Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-13
Passing Eyents.

Passing Events.
General Sherman, on being asked
how he was getting along rs secretary of
war, in which position he has been act
ing during Mr.. Lincoln's absence, re-
piled, "Splendidly. Fca the first time
since I came to Washington there is
perfect harmony between the general
of the army and tie secretary of
war"
The electric light is making progress.
1t has now reached aa obscure nook in
he Alps, where the famous Kraus
Grotto, near Cams, 3 combination of
be lighted up by electricity.
Grace church, in Broadway, New York
8 10 have a majestic $4,000 spice of
marble in the place of the wooden spite
which was recently taken down. This
spire is t, be 2l9 feet i'll height, and sur.
glass, which, when illuminated at night,
miles around.
Good advice was given to the gradua-
ting class of Allegheny Theological SEM
mary when DIR. Wilson said "Young
gentlemen, study Hebrew roots, pore
over Greek verbs, read Latin, and, if
you have time, and desire, translate an
cient hieroglyphics; but | charge you
when YOU 90 into the pulpit to preach
the gospel to use plain Anglo saxon"
Some 100000 children are being
taught in the Japanese public schools on
the American and English systems. Be-
sides the schools under government
control there are great many private
educational enterprises scattered about
the country. With view of training
young men for special professions there
are also schools and colleges in connec-
ton with the various departments, as
also school of foreign languages, medi-
cines, translation, etc. Separate ,institu-
tions are established for the education
of girls and are meeting with good sue
cess.
Life is nadeup of surprises, but prob
ably no one was ever more completely
astonished than the subject Of this story
to the New buryport Herald: Former
ly it was the custom, more than at pres
ent, to have up notes. in the pulpit for
loss of friends, etc. A neighboring cler-
gvman on an exchange read a notice
that Mr., A. desired prayers that the
death Of bis wife might be sanctified to
lin, etc., and the clergyman PRAYED
| most earnestly for the brother sitting
| lonely and desolate in his pew, etc.
He noticed a rustling in the congrega-
| ton, and to mis- CONSERVATION learned
that the note had been shut up in the
Bible year, and the man had his new
wife for the first time in the pew. The
good people smiled"
! London Journals. while they admit
that American girls are famous for an
elegant and refined type Of loveliness
that French ladies are the best dressed
in the world, that the German youthful
frauleins have the finest heads of hair,
the Spanish girls the brightest eyes to
be found anywhere, and that in Venice
direct defendants of those old world
blonde beauties still fresh and fair or
Titien's canvas, claim that young Eng
lish ladies remain ampler in limb, clear
or of complexion, and more hearty than
any others. This they attribute to n1asr
food, sound sleep, suitable clothing, ex.
erslse in the open air, aud a plentiful
application of soap and water.
/ Eighteen years, so like span in the
everyday world. stretch out into an age
in the petroleum regions. In June 1865
Pithole City was the wonder ofa cont
nent; Titusville was at the height of its
prosperity; cities blossomed in a day
and wealth grew on every bush
To-day Pithole City is bul
a memory; the people of the
lower oil countryl have swarmed north.
ward, and towns and cities have van
ished like the mirage at MONDAY
| Countless acres, miles Of the country,
have been left in..ruins, and out of it al,
only Oil'City, Titusville, :and the Titus.
vile Morning Herald, which celebrated
its eighteenth anniversary the other da,
are left standing.
Some very interesting statistics bear
ing on capital punishment have re
Gently been published in Berlin. Be
tween the years 1854 and 1868, 2ls per
sons were condemned in Germany tc
decapitation, and of these Only 2o were
executed. Between 1858 and 1873 NJ
| fewer than 42S were condemned, but il
no case was the sentence carried out. In
the year 1878, however, Hodel was ex
ecuted for his attempt on the Emperor
but in 1879, and 1889 there were NO
executions. Since 1881 there has been
only g. The German executioner is
named Krants and he has four assist.
| ants, who are also paid by the state
| 1t is their duty to divest the culprit ol
the outer clothing, and then to bind hin
with leather thongs to the block. It il
said to be boast with Krants that he
wields his ak so cleverly that he al
ways sewers the head from the body al