Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-02-04

II ~r"sAyc something tar RAINY dyy,'
when but LITTLE work can 10 done should
Wr not save something more tpr the day
wacn M man can work WA NJ have
our cloudy and rainy days. hut a- Il, grow
older. :hr days may become darker and
rainier. untl HIT ONLY or hay work but
our lt.'- work j. done File lI;t,e folk arc
wl-rst The squirrel LAYS up h.s stores.
and the bee nake- play of buy work.
through all the summer sunshine. that
Wauf may not come ia the winter. There
ar, thousands III US, who should stop ANA
CONSIDER whether wc aud oar families DIRE
prepared tor the rany autumn ana that
lark winter IL life which no Ipr.ng ever
dawn- upon. You and may hr rich ia
the best elements Of happiness rich in tAc
love and confidence OF wife aud children
and friends: aud while wc have the active
brain aud quick hand, wc and ours may
also be rich in all the comforts Of lIfe But
perhaps wr have made llitla or no accumu
.1uous. II Ne -the head 81 the house -
should be taken away. tile wolf might soon
pc ut the door, and our loved ones become
the victims Of want ana poverty. Or worse.
Onr benevolcncc should prompt u to guard
against the occurrence ~ these evil. 10
Gay ono. aud our duty should cp1lpr. a. 10
prevent tile possibility Of their uhictlon
upon those who have yht ~ our guard
ianship and support.
Ii we have an amount OF perisAabls
property at risk. whose loss would be an
inconvenience 10 eur estate, tCe diirdgs an
surc L. He are not only the property Of
our families, land pcrishablc at that, more
than any other kind Of property, bu, zee
aye Me producing potrer. II our houses or
goods are burned, we may build more and
earn more; but II Les are lost. everything
10 gone. Ii It i necessary 10 insure our
buildings and merchandise for our own
benefit, how much more to insure our lives.
which make goods and merchandise. for
the benefit Of our families. II We are
prosperous, paid policy is an invest
ment for the future, that l. beyond any
contingency. Ii we are poor. dollar
more or less per week secures handsome
sum at "a later period. What should We
think of the sailor who goes u sea without,
anchors because il il fair weather when he
sails and what should we thing Of the hu.-
band and father who makes no provision
for wife and children because he is teeiL
to-day, although he knows he may not be
alive to morrow,
Formerly it was difficult to obtain life
insurance IN responsible companies. There
were those when promised large dividends
and advantages, without any sufficient
guarantees. Life insurance should be per
ttct-secure beyond al risks or chances.
A company should not only have a large
capital, but should be managed by men OF
the highest integrity and financial ability.
We believe that we have such an institu-
ton in the National Life Insurance Com
pany of the United States Of America 1t
has full paid capital of a million dollars;
and with such tinanciers as Jay Cooke.
and Clarence II Clark, and board of
directors embracing gentlemen OF the
larges; business experience, we are Rot sur
prlssd that il is one Of the most successful
institutions of its kind 1t delivered its
first policy August |. 1865; and the policies
issued since that time cover insurance to
the amount OF Eight Million Dollars.
JOSEPH W. FREEsE.
Agent,
Bangor, Maine.