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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-06
Roof Fires Lead

Sparks falling on roofs caused 21S
of the 381 alarms answered by the
fire department during April, Jacob
Riedel, chief of fire prevention, said
today. Eighteen of the roofs were
Single.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-06
Statement of Condition
OF THE
Manhattan Life ms.
Company
View York. n. Y, 86 Broadway
ON THE
31st Day of December, 1928

THOMAS E. LOvEJ0Y. President.
M DE MOTT, Secretary.
Amount of capital paid up. 100000 90
NET ASSETS OF COMPANY
Cash in office and banks ton
interest and not on inter -
Real estate unincumbered 49,. ~ 4.o46, o89 IS
Bonds and stocks owned (mar-
Mortgage loans on real estate
free from any prior incum-
and d'G rents ss' et is.99 '.'.F' GOV 800 29s 3s
and ' iens ',.. D'.'' ''@ 41os 51sse
and in iIia process of Collection 900. o47.5s
Accounts otherwise secured. l49078 81
Total net assets ........ $40. $50. rag SO
LIABILITIES
Reserve or amount necessary
risks '.''4e SIT 500. $50 so
Losses due and unpaid .... 39.2so07
Losses adjusted and not due. 100000
Losses unadiusted and In sus-
Biiis and accounts unpaid 57.o6i %
Other liabilities contingent
funds .,..... ..'..-..... o%d,Aoo Id
Total Liabilities ........-... Sis. $50. 79s 80
Capital Observation-Disclosures. 100 UOUVU
surplus ....... .''.s.....' oo@'S4f'oo
Total liabilities ............sIs. $50. 79s. 80
Life companies: Maximum
risk written ..............S bO,OO0UO
Amount retained by company 100000
State OF Indiana Office Of Commissioner
of Insurance.
l. the undersigned Commissioner Of Insur
ance or Indiana. hereby certify that the
above is a correct copy of the statement OF
the condition of the above mentioned COM
pany on the 3lst dav of December, 1923, as
shown by the original statement. and that
the said original statement IS now on file in
jnis office
In testimony whereof I hereunto sub
scribe my name and afix my official seal
this 23rd day of April 1924.
(SEAL) T. S. McMURRAY. JR.
Commissioner
IF Mutual Company so state.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-06
Insurance Statement
III1UTtLfICt oIdUtIIItIIJ
~~J~~>NN~|~~~~~~- ~~~~.~s~~~~~>N~>~
Statement of Condition
OF THE
Missouri State Life
ms. Company
St Louis, No, Fifteenth and Locust SITS.
ON THE
31st Day of December, 1923
NET ASSETS on COMPAN1

M E. SINGLETON. President
f. H. MORGAN. Secretary
Amount of capital paid up. $50, OOO. 900 OC
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-06
Insurance Statements
Statement of Condition
OF THE
Marquette National Fire
Insurance Co.
Chicago. Illinois.
175 w. Jackson Boulevard
ON THE
31st Day of December, 1923
ANTHONY MATRE PRESIDENT
31st Day of December, 1923
Chicago. Illinois.
175 w. Jackson Boulevard.
ON rrIrIa

OADv Lay Va 6NNSAAAA%Ag AN~4@
ANTHONY MATRE. President.
NAPOLEON PICARD, Secretary.
Amount of capital paid up. 5000, 10000
NET ASSETS OF COMPANY
Cash in banks and office ION
interest and not on interest) 5 100 So z
Real estate unincumbered. lA7 ,4OOOO
Bonds and stocks owned (nlar-
ket valued .............. 1,O14,f4o.u+
Mortgage loans on real estate
tfree from any prior incum-
A' and DR. rents, etc. ..... ms. a1,76s O2
Other securities T.o4@1O
Premiums and accounts due
and in process of collection 123 123a
Accounts otherwise secured. o,ool.o4
Total net assets .,........ 81 1877, 767 "a
LIABILITIES
Amount due and not due banks
or other creditors .......S $500 90
Ia to reinsure outstanding risks s12,94o 81
Losses due and unpaid $3.50. 10000
Losses unadiusted and in sus- 40
Other liabilities of the company @5,150o0
Total liabilities ......s 9a9. 556. 80
Capitsl SOC, 900 90
Surplus 29S.200.S5
Total ,s97. 757. "a
Greatest amount in any one risk
S25, 600 90.
Greatest amount allowed by rules OF the
company to be insured in any one city
town or village, $25 10000.
Greatest amount allowed to be insured
In any one block. S25 10000.
State of Indiana. Office of Commissioner of
Insurance.
l. the undersigned Commissioner of In
surance of Indiana, hereby certify that the
ABOVE is correct copy of the Statement
of the Condition of the above mentioned
Company on the 31st day of December
1928 as shown by the original statement
and that the said original statement is now
on file in this office.
In testimony whereof. / hereunto sub
scribe my name and sffix my official seal
this Dad day of April 1894.
(SEALl T. S, McNCRRAYi JR.
Commissioners.
IF mutual company so state.
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Insurance Statement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-06

THOMAS e. LOvEJOY. President.
M DE MOTT, Secretary
Amount of capital paid up. 100 10000
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-06

The Marquis De Mirepoix. Walter VOnnegut
Guests. Attendants Lackeys Etc.-Helen
Williams Minna Narramore Leora Weimer,
Hugh Poe. Carl Turpin. Wallace Slower.
Here is worth While entertainment
of universal appeal.
1t should not be passed up by those
who enjoy worth while experiences in
the theater.
At the Murat all week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-06

ANTHONY MATRE. President.
NAPOLEON PICARD. Secretary.
Amount of capital paid up. $4,000, 10000
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
Sneeze Greeted in Many
Ways in Various Places

"A vos souhaitsl (God bless you y
Now is the season when you hear
the expression very frequently. With
these words we apes rophize one who
sneezes.
Among the Indian tribes Of North
America, we understand, a polite ques-
ton is elected by the sneeze of ones
companion: "Who calls me? When
an Eskimo sneezes he says to him
self: Come back to me u for popular
belief has 1t that the sneeze indicates
an escape or flight Of the soul.
In he British East Indies 1t is also
believed that part Of the soul flies
forth at each sneeze; and when the
natives hear friend sneeze, they
say: God protect you!" to which the
sneezer's response should be: and
you likewise" The Siamese believe
that person sneezes because God.
turning the pages of the Doomsday
Book, has paused at His name.
In Portugal, when anyone sneezes,
you raise your hat. The Irish and the
Russians, like the Hindus, exclaim:
GOD protect your The Italians says,
"Felicita y
AS for the English, they don't say
anything at all. but they Immediately
take precautions against a cold in the.
head, of which the sneeze is supposed
to be warning.-Le Petit Parisien.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
Reel Meaning Of Words
Used Almost Euery Day

When person Is In an unhappy pre-
dicament-"between the devil and the
deep sea"-he Is sometimes said to be
between Scylla and Charybdis." Ac.
cording TO Greek legend, these were
two monsters, one of which lurked on
each side Of narrow sea passage. In
steering his vessel In such a way as
to escape one the unlucky mariner fell
into the clutches Of the other.
There are two words-panic and
hygienic-which we use almost every
day. panic" IL a sudden, unreason-
ing fear Of something. 1t Is derived
from the name Of the god of shepherds
-Pan-whose presence as he lurked in
visible amongst the thickets or reeds,
made itself felt by mortals, and sud
denly smote them with fear so acute
that they fed from the unseen
Hygiene" Is derived from the name
Of the goddess Of health-Hygeia.
How many people realize when they
speak Of putting an animal into q
lethaI chamber that the name comes
from Lethe-a river on the borders
Of Hades-whose waters brought for
getfulness to whoever drank Of themi
And when they describe something as
being In a state of "chaos" do they
ever think that they are naming the
drst Of all the old heather gods
Chaos-who ruled over confusion be-
fore any other gods existed?
Under his aegis" Is another phrase
often used "Aegis" was the name of
the shield Of the goddess of wisdom,
Minerva, and Is used to indicate what
the shield afforded protection
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
DeUice to Facilitate
Instruction in Writing

Electrograph is the name Of an in
strument invented In Spain to facili-
tate instruction In writing In schools.
The apparatus is designed to educate
the hand to move In accordance with
the will. First of all, metallic sheets
are cut in such manner as to afford
graphic designs most difficult for the
unframed muscles-angles, loops,
straight lines, crooked lines, vertical
and horizontal lines, etc. The sheets,
when used by the child, must be so ar
ranged that they may easily be
brought together or separated, as de-
sired; and this is necessary also In
order to make the lesson difficult or
easy, as desired by the instructor.
These sheets, consequently, are faS-
tened down with screws so peculiarly
made that a certain pressure may
cause them to give a bit to one side
or the other. Under the desk is an
electric bell connected with the sheets
above by copper wire. Below these.
and entirely isolated, Is another sys-
tenn Of sheets. The child is brought
before the instrument and told to
place his paper between the free
spaces of the sheets, mark his outline
and then punch key. This contact
viii open the electric current and
make the bell ring. II the pressure
he exerts does not make the metallic
outline precisely cover the one on his
penciled paper, the bell below rings,
giving immediate notice Of his error.
The child enjoys the game" and il
stimulated to make his loop or curve
exactly match that Of the metallic
sheet.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
Care of Plants

A report issued by the Purdue uni.
versity agricultural experiment sta.
ton says that more plants die from
improper watering than from any
other cause. 1t recommends the fol.
lowing: Water thoroughly and then
allow the soil to dry out until II is
only well moistened Gust before it
erumbles and cracks) before watering
again Water your plants when they
need it. and do not go by the calendar
1t may be twice q week or once a day.
depending on the temperature and hu-
midity of the air in the room and the
size and vigor Of the plant. Each pot
VIII require its own particular amount
OF water Never allow plants In Jar
dinieres and bowls to stand in water
for any length of time. In addition to
the regular watering, plants will re-
spond to frequent cleaning. Put them
in the bathtub, kitchen sink or cellar,
during the winter. or out of doors
during the summer. and wash Off the
leaves. Large-leaved plants, like rub
Der plants and palms, may be rubbed
with water and a sponge or soft rag.
This removes the dirt and grease
which clogs the breathing pores of the
leaves. During the summer It Is an
excellent plan to put the plant out
during the light rains.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
Annuifies Were Issued in
Early Bdbylonian Times

Historically annuities antedate life
insurance by far. II Is thought that
the great development of banking ia
cilities in Assyria and Babylonia must
have provided annuities. The first
definite mention Of them however,
was 40 B. G. In Rome, and Is of st%.h
q character as to justify belief that
they had been long In use.
In the Middle ages, kingdoms, mu-
inequalities and bankers obtained
money by selling annuities for life or
terms Of years. 1t is said that Erg-
lands national existence during the
wars of William Of Orange was large.
~ maintained through the money oh
tanned by selling annuities. At first
the values Of such contracts were de-
termined without scientific calcutta
ton; after a while the NORTHAMPTON
mortality table Fas compiled and used
as basis. and later the Carlisle
table, but both these bases were far
too favorable to the annuities.
Several British companies took adj
vantage Of the very low price at which
their government granted annuities
and purchased many on the lives of
sturdy farmers, but payable to their
corporate selves. and thus made large
profits. In 1919 an English actuary
warned the government that It was
losing $4,000 a month, but he was not
needed until 1927, when another &C,
tuary announced that the government
was losing $4,000 week. and then
the sale Of annuities was stopped af-
Ter an estimated total loss Of EOS, 0O0,-
000.-World's Work.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
Nicknames Represent
Character of Cities

T Unfortunate Is the city which In its
career has not been dubbed by some
nickname or other. Some of the nick
names Of cities express admiration,
some are frankly deprecatory, others
are facetious, and all represent In some
measure the character Of the city.
New York city Is blessed with many
nicknames. for whatever may be Its
virtues or its vices, no one WIN deny
that IL has character and distinction.
Perhaps It IL best known as the "Em-
pfre City," sobriquet clearly earned
by its premier position In the United
States, its wealth. It's population. Its
enterprise and Its influence In the. EN-.
pire Of the Western world.
Gotham" q name first applied hi
morously by Washington Irving. comes
next. II is an allusion to that older
Gotham. the extraordinary stupidity
Of whose citizens won them the ironic
appeiiatioI Of The Wise Men OF
Gotham"
Much-abused Brooklyn Ia preten-
faousiy called 'sThe City Of Churches"
but II also known as New York's
Bedroom"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
SPARED OBLIVION or GRAVE
Many Animal Pets Receive Mlnlstra
lions Of TaxldermIsts Instead
of SsxtonsL

There are hundreds Of people IN
Greater New York who become so fond
Of their pets that when they die they
viii not permit them to be buried. When
q pet cat or toy dog dies they find
the idea Of sending It to the city dump
30 utterly intolerable that they take
the departed favorite to a taxidermist
and by this route 1t acquires the right
to remain In New York with them In
definitely. and the stuffed animal be
comes a cherished ornament
There is nothing fiippant about the
owners feelings in the matter Down.
town taxidermists who conduct annu
ally thirty or forty Of these ceremoni
al comfortings Of those who have lost
their pets, smile a little always as
they speak Of this branch of the bust
ness, which Is small but steady item
In every years work.
Some taxidermists have more birds
brought In for mounting than cats and
dogs. Canaries are still being mount.
Cd. sitting on branch, surrounded by
the same sort of grasses and immor.
telles that were In vogue q generation
ago. They are still covered by a grass
bell. and the resulting ornament lie az
ecndly treasured today as it ever was.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
PENNY As TOKEN OR PLEDGE
Derivation Of Coin Comes From such
Words - "PaneI," APans,s
Acountsrpans," Etc.

In Its original form the penny wa
not coin, but token or pledge. Its
derivation comes from the same source
as that from which we get The word
Dawn" and also such words al
panel" ''Dane." Counterpart ana
"panicle."
The readiest pledge to leave n pavu
was cloth, hence the Latin PARMA" 1
piece OF cloth. The original paael was
q piece Of cloth, or patch, snd rom
this we get the word 'spansr q ap-
piled to a pane Of glass, and also the
word penny" Its literal meaning be.
Ing pledge or token, ana hence a
coin. Originally the word W. spelt
speny."
The word shilling really means 1 d.
vision OF money into small parsst and
= obtained from . word meaning "to
divide" Thus, in the first piuca II
was not coin, but an indfcatfoa a.
money having been made up = mail
form.
Sterling. as applied to monsy. : de-.
rived from the Hanseatic l6aeue
which had an important house q En-.
land. Az their land lay ito the east q
England" Engiishmen called them
Easterlings." and the gold Dig peid
tn the course Of trade became hrowu
~ Mastering money! subeoooentIy
tbe sxprsesioa hecams anrllna
~~s@--
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
A Riuer of Romance

What a stream of romance and story
the Missouri river has been! This
wonderful river with it's broad
stretches of lake and bluff, its bird
haunted islands and bayous, its chang
ing moods, its varying climes and
vegetation, its Indian and white popu.
lations, its song and story, has built
itself into our national structure, and
the end is not vet.
The story of the Mississippi has not
yet been written. 1t is liquid romance.
1t has been flowing down this central
valley as long as water has flowed
anywhere on this continent. The geol-
ogist speaks of it as ''hoary with an
tiquity." And it will flow here when
the last man has vanished from the
scene of desolation, and so long as
water can flow on a parched and
desolate globe.-Indianapolis Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
Racine.

Strange as 1t may seem to those
who have been accustomed to think Of
that great artist merely as a type Of
the frigid pomposity Of an antiquated
age. his music, to ears that are al
tuned to hear 1t. comes fraught with Z
poignancy Of loveliness whose pecul
lar quality is shared by no other
poetry in the world To have grown
familiar with the voice Of Racine. to
have realized once and for all its
Intensity, its beauty and its depth, Is
to have learnt a new happiness. to
have discovered something exquisite
and splendid, to have enlarged the
glorious boundaries Of art. For such
benefits as these, who would not be
grateful7 Who would not seek to
make them known to others, that they
too may enjoy. and render thanks
Lytton Strachey, III Books and Char
ackaR.s
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26

Certain Of the screws used In max
Ing watches are so tiny that 100000
OF them could be placed In a woman's
thlmble. These screws are cut by a
machine from steel wire that Is only
four-one-thousandths of an inch In d.
ameter, and as the chips fall It looks
as though the operator were simply
shaving the wire for his own amuse-
ment. No screws can be seen, and yet
q screw Is made at every third opera
ton. Studied through a microscope, It
VIII be seen that each little finished
screw L. evenly grooyed at the pro
portion Of $50 threads to the inch. II
Is estimated that a single machine
turns out about a million a month.
They ara polished In wholesale FASH
ion-ten thousand at q time. They
would never be finished taken sep
arately.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26

Spain and Iceland haves7nade a trade
treaty: The document specifies thai
Spain is to grant most-favored nation
treatment to died Goldfish from Ice.
land and Iceland IS to exempt Spanish
wines of not more than q per cent
alcoholic content from prohibition.
What a standoffi Now the Spanish
internal economy may be fabricated
and padded with portions of cod-liver
oil and the cookies OF the Icelandit
heart may be warmed with drafts Of
Castilian vintage.
The elevation Of Bacchus to equality
with the sacred cod Is like to seem
heresy to folk up Gloucester way. Wine
for Goldfish. We lean for explanation
on the ancient aphorism that there's
no accounting for tastes. But were
we to .choose7 Well. the thing doesn't
seem real.--The Nations BnsinAaa
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
Why Blinks Had to Reach
Home on Schedule Time

Promptly as the Office clock struck
i've Blinks with unusual rapidity pre-
pared to start for home.
AS he hustled into his overcoat and
made for the door his desk mate
raised surprised head. "Whatr he
said, in a hurry again tonight? It's
six nights now you've rushed home
Ike this and haven't waited for SOFA
at the old stand. I'm beginning to
think, I've offended you, or something
like that
Nc" Blinks laughed. you haven't
hurt my sensitive soul, but the fact il
this. we've got cook up at the house
now. and while the missus didn't mind
my rolling in late the cook won't stay
unless l arrive every evening on time.s
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
Poiitencss

Helen was at her first party. When
the refreshments were served, says
Everybody's, she refused second
helping of zee cream with polite mo,
thank YOU" though she looked wistful.
DO have some more, DEAR" the
hostess urged.
Mother told me to say, Me- thank
you, the little girl explained naively.
"but / don't believe she knew how
small the dishes were going to be-"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26

A man, tfavslfnk In train that had
made several abrupt stops ard sudden
jerks, became u bit anxfpos. There
had besn numerous accidezfs on the
line o. fate, 30 he had b2eN told. and
there was cause for fear. Calling the
porter aside. be said: George, is this
train safer
Safe as any, subj"
rs there block system on the
roadr
Georges grin extended from ear 10
ear.
'Block system. suhf Why, boss we
has de greatest block system In de-
world. Ten miles back we was blocked
BY a load of hay. six miles back we
was blocked By mule. Just now we
was blocked By COW, ana I reckon
when we gets farther south, wen be
blocked BY an alligatos. Block sys-
TEN. suhf Well. III say Il isf--
Country Gentleman.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
Old Friends

One sees many old friends among
the antiques at an auction room. Ole
furniture may go out Of circulation
temporarily, but it always comes back
A western senator, and notable col.
iector, once paused before some auc.
ton rooms, peered into the open door
way, gave a start, and was about to
enter. His wife tried to hold him
back.
Nov, senator, we have enough old
stuff. You don't want to buy any,
thing"
ut Is not that, my dear. / merely
want TO shake hands with this grand
fathers clock"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
The Opposite.

The teacher had spent two solid
hours giving the class lesson In Eng.
hsh grammar. The particular poin,
she wished to impress upon her pupils
on this occasion was that of words
and their opposites.
She gave them numerous examples
and then thought she would apply a
little test to see If they understood
what she had been talking about.
Now, tell me-" she began, what In
the opposite Of misery?'
"Happinessl" said the class In uni-
son.
"And sadness?" she asked.
"Gladness came the answering
chorus. and the teacher smiled as she
saw what good fruit the lesson had
borne.
And the opposite of woer' she
asked, as the bell rang to signal din
ner time.
"Gee-upw responded the enthusias
dc class.-Kansas City Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
JOB PRINTING
Executed Promptly Al The
HERALD OFFICE.
Arts and Arteries

she had vast amount Of money,
but it had come to her quite recently.
One day an acquaintance asked her II
she was fond Of art.
Fond Of art Il" she exclaimed. "Well,
should say / wasl If l am ever in
city where there's an artery. i never
fail to visit 1.-THE Christian Evan
gelist Est. Louis).
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
Cautioua HonsA

Harris prided himself on a thorough
knowledge Of horses and their habits
and so he was interested when, on q
visit to the country, he saw a farmer
having some trouble with his mount.
1t would start, amble along slowly
for q short distance and then stop
Then the farmer would have great
difficulty in getting IT started again
Finally Harris approached the farmer
and asked kindly.
rs your horse sickY
Not as I know off, was the shors
reply.
us he balky?"
NO. But he's so afraid I'll say
Whoa : and he won't hear me that he
stops every once In while to listen
kansas City Times
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-26
A Real One

Bystander-I observe that you treat
that gentleman very respectfully.
Garageman-Yes. he's one of our
early settlers.
Early settler? Why, he's
not more than forty years Of age.
Garageman-That may be true, but
he pays his bills on the first Of every
month.-Motor Age.