Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-27
Parspnhl Matters.

Captain ,Ebenezer Morgan Of Groton,
Conn, not tlong ago subscribed $25. .00Oto
beused for securing genuine translation
of the Bible from a Baptist standpoint.
Now it is reported that he has pur-
brary, which the Baptists ofthis country
had collected after Eve years effort at
the expenditure of $240, 600, paying only
$l6,0 900, and that he will present it to
Madison University at Hamilton, N. Y.
A few nights ago, when John Bright
was criticising verso in Job before an
English audience, one of his 1000 hear
ers arose and, objeeting to heal. Job
spoken ofso, shouted: Three cheers
for Job!" The three cheers were given
discounted less ready man than John
Bright.
After the battle Of Chicamanga, Gen.
eral Steedman found General Ward ly-
ing in an old house with bullet.hole in
his breast apparently dead. He had
been. given up by the surgeons.
Steedman had canteen Of "commissa-
ry whisky" He poured it down the
throat of the wounded man and saved
his life. Since that episode Steedman
and Ward have been close friends.
"A New York Sharper who attempted
teswindle a Jersey man out of twenty five
cents on Wednesday evening was caught
in his own trap. He sold. the..m pair
ofoveralls for $l.25 and being rendered
$l.50, refused to give the change, where
! upon the customer seized another pair
| of overalls. For this the dealer had him
arrested. When the case came up in court
on Wednesday the Judge discharged
| the prisoner and directed him to swear
| to an affidavit against the clothing deal
| er for the larceny OF twenty-five cents.
This he did, and the swindling trader
was sent to Jail TOR want of bail.
Miss Rosalind A. Young, who couple
ofyears ago wrote an article about Pit
CAIRNS Island for Scribner's Magazine, is
still living. in that out-of- the-way spot.
Her father is pastor of the island church
| ganlS. and assistant teacher She is
about twenty-six years old and, writes
retired sea captain who not long ago
visited her in her home, "she weighs
200 pounds, meyer had shoe on her
foot, and if necessary could swim off to
a ship; four miles from the island and
back again to shore, and then 60 into
the little. church and play the organ
nearly as well as any young lady in the
States." .
Sam Habort was locomotive engi-
neer, according to the Rev. DR.. Fulton,
who always had an open Bible ON a
bracket before him, in the cab OF. his en-
gine, and from it was accustomed to
read and commit to memory while run
nj hIo fpui = 4 kl~;-
practice that correspondent asked Mr,
Vanderbi!t's views: "My opinion is
that it was bad practice, and that he
must have INDUCED in it on the sly if be
did it without losing his place. Why,
such thing would be sure to bring on
disaster. An engineer must keep his
eyes on machine and track, and he hasn't
any time to read Scripture, or anything
else except his steam gauge; while on
duty"
An adventurous scribe invaded ex-
Senator David Davis home the other
jday, and tried to interview that states
man. Of course he first asked who
would be the next presidential candi-
dates, and insisted upon an answer, for
said. eyes" replied the other. ~ haye
an idea that your question is too. broad
to be traversed in one lifetime" '.But
if the democrats were to urge you to ac-
cept their nomination, what would you
say?" My dear sir, should say that
it was none of your business. Excuse
me for being rude, but I can't be inter-
viewed" The reporter went, then; but
in parting he asked the ex-senator why
he chad such strong, massive fence
around his property. Why, was the
reply. sthe sbuzzards Of the press say
that am always sitting on it, 80 it needs
to be pretty strong"