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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-10
A Fiery Beauty.

Local scientists are already turnn
their attention to the wonderful comd
which is booming along through spsd
in the general direction of the eart4
but which will not reveal its gorgeou|
ness to the naked eye for several month
to come. When it does come it wi
stay a year or more, and will be a gran
eventin astronomy. Concerningtheti e1
beauty the following, taken from the Al
bany argus, which seems to have gottd
into a dispute with. itself on points !
statistics, is very interesting:
The most recent calculations made !
the Dudley Observatory relative to II
orbit of the new comet, result in figure
quite different from those reported
our issue of Sunday last. Yet for II
short period embraced by the time sing
discovery, the two calculations placeth
comet in very nearly the same apparel
positions as seen from the earth. AbOl|
once in fifteen or twenty years a cona
comes along, which, like this, gives "
computers a great deal of trouble:
1t now appears probable, say the a
tronomers Of Dudley Observatory, th1
the comet is from three or four times |
far from both the earth and the sun !
the sun is from us. This distance Isl
most unprecedented at discovery.
fact no case is remembered in wing
distance was1nearly SO great. 1T y
pears probable that the comet will N
come to perihelion until about June ]
of next year, and that it will remain 1, !
telescope view for a year or more. y
plane of its orbit seems to be nearlyptj
pendicular to that of the earth's co'r1
about the sun. The perihelion point
indicated by the calculations to be ..
distance from the sun not much greae
than the earth's average distance.
For some time all calculations ru}
tive to the true course of this seeml1sJ
very erratic body must lbe regarded
quite approximate. The slightest '
ration in the observed places OF a Dou
SO distant as this one probably is, thlosI
the resulting elements of the orbit wa
off. The case might be we'll illustla.%1
by the results of shooting at a maIS
yards off with a pistol having a oa,.
less than an inch long-supposlnS
would carry SO far. With a reasou'.
good marksman the balls woulo
take about the same course for the II
few feet after leaving the barrel, J
their subsequent course would " Vat
tirely a matter of conjecture: lta
would be easier to hit an elgn.,;ud
bulls eye at 200 yards with a pu
whose barrel is one inch long .n1r I'd
now is to say from observation anu VI
culation where the Brooks ome , N n
be (within 10, 100000 miles) at 'l h,rr1
of three months. Give US ~" I'd
three inches long and we will glva;
a dead center, say the astrGh,,hlra
the observatory.-St. LOUIS hep"'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-10
PITH AND POINT.

"A ffty-cent piece with a hole in it
will not pass current, which shows that
the half is better than the hole.
Rather says the cures effected by
laying on of hands is an old story with
him. His mother often INDUCED in the
past-time in times past.-Boston Cou-
rier.
"A poet says: yesterday comes
not" He should tell us something we
don't know. What we are looking for
is the return of week before last.-Nor
r1stoWm Herald.
There are two things in the world
! which a tramp will not sit down on.
| One is a barbed-wire fence and the other
is a good healthy hornets nest.-Bm-
hngton Free Press.
DIR. Willis announces the fact that
"mothers-in-law are not laughed at in
Persia" Same here. He must be a
bold, bad man, without any hair, who
would laugh at his mother-in,law.-lhc
Judge.
"A young man was congratulated on
reaching his twenty-frst birthday.
"Well, how do you feel over the mat
ter?" he was asked, and he replied
heartily, II feel like a new man,
Rizadelphsa Call.
-"Do you ever gambler" she asked,
as they sat together, her hand held in
his. He replied, ''No; but if I wanted
to now would be my time" 'How so?''
"Because hold a beautiful hand" The
engagement is announced.-S0meruiNe
Journal.
"A Pennsylvania lady n%inety-three
years of age milks, washes and bakes
for a family of three persons. A great
deal can be gotten out of old people if
they are properly managed. Young
people do not get half enough rest
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Sweet little Meg came into her Sun
day-school class one morning, her eyes
filled with tears, and looking up into
her teachers face. said: "Our dogs
dead, and | guess the angels were real
scared when they saw him coming up
the path, for he's awfully cross to stran-
ers."-Eachange.
One of the Rev. Levi Philetus Dobbs'
weaknesses is metaphor. Here is his
last. 1t is in a reply to one who had
come to him for information: "You NAV
be Ignorant; but your ignorance shall
De the hand that turns the faucet that
sets in motion the mind whose branches
shall send out rays which shall dist,l oil
upon the waves of the deadly upas
tree.'--1he Independent.
The three brothers, Solomon. Jacob
and Joseph Benjamin, stood in their
shop discussing the days earnings.
"Und dot military goat wild gold bud.
dons, how much, eh?" said Solomon.
the eldest brother, and head of the firm.
"Six tollers und a hallef," said Joseph.
sis dot all he gif you?' exclaimed Sol
ONION in an agonized tone. II paid
seyenty-ffe cents for dot goat! We are
rulnt completely -CAicago journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-10

The hair-pin is said to be the tsd =
useful of all woman's comPlit% a sb.
parel. It is used to button the s.s Ill !
and fasten the gloves, it is an the Ct
nut-picker, and to poke over mo Moth:
tents of a button-box there Is "''
like it. : Chicago Mter-Ocea"'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-10

Canada has produced a woman
who wants to swim the whirlpool rap
ids OF Niagara, but the authorities will
not permit her to try the foolhardy en-
perlment.-Chicago HerukS
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-10

An apple tree was perfectly por-
trayed recently on a window pane of a
mousse near Atlanta, Ca, before which
It stood when lightning struck it.-M
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-14
Buchanan's Narrow Escape.

James Buchanan. when President, had
very narrow escape from being mixed
us in the Sickles-key scandal. When
Buchanan was minister to England Sickles
was secretary of legation. Mrs. Sickles
was from Pennsylvania, and was one of
Buchanan's pets. He thought as much of
her as he would of his own daughter
When he became President. Buchanan
swas very intimate with the Sickles family.
Whenever he was tired he had the habit
of slipping out of the White House and
walking through Lafayette park for a
chat with General Sickles and his wife.
The day before Key wa. shot was Satur-
day. Saturday morning Mrs. Sickes
came over to the White House and called
upon the President. Buchanan was very
fond of Buckwheat cakes. Mrs. Sickles
called on him to tell him that she had re-
ceived some very nice buckwheat flour
from Pennsylvania. and that she was 60
ing to have some hot cakes for their SUM-
day breakfast at the Sickles residence She
invitedthe President to come over to break
fast. He, beguiled by his love for the
heated slapjack. rapturously consented.
Harriet Lane was then mistress of the
White House. When she heard of the in
vitation she advised the president not to
go. At that time Washington society I'M
derstood fully the nature OF the intrigue
carried on between Key and Mrs. Sickles
General Sickles and Buchanan were the
two last men to learn of the scandal Mrs.
Lane was asked by the president to give
reason for declining to the breakfast. Said
she: Il do not care to give my reason.
Act upon my judgment and you will de.
cline" Buchanan was more impressed
by her manner than by her words. When
the tragedy took place Buchanan fairly
shuddered at his escape. II he had been
at the breakfast he would have been with
Mrs. Sickles at the time of the shooting of
Key. The world would have believed him
one of Mrs. Sickle's lovers. and he would
have been dragged into the scandal be-
yond all hopes Of escape. Pittsburgh Ctm-
merciai Gazette.
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Some weeks ago l ran across perhaps
the most famous and fatal firearms on the
continent-the superb dueling pistols of
Aaron Burr. They are a bone breaking
brace of the first calibre, and the proper
ty of Capt. Brent Hopkins of this city.
One of these pistols fired the ball that kill
ed Alexander Hamilton OF Weehawken.
1t is identified by long. deep notch in
dented on the handle The pistols were
made by Mortimer Of London, England,
and were imported by Burr at the close OF
the Revolutionary war. The barrels are
thirteen inches long and carry an ounce
ball. They are flint locks and the pans
for the printing are lined with gold, and
the touch holes are pushed with the same
metal. They are hair triggers, and shoot
with great force and accuracy. The locks
are very superior and of exquisite mech
anism. The pair came into the possession
of Capt. Brent Hopkins. the present own
er, through his uncle, Capt. Sam Goode
Hopkins of the Forty-second Regiment OF
United States Dragons, who purchased
them from Burr in Washington city in the
winter of 1913 or 1914, paying $500 in
gold for them. Burr remarked at the
time that he would not let any one else
have the pistols, as he had used them with
Hamilton.
The weapons have surely blood stained
history. They have been used with fatal
effect in eleven duels. Among the sangui-
nary combats, Pettis of Virginia killed Bid
die on Bloody Island, near st. Louis; Ed
ward Towns of Virginia killed French
man near New Orleans Capt Sam Goode
Hopkins killed Spanish Count near
Madrid, Mo-; Hugh Brent killed man
from Georgia on Diamond Island, below
Henderson, Ky. They were used several
times in Virginia, twice in South Carolina.
and more than once in Kentucky. with
deadly effect. Robert Triplett Of Owens
borO shot the old lawyer. Phil Thompson.
of that city through and through with one
Of them. but, strange to say. Thompson
recovered, and grew fat as bear. Henry
Clay and Capt. Hopkins were fast friends,
and the former was TO have used the pistols
in one of his duels. but they arrived day
too late.-From The Louisville Courier
journal.
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AUGUSTA POST OFFICE.

Omce Honrs.

FROM A. II. TO p. NJ. Sundays excepted
Sundays open from s.l6 to 1918 A. M for Carriers
Money ordsr Once opens at s A. NJ. Closes at
, sssi:. !. Letter Department opens at A. M
stamp O6ioe opens att A. n. Closes at sP. NJ.
Arrirat and Departure cf Mails.
Portland, Boston and Southern and Western Mail.
arrive ut Is A. NJ, and 407 and 756 Pm. Close a,
80 and 9so A; ~, and 1870 T; NJ. =.
and us M.
Lewiston and Auburn and intermediate Offices
arrive 2is A. NJ. 4O7 and 7,55 +. NJ. Close at 40
: and $50 A. NJ, and 1870 p. VI.
Brunswick. Bath, Rockland Squirrel Island, Ocean
Point, Boothbay. &c, arrive 4.o7 and 7.5S 7. NJ
Bangor, Belfast. Eastern and New Brunswick
arrive vs. A. NJ. and 1913 r. NJ. Close at 345 and
skowhegan and connecting routes arrive s57
A. NJ, and i0.35 =. NJ. Close 3.45 and 10 +. NJ.
Stage Mails
Searsmoni and intermediate offices arrive Daily
or. NJ. Close at A. NJ.
Belfast and intermediate Offices arrive daily (Sun
day excepted) at $50 A. NJ. Close 3.45 Z. NJ.
WRldobOro and intermediate Offices, arrive daily
Sundays excepted at +. NJ. Close $50 A: NJ.
Litchfied and intermediate Offices arrive daily ex
cept sundays. at $50 A. NJ. Closes 3.45 7. NJ.
Winthrop arrives daily Sundays sxcepted) sP.M
Manchester, Mt. Vernon, ". Mt. Vernon and No
Vienna daily Except Sundays arrives II NJ Closes
BeiRrndes W. Whtervflle, somerset n. II. ana con
Meeting routes srrive daily Sundays excepted) a,
1880. Close Mt LIS
Weeks Mills and w. Windsor arrive daily (excep,
Sundays) at $50 A. n. Closes at 3.45 Z. VI.
National Military Home Togus, arrives $50 A. NJ
and7 +. NJ. Closes A. NJ. and 5f5 L. NJ.
Carriers deliveries are made daily (Sun
days and legal Holidays excepted) in the
business portion of the city, at 73O and
10 A. N. and and +. NJ. Deliveries made
10 all parts Of the city within the delivery limits
twice day Sundays and legal Holidays excepted
at 80 A. M. and =. NJ.
Collections from the street boxes made OF
week days follows The boxes on Water, State,
Winthrop. Bridge. Green, Grove. corner of Chapel
and Court streets, Maine Centra X. K Station, East
Ind kennebec Bridge, and Mt corner of Bangor and
Cony streets are collected at "a. NJ, 230 and M
All other boxes collected at A. NJ. and p. NJ.
sundays and legal Holidays, collections made
ntsP.M.
All Letters delivered free by carriers when ad
dressed to the street and number. People should
inform their correspondents of above and have their
letters addressed accordingly.
Any Irregularities In theCarrier's Department
should BE- reported to the office
J. II. MANLEY, p. NJ.
october 10, 1882.
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important Letter from North
Carolina.
Superintendent B. C. Taylor Details Al
Interesting Case:
WILMINGTON, n. c., |
March 20. 1883. (

March 20, 1883.
On. C. W. Benson:
Dear Doetor-I feel that it 10 due to you
that inform you Of the cure OF an extreme
" bad case of eczema, cured by your remedy,
ssDr, C. w. Benson's Skin Cure" ! had
suffered nine months with the skin disease.
and II one time did not go to bed for over
three weeks, and although in the dead Of
winter, I could not bear to have fire in the
room in which sat. was almost entirely
raw across the shoulders, upper part OF body,
arms and sides; and yet when the itching
paroxysms came on. / was compelled to rub
and scratch the bleeding portions Of my
body. No wonder was raw, this itching
was almost incessant. and my life almost be-
came burden.
During this time had some of the best
physicians our State affords, working on me
ali to no effect. Five of the best physicians
in Wilmington tried to cure me, but could
only render temporary-and in most not even
that much-relief.
tried everything in the patent medicine
line with no better result. | am sure, first
and last, paid out over $1,000 for doctors
bills and medicines.
FINALLY, saw your advertisement of the
Skin Cure. bought a bottle, and after
using only three days felt so much better
was perfectly wild with delight. The hot,
fearful burning itching sensations were gone
after three days use, and in two weeks was
quite we'll. As soon as found ! was about
well ! stopped the use Of your medicine, and
in two or three weeks it returned, and you
can rest assured quickly bought another
bottle, and in six or eight days was well
again This time kept on using till bottle
was exhausted, and six months have passed
and still no return of the malady. | am very
- -
and myself know how much suffering it
relieved me Of Yours ALWAYS,
X. G.. TAYLOR.
mayl4dlwtcnr
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vital Questions.

~
Ask the most eminent physician
OF any school. what is the best thing in the
world for quietine and allayiDg all irritation
of the nerves and curing all forms Of nervous
complaints, giving NATURAL childlike, refresh
ing sleep always?
And they will tell you INTERESTINGLY
'.Some form of Hops" r
cHAPrERI.
Ask any or all of the most eminent ply
siciane:
.swhat lie the best and only remedy that
can be relied on to cure all diseases of the
kidneys and urinary organs; such ~ Bright's
disease, diabetes, retention or inability to re-
tain urine, and all the diseases and ailments
peculiar to women
..And they will tell you explicitly and en-
phatically 'Buchu.'"
Ask the same physicians
s'Wbat is the most reliable and sure, cure
for all liver diseases or dyspepsia. consupa-
ton, indigestion, biliousness, r,alarial fever,
ague. &c." and they will tell you:
Mandrake. or Dandelion" -
Hence, when these remedies are combined
with others equally valuable
And compounded into Hop Bitters, sucHa
wonderful and mysterious curative power is
developed which is so varied in its operations
that no disease or i'll health can possibly exist
| or resist its power, and vet it is
Harmless for the most frail woman, weakest
invalid or smallest child to use. r7
cHAPTERu. r.
s'Pstients
almost dead or nearly dying"
For yeafs, and given up by physicians Of
Brightt and other kidney diseases, liver COM
plants severe coughs called consumption,
have been cured
IL
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PATENTS.
r.. FL. EDDY.

No. 20 state ST.. opposite Kilby. ostOn
Secures Patents United states; aise SGreai
Britain, France and other foreign countriss Copies
ofthe claims Of any Patent fnrnished by remittins
one dollar. Assignments reeordsa Al Washington
No Agency N the United StafspSsaesses superior ia
ciiites TOR obtaining PafentD or ascertoining tn.
pafeata1iiify Of iRreafioas.
r. H. EDDY. Solicitor Of Patents.
TESTIMONIALS
'Iregard Mr.. Eddy ~ one Of the aest eqURbie and
saccessruI practitioners with whom have I'D on
cal intefcourse."
CHAS. MASON, Commissioner Of Patents.
"Inveutcrs cannot employ person more trustwor
thy more capable of securing for them early
and favorable consideration at the Patent Once.
EDMUND BURKE, late Commissioner Of Patents
Boston. October 10, 1870.
r. h. EDDY. EsQ.,-Dcar Sir: you procured for
me- in is4o. my fret patent. Since then you have
ted for and advised me in hundreds Of cases. and
procured many patents. reissues and extensions.
have occasionally employed the best agencies IN New
York, Philadelphia and Warrington. but still give
you almost the whole Of my business, In your fine,
and advise Others to employ you.
Yours truly, GEORGE DRAPER
Boston. January I. lssS. "
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Notice Of Foreclosure.

NOTICE II hereby given Of the claim of the lsti
IN George Coed sin Of Benton. county of KenDe.
bee and state of Maine, by mortgage deed frou
Frances Low. Jr Of Clinton, In said County OF Ken
nebec, on certain piece parcel Of land situafef
IN said Clinton, and Described - follows. to vii
dwelling house Of the raid Low; on the south by
land Of Jonas Chase; on the west by land Of DAME
Cain. and on the north by land OF Matthew Pratt
which ssid mortgage deed was duly recorded in IL,
kennebec Registry Of Deeds. book 3s8, paee la
That the said George Goodwin having since deceas
ed. l. the suosciber, have been legally Appointed
and qualified administrator Of the estate Of IN
said George Goodwin; fhst the conditions IN RAD
mortgage are broken BY reason whereof claim I
Foreclosure q the ssne and this notice . ven foI
that paSpoee. JACOB @. PEASLEFs Xd1,r
Beptoss Nay :, ia.
vsv,o
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NEWSPAPER FOR SALE +!

long established newspaper, of fine circulation,
with an excellent stock OF material and good jobbing
patronage, for sale at bargain. 1he publs Ter. whO
has run the paper over twenty years, has made
enough OF il to be able to rest the remainder OF
his life Location in Minnesota. Also a fine news
paper in West Virginia. well established, and having
excellent circulation and good jobbing business,
sale. of the i'll health of the publisher
Either OF these offices can be bought on favorable
terms-part cash, and part secured by mortgage.
Persons having the requisite amount of capital. and
possessing proper business experience, will find
either of these spapers q bargain. Address
BARGAIN, care Daucny l. Co., New York City.
mayIt&W4w
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miscellaneous,
THE suM,nR NOON.

All, cloudIess moon. forever hang
High in the starry sky,
Forever LET thy mellow light
Our longing eyes descryi
Forever clothe the slender twig,
The now'ref batbed In dew.
The stately tree, the clineing vine.
With beauty ever newt
Forever on the silvered sea,
And on the shining sand,
Pour the full radiance Of thy glsnce
And make 1t fairyIand,
Forever on the hi sides rest,
And on the rocky strand:
Forever touch the frowning cliffs
With thy magician's hand.
And from their wooded DEPTHS evoke
A phantom, warlike host,
A shadowg band Of seBtlnels-
Grim watchers Of the coast.
Ali, cloudless moon, forever watch
t,'er silent, si1mberous night,
Forever DER the broai earth spread
The glamour of thy light,
-Ndrs A. Sdryev.
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FARM FOR SALE.

This farm is one Of the best bargains In Kennebec
county. II is located in Manchester, mies from
Hallowel1. and ~ from Manchester Forks. Is in .
good neighborho I'd. Contains % acres Of land 20
being in wood; Is fillage Msrkst for wood only )
miles distant. viii winter cows and one horse,
Plenty of pasturage. Orchard on the place. Houee
contains Il rooms and il finished throughout. Two
barns stable and necessary outbuildings are on the
place. A god view of Cobbos> &c Lake Is obtained
from the house. Call ON or address
w. A. NEWCONB,
wi0d Journal O0se, Angusta, "
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Sherif's Sale,
STATE OF MAINE, 90
EEyNEBEC. 90

kENNEBEC,
TAKEN execution and will be sold BY public
i auction on SATURDAY, the second day OF
June, A. ID. 1853, at II O'Clock in the forenoon, At
the Clerk of Courts Office, Court House, in Augusta
in said county. any and all right, title, interest.
tate. claim and demand of everv name and nature,
which william G. Brown Of Monmouth, In said
county, now has, or had. the Soth day of August,
ie7e the time the attached the original
writ, In and to the following described real estate
situated In Monmouth. In said county. and bounded
follows, to wit: Situated the west side Of the
street running through Monmouth Centre village,
80 called. and commencing al an iron rod set in a
granite rock at the southeast corner Of land of G.
X. Norris, on the lines of thu highway passing
through eaid Centre Village; thence running south.
ery o the line OF said road eight rods to the school
house lot thence westerly the north line Of said
school house lot and north line Of land owned by
Daniel Boynton twenfy.one rods and eight links TO
the Maine Central Eailrcad; thence northerly on
the lire Of said railroad eight rods and fifteen links
70 land Of the said O. X Norris; thence easterly
the south line Of said e. X. Norris land seventeen
rods and four links 10 the bound begun at. and be
ing the hounsetead Of said v illiam G. Brown and
now eosnPisd BY him - such.
WM. H. LIBBY. Deputy Sheriff.
April II. lssS wswi7
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wANTED.

Eaefeefie and inteitieent men, to solicit orders,
this coming season. f Nursery Stock. consisting Of
fnGit 1teess Grape Vines, al the small fruits
koee Bushes, Shrnbhesy, OrnAmeutal Trees, %.
xpefience net essential. Good Inducements to men
q nature age and good bssipess ability. Apply b.
lseesf - - ees ana name relesences.
.. :. CANNON,
teheDtsAuon oAag1sta, Maine.
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Railroads ami STEAMBOATS,.
Maine Central Railroad.
Change Of Time.

On and after SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18th. lSS2,
rains will leave Auxusta-
For Portland and boston ct 600. l0.0C, A. NJ, ana
1885 p. n.
For Portland and Lewiston. 500. 1910. A. NJ;
2.45 and 10. IS z. NJ.
For kOckland, eco and 1000 Am.
For FarmIngtOh. 1U.0O A. NJ.
Fer Bath, 800, 1000 A. NJ; 2.45 r. n. (lO6s
p. II. Saturdays.)
For W atsrville 2.26, 0.H A. n; and Az r. /;
500 on Saturdays.
For Skownegan, Belfast, Dexter, Bangor and
vanceb0r0, LIS A. NJ; 4.l2 p. II.
Night Pullman Trans each way every night, Sun
Jays included.