The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-12-14
Miscellany.


Some San Francisco fishermen recent
ly caught a singular marine monster,
which they call an elephant fish, in
their net, after a struggle OF several
| hours. during which the creature drag
geu the smack a long distance. 1t meas
| ures nine feet eight inches i'll length,
| tour feet wide, and seven feet in CIR
conference, and has a month eighteen
inches wide. 1t appears to belong to
the shark species, and part of human
body was found in its NAV.
The value of the willow crop OF
Wyoming cosnty, N. Y, is estimated at
$4,000. The heaviest crops are found
in the towns of Perry, GAINESVILLE. and
| Warsaw, and the willows are shipped to
Syracuse, Buffalo and New York to Ser
man basket,nakers, where they COM
mand firm 81 to $24 per ton. Before
their bark where they were raised,
which was accomplished by standing
the punches in q stream of water.
| Since 1869 the buyers take them bark
and all, and strip the stalk by steam
power, which makes it more profitable
for the producers.
Among the Oriental rugs on exhibit
ton at the Bo ston Fair there are two
which are SO fine that photographs have
been made of them for exhibition, and
they are some of the finest ever seen in
this country. One of them is 81 feet, 10
inches by Z feet in size. One scarcely
| recognizes the fact that such specimens
as these find ready sale among connois-
seurs at $1,000 each. Another good rug,
smaller in size, fine and thin, woven in
dark, rich colors, is the Senoh. lnmany
respects it resembles the A%fghanistan.
These rugs are valued at about $500.
There Is not one factory in the world
that makes Mecca rugs. They are made
entirely by families, and it is only pos.
sible to get three or four at a time.
Some views on cholera, based on 81
successful practical experience with the
disease in Madrid andithe philippines.
have been expressed'to the Paris Acad-
envy Of Sciences by Mons. Ramon de
Luna. He believes that the cause Of
cholera is always to be found in the at
m%osphere; that it exerts its action exclu-.
sively through the respiratory orga Ms;
That its incubation is most likely to take
pl,ce during a passive condition of the
individual. particularly during sleep.
that the mlcrobe or ferment acts chiefly
onthe blood corpuscles ,Ipreventing prop
err oxidation, and so leading to gradual
snttocation; that the only safe remedy is
the inhalation of nitrous acid mixed with
ar; and that the best means of preven-
tlon is the nitrous fumigation of rooms,
utensils, etc, twice a day.
The Dashaway Society, a noted tenn
perance organization of San Francisco,
had a peculiar origin. One night in the,
early history of the city a party of men
were winding up a. spree in a s.loon
When one OF the members dashed the,
LIQUOR from the glass, and said: II dash
1t away furever!" F.om This incident
the society was formed.
The New Orleans Transformers
claims that, according to the census re.
port, althoughthe southern states possess.
only one-eighteenth of the wealth oftbe
country, they contribute one-sixth OF ell
the money expended Tor school purposes
contributing to their schools thraa
tunes as literally as the north or west,
while they furnish one-fourth of all the
scholars IN the public schools. In the
south. 100, there is no distinction in the
pay OF male and female teachers-bcth
are PAID alike. The census also shows
!hat children are much more numerous
IN the south than in the north and west.
IN proportion to the population. tho
nlrth rate being decidedly higher, and
the number of children to the family
greater. "
One of the best stories of the season
Comes from Wrightsville, S. c.. and is
thus told by the. Recorder: "a, lady
while engaged in the pursuit of he1rae.
nestle duties, encountered a mouse in
the flour barrel. Now most ladies', under
such circumstances, would have uttered
a genuine shrek and then sought safety
In the garrett; but this one possessed
more than the ordinary degree of penu-
Inc courage. She summoned the man
servant and told him to get the gym, call
me dog.and stationed herself at A con-
Venlent distance, then she clambered
upstairs and commenced to punch the
hour barrel with a pole. Presently the
mouse made its appearance and started
across the hpor. The dog started at
once;ln pursuit. The man fired and the
cog dropped dead. The lady tainted.
iell down thsistairs, and the man, think.
rug she was killed, and fearing that he
"ouli be arrested for murder, disap-
peared, and has not been seen since.
Lie mouse escaped"
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