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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08
Mother Of Forty -four Children.

If the Great Napnleon's lannon's de-
iinitiOn of sulerlative female excellence
may he accepted as corr ect, DIR. Mary
Austin is unquestionably the most a.t-
,nirable woman in France. This lady
has Just completed her thirty-thir1 year
"f welded life, during which periol she
has presented her husband with no
fewer than fOrty-fOur pledges of her
witely affection. In the spring M 1873.
four years after her marriage. Mary
Austin nee Klind, passed her final OK
a,llinations ut the Medical College "i
Orleans and obtained diplomas autllOriz-
ing her to practice in both branches OF
her profession. As soon IA the Franc
pr,ssian war broke out she joined tin.
army of the Union with her husband,
and the prolific pair served with extra
ordinary distinction throughout the four
years struggle-Dr. Austin in her sur
gic.ll capacity and Col. Austin az an
active militant. The former, whilst at
tending to the hurts Of her comrades un-
der fire, WAS thrice wounded in action -
the latter five. times. At the conclusion
Of the war, the valiant doctor, having
lost her left eye in the service Of her
country, but in other respects none the
worse for her injuries and fatigues. re-.
turned to her private pr:'ctice covered
with glory and in the enjoyment "f II
staff officers pension. Since then she
has lives) in peace and honor. tue l'r!'!e
Of her fellOw-titizens, and jndcfatiG;'i'it'
in her endeavOrs to render her warrior
lord the happiest OF Iatl.crs.-/'";'""'
Transcript.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08
A Rapid Oatechlsm.

One of our readers tells the following
amusing annecdOte: In ~ the Annual
Conference assembled in our place, anti,
as Is usual on such occasions. the houses
of the community were thrown open to
receive those in attendance. Among
those entertaining guests was Mrs.
Jones, and surprising her little hoy
Frankie would I've c;ltcrhised to some
extent. she settled in her own mind the
leading questions ard appropriate an
swcrs. ~ follows: "Wcll. sir, how are
YOU ,o-.lay" Pretty we'll: | thank
yuu." "What is your naIne"., frankie
Jones'" How old are YOU, FRANKLY" ~
.Three wears old in June" VIII" made
you. F'r,nkie:'' '.t;"':' Nv nat i',i
i;sM make you vi. t'ramkie:" Dust
The ,lav fr the convention Of confer
cnce arrived and with ii tn" corps Of
ministers. two al whom were brought
20 F:ankie's home. frankie "'as not
long in making i.i> appearance ANA III
vr:ti,tin:s himself into the good :vices
ri tie guests. when. sure enough, Tie
first question rnI"Min.'cl Ivy the gN"l-
,.a.urr;l minister On whose knee frankie
had almost uiicOlscicI~ly seated Eini-
..W;!.. sir how do vtnl do ''Prruy
wei. thank you-Frank:e J"n.~-tGree
wears oil in .!unc-t;"! -'sl;st ~ re-
:,a,n,lel frankie with"u, Il moment :
Hesitation, turning his mothers cate
chi~:, in.i.lr n,t in an!;nstan:. ;o;,er al.
ter ~, unisincnt and nOrtii!''.tlGn anu
advancement q: his .!H;'~ti"ntr.
i,,I''x Bu:tU.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08
A French Literary Club Story.

An immense number of songs were
xritfen for the club. These were cnllec-
nd and published under the title Of
.Ies Diners du Vaudeville"
Here is an anecllOte of the club. Lau-
;on's favorite method of writing his YER
ses was to sit under tree in the Tuiler-
les, pencil in hand, and there, inspired
by the fresh airs, the foliage, the flow
efs and the l,ctits 0iseassr, to jOt down
his rhymes. singing them softly as he
went on. One day, the dinner day,
Alisan de Chazet, younger member of
the club, spjetl the poet thus engaged,
Matchbox in hand under chestnut tree.
He crept behind him, and there, un-
seen. took down from LaujOn' = Ow lips,
- h. tried the words, the song which he
W. alsut to produce in the evening.
When he was quite satisfied, the un-
s,spectiny Lauion arose and went away,
carving his song with him.
Alter dinner Chazet made haste to
ask permission to sing little song; the
bet, he moflestly said, that he had ever
written. He thereupOn, Of course, BE-
ssn to sing LaujOn's own song.
At the first words the real author
started. As line after line ~ sung his
confusion became greater. When the
song was finished, he alone was silent,
With open mouth, amid the general ap-
pause.
''lfwalls have cdrs," said De Cl'azet,
chestnut tress are not always deaf"
Asin,ilar story, it may he remember
ed, is told Of a trick played on voiture
at the Hotel de Observation-Disclosures
Quarteyiy.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08
SIDE DISHES.

IT is in!in,ated that in view ~ tn" dull
times that exist on the COn'>tu"k, the
Miners. Turner's, Pioneers AMI Cal"-
domains will omit their usual pichis's +"
Carson this summer.
The ,(cpt!, III SHOW between rr'"ktv
and Gold Run is as follows: vt Fr'".k,t'
! feet: Summit. l., feet: Cisco. ,"'l:
Hi,:. { ;,nyOm. ) feet: Immigrant Gap. s
feet: and ut Gold Run Is inches.
Tie .".:ple of Grllnu a:c in constant
s!rra.. that the ti.nw will l"' productive,
If more land slides. There are nllii"H:
OF :nn, ~! SNOW on the sides oiti," NOAH
t.:ins there. which. should it cn,ir down
would surely ovcrwhrlm the wh"l;'
tn"n.
The Carson T;iiunc says: 1t is report
rl that the Miners Union al Sorry
c:,..,,,y has ut la>l r>niiz:s; the far: That
to Change their system of Ways Is Il Ne
,,.si.v. If;his should prove true. tue
.,,,..r levels vi the Cnn~;'1k wiz hc
successfully worked.
The recent storm. SAYS the TIM b.
III ~. hiss proved fatal i" cattle in The
vicinity al TuScamr,, large number,
l,;,y wing died. The worst l,avt ri the sea-
sol, is W, to come. When the ncW
grass starts in the muddy '"st'n,*, ;l,'
r:.lt!. get nire,l and die l".Ove they can
l." cxtrieatri.
Rufus Lester Az cXpre@ss,iin bet "ctn
Boise CITY and Atlanta, Idaho. lett
Rocky Bar ~, The morning OF March
18th. At the I;niler grade tie was caught
in u snow slide AND killed.
At depth OF ninety fec: i'll the
Apache copper mine, in thu: santa t't-
ar.tss, \. T., Il ten i,n;l Vein Of a~'"s'
t,S has been discovrv.... The Specimen,
shown. in speci': gravity, is almost
equal to lead, ~: u fine !iI,rt,,ls character.
The fil,ers arc confined t"yeth'r in Il
compact mass. bat split off similar t"
strai ,sht-yr:in.4l wMxl. 1t is OF u green
i<h coloc, with white shade. The
vein appears permanent, aud add,
great value to the property.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08
The Wrong Keyhole.

It was the reporter OF a !,a!f-'r:.d Et-
nu,,,i,:,n organ who had glued his eye
r. kcyh"lc Of room in the Palace. when
hc WAS Disguised to find on l""SinS up
that ,l,r.r",i,.,n! Of the apartment ''
w:,s hanging picture from !: >t'!,s.u" :.1
WAS !,cni.n,n.iy smiling: down 'r''" 'he
tr:,,l>Oiil. ~, 81, H.. .r,,..si
chc.rful:v. ";"rs> you've s'fuck ~" 'c
wrong mi,r,!cr The man saS ',. ,,.;t ~
forgery is next door ANA t!'e ". ,'' ;,.m
four living wives Il across ~; J., ~" ~,
'Hhcre'sn bridal party MOI ye! w ~ w.,
49,. II you wait '"'"M'e " '~
this stepi:,'l.ler. AMI - :,,,.,.,,;,:t
But the entcrprislnS YOU'VE .'t -" y
had tainted and was c"f''" o"'
chin bv u porter.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08
Getting Rid ola Bore.

IS w!::.w! that one "f the biggest
'""> IN ..'cn-tlic brother Ola COMIC
.''an -'h" other night tackled hin'sc': on
"a !"viai i,.t!c party just as they were
!'s''''s i'"" the tavern where Actors
mo-! q" c",.%rr.:atc. "What shall We
DOT" g,t i'll OF Ein,"' was tie qnes-
.'on "hic!' som" one asked. leave
III" /" '". .i,.,i "a wag. 1t so hap
Mn'i ti::; ut the door Ot the hosiery
" QUESTION there stood Il l,lN"ri"is car
rage. Ia. property o. IL n"l'lcn''n VII"
"r.'''r'': just then I" !H 'supl'ing there.
m'::irn >!.n,l ut tic corner ~ the
-: -. n"ah:y conycr>:n: with Il friend.
''' "a >"i.:,.i the situation. Are y"u
gong "'i!, H.. dear boy" he .:sE':'.
:l>. Was Ike ready reply. "Ihcn
Jump in Wa. the remark. The bore
WIS i'rr:'p;. a,"! in u moment Was m
'H'r The carriage. enjoying the we'll
"a'hi'i.r'! ,'at>. The party ut tins mo,
nt"' >!i; HE d.x'r ut the vehicle. an"
"n''d and rs they looked round !ne
rr':''''r they saw the bore c":la:c.i by the
,r""h';'i. VIII" had c..n,c III on I't''r'"S
~" ':'':::"r door slain. ami Insisted OH
Ms;''l''- ;!',. man he fruni III ne car
'.'-' "nii' his ~ ,,lrr can,c.--HH'2"' .
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08
The Impossible Girl.

He offered her handsome opal ring.
Excuse me-" she said. while u blush
crept over her velvety cheek "OIn,ls
are unlucky." Then he fishetl pack
aye Of caralnels out Of his pocket and ut
tempted to present it to her. II never
touch them, !" she nurmeresl, languidly,
las they destroy the teeth and draw
the filling out. Ny mOthergOt some be-
tween her teeth the other day, and her
jaws were held together 50 tight for two
hours that she couldn't talk" "YOu
must have had quiet in the house."
''Sir?" II say YOU must have had a
riot in the house. mean that your
mother must have been 50 provoked
that she couldn't preserve her usual
state Of beautiful serenity, but was oh
liged 10 give way to her feelings In spite
Of her heroic efforts to appear calm.
Would you like to go to the Ministries
tO-night?" mo, 1 thank you," she
Whispered feelingly. II AM always sad
ienetl by such woeful dramas As Camille:
Hamlet and Miss Hutton; and the last
time was ut the Ministries ! saw how
those plays could be made more heart
rending with the jokes ut the MINISTRIES
worked into Them" lie then invited
her tn take q walk, and partake of ice
cream and other luxurics calculated to
thrill the feminine mind with etstacy.
But she refused each and ull Of theme
And the young man danced around
with his pockct-bos'k in his hand. and
thought what expense men would lie
saved if all the girls were like this one.
And he sang:
Give fo,ainl me the wife Of the future,
I've found the impossible Girl
Then he woke up and ascertained that
he had been dreaming. The lmlns'si-
ble Girl has yet to Ike discovered.-H h.
N,,aE;ffrick in Puck
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08
A Texas Snake Story.

\ Young man VIII" was i'!owing with
!, ,mir of mules nca: Gonzales, Texas.
not long ago, observed in the morning
that the OF mule Wis suffering from q.
swollen jaw. On the p:incip': t:'at
r,ut<:. have no rights which thei' OWL
or. are bound to res,"c!, h" ln'!d no !ur-
liner attention to The n.;;tsrr until even
in:. w;:.n he notice.! tina! the h:::r 'n,:it
was drawing ava: *s Tar ~ r;s>!h'S
from it,. mate. \ closer sin>p.c'iMn r.
vc.l, 4 the head OK Iat:i,'>nake stick
;n.- .,;.t from the straw collar "f the al
t'ir,ed lelst, in wh;c sn;;g quarters II
i,,,l probably passed til. winner.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08
.wall.Kept Secret Let Out.

,,.ch frequented place b the Casi-
"C.ntral Park. Since the regretted
son .S.troved Mount st. Vincent Hotel
ie EC.sinS IL the ore resort where poll
the md men and idlen genefally
hcn ...ret and there every night may Be
~ I,otly of men - representative
feapa "niciais, the ''leadens" AMI the
ottpe a. cnn be seen in any restaurant
boy, Island. Such thr0ng was there
% !n n;sht and politics were the normal
ha ~ "f discussion. Roth parties were
sac)eJ1i represented, and both wings of
hOe', ,.;r,y had their delegate. One ven
eae hl.. man who has adorned the bench
e''".rk.1i, in the course Of long and
s,sste.i di-c,'ssion: I'VE Republicans,
n'".t have i new man. We need y clean
.a;"tet. and with 1t can elect our candi-
date" co.,.,,,n
1--WE have had enough Of him. We
.nt no more hacks. We must 20
va. .";sht to the people. and I pin my
H s;,I' ~ Walter A. Womb"
..i,nt.'' said the writer, ut is intimat-
u ,l,at other people think you must go
:" WASHINGTON for q candidate, too. DO
s.,, r,sar'l it as ccrtain"
$50 do l." interrupted prominent
p.nnI,!ir:. :, official; ''but we don't want
~. Walter \. WO,Ml. He's too fresh. {"
a." Elm what house Is your cantlidate?''
"Thc BIZ house"
switch is tl,at::''
~ call the house where the most shek-
q. arc. the big house."
..Ih, YOU mean FOlger:"
.Yes. Pit Judge Folger on the tick
ct and there's no question rs to the re-
suit" 900.
II think not. Conkling has nodesire
mr Office, and If he had don't Oelieve
hs,d ret it,"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08

The San Fraucioco Chronicle tells .
strange conspiracy story in which the
s.Duke Of Lelceeter'' and q Mrs. Etna
Bennett are the principals. Mrs. Ben
nett had been told by two lady friends
that the Duke, travelling in California
a. Mr.. George Logan" had fallen I'm
love with her while she was presiding
at patent medicine stall at the Me-
chanics Pavilion Fair, San Fir: ncistv,.
She was led to believe that it was GUS
tomary for the ''nObles of Great Britain"
when they paid marked attention to a
lady with the intention of comforting
upon her the proud distinction Of sl,ar-
ing their titles, to conduct the negOtia-
ti0ns through the medium OF friend,
who, in this instance, appeared to he u
CDR" Barton with the ladies' referred
to. AL the preparations were made
for the wedding by Mrs: BEN
nett. and also by the "Duke," who wrote
her hushel Of letters full Of Biblical
quotations, poetry, and love. The
Duke" by the way, had ut one time
been requested BY the Queen to marry
one Of the royal princcsses, hut had de-
clined to do 30 for reasons not given.
Her majesty, however, hearing of This
grace's" engagement to this San Fran
cisco beauty, sent her q cashmere shawl
worth 81 900, or rather, the Duke" said
he had received it for her. Three min
listers were to lie employed ut the we'd
ding, and the principal bridesmaid was
to te the wife of leading SAN Francis
co physician. The wedding presents
which the ''Duke's" agents said he had
brought were marked "Etna Leicester, p"
and were of surprising beauty. The
bride was to he attired in the rich laces
which had graced the fair forms Of the:
noble "Duke's" mother and grandmotll-
er. The wedding having leen put of
from time to time, Mrs. Bennett
grew uneasy, and insisted upc,n,
seeing the D.ke," hut Barton told
her he was lying very i'll ut Vallejo.
Then it was represented that the Duke
lad taken great fancy to one Of Mrs.
Benefits shaw!s. believing that II 1t
were only wrapped around his shoulders
it would have a s,lutary effect. Believ-
ing this she SUR enticred the cOvctelgar
n,ent. 1t was also said that he desired
to hive sent to him breast-pin she had
worn ut the pavilion, his intention IL.
ing to have 4 similar one designed and
given IN. Under the impression that
when size became the duchess Of Lei
cester'' she would Possess the costly
wardrobe prepared for her, she gave tn
the two ladies most Of her private ward
role and effects. At length, after waiting
seven months for ''hisgrace," Mrs. Ben
nett began to- think that she had been
swim,lled, and she swOre out warrants
for the arrest of Barton and his lady
friends, Mrs. Fannie Clark and Mrs.
Julia Taylor, mother and daughter.
barton had fled, but the two women
were arrested and held for trial.-N. y.
l1rpxs
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08
Nan Boiled Down.

The average number Of teeth b 81.
The number a bones in man b 21O.
The averago weight Of . skeleton y
The weight Of the circulating blood b
about Is pounds.
The average weight Of an adult man
10 40 pounds six ounces.
The brain Of . man exceeds twice that
Of any other animal.
A man annually contributes tn vege-
tatton lA pounds Of carbon.
A man breathes about twenty times q
minute, or ,3OO hundred times in an
hour.
One thousand ounces of blood pe,ss
through the kidneys in one hour.
The skeleton measures one inch less
than the height of the living man.
A man breathes about Is pints Of air
In minute, or upwards Of I hogsheads
in day.
The average weight Of the brain of
living man is 3 pounds; of woman
: pounds IL ounces.
Twelve thousand pounds, or "a hogs
heads, four gallons, or lO.7824 pints Of
blood, pass through the heart every ~
hours.
The average weight Of an English
man IL l:U POUNDS; III frencnma0, l36
pounds, and Of Belgian, no pounds.
Five hundred and forty pounds, or
one hcgshead II pints Of blood, pass
through the heart in one hour.
The average height Of Frenchn,an
h 5 feet . inches; Of an EnglishInan,
teet 4 inches, and Of Belgian, feet 81
inches.
One hundred and seventy-four mil
lion holes or cells are in the lungs,
which would cover q surface thirty
times greater than the human body.
The average Of the pulse Il, infancy
1a per minute; in manhood, ~; at SIX
ty years, 60. The pulse Of females Is
more frequent. than that of males.
The heart beats seventy-five times in
n minute; sends nearly ten pounds OF
blood through the veins and arterie> ut
each beat; makes four beats while we
breathe once.
A man gives off about 4.18 pr cent.
carbOnic gas Of the air lie resPires; re-
spires 1865 cubic feet o: carl,onic acid
in - hours; consumes O,tajtj cubic feet
Of oxygen in "a hours, equal to . inches
of common air.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08

The irgimia t.n',r?.ri$" says quite u
m,:,lxr oi miners will this spring leave
to Prospect in the region -, country in
t., which tin. Carson AMI l'""fA1" rail-
road is Min" advanced. There are vast
area. that have never been explored
since ,l,. early days, and then most ut
the prospecting WAS don" h% :"';' VII"
rode ti,r',,iy', the country on l'nrS;'''ark.
breaking Ola .'i'a" al rock her" AMI
there and picking u'a lit of :!"'t quartz
on,:.>;"'a!'y in 81 Nat, r:;"v"n: "r either
place where i; was yml travelling"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08

The weather in Idaho has been very
severe and feeding became necessary.
tn. stM.k-raisers expecting the grass t"
snr;n., Mt the usual time. Tie back
waninrss OF the season has disappointed
their homes and caused the consumption
Of all the cut feed. The winter feed was
eaten off long ago, and cattle are dying
of hunger.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08
The Hotel Clerk.

He il Il young man who WIS Originate
w created to fill an EmlHr"r's throne
or adorn Il DukeslOIll, hut when he grew
M there l,eing fewer thrones and tiOnns
than there were EmRrOr@ and Dukes.
he was temporarily forced to- take u ls'-
<itiOn behind II hotel r. lister. Hisc
cha y;.,.tcristics are dignity of hearing,
radiant ..orgtO,lsIeSs Of aplnr rel. ll"u*ht-
mess Of manner. and jcwelry. His pr''::
ci:Ml duties are ha,Mln ring on the call
hell. in handing guests the wr'hh. Keys
tO their rooms. AMI in ksrpin" supply
If tooth pick~ ~, til" end al the desk.
When ali Iii. time is not taken up in the
performance cf these. arl,olls duties. he
will co,,le~crnd to explain 10 u guest
that he does not know whether til"
nnrtl,-ln,l,ld train leaves ut : y. ~. or
not and i: the guest insists O'l Cnti'in"
tj,r.,.: information out of him he will
probably hand hin, last years official
railroad time table. No matter how
crowded II hotc! is. the E"trl clerk al
wav. finds one room: left TOR tn" late ar-
rival. When tn" latter kicks about it.
wI;:n IL, j. Ieavin.. the next day. ;"':,il.'t'
II aaS ul the ti',!, story. and WAS fi'rn-
iS!".i witt, nothing lMlt Il bed. lar OF
SOAP, ant!a crack in the ceiling. the
clerk tells him that il lie had only been
staying another day, hc couI'! have had
M cx,rlIcnt ROOM. in fact. the best r'Mri
in tn" house, w:,i.i, would h. vacat'"
after breakfast 10y Il gentleman vii" was
leaving on the urH, train. TO our 'r''-
,ain knowledge the gentleman Ira'! been
l.uv;n" that rx.sl!ent-that ''b"'t room
III tA.. house" every Tomorrow FIR the
Ia twenty years. The hotel clerk Is
said t" I've .'i~tantly related to the rail
r.:.! ticket clerk. hut this must l'c Il mis-
take. having its fact in the "r"'n ti'lt
t,cr. :r certain traits and atrocities "i
..ia,act..r cnn,'rnn tO both. III" hot"'
clerk hiss nu rcl:,tisn>. Not one man in
:, ihG,,-,ud can remember cv rs.riilg Il
; hotel clerk = father ar uncle. II "" were
asked WHY this j. 40. "" 's"!ll e" '::"r'
ar,.o,,mt for it than We could for III" facet
that the c,wkm does not sur;>lc her
! young.- 7;.r'x !S::j1;"g*.
i The Wnnl River. I. T.. .N""x says:
. TIL. sportsman cannot find better
place than OF Wood River. TIL:
streams. ART. alive with salmon. rcd fish
ami III. ,untain trout. and Of game. from
thu. ,,r,,sl, rabbit to the grizzlies. there Is
~ end. Elk have been killed In the
~,yc y: Bradford and many1dser within
sight of Bellevue.
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English and French doctors don't
asr''' rs To- what ,::,,,se.. se,sicknc<s. We
''" ~ la ii was ys,img on the water.
a. '" ',,n VIII" leaves dirty wafer III
~ u Wa>!'-r:~i,, gets Il much shorter pair
WIN = than any of tic other angels:
"S':!r Wilde has fallen in love win
.s'"'r' :,n canned corn. But the Aliler'-
t tI.' green apple would mash h''n'
, 'i"" many lnlics when asked their
could trutI,fully answer that they
""'e not reached the age Of discretion. !
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08

MN, o.tron.n,ers promise great me-
~ .I'",ror in 1899. You need't beg'n
t e .s"t sxcited about It yet awhile.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08

Thru', no ,li-"r:;":i lni": poor. ~"
thing j. t" keep ,i'ti": ana not IT y"ur
,,ci.l,;nr knpw any;l,iii.: about it.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-08-18
Michigan and Indiana Department
WATERFOWL FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.

JACKSON, MICH, AUG. 10, 1882.
To our Pohcy-Holae,y:
Gentlemen: The Sun Fire Insu-
rance Company, of London--one of
the oldest and largest fire insurance
companies in the world-desiring to
open business in the United States
under the most favorable circum-
stances, has secured the extensive
business, the good name and COM
mercial standing of the Watertown
Fire Insurance Company as a me-
dunn through which to establish
itself at onee in this country. While
it can be truthfully said that this ar
rangement is most excellent one for
the Sun Fire, of London, by which it
takes rank in this country at once
with the few largest companies as to
volume of business, it is by no means
an unwise measure for the Watertown
whether its personal interests or
the interests of its agents and all its
agents be considered. While the
Suns contract covers the transfer of
the Watertown's large business, the
Watertown's contract provides for
the american Management of thy Sun
Firs, thus practically making no
change whatever, either to agents or
policy-holders; while the capital and
assets of the new company are 0aSfLy
greater than of the Watertown. All
the business relations heretofore ex-
isting between the Managers of the
Watertown, its agents and policy
holders are wholly unchanged. These
men, who have never dishonored a
contract and who have SO creditably
managed the affairs Of the Watertown
for the past fifteen years, control this
same business. The same Loeal
agent will continue to do your busi-
ness. The same Special Agents will
continue to do our field work. The
same Adjuster comes to pay your
loss. In fact, the agent and policy
holder can know no change; to them
it is the same company, except as to
the financial resources which are vast
ly augmented.
Your present policy in the Water