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The representative., 1900-11-29
INSURANCE THAT DIDN'T INSURE.
Policy which Resulted in the Saw
ing of Mans Life.


"The tendency of the insurance business
nowadays said veteran solicitor of this
city "is to make the policies as simple
and free from restrictions as possible.
Nearly all Of the old reservations have
been stricken out, and even the famous
suicide clause is absent from good many
of the newest forms.
That reminds me, by the way, of a re-
markable case that occurred some years
ago in neghborng state and was indl-
rectly associated with the very tendency to
which | have just referred. / will give
you the facts briefly, without mentioning
namesl young man, who was member
of a very excellent southern family, and
whose future was regarded at the time a,
exceptionally bright and promising, had his
life insured for $4,000 on the day of his
marriage.
Soon after for no apparent reason, he
began to dissipate heavily. and it presently
became apparent to everybody that he was
going to the dogs BY successive steps he
lost his position, his friends. his health,
his sef-respect-lost everything. in fact,
that man can lose in such a downward
career.
His wife, after heroic struggle, was
forced to obtain a divorce; his family
finally abandoned him to his fate and in
that pitiful plight he capped the climax
by committing a deliberate murder in
drunken brawl.
1T seemed certain that he would be
convicted, and little no effort had been
made to arrange for his defense, when the
agent who had insured his life happened
to remember that the hanging clause was
omitted in the form of policy he had taken
out.
The old forms contained a reservation
voiding payment when death was inflicted
as punishment for crime,' but in the pro-
cess OF simpifcation it had been stricken
out In other words, it was clear that
the company would be stuck for $6,500 in
case the unhappy man went to the gallows,
and the agent. who was an enterprising fell
low at once bestirred himself to avert
such an expensive tragedy.
He hired the best lawyer in town to con-
duct the defense, drummed up witnesses,
did missionary work with the press, and.
to make a long story short, the jury brought
in verdict OF manslaughter. The young
man was sent to prison for a term of years,
and failing to pay his next premium, the
policy was cancelled.
He was afterward pardoned. and believe
he is still alive / don't know whether
the company ever rewarded it's faithful rep
resentative, but he certainly deserved q
medal as big around as wagon WHEEL
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The representative., 1900-11-29

WOman's Love of Social Position.
Perhaps. however, the fetish to which
we women attach the most undue i'm
pOrtance is social position, writes can
American Mother" in the December
Ladies' Home Journal I'VE set out
with the creed that we are all equal, AMI
then spend much OF our lives in strug-
CLING to force our way into some petty
circle which is barred against us, or TO
bar our own against some Of our neigh
bors. Nothing could be more ridiculous
than the many foundations on which we
Americans base our claims to aristoc-
racy. The belief is almost universal
that the possessor of certain enormous
number of millions constitutes a caste
which stands on level of royalty. But
short of those stupendous heaps of gold,
money does not always command pre-
cedence here, especially in our small
towns and villages. We are all of us
ready with our gibe at the new rich as
If our own blood had been pure as that
or Dalmio for thousand years. Our
claims to high caste are OTTER based upon
some mythical judge or baronet far in
the dim past; or that we live in the most
pretentlous house in the village. 1 have
known the possession of Grecian porti-
co to give social ascendency to one fam
lily over town full of neighbors, pleh-
elan only in that they had no porches at
all. So vague, yet SO strenuous are our
ideas of CASTE"
The representative., 1900-11-29

"If, instead of overlooking our own
children with presents on Christmas.
we would give them less and lead them
to share some of the gifts that would
otherwise be for themselves with some
children to whom none would otherwise
come. we would teach a very useful and
needfu lesson to our little ones. The
real enjoyment of any pleasure comes
Hom sharing It with someone. Pleas
The representative., 1900-11-29

E. Carroll, Altoona, Wis. called at the OF
flee and said: ''You can tell all the people
that J. came all the way from Wisconsin for
Dead Shot. l have gained % pounds Sinca
l began to use it. Our little childfsa had
Diphtheria and it left them very weak
with liberated throat, mouth and nose. We
used Dead Shot and it brought them OUT
in fine shape"
The representative., 1900-11-29

being allowed in this pattern. The waist
is fitted with shoulder and under-arm
seams and, together with the skirt,
closes at the center back. When desir-
ed high, it is cut in the full size of the
pattern with long bishop sleeves; when
low-neck is preferred, 1t is cut on the
indicating line of perforations and the
short, puffed sleeves are used. The frill,
which finishes the low neck, is hem
stitched, as is the edge of the skirt and
is joined to the edge, which, in turn, is
finished with beading and black velvet
ribbon.
To cut this dress for a child of four
years of age 21a yards of material 81
inches wide will be required, with 3A
yards of embroidered insertion, IL
yards of beading and yards of velvet
ribbon to trim as illustrated.
The pattern, No. 3639, is cut in sizes
for children of 2, T. years of age.
Readers Of the Representative may obtain
this pattern by clipping the above illustra-
ton, including the pattern number below it,
and forwarding it, accompanied by 10 cents
to the Representative, Boston block, Min
neapolis, Minn
The patterns will be ordered by mail from
New York city, and purchasers should make
allowance for the time required for transit
by mail to and from New York before COM
plant of nOn-receipt of patterns.
In ordering please observe the following
directions:
/. Give your name and address in full.
2. State clearly the size desired. For
waist patterns give bust measurement; for
skirt patterns give waist measurement; for
childrens patterns give age.
g. When two numbers are given, 20 cents
must be enclosed if both patterns are de-
sired.
A. Do not send money loose in the en-
velope. Send coin properly wrapped in pa
per, or send postage stamps.
The representative., 1900-11-29

With the initiative ami referendum
the people get any reform majority
millionaires will pay for. Read Bond
and Industrial Slavery" Price Is cents
The representative., 1900-11-29

Dead Shot Remedy Co.
1 am using your Dead Shot at present for
Deafness and Stomach trouble, caused by
catarrh, and find it helping me; and l would
like the agency for it.
GEORGE TEEGARDEN.
Orange, Wis.
The representative., 1900-11-29

Dead Shot Remedy Co.
One box of Dead Shot is worth barrel Of
Thompson's Eye Water. 1t cures all kinds
of sore eyes.
JOHN F. GRIFFIN.
Minneapolis, MINI.
The representative., 1900-11-29

Child's French Dress, to BE Made With
Low High Neck, Long or short
Pufed Sleeves No. 3639.
Long-waisted styles are almost uni
versally becoming to tiny girls and are
greatly in vogue Fine nainsook, Per-
sian lawn, organdy, point desprit and
similar materials are much liked for
gowns Of the better sorts; slightly more
sturdy ones, such as dimity, for those Of
more general wear, while tucking and
needlework and hemstitching make the
trimming.
The dainty little model illustrated is
of French nainsook with bands of en-
broidery and finish of beading through
which velvet ribbon is run, and is worn
with sash of soft ribbon. The waist
portion is laid in groups of tucks, three
EACH between which are the applied
bands. The short, full skirt has it's full
ness arranged in groups of tucks, also
three each, which are arranged to exact
ly meet those in the waist, all the tucks
The representative., 1900-11-29

Minneapolis, MINI.
The representative., 1900-11-29

Orange. Wis
The daily sentinel., 1900-05-21
Notice.

From this date until further notice
the Grand Junction Water company will
furnish water to the business houses at
the Same rate offered by the city.
The Ord. Jet. Water Co.
The daily sentinel., 1900-05-21

FIT. Wayne, Findlay, Fostoria, Bellevue
Cleveland, gainesville, Ashtabula, Con-
neaut, Girard, Erie, Chautuaqua Lake,
Dunkirk, Buffalo, as we'll as New York,
state and the Anthracite coal regions are
reached on fast time and at lowest rates
OF fare by trains of the Nickel Plate
road, Leave Chicago 10:35 a. M. $3.50 p.
m. 1890 p. m. with up-to-date drawing
room sleeping cars. Unexcelled dining
cars on through Boston aud New York
train at 1875 a. M; and New York city
fast express train leaving Chicago at
$3.50 p. m all trains run daily. Trains
leaving Chicago at $3.50 p, M; has obser-
vatory cars east of Buffalo over the
Lackawanna road, arriving in New York
City 7:25 p. m, every day in the year
in good shape for evening entertainments
Secure sleeping car space in advance.
Write, wire or Phone POST central, to
J. Y. Callahan, general agent, Chicago.
Ill.
The daily sentinel., 1900-05-21
vALOR OF THE BOERS
ALMOST UNEoUALED IN THE
WORLDS HISTORY,
An English Correspondents Intelligent
Comment on the situAtion-Criticisss
British Press for Its False Represen-
tations About Dutch Civilization. v

An English correspondent at the
front has the following to say relative
to the war now being waged with the
Beers:
I'VE began by fighting in hurry;
we are now fighting at leisure. Neither
the generals, the men, nor the public at
home has formed an approximately
correct estimate of the difficulties
which had to be overcome or of the en-
envy we were to encounter. The Boer
fights with his head seldom with his
muscles; our men fight with their mus
cles, seldom with their heads. You can
not get either the officers or the men
to understand that the first duty OF
soldier ia to kill, not to be killed. They
have all come out here determined to
earn the Victoria cross, or to distin-
guish themselves by displaying con-
spicuous bravery in the field. 1t is
magnificent, but it is not war
"It is little better than very popu-
lar sporting expedition on an immense
scale. You have, no doubt, heard fre-
quently of the zone of fire. and have
formed your own opinion OF what those
words signify. 1 will describe the sit
uation for your benefit. Imagine that
there Is range of high hills facing
you some five miles away from where
you stand. Orders are issued to ad-
vance. Presently you see ahead long
line of dust, tufts Of grass. and pebbles
raised by the multitude Of bullets
which fall almost as close to each other
as do drops of rain in shower IL
seems humanity impossible to cross the
line without being hit, and even should
fortune enable you to do SO unframed.
a mile or two would separate you from
the enemy.
THAT zone of fire is the only obstacle
which staggered our men, and 1t Is not
at all to their discredit that 1t should.
They occasionally hesitate to make the
rush through. 1t is like running
through shower of bullets for some
20 yards, and trusting to luck that no
drop shall touch you. The bravest and
the least brave are on the same level
on such an occasion, and it Is indie
scribably disheartening, when you
have undergone the ordeal without
mishap, to find not only that the en-
envy Is still very far from you. but that
further zones of fire have to be
crossed.
II cannot believe that numbers will
make much difference in our favor; the
more men you send to the front, the
more bullets will have human billets.
Tie brain will have to win the battles.
You who are at home must not blame
the generals; they are fighting under
conditions which are altogether new.
Here we do not dislike the Beers; we
have learned to respect their courage,
and it annoys us to read in the Eng
/ lish papers that they are barbarians
who strip and ill-treat the wounded"
The daily sentinel., 1900-05-21
Administrators Notice.
Estate Of Clarence B. Grouse, d,

Estate of Clarence B. Grouse, de.
ceased.
The undersigned, having been ap-
pointed administrator with the will an
nexed OF the estate of Clarence b.
Grouse, late of the county Of Onida, and
state Of New York, deceased, hereby
gives notice that he will appear before
the County court of Mesa county at the
court house in Grand Junction at the
March term, on the last Monday in May
next, at which time all persons having
claims against said estate are notified
and requested to attend for the purpose
OF having the same adjusted All per
sons indebted to said estate are request
ed to make immediate payment to the
undersigned. Dated this Both day OF
April A. d. 1900.
SAMUEL G MCMULLEN,
Administrator.
The daily sentinel., 1900-05-21
Democratic Call.

Pursuant to call of the chairman OF
the State Democratic Central committee
a convention is hereby called to meet at
the court house in Grand Junction, Sat
urday, May 26, 2:30 p. m. to elect Is dele
gates to represent Mesa county in the
state convention to be held in Denver
June 7th for the selection of national
delegates, and to represent Mesa county
at the state convention to be held later
to nominate state officers.
The precinct primaries will be held
Wednesday, May 23rd, 1900, notice
of time and place to be given by precinct
committeeman.
The various precincts will be entitled
10 representatiop as follows:
The daily sentinel., 1900-05-21
Democratic Primaries.

The polls in the various wards for the
democratic primaries will be located az
follows: First ward, store OF j. w
Osborn, corner 3rd and Colorado ave;
Second ward. Brunswick, sample room;
Third ward, Jos. P. Sweney's office Col
orado Slate bank building; East third
ward, at door of Christian Tabernacle;
Fourth ward, City hall.
The polls will remain open from to 6
except in east Third ward lwhere they
will remain open for one hour.
w. F. White,
Chairman Co. Cent. Com.
The daily sentinel., 1900-05-21

w. f. WHITE,
Chairman Mesa Co. d. C. G.
G. z. holland,
Secy Mesa Co. D. @. G.
The daily sentinel., 1900-05-21
About the W Gather.

About the Weather.
The maximum temperature during the
past "a hours, 70 degrees, and the mini
mum this morning "A degrees.
The forecast for this section is:
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday.
The daily sentinel., 1900-05-21
Democratic Voters.

Democratic prim aries will be held in
18th precinct at o'clock, Wednesday
May 23rd. j. E. Dulmaine,
Chairman.
The daily sentinel., 1900-05-21
NOTHING LIKE
HAVING THE BEST .

Especially when it costs no more
than other kinds, and il there is
one point that we wish to empha-
size more than another, it is that
we handle only the BEST III shoes
slippers and rubbers.
The Boston Shoe Store.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-01-26
AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES.
Large Orders Placed by Foreign
Railway Companies for De-
livery August 4.

Philadelphia, Jan. 22.-The Baldwin
locomotive works have obtained an
other large order for engines from
France. The order, which is for 30
large ten-Eheeled passenger engines,
in from the Paris d Orleans railway,
and is the first order for locomotives
ever placed by the company with an
American firm. In design and man
ner OF construction these engines viii
differ but little from the ten-wheeled
passenger engines built by the Bald
wins for American railways. They
will be heavier than any at present in
use on the Paris & Orleans railway,
showing that French officials are
awakening to the Importance of heav-
Ter motive power and heavier equip
ment. The engines are to be shipped
by August 1. The BaIdwins have just
shipped five locomotive to the Great
Central Railway of England and five
to the Great Northern: They are also
about to deliver Is large passenger en-
gines for the Pennsylvania railroads
western lines.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-01-26
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS
Report of Prison Commissioners.

The following report of prison and
branches has been made to Gov. Me-
Millin by the board of prison commits
sioners:
"Gov. Benton McMillin-Dear Sir: For
your information we respectfully submit
the following from our report of operations
OF the penitentiary system for the year
1899, being from December l, 1898, to De-
cember l, 1899:
Earnings for the year from all sources
aggregate 1920, 244.6 81. The expenses of
maintaining and operating convicts for the
year, S13S, S5984. Earnings exceed ex-
penses, $l31, 374.S4. During the year 1899
payments of cash into the treasury aggre-
grated $298, GOSSIP. The vouchers drawn
against the treasury for the year amount
to $215, 123. 81. The payments into the treas
ury exceed Withdrawals for the year, $685.
4S4 90
The balance of excess earnings not paid
in, amounting to approximately $41, SS9.04,
consists of board of United States prison
ers, notes and accounts for coal and coke
sold to furnace companies and others. note
for labor at Inman ore iron mills, and bal
ances on labor at main prison, which will
go into the treasury as fast as same comes
due and is collected"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-01-26
AMERICANS AMBUSCADED.
Fifty Men Have Narrow Escape
from CaDture-The Insurrec-
ton in Negroes Island.

Manila, Jan. 81, 10 p. m.-The escort
of so men of Co. c, Thirtieth infantry
Lieut.. RalstOn commanding. which
was ambushed near Lipa, as already
cabled, consisted of so convalescents
from the hospital, who were going to
rejioin their regiment. The insurgents
hid i'll The bushes along the road and
opened fire upon the pack train from
three sides.
The Americans, in addition to their
casualties. were compelled to abandon
the train. which consisted Of % horses.
The latter, with their packs, all fell
into the hands of the insurgents, who
pursued the retreating force for three
miles along the road, until the Amer
leans were reinforced.
Mail advices from Negroes bring
particulars of the uprising last month
in the southern part OF the island in
which Lieut.. A. c. Ledyard, Sixth in
tantry, was killed. Instead OF being
an unimportant revolt of native police
as was at first reported. it appears TO
have been an attempt to overthrow
American authority. The movement
was started by the chief officials of
the autonomous government. the
men who were elected and inaugurated
with so much ceremony last Novem-
Der.
Eleven of these officials, including
the president and several councillors,
were lodged in Jail on charge of plot
ting treason. Several secured their re-
lease under heavy bonds, but others re
main in prison.
Gen. Smith found evidence that the
revolving police were following orders
of the autonomous government. which
designed to use the forces under its
control to overpOwer the Americans.
The plot failed through being started
prematurely, but Negros was in a
state of uneasiness for week.
Two companies of the Twenty-siNth
infantry were hurried from Iloilo to
reinforce the garrison at Racolod.
The officials arrested include some
of the most prominent men in Negroes.
1t is believed that they will be expelled
from the island.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-01-26
Facts
For" Sick
Women

First the medicine THAT
holds The record for fRse
largest number of ahS0-
lutte Cures of female Ills
IS Lydia e PinkE7aE7sSS
Vegetable Compound
Second Mrs PinEk7aESs
can show by heS' letter
flies i'm Lynn that a mill
lion women have been
restored 10 health by her
medicine and advice
Third AHEeffers to Mrs.
PfnkhaR1 are received
opened read and an
SWeF-ed by women only
This fact IS certified 70 by
the mayor and POSd71aS-
ter of Lynn and others of
Mrs. PiEakEHa71'S own CITY,
Write for free book corr
tanning these certificates
Every aiIing woman is
Invited to write TO Mrs.
PfnECG7aER1 and get her ad~
vice free Of charge
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-01-26

An American Girl Gives an English
man a Little Light ON
Ladies'.

A Louisville girl, who was recently in
Germany, met a young English officer who
was in the same city, and, in fact, in the
same house with her for two months, study.
ing German for his promotion. Like most
Europeans he had the usual absurd ideas
about the girls of this country, who, in the
minds of the untraveled foreigner, are rather
hoyden creatures who smoke and have other
masculine traits
After dinner one day, in the early ac-
quaintance of the couple, the officer offered
the Louisville girl cigarette, and, upon her
refusing 1t, he said:
"Why, l thought all the girls in the
United States smoked
80 we do, replied the girl, "but never
cigarettes; only pipes. If you will get that
pipe of the mantelpiece in the next room
shall be charmed to smoke with you"
Not suspecting the joke she was playing
on him, the officer brought the pipe and
filled II, and it was not until he saw the wry
faces his friend made in attempting to carry
out the joke that ne appreciated the situa-
ton. He was continually telling the Ameri-
ran in a tone of surprise that she was just
ike the girls at home in England, and her
reJoinder was:
Lieutenant, don't you think lady is a
lady the world over?"-Louisville Courier
Journal
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-01-26
THE IDOL OF HIS SOLDIERS.
The Old War Horse joe Wheeler i'm
the Saddle and
Foot,

Muncie. Ind, Jan. 22.-B. +. Whaley
an Indiana volunteer, writes from
Paniqui, Province of Tarlac, Luzon, p
Gen. Joseph Wheeler:
How could a single man in our
ranks, be he veteran or rocky" make
even a wry face at their trials of wal
when the inspiring sight of that ven
era BILE 'cotton-headed' southern war
horse and hero of FL Caney and San
Juan, Gen. Joseph Wheeler, is at the
fronC of our column, leading the way
through swamps, across rivers and into
the dense jungles of this island and
now and then dismOunting from his
horse and bidding some exhausted sol.
der to get into the saddle, while he,
taking the gun of the private and
Singing it over his shoulder, marches
along with us, chatting with the men
about him in a gleeful, familiar way,
causing them to forget every sensation
Of hunger and fatigue and to remem-
Der only they were the defenders of
the fla
when we left Angeles. in October,
Cen. Wheeler gave imperative COM
mand that no soldier should start upon
this march burdened with an ounce of
UNI ecessary incumbrance. Conse-
quebtly we are at present the ragged
est, dirtiest, nakedest, most dilapi-
dateG and weatherbeaten set of Papa s
lads upon which the sunshine and
rains of LuZon ever descended
Since starting on this southern cam
paign, we have been completely cut off
from the rest of the world. We have
met with but little resistance and no
loss OF lives. II fact. the natives seem
more inclined TO welcome US as bene-
factors"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-01-26
A Trap of Her own setting.

We have all met people whose pride in
their possessions Is so great that they can see
no charms in those of others. A young bota.
mist was showing a party of ladies and gen
the choicest plants Among the visitors was
would-be young-looking, middle-aged lady
who at every description volunteered the
statement that the plants and flowers she
had at home were quite the equal of any.
thing here or indeed anywhere.
just as they were passing a giant cactus
she was heard to exclaim:
well, this is nothing extraordinary. |
have a cactus at home that is still larger
planted and reared ii myself"
Reared it YOURSELF" the professor
gently observed. How remarkable! This
specimen. Is 81 years old, and if yours is still
larger"
The lady did not stay to hear any more,
but executed a strategic movement to the
rear-Philadelphia Press.