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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-17

The carat is an imaginary weight
by which diamonds are rated, and also
term for expressing the purity and
fineness fgold. The alloy is supposed
to be divided into twenty-four parts,
called carats, and its fineness is denoted
by the number of carets in the alloy that
are pure gold. With jewelers. it is usu-
ally considered as four imaginary grains,
of which "a LILO counterbalance ~
grains Philadelphia Gall.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-17

-Three-quarters of the imported
ginger sic used in this country is manu-
featured in Rochester. N. Y.-B"6aI0
ErpreSS.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-17

DdSe.
whats that?"
people say the old man is getting
Eighty"
''Flighty?"
Eyes; kind o. shaky in the head"
"Tm afraid it's true."
"What do you know about it?"
al took dinner with him the other dav.
and before we left the house he die
something that staggered me-"
"What was that?m
ale gave his wife some money with.
out her asking for it."-Chicggo Ledger.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-17

Rose Terry Cooke wants school
children to carry raw lunches to school
and be taught there to cook them
~ 7. Tribune
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-17
OFF His Base.

"They say Carping is little off his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03
Don't Ask too Much.

a man who had an excellent appoint
mept in the city was drawing l 200 pounds
sterling a year for work that required some
talent. but was pretty easy and pleasant :;
moreover. he was on the fair way to better
things. But he was too impatient. His
employers bore with him a while, and in
fact raised his salary four times within
three years, for they fully appreciated his
services. A day came, however. when
they had to tell him plainly that his de-
mands were unreasonable upon which he
stood on his dignity. and resigned. He
quite expected that he would instantly find
in the city another situation as good as
that which he had left; but he was not
able to get an appointment at so much as
half of his former salary.
Everywhere his presumption in asking
for l.200 pounds sterling year was
laughed at. and he soon had to acknowl-
edge to himself that in the former situa-
ton which he had so foolishly thrown up.
he had been most generously overpaid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03
The Little Child on the Track

As the freight train on the East Side Road
was coming into Stephens Addition on Mon
day night the engineer and fireman saw, to
their horror. little child not over three years
old, balancing her tiny self upon one of the
rails ahead and clapping her hands in great
est glee as the iron monster Numbered along
toward her. The engineer shut off steam and
reversed the lever. while the fireman sprang
to the top of the train and set two or three
brakes quicker and tighter than they had ever
been set before. To blow the whistle would
be nothing but murder, thought the engineer,
for it would surely brighten the child and
bause her to fall in front OF the train. So he
called out, and probably the tones of his voice
had never before been so tenderly modulated.
But calling ard motioning, were of as little
avail as the endeavors to stop the heavy train
so suddenly. The little girl knowing no fear,
was waving her sunbonnet. and her laugh
could be heard in the cab of the engine. The
strong man closed his ewes and a feeling of
sickness came over him. But it was not des-
tined that that little life should thus be crush
ed out. Somethingwas il mereRchance or the
brush of an angels wing?-csused the wee
one to reel and fall backward away from the
track. her tiny feet almost touching the
wheels as they went rumbling past.-Port-
land 0regonian, Feb 25.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03
Artemus Wards VIII.

Among the archives in the vault of the
Oxford County Probate Court at Paris Hi i:
a copy of the will of Artemus Ward. Ward
died in England of consumption and his will
was made there. The copy is inscribed or
two heavy sheets of parchment about tive
feet square, in the most elaborate style of the
scrivener's art. The copyist must have spent
many hours in fasnioning the big capital let
tiers of old English text and the fiourlshes
which decorate the instrument The parch
ment was sent TO the Oxford County Probate
Court in heavy tin box shaped like cigar
case, only on a larger scale, being about
inches long and inches wide. The box is
secured by a paddock on which are stamped
the British coat of arms and the letters ".
&" The testament begins "rhis is the
will of me, Charles Ferrar Brown Ward,
known as tArtemus Ward. Z" The testator
directs that his body shall be buried in Wa,
terford Lower Village, hut in codicil
changes the place of his entombment to Wa
terford Upper Village, and his manuscripts
to X. II. Stoddard and Charles Dawsan Stan
ley. After making several requests to his
mother and relatives, he gives the balance OF
his property to found ian asylum for worn
out printers Horace Greedy to be the sole
Trustee, and his receipt TO be the only secur-
ity to be demanded of him. An Oxford
EITHER Artemus intended that his W Ill should
be a post mortem joke or he was robbed; for
upon his death very small property was
found-hardly enough to pay the minor be.
quests, let alone founding printers hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03

Deeply mortified, too proud to return to
his old employers, who would have been
willing to take him back, the misguided
man became a CITY loafer; he tried to set
up in business tor himself without suffi-
cient capital, and. after a series of luck
less speculations, took to drinking and
was no more heard of This story points
moral, which ambitious young men do
not always lay to heart-namely, that to
resign good berth before making sure
of better is to run the risk OF being left
out in the cold.
We know an unwise young man who,
leaving good place out of pure caprice,
was earnestly advised by his employer to
think twice of what he was doing. "You
will find it a positive disadvantage TO have
served III our house." said his employer
for we are known to be Just masters,
and nobody will believe that you left us of
your own accord. THE young man would
not heed the warning, and the upshot was
that he had to emigrate, having tailed in
his endeavors to get another situation.-
Chambers JOurnal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03
maryland, Ny Maryland"
"Pretty wives,
Lovely daughters and noble men.

pretty wives,
Lovely daughters and noble men,"
my farm Lies in rather low and MAS
matte situation, and
my wife,"
"Who!"
WAS very pretty blonde!"
Twenty years ago, became
tsSallow!"
"Hollow-eyed"
"Withered and aged"
Before her time, from
.sMalarial vapors, though she made no
particular complaint. not being OF the
grumpy kind, yet causing me great uneasi-
ness.
"a short time ago purchased your rem
edy for one of the children, who had very
severe attack of biliousness, and it occurred
to me that the remedy might help my wife.
% I found that our little girl, upon recovery
had
Lost"
"Her sallowness, and looked as fresh as a
new blown daisy. Well the story is soon
told. My wife, to-day, has gained her old,
timed beauty with compound interest, and
10 now as handsome a matron (if do say il
myselfO as can be found in this county,
which is noted for pretty women. And
have only Hop Bitters to thank for it.
The dear creature just looked over my
shoulder, and says Il can fatter equal to the
DAYS Of our courtship,' and that sreminds me
there might be more pretty Dires If my
brother farmers would do as have done"
Hoping you may long be spared to do
good, I thankfully remain.
G. l.. JAMES.
BgLrsvILLE, Prince George Co, Nd,
May 26th, 1888. {
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03
Badness.

If you are troubled with diseased scalp,
if your hair is falling out, if it is weak
and thin, or if you have become bald.
your hair may be restored to its original
healthful condition and color by the use
of Halls Hair Remover. This efficient
remedy combines the most desirable quail
tiles of the best preparations for the
hair, without the use of any objection
able ingredient. Mrs. Hunsberry, 344
Franklin ave-, Brooklyn. n. Y, after q
severe attack of erysipelas in the head, lost
her hair so rapidly that she soon became
quite bald. One bottle of Halls Hair Re
newer produced new growth, as soft,
brown, and thick, as in youth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03
Swine Notes.

ii. T. Miller. Bowling Green, Ky,
writes: IL think the Berkshires are max
ing friends more rapidly than any other
breed. We need only attend one OF the
great shows of the West to learn
this. At St. Louis this fall the largest
and best formed hogs were Berkshires
and it seemed that the Poland-Chin men
thought that their work was accomplished
when they brought out black hog with
all the markings and general characteris-
ties of the Berkshire"
A few days before narrowing, place each
sow in separate, warm and dry pen. not
over Sxl0 feet square, and give but few
handfuls of short straw ard forest leaves
for bed, This is an important matter.
With too much bedding she will contract
a deep nest, and more than likely crush
the young pigs to death in it. With but
a small quantity she will make flat
nest and unless vexed or frightened,
will rarely injure one.
From returns made to the secretary of
the Missouri Board of Agriculture he esti-
mated the cost of growing a pig in that
State to POO pounds live weight at s.. Ss
or about three cents per pound. In the
oldest sections of the State the estimate is
nearer four cents, while in southern Mis-
souri,. where mast abounds in abundant
forests, the cost is rated at two cents and
under.
In a large litter of pigs there will al
ways be some that are under sized If
the larger and stronger pigs are taken
from the SOW first aud ted literally they
will not suffer. while the weakling. given
more OF the sow's milk, will grow rapidly
and make the litter more even in size
than they would be if all were taken off
at once 1t is never advisable to feed a
large lot of hogs together. Some will al
ways crowd the weaker ones away from
the feed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03
1 Remarkable Cure of a Horse

Col. James l.. Fleming, a prominent grocery mer
chant. a member of the firm Of Fleming 4 Lotion,
Augusta, Ca, makes the following statement of the
treatment of valuable horse with Swift's Specific
In the fall of 1883 had valuable colt taken it'll
severe case of pinkeye which fesu ed in the most
fearful case Of blood poisoning have ever seen. AT
ter eight or nine months of dOcoring with every
remedy that could hear of, I despared of a cure
At this time the horse unable 10 move because
of swollen limbs. His right hind leg was as large
as mans body, and had ii over forty running
sores. tie had also ii number of large his
oody and other limbs. He was a most pitiable look
ing object, and was advised to end his sufierngs
with the shot gun. He was va liable animal and |
did not want to lose him. After racking my brain
IN search Tor another remedy more officacious /
thought of Swifts specific. I knew it was inyaIu.
able to the human family a blood purifier and why
should ii not be for the animal well? did not
hesitate, but sent last July to Atlanta for a supply
began the treatment with o. o. 5. = 5. and 4
o. OF water three times day. This continued for
, week. Then increased the dose TO 6 or of each
and continued for week. Then increased to s OF
and run II week, when went back TO 6 or. again
The result was that at the end of the first week the
horse had fair appetite which he had not had since
his sickness. At the end of the secoud week even
greater improvement was apparent for many of the
sores were healing nicely and the horse manifested
desire TO IN We about AT the end of The third week
he began to show gain in flesh and had full appetite
The swelling had about disappeared. used in all
about 10 bottles of Swifts Specific, and when quit
ITS use the horse had only four small sores left on
him. and they healed up Immediately,
In August last all symptoms of the disease passed
away, andup TO date no signs of the return OF the
trouble have made their appearance, and the horse
has done mules work n my farm.
regard II one of the most remar cures have
ever known. Thus this great medicine has proven a
boon to the animal as well as the human race.
Augusta, Jan. g. 1885. JAS. L. FLEMING
Send for book on Blood and Skin Diseases. II is
mailed Tree The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co,
Drawer g. Atlanta, Ga.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03
GRAY HAIRS

are honorable, when they are associated
with advanced age, but to be prematurely
gray is unpleasant, to say the least. II
you cannot renew your youth, you may, at
least, attain the appearance of it, by the
use Of Halls Hair Remover. Randolph
W. Farley, Nashua, n. H., quite young
man, whose hair had become gray, like
that of very aged person. applied Halls
Hair Remover, and now his locks are q
beautiful brown, as in youth. He says:
"The effects, in my case, from the use of
Halls Hair Remover are truly marvellous,
Mrs. E. Elliott, Glenville, W. Va, SAYS:
some bottle of Halls Hair Remover re.
stored my hair to its youthful color"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03
statesmen WANTED /!

To solicit orders for Fruit and Ornamental Trees anC
other Nursery Stock. Our speciaties enable any in
tegent man to succeed who will work diligently
and earnestly. To the right men we give permanent
employment and good pay Previous knowledge o.
Dress giving age previous occupation and reference
/. MERRILL 4 CO.,
wlml3 Lewiston, Ne.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03

MY son. when you go to the city. get you
bicycle, some tight pants, some tooth-pick
shoes, and a slender cane, but with all your
gettings doin't fail to get bottle of Saliva
ton Oil, for pride (you know. goeth before
fall"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03
GOSSAMER GARMENTS FREE

To any reader OF this paper who will agree to show
our goods and try to influence sales among friends
will send post paid two full size Ladies' Gossamer
Rubber Waterproof Wearing Apparel samples,
provided you cut this out and return with IS cents
pay postage etc.
w6teow53 E. PANTLIN, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03
Investors Attention ~

An exceptionally good opportunity to invest in the
Bonds and Stocks of a new Gas Company in an East.
ern City having a population Of over 100000. The
plan on which they offered insures handsome
profits Fine substantial works built on most ap
proved plan Company will be In operation In sixty
days. Liberal patronage assured Anyone wishing
TO safely invest from ell 90 to $4,000 advantageous
iy should not miss this chance.
F. ". DELANO, Beekmsn ST., MY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03

KENNEBEr COUNTf.-In Probate court. held
at Augasta, on the second Monday Of March,
1885:
DANIEL vINING, administrator on the estate
- OF Andrew Duntos, late Of Windsor, in said
county, deceased, having petiiioned for license TO
sel the following real estate OF said deceased for
the payment Of debts, &c, viz the Andrew Dutton
farm and buildings thereon. in raid Windsor.
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three weeks
successfully, prior to the second Monday of Aur,l
next, in the Kennebec Journal, a newspaper
printed in Augusta, that all persons interested may at
tend at Court OF Probate then to be held at Augusta
and show cause. II any. why the prayer Of said pe.
ton should not be granted
II. s. WEBSTER, Judge.
Attest :-HowARD OWEN. Register. swiis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03
Miscellaneous.
Famous Men Who Smoke.

NEARLY ALL PUBLIC MEN AS GREAT
SMOKERS AS WAS EVER GENERAL
GRANT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03
BAR HARBOR Il aG all E Pa:,ss;

Maine, -WheresOever assembled or dispersed-and TO
all other persons interested In the news of Mount
Desert and vicinity any of the towns in Hancock
and Washington counties. nrsubscribe for the
MOUNT DESERT HERALD, only 81. OOfa
year. 1t contains all the local news. Address
sJ0SEPH WOOD, Manager, Bar Hafbor, Me.
w15iy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03

SS-None are genuine without a bunch Of greer
Hops the white label. shun all the vile, poison
Gus stuff with SHOP" or Hops" in their name.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03
4All'c VEGETABLE
Hair Remover


its original color by exciting the scalp natural habhu
I recommended Remover
quenty, in similar with the ames
The beauty Duncan Laredo
n H. 1.-THE
Sciian Remover
has
perfect slacton 1t
L
I
for nv head
cean amn fourth
healthy
vigorous of
Halls Hair Remover.
r. p HALL & co, Nashua H.,
For Sale by all Druggists.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-03
Nem advertisements.
DEAFN ESS:

Its causes and cures; . successful home treatment,
by one who was deaf for twentyeight years, and
cured himself and many others. Enclose stamp and
address 7. 5. PAGE. No. i2s East goth ST.,
marald&w4w New York.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-11-13

The Mark Lane Express, the best
Agricultural authority in England
his this to say Of tho future Of wheat
Farmers, hold your wheat-f you
can. This is the advice which tol
the first time in my life l venture to
give. Since ] have been acquainted
with farming there has not been a
year when the policy of holding
wheat has been so strikjngIY desirable
as it is this season. In view Of future
supplies the current pIice3 arc some
Phing IKE an insult to growers. IN
America there is tho worst crop on
record in south Russia a failure Of
the crops is reported in the rest Of
England incluuing the United King
dom, tho aggregate yield will probably
b. under the average, and Australia
HIS very little more to send US this
var. There is a good crop in India,
it is true, but It will not come here
freely at the current prices. Whence.
then, shall we get the sixteen or sew
enteen million quarters we shall prob
ably require to import, We receive
grain in small quantities from 80
many sources that there is no year Of
scarcity, but we shall certainly have
TO give a higher price than we are
now offering long before the end of
the cereal year just begun in order to
SUPPLY the population ip bread. If
farmers do not food the market with
the new home crop, a rise viii take
place soon; but if they follow their
usual practice it may be deferred I'M
til foreigners will get all the benefit of
let English farmers keep in mind the
fact that circumstances bearing upon
the wheat supply are very peculiar
this year, j~n8tifying a peculiar policy
among growers, As a rule it does
not pay to hold wheat, but this year l
am convinced it will pay.R
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-11-13
John Mccullough Dead.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 9.-John
Mccullough, the actor, died at his
residence in this city, at sos o'clock
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. McCullough's
death, although not entirely uuex-
pected, occurred quite suddenly, ana
was aug, as Or. Hugo Engel says, to
an affection of the brain caused by
blood poisoning. DR.. Engel asserts
that Mccullough was not insane and
that il vas a mistake TO have placed
bin at the Bloomingdale Insane Asy-
lnm where he was confined a number
Of weeks. His failing mental powers
we're first noticed IN the early part Of
January, 1884, and in April of that
year be made q lamentabe failure of
sOthello" in Washington. After that
his ailment manifested itself at var
ious times in the loss of memoirs, he
prompteT at times being obliged to
follow him about the stage. In the
sqmlnef of 1884 he spent some time
10 Carlsbad, Germany, Returning to
this country in August, he played a
five nights engagement at Milwaukee.
Then he went to Chicago, where he
appeared on the stage for the last
hfpe in lis life on the night Of Sept.
2e, 1884, in the character Of Spar-
facus in the Gladiator" His condi-
ton that night was SO bad that the
curtain was rung down at the end of
the second act. From that time he
has gradually grown worse until yes
terday, occasionally mending slightly,
but at all times his condition was con-
sidered hopeless By bis friends.
Mr. Mccullough was born in Colo
fian, comfy Actrim, Ireland, Nov. rs,
1888 being almost so years of age.
lie came 10 America III 1876.
L.X
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-11-13
THE
Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul RAILWAY

Owns and operates nearly 6,t0t miles Of thor
oughiy equipped road in Illinois, Wisconsin
Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota.
It is the Short Line and Best Route
between all principal points in the
Northwest and Far West.
For maps, time tables, rates Of passage and
freight, eto., apply 10 the nearest station agent
OF the CHICAGO, MILwAuKnE b ST.. PAUL RAIL-
United States or Canada.
H. MILLER, al. ". III. g-AnprNTrn.
Gen'l Manager. Gen'I Pass. and Ticket ACT.
j. +. TUcKER, Gro. II. HEAFFoRD.
Asst aes'l Manager. Asst. Gent Paas. A lot.
MILWAUKEE, WlsooNsrN
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-11-13

EE~For notices in reference to Special Excur-
sions, changes Of time, ard other items Of inter.
est IN connection with the CHICAGO, MILWAUKKE
q ST., PAuL RAILWAY, please refer to tho local
columns OF this paper.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-16
First Publication Dec. q, 1854.
Mortgage sale.

WHEREAs. Uclids Dssfochse anA 16safs
w Desrocher biz wife. moetsasosA 80.
executed and delivered 70 Bspjsaiin & 61ono,
MORTGAGES, certain nortssgs Of Esal lsoptrty.
condition among other things, that noltGAgolS
should we'll and truly pay the sum Of 1vS 61nr
dred and seventy.tolr and sreny-ey. hsa:
one principal pFOmissory note Of svso dass thsse.
with for $40 aald due November I, 1857. and fur
interest coupon notes each fof the san OF %, nd
ps H., rs sa CITY Sovsm NH. IL ,s g.,
November ], 1883. which mortgage contained
therein . power autiloEizing the sals Of real
property upon default being made n aaid con.
Of mortyagor to pay the said coupon notss due
November !. 1888 and November I, 1884. aud
interest, said power Of sale hns bseo1s opeesnvs.
ed at law to recover the debt now remaining
secured BY such mortgage or any part thseeoz
the eaid mortgage having been duly rscoeded .
county Of P.mbina. Tsl.isory q DekoaA On -
MORTGAGE record Z: page $50.
Now therefore Notice y hereby given that said
power Of sale contained therein, and pursuant to
the Statute tn such case made and provided. b.
sale Of the mortgaged pfemises OF some part Of
gage hereby declares said principal mote due
and payable. That the amount claimed to b due
thereon At this date Il Sa77.ee. and en- attorney
That the mortgaGed premises ass described .
follows. to,wit: southwest quarter q. ~ q
section five g. township one hundred snd Si11.
one t!sl1 north; Of rance ti,sy-cps g.! wssk As4
sppurtensnees viii Se sold Il Pusiie Auction s
the highest bidder for cash to pay said debt an1
interest and the taxes II any on said prennes and
said mortgage In case Of foreclosure and the AZ.
made BY the she q q said f.@Sins eea.sy q