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What a Woman's Iiye Saw in Ilayti (Continued from Fourth Vane.) nro niipiillltiK to tlio stranger and may not lio described, Tho danccrH crnzo themselves with rum, and as n climax drink steaming blood, drawn from an animal "sacrifice." This maddens oven more than thu alcohol, and tho scones that follow aro degrading anil repulHlvo In tho extreme. All voudnulsts are fatalists, and when tin great prophet suggests tho ponslhlllty of an event they go nlioul causing It to happen, particularly If It Is something they desire. If tho papa-lol predicts a general or nn tlr.nnl calamity they proceed to hum the town; If the mama-lol, n tiorrlhlo old witch, Hays u new political savior Is at hand, a nuw president Is horn, they stir up a revolution. Tho now made ruler, who springs out of this revolution, thereupon boasts that his high placo Is not of human choice nlone, hut tho result of some heaven horn favor with which ho Is endowed. Altogether, they aro a most remarkable lot, thodlaytlatiB. KKANCHS DKAKI3. India's Peculiar People Tho most peculiar (icoplo of India, Bays llarptr's IJnznr. aro the l'atHls for "Pnr- boos," meaning "I'orslatm"), who feed their uoaii 10 :nu vultures upon tho Towers of Si lence. They fled to India from I'orsla when that land fell Into tho hands of the Arabs twolvo centuries ago. Tholr men aro the llrst very singular persons tho traveler scea on hoard tho ship which lakes him to India, their BliiRUlarlty consisting In tholr long sallow faces and largo oyos, their shiny, patent loathor looking tubular hats and their long and ugly coats. Thoy nro moat nura orous In Ilombay, but ono meets thorn In othor cities on "IJombay side," and In Mndras nnd Calcutta on tho othor Bide. They nro tho richest natives of India nnd have mado and still muko their monoy In trade. Thoy nro tho only Indians who, tut a body, ndmlro and cultlvato western progrosslvo Ideas, who treat tholr women fairly well (according to our Idcns), and who permit their widows to marry again. Their first rulo of llfo Is to practlco bonovolcnco, and no pcoplo do this moro liberally. Thoy nmlntnln nearly two scoro charltablo Insti tutions In Ilonihay alono, Thoy nro tho only people In tho world who do not smoke, and this Is becauso thoy will not trlflo with flro, which Is sacred In tholr bollof. Thoy novor spit nnd thoy will not In any way con tnmlnato tho earth or water or dotllo tho trees and (lowers. That Is why thoy de stroy tholr dead without burning tho bodlrn. Thoy havo no beggars among ihom; thoy nro monogamists; they nro not caste-ridden (or rottod), llko tho Hindoos, for thoy ac knowledge but two classes the priests and tho pcoplo. They koop Now Year dav. not only as a rollgloiia roto day, but, much an wo do, as a day of general visiting. Tholr women aro not Imprisoned with tholr serv ants or otherwise degraded, but may bo met nnywhoro and ovorywhero to tho samo ox tont as English women In India. So often aro thoso women comely, nnd so beautifully nro thoy clad In such ooft and exquisitely colorod silks that, as ono writer says, "they appear as hourls floating nbout tho earth In silk balloons, with n ballasting of nnklots, nocklacos, earrings and Jowolry." It Is no moro than fair of tho raral men to lot thlj bo as It Is, for thoy nro tho ugliest men that crawl upon tho globe. An KngllBh lady advised mo to go and bco tho rich Parsl young womon riding bl cyclos on tho road beside tho sea at 4 'clock of any nftcrnoon. What an Ideal The bicycle has no revolutionized young womnnhnod In England that men who ro turn thoro after n short absonco cannot credit their senses as thoy noto tho chango In tho maidens and their homo government. What will It do or not do In India? Truly that modest'looklng toy hn8 worked as much or tho change In this swlft-bnotod century ns many of our most lmportnnt Invontlonn. It has proved n steed which leaps tho high, cat bars of prejudice runs away with tho deepest rooted conventions oven outpaces tho p'.ans of women for their own emancipa tion. I try to fancy what It may do In India, hut, nfler nil, It has rnly a fow thousands pf Tnrstfl upon wh in to work. Aslt Sometimes Happens Chicago Post: "I don't enro what my constituents think!" exclaimed tho con gressman hotly. "I think for myself." "I onco know nnother man who boasted of that," suggested tho man from homo. "Yes?" "Oh, yes. And do you knw what hap pened to him?" "No. What 7" "Well, nftor tho noxt election thero was no one nlso for whom ho had tho prlvllego of thinking." Democracy. Detroit Journal: "With us," said tho European, "It Is not uncommon to meet with tho dnughter of nn hundred kings!" "And with us," said tho South American, "tho daughter or an hundred revolutions Is by no in rn n h unknown I" Hut wo wero allont and mUornblv conscious or being upon tho ono hand too democratlo and upon tho other not democratlo onough Brass Band liiMriimriili. Hrmiia. rnlfurina. A ii mii Irm, Wrlln (urcutnlou. 111 llluatrtt.loua, HUM It uiv In. (urination or munlcUnifUul new oaail.. LYON AHEALY, fl'i V.Iriii. H I'lllUAUO. 1. A STRONG OFFICIAL REPORT The Bankers Reserve Llfo of Omaha Makes a Ksmarkablo Showing. FACTS AND FIGURES TELL THE STORY Ollli-lnl I:iiiiiIiiiiIIoii mill A II tilt MiiiIi ly liiHiiriu re l)inr(i it or NIiiIh of 'liriiHlui, Mnrcli JOtli, IIMMI. LINCOLN, Nebrnska, Jlnrch 12, 1000: Hankers IleBorvo Lire Association, Omaha, Nebrnska. Gentlemen: I herewith hand you olllclal report or Stale Examiner J. U. .MCNernoy and It. M. Taylor, mado to mo insurance department or this state, upon completion or their examination and audit or your company. I congrntulato you upon tho splendid con dition or tho company, Its rapid growth and substantial progress; and moro 03peclally uo i congrntulato tho policy holders upon mo moat excellent huslness-llko nnd economical management shown by this re port. Hoping thnt tho people or Nebrnska will rully nppreclnlo tho Hankers Ilescrvo Lire Association, Its oxcollent policies nnd plans, nnd wishing you every success, I nm, Very rospectrully, JOHN 1 CORNELL, Auditor or Public Accounts. Stale liiiinliiern' llcport. March 10, 1000, Hon. John P. Cornell, Stnto Auditor, Lincoln, Nebraska Dear Sir; In compllnnco with your letter or Instruc Hoiim wo havo mado n thorough examina tion or tho records nnd nffalm of tho Hank ow HoBorvo Liro Association, or Omnhn, Nebraska, nnd beg leave to report ns fol lows: Hcglnnlng with tho llrst original Item or record, wo Irnvo verified each and overy Item or rocclpts nnd disbursements as shown by tho cash and voucher books, nnd policy registers nnd rrom tho orlglnnl record books covering tho period April 10th, 1897, up to nnd Including Pebrunry 20th, 1000. H)'n('iii of Account n. Wo consider tho system of accounting adopted or originated by tho olhcors of the company n most excellent one, furnishing a complete nnd comprehensive system of chock ns to absolute correctness of the books, which was demonstrated when we hnd completed tho chock or the business from Its Inception. April iOth. 1807, to Peb runry 20th, 1900, nlmost threo yearo or busi ness without finding ono cent In error. A brier mention or somo of tho sttong features of tho systom, wo think, will not bo out of placo hero: Ono Is tho method of voucherlng for all expenditures. No matter how smnll the nmount a voucher Is mado which must bo npprovod by at lonat two members or tho Executive commltteo bororo payment Is made, and when It Is paid tho receipt Is pasted on tho back or tho voucher. Prom tho stub of the vouchor tho expenditure Is Journalized. No olalm Is paid, howovor Smnll, rrom tho caHlr drawer, but In overy Instnnco a chock Is drawn nnd It Is paid through bank, upon nn approved vouchor. Tho checks have nlso to 1m) Hlgned by tho Bocrotnry or nsslstaut secretary, and countersigned by tho presi dent or treasurer beforo tho bank will pny them. To guard against tho entry Into the lio-ks of anything In tho Bhapo or a Journal entry, not properly authorized by tho prosltlont nnd secretary, n system ot bookkeepers' vouchers Is used, and all "matters not covered by cash or cashier's vouchers, nro entered uprn a bookkeeper's vouchor, aftor tho same has been duly npproved by the president. Kcoiioni' of Miiiiituenien t. Por tho amount or work required to por ted tho ByBtom, nnd run It ns It has been so accurately, and tho volumo or business done, tho expense and salary expenditures havo been remnrknbly low, and an In other branches or tho business, shows tho wntch ruluess or tho Interests or tho compnny by thoso Intrusted with Its management. TlioroiiKli IIiimIiicnh Principle. Atter the thorough examination wo havo mndo or all tho details of tho business methods of tho company, (much of which knowledge wo havo acquired by "porsonnl observation slnco wo havo boon In tho of flco), wo can hut say that wo doubt ir thoro Is nnother business Institution In tho coun try thnt can excel tho Unnkors Itcscrvo L'ro nssnclntlon In the thorough business prin ciples npplled In running Its affairs. Dentil ClitlntN, ALL DEATH CLAIMS SEEM TO HAVE HEEN SATISPACTOIULY ADJUSTED, AND PROMPTLY PAID, except ono for $2,000. suit upon which Is now ponding In tho courts. The company Is defending upon tho ground that proof of causo ot doath was not furnished ns required by tho terms or the policy, nlthough tho specific proor wns donmndoj, and on tho further ground that tho action was prematurely brought, hav ing been Instituted within SO days fallowing tho submission or tho only proofs offered, whllo, by tho torms of tho policy, tho com pnny had tho full 90 days In which to np provo or reject tho olalm. Tho proof submitted shows thnt tho as sured died of consumption within eleven months of tho dnto ho took out his policy, and nil circumstances connoctod with tbo caso, so far as wo have boon able to learn, OMAHA ILLUSTRATED scorn to Justify tho company In contesting tho suit. ItcliiNiirnncc, Tho company's risks nro ivell distributed. No policies nro written on any ono llfo ror moro than $5,000, nnd In nil Instances whero tho policy Written Is for moro than $2,000 tho excess nbovo that sum Is Im mediately reinsured, tho total reinsurance now In forco being $313,000 on 105 policies, mnklng n doublo nseurnnco lor tho policy holdor nnd nn effective asset for tho com pany to that nmount. I'ollvR'N. All rorms or policy contracts Issued slnco Incorporation aro based on tho Actuaries. or Combined Experience Table ot .Mortality and 4 per cent Interest. Tho nremlums nre pnyable In advance, aro plainly stlnulatcd In tho policies, nro based upon applicant's age at entry, lncludo lull mortality ele mcnt, an expenso loading, and an Insurance Mind or Surplus Itcscrvo Fund for tho se curity nnd maintenance of nil policies. PorniN of I'oIIvIvm. Tho forniB or policies Issued Include ten and twenty-year renewable term, whole lite, continuous premiums, and ten, fifteen nnd twenty-year limited paymont plans. Tho term policies provldo for payment at death. Tho new convertible term nnd llfo twenty-yenr term policy provides for the return or nny accumulation nt tho comnlo .i -- . . . nun ui mo iwcniy-year term. 'mo now wholo llfo continuous premiums nnd ten. fifteen and twenty-year limited paymont policies provldo for option values after threo full year premiums havo been paid. Tho options Include paldup, extended In surance, ensh and loan vnlues, tor return ot tho ndvnnco Insuranco fund contribution or clement of premium. Tho option vnlues aro plainly written In face of policy. All policies written since Oc tober 15, 1899, embody nnd are Issued sub ject to tho privileges and requirements of Bectlon 85-A, chapter 43, Compiled Stntutes or 1809, aro based on tho actuaries' tnblo or mortality and 1 per cent Interest. Tho first yenr being nnnunl torm Insuranco, tho pre miums nro credited to tho general or ex penso fund nnd all death losses occurring flrBt year aro paid from gonornl fund. Tho policies Issued prior to October 15. 1899, provldo for payment nt death, with provision for adding any surplus contributed n event or death nrter ten yenr nremlums had been promptly paid. Tho first two years premiums belong to tho general or expenso ninti, mm nil deaths occurring under these policies within two years aro pnyablo from this fund. StiiiMlaril I'rcniluiiiN. Tho premiums or nil policies Issued nrn legnlly adopted by resolution ot tho Honrd or Directors, nro scientifically constructed In nccordanco with the usages or standard lire authorities nnd In conformity with tho law or Its Incorporation. Hespoctfully submitted. J. C. iM'NEUNEY, lit M. TAYLOH, Slate 'Examiners. United NIiiU-k of America. Stnto or Nebraska. HUHEAU OP INSURANCE, LINCOLN. Neb.. Pel). 1. 1900 It Is horeby certified that tho Hankors Itesorvo Ifo Association Insurance comnanv nf Omaha, In tho stato or NobraaKa, has com piled with tho Insuranco law or this state, and is therefore authorized to transact the business or llfo Insuranco on tho stipulated promlum plan In this stnto for tho current yenr, nineteen hundred. Witness my hand nnd official seal tho dnv and yenr first ahovo written. v (Signed) JOHN P. CORNELL, (Seal.) Insurance Commissioner. I 4 c4 Perfect Food' '"Preserves Health" " 'Prolongs Life" BAKER'S BREAKFAST COCOA " Known the world over. . . . Received tho highest In- B dorscments from the medical practitioner, the nurse, and the Intelligent housekeeper m and caterer." Dietetic and Hygienic Gautte. WalterBaker&Go.Ltd. nnnouccTCD unco Trade-Mark mi, miwo. I on Every Package Ktabllhed 17S0. aj MEN and WOMEN All! iu.rTr..-llB. Mr Smith, of In;!, mnila tsr.T w t!ri 0 month;. Albert Hill. of J.. jzih tirt month. Str. Muner. of Texas, Hi SO Hri I hour. Onrrla William, olrk, till In 8 wank. Mrm. llltchcoi. fiil. IkmIiUh houkplni. I4da Kunnkl)r.fci while laohln. LET U8 START yOU No iwrianm nmln,!. Our ,(it. ado over 17,000 OO laat month npujrlnit thu anormnua itamand foi our famoua Quaker llth Onhlnet, and Hppolntlnii agents Wan jarful aalkr It'e recommend atove firm as teliablt.-lj.t'u, . 1 BEE. Tho nbovo Is n cut of new patent nnnkln ring, designed and patented by Mr. Ilcr nard N. Uosnnblum. .n crcountnnt In tho Chicago & Northwestern railroad oillces In this city. Tho upper cut snows It opened ready to placo tho nnpkln InsIJo whllo tho lower cut shows It nearly closed which Is dono by touching n clnsn auntie on tho side. Mr. Rosonblum hns had Hovnrnl ftnf. terlng offers to dispose of his patent, but was not In position to nccept. but now that ho has It patented ho will entertain nrono- sltlons from responsible parties to dlspree orlt entire, or will sell an Interest. Quite n number or Jowelers who have seen It sny 11 win do mo ocst-sciiing napkin rlnc ovor placed on tho market. For Three Fifty For threo dollars nnd fifty cents wo will sell you tho same Identical shoo you havo always paid ?5.00 and JO.OO for. Thoy are tho eclebrntod REGENT $3.G0 SHOES and lncludo overy known stylo nnd leather a shoo that Is mado up In only the very best qunllty of material by a firm that gives their Individual attention to tho mnnufneturo ot mon's shoes only. Shoes direct from tho factory nt factory prices that's tho reason. THE REGENT SHOE CO. 20.-. South lnth St., Omnliii. Write for IlliiHtrated CntnloKiie free. Mrs. Wlnaloir'a Soothing; Syrup. flu been ued for over FIFTY TEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHIL DREN WHILE TEETHING, with PER FECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN, CURES WIND COLIC, and la the beet rem edy for DIARRHOEA. Bold by Druggist In every part of the world. Be aure and isk for "Mra. Wlnalow'a Soothing Syrup," and take no other kind. Twenty-five cents 1 bottle. AGENTS WANTED A FIRST CLASS ORGAN IZER to SL'uuro udupl- Ioiih from school boardn for our Primary Uuikuiiko Series. Splendid opportunity for insurance, sewliiK muchlne, farm mnclunery salesmen nnd. others accustomed to soMlui; farm trnde. $100 per month to begin nnd opportunity for strontr men to earn moro. References required. National Kducntlonnl Co., 523 AVnbfi.sh nvenuo, Chicago, 111.' $2.50 A. FAIR FACE CANNOT ATONE FOR AN UNTIDY HOUSE." USE SAPOLIO March 2", 1000. All the Lnillen Bnt Gold Medil Chocolate Bon bons Br Hxpraaa, 1, St, 8 and B pound boxes, AOo a iiouikI W. S. Balduff, lnao Fa mam St., Omaha. "THE BUST OF BEAUTY." i Flit (MOW TO 8E0URB .IT.) .. Baits id Scrtwir Nccki ire Quickly Made ima la tns title of anlntenwtlnjtillaa. iriueu uook, milcn Hill ninif.aenled In a rlnln nnrelone for tho nkklnit. It tells how Iwithout thouraotdruitajanr Indr may romeim n iwrfect nnd attract ive finurn. Round, 1 r.ven me piaintmt A llfrure can lie trnns- 9 formed to onn of quee nil J henutr, au- perl) and A faaclnntlnit. W , Write to. any enclo- , I atamp. Oorrpnni1enrn ronfldentlal. A Adilreaa, V. FEAU MEDICINE CO., Cleveland, 0. f LEARN TO HYPNOTIZE ! Instruction Free! Von cm bmmK i II TDOOt lit In a tm hnura linu lt . I...n. .... hmt. )m ran tht mind of olhm. control fritrntiMp an,! KrTwtion, rur dl-t-i n l b.l tbiu, crallf; t tut million aifl rnJur amuwmtnt by tt llOUr. Mr tnalARIotlt llluitratt 1 tr K.. In II IDoitim ftblcb I Mini frr f charf aal ot pl5, Will tell TUU all about ttI Pnarrelolll IfUara. It Mia. . fUln Imnlrtdt of Ulullful an-l artlatlet nmtlnri. JaJ4 lo j on juM what llpnotltn U anl vhtt It a win Mcompiun. rrnQ lor nana ittrntollyp- 5 you nommc. a roiai earn will brine It. Ir tou nn. - nruiiaiurr, tnia wunucTIUI UOOK DMUT Uon thll paper, I will ft'ao lnlud Urct parkafe ( vf tbrr faluabU. latfrtdlnr and Drofuaclr It. luitralrd Ilurttura, without cbarrt. A rhanr&L or liretlm. Writ Wdi;, AdJrr, I'llOF.fi L A. IIAUIUUE. J.ckaon, Blehljao.l Jabon tie Arnica. Savon Dentifrice li' Arnica. Arnica Halm Selfe. The Only International Dentifrice. The Standard for 30 years. PrPHPrves nnd wlillons the tootli, etrencthutia U10 uiims tint'utftiatho breath. 25c at All Druggists. C. II.STRONU &CO.,l'rops..ChlcaBO,U.S.A. BOOK BINDER 1609 BLANK BOOK HOWARD MANUFACTURER 8TREET OMAHA raj w&hyi 4 HAVE ROOT PRINT IT" $ 1 Qrinter I