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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-21
A Sad Mishap.

SOME one living on the second floor
of the double tenement on Nelson street
placed pan of baked beans in q win
dow to cool. A few minutes later the
horse attached to coal cart backed in
front of the place, and refused to 60.
The driver laid on the lash, but the an
imal would not move on. 1t WINGED
and jumped about in the agony from
the blows, but it would not advance. A
portly gentleman passing on the walk,
saw the trouble, and stopped. He was
in sympathy with the animal, and in
dignant with the man. He expostu-
lated with him, told him to use mild
means, to try suasion. that he ought to
be ashamed of himself for treating a
dumb beast in that manner; that if he
did not relent and cease his brutal con-
duct fearful judgment would over
take him.
At this juncture little girl came to
the window to see what was the matter,
and she must have hit against the pan
of beans, for almost Immediately it slid
from the window, and while the benev-
olent gentleman was telling the coal
man of the judgment to come, the pan
descended bottom upwards on his own
devoted head, deluging him with its
contents, taking his breath, and knock
ing him down on his hands and knees.
The shock was so great and SO unex-
pected that the unfortunate man was
completely bewildered, and crawled
away as fast as he could, knowing not
where he was going, but instinctively
seeking to get out of danger. He was
a dreadful looking spectacle when he
got up. He was beans the entire length
Of his person. They streamed down
his back and legs. and the oily sub
stance dripped from the brim of his hat,
while the crown being knocked in q
pound piece of pork, clotted with beans,
rested securely in the hollow thus
formed.
The driver silently watched him until
he got on his feet and then shouted at
him:
sIf you hadn't stuck your nose in
other peoples business I'd come there
an help scrape you of, but now, cuss
you, you can scrape yourself"
A woman who saw the accident in
vited the unhappy victim into her yard,
where she helped him get off his coat,
removed his hat and emptied it, and
gave him q shingle to scrape off his
pants with, and performed other kind
offices suggested by ner sweet, womanly
nature.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-21

A WIDOW, whose husband, a mechan-
ic, had been killed in a railway acci-
dent, obtains a judgment of $4,000
damages against the railway company.
The same court gives q verdict for $15,-
600 to a man who had lost his leg in
the same smash up. The widow of the
mechanic thereupon goes to the Judge.
and protests against the injustice of his
decision. els Leg" she asks, ''worth
three times as much as a whole manp"
And the Judge responds: 'The decision
is perfectly equitable. A man who has
lost leg cannot replace it with another
as good, even for $15, 900. But a wom-
an with $1,000 can easily get a new
husband.n
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-21
he made his pile out of the Little

he made his pile out OF the Little
Pittsburg," he is said to have put $780,
600 into Government bonds and to have
deposited them in bank, with the ex-
press stipulation that he was not to be
allowed to draw them out under any
whatever. 1t is said that
he even went so far as to tell the folks
at the bank that if he ever should get
drunk,-which appears to have been a
rather probable contingency,-and
should come to the bank and demand
the bonds, they were to refuse him,
and, if necessary, blow of the top of
his head rather than allow him to dis
turb that 800, 600 nest-egg.
1t is related of Rische that during
the session of the Legislature in Denver
last winter he visited Leichsenring's
beer-saloon in that city with some of
the Representatives. Drinking heavily,
Rische engaged in q quarrel with some
roustabout, and, finally, whipping out
his revolver, fired. The ball took eff
feet, seriously wounding the man. 1t
was thought the man was killed, and,
as Rische was taken from the saloon,
he exclaimed: q...-.. -.--
els he deadp' .....-
"No; but he's badly hurt"
"Do you think he'll die?'' ...
Cant tell"
"Well. if he does, send up the bill.
I'll pay for him." ~. ~
The poor shoemaker had learned the
value and potency of money. .-..
The crowning act in this romantic
little drama was played last evening,
when courtship ended in matrimony,
and the ex-shoemaker and now we'll
fixed miner linked his future with that
of the modest, unassuming shop-girl
who had captivated him, or Uice Uersa.
The wedding took place at the house of
Mr.. and Mrs. Periolat. No. IA Park
Avenue, the Rev. T. N. Morrison, Jr.,
of the Church of the Epiphany, officia-
ting. Chicago Tribune, dug. 6.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-21
MYSTERIOUS MATTER.
Shot Fired Through the Window Of
State Railroad Commission
er's Office.
George u. Lyons Arrested ON Warrant by
William Bell, Jr.-The Latest UpshOt
I'm the state Mutual Aid Matter
Further statement Of the Dim.

George n. Lyons Arrested ON Warrant nv
william Bell, Jr.-The Latest Upsh0t
I'm the state Mutual Aid Matter
Further statement Of the Dim.
culfies Between the Trustees
1t will be remembered that Mr.. wm Bell,
Jr., the President of the State Mutual Associ.
alton, and Mr.. George B. Lyons, the Vice
President of the same organization, had
charter of the Association, which ended in q
"knock down." Yesterday an attempt was
made to reconcile the troubles and the new
charter, which had been prepared and signed
Sy Messrs. Lyons, Stevens, Reinhard and
Flowers, had been presented to the other i've
Trustees for them to consider. During the
afternoon Messrs. Bell, Crttchfield and Spencer
we're seated At table by Q window In the
nanroad Commissioners Office, looking over
the new charter, which had been submitted to
tnem. Nothing occurred out of the way till
nearly half-past three O'Clock when Repre-
sentative Tyler, Of Licking County, called at
seat to go to the door to meet him a shot was
hred BY some unknown person through the
window OF the Office fronting on the east ter.
race Of the Capitol building. Mr. Spencer was
Bells seat was on the left and Mr, Critc6fisld
was sitting between the two. The bullet rat
tied through the window, shattering II eome-
What, and whizzed BY the left left cheek of
Mr. Critchneld, narrowly missing him. =
BEHIND THE BARS.
A reporter Of the State Journal called at the
station house about $3.50 p. m. to see George
B: Lyons after he Was arrested. he found
him in the parlor cell, /" surrounded by mill
ions Of cockroaches, large, healthy aud fat,
that were born into the world soon after the
Hood and had grown gray, 90 to speak, in the
service OF annoying those under arrest. They
laid in between the bars, ran over the floor,
played base ball with q chunk of coal and
bigA-sky up and down the reporters spinal
column with commendable zeal. The rats
were playing circus around the building and
under the foor, and . large portion OF the
ceiling had fallen on, making q picturesque
picture that Is not creditable or comfortable
to behold.
On entering, Mr.. Lyons saluted our repre-
sentative cordially, and asked to have certain
friends summoned to get him out OF limbo.
After Q messenger was dispatched for DR..
Flowers and John Reinhard, the reporter
asked:
Question-Have you anything to say about
this matteri
Answer-Yes. There are several things /
desire the public to know. Sam Bell came
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Beauties of the Endowment Sys.
tcm as Conducted by
Mutual Company.
Read All About II, and Then Take Your
Pencil and Make An Estimate Of
the Value 0f 81, 0o0 or 81, ,0OO
I'm this Delectable Company.

Life insurance under good management and
on equitable principles is generally conceded
to be not only q safe but q very wise method
Of providing against the contingencies Of
fortune and the helplessness and want arising
from removal BY death of the head and natural
protector of the family. Taking advantage
OF this recognized duty and necessity, the
interruptions have found some one of
the many systems of Life Insurance to
be an easy and profitable method of
hliing their empty pockets, and broken
down hacks who have failed In every other
business they have undertaken, and whose
consciences have not yet quite reached con-
dition that enables them to steal outright, re.
sort to the more genteel though scarcely less
reputable method of practicing upon the
credulfty OF the generous and unsuspecting
A conspicuous instance Of this character, II
the newspaper accounts can be credited, is
the State Mutual Aid Association of Colum-
bus, and It occurs to rs that we can scarcely
do our readers q greater service than to
give them In . connected form some
OF the statements that have come
under our notice, and which seem to be from
reliable sources. We invite Q careful reading
and afterward . becoming caution when the
subject OF life insurance is presented, assur-
Ing them that while 1t is Q good thing In it
self and when conducted on right principles,
It Is capable of being prostituted to the most
dishonest schemes ever carried on under the
guise OF legitimate business. We copy from
the Columbus Journal Of June 5, 1879:
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-21
THAT PECULIAR PROCEEDING.
Definite Particulars Of the Movement tn
Pick the Lock Of the state Mn.
tual Aid Association.

Definite Particulars OF the Movement to
Pick the Lock Of the state Mu.
tual Aid Association.
The statement in the Dispatch, Tuesday
evening, touching the movement to pick the
lock OF the State Mutual Aid Association was
correct In substance, but deficient in explain
atory details A reporter called at the Office
Of the State Mutual Aid Association, Money
peny block, and at the Office OF Winder Il
Royce, 70 West Spring street, to-day, to get
the bottom facts.
The statement of Tuesday was obtained just
before the paper went to press. There was
no time for obtaining particulars. The sup
position, at that time, was that some of the
parties who had been ousted by the manage
, ment' = reeentlv, were the persons who called
turns out that the Association, since those
parties resigned under pressure, has employed
q special night watchmsn In the office 1t
Is stated, at the office, that one, at least,
tied the office at or after midnight, recently,
and tried to get in. The voice was recog-
nized - that OF George b. Lyons. He asked
the watchman TO open the door: The request
recognized as that Of q. A. Stevens. At that
time he was Secretary Of the Association. He
resigned last evening.
MI. Stevens, as Secretary, demanded that he
ground that the hour was unreasonable, and
that he had orders from the President (Hon.
William Bell, Jr.) to admit no person except
Why they came at that hour, and why Lyons
was a member of the party, is left for the
reader to determine. They are said to be in
the habit Of keeping late hours. One of them
Is said to be Of q convivial turn Of mind. 1t
Is believed by those in position to be in
formed that he was on q convivial tour that
night.
The firm Of Winder & Royce confirm what
was said in the Dispatch Tuesday. Mr. Royce
says h stranger called at three D. m and four
p. M, Monday, to inquire whether the firm
opened safes, and was Informed that they did,
but only at the request of the owner OF the
safe, and that he must be identified beyond
the shadow of q doubt. The man was asked
each time what his name was. He did not
give 1t either time.
Mr.. Winder says strangers called at his
house, 66 Lafayettee street, at or about II go
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-21

THE hero of German story says he
pressed his burning lips to her rosy
mouth, and I" she returned my kiss, and
my soul was no longer in my body; 1
touched the stars; the earth went from
under my feet" Dutch fathers wear
heavy boots, we know, and no doubt
the earth went from under the young
mans feet, but we don't believe he
touched the stars. That is too steep.
Why, q mule couldn't kick him that
high. But that he saw stars we firmly
believe. 1t is dangerous to fool around
an lrasciSle old Germans daughter
Norrtstoscn Herald.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-21

IT is announced, As if worthy of emu
lation, that "the President begins work
shortly after nine o'clock in the morn
ing" That's nothing to boast about,
says the Norristown Herald, as "we
begin work two hours earlier than that,
and we don't get half as much salary,
either"
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-21

1t is pleasant TO see such things, to
find those whose hearts are full OF ten
der sympathy, and whose hands turn to
helpful acts. -.s
The little girl didn't come down after
the pan until the portly gentleman had
got out of the nelghborhood.-Das6ury
NeaOS.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-21

A CERTAIN editor who is very partic-
ular in giving credit saw passage of
Scripture in an exchange. He clipped
it and credited the paper with it.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-21

GROSS earnings-Those made in a
disreputable business. Punch.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-21

$01zE1Isss 4 iTE INSURANCE,
Only a Little Game Of '' Now
You See It, and Now
You DON'T"
How the Officers ard Man.
ageF8 Of the State Mutual
Aid Association of Co.
Iumbus, o. DWellto-
gether In Unity.
Want Of Moral Character and Rotten.
ness In Social Life Guarantee for
Honest and Economical Man
agement of Trust Funds Held
for the Benefit ofthe Fam
lies of the Insured.
AConnected Account of the Late Unpleasant
ness Among the Officers of the State Mu-
tuaI Aid Association of Columbus, o.,
Resulting in Petition in the Common
Pleas Court Asking for a Receiv-
er to be Appointed to Take
Charge of the Affairs of
the Company.
Beauties of the Endowment Svs.
tenn as Conducted by
Mutual Company.
How the State Mutual Aid Assooia.
taon Of Columbus Pays . Claim
OF $1,000 and Puts . Like
Sum Into the Pockets
OF Its O@cers.
Read All About II, and Then Take Your
Pencil and Make An Estimate Of
the Value of 81, 0o0 or s5,OOO
I'm this Delectable Company
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-21

Observe the fix upl In the foregoing COM
munication they state "thdt a full and careful
ezanainat:on Of the books and accounts Of the As
soeiation develops the fact Of its entire naseial
soundness. &C.," while in fact, at the time
they ask their members and the reading pub
lie to believe this statement Qie y they well
know they had not looked at book or &C.
count of The Association and we have only to
quote them again In the following article
taken from the Columbus Dispateh to show
that they had been without the essential
books to conduct business for over sir peeks,
ending 9th, '79.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-08-02
TREA TMENT OF .SUNSTROKE.

Assistant Sanitary Superintendent
James, of New York, being applied to
for some information on the subject of
prostration by the heat said the term
sunstroke, or insulation, was commonly
applied to all cases where persons were
seriously overcome by heat of the
weather, which sometimes occurred at
night, but that it was especially likely
to take place when one was exposed to
the direct rays of the sun, unless there
was something to cool the system by oc-
casioning rapid evaporation from the
body. The dryer the air was, the more
free was this evaporation, and therefore
the danger of prostration was greatest
on sultry days, when the air was filled
with moisture. Sunstroke was often
sudden, its effects being congestion of
the brain, and perhaps of other internal
organs, together with general nervous ex-
haustion. The more strength and vigor
a person possessed, the less likely he was
to be Frustrated in this manner, and
therefore old people, children and persons
of any age who were ill or wearied, were
especially liable to be affected by sun
stroke. Persons who had been drinking
much alcoholic liquor of any sort, or were
in the habit of doing so, were also par
ticularly exposed to this danger.
AS to the precautions to be observed in
very hot weather, DIR. james said that the
principal safeguard against injurious
effects from the heat was moderation in
all things-in eating, in drinking and in
exercise. Of course it was desirable to
keep in the shade as much as possible,
and men who had to work in the sun
should keep cabbage leaf or wet cloth
on the head, inside the hat As to diet,
there wereno particular rules, except that
persons should eat what agreed with them
and was easily digested The appetite
was usually not SO keen in summer as in
winter, and there was less need of meat
or fat. Ice-water could be taken moder-
ately, without danger, but when drunk
in large quantities it was very injurious,
as it was likely to check Precipitation too
suddenly and cause too sudden reduc-
ton in the temperature of the stomach.
Cold tea was an excellent summer drink,
as it was stimulating and readily
quenched thirst. If person was in the
habitof taking alcoholic beverages, ciaret
was cooling and healthful as any.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-08-02
Dear to Every Heart.

DIR. Lilienthal recently stepped into a
school-room during a recitation in
geography, and was invited by the
teacher to ask the class few questions.
He courteously complied.
what is the capital of Michigan ?'
Lansing was Che prompt answer.
"What is the largest city in Micbi-
gan?'
Detroit"
"Where is the great University oil
Michigan locatedP"
"At Ann Arbor."
what is the capital of Pennsyl-
vania?"
Harrisburg"
what is the largest city in Pennsyl-
vania2"
Philadelphia"
"What building is there in Philadel-
p4ia that is dear to the heart of every
patriotic American citizen"
That was poser the class was
troubled, but made no answer. The
doctor repeated the question.
II know" said little fellow on
back seat, as he stretched up his arm to
its full length.
"Tell us what it is, then, my boy"
said the doctor.
"The mint" was the confident an
swer.- Cincinnati Commercial.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-08-02

The Saundersville (Ga.) Courier
furnishes this pleasant little dog story I:
"A very intelligent pointer that was
owned by gentleman in this county
was SO well trained that his master
could send him home with a note for
anything, and he always attended to his
mission with the utmost promptness.
One day his master, while walking
around his premises, found loose
plank on his fence, and sent the dog to
the house with a note for hammer and
some nails. His mistress put the ham
mer and nails in basket and gave them
to the pointer. On returning to his
master he had to cross narrow stream
of water. Reaching the stream, he gave
one bound and was over. His owner,
who was in sight, saw him set the basket
down and commence to jump from the
bank into the stream. He continued
this performance so long that his mas
ter hastened to the spot to see what it
all meant. He discovered that in
jumping the stream the dog dropped
the hammer from the basket into the
water and was diving after it,"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-08-02
Indian Wars-The Rights OF Enlisted
Men.

The Secretary of War having decided
that enlisted men who have served in
Indian campaigns approaching the mag
nitude of wars are entitled to wear dis
tinctive chevron "for service in war,
the following campaigns against hostile
Indians have been selected, and are an
nounced as being within the scope Of
the Secretary's decision:
Campaign in Southern Oregon and
Idaho, and northern parts of California
and Nevada, 1865 to 1868.
Campaign against the Cheyennes, Ar
rapahoes, Kiowas and Comanches in
Kansas, Colorado and Indian Territory,
1868 to 1869.
Modoc war, 1872 to 1878.
Campaign against the Apaches Of Ar.
IONA, 1878.
Campaign against the Kiowas, Co.
manches and Cheyennes in Kansas, Col
orado, Texas, Indian Territory and New
Mexico, 1874 to 1875.
Campaign against the Northern Chey-
ennes and Sioux, 1875 to 1877.
Nez Perez war, 1877.
Bannock war, 1878.
Campaign against the Northern Chey-
ennes, 1878 to 1879.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-08-02
PrinceIy Farmers.

The largest wheat grower in Califor-
mia is DIR. II. J. Glenn, whose ranch in
Colusa county embraces 10000 acres,
or about ninety-four square miles of
good land, nearly all arabic. He has
this year $4,000 acres in wheat which,
it is estimated, will yield 100000 bush
els, worth, at SO cents bushel, $685..
600. And yet, with failures of crops
which occur about two years out of five,
and the heavy interest he is paying on
loans, DIR. Glenn is, perhaps, not so well
off rs an independent farmer who owns
only 100 acres and is out of debt.
Nearly all the princely farmers of Illi-
nois Of ten years ago have come to
bankruptcy, and it will be wonder if
DIR. Glenn escapes that fate. Under
the new constitution, the great ranch
owners will have their uncultivated
lands assessed at the same value as the
cultivated provision which will force
them to break up their estates and sell
them out in small farms. st. Louis
Republican.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-08-02
To the Girls.

Never marry man who has only his
love for you to recommend him. If he
is not otherwise what he should be you
will never be happy. The most perfect
man who did not love you should never
be your husband. But, though marriage
without love is terrible, love alone will
not do. If the man is dishonorable to
other men, or mean, or given to any
vice, the time will come when you will
loathe him or sink to his level. 1t is
hard to remember, amid kisses and
praises, that there is anything else in the
world to be done or thought of but love-
making, but the days of love are many,
and the husband must be guide to be
trusted-a companion a friend as well
as lover. Many girl has married a
man whom she knew to be anything but
good, "because he loved her So" And
the flame has died out on the hearthstone
of home before long, and besides she has
been sitting with one that she could
never hope would lead her heavenward-
or who, if she followed him as a wife
should, would guide her steps from per-
dition. Marriage is solemn thing-a
choice of life; be careful in the
choosing.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-08-02
Old BickOry's Bluff Way.

Long years after the capture of Stony
Point, when Andrew Jackson was Presi-
dent, a visitor at the White House re-
marked that the Postmaster in his town
(who held over'') was an emmy to the
President, had even been heard to call
him " a scoundrel," and urged the removal
of the ill-mannered officer
" What sort of person is hep inquired
the President.
The visitor admitted that the Post
master was an aged and honorable man,
and incidentally remarked that he was
one of the survivors of the battle of Stony
Point.
"Whatp said the President, rising
from his chair, "was he really with
Anthony Wayne at Stony Point2'
"He certainly was,' replied the
visitor.
We'll, then, said Old Hickory, "by
the Eternal he has perfect right to call
me scoundrel every day in the week,
and to be Postmaster during his natural
life ~