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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-29
A Rival Of Quinine.

German medical journals discuss a
new medical agent lately discovered by
Prof. Fisher, Of Munich. In the course
of a long series Of Investigations con-
corning the nature and action of quinine,
he found that by means of a series of
chemical transformations q substance
can be obtained, in the form of a white
crystalline powder, from coal tar, which
greatly resembles quinine in its action
on the human organism. Fisher has
given it the name of ''kairin." The
chief effect produced by it, as yet OBJ
served, is the rapid dimunition of fever
heat, and its efficiency in this respect is
described as remarkable. 1t is believed
that it will render the use of ice in fever
cases unnecessary, and that its skillful
employment will enable the physician to
moderate the temperature of the patient.
Karin is also reported to have less incon-
venience for the stomach than quinine.
But observation does not show-as yet,
at leastr-that it possesses that tonic and
restorative influence for which quinine
is so frequently administered. Perhaps,
from a chemical and physiological point
of view, the most valuable thing about
the new discovery is that it seems to
bring us nearer to finding out the
chemical nature of quinine itself and
the true character Of its agency. The
discovery has been patented and a man
ufactory of karin established, under
the direction of Prof. Laubenheimer, of
Giessen. But, as it is said that the cost of
producing a kilogramme (about 35t
ounces) Of the new agent is Els, it will
be some time before its patrons can hope
to see it take the place of q%uinine in
practical pharmacY.-ChicaQo Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-29

A negro at Augusta, Ca, catches fish
BY diving
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-29

compromising rectitude in order -
compllsh what seem to be desir,sTe:'
ends, that one needs to fortify hi msaIs.
against them at every point Ma aSealf
ness, trickery, low ambitions. soean,
purposes, often take possession Of sorald
good mems souls, unless thew lssh
watchful guard against them Ay w
know no wiser way of keeping these we =.
truders out than to cultivate = hseI m
manly, unselfsh, thoroughly Chr;s S9sd,
spirit in all things.-M. Y. Eea,ninsr'k
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-29
Choice Selections.

"A soldier in battle should feelas
the whole battle depended upon himself
You may depend upon it that he
a good man whose intimate friends an
all good.-Lavates.
There is no evil we can not eithd
face or fly from but the consciousne1
of duty disregarded.-W Webster.
The stimulating power and comfo1
OF sympathy none can express, save A
who has realized it. 1t has a powd
like the magnet, Unseen but potent
which draws to itself the WANDERING
scattered particles that exist arounl
it.-Rev. E. II. DeM.
Every new church built is u fresI
and emphatic announcement to ever
noisy intidel and scientific agnostic tn1
the people are not yet ready to throJ
away their Bibles, their God and tne1
hope of immortality. Let such notice
be multiplied on every hand. The PEI
reply to an infidel is to build q chulvl
and thus propagate the pure spirit
the Gospel.--M. Y. Examiner.
In one of his stories Anthony lru
lope makes a common farm laborer y
courage his clergyman. who wa; ]
very trying circumstances, by sayiaA
"Parson, it's logged as does i ~,
Hold on, is his idea; see the tn.I 81
through to the end; endure to Y
very last. There is no little philosoPn}
in the peasants blunt expresslGs
There is hardly any quality so esseu' u
to real success as the ability to holu lh 4
We all know men who are gifted las
knowledge or there genius svrP maS
and delights us. But they never Iiis he
much Of a success in life, Simply s :"
cause they do not hold on. They y t taii
no ''staying power" Sanguine III c .s
expectations, a little difficulty t Ihsi
them down, and they give over thei
efforts. Men of not a 1.-THE o. emf snd
real ability will push their way u dd
cess by sheer force of dogsea her
termination. There is a lesson Mi
also, we think, as concerns C'n oome
character and service. The crow t b,t
not to him that begins Simply DsekIA
him that overcomes.-Ch r'st'o"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-29
"A Philadelphia philanthropist. de-

"A Philadelphia philanthropist, de-
termined TO emulate Vanderbilt's ex-
ample, gave $500 to a waiter at a sum-
mer resort hotel; and the waiter merely
said: ''Thank you,' and made a little
extra haste to execute the p%hilanthoro-
pist's dinner order. 1t turned out that
the young man was not a poor college
student, but a professional waiter, to
whom a $500 fee wa no curiosity. An
editorial excursion had passed through
there only a few days before
pho NeWs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-29
THE MODERN EDIFICE WHICH
THE HON. JACK ERECTED.

THE MODERN ED1F7CE WHICH
THE HON. JACK ERECTED.
This is the mansion that quantity looks
Like a crazy collection of crannies and hooks,
While the red painted roof in contrast is seen
with the walls of decidedly bilious green.
And shady v%erandas, all darby comPieetea,
erected.
This is the massive and finely carved door;
And the hall with its rich India rug on the floor,
Which you see as you enter the cottage tnac
Lik a crazy collection of crannies and hooks.
etc.
This is the brilliant electric light,
Which plainly reveals to our curious sight
The carvings upon the massive door,
And the hall with its rich India rug on the
floor,
Which YOU see as you enter the cottage that
Like a crazy collection Of crannies and hooks,
This is the furniture, quaint and rare.
With a monogram carved on each stately chair,
Which is seen in the brilliant electric light,
Which also reveals to our curious sight
me ne c shs hsS, u lpp;th t9 its m n;ob in dE'T Tur on the
Which you see as you enter the cottage that
Like a crazy collection of ~crannies and hooks,
This is the fireplace, famous for miles,
For its exquisite frame of painted tiles,
Which lights up the furniture, quaint and rare,
With a monogram carved on each stately
chair, etc.
These are the polished brazen 'dogs,"
Which support the cracking beachwood logs,
Enclosed by the fireplace, famous for miles,
For its exquisite frame of painted tiles,
Which lights up the furniture, quaint and rare,
With a monogram carved on each stately
chair,
Which is seen in the brilliant electric light,
Which also reveals to our curious sight
The carvings upon the massive door,
And the hall with it's rich India rug ON the
Which you see as you enter the cottage that
Like a crazy collection of rannies and hooks,
While the red painted roof in contrast is seen
With the walls of decidedly bilious green,
And the shady ~verandas, all darkly completed
Which surround the new villa which Jack
erected.
This is the charming, youthful bride,
Who over this beautiful home will preside,
Who will gayly lead q luxurious life,
AS the rich old widower's second wife.
Very unlike the maiden f%orlOrn,
Who MIXED the COW with the crumpled horn
And worked on the farm from morn It'll night
While she sewed for the priest by candle ligh'
In the first little house that Jack built.
Portland me- TRANSCRIPT.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-29

After the clergyman had united a
happy pair, not long ago, an awful
silence ensued, which was broken by an
impatient youth exclaiming: "Don't
be so unspeakably happy!'-Rochester
IN. ~ Express.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-22
our New 3x.ne.

The railroad trains are all run now
upon schedule of time twenty-five
minutes laier than sun time This
arrangement was brought about by ii
convention Of railroad men for the
purpose of establishing uniform
schedule oftime all over the country.
The farmer who now leaves bis home
in the country by sun time to meet the
train may remember that he will be
just twenty-five minutes too fast
when he gets there When We, u + the
train is due at Dawson all 3 O'clock,
we don't mean what we did week
ago. According to the old STANDARD
OF time we mean twenty-five minutes
after 3, yet it will be known as the
3 o'clock train, and in little while
the clocks all over the country will
be turned back to correspond with
the new time. Should the almanac
say that the sun rises at s, wen all
know better 1t don't ise at 6 bat
% minutes after g. But for all thai,
the country school teacher and the
good housewife will still have their
sun marks IN the door, and il will be
a long time before old Sol is entirely
| ignored
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-22
Well Said, Brother.

The Atlanta correspondent OF the
Macon Telegraph, gives an account
of scene in the Supreme court, in
which the Chief Justice mildly re-
buked one of the attorneys in the
Bank OF Rome cas-, for making a
grave charge against Senator Col
quit, which was not supported by
the record This furnished text
for that paper in ITS Sundays issue,
to characterize this conduct on the
part of the Justice as Extra Judi
cial, and outside of the duties of his
office The editorial opens up on
Co|quitt, repeating divers reports
touching his two administrations.
L is the duty of every Judge as every
lawyer knows, to protect the charac-
ter Of htigants from unjust asper-
sious; and especially so when an at
torney goes outside of the record to
make them, and the Chief Justice
was not required to await the move
ments of counsel to do this Here
was a man not in court, having no
one to especially represent him, ex-
cept incidentally as it might affect
the case-charged with grave dere-
liction =" the highest officer of the
state-when there was nothing in
the record to sustain the allegation.
and forsoothe the court must keep
silence and allow this wrong to be
done, and the lobby there to listen
and carry away impressions as to
this eX-Governor's conduct, uufoun-
ded in fact, and untrue in every
aspect. The Judge was right it
wodld have been unbecoming in his
office and duty 10 have done other
wise, and but for the fact that Col
quits character was involved,
Judge Jackson would not we ven
ture TO say, have received this iee-
ture in judicial department Bat
La, me! to abuse Colquitt is one of
the chief delights Of the Telegram.
and the pen-point of the editor
punctures the gall bag whenever our
Junior Senator appears any where
IN print. "What private griefs' he
has we know not, some there must
be, as political enthusiasm seldom,
if ever, engan lers such bitter
ness of opposition Meantime, Col-
quit will sit serenely in the Senate
chamber casting Browns vote, while
the Telegraph pot will boil on.-Ft.
valley Mirror.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-22

vessels on Chesapeake Bay to he
easily distinguished. This great
pile of marbIe-now presents the sim
pie appearance of a huge, white, fac
tory chimney, but when finished it
viii have an ornamental cap and elab-
arate base. 1t will be necessary for
proper action to be taken in Con
gress this winter to secure a fitting
celebration Of the completion Of the
Monument in the spring or summer
Of 1875. 1T is suggested that the
Hon. Robert G. Winthrop, OF Massa-
chusetts, who laid the corner stone,
be invited to deliver the oration Of
dedication, and there viii probably
be a grand military DISPLAY.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-22
Doc Stocl Farlns,lg l.av.

Mr.. Richard Peters being asked
the question whether or not his
stock farm paid answered:
"It urqaesfionably does. ! have
seen years when my Jersey butter
alone nearly paid the expenses. I
can give you the figures for L keep
them very carefully. The expenses
Of my farm, including the taxes is
less than $4,000 a year. But put it
at that figure sell annually from
4,000 to $500 pounds Of Jersey but
ter year, at 40 cents pound at my
.station-and by the way I could sell
10000 pounds if | had it. by re-
port of sales for this year is as fol
lows: 4,500 pounds butter, $500
Angora goats 100 kids $40 each, 81
600. Essex pigs, $500. Wheat 81, 800 !;
yearlitg Jersey bulls, $500. Total,
$500. There were smaller Incl
dental sales beyond these. And
then, | sold no Jersey heifers, keep
ing all my heifers and increasing my
herd. You might easily put the
uusold increase in my Aocks and
herds at 5000 for the year. Be-
sides this, all my family supplies,
such as chickens, eggs, butter, hay,
pork, etc, are sent from the farm
and not charged in my account, but
make considerable item. Oh, yes
you can say that my farm pays very
handsomely now, and with the way
made plain as to stock, grasses, etc
I see no reason why any intelligent
man may not make stock raising
pay"
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-22

\ Veterans Advice to Farmers.
The Atlanta Constitution reports
Mr. Richard Peters. the great stock
breeder, as follows
After nearly forty years Of liberal
and intelligent experiments, what adj
vice would you give the farmers of
Georgia ?"
81 think those who know me will
acquit me of selfshuess, and certainly
those who know how readily L sell
all the animals | can spare will ac-
quit me OF any need Of being selfish,
when say that one of the most i'm
porlant things is to improve the
breed of our stock. 1t costs no
more, in fact, it costs much less to
keep good COW or hog than poor
one. For example, take man who
owns five or six scrub COWS. Ii he
will buy good jersey bull OF a pre-
potent family, the heifers Of his first
cross will give him 50 per cent more
butter, on an average, and OF much
finer quality, than their mothers gave.
It is all axiom that the bull is half
the he-ls I have seen grades Of the
third cr"ss that no one coald tell by
looks OF butter from the registered
Jerseys. It is hard to calculate how
much good fine Jersey bull caG do
in a country neighbolhood. One
mistake is frequently made that
should be avoided A half-5reed
bull should never be used to breed
from. 1t is the male that lifts the
grade and a half-brced bull will lead
Il herd downwards no matter how
fine the females may be. Where a
Jersey buli is utroducei-and
have no Jersey bulls to sell-his
sons should be killed for beef or used
for oxen, and his daughters crossed
to another pure bred Jersey bnll
In one cross any man viii see such a
difference that he will thank me fof
my advice. In three crosses hC
has most valuable herd-as good
butter makers almost as registered
Jerseys. And 50 Of hogs. A farmer
by crossing his scrub hogs to iint
boars will get in one cross, COM
pacter and better hog, that Will fat.
ten more rea lily and on less foot
than his scrubs. Another thing vii
follow When a farmer improve.
his stock he will take better care O
it, more pride in it. and will increase
his herds and focks. The compos
heap, the pastnre, the hay rack aui
corufield follow cattle and sheep
and this gives US diversified farming
without trenching one bale On th,
cotton crop, which OF course mus
and shoald remain our great crop
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-22
WORTHY of En,llation.

Those of our readers who recollect
the brilliant and amiable young
ladies, the Misses Mabry, of La
Grange, who attended our college
here for several terms, will be inter
ested in the following account of
Mrs. 9. W. Mabry, the mother of
these young laaies. We copy from
the La Grange Reporters
with the proceeds Of AToseley
cabinet creamery, a Stoddard churn
and a lever butter worker, Mrs. G
W. MabrY, of Brownwood, feeds her
family of seven persons and her
cows. She has cleared 500 this
fall on her apple orchard
With single servant en-
ployed to run a knitting machine,
Mrs. Mabry manufactures fourteen
pairs OF hose per day, and receieys
more orders than she can fill. Her
profits are ten cents pair. She is
also great raiser Of chickens-hav-
ing consumed three hundred this
year in her own family. From the
forests around Brownwood she had
three thousand bushels Of leaf mold
or humus hauled up and composted
with two tons of commercial fertili-
Iszers and three hundred Bushels of
cotton seed. With this mixture ap-
piled to her fields she gathered twelve
bales of cotton from ten acres of old,
worn outasoil, restored by this fertili-
cation. In addition, an abundance
Of wheat and oats was made by this
energetic lady All this on the old
Brownwood place of fifty acres"
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-22
Terrell Sheriff Sales.

WILL be sold before the court house
w door in the civ of Dawson. Ga on
the first Tuesday in December. next, with
in the legal hours of sale the following
property, to-wit
Lot of land No. 109 in the nth district
| Of said county of Terrell. Levied upon AS
the property of J. A, Kennedy, to satisfy
fl. ia. issued from Terrell Superior court
IN favor Of II. 5. Lee vs.. j. A Kennedy.
Levy made by former sheriff.
Also at the same time and place. will he
| sold, 2 showcases ard c0utents :;
one iron safe 10 sacks
-four, 25ibs each. Is sacks tl0ur. 5Cibs
each, one pair scales, one lot clothing $500
worth, more or less; one lot crockery and
glassware $50 worth, more or less: one
lot harness and saddlery $3.50 worth, more
or less; one lot bats and caps, $3.50 worth.
more or less; one lot shoes and boots
$500 worth, more or less: one lot drv
goods ant notions consisting Of such goods
and p0tlOns as are usually kept in drv
goods store, being $4,000 worth more or
less; one lot of hardware tin-ware and
woodcn-ware, 500 worth, more or less;
one lot fancy groceries, $50 worth. more
or less; one lot OF t0bacc0-5. whole boxes
and pieces of boxes: one lot trlnks-th
in number; also all the balance of the
goods and store-fixtures contained in tbe
store house described in the MORTGAGE as
recently occupie& by Roberts Bros IT
being all the property mentioned in said
mortgage fl. fas. All located and contain
ed IN the first story of the twO-story brick
building formerly occupied by them, the
said Roberts Bros, as store for the sale of
general merchandise, and situated ON the
west side Of Main street, i'm the city of
Dawson, said state and county. besing
north OF the stOre-hOuse occupied by !. w
+. Iowrcy, and south Of store occupied by
). ID. Laing, Levied upon as the proner-
ty OF Roberts Bros. TO satisfy two mort
gage ii. fas issued from Terrell Superior
court, in favor of o B. Stevens VS. Roberts
Bros, composed of j. B. Roberts and
}. W. Roberts, said sale to continue from
day to day if necessary.
Also at the same ime and place will be
sold 400 bushels of corn, more or less.
200 bushels of cotton seed. more or less
5000 bundles Of fodder, more or less; and
one lot Of sugar cane All Of the above
property on the plantation known as the
Graham place, about miles north of
Bronwood, whereon N. A. Thomson now
resides, and 300 bushels of cotton seed
more or less, at the gin-house of James
Gammage, about three miles northwest
of Bronwood, aud bales of cotton mora
or less, in the warehouse of /. !. Hiu
BronwoOd, Ga, Also an irop-axle two
horse wagon Levied upon as the proner-
ty of n. A. Thomdson to satisfy n dis
iress warrant for rent issued by +, M
Lennard, }. F., of said county. in favor o
A. Van Iloose VS.. n A. Thonpson :
Returnable to Terrell Superior court
W. \. THORNTON, Sheriff.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-22

The conviction ot the so called
Kaklux men i'll Atlanta, has sent
Emory Speer up, like kite, in the
estimation of the Attorney General.
This officer has employed Speer to
prosecute a number OF cases in S outh
Carolina, un Ter the election laws.
Our Georgia man may make some
fame with he headman a Washing-
ton City, but ii is not of the kind
most to be desired by man whose
home is at the Sonth-F5. Valley
Mirror.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-22
Farmers, Up, Up!

Let us determine to be something
and do something. Let us waste
our energies no longer in fruitless
endeavor. Let US discard the old
and take up the new Let us see
wherein we have failed and resolve
no more to pursue the same plans.
If cotton has failed to remunerate
you for your labor and pains, try
something else. Can there be any
good sense in n mans toiling year
after year at the same thing, wasting
his very life away, when he knows
that he is making nothing at it? Is
it not the wish Of every man to be
able to lay up something every year
Have you done so by cultivating cot
ton? Then, if not, give your atten-
ton to something else. But what
shall it be? Let it DO anything rath-
er than cotton, Nor do we mean
that a man shall absolutely give up
cotton, bat let him cultivateit as
secondary to everything else. Let
it be sort of a surplus crop Let
him plant just enough of this to
keep him employed when he can find
nothing else to do. But whatever
you do, have purpose, have resolu-
ton; and, then, have perseverance.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-22
Nothing too Hard to Overcome

There is no telling what industry
and perseverance will accomplish
Matters not whether vou be farmer,
mechanic, merchant, lawyer, doctor
or aught else, perseverance and
energy well directed will surmount
all things. The one great trouble
with our people is, their souls are
not in their work. They are too
half-hearted " hatever man un-
dertakes should be done well. He
should throw his whole soul into his
work and know nothing else. If
needs be he should become an enthu
siast for it is better to be an enthusi-
asst than failure. If our farmers
had little more Of this sort of staff
in them we would soon see our vast
ing hill sides aud famishing fields
blossom like the rose.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-22

As will appear from the proceed
ings of the County Commissioners,
they have inaugurated the new road
law by the election of superinten-
dent This law passed by the last
legislature as a general law, leaving
the grand juries of the counties to
adopt it or not. On this county it is
made obligatory. Few, if any,
counties have adopted it, and the
law meets with but little favor. 1t
is our law for two years, and we
predict its abandonment at the end
Of that time. Il has the merit of Sc
curing the labor of couvicts, and un
less the expense Of guards, feeding,
clothing, and many other incidentals
is cbargeable alone to the road fund.
this lobor will be obtained al great
cost. -Ft. Valley Mirror.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-22
Row.. Ga. May %, 1883

Editors Constitution:
With the hope that 1t will reach
the eye of other sufferers, desire to
write You q statement of my case and
my wonderful rescue from death
from malarial blood poison by the
use Of the great s. S s. (Swift's
Specifc).
In 1880 | came from the North to
take charge Of the gas works in
Rome, as superintendent, and after
the overflow which occurred in the
following spring, l was very much
exposed to malarial poison, and in
1892 found my blood so contamina-
ted with the poison that l had to
give up business. I was treated by
the Rome physicians without relief,
advising me to go North, which |
did. The doctors North told me
that my only hope was to return to
the milder climate, ana accordingly [
came back to Rome, completely bro
ken down and nearly a skeleton
My trouble finally determined in an
abcess of the liver, and 1early
every one (myself ineluded) thought
I was doomed to die within a few
days. In this condition I was adj.
vised by a friend to take Swifl's 5
Specific, and took it just as a
drowning man would catch at a
straw; but as soon as my system
got under the influence OF the relne-
dy, the abscess came to point and
burst, passing off without pain. In
fifteen days aftor WAS up at my
work, and have since enjoyed excel
lent health.
Every sufferer from malarial poi
son should take Swits Specific.
Yours truly, G. G SPENCER,
Supt Rome Gas Light Co.