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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-01-21

The bachelor hermit of Clinton coun-
ty, Owen Mulligan, has paid the debt of
nature and joined the great majority
upon the other shore. He was a re-
markable man. He emigrated to Gin
ton county upward of a half century
ago and accumulated a neat fortune
there. He was at the time of his death
worth 800, 900. The hermit reached the
ripe old age of ninety years. He lived
all alone in a modest farmhouse a few
miles from Aviston. Many years ago
robbers broke into the farmhouse, and,
believing there was money hidden there,
they tortured the hermit to make him
give it up. His feet were burned black
by tallcw candles, but he kept his secret.
After that he purchased a shotgun and
prepared for robbers.
A few years later he was awakened
one night by robbers in the house. They
had forced an entrance into the house
through a door and were hunting for the
hermit with drawn revolvers. He lev
eled his shotgun at one of the robbers
and pulled the trigger. The villains
head was literally blown off. The other
robber escaped. The dead man was
eve identified, and he was buried by
the county. Owen Mulligan's fortune
will go to relatives in Ireland.-Cor.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-01-21

History records that William Penn
made his treaty with the Indians under
an elm tree on the banks of the Della
rare. The aged tree blew over in a
storm many years ago, but young ones
from it are believed to be in existence.
In the hope of preserving this historic
spot the city of Philadelphia has re-
Gently taken possession of two acres of
ground in the midst of which this tree
formerly grew. and some young speci-
men that has n clear and undoubted rec
ord as being the descendant. Of the orig
inal tree will probably be planted there.
The plot has been taken in accordance
with the recent small park movement.
While preserving historic associations
1t will afford q breathing spot on the
banks of the river for a dense manufac-
turing population, Of which this is, in a
measure. the center. Providence Jour-
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-01-21
A Youth who Would BE Happy in LII.

A Youth Who Would BE Happy in Life.
There is IL young gentleman in Lon
don who is determined that marriage
shall not be a failure with him at least.
He took the young lady he was engaged
to to the Lyric theater on Monday even
ing and installed her in a box. In the
next box was another young fellow,
handsome and dashing, with whom the
young lady established a lively though
surreptitious Irritation. Young fellow
No. l protested in vain, whereupon he
left the box, reappeared at that of the
masher and told him hat the young
lady in the next box wished to make his
acquaintance.
Young fellow No. Q was delighted, and
accompanied young fellow No. 1 to the
presence Of the tickle fair one, and young
fellow No. 1 introduced them, saying
quietly, 'sThis gentleman will see you
home He then left the theater, and
the young lady has ever seen or heard
of him since. All parties are well known
in good society, and consequently the
affair is much gossiped about.-London
Letter.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-01-21

Doctor Ito patient who has come two
miles to the doctors Office in order to
save the extra cost of a visiting feee
Good gracious, man, you are not tit to
be out of the housei Go home at once,
and | will call in a couple of hours and
prescribe for you.-Life.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1893-03-23
Decision in Law.

The following decision in law has been
received by the Clerk Of Courts:
Market 4 Fulton National Bank vs..
Francis L. Sargent.
Rescript If one affiXes his signature to a
printed blank for a promisSory note and in
trusts it to tile custody of another for the
purpose of having the blanks filled up and
thus becoming party TO negotiable in
Strument, he thereby confers the right and
such instrument carries on it's face an i'm
piled authority, to fill up the blanks and
complete the contract at pleasure. as to
names, terms and amount, SO far as con
sistent with it's printed words. AS to all
purchasers for value without notice, this
person to whom a blank note is thus in
trusted must be deemed the agent Of the
sgner and an oral agreement between
such principal and agent limiting him to
the amount for which the note shall be
perfected, cannot effect the rights Of an
endorsee who takes the note before matu-
mty for value, in ignorance Of such agree
nent with a different amount written IN
it.
Proof Of fraud in THO inception Of the
note undoubtedly casts upon The nlorsee
the burden OF showing that he took il for
value before maturity without notice of
fraud. But proof that he paid full value
for the note before maturity raises pre-
sumption that ne purchased it in good
taith without notice of the fraud and in
this ease there is no opposing evidence to
overcome this presumption.
ZINC eeuit may properly instruct THE
ituY II rcturn Verdict fpl either party
when it is apparent that 4 contrary ver-
aet could nnt he sustained Exceptions
overruled
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1893-03-23

gigantic water-li lilies of the Victoria Regia
variety. These famous lilies were first
discovered in British Guiana, YOU know,
up the Berbce river. about fifty wears ago
and created Juror among botanists that
has never subsidized. And truly they are
wonder. Without the slightest exaggera-
ton, the dark green leaves, tinted rosy
Wine color at the edges average five feet
across with curling rims four inches
high; and many are much larger
They are held down by knotty stalks
as thick as a ships cable and form
an impcnetrablc carpet upon which hum
dIeds of birds trot at ease, sure of a firm
oundation. And what shall we say of the
splendid towcrs?-the smallest not less
than two feet in diameter, weighing from
three to four pounds shaped like a rose
the outside petals creamy white, pale pink
within, shading to violet in the center
FANNIE b. WARD.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1893-03-23
Farm for Sale.

OWING to i'll health, wish to sell nv farm %
~ 81 acres of fine land / IL miles from r. O.
and short distance from extension of Congress
street, near Belfast Water Works. Nice suootl
fields, plenty wood and pasture. cuts Ii tons hay
has cut 80 IL story house, L., 30 feet shed and
barns, all in good repair. About 80 apple trees
cultivated Strawberries and blackberres. Fiy,
hundred rods cedar fence, and many other advan
tages not mentioned. The land alone is wortl
more than ask for all. CIVIC.
ARTHUR W. ROBINSON. Belfast Me-
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1893-03-23

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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1893-03-23

armadilla shells for table service, the
skins of serpents dried and tanned for
shoe leather, and alligator hides by the
yarl. Cotton culture has been almost en-
tirely abandoned of late years in British
Guiana, coffee having been found to be
more profitable. Sonic ten million pounds
oi tho latter commodity are annually en-
ported from Georgetown. But sugar is
the great staple product, the deep rich,
moist soil Yielding from forty to fifty
cwts. per acre, the Juice expressed by the
n powerful rollers now in use on the great
plantations being about sixty per cent. the
weight of the cant. Next to sugar and
coffee comes rum. millions Of gallons being
ports i molasse>, upwards OF 20. 900 casks
81 it being sent every year to the I. $.
and Canada From ten 10 twelve millions
Of the best hardwood Shingles in the
world are also exported fifty thousand
haifclS ut chaicoal WA couple NJ nil
lions ii coeoanuts - Say the Consular
books
tbout a> thoroughly English as ANY
tlin- in tHe rldct IN thc theatcr. namcd
4 Philharmonic llall lhe centcr"l itS proS-
c,niam 3leh l. adorned by the British
at-1i-alnIS, ~ Mhirh ihR ilan ahl the
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StAtH- dn0 "A tAl rrit'f gl lhe llant i0M
,lit few tfn- cEal9 upholstered NJ hlue
velvet, tn the u.s.. vi the o'aNemel and hl9
iamilN EAe WI@le Y Illuminated tA crvs
tai chandeliers tUat 1iVal Hose III the
/ EaSt He@m ot fhe MAFe House and tAe
Walls ale decorated Nlth scores VI busts
aud names nj famous poets aud musicians.
i And ~ tue My. Npu are surprise, IN find
\ that Lord Byron has been omitted from
4 the collection, While along Will Shakes
ptare ana Bacon and Milton ana Scott and
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1893-03-23
In British Guiana

ls=y WEIGHING Fol Pot NI,S AIlE' t..
.,rrrspondcnce Of The journal 1
flr6WN BRITISn GUIANA, l>93.
sanding the fact that the swarm
aarr population of British Gui-
mtmlmbers the white and in
iNut Georgetown you meet A
rese ntatiyes Of llindoo, Chinese,
He- lniian races to one Of the An.
tre IN no place in England
vnselA English than this All
NJ alH ~Demerara we used IL
t Il days gone by. with its wild,
y hich the clIicf diNtttise-
Htl55 Ia W. the tnrturing 0t Slaves,
PLAYFUL processes, for example,
SMALL wedge under the nail af
and Joe. u suspending a fel-
pi+ail bN strong iron hook
M q mplc nf ribs ard tho
a~4n. UP of the Slaves ~ mas
masters, HAS entirely diSap-
- ~.ead is 4 clean handsome
higllN eonserNatiNe citN.
FIJI evidences NJ wealth 4nd cui-
yea play cnioN Al the eiesau
thel metropolis ineiWiip4
rNdn fashionable Sueitty l}n
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1893-03-23

The April number of The Century vii
contain an important article on the 'iria
ot the Chicago Anarchists by the judge
who presided.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-07-27
A Brave Young Woman.

Charlotte Moorewood, a collier's
daughter, near Sheffield, saved the
lives of her five brothers and sis-
ters at a fire recently. Flames had
stopped every means of egress from
the room where they slept except
the window. She flung them one
by one into the arms of the crowd
below and then leaped herself. Be-
sides the glow of bravery and the
satisfaction of having preserved
her family, she has another reward
in the shape of f5 from the Royal
Humane Society-f1 for each
child saved.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-07-27
Simulated sophistication.
From Kate Fields Washington.
oTbo orao+ae+ obou Of +ha Fair

From Kate Fields Washington.
"The greatest show at the Fair"
writes a visitor in Chicago, sis the
American middle class a-pleasur-
ing" while almost at the same mo-
ment a writer in Figaro complains
of the sadness of the Midway and
the apathy of the American holl-
day crowd. The truth of the mat
ter is that the American people in
their eagerness to escape the first
criticism incur inevitably the Sec
ond. Our middle class does not
want to he "a show" 1t lives and
labors largely to the sole intent
that when away from home the
whole sixty-fve millions of US
shall be taken not for the masses
but the classes. One of the most
noticeable things about the crowd
in Jackson Park is that few ex-
pressions of surprise or pleasure
are evoked. We are too sophisti-
Gated to wonder at anything,
whether we have seen it before or
not. To the eleventh command
ment we have added by common
consent a twelfth: "Thou shalt
not show surprise under any cir
cumstances." From all that visit
ing nations may gather from our
conduct we may have fail, at
Chicago every year.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-07-27
The Union Mutual Life Insurance Co,
OF PORTLAND, MAINE.
Incorporated, 1913.
It's Policies are The Most Liberal Nov Offered to the Public.
only existing Company whose policies subject the
MAINE NON-FORFEITURE LAW.

The Maine Non-F Forfeiture law pro-
tects polices from forfeiture by reason
of default of payment of premiums
1t provides that, after three years. pre-
miums haYe been paid, failure to pay
any subsequent premiums shall not
forfeit policy, but it shall continue
in force for its full amount until the
reserve (less small surrender eharge)
upon the policy is exhausted.
The reserve is sum made up of por-
tions Of each and every premium paid
upon a policy in anticipation of its
maturity. Beginning with small
portion Of the first premium, tits in
creased eacn year by the addition of
each subsequent premium, and grows
larger year by year, until, at maturity,
it exactly equals the face of the policy.
When a policy is discontinued there
fore, there is in the hands of the Com
pany a reserve greater or less, accord
ing to the character and age of the
policy. Instead of permitting the Com
pany, upon non-payment of premium,
to confiscate this reserve, the Maine
Non-F Forfeiture Law requires the Com
pany to continue the policy in force
until the policy-holder receives an
equivalent for 1T in extended insur-
aDnp
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-07-27
SNAKES MILKING COWS.
Farmer Colby's Experience with
aCOlOny Of Milk Adders.

Farmer Colby, who runs a board
ing house in summer at Budd's
Lake. N. j., has large number OF
COWS and thrives party on the
sales of milk and butter. Attac-
hedto the COW stable is a corral.
where the animals are kept in
warm weather.
The mind of Farmer Colby has
been disturbed ever since the pas
lures began to get green, and the
reason is that his cows have been
producing such measly quantities
Of milk. There has been an
abundance of clover and grass all
spring and summer, and the ap-
petites of the COWS were not noti-
ced to have diminished any.
Grains and other milk-producing
commodities have been tried to In
crease tho milk supply; until
Farmer Colby has thought seriouly
either of raising his rate of board
or charging fare for bringing guests
up from the railroad station in
order to get even.
But just about night fall one
day last week, Farmer Colby hap
pened to go out to his piggery to
toss some miscellaneous feed into
the swine trough, when he noticed
s that his cows were indulging in a
little stampede. Quick, as a farmer
can move with top boots on, Mr..
Colby went to the corral and wit
messed the cows chasing each other
around the enclosure after the
manner of the opening event at
q circus. He noticed then that
seven out of eighteen of them had
each clinging to her teats snake
so great in length that it trailed
= along the ground like a guy rope.
Farmer Colby was frighte.ed and
began yelling sGet out therel''
The louder he would yell the faster
the cows would travel, until at last
4 they maintained such a rapid gait
chat the snake stood out horizon
tally in the air like vaulting bars.
IN fact several of the. COWS notin
direct communication with the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-07-27
ceeded that which had gone.
1t Costs You Nothing.

We are pleased to announce that
we have made arrangements by
which we are prepared to supply
free to each of our subscribers a
years subscription to that well,
known monthly home and farm
Journal, the American Farmer.
published at Springfield and
Cleveland, Ohio. We make this
offer to each of our subscribers
who will pay up all arrearges on
subscription and one year in ad-
vance, and to all new subscribers
paying one year in advance. The
American Farmer is strictly Ma
tional in it's character. 1t is a
high-class illustrated journal filled
with entertaining and instructive
reading matter, containing each
month much information that is
invaluable to agricul5urists and
of special interest to each member
of every home. 1t is suited to all
localities, being National in its
make and character, thus meeting
with favor in all localities. 1t is
strictly non-political and non-
sectarian. 1t has a trained corps
of contributors and is carefully
edited. The various departments
of Farm, Horticulture, Sheep and
Swine, The Home, The Horse and
the Dairy, are filled with bright
and useful matter. The readers
of the American Farmer are uni
versal in it's praise and look for it's
monthly visits with keen anticipa-
tion. The regular subscription
price to the American Farmer is
$1.O0 a year, but by this arrange
ment it costs you nothing toreceive
that great publication for one
year. Do not delay in taking ad-
vantage of this offer, but call at
once or send in your subscription,
Sample copy of the American
Farmer can be seen at the ADvER-
T1sER Office, or will he supplied
direct by the publishers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-07-27

tits well.-To learn to think
and act for Yourself.
To respect gray hairs, especially
your own.
To waste nothing-neither
money, time nor talent.
If you have a place of business,
to be found there when wanted,
To bear little trials patiently,
that you may learn to bear great
ones.
To be self-reliant and not take
too much advice, but rather de-
pend on yourself.
To keep alive in your breast
that little spark of celestial, fire
called conscience
To learn to say no; it will be of
more service to you than to be
able to read Latin.
To do all the good you can in
the world, and make as little noise
aboutas possible.
To stick to your own opinion, if
you have one, allowing others, of
course, the same liberty to stick to
theirs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-07-27
The Truth About Silver.

Augusta Evening News
1t is time that the truth about
silver was recognized and admit
ted and that the situation was
looked squarely and practically
in the face. The advocates of free
silver are too fond of charging all
who oppose them with being enc
mics of silver. This is a sweeping
statement that cannot be sustained.
The real truth is we believe that
most of those who want the Sher-
man act repealed and the coinage
of 53-cent dollar stopped do so
because they want sound and
stable currency. Silver has been
all right in the past and under
proper conditions will be- valuable
and available yet, but abandoned
by other nations coined at a
debased value. silver is working
much mischief, is menacing our
government finances and will
cause serious trouble, if our policy
is not changed.
On this line. the Louisville
Courier-J Journal makes the fol-
lowing practical and truthful
point:
The Courier-Journal has been
the steady friend, not the enemy,
of silver. BUTT cannot shut it's
eyes to the actual facts of the
situation. 1t is, indeed, a situation
and not a theory, that confronts us.
With silver money abandoned by
the great powers, and silver
bullion hanging on the ragged edge
| of fifty cents on the dollar, it is
time that thoughtful men should
look to their pocketbooks. The
farmer will be first to do this. All
that he produces is priced in gold.
He is willing. nay, anxious, to
take silver; but he wants he will
demand, that the silver he gets
shall be, down to the last penny,
just as good as gold"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-07-27
Pecullarities OF Great Men.

Eugene Favre.
Several famous men have been
liable to superstitious failingss OF
have had certain antipathies diff
fcult to account for, as the fol-
lowing instances will show:
julius Caesar was remarkably
afraid of thunder. 1t is said that
he wore a laurel wreath to protect
himself !from the lightning.
Vladislas, King of Poland, became
excited every time be saw an ap-
pie. Scsliger could not look alta
bunch of water-cress without being
seized with a shivering fit. Mar
shal D'Albert fled at the sight Of
pigs. Henry Ill, the son of
Catherine of Medicis, had sucha q
horror of cats that he could not
remain in the same room with one.
of these animals.
Tycho-Brahe, the famous as
tronomer, changed color and felt
his limbs give way under him
when meeting a hare. La Mothe-
le-Vayer could not bear the sound
of any kind of instrument. how
ever harmonious; but the noise Of
the thunder and the bowling of
the wind sent him into ecsrasles.
Hobbies, the freethinker, could
not be left withouta a light in the
nighttime for a single moment,
lest he should go off in delirium.
Pascal always thought he saw q.
yawning abyss on his left hand.
Bayle went into fits when he heard.
the noise of water rushing out Of
a tap. Louis XIV. GOULD not bear
the sight of the church steeple Of
st. Denis.
Tie Chevallier d'Alcantara be-.
came sick at the sound of the
word "lana" (wool), and yet he.
did not object to wearing woollen
clothes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-07-27
TheVaheofM MdneIaH Extensions as Compared ihPlUp Vdus

It is the custom Of many companies to provide
in their policies that, upon discontinuance OF
payment of Premium, paid-up policies will be
given without the option of extension. This
WIS the practice of the Union Mutual before
the Maine Non-F Forfeiture Law was enacted,
but it now substitutes for paid-up values the
more advantageous plan of extended insurance.
The objection to the paid-up system is that the
amount of paid-up insurance which is given
upon the discontinuance of payments upon
policy, unless it has been in force great many
years is insignificant, and of little or no value
as protection; and it leaves the insured who
ceases payment without adequate insurance at
the very time he needs it the most.
The great advantage of the extended insur-
ance afforded by the Maine Law over the most
liberal paid-up system is striklngly shown by
the following comparison, and it will be OBJ
served that the paid-up value is Insignificant
in comparison with the amount actually paid
by the Union Mutual. The result of two hum
dred and twelve policies was this:
II the insured had received paid-up
policies instead of extended in
surance, the Company would have
claims I sY oply....................... p sssls75o
Whereas, in fact, it did pay under
the Maine Law...... $4lS,54477
Making difference in favor of the
benefciaries under Two Hundred
and Twelve policies of. .......... $32O,l47.2S