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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-22
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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-22
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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-22
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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

ISOLATED with him in the service Of the
Pennsylvania company for twelve con.
secutive years. was appointed by Mr..
Scott to the position Of general passenger
and ticket agent of the Union Pacific.
During the same year Mr. Kimball went
to Omaha. where he has ever since re-
sided During this long period--nesrly
seventeen years-Mr Kimball has re.
manned with the Union Pacific through.
out all changes of administration For
ten years he filed the Office to which he
was first appointed-general passenger
and ticket agent He was then promoted
TO be assistant general manager. which
Office he filed for four years The next
three years he was the general traffic
manager Of the Union Pacific system,
which had grown to vast proportions
aud required man Of great executive
ability. such as Mr.. Kimball Is 40.
nowledged to be. at It's head On Sept.
I, 1887, he was appointed assistant to FIRST
Vice President Potter, and on the death
Of the latter was made general manager.
Mr.. Kimball Is very thorough and avs
tsmatic railroad man He is master Of
every detail. and In the science Of rail
reading. especially from a commercial
standpoint. he has but few equals In this
country. His long connection with the
Union Pacific attests the high esteem In
which his services are held. Mr.. Kimball
Was married In 1854 to Mary P. Rogers.
daughter of Nathaniel p. Rogers. Esq. Of
New Hampshire. They have four children.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

gelding. The trot was mile heats, three
In five. IL harness. Hiram Woodruff drove
Dexter. and when they got of in the first
heat. ut once took the lead with him.
Dexter won the first heat easily in 2:33
and the others In 2:86 and 2:844. respect
lively
This was the beginning Of series Of
triumphs. On Aug IA. 1857. at Buffalo,
In the presence If Mr.. Bonner and Mr.
Fawcett. Dexter was driven by Budd
Doble to beat his own time. He was given
one round as preparatory, and did 1t In
2:2lt At 4 o'clock he came IN the track
in harness, accompanied by the mare
Charlotte F.. with Ben Mace In the saddle
lie tro.ted the first quarter In $50 seconds,
the hal! In l07. and the mile in 2:173, the
best record he ever made.
Dexter had been sold but not delivered
to Mr. Bonner for &35. 900. The sale after
this race became known. and Mr.. Bonner
retired him from the track.
Dexters record has since been broken
by q few seconds. but the track on which
he made era was "a feet 8 inches over
the mile, and there have been improve.
ments since in sulkies and horse trotting
paraphernalia generally.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

HELEN KELLER-ANNp y. SULLIVAN.
~ much attention ~ the famous Laura
Bridgeman. Helen Adams Keller was
born in Tuscumbia eight years ago. the
daughter Of Q journalist, now United
States marshal Of the Northern district Of
Alabama When the child was about 10
months old she was attacked by al illness
which resulted in the loss Of sight and
hearing When she had recovered and
the terrible truth Of her affection dawned
upon her parents. they tried every medi-
cal aid to effect q cure, but without avail.
When Helen was she was placed under
the care Of Miss Anne NJ. Sullivan. lady
who had suffered partially as her pupil
had suffered. Under Miss Sullivan's care
Helen has made rapid progress. Her dis
position is cheerful. but. like most people
similarly affected, she readily gives way
to fits Of anger; though these paroxysms
are gradually disappearing in proportion
as she learns Her sense Of touch is mar.
velously acute. She began to learn to
spell by the use Of raised letters. acquir.
ing the most common names Of things,
and then began to learn the verbs With
this stock she was taught to describe sit
uations such rs "Helen Is in wardrobe"
'box on table" Then came lesson on
differences, such as hard" and soft"
large" and small"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

deep through the heart and very powerful
in his loins and quarters. His head. neck
and eyes were good, and he had capital
oblique shoulders. and good legs and feet.
He was bred by Jonathan Hawkins, Of
Montgomery. Orange county. N. Y.
In 1862 the late Mr.. George Alley went
up to Orange county to look at the colt.
not then broken. Being fascinated with
the appearance Of the animal Mr.. Alley
bought him for $500. and sent him to New
Rochelle. There he was broken by her
owner. and soon after sent to a professional
trainer. John Mingo. and afterwards to
Hiram Woodruff.
Mr.. Woodruff trotted Dexter q mile In
2:42, and soon after In 2:31f Dexter made
his first race on May 4, 1854. at the Fash
ion course for purse Of 800 There were
twelve entries ana four starters. including
Dexter. Stonewall jackson VI New York,
q fast bay gelding the Chestnut mare
Lady Collins. and Gen Grant. a hsowu
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

Tho Shinto temples are very plain
structures. built of the finest kinds Of
woods exquisitely finished, but destitute
of paint, gliding and, as far as possible.
Of metal Within the temple no idols.
images or eifigies are to be seen. The only
symbols Of worship arc the mirror. or
tamajiro. and the go-hei The mirror. 1t
Is said. was brought from heaven By
Thirigi no Mkato. who came from Am
atherasu. the sun goddess. to restore
order among the contending deitiss who
at that time dwelt on earth. She is re
ported to have said to him
look upon this mirror rs my spirit.
keep II in the same house and upon the
same floor with yourself, and worship II
as II you were worshiping my aetna.
presence
THE gohei is simply slender wand Of
implanted wood, from which hang two long
pieces Of paper. notched SO as to present a
twisted appearance 1t Is supposed to at.
tract the attention Of spirits Some of
the prayers used In worship consist sim.
ply In repeating the name Of the idol;
others In repeating a few sentences sup.
posed to possess magical efficacy As an
obstacle to the advance Of the Christian
religion in Japan. Shintoism ls not for.
midable, notwithstanding its assured
place In the traditions and affections Of
the people The Methodists number
about $500 converts in Japan up to the
present time OF these some 1900 are
members of the church. and the other 800
are practitioners Our people have asked
me to petition for a resident bishop. and
see no reason why their demands should
not be complied with The conference of
Japan is entirely self supporting 1t asks
no assistance from this country for the
support of churches and schools. A vast
work could be- done there by liberal ex
penditure Of money, but SO far Is the
missions already established are con
cerned. no aid Is necessary have
been since July. 1888, president Of the
Toxic FL Wa Gakka. which is the name of
the Methodist Episcopal college in Japan
During the past year we have had about
ESQ students in attendance Out Of that
number 81 have become converts to
Christianity, and large number take
lively interest In the doctrines Of the
Christian faith. Several years ago there
was strong opposition to Christianity on
the part of certain people calling them
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
THE WORLDS METHODISTS
THEY WILL HOLD A GREAT CONFER
ENcE IN NEW YORK.

IL Will Begin at the Metropolitan Opera
House May THE Delegate from
Jspan-The Revival That Has Preceded
the Conference.
The Methodists of the world will on
May begin their great conference in New
York city. and already delegates from the
uttermost PARTS Of the earth have begun
to arrive In the American metropolis.
Among them is DR.. Robert Samuel Maclay,
delegate from Japan He has been en-.
gagged In missionary work In China and
Japan for over forty-one years. and Is one
Of the principal men who undertook the
Protestant translation of the Bible into
the Chinese and Japanese tongues Since
June. 1878. his work has been confined
exclusively to Japan, and he speaks with
enthusiasm Of the progress of Methodism
In that distant country To New York
correspondent Of this paper he said
"There Is little difficulty encountered In
prosecuting the work Of conversion to
Christianity among the Japanese. On
matters Of religion they are surprisingly
liberal There are three religious sects.
yet the greatest harmony exists among
them. There are those who follow Budd
hism. Shintoism and Confucianism. Shin
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

Much has been said and written about
Prince Williams crippled arm that
Is far from accurate. had been In the
habit of sitting close behind him every
day for weeks before ever noticed that
his arm was In any way different from
that of other people Even then l only
observed 1t because my attention was
called to It by others Then ] perceived
that the left arm was always In almost
exactly the same attitude. and that the
prince could only move 1t very slightly,
bending 1t little up or little down from
its normal position across his body. as
though 1t were fixed in an invisible sling;
and that II he wished to use II to steady
the sheet Of paper upon which he was
writing. he was obliged to raise II on the
table with the other hand Nodoubt this
lack Of power is a great loss and incon
venience. especially to SO ardent soldier
as Prince William. for it compels him,
understand. to ride only horses that have
been specially trained for his use. but 1t
Is. fortunately. no Disagreement what
ever"
We give with this u cut of William and
his consort, Victoria, and their two chill.
dren, Prince Frederick and Eitel Fred
erick
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
IN HONOR OF THE DEAD.
The Monument which win BE Erected
to Indiana Soldiers.

The Monument which win BE Erected
to Indiana Soldiers.
Indiana Is to erect monument to her
dead soldiers The award for the design
was TO sculptor Of Berlin. who has
secured the prize amid the competition Of
q dozen American and some sixty Euro
pean designers. By an act Of the Indiana
legislature. approved on the Sd Of March
last. the sum Of 100000 was appro
priated, to be increased by additions
from other sources. for the pur
pose of erecting this monument to
soldiers and sailors In Indianapolis
Commissioners were appointed and de
signs called for The commissioners
were empowered to advertise for designs
for the monument in New York. Boston,
Cincinnati and Chicago. and to offer 81 900
for the best design or plan. and $500 for
the second best.
The instructions to designers, as drawn
up by the commissioners. showed that
two artists or firms Of artists in New
York. two in Boston. two in Chicago and
one each in Philadelphia, Cincinnati. In
dianapolis and st. Louis had been invited
to prepare sketches for the proposed
structure. at an honorarium Of $500 each.
and that other architects and sculptors
MT 20 invited BY name were equally eli
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
Cleveland's Vet0es.

President Cleveland has approved
more pension bills than all his prede-
cessors together, and still the Republi-
can organs howl over bis pension We.
toes as II he lived only to veto peDsiou
bills. How reckless'y both houses pas
bills, aud how necessary the vetoe-
bad been clearly illustrated III HI
much-denounced messages, and illus.
trated 80 often that one house or thu
other should begin tn show more car.
by this time. But the other day, after
the President had approved one hill
pensi,ning Mrs. Hsnnah g. Dewitt,
identically the same bill passed both
houses aud was sent to him, to be ve-
tOet, ~ u mstter Of course, and to give
the how lsrs another chance to bowl
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

soma changes be photo. by Pach.l
finally established saddlery business
While so engaged he formed the acquaint
ance of Alvin Adams, who was then about
starting an express for the conveyance Of
letters and small packages between Boston
and New York by the Norwich boats and
by rail- Mr.. Adams sent the young man
to New York. where he struggled for a
year or two in an uphill road, full Of hard
work Young Dinsmore was just the
one. however, for battle of this kind,
and he put his shoulders to the wheel
with an energy and steadiness Of appli-
cation which set the express business
going as he desired It. This took him on
until 1912
Mr.. Dinsmore was q director In the
American Exchange bank and in the Penn
sylvania and Erie railroads at the time Of
his death. He was also member of sew
eral clubs In this city, among them the
Union League and the New York. He was
throughout his life one to respond to the
deserving need of others, and his charities
were large and given with discrimination
He was liberal patron of the arts. His
collections Of paintings, statuary and brio.
a-brac were largo and Indicative Of q
trained and true judgment In their So
Iacftou
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
A Wife That Would Do her Duty.

Mary Agnes Tickner, American Magazine
She was severe, virtuOu- and II bigo';
aud she accept ed the pot Of nominal
wife to the rich simpleton, Ms she would
have accepted the title OF abb.s'. simp
ly NJ u religious dignity aud holy re-
spoDsibility. She meant To do right,
and 80 far Ms cold-hearted, narrow
minded person Is capable Of doing righ',
she did. Size proved an efficient house
keeper; and her pious habits suited the
countess better, IN fact, than they did
Giovanni, who complained that she
watched over him too much. She lis-
tened In imi,assive silence to his com
plsints, and continued her supervision.
She WAS one Of the persons who, II they
take the notion that It u their duty to
torment you to death, will proceed to do
so Ia spite OF argument or entreaty, aud
will see your last struggles without .
twinRe Of remOrse.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
Peace Will Reign.
MuhIenburg Echo.I

II Isn't olive branches that We want
in the ThId les olive; Hives picked
IN brine aud by our benz ficent tariff
system put IN the fr,e list. Keep the
bar. room counters of Bowling Green
well supplied With these, aud her peo.
pie will thirst after more peaceful
waters and the good old days Of Aud
Lang Syne. and war will cease through
out the borders Of the bloody Third.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
THOMAS [. klMBAt L.
The Well Known Railroad Man Who Sue
caade al fhe Uata Mr.. ROtter.

The Well Known Railroad Man who Sue
ceedfd the Late Mr.. Potter.
One of the best known railroad men In
this country Ia Thomas Lord Kinball. re-
Gently made general manager Of the
Union Pacific. vice Thomas J Potter, de-
ceased Ho was born in Buxton, York
county. Me-. Oct. I. 1881. and lived with
his parents ON o farm until he was II
years of age, He then entered upon u
course Of academic study. and taught
school during his vacations till his 2lst
year. when ho engaged in commercial and
express business. in which he continued
for four years. In 1855 Mr.. Kimball Wis.
tied most Of the western states, and q
year later removed with his family to the
western reserve in Ohio, and resided
there until early in 1850, when he located
in Cincinnati. During the following year
he turned to account his earlier cxpe.
rience as an amateur newspaper writer and
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
A NOTED HORSE GONE.

Dexter. Once the Worlds Fastest Trotter.
Has Passed Away.
The great Dexter is dead.
He died recently Of old age in the stables
Of Robert Bonner. at New York, having
lived exactly thirty years. The body was
sent by Mr.. Bonner to Tarrytown to be
buried in choice spot on his farm there.
But no stone will mark the spot where
Dexter lies Mr.. Bonner draws the line
In monuments at horses.
Dexter was foaled In 1858. He was got
by Hambletonian out Of little black mare
by American Star. and she was out Of
Shark 3 dam Dexter was brown gelding
Of rich color. with four white legs and .
blaze In his face He was fifteen hands
and one inch high. long for his inches.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
ALL EYES ARE UPON HIM.
THE YOUNG MAN OF 90 WHO
WILL RULE GERMANY.

Incidents In His Life that viii Be Read
with interest-The People Like Him.
His Rapid Advancement-Picture Of
Himself and Family.
During the last few months of the life
Of William | emperor Of Germany, the
young William he who will succeed
Frederick-w very rapidly advanced.
II was forseen that the emperor and the
then crown prince were both liable to
shortly become incapable and an edict was
issued giving young William authority
to sign imperial papers as regent. Two
years ago he ranked only as major in the
army. and people In general spoke with
surprise AT the slowness with which he
advanced yet all praised the thorough.
ness of his military education lnnumer-
able princelings were then above him. as
well as untitled men of not much longer
service for Prussian prince receives his
straps at the age of l0l He was com.
PEELED to work like the rest of his com.
rades, equally subject to military disci.
plne Early and late he was with his regi.
ment. ordered about as an ordinary major.
saluting his superiors. With little or no
sttention--in u military way-paid to his
-oyal rank.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
=! DO l. kr
t. ,%sad in ny back yor
Il lssz Ms ]dn LOVE- you
siss Ill., ssk.ll,,.

HELEN kEILEks HANDWRITING.
In this way a mind which had no con-
nection with the surrounding world was
at last enabled to communicate thoughts
and receive communications f.om others
She has now learned to spell out simple
sentences. and has made beginning in
arithmetic. Her natural aptitude to &C.
quire these rudiments is remarkable, and
her desire to learn Unsuitable Her
teacher Is much interested In her and her
advancement, and looks forward to q
future interesting career for her pupil
As the child is yet but 8 years old and
has had but years training. she has ~
yet only made beginning
Besides cuts Of Helen Keller and her
patient teacher. we give II facsimile Of .
note written bv the blind. deaf mute.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

gible to compete 1t was suggested that,
II possible the present bronze statue Of
Morton, lndana's war governor. now in
Circle park. indianapolis. should be. in
some way. incorporated with the monu
mental structure or made to bear a rela
ton thereto 1t was further provided
that the design might comprise either a
column or memorial hall. with mosaics
bass reliefs and groups Of statuary The
reward offered to the author Of the SO
lected design was that Of being appointed
supervising architect or sculptor with a
commission of per cent. on the total
cost of executing 1t.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

to give q satisfactory reply An exami
nation Of the Shinto literature discloses
the fact that no moral code is enunciated
In their belief The five articles which
embody the creed OF Shintoism are,
II Alteration or preservation Of pure
lire. as the emblem Of purity and instru.
ment Of publication.
''2 Purity Of soul. heart and body to be
preserved
"8 Observance Of festive days.
- Pilgrimages
g. Worship, both in the temples and a
homN.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

The founder Of The Baltimore Sun.
Arunah 5 Abel. died recently ut the nd
vanced age of 81 Mr. Abel was born In
East Providence, r. l.. and began mer
camille business life at a. Having a
fancy for the printers trade he served an
apprenticeship In The Providence Patriot
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

timorc Sun. continuing to be its editor and
proprietor till the day Of his death The
Sun was established just as the electric
telegraph was coming into use, and Mr.
Abel was personally associated with Mr.
Morse. The Sun published the first mes
sage sent over the wires-thcn an expert
ment-between Washington and Dalti
more. The Sun also demonstrated the
capacity of the electric system for trans
hitting over the. wires for publication the
first presidential message ever received In
that way
On May II, last year, Mr. Abel cole
brated the fftieth anniversary Of the
establishment of the paper
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

toism Is u religion
which. SO far as
We know. exists
only in Japan
The term Ii de
rived from the
Japanese shin.
Q word which sig
nifes God. gods.
divine and to,
which means a
way. doctrine.
teaching etc. To
the inquiry
What Ii Shinto
t.,.a;& q. 40, .a.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02


After the close Of
his apprenticeship
he went to Boston
and became fore
man of u printing
office there. Then
no went to New
York and founded
The Philadelphia
Ledger. In 1887
Le went to Balti.
more. and on May
Il of that year
foilnded The Bal
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

reporter, and pub.
hshed q series o!
articles on tn .
west and In the
interests Of the
Pennsylvania Rail.
road company He
was employed In
the service OF that
company for three
years as its south.
western passenger
agent, five years
ss assistant gen
eral passenger
agent and three
wears as general
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
Cooks for Jaxish Children.

The London school board has advertised
for Jewish cookery Instructor. The
reason Of this is said to be the large num-
Der of Jewish children in the schools and
the reputed ability Of Jewish cooks to cook
some things. coarse fish. for instance.
with extraordinary success.-New York
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
HELEN ADAMS KELLER.

She IL Blind. Deaf and Dumb, and Rivals
Laura Bridgeman.
There is young girl living in Tuscum.
bia, Ala, a deaf mute, who from her
desire for knowledge and her natural men.
tai quickness to learn bids fair to attract
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

THE N. e. REvIvAL--REv. MR. HARRISON.
selves Vase Taiji.' or Jesus opposers.
They gave lectures all over the country.
and drew large crowds of people to hear
what they had to say Tho result was
desire on the part Of many to know more
about the religion; and it has led to just
the spirit Of inquiry which leads to con-
version. The government finally for
babe these persons to give lectures.
Great interest centers In the forthcom-
ing general conference, and contrary to
the general flle in New York large pro.
portion Of that interest Is found in the
metropolis itself This is largely due to
the recent revival that has been held by
Rev Thomas Harrison. the famous hoy
preacher, Many more than 1000 souls
were awakened during this series of meet
ings. which were attended by vast crowds.
We give besides the portrait Of DR..
Maclay cut of scene at the Jane street
NJ. E. church. with Rev. Stephen Merritt,
who has had general charge Of the work.
delivering an exhortation. A portrait OF
NJ. Harrison is also given.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
For Rent.

The best dry goods house aud stand IN
Hartford, Ky. Apply to
w. p. Render,
l8-4t Pt. Pleasant, Ky.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

at his home Ill
New York. Mr..
Dinsm ore was
born In Boston in
1910. When II
years of age he
was sent to New
Hampshire to live
on a farm owned
by q friend Of his
father. After tir-
ing of farm life he.
returned to Bos.
ton. where, after