The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-12-28
personal GOSSIP.

personal GOSSIP.
Mr.. Ioshida, Japanese Minister at
Washington, when leaving the city a
few days, ago, uncovered his head and
made u profound bow as he passed the
silver star which marks the spot in the
railway station where Garfield fell.
Some shrewd observer says that if S.
s. Cox had never made a joke he might
be next Speaker Of the House. AS it is
his chances are spoiled forever. And
this reminds somebody else of the ad-
vice given to q young orator by an old
politician. aYoung man." said he, eff
you want to be regarded as a great man,
d great leader, tell q story, never
utter a joke; look solemn and pound the
table,"
Prof. Charles s. Hastings, Of Johns
Hopkins, who has just been called to a
chair in the Sheffield Scientific School,
Yale, is a native of Hartford, Conn,
t%hirty-fve years old, and has gained
| high reputation by his observations of
the solar eclipse of last May, he having
| been a member of the Caroline Island
expedition.
General George A. Washburn, of Hart
ford. Conn, has been obliged to remove
to Aiken, S. c., for the benefit of his
health. He was Major of the 18th Con-
necticut Regiment AT Antietam, and re-
ceived many serious wounds iii that bat
tie, from which he has been a sufferer
ever since. He and Colonel T.. w. Che
| ney-of the ~well-known silk manufuc-
turing tirm-are said TO be the only sur
wing field officers OF the 10Th regiment.
Rev. j. H. Appleton has resigned the
rectorship ofst. Stephen's(P. Ed church,
Philadelphia, thus bringing to an end
the trouble that has existed for several
months between him and some of his
vestrymen on account of his ritualistic
ideas and practices. He has taken this
| step in accordance with the decision of
| the Standing Commlttee of the Diocese,
and the %veslrymen who sided with him
in the dispute have also resigned their
places.
Congressman Lanham, of Texas, rep
resents a district of ei~ghty-seven coun-
ties, some of which are as large as Mas
sachusetts.
Luigi Mont, "the young Sicilian" of
Longfellow's "Wayside Inn" will return
to this country soon. He has been for
twelve years the American consul at
Paris.
John Jones recently shot a partridge
with two heads. One is smaller than the
other, and somewhat shriveled up, but
it is a perfect and distinct head. He
only wounded the bird and found both
heads to be alive and to move separate.
iy.
Three Of a kind: 81 hear your uncle
is dead" said a sympathetic neighbor to
Mr.. Twomly. "He is" replied Twomlv,
-ravely. "Did he leave any testament?''
eyes, three oftlem." "rhree ofthem.''
exclsimed the neighbor, wonderingly.
"Yes, the Old Testament, New Tesla
ment, and the revised Edition"
The Washington Star says of Surgeon
Robert Murray, the new surgeon general
of the army, that ne was born in Mary
land in 1922, graduated at the jefferson
Medical college in Philadelphia, was ap.
pointed assistant surgeon in United
States army in lS46, promoted captain
in 1851, and major in 1860. He served
during the war with ability, and was
made assistant medical purveyor, with
the rank of Lieutenant colonel, July 2S
lppo, SdNirS previously, Oh march 10
1863, received the title of prevent colo.
mel. He was promoted to be colonel
June 26, 1876.
General Spinner, who had 1000 WON,
en- under him as clerks and accountant.
in the United States treasury
leaves upon record that they
counted more accurately ant
rapidly than men; that thei
ability to detect counterfeits proved Il
be superior in almost every test; tina
they were without an exception honest
and were invariably more careful an
painstaking in their work.
A Michigan girl told her young mar
that she would pever marry him unit
he was worth $4,000. So he started on
with a brave heart to make it. "Hoy
are you getting on, George" she aske'
at the expiration of 8 couple of months
Well" George said hopefully, IL hay,
saved $21." The girl dropped her ey.
iashes and b%lushingly remarked: ;"
reckon that's near enough, George" She
was willing to trust him for theIlittle bal
ance.