The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-07-10

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The j" Breakneck Accident Insurance Company
wrote To the 6 Fat Contributor not long since to
work up column 50 Of inducements for people to
take out policies. This is the way be didit:
Everybody should get snsared against accidents
No matter if you belong to one Of the best OF iaml-
lies accidents will happen in them.
Get policy. The old proverb says Honesty i
the best policy but that all before the Accident
Insurance Company started. Now the best policy is
a policy in the Breakneck.'
The other day man in Chicago fell out of fourth
story window. He had insurance, and consequent
~ was killed. Another on the same day fell out
with his wife. He was insured III the s Breakneek "
and is ready to fall out again
Wogan driving spirited horse in ST. Louis was
run away with Being insured against accidents, she
wasn't alarmed bit, stopped the horse, and came
back safe Her policy running out she neglected to
it. Shortly after she run away with again.
Her husbands partner ran away with her this time,
and she hasn't come back vet. Don't fail to renew
your policy, particularly if it is in the Breakneck
At Dubuque Iowa, man was kicked by a horse.
The horse wasn't insured and lie got kicked back.
Near Paris, Kentucky, man while engaged in run
ring circular saw, had his arms taken off They con
sisted Of cavalry sabre and doublebarreled shot
gun. The man who carried them off had accident
insurancc-and he hasn't been caught yet.
In Philadelphia man fell from the seafold and
broke his neck If he had been insured in the Break
neck his sentence might have been committed to
imprisonment for lite.o Why will neglect
these things?
Our agent at Penn Yam, New York, writes: g One Of
our neghbors, whom had solicited to take policy,
laughed at for thinking be could not take Of
himself The very next day he fell from the roof of
his house. and wasn't hart Bit"
In Unica, New York, man accidentally got mar
red. Being insured in the 'tBfeakneck he will re-
celye SIS week until he RECEIVERS.
was sentenced to solitary confinement for
life in the Michigan State Prison. Policy in the
. Breakneck," So week as long he seonfned to
his room.
A gray-headed old man was insured in the Break
neck" The very next day he bought bottle Of hair
dye-and dyed. His family received handsome sum;
on the blackboard
Two cattle drovers started with drove of cattle TO
New York One had policy and the other had none
There was collision, and the who had policy
wasn't hurt bt--and the other wasn't either. Insure
in the e Breakneck.'
Near Portland Maine, poor man fell from loft
and broke his neck. He received his insurance
$4,000 from the "Breakneek,' with which he was
enabled to set himself up in business and is now do
ing we'll
Our agent at Cleveland, Ohio, v44tes: ''A.lumber
horse away with a bah tailed wagon and tipped
the street over on toa small woman and six elderly
children. The horse began cry and the wagon bled
freely at the nose, but otherwise the street is doing
well. No insurance.
A boiler exploded at Memphis, blowing the engi-
neer into the air quite out Of sight He will receive
Sl5 day until be comes down again.
A hog drover in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, was
very much hurt by fall-taI in pork. No insu-
rance.
man ran away from Ltchfeld, Illinois, to avoid
paying his debts. He LETT family mot being able to
take them with hinl-) No insurance.
man accidentally fell from steamer at New Or
leans into the river As be was sinking the third time
he suddenly recolected that lis policy in the " Break
neck had expired. He then swan ashore, sought
out the agent and renewed bis policy and Immediately
returned to the river and sank the third time in Sc
rene and tranquil manner. Insure before you in
surely
Aiellow took drink Of whisky at saloon in Gin
einnati. Suddenly recoecting that be had no insu-
rance, he Immediately took enetie and then he
took out policy in the Breakneckn He now drinks
with impunty-if ImpunitY treats.