The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-09-07
Personal Paragraphs.

At fOrty-nlne Mr.. Willard is anon
'he rich men of the country, and he ha
made all his fortune in ten years ant
from absolutely nothing. His Oregon
steamship stock is worth $6,0c0,OOO anc
his interset in the Northern Pacific no
less than $4,000, 900, very fair fortune
Tor newspaper reporter to make in ter
! years.
Lord Louth, who recently died, re-
sided for some time in the Clarendon
House, New York. He made his visi
remarkable by contests in the bar-roou
of the New York Hotel with Mr.. Tracy
Of Buffalo. After thirty-fiye cocktails
Mr.. Tracy gave up, and Lord Louth
drank thirty-sixth. The late Genera
Magruder acted as second to Mr.. Tracy
and the late General Rowan to Lore
Louth. The event created much excite.
ment at the time, and great deal O
money changed hands.
The editor of the only newspaper il
Red Bluff, California, is in Jail on
charge of murder, but little thing like
that has no effect on him, and his cell
ls now furnished with pens, scissors and
paste brush, and he sits and works with
no fear of duns or other disturbing
visitors.
The Canadian authorities have acted
with some sense in notifying the man
| who prop oses to make fool of himself,
In the Niagara rapids, that iff g attempts
his exhibition there he will be counted
lunatic and served accordingly
Mrs. Langtry was not received" into
our "best society,"" but the silly snob
who followed her about the country and
aided to scandalize her while on her
starring tour now figures in Newport So
clety gatherings on an equality with the
best. There is still some work for Susan
b. Anthony to do if she intends that
men and women are to receive Justice
alike in this country.
The Annamite Tuduc, just deceased,
was curiosity among emperors. The
two chief institution of his palace were
his harem and his kitchen. He was an
old man. and only allowed his sacred
face to be seen by mandarins of high
rank. His principal meal consisted of
never fewer than twenty courses, among
which was his favolite delicacy ofa
roast monkey. He frequently received
fatted ape from his subjects as pres
ent, and nothing was more acceptable.
Among other strange food served up at
his table were the humps of camels, the
fins of sharks, varieties of snails, and
species of red worms. The latter are
eaten alive. His manner of daily life
was said to be more luxurious than that
over his lord, the emperor of China.
The French Radical quotes the fol-
loving extract from Andre Berthet's
lay catechism to prove this catechism
may be placed safely in the hands of
children: "What is God? don't know.
Who created the world? 1 don't know.
What becomes Of us after earth? | don't
know. Has not religion taught us all
those things Every religion teaches
them IN a different way, and each one
says, believe me sm the truth"
One Of the saddest results of want of
sympathy between parent and child
was seen in the life of Mary Lamb, the
we'll beloved sister of Ella" Mary was
a shy, sensitive, nervous child, afflicted
with a hereditary tendency to mad
ness; her mother was a handsome wo.
man, fond of pleasure, who never under
stood her daughter and even repulsed
advances OF affection. Every one knows
WIG IeIiiple sequei oI Lne Story, now the |
mother by vain effort at imposition,
was killed by the daughter when mo-
mentary insane. AS Mary's biographer
says, the mothers tenderness and SYM
pathy were of "vital consequence"
The Beresford family seem to be puena-
cious to an extraordinary degree even
for Englishmen. The following de-
scription of them is given: "Lord Beres.
ford is small in stature, careless, easy
going fellow, with good face and bright
eyes. He is brother of the Marquis of
Waterford, and belongs to family of
lighters. William, the son selected for
she army service, would sooner scuffle
than eat. 1t is nothing to hear that one
of the Beresfords has broken bone.
Charles William de la Poer Beresford.
he naval commander, is favorite of the
Prince of Wales, lecause he is cone of
he boys" William Beresford is said
o like nothing better than to prowl
about OF an evening with some other mil.
tary officer, put their caps in their pock-
cts, turn up their collars, enter saloon,
md engage. unrecognized, in rough.
md stumble fioht with nrivatae