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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-01-29

dered had subsidized. At any rate, he
was called into the office and given
$4,000 with orders to go to Europe and
travel or rest until all that money
was spent. He never had so much
money at one time before in his life
and his wife took charge of it for him.
They went to Ireland and to England
Ion, in getting off the train, in Ger
many one night left the valise in which
she carried the money in the car. A
, few minutes after the train departed
the billions discovered their loss. They
tried to tell the German officials in
the station all about it, but if there
is any one thing on earth that Ger
man official cannot understand it's
English tainted with an Irish brogue.
Luckily for husband and wife, they
had enough cash to pay their way to
Berlin. In that city Dillon told his
troubles to German representatives of
the Carnegie company and in few
days the valise and its contents were
returned to the travellers.
BE CORY" said Dillon, 'T'Il travel
with bills no more. / want some of
those papers that people can get
money for when they need it."
The Carnegie representative got
travellers checks for him and the Dill
Ions resumed their journey.
When he returned to Homestead an
easier position was made for Dillon
than he had before and he held this
for some years. He had learned lot
about steel making, and developed in
to a very valuable man. His health
was none too good, however, and the
Carnegie people thought that he
should retire.
Retired With 100000.
Il was a shock to him when he
heard the announcement, but it was
a greater shock, or rather greater
! surprise, when he learned that in rec
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-01-29
GRAvED|GGER TO
MAN Of MILLIONS
Extraordinary Rise in Life of Pat
rick H. Dillon of Pittsburgh.
HIS START IN A CEMETERY
Protege of Mrs. Phipps, Given Work in
Homestead Mills, Was Faithful in
Big Strike and Was Richly
Rewarded.
BY RICHARD SPILLANE.

Copyright Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
In the various lists. of Pittsburgh
pillionaires no one ever has included
the name of Patrick H. Dillon, yet it
belongs there. No list would be COM
plete without it. He's one of the
princes made by steel just as surely
as ). Carnegie or -Schwab or Cory or
Peacock, and his rise has been more
remarkable. He probably is the only
millionaire i'll America today who rose
from gravedigger.
1t was L. cemetery near Pittsburgh
in which Paddy Dillon labored. He
probably would have stuck to grave
digging FOL the rest of his days but
for Mrs. Henry Phipps. Dillon had to
look afte. the grave of one of her
friends and he sodded the mound so
we'll and was so kindly and willing
to do anything she desired that she
became interested in the humble work
er. S1e asked him one day how much
he was paid The amount was small.
She thought he might earn more in
the Carnegie mills at Homestead and
she spoke to her husband. 1t was not
long before Dillon left the graveyard
and went to hauling ore to the mill.
Hauling ore was a distinct advance
in the social scale for Dillon and he
was deeply grateful to the woman and
the man who had been responsible for
it. He worked so hard and earnestly
I'D L ~ 10
he was made foreman of the ore haul
ers. His new job embarrassed him
somewhat 1t was easy enough to
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-01-29
ENEMIES IN DEATH EMBRACE
Frenchman and German Bayonet Each
other and Die With Hands
Clasped.

London.-A French observer of the
battlefield of the Marine tells that he
saw Frenchman and a German lying
together, apparently in the act of ex-
changing handshake. Coming near
er, he found that each man had bayo-
neted the other, and had fallen in
death embrace which mimicked the
pose of greeting friends.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-01-29
His Wish.

Don't you wish you had sense
enough to make million?"
mo. / wish I had sense enough to
make quarter of a million and stop
with that and enjoy it" Detroit Free
Press,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-01-29
Retired With $500, 900.

Il was a shock to him when he
heard the announcement, but it was
a greater shock, or rather greater
surprise, when he learned that in rec
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-13

Some OF our legislators who start
the present session with loud cries
about economy were active two years
ago in voting to railroad all kinds
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-13
Gang Robs Five Towns.

WORCESTER, Mass, Jan. 13.--In
a high power automobile. five desper-
ADDE'S, all masked and heavily arm
ed, made raid on the Blackstone
valley between 2 and o'clock in the
morning. They made calls at five
towns, robbed is places, terrorized
the country folk and escaped with
valuables worth between $4,000 and
$4,000.
AT Flshdale, the first town they en-
tered, three stores were robbed Far
numvllle came next, and the New
Haven railroad station safe there was
blown open. Two stores were rob-
bed In Blackstone and several stores
in Whitinville. Two safes were
blown open in the car barn Of the
street railway company in Uxbridge'
The most daring affair was the
car barn robbery. Arthur Brown OF
Uxbrldge, night watchman. was
sweeping when he was confronted by
two men with handkerchiefs covering
their faces. who spEang from around
a corner and pointed revolvers at his
head. He knocked the gun out OF
one mans hand by a well-directed
swing and lodged just in time to
escape a bullet fired by the other
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-13
CURRENT THINKING
INSURANCE VS.. CREDIT.

A. Barton Hepburn chairman oi
the board of directors of the great
Chase National Bank OF New York
recently delivered an address on life
insurance and its relation to the II
nancial credit of the insured. Am
ong other things he said the follow
ing; which Is we'll worth the atten-
tion of every individual in the coun
try:
There Is another feature of life
insurance about which I would like
TO speak, and on which I would lay
much emphasis, because 1 feel that
it has not been fully appreciated.
hardly know what to call it, unless
IL be the Psychological Significance
of life insurance as 1t should be view
ed from a creditors standpoint
When It comes to extending cred.
II, the average business man does
not perhaps. have in mind any set
of rules or formulae. He does not
attempt to analyze and catalogue the
qualities the applicants should pos
sess, as a basis for the credit they
ask. He reaches a conclusion by the
short cut to which he is accustomed,
viz: the mans manner, appearance,
reputation, financial standing, and
somewhat by his words and prom
ises. He should in some way. either
general or specific. by inquiry or In
tuition. seek and obtain answers to
N ,,,r,har 80 ouaoftono q,tch ao fhaaa,
HAS the man ability, self-control
prudence and forethought? Is he
cautious, frugal and normal in his
habits OF life Has he a sense OF
justice and proper regard for the
rights of others? Is he accumstcmed
to assume responsibility and does
he understand the need for being
prepared to meet emergencies? Is
he home1lovlng. industrious and
of duty? Is he progressive,
and likely, therefore. to keep pace
with his competitors? Does he know
how to get moneys worth for money
expended? Is he tickle and erratic,
or are his habits fixed and his pur
poses in life well-defined. Has he
and reputation and does
he cherish his standing among his
Is he selfish and self
centered, or does ne think of others
and especially Of wife. children and
those who may be dependent upon
him?
surely II will require no argument
before group Of life insurance ex-
1erts to prove that careful and de
tailed inquiry as TO the life insurance
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-13

man carries would shed light upor
each Of the questions have attempt.
ed to formulate and to which many
others of similar import might well
be added. Suppose for example, in
seeking information to mans fore
| thought. prudence. caution. frugality
unselfishness. reliability and other
iqualit!es which go to make up high
character and good repute. we should
ask how much life insurance he car
ries, of what kind and for how long
has II been carried. in what compan
les has it been taken out and is 1t
for the protection OF the family or
the business or both. Could we fino
anywhere better evidence OF the
working of the mans mind, of his
habit Of life, of his sense of respon-
sibility, and, in fact. of all those
qualities upon which we must rely
for fulfillment OF promises so far as
personality is concerned?
"of course, inquiries concerning a
mans life insurance will not answer
all the questions involved in the
matter of extending credit. nor any
of them conclusively, but | doubt II
there Is any one line of inquiry that
could be made of man who has
reached middle age, after having been
engaged in business for several years
that would come as near showing
both ability and determination to
meet obligations and keep promises.
"The need for making such in
quirles is Of growing importance.
There was time when II was the
rule, even among conservative bGsi-
ness men. to carry largely. II not
entirely, risks OF fire, accident and
death, against which today II Is al
most the UNIVERSAL custom to insure.
Then a lack of life insurance did not
carry special significance. Now the
failure of a man to take the precau-
tions which are commonly taken by
his fellowmen is fact OF such i'm
portance as to put the prospective
creditor on notice, and call for care
ful inquiry as 10 why he thinks he
can disregard what has come to be
Or. to put 1t another way. the man
a generation ago who carried life in
surance OF large amount was so ex-
ceptional as to excite inquiry as to
his reasons and motives for 30 do
ing, while today 1t Is the man who
thinks he can afford to do without
life insurance that is subjected to in
quiry.
Banks have long been accustomed
to ask large borrowers for state
ment Of the life Insurance they car
ry. and it seems to me that CONNER
cial agencies, like Dun's and Brad
streets, should ask for similar infor-
nation for use in reaching conclu-
sion as to the credit-rating to which
a man Is entitled. Such information
Is certainly valuable contributory ev
idence."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-13
Positive Relief
For Constipation

J The progress OF modern medical
science is, perhaps, no more force
fully evident than in the simplify
ing of many Of the old time RENEE
dies OF past generations. For In
stance, the harsh cathartics and
! violent purgatlves used by our
Iforefathers to relieve constipation
are now known to be not only un-
J necessary but really harmful. Con-
J stipation can be more effectively
I relieved without the discomfort
and pain these old-tlme remedies
occasion.
A combination of simple laxa-
tive herbs with pepsin, sold in drug
stores under the name Of DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin is most effec-
i've, yet mild and pleasant. II Is
absolutely free from Oplates and
narcotics and equally as desirable
a remedy for the tiniest babe as for
rugged manhood. a free trial bot
tie can be obtained by writing TO
DIR. w. p. Caldwell i52 Washing
ton St, Monticello. Ills
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-13
Students Discover cold.

BERKELEY. Cal, Jan. 1S.-Three
students Of the mining department OF
the University of California have dis
covered a new and pleasant method
OF financing college education.
They have been spending their
Christmas holidays prospecting in
Placer county and letter received by
the recorder of the university today
sets forth that they had stumbled on
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-13
France Is To Retallate.

PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE following
statement was given out here semi
officially:
"The French government announc
es that, because the Germans are
holding French surgeons and nurses
It will hereafter expatriate German
surgeons and nurses, held as prisoners
only in proportion to the return OF
French surgeons and nurses who are
prisoners in Germany The govern
ment in the future will accord other
German prisoners only the same
treatment as is accorded French pris-
oners in Germany"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-13

a rich quartz vein and had begun to
take out numerous scmesters worth
Of gold. They had employed force
of men to mine the claim and were
preparing to return to the university.
The trio are +. j. And and Henry
Young, Of Long Beach. and e. J. Pow
er. OF Berkeley
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-13

Notice 10 Women OF WoOdcraIt.
Daphne Circle No. 2, Women OF
Woodcraft, will meet Thursday even
Ing, January II. for installment and
soclal.-Adv.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-13

DIR. James Withycombe is now gov
ernor Of Oregon and he is a good man
He desires to make a
Governor good governor and &c
withycombe. that end he has the
best wishes OF the East
oregonian which paper opposed him
and differs with the governor upon
some important subjects. yet has faith
in the integrity and high personal
character OF the new man in the state
house. What the next four years
will bring forth remains to be seen.
The goyernorship is not an easy po-
sition IL the occupant takes his du-
ties seriously II may be suspected
that a governor has need of a discern
ing eye and a firm backbone This
seems particularly true when mans
party Is wholly in control Of affairs
and therefore the tendency to go with
the current is unusually strong. The
best wish this paper has for Dr.
withycombe is that he win be the
captain in reality as wen as in name
and that he will be able 70 guide not
so much by the immediate scenery as
by that compass which points the way
20 self respect. A man who does that
never fails
A man named Schuyler has just
been liberated from the penitentiary
OF New Jersey
Uncertain Business. after having
been confined
for several years. He had been sent
up for murder and after having been
convicted and held in prison for the
above mentioned time another man
came forward and confessed he COM
mitted the crime for which Schuyler
had been punished. The story was
credited and Schuyler released. But
while his name is now cleared the
law viii never give him recompense
for the injury inflicted upon him. He
spent all OF his money upon HIS de-
Tense and passed seven OF the best
years OF his life in prison.
The case illustrates the uncertain
ties connected with the administra-
ton Of justice, At times it is very
hard to get the truth. AS a rule the
right men are convicted but not al
ways. Frequently a guilty man will
30 scot free. AT another time per-
foctiy innocent man may be caught in
a net OF circumstances and be pun
ished unjustly This can easily be
done II there is a motive for such ac-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-13
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
o BEEF STEW.

. When l have labored through =
. the autumn day. =
. Stacking up corn and hauling =
pumpkins in; =
. or moving sweet fern C'Dprn =
that stuff" sayD =
. Or piling apples in the cellar =
bin. =
. When, repeat. I've labored long =
. and loud =
. Doing fall ploughing ere the .
sod shall freeze. =
. Or saving wood so Boreas and .
his crowd =
= VIII find hot reproof meath =
my roof-trees. =
= or when I've done a lot Of .
other things =
y And have washed up and sniff =
fed 10 catch a clue =
. OF what's for supper-Lo. the .
tea-ben rings y
. And Cad she smiles and says, .
We've got beef stew .
. Then down We sit before our .
pleasant board. .
. The hanging lamp a halo spreads .
around
. II seems a sort OF benediction. y
. lowered .
. To bless our labors with the .
. fruitful ground. y
. So I help Cad and she pours .
out the tea;
. Louise and Emma, my two .
hearty girls,
. They like stew too. and they =
y both laugh with glee. .
= When steam from puffy dump .
lings upward curls. .
= And so I say. o Stew. thou art .
= king,
= And thou o Dumping are his y
q right hand man.
. And may thy praises through
. the cities ring
. Till folks through thee become .
= a healthy clan.
o -Leander Leghorn. .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-13

ton, such rs for instance desire on
the part OF someone TO shield the real
oulprit or excessive eagerness on the
part Of officials 10 get conviction in
order TO satisfy popular clamor Here
in is one OF the weak points about
the death penalty When a man is
hanged he cannot be brought back to
life even though It be shown a mis-
take was made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-13
Claude Hendrix.

of salary raising bills and other avoid
able expenses over the governors S
veto.
There seem lobe some rather small
potatoes among the politicians of sa-
lem.
The May weather is beautiful but
rather out of season.
The news from Petrograd is always
cheerful.
~-S-e-S0SSS-S
The harmony dance is on.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-13

Both then clinched with Brown. Their
three. companions hurried up and he
was beaten into insensiblllty.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-01-28
CAUSE FOR ALARM
Catarrh Danger Sign. Hyomei the
Guaranteed by G. X. Fogg

There is no more annoying likewise
serious ailment than catarrh. which is
indicated by shifting. raising of mucus
and frequent colds If it is not cured
it will surely affect the delicate lining
of the air passages, and frequently
destroys the hearing.
Hyomei is the effective and reliable
remedy for all catarrh ills-you
breathe it, using a small inhaler that
comes with every complete outfit. The
antiseptic medication of Hyomei sim
ply has to reach all the sore,raw and
infamed surfaces of the air passages.
Its healing begins at once-you feel
better after the first treatment-even
almost hopeless cases respond quickly.
Hyomei is inexpensive, and surely
gives quick and permanent benefit.
G.. r. Fogg sells 1t on the "No-cure-no-
pay" plan. You certainly can afford
to try this harmless remedy when
there is nothing to pay if not benefited
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-01-28
POINTED PARAGRAPH

Nobody knows the value of TIME
like the publisher of a country weekly
II you have a piece for the paper"
let us have it RIGHT THEN. We
want it, but we want it WHEN IT
HAPPENS, or before. We have a lit
tie leisure, Friday On Saturday there
Is just what we can comfortably do
Monday always brings just a little
more than we can take care of; Tues
day an accumulation that seems hope
less and on Wednesday we are chiefly
engaged in picking out things that
must be abandoned or left over for
publication the next week Please be
prompt.
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Betting, PuIIeys, Shafting,
Etc., For Sale!

installation
following
OF il
little OF practically
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Rev. Abram Wyman

Skowhegan friends have recently
been notified of the death of Rev.
Abram Wyman. His demise occurr-
ed in Newton Highlands, Mass, Aug.
6, but it seems that only recently have
newspaper clippings been received
here which contained the news of that
event.
The deceased was born in Skowhe-
gan, May 25, 1865. His father died
when he was still young and he and
his mother kept the home farm. now
the Robert Young place, two and one
half miles from Skowhegan on the
Wateryille river road. The young
man obtained his education in the
Skowhegan schools. walking from his
farm home to the village during his
attendance in the Grammar and High
School grades He was graduated
in the class of 1894. and. soon after,
entering Colby University, was gradu
ated from that institution with the A.
b. degree In 1889 Pursuing his edu-
cation still further. he was given the
$ r b. degree from Harvard Diyini-
ty School In 1893. After several
temporary appointments he was final
~ settled az minister OF the Unitarian
Church in Topeka. Kansas. and regu-
larly ordained February Is. 1894. His
service In Topeka continued for thir-
teen years. during which time he be
came greatly beloved by the church
and the community. In 1905 he be
came associate minister in church
In No Easton. Mass, In which capaci-
" he continued la serve until forced
10 resign by falling health.
The spaper accounts Of Mr.. Wy
mans life speak of him In the very
highest terms II " very evident
that h. Mas not only an able and
scholarly preacher bat an upright
man and useful citizen Almost no
relatives remain Ia thls vicinity to b.
saddeaed by his loss but there are
yet many classmates and sshooi
friends IA treasure and respect his
memufy
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acres of land mo- fly IN orchard just
outside the town limits The couple
have three children, tie eldest a son
aged Is and Two daughters aged re-
specify siy Il and l. years. Mrs.
Sevenman refers 10 her school days
in recent communication and men
tons Judge c. o. Small of Madison as
being instructor in the last school
which she attended in the Pine Tree
State while she reads with pleasure
she says of her sehoolmates. teachers
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-01-28
Well Known Athens Young Man Be-
comes Benedict

The marriage on Thursday of Lee
William Foss of Athens and Miss
Annie Whittier OF Cornville united two
of the well known young people of
that section of Somerset County. The
wedding was a very quiet one. the
ceremony being performed at the
home of the officiating clergyman, Rev.
Charles l.. Kinney, pastor of the
Athens Methodist Church. The cou-
pie are to reside on the fine farm OF
the groom located a short distance out
of Athens village, the former home
Countless friends will wish them pros
perity and business acquaintances of
tend heartiest fluctuations to him in
his new relations.
Mr.. Foss is one of the enterprising
men of Athens, a former selectman,
and a prominent Odd Fellow and
Granger He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William A. Foss, also of Athens.
The farm upon which he and his bride
have located was purchased by him a
few years ago. Mrs. Foss is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Almon Whit
tier, prominent Cornyille people. She
has been a successful teacher in the
schools of her home town and like her
husband is we'll known in Grange
circles. The young couple are GER
tainly entering upon their married life
under most suspicious circumstances.
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| Doctor Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Hogs and Dog,
DR.. E. w. WHITE
Veterinary Surgeon
20 Heselton Street Skowhesan, Maine
tins Farmers' Telephone 1871
MeCill University, 1894
T.. G. TRACY @ SON
unnERIAKERs A LICENSED EMRALMERS

Prices lower than any other establish ,nent
Ia the county. Absolutely correct and nrst-
class work guaranteed. lady assistant is
Included In our force. i3~3'
OFFICE At REsIDESeE. STA Madison
Ave-, skew vinegar. n. y. Phone GA aud
Farmers. B-3.
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W ho Lost This WAgeri

We have lately received the follow
Ing document, which Judging by H.,
date. must have been delayed in trans
mission We hope. however. the tae
that 1t is somewhat older than de
icrrod matter. sometimes found In IA,
columns of country weekly. viii no
fully destroy It's intercat
II Is a bot OF ten dollars tha,
benl " Croshshisld Who has
been lately appointed secretary
1T the Navy Is the same psFsun
sho commanded The vessel that
brought the bodies Of Lawrence
and Ludlow from Halitax Md
der takes the Affirmative ard Nc.
trllaa the negative
q kidasf
Mcclellan
tssc -. isiI
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A QUAINT STRUCTURE OF HISTORICAL IN
TEREST IS THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Story of the Progress of This Society Through
Long Years of Its Existence

One of the beautiful landmarks OF
Skowhegan is the First Baptist church,
with its quaint architecture and its
delightful location. 1t occupies the
summit Of Baptist Hill and faces the
church green toward the using sun.
This handsome house of worship bears
the distinction of being the oldest
"meeting-house" in Skowhegan. Its
present pastor is Rev. j. G.. Osborne.
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miles Of
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