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Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08
"HAs AGENTS EVERYWHERE"
The Wonderful Success of a Great In
surance Corporation.

The Wonderful Success of a Great In
surance Corporation.
The Phenix of Brooklyn is one tof the
wonders of fire insurance, and one of the
famous companies of the world. Its rapid
rise in popular favor is without parallel
The familiar sign 'sThe Phenix of Brook
lyn Has Agents Everywhere" while ap-
parently exaggerative, is almost literally
true 50 far as the United States is con-
cerned. Should the reader, no matter who
or where, wonder whether the Company is
represented in his place, he has only to make
an inquiry ''down town" to be convinced.
Its agents are workers. The Phenix moves,
and this in part explains its success. An
other explanation is that it is as prompt
and active in the settlement of losses as in
the pursuit of premiums.
The headquarters of the Company's West
ern and Southern Department are located
in its own building at Chicago. In the
West and South it does a business as large
as, if not larger than, that of any other
company. In farm insurance it leads.
Last year its premium receipts in this ter
ritory were over s., 100000. "Nothing sue
ceeds like success" During 1889 this Com
pany materially strengthened its assets and
net surplus, its funds now aggregating over
four million seven hundred and eighty
thousand dollars. The company was the
first to pay loss resulting from the Chi
cago fire. Itpaid s425 900 to sufferers from
that disaster and $3.50, 900 to Boston the year
following.
| Since its organization in 1853 the Phenix
has paid losses representing nearly thirty
eight times its present cash capital, the to-
tai payments being SS7, ,621. 60. The re-
lief afforded by the redistribution of this
vast amount among the people cannot be
accurately determined 1t has supplemented
credit promoted trade and fostered all in
dustries. Great numbers of commercial
establishments have thus been enabled to
substitute the new for the old, while a still
greater number of private homes have
been restored from their ashes and ruins.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08
WIT AND WISDOM.

n ssr--Mother nature causes great deal
less trouble than stepmother Habit
Puck s,.s' ...-f. .r .. a
BY taking revenge man is but even
with his enemy; but lin passing over it
he is superior.
There is coarse streak in every
man that lives; is is bound to crop out if
you know him too we'll.
Perfect valor consists in doing with
out witnesses, all we should be capable
Of doing before the world.
Whenever we vary from the highest
rule of right, just SO far we do an injury
to the world.-Hawthorne
Educate the whole mantle head,
the heart, the body; the head to think
the heart to feel, the body to act
1t depends not upon how much we
have, but how to keep together that
which we possess.-American Agricul.
turist.
mo man was ever so completely
skilled in the conduct. of life. as not to
receive new informa tion from age and
observation-disclosures
Some geologists have cotradicted
Moses; but as all geologists have contra
dicted each other, Moses stands about
as we'll as anybody.-Texas Siftings.f
.. Eight men outen ten is sorter 'clined
ter be hippercrits, not. SO much case da
wants ter be, but ease da thinks dat eb-
erybody else is, an dat da mus keep uI
wild de times. -Arkansaw Traveller.
An indiscreet man is more hurtful
than an ill-natured one; for the latter
will only attack his enemies, and those
he wishes i'll to; the other Injuries indif-
ferently both friends and foes.-Addi-
son.
"A flatterer is said to be a beast who
biteth smiling. But it is hard to know
them from friends, they are so obse-
quious and full of protestation; for as Q
wolf resembles dog, SO doth fattereI
friend. Walter Raleigh.
TO arrive at perfection, man should
have very sincere friends, or inveterate
enemies; because he would be made SEN
sible of his good or i'll conduct, either
by the censures of the one or the ad
monitions of the others. -Diogenes.
"A woman ''shops" for the same rea-
son that man bets on a horse race
not SO much for the sake of winning,
maybe, as to get some excitement out
of it. The zest of the hunt is in shop
ping; the quest is the thing; the thing
itself questionable Buffalo Ex-
press.
Have something for the mind to
feed upon, something to look forward to
and live for besides the round of daily
labor or the counting of profit and loss.
If you have not any talent for writing
splendid works on political economy OF
social science, or the genius for creating
good story or fine poem, the next
best thing-and, in fact, almost as good
athing-is to possess an appreciation of
these things. So have good books and
good newspapers, and read them. If only
in snatches, and talk about them at din
ner-time or BY the evening fire.-N. "
Ledger.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

promptly cures weakness of stomach,
nausea, indigestion, bloating, weak
back, nervous prostration, debility and
sleeplessness, in either sex. 1t is care
fully compounded by an experienced
physician and adapted to woman's deli
cate organization. Purely vegetable
and perfectly harmless in any condition
of the system. 1t is the only medicine
for women, sold by druggists, under
positive guarantee of satisfaction in
every case, or price (S1.0O) refunded.
This guarantee has been printed on the
bottle-wrapper, and faithfully carried
out for many years.
WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL AS
ISOLATION, ProprietoIs, No. 663 Maif
Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.


New York last year spent SIT, 900, OOe
on her public schools, hiring 31,9S7
teachers to instruct 1,S03, 667 pupils.
The German reichstag has resolved
to exempt students of theology from
military service, and to extend to all
the German colonies complete religious
toleration.
In the majority of law schools in the
United States, the course OF studies
covers period of two years, and out OF
list of fifty such schools in our posses
sion, the graduates of twenty-three OF
them are admitted to practice in the
State without further examination.
There are over 500 ordained minis
ters in Madagascar, and nearly 4,40O
native preachers; 61,723 church mem
bers; $50, AIS adherents, and 1,043
schools, with almost 100000 scholars.
The local contributions amount to e3,.
900, or nearly $4,000.
There are three Roman Catholic and
eight Protestant missions in the Congo
territory. They support twenty-eight
stations and ninety-five missionaries.
Il.
by Americans, English and Swedes.
Baptist progress in Sweden is one of
the remarkable religious movements of
the present time. Revivals are con-
slant. In twenty years the number of
church-members has advanced from 7, 200
to 80, ,30s The baptisms in 1888 were
1880.
The Christian people of this country
have the Christian religion with all the
blessings and prosperity which it brings.
Heather nations do not have these. Our
responsibility is therefore very great.
The obligation is laid upon us to use the
great advantages of our knowledge,
culture and wealth to save the benight
ed nations. EEE s
| Mrs. Bentley the wife Of one Of the
best st-known African missionaries, is
teaching telegraphy to some black boys
on the Congo. The last time she was in
Europe she learned telegraphy for the
purpose of training native operators.
She hopes to ohave them ready for service
by the time the Congo railroad is laid
The twenty-sixth annual report Of
the Hawaiian Evangelical Association.
gives an encouraging account of Chris
tian work at the Hawaiian Islands. The
| fifty-six native churches report a mem
bership of 5,747, besides other churches
for English-speaking residents and Chi
nese, having membershipof 679. These
| native churches contributed for pastoral
support SO, ,531, and for home and foreign
missionary work something over $40, 600.
| Eight pastors have been installed dur
ing the year, seven of whom were Or
dained.
| Religious workers in England are
more inventive and active in devising
| means for reaching men than we are
here in America. The Baptist pastor OF
the Memorial Chapel, Lincoln, has
| adopted the plan of speaking to the men
employed in the founderies while at
breakfast. In this way he has been
able to reach an average of 1,400 men
| every week for the last nine months.
The addresses have proven quite popu-
lar with the men, but, of course, the i'm
portant question is as to how much real
good is accomplished, for the prevailing
tendency in England at present is to
make the Gospel decidedly thin.-Ad
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

There are many people alive vet
who want something for nothing. About
fifty of them live in Sioux City. A man
of Minneapolis sent out offers 20 give
three pieces of elegantly upholstered
parlor furniture as an advertisement to
all who would send ninety cents to pay
boxing. Many sent the money and got
three cute little iron toys with plush
seats and pretty finish. The recipients
were surprised, and yet can not claim
that they were badly swindled, for they
got all they paid for.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08
Seal Skin sacques, s1.oO Each

This is a great offer Just imagine the
lrrny of ladies that will besiege the store
until the last sacque Is gone-lf the bargain
is ever offered. But how much more won
derful an opportunity Is that presented to
every suffering woman by the proprietors
of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription;
This remedy is guaranteed cure for all
those distressing ailments peculiar to the
weaker sex. 1t is guaranteed that II 1t does
not effect cure money will be refunded.
It is carefully compounded by an ex-
perienced and skillful physician, and adapt
ed to woman's delicate organization. 1t IS
purely vegetable in it's composition and per
fectly harmless in it's effects in any condi-
ton of the system, and is sold under pos
itiuc guarantee of satisfaction in every case,
or money paid for it refunded.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

This is problem in any family, and hesitate give any
advice sweet names you give
DEAR little things There other little things
name, and you will do well bear in Dr. Pierces
Pugatve Pellets little but lively They not gpe
you the old tne pills do They sugar coated
pleasant take and do their work quietly cleansing bowels
liver and the blood preventing disease restoring and
working wonders 25 vial, by druggists
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08
[ |(s;||)VO1ne'Ibl,

For "run down." debilitated and
overworked women, Dr.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription is the best of all
restorative tonics. 1t is a potent Spe-
cific for all those Chronic Weaknesses
and Diseases peculiar to Women; a
powerful, general as well as uterine,
tonic and nervine. 1t imparts vigor
and strength to the whole system. 1t
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08
Railroad Eaufnment.

The New ork Central Railroad has re-
Gently added fifty new standard coaches,
heated by steam and lighted by the Pintsch
system of gas Illumination to its passenger
equipment which now consists of 6sl first
dining cars, 60 second class and immigrant
cars, 25O baggage, mail and express cars,
and 267 passenger locomotives. 4.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08
Confirmed.

The favorable impression produced on the
first appearance of the agreeable liquid fruit
remedy Syrup of Figs few years ago has
been more than confirmed by the pleasant
experience of all who have used it, and the
success of the proprietors and manufact-
urers the California Fig Syrup Company.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08
EConsumption surely Cured,

! To THE EDITOR Please inform your
readers that have positive remedy for
the above named disease. BY its timely
use thousands of hopeless cases have been
permanently cured. I shall be glad to send
two bottles Of my remedy FREE to any of
your readers who have consumption if they
will send me their express and post-office
address. Respectfully, T. A. SLocUM, NJ. c.,
1Sl Pearl street, New York
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08
CATARRH.
Catarrhal Deafness-Hay Fever-A New
Home Treatment.

Catarrhal Deafness-Hay Fever-A New
Home Treatment.
Sufferers are net generally aware that
these diseases are contagious, or that they
are due to the presence of living parasites
in the lining membrane of the nose and
eustachian tubes. Microscopic research,
however, has proved this to be fact, and
the result of this discovery is that simple
remedy has been formulated whereby
Catarrh, Hay Fever and Catarrhal Deafness
are permanently cured in from one to three
simple applications made at home by the
patient once in two weeks.
N. B.-This treatment is not a snuff or an
ointment; both have been discarded by
reputable physicians as injurious. A pamph-
let explaining this new treatment is sent on
receipt of three cents in stamps to pay
postage by A. H Dixon & Son, cor. of John
and King Street, Toronto, Canada.-Chris-
tidf. Advocate.
Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles should
carefully read the above.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

SUDDEN Changes of Weather cause
throat Diseases. There is no more effectual
remedy for Coughs, Colds, etc, than
BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs. Sold only IN
bores Price rs cts.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08
LIVE OAK, ALA. Dec. 18th, 1885.
II SIIAI IENRERGE AZ co

Rochester, Pa. Gents.-Last spring
received by mail la bottle of your Antidote for
Malaria for my brother who had chills for
more than six months. He frequently broke
them with Quinine, but they would soon re-
turn gave ehiI INN sne 6ne 9tdoue bas do and ne mas
nadnent cure. M Yours truly, = A.
1t-hs W. W. PERDUR
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

For any case of nervousness, sleepless-
ness, weak stomach, Indigestion, dyspepsia,
relief is sure in Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

HAVE no equal as prompt and positive
cure for sick headache, biliousness, consti-
patton, pain in the side, and all liver troub
les. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try them.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08
Florence. Ala.

The personally conducted excursions to
this rapidly growing city have been SO sue
cessful that the Chicago r& Eastern Illinois
Railroad, Evansville Route, will run one on
each of the following dates-Feb. 4th, 11th,
18th and 25th. For copy of Alabama As
1t Is" and further information send to
William Hill, Gen. Pass. Agent Chicago, Ill.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

MAN likes to think the world a stage bet
GER than he likes to think that he is an anna
seur performer on it -Atchison Globe.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

For Constipation or Sick Headache, use
Dr. Pierce's Pellets; Purely Vegetable.
One dose.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

SHOULD like to see any kind Of man
distinguishable from a gorilla that some
good and even pretty woman could not
shape a husband out of.-O. W. Holmes.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

The philosophers trouble is that while he
can give fifty years to eyaluating life i'm
partially, life has spent several thousand
years in shaping his rejudices.-Century.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

REGRET not yesterday, despise not to-day
depend not on to-morrow.-Texas Siftings.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

A LUCKY man: man who marries a
widow whose first husband was mean to
her.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

= A BOX wind matches free to smokers o1
"TansiI's Punch sc. Cigar.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

THE water of life: youth, the brook; mid
die age, the river old age, the gulf; eter-
nifty, the ocean.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

FREQUENTLY late election returns seem to
come very properly from outlying districts
Merchant Traveller.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

DoN'T fret over your trials, The more a
plate of soup is stirred tie cooler it be-
comes.-Boston Transcript
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

CURE your cough with Hale's Honey OF
Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

My face is my fortune, sir, she said. YES,
you could easily get long engagement in
dime museum.--Boston Herald
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

In moments of decision there is danger of
mistaking the exhaustion of long spiritual
struggle for resignation to fate
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

1T is so easy for man to say that Il
people dislike him because of envy.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small
doses of Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

A NICKEL in the hand beats two in tn
slot.-N. o. Picayune. ErY!F&
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

AS FAST as you master the difficulties of
life, new ones arise to demand your atten-
dOn
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

IT is possible to be so diligent in keeping
the vineyards of others that your own vine
yard shall become weedy" it.<4
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

THE good die young, but It Is the old.
who live to be wicked, who improve the
world
Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-08

Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles should
carefully read the above.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-17

tafernsl din. The ass was quite intoxicated
with his own uprosr, and thought h. d re-
tarn aud see wha. the Hon thought of it.
With light heart be went back and foun
the lion lOoAiag dou 9,fl ly about him. pal
In the face ard ,rembh Z in every limb
What do you th,nk of tina, for bra' ing?
said the exultant ass. Don't you think I'll
scare 'emt'
Scare 'sm5' repeated the lion in an sgi-
a'ed tone Why. you'd scare me if
didn't know you were .cksss!
The jury began u laush, and the { II Ct
If the judges sonorous els quence was yisi
by weakened. He lost the case.
"A man with slnorous voice and lordl'
manner is moss noticeable collap'e wben
ne is once pnnctared," remarked The Scribe.
Perhaps rs because of the contrss,
bet seen the before and the after. l REM m
b~r one morning / wss in the Office of a ga
company in 4 certain New England city
whe.r very pomp ,us man entered and in a
g.rg loud voice drmar ded if this WAS the
flee of the gas company. The clerk hum
oily nodded assent from bebi1d the counter.
Well, sir. have received an Insulting
notice. and / have called 10 ask for an ex-
plsnatiou.'
An Insulting notice.
YES SIR If 1t was sent cut from here,
and I suppose ii was, somebody ought 10
be ashamed of himself, III find il in q
minute, All! Here it Is. Can you tx
plain this, SIR
The clerk received the paper and took q
long look at il; then he showed it to ,wJ
other clerks, and they took lorg look and
smiled
Well = demanded the irste citizen.
This notice did rot come from this office,
sir
1T didn'if | beg your pardon, sir, but il
came direct. You can read, can't your
Yes. sir
Well, aha: does it ssy
II says thss unless you pay your hired
girl the Sl2 due her SUIT will be instituted
tor the r. covery of the same.
-! bat II gave you the wror g
paper, Give me that back I've got the
n,her here somsah here Let's see. know
had tt can't have lost il. VIII never
mind L b. passing again in day or tive
and drop iu."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-17
The hmnioau Railway systsm

The jouENAL il indebted to Edward
A. Moselcy, Esq Secretary Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, Tor
copy OF the second annual report OF thc
Commission, nu the Statistics of Rail
ways in the uittd States. The volume
is ore OF the best printed and best ar
ranged public documents that has eyer
come TO our Table, and Is fully thlrd
larger than the ira report published last
year n comprises iGl pages occupied
mainly with highly Interesting aud
valuable tables, ,chtiog 70 the great ays
TEN of railways in our country, the most
extensive and Ia many respects the best
rnansged Of those ~ any nation on the
earth There were IN juno last i705
corporate organizations representing the
railway property Of the t nited States,
These corporations operated mileage
Of l577aS.s5 miles, employed 704..t3
workers aud vere captaliz Il al S5S.17i
per mile Of road Their total capital
ixsiicn was s9ul1,l7i,37i, of which
$50 percent was represented by stocks
and bonds They kept in -crvice 2a,o3G
locomotives aud 9Gl lla freight apd pas
seuger cars. and 37l ro,d-, represent
ing 0g3 pcr cent. of TIE, total milragp,
used the STANDARD gauge Of track - feet
. in hes,
In >tudving This volume somewhat IN
detail .r tad lilt American railways
omplus uaN lia .nk,t- p.t luo mi ;
at tine. a.. tg,ins t5tS p-- 100 mi.rs rn
English railways and th. -reu- tn show
The snperinr m -iercv # Am.ri,un or
ganiz1i,n Fur,h,r study rey,sls,hp~.
ever. that railway acc .,icnt4 ia vac Tinted
$ ates arr the occasion IF one dsath for
every III employees and OF one
injury for .yerv t,y, I've mon -mployed,
whereas the corre.pnn 10y ii4uics for
England make It apr ar thst rle person
ia Killed for every 80 and one Injured
forcvrry is mcn employed. This is
highly disereditsblc comparison aud
seems to show that our economy t. plr-
chased NJ The price Of afety for ljt,' and
limb. The casually statistics for pas
seng,rs only emphasize the spvrr-
itv of criticism against casual
ties In the TnI,cd states. puting
the fiscal wear Of 1859 SO passenger,
have been killed and passengers in.
mred ON American RAILWAYS. or one
passenger In every .5e3 1873 wis killed
and enc In every a2n nat WIS injured
FOR The year 1883 the rate of Casualty in
England 10 Messengers iron, railway ae-
cidents was one passenger in 6.9t1. S}6
killed and one passenger ia 5a-.577
Injured.
The complica,ious of the railway
probIem are suggested hy the dlsclos
ure that while the gross saroinps of the
railway, .o,. 1850 ,,e,o saet sls too and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-17

schoolhorsa Mr.. VIM. Tibbetts ha, so
far completed his new house. Is to &C
eapv it-Mr. VIM. Carter has rented
AID moved into the Pease hous I'VE re-
GIVE the DAILY KEsNEBEc JOURNAL the
'sne day it is mailed and this early news i.
highly appreciated.-Is is understood tbs,
Mr.. G b. Flye. one of our enterprising
farmers will run q milk route in this vii
iaee the coming season.-Ne are now en-
joyiog good s,eighing, and hope it will con.
tlnue.
DEER ISLE.
Mr.. John Knowlton resident of Green's
Landing died, Dec 9Th, after long ana
psinful illness Rev. Mr.. Haley, presiding
Elder, preached very interesting sermon
at the chapel at Sunset. Sunday, Dec =
Western Light Lodge o G T. of Sunset
have their rev ball up AMI boarded.-Hish
School at West Deer Isle is progress sing
finely under the instruction Of Mr.. F War
rem Foss from Kent's Hill.-School a,
Green's Landing is in session. The primary
school is taught by Mrs. l E. Small of
Deer Isle and the Grammar School by W.
L. Bonney of W terville.
Kennebec.
Mr.. Samuel Dill the active and efficient
agent of tie crn packing company at the
corner was IN the place Wednesday
soliciting orders for corn planting
for next seasons operations. He
thinks all the farmers that pIaniet
hi, year will plant mex. year. 1t has net
been very favorable season but there was
no loss sustained anywhere either by the
farmers or BY the company. IL is a good
way for the farmers to raise little none,
coming just in time to pay their taxes, s.
let all tia, can try sgain.-Alhert Foster
has sold 10 Mr. Cilley of Fairfield fort,
Thousand feet of red oak boards and i. nov
hauling them to the depot in this place -
Men and hors are going past here or
their way to work on the ice fields-It is
good sleiRhing here and probably will be DO
better this winner M ,ndas vas a fac da,
just warm enough to be comfortable.
BRANCH Mills
Our little community was ssddaned BY
SIS of the death of Reuben Bradsir-et.
son CT Mrs. Henry Lemsn of East Psler-
mo. who died at the hospital 10 Ri ode L.
and. The remains were brought to
Palermo where he was buried with Masonic
rites.