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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-06-03
ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT
For the Year Ending nee. An D. 1898,

Of the condition and affairs OF the New
York Life Insurance Company of New
York, organised under the laws Of the
state Of New York, made to he Com.
North Dakota, in pursuance of the laws
CT said state. l5@lf,
President. Darwin p. Kingsley.
Vice Presidents, Thos. A. Buckner, Ru-
Second Vice Presidents, VIM. b. Inger-
soil, Edw. P. Perkins.
Secretaries. Jno. G. Mccall, Seymour
Treasurer, Edmond D.. Randolph.
Actuaries, Arthur r. Grow, Arthur
Hunter, Adolph Davidson.
York City. @
Attorney for service Of process la the
State of North Dakota:
Name, COMMISSIONS of Insurance.
Location, Bismarck. N. D.
Organized or Incorporated, 1S41.
Commenced business, 1845. X
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Net client

II am sealing this lettsr with q O.
lent kiss" he wrote to hsF. and 3use
then he dropped 4 ittls Of The Aoe
wax on bis thumb and let out Q howl
Of pain that could be heard clear
around tie corner.-Ueveland pta1n
Dealer.
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STATE ~ NORTH nAKOTA

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.
Office of Commissioner of Insurance.
I, e. G. Cooper, Commissioner Of Insur,
ance Of the State of North Dakota, do
hereby certify that the foregoing II Q
true abstract Of the original statement
now on file in this office.
In testimony whereof, l have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal Of this
Office at Bismarck the LIST day of April.
A. D. 1909. ~. :
(Seal.) a. .s, E.. C. COOPER.
Commissioner Of Insurance.
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JARRED THE SULTAN.

Advice General Wallace 10 Said 60
Have Given Abdul HamId II.
When General Lew Wallace was the
American plenipotentiary in Constan.
tnople he saw Abdul Hamid II. at
close quarters-too close for comfort
really-but his involuntary inspection
was decidedly convincing as to the
sultan's timidity.
1t seems that from the day of his
presentation to the sultan the general
had grown in favor at the court and
was frequently Commanded" to attend
merely from the personal liking Of
Abdul Hamid for the American minis
ter and the enjoyment Of conversation
with him. In those days the sultan
was particularly vexed over affairs In
Egypt He felt that Egypt was his
personal property. yet England had
taken the control Of the country out
of his hands entirely. She had hardly
said by your leave" but had "ad-
yised" him that for the good Of Egypt
he, Abdul Hamid H., had better let
her and then had gone ahead.
He had accepted the advice because
be had nothing to say mo" with.
Without a feet what could any one
say to England? This forced acquies-
cence worried the sultan continuously
until he could not endure longer with
out madness. In his distress he sum.
moned General Wallace and described
to him In detail his humiliating condi.
ton.
The general listened with friendly
sympathy, and the sultan. being re-
lieved in thus talking in confidence to
a man whom he knew to be sincere
and altogether free from selfish inter.
ests, asked the minister what he could
do under the circumstances. General
Wallace said that he appreciated the
trust and confidence Of the sultan, but
that, being the representative official
~ Of the United States Of America, be
could not advise the ruler of another
country as to what steps that ruler
should take against a third power, e.
pecially when this third power was on
friendly terms with his own country.
The sultan acknowledged the cor.
r%ectness of this position, but besought
the general to make an exception, say
ing that there was no other man In
the empire to whom he could go for
n single word Of honest, disinterest.
ed advice. But the general repeated
that he could not be false to his duty
as a minister and envoy from his gov.
eminent.
Then said the sultan, TELL me as Z
private Individual; tell me as a friend
This appeal touched General Wallace
deeply. and he said, "As a friend, then
and a private citizen, l will say this
that were l in the position you have
! described to me I should put myself
at the head of my troops and fight Il
the bitter end"
At these words the blood left tn,
sultan's face, and be fell to the fooI
IN a dead faint. He. felt their truth
and he knew, furthermore, that b,
lacked the strength Of character, tn,
force, the will power, to carry out sucl
a program.
What would have happened had thu
sultan's heart been physically weak al
we'll is not easy to conjecture. As Il
was, General Wallace did not leave
the Yildiz kiosk until long after tn,
hour he had intended. and Abdul Ha
mid II. never again sought a confden
tial interview with the author Of ben
Hur."-New York Press.
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The hearts Of the people are the only
legitimate foundation Of empire-Ohi.
nese Proverb.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-06-03

Mans chief wisdom consists In know.
ING his Observation-Disclosures
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Psyehelsay II Drsa.as.

Dreams 60 by contrar1sA but tAsg
nearly always agree With what ~
eat-Birmingham Ags-Herald.
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sTAr,E OF NORTH DAKOTA

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. A
Office of Commissions of Insurance.
suranre Of the State Of North Dakota,
90 hereby certify that the foregoing Is 9
true abstract Of the original statement
nov on flo in this Office.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal Of this
Office at Bismarck the list day of April,
A D. 1909.
tseal.),i E.fC. COOPER.
Commissioner Of Insurance.
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North DaE6ta Business.

Total risks taken during the
year II
Total premiums received dur
Ing the year .............
Total losses incurred during
the year
Total amount Of losses paid
during the year ...........
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There - q place ana msans NJ svGE1
nan altya-ahakGlpearA
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Assets.

Value of real estate owned
Loans secured by deeds Of
trust or mortgages on real
Loans secured by coilaterals. 100000
Premium notes and loans. S7.Sle,6ll.lA
oe ei'se s5s1ss 0G and s osSsf
bends, railroad bonds, bank
Stacks Company does not
81 |: &: ): : ;.! s: s: !; = : !: '':::'' ' |:''|| ;|::||:!|
outstanding Dprsmiums -. :. .7,4ls.ss2.s
Branch office balances: Debit.
c4s.ss; net, si,ssi.4o 800. 1.2si.,s
Book value OF
ledger assets
S SxSl On on = b + + T., oo1, SILL
debit : b%alan s@ee 1s4,s4,.osf
Total unadmit-
ted assets ...$2,1 1876, 872.19
Total admitted assets. 80. 1851, ESQ. s7o.7S
Liabilities.
Policy claims
which nav been e
pssefs ssasIyed t. 81. sss.4s7.s'
TOlLCy claims IN #.H##. "-Et .. f-. #--a VIZ
process Of adj
Policy claims re-
sisted by the
company ....... 2Sl,7s0.62
Total policy claims......... s., 1855. s71.sl
Net present value of all out
D; ssi;:is RE- 8 = unpaid ids s ;1s s:: 81
Dividends VIDE apporti9ned y
Di,9dends lett with company
to accumulate at interest,
tsrest thereon, $1S.S7..... 1,277.Sl
Premiums paid in advance in
Guiding surrender values SO
Amounts set apart. appor-
toned professionally, ascer:
tanned, calculated, declared
or held awaiting apportion-
mont upon deferred divi-
dend policies .............. 67,1el.oo1.o0
Reserve or surplus funds not
otherwise included In habil- ..
Consisting Of additional re-
serve on policies which the
company voluntarily sets
aside in excess Of the
states requirements. 3d.
$5o1, 900; mortality huctu-
alton fund, $500, 900; secur-
ity fluctuations and gem
eral contingency fnDd...... 7,945, S42. 81
Amount Of all other liabil-
tiles Observation-Disclosures. s.6ss. 7s4. o4
Total Liabilities .......... 1857, 2se, go. 70
Income.
New premiums. So, 3ss, 111.66
Renewal premi-
iums .........: To- 1876, 2ol.41
Total $500. .s7s,6s4,s1s.07
D ed u ct premi-
ums paid for
reinsurance -: 1875, sss.77
Total premium income $7S ,45S, 925. 80
Gross interest received 80. 22,319. 447. II
Gross rents received $4,000. 1882, 739. IS
Income from all other
sources e24, ss2.13
Total income ..1o2. 1876, 1884. 20
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Miscellaneous.

Whole number of policies
written and paid for in
North Dakota during the
year observation-disclosures.
Total risks taken during the
year in North Dakota.....
Total premiums received
during the year In NORTH
dakota
Total losses and claims PAID
during the year in NORTH
Dakhtu
Total losses and claims incur.
red during the year. ~. >.
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Expenditures.

Expense Of investigation and
settlement Of policy claims,
" including ~$22,311.16 for le-
gal expenses .......:.......
Paid for. losses and addt-
Paid for matured endow-
ments and additions ......
Paid to anEuitants .........
Paid for surrendered poll
c1es
Cash surrender values ap-
piled in payment Of renew
al premiums ..............
Dividends paid to policy
holders .;.:.............:..
Paid for claims on supple
mentary contracts, not in
volving life contingencies.
Cash paid during the year
for commissions and sal
aries
Rents paid during the year..
Taxes, license and fees paid
during the year .........:.
Cash paid for Advertising.
Cash paid for committing
COL1ttliSSlONS
Medical examiners fees,
$2S8, 007. "a; inspection Of
risks, $62,690.0 Oh ............
Gross loss on sale or ma
turity of ledger assets. -.
Gross decrease in book value
of ledger assets ..........
Doubtful debts marked off,.
All other expenditures. $3.50.
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or STATEMENT
For the Year Endinf De. 81 A. d. 1905.

Qf the condition and affairs Of the Con-
kinaptal Insurance Company Of New
York. organised under the laws Of the
STATE OF New York, made to the Com.
North Dakota, In pursuance Of the laws
Of said state.
President. Henry Evans.
Vice President, George e. Kline.
lard.
Principal Office, 4e Cedar St. New York
City.
Attorney for service Of process in the
State Of North Dakota:
Name, Commissioner of Insurance.
Location. Bismarck, n. y.
Organized OF Incorporated, January,
Commenced business. January. 1858. .
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STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
Office Of Commissioner of Insurance.
surance Of the gate Of North Dakota. DO
hereby certify that the foregoing 10 4
true abstract of the original statement
now on, file in this once.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand ana affixed the seal Of this
otf1ce ct Bismartk, the 1st day OF April,
A. D.. 1908.
(Seal.) T.. G. COOPER,
Commissioner of Insurance.
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STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

Commissioner cf insurance.
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Total premium income. .$78, 45S, 925.
Gross interest received. $50. 2 2,319.44
Gross rents received ........ 1,032,739
Income from all other u
sources .................... e24,ss2.
Total income $1o2. 1876, 1894.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-17

GUNNER Cays will scau be here in & all their glory, but the pleasure We S receive from them ls by no means un- nilOyed. To the average family !n large cities and towns, who ace unable for financial or other reasons to spend part of the hot season In the country, the pie nlc-party basket represents a great deal
 The basket may be old. or it may be new, but 1t should always De of generous proportions, for picnic time Is eating time to everyone from the head of the house to the youngest member of the family There are many different ways of prepar ipG the lunch basket for the picnic Party, but none is better than the one which meets the approval of those for whom the fooe Is intended.
 Pick out the mcst desirable lOcation for your picnic party Every town and city boasts of some nearly beauty-spot where EdtLre has been lavish in its boan- ties Of Snade and water. If q place can be located that combines these qualities with the additional one of seclusion, so much the better The real spirit of the oid-fashioaed picnic makes for a good romp in the open without being under the are so sma that they spend the best DOT ton of their time criticising the way other people enjoy themselves instead of uying to obtain something out of life themselves.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-17
m Kn|KElz , Z @[AgNT AFIELD

cd are better of in the cool retreat far from the JOstle and excitement of the crowded picnic resorts.
 What are you going to take in the basket?
 good general rule to adopt is never tO carry any food on an outing that Is lIabie to mix things up. Many a good rGstGrd pie has run riot in the picnic basket md spoiled all the food. Pack everything soft In a sealed vessel, as well as any food that gives out a strong odor For Instance. if your husband likes onions and little Susie cannot bear the smell of them, 1t Is not necessary to make the little girl miserable by compelling her to eat onion-impregnated food.
 Don't forget a liberal supply of lemons and sugar and a vessel of sufficient ca Pacity for the lemonade An old-fashioned picnic without plenty of lemonade would resemble wedding without a bride.
 Do not carry along the family table linen fin an effort to do the thing up in grand style. Such a course adds a whole lot of stiff formality to what ought to be a carefree occasion. Things are bound to spill on the picnic table cover. Often complete set of linen is ruined as the re- suit of an outing. Newspapers spread On the grass form an admirable cover, while little paper napkins can be procured at a very low price.
 And. above all, keep sunny throughout the hyelong day.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-17
ORDINARY INJURIES

EAA UGH annoyance and no little ex- Epense in doctors bills can ire 2 8 Equently he saved fin ordinary. every.d day injuries. if one only knows what to do at the right moment There Is a first-aid to the-iniured remedy for all such misfortunes as something In She eye, in the nose. or in the ear choking, insect bites. etc. IT something gets In your eye while walking on the street. hold the cve'iIs as fuT apart as possible and then frll the upper one down as far as iI will go. at the sane time blowing the nose. As soon as possible batbe tine eye in lukewarm water.
 If some foreign substance has gotten up inside the nose. press the opposite nostril tightly shut and exhale forcibly through the ohstructed passage.
 IT an ear obstruction Is the trouble, a flushing with warm water should bring relief. or with olive oil If the obstrur- ton be an insect.
 The white of an egg mn ett-2 is an excellent remedy for choking. If inc sufferer be a child it is a good plan to hold him with his head down and beat him on the back lightly.
 An application of ammonia, baking soda or wet mud Is a cure for insect bites. while whisky should be admins tered at once if bitten by snake Vine gar and baking soda mixed should be applied to burns. An ordinary cut can often be stopped from bleeding by bath ing in hot water and witch hazel The wound should then be washed clean and dressed antiseptieally.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-17
A LITTLE NONSENSE

HS exemplifed st the recent conven-
 ton of the Daughters of the Amei- " can Revolution in Washington a crowd of women can make things hum when they get together.
 While man in his selnshness Is criti- cisiug women's hats ard dresses, It UoUld be well to call his attention to his cooi-lookiny little wife. with her meShy waist, and contrast its appearance with that of the wilted collar and the conventional garment from which he can not venture away.
 l. is a wise woman who prevaileth on her husband to put in the winters coal supply at this season of the year and thereby escape the growls that will come with the advanced price in October.
 Your youthful son will gladly lessen y0ur iabors by granting you permission to take q nap wEen you should be pad iiilg him.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-17
SQrjg$ QgqQlQS Justped 1ome'

morrow and do It, I've got to get busy with the other things!'
 But that will cost at least a dollar," objested Mrs. J.
 The exhausted Mir. Justwed went up in the air like Wright aeroplane
 Now, isn't that just like a woman's idea of economyi' he cried. All of you women eternally strain at gnats and swal- low camels. To hear you talk you'd imagine I was accustomed to digging trenches eight hours a dayi 1 will not. Come on inside and get busy!'
 Mrs Justwed smiled-discreetly.
 They went inside and Homer was put to work taking down the pictures and wiping the dust of and then washing them. It was an awful job-from Mir. Justwed's standpoint which was on top of the ladder one minute and the next with his hands in a dirty, slimy pail of water
 At length the last picture had been washed and replaced on the wall. Mir. J. climbed down and Topped into a chair with sigh of relief.
 Mrs. J. didn't really wish to do so, but her sense of justice to herself and her side of the casus belli compelled her to remind her limp husband that there was more yet to be done.
 Now, Homer-dear." she urged quite EeUllEs We DuSl WISH edCu CfidN anu h4A the woodwork.
 What" shrieked Mir. J., fairly bound ing from his seat. Wash the chairs and the woodwork, I never heard of anything so absolutely idiotic in my life. l will not, They'll be dirty and dusty again by to- morrow night. l don't believe there's any dirt on them anyhowl And I would like to remind you, Blossom, that you are not playing this game square. l believe you're just trying to think of things for me to do-sO you'll make your point. l thought you had more honest sporting blood than that" G
 Why, Homer," expostulated Mrs. J.. that is absurd aud -
 Absurd! Absurdl" bawled Mir. J. "you stand there and tell your husband he ix absurd. Enough. I thought I could help you this afternoon with your work. Took the time from my business to do sol I'll bet you couldn't find another man in the universe who would do what I've done to- day. And you don't appreciate 1t in the least, Absurdl Very well. Do it your self. I'm through"
 And Homer-dear stormed out of the apartment, banging the door after him.
 Mrs. Justwed tumbled down on the divan, overpowered with mirth that threat ened to choke her. Suddenly she jumped up and ran to the open window and leaned out
 Homer" she called to her irate hus- band who had just come out the front en- trance of the apartment, Homer, you'd better come back after your coat and collar. You're a sighti''
 And Home--dear came.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-17

what to dO. The idea little five room fat like this and all this fuss I'll wager you I can clean up the whole thing in two hours"
 And MT. Justwed sailed of for the bank majestically.
 It was fully 1 o'clock before he re- turned, but he started in full of vim and vigor and even complained because Mrs. J. had already taken down the curtains in the living-room
 He pulled off his coat and collar. rolled up bis sleeves and started fin on the din lng-roOm curtains. Perched high up on the stepladder MT. J. whistled merrily and hummed snatches from the last mus ical comedy they had seen.
 In 1iffy the curtains were down. Then he tackled the ones in the bedroom. Then he wiped his perspiring brow and con cluded that he would rest a moment and drink something little cooling.
 Mrs. JUstwed waited patiently, unan- noyed by the delay.
 Fully a half hour passed before Mir. ]. had gotten on the outside of the cooling beverages and finished smoking his pipe. Then he returned to the fray.
 The curtains were dusted and carried out On the back porch to be aired. At Mrs. Justwed's direction Homer-dear next tackled the rugs, though 1t was quite evident that the exertion Of wrestling with the curtain had put enticing thoughts of an easy chair and book into his mind. But he didn't dare do any thing else than wipe his fevered brow again and pitch in.
 With impressive vim he seized the car pet sweeper, making wide and slather- ing sweeps up and down the rugs.
 ''Homerr exclaimed Mrs. J., her womanly care and carefulness unable to stand it any longer, do be careful how you run the sweeper! You can't push the chairs and the table out of the way by banging the sweeper against them"
 But MT. J. worked on silently and with contempt for such distracting trifles. At last the sweeping, with the sweeper and also with the broom, was over, and Ho- mer-dear sank into chair exhausted.
 Come, Hamer," insisted Mrs. J.. these rugs must be taken out on the porch and beaten"
 Mir. Justwed climbed up out of the chair yearily and hefted the rugs over his tired shoulders. The dust from them sifted down his neck under his collar-band, and once be dropped a rug, deliberately and ruthlessly when a couple of carloads oe dust lodged in one eye.
 But he stuck to the task.
 Now. Homer" said Blossom, when the last rug had been laboriously hauled out, there's a stick. Beat themr'
 "Huh?' gasped Mir Justwed.
 Beat them-it!' insisted Mrs. J. "Take the stick and beat the dust out of this rug hanging over the line"
 T will nOt!' Mir. Justwed snapped back T will not! You get man to come to-
Arizona republican., 1909-05-17

Inind you the average, not the actual amout-the quantity of electricity con sGmed, the possibility of getting along comfortably with only one maid instead of two, the approximate cost Of running such an apartment, the habits of the neighbors above and below and across the hall-and a thousand and one things of this sort, which are none of her busi- ness. she considers absolutely essential information before she can decide whether she wants the flat or not.
 As a parting shot, when the occupant Is seriously constrained to shove her cut in the hnll and slam the door after her, she inquiries the price desired.
 Why, 1t is the very cheapest thing I ever heard Of,' she comments In that superior tone. ''I really don't see how you can afford to do it. Of course. though. If you had expensive furniture don't suppose you would even consider the matter. Well, thank you very much. The price Is perfectly satisfac- tory to Tce-thouGh I an willing to pay double that amount for an apartment that suits me. Good day"
Arizona republican., 1909-05-17
BREAKFAST IN BED

"A O longer need the woman of leisure Hvhave a guilty conscience about break . < fasting in bed-if the sta tement of c German scientist Is reliable This bJessed man among men has come out boldly and claimed that eating One's breakfast in bed is a positive benefit to the nerves and the surest way to Rc- quire a good disposition. The reccIn- bent position, he says. is a material aid to proper digestion. He even hiuts that in time many physicians will prescribe such a course of treatment for the tired housekeeper.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-17
? CRAZE FOR JEWELRY

TyaiTH the oEeniug Of the present RGf ssusDn the craze for ali kinds of w Je,eeiry ia noticeable. The sum- rnec fashion plates all show women wear itg e9urn,ouS pieces. representing either an ahlmal a symbol pr a society en- hlem Even the unfortunate rriends of ;ee wpnau cho has got the craze are likely tc have their faces dragged Into ,,rbic cftener than they themselves would desire. For the latest thing in th.s class of jeNelry Is q brooch in the e9rm of frame. oval in shape, made either of gold silver or tortoise-shell. My lady looks over the photographs of her friends, picks out the one which she COn- slders the most desirable and uses 1t as :r adornment at her ne"E.
 The jewellers are catcrin: to the craze, as they are bringing artistic ornaments within the reach of the smallest purses. What my lady wears. in gold and dia- nlonds, k being manufactured for Belin- da in brass and paste. c
 The big earrings have taken better hold since the opening of the spring, and the manufacturers look forward to a very decided advance ia tke earring business as the summer approaches.
 New cciffure ornaments naturally come with the introduction of the Grecian style of wearing the hair. These crea- tions are elaborate and unique and are very popular. Q
 Fashion decrees that the necklace is a necessary ornament. Many new designs are in the shops. very pretty one seen recently gave the effect of a black rlb- bon woyeI in a golc chain