Life — February 17, 1898 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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‘Tru. me,” ret of t pleaded the artless maid, * art of conversation: * the attit he was wont to assume “My ld,” he rejoined, “that is all there is of the art of conversing agreeably."—Chicago Tribune. CONTINUED PROSPERITY OF THE MUTUAL RESERVE. At thi books and ari State Insuranc sunt of th season our insurance companies have balance prepared to place not only before the Superintendent, but their policy-holders, business done through the year. One of these annual statements is that of the Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association, This young but prosperous company has taken and evidently means to hold a foremost position among the giant insurance companies of the world. Its latest annual statement is a brief but important résumé of the official address deliv- 1 by President: Frec nat the annual meeting of the members he h in the Mutual Reserve Building, From this report we observe that th > received from all sources last year by the com $6,081,300.87, rease for the tw The total payments to policy amounted to bus sum of ase over the preceding year in re: turns to policy-holders of $173,274.02, Similar progress is noted in the record of busit The business received from the agency force during 1817 exceeded that received from the same source in 18%), amounting as it thus giving a much larger premium future than the business actually writ in an; ein th are generally dry reading company to its members and the publ 1 proof of the continued su It is said that the Ass business, a larger ter foun incon pany amounted t years 1806-1807 of $ holders during 1% sloes to for th previous revenu Association's histe but those are an uncomm Mutual Reserve. year with more paidefe ency organization, with nium income tion for the future than ever bef © progress of th has been substantial rather than showy in charac * change in premium-payment methods it has been for the first t in the history of the Mut Reserve Fund iation to eliminate unpaid-fe business from the report. 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