G THE DA1LT EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1870. THE CUK. HISTORY AND LITEniTl'RI Or TUB fliMI OF WII.IIAHUi. t't mn Timtlt llnr, A French unlet, Henrique Pevlijne, hag 'Hie eredlt of being the inventor of billiards. Kit a he flonrlMied in the reign of Charles (I, A. I). l.VH) 7t, aril as the game was undoubtedly known to the English iu the rcigr. of Kli.abetli, It it probable that he only improved and modified a i;iine popular tn both countries. (Jould it lie clearly proved that lie was the absolute Inventor f thin lancinating pastime. billlard-pUyers of all countries aliould combino to ereel an ivory statue to his honor, whereon might bu iuacriaed the names of famous player oi nil ft'res. l.'ut we cannot ive the Ingenious Frenchman the entire credit, and some people have even apierted that the French got the same from ttali ountry. Dr. Johnson held this opinion, pos sibly becaue he mvle a curious bluu ler about the derivation of the vrnvl "billiards." It comes of course from pila, a ball, whence bille and blllard: and not, as. several authorities aswrt., from the halyards, or slicks with which the hall was driven alons? the table. Additional reason for supposing that we owe the pame as now played to the French m iy be found In the fast that most of the terms used in the ganic, as well as "billiards" itself, as wo have seen, are of French origin. "Bricole," "coup," cr "con:" and "carom bole," the old name for a "carom," or "cannon," are instances of this; while a "crow," or "fluke," has had a double derivation piven to it. "Crow," or "raceme,' is from the French "raccrocher," to recover; and fluke has been derived from the Hook of an anchor, seeing that it is a chauce by which the arm of an anchor holds the ground rather a fanciful derivation. It is interesting to see what mention of the pame is made by old writers, for the momeut a pame becomes at all popular, allusions to it are nre to be found in the literature of the day. We have gathered here a few of such allusions to billiards, Locke says, "When the ball obeys the stroke of tho billiard-stick, it is not any action of the ball, but baro passion;" and lioyle talks of "ivory balls meeting on a billiard table." Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy" mentions that "the ordinary recreations which we have in winter, and in most solitary times busy our minds with, are cardes, tables, and dke, shovelboard, caesse-play, the philosopher's frame, small trunks, ebuttlecoek, halliards, etc." Other authors have been complimentary to the game: u Mr. James Love, or Dance, an actor and dramatic author who lived in the last cen tury, says: "Not puny billiards, where, with slngglsh pace, The dull ball trails before the feeble wace. Where nothing can your languid spirits move, Pave where the marker bellows out 'six love!' Or when the ball, closc-ctiHhion'd, slides askew, A nd to an opening pocket runs a cou !" Jlieiion, an author who wrote "Travels In F.npland," rpeuks of the game as one common to all European nations: and another author, writing in 105 i, talks of billiard-tables in taverns. Ben Johsou has a pretty simile gathered from the board of green cloth. He speaks of "Nose and cheek withal, Siuootn as la the billiard-ball ;" and the poet Spenser makes allusion to it, but not in a very complimentary spirit. More modern authors have referred to the game, but only ppariutly; and, indeed, the tcarcity of allu fcions to it know that from the ea-liest times it was rather the diversion of the rich than of tho poor, on accouut of the expense of the cues, tai)is, nans, ana. an tnings connected witn it. There is a curious reference to billiards in a payment in tho reigu of James I, as follows: "To Henry Waller, our joyner for one bylllarde boardc cont. twelve foote longe and fower broade, the frame beiug walnuttre well-wrought and carved, with eight great skre ves aud eighteen small skrewes." This would be a very narrow board, but the length Is the same as that usual in modern tables; and even the wood mentioned (waluut) Is frequently used for pri vate tables at this day. Henrique Dcvigne may poeEibly be entitled to the credit of having raited the game to its present position among amusements; but with regard to the invention of billiards, it is probable that in France, as was certain)' the case in this country, they had a ftort of lawn-billiards, which afterwards came to be played upon a table. To this improvement of the game, with other modi fications, Dcvigne probably contributed; buf there is no doubt that the gaiuo, in its perfected condition, was of slow growth. Strutt, in his 'P ports and Pastimes," is probably right when lie says, after giving the French a certain amount of credit for tho invention of billiards, "1 cannot help thinking it originated from an ancient game played with small balls upon the ground; or, indeed, that it was, when first instituted, the same game transferred from the pronod to the table." This ancient game, played with balls upon the ground, has been re vived of late years in the fashionable game of croquet, for the balls were driven through a "pass," or hoop fixed into the pround, and afterwards also used fastened into the middle of the billiard table. A picture in the "School of Recreation" (1710) represents two gentlemen engaged at the billiards of the period. They are standing at a four-legged table, and knocking the balls through two passes, with clumsy-looking curved maces about two feet long, held in the middle, o that the balls must have been prodded at certainly not a method of play likely to produce any scientific results. A "coae, or king," placeed uprlght.was also used the prototype of the croquet stick. Billiards is first mentioned as an unlawful pame in an Act of Parliament, SO George II; that is to say, by that act people are prohibited from playing the game in public houses under a penalty of ten pounds; but the people specified are oDly the lower orders, and the law is not a very fair one. Tho Elector of Saxony, in 1710, was albo careful to restrict billiards only to the ipper classes, as we see from some amusiug regulations issued by him in that year. Aruoag other decrees we have, "Those who frequent billiard-rsomi inust be served by men-persons." Female markers may have been common at the time, and would probably be popular now in this country. We only remember to have seen one in London, in some rooms now closed. "Shopkeepers' assistants," the Elector's regula tions continue, "are prohibited from playing." And here is a most salutary rule: 'The sum played for not to be more tbau sailed to each perkon's position." We wonder how this w.is enforced, and who assigned the limit to eaou individual's gambling; it must have been a ditli cult matter for the host to decide, and he must nave been the arnitrator, for we real that be was made responsible for the observance of the regulations, aud was fined for auy infraction of them. Such orders would much astonish the frequenters of a billiard-room in tu-se davs, were they hung up alongside the rules for the various games. Among the iuof t popular garas in tho early days ef billiards was a curious and complicate I one, called the "fortification game." I.i this the table was covered with a number of forts or castles, each euriuouuted with its proper flag, and heavily weighted with lead to pre vent the balls knocking it down; the c u ba tacts, as in the games of our cbJldtoH, were called French and KuglUh. Old books 04 billiards give pictures of the table arranged for this game, whl h looks very odd to our eves now, although it ."night be revived with a lvau tage for children ou the small billiard-boards so much in vogue, wbJcn can bo placed up n diniDg-tables. Some reminiscence of it was probably in the mind . the ingenious indivi dual who invented the aburd 'eklule-pojl," common in public rooms some years ago, but which is seldom or never played nowadays. While speaking of this we L"y mcutton some of the games most popular at the preoent d iv. By fur the best game on the billUrd-ubla Is the ordinary winning and losin-j game, which has the advantV?e of com liiilrg, in pleacant variety, winning and losi jg hazards, and cannons; and it is the g.vaa which admits of the most conspicuous ek'Ul. The American game is played with four b.ls, but only winning hazards aud cannons are all owed, losing hazards counllug against the player, it is a capital game for a freehanded striker, aid the ifore mounts up very readily. We have heard of the most extraordinary "breaks," or continuous scores, being: mtUe at it: snore than 1400 In said to have been scored by one Ameri can plavcr; but the tables are often smaller, the balls larger, than ours, and pushing with a broad-pointed cue is permitted. One of the longest breaks at the English game on record was JH0, rondo by the champion, John Roberts; but that has since been eclipsed by breaks of :$M)nnd 3114. made by W Cook, junior, who will probably one day be the champion. Pyramids, a great game for gambling, Is played with fifteen red and one white ball, and consists of winning hazards only. It is a good game, but rather monotonous. Some men at tain wonderful proficiency at it, aud an amateur in London lately, p'uyltig from baulk at the tails arranged in the triangle as at the begin ning of the gaum, holed the entire number in seventeen shots 1 A wonderful feat, certainly, and exceedingly difficult to accomplish, as any player who attempts it will find. Pool, the pleasantest and most social of all games on the billiard-table, is played with any number of varioufcly-colored balls, each player using a special color, and playing inde pendently of tho other. Wiuuiog hazards, as in pyramids, alone count, each person re ceiving a certain stake from the owner of the ball which he pockets; the person pocketed als losing what is technically called "a life," having three t the commencement ot the game, and losing all chance ot the pool, invle up of contributions from all the players, when he loses every life. A "star," or additional life, is allowed to the unlucky man who first loses the original three,on payment of the same stake as that paid at tho beginning. Each life should be a third of the sum deposited In the pool; thus, a three-shilling pool with shilling lives is very common, but of course tho game is played for far higher stakes. We have heard of some enterprising Australians who, by way of a variation at the game, plaved "bullock pooland sheep hazard." Pool without a pool that is to say, continuous winning hazards, with a small btake for pocketing a ball is a very good game for a party of friends in a coun try bouse. So also is "shell out," in which a Lumber of people ploy at pyramids, using the same ball alternately, and receiving a small stake from all the other players wheuever a ball is pocketed. It is a popular game in small public rooms in London. The French game consists entirely of cannons, and is played upon tables without pockets, with very much larger balls than ours, and very broad-pointed cues. Some foreigners acquire a marvellous pro ficienc' in it. M. Charles Berger, the French champion, is a wonderful player, possessing perhaps more power of cue than any man living. For the Russian game Carlino, the German, and other varieties, we must refer the reader to any of the manuals on the subject. Old billiard-tables were made of various shapes, some being oval and others square. When Evelyn visited the Portuguese Ambassa dor in 1 07., he saw what ho calls a new sort of billiards, with more hazards than the game then played in England. The table had posts and pins, and be tells us that the ball was struck with "the small end of the billiard-stick, which is shod with brass or silver." This "billiard-stick" would probably be the cue, which was In use on the Continent fer some time before It wan known here; players in this country using the mace, and "trailing" at the balls, as children do to this day when placing bagatelle. Cues were at first cut in various ways, some obliquely and others straight, and the former, for some reason or other, was called a "JelTery." The leather tipped cue which we use now did not come Into use, according to Mr. KenlBeld'a aithority, until 1807. The best cues are made of well seasoned ash or boxwood, aud the weight of the butt and breadth of the tip mnj be left to the taste and fancy of the player. It is said thU a good cue should be of such a length as just to stand upright under the chin of the person using it; at any rale, care should be taken that it is uot too short, as iu such a case it cramps the player. T'Ue b ills are of ivory, and tho rcgulatiou diameter is a little over two inches; but they vary very much. Care is taken bv the best makers tint they should be not only of the same size, but of the same density and specific gravity, or they will not run true. An author called Reuben Roy, who wrote a little work called "The Science of Billiards," gives a good method for fiuding out whether a ball is perfect, lie says: "If a sus pected ball be marked with a spot on any part of its circumference, and be carefully placed ou the surface of a vase of clear water, with the mark exactly uppermost, It will descend through the lesser density of the water iu exactly the same position that is, with the mark still uppermost." This is a good test, but requires to lie carefully applied, and the best plan is to get your balls from a maker in whom you havo full confidence. Tables were at first made of wood, and our slate-tables only came into fashion about forty years ago. ttilliard tables are also made of iron, but the slate-bed is the best. The cushions were at first made of list, tightly strapped and hammered together; they are now manufactured of iudi rubber, and are therefore much faster, although some old players, we believe, s ill hold that the list cushions were preferable, and that the ball re bounded from them at a truer angle. The eushious should be kept as much as possible iu au equable temperature, requiring the applica tion of beat semetimes in cold or damp weather. Indeed, a good billiard-table requires as much looking after as a baby! Every billiard-player in these days is familiar with the side-stroke that is to say, the striking of the ball upon oue side or other of its centre, so as to give it a bias, and make it come bick from the cushion at an angle different from that it would havo taken bad it been struck ia the centre. The maxim to be remembered by all billiard-players is, that the angle of reflexion is eqti il to tho aDgle of incidence, aud the object of "sido" is to alter this angle according to the bias given to the ball. Side can be communicated, as it were, or put on one ball by another; though it is a popular error to deny this; but th" com municated side has no effect u ntil the ball played upon has touched another ball or the cu-Liou. Side put directly upou a bill by the cuo will take effect without its touching either ciir-h ion or ball in its progress, and a ball cau bo made to describe a semicircle on a table, or g round uny object placed upon it, and return to the striker. "Screw" may be defined as bUIm put upon the ball perpendicularly, instead of hori zontally, aud will make a ball run out on thu table and came back, the axis of rotation being reversed by a low stroke, and a certain b uk ward jerk of the cue, more easy to explain prac tically than theoretically. The side stroke U raid to have been discovered by a billl ird pro prietor in Hath some years ago, but o'.bur people have laid claim to this curious way of uMiig the cue, which certainly wrought a complete modi fication in the methods of playing uioJcra bil liards. It is a great pity that so good agnne, re quiring both brain-work and manual dexterity, should have incurred much odium on account of the number of disreputable characters an 1 "legs" who frequent public rooms. N itorio-n cases of sharping have come witblu tho know ledge of all meu who have played billl nds pro miscuously aud a glaring instance of what the "leg" will do occurred iu a billiard-room in the North of England some years ago. A casu il visitor to the room was plaviug u game at pyra mids with one of the habitues, aiul the other frequenters of the room were backing tbir lrieud against the stranger very heavily. Tho game was a close oue, aud weut on with vary ing success until there remained oue ball to bole, to finish, and to decide the KV.no. In one corner of the room was an oren lavatory, with soap-dishes and other ap purtenances. The strauger had the balls left for him in a position which gave a ceruiu hazard, but before making it, he put dowu his cue for a moment, and turned his back up ju the table to light a fresh cigar. His opponent rubbed a finger on the soap, and parsed it over the end of his cue! The strauger came back to the table and resumed lue cue, without the pre caution of chalking it. attempted to make the stroke, when the cue slipped, and he missed the ball altogether greatly to the satisfaction of the rascals sitting around, who never said a word in explanation. The moral of such a petty piece of swindling is Don't play In public rooms with strangers, bnt confine yourself to yonr clubs, or play with yonr friends. VTe may notice, in conclusion, some of the books that have been wrlttea on billiards. Mr. Kentfleld, of Brighton, better known a "Jona than," has given us a sumptuous folio with magnificent diagrams, which are, for the most part, useful ones. A still better book the best, in fact, for the learner, which has been written on the game is that ef Mr. Mardon, a friend and pupil of the great Jonathan, which contains much excellent advice, and a number of clever and thoroughly practical diagrams. "Captain Crawley" has also written two books on the game-one a small manual published at half a crown, aud a more pretentious work, called "The Billiard Book," which, however, is scarcely more valuable than the smaller volume. Both books are well written, and contain some pood diagrams. A book called "Practical Billiards" is eminently unpractical, and although that clever player, Mr. Dufton, has given his name to it, we cannot believe he Is respousible for all the nonsense it contains. The last book out is a practical manual by Mr. John Roberts, the champion, which, coming from so great a master of the cue, is a valuable addition to the literature of the game. It contains much sound practical advice by the champion himself, but it has been badly edited by some one else, who has cram med it with a great deal of foolish irrelevant matter stories cut from magaziues, and the like, which are quite out of place in a practical book. The 'glories of cricket and of football have been snDg in stirring strains, but billiards yet awaits its sacred bard. Here, however, are some verses descriptive of our experiences when play ing with a young lady. We have called them "A Billiard Lesson" 'TwaB pleasant on th winter nights To see, tnosth the shaded lights, iter golden nean Dent low; To watch her snowy lingers make A tiny "bridge 'aud count each "break," Of such a geutle foe. And though she said It was a sin To beat her I conid always win, To bear such pretty blame; And still while winning strokes I made, It seemed to me as if I played A very losing game. There's kudos In the rattling strokes You make amid a lire rf jokes From chatting fellow-men; And yet when beauty turns away, And pouts at your more skilful play, You've other feelings then. No "hazard," that my running cue, With all my greatest oare could do, Or lucky "lluke" might pet, Could ever equal that I ran In tlaving miserable man ! With such a lllrting per. Anrif,thoug hi lost such heaps of gloves Iu betting with her when one loves Such losing bets are blest. And since she teiisrd me uight and day, I only pet a bllllard-play The chances of a ' rest." The "cannon" on the table preen Will to a Canon come, I ween, - Who'll tie me to a wife; And she, with backers not a few, Vi 111 rpiietly put, on tne "screw," And "pocket" me for life I Wo confess that we are enthusiasts of the game: there Is no other game, In our eyes, can compare with it. Now, we are happy to sav, that a private table takes its place iu every well ordered mansion, and tho ladit sof the family are found to be skilful wielders of the cue, much of the stigma that once attached to it h is passed away. 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GKOKGE ELLIoTT, Vice-Pres't and Sec'y. juivA. j xv a iutviiiiii.uuji Actuary, PENNSYLVANIA STATE AGENCY, JAMKS M. LONG AC RE, Manager. H. O. WOOD, JK., M. 1., Medical Examiner. Office, 302 WALNUT St., Philadelphia. REV. S. POWERS, Special Agent JAMES M. LONQACRtC, General Agent, 5 83 mwfiy No. 308 WALNUT Street. Philadelphia 1829 CnAliTER PE CHARTER PERPETUAL. 1870. Mill Fire Icsnrance Company Office, Nob. 435 and 437 CHESNUT St. Assets Aug. I,'70$3f009f883'24 CAPITAL 4O0,0O0n0 ACCRL KD SURPLUS AND PREMIUMS. 8,oa,-i4 INCOMB FOR 1870, LOSSES PAID IN 1868, I-ontte lmld wince orer $5.500,GOJ Perpetual aud Temporary Policies on Libera: Terms. The Company also lusnes policies upon the Ker.f of all fctnds of Buildings, Ground Reuu, aud M or' gapes The "FRANKLIN" has no DISPUTED CLAIM, DIRECTORS. Alfred G. Baker. Alfred Fltler, Tnomas riparks, WUUaiu fc. Grant, Thomas 8. Ellis, Gnstavus S. Benson. Samuel Grunt, George W. Klchards, Isaac Lea, George Pales, ALFRED G. BAKKK. Presl.leut UKURUE KALKS, Vice-President. JAMES W. McALLIiSTKii, Secretary. 18 18 HlfcoirtJKR M. KiUKK, Asbistaui Secretary. rpHE ENTFKPKIHB INSUHANCB CO. OP X PUILADBLr-HIA. Ctnce 8. W. oor. KOl'KTII and WALNUT Streets PIKE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY. PEHPETl'AL AND TKilM POLICIES ISSUED. CASH Capital (paid up iu full) $n).mto UASU Assets, October. tS7( 681.13318 D1RJEUTOK3. K. Ratcliford Starr, J. Livingston Errtnger, Naibro Prxzler, (James L. Olagliorn, John M. Atwood, Win. G. Bouitou, BtnJ. T. Tredick. Charles Wheeler, George II. Stusii, Thomas II. Moutgomer John 11. Brown, James M. Aertseu; F. RATCHFORD STARK. ITesldent. THOMA II. MONTGOMERY, Vice-President. ALEX. W. W1STKK, HbcreUry. JACOB K. PKTKK80N. AaaUUnt Secretary. JMrEBIAL FLUE INSURANCE CO., ujsuon, KTAHIJIIEI INOa. fatd-up Uaiiil&l n4 AoomuuWU4 Vanda, 08,000,000 I IV GOLD. PREVOST A HEllKIWG. Ageuta, 41 Ralllt TUIBJD B UMt. PUiUdalphi. 0UA& U. P&IVOST OUAH P. INSURANCE INCORPORATE 188B. OFFICE OF THE DELAWARE MUTUAL SAFETY INSURANCE CO. rsiuADiLPBi. November 1, 187. The following statement ( the affairs of tne Corfl paay Is pablishrd in conformity with a prorlslen ef its Cssrter: PREMIUMS RECEIVED from November 1, 1908, t October 81, 1870: fs Marine and Inland R!Bks.t"M,419-3 on Fire Risks im,sui?o 1954,810 6 rremlnms on Policies not marked offNoveuibti 1,1669. 508,489-32 l,4.-6,79ft8i PREMIUMS MARKED OFF as earned from No Vf mbtr 1, 1169, to October 8t. 1H70: On Marine ami Inland Risks. 180. 746 -79 On Fire Risks m,ts el 1,032,89B'4 Interest dnrlog the period Salvages, etc. saras 162,600-98 ll,184,79-44 h iiygcao, laixhum, etc., ounng tne year as aCuve: Marine and Inland Naviga tion Lueses MB,n.VS93 Fire l osses 99,003-03 Return Premiums 81,921 H9 KelDturni.e( 40,09da Agency Charges, Advertis ing, Printing, etc C0,(01'40 Takes United States, State, and Municipal Taxes 63,000-13 Expenses 84.0461H) S975.1M-8T t309,W9-4T ASSETS OF THE COMPANY November 1, 1S70. 1300,000 United States Six Per Cent. IOaii (lawful money) .... $333,876-09 2uv,inu oiaie oi l enoHjivauia hix rcr Cent. Loan 814,000 09 200,000 City of Philadelphia Six Per Cent. Loan (exempt from Tax) 204,l2-& 1C4.000 State of New Jersey Six Per Cent. Loan 189,920-00 80,000 Pennsylvania Railroad First Mortgage Six Per Ceut. Bonds. 80,700-OS 26,000 Pennsylvania Railroad Second Mortgage Six Per Cent. Bonds SS.SSO-OO 25,000 Western Penn. Railroad Mort gage Six Per Cent. Bonds d'enn. R. K. guarantee) 20,000-0 80,000 Etate of Tennessee Five Per Cent. Loan 18,000 "OS 7,000 State of Tennessee Six Per Cent Loan 4,200-00 12,600 Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany, 'i',0 Shares Stock 15,000-04 6,000 North Pennsylvania Railroad Company, loostiiues Stock.. 4,300-00 10,000 Phi adelphia and Southern Aiau t-teamsnip company. b0 Shares Stock 4,00000 261,660 Loans on Bond and Mortgage, lirst liens on City Properties. 861,660-00 11,260,160 Par. Market Value.. f 1,293,567-50 Cost. tl.U64.447 34. Real Estate 156,000-00 xtniBiteceivanie ior insurances mue... 830,911-87 Balances due at A gencls Premiums on Marine Policies Accrued Interest and other debts due the Company 93,37547 Stock and Scrip, eta, of sundry corpora tions, f7,st60. Estimated value 8,918-00 Cash . 142,91173 11 820,727-91 PitiLinnLrniA, Nov. 9, 1870. The Board of Directors have this day declared a CASR DIVIDEND OF TEN 1-EK O-CNT. on the CAPITAL STOCK, and SIX PER CENT. Interest on the SCRIP or the Company, payable on and after the 1st of December proximo, free of .National and Slate Taxes. They have also declared a 8CRIP DIVIDEND of TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT, on the EARNED TREM1UMS for the year ending October 81, 1870 certificates ef which will be Issued to the parties entitled to the same, on and after the Ut ot Decem ber proximo, free of National and State Taxes. They have ordered, also, that the SCRIP CER TIFICATES OF PROFITS of the Company, for the year ending October 81, 1SC3. be redeemed In CASH, at the Office of the Company, en ami after 1st of December proximo, all lutcrest thereon to cease on that day. By a provision of the Charter, all Certificates of Scrip not presented for redemption within five years after public notice that they will be redeemed, i ball be forfeited and cancelled on tha books of the, Company. No certificate of profits Issued under t"B- By the Act of Incorporation, "no certificate shall Issue unless claimed within two years after the declara tion of the dividends whereof tt Is evidence." DIKKCTORS. Thomas C. Hand, John C. Dav is, Edmund A. Souder, JoBeph H. Seal, James Traqualr, liem y Slemi, Henry C. Dallett, Jr., James C. Hnd, Wil lam J. Ludwig, Hugh Craig, John D. Taylor, George W. Beruadoa, William C Houston, 11. Frank Robinson, TUOMA8 Samuel F Stokes, William G. Bouiton, Kd ard Darlington, H. Jones Brooke, Eii war -1 Lafourcade, Jacob Rlegel, Jacob P. Junes, James B McFarland, Joshut P. Eyre, Spencer Mcilvalne, John B. Sample, Ptttsb'g A. B. Bergor, " D. T. Morgan, O. HAND. President. JOHN O. DAVIS. Vice-President. Hikrt Lylblkn, Secretary. HshKY Ball. Asst Secretary. 11 11 lit p I R B ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED MARCH 17, 1880. OFFICE, No. 84 NORTH FIFTH STREET, INSURE BUILDINGS, DOUSEUOLD FURNITURE, AND MERCHANDISE GENKRALLY Frem Loss by lire (in the city of Philadelphia only) AHMRTH, JANUARY. 1, l!0, 1,574,734 TKUNTICE'. William n. Hamilton, John Carrow, George I. Young, Jos. R. Lyndall, Levi P. Coats, Charles P. Bower, Jesse Liiglitfuot, Bobert buouiuaker, Peter Ariubrustor, M. H. Dickinson, Pfftj?r WilHnmimn t -r--- j vary ii a. oeueii. WM. II. HAMILTON, President. 8AMUEL 8PARQAWK, Vice-President, WILLIAM F. BUTLER, Secretary ma PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCai I COMPANY. Incorporated ls&v Charter PernetuaL No. 610 WALNUT Street, opposite Independence I Square. I nlty fur over forty years, continues to insure against loss or damage oy fire nn Public or I'rlvate Build ings, either permanently or for a limned time. Also on Furniture, Stocks of Goods, aud Merchandise generally, on liberal terms. Their Capital, together with a lanre Surplus Fund, Is Invested iu the most careful iiuumer, which ena bles them to otTcr to the insured an nndoabted seen. nty in the caso of loss. Daniel Smith, Jr., Isaac HaKleliurst, Thomas Smith, Henry Lewis, J. GilllngtittiQ Fell, TUOUIHB IWUILS, John Devtreux, Franklin A. Comiy. DAM EL SMITH, Jr., President. WM. G. Chow cm Secretary. 8 80 F A M E INSURANCE OOUPANY No. 809 CHESNUT Street. INCOHfOHAlEO 1866. CUASfka JkPtTtJAi. CAPITAL tJOO.-XJU. FIRE INSUKANOE EXCLUSIVELY. Insurance agaiut Loss or Damage by 'ire either by Perpetual or Temporal Pollutes, SlUC1'OUiL Charles Richardson, Robert Pearce. wuuam ii. itnawn, William M. Seyfert, John F. Smith, Nathan Hlllea, Gem-ire A. West. John Ke.isier, Jr., Edward K. Orue, Charles Stokes, John W. Everman, Moriiecai Busby. ARDSUN, President WILLIAM U. KUAWN, Vice-President. Williams L Blakolajld becretary. I gb( i
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