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The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08
NORTH IVES TERN
MUTUAL
Life Insurance Co.,
MILWAUKEE,, WIS.
Annual Statement January |, 1892.
Annual Statement January |, 1892.

The average death rate of the Com
pany during the past year, 0.S9, and
lower during the past 20-year period
than the death rate of any other leading
company.
The supremacy of the Northwestern
among its principal competitors, in point
of interest rate, continues showing that
the rate actually earned in 1891 was
6 ITO per cent. The Ratio of Expenses
and Taxes to New Business during
1889 and 1890, was lower in the North
western than in any other regular COM
pany, and lower still in 1891. Relative
to the expense of securing new business.
our Company has not for years, in a
single instance, paid salary to any gener-
al or soliciting agent.
The Company, during the past year,
paid dividends ON it's first ten-year ton
tine policies, issued in 1881, that proved
very satisfactory, and justify the belief
that, whatever the results under such
policies may be in the future, they can
not fail to yield larger surplus returns
for premiums paid than any other form
of life and investment insurance in this
or in any other company.
The new business of the Company was
larger in 1891 than during any previous
wear; the business each month of the
wear being larger than in any correspond
ing monthin the Company's history.
HENRY l.. PALMER, j.. w. SKINNER,
President. Secretary.
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If w In
l0c. Cigars

are made throughout. Coupled with
the above fact, we employ none but the
most skilled wOrkmen to make this
famous brand Of cigars. Why, then,
smoke other and inferior goods when
You can get this superior article at the
Same price. All dealers.
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cial metropolis of the Pacific coast OF
South America. It's population is as
mixed as that of New York or Chicago.
English, German and French traders
established branches there many years
ago. They have built up prosperous
houses and maintain close commercial
relations with all parts of the globe.
To return to the people who make up
the republic of Chill, it might be added
that they are unquestionably more in
telligent than the Peruvians or Brazil
ians. The men are of medium stature;
hearty, active and courageous. The
women are charmingly beautiful and
attractive. The social lines are drawn
strictly, but it will, no doubt, be a
pleasure to many readers to learn
that wealth does not play a very
important part in the social scale. A
persons standing depends to great
A man of wealth, unless well bred and
brought up, cannot gain access to the
best society. Great attention is paid to
the proper education of females belong
ing to the upper classes. They are
taught their own language (Spanish).
as well as English and French. They
are natural musicians, consummate
firts and accomplished enslavers of
foreign young men.
The poems are inclined to be indolent,
but as their masters, the whites. rule
them with a hand of iron, they succeed
nevertheless in earning an honest liv-
ing. The Araucanians are veritable
savages and of no use to the country
except in case of war, when they are
sent to the front. They are fierce fight
ers and none of their victims is allowed
to leave the battlefield alive. They kill
the wounded, sparing neither women
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08
A GILLIAN HOUSE.

inexhaustible forests and its waters
could easily supply the world with fish
for many years to come. The climate
of northern Chill resembles that OF
southern California, and tropical fruits
have been raised for many years with
success. The central part, in which
Valparaiso and Santiago are located, is
a veritable sanitarium, the temperature
being never higher than seventy de-
grees and never lower than ffty-two
degrees 1t never rains except during
the four winter months, but dew al
ways keeps the atmosphere moist and
pleasant. Under the direction OF the
government, extensive irrigating plants
have been established wherever neces-
sary, and to this precaution is due the
fact that such a thing as failure OF crops
is entirely unknown in Chilli
Foreign capitalists, recognizing the
proftableness of Gillian mining invest
ments, many years ago sent large sums
of money to their Valparaiso agents
and built up huge monopolies. Gold,
silver, copper, lead, antimony, cobalt,
zinc, nickel, bismuth, iron, molybde-
mum and nitrate were found in paying
quantities throughout the northern
provinces. English and German mining
experts introduced the latest methods
of securing natures treasures, and be-
sides enriching themselves spread the
name and fame of their adopted coun-
try throughout the civilized world. The
government derives most of its income
from export duties placed on minerals,
system of taxation which seems to
give general satisfaction.
Early in the seventies it became
known that the arid regions north
of Chill, and then the property of
Peru and Bolivia, contained silver
mines and nitrate and borax de-
posits of immense value as well
as guano beds of great depth Chill,
ever ready to increase her wealth,
at once became anxious to possess the
strip Of territory containing these
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lines cover thousands of miles of terri
tory. The population of the republic is
placed at 10000 and consists of pure
whites, the descendants of the Spanish
conquerors, mixed people, known as
poems, and $4,000 pure-blooded Arau
canians, the remnant Of the nation
which once governed the west coast OF
South America.
The ruling class despises the natives
and treats the mixed race with utter
contempt. Everybody is familiar with
the old saw ''proud as Spanlard,
which in it's time was true enough. But
I may safely assert that no Castilian
hidalgo could ever assume more airs OF
superiority than does the hurnblest
Gillian whose blood is free from de.
grading mixture. The politicians of the
republic are as well versed in the tricks
of their profession as are the wirepullers
of the United States, and many astute
diplomatic documents have been issued
from the foreign Office at Santiago.
The republic of Chilli runs from the
fifteenth parallel of south latitude well
below the ffty-sixth. With that length
the country has breadth of from fifty
to two hundred miles. Her eastern
boundary is protected against possible
invasion from Argentine by the Andes
range. On the west the republic is
secured against attacks by the Pacific
ocean. From her northern neighbors,
the Peruvians and Bolivians, the Queen
of the Southern Hemisphere" as some
patriotic poets have called Chill, has
nothing to fear, as they were whipped
into everlasting subsection in 1878.
A country covering such an immense
length naturally has a varied climate.
The northern states are rich in mineral
resources, the central portion is devoted
to agriculture and the southern end has
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Porter.

Another sad accident from carelessly
handling an old musket. Mr.. Elmer
Towle resident of Freedom, n. H., but
now living in Haverill, Mass, accidently
shot his wife. 1t appears that they were
in the attic of the house where they
lived, handling over some old rubbish
that had accumulated there, when he
came across an old flint-lock musket,
and while handling it he pulled the ham
mer back and snapped it when, it being
loaded, was discharged and his wife be-
ing in front of him the whole charge
took effect in her leg just above the knee,
SCATTERING the bone so that amputation
will be necessary. Mr.. Towle is young
man and had not been married but a
short time Another warning for care
lessly handling old guns and pistols.
MI Albion Blake has recovered so
that he and his wife have returned to
Lowell, Mass.
The grippe is abating, but still there
are many sick ones.
Mr.. Amos I. Danforth who died at
Cornish on Sunday last, was resident OF
this place for quite a number of years.
He was born and spent his youth at Free
dom, N. H., where he has brother liv-
ing at the present time. He has been in
poor health for long time.
Mr.. Eben Blazo, the second oldest per
son in town has been unwell, so as to
be confined to the house for some two
weeks. He is almost ninety years old.
MI j. S. French has succeeded in get
ting pension for Mr. Henry IL. Sawyer;
Mr. Sawyer is in rather poor health and
it will be. a great help to him.
Very good sleighing, but little snow
not over s inches in the woods and Feb
rllary the last winter month has come.
Mr. Joseph Douglas has had to shut
down his mill on account of sickness.
There has been a large amount of lumber
drawn there to be sawed into shingles,
and it is bad for him and bad for those
who wish to draw their lumber to mar
ket on sleds.
Mr.. Joseph L. Rice has lost one of his
horses by sickness. He seems to have
hard luch with his horses,
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Bates College.

LEWISTON February 5.-Bates has had
ing the naturalization of an intercolli-
gate field day by refusing to enter into
the scheme, the event not being practi-
cable without the cooperation of three
of the colleges. The failure to enter in
to the project has not been consequence
of either lack of enthusiasm or ability
on the part of the students, but all ac-
ton that has been taken. has been
promptly vetoed by the faculty. This
winter request was received from Bow
dom asking for Bates participation in a
proposed tri-collegiate field between
Colby, Bowdoin and Bates. The Athlet-
ic Association at once decided favorably
and an interview with the faculty re-
suited in securing their consent, so if
Colby acts up to her past as doubtless
she will, new and valuable feature OF
college life will shortly be inaugurated
in Maine.
The return of the students from vaca-
ton work is unusually slow, partly from
the fact that many are detained by ill
ness. Emery, '92 is still kept at home
by illness in his family, thus depriving
the ball team of his services as captain.
Shepard, 1872 has been called to his home
by dangerous illnesss Of his father. Tut
tie, '92, is still confined at his house by a
protracted convalescence from la grippe.
Prof. Chase is expected to return from
Europe in April and will complete his
wears absence in travelling in the col
iege's interests in different parts of the
United States.
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ric-les, as,;-. IN i5aJ provoked q war with
Peru. The latter country, assisted by
Bolivia. made desperate effort to re-

rIc-lss, AM ;;5i} provoked war with
Peru. The latter country, assisted by
Bolivia. made desperate effort to re-
pulse Lie areyt1v invaders. out without
success. The war ended after brief.
but fierce, struggle for supremacy.
Peru was compelled to give up the COW
eted region and Chill became the mis-.
tress of South America, hated by all
her neighbors, but respected on account
OF the intrepidity of her soldiers and
sailors and the craft OF her diplomats.
Since the forcible acquisition OF the nj.
trate province, this substance and borax
have constituted the most valuable prod
uct OF the republic. Nitrate has, in
fact, been found in SO large quantities
that is a cheaper fertilizer than guano,
which, for many years, was considered
the export staple of both Chilli and
Peru.
The size of Chill has frequently been
underestimate, and but few realize
how large a country it really is. Ac-
ceptlng the comparison OF recent
writer on the subject we learn that
Chili's territory would cover the Estates
OF Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecti-
cut, g. third of New. York, all of New
Jersey, half Of Pennsylvania, most OF
Maryland, all of Delaware, nearly half
iof Virginia and North Carolina, three.
quarters of South Carolina. half OF
Georgia, corner of Alabama and all OF
Florida
IF the republic" says the same au-
thor, "were plucled loose from her
Andes and laid down over our Atlantic
coast, her most northern province
would cover Maine, and her rock-bound
southern extremity would blot out of
existence the peninsula of Florida"
! Santiago, the capital of the republic.
is handsome city. containing hundreds
of elegant residences and number OF
fine public buildings. The Alameda, a
wide boulevard with a central garden
of trees, adorned with statuary, and
lined on either side with hansdome man
sions, is unsurpassed on the American
continent. The ordinary dwelling
houses are much like the old-fashioned
Spanish homes. They are built around
courtyards and shut off from the street
by heavy doors and iron gates. A blank
wall is all that is presented to the
street. Most of the houses, are built OF
adobe and painted in all the colors of
the rainbow, both inside and out.
Valparaiso, which is located forty-fva
miles west of Santiago, is the CONNER.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08
A STRANGE BEING.
Two Boys With But One Body And A Single
Set OF Legs.
boston JournaI.l

Boston Journal.]
He--or they-it is hard to tell which
pronoun to use, came before little
groupe of prominent Boston physicians
in the private rooms of Austin & Stones
Museum Monday morning. 1t was
strange being, more strange than the
Siamese Twins. With two heads, two
sets of shoulders and four arms, there
was but one body and there were but two
legs.
Many an interesting anecdote the
exhibitor of this freak of nature told.
The boys, on their way to Boston, had
occasion to enter q hot, close car. One
head became at once sick even to maui
seation. but the other head merely
laughed at and tantalized his brother.
One head quarrelling with the other, re-
sorted to extreme measures by causing
its foot to kick vigorously the opposite
leg-and this brought out the curious
fact that each head controlled a single
foot This arrangement would prevent
their walking. for no united action could
be assured, even had not one lad sui
fered from a broken leg caused by an
attempt to walk.
They are bright, vivacious, handsome
boys, those malformed twins, having
somewhat of a resemblance, but stlll
recognizable as distinct in feature, and
while the one is an artist the other is a
critic, who does not hesitate to point out
the faults of his brother. Monday one
conversed in his native language, Italian,
to an interpreter. while the other at the
same time spoke French to a physician,
neither showing any signs of conscious
ness of what the other was saying. The
one likes sour fruit, the other sweet. The
one is a cold lad. always desiring thick
time is perspiring greatly. One can
sleep while the other is awake. With all
the physicians present there could but
one case be cited of another being now
alive like this, and that being is now in
England.
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rood of Railway Trainmen
st month for death benz.
IT'S amounted to S35,S90.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08

The Non Forfeito5le and Illco,,test-
able features of the policies OF the
UNION MUTUAL LIFE INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY places them in the
frontrank of Insurance Contracts and
causes them to be unexcelled in liber-
ality.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08
for Infants and Children.

ssCastoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend itas superior to any prescription
known to me- Fl. A. ARCHER, M. D.,
iii So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08
Bowdoin College.
BRUNSWICK, Feb. 5, IS

BRUNSWICK, Feb. 5, 1892.
The medical school opened on Thurs
day last with a larger freshman class
than last year. The opening lecture was
delivered by DIR. Smith in Lower Memo
rial, his subject being Public SANTA
ton.
Hutchinson, '93 has been elected cap
tain of the base ball team, Merriman '92
has resigned his position as manager of
the team. Bartlett and Hull 1872 are candi-
dates for the position.
Prof. Lawton gave reading in the
rectory of the Episcopal church Thurs
day evening ON the Homeric Girl.
Chapman '91 who is now on the New
York Advertiser was at his home in this
place this we Z.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08
Chilli And HER PEOPLE.
Facts and Figures Concerning the
Prosperous Country.
1t Has Inexhaustible Wealth and varied
MISREPRESENTATION Customs or th1
PeopIe-The Two Principal Cities
of the Republic.
Especial Santiago letter.

The average American has very little
knowledge of the enterprising South
American republic with which the
United States came SO near being IN
yolved in disastrous war. Chlll--the
natives write it Chile-is unquestionably
the most progressive state in South
America as well as the richest. 1t has
$500 miles of seacoast, and is wonder
fully blessed with natural resources.
It's public school system is nearly per-
feet, it's transportation facilities are ex.
tensive and its telephone and telegraph
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nor children. Owing to their ferocity
the Chilians have acquired the unsavory
reputation of being murderers in war,
an appellation undeserved by the reg
ular army of Chilli, whose leaders con-
duct campaigns like other civilized ma
tions.
The lover of the quaint and curious
will find many sights of interest in the
cities and the rural regions of Chill, but
nothing that will strike him as being
more ludicrous than the female con-
ductors employed by the street car COM
panies of Valparaiso. They are sturdy
young women of mixed stock. and, to
be quite frank, not pleasant to look
upon. although it would not be safe to
make this assertion in the presence Of a
crowd of poems.
r, ,xlszs,ss> WILLIAM WA4gER WELLS,
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08

ssThe use of 'Castoria is so universal and
IFS merits SO well known that it seems work
Of sTpererogation to endorse it, Few ethe
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARTIN, D. D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-08
Fl a VANA.

The above word is the name of GER
tain specie of tobacco plant grown ON
the Island of Cuba, which is admitted
by all expert judges to be the finest
variety Of that weed in existence.
From this very choice quality of tObac-
co the
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-01-22
CHICAGO WINS.
The Next Democratic National Con
vention Held There June 2lst.
BIZ the United Press.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The
Democratic National Committee
called for the purpose of selecting a
time and place for holding the next
National Democratic Convention,
met in the Arlington Hotel to-day.
It was 1910 p. m, when the COM
mittee convened. Senator Brice,
chairman of the executive commit
tee, called the meeting 10
order, after which General Dun
can S. Walker, Secretary of
the local Democratic committee in
troduced District Commissioner
Ross who delivered an address of
welcome which was enthusiastically
received. The committee then went
into executive session and they de.
cided the Montana contest in favor
of G. Brookwater with w. Lyman
as proxy.
When the several contests had
been decided June. 2lst was select
ed as the date for holding the next
Democratic convention. After al
hours recess the committee met ant
heard the claims of the various cite
presented.
Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis
Kansas City, Milwaukee, New
York, San Francisco and St. Pau
were candidates for the convention
After taking Ia ballots, on the 15tl
Chicago received p votes an
therefore gets the convention.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-01-22
The New Rules of Congress-
By United Press.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l. The
House committee on rules met this
morning in Speaker Crisp's room
in the Metropolitan hotel and
adopted the code Of rules governing
the Fiitieth Congress, when the
Democrats last held the House, with
the exception of few changes.
The most important change is the
re-insertion of modification OF the
Holman rule of the 48th Congress
permitting "riders' on approprias-
ton bills only when they provide
for reduction of The amount car
ried by the bill of the particular
purpose aimed at. Another impor'
tant change gives additional priv
leges to reports presented by the
committee on rules.
The only other change OF any
note made is aimed to prevent
Glibustering. 1t provides that OF
days set apart for the suspension 0
the rules for the passage OF bull
one hour shall be allowed tor In
introduction Of bills.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-01-22
THE BULL PROSPEROUS.
Meeting Of the Stockholders of Black.
wells Durham Tobacco Go.
S &c al { /. S STE Ch,onioi

~
DURHAM, y. c.. Jan. u, 1892.
The stock holders Of Black WE'LL Dur
ham Tobacco Co. met at their office
in Du.ham, r. c.. on Tues lay, the
18th Of January, 1892, at 3 p. M.
hlr. }. s. Carr, president, pre-
sented his report, showing the busi-
ness for the year 1891 to have been
veIy satisfactory. The directors,
ups ,ae showing of the presidents S
report, declared a seml-annuai divi-
dend OF 5 per cent. upon the capital
stock of the company, payable at
once.
Mr.. Samuel H. Austin, Jr., of
Philadelphia, Pa, VICE president OF
the company, and Mr.. John a. Nc
Doweu, treasurer of the company
were among the stockholders pres.
ent.
The following board of directors
was chosen for the year 1892: Jno
A. Mcdowell, Philadelphia, Pa.
Samuel II. Austin, Jr., Philadel
phia, Pa; J. S. Carr. Durham
n. c.; J. NJ. Duncan, Philadelphia
Pa; NJ. E. Mcdowell, Philadelphia
Pa.
The directors elected the follow
ing officers: j. S. Carr, president
S. H. Austin, Jr., vice-president
John A. Mcdowell, treasurer; }. n
Duncan, secretary.
The company has large contract
for business for the year 1892, which
makes the outlook more than usu
ally promising.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-01-22
DEMOCRATIC EX. coz.

Meeting Of the State Democratic Exec
utive Committee Called for March
End, '92.
A meeting OF the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee has
been called by Chairman Smith, at
Raleigh, Wednesday, Niarch 2nd,
1892 at IL O'Clock a. m. to fix a
date and place, and issue the call
for State Convention, and for the
tran saction Of such other. business
as may properly come before it.
Members Of the committee are urged
to be present as this will be a very
! important meeting. tt.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-01-22
Lenoi- Military Academy.
Special Cor 20 State Chroniole.

Special Cor 20 State Chronicle.
LENoIR, n. c., Jan. 20. Lenoir
Male Academy, after a suspension
of few days for Christmas, has re-
sumed exercises with gratifying
prospects. The school, with the
military feature annexed, is sue.
ceeding so we'll that there is room
for only a few more pupils. A
most excellent and satisfactory work
is being done by principal Z. l.
Barnes and his able assistants.