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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-11-09
Wills ana Heirs.

An action full of fine moral courage,
which was brought before the English
courts lately, would have delighted the
soul OF Thackeray. 1t might nave been
the deed of his own Henry Esmond.
A Colonel T. became twenty years ago
the heir to large estate, by the death
of his elder brother. In 1881 he re-
ceived the intimation that this brother
had been privately married, and that
child, born of this marriage, had been
left at nurse in certain village of York.
shire. Colonel T.. who was with his
regiment in India, obtained furlough,
and set lawyers and detectives to work
to trace the lost child.
1t was found that it had been sent to
an almshouse, and there all trace Of it
was lost. But the colonel was not sat-.
isfed. He pursued his inquiries for q
year for this child, who, if discovered
would dispossess him of his inheritance.
The missing heir was found at last in
the person of an educated servant-maid
in farmers family. Colonel T., as soon
as the legal proof of her identity was,
established, went to her. told her OF
her good fortune, placed her in the care
of teachers and masters, and made over
the property to her; and then having
thus performed his duty as an honora-
BILE English gentleman, returned to his
regiment poorer but q nobler man.
Another story equally true, and even
more dramatic, comes from the records
of the marlborough Assizes. Robert
Baldwin made will disinhe.iting his
eldest son, George, and giving his estate
to his son John. Sosn after he became
childish, and 80 continued until his
death; his son, George, having found
the will, hid it, and entered into pos
session of the estate; which he held for
twenty-one years.
At the end of that time he, in turn,
became incensed at his elder son, Rob-
ert. and made will in favor of the Sec
ond boy, Edwin. Edwin, however was
extremely fond of his brother, and in
order to prevent this injustice, by which
he was to benefit, he opened the secret
drawer of his fathers desk to destroy
the will. lie there found his grandfath-
er's will, by which the entire estate was
left to his Uncle John. This document
he showed to his brother, and the two
men resolved that justice should at last
be done, and carried it to their uncle,.
who entered suit for his delayed rights.
'"The jury" we are told, found ver-
dict for the plaintiff; who vas thus re-
stored to his estate after twenty-five
years."
Another anecdote narrated as fact is
that of certain miser named Case in
Woolwich, who collected JAIL his kinsfolk,
and told them that If any of them
crossed his threshold, he would notleaye
them penny. When the 1ld man be-
came i'll, however, one Of them, a little
girl. took pity on him; and in spite Of
his incessant abuse and threats, nursed
! and waited on him. Il was found after
his death that he had made her his sole
| heiress.
Fact is not only sometimes stranger
than fiction, but always more lust In its
awards.-Y outh's Companion.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-11-09

treme cases, but Of. the treatment Of
most Of the ills which flesh is heir to-
the troubles which come upon over
worked men and women, 60 many Of
whom we find all around us in this push-
ing, competitive age. Their best rem-
edy, If they can take it, is rest. If that
be impossible, we can only pity them.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-11-09

The mother q John Welsh, the no.
torious rnfian, who VAS shot dead II
New York, testified, with tears IA her
eyes, that he Wsa "alWaya good
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-11-09
The best located
town in Southern
Dakota, being situ-
ated near the cen
ter of Brule County,
in the midst of the
best farming and
stock country in
the world. The
proof of which has
been fully demon
strated in the mag
nifcent crops Of the
past few years.
K | N B A / /

Is located on the Main Line of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railroad, 48 miles west of
Mitchell and % miles east of
Chamberlain. 1t has a fine pub
lie school building. good church.
es, a tirst-class postot1ice, two
banks. two good hotels, one
large grain elevator and mate
rial on the ground for another,
three lumber yards, all carrying
immense stocks: several black
smith shops, good livery stables,
and stores representing all
branches of trade. Still the
country demands more and to
live men great inducements are
offered to invest in this
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-18
Men who Wea. Corse,s
New York Journal

'l e. said an uptown dealer ia sus. pensory bandages. elastic stockings and things of taa; sort. we have a variety of male customers who order and wear ap. p.iances 10 keep their shape. People often call them corse,s. but of course :hey do no; in any way resemble female corset. The fashion comes from abroad and we have several foreign customer.
 n this line. ancien, dandies, who cannc: bear the though, of getting fat. One oi these customers is the editor of a French newspaper here. He wears an elas,ic bodice. and over i, he has his clothes made to n. the shape very tightly. Ri. waist Is wasp-iike ana ne takes great pride in 1t. We often make these th!ngs tor actors who play spooney parts and ~ho are getting middle-aged. There i, one actor very well known in New York who always makes up both for the street and for the stage He not only wears l. species of corset bu, he pads his thighs and calves, for his legs are too thin and his body is too fat. Mir. Wallaek used 10 have the reputation of wearing corse,s. but i, is no, true. know i,. because we have done some business for him in mary OSAA~i .'At. VI 9hd1R , SlapG t9 Cu ,irely his own. There is no artihce about IL.
 Bu; mind you wen, on the dealer. this prejudice against men wearing these things is very sill. Of course where i, is from a sentimen, of vanity alone the thing Is somewhat ridiculous. but these elastic shirts and supporters. if worn by men ir- clined to obesity. would no, only give them grea, comfort. bu, in many cases would prolong their lives. Nor can you very well ridicule an actor who tries to make the best appearance he can on the stage. His livelihood often depends on his looking sligh, and youthful. re- member some years ago Fech,er coming to me and consulting whether he had no. better wear some sort of elastic appliance that would stay his increasing grossness He decided 10 do so and sad he would come back to give an order, bu, 1 did not see him again. His death was aceel- era,ed by his s,ou,ness.-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-18
THE PERrLs OF JouRnALtsw
Milwaukee Sen,inel.I

The members of the Illinois rn;....
 now encamped a; Lake Geneva s.s their ire aroused by the publica,,o5 = matter sent to certain Chicago paoe, 5s a correspondent detailed by it to repo.. the camp events. The citizen sold,e., oided their time. They lurked abou: .h- hotel a, which the young man ssoppe. The state of their minds was like th !. <. lioness who had been robbed of e young. They seemed to be frenz
 Al this time the innocent cause of ta- perturbation was enjoying an afternoe= visl; or ihe hotel piazza with a pre.. young lady. Finding himself unab- longer 10 interest his iaamorata with h
 smaii talk, the young journalist q. ;e oade her adieu. and leisuIely strus.e down toward the lake. He sought ,o IT. press the fair one with his military be- ing as he walked from her. smokia.
 cigarette and twirling his slender e.ee lie seemed inditieren; to the fac; tha. E
 lie hung Tn the balance. ard tha, a5a h.s devoted head mas suspended = sword of D-ocles Bu, he was SO
 made aware of the impending darse
 lie had reached the roadway a. the . stan, the soldiers. who were in conce.
 men,, discovered him. With ar an.a roar they leaped ou, before his s,ar:le eyes. He uttered cy of anguish. T.e young lady fainted. The newspap- aend. however. retained his senses ssi. ntIertly to know tha; he could e,e. hope to p.eva,. against the fifty s,alw !. individuals who were rapidly dives,in. nf With wild cry and a rush he broae through weak spo: in their ranks an
 dropping cigarette. cane. ha; and eve,S thias else ;ha. would come of easil, started down the road with deierm.n.. ton ;3 bea; al previous sporting reca.i, The soldiers were a, his heels, their q -, seemed 70 ;he hunted individual like ..
 paying ot hounds upon the track 0.
 aeer. Then ranks were constantly a. meniec by tFesh recruits. and thus we
 trey finally enabled ,o run down the eiea.-fe whom they desired ,o ca,l. Ai;er j ian oi aboa; a nille they oye.:oo' hina. ane @i:lou: ..s;eains ;e his pi,eo
 appeals for merej. q: once proceeded :; ire bank of the lake. ir ,he oellucl. waters of which they proposed 10 gise him bath. As the victim of their wra. sunk upon his knees. his hands eN,ende,. to heaven in las; appeal 10 his Make the spectators wep;. Bu. help d,d m. come from that direction. At this lunc- .ure a commissioned officer of the reg. men. came along, and. ordering his mer 10 - fall back d command which the, obeyed). he asked the supplian, individ- ual the cause of his alarm. Upon ascer- tanning. he ordered his men into camp and thus prevented the papers from re porting another horrible death. The news. paper man has ,elegraphed his resigna- ton to the paper saying that he preferred ,o work in a dynamite factory to COT responding for newspaper There was less danger of losing his life.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-18
Reporters English
P.;Eters' Ergiste-

Curious examples of mixed metaphor are occasionally seen in leading articles :: bu; for odd perersions and strange phrases the reporters and writers for the sporting newspapers are uneNampled Lately paragraph appeared in one of them headed" Das,ardly coaduc, of a steam tug" in another, we were told ,ha. the concert was witnessed by fashion able and in,elligen, attendance" in a third that after a fru:,less search the whole ot the los, money was found except pair of old boots" 4 descriptive writer informs his readers ,ha, owing 10 the influence of Jupiter Pluvius. the ground was very soft and sloppy, but as the day wore on, the glorious rays of old Solomon dissipa,ed the damp 4 man was summoned, we are told for wilfully annoying telegraph signal :" aman was fined five shillings for knocking at a door and disturbing the inhabitants of an empty house. railway porter was re- manded for lnsolence 10 passenger. the magistrate rernarking that he had never heard of greater instance of official poii:eness :" a young lady witness in an assault case deposed to being greatly exaspera,ed by the defendants want of adoras;cn :" and race-horse is described as ~weedy ill-conditioned excrescence. quite unfit for equi,ation." These. is will be remembered. are no, printers errors. bu, writers elegance.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-18
,roably the only one in the world which

broadly the only one in the world which will have for it's neighbor an actual bridge m use which vas built by Rom ans. thus, m this now semi-barbarous country, bringing into close contac, an ancien, and modern civilization. After crossing the Jordan the line will still follow the banks of that river to its junction with the armuk, which IL viii also cross. and then traverse plain of rich alluvium. about i've miles long by four wide, to the banks of the ridge which overlooks the eastern margin of the Sea of Tiberias This IS the extent to which the survey has been completed. l. is not decided whether to rise from the valley by the shoulder of the ridge which overlooks the Yarmuk, or to follow the eas. shore ofthe Lake of Iiberias to the Wady Semakh. which offers grea, advantages for grade by which to ascend nearly 5000 feet in abou, fifteen miles. This Is the toughe>; b, of engineering on the line. and is in close proximity 10 the steep place down which the swine possessed by devils are said to have rushed in;o the sea Once On the plateau II will traverse the n isnsfi- cen: pasture lands of larlan and the srain-growing country oi the Eauran. with probably shor. branch to tiezrib. which Is the puneiple grain emporium, and one of the mos. itnpor;an; hal;ing places on the grea, pilgrimage road from Damascus 10 Mecca l: Is calculated ;ha: the iransPor, of grain alone from this re- sion to the coas; will su:ii,e to pay large dividend upon the capital re suired for the construction of the road. winch will be abou, D miles IT length The grantees have also secured the rl5i; ,o pG: steam tugs Gpon the Lake Of Tloerlas. and un- der the influence ot ;h,, new means ot transportation the desola;e shores vii. undergo l transformation tia, will be hardly equa!ed by the introduction ot railroad IT any other country. The Jews may indeed retarn ;o iaies,ne when le-ru-slein IS called 9c. by a b.le-un.- f'sGseG brakeman
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-18
The Dude of Saratoga.
Alaary ArSus.

l have bu: thus far seen bg, three dudes al Saratoga. and the greates, oi these was negro. He IS s,ill here. He Is as grand as a oircus-wagon. and twice as handsome. He condeseends to ac, as waiter a, one of the hotels for a fev. hours each day. but during the large leisure of ,ha; class, and while his fel. lows are play ng baseball on South Broadway. or pitching quoits on back streets. he clothes himself in all his wardrobe's glory and promenades Broad way. No pains and bu, little expense is spared in his get-up. His natural color IS as brilliant as that of a new rubbe- shoe. His mouth is as handsome as a gash in an over-ripe water melon. His neck-tie is the reddest of the red, his gloves are white kids, and the tops of his gaiters are dove-colored
 Dufing his triumphal march the hack men cease from troubling and the bus men are at rest; the little dogs laugh 10 see such sport, and the tally-ho coach guard hath not where to blow his horn.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-18
.Fyr Tts.tt r,y
THE AMERICAN PUN
rIa |. WHHE

\ good many yeats as9 some mis- sClde,. creature eoaeoe.eG a p-s. ard SC; !, atioat Ii ne nad beer ;ae nfs: default .ns bank cashier some respec: could De shown his memory. bt.; !: woclG have been better for the wor.i i he had heen forced 10 swallow ore ei his horrible dls- ;ortlons in early infancy. When he found tha; he could pe.pera,e ore pun. without being lynched. ae b9.i; aEo;he, and cas, Ii upon the waters ard 10. !; re- turned after many days. For tune this line of newspaper work was very popular. and in a thousand offices througnoI, the land could be seen the aged hamorisis } and the young apprentice. with dic,ion- ary in hand, seeking new words 10 con- quer. but the popularity of the pun was ephemeral, and to-day Ii Is classed as ancient literature. and he who would hold his own as a pleasing writer mus, pu; away the pun. As write am reminded of a little pun tha, was nipped in the bud
 In 1855 Barnums greatest show or earth was advertised IS such highly moral concern tha, many people believed l:,o be managed entirely by elders and deacons. and when !, stopped q: Dear born. Mich. srea, crowds oi peope came to see i; When the even.ns perform ance came on the ter: WAS literally am
 med full of people. So closely were they packed together tha, many fanted from the excessive heat and had ;o be carried outside. After inc fancy rid ing. and the blare of the band-the pre- Jude to all circus pertormances-the clown came forth with a fan in one hand and handkerchief in the other acd asked "Is this. ho, enough for you:" Some of the audience took ,ie question as joke while others took i: as an insult. and |, required all of phineas Ts powers of persuasion 10 proven, rio;. The clo.n had intended to finish the )oke by saying. fit ,isn',i; otter be" bu, he though, it bes, to leave nigh, away.
 During the war many hea,:rending puns were formed and no doub, had much 10 do with the mortality lists on both sides. for when one of them fell there was sure to be howl of misery and vail of anguish. Properly used they would have been more effective than the same number of shells. Whea the southern soldiers in Nicksburg were ea.- ing mules is i, no, probable tha, Pember- ton would have surrendered month earlier # he had kno~n ,ha, the funny pappers of the north were ealing him a cannibal: The days of the puns,er a,e numbered. and hope when he sleeps with h:s fathers. that the sexton will no, be stIngy with the hole. and tina, one of his most unique and startling jokes will be placed at his head The English language in its unadci,era;ed state is mystery and misery. and he who adds one Jot or title thereto Is no more worthy to be called brother. and Is in danger of being cast into the Arkansaw river. Between the efforts 10 keep up with puns. and the spelling reform. one is likely to forge; how ,o spei, sox.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-18
THE BABIES IN THE CITY.

When the seorehing heat of summer Beats on millionaire and hummer: When the rich mans son and his daughter Seek the mountain and the water, Cooling of al breezy highlands. Quiet eoves and seagirt slands: Then the babieS-ot. the pity SWelter in the crowded city. ToI'iag fathers. sons and brothers. Helpless babies. hapless mothers Sickly babies, weak and ailing, Moaning. groaning, crying. waiting. Br8.ltng. baking. s,ewing fDlng ad'ng, falling. gasplrs, dyiGg II bless babies-ok, the ply :>⪙er in the croW ded city. Thosgh the blessed air of .eayeu l. .o man so freely giyen. Small the portion of tae d~el'ass h the garfet> and tAe cellars Where thr nJXols odor sHs;hefs Babies IT ', r arms 0, mothcrs. An the l!fes tia; ~e shoal1 clef!sE bsA> pine a~ .,y and persi. Wl.n ttc Su'try days Of summer M sh= the z ;mlaest man grow gr.usmer Waea tie n,ckis are close ant torsid, An,i the ell, smells are torT.t. | hen the is5ii.s. ieeh.y crying. r. ilsit mothers arms are ty!ag. 4 they swcitcr-0t, tAe pity in jH. Eut ard rrowder! ei,f.
 -Erea.Eee
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-18
The Frs, Railroad IF the Holy Land


 The tirs, railway Tn Palestine is being laid out. and the preliminary survey has occn completed as :,.. .s .he Jordan |, is to run between Acre and Damascus. and |, is called the Hamidie line. because it is named after his present majesty. the Sultan Abdul Amid, and probably one reason why the tirman has been granted so easily lies in the fact that it passes through grea, extent of property which he has recently acquired to the eas, of the plain of Esdraelon. The concession IS held by ten or twelve gentlemen, some of whom are Moslems and some Chris tians. bu, all are Ottoman subjects res- ident in Syria. Among the mos; in- ruent,al are the Messrs. Sursock. bankers. who own greater part ot the plain of Esdraelon. and who have. therefore. a large in,eres: in the success of the line Starting from Acre. i, will follow the curve of the bay for len miles. in south miles from the beach. Crossing the kishon by a six,y-foot bridge. |, will turn east at the junction ot a short branch line two miles long a, Haita. Plugging the foo, of the Carmel range. so as to avoid the kishon marshes. |, will pass through the gorge which separates that mountain from the lower ranges of the Galilee hills, and deboueh into the plain of Esdraelon. This plain it will traverse in its entire length. The station for Nazareth will be dis,an, about twelve miles from the town there may. however be a short branch to the foo, of the hills. So far there has only been rise from the sea level in twenty miles of ,io feet, 50 that the grade is imperceptible. l, now crosses the watershed and commences to descend across the plains oi le,reel ,o the valley of the Jordan. Here the Wady Ialud offers an easy incline Is far IS Beisan. the ancient Beshshean. and every mile of the country l, has traversed SO far Is private property, and fairly cultivated. At Beisan II enters upon a region which has. partly owing to malaria and partly to its insecurity. been aban- doned to the Arabs. bu; |, Is the track of all others which the passage of railway Is likely to transtigure. for the abundance of the water. which Is now allowed to stagnate in marshes. and which causes its unhealihiness, is destined to attract a,,en- ton to its grea, fertility and natural ad- vantages, which would. with proper drain- age, render i, the most profitable region in Palestine. Owing ,o ,he elevation of the springs, which send their copious streams across the site of Beisan, the rich plain which descends to the Jordan. 800 feet below. can be a5undantly irri- gated.
 There IS little bi: of'engineering re- quired to carry the line down to the val ley of the Jordan. here Soo fee, below the level of the sea, which it then followed north as far as the Dliserel Medjamieh. Near this anden, Roman bridge of three arches. which is uses to this day by the caravans of camels which bring the pro- duce of the Hauran to the coast. the new railway bridge will orsss the Jordan,
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-18

A western paper says: "Sam Weldon was shot last night in the roiunda by Henry Parsons About the worst place a man can be shot, next to his heart. is ;.. the ro,uada- It invariably proves fatal Aoyrisic.zn Hersii.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-18

When lady living in Chelsea sent to London for doctor. she apologized for asking him to come such distance Don't speak of it,r answered the Nj. D. ]. happen to have another patient in the neighborhood, and can kill two birds with one stone."-Co!sm5ia Stetk,toy.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-08-31
Election of Secretary Board Of County
School Examiners.

The Board Of Examiners met at
County Clerks office on Tuesday
the a7th inst, for the purpose of or
ganizing for the ensuing year. Pres
ent, Geo. w. Sickles, Geo. Il.
Brandt, w. d. Castle and Clerk
Welch. The first, Gnformal,) ballot
for Secretary was somewhat scatter
ing. The second ballot, Geo. K.
Brandt received votes and w. d.
Castle I. County Clerk Welch de-
clared G.. R. Brandt elected. After
the Secretary is elected the one
whose term of office soonest expires
(other than the Secretary becoms
Chairman. Mr.. Castles term expires
in one year; accordingly Mr.. c. be-
comes Chairman, not by election but
by virtue of the time he has yet to
act.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-08-31

The following persons were grant
ID certificates by the Board Of Coun-
" Examiners at Corunna, Aug. 18th
1883.
Minnie Rolfe, Bancroft
Mary Shay, Henderson.
w. z. Steffy, Byron.
j. M. Nelson, Bancroft.
Nellie Gaffney, Corunna.
Jno. F. Brandt, Lapeer Co.
f. R. Holmes, Hazleton.
Ruth A. Willoughby, Owosso.
Lyman H. Dunning, Byron.
Carrie Burnett, Bancroft.
Arvilla Ackerson, Corunna.
Della Bogue, Burton.
Lavinie Bartles, Laingsburg.
f. nj. Tuttle, New Lothrop.
Abbie Lewis, Morrice.
+. H. Mapes, Gaines.
B. L. Sickles, Vernon.
Ella Colby, Hazleton.
Carrie Holt, Morrice.
Matte Treadway, Morrice.
Martin A. Daley, Ovid.
Nellie M. Thompson, Byron.
Edith Seelcy. Byron.
Maggie Mcclure, Owosso.
Ella Hemstreet, Ovid.
Mary Mikan, Durand.
Mary +. Weeks, Pittsburg.
Myra Tillotson, Elsie.