Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 January 1884 — Page 6

AFFAIRS OF TIIE RAILWAYS. PERSONAL AND LOCAL. President Roosevelt Coming; West—Several Hoads to Drop Into the Racket. J. H. Devereux, president of Ike Bee-line system, on Saturday returned to New York, His frequent visits there give some color to the report that negotiations are pending looking to a consolidation of the Bee line system of roads with the Nickel plate. lion. D. J. Morrell has retired from the presidency of the Cambria Iron and Bteel Company lifter holding the position for a long series of years. P. E. Chapin, of Johnstown, has been elected his successor. No further changes in the officers of the company arc expected. The resignation of Briggs S. Cunningham, president of the Kentucky Central road, has been accepted. He assigns as a reason for retiring that the Citizens’ National Bank of Covington requires liis entire attention. Until the annual meeting Vice president Echols is to perform the duties of president. The editors of Kansas papers have been severe in their comments on the management of- Kansas roads, and have supported anti-mouopoly legislation. Now they find themselves burred oat of passes, or even half-fare favors for themselves and families over the Union Pacific or any of its branches. Western railroad men are highly pleased that Robert Harris has been elected to the presidency of the Northern Pacific, as it means that the road will be managed economically and honestly. Air. Harris is no stock jobber, and has no vulnerable point for the “boars" to pick at. Mr. Harris is a tall Yankee, of tlie Lincoln type, with black board, brows, and abundant. stock of black hair, keyed up to the highest pitch of nervous intensity, and putting chain lightning into all he does, whether it is telling stories and having a good time or running railroads. Ex-President Colonel Bennett H. Young and A. B. Southard, traffic manager of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road, returned from New York on Saturday night. Mr. Young went directly on to Louisville, and All*. Southard stopped over but a few hours at ludianapo lis, but when interviewed he said he prefered not to make any statement. Time would develop what is to be done. From a party who is not officially connected with the road, but who knows what is going otT. is learned that the newly elected president, E. Roosevelt, is to be West the latter part of this week, and then a general reorganization is to I>e made. Ilis motto is to cut down expenses, and to this end one superintendent is to take the place of a general superintendent and two division superintendents. The general freight and general passenger agencies are to be put in charge of one general officer, leaving the young man at the head of the passenger department, and the assistant general freight agent out in the cold. A. B. Southard is to remain with the road, bis title to be that of general manager. Who is to be superintendent had not been definitely settled on Friday last. Local Notes. The five Western roads, last week, brought into this station 4,395 loaded cars. The Vandalia, last week, brought into Indianapolis 259 car loads of live stock, and 628 carloads of block coal. Tl\6 Chicago, St. Lous & Pittsburg, last week, forwarded from ibis point 280 car-loads of live stork; the Bee. 102 car-loads. The Chicago, St. Louis A: Pittsburg road seems to have been a looker-on. last week, forwarding •nly 1,097 loaded cars, 519 less than the Bee-line. The Cincinnati. Indianapolis. St. Louis & Chicago road, last week, forwarded from Cincinnati 821. and delivered at Cincinnati 921 loaded cars. The Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis road earned the first week of January $50,999, which was $9,460 less than tlio earnings in the corresponding week. 1883. 'Hie Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen rive their tenth annual ball, at Lyra Hall, on Wed- - ' , ’ np Ifc nxMroßnna oenig 111 attendance, and a pleasant time is anticipated. nm Indiana, Bloomington A: Western management have decided to put in forty miles of steel rail on the Ohio division. The entire line, from Sandusky to Springfield. 0., will 1 hen be laid witn steel rails weighing sixty pounds to the yard.

The Indianapolis & St. Louis people are kccniHg their track pretty warm for winter time, so heavy is business with them. Last week thev brought into Indianapolis 1.650 cars: forwarded West from this point, 1.713. Eastward. 1.b7 were loaded; westward but 1.040 were loaded. The Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg company last week received from the Grant Locomotive Works three consol engines; average weight, empty til ty-one tons. The engines are numhereu ,!34, 347 and 44!). and are to be put in servr and* n 11,11 Iml ’ :| nai>olis division of the St. L. &■ P-

the Bee-line, last week, forwarded East from tin* pouit 1,616 loaded cars nnd thrrtv-lour empties, which is the heaviest movement of Ircight over tlie road for many months. So gmti tying in it that one road is doing a n-ood iVnsmoss \ve give below the number of car.-Tfor-warded daily, commencing with Jan. 12: Satin&T w l: , Sn ? da >’. 214; Monday. 2G2: Tuesday. 28 total, l.boO. ft'oui which thirty-four empty cars forwarded i to be deducted, making the east-bound movement of loaded 1,616 cars.

Borne of tliedirectors of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road strongly favor building a road from Indianapolis to Cincinnati, as near an i c-lme as practicable. One of the directors at the meeting last week favored such a step. He said only one hundred miles need be built, which would make it the shortest line between Chicago and Cincinnati. The road, by reaching Cirtcinnati, would connect with southeastern systems and with the great trunk linos. In ease it is decided to extend to Cincinnati. the value of the property, he said, in his opinion, would be at least trebled.

a .10 general manager of the Wabash road is to issue an order for the dismissal of all minors running on tile road or otherwise engaged in dang, rous places. The effect of this dismissal will lfe nil her severe, as nearly a hundred and m(y boys will be discharged from the road ?°"V' months ago a young man, running on the So. [,ollls division of the Wabash, was "severely injured in an accident. He was under twentyone years of age, and his parents sued the company for damages. Hast week the ease was decided against the rail mad, and a big money verdiet was given.

Time has demonstrated that it was ail unwise move on the part of the railroad companies i„ Stop the sale of tickets at tile outside offices Sealjjers are now the most prosperous business men in tin* city. The local passenger agents nut their heads together to get around the ruling of the union Railway Company, and six of the leading roads are reported to be selling their tickets through scalpers, some of the agents Showing no hesitancy in sending parties to scalpers to purchase tickets, with the assurance that they Will get satisfactory rates. The 1., B. &\y goes about the matter more respectfully, selling only from their general ticket agent’s office It Is now fourteen months since these offices were closed, and the business they did has practically been turned over to the ticket scalpers. The outside offices, which are known as information bureaus, with one or two exceptions, give little information, except as to the location ~f the Uca'pers offices.

FREIGHT BUSINESS. A Handsome Increase in Traffic w ith Indianapolis Lines. The car movement of last week will be a gratifying surprise, as an improvement in business is shown with every road centering here, and with the Bee-line and I. & St. L. there is a genuine boom. It should be borne in mind, however, that the business of the week ending .Tan. 12 was remarkably light, consequently the increase of nearly four thousaud ears only brings the movement up to about the average when business is considered reasonably good. A eon sidcrable per cent, of the increase is in east bound movement, where tiie improvement is the most noticeable. Much of the property was

loaded prior to the restoration of rates, and was billed in transit. In west-bound traffic something of an improvement is shown, and from this on the tonnage will increase, as many Western merchants have already gone cast to make purchases of spring goods. North and south roads are still doing but little, comparatively speaking, nor do the freight agents look for a marked improvement while the weather is so winter like in character. Live stock traffic is remarkably heavy, especially through business. Local traffic lias improved somewhat the last few days and compares favorably with the tonnage of former years at the corresponding period. Below is given the number of cars received and forward*d at. this point in the week ending at OA. M., Saturday, Jan., 19, as compared with the preceeding week. Name of Road. Jan.l 2! Jau.l9| Inc. | Dec. C. &I. Air line 191; 2041 43 .... I.&V 282 3071 25 .... C.. H. & 1 372 4 41 09 .... Wabash 308' 431 63 .... 1 Aliddle TOO, 750 50 I. B. &W.S St. Louis.. 337 342 5 .... ) Peoria 51)3! 601 08 .... f 1 tm t o l West - lii ~ s 1 - 82 - 394 t. L. A < j East. 2.049 2.254 205 .... J, 520| 010 114 .... C St T \ Pitts'bgi 2,114 2,204 90 .... C,, Bt. L. M*. j Chicago: I)4| 114 20 .... Vandalia 2,520 2.831 311 .... I. & St. L ] 1,830! 3.303 1,533 .... Bee-line j 2,203 3,335|1,132 .... Total ! 15.783 19,70 Net increase, 3,922 cars. The number of loaded cars handled at this point was as follows: Received. 8,201: forwarded, 8,332. Total, 10,533. Increase over number handled at this point in the week ending Jan. 12, 3,537 cars. The corresponding week 1882, there were received and forwarded at this point 20,365 cars, of which number 17,312 were loaded.

THE L„ N. A. & C. ROAD. Its Pest Troubles and Its Future Prospects— A Property that Can Ite Made Valuable. There is no good reason why the Louisville. New Albany Chicago road should not rank, if properly handled, as one of the best Indiana roads. This point will be admitted by any railroad or business man who understands its capabilities. It has natural advantages in geographical position. A fine local trade in stone, live stock, lumber and grain; a fine local and through passenger business, daily increasing; three co-operative fast-freight lines, a lumber and coal line, all doing a large and lucrative business; and the question naturally arises, what is the trouble that the roiid does not reach the position it is entitled to? Speaking of this matter an observant railroad man says one of the troubles is that it has been top-heavy; there has been too much general management and too much lack of harmony between the officials; then there has been too much changing of general freight agents, which is fatal to a road if long indulged in: and thirdly, they have carried too much business, both freight and passenger, at low rates, the aim seeming to have been to make a big tonnage and a heavy travel. No one questions the ability of either the president or the vice-president and late traffic manager. Either oik; could handle the property and make it pay operating expenses and fixed charges, but with a clashing of authorities the road cannot attain its proper position. The railroad official went on to say that a road like the L.. N. A. & (\ had no need Os ait acting president, a traffic manager, a general superintendent, two division superintendents, and a general freight and general passenger agent. It could not cariw so many high-salaried men. Tin* directors oi' the road look upon it as valuable property. One of them, on Friday last, told a reporter of the New York Express-Mail that they {the directors) had great confidence in the property. He said: “it has had many difficulties, but 1 consider it one of the most valuable pro]>orties reorganized and built up since 1880. In January, 1880, the road was virtually without rolling stock and had no termini. It was simply a local road. Today it has line terminal facilities in Chicago, Louisville, and Indianapolis, and commands (•lose conneciiwnx m the year 1879 to $1,700,000 in lh£J. Its net (‘■irmnKs linve increased from less than SIOO 000 m 18(9 to over SIOO,OOO in 1883. The increase in gross was nearly 300 per cent., and in net over 400 per cent, and this wts notwithstanding the great depression in business throughout the country. The property of the company in Chicago would realize a handsome profit. In liouisvi 1;' wnat cost less than SIOO,OOO could be easily sold tor $-'•'0.01 M) cash. Nearly 200 miles of road have been built, aim the work is paid for."

KVST-ROINO TUAHtc. Handsome Increase or Tonnage Willi Chicago Kor.4*. During the week ending dan. 10 the-fetal siiipujcnts of douiygi'a'ii and jipovisiijps ovw i-li,■ eight reads leading east to 06,093 Wn% against 42jl2ti Lius in!the ; wy,.k ■ mlingjau. 12. Xbefoli.living table giv. v t ; R . ,|,. tails: '' '>'■■■■

T? •• >, jlWious.: Total. Koute. In tons. In tons. In tons. In toa-s. i’. & Ohio K. R.. 433 231 <;s> l ,un ;;• & Atlam cRy 1.499 3.733 <£* 5 O. T.KV. .. 3(H>j 1,047 2.709 3 C.. St-. L. &. li.i-i 1.241 5,325■ 3 2*M) *i KSitxL. S.&M. S.Rv 4.033 8J47 {>23l 14 01 Madi. Ceatd K.,i{ 3.003. 8,735 830 12.634 By--- 701 ■ 5,010; 400! 03 71 P. Ft.W.4; C.Ky 2.143 l 0,872, 1,950 10,965 TotaJ 13,939! 41,210| 11.743 j 66,892

Per Cents.—Baltimore & Ohio railroad. 5 2 Chicago & Atlantic railway, 8.8: Chicago & Grand Trunk railway Chtcago. St. Louis & Pitt: burg railM‘i ~ ' i l' : ' ! / s ' h ol' e * Michigan Southern railway. - l.tb Michigan Central roilread. 18.9 New York ( Imago ,V St. Louis railway, 9.2: Pittsburg. Ft' \\ aync & Chicago railway, 16.1. Total, 100. * It will be noticed that tlie Pennsylvania lines which have bren shaded by the Vanderbilt lines last week, went in for a larger share of the husiness. Iho V anderbilt lines, however, increased their ,omlogo handsomely. .

GENERAL NEWS. Some Interest Still Shown in the TANARUS„ C. Jk St. L. Mr. .Tolin Felt Osgood, chairman of the Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis railroad reorganisation committee, has established his headquarters it Boston and proposes to givo his whole time the extrication of the corporation from its present financial difficulties. As soon as the weather will admit , in company With some of the directors and an expert engineer, he expects to make a trip over the entire system. Tiie needs of every division will be carefully noted with reference to determining imeuratoly the amount of receivers’ certificates to be issued. Judges Drummond and Baxter will bold a conference next month, and at that time the issuance of the re reivers’ certificates will be determined upon. An effort will be made to have these made in due issue, covering the whole system, instead of in two, one for each court’s jurisdiction. Receiver < raig is said to be doing quite satisfactory serv-

Miseella neons Notes. It is stated that railroad securities are now more widely distributed than at any time since railroads became so important a factor in business. The Pittsburg, Cleveland & Toledo railroad has decided to loeale the headquarters of the general freight and passenger agent at Pitts burg. Two civil engineers are at the present time examining the New York, Buffalo & West Shore road, and it is said they are. in Vanderbilt's employ. I" * familiar talk last week Jay Gould said: Ihe prospects for the coming year arc ox ceedmgly promising. The cheapness of the materials used in railroad construction, and the steady growth of business, will contribute to tinprosperity of the railroad traffic.’' Ai.thouuh we have heard person.-: remark ‘-it ! is worth its weight in gold,” still Dr. Huliv. Cough bynip is to be had at all the drug stores for the small price of 2-3 cents a bottle.

TTTE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1884.

SERVICES OF THE SABBATH. > l)r. Bowman’s Interesting Discourse on the Miracles of Christ. Rev. David Walk’s Sermon to loung People on Their Religions Duties and Influences.

THE KOVAE KOAD TO SALVATION. The Sermon Delivered at the TabernacJe by Rev. S. L. Bowman. I>r. 8. L. Bowman, dean of the college of theology in DePauw University, preached at the Tabernacle yesterday morning, the theme of his discourse being the miracle work of Christ in the application as a test of faith. His text was, “He answered and said, whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know; that, whereas I was blind, now I see.’’ St. John, ix, 25. This, Dr. Bowman said, was a sharp and abrupt answer to come from a blind and miserable beggar. Tlie sentence, however, is historical, suggestive of Christ's miracle work at the temple gates on the Sabbath day. The whole chapter is unique and of interest, in detail full of circumstantiality, in which each character comes to the front; a life-like portraiture of the hour; a picture drawn by a masterhand. The man who is presumed to be the sinner alluded to in the text is Christ himself. Jesus had just had a sharp controversy with tlie Pharisees about his claim as Messiah and their sin as Jews in rejecting Him. The day’s debate closed with a miracle wrought on the blind-born. In one of the outer courts in the temple area the Jews took up stones to cast at him. that last argument of a mob, which has no reason, but Jesus went out of the temple, going through the midst of thorn, aud so passed by.” At the temple gate He met a beggar and stopped and wrought a miracle upon his eyes. This procedure. when in full flight from His enemies, has seemed to some irreconcilable with Christ’s ordinary prudence, but Lange. Slier. Aleyer and French, recognize in this instance the complete triumph which characterized deportment of our Lord and Alaster—recognized that sense of safety which belonged to Him and to Him alone, who so often said. “My time has not yet come.’’ “I lay down my life of myself, no man taketli it from me. I lay it down of myself.” Another fact discovers itself. Alisfortunes were regarded by some as God’s punishments for personal sins. The disciples asked Him. “Alaster, who did sin, this man or his parents, that lie was bora blindF’ Christ dispelled the delusion in a single sentence. “Neither did this man sin nor his parents, that lie was bora blind.” Alany in that day thought that they could devise from the affliction what the offense was in a state of life before they were born into this world—that madness indicated that they were guilty of disobedience lo parents in that prior world; that epilepsy was due to poison; that blindness was due to the mimjer of one’s mother. On high authority it is stated that fifty per cent, of the people suffer from blemishes of the eyes or from blindness. In Rami all the common saying prevails: “Eve,ry man is totally blind or sees with but one eye. This is due to tlie impalpable sand-dust, pulvcLv izod under the sun’s rays, glancing upou you from surrounding sand-hills, to the rav;iges of smallpox. but, most of all, to the Atoliammedan uncleanliness. This man. however, was born blind. Prophetic description represented the Messiah’s distinguishing function to be the opening of the eyes of the blind, and “in that day shall the deaf hear, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness,” and “I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will make darkness light before them.”

After the temptation, Jesus in tlie synagogue at Nazereth, read from the scroll, “The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath annointed me to preach deliverance to the captives and the recovery of si eh tto the mm a. ” Returning the scroll, ntrsaid: “Tbi* day arc these things fulfilled in your eves." When John the Baptist's disciples desired to know of Jesus “Art. thou He that should conic, or look we for another?” the answer came quickly: “Go show John again those tilings which you do see and hear; the Wind receive tlieir Sight, and the lame walk;” but the divine one who healed sightless men came to cure a worse'blindness than that which shuts out the r.ght oi the sun. Blindness of heart is worse and reprehensible. Here was judicial blindness oil the part of the judiciary. But this man was born blind and was incurably blind.

The remedial appliances Were simple; clay spittle, and washing in Siloam's waters. The requirement to so wash was not too much to overburden, nor too little to be overlooked It made him co-operative with God, and so far responsible, The prescription would seem to have a contrary effect. Olay and spittle, might put out one S eyesight, but how could it make ft blind-born see. So if would seem to many tluH the gospel of a crucified outlaw, a gospel Vhkfi imposed self-denial and cross-bearing, must laif from the start; but this is the royal road to salvation. We come to .this man's ex' penence where he affirms much. Experience is a great fact and factor with any man. It is not only the best test but it is the only test practicable. It is the oest test of faith, attested by the science of human consciousness Human nln'Ure i,,,„ i.- iiunmu

ability and human demand can go no further in proof. No man can get awav from the intelli gence of his own mind. This man said. “One tiling I know." The Pharisees couldn't argue down that knowledge. They Ignored his change from blindness to light. He ignored their relation to this miracle and offered no explanations. They wished him to state theory. He insisted on stating fact Hear how John emphasizes the grand conclusions of Christian experience: “And we know that we are of God. We know that we have passed from death unto life; hereby we know that we are in Him; and hereby we know that We are of the truth and shall assure our hearts before him; hereby we know that wo dwell m Him *md He in us.”

Be not hasty to pronounce judgment, of sin on others misfortunes. Blindness made this man a beggar, but we are, beggars also, and every prayer is an imploring. Being cured of his blindness lie avowed it openly, and even defended Jesus before a- malignant opposition. Being converted through tins' miricle of mercy he worshiped l bnst, and his worship was silently accepted of

when to join CHURCH. Rev. David Walk’s Evening Discourse at the Central Christian Church. Rev. David Walk preached at the Central Christian Church last night. He read the sixth chapter of the Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians, in which was his text: “And ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” He said that in the spiritual care of children there are two extremes—infancy and maturity—and, baptist as I am, if I am to choose between the two, it must result in the selection of the former. I would rather baptize babies six days old than to give adherence to the assumption that we must

not bias the minds of our children, but wait until they are of age to choose for themselves. The latter course is monstrous. The devil is not idle during the first years of childhood. He is busy with them from the beginning, day and night, and at all times in this sin-scourged world into which they have come, and while parents are doing nothing for the souls of their children the enemy of mankind is solving tares in the fruitful field. While we leave our children entirely free we seem to forget that this enemy is at work. The question is. when is a child old enough to he received into the church? II is not a question of years at all It is a question of knowledge. Whenever a child kuo" ; : that to tell a lie is wrong and that to tell the truth is right, that to take what does not among to it is wrong, that to swear is wrong, disobedience is wrong and to obey is right, H is Old enough, and then is the time, it is urged that, children of eight, of ten. or of twelve years do not know enough to become Christians to wane into the church.' What kind of a c'uia-

pliment is that to pay to Christian families, to our Sunday-schools, to our superior advantages in the acquisition of knowledge, to say that these children are not old enough? Surely this is paying a poor compliment to our civilization. I can select fifty boys and girls in our Sunday-schools who know more of the inspired word than some of the apostles. It required a miracle to convince the Apostle Peter that Christ was no respecter of persons. Are our cliildrcn to grow up and be actual sinners before they are ready for God's grace? The gospel contemplates nothing of the kind. The idea that there must be some startling conversion to mark their fitness for entrance into the church is not contemplated by the book. The thought of tlie gosiiel is that the children shall be trained" up in such a way that as soon us they become responsible, they shall just as naturally take their place in God’s family us any act of tlieir lives. At that period of life they are at their very best. It is in childhood tlie faith faculty is most fully developed. It is then tlie heart is full of hope. The child may be said more literally to live by hope than at any time in life. W ould it not lmve been better for thousands Os men and women who now doubt or disbelieve, to have become religious in childhood? When tiie claims of the gospel are urged upon them now they are skeptical on this or that point, whereas, had they been trained up in the church, religion would have become the habit of their lives. I have no sympathy with any sort of view that forbids the early introduction of children into the church. Some object, saying they muy go astray. Os course they may go astray; mi n and women go astray, but how much more likely are children to go astray outside the restraining and blessed influences of the church. Do not discourage your children in their early desire to become Christians. Let us train them up in the way they should go—in the fear and admonition of the Lord. So trained, they will be blessings to us, and if we do not, they will plant our lives with thorns and fill our lives with bitterness and sorrow. May the Lord help us in this work, and may the children give the dew and freshness of their young lives to Him. These services will be continued every evening during this week, with the exception of Saturday evening.

Services at First Baptist Churcli. Mr. Warren W. Bentley, the noted song evangelist, of New York city, opened his work yesterday most auspiciously in three services. Air. Bentley’s method is to sing two solos in exact harmony with tlie sermon of the hour, one before and one after. In the evening meetings he led the praise service of twenty minutes, training; in the use of the hymns from his new book. Hfi voice is a rich and very powerful baritone, which he uses with fine effect. The solo of last night, “Alone with My Conscience,” was rendered with effect. To-night there will be a meeting to which all young people of the city are invited. Services for all the balance of the week. All services at 7:30 o’clock instead of at 7 as previously announced. Tlie Presbytery. The Indianapolis Presbytery will meet in Bpecial session at half past 10 o'clock this morning in the chapel of the Second Church. Rev. James AlcLeod and others will be formally received into membership and arrangements made for their installation over their respective charges. At the close of the presbytery the social club will meet at the same place, when the Presbyterian ministers and their wives will entertain the brethren residing outside the city. The introductory address will be delivered by the president, Rev. J. D. Jones. Historical and critical papers on themes of interest will be read by Rev. AlcLeod, Edson, and Mitchell. The ladies of the church, with their usual hospitality, will provide a lunch lor the members of the club and tlie guests. It is expected that several ministers will briefly engage in a table-talk at the close of the lunch on matters of importance to the churches within the bounds of the presbytery.

BATES BLOCK. '\ Having purchased the. Bryant ami Stratton Colic!’ 0 (which I founded over thirty years ago) ttiis and mv late school are oombfawd. and will be conducted as one. I upils will here find facilities, in all of the departments, not existing elsewhere. Full particulars and specimens of penmanship sent to anv address free ™US. J- BRYANT. President.

It La a fact that remedies almost without ow n^V :lrca< ?/ 9° nt^ fc tbc claim to cure all the ills iS&lu Ji humanity. Thousands hL\l found them powerless to work a cure tor them. No diseases have eo baffled dl attempts at irermanent relief jB have Rheumatism nnd NeuralK* a ;. Along- succession of dißappointiiientehiiiH inpie meir victims doEptur of the possibility of J > <J, For centuries they have lieeu cousidSsrbfr . yoml the power of moiikxlbkill to cure. .. A\ rl<l J' et "e say both can be cured, and that ATHL.orFrop.cß will do the business. Tho b< *t prooi uikt it cun do it is that it ha done it, S. R. Dennen, pastor Third Congrejpfttionftl Church, New Haven. i>>nn. Rheumatism had kept him from the i idj it four or fivo months sit a time. He Bays he had Kuireird all that one could, and live. He took his first dose of Athno ph or os cn Friday ; Sunday he wan in his pulpit; Monday he was well, and has remained bo Biuco. Rev. William P. CWbit, IXD., pastor George St. M. E. Church. New Haven, Conn., wap laid upfortwo months with Inflammatory Rhetimr.tiFin, BMierin* mort excruciating- torture. Athloi’uokos cured him, and he believeß it to be infallible. H. S. Chandler, Os the N. Y. “Independent.” sayc Amnopnoftos cured fcim of RheumsHein from which he had Buffered tor a year and a half. Rev. W. It. Evans, Washington, 1). C., acys: “ I cotielder ite work clwoet in the Ught pf a imracle. It is a moat wonderful medicine. It ought to be spread Uu-ougbout the land." The great question is, "Will it cure me. We believe It trill. Is itworth trying? You must deetdo. U uloproiiok of your druegiet, LSY I'* 1 '* " I'd,, 't express raid, on rcicjot of regular price—ore dollar per bottle. We prefe* that von bnv rereuaVd'to if j'ebssn’t it do not tie U:=thil;K Cl3u ' but order at uno ° TKLOPHOROS CO., 112 WfiU ST., NEW YORK. Ilianntta.ns,.....-: .. .

cfooTTo 4 °^ r 00,000.00 in defending ii oc lo M* Parham Bull an our trade-mark! m*,°“ bte dly hel is today tlio most valuable Bull . K 8 "‘TkL , Now it stands to reason that we i 1 w. wJ l Jl £° protect him so thorotmrhly if BLACKWELL’k BULL DURHAM to. toV'Y,’’, IwnV b h® is the representative, wasn't tile IItST .smoking Tobacco ever made. The sales of Blaelrwell’s Bull Durham Smoking tobacco far exceed those if any other brand in the wodd, simply because it has lieen, is, .irtS will be, the brut that can tie made. All dealer, have it. Look tor trade-mark of the Bull on every package.

{OFFICIAL.] STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE CONNECTICUT TIRE INSURANCE COIF! On the 31st Day of December, ISS3. Located at Hartford, Connecticut. The amount of capital is SI.OOO 000.60 The amount of capital paid up is 1.000,000.00 THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY ARE AS FOLLOWS: Cash on lmnd and in the hands of agents or other persons $ 212,706.20 Real estate unincumbered. 38,085.00 Bonds and sticks owned by the company as follows (market value): United States bonds 148,500.00 State and municipal bonds 1... 110.900.00 Railroad stock and bonds 573,437.00 Bank stocks 307, ‘201.00 Loans on bond and mortgage, l>eing first lien on unincumbered real estate, worth double tho amount loaned 418.850.00 Debts otherwise secured, collateral loans 27,450.00 Total assets ' $1,837,729.20 LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and not due $ 5.297.00 Losses unadjusted. 01,328.00 Losses in suspense, waitiug for further proof 3,612.00 Amount ne.cessary to reinsure outstanding risks 485,074.3^5 Total liabilities $ 555,311.32 The greatest amount in any one risk, SIO,OOO. Tho greatest amount allowed by the rules of the company to be insured in any one city, town or village: Depends upon character of risk and size of town. The greatest amount allowed to be insured in any one block. SIO,OOO. State of Indiana, Office of Auditor of State. TANARUS, the undersigned. Auditor of State o? the State of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the statement of tlie condition of the above-mentioned company, on the 31 st day of December, 1883, as shown by tlie original statement, and that the said original statement is now on file at this office. [seat*.] JAS. H..RICE, Auditor of State. [OFFICIAL.] STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE PHIENII INSURANCE COMPANY! On the 31st Day of December, 1883. Located at No. 04 Pearl street, Hartford, Conn. The amount of its capital is $‘2,000,000 The amount of its capital paid up is 2,000.000 THE ASSETS OF TIIE COMPANY ARE AS FOLLOWS: Cash on hand and in the hands of agents or ether persons $ 574.315.00 Real estate, unincuml+ered 178.255.31 Bonds and stocks owned by the company, as per schedule 3,203,170.91 Loans on bond and mortgage, being first lieu on unincumbered real estate, worth double the amount loaned - 101,380.00 Debts otherwise secured—Loans on collateral 304,307.00 All other securieties, accrued interest aud rents 13.559.7tt Total assets . ffU,435,045J58 ' LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and due - 1 Losses adjusted and not due .. i ~ row -1 Looses unadjusted ; j * Ldsses in suspense, waiting for further proof „-..j Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks.. ... ■ 1.197,467.47 Total liabilities .* $1,413,057.18 The greatest amount in any one risk, special cases, $20,000. State of Indiana. Office of Auditor of State. I, the undersigned,. Auditor of State of the State of Indiana, hereby certify that thfc above is a correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above-mentioned company on the 31st day of Deceadter, 1883, as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now ou tile in this office. In testimony wh<*reof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal, this 17th day of Jannarr, 1884. [seal.] JAS. H. RICE. Auditor of State.

[OFFICIAL.] STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION Tie Proviiient lile id Trust Cepf of Piii!ade|lia lH . h On the 31st Day of December, ISB3. Located at No. 409 Chestnut street, in the City of Philadelphia, a ♦■c Lits capital stock is $1.009.000 The amount paid up iv ’ ] ,000.0W4 The amount of at THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY AKE AS FOLLOWS: ¥ 50,700.35 (lash on hand dy 57(i.0C3iH lteal esl&te. unincumbered... pc;- schedule, market value 3,555,905.00 Bonds owuied by the company, double the amount for which the same is mortgaged, and Lons on bond and mortgage, Vifff-.uce 3,361,681.7 t free from nay prior iueumbiiP®V - 37('i.673JJ laians on collateral socmity 0 - 50.428.23 Premium notas secured by policies * 256,655.41 Premiums deferred And uncollected - - 57,95252 Accrued interest .. „ if - - - ,060.44, Tobd assets...... ' LIABILITiES. 1 $ 1,009.00 Losses adjusted and due 72.977.00 Losses mljusted and not due 11 12,5^4.50 All other claims against the comj*aiy. .I'..’.'.‘/.l™ 6,287,636.00 Amount necessary to reinsure outstandiuir “— —-t K ' " nt Total liabilities The greatest amount in any one risk, S2O 000. o' State of Indiana. Office of Auditor of State. A Twl'io.a. hereby certify that the above is a cermet I. the undersigned. Auditor of State of tho State of i' ll '' l ' eompany oil the 31st day of December, JBB3, copy of tho statement of the condition oft) almvc ment's 1 statement is nmv on file in this office, as shown by the original statement, and that 'lie said ori , > ,*V! '* ai,ix "O' official seal, this 17th day of Jaanary, 1884° teStlMODy Wj,ereoi ’ 1 " Wt ’ lnt ° Tr. JAS. H. RICE, Auditor of Slafc. [SEAL] '

STATEMENT OfThE COND ‘ TION XXI “ipTCH OF THE OF THE I XITED STATES BRAiot IVpI H I YFflTl ftp II nrtf SCOTTISH 111 B Ml# HJffil MPI, ~ ISB3. On the 31st Day of Dece Word, Located at No. .2X3 Asylum street, Hinro Home vir,ep < Edinburgh, Scotland. M. BENNETT, ra„ Manager. .f30.000.f100 The atmnmt of its capital is ke J,dl2,>*s© The amount of its capital paid up is „ *. ARE AS FOLLOWSTIIE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY IN THE U. sl'i $ 144 644 IS Cash on hand and in the hands of agents or other persons. a" I’’ 1 ’’ se ™ red “ follows: ' Bonds owned by the company, bearing interest at the rate of j ®IS'S2?-22 L. t. government bonus. 4 per emit., market value pet ces 57,875.00 (Uro rs 4f ,ddl f°*' debenture, 6 per cent,, market value...W'”;;; * ter which the‘same'is 64 ’ 798 - 00 thty of Toronto bonds, 0 per cent., market Value ifj same Is Loans on bonds and mortgages of real estate, worth double the arnountf if ■ • -- 80^'22?’ ,1 ° mortgaged, and free from any prior incumbrance. I 5,973.62 Debts ®Uier\vise secured tfc - .079,490.75 Total assets ><* LIABILITIES IN U. S. A $ 7,444.30 Losses adjusted and not due i* 30,000.00 1 josses unadjusted * . 7,(KK).00 All other claims against the company. * "i * * 210,049.04 Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks'." i”; J'" ”; ” ” 1( Total liabilities ■ The greatest amount, in any one risk, $lO 000 ,s fuA Clty ’ t<ivm w viffiige.No rule 6 gnaient ' lU ° W ' d by ““ ruleß of tbe company to be inf aid 1 The greatest amount allowed to be insured in any one block: No gnl State of Indiana, Office of Auditor of StateT the above is a correct 1884.' tOSt,mony wbereof ' 1 hereu,lto subscribe my name and affix f >ov< tS. H. KICK, Auditor of State. [SEAL.] AStfClF 111 ' 11l n,| - “” e Hblica^r- -rrt a t > only si.oo PSrSr 1 vc dneratic tllf J '/ of h ilie 11,1111^011 •h it me rage mlth its oth SEND Foßi^’tf #4wrto£v