BREVITY 

 Is said to be the Soul of Wit! 



WHY LET UNSCRUPULOUS DEALERS 

 SELL YOU IMITATIONS OF 



POND'S EXTRACT 



THE FAMILY REMEDY 



FOR ALL PAIN? 



Always Pure and Uniform— No Wood Alcohol or other Poisons. 



Bottles only. Buff Wrappers. See our Name on Label and Wrapper. 



POND'S EXTRACT CO., New York and London. 



The Mutual Life Insurance Co. 



OF NEW YORK, 



RICHARD A. McCURDY, President, 



Is the Largest Insurance Company in the WoHd. 



The Records of the Insurance Department of the State of New 



York SHOW THAT The Mutual Life 

 Has a Larger Premium Income . . . ($39,000,000) 



More Insurance in Force .... 



A Greater Amount of Assets 



A Larger Annual Interest Income 



Writes More New Business 



And Pays More to Policy-holders . . ($25,000,000 in 1896) 



THAN ANY OTHER COMPANY. 



It has paid to Policy-holders since \ *aov t\(\z iok oa 



its organization, in 1843, f ' ' $ 4 «*7,00&,iy&.29 



($918,000,000) 



($235,000,000) 



($9,000,000) 



($136,000,000) 



ROBERT A. GRA.NNISS, Vice-President. 



WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. 



ISAAC F. LLOYD, Second Vice-President. EMORY McCLINTOCK, Actuary. 



WILLIAM J. EASTON. Secretary. 



JODD &. DETWEILER, PRINTERS, WASHINGTON, D. C 



