The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 1897 Page: 4 of 4
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THE LEAD
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RICHARD A. McCCRDY, President.
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Statement for the Year Ending December 31st, 1896,
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. INCOME.
Received for Premiums...................... Mqwiu e..
Prom H other Sources.........'.........."Vv;
149; 702,696.27
Assets,
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disbursements.
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$234,744,148.42 , Surplus,
Insurance in Force, -i $9J 8,01)8,338,45. ‘
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J, $36,218,575.14
$29,733,514.70
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I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct; liabilities calculated by the Insurance
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From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual.
Department * 1 fr ’
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ROBERT A, GR
Walter R. Gillette, , General Manager. Isaai
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TEXAS BUSINESS
THE bARGEST IBOSIMESS
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.NNISS^ Yice-President. .
F-*' ^loy^,: 2nd Vice-President .. ‘Frederic Cromwell, Treasurer
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Emory McClintock, Actuary.
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Remember—The Best Company is the one that does the mc
4 It Paid its Policy-holders in 1896,......g
It has paid its Policy-holders since organization, - -
In results it challenges THE WORLD I' ' ] ' "
WRITTEN IN’ THE STATE.
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CT PAinX. nnrl rnia aa __1 T • 'll. n 4 .a
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5T GOOT3; and The Mutual Life is that Company.
25,437,569.50.
437,005,195.29.
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A Good Record Is the Best Guarantee for the Future.
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GEO. M. EVANS, District Agent, 1
Paris, Texas.
A. E. JOHNSON, Special Agent,
Bonham, Texas.
The reformer is a living declar-
ation of war.
Truth has nothing to fear from
the future.
God is on. the side of the man
who behaves himself
- The most dangerous wrong
step is the first one.
God always has a large place
for the man who is willing to do
little things.
If you know that you love
everybody, everybody knows
that you love God.
There is such a thing as hav-
ing great influence without hav-
ing great talent.
In-building the temple of your
life be sure to make Christ the
chief corner stone. .
The man who thinks for him-
self will also think for the long
procession that follows him.
A,Godly wife is something that
preaches when nothing is being
said in the pulpit.
It is a great mistake for the
young to despise what the old
have learned by experience
sick child next door may riot
recognize the singer, he will not
forget the melody. Save out the
itself that fire is hot I bag’ *he best violets you bought
Cause of Hard Times.
Gatesville Star.
We all complain of hard times,
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EDWIN CHAMBERLAIN & CO.
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— General Agents,
: San Antonio, Texas.
Our Best For God.
Perhaps the world could have
, been saved without pleaching,
lm -hut not.without holy living.
* God is as sure to reward true
faith to-day, as he was when
Abraham was commanded to of-
fer up Isaac
Resting in the Lord is the
highest qualification for doing
whatever the Lord wants done.
The Christians should not be-
come discouraged because the
devil is still working at his
trade.
Do all you can find to do for
the Lord at home, and you will
soon believo in foreign missions.
~ Every good man is a lamp
which God spares from Heaven
for a while to help give light to
the world.
, One of the worst things about a
bad man is that ho leads a long
procession of others into evil.
If you are poor, it may be that
the Lord wants to show you how
rich he can make you without
money.
No matter what happens, the
Christian should insist on be-
lieving that God is still doing all
things well.
New York Journal.
The daily press now and again
chronicles the outpouring of
Borne princely heart for charity.
A maternity hospital needs a
larger, better appointed building,
and at once a million dollars are
offered to erect and equip the
same. The strugglos of young
girls to make a living appeal to
another man, and, with his jrife
and son in sympathetic council,
he devises means by which such
mjy be prepared for a success-
ful struggle with life. No one
can be quite hopeless of the .fu-
ture of New York, who gives at-
tention to the growing number
of charitable and philanthropic
institutions founded arid support-
ed by Hebrew and Christian
alike, Catholic and protestant in
equal honor, those of the sects
and those of no sect with com-
mensurate generosity.
But the great multitudes of
men have no millions to bestow.
Are we left with nothing to do
for the kind Father of us all and
for humanity whom He has
bound into universal brother-
hood? Here is a family living
in a flat of four or five rooms.
The husband has steady work
and the wife is thrifty and the
children are well clad. After
supper the father sits and hears
his oldest girl playiqg her sim-
ple melody on the cabinet organ
in the corner of the sitting room-
Thousands of such pictures are
to be seen in this great city, i'*f
only we had eyes to see and
hearts to f search for them.
What can sbch a family do for
tJie sick and distressed and strug-
gling folk across the hall in the
fiat below them? '' * M
Each member should.’ be wili-
mg to devote his or her best to
God-and humanity. The .bright-
est smile you have should be
given, the cheeriest word, the
most cordial hand clasp. You
have little money to give, but
you can scatter sunshine. You
can stay the ravages of the all-
devouring “growler.” You can
_ i o i ran
The devil has never been able sing a song , that will cherir an
to makeany man dissatisfied with [aching hedrt, and, though the
of the boy at t ^ "L” stairs, the
reddest apple you selected from
the Italian’s stand at the corner,
and give these to the cripple boy
or the blind old woman, who
lives in the garret.
I fully realize that more real
charity is shown by the poor to
the poor than the world wots of.
The daily papers do riot herald
the giving of the big red apple
and the half loaf of bread. But
God sees. And when it is our
best that we bestow, He sends a
little sunbeam of heaven’s satis-
faction straight into our hearts.
It pays to be wisely generous.
The pood Samaritan spent two-
pence on the hapless traveler,
but God paid him back an hun-
dred fold in the‘heavenly coin of
peaeri
There was a man upon whom
God once laid a strange com-
mand. “I want your best—your
very best,’’ He said, and the man
looked up and said: “What; is it?
Name it and you shall have it.”
and pod said delightedly: “That
is right, Abraham. You aTe
faithftal, and you shall -be the
fathef of the faithful. Now,
what i want is—your son, your
only son, Isaac, whom you so
tenderly love.” Then Abraham
sighed, but he obeyed. His best
was not too good ftir God. He
took Isaac and led him away to
and yet there, is nothing we do
more to promote, or- perhaps,
more correctlj' said, to prevent.
There is a continual stream of
cattle and hogs on their way to
be butchered and returned to us
at an enhanced value that makes
the great packers fabulously
rich. Our Texas markets are
well supplied with Irish potatoes,,
sweet potatoes, cabbage, turnips,
tomatoes, celery, peas, .beans,
onions, etc., raised away in the
north and shipped and sold to
our consumers at a profit Life
irisurance takes from Texas an-
nually three million dollars and
returns in premiums one. million.
The federal pension system takes
from the state seven million, and
returns to pensioners in the state
one million. Millions go to fire
insurance companies, and millions
go for bacon, lard, corn, wagons
and all sorts of farm implements
that could be made and raised in
The Great River Problem^
. jl.|, Houston1 Post f
v|W|!®**tire press along the Mis
sissippl river appear to be some-
what.j©xdited just now over the
cutting of the levee at a certain >
point by orjder of one of the high
officials of the J.evee board or
coinmisiion, in order to givp*the
rising water an outlet and.save
the balance of the embankment
from breaking and an immense
stretch of country from sudden
iritjpdation. ,
The fact is attracting upusual
attention because it is a virtual
abandonment of ., the ^evee sys-
teu> • and an indorsement Ijy a
levjee board of the outlet system.
The advocateiK^of these respeo-
tivf systems have been in aqtag-
onipm for years, p,nd a ’’fe^ days
ago The' Postireqriirked that! the
regularly recurring disasters
frpm flpods , ia the Mississippi
Galley was a poor, commentary
on thq engineering skilLof those
whp had advocated and buiftkhe
levees—that bullions of money
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the state. When we think of all > had; been suhk without any ad-
equate * returns* This action "by
the levee board appears as a con-
ftrmation of The Post’s position
this, is there any Hvonder that
our people-arfe always hard press-
ed for money? We raise the cot- ^ ** rosi s position
ton and make the money, but be- —the lOvees do not protect, and
fore the year is half gone- we .outlet ^system is the safer,
have sent it to the “North and Under \heivQld conditions there'
East for articles we could raise 1 was the same annual flodd.
at home, and tribute levied on us ^ "
by cruel fate and by unjust legis-
lation in the interest of rich trusts
and combines.
Another feature which adds to
the pressure of hard* times is the
QR. GEO. F. OGLE8BY,
;ybterjnaHy surgeon.
Permanently located at Chaney’s Liv-
ery Stahl^ Bonham. Texas. .. 27
SOUTHERN
RAILWAY
la-the Direct anft Fast
' Line to Points in
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee,
North Carolina, Sonth Car-
olina and* Virginia.
Shingles, Doors,^ filash, Blinds, SOLID VESTIBULE TRAINS
Lime and Cement. >
FRANK ‘JONES,
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LIVERY STABLE
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South Center Street, t j
Bonhani, Texas.
BETWEEN
New Orleans and Washington
• Memphis and Washington
Bftghest Market
Price Paid for
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FURS AND HIDES.
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M. ROSENBAUM,
Brinham, Texas.
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4 Hours tjuiclier
Than any other line via Atlanta.
ELEGANT DINING CANS. . . .
... DOUBLE DAILY TRAINS.
Pullman’» FINEST PALACE CARS
—FROM—
NEW ORLEANS or MEMPHIS
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kshington. Baltimore, Philadel-
phia, and New York, with-
out change. >
| ®*For map folders, schedules and-any
■ ^ j *♦ other information call on nearest
To any per»n interested in huAane * Ticket Agent, or address
matters, or who animals, we will . -W A TURK*
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^wiety. In addition to its intensely * C. A. BENSCOTER, 1
s#- -Asst. G. P. A„ ChatUnooga,Tenn.
•v J. C. ANDREWS,
Southwestern Pass. Aet., Houston.
Texas. . 40-tf
Sent Free!
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veston or Dallas) is published Tuesday*
and Fridays. Each issue ooasVrts d
ei^ht pages. There are special depart.
uMnts for the farmers, the ladles and
the boys and'girls, besides a world of
Venera-* news matter, illustrated artic-
les, market reports, etc. You get
.104 Papers for Only $1.
Sample copies frde. Address • 1
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,_Dallas or GaLVXSTOK, Tk*
CUPID’S 5XV22
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pius.s
ro SISMiXOK,
spread gradually over the low- Humane*.xiHafcee. nan'll
lands, add 'found its w&y from ' itiesHuiiding. frew
onetvatpr. course to another aqd “ KiTicd'i*JaStormHou.e^
through brick bayous, and it was 1 f .... s ■
a rare filing, to bear of the loss 1 Last*. Prid^y 'flight during a' L* ?
of life err t-roperty to any extent, [rain storm Tom Telley and fam-
When thd Engineer attembted. il v. who resf4e at Rasin cMk
CATARRH
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vwo. iBtat auu ieu mm away to — ----------- ““•*u *•*» sne *uuperiy io any extent (mm storm rom Telley and fam- S),
the top of the mountain, that the.] Sreat extravagunce of the people. wben Engineer attempted, i!y- wh0>resf4e af Basin Sprrags. ,/“* ----g-
Fafcher of all might do. as He thelrmad race to keep pace ,however, to. jiafproyfe on nature Grayson criunty. sought safety in "apoJuveiy suue ^Bt^thu
wished. Them wno drjx with the times they outstretched tioublfes carne think and fast, s storm house.. The rain caused otheri»
their companion and indulged in ^The'sigtiifidan.t thing about this tbe'house to cave in, and tbe in- ClW’clPrnnm Dolm Vicksburg Jackson VfertdtMrv
ease and luxury far beyond their I “IHc'al- cut in Uje leylec. .the other; fant child w» .{ov.-^t up Voi * °l* MU Bh mi.5ha“ cSaitaZgi
means—a desire to have all lhe.|dn^’ Jhe adiriis^ria that thp > was dead whesri taken: orit whilh i. Asheville, Atlanta, Cin-
good things of life, indulge lux-*!outlot ’systenfc caL'jot.bo abandon-, j the oldest daughter had her fe- cinnaU, New York, . *
which cost's money e^‘ ^y^aeLhei; the (eveb plan will [broken and Spoulde ** * M”h~w'
io income. In our be abafcdoned^retmiips to be seen.' Mr. and Mrs Lillev
wished. Then was God very
■pleased, and said: “By myself
have I sworn, for because thou
hast djone this thing, and hast
not withheld thy son, ‘thine'only
son, that in blessing I will bless
thee!" That promise, founded on
oath, Remains true to-day, and
the poorest man, woman or child
who brings his best Ip God shall
find the promise fulfilled,
t' Wjlliam Justin Harsfia.
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Shreveport
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or New Orleans,
good things of
urious tastes i ___________
and returns no income. In our
opinion, to a great extent, the
people bring Hard times on them-
selves, and as long as we depend
mainly upon cotton to bring in
and do nothing fo keep it
with us, W \yilf.cb“':- * '
plain of lihr8 timbs
• • t> r ” r— "•‘“ p'jvkuhhu snouurer aisfocated.
be abandoned,remilps to be seen. Mr. and Mrs Lilley escaped with ’
oulijer dislocated.
If*YS0, the millions upon inillioiis only slight injuries. * ‘ XT ‘
of government dollars that have —r---- NrtfflFV /Ulfl
gone into the groat'rilinbankmeffts ' Statisli<rS of ; immigration for \ •
■ Pension Bnsiness.
—AND TO ALL I>Qlh'T&— -
NORTH, EAST, NORTH EAST
and SOUTH-EAST.
Friend of the family.—“John-
nie, I suppose you Me delighted I As soon us a man is comforla-
Wlth , h.e- “*■ ,llUo b,olhcr « bly settled at reading on Sunday
JT,h„t,lo--New nuthiu’ Ilo’s ',iS *ifo ,fds ?* «>« ,1<! is «•
second-hand. The doctor brought!' ’f™* l'“' ?he ,'as
him and q|here's no fellin' how J P . ^^0- GIol>e.
many families have had-him he-j ‘ P;ltrinti.n, ^‘rThon..^ v
fore. —;I exas Practitioner. . twins. V
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Solid Vestibuled Train*,* Fa*t TW>«,
Close Connections, Through
Sleepers. *■
lo nothing (o keep it ll?i*bwri away^aud science 'with the*sameT’period last ^eTr^ i
Wilf.cbntinueto cmn- e« to^dmit a cost- In January decrease *’was !
3 times COT1. ]y mistake and bdgla Over again 3,325. This marked decreaseis- ti
aVhG It-is an In thr- credited by tife Immigration iju*.' I P- J- ABERNATHY makes
esting TJes»tihn to the whole coun- reau to the greater, ^ ^ . manes
try, for uj>on its^ piyhticahsolu -the enforcement of j be immierra-\' ^ social ty'of these lines,
tron depend^; the ^iilfort, safety ttion laws and the impression » ' ,0e keePs a .full supply of
and prosperity Of the richest thereby created abroad that it i* j blanks u, - . .
Fortiori the Spufh. the rich- ldifficult to get in’to thTs co^n rv ! ^ eX^ri’
■l^l agricultural, teifritory, in fact, f The agitaUo%against indiscriml I ■ Guarantees satisfac-
• m the world, . Artd ihp. .tmth*; inate immigtaiiAn is .^mduallv : ' tion. * , - - -----
* r ngauf bmstie* :y .paronM IhT^;i<*romidi<btd “ the l-lkoo^e , f —r_ ' - - *»lood is resiwnsiblc dlrecUy
...... !• g.f lulinn.U |> .,USo,(loFFIdP. NORTH CENTER STREET JWSW^'SStSSSS:
i I Bonham Tn,„.. 1 '“wn*’ 50 cents sod SO
Gallon your nearest ticket agent tor
Jurther information, or address:
T M. Hunt, T.T». A,.,
• j , , Dallas, Texas,
1 R. H. G ARRATT, A. G. P. \
A , New Orleans, La.
- I. Hardy, G. P. A * —
New Orleans, La.
teacher* :
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----- Sarsaparilla, uu Wuu> ,uu ou
doses. For sale by Moore & Muchert.
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Evans, W. A.; Evans, J. C. & Evans, Ashley. The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 1897, newspaper, April 9, 1897; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth913983/m1/4/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bonham Public Library.