The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-10-24
Personal

Thomas Van Valin of Syracuse, N. Y,
celebrated his 104th birthday on the 18th
inst. He comes of long lived family,
his father having been accidentally
FILLED at the age of los years. His
grandfather lived to be lis, and q brother
OF his grandfather lived to the age of 1l2
years. 90
Charles Nordhof, who edits the Wash
ington news department of the New
York Herald, is paid a salary of $40. 900
per annum, and has in addition a house
which is provided for him by the pro-
prietor of the Herald. His wife is a
daughter of Bishop Ames.
The official record Of the death of a
young girl in Brighton, Mass. filed in
the registrars office, gives as the cause of
death: "Primary-due to the Boston
school system of 'cramming,' too much
study and brain work, duration six
months; neutrality-suspicious. of the
brain, resulting in coma, duration thir-
teen days"
Six ladies have distinguished them
selves as students in the South London
College of Chemistry, where they have
been studying with a view to passing the
examin itlons Of the Pharmaceutical So
cietv. They intend to begin life as drug
glsts, and are among the first women
who have been regularly trained at a
public school for this end.
Hon. William d. Kelley, of Pennsyl-
vania, father of the House of Repre-
sentatives," Gays his health was never
better than now He attributes the can
cerons tumor in the mouth, which last
year caused him so much trouble. en-
lirely to the use "f tobacco. "For fifty
five years." he says, 81 chewed and
break the habit, but it brought on ner-
vous prostration. I am happy to say
that | have conquered the habit, and
now do not use the weed in any FORM"
A thoughtful housewife is the queen
of Italy, who, on hearing of the intend
ed visit of tine Crown Prince to Rome, at
nee ordered a German c%uisiniere, in
order to treat her guest to his favorite
home dishes. She was heard to say that
she we'll remembered her grandfather,
the late King John of Saxonv, smilingly
contide to her after one OF those regular
Italian dinners: 81 have, indeed, been
worAe off TODAY than the ancient Christ
Ain hioitsiS. luey uhu UO1liIS OH hp-
piled to their bodies externally; I alas,
had to take it internally"
M. Labouchere does notspare a sheer
at the poet Laureate. Noting that Ten.
nysen has been for the past thirty. nine
years in receipt of q yearly pension ofa
thousand dollars from the Civil List Ser
vice iund, he says: 81 presume he will
now relinquish this annuity from the tax
payers, as, il he can afford to accept a
p%eerage, be canno possibly be in need
of a grant from the pubic funds"
An abstract of the report of the British
governments commissioners. William
Mather, lately here OF a tour Of inspec.
ton of the technical schools of the
United States, just published, surprises
those who have complacently believed
that the opportunities of American
working people were superior to those
of England. Mr.. Mather reports a very
inadequate provision in this country for
the training of skilled labor, and less be-
nevolent attention to the needs of the
w%orkingmen in the way of moral and ed
ucational advantages, comforts and rec
reation than in England.