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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-02-23

We are panied to learn of the death of Mr..
y. Herbert Davis of Augusta, which occurred
III Boston Wednesday morning at ~
O'clock. at the res iderce of his mother. Last
November Young Davis. accompanies by
some OF his old college friends, went on
pleasure VOYAGE in new vessel from
ihomaston to New York city, and on the
Trip contracted a severe cold, from the effects
OF (which he did not seem to fully recover.
one month ago he went to Boston, to his
mothers, expecting after short resi- to re-
gain his health sufficiently to enable him 10
resume business: but Bright's disease OF the
Kidneys fastened itself upon him, and after
brief sickness he succumbed to that terrible
ioe. Mr.. Davis was junior partner in the IN
surance Arm of b. Davis, Farr Co., IN
augusta, but he intended in year or so to
feiinquish his connection with the firm, and
enter the ministry He was a candidate fol
molly orders in the Episcopal church. He was
cut down. in the bloom of early manhood
oeing only about &c years of age. Singular
genial and sunny in his nature, courteous
70 all, the soul of honor, he leaves a gap in
vide circle of friends which can never ht
Aiied. His funeral will take placein August'
- Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-02-23

The ladies are beginning to talk spring
styles. Cool-looking stone colors, coppery
colors, green grays resembling the lichens
which grow on the aged trunks of trees, the
coiors characteristic of kettles, are spoken
OF as novelties. We are informed, too, that
electric colors" in fabrics of all kinds will
appeal to the popular taste. Materials dyed
In these hues are supposed to look as if bath
ed in the refugent light of electricity. The
army and cadet blues of last season now ap-
pear in great variety under this new name,
and promise to be much worn. Blush green
Is another desirable electric color. Pin-head
checks and hair stripes will usurp, this sea
son, those of more generous size and width.
For trimming, a new material is spoken of.
II Is called ''Plumetis." Ii is wooden with
over shot polka dots of silk and worsted OF
contrasting colors. The dots are OF all sizes.
The spasmodic recurrence of polka dots in
fabrics is one Of the curious phases of fashion,
who in her s,arch for something new is ever
returning to that which is old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-02-23
Decision i'm Law.

The following decision has been received
by a. c. Otis, Esq, Clerk of the Middle
Law District:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-10
"When the devil got well
The devil a saint was he"
The Art of Dining.
INeture.l

The two dinners which stand cut in our
memory as events in our life were of very
different characters. The one consisted of
brown bread and lard, washed uOwn with
some rough cOuBtrywine, and was eaten in
the middle of a Tyrolese glacier. The other
embraced every delicacy the heart could
wish. Our appreciation of the first was due
to compulsory fasting for some time previ-
ously. Oar appreciation Of the second was
due TO its intrinsic merit. la it the dishes
seemed TO be so arranged that each one
stimulated the palate for the one that sue
ceeded it, and the wines given with each
course were so selected as to increase the
appetite for, and appreciation of, the solids
We then, for the first time in our life, began
TO realize that cookery was a fine art In
speaking of the fine arts we generally in
| clude only those which appeal to the special
senses of sight and hearing. such as sculp-
tuTe, painting, architecture, music and We
rarely think of modes of appealing to
| the special senses of smell and taste. Yet
the latter two are perhaps quite as
closely connected with our emotions as
the former, and as capable of exciting
keen sensations of pain and pleasure. Smell
and taste differ from sight and hearing in
| being much more easily fatgued, and this
may partly be the cause of their imperfect
cultivation. Another cause is, probably,
| the closer connection which smell and taste
have with the process of nutrition, and the
consequent alterations which repeated i'm
pressions upon them may have upon the
general well-being. man may pass long
hours in a picture gallery or concert rooms
receiving impressions good, bad, Or indiffer-
ent, without much effort upon digestion or
circulation, but bad odOr would quickly
excite nausea or sickness. The impression
able natures of Southern Italy object to
strong perfumes, even though pleasant.
The sense of taste differs IN one
particular from the other tbree-viz., that
while the agents which excite them may
remain outside the body, he substances
which excite taste are taRen into the body,
and thus have action upon it independ-
emily of their mere effect upon the sense
itself In gratifying this sense therefore,
we have to consider not merely wnat Will
give the greatest pleasure at the moment
but what will be most salisfacc, ~ III its
after results. Fortunately, pleasure to the
palate usually aids digestion, if Obtained IN
the proper way; but comparatively few peo-
pie know the art of dining properly them
selves, and still fewer know how to give
good dinners to their friends.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-10


or by personal visit to the place. At the
Centennial he spent several weeks looking
over the various devices for steam blowing.
and he has travelled thousands of miles
to witness experiments. He says
so far all are practical failures. He is
of the opinion, however, that he has himself
succeeded in getting n machine that
is practicable. Heretofore two separate
principles have been used, one by stationary
engines, one at each end of the field; the
other by moving traction engines. The first
method is not adapted for popular use, the
engines requiring to move at much expense.
In the other case, an engene to move the
plow at the same time is too cumbersome
and expensive. Mr.. Wheeler has now an
engine, constructed at Oshkosh and put TO
work on his farm last week, embracing both
principles. The engine is run ahead 900
feet, then by cable a system of ten plows
is drawn up, the cable winding on a cylin-
der. When drawn up, the engine is run on
again, and so to the end. Mr.. Wheeler says
he can pillow thirty acres day at a cost OF
twenty-five cents an acre. He has not so
fully demonstrated the workings of his ma
chine as to pronounce it perfect, but believes
it will prove acceptable to the wants OF farm
ara
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-10
Indiana congresslupal campa:gn.
Especial to the Cincinnati Commercial.


WAsHINGToN, May IA prominent Indi-
ana politician, who haS just returned froin a
visit TO his native Stale, told Your CORES
pondentto-d y that nearly all the present
Republican delegation would be renonlinal-
ed, In his opinion. Mr.. 0rth would has
some opposition before the convention from
joe Gray, of NobleSville, who came with
in half a vote of being Nominated before.
There was some opposition also within the
Republican ranks 10 Mr.. Heilman. but his
District was close, and If it should look
doubtful the rest would step aside and De
glad to let Mr.. Heilman make the fight He
thought Mr. Heilman was not anxious TO run
again. He considered it safe 10 say that
Steele, Pierce, DeMotte and Calkins would
all be renominated, as Peele had been al
ready.
1t was understood that Mr. Calkins has
consented To accept the nomination again,
although ne WIS anxious To take advantage
OF a very promising business offer as an at
torney for wealthy railroad corporation
He had carried the District three times
twice when it was considered forIorn hope
and if he should not run next fail and the
Democrats should carry it, his friends might
think that the loss of the District was owing
to his unwillingness to make the canvass.
1t was, therefore, understood that Mr. CAL
kins would take the nomination once more.
and there was no doubt that it would be
offered him unanimously. As to the Demo
Gratis, there was opposition TO the nomina-
ton of Cobb and StocksIager and the latter
at least could hardly be nominated. As 10
the election, he considered the loss o.. two or
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-10
A Story About Grant.

Judge Usher, IN a recent letter, tells. with
great nncuon, a story about General Grant
at the time he received bis commission as
Lieu tenant General Of the Army. GRANT
was always an enigma 70 Lincoln, as indeed
it may be said he has always been to the
American people-and he never could uu-
derstaEd him. When his other Generals
were constantly telegraphiDg for men, and
ammunition and supplies of all kinds, Grant
never bothered the Administration about
anything, aaG LlHcoln was anxious to know
abOnt il; so be wrote 10 Grant and asked
him II there was anything he wanted, and II
there Ues TO send for it,. Grant replied that
| if he had a few more men lie could use them
10 ADVANTAGE; and that the reason he wasn't
always botaeriDg the Government at Wash
ington was because lie thought they had
enough trouble on their hands. But, to re-
sumo the other story abGnt Grant and his
LyeutenGnt-Generals commission: He was
called 20 WaShir gtoa 10 receive the commits
sion. and the President had called meet
ing of the Cabinet Coming from
the field Grant was not very elabor-
ately dressed, so he bought suit of
clothes for the OccasiOn-regular hand-me-
downs, worth probably S35. The clothes
didn't fit; but that didn't worry Grant at all,
for he bestowed as few thoughts upon what
heswore as any man in the army. The Cab
| met meeting was held, and Grant was pres
ent. The President made little speech
and handed Grant his commission. The
latter rose to reply, and, leaning upon a
chair, began his response. He had evidently
not studied 1t thoroughly, for he halted and
staminered and at last, finding his memory
failing him altogether, he dived in side
coat pocket and tished OFT his manuscript.
Although he had reei;ed about half of it,
he began at the first and read the whole
thing through, and then sat down, uneasy,
embarrassed, and wishing probably that all
speech-making was where the COnfederacy
soon would be. While the scene in meas
ure was ridiculous, nobody felt like laugh
ing-the times were too serious; yet the in
ci6ent, afterward recalled. has dou btless pre-
vo6ed many a smile. Grant is fluent man
now to what he was then, and it was pain
ful position for him to he placed in, yet he
thought he ought to say something 70 show
his appreciation of the new honor ihey had
rod
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-10
Training Vicious Horses.
Ohio Farmer. /

A new and very simple method of train
ing vicious horses was exhibited in West
Philadelphia recently, and the manner in
which some OF the widest horses were sub
dued was astonishing. The first trial was
that of q kicking of "bucking'' mare, which
her owner said had allowed no rider on her
back fer period of at least five years. She
became tame in about as many minutes
and allowed herself To be ridden about with
out a sign of her former wildness
The means by which the result YVES
accomplished was by piece of light rope
which vas passed around the front jaw of
the mare just above the upper teeth, crossed
III her mouth, and thus secured back of her
neck. Ii was claimed that no horse will
kick or jump when thus secured, and that a
horse, after receiving the treatment few
times will abandon his vicious ways for
ever" A very simple method was slso
shown by which a kicking horse could be
shod. Iteonsisted in connecting the ami
mails head and tail by means of rope
fastened TO the tail and then to the bit, and
then draw tightly enough to incline the ami
malls head to one side. This, it is claimed
makes it absolutely impossible for the horse
to kick on the side of the rope. At the same
exhibition horse which for many years
had to be bound on the ground to be shod
suffered the blacksmith TO operate on him
TithOut attempting to kick while secured
an the manner described.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-10
Attorney General
Laporte Argus

LlpUIIU AIEGo
The Democrats of this County will gener-
ally be pleased to hear that Judge David
Turpie, nOwOf indianapolis, will be a can
didate for the nomination for Attorney Gen
eral. THE woods are tulip of Turpie men
in this County and throughout the old Con-
gressional District. and we imagine the
Judge viii never be short of warm and en-
thusiastic friends in this part of the State.
His fitness for the position is unques .ioned.
end if nominated and elected he will make
as good offici~l rs Indiana has ever had III
its Law Department Ii would be super
fil0aa 10 tuiogize David rurpie III this To-
caliiy. where he is so well known and has SO
niEns admirers among all classes. We pre-
d.cl that re will be nominated and elected
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-10
HornIess Cattle.

Both in England and America the merits
81 the "polle2 cattle, - as they ere called are
being made known, and this is occasioned
bya rivalry between the Pooled Angus and
the ''GallOwsys' both breeds being horn
less. The Argus is black, with fine silky
haiT round, compact body and small head,
white the Galloway is likewise black, but
with long coarse hair. long body, heavy
quarters and large head. They are both large
breeds, and excel in early maturing and fat
teniRS qualities. 1t is claimed that the Gal
lowayIc, though cGRrSer, are larger than the
Angus, and they are s2id to dress sixty-two
POUNDS TO the hundred, which is several
pOundsabOve the average. A Wisconsin
breeder has bull OF the Galloway breed
that weighs nearly $3.50 pounds and one
owned in st. Louis weighs 2, 400 pounds,
which is nIfficlent to wauan. them a place
SmOng the heavywaghtS.
As the horns are being bred off the beef
cattle, those designed for the dairy are re-
ceiving the came attention and we have Cor
milking qualities the Norf0iks, a red breed.
and the Sutfo ks. which are white, both OF
which have their admirers.
The value of the hornIess hreeds consists
in their quiet habits, absence of offensive
weapons, which lessen the liability of MUIR
Tag each other, the demand for smaller space
in stablIng them and the greater facility
with which they can be transported by rail.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-10
Benefits Eggshell Expedition.

The story OF the survivors of the jean
nette, who for months were compelled to re
main aboard of a ship which threatened to
sink from under their feet every hour, is
one of the saddest that has been given 70 the
world in many day. The liberality of
James Gordon Bennett, who set the brave
fellows aioat upon n ship which could not
steam TO exceed four knots an hour, and Of
fered no resistance to the ice when it closed
in upon her, begins to be questioned. The
ships which went to the Arctic Ocean years
ago could Withstand more pressure than the
eggshell Bennett sent out as an advertising
Scheme
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-10

Letter from Kansas

Last night, when Judge Usher finished, in
a second lecture, his "reminiscences of "Lin-
coin and His Times" be began by relating
incidents of the Presidents great faith in
the final success of the Union arms One
day be received letter from Governor o.
P. Morton, of Indiana, filled with forebod-
ings. Everything was going wrong, and
Norton was losing hope.
Don't you know, Usher" said Lincoln,
that Morton is one of the best Governors
we've gotg'
Judge Usher replied that he so considered
him.
Well, it's So" reiterated the President;
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-10
PeculiarIties of Some Noted Horses.
THE Hour


The eccentriciues of thoroughbred race
horses are as peculiar as those of human be-
ings. Springbok was q perfect savage, and
would allow no one in his stall save his
regular boy, to whom he was as much at
tached as he abhorred outside company.
Checkmate is very fond of company and likes
to be made much of. He takes caresses with
the sheepish manner of an overgrown boy,
glad to have them, but ashamed to be petted.
Parole is bit of kleptomaniac. He has
fancy for handkerchiefs which he sees pro-
truding from gentlemens pockets. He de-
lights, too, in robbing the ladies who visit
him-for he has many-of their cloaks r
other wraps. Harry Bassett hated barefootsd
stable boys so much that he would make
every effort to bite their legs. Constantine
would always bolt il on the outside of the
course: if inside, she would never think of
it, even if she had plenty of chances. Black
burn was like Monarchist-he could never be
got to extend himself unless the jockey wore
his colors. In his work it was next toimpOs-
slble TO get him into canter. In race he
nearly pulled the Jockeys arm out so eager
was he to run away from his field. Hindoo
is the very opposite. He has no will of his
own, bat does Just what is asked Of him, no
matter how much, but no more. Charley
GOrham, another inmate of the Dwyer
stable, is so attached to his home and COM
panions that he could not be taken away
from il, and he'and Warfied are the thickest
of friends. At Saratoga few years ago he
was sold, but he soon forced his way out OF
his new quarters, and in the morning he was
found at his own stable. waiting TO be adj
mitted into the stall adjoining Wartield $.
He has his own pail OF water, and Will not
use anV other
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-10
Ponder on These Truths.

Kldney-Wort is natures remedy for kid
ney and liver diseases piles and constipa-
ton.
Sediment or mucous in the urine is a
sure indication of disease. Take Kidney
Wort
Torpid liver and kidneys poison the blood.
Kidney-Wort revives them and cleanses the
system.
Headache, bilious attacks, dizziness and
loss of appetite are cured by Kidney Wort.
See advertisement.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-10
Breeds OF Hogs.

Hogs find place on every farm, whick in
dictates that they are prof table to those who
keep them, for they would soon be discarded
if they failed 20 return their cost. III the
ordinary hog. bred without regard to char
.acteristics or quality. is.able to still maintain
himself in his keepers favor, how much
more important il is to the farmer so i'm
prove and bring his swine to the highest
standard Regarding the merits of the sew
-sral breeds, it may safely be said that no hog
possesses all the characteristics of perfect
animal, but each breed possesses distinctive
qualifications of its ewn, and they severally
bBd advocates according to the particular
points sought by TIE breeder.
The small breeds. such as Sutfolks and
small Yorkshires, are very fne-bOned and
mature early. They not profitable 50
the average farmer when bred in their
purity, for the re2san that they are poor
breeders, and the pigs are delicate and ter
der 10 the hands Of those who breed theK,
with care they are kept with success. Fo,
crossing on common stock they serve a good
purpose, as they impRess some of their best
qualities on their offspring with great GER
tainty. There are three classes OF Yorkshires
the small, middle AID large sized. The
middle class is not widely distri buted,
being rather longer in The legs than desired,
Dht we can boast of as fine specimens of the
small and large classes can be found in
YE2gland from whence the original stock
came. The pigs of the SuffolkS often choke
up and die when very Young.
The principal rivals GInGng hogs now are
the Berkshires. PoiaBd.Chinas, Gssexes,
Cheshires and Chester Whites. The Berk-
shireE are. probably in the lead, but the Po-
land china is rapidly coming into favor,
even gushing aside the Chester White in Its
own A0me-Chester County. They are a
\ large, spotted breed, of quiet habits and
<Dng constitutions Their advantages have
Ien derived from careful selection and
Tossing of hseeds. The Cheshires remain
Stationary in New York, where they
are considered first class The EsseIes
are mediRm; too fine for farm use, bat
excellent for crossing, and the Chestess
are being improved 10 such a degree &C
70 be the strongest rivals OF the Poland
Chinas, excepting the Be -kshires. The
Chesters have the disadvantage of being in
mDetition with every other white hog"
aud mongrels and Iandpikes are deRomIu-
ated CheSteE if their color is white This
has done much 10 create prejudice against
the Chesters among e5Ose who are not fami-
Liar with the good qualities of this excellent
brasd. The back color is coming into pref
eLenee all over the country and few more
hrs will witness a still more extended dis
nbutiOn of the dark breeds The Berkshire
is the source from which all the best quail
ties Of most breeds are derived, and for that
reason they will always be esteemed.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-10

which interferes with her usefulness on the
farm, especially il the colt is foaled during
the early part of spring. Some farmers
have their colts foaled in the fall, but
this is open to two objections. In the trst
place, spring is the natural time, for then
the grass is beginning TO grow, and nature
seems TO have provided that most animals
should bring forth their young in season
beyond the reach of severe cold and with
sufficient time to grow and be prepared for
the following winter Again, when colt
is foaled in the fall he must pass through a
period of several months confinement in
the stsble, without exercise, or else be more
or less chilled with cold from time to time
Should this happen, the eject OF any bad
treatment would be afterWard manifest, and
no amount of attention can again elevate
the colt to that degree of hardness and
s0dndness of body that naturally belong to
spring colt. Besides, colt foaled in
the spring will outgrew one foaled in the
=an. An objection 20 spring COATS may
be partially overcome by plowing in the
fall. or keeping the brood mares for very
light work, with the colts at liberty TO ac-
company them always. A colt needs but
very little feeding ii the pasture is good and
there is water ruREing through it. He needs
then only small feed of oats at nights-nO
cOrn-and if he is given hay it is not neces-
sary to give him u full ration. What he
will consume from the barn Will not be one
third his value when he is three years old,
and if ne is we'll bred the gain is greater.
When farmer raises his horses he knows
their disposition, constitution and capacity.
Ii is the proper way TO get good,
sound serviceable horses on the farm.
1t should not be overlooked that a colt must
be tenderly treated from birth, and must be
fondled and handlef as much as possible.
He should never hear a harsh word, but
should be taught to have confidence in
everybody he sees or knows. This is an
easy matter If his training begins from the
time he is a day old. He can be thus grad.
ually broken without difficulty, and will
never be troublesome. No such thing as
whip should be allowed in a stable that con
tains colt Colts should not be worked
until three years old, and then lightly al
| first, as they do not fully mature until they
are six years old, and with some breeds OF
horses even later. Mares with foais at theil
side should be fed on the richest and most
| nouushing food.