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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-11
Ntm advertisements.
no USE FOR THEM.
Concerning Certain Ralica of tho Pa.

that have had Their Day.
George Stephenson's Rocket" and the magn,s
cent locomotives Of to-day, are built upon the SAM
general principal; yet the machine with which ~.
great engineer astonished his age Interesting no
only as an Illustration of the beginning of IN. IN
ventior. There were plasters with holes in them
long before BENS0N'S CAPCINE POROUS pr A.
TER surprised both the public and the physician.
and the triumph OF the Capcine is founded upop N.
partial successes the utter failures of Its prede
cessors. Everything OF value in the old porous Mas
ter Is retained in the Capcine but at this min. an
comparison ends. and contrast begins. Por
example:
The Old plasters slow in their action. III.
Capcine is quick and sure.
The old plasiers lacked the power to do more than
to mpar slight, temporary relief in cases easy Of
treatment; the Capcnc penetrates the system and
permanently cures the troubles for which i, is rec.
commended.
The old plssters depended for any good resub,
they might obtain. upon accident OF their maker,
and the naked faith of their wearers the Benson.
reaches its ends by m, of the scientific combns
ton of the medicinal Ingredients which il
contains.
In brief the old plss'ers, like Stephenson's dis.
carded engine, switched OFF the track while the
Benson's goes on its way winning golden opinions
from all sorts of people.
Yet in this very fact lies the leading danger to the
people who buy and this reliable and .cieurhe
remedy. "Hypocrisy is the tribute vice paysto
virtue Imitation is the concession failure makes
TO Benson's Plasrers are parodied in uame
and style.
Beware of swindles. The genuine have the word
Capcine CUT II the ceuter Price Is cents Seaburv
johnson, Chemists, New York.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-11
Rev. Father WiIds'
EXPERIENCE.

The Rer. Father WiIds, ,reII-kno,rn citv
missionary ia Ne,r York, and brother of the
late eminent Judge Wifds. of the Massa~hu-
seffs Supreme Court, Wrifes as folisws:
as f. 5ith ST., New York, May 10. 1882
MEssRs. J. G. AVER Co., Gentlemen:
Last winter was troubled with a most upcomfort.
able Itching humor, affecting more especially nv
limbs. which itched so intolerably at night and
burned so intensely, that could scarcel, bear any
clothing owe. them ! was also a sufferer from So.
we're cafarrh and catarrhal cough; my appetite was
poor and my system good deal run down Know.
ing the value OF Ayers Sarsapara, by observation
OF many other cases and from personal use in former
years, began taking il for the above named d.or-
ders MY appetite improved almost from the Fir st
dose After short time the fever and itching were
aayed and all signs of irritation the skin dispp
peared My catarrh and cough also cured by
the same means, and my general health greatly i'm
proved, until 1t is now excellent feel n hundred
per cent stronger, and ] attribute these results 10
the use Of the sarsaparilIa. which recommend with
all confidence as the best blood medicine ey, de.
vsed. took 1t In small doses three times n day and
used In all less than two bottles place these facts
at your service hoping their publication may do
COCO. Yours respectfully H.. +. WILDE"
Inc above instance is but one of the many con
s'ahfy coming to our notice. which prove the perfect
adaptation of Ayers Sarsaparla to the cure of all
diseases arising from impure or impoverished blood
and a weakened vitality
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-11
CONTINUED Tomorrow. }

A Michigan boy ate bar of soap, drank a
lot Of soda water and went TO bed to cure his
cold. The doctor had a hard time to pull
him through. but the boy now says the next
time he catches cold he will use DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-11
Important Notice.
CITY OF AUGUSTA.

AAYoR's OFFICE, December 20 1852.
To Charles II. White, City Marshal:
Several complaints have been made to me in re.
gard 10 sliding in the public and sidewalks
You are hereby directed to enforce the city trdi.
nance prohibiting sliding in the Streets without fear
or favor Please issue your order at once and then
rieidly enforce the ordinance.
r. o. vICKERY, Mayor
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-29
After ThlrJy-seven Years.

In the police court this morning an
incident occurred which for years has.
never had parallel in that place. An
old man over seventy years of age, pros.
ecuted his wife for drunkenness. They.
have been married over thirty seven
years, and until lately have lived most.
happily together. For the past few
months, however, the woman has been
drinking, ard has almost destroyed the.
ence happy home. The old man was,
placed on the stand, and with auiyerinp
lips and tear. bedimmed eyes told the
wretclIed tale. "She is q good woman
and love her, but want her to ston
drinking. We have little adopted pirI
at the house, and she,'' pointing to his
wife, "makes her life terrible. I can
stand blows myself, but I can't and
! won't see that motherless aud father.
less chlld beaten. She is my only joy
and hope, and won't see her abused.
Judge, please talk tc her, and urge her
to reform. will do anything to make
my wife's life happy, but / can't stand it
when she is drunk" Judge Egpleston
called the old woman to his desk and
gave her most excellent advice. When
asked to sign the pledge she refused.
giving as her reason that her father and
ancestors had never done anything Of
the kind; but after threatening her with
term in Jail she consented, and mo-
ment later both left the COURTROOM
Hartford Evening Post
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-29
Wagging the. Ears.

That humanity possesses within the
compass of its frame considerable
number of examples of useless parts,
which, as G.. 81. Lewes remarked, have
reference to former state of things"
is readily proved. If, for instance, we
make superficial examination of the
muscular surroundings Of the human
ear, we may discover certain plain ex-
amples of the rudimentary organs, to
which the modern anatomist attaches a
high importance as clews and guides to
the past history Of the race that exhibits
them. The power to move our ears, is,
of course, non existant in the vast ma
iority of mankind. Now and then we
meet with an Individual who can fulfil
one Of Lord Dundreary's tests Of super
iority in that he "can wag his left ear"
and can move his right ear also.
At will, such individuals can
produce feeble but distinct
movements of the ear. This power
depends upon an unusual development
of muscles which, in ordinary individ-
uals, exist in a rudimentary state. The
ability to move the ear is held to be a
relic of g power once well developed in
the ancestry from which the humane
TdCC tlitS bdi VIII lClio uS Nuut
he saw "one man vino could draw the
whole ear forward; other men he con-
tinues, "can draw it upward" another
could draw it backward;" and adds
Mr.. Darwin, "from what one of these
persons told me, it is probable that most
of us, by often touching our ears, and
thus direct our attention toward them,
could recover some power Of movement
| by repeated trials" Three little muscles
| named in anatomy the attolens, attra-
| hens and retrahens alrem, respectively
| (or the "raiser," "forward-dsawer' and
"back- drawer" of the earl, are found as
sociated with the outer ear in
man. Theyare so small as to be useless
1or any purpose Of ear movement, as we
have seen; but that their former and
| the ears admits of no question. Inlower
animals we find corresponding muscles
well developed; while we may also dis
cover additional muscles to be repre-
sented in the belongings Of the ears of
many quadrupeds. In the ear of the
horse there are such additional muscles;
and we can readily conceive that the
wonderful pliabiiity and range of move
ment of the outer ear in this and other
animals would demand an increased
muscular supply over that found in
higher Quadruped life, where ear move
ment becomes of less Importance than
| in lower existence. Thus we discover
that in such apes as the chimpanzee and
orang, whose ears closely resemble
those of man in form, the ear muscles
are well nigh as feebly developed as in
the human subject. and the ears OF
| these animals do not appear to be cap
able Of any greater range of movement
than is exhibited by man.-Long-
mans Magazine.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-29
s1oven1y Reading.

We must warm all men, old and young
against an evil thing which has been de-
scribed as the prevailing pestilence
of slovenly reading" This pestilence
has laid low many one who began life
with excellent prospects. 1t is ruinous
both to mind and morals. 1t is apt even
to injure mans business habits, and
prevent him from winning success in
practical affairs. In time it will con-
found all his faculties, It will destroy
his capacity for clear perception, for pre-.
else thought, and for proper reasoning.
1t will throw into confusion his judg-
ment and his memory. If he does not
get rid oft, he can never become a
good writer, or do any literary work OF
any kind worth looking at. How many
sloveply readers are to be found in these
timest hhey will, in their sovenly
fashion, read newspaper article, per-
hapsa very excellent one, and when
they have got to the end Of it, or, as
they say, when they have looked
will find that they are unable to
give any accurate account OF its argu-
ment, or that they do not apprehend it's
fundamental points, or that they have
lost one of its links, or that they have
overlooked an important illustration, or
that they have failed to seize word
which is the very hinge of the writer's
thought, or that they have wholly mis-.
understood the drift and purpose of the
article which they have wasted their
time in glancing over. These slovenly
readers are an attiiction to careful and
correct writer's. When such writer
sees how his reasoning and his language
are distorted by them, his mind is apt to
become ruftled, and every man knows
how ruftled man units a man for the
work of perspicacious composition We
are of the opinion that the prevailing
pestilence Of slovenly reading is largely
due to the slovenIy way in which chill
dren are often taught to read at school,
Teachers must be very careful about
this thing; they must teach their schol-
ars TO read with precision and under
standing, thinking of every word, get
ting the sense Of each sentence, and
grasping the full meaning of any piece
that may be before them.-New York
SIM
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-29
An Extraordinary Escape.

The New York papers still abound in
matter relating to the great Brooklyn
bridge. Several persons lost their lives
during its construction and there we're
several narrow escapes. One was that
ola master stone mason, who was setting
one of the big coping stones at the top
of the Brooklyn tower, at the very edge.
For convenience he was standing upon
an outer corner with his back to the
other workman when he heard shout
of warning, and turned in time to see
one Of the enormous stones used, six
feet wide by eight feet long, and weigh
ing several tons, slowly swinging toward
him, the derrick having baen started too
soon. The stone was coming toward him
slowly but surely, and would knock him
into the river, 27s feet below: there
was no escape, for he was on the angle
of the tower. His only chance was to
wait till the stone reached him and then
seat himself upon its edge and be carried
out over the edge of the tower; he was
not able to q asp at the chains that held
the stone, but if his weight was noasuf.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-29
Days at Stratford-on.Avon. A

Shakespeare's present life is felt in the
very aspect Of Stratford n-Avon. He
determines the price Of real estate; he
supports the public institutions, and the
church lives by the credit of holding his
bones. Possibly it was because Shakes.
peare's bones proved such a valuable
property that the anathema was written
on his grave against all who should dis
turb them. La'ely Shakespeare has built
pleasant theatre in his dear old town, !,
and every year his wand waves and his
beautiful creations are summoned from
the elements. Several times have at
tended these memorial festivals, and
have found nothing in Europe more
charming; for it is simple charm that
casts its spell upon one who walks amids
these meadows, or floats upon the
placid stream, or witnesses the plays
of the perpetual Prospero. Yet there
are few of those London folk who
devote so much time to the question
whether we should write write
shakespeare" or Shakespeare" !"
that ever come out here
to lose their dry-as-dust selves on this
sweet haunted scenery at this witching
period, when the fair ideals material
ize" for fortnight. If it were as far
away as Oberammergan, as difficult and
expensive to reach, and as disagreeably
Gro wded, no doubt the Londoners would
flock to it. And they would see here
veritable Passion Plays, too, though of
the humitarian religion. But Stratford-
on-Avon is little more than three hours
from London. Each familiarity with
what they never saw, but may see any
day) breeds COntempt Gin the con.
temptible." was Margaret Fuller's addi-
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-29
Young Engllshwomen.

1t is said that young Englishwomen Of
the middle and upper ranks are physi-
cally stronger than their compeers in
any other European country or in the
United States. Well-bred American
girls are famous for an elegant and re-
fined type of loveliness; French ladies
are the best dressed in the world; the
youthful frauleins of Germany have the
finest heads of hair, the Spanish girls the
brightest eyes to be found anywhere,
and in Venice and Florence may be
seen, to this day. direct descendants of
those old-world blonde beauties still
fresh and fair upon the canvai of Titan.
When, however, all is said that courtesy
to tie foreigner demands, young Eng
lish ladies remain stouter oflimb, clear
or of complexion, and altogether more
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-29
sUNFLowER AND LILY,

Over the seas came Sunfower rare,
And after him followed Lily fair,
And when they had reached Americas land
They gazed about them, smiling and bland
And seemed to say: sNow here are we
From over the moaning, foamins sea,
And do you think there can sught compare
With this Lily sweet and this sunAower
rare2"
And the men all gazed at the Lily's grace.
And said: "She is perfect in form and face"
Butthe women they crimped and curled thei
hair,
And said: THE Lily is not more fair
Than the flowers that grow beside the sea-
And each one thought; "Only look at mel'
Aud the women stared at the Sunaower's g
hair,
And simpered: "oh my, but he's not more
rare
Than the flowers that thrive in American
air.
While the men in disgust threw back their
head.
"What feminine travelling showi" they
said.
So it still is in doubt if the Lily be fair,
And what is the charm of the Sunhower
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-29
A Young Somnambulist.
GDr. George townsend in the New York
Journal

Or. George townsend IN the New Ork
Journal.
l remember young student at the
Columbia Law School. We were rusti-
eating at Haverstraw year before be
graduated, and boarded with an old.
fashioned farmer on the outskirts Of the
village. He was passionately fond of
birds, and often expressed desire to
obtain some live swallows and take them
home with him. Under the caves Of the
farmers barn numbers Of these little
birds had built their nests, and he found
great delightin watching them by the
hour One night he deliberately arose,
clothed himself, and opening the door
passed into the hall, l yainly asked him
what he was about, and so concluded to
follow and watch his movements. When
l reached the barnyard he had already
scaled ladder resting against the barn
and was busily engaged tearing to pieces
one of the nests. l shouted to him, but
he paid NO heed. At last he drew out
three tiedgling swallows, tenderly de-
posted them in his hat, and with inf
mite care descended. At the foot of the
ladder I confronted him and congratu-
lated him on his capture, but he passed
Quickly by without noticing me, and
reaching our room deposited the hat
with the birds in it upon the table. and
after covering them with some patches
of cotton returned to bed. The next
morning mentioned the occurance, but
he stoutly denied it until he searched
for his hat, which l restored to him
with the chlrping swallows in it. He
appeared astounded, but only admitted
that he dreamed that he had made such
a capture. This gentleman is one of the
best, known civil lawyers at the New
York bar.
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through this little interlude, and contin.
ued the service. When he came to the
ring business and with all my worldly
goods thee endow,''a a black rascal in
the rear ranks, overcame by his feelings
chuckled and snorted out:
"Whar's de goods?"
The ne stuffed his blue cap into his
mouth. His NAL apropos slightly rip.
PIED the general serenity, but we sur.
vlved It ana came at last happily to the
penedlctlon. Such was the union of Gas
per ana Long Sail, who can boast of be-
ing spllced under more novel conditions
Than fell to the lot of any other couple
curing the war of the rebelion..-A. w
Pierson IN Philadelphia Times.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-29
Babel Of Languages IN America.

There is no place in the world in which
linguist would have the same oppor-
tunities f. learn languages as he would
have in America. There is not Ian
guage spoken in Europe that is not
spoken in America, and MANY of those
of Asia are also to be heard. Ofall the
cities in America. Chicago is the ons
that is the most ''many -tongued." Th ere
are nationalties represented in Chicago
that are not in New York, Boston, Phil
adelphia or any other place on the con-
tinent There are newsp .pers in Oh caQo
in thirteen different languages, and if
Cardinal Mezzopanti or Sir William
Jones were there it is probable they
would meet people whose language they
would not understand, great as were
their linguistic attainments. There is
one newspaper in Chicago printed in
Low Dutch" the only one to be found
in America. The printing of that Ian
guage is now forbidden by the German
authorities in the Old Country, and tits
said that the Low Dutch newspaper in
Chicago is the only one of the kind in
existence. It is curious thing, the vast
number of Germans that still speak this
language. 1t is not taught in the schools:
it is not written in books, but, never
theless, Germans will not cease TO speak
it. There are many people in America
who cannot speak anything else, al.
though they may be able to read EHeh
German well enough.
.----@s-o-0--
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-29
Cotton's Slaves.

The cotton planters of the South have
not been able to catch up with their
business, SO as to carry it on without
discounting the value of their crops
from year to year. The credit system,
as d dependence, which, Of necessity.
prevailed generally throughout the South
after the var, has been abolished in al
most every industry except that of rails
ing cotton, a Yazoo Valley planter re-
Gently lamenting the dependence of the
business on the commission merchant
and the storekeeepers says that he sees
no prospect OF improvement unless it
be brought about by q crisis that will
curtail production. He says, truly no
doubt, that planters can not long 60 on
paying eight cents pound for rails
ing cotton which they must sell at
nine and ten cents. In the cost OF pro-
duction here given is included com
mission for money lent to the planter
to put in and gather his crops. Ther,
there is eight per cent interest on the
morey and another commiss on to the
same man or firm for selling the cotton.
The whole business has to be done with
mits the planter TO forget that he is q
benefactor. The gentleman whose
authority is here quoted says that the
planters are serving under a system OF
financial slavery as relentless MS that {
human slavery in the South once was.
To the advice that the planters might
improve their condition by raising mix
ed crops, thereby providing self-support
for the help required in the cotton
fields, this Yazoo planter replied that
on large sections of the best cotton.
growing land mixed crops cannot be
raised. The cotton crisis, which he re-
fers to as blessing in disguise will,
somewhere in the future, ne intimates,
cure the planters in good grain-growing
regions, like Texas, oftheir cotton craze,
and will convert them into legitimate
farmers. Then the cotton lands will not
only have something like monopoly of
production, but will also be able to pur-
chase subsistence stores in cheaper
market than they are now able to reach.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-29
A Sad Story About John and Katrina.
From the Abilene (Kansas) GAzetta

An old German named Fritz, who lived
on Chapman, near Industry, made such an
idol Of his daughter that be would allow no
one to see her. A fruit tree agent once
persisted IN showing some attention to the
girl, and the old man took o shotgun and
filed him with pepper and salt. But no
daddy can play that always on girls, aud so
young farmer named John We'll succeed
ed in getting her out to place on the
creek bank under the deep foliage of
giant oak, where the courtlng proceeded
blissfully. The old cuss had to go out one
night to see about the cattle, and Giiscov-
cred the couple. A rife ball pierced the
cooling ROSTERS brain. and his body was
dragged up and buried in the garden.
Katrina pined and died, and was buried
beside the youngster who had made all the
trouble. Wells disappearance was the
wonder of the neighborhood for eleven
years, when a couple of weeks ago old Fritz
passed In his checks. and before doing
so made a confession of the above facts
He was planted beside his victims.
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fcient to cause the stone to tilt he would
be all right; otherwise he would 90 into
the river. Not word was said as he
took his seat on the block, and the huge
mass went slowly out beyond the tower.
The workmen held their breath, and
the unfortunate mason fancied he could
feel the block begin to tilt. But it was
swung.back to the tower before his senses
gave way, and he fell into the arms
of the men. That was the longest min
ute of his life
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tion) But Americans live far enough
away to receive the friendly admonition
that nothing in Europe is worthier of
inclusion in the program of q foreign
tour than visit to this place on the an
nual festival Of Shakespeare. And tothis
l may add that none are more otably,
and, for the most part, pleasantly asso-
ciated with the later history of the place.
M d Conway
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hearty than others elsewhere. Plain

hearty than others elsewhere. Plain
food, sound sleep, suitable clothfng, exE. X
ercise in the open air, and the plentiful
application of soap and water are the
hygienic open secret for the preserva-
ton of health in the human being; and
the use of those aids, helped by elm
ate favorable to physical development
and personal beauty, have made young
best.-From the London Standard.