaser can gen.
sEzzz5 1essnnfna by inspection where
IN M 10 what extent tho defect viii
a4Eazfz ss purpose tor which;it ID in:
nnilpa; shnts q marked down protec
one can tel S. advance tbs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-23

terest and we have nearly the total In
surnnce in force. But each policy
holder has paid besides this. the cost
OF his insurance MS 1t would have been
in any properly conducted company or
society.
thievery. Going still farther. however.
Going farther. we find that during
the rear they wrote $4,000 new policies
but when the year closed there was n
net loss OF 1900 policies. The lapse,
therefore. were fully $4,000 poi,c.,e
during the year and about 5000 can
ccllel by death.
Although there WAS written up $685.
100000 of insurance during the year,
there was n loss OF $32, 100000 fnsur-
ance In force compared with the close
of the year 1905.
There Is evidence In the recent re-
ports Of that great company which
points to It's decline. Corruption can
not endure forever. Honor will final
ly win. even though a great financial
optimus decline and die.
While each policy Is good and will
be paid when due. the continuation OF
the corporation is in serious doubt.
It has been bled almost beyond res
toratton besides suffering a chronic af-
lection Of managerial leprosy.
The Colonial Fraternnl Order Is an
organization Of its members, by It's
members and for its members. Every
Certificate holder is a member OF the
corporation. He or she Is one of the
partners. and 1t Is. therefore, to the In
terest of each individual member to
help In every possible way In the work
of increasing the growth and prosper
ity of the organization. You may be
come a member by calling at, or ad'
dressing The Colonial Fraternal Order
I'd floor Jacobs Building. Fairmont, ",
Va. Con phone No. .G67.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-23
PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. N. Lindsay and son.
George. are the guests OF Mr. and Mrs.
A. S. Lindsay.
Judge and Mrs. E. F. Morgan have
moved to their handsome new resi-
dence on Fairmont avenue.
Mrs. VIM. Parry. OF Wayneaburg,
who had been visiting her daughter.
Mrs. A. L. Lehman. returned home to-
day.
Mrs. II. L. Robey came down from
clarksburg to-day called by the seri-
BUS illness Of her father, A. J. Lloyd.
Mrs. J. P. Shafer and Mrs. Charles
Miller, OF Terra Alta, mother and Sis
ter of w. C. Shafer. are attending the
Sunday School convention. They are
guests at the, home of Mr.. J. E. Sands.
Mrs. "A. J. Elliott. of Terra Alta, Is
in the city attending the s. 8. con-
vention. She is a guest at the home
Of her cousin. A. J. Stone, on Quincy
street.
Miss Elizabeth Evans. Of Grafton.
Is the guest of her brother. Mr.. c.. w.
Evans and wife. On Fafrmont avenue.
Miss Edna Trlckett has been III OF
tonsil!tis at her home on Pierpont
avenue.
Mr.. G. ". Flesher, of .Gnssaway,
Braxton county, is n prominent, visitor
here for the State Sunday School con
ventfon. He was n chanel Visitor a.
the Normal School yesterday and
made an address. Mr.. Flesher is d
graduate OF the Fairmont Normal.
William Elliott, of Terra Alta, was
In the city to-day en- route home from
a visit with relatives in Wheeling.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-23

their e~xtrnvagnnt expenses as shown
by the table above. Legal reserve
safety, combined with Traternnl econ
omy is the cornerstone OF the Colonial
Frnternnl Order.
From the report of the New York
Life Company we find the premium re-
celpts in 1906 were s1.44s.o 900 less
than during the year 1905. The total
insurance Of the company was 1.7o0,-
900 less. while the amount Of the cens-
ed policies al S4.4o0,000 greater.
There Is Significance in these tigurese
! with such tendencies of decline.
Another significant fact In the report
OF that company was 4 1890, 900 less
actual expense of management than
i tho year before. and SIS. SOC, 900 less
than the year 1904. To- the thinking
mind these figures Indicate the differ
ment and the old time methods Of
1904 1t was $4,700. 900. The exces sur
plus gained more than that Of the year
before Is, almost exactly the amount
OF the saving shown In expense. On
TINT basis of calculation computed for
average business Of the company since
Its origin In 1S43. there has been vast
ell. stolen. misappropriated or other
wise turned to the "Yellow-dog" fund
fully $1.250. 900 900. Just think of 1t
for n company. a supposedly public
benefactor. n p~rotectorate ove the wei
fare of widows and orphans.
Such money taken from the policy
holders by stealth. IL divided among
those OF the company now woult
: amount to s127 for each. Based upo1
adequate cost for whole life insuranc.
r reported by the company It would con
tinue every policy for six years with
let us note the admitted surplus Enin
l cd during 1905 after paying all claims
: and expenses and creating the lega
\ reserve. was 50. 100000. In the yen
out a penny OF cost to the p%olicy-holdc
Of this date. five added the interes
on such fund. it would be fully double
!, and twelve years insurance would b
t due the present policy-holder.
Again let us note the total insuranc
In force is $2.020. 900. 600 compurc'
d with the hlchings OF the management
the Interpretations are over 6 pc
s cont. OF the total promises. of benefit
to be paid at tho death OF every pol
e cy+holder. The Legal reserve Is $4o'
900. 600. and the surplus beyond lal r.
e qulrements OF the State. law, OF an
d reason known to the Actuary Is 500
y 900. 600. Adding the surplus. the +
serve and ne "stsalinEn"" without b
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-23

y Visitors Won Out.

BOSTON, April 23.-Philadelphia
won from Boston 7 to 1. in the first
game of the National League in this
city. Flaherty was wild and only
lasted one inning. Donlin's fielding
the only feature. Score:
Phila. ......5OO1OOO10-77s
Boston .........00 00o001o-1s 8
Batteries: Mcmillan and Doom:
Dorner. Flaherty and Bowerman.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-23
Brooklyn Loses.

NEW YORK. April o3-The fairest
weather SO far this year greeted the
players and spectators at the opening
game OF the National baseball league
season here on the Polo grounds: r
"a an interborouxh contest inSwhich
New York beat Brooklyn TO The
visitors held the lead up 10 the final
inning Thea VIII tHosmensretired
Dsuitn saved TO aayswitht
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-23

Premium analysis showing compo-
nent parts and gross premium on ST.
900 In the "O1d Line companies. Ac-
tunrles A. per cent:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-23

FzHmzur analysis showing cornpo-
Ent md gross premium on 81.
iN3D III nha Colonial Fraternal Oorder.
ishu11z1un$z par cent:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-23
Expenses Li1ht-Sell for Cash.

Expenses Ll1ht-sell for Cash.
This is the secret of our low prices
fruits OF all descriptions. Drop iii
andN see US.
THE LITTLE FRUIT STORE.
Market St, First ward.
Attorney ". ". Smith, OF Morgan
town, was here today attending the
Sunday school convention.
Cabs For Easter all--Mo0taTa ntv55
erya o.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-23
BASEBALL EWS.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Games.
Pittsburg. 5; ST. Louis, 1.
Chicago. Z; Cincinnati. 8.
New York, 8; Brooklyn. 9.
Philadelphia. T: Boston. l.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-23
Something New.

The Fairmont Dairy Company Is now
prepared to sell pa%steurlzed milk and
cream. The pasteurinzingsinachin has
been in operation several days. This
Is the most scientific way Of treating
milk to insure its purity to the consum-
CIR.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-23
Big Game Sun day.,

The Falr1nont leaEusrs will meet the
AononEnh Glass House team on Sun
day. The glass house has q strong
team except pitchers. The league
team viii furnish! pftskars for Sundays
game.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
NEW YORK, Dee. 25, 1907.

In looking back upon the years bust
ness in leaf tobacco of all types, it ap-
pears that the tobacco trade has kept
pace with the depression In Wall street.
In general way the year has been re-
markable for the absence of single trans
actions of great note. The policy of
buyers seemed to be to operate as much
as possible from hand to mouth, and to
decline to lay in heavy stocks. This pol
icy was rendered possible by the fact
that owing to the impending scarcity of
tobacco, perfectly visible in September
and October, 1906, the more important
manufacturers then made purchases of
various Seed types to cover them until
January, 1908.
The one exception to the general rule
Of difficult merchandising was the Flor
ida tobacco. This tobacco was in great
demand during the early months of the
year, and every bit of it sown was sold
freely Where the use of Florida wrap
pers had formerly been confined to COM
paratively few factories, its use as a
wrapper became more general during the
year 1907, and this type Of tobacco will
thorough try-out that has been given it.
AS q udbuI al ICSult III GuC UOOU Ill iOI-
ida, operators in that section were CON-
pelled to pay extravagant prices for the
goods that will shortly be offered, and
the large profits that were for time
supposed to reward the operators will be
reduced to normal figures.
In the other cigar leaf tobaccos, Wis
consin, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New
York State goods were all bought at
high regular prices by the packers, and
this fact, together with the unusual
amount of trash that had to be thrown
out of the crops, and the unusual
amount of damage that had to be con-
tended with by the packers, make a sat
isfactory profit entirely out of the ques-
ton. The packers generally admit that
their operations in these crops were un-
wise, and they can see Oh looking back
on the situation that the prices paid pre-
clude legitimate profits under the most
favorable circumstances As the fnan-
cial stringency occasioned blythe panic
came at just the months at which the
bulk of the new crops had been usually
sold, there is more tobacco in the pack
ers' hands than has been the case for
some years; but unless Ehere should be
an Unexpectedly large shrinkage in the
output of cigars. it is generally conceded
that the tobacco on hand will move off
before the new crop can come into the
market.
Connecticut formed the one exception
to the absurdly high priced tobacco of
last year. This was, in great measure.
owing to the extraordinary prices asked
by farmers early in the season which
made early buying impossible. The
Broad leaf was bought at reasonable
prices and it moved off with some profit
to the packers. The Havana Seed, while
bought at prices that made much profit
impossible, was not handled at loss.
The most hopeful outlook for the fu
ture lies in the fact that manufacturers
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03

1t is sad commentator on the to-
bacco industry of our state to witness
such a lack OF appreciation on the part
of some of the growers. For the above
reasons the packing centers OF our state
will manifest little activity for the next
three months. 1t is to be hoped, how
ever, that the estrangement now exist
ing between the organized effort by
portion of the growers against local cap
italists will not reach an alarming ex-
tent, and that eventually good fellowship
may exist and good prices prevail.
BUSTER Brown KICKAPOO."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
Lancaster.
LANCASTER, Pa, Dec.

LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. "a, 1907
The crop the past week in local leaf
tobacco circles is the same that has been
heard during so many weeks, nothing
doing" Everybody hopes for something
better early in the new year, without ex-s
actly knowing what grounds they have
for such hopes. The buyers admit that
the real cause OF the dull market is the
high price of 1905 goods, but they can t.
make the price less and get out even on
their high-priced packings. Many pack
ers have been paying interest for year.,
and this counts, to say nothing OF all the
packing expenses. If there is any rea-
son at all for believing business will be
better next month it is because the man.
ufacturers must replenish their exhaust
ed stock of leaf.
Considerable stripping of the new crop
has been done, but there has been little
selling. Some selling of the inferior
grade of few crops has taken place, and
against this cutting up of the crop, the
the higher grade. They say that the
class goods should have the chance of
any possible proHG from the low W-grau0-v
goods, and a number Of buyers declare
they will not deal with growers who di~
vide their crop so.
The growers say the new crop is cur
ing satisfactorily, and they believe they
will have better goods than they at first
expected to have.
The cigar trade continues ia about the
same condition as last week dull.
Some OF our local packers, who also
deal in scrap tobacco, some of which
they buy from the growers, say the lat
ter have been selling the scrap or trash
away from their crops, which the pack
ers say is unfair, because as they allege,
it is part of the crop, and should go with
it.-New Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
Connections Valley Tobacco Market.

In our last we reported the advent of
a few buyers in the field, there must
have been dozen, but very little tobac-
co was contracted for in this locality,
and that at low figures, for think that
from 13 to Ia cents was the highest price
offered, and the farmers would not take
the price offered, for they are expecting
a higher price for their goods, but / am
afraid they will take up with low price,
or at least those who sell in the bundle,
for which / am sorry. The prices down
in Connecticut seem to be fully as small
as those that were paid here. The die
is cast, an entering has been made, and
a wait of few weeks will accomplish
much in their favor and we shall see the
bulk of the sales made with the tobacco
in the bundle will be small priced and
unless the farmers show disposition to
assort their crops the sales will be slow,
and in any event the sales will be low.
If few crops were late and the stalks
are showing green leaves it gives the
buyers a chance to argue the questions,
and the argument has been as / have
spoken of in my former letters; that is,
that the world is full of tobacco, and the
old will not SELL and they are afraid to
load up with the 1907 crop. The quality,
too, is not what they wish, very few light
wrappers and those not of the best, and
they grasp at every straw to save them
selves entering the whirlpool. We ex-
pected all these things two months ago,
and now | know we shall realize the
most of them.
Our correspondents report as follows:
Sufield, CT: "The tobacco warehouse of
L. p. Bissell opened Monday, and about
forty men are asserting Mr.. Bissell's
crop. Hardly any of the sorting rooms
are open, and what few are open here
have only few men working Some
more tobacco was taken down during
the recent damp spell. Recent sales OF
tobacco: One crop at 12c and &c, one at
SC, and at l2c in the bundle" North
Hadley, Mass: Tobacco is nearly all
stripped, except the latest cut, which is
not toured. Buyers are looking around
and trying to buy at very low prices.
The following sales have been made: r.
H. Hibbard, 10 acres; O. M. Hibbard, IL
acres; P. Mojeski, acres. rrices around
12c in the bundle" Con say, Mass:
Tobacco stripping nearly all done here
now for the year. There was one buyer
in town last week, but no sales reported.
Quite a number OF the farmers of this
town are going to have Swift assort their
crops rather than sell at the prices Of
fered" Hatfield, Mass: Il report the
sale of the following crops OF tobacco:
M. w. Boyle l5a, Michael Hayes 6a, JOS
eph Ripka. -Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
BosCoBEL, Wis, Dec. %, 1907.

Two or three tobacco buyers have heen
in Boscobel Of late looking over the crop
liz the nearby sheds. Little has been
bought, as near as we can learn, but the
presence of two members of the fratern-
ity from Edgerton has raised the expec-
tations of the growers. Evidently the
fame of our weed has gone to other
parts, even to that greatest of Wisconsin
tobacco centers, Edgerton. Only IS
acres are under contract. and this is in
Castle Rock. dial Enterprise.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
Edgerton, Wisconsin.

in general have very light stocks, and
that if they are to continue in the cigar
manufacturing business they will be
obliged to supply themselves from the
goods that are now on the Market
Leaf