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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25
DON'T KNOW THEY
HAVE APPENDICITIS

Many Barre people have chronic APP
pendicitis (which is not very painfully
and think it is just bowel or stomach
trouble. Some have doctored for years
for gas on the stomach, sour stomach
or constipation, and Kendrick & Co,
druggists, state if they will try simple
buckthorn bark, glyeerine, etc, as com
pounded in Adler-ika, the German APP
pendicitis remedy, they viii be surprised
at the QUICK benefit. A SINGLE DOSE
stops these troubles INSTANTLY.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25
HORRIBLE CRUELTIES
REPORTED FROM MEXICO
Refugees Continue to Tell Of Terrible
Conditions in the Re-
public.

Galveston, Tex, April 25.-Refugees
from Mexico continued yesterday to tell
Of narrowing experiences with Mexican
guerllas and self-styled insurrectos in
the southern republic w r. NJ. Lines,
al American attorney of Honolulu and
J. Flexen, an American railroad en-.
gineer declared never in their lives had
they conceived of the cruelty to the liv.
ing and the dissertation OF the dead
they recently had witnessed in Mexico.
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a million. are especially significant when
it is recalled that its asset composition
consists wholly Of municipal bonds, first
lien mortgages, policy loans and cash ia
bank, with the smallest realty holding
of any company of any size, and that the
system employed in the selections and
care of its investments supplies a record
over the past eleven years of investments
Of $50 .037 ,333.aS without the loss of Ell
Their principal or interest.
1t is difficult to compare statistically
the expense outgo of life insurance
company, because such ratios are rela-
tive only and involve different forms Of
work. The Nationals combined death
and expense rate averaged $3.50 per
81 600 of insurance in 1907. Sl740 in
1908, Sl3.7l in 1911, as compared with
an average of from $l040 to $500 for
"a leading companies during the same
period.
Thus, the record of the company pre-.
seuts
Consistent Gains
in outstanding insurance and in assets
and an experience in mortality, invest
ment and expense as the result of careful
and intelligent supervision which, nat
urally, tends TO produce large saving
on policyholders' account and made pos
sible the large surplus returns referred
TO above.
But, apart from this, very strongly
demonstrating an ability TO pay divi-
dends and assuring maintenance here
after, are the following very significant
figures: During the last five years the
eompany's net or general surplus was
advanced from 1887 ,29924 to So ,32S,6al.-
SO, an increase of 81 AL ,392.59, an aver
age of nearly 100000 per year, and an
actual increase over the period of 1862 IS
per cent.
The gross surplus, in which item are
included all surplus reserves on account
of deferred surplus policies, increased
during the period from S4,224,2S7 to So
574746, or more than so per cent, the
difference in the ratios of increase for
gross and net surplus being due to the
fact that all business in recent years
has been written upon the annual diyi-
dend payment plan
These Increases
have been effected notwithstanding the
fact that during the same period the
has greatly increased its out
standing insurance account until it now
amounts, on paid-for basis, to Sl72,-
CTS ,655.2l. while its admitted assets dur
ing the last five years have been in
creased by $l5.033,0l3,60, now totaling
$50 .443, 22706 net and S53, 445 ,2S9.Si
gross.
During the period, therefore, in which
the National Life has shown such marked
gains in every item of investment and
insurance composition, and such great
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25
CRUISER HIT BY TORPEDO.
Maryland Was Pierced Below Her Water
Line.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 25.-During
torpedo practice Tuesday night, United
States cruiser Maryland was pierced be-
low the water line by solid head torpedo,
flooding one compartment The acct
dent occurred while four destroyers and
a submarine were practicing with what
were supposed to be torpedoes with col
lapsible heads. Officers have been ex-
tremely reticent, but it is reported the
cruiser narrowly escaped disaster
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25
EASY FOR VERMONT.
Defeated New Hampshire State College,
Is to 2. in Short Game.

Burlington, April IS The university
OF Vermont had no difficulty Yesterday
afternoon in defeating New Hampshire
State college here. the score being Is to
,. after five innings Of loose playing by
the visitors, coupled with inability to
hit Malcolm and Flaherty. The home
team batted the four visiting pitchers
hard, scoring three runs in the first in
ming two in the second, nine in the
third and four in the fourth, the game
being called in the middle Of the fifth
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25
Yesterdav,a American League Resnlts.

At Cleveland Chicago 8, Cleveland l.
Batteries LANCE and Block George,
Banding and Easterly
At Boston Washington ), Boston ?.
Batteries johnson and Ainsworth; CT
cote O'Brien and Carrigan.
AT New York Philadelphia 7, New
York O. Batteries Plank and Thomas /;
Narhop, Shears and Street.
At St Louis-St Louis 9. Detroit 5.
Batteries FriIl, Z. Brown and Kriteh-
eli; Covington, LATTE, Pernoll and Stan
arc and kocher.
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3; Goddard, 5. Struck out-By Sylves-
ter Z by Peterson, I. Bases on balls
or Sylvester, | of Peterson, ?. Two
base hits-LeCasse; McLeay; Craig.
Sacrifice hits Craig; McLeay; r. Rog-
ers. Bush Passed ball McLeay; Buzz
zell. Umpire Kurtz. Double play-B.
Rogers to r. Rogers. Time-l:45.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25

Two base hits-Browne; Farrell w.
Johnston. Three base bit--R. Johnston.
Stolen bases w. Johnston 4; Mute;
Tonguay 2; r. Johnston; Mckenzie +;
Lascor; Davidson; Fowlie; Farrell.
Struck out-By Fredanni 8 by Dren-
nan 3; Ogston a. Williams g. Bases on
balls on Friedianni /; off brennan 3.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25
P0LICYH0LDERS'
DIVIDENDS GROW
Without Prejudice to Surplus, the Ma
tional Life Insurance Company Is
Giving Policyholders Splen-
did Returns.

| The United States Investor, one OF
the leading financial papers of the coun-
try, publishes in its issue of April 20 a
carefully considered article telling of the
remarkable growth of the National Life
Insurance Co. of Montpelier in recent
years. The article is as follows:
Insurance men generally have been
impressed during the past few years with
the energetic way in which Joseph A.
/ DeBoer and his associates have been re.
vitalizing the National Life Insurance
| company OF Montpelier, Vermont Strong
the company undoubtedly was when they
assumed the reins of management but
the need it was under OF stronger driv-
ing force the new managers realized,
How they have energized the organiza-
ton and benefited policyholders finan-
cially in so doing is worthy of telling.
The National Life Insurance company
was chartered in ls4s, began business IN
1850, retired its capital stock in the 70's,
and has operated ever since as purely
mutual company
During the past decade the company
has increased its assets over 80 millions
of dollars or about go per cent. of its
present holdings, and also during that
period it has consistently advanced the
volume of its insurance upon 3 per
cent reserve assumption to nearly -
per cent. of the total, reduced valua-
tions of assets to the ultimate market
basis and increased its liabilities by ad.
hitting thereto as new items all divi-
dends payable in the current year, all
taxes to be paid in the year next fol-
lowing the date of report all accrued
expenses OF whatever nature, and also
an item to cover unreported, contingent
mortality and, further special reserves
in support of every contract liability
actual and contingent The policy has
been to give a service which would guar
antee life insurance protection at the
Lowest Possible Net Costs,
and to achieve rate of growth and
progress which would, when scientifically
administered, produce that result with
out either doing too great a business
at the expense Of the policyholders al
ready enrolled or an insufficient business
with detriment to average experience; in
other words, to make company that
would meet the requirements of the best
service which life insurance can grant.
In the solution of that problem are
involved the subjects of insurance poll
cies, maximum issues on single lives, re-
assurances, unimpaired medical selection,
speculative risks and numerous other
questions, all of which the National Life
has sought most carefully to dispose of
according to the laws OF their nature
without yielding to transient and Incl
dental influences which cannot be regard
ed as permanently affecting the life in
surance business. The result has been,
especially in the past decade, a steady
increase in insurance, assets and sur
plus, with reduced cost to the insured
and condition of work which now guar
antees the best service at the lowest
cost.
The dividends paid to policyholders in
the last five years were as follows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25
American League Standing.
Yesterdays National League Results.

Yesterdays National League Results.
At Brooklyn Boston 3, Brooklyn l.
Batteries Brown and King; Allen,
knctzer and Phelps.
Al Philadelphia New York IL, Phil
adelphia 4. Batteries Marquard and
Myers; Alexander Shultz and Graham
AT Pittsburg Pittsburg Cincinnati
lTainl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25
Z d RTRDICK

1916 Mauran avenue, East Providence, r. /.
For the treatment of indigestion, dys-
pepsia, gas, heartburn ard constipation,
ST0MACH-RITE is an unequalled med
icine. 1t quickly gives results. Your
druggist or Red Cross Pharmacy, Barre,
will supply you.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25
CURED AFTER
SUFFERING FOR
TWO YEARS
Dear Doctors Daughters:

| am glad of the opportunity to tell
Others what your Stomach Rite tablets
have done for me. suffered with indi-
gestion and gas for two years-used all
kinds of remedies, but nothing even re-
lieved me until used your medicine. |
can now eat anything choose, enjoy it
and have no trouble. Very truly yours,
F. b. MEADE,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25

The sum set aside for dividend pay
ments in 1912 and treated in it's annual
statement as a liability is S9o4,97l. This
makes a total dividend payment in six
wears Of S3,667 SOP, a sum remarkable,
whether regarded from the standpoint
OF constant increase or as an amount.
The amount itself, however, is less sig
nifcant than the fact that under the
contribution method of apportioning sur
plus the company has advanced its divi-
dpnd scale
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25
National League Standing.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BROAIo Quinine Tab.
lets. Druggists refund money if it fails
to cure. E. w. GROVES signature is
on each box. 25c
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25
A Cure for All Forms of Stomach
Trouble.

Dear Doctor3s Daughter:
We have used your Stomach Rite in
our family for some time and find it
most valuable, not only as remedy,
but as cure for all forms of stomach
trouble,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25
Hoods SarsapaYiIia

1t purifies and enriches the blood,
cures eruptions, builds up the system.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets known as Sarsatabs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25
Spring Medicine

There is no other season when medi.
cine is so much needed as In the
spring. The blood is impure and i'm
poyerished-a condition indicated by
pimples, boils and other eruptions on
the face and body, by deficient vitality,
loss of appetite, lack of strength.
The best spring medicine, according
to the experience and testimony of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25
Interest Earned

on mean ledger assets, it is to be noted
that the rate of the National Life was
4ss per cent. in 1907; $50 per cent. in
1908; 400 per cent. in 1909; 400 per
cent in 1910, and 400 per cent. in l0ll;
while the aforesaid 25 leading companies
averaged AIS per cent. in 1910. These
rates of earning. amounting in the aggre
gate for the National Life to surplus
interest per annum Of quarters of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25
Four Times

in the last four years, without having
made any change in premium rates since
1901 For example, on age 80 the first
years dividend upon an ordinary life
policy was $377 per thousand on an issue
Of 1908, and it became S4.62 on an issue
of 1911 Upon the 20-payment life plan
the first years dividends for the issues
OF 1908 and 1917 were respectively 1914
and $500, and for the 20-year endow-
ment. s42l and $40. These returns not
only indicate large saving to the in
sured in the so-called loading upon the
premium. but a constant and definite
capacity on the part of the company to
maintain the best kind of insurance
service. Indeed, the work of these years
exhibits the remarkable fact entirely
due TO consistent methods of work and
the right application of life underwrit-
ing science, of an increase in dividends
for the year 1912, as compared with
dividends of 1909, on the same forms of
insurance Of about 25 per cent. This is
a remarkable increase in scale, and sup
plies the reason, considering the large
volume of business affected thereby, of
the increase in the amount of dividends
paid by the company in recent years.
The question suggests itself whether
these dividend returns
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-25
Are Justified

by the experience and condition of the
company, since otherwise they would
signify forced dividend returns and in
ability to maintain them in the future.
That question can be answered only BY
an examination into the mortality, inter
est and expense earnings of the company
and by an analysis of its assets and
liabilities, in all which matters the work
of the company stands forth as pecu-
liar example of administrative results
and provision.
The actual to expected mortality in
1907 was 1881 per cent in 1908, 1886
per cent; in 1909, CLOS per cent; in
1910. 6376 per cent, and in 1911, 759
per cent Here, then, is an average
mortality of 63.7s per cent. for FIVE
years. or less than two-thirds of the ex-
pected and somewhat under the average
experience of the company for the past
20 wears This proves the care eXer-
cised in the selection of risks, the value
to the company of its refusal TO reiusure
or to increase its limit or to take on
speculative assurances, and it especially
emphasizes the high quality of its out
standing business from the standpoint Of
risk. During the year 1910 1.-THE figures
for 1911 not being availablel 25 of the
leading life companies in the United
States experienced a mortality of 7l.)4
per cent of the expected, as compared
with 57.5s per cent. in 1911 by the
National Life.
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l22 Huntington avenue, Boston, Mass
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-08-30
STATE CONVENTION
OF SOCIALISTS

The socialists of Florida by their
delegates. assembled IN convention il
the Marion county courthouse at 10
o'clock this morning. Some forty dele
gates were present and quite a num-
Der OF the citizens Of Ocala were on
hand 10 observe the proceedings:
The convention was called to order
BY state Secretary A y. Jackson, OF
Jacksonville. D. G. Robinson Of Tam
pa was elected temporary chairman
and Z. Z. LOOMS Of Palatka temper
airy secretary. This organization was
made permanent
II was resolved that all socialists
present should take part in the pro-
ceedings.
Short speeches were made by Messrs.
H c. Jones OF Ocala. Pattison OF De-
Land, Mann Of Fort Meade, Allen of 81.
Petersburg and Robinson OF Green
Cove Springs.
The following state ticket has been
nominated:
Presidential Electors-C. c. Allen, St
Petersburg: J. A Gray. Pensacola: D
Z. Barker. Manatee: G. NJ. Cox, Naran-
| ia: William Tournade, West Tampa
\. 9. HoIchkiss. Jacksonville.
Congressman 1st district-C. c. AL
| len Of s.. Petersburg.
Congressman I'd District. J. Col
! lins of Live Oak.
! Congressman Sd district-w. y
| Louns berry of Pensacola.
! Comptroller-David L Durham, OF
| Congressman-at- y. Jack
son Of Jacksonville.
/ = Augustine.
a TD,,[HT
lstruction-W. c. Edwards of Sebastian
! Commissioner of Agriculture-A. J
/ Petagrew of Manatee.
| GOvernor-ThOs. ". Cox of Jackson
Vile
tison of DeLand.
/ Of Ruskin.
! Justice supreme cOurt-George Nc
MILAN of Ruskin.
! Railroad commissioner F. Schnei.
der of Ocala.
The convention adjourned at moor
and reconvened at 1870. More delegate:
arrived on the noon trains.
Mass Meeting This Evening
| 1t is the intention of the socialist:
to hold a meeting on the public squar,
their best speakers will make address
es from the bandstand. All our people
are invited TO attend. and they may b'
sure the speakers will have somethin:
Interesting to say.
! This is the first time the socialist
have ever shown up in any considera
Bile number in Ocala Numerically
they are scanty in Florida, and it ism
likely they will ever a socialis
party control this or any other Ameri
| can state. Il cannot be denied, how
ever, that the movement is growing. !
number Of years ago, the popular no
tion of a socialist meeting was
bunch of frowsy individuals drinkin:
beer in the back room of a saloon, an
the accepted idea of their principle
was to make a living without work.
| great many Of the people are no wise
today. The truth is that the grea
majority of socialists are highly in
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-08-30
TRUSTS HAVE BECOME TRUSTEES

That the government of this country
instead OF being in the hands OF the
people has been in the hands Of self
constituted trustees and has been run
for their benefit and not that OF the
people, was the main thought in Gov
ernor wilson's speech before the mem
beers of the grange Of Williams grove,
Pa, Thursday.
He spoke especially Of the farmers
share of the nations prosperity under
the existing tariff law and urged that
it was not drafted with the interests
of the farmer in view.
1T is strange that we should have
put off so long looking into the ma
chinery of our government to see IL 1t
is in fact run as it was originally in
tended that it should be- said Gov
ernor Wilson.
at Is certain, however, that we are
now looking very sharply into it and
that we do not intend to be deceived
again as to it's character. Our idea
from the first was that ii was in the
nature Of a great partnership in which
all were to share alike.
But a very interesting thing has
come to pass. The government is now
in the hands of self-constituted trus-
tees and the partners have seldom
been allowed a real governing voice
In the administration of their affairs.
Tariff schedules, the foreign pol
icy, the chief government expenditures
all went as they suggested, while the
rank and file Of US Jared as we NIGH
and were happy if we had any small
share in the prosperity which they or
ganiZed for themselves.
THE present democratic Congress:
had an old-fashioned idea of govern
ment. 1t believed that the benefit!
and projections were to be distributed
equally and shared alike by all Of US.
1T introduced and passed bill
which has become known as the far
mers' free list bill. 1t put many indis
pensable things on the free list, amons
them agricultural implements, for thu
American farmer pays more for hi
tools than the farmer of any othe
country in the world.
ut added lumber. laths, shingles
salt, leather. shoes and meats, think
ing not only of the farmers, but of tn,
rest Of US who are struggling to live
and pay Gus bills.
But these changes did not com
port with the ideas of the trustees
and so President Taft vetoed the FREE
list. l dare say he was right from hi
view point, for he represented Thu
trustees and not the people who wer,
the partners.
THE trustees represent ali the biz
bankers in whose hands our bankin.
system lies to be manipulated. and NJ
republica administration has attempt
ed to serve the farmer as he ought t
be served in the matter of credits"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-08-30

telligent and Industrious men, and the
principal drawback TO socialism is
that the people are not ready for il.
So far from the idea of living without
work, the great socialist principle is
that every worker shall do his share,
and not have to do any more. II the
race of men endures, and improves, it
will at some distant day arrive at the
practice of socialism, but it will not
arrive as a socialist party. Every few
years, the body polite puts some So
| cialistic theory into practice, and the
entire system may gradually spread
| and almost insensibly be aropted. 1t
can never work, however, unless the
vast majority of men are willing to be
| Industrious and unselfish, and to not
only the pessimist, but the ordinary
oobserver of today, that would seem
| imposs BILE. However, it would be a
most desirable state of affairs, and the
earnest men who are doing their best
TO push the movement along deserve
our respect, even tho few of us are
willing to vote with them.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-08-30
OKLAWAHA SURVEY
ABOUT HALF OVER

Grahamville. August 29.-The United
States government snag and survey
ing boat, Capt. Mcguire, in command
of Captain Coxetter, and a squad of
civil engineers, is now off Common. The
boat will move down stream to Los
Kiss this morning as the surveying
party has planted the stations" down
to that historic point. The river sur
vey stands today about one-half
finished, according to miles, but ac-
cording to the "bill' of surveying, the
river is hardly half done, as the lower
river spraddles out over the lowlands
and this takes more surveying. 1t will
probably be the 18th of October be-
fore the Oklawaha river survey is
finished to Welaka a. A. @
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-08-30
BACKING DOWN INSTEAD
OF SHUTTING DOWN

In regard to Judge Bullock's decis-
ion in the Gainesville electric plant
case, the Sun Of today says:
While nothing definite has been
given out, it is surmised that the pow
er company will fight the Injunction,
although President Morse has stated
during the past two days that he has
no idea of shutting down the gas and
electric plant on Saturday night, as
has been announced in the advertise
ment now appearing in the Sun and
signed by him Since he arrived in the
city last Sunday the two ginneries
have been furnished current and con-
nections have been made with new res
licences In various sections Of the city"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-08-30

In granting the injunction to pre-
vent the Gainesville lighting plant
from closing down and leaving the
people in darkness, Judge Bullock has
again displayed his sense of justice as
we'll as his knowledge of law. No
matter what grivance the Gainesville
power company has against the city,
it has no right to cause the people.
most of whom have nothing whatever
to do with the dispute, so much incOn-
venience, and, in some cases, actual
suffering.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-08-30

d. {. Bybee. teaming contractor liv-
ing at 669 Keeling Court, Canton. I'll.
is now well rid of severe and annoy
ing case OF kidney trouble. His back
panied and he was bothered with
headaches and dizzy spells II took
Foley Kidney Pills just as directed
and in a few days 1 felt much better
My life and strength seemed to come
back, and l sleep we'll 1 am now all
over my trouble and glad to recon-
mend Foley Kidney Pills" Try them.
Autobiography Drugstore.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-08-30
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Two-cylinde Indian
motorcycle, 1911 model, in good condi-
ton. Price, $50, cash. See Otto
Schwarz.
FOR SALE-Cheap for cash, my 4
year-old mare or will let for feed.
Perfectly gentle, works anywhere J.
NJ Gates, Jr., anthony. Fla.