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8 riZT^rVTil^^ -**-_*•*» , • I >S^r» S ' 7. 7 < "Written for the L. A. W. : Prize Competition, S ,---- • > By chance there was thrown in -my way last spring that humorously- in*; structive book, "Three. Men on. Four Wheels." As I followed, page by page.'' the course of Jerome and his two friends over the • uncertain roads through Ger many's Black Forest and perceived" the various charms of the trip, there was born .in me " a desire to emulate these heroes of so many scenes and. adven tures. True. I was unable to journey to Germany, nor could 1 indeed spare such time as they had allotted to their tour. But, my college year ended, I was free for a week or so before beginning a hard summer's course in finance to insure an other year of science, to relax my en ergies in whatsoever way served best. Two of my classmates, congenial to me and to the plan I proposed, agreed to ba my companions on a three-day bicycle spin. Said my friend' Wilson: "Fellows, I'm tired of the monotonous grind of the city. Suppose one wants to take, a ride. Can't do better in the whole world than on our paths, providing he isn't so used to them that he can follow his previous wheel track and And the park seats still warm from his last ex cursion. But for me to enjoy wheeling your Jerome scheme is the only way." "Yes, let us separate ourselves from the maddening crowd and wend our way. meandering o'er the rolling prairie," put in our class poet. "But if the prairie doesn't roll more easily than your last lines in the 'Col legiate,' old man, it will make pretty rooky riding," replied Wilson. "In order to preserve our tires from their peculiar accidents and ourselves from pedestrian \sm, let us keep to the beaten track." And so we passed an evening in discuss ing ways and means and in discounte nancing each others plans. Finally it was agreed to start early Monday morning following. We were to ride over the famous "century course-"' to Northfleld, fifty miles south; thence cross country, striking the Minnesota river at Shako rue. The last stage of the trip would take us along that picturesque stream back to St. Paul, whither we expected to arrive Wednesday evening. As the start was to be made at 4 o'clock sharp the poet and Wilson lodged with me, and I prepared them such a breakfast as would enable them to properly appreciate the scenery. The Poet went into raptures over my biscuit unci Wilson praised the table salt. Con trary to the malicious prophecies of our friends, we left them serenely sleeping Bt 3:55 a. m., and were soon rolling along the great trunk path toward the heart of the city. We had light spirits ani good repair outfits, and as we rode the air seemed laden with rejuvenating es sence. The twitter of the half awake sparrows and the steady crunch of the tires were the only sounds, save here and there the morning alarm and the challenge of a restless rooster. We had no baggage, as we intended to so time ourselves as to have hotel accommoda tions. We wore no linen, but simply bicycle suits and good m#.!cii sweaters. The high bridge over the Mississippi K*as shortly before us. What a climb is that, my countrymen! For least half a mile of incline intervenes between th.? river's banks. From the middle one can look down hundreds of feet into the Bwirling "Father" and thank heaven his mind is sound, for many have been the suicides hurled from the railing. How ever, no dismal foreboding affected us, so entrancingly beautiful was the sun rise that now illumined the eastern sky, reflected dazzlingly upon the water and threw its splendor over the careless city behind us. For some time we traveled the noted "1 mid Road" in its tortuous course southward. It is lined with magnificent trees and bountiful fields spread far and wide to east and west. XVe had some sport with he Poet, who wanted to alight and immortalize -the "beauteous verdure of the wheaten field," by assur ing him oats were not used to such things; that the crop would be ruined, Declaiming against our callousness, ho however forsook his notion and again the country was saved. He had his revenge when Wilson, noticing an ancient cultiva tor left to rot out its last days, conject ured how many years had elapsed since the pioneer had guided his oxen, over turning the virgin sod with that self same plow. ;' :"-.v. We lunched at Farmington, half a cen tury old, one-time wheat center; but now practically deceased in the shadow of the great Twins. Nevertheless it has a good school, some enterprising mer chants, a half dozen struggling pastor 3 and a good railway station where gath ers several times a day to meet the trains half the population. Then it fol lows the mail bag to the postoffice and stands around running the government .on new and improved plans, while the patient postmaster is busied telling the various applicants that there is "nothin' tcday." >>»_ ■*:-'. The heat becoming somewhat oppres sive, we were glad to shed our coats, which we tied on our handlebars. Not withstanding the sun, no jot of enjoyment was lost. A faint breeze fanned our cheeks and the road, hard as adam ant, was nearly dustless on account of a slight rain the night before. We deter mined to visit the historic Castle Rock, and by a slight diversion from the way were soon in its shadow. Surely no Egyptian monument is more symmetrical than Its sides, and whether nature or man fashioned it the art is pre-eminent. The tower, by action of the weather, fell some years ago and so the castle has lost its crowning glory, but even now one is ever impressed with its lonely grandeur. We fell into an argument concerning the Indian, his destiny, his treatment, and almost overstayed our time, for we had planned to dine at Northficld. And we did, being in the mood for a race. Coming to an exceptionally fine piece of road we bent over with as much vim as though a prize awaited the win ner. We had agreed before that the last arrival at a certain poplar about a mile ahead mast furnish dinner for the three. TO CURE THE GRIP. Advice of a Famous Physician. First and foremost, REST. Take care of yourself. Your already weakened nerves want rest, and must have it. If the attack is severe, go to bed and remain there. More fatalities result from the neglect of this precau tion than from any. other cause. Eat sparingly. Your digestive organs are in no condition to take care of large quantities of food. • Drink plenty of pure, cold water, It allays the fever, stimulates the kidneys to action and opens up the pores of the skin.*-- Keep the bowels open with Dr. Miles' Nerve and Liver Pills. Take three doses of Dr. Miles' Nervine per day, and if you cannot sleep take an extra dose at bedtime. To further con - trol the fever, and to overcome the pe culiar aches and pains of grip, use Dr Miles' Pain Pills. They act quickly and effectually, and no bad effects result from their use. These remedies have been thoroughly tested more than a million times, and their efficiency is thor oughly established. They never fail to give relief. Dr. Miles' Remedies can be found at any drug store, and they are sold on a positive guarantee that first bottle or package benefits or money refunded. -7*7 To our chagrin the rattle-headed Poet won ami was composing a sonnet on thai said poplar when we dismounted to wipe our -perspiring brows. At a slower pace we continued our journey .arid by noon were enjoying ***, good meal-at my ex pense..' ■;*-..; .'•,' r.7...." ' "-"_-.:* ■■ No: one can get away from Northfleld iri a hurry." Its beauties of lull and dale, of stream and forest are bewitching. Its half-village, half-metropolitan air, its centers of learning and its historic inter est keep . one delighted. Here the no torious Younger gang came to grief in theft- raid on the Greystone* bank that still does business. But only after a fierce fight in which the cashier was killed and two of the bandldts, were the citizens successful. Stillwater holds tightly two of the Youngers, despite desperate efforts to pardon them; one has served his sentence, and, freed from earthly bonds,, has gone .to meet the Supreme Judge "who shall do right." After a good night's rest we started up' the second day of the* triangular course we had mapped out, steering "our course northwesterly. Oh, what a morning! Why shall Nature continue to waste her sweetness while the crowd sleeps on? Why shall the joys of the earth, air and sky be felt by the toiling, farmer alone, who has not time to appreciate them? Thus 4 questioned as we roue in tem porary silence. My companions must have been similarly impressed for Wil son shouted back to me: 777 "Isn't it great to be able to ride with out ringing a bell and smelling a garbage wagon?" -7- And the Poet said he wished some of the played-out people would learn the advantages of bicycling before it became automatic, which- we thought was a sen sible Idea for him to express and told him so. -;--• * * We did not ride very fast as the road was rather sandy. The grass by the roadside, freshened-by its late sprink ling, invited us to occasionally alight and rest, outspread beneath some thick leaved tree. We had need of one such, retreat at a critical moment when "Wil son's chain separated and left his feet flying furiously around while the wheel sauntered on, brushing the rider against a sturdy oak. He did rot swear. On the contrary, Wilscn is always cheery and we, consequently, were ready to help repair the chain. The tree for all its rudeness furnished -a workshop sheltered from the sun and we bent smilingly to the task. Try to do any thing alone and your evil nature gains the ascendency. Two or three, viewing the matter rightly, can be happy in the most distressing circumstances. So by work and wit combined, the chain was soon joined by means of a piece of wire found by chance in one of the tool bags. Wilson snatched away from the Poet a half-composed memoir of the occasion and we proceeded. There are some comfortable farmers In this section. The fields were rejoicing in a new vigor and the pastured stock cavorting about at our approach seemed filled with the spirit of the day. How fortunate are they, with no premonition of impending labor or sorrow to enjoy carelessly the brief time of recreation. But their owners did not seem imbued with the same strenuous delight to see us, evidently supposing us teachers, agents or aristocratic tramps. However, we found an old gentleman who allowed us to quench our thirst in his milk house, and whose worthy mate insisted upon giving us fresh doughnuts. Jove's nec tar and Ambrosia never gave him such satisfaction and did those simple offer ings us. "And free, too," said Wilson, who is of an economic turn. After a noon-day stop at an inland postoffice. doubly misnamed New Market, where we saw no one but the owner of a neat farm, we arrived at Shakopee. Here lives yet the old chief from whom the town is named; still is he the friend of the whites and meriting their friend ship. Foi he stood by in the dark days of Little Crow's rebellion and saved from savage onslaught many a defenseless one. He is a picturesque personage, but ■ ■ ■* -<■* J* —' Papa—Confound that new fellow of Mary's. Here it is midnight, and he is commencing to sing. I'll go down and kick him out. "Why—er—er— evening! I just came down to ask you to sing that last piece over again. - one would rather see him in the old, blanket and feathers than In the tamer white man's trousers and shirt. Another night's repose and we were ready to complete our most enjoyable trip. One cannot do justice to the de lights of the river scenery; • I thought that I would be but little surprised if the fabled nymphs, dryads and sale's were to suddenly . appear. The road wanders on, - now within easy distance to the stream, now hidden by the bluffs. A few miles out we had a rather pe culiar adventure. The Poet and 1 were riding about* half a mile ahead of Wilson, when, coming to a corner, we turned off to drink at a well back in an orchard. Just beyond there is a knoll In the road, and Wilson apparently thought that we had gone down the other side. On the other hand, we supposed that he had seen us enter until we saw him ride by; then determined to have some fun at "his ex pense, we mounted and were soon on the knoll. From there we could see Wilson, of the mind that we were running away from him, bending over his handle bars in grim determination to catch us or die —or perhaps both. We followed leisurely for about four miles, and then we saw a lone figure gazing intently ahead, the way being: comparatively straight lor several miles, even - as ■ B.'-'abca must have done many times before he reached the broad Pacific. We enjoyed a few moments of joking with our friend, who was drenched • with ■ perspiration. His tired look ought to have drawn sympa thetic tears from Scylla herself, but bi cyclists are neither godlike nor human; so we laughed. And Wilson joined in very heartily. . . We reached Mendota," the oldest village in the state, about 6 o'clock. Through this cluster of houses in the well form- the ST. Paul globe; MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1901. Ed by a circle of large bluffs, 7we. pursued our rather toilsome way to the ferry, and in a ' few minutes were'; on the parade ground of noble old Fort -.Shelling.. Re nowned, •-.--.though never--embattled, '.- Its troopsl have departed .to fight .on a hun dred.: fields, and every Mlnnesotan loves its round and square tower, its barracks, its beautiful surroundings." ." >*.__.' On schedule time we rolled Into the throbbing, practical life of the capital, better able to come and be a part of it on account of'our.absence. We had trav eled nearly 200 miles,.taken the good na tured . offered us, and been taught by many influences under which .we had come.. We had been wise,' too, to let but little of our Ignorance of farm life reveal THE GOLDEN IDOL. CHAPTER XIX. A TRAVELING COMPANION. On his way to the ofllce*, .Teddy still stuck to his silent tactics. He felt that his unruly tongue had already done enough damage for one day; and he knew, too, that in Ell Marks he- had no child to deal with. Teddy would not then have risked an interview with him, but that a wild Idea had entered his head that the Jew might himself have been the cause of Leon ard's disappearance." Marks it was evi dent had been all along very anxious to get posession of the idol—for what pur pose Teddy could not guess. But it was quite conceivable that, thinking Leonard might have had it about him on leaving Trafalgar Villa that fatal night,7 he should have had that young man kid naped. - ' ' , ' . '7f : ij'S *.-.v^S/:. j 77. So altogether Teddy looked forward to a somewhat strenuous quarter of an hour with the gentleman by his side. How ever, he pulled himself together, and de termined j that whatever he might do or not do, his tongue should not run away with him. In ten minutes they reached the Jew's house. .On the first floor they entered a neatly furnished private room—the par lor of the money-lending spider. Eli lock ed the door— action which showed how much importance he attached to the forthcoming interviewproduced, a bottle of champagne and some cigars, and gen erally played the part of a genial host. But Teddy was not to be managed that way. He declined the wine on the pfea that he did not touch it at so early an hour, intimated that he preferred his own tobacco, and settled himself down in an easy chair for the enemy to open fire. The Jew, who had not met one of' Ted dy's breed before, looked at the astute, freckled face of the boy with something like admiration, and put the wine away. He took a cigar himself and lighted up. "I see you weren't born yesterday, Mr. "Vyse," he remarked, with a bland smile, when they were both comfortable. "No, nor the day before," responded Teddy, not to be caught, this flatter ing talk. "We had better come to the point, as we are in opposite camps, Mr. Marks." 77v77 7 "Are we in opposite camps," inquired the Jew, with a searching look. 77* "I think so. You want that idol and I want Lieutenant Jayne. Why did you trap him that way?" asked Teddy, abruptly. • 7 •: _: _ ■:-:: He hoped to take Marks by surprise, but the Jew was too well used to delicate situations to allow his emotions—if any— to get the upper hand of him. The heath en Chinee could not have worn a more childlike and bland expression than that which was on his face when he met Ted dy's eye. "I trap Mr. Jayne?" said he, with sur prise, wonderfully well feigned, if it were not natural. "My good sir, I had nothing to do with that. I'm astonished you should think such a thing of me!" "Humph! Well, perhaps it's natural you should be astonished. Anyhow I pre sume you won't deny that you: run the A SUDDEN CHANGE. Fairy?" "The Fairy? What Fairy?" *. "The yacht on beard which Jayne was decoyed. I know that much. . How, it does not matter. Come, Mr. Marks, I know you are dying to get hold of that idol " "How do you know?" he asked, sharp ly. --The extent of Teddy's knowledge was evidently making him uneasy. 77;*; "Because, for one thing, you put that servant, Jael Moss, into Mrs. Wharton's service to look for it." "Pshaw! hat arrant nonsense! How could I force a woman " "Oh, as to that, I haven't forgotten the hint of Jael being under your thumb Mrs. Isaacs let fall. You may as well speak plainly." Eli smothered a curse. The boy was really annoying him; but he kept his temper. "Very well," he said at length, but.with some sullenness, "I will speak plainly. I do want that idol. Why, it doesn't matter. Sufficient that my rea son—well, Is of no ■■ importance." "Oh, isn't it! Then why did you go to such lengths as to take away a man's liberty on the chance of getting it?" "I tell you I had nothing to do with the disappearance of your friend. Do you think I'm such' a fool as to put my self in the clutches of the'law?" "No," replied Teddy, drily, "I don't think you are—unless with very, very strong reason. Well, I say you did, you say you didn't. Let's leave it like that. Now, I'll make a bargain with you— and square. You help me to get Jayne Itself.*: We had always wished our rural acquaintances good crops and hoped their, sheep 'would prove a success,* but farther than this w© seldom vepturecL;_3However, •I had scored. one good point'by giving a host some inadvertently gleaned market Information. * " . - .*'***.■ The Poet amused us once-more by re citing to • us an enthusiastic . scrawl .'■ ded icated to "The Triangular Bicyclists." "Grip robbed me of my sleep.and.l was nearly crazy with neuralgia arid head ache. ";: Dr. ; Miles'. Pain Pills • and Nervine cured me."—Mrs! ' Pearl Bush, Holland, Mich. •■':;;U*-ik ':•:•.:<77*^ ' -•<" -: BY fERGUS HUME.— back, and I'll i help you to what you want—that Idol!" 7 ••'v;-77 "How can I help- you?" • -7777 "That's best known to yourself. There Is no doubt that that Nebby.-while hiding In the jar,- found the package containing the idol, and put: it Into his pocket, re gardless of what it might be. You said .he was a born thief, you know. • Well, I'll find Nebby, and get- that idol for you. On your side, you must tell me where Jayne is." "*" - v.7--..*, ! L -\-V; 7 "I don't know, sir—once for all. I had no hand in his disappearance. As to the Idol,. I .can '.get- it from Nebby? myself." "Not if I.know it. I'll see ■ Inspector Dyke about that." 7' . Marks gasped and bit his lip. "I don't think you'd better rely upon the police in : a delicate matter of this . kind, Mr. Vyse. "-You'll find they're a heavy-hand- ed lot. Besides, I don't want them poking their noses into my affairs." . "I can quite understand that," said the genial Teddy,. lighting his .third cigarette. "Oh, you can, can you! And how. about yourself? How did you get that idol to put into the jar? It was, I believe, in the possession of Gen. Burnley, and he, Mr. Vyse, was murdered." '..•■•. -'*-.."-," "So he was, Mr. Marks. And who killed him? Who killed him?" "You should know that," said the Jew, looking threateningly. at the boy. \: ■;■'■ Teddy laughed. "Oh, I'm not the man," he said, coolly; "so don't think you're going to score off me on that tack. But I know who is; just as you know who made off with Lieut. Jayne—if you didn't do it yourself!" 'Oh, no; I didn't do it." He reflected for a moment. "Who killed Burnley?" "\h; that's the question. ,1 never give something for nothing, .Mr. Marks. Your trade ought to teach you better than* to expect it. You tell me who got rid of Jayne, "who decoyed him on board that yacht, and I tell you—what I know." "I can't tell you. I haven't the least idea." "Very good; then we had better end this conversation," and Vyse stood up to go. ;' ' With a deprecatory wave of the. hand Marks stopped hrm. With a young man of this calibre he judged it best not to be unduly rash. "Let us understand one another quite clearly, Mr. "Vyse. Supposing I were able to tell you—l say: supposing, mind —r ' Oh, yes, I understand—saving clause. Go on!" fr'K? * "Well, then, supposing I were able to tell you what you want to know;, you would in return ft ell me—since you con fess you know— killed Gen. Burn ley?" ■;'.'';7 "Certainly!" 7-V-77- ■.•„.;._ .... ' "And I have your word that this does not pass beyond ourselves?" 7 "Quite so." :--.. j^.Lv. ; "Very well, then, Mr. Vyse)" suppose you begin!" "?.->..,,., .. . t Teddy hesitated. He., stood to lose nothing material, even if ; the Jew did bredk his word. At all event****;, he decid ed he would risk it. "The Chinaman, Jinfou,'killed him," he said. - "I .will tell you the whole case as I know it." Then he retailed his story exactly as he had done to Fancy -and Norah. The Jew's eyes glistened as he heard it. ..'.-' ' "I can quite understand Jinfou want ing that Idol,!! he said, when Teddy fin ished. ' "He knows>-what -I . know about it!" ' ; "And what's that?" ?. ;••.■. .- *-*_- - :. "Our bargain doesn't: embrace that piece of information, Mr. Vyse. How ever"—he snapped his: fingers—"that for Jinfou! After what you tell me,. I don't | expect he'll show up here again. ;So I'll have it all my own .way.. Well, : so you want to know about Lieut. Jayne, do you ?*^ It was a queer . affair, wasn't It?' 777. ' It* was—very. Come, Mr. Marks," I rely on. your promise." --:,„»>.-) •_!_..•/ ._•> ■ V- "Oh, I'm going to keep it. The name of the mart you want is Philip Whar ton!"' _„■■ . Teddy gasped. This was the la*Sx name he had expected to hear. "What! Miss Wharton's brother?" "Yes; he came- down here to * borrov** from me. I refused him. He came across an old college chum who was lying off here with his yacht,, and in duced him—l don't know how—to, join liirn in this . affair, jilt, was Philip - Whar ton who took Dinch's boat and decoyed Jayne on board. Being Miss Wharton's brother, I suppose the young man trust ed him. More than that, I don't know." "But who told ybu this?" "The young man himself. He wanted money to get away from Fletmouth-;—" 7 "Why.didn't he go in the Fairy, then?" "That I can't say," replied * Marks, frankly, . "unless :he fancied he might be suspected. He came to me for money —I had lent it to him in his better days. I forced him to tell me the.truth, for I suspected-he'd been up to some mischief. But, although he told me. he refused to say* why he had decoyed Jayne on board. Then- I gave him: the money I promised him, and he. went." - (To Be Continued Daily.) The 6th day of March is last day to save 5 per cent discount on high service water rents. :::...■- "After.suffering for two months from a revere attack of* grip I found quick re lief and a lasting - cure by using Dr. Miles' Nervine, Pain Fills and Heart Cure."—Harry Abbott. Cincinnati, Ohio. l-ETBOPILITftJI I N^S. V "I HAY BE WRONG." TONIGHT-Matinee Wednesday, 25-50-75-$ l sEAt?lb§Kß|The Rounders. >' Night prices, 25-50-75-sl-$1.50. . Thursday The Christian." Sunday Mat. and Night Sousa's Band. , . „.. • firAnrf Chas* E * Bla,iey's _^________~^*• : Stupendous Production, A Play "of Stir- Klttff Of the ring Interest. ' ■ --■..-.•..,- •-,.. —"— —; ; .•■- :_ | g Opium Ring Matinee Next Week— Wm. H. Wednesday ' STAR THEATER ;■■■' A WEE-IS X',- > Dail BUTTERFLY- ■ 7-7 * *175 • EXTRAVAGANZA Oo\ *" And Prof. Wood- |> *™ ford's Animal Show. |! an Next Week—LlT-B-UEGYPT CO. < 200 Empire :: Theater.- A , , THIRD AND WABASHA. AJ-U > ATHLETfG WEEK. . HIS The Com stocks, Green & Lewis. ' _ tln'p *_- Sisters La Fevre,- French & ; WC t__ K. ,- Krent, The Johnsons, Miss Carl —:—_ _ Ington,. Miss Black, M.ssHaym •3. Kid Ryan, of Chicago, will meet all comers for six rounds daily. ...,...,. ~-. v™ AMUSEMENTS. fcwfflniiiimiiiiiiiiHHimiimiiiiMiiiiinin _____ l-_J_-T-!^OToT^>nly Wi '------_*t- :s*~-■ff*-:."*- ***-*?"■"■-f. i i-lj-til ..-• *j*xJ?*S: :£-, ~ • ~*-7~"- :u*^J£ |___B___r i.NfegetablcPrep-d'atiottforAs- 1| Simila ting theFocdandßetfula- m tingtl-e3tc_m____t__.im_lßawe--acf m W __________*__ '>--*v ■' M ,! Promotes DrgesUofi,C_KetM- m ness and Res ..Contains neither jj§ Opmm,Morpliine nor m Not Narcotic. i jl .'• " v ; At%iw xyfCldllrSMlUELJmiam m Pumpkin Sad- y &T : ;fl ' x4lx.Same* 1 M /ketUUsSJtr- § Anist Seedf '* I Ihptrndbe , *. > '0a mOsrittnei Jodie . I jig \ti\it\iyrm*iiffiwi*n \ / Aperfect Remedy or Consiipa- S Hon, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea, jm j Worms .Convulsions .Feverish- ;li ness and Loss OF SLEEP. jig XacSimile Signature' *_* i||| -.7 C£t4ffifa&*i4 M NEW VOHK. I EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER, 9 la_______, tjxmtikW DEATHS Margaretha, beloved wife of William Heck, at her home, 613 North street, Sunday, March 3, aged twenty eight years. Funeral from above resi dence, Wednesday morning, March 6, at 8:30. o'clock. Service at Sacred Heart church at 9 o'clock. IRVINE—In St. Paul, Minn., March 1, 1901, at 12 p. m., Mrs. Margaret Cady Irvine, aged sixty-eight years. Funeral Monday, March 4, at 2:30 p. m., at her old home, 27.' Mackubin street. Friends invited. Interment private. EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COM PANY. . Principal office, Dcs Moines, lowa. (Or ganized in 1567). F. M. Hubbell, Presi dent. J. C. Cummings, Secretary. At torney to accept service in Minnesota, In surance Commissioner. Cash capital $100,000. . ' INCOME IN 1900. First year's premiums $102,807 63 Renewal premiums 341,510.44 Dividends and surrender values . applied to purchase paid up Insurance and annuities 21,439. 97 ■'•'■■■ ' . : _ Total premium income $465,758.04 Rents and interest 125,499.30 From all other sources ........ 2.599.89 ... Total Income $593,857.32 DISBURSEMENTS IN 1900. ■ Death claims-and matured en dowments .- $71,386.47 Annuities and premium notes, *\ -voided by lapse '..:.. s .'jvi: 63729 Dividends to policy holders I .... 46,090.62 Surrender values to policy .-"■'* :.•--'■' ; holders .......... ".... 19,906.84 _ Total paid policy holders - $138,021.22 Dividends to stockholders ...... 7,000.00 Commissions, salaries and * ex- -. • .. penses of agencies .......;_.-;. :'.■ 92,959 Salaries of officers, employes '•■"-•'. - and examiners' fees 29.227.81 Al other disbursements .'...• 22,791.50 Total disbursements ........ $290,000.17 Excess of Income over dis bursements ........... $303,857.15 ASSETS DEC. 31,, 1900. '" 7 Value of real estate owned $43,901.68 Mortgage loans $1,955,361.52 Collateral loans ....7.....:\:..-. 3 400.00 Premium notes and .'policy loans ....- ..^. ....•:............ 112.852.53 Bonds and stocks owned*.;..... 134,275.37 Cash in office and in bank...... ■*••* 41,440.46 Accrued interest and rents .... 45,533.82 Deferred and unpaid premi ums ........... ..:......r...... 45,815.44 All other admitted assets ......•» 135.71 -Total admitted assets .$2,382,724.56 Assets not admitted.-..515,445.55 "TT LIABILITIES. 7 Net value of outstanding poll- 7 cies, actuaries 4 per cent $1,884,595.40 Claims adjusted and - not - due, and unadjusted and reported...... 3,310. Dividends-due policy holders.. 2,017.41 All other liabilities .............. *** .4,862.80 Total liabilities! on .. policy .. holders' account ....;.;. .751,894,785. 61 Gross"divisible surplus ......... 387,938.95 Capital stock paid up ........... $100,000.00 RISKS- AND PREMIUMS 1900 BUSI ;.- 7 7:* 7 NESS. ' : '--■-■•»:'■'.'■ No. j Amount. Policies in force at be ginning of the year..... 7,988 $11,246,287.01 Policies in force at close Jot the year ..............9,403 13,307,555.39 Net increase .......'..«.... 1,415 $2,061,293.38 Issued, revived and in-. 1 creased during the year .... .........4,927 $2,878,022.12 Total terminated during . the year ......*...... 512 810,723.74 By death .................. 46 61,040.34 By maturity . 7 . 12,250.02 By surrender 67 81,98.8.38 By lapse . 331 467,000.00 By change and decrease 7 90,656.00 Not taken ................. 54 103.750.00 - BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA IN 1900. No. Amount. Policies In force at be ginning of the year.... 119 $167,600.00 Issued during the year.. 24 29,000.00 Ceased to be in force • during the year ........ 7 - 8,600.00 In force Dec. 31 last 136 188,000.C0 Cash received for pre miums ........' $7,218.46 State of Minnesota, 7-7..'-.' Department of Insurance. 7v r777 ;»7v St. Paul, March 1. 1901. Whereas. The Equitable Life Insurance Company, a corporation organized under the laws of lowa, has fully complied with the provisions of the laws of this state, relative to the admission and authoriza tion of insurance companies of its class. Now, Therefore, I, the undersigned, In surance Commissioner, do hereby empow er and authorize the said above named company to transact its appropriate busi ness, of life insurance in the State of Minnesota; according to the laws there of, until the thirty-first day of Jafeiary, A. D. 1902, unless said authority be. re voked or otherwise legally terminated prior thereto. -In .Testimony Whereof, I have here unto set my hand and affixed my official seal at St. Paul, this Cist day of January. A. D. 1901. ELMER H. DEARTH, Insurance Commissioner. ;BROW.SWSUUSf^'-S-!n_S?: feg^mHllffi ffk 17$ CASTORIA te__S_S_3__Sg_S^ ■ . ■ "-sjg-^a^^ The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been \in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of ynv ,/•$,, m and lias been made under his per- QS^§fM^^ *onal supervision since its infancy. 'aiw^ ' w£*tt* Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are but? t Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It Is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is . its guarantee, It destroys Worms ; and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS ..,,..„. Sp Bears the Signature of _ The Kind You toe Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. m THE CEWTAU*. COMPANY. TT »-"»» BTH*EET. NEW VOBK CITY. BUY THE GENUINE^ SYRUP OF FIGS \ ... MANUFACTURED 8Y... -CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. ■ tar NOTE THE NAME. PROVIDENT SAVINGS L.I_?E ASSUU- . ; 7 : 7. ,- ANCE \ SOTIETY. Principal office. New York City, N. V (Organized in 1875). Edward XV. Scott- President. XV. E. Stevens, Secretary. Attorney to accept service in Minnesota, Insurance Commissioner. Cash capital, $100,000. 7;i:-- 7_ INCOME TN 1900. First year's premiums $730,542.91 Renewal premiums 2,667,027.39 Dividends and surrender values applied to purchase paid; up 77 • Insurance and annuities -.. 23,488.29 Total. premium income $3,421,058.39 Rents and interest 114,943.35 From all other sources 31,995.45 Total income $3,567,997.39 DISBURSEMENTS IN 1900. Death claims and matured En dowments .....';... $1,312,523.01 Annuities and premium notes, voided by lapse .Vi £0,716.12 Dividends to policy holders.... 121,199.75 Surrender values to policy holders 92,226.07 "Total paid policy h01der5....51,616,666.95 Dividends to stockholders 6,977.-30 Commissions, salaries and ex penses of agencies 709,786.47 Salaries of officers, employes and examiners', fees .'. 272,723.96 All other disbursements 270.581.00 •" Total disbursements 7 $2,877,035..8 Excess, of income ; over dis bursements ..:..... $690,961.41 7:*'■;•'■ * ~~ASSETS ' dec 31, 1900. Value- of Veal estate owned... $467,157.61 i Mortgage loans 423,200.00 1 Collateral loans ...7 '. 20,705.13 1 Premium notes v and policy loans ..' ...: 975,381.07 ! Bonds 5 and stocks owned 837,490.53 Cash in office and in bank 5.8.18 Accrued interest and rents 63,530.71 Deferred and unpaid premi ums.-. ;*...... V 569.76-3.10 All other admitted assets 71,461.51 7.Total admitted assets $3,897,223.81 Assets hot admitted ..$128,111.55 . LIABILITIES. • Net value of outstanding poli cies, actuaries 4 per cent $3,236,560.0) Claims adjusted and not due, . and unadjusted and reported. 12?.944.10 Claims resisted........! 50.503.03 All other liabilities 7,681.61 Total liabilities on policy holders' account $3,417.73?.71 Gross divisible surplus $379,488.13 Capital stock paid-up $ICO,OCO.CO EXHIBIT OF POLICIES, 1900 BUSI . NESS...-:. ■.. No. Amount. Policies in force at be gining of the year ....32,689 $107,040,100.0) : Policies * in force at - close of the year. 32,711 102,830,128.00 Net increase ....7...... *. 22 Net decrease ..........V. .... $1,153,972.0) Issued, revived and In creased during *** the year ........ ........ 11,839 $39,210,425.00 Total terminated ' dur ing the year ..........11,817 43.364,3J.7.-)0 By death .......... 396 1,331,801.00 By maturity 1 250.00 By expiration 5,892 23,813,279.00 By surrender 7 101 358.678.00 By lapse .....: 1,346 4,930,169.0) By change and de crease .: 2.101 6.55.8 94/). 00 Not taken ...'........-... 1,977 6,368,277.00 ~f , ■ BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA IN ISOO. No. Amount. Pedicles in force at be ginning of the year.. 389 $842,881.03 Issued during the year. . 71 224,205.00 Ceased to be in force during the year 87 242.851.03 In force Dec. 31, last... 373 824.235.00 Losses and claims In curred i during the year ...... ....."'774'7 $15.000 03 Losses and claims set tled . during the year, in cash 7^-7 $15,000.00 Total .... '.'...'!'.'...':..' 4 $15,000.03 Cash received for pre miums - .... $22,621.85 Notes, credits, etc 42.00 f77Total receipts ....... $22,663.88 "Whereas,. The Provident Savings Life As surance Society, a corporation organized under the laws of .New. York, has fully complieel with the provisions of the laws of" this State, relative to the adm'f-iioh and authorization of- insurance companies of its:class.- i ..-.-■-,.. Now, Therefore. I, the undersigned, In surance Commissioner, do hereby empow er and authorize the said above named Company to transact Its appropriate bus iness of Life insurance In the State of Minnesota,. according to the laws thereof, until the thirty-first day of January, A. D. 1902, unless :said authority be revoked or ; otherwise legally "terminatel prior thereto. -. - : - In .Testimony "Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand-and affixed -my official seal at St. Paul, this 2d day of March, A. D. 1901. ■:..• :.-. ... -.-■■ - . - ELMER H. DEARTH, Insurance Commisslone OR. W. J. HMD, M 91 E. 7th St., St. Paul. fe-Jx specidiisi Painless ExtroGiino /ffis^ Filling, Goll Crowns t^^^*^^ and BrirgM^ork. AMATEtTR PHOTOGRAPHERS fj.L4.*%7?*&!*i W99* g**+ Will aid you -»■ \)0/ m 9m9m9*mmmm. to se iect a Camera, sell It to you at the lowest pos sible price and teach you without charge the proper use of it. Headquarters for the UNIVERSAL DEVELOPER and Green Fixing. 10l EAST SIXTH STREET. a Telephone IS6S-J-3 Main. UNION CASUALTY AND SURETY COM PANY. Principal office, St. Louis, Mo. (Organ ized in 1893.) • Edward Clult, President. L. S. Atwood, Secretary. Attorney to ac cept Service in Minnesota, Insurance Commissioner. Cash capital, $250,00'). INCOME IN 1900. Premiums received— Accident ...... $186,489.46 Employer's liability - 66,186.37 Burglary -.-.* 6.857.73 *- Plate glass -...."....v....... 92,773.49 Steam boiler 4,368.15 Total premium income $355_71'3.20 From interest, dividends and " rents $16,105.45 From all other sources 100,020.00 - Total income $471,830.65 DISBURSEMENTS IN 1900. Claims paid (net)— $91,483.48 Accident $91,483.48 Employer's liability 85.114.79 Burglary 2,463.54 Plate Glass 46,849.54 Net paid policy holders $226,911.86 Commissions, salaries and ex penses of agents $119,7.'9.US Salaries of officers, employes and examiners' fees 28,570.23 All other disbursements 44,877.51 Total disbursements $119,158.20 Excess of income over disburse ments i $52,672,45 ASSETS DEC. 31, 1906. Mortgage loans $89,985.00 Bonds and stocks 0wned........ 260,000.00 Cash in office and in bank 41.441.0S Accrued interest and rents 2,300.95 Deferred and unpaid premiums. 72,379.01 All other admitted assets 10,905.48 Total admitted assets $477,011.52 Assets not admitted. $41,029.35 LIABILITIES. Claims in process of adjust-' ment and Known $8,970.93 Claims resisted and disputed.. 5,100.00 Estimated expenses of settle ment 27,500.00 Aggregate of unpaid claims. $41,570.92 Reinsurance reserve 92,0.1.8$ All other liabilities 1.153.00 _. Capital stock paid up 250,000.00 Total liabilities, including ~"~ capital $334,797.80 ————^_ Surplus beyond capital and other liabilities $92,213.72 RISKS AND PREMIUMS 1900. Written or Renew- Amount at Risk ed Dur- Beginning of Year Ing Year Accident $22,332,268 $41,7« 066 Health 3,245 625 * Plate glass 1,744,456 4,405,895 Premiums Amount Receiv- at Risk End ed Thereon of Year. Accident $237,169.83 * $17,078,175 Health 15,247.67 2,505,550 Plate Glass .... 117,111.19 3,746,86. Losses incurred during the year. 911.35 BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA IN 1900. 0 Risks Premiums Losses Written. Received. Paid. Accident $531 Employers' liability '.. .'...>... ; 1,469.14 Health 88,500 400.00 "5 71 Plate glass. 129,850 2,517. 1.730.53 Totals ..$218,350 $2,917.66 $3,569.57 *7 '■-';-■ Amount . Losses at Risk Incurred. End of Year. Accident $694.14 Employers' lia- * •* --bility 1,469.14 ........ Health 25.71 88,500 Plate glass ...... 1,780.88 129,860 Totals $3,869.87 $218,350 State of Minnesota, Department of Insurance. St. Paul, March. 1,1968. "Whereas, the Union Casualty and Surety Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri, has fully complied with the provisions of the laws of this state, relative to the admission and authorization of insurance companies of its class. Now, Therefore, I, the undersigned, In surance Commissioner, do hereby em power and authorize the said above nam ed Company to transact its appropriate business of accident, employers' liability, health, plate glass and steam boiler in surance in * the State of Minnesota, ac cording .to the laws thereof, until the thirty-first day of January, A. D. 1902 unless said authority be revoked or otherwise legally terminated prior there to. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at St. Paul, this 31st day of January. A. D. 1901. • ....-.-:. - ■ . ELMER H. DEARTH, Insurance Commissioner.