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Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-01
From a Boot-Black On.

On bright spring morning, in the
year 1867, boot black was stopped on
one of the streets Of Cincinnati by a rag
ged. tattered. dirty boy, who coolly ask
ed to borrow his box and brush, and to
allow him to use it while the other was
selling papers. He gave as a reason for
this remarkable request that he was
hungry, and wanted to earn enough to
get breakfast The street Arab was
quite taken with the stranger, bought him
something to eat, and finally advised
him to go to the Children's Home, bead
;nitted under fictitious name, SO that
if he "didn't like it he might skip out, !"
and to give the place trial. The LAD
did SO, except that he gave his real name !,
mother was dead, and his father desert
ed him.
After spending a few months at the
Home he was bound to farmer. But
the farmers boys misused him, and he
ran away and returned to the institu-
ton. 1t last he was placed with a stone
cutter, meanwhile living at the home,
and he learned the trade. When he
was turned out proficient workman,
the Home authorities sent him for a
couple Of terms to q business college
and then the boy quit the institution to
begin life for himself.
At that time. 1877, the Cincinnati rail-
road was in process of construction, and
the boy, now grown to be a man, went
down the line in Kentucky on Tennee-
see to work IS a stone-cutter. He re-
| ceiyed 81 per day, but he had scarcely
| made foreman, at salary of $50 per
week. He gave such satisfaction in this
| position that before long he was given
! the place of superintendent of section,
| receiving 5000 month and his expen-
ses. The young man did not have a
single extravaganza, and he saved al
| most every cent he earned. Finally he
| became sub-contractor on the road,
| and ne managed his affairs with such
| judgement that when finally the south
ern was completed he had credit Of
S2S, GOO to his account at the bank.
lie then came to Cincinnati for short
| time. doing business as a stone contract
| or. His next move was to the west.
| Finally he crossed the line into Texas
and purchased a herd of one thousand
COWS, sending them to a ranch which be
had purchased in Northwestern Color.
ado. He went into cattle raising on an
| extensive scale and with the most won
derful success. At present he annually
disposes of a large number of cattle in
Chicago, for SSS or $40 per head, his ex-
penses in raising and transporting each
animal being $S.25. His cattle at the
ranch now number sixteen hundred, he
has drove of four hundred horses, and
is said to be worth about $4,000. Be.
fore he went west he married a lovely
| girl in Georgetown, KY, and his family
consisting of two children, live at Color.
ado Springs, as the ranch is too near the
| Indians for peace and comfort.
lbs [hn Rn s u protege
| age, was in the city few days ago and
| paid visit to the old institution, the
memory of which he -cherishes in his
heart with the greatest afection.-[C Gin.
| cinnati Commercial Gazette.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-01
Bullets That Saw Service.

The singular fact has been satisfaetor-
lily ascertained, SAYS the New Bedford
Standard, that when Capt. John W.
Marbles company, as a part of Col. Da-
vid W. Wardrap's regiment. went from
Freetown, in April 1861 to Fortress
Monroe to aid in putting down the re-
be'lion in Virginia, the men of his COM
mand carried in their cartridge-boxes
bullets that had been moulded rs years
petore to quell an armed insurrection in
Massachusetts, now generally designated
as "shays Rebellion.D The supply OBJ
tanned by the town Of Freetown In 1885
with which to kill the ssShay mem was
SO largely abundant that Of what was
left Freetown militia were furnished to
hight the British in the war Of 1912. and
also the three-months' zen in the war
OF the great rebellion.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-01
Taking up Collection in a
Freedman's Church.

The sermon was very much in the
same strain. ''The grass withereth, the
flower fadeth," was the text. 1t struck
us that in a region where grass is un-
known the preacher might have substi.
tuted shucks for what he termed his
"lusteratioh.n Whenever he was at a
loss for an idea ne returned to a repeti.
! Ton Of Ct the text, rather common prac:
tice of some of our white ciieTgymen, and
sometimes q very good one, if they
would confine themselves exclusively to
it. He asked for our "serious prayer.
less attention" TO what be might say, and
am afraid that we took the latter part
of this exhortation more literally than
he intended that we should. He closed
with grandiioquent peroration about
burning stubble and lost souls, suddenly
subsiding to a low tone and an expires
siye grin as he wiped the sperspiration
from his brow with ragged bandanna,
Now, I've been done de best [ could
Gimme little money fo' de stoye-pipe!',
The hat was passed around, and the
negroes did not contribute penny. It
was. mot expected that they would when
there We're dozen white people in the
house. The contribution was poured
out on table before the pulpit, and it
haS eouAIeu ny lue Two ministers as the
congregation carefully looked on to see
that there was no act of prestidieation
connected with it. When the count was
finished the elder minister fell on the
neck of the younger, crying with some
thing between shout and sob:
GLORY to God, Hallelujah! Five dol
lahs and fo'ty cents--a lettle mo- would
ha' gotta new heatah!'
Got heatah now, down cellarw
shouted one of the congregation.
The minister was dumbfounded for
moment. ,.but speedily recovering himself
he turned to us and said quietly, white
folks, don't you believe that niggah, y adj
ding, as he tapped himself on the fore
head, Dare amt nobody libbin' in de
top ob his house" and then with loud
voice he gave the benediction North
Carolina Corr. N. Y, Post.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-01
Not Left Out.
from the Detroit Fres Press.

From the Detroit Frea Press.
There were five of 'em on the corner.
One said that his wife was cleaning
house AMI had every room upset.
The second observed that he had Just
left six painters at work on'his house
The third was tearing out partitions
and building on wing.
The fourth smiled sadly and added
that he was going to have four ceilings
whitewashed three rooms repaired, a
chimney torn out and his hall widened
Gentlemen" said theft man as he
drew long breath, 81 don't want to be
looked upon as one who is trying to
crawl out of his fair share of the worlds
misery, and I therefore take the oppor.
tunity of informing you that, in order to
buy new carpets and a parlor suite,
have been obliged to mortgage my house
and shall probably lose it"
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-01
Qld-Fashioned Housekeeping.

Our houses are furnished with "all the
modern conveniences." Our tables are
supplied by the butcher, grocer and ba-
ker, who call for orders and deliver their
goods. Our clothing, linen, sheeting and
towels are made for US, and days
shopping will supply family for
months. Hordes OF servants wait at
Intelligence Offices to be selected to do
! our work. Yet wives, mothers and sis
ters wall over the trials and drudgery of
housekeeping. Hotels and boarding
houses are filed with those bent upon
escaping the woes of keeping house.
From this picture turn to one re epresent-
ing domestic life at the beginning of this
century.
Everybody was then poor, as the
country was still suffering from the war
of the Revolution. There were no
factories and few could afford to hire
"help.''
In those days the mother of the poet
Bryant was noted for her diligence as q
housekeeper. and her work we'll illus
trates the thrift of an old-time home.
She had small spinning wheel, in
the corner of the sitting-room. which
her busy foot worked during the long
winter evenings. There was larger
one in the garret, where, during the
day, she walked back and forth, witt
the spindle in her hands, twisting the
tow and flax into threads. She worked
the loom and wove cloth, made carpets
by the carpet-frame, filled candle moulds
and extracted dyes from woods and
weeds.
In, a diary which she kept are regis
tered such items as these s'Made Ans
tin coat" Spun four skeins oftow;;"
Cullen his letters;' Made pair of
b1eeches;'' "Wove four yards and went
a,g'1ilting; Made dress for the boy;"
"Sewed on a Shirt" "3Vove four yards
and visited Mrs Washed and
ironed;" Spun and wove."
She did all this work and looked after
her children, feeding them,
nursing them in sickness, and
teaching them to read and write. Busy
took deep interest in public and relig-
ious affairs, visited her neighbors, espec-
tally the sick, whom she offer. nursed
for days and nights.
She also found time to read, for her
husband, being physician, had libra
ry of selected books. The schools, roads
and village improvements also received
her attention. She made her boys plant
trees by the roadside and around the
homestead.
Lest any modern housekeeper should
exclaim, as she reads this record, "That
good woman must have worn herself out
in early age!" we will state that she died
at the age Of ofseventy-Eine.
An incident, which occurred only
twelve years before her death, shows
that her housekeeping had not weaken
ed her body.
She remarked, one day, to her son
Cyrus, that she used, when young, to
mount a horse from the ground. He,
affecting incredulity, answered that he
should like to see that feat performed.
Bring horse, saddled to the door
and I win do it now," she said, pioued
by his apparent scepticism. A horse
was saddled and brought to the door.
The lady Of sixty seven years went out
and, placing one hand On the horses
neck and the other on the saddle, vault
ed to his back. 4.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-01
Three Ways Of Life.

A certain rich man being reminded by
the increasing weight of years that he 4
would never be any younger, and must
one day 80 the way Of all flesh, called
about him his three sons, whom he thus
addressed:
My children. when I die all I have
will be yours, but in addition to the
property which shall divide among
you equally, l have ring in which is
set q diamond of great value. This in
tend for him who after twelve months
shall have made the greatest advance
toward success in life. Here, take each
ofyou one of those purses containing a
hundred pieces of silver, go out into the
world, and at the expiration of the time
prescribed return, that may
judge which among you deserves the
prize"
Thereupon the sons received their faith
ers blessing and, taking the purses Of
and day were passed they returned
and presented themselves before their
father, anu it appeared they. had chosen
widely different means of gaining COM
mon end.
"My father" said the eldest, with a
part of the hundred pieces Of silver thou
gavest me bought certificate setting
forth my great skill in healing the sick.
| cultivated my beard and put on my
glasses that l might appear to be man
of learning. gave out that [ was able
! to cure all known diseases; administer
ed bread pills and sweetened water to
all who placed themselves under my
care, and as result / have gained
wealth to the extent of one thousand
pieces OF gold.''
MY son" remarked the parent, we'll
pleased, truly, thy cheek is colossal"
My father" then said the second
youth, with thy hundred pieces Of
silver purchased votes by which Sc
cured myself a government contract. I
engaged to transport the mails for one
| thousand pieces of gold per annum, and
by exceeding prudence of management
| have garnered profits upward of fif-
teen hundred pieces of gold"
Verify, thy prudence is monument
| tall" exclaimed the delighted father,
"but thy brother hath not yet spoken"
| With one of thy pieces Of silver, o,
my father" began the youngest son, ST
! bought some tools and became a plumb
| er-'
.'My son, thou pride of my heartE'
cried the enraptured old man, falling on
his neck, while the happy tears coursed
down his aged cheeks, "thou needst
| say no more. Thou hast clearly shown
that thou hast discovered the true road
to success. 1t is to thee, without a aues-
ton, the ring belongs" Toronto Globe.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-01
The Savage Hero or Catawbas.
Edward Eegleston in the Century.

Iu"afu heglestoh IN the century.
Superstition settled many questions Of
war and Of tribal policy. A band of In
dians emigrated ina body from the Min
lsink region to avoid a maign genius of
the place. A party of Senecas chased q
young Catawba warrior five miles. He
succeeded In killing seven Of them be-
fore they captured him. The next day
when he was led out to torture he es-
capped by sudden dash, leaped into the
river amid a shower of bullets and swan
under water like an otter, only rising to
take breath. On the opposite bank he
made insulting gestures at his enemies
and fled away. Of those who pursued
him he slew a party OF FIVE while they
slept, mangled and scalped them, and
then, returning in the night, dug up and
scalped the seven whom he had slain at
flrst. A solemn council of his foes de-
cided that he must be a wizard wizard and that
pursuit would therefore be useless.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-01

Vanderbilt must smile at all the sera-
tutous advice he is receiving as to how
he should dispose of his wealth Tt y.
safe to assume that, like the naainyitv s. - Il
rich men. he will hang on "a n - III lono Z,
as he can. - ~ - Aollk
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-01

back to her, SIR" And the veteran
jurist and the government official stood
there chatting about the, interest of a
poor apple woman, and her place was
reinstated,
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-01

Out in Oregon, a fellow who desires to
practice at the bar-of saloon-has to
take out 81 license. He can then get
drunk every day in the year legally.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-01

A new industry has sprung up in
Washington, "ciyil service Institutes, .
where persons ambitious to enter the
civil service may come for examinations.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-01

1t is said that during the last three OF
four months over 100 girls have been
graduated into welded life from the
treasury department at Washington.
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~g1a MoExlHes NEWS.


In New York Government bonds are quoted at
ISL Cor Is OF 1907 r2I for IS; LOT for sis;
Sterling, g s4s4 e7I; 103 for IS l0l for 81
silver bA15, 10.
Silver 10 LONDON, 50 5-iod conso'e, 20 l1-l6d; s
ger cent. United esztos bonds, exscnded, les Is,
I2liE - us.
In San Francisco Mexican dollars are quoted at
g8@s84 cents.
Business IL mining stocks in San Francisco yes
tssay u1orpisg was Light and prices were generally
steady, though Some kinds were lower. Martin
White sold al SO cent?, or 3 cents more than the
assessment Just paid.
TX Senator Tabor. OF Colorado, is in trouble again
this tirns with James Bush, whom he fears will
Kill him.
Thomas gchoonoyer Tas severely Injured near E ed
ding yesterday BY blast.
An explosion Of ammonia in an ice factory at
2aducah, Ry., Thursday afternoon. caused an ez-
oiten.ont
The editor o. the Ch5ness ABlcriocn, in New
York, has seen arrrsted for asssulting white
Eoman.
Gsorge &eNiIan waS hanged at Canton, o., yes
serday, for murtenRg his vile.
Fire destroyed twenty 1--we buildings - Virginia,
New, Tbursday night.
Als Rsry ellis attempted suicide in Stockton
Thursday night with stryehnine.
The school expenses Of San joaquin county for
the last fiscal year were 5l5, 81.
Everything is in readiness at Wimbledon, Eng
for the great rife contest between the American and
British tezms, and the shooting has commenced.
There have been over 900 deaths from cholera
IN Cairo Egypt
Severe storms have greatly damaged the crops in
Italy
Empress Augusta Of Germany, has been stricken
Eith paralysis.
The harvest iu Prussia promises we'll
A Of cholera has appeared at Trieste Austria.
A heavy earthquake shock was gxpedencsd
Thursday morning at Lima. Peru
The Secretary OF the English Consul at Tamatave
ass been liberated.
The English and French Cabinets have arrived At
an anliable understanding concerning the Madagas-
car trouble.
Arrests are being made in Spring valley, New OF
>nrties implicated in the recent murder of ONeil.
Jack We,eb committed suicide Yesterday IN Salt
Lake City.
Il. h. Doughty, tse murder OF policeman Node at
vi Paso, Fez has been captured.
A father and two sons we're asphyxsted Thurs
day al Tucson, A T, while cleaning out an old
we'll
The stike OF teegraphers continues. and the
rnehEer dispatches in this mornings REcoRD-U MoS
y thus accounted for.
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THE GELBeaApEERs PROTEST.


There is little of detail to be added to
what we have said several times during
the past few days concerning the protest of
the telegraphers. Tneclaims of the workers
have been fully presented, the response
of the employers fairly given, and the public
clearly comprehends the situation. 1t
still remains that several thousand men
and women, who have for years been over.
tasked and mesgerly compensated for
skilled labor of most exacting character,
and demanding not only especial deZterity,
but quick and well.informed intelligence,
are kept out of employment because, and
only because their reasonable requests for
rest, for fair wages, and for equality of
compensation, are selfishly and cruelty dis
regarded by come of the most powerful and
wealthy business organizations of the land
OF course every effort that a vast aggregs-
ton OF capital can make will be made to
break down the professionals and crush them
into obedience, but we believe they will, as
they should, win in their battle with op.
preston. 1t will be far better, and to
their infinite gain, that they seek other
and more healthful and independent voca-
tions than to yield. The telegraph COM
panies owe it TO the public to restore these
men and women, compensate them for lost
time, give them the narrow salaries they
ask, and even more, allow them one rest
day in seven, and an occasional recupera.
tive vacation withdraw the barriers to
promotion, and unity the operatives and
the interests of the company by humane
treatment and the wise economy that re-
wards labor fully. We say they owe it to
the public to do this, because in more
Efficient service the public is vitality inter-
ested, and by the, starvation policy the tele-
graph c. rADy oripples and reduces the
efficiency of the service. Public sentiment
remains friendly to the resisting workers.
1t could scarcely be otherwise, since the
equities are all on their eide. The press,
or such of it as have expressed themselves,
are for them, with the solitary shameless
example we yesterday pointed out, to-
gether with the reasons for it. 1t is to be
regretted that portion of the California
press is too coward, to speak out upon
this subject, and preserves silence,
neither discreet nor wise. No matter what
the outcome of the present situation, the
principle involved cannot be affected. 1t
is one founded in justice, armored in right,
and supported by every kindly and noble
impulse of humanity, and.all men should
aid it to successful end.
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WILL II HURT TIE PARTY 2

The indianapolis Journal believes that
the acquittal of the star route men will
seriously cripple the Republican party.
Possibly it will. 1t is inevitable that
power must carry responsibility. Still, we
think that long before the Presidential
election, the thinking sense of the country
will come to look az the matter in the
proper light. 1t will realize that no off,
GERS of any administration could have
made more strenuous exertions to secure
convictions, and that the prosecution was
as earnest and well conducted as is pos
sibe to human wisdom and perseverance.
To saddle the verdict of Washington
jury upon any party is gross injustice.
Then, too, the country may call to mind
the fact the Journal recites anew, that in
the Forty fifth Congress, the Democrats
having the power and the opportunity to
investigate the star route scandals, delib.
erately refused to do so, because certain
Democratic big guns we're involved, and
so the Postoffice Committee smothered the
whole matter.
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES TOMORROW.
Fourteenth-street fresbyterian Church

LOuA IASbOg bSAAdA
Preaching by Rev A. }. Compton, Sabbath al
II A n. and p N. Sabbath-school after morning
service.
Y.M.c.A
Rooms, 1000 Fourth street.-Gospel service at I:30
N, followed by conf renee on our Association
work. All members especially urged 30 attend.
Free Reading Room open daily.
sixth-street Methodist Episcopal Church,
Between X and I-Rev. T. S. Dunn pastor. Morning
subject " Diversities Of Gift aud Differences Of
Administration" Evening subject: Thoughts
Suggested by the Strike Of the Telegraphsrs"
St. PsuPs Episcopal Church,
Eighth street, between l and REV CArreIl NJ
Davis. Rector. sunday-schOo $50 A n. Morning
ser'1ce at II A N. Vespers, 8 P. Il. Wedr asdsy,
st. James Day; Holy Communion 0 A A.. Thurs
day evening prayer, 7:30.
Westminster Presbyterian Church,
Sixth street, corner of 1.-The pastor, Rev r. H.
Rice, will preach on Sabbath at 1045 A. T. sad T:45
P. n. Aor1ing subject :" The General Assembly at
Saratoga" Evening subject "The Brooklyn
Bridge, and the Bridge from Earth &c Heaven" All
are welcome.
Preaching at the First Baptist Church,
Rev. A. J. Frost, pastor at l0:45 A ~ and
7:3o P. NJ Morning subject 1.-THE Music
OF Manhood" Evening sub ject "Whas Makes
lnfdelsf' A sermon for the benefit Of "a and T."
and all "young men" Of that fraternity.
Christian Chapel.
Eighth street, between N and 0-Preachiug by
the pastor E b. Ware, morning and evening. Sab.
ject " Come and See SundAy-school at $50
A. n. All are invited. Seats free
Congregational Church,
Sixth street. between. and 1.-THE pastor, Rev l. &.
Dwinell, will peach tomorrow morning and even
ing at the usu i hours. Subject in the morning !:
The Treasure and the Vessels Containing It" Ia
the evening. christianity and It's shadow" The
public are invited lBC.l
Calvary Baptist Church,
l street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth J.
z. A. Henry pastor Preaching service at 10;45 a.
n and 7:45 P n Morning subject " The Rejecters
I OF Revelation" Evening: "fhe Scarlet Paread."
You ara cordially invited, Strangers welcome.
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the soul is capable of benefting under the
trust created by the gift" In this dilemma
the wise thing for the Courts ndlwe hold
that it is the true Interpretation of the law
also-is to refrain from entering upon this
realm at all. Who can say that masses
have not been of benefit to the soul who
can say that they have been OF benefit to
it 1t is, then, matter of belief alone,
and as such the Courts,must respect it. If
the Catholics are right, the Court is wrong.
But Church and Court look at the matter
from totally different standpoints, and
obviously that assumed by the Church, the
Courts can never adopt, since the law pro-
hibits the Courts from considering any re-
ligious topic in which the correctness of
any creed is at issue. When, says a con-
temporary in considering this matter, 8
Judge makes up his mind that it is a part
of the common law that soul cannot be
benefited in any way by the Expenditure of
money in religious rites. he Is entering on
a new and not safe field