The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-09-21
miscellaneous Paragraphs.

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many trees were damaged by the Feb
ruary frosts. The lime crop, on the
contrary, is much smaller than usual
Show-printing this season is more
elaborate and flasher than ever before.
The prevailing idea seems to be that the
success of our actors and actresses this
year is going to depend altogether up.
on the amount of red and yellow paint
splashed on to the kill-boards and scat
tered through the barber shops.
Ii Hung Chang, viceroy of China, has
at the instance of the United States min.
lister, granted permission for a steamer
to run on the upper Pei-Ho river, be-
tween Tientsin and Tong Cho. The con-
cesslonis regarded asimportant. Hither.
to all attempts on the part of foreign
| of the emperor, have been strongly op.
I, posed.
An old lady who had purchased new
bonnet received it on Saturday. Not
long after she was missed, and her alb.
sence was so protracted that her family
became alarmed about her, and institut-
ed search. After looking the premises
all over, her daughter found her in he,
chamber, sitting quietly with her new
bonnet on: The daughter exclaimed:
"Why mother, what are you doing here?
"Go along down" the old lady replied
| am only getting used to this thing, so
that shall not be thinking about it all
the time in church to morrow"
A feature of the exposition at Amster-
dam is complete Japanese village,
which is reproduced with much fidelity
and detail. There are huts of the ma
lives, inhabitants and cattle, and ma
live orchestra furnishes Japanese music
Tor Japanese dances.
The house of Mrs. John W. Bigelow,
at Newport, is furnished witha Venetian
portico which looks out on the bay,
affording one of the best pictures in that
city. Mrs. Bigelow asked her friend,
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, to say somthing
abou. this ,piazza-"s somthing to be re-
membered." Mrs. Howe knitted her
fine brows and pursed up her nervous
mouth. Every one waited for the orac-
llar utterance of the author of the "Bat-
tie hymn of the Republic" "It is a
bully piazza" was the unpoetic answer.
Plans have been completed for the
new silver vault to be built under the
cash room of the treasury department.
1t will hold about 23,0O0,00O standard
dollars.
A dog of the shepherd breed, owned
by Aaron Hutchinson, of Mansfield,
Conn.,, not only possesses the usual ac-
complishments common to the educated
CANNES, such as shaking hands, awaiting
the signal three to snap the piece Of
bread, speaking, ETC., but he also sings.
"Sit up, hold out your paw and sing"
says his mistress, and Pedro will pose in
a most knowing attitude, and to mus
ical accompaniment will Join his voice,
varying his song as the tune is high or
low, fast or slow, and stop wher the III
strument ceases.
A very curious thing about deaf mutes
is the rapidity with which they learn
the meaning and use of slang words and
phrases. The ordinary street language
of the day seems to be every bit as fam
iliar to them as it is to the people whose
and they will say, in their own way,
'you bet your boots!" or lyon bet your
sweet life!' with us much ease and grace
as if they had it at their tongues end all
their lives. One of the afflicted young
men, when asked for an explanation of
this remarkable fact, said the deaf mutes
got their knowledge OF slang from the
newspapers; that they were great read
ers of the papers, and snapped up new
phrase or word just the moment it made
it's appearance. They not only use slang
in writing, but in their sign-language.
Among other things brought to this
country by President Soto, of Honduras,
is silver cup made before the appear
ence Of the Spaniards in Central Amer
lea. There is an opal in a rough state,
five inches high, valued at $4,000, and
and cut in various forms. One of the
cases is filed with coffee. none ofwhich,
it is said, finds its way to the United
States, the French and English purchas-
ing it at twenty cents per pound.
In one case is an exhibit Of fibre OBJ
tanned from a species Of pineapple,
which, as it is tough, fine, and takes
dyes with success, is used as filling in
silks. 1t has been woven into cloth,
which has every appearance of silk,
and has been manufactured into
delicate lace. Several samples of the
grass from which Panama hats are made
are exhibited, as also are ipecac leaves
and roots, jalap, ginger roots, allspice
berries ana Otner spices.
One of the attractions Of the recent
performance in the Chinese theater in
San Francisco for the benefit of the
knights remplar was stage fight be-
tween two warriors, whose method of
attack was was to jump up in the air,
strike the adversary in the chest with
the bottom of both feet, and then fall
full length on the stage, striking on their
backs with terrific force. 1t was style
of tumbling evidently new to most ofthe
spectators, who applauded vigorously.
Another style of gymnastics was much
admired. The performer would stand
on chair which was the apex of pyr-
amid of table and chairs, turn somer-
sault in the air, and land on another
chair similarly elevated, with his legs
crossed under him like tailor. This
feat was done repeatedly by two per-
formers dressed in bewildering multi.
and cloaks. With the ordinary dress OF
an athlete the feat is calculated to break
both legs OF the performe, but dressed
as they were it was an astonishing exhi-
bition.
The remarkable tides and the terrible
and deadly storm which have visited
the north Atlantic within week approx
innate too nearly to the time of the awful
volcanic disturbances in Java not to
arouse the feeling that these dreadful
outbreaks which have been felt over two
thirds OF the earth, if not throughout it,
have common origin. The earthquake
wave is known to have been felt at San
Francisco, and it is certainly curious
coincidence that at nearly the same time
there should be such tidal wave in the
Atlantic as that which has done so much
damage at Atlantic City and elsewhere
on the New Jersey coast, and that there
should be so great storm cyclonic In