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The oasis., 1900-08-18

horse. lt was thought tuat it might reach the base of the tre- mendous cliffs overhanging Donner Lake and stop there.
 With the war for preservation of the Union the isolation seemed greater than ever, the people of the eastern states realized the necessity for transcontinental railway, and were ready to call upon the general government to aid in the construc- tion, as a military necessity. But the barrier of the Sierra was cited, and used as an impeachment to action. However there was in Sac ramento one man, an engineer; T. D. Judah, whose president eye traced a pathway for the locomotive up the
 inaccessible steeps of the Sierra and who imbued others with a faith that it could be constructed. Inc teresting in the project five of his fellow citizens, Leland Stanford, then governor of the state; c. P. Huntington and Mark Hopkins,
 in partnership in the hardware bus mess; Charles Crocker, dry goods merchant and his brother E. B. Crocker, a lawyer, MT. Judah secured from them the funds necessary to make survey which demonstrated that the Sierra New ada could be scaled by railway;
 but at a cost of one hundred mil lions with another hundred millions to reach an eastern connection,
 Millions by hundreds were not so easily commanded for great enter. prises in those days as now. To raise all that vast sum of money was a most colossal undertaking. Yet this half dozen obscure Sac ramento shop keepers and profess ionai men set about the herculean task and accomplished it. The de- tails of their trials and triumphs, their struggles and successes would make fascinating tale and fill a large volume. Stanford and the Crockers, with the aid of Hopkins secured some financial assistance from the state of California, the city of San Francisco, and other cities and counties in California to be traversed by the road. Messrs Huntington and Judah went east and enlisted congress and the president and men of capital in the east. Under their joint efforts the Pacific railroad bill became a law, loaning the railway the credit of the government at the rate of thirty-two thousand dollars per mile and granting one half the land twenty miles each side of the track in the region traversed. The Union Pacific railway company was organized in the east to build a road from the Missouri river west to meet the road to be built across the Sierra by Huntington and his energetic associates. By dint of the greatest exertion. and by risking their private fortunes,
 Huntington. Stanford and their associates succeeded in constructing the first twenty miles of the Gen. tral Pacific railroad. Ii was indeed
 uperhuman task. Nearly every thing used in construction except cross ties, bridge timbers and lumber was brought around Cape Horn, and iron rails laid in the track cost five times what steel would now cost. 1t was soon seen
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-15

This'total Of s2.5i4,ss2' due policy holder &C +.
cording to the contrast for so nominated
in the bond, at the end Of years, is likely to
cause them to ask the foolish question, aHow
much win they owe me at the end Of 20 years's
Youwlll have TO ask them. | haven't carried
their liabilities that fan. l can say that with
outstanding annuities Of s. ,4i6s52, guaranteed
and due the faithful M 2544982 total la
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-15

Special prices on Diamond Jewelry
and especially Rings, for this week
only. Ksnnon Mott, Jeweler, 2l5
Newcastle street. %
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-15
Band Of Mercy Meeting.

The Band Of Mercy win meet on
Wednesday afternoon, April 18th, at 8
o'clock at the oglcthorpe.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-15

Your last summers clothing can be
made wearable for Easter II you take
it to Jim Garter.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-15
SOME OBSERVATIONS
On a Contract of the Rome State Mutual
Life and Annuity Association
Of Rome, Georgia.

Contract at age 50, An. premium Of So. 20,
guaranteeing 5000 per Annum ITO wife of bene-
neiAry At death Of assured, during. widowhood,
and thsn to minor children Of assured, PRE-
SUITABLY until majority Of Youngest with
thu additional guarantee that should the holder
survive the sOsyesr period all premiums, or ST.
so. .wiii DO refunded as cash settlement Of
ths contract. This e0zract provides in its
face that the first two premiums Of ss2.2o shall
be subject to expense account and that 81 Of
each subsequent payment sha Ibe appropriated
to the same fund-ExPENsE-thu allowing TO
the assurance fund the sum Of so 70 for IS
years toward liquidating the contract. 1t is a
fast recognized by all legitimate Life Insur-
AnCs companies that owing to the prevailing
rate OF interest on good security no contract at
this date is based on less than a per cent ha-
ns. hence for the purpose OF illustration We as
sumo that standard. Reference to any CON
.pSand interest table viii prove that So 70
ssapOundOd At per cent for IS years will
sulo1ns 70 just sissaa7. Note that the irst two
premiums are dedicated to expense, and 81 Of
--ssfh sueeesdinsp emium does likewise. Ar
vsment might weil rest here on this PROPOSE
uOn.> II there we're no annuitlea to pay for 20
Years no ps.,cy holder could get his S.sdAey
back, for he wo.lah he sshy'' JUST sil.7s on thu
eonirsO. alone. BUT no will 60 fnrther. TIL
American Table Of Mortality figures some
.ass calculation. THE company fsQores the t.
lie, bu. the TABLE WON'T IGNoIeS> III
COMPANY. let VA s4ke q zsl ustration
group of contracts, say at the age above, saiit
rather high, but strikes . fair average on q
contract, Tor, so far az my information go'
there hss not been q rejection, and doI
biane them. for there ynO reason 80 far as !
salts are concerned to reject anybody who
= not in transit from late residencstO cemste'
We win take. then, an average Of 1000 pole
written anuuAliy At age 80; annual premil
ap From she most carefully compiled .
kslcs the average age q en- insurance contr
l. Z years Aencs. we win have TO admit Z
ens-ssvepsh an Of thess policies drop out Fl
death md lapsss The associations Of eon
makss AZ the lapse; that is clear profit
iheys viii b duly credited on the balance Sd
Eow, assuming that the association lives ei
years.. We have the following, provided
srorA1 LIABILITY ON DEATH RATE i,
year Membership Is
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-15

Dove and Ferris brand Breakfast
Bacon ard Hams, at w. H. d. Woes
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-15

billy of ............... .$6s6i,Ssi, and the en-
tire assurance fund o " amounting to $685.
9is Is, with a yearly charge of slTS,s44 alone on
annuities at the end Of the sth year 4yonr
chance Of getting anything win be represented
BY several minus signs, plus the "assessments,'
asprovidedin the contract
These, my readers, are figures compiled from
statistics Of The Spectator Co the standard au-
thority for legitimate Life companies in Amer
lea. asked my friends, The Rome Agousr, how
they lgaroi. They said, "wclI err, We don't
do amy nssuriri THEY DoTHE FIeURIN IN
ROME
think saey DO. TAcy not oaiy ii regard tae
science OF the profession but Old Father Time
@nd the mortality table, which viii inevitably
overtake Them. They remind me of the man
who Detslo he could ride a ay wheel. A week
or 50 afterwards, when his WIDOW paid the
bet, she remarked "John was good, kind, in.
dulgent husband and father, but had d--n poor
Judgment about ay Wheel
rhtscaleuletion only runs through period Of
years to cover the lapse OF one thousand poll
cies by average cou d have gone further.
until the maturity Of the contract, but, nearing
the end of my paper can only say that am
reminded ofthe little boyassith a new sia who
had This problem giyen him by his father: "a
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-15

Wen Is 20 It, deep, IN which is apole q IT, long
q frog is in the we'll and trying to climb out.
The frog climbs up IT. inS, day and falls
back It. at night. How long will it take him
70 climb oatssss When thefather came in
about : O'Clock that night he found the little
boy still up and 'asgerinp. aaiy SON" said he
have you got that frog out yetS' MOP said
the boy, shut if my slate was big enough, I'd
have that frog in hi by morning
Dust word about expense: When asked
the Rome Agents how they .uld write such a
contract for the money, they replied: ave
don't have such extraordinary expense. No
big salaries to officers, general agents. etc. We
save in EXPENSES Let's see:
5000 premiums at sss.2O. wHICHls ALEX
PENsE -................r 657,eco 90
s5s premiums for years, at $40, 4os,S.s 40
sl,I5ol42 10
The TO al assurance fnnd is only l,Io5sas 60
MoRnIN EXPENSE FUNDBY.. S 45les 50
than is carried to assurance fund, to say nothing
Of 81 of each yoQrly contract SO appropriated
after the second year. as provided BY the con-
tract itself
The most cxtravssant management of any Life
company on earth would not dare appropriate
such a percentage for expense
This illustration Of the contract is given
solely with a view Of enlightenins those who
have not read it. Its language isplain, and
these results are borne out By the tables in use
by the profession, and is intended to warn the
puhhe against clever manipulatorof figures.
THAT is, the author d che scheme.
Very respectfully
N. D RUSSELL
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-15
weights

SnT last summers light suit
and hs3e Jim Carter made an Easter
suit out Of II.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30
Denfness CANNOT De Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear There is cniy one
way to cure Deafness and that is by constitu-
tonal remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets In
famed you have a rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it Is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the iniam-
nation can be taken out and this tube restored
10 its normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an In
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free.
F. j. CHENEY s. Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30
BANKRUPTCY LAW AMENDMENT,

Representative Ray Offers Bill To Change
the Measure.
Representative Ray, of New York,
chairman of the house Judiciary COM
mittee, has introduced bill to amend
the bankruptcy law and makes a state
ment as to it in which he says.
"The most important changes are
six additional objections to a dis
charge, viz:
81. Obtaining property on credit
upon materially false statement in
writing, and,
SO. Making a preference, though
the bill makes it necessary that the
creditor relying upon this objection
shall prove that the preference was
fraudulent.
SO. The making of fraudulent
transfer of property.
"a. That the bankruptcy was ma
terially contributed to or brought on
by gambling.
"5. That discharge shall be re-
fused to any one who has previously
been discharged within six years; and,
Sc. That discharge shall be de-
MED to any one who refuses in the
course of the proceedings to answer
any questions approved by the court
''The bill also provides that mer'
camille corporations may be adjudged
voluntary baukrupts after receiving
the consent thereto of a major
ity of their stockholders; also tina
a voluntary receivership of an in
solvent corporation under the state
laws shall be an act of bankruptcy. i
shortens the time from twenty-five
days to ten days when default is mad,
and provides for a short service b!
publication where the debtor has alb
seconded. The bill makes the wife
competent witness, irrespective of tn
laws Of the state.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30
A CALIFORNIA GOAT FARM.
IA Interesting and Novel Sight When the
Kids Are FED.

It Is traditional that the common
goats digestion Is cnst-lron, aud as
much Is true Of the Persian. lie can
eat pretty much anything, and never
saw nor heard Of a sick goat. One boy
can herd a flock OF 800 the year round.
The Landing season. from February
to June, calls out every one on the
ranch 10 hold the mothers While the
kids nurse, for goats are parents either
unnatural or hopelessly stupid. Every
human mother knows the most won
derful child in the world, but a goat
does not. All kids are alike TO her.
In a flock OF 500 not per cent viii
own their offspring or can recognize
them
The young are kept In a corral, into
which the mothers are driven at night.
At evening and morning this corral
witnesses a performance rivallng any
circus. The ewes are "roped," thrown
and held, and the kids need no other
summons to their meal The table
seats two" but perhaps seven or eight
Will crowd about selling any colgn
Of vantage whatever, nutritious or dry
wool; butting, tugging and generally
conducting themselves with so scant
table manners that 1t is no wonder
their mothers dread the ordeal.
The kids are beautiful and graceful
and Of tireless activity. They are never
at rest. They climb, jump, run, de
your fences and ropes, and divert
themselves with an ingenuity worthy
Of human imitation. They can utilize
see-saw as well as the boys whC
made 1t. A barrel left In their reacl
Is welcome-they can balance on 1t ant
walk the BALI with the dexterity o.
an acrobat. / have often seen one in
side the barrel apparently enjoying
the rolling process.
No matter how. many times a da.
you visit them, they are always friend
| ly and inquisitlve, sampling your raj
ment with sober faces.
The thoroughbreds are pure white
with long, fine hair-a link betwee
BIN anu NOOl' 4uCy art ouOlA AWlS
year, the fleece averaging in weigh
with that of a merinO sheep, but be
Ing more valuable. They are hard
and less susceptible to diseases an
parasites than sheep.
The success of goat farming lie
chiefly in feeding the kids up to tn
second month. After that they shii
, for themselves.
The flesh Of the kid is a dellcaC
worthy of place on the most epicurea
( bill of fare; and the milk Of the eve
, is particularly rich and nutritious, an
{ as a cosmetic is unsurpassed. A
q in all, there is much to be learned an
much to be enjoyed on a Californ
/ goat ranch.-Land Of Sunshine.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30
He Attended the Party.

A man from Indianapolis was in Lon
don last year, and one day he saw
many well-dressed people going
through the iron gates of what he sup
posed was a public park opposite his
clearinghouse. Accordingly, he Joined
the procession, sat on the seats, and en-
joyed the music. A young lady came
and gave him a cup of tea, and he had
a good time generally. The next day,
at the table, some one asked what was
going on across the way the day be-
fore. "Mrs. Humphry Ward gave 8
large garden party" said the landlady
Sentinel.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30
From Washington
How q LIttIe BOy.Was saved.


Washington, d. C.-''When our boy
was about 16 months old he broke out
with rash which was thought to be
measles. In a few days he had a
swelling on the left side of his neck
and it was decided to be humps. He
was given medical attendance for
about three weeks when the doctor
said it was scrofula and ordered a
salve. He wanted to lance the sore,
but would not let him and continued
giving him medicine for about four
months when the bunch broke in two
places and became a running sore.
Three doctors said it was scrofula and
each ordered a blood medicine. A
neighbor told me of case somewhat
like our baby's which was cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. decided to give
it to my boy and in short while his
health improved and his neck healed
5 so nicely that stopped giving him the
medicine. The sore broke out again,
however. whereupon again gave him
Hoods Sarsaparilla and its persistent
use has accomplished a complete
cure" Mrs. NETTIE CHASE, AZ K
St., N. E.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30
The "Tralu Fever" Dream.

Herein we find ourselves about to 90
Journey, but one Of the bags or boxes
inexpllcably declines to get Itself pack
ed, In spite Of all the best endeavors of
self and servants. 1t is like the wax
ing experience Of all those Of us who
are occasionally, but not often enough
to make the process easy and familiar,
obliged to pack for ourselves--the ex-
perience that wheneyr we strap up the
last vehicle for luggage we immediate
" find another suit Of whose exist
ence there was no previous sign. In
dreams It is not only a suit, but a
whole portmanteau load, that will not
get itself packed. AS fast as one thing
is put In another is created to be put
in after It, and after the whole has
been packed quite full it Is often found
in some mysterious way to be quite
empty again, and all the things in a
muddle on the foor.-Longman's.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30
Glass Cooking Utensils.

Some women have to be queens, some
pot wrestlers. Pot-wrestling is in high
err favor than washing the dishes and
securing the knives. But our pots (us-
ing the word as a generic term cover
ing the whole field of cooking uten-
.sils) have not kept pace with our civil
ization. They still bend and rust,
crack, wear out and scale off. sug-
gest to our glass manufacturers an
nealed kettles, boilers, stew-pans,
coffee-pots etc, of indestructible vi
treous substances. / have no doubt that
such utensils would quickly supersede
those metal ones which we have been
wrestling with these many years. No
acid would affect them, no fruits
vegetables, meats or beverages would
faint them. Nothing would stick tC
them. They would require no polish
ing, no shining up once a week. Theil
cleanliness would bring goodness tt
the home, which is next to the kitchen
He who introduces glass cooking uten
sils will reap a fortune.-Yictor Smitl
in New York Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30

One of the class publications of the
state which is achieving notable sue
cess is Georgia Education, published
at Atlanta, Ga, by Miss s. Y. Jewett.
Possibly one feature which has con-
tributed most largely to the success
and growth of this educational paper
is the attention which it gives to the
country school and its efforts to arouse
more general interest in this vital fac
tor in country life.
Georgia Education has just cele-
brated its first birthday anniversary
by reducing the subscription price
one-half-from $1.00 to SOC.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30
Plummer RetireS and Beers Seem
To Be Masters Of Situation.
ROBERTS IS AT BLOEhFONTEIN
French Is Kept Busy Fighting
While General Butler Rests
In Natal.

According TO advices received in
London, Colonel Plummer apparently
has retired to Crocodile Pools and
Mafeking seems further off than ever
from relief. The news was contained
in a dispatch from Buoloyao, dated
Monday, March 10, and PUBLISHED in
the second edition of the Times.
Tn csc advices add that the base hos
pital has been brought back to Gabs-
rones. The correspondent further
says it is the object of the Beers
demonstration of March 1916 to
cover the movement of siege guns
from Mafeking.
Lord Roberts main army continues
waiting at Bloemfontein. The senti-
mental interest in the fate of Mafeking
has been greatly intensified.
Lord Methuen is skirmishing with
the Beers at Warrenton, 167 miles
way. Although seemingly in force
sufficient to do pretty much as he
likes, he has not advanced.
General French's cavalry and mount
ed infantry, according to a rumor, are
fighting somewhere east of Bloemfon-
tein.
General Butler has not yet moved in
Natal.
The Eighth division will go direct
to Bloemfontein. Lord Roberts's eff
fective disposable at the front ten day.
hence will be, it is estimated, 10000
men, with the easy possibility of NOV
ing eastward, forcing the Beers t.
evacuate the Bigyarsberg range an(
Joining hands with General Butler be
fore continuing the promenade t.
Pretoria.
A dispatch from Bloemfontein datec
Thursday, March %, says Presiden
Kruger is reported to have issued
proclamation declaring that Grea
Britain is in dire straits and that tn
Russians have occupied London.
A Springfontein telegram publishe
in the second edition of the Time
says:
1.-THE apparent submissive attitud
of the Free Staters should be accepte
with caution. The large proportio
of obsolete inferior weapons bein
turned in by them to the British
giving the impression that the large'
stores of modern Mausers are bein
concealed"
The Outlook's special correspondel
at Cape Town says:
Feeling is running strong again
the leniency with which rebels of CaI
= Colony and Natal are being treated
: the British authorities"
} The enteric fever has broken out
two brigades of the force which raise
= the siege of Ladysmith. There we
! 1900 cases of fever in the garrisC
during the siege.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30
Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound

cured NSGSR1s II always
relieves painful periods
and no woman who SUf~
feFs should be without
This knowledge
Nearly all the Ills Of
women result from some
dsPangemeRE Of the
female organism. Mrss
PlnlzIsans's great RRsedF-
cine m axes WON g n
healthy of f1is there IS
overwhelming proof
DON'T experiment. 81
YOU suffer get this EIeai-
cine and get Mrss Pink
hams free advice Her
address e lynn Mass
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30
Pesslmism Checked.

NO." he complained. 81 have never
succeeded in getting anything for moth
ing! l have always had to strive hard
for everything that has come to me.
I"
"What about the humps you had last
winter?" his wife interrupted.-Chicago
Times-H Herald.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30

Brooms with spring handles are 20 be
manufactured by a Tennessee COM
pany, the wooden handle being sew
cred close 10 the head and provided
with splndles at the several ends,
which are inserted IN opposite ends Of q
spiral spring 10 give Gexlblllty to tho
broom when I'm use.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30
nenntv Ia Mood Deem.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c. 25c, Soc.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30

Teeth of papier macho are the latest IN
dentistry. BY a peculiar process they are
rendered better than any other material.
Paper teeth may be fine, but we will venture
hat most people prefer their own, and this
may best be accomplished by koepii tho
stomach healthy with lo8tettor's stomach
Bittera. The condition of the stomach IN
variably affects the teeth. The Bittera viii
strengthen your stomach, cure dyspepsia and
IIlInnnnna.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30

1.-THE grand jury must go away frequently"
said Mrs. Gaawell 10 hBr husband
$50 away7' repeated Mr.. GaBwoh. "What
do you menn7'
II C-ten see In the papers headline which
reads, Grand Jury Returns"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30
Don't Tobacco Shit and Smoke Your life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No-Fo
BAG, the wonder.worser, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran'
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30
Owing to Shortage.

Little Willie-"The Bible says there will bC
no marrying in heaven. ] wonder why7"
Little Emma-"I don't know, unless it's be
cause there won't be enough men to go round
Chicago News.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-30
Happy
Women

who have been relieved of
painful Hs10nSf5'UafEOn by
Lydia e. PEslEGlsa2s's Wege~
table Compound are COM
stanfEy writing grateful
letters TO Mrs. PEERlG3aER1s