The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-04-11
Personal paragraphs.

, Mr.. Aston, American minister IN
; Rome, took one of the largest andhand-
soonest balconies ON the Corsofor the
carnival, and invited all the Americans
in the Eternal City to share il with HIM.
The flowers thrown at the PROCESSION
were supplied ati,is expense. y.
MI. Robinson Locke, the newly APP
pointed American Consul ut Newcastlei
on-Tyne, England, is u son of D. IL.
Locke (Nasby) and like his father. is q
journalist. Since 1881 he has lived IN
Europe aud is said to have perfected
himself in the French and German Ian
guages.
Mrs. Mary l.. Booth, the editor of
Harper's Bazaar, says that the great
advantage man has over woman III the
struggle for ezistancc ls-pockets. A
woman has to carry Il shopplnG-bag bno
man 'tturns the KEY ofthe worlds great
lock easily and we'll, having both hands
free othat exercise"
Mrs. A. r. Allen heads the list OF
%millionaires in st. Louis, paying tax on
81, 1877 5000. Henry Shaw is put down
rs worth sl,1T6,120, the heirs OF jesse
G.. Lindell 81 ,ll5 $50 and Miss Bernice
Morrison $685., 600.
Senator Jones OF Florida, WHO'S con-
siIered one OF the most cultivated men
Mt the capital, and who certainly is n
of the most eloquent men in the senate,
is entirely seli-educatea. He never
had many school opportunities, even OF
the common" kind, and owes his du-
cation wholly to his own efforts since
he was q years old.
Twenty-six years ago Roscoe Conkling
was elected Mayor of Utica, N. T., the
ex- Senator being chen but 2S yeMs,4
months and 2 days old. James S.
Sherman, the present Mayor, was %
years 4 months and 10 days old whenh h
assumed Office on the ith instant. Mr..
Conkling, therefore, still remains in the
field as the youngest Mayor Utica ever
hadby eight days.
Oscar Wilde, the hniry herald of
nstheticism, having coined 3 sufiicieney
for subsistence in this country is now
drawing a lecture. through England
that is devoted to running down the
American people. He characterizes
Americans as being the noisest people
in theworld; they are alwaysi in a hurry,
and the National occupation is train
catching.
Francis F,adoux, of Portland, N. H.,
claims to have been q member of COM
pany @, Sayenty-fourth regiment of
France, at tie time of tho battle of
Waterloo. He was, with his command,
enroute to the sceee Of the conflict.
when word came that Napoleon had
been whipped. He was once taken
prisoner while serving in the French
navy, but won his freedom By jumping
overheard and saving the life of IN En-
glish officer. He then came to this
country and became a halter and taught
dancing.
The President of the French Republic
has $4,000 year, and he is allowed
ss332, 900 for household expenses, while
Queen Victoria has $1.SlS, 800 n year,
not counting the cvenu of the Duchy
of Lancaster, which amounts to a cool
slS5 600 a year. The Prince of Wales
gets $175,000 a year, and the royal
family has other annuities amounting to
SiG6, 900. And all for the sake of keep
ing up tho empty show" OF royalty,
without any compromising service or
consideration.
President Arthur has become quite
fond of horseback exercise, and often
toward evening lie may be seen mounted
upon a fine brown charger striking out
from the White House toward the ave-
nues and pleasant drives in the north
western portion Of the city. Rain or
sunshine, it is all the same tohim, for q
rubber outfit affords sure protection in
bad weather and the pure air is refresh
ing after the days confinement in his
Office attending to the routine of daily
work and receiving calls from innumer-
able visitors. The persistence with
which the President keeps up his favor
tie exercise has a. marked effect upon
his health and appearance, and it is a
common remark that he looks stronger
than at any time since lie entered upon
the active discharge of the duties OF his
office.