The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-09-21
Things in General.

The idea that lightning is not so de-
structive as it used to be in the United
States, because the network of railroads
and telegraph wires lessons the number
OF accidents, is met by the record of the
summer. Deaths by lightning have new
er been more common.
Twelve e churches are in course of
erection in New York city, and most of
them will be models of architectural
beauty. Three belong to the Mctho-
dists, two to the Baptists, one to the Con-
g~regationalists, II to the ~Episcopalians
and tive to the Roman Catholics.
An indianapolis paper thus summed
up the divorce market in that locality:
Brisk competition among locaj
lawyers has brought down the prices of
divorces. We quote: Common separa.
ton, Sl5; little alimony, $25; large ali
mony 500 to SO, according to circum-
stances. Business good and increasing"
Germany is now experiencing a tenn
perance revival. Awriter to the Rund.
chau says: "Whatever plan NAV be-
adopted, something must be done. and
1t be something different from
tae former agitation, which knew only
one marrow, method for the removal Of
the evil, namely, to persuade each per-
son individually to abstain totally from
the use of strong drinks" The ~tarvorite
plan is the converting of liquor saloons
into coffee houses.
Portland, Ore, has a troublesome am
azon whose most recent arrest was far
entering a house not her own, and for
carrying concealed weapons. Her ar
mory consisted Of a pistol OF the patteru
Known as the Rocky Mountain piant.
which is conceded to be quite rs efEec.
tive in the hand-to.tand enconn-
tiers OF the Western pioneers as a.catlino
gun. IT. .i-s.. a
An illustrated edition OF Gray's Eleav
to be brought out this fall r%eproduces re-.
lec:ed verses-those which appeared in
the original editions but we're afterwards
omitted. The most exquisite of these
were originally inserted before the
SItpltaph," but was omitted because the
poet thought 1t was too Tonga purenthn-
els in this place" The stanza js verv
graceful ~ "a -i5
There scattered oft, the earliest of the vear
oy hahds uaseen, are showers OF yiolets
found; 'ioiees
Inc redoreast loves to build and garh]a
there, ~ "'oio
And little footsteps lightly2 print the
At the Amsterdam Exhibition a favor
ite place of amusement is the Telepbona
Exchange, where the visitor can listen
10 grand concerts. IA visitor Save.
When listened | heard one of Stronys;..
Waltzes being played by Il great baud
at me F!antage concert, and strangeiv
with the other ear | heard the rvihmI'
lcal TALL Ola mothers hand and tie in.
musical sound of an infants VOICE ra;saa
IN protestation. Where it came fron,
they would notlten me. Such secrets
must be Kept from the press"
Missoula, M. T.. has a. curions vo,,
containing but eighteen inches Of watar
which never lowers an inch. tbon,b r-,ta,
Is constantly pumped from it to supply a
steam oiler Alta depth Of thirty feet
soIld Ice forms around the pipe IN tha
hottest weather. AS a stronp dranrht 70
air comes from the bottom, the VIII -; -
supposed to tap a su~bterranean channel
Much more copper was consumed in
the United States in 1862 thar was nro-
duced In 1878, the available supply for
that year being 81, 100000 pounds. and
STOCK at the Close of the same 1000 onn
pounds. Theelectric light system il call,
ing into use a good deal Of conner sna
a. low prices. it is being used for, : Sar;' wv
ety OF iancy manufactures. Its believed
tnat II pure copper could be sold at tan
Genus per pound, with profit to the nrn-
Queer, there is little doubt that the con
da,h IN the United States could be-