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TOOK A WIDOWS MITE.
An Insurance Policy Worth $4,000
Sold for 500.
From the Atlanta (Ga) Constitution.

From the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution.
strange incident occurred yesterday
morning in regard to the insurance policy
of the late A. X. Long, who died very
suddenly late Monday night
About Jan. 20 last Mr. Long insured his
life for 5000, and 1t is claimed that he
made the proper payments and received
a policy. When her husband died Mrs
Long showed the policy to her brother
in-law and to a friend or two, asking them
If it was good. She was told that she
could get the amount stated in it by pre-
senting it at the proper time.
Wednesday morning Mrs Long was
alone at the residence with a few lady
friends and her children. About this time
two men put in their appearance. One
went in, while his companion waited for
him at the gate. The one who went in
asked to see Mrs. Long privately, and on
her coming to the, door gave his name
as West, and stated that he was connect
ed with the insurance company in which
the life of her husband vas insured.
He told Mrs. Long that her husband had
made no payments on the policy which
she held aud she could, therefore get no
money on it, She asked him if her hus-
band had given no notes. His answer
The statement that the policy was o,
no value to her was terrible blow to
Mrs. Long.
The Insurance agent was a fluent taIkAr
and went on to say that II was a fact to
be deplored that the policy was of no
value 10 her, and that he had done an in
his power TO help her He had in his
pocket, he said, 500 which, through the
kindness Of the company. he was 10 pre-
sent TO her. The only thing that was re-
quired of her was to place in the hands
OF the agent the policy and sign a certain
paper he had with him.
This poor lady was completely frustrated
She had no one TO whom she could go for
advice, and knew nothing of insurance
companies or of insurance policies. and
thought that the pleasant gentleman was
doing her great kindness by giving her
the 800 He stated that the company had
never sustained loss and in order not
to leave her without money with which
TO pay the funeral expenses OF her hus-
band, they would take the 5000 and give
500. The Kindness was only exceeded by
the fluent way IA which the gentleman
talked.
1t ended in Mrs. Long giving up the
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must have been under the influence of
morphine when il occurred. His defense
viii probably be plea OF temporary m
sanity.
William A. Swift of Columbus died Tues
day after a brief illness Of peritonitis. His
death was sudden and unexpected. he hav-
ing been ~ only two days. Mr. swift was
one of Columbus most highly respected
citizens, and a manufacturer Of promi-
hence throughout the south. He was sec
rotary and treasurer of the MuscOgee mills
and was instrumental in the building OF the
Swift aRd Paragon mills, and was also Tor
a long time secretary and treasurer OF the
Brush Electric Light Company. BY MS en-
ergy and Intelligence he contributed mucn
TO the growth of Columbus, being identi-
a son of Col. George p. Swift and a brother
Of Mrs. DR.. Shorter of Macon.
Some time ago the Bibb county commits
sioners employed Engineer G. L. Patrick
TO make a survey of the swamp below
Macon for the purpose or constructing
a canal to drain the swamp IN behalf of
Sanitation and health and to reclaim a
large and rich area of land for gricultural
purposes. Wednesday at meeting of
the county commissioners Engineer Pat
rick stated that he had completed the sur
vey, but had not had time to complete his
report II is estimated that the proposed
canal will cost about $4,000. 1t VIII be
about four miles long, and will run in a
southeasterly direction from the foot Of
Cherry street near the park and empty
litO lODtHOAhtt ttttht Which lloNS lillu
the Ocmulgee river.
A case Of infant abandonment came to
light at Chattanooga, Tenn, Wednesday
night, on the arrival of the Southern train
from Rome. Ga, and the police authorities
are on the track of the guilty party, a
good description OF whom has been OBJ
tanned. Just as the train was leaving
Rome n well-dressed white woman, about
20 years OF age, approached a colored wo-
man in the sitting room of the depot and
asked her if she was going to Chattanoo-
ga. on receiving an affirmative answer
the white woman gave the colored girl an
infant about three days old, telling her
to take care of it; that she was going to
Chattanooga on the same train and that
when the train reached that city she would
call and get the child. On reaching that
city ii was found that no woman was on
the train to claim the child, and it was
turned over to the orphans home, where
IL is now lying very sick and in all prob
ability will die. Every effort will be made
to discover who the mother of the child
is and to bring the guilty party to justice
| The woman is described as being hand
some, and wore brown dress and black
| hat,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
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Ocala, Fla, April 9-ThIs morning was
consumed in court in arguing for an ar
rest of judgment in the Thalheim case
Judge Hooker denied the same, and Thai
helms attorney appealed the case and he
was put under bond of 5000 as surety.
Charles Rheinauer and Samuel W. league
signed, and was accepted.
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POLITICS IN THE STATE.

Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk ON Party Policy.
Hon. Tom Hudson viii have opposition
in the Thirteenth senatorial district.
The next in the series OF joint debates
between Hon. Charles f. CrisD and Hon
Hoke Smith Will occur at Albany to-day.
1t has been repeatedly stated that the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
Southern Railway
PIEDMONT AIR LINE,

THE GREAT SOUTHERN SYSTEM.
The only line in the South operating
every day in the year solid Pullman yes
tibuled limited trains between Jackson
Vile, Charlotte and Washington and New
York
Schedules effective Feb. %, 1886.
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Note-$Central Time.
Eastern Time.
PULLMAN SERVICE.
Pullman vestibuled sleepers from Sa"
vannah to New York and Savannah to
Cincinnati via Asheville.
For detailed information, reservations
etc, apply to any agent of the Southern
railway or connections.
w. H. GREEN, General Superintendent
]. NJ. CULP, Traffic Manager.
w. A. TURK, G. p. A., Washington, D. z.
8. H. HARDWICK, AG.P A, Atlanta, Ga
r. W. HUNT. II. P. A., Augusta, Ga.
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| Rev. II. Z. Merrithew of Friendship
a form-, pastor of this place. reached
here. Saturday. While on this charge
Mr.. Nerrithew won the friendship and
| esteem of every one. and a brilliant
future was predicted for him as a
preacher of the gospel
EAST VAsSALBORO
Albertus Hamlen is making extern
sive repairs on his house which add to
| its appearance very much.-Colman
| Hussey has added veranda to his al
ready neat and attractive cottage
Samuel Clark has been in the village
the past week at Mrs. David Gates =
The school in the village opened Mon
day morning, with Harold Jackman
OF sherman, as principal. and Miss
Alice NOVEL;. assistant.-Jasper ia
quith has gone to Holyoke, Mass, to
learn the trade of plumber-A large
moose is reported to have been seen
wandering through the village one day
last " eek.-Mr. John Clark has bought
the Robinson place and will come
here for future residence-Fred
Clark of Bangor was in the I1ace, Sun
day.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marden and
daughter Lila. are spending few
weeks in Boston.-Mr. and Mrs An
drew Bryant have moved to Massa-
chusetts. Their many friends here re-
Sret their removal.-Mrs. Emery Bragg
spent several days in Augusta last
Week--The ladies of the miSsioHal ~ So
cletN OF Friends church have received
the sad intelligence of the death of the
little girl they We're educating at Rams
allah mission. She was a very prom
Using pupil and they are very sad over
her early death-Prof and Mrs H. H.
Goddard attended service in the village
Sunday. Prof Goddard speaking to the
audience in pleasing manner.
WINSLOW.
W. $. Laughton has bought the ]. w
Drunimond place of Mrs Jenkins. price
S5oco. Mr.. Laughton will remain on
the Wall place till fall-The funeral
services of S. Matilda Withee. who
committed suicide at East Vassalboro
saturday, were held in the chapel here
Tuesday.-Alden Bassett is sick with
rheumatic fever
SOUTH MONMOUTH.
The district school has been nut off
one week John Hinkley's family are
Kept at home. two of the girls having
measles.-Miss Flora b. Frost left
home last week to resume teaching at
lisbon Falls.-The roads are getting
quite passable. Frank Tinkham has
pun In quite quantity of new goods
IN his store the past week. Mrs. ID. p.
Avery has also stocked her different
departments more largely than usual.
Fred Jewett. who has been having
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l. Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
City Hall, Bangor,
Tuesday, June I'd, 1896,
At Two O'clock p. m.
By. THE GOVERNOR.
At Two O'Clock p. M.

for the purpose OF nominating a candi-
date for Governor to be supported at the
September election; and transacting any
other business that may properly come
before it. The basis of representation
will be as follows:
Each city, town and plantation will be
entitled to one delegate, and for each
seventy-five votes cast for the Rupubli-
additional delegate. and for fraction of
forty votes in excess of seventy-five
votes an additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation of any
city. town or plantation. can only be
filled by residents of the county in which
the vacancy exists.
The State Committee will be in session
in the reception room of the hall at one
o'clock p. M. on the day of the COnven-
ton for the purpose OF receiving the Gre
dentialS OF delegates. Delegates, in order
to participate in the Convention, must be
elected subsequent 10 the date of the call
for this Convention.
We invite all Republicans and all cleo
tors of Maine, without regard to past
political differences. who are in favor of
restoring and maintaining protective
tarl6; who are opposed to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver, except by in
ternational agreement and until such
agreement can be obtained. believe that
the present gold standard should be
maintained; who believe in free popular
education: in the promotion of the cause
OF temperance; in just and equal taxation;
in the restriction of immigration; in a
Just administration of all pension leg
tslatiOn; in whatever legislation will re-
store American shipping to it's former
rank In the world; in the preservation of
National honor at home and abroad; in
an economical and efficient administra-
ton of State affairs, to unite with the
Republicans in the selection Of delegates
to this Convention.
Per order, Republican State Committee.
]. II. MANLEY, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta. Maine, April 2lst, 1896.
Fast day.
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the value Of million dollars and the
year following she exported finished
silk goods amounting to $12,0OO,0 900.
In the past ten years Japan has near
ly ii not quite trebled her manufacture
of silk, cotton and other textiles. A
French weaver gets about 60 cents a
day but he can't compete with the
Japanese who receives at the utmost
not over $3.50 month while he can
support an entire family for $50 year
and live better than the Frenchman on
500 to $3.50 What is true in the tex
tile Industries is true in other branches
where ordinary skill is required and 1t
is well known that the Japanese are far
superior to any other people in their
initiative ability. For rs cents day
men can be hired who will reproduce
SO accurately as to almost deceive the
expert almost any kind of pottery,
Under such a condition of things the
country, whose manufactures come into
competition with Japanese labor. must
have protection or see those Industries
severely handicapped If not utterly de-
stroyed, for ii is incredible that the
standard of living among the Japanese
working classes will keep pace with de-
velopment in other lines. They GER
tainly haven't so far.
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Protection Absolutely Necessary.

The phenomenal growth of Japanese
competition in the Industrial world
can but have it's effects upon the pro-
lection sentiment, not only in those
countries which now have a system of
protective tariff but in those, like Eng
land. still under nominal free trade
dences of unrest in England under the
existing conditions. 1t Is absolutely
impossible for the English laborer with
his present standard of living to COM
pete successfully and long with his
japanese competitor, who in many
respects is more skilful than he and is
able to live for mere fraction of the
cost borne by the Englishman. 1t may
be that the growth of protection sem
timent in France, which is now the
reason for bringing it's leading apostle,
NJ. Meline. to the front as a candidate
slight degree to the fact that France il
feeling the effect of competition with
the Japanese in the silk and textile
manufactures. in which branch of man.
ufacture the little Oriental empire has
made wonderful strides within a few
years. In 1893 France had nearly $50
wv people employed in the silk industry
alone Her exports of cocoons and raw
SILK amounted to. sixteen millions
That same year Japan sold OF simi,a,
material, to England alone, goods te
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BY some it is thought that, in event.
as is now practically certain, the Re
publican national convention declares
specifically for sound currency, the
Democrats will declare for free silver
in order to have some other issue than
it's record to go to the country on.
To one not acquainted with Miss Dem
ocracy's past. for she undoubtedly has
past and il seems improbable that
anyone can be found who doesn't know
it. it must be difficult to believe that
the party would deliberately subscribe
to one folly in order to attract atten-
ton from its other follies. But this is
an apparently endless pastime of the
Democratic party from the time it
lent its support to slavery. It's leaders
have deemed it necessary to have an
issue with the Republican party, and
as that party has been on the right side
of the great questions the Democratic
party has been found on the other 1t
also seems to have a penchant for the
wrong, when it has first choice for the
other With such a record the out
look for sound money Democrats is du-
bious, and the returns from Demo-
cratic delegate conventions do not re-
lieve the gloom
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rocker on his 18th birthday April Is.
Mrs. Burrill was the recipient Of a
gold ring from grand children on the
same occasion.
GREEN'S LANDING.
The new wharf at the foot Of Sea
Freeze avenue presents an even, solid
front. nearly one hundred feet wide.
OF huge blocks of granite pier 30
feet wide is Ia be built to whale" ledge
Il distance of 90 feet on the inner
wharf. which is already built. it is pro-
posed to have the coaling station. The
outer wharf. over whale ledge, will
have an unbroken front Of 1870 feet. 1t
is expected To have the wharf 50 far
completed that the Mt Desert" can
make landings there by the first of
July. if not sooner.
SURRY.
Capt. c. Nj, Coulter who has been in
Boston the past winter, returned home
"Wednesday night.-Ernest Casper has
returned home from Bangor where he
has been employed.-:SerVices were
conducted for the first time by Rev. II.
+. Day in the new Baptist church.
Sunday. April %. The meetings. after
tended.-Capt. Philip StinSon and Mrs.
Mary Weber were united in marriage.
Saturday afternoon. by the Rev H. r
Day.-E. d. Smith of this place will go
10 North Brooksville soon to run the
engine in nurein's saw mill. where he
worked last year.-Rev. David Smith
Of the NJ. T.. church Went from here to
his new charge, North Brool.sville and
SARG ENTVILLE
While L. H. Herrick and another
man We're driving Thursday last the
rein came unbuckled and Mr.. Herrick
lost control of the horse which pro-
ceeded to run away. Mr. Herrick was
thrown out and badly bruised and
shaken up. His companion jumped
from the carriage and escaped unhurt.
The horse cleared himself from the
carriage and during the lively run
which followed was quite badly hurt
Edward Blake. an elderly man who has
been an invalid for a long time, passed
away Saturday morning. The. funeral
was held from the residence of his SON
in-law +. +. Billings.-Monday schools
in town ore in session. Mrs Maria
Thompson of West Sedgwick teaches in
district No. s. and Miss Clara Thurston
of North Sedgwick in district No. a.
B. V. Slower has returned from Blue
hill where he has been caring for his
brother. Gilbert Slower. who is sick
with rheumatic fever
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Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved in six hours by the
New Great South American Kidney
Cure This new remedy is great
surprise on account of its exceeding
promptness in relieving pain in the
bladder. kidneys. back and every part
of the urinary passages in male or fe-
male. 1t relieves retention Of water
and pain in passing it almost imme-
dlately. III you want quick relief and
cure this is your remedy. Sold by
Bowditch. Webster & Co, Druggist.
Augusta, Me. dom
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STATE NEWS.
Hancock.
BUCKSPORT.

Ib->SNNA CAN
There have been two recent deaths
in town. John Atwood an old and re-
spected citizen died very suddenly,
Friday He had been in his usual good
health and went to the postoftice after
his mail He returned to his home and
exclaimed that he did not feel we'll. sat
down and died without a struggle. He
is survived by Il wife. two sons and
two daughters. Funeral was held
Monday from his residence.-Mrs.
James Emery Of this town. died very
suddenly. at her home on Main street.
Saturday morning. She has been in
delicate health for a number of years,
but not q sufferer from any serious
trouble. She had been in her usual
health up to the time of her sudden
death. She is survived by a husband,
one son. Robert j., and one daughter,
Lizzie, who mourn for a loving wife
and mother.-Fast day witnessed a
game of base ball on the diamond be-
tween the +. M. C.'s two teams. Just
a trial game for fun.-Miss Evelyn Hall
begins her school in the Bucks Mills
District, April 81 Miss Lizzie Slower
in District No 6.-Albert B. Durham
VI
Bluehill, We're united in marriage at the
home of the bride on Sunday, April 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Durham have the best
wishes of host Of friends for long
and prosperous married life. They
will reside with Mr.. Dunhams father
and mother who are in very poor
health.-Miss Vivian May Hardy eel
ebrated her tenth birthday by taking a
ride on the train to Bangor TO spend
the day. accompanied by her father
and little brother.
DEDHAM.
fifth and sixth districts, Monday:
Mrs. Flora Crockett. Miss Lydia Farm
ham, Miss Georgia V. Maddox, teach
ers. The school in the fourth district
has been abolished and conveyance
provided to take the pupils to the vii
lage SCHOOL,. f. Turner is repairing
and painting the interior of the school,
house in the seventh district-Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Rurrill of Ellsworth. are
visiting relatives here.-Mr. and Mrs.
Burdle of Boston, are visiting Mrs.
Burdles sister, Mrs. Geo. w. Gehan
Mrs. brigham Haynes and grand
daughter. Marion c. Mercer, have gone
to Aroostook to visit VIM. H. Haynes
and family and VIM. H Mercer.--W
V. Tasber is making repairs and i'm
provements on his house at Dedham
village.-Asa G. Rurrills children sur
piised him with the gift Of an oak
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the House of Commons, in response to a
request for information made by the po-
litical opposition. that England and the
United States have in view arrange
ments looking to arbitration. This re-
ply is more significant than any state
ment recently made concerning the
Venezuelan dispute. 1t demonstrates
one thing conciusively. and that is that
fore the country that there is any like
lihOOd that this controversy will be
settled otherwise than amicably with
the United States
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jonathan Swift once wrote, "censure
is the tax man pays to the public for
being eminent This thought may not
have occurred to one Georgius Stand
who rushed head-long from obscurity
into fame on that NANCY, ungroomed
hobby-horse anti-sewers. which re-
Gently brought first under the wire an
Ellsworth Populist in the mayoralty
| race. But Goblet did not ride so well
| and the conditions We're not favorable.
He rode to a fall. He went down with
the sewers but he wasn't laid and the
rebound was terrific--for Cobbett. He
decided that the village corporation was
| Illegal and that settled it in his mind
for all time. Duty was not divided in
can feel, the need that he should sweat
for duty, not for need Accordingly
he refused to pay his corporation tax
amounting to $3.50. Law has no ter
rors for him for the very good reason
that during the past months he has
| been engaged in bringing both bar and
bench to a realizing sense of their own
ignorance of it and has thereby full
filled his responsibility. He has no fear
of Jail and patiently awaits the sheriff.
And yet ordinary mortals can't really.
heartily sympathize with Cobbett, for
| no one who hasn't been there can COM
Such supreme sacrifice must be akin
| to dying ''of rose in aromatic pain"
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1t looks as if Ex-Governor Russell
knew what he was talking about when
he said the Democratic party should
settle upon it's financial policy before IL
does upon its candidate. A mistake in
the former decision will be serious, but
it matters little who the Democratic
candidate may be this year.