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New-York tribune., 1885-02-22

two children The bodies recovered are .et'ti ~ y
mangled. Owing to the intense excne'hhe s hnt thev
impossible to get the individual ioSseS ou' '"''
will probably be 100000. .o,+ that
All the bodies ere easily recovered except tae
of the youngest child of Mr.. Helsey age esltee to
mo0ths which has just been recovered ou1"o sayen
teen is missing and Is supposed to be buried in the
ruins. Mr Walters. his wife and two otnei n c,i nnt
dren are badly injured. and some OF theih Wt
recover Several others are reported TO DC ia'aiiy
Dured.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-22
SLIGHT DAMAGE IN A PLAYHOUSE.

George Prince, the hall boy in the Livingston
Flats No. 126 East Nineeenthst. discovered flames In
the rooms OF Mrs T. A. Washburn the fourth floor
yesterday afternoon. Two alarms rung and tho
fremen extinguished the flames. Mrs. washburn
who is the widow of an Episcopal clergyman IA in
Washington. Her daughter and servant not I'm tho
house when the fire started. As the above the
fourth floor were vacant serious excitement was
caused by the ire. Mrs WashburRs loss estimated
et $1,000
New-York tribune., 1885-02-22

tened both No. 337 and tho acjon'
ing buildings. After hard fight the flames were were
confined to the basement and nrst n hoot
AGED To the extent Of 81 600.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-22
TENEMENT HOUSE PEOPLE IN DANGER.
Fire was discovered shortly after mid

night this morning III the basement OF
the five story tenement house No. 337
East Fourteenth-st The bakery ovens OF Frederick
stocker in the basement and his shop is on the
frat floor Of the building. Eighteen families
were asleep the upper floors. The building
was soon filed with dense smoke, and the
people were rescued with difficulty with the aid
of policemen and frcmen. Engino Company No. is
lust across the street. and soon Oh hand. The
ire burned for an hour, and threat
New-York tribune., 1885-02-22

,,r,;no the nisan said the old hunter. How lowf'
asked ne enderoot "Buaio replied the old hunter,
without struggle Darlington HoWkey@
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-10-09
A Childlike and Bland Senator.

Some years ago some Wisconsin
lands were advertised for sale under
the general law, and Senator Sawyer,
then, as now, a large Wisconsin land
holder, took care to post himself thor
oughly upon the value of each parcel
put up at auction. When the sale day
arrived a party of eastern capitalists
on the lookout for a speculation were
on hand to bid. They knew Sawyer,
and in every instance they raised his
bid. They felt very much clated when
they saw, or thought they saw, q look
of annoyance steal over his placid
countenance as section after section
was knocked down to them. They
bought nearly every parcel upon which
Sawyer set a price, and went away de-
lighted at their shrewdness. Some
years after they visited Wisconsin, and
called upon Sawyer. He was delight
cd to see them, invited them to his
house in Oshkosh, and treated them
very Hospitality. They were going to
look at the lands they had purchased
at the sale. Sawyer chuckled as he
shook each by the hand, and invited
them to call when they came back.
They have not called to date. The
senator expected to meet sharpers at
that sale. and so got a friend to bid on
all the best lands for him, aud secured
the good timber lands offered. The
eastern men still hold the titles to half
the boys in Observation-Disclosures
Tribune.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-10-09
a Very Small Lion.

In Africa. deep pits are often made
by human hunters to capture game,
n among the insects we find the ant.
hon (.ny'7nelon) adopting a similar
ruse. Its eggs are lain in sandy
places, and when the young ant-lions
appear they have no wings, and are
Hat little creatures with immense
jaws. AS soon as born, the curious
larvae proceed to work. Each young
ant-lion selects a soft place in the sand,
and by turning itself around and
around, it traces an exterior circle;
and by continuing the spiral motion,
and gradually %retreating to the cen
ter, it marks out and forms Il cavity
having spirals like those of IA snail
shell. Next, these are smoothed
down by an ingenious process. Ii a
pebble rolls in, or is found in the
slope, the ant-lion places it upon its
head. and with a sudden jerk sends it
far out OF the pit. But sometimes
pebbles are found that are too heavy
to be thrown out in this way, and then
another plan is adopted. The pebble
is carefully rolled upon the fiat back
of the ant-lion, which starts up the in
cline with its tail high in an, so that
the load is kept upon a level, and
finally deposited upon the outside. If
the pebble is round, many attempts
have to be made. The pit completed
is seer TO be a circular or c@onical de-
preston. at the bottom OF which the
willy hunter c%onceals itself, only its
Jaws and many eyes being visible; and
here 1t awaits its prey. that sooner or
later comes tumbling i'll Ants that
happen to be of on Il forag.ng journey
are the most frequent victims. The
ant comes running along rapidly, and
is over the edge of the pit before ne
knows ii. the treacherOus sand uivinc
way and precipilating him down to-
ward the concealed lion. A momcn
more and two (to him) enormous laws
open, and the ant quickly disappears
from sight forever. Sometimes, in
stead OF tumbling down into the pit.
the ant obtains Il foothoid and almost
escapes; but in such "a case the ant.
lion throws aside all concealment.
PUSHES out, and sllovels sand upon its
struggling victim, and by successive
Jerks bombards it with such n fusilladc
OF sand that. beaten and confused. it
rolls down into the open Jaws of the
cruel hunter. For two years the ant.
lion carries on its predatory warfare,
gradually growing larger and enlarg-
ing It's PIT, until finally it is ready TO
change into a c%hrysalis. 1t then en-
velops itself in n round ball of sand,
cemenied togetherby fine silken cords.
In this cocoon it lives tor about three
weeks. when it omerges u perfect four
winged insect resembling the dragon
fly. 10 ''hnianat Traps md Wnp-
perS," by c. f. Holder, IN 81. Nicholas
Tor lfnM
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-10-09
Some Famous Old Maids.

From the North British Advertiser.
Elizabeth of England was one ofthe
most illustrious OF modern s~overeigns.
Her rule over Great Britain certainly.
comprised the most brilliant literary
age OF the English-speaking people.
Her political acumen was certainly
put to as severe tests as that Of any
other ruler the world ever saw. Maria.
Edgeworth was an old maid. 1t was
this woman's writings that first sug.
gested the thoughtof writingsimilarly
to Sir Walter Scott. Her brain might
well be called the mother of the Waiver.
~ novels. Jane porter lived and died.
an old maid. The children other busy.
BRAIN We're 'sThaddeus OF WARSAW, and
"The Scottish Chiefs" which have
moved the hearts of millions with ex-
element and tears. Joanna Baillie,
poet and play-writer, was zone Of
EN-" Florence Nightingale, mostp ra-
cious lady, heroine Of I%nkernnann8
and B%alakalva hospitals, has to the
present written Miss before her.
name. The man who should marry
her might well crave to take the name.
of Nightingale. Sister Dora, the brave
spirit of English pest-honses, whose
story is as a helpful evangel, was the
bride of the worlds sorrowonly. And
then what names could the writer and
reader add of those whom the great
world may not know, but we know and
the little world of the village, the
church, the family knowand prize be.
yond all worlds!
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-10-09
DeYeIoning Rusts.

Clara Bellies New York Letter.
On several of my shopping strolls
through Sixth. avenue l noticed that
women SHE'D into Il certain doorway.
glancing furtively this way and 10th
er, hid behind the d%oorpoSt in the vest
ibule while pulling at the bell. and
finally entered with conscious guilt ex-
pressed in every feature and gesture.
What could it mean? We're they stink
ing slyly into an opium Joint? Were
they unfortunate and yet not shame
less creatures going to a disgracefnl
rendezvous While 1 was cogitatine
a young lady Of my acquaintance went
through with exactly the performance
! have described. AS she belonged to
one of our proudest families, and | had
known her Tor aparticularly sweet and
modest maiden, my curiosity was fully
aroused. Here was a mystery, at
least, if not a dreadful scandal. |
grabbed her by the arm, and she all
but collapsed on the doorsill.
Confess. Dora / commanded,
what are you up TOP"
We'll, Clara Belle, DEAR" she re-
piled, drawing me in from street view.
"lll make Il clean breast of it. DO
you see the name of Nine. - on the
doorplatc:? She is the woman who adj
vertises to develop the female bust.
L m going TO hear what she has to say
on the subject. My wishbone is the
most conspicuous thing under the front
of my corsage. and | want to find out
whether anything can really be done
for me. Come alone.n
So here was the revelation of the
mystery. Those whom l had seer en-
ter this place SO slyly were prospective
patients of the bust developer. We
climted a stairway to the second
floor and entered a rather handsomely
furnished parlor. where a heavily i'm
pressive and handsome woman received
us. With a most cursory glance she
dismissed me from considerat, on and
turned her attention to my slim, flat
companion.
You wish to have your form I'M
proved. l presume" she said. We'll.
l can positively promise vou to accom-
plish it, if YOU VIII follow my direc.
tons faithfully"
She made 4 physical examination of
the girl and pronounced her certainly
capable of d stinct increase in ad pos
ity. 1t is not essential that l should
go into particulars of the profered
treatment-the more so, as, in my
opinion. the whole thing was an awful
humbug. Residcs, the process was
not very modest. Suffice it TO say that
"a big rubber cup was to be placed on
the breast and the air withdrawn from
it, so that the acuum produced a tenn
porary distension of the flesh by sue
ton. The woman said that daily APP
pllcation OF this contriyance would. in
a few months. cause permanent plump.
ness. What nonsense! But all the
same, | cont nue. to see our slender
girls dodge into the place.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-10-09
Concerning Over-P Population.

A1,o,u J -
Albany journal.
In the early part OF this century
Nautilus laiddownthetheory that, mes.
thence. famine and wa,fa,a NJ ~
$1,000 80 1ie .le
outcolhe 81 over-population and 9
providential arrangement for the dis
position of the surplus Of humanity
above the s,,nnortln, ,,ower. . ~
land Eror, Nc So,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-10-09
Ladies with Time to Spare-.Knit-
ting Silk Stockings for Men.

l s - OAAr SNOSAAAA&o lOIr xLAOAAe tRA
From the New York Mail and Express.
Here is a startling piece OF informa-
ton. The fashionable amusement
this season is to be knitting silk stock
ings-men's halfhose, girls. The days
of Macrame lace are in the past. The
crazy quilt has fulfilled it's mission and
gone-but knitting-beautiful, useful
and gracious employment-is just the
%toniest thing out. 1t has a practical
side which appeals to the grosser in
stincts of men. Hand-knitted stock
ings r the very acme of elegance.
Neither the Prince of Wales nor yet
Barry Wall can have anything more
truly refined and dainty than hand
knit stockings. But they cost from
81 to So a pair. The raw material,
however, for a pair only costs about
81, and If the charming fingers of q
lovely woman supply the 1925 worth
OF labor they are only that muehmore
valuable.
A woman to be attractive must DOS
sess the power of sitting down quietly
and listening. Ii she is always gallop-
ing over a lawn-tennis ground or kick
ing up her heels over croquet wickets
she will be very interesting to boys,
but very tlresome to men. Then il
she sits down she must be employed.
III she is utterly idle she will fasten her
mandibles on the first manthatcomes
along from the desperation ofidleness,
and finding it difficult to get away from
a woman who evidently has nothing
to do but to talk to him, the man be-
comes a willing captive, and spends
hls time devising methods to escape.
Now, If she has four shining Knitting
needles in her hands, flying back and
forth through silken meshes of
red or blue, or royal purple,
she is plainly not dependent up
on chance corners for company,
and the chance Corners will appreciate
this fact by remaining in the neighbour
hood. Everybody is familiar with the
row of rocking-chairs, with it's burden
OF idle, clacking, novel-reading femin-
Unity. Give these women some kind
OF useful and picturesque employment
and see how quickly they are trans
formed into natural-appearing human
beings. And the employment must be
obviously useful. Man cannot grasp
the time inwardness of cutting ont lit
tie pieces to put them together again
as patchwork. Crotcheting is all
blamed nonsense to the masculine
understanding, but they can take in
stocking knitting with scarcely a mem
tai effort. 1t means something tangi-
BILE to their blunted sensibilities, and
the prospect OF having a pair or two
OF hand-knit hose gently thrust upon
him is not without it's charm to the
average man.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-10-09
How Texas Became ssThc Lone
Starr State.

The use OF se~aling-wax with an i'm
preston of some device or initial
thereon having become fashionablefor
sealing letters, it is interesting to note
in connection withcurious things which
have been used as seals when one made
for the purpose was lacking, that the
clone star in the banner of Texas
originated in that way. When she was
struggling (many years before we an
nexed herr for Independence, on Il
occasion some of those earnestly IN,
terested in her behalf were preparing
a document to be semitic Gen. jackson
while he was President, and when &
was concluded, one gentleman renaart
ed, "This needs seal, and We In. j
none" To which another instap tiy
answered, ave will use this oii,
And pouring melted wax on the b ,nar
he stamped it with one of them .fitarv
bottoms cut from his coat, VIII en- h,,f.
ton having g single star upon it. that
became the emblem Of tbs state
Harper's Bazaar.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-10-09

throng was prod'gious. A fanatical
marabout had agreed to give himself
up to the sorcerer. They made him
stand on a table and covered him with
narrow gauze. Then Houdin and
another person lifted the table bv the
two ends and the Arab disappeared in
a cloud of smoke. The terror of the
spectators was indescribable. They
rushed out of the place and ran along
distance before some of the boldest
thought of returning to look after the
%marabout. They found him neal the
place where he had been evaporated,
but he could not tell them anything
and was like a drunken man, ignorant
OF what had happened. Thence-for-
ard Houdin was v%enerated and the
marabouts were despised. The object
OF the French government was COM
pletely attained. The fashion of ties
timonials' having, it appears. infect.
ed even the Arabs. a number of chiefs
presented the great French conjuror
with a piece of Arab writing. wonder
fully decorated. hyperholical and
eulogistic, with an appended French
translation,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-10-09
PrOneI.lY Packing q Yrunk

each dress should have its own
wrap or cover, to preserve it from
chaiing and fading. Take fine, firm
cotton cloth, something over a yard
vide. cut it into squares then hem and
wash The squares. They should be
fine. to take no room, and weigh little;
firm to keep away dust; hemmed, that
you may keep tie same side next the
silk; and washed to do away with the
bleaching chemicals, which are liable
to change the color of the silk. Fold
the bottom of the train back aud forth
III eighteen or twenty three~inch folds.
so as to fit the box you have for it.
The bottom now being all together,
you will over it with IL small cloth or
towel. to keep the dusty train from
rubbing against the cleaner parts of
the robe; roll the whole dress loosely
to the size and shape of the box, Law 1t
upon the white cloth, and fold the
orner of the same over the top of
the package, and place it in the box.
Now loosen the roll and adjust it to its
space, so as to favor any delicate or
easily crushed portion of the dress
as Medici collars, flower garniturc.
embroidery. etc. relieving crowded
places, and distributing the thick TO
the thin spots. When you come to
use the robe, shake it out, and you
will find it in good condition. The
fold of a dress or shawl will often
work up between the trays or boxes,
and by motion of ears, wagons, ETC.,
get chafed into holes; to avoid this.
pin the cloth cover so it cannot int
over the box. To pack laces, fold
them IN blue tissue-papero or soft linen,
because white paper contains bleach
ing acids, and dlscolors and decays
ribbon or lace. The same is true Of
white shoes or gloves, and especially
silver ornaments. The latter though
worn every evening, retain their pur-
ity and brilliancy for months if kept
closely in blue tissue-papcr. Shoes
and slippers should never be folded
together without a cloth or paper be-
tween them, as the sole of one soils
the upper of the other. Put one in
the cloth, turn it over, then add the
Other,-MyS. Helen PDtter.
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The Slllrt-TaiI in War.

On the night Of the battle Of Fredc.
ricksburg. when Burnside was trying
to get his army back to the Stafford
side of the river ove the one pontoon
bridge, that vas left. Lee called a
council of war. jackson had been
holding a position some three miles
down the river from Mary's Heights,
where the i~iercest fighting had taken
place, but had moved his command up
closer late in the afternoon. The night
was fearfully dark, and q drizzling
rain had set in. jackson came into
the council, saluted the officers pres
ent, and took a seat off in a corner.
Gen. Lee stated the purpose for which
the council had been called, and asked
n of the senior officers for his opinion
and then another, and another, until
all had spoken save Stonewall. Lee
then turned and asked his opinion,
but received no response. All turned
to hear what he would say, and there
sat Jackson, bold upright in his chair.
fast asleep. why, bless me-" said
Lee, 'the old fellow is asleep" and.
going to him, he shook his arm and
called his name, which awakened him.
'Gen. Jackson will you give us your
opinion rs to what should be doRepn
Gentlemen" he said. II am sorry
that have not heard all that has been
said; but my plan is, if the council will
agree to it, to 20 back to my corps
and march it into Fredericksburg at
once. The enemy has met with a
eve reverse, and is, in all propabili-
ty, demoralized. They have only n
bridge ver which to escape. One
corps is sufficient to do this work, to
destroy what remains of that army on
this side of the river, and that being
done the campaign will be over"
"But, General" said Lee, ..consider
the fact that those men have only the
n bridge yer which to escape; they
will fight desperately"
what if they do? My corps is ac-
customed to desperate fighting. But
the very fact that they have only one
avenu of escape, in their demoralized
condition, will cause them to make
every effort to use the bridge. They
will not fight SO desperately as you
think
'.But consider the darkness of the
night. Your men will not be able to
distinguish their own comrades"
II have thought of all that. I will
make my men pull their shirt-tails out
and march in; they will know one an
other then"
Gen. Lee walked back and forth for
some time, deeply engaged in thought
Finally he said: ''Gen. Jackson l can
not agree to your proposition; the
slaughter would be horrible, and my
conscience car not approve of it."
my conscience approves of it
thoroughly" said Jackson. .War is
war; the slaughter to-day has been
horrible, and would have been worse
the enemy gained those heights. The
enemy is in a trap, and we should take
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The Grandeur of the Congo River,

Henry M. Stanley is very enthu-
siastic i'll his book on the Congo, pub
lished by the Harpers, in regard to
the beauty and majesty Of that river.
Compared with the Mississippi, the
Congo is one and a hall times larger
than the great American river, and
from eight to ten times broader. ii
you rush up the Congo cat the rate of
twelve knots an hour against the cur
rent, while you could travel up and
down q long, broad deck protected by
a sun-proof awning, with luxurious
board and lodging at your command,
your view Of the Congo would be very
different. i do believe you would eX-
press a preference for it to any river
known TO you" The Rhine is only
a microscopic miniature of the Congo,
but you must have the Rhine steam-
ers and the Rhine wine to view itprop-
erly. ''Ihe Congo is OF tea color on
it's left half, and on it's right half it
lsnearly chaiky white. You takeyour
choice betwcent tea or milk; red wineor
Rhine Wine" The Nile, the Danube,
the Volga, the Amazon, are not to be
mentioned with the Congo for scenery.
AS fortowns. and other marks of civil
i%zation, why" continues the enthu-
siast, Il hope an all-gracious Provi-
dence will bless our labor, andthey will
come by and by; meanwhile, there is
room enough and to spare to stow the
half of Europe comfortably on its
spacious borders" Mr.. Stanley in an
intimate friend of nature; he enters in
to all the secrets other charms with in
finite love, and sings her praise in
words of great beauty and power.
Would he could take the reader along
this Journey throughfairyland, bloom
ing with colors, crimson and purple,
gold and silver, and diffused with the
sweet fragrance Of the jasmine and
mimosa; "an aspect as near Eden's
loneliness as anything / shall ever see
on this side ofparadise."
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The North American Review for Sep
TENDER contains an article on our ma
tional banking system by Messrs. F. J.
Scott, George S. Boutwell,. Edw. H. G..
Clark and S. Dana Horton; one on
Grants Memorial by Launt Thomp
son, Calvert Vaud. w. H. Beard, Kari
Gerhardt. Henry Van Brunt, Olin L.
Warner, Wilson Mcdonald ard Clar-
ence Cook; Tendencies of English
Fiction" by ''Ouida;" "Reminiscences
of Famous Americans" by John r.
French; Decay of Ecclesiasticism "by
r. Heber Newton: ''The Great PSYCHE
cal Opportunity" by Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps; Naval Tactics of the Future
by Woods Pacha. Ouida's article il
acid, but interesting.