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Fancy Cattle.

The>tendency ofsome Of our rich,men
to indulge in eApensive tastes is shown
by the occasional sales Of Jersey cat
tie. Colonel Russell, a New England
capitalist, paid $1,000 for a bull and
a cow. and William Il. Vanderbilt
bought q half dozen of,she same. herd
at fancy prices. The Vanderbilts are
SO eager to show their wealthtthat
they seek every opportunity. e an
auction OF antique books takes place
We find an Eliot Bible knocked down
30 one OF this family at S1,OOoi. Il q
rare picture comes into market It will
find a purchaser in the same family il
the price be only hig1 enough. Fast
horses, are also bought at fabulous
rates, and then we fad the sams ma.
MIA displayed at q cattle sale. Well.
this is. the most innocent manner in
which such men show their wealth,
and hence their weakness is Of an ex'
cusable nature. When, indeed, I look
on James Gordon Benefits Alder
neys- when they ase grazing on the,.
ground at Fort Washington they seen
q closer bond Of his race than any
thing else in his character. The mill
and all other profits are snloyed by
Crowley, who takes care OF. them, but
whM,ever the proprietor oomes iron
Europe, hedrivas upto fireplace ant
looks at his pets.-New Work Letter
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A Model of wifely Devotion.

Jones was well aware tl5at his wife
wasln the habit of rihing his, pockets
when he was asleep, but, like a wise
man, he kept silence on the subject.
One night, however, he awoke and
caught her in the act. HAL" he ex-
claimed, "what are you doing my
DEAR" The lady started, her cheeks
flushed, the pantaloons dropped from
her grasp, and she was about tomake
a tull confession when a bright mea en-
tered her head. Recovering her COM
posure, she said: 81 was looking to
see whether your pantaloons needed
any buttons" ''They do, they do,
nay dear" he exclaimed, sprringing
from bed; needed 'em for weeks,
months, and l wondered why you
didn't sew EN- on; but | waited, for 1
Was sureyou woul&;get to itsometime.
Andhow kind Of you to get out OF bed
at this time OF night to attesd. to 'em.
Say what you will, there's nothing in
the world like agood WIFE,. Let me
turn up the gas alistle so'syouH have
an the light you want in )sewing 'em
on. Get your needle and thread and
the buttons? No. Well, tell ire where
they are, and I'll get them for you"
Mrs. Jones proceeded to sew on the
buttons, while her husband sat on the
bed and encouraged her with words
of praise for her wifely. care and
thought for his comfort, occasionally
remarking that, go where.hs would,
no would always saythereNwas moth
ing in the world like a good wife. Then
ne went to the wardrobe and brought
out several pairs ofttrowsers, a coat,
two or three old vests and a number
of shirts, from alt Of whiah buttons
were missing, ana2 cheer,ly observed;
"While we're at it we'll make q night
OF it." Two hours later. when Mrs.
Jones, with a weary sigh, removed the
thimble from her tingan:. M%r.'Jones
patted her on the cheek, and said;
II say it again, my dear, say it again,
that wherever I go L will make it
known, proclaim it from the house.
tops, shout in the highways and by.
ways, that a wife who gets up in the
middle Of the night to sew buttons or
her husbands clothes is a priceless
treasure, a. roy to that husband
and an ornament to her SEX" Their
MIR. Jones, chuckling TO himself, lay
calmly down, and slept the sleep o
the just.-Detroit Frea Press.
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The Sti1agiest Man III Massachn-
sets.

Probably the most economical man
in Essex. County resiaes in West Lynn.
He is a hard worker, ard three crackers
and a aalf pint OF milk and water are
a banquet for him.. lie occupies his
leisure, time in quartering matches,
and asqnarter gross goes u long way
in hishouse. Fon.the benefit of those
who aannot understand how q man
can divide q match in four parts, the
following plan s,given: "Have q thin
blasled penknifes lay the mateh on a
smooth surface. red end pointed to-
ward you; split the match by pressing
Down upon it with the knife, being
careful not to cut across the grain"
hong practice has made this fellow so
skillful that he rarely tails to make
one match do the work of four. Once
in a while his wife used TO muster up
courage to appropriate a chicken
from their flock and bakeit for dinner.
Upon his return home this man, who
is so thinking" as some OF his neigh.
bors put it, used to open the oven
door, take u good long smell Of the
fumes arising from the roasting
chicken, drink q class of milk, and 60
back to work, declaring that he had
had "a feast fit for IL king" This
man had II son and one daughter
The son died, leavingabout 81 900 tc
the girl, who was but a child. 1t is
S id by the neighbors that he actually
charged his own daughter for board
until the $1,000 had found its way te
his bank account--Roston Post.
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An Obliging Host
tbe Chicago Tribune.


When Matthew Arnold came to
this country he was entertained in a
western city by q clergyman with Eng
fish antecedents, who felt that he
must do his best for Mr.. Arnold, and
he laid himself out, as the boys say,
to do it. In SO far as his establish
ment could contribute to the English
mans comfort and entertainment,
Mr.. Arnold had every reason to be
satisfied. After dinner and after a
pleasant eveningMr. Arnold was shown
to his room by the clergyman himself.
The host expressed the hope that Mr..
Arnold would be comfortable and
would feel at home, and pointed out
to him that there were connected with
the DON conveniences for bathing,
etc, and Mr.. Arnold, in his English
way, declared that he would enjoy all
comforts, including the bath privileges.
and, as his host was bowling himself
out, said: "Ah-ah. l suppose if /
put my shoes outside the door the
man will clamthem and polish them"
The clergyman said, "Of course" and
bowed himself out with a good night.
But as he had no man. and as he was
in the habit of cleaning and polishirx,
his own boots, he was in a quandary.
After studying over the matter care
fully, he put OH his slippers, went
quietly up stairs, took Mr.. Arnold's
shoes to his W room and polished
them himself. He felt confident in his
own heast that he had done a good
job, but as he went sheaking up stairs
and put them down at the door, he
came very near %betraying himself by
an in%volursary chuckle over the lu-
dicrousness;o of the situation. Unless
he should see this, Matthew Arnold
| will never krow that ONE OF the court
ly gentleman who entertained him so
handsomely when he was in America
otiiciated as bootblac& to the ex-
| FOUNDER of sweetness anG light.
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The Wrong Customer Again Din
flprha6

w.
He was the ~greenest old man you
yer saw. He looked around the pas
senger coach in a way to prove that
he had never entered one before, and
he sat down SO softly, and seemed to
be so afraid OF damaging something,
that all the passengers smiled.
By and by a young man went over
and sat down besidehlm This young
man might havebeen directed by tilial
affection, and he might not. (Which
way, uncle?" he softly asked.
"Me? Oh, I'mgoin' to see my darter
in Connecticut"
Ever travel much"
"This is the first time | was ever on
the keers. Tvedriv offsevenleen miles
with the oxen to see my other darter,
but oxen haint no compassionate these
keers."
II should say not. 1t takes a lot Of
money togo o~Connecticut and back
"Drefful lot, but | jist soldthe farm.
you know"
II presume you could change q hun.
dred-doilar bill for me?"
"Oh, 1lSt as we'll as not
q may want you to by and by,
This is good weather, eh9"
extraordinary weather fur fall.
James has been worried about his
corn, but ] guess it's all safe"
Nothing further was said for some
time, the old nan looking out OF the
window and the young nan reading a
paper. The train made q few stops,
and the car was so warn that after q
while the old man began to yawn
and nod. He fought it off forten min
utes, but at last his head fell back,
and his gentle shores mingled with the
roar OF the wheels.
A slim white hand, with tapering
fingers, rested on his leg; then it was
elevated to his breast. It's touch was
that of a feather. Its movement was
that of a serpent creeping forward to
strike. The fingers touched an old.
fashioned wallet. The young man
continued to read, and the old man
slept on. Inch by inch the wallet was
lifted from it's snug resting place, and
the hand was almost ready to remove
it entirely, when something happened.
With II sudden movement of his right
hand the old man pinned sheinterlop-
er fast, and his voice was heard call
ing:
"You banned skunk! But I knoved
all the time what you wsre after!
Where's the conductor"
There was rush OF passengers, and
they found ~ helpless, confused pick.
pocket and an indignant, but yet elat-
ed old man.
"Consarn his. pieRtur', but he'took
ME fur an ole haystack from a. back
medder. Work poets on me will vel
Sot trap fur me and fell into it yer
self, eh?"
Even a professional pickpocket
hadn't check enough to urge g single
excuse The fellow hadn't one blessed
word to say, and was walked off to
the baggage car TO be kicked to the
platform at the next station.
"Ta see," said the old man, as he
turned to the inquirsng passengers,
II hadn't orter done it. When a man
has bin constable, Sheriff, or drover
all his days, trarellim all over and
meetin' with all sorts of folks, he
hadn't orter play off g%reenhorn and
break a young mans heart like this,
but | felt sort o. reckless this mornin'.
| must put a curb on my speerits; Pm
gettin' too old to be playin' jokes on
confdin' young men,
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French Novels.
NV Reyiey

Vernon Lee in Contemporary Review.
! tell you frankly that / can scarce
ly think OF a dozen modern French
novels IN which l shouldnotlik e to cut
out whole passages. sometimes whole
chapters, from Balzao to Daudet.
Let me.expiain myself, and recapitu-
late what / consider the. sins OF the
modern French novels. One of these
fortunately rare, but gaining g1ound
every day, car be dismissed at once; !
mean the allusion to particular kinds
ofevil which are so exceptional and alb
normal that any practieal advantage
derivaEle from knowledge of them
must inevitably beutterly o%utweighed
by the disadvantage. of Introducing
into the mind vague and diseased GUS
picions. The other principal sins Of
modern French noveAists are, to my:
mind, first, the presentation Of re-
markable evil without any comment
on the part of the author; or without.
any presentation ohremarkable good
to counterbalance, by it's moral and
asthetical stimulus, the enervating Of
fects of familiarity with evil. The
sight Of evil is not merely necessary il
evil is to diminish; it is wholesome u
it awakens indignation; it is good fog
us to maintain our power OF taking
exception, OF protesting, OF hating. 1T
is good for us, in moral matters to
have the instinctof battle. But this
becomes impossible if evils represent
etl as the sole occupant OF this earth.
In that case we no longer have any
one to fight for, and We run the. risk
~offorgetting how to hghtfor ourselves.
So much for the demoralizing effects OF
the pessimistic misrepresentation or,
at all events, the representation of an
unfairly specimen of life. 1t distinct
Nv dininishes our energies for good.
The other, and / decidedly think even
worse, great sin Of French nove!ists is
their habit of describing the physical
sides Of love, or of what people call
love, whether it be socially legitimate
or socially Legitimate. Such descrip'
tons are absolutely unnecessary for
the psychological completeness. o!
their work, since they drag the mind
and the intellectual emotions into re
gions below their c~ognizance, and cram
them with impressions they a never
digest, which remain as a mere fou
nuisance; besides by stimulating in
stincts which require not stimulation
but repression, they entirely betray
the mission Of all intellectual worl
which is. to develop the higher side'
OF our nature, at the expense Of tn
lower. There is not a single descrip
ton of this kind which might no
most advantageously be struck out
and I could have gone on my knees tt
Flaubert to supplicate him to sup
press whole passages and pages Q
"Mme. Bovary," which l consiaer
most moral and useful novel.
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Getting Ahead Of Ghosts.
om the Contemnora14s Review

FroM the Contemporary Review
The favorite cheat" of the ghost IL
usually Che spot where Isedied. Hence,
in order to keep him at least from the
house, the Kafiirs carry a sick mar
out into the open air to die and the
Maoris used to remove the sick into
sheds. Ii a kaf1ir or q Maori died be-
fore he could be carried out the house
was tabooed nddeserted. There are
traces in Greece, Rome and Ch9na Of
this custom of carrying dying persons
into the open air.
But in case the ghost should, des-
pite OF all precautions, make his Way
back from the grave, steps were taken
to harricade the house against ham.
Thus,.ip some parts Of Russia and
East Prussia an axe OF a lock is laid
on thy threshold or a knife is hung
over the door, and in Germany as
soon as the coffin is carried out
of the house all the doors and
windows are shut, whereas, RS long as
the body is still in the house. the win
dows (anni sometimes the DOORS are
lett constantly open to GLOW the soul
to escape. In some parts of England
every bolt and lock in the'house isun-
fastened so'that the ghost efthe dying
mar may fly freely away.
But II pril,dttive man knew how to
bully, he also knew how to outwit the
ghost. For example, aghosS can only
lind his way beck to the house by the
way by which, be left it. This little
weakness didnot escapethe vigilanceof
MR.. onpastNrS. rpl tha~ fNrJ- tEni,
measures accordingly. The coffin was
carried out of the house, not by the
door, but by ahole made for thu prgr-
poseinthe wall, and this holewascare-
fully stopped up as soon as the'body
had been through, it, so that when
the ghost strolled quietly back from
the grave, he found to- has
surprise that there was mo-
throughfare. The'credit Of this inge-
NOUS device is shared equally by
Gresnlanders, Hottentots, Bechuanas,
Samnieds, OUbways, Algonkins,.
L%aosians, Hindoos;Iibetans, Slamese,
Chinese and FijianA. These special
opening, or "doors of the dead" are
still to- be seen in a vilRagenea Amster-
dam and they We're common in some
towns Of Central italy, as Perugia and
Assist. A trace of the same custom
survives in Thuringen, where it is
thought that the ghost of o nan who
has been hanged will return to ahouse
if the body be not taken out by q vim
dow instead of the door.
The slnmese, notcortent with carry
ing the dead man out, by a special
opening. endeavor to make assurance
doubly sure by hurrying him three
times round the house ct full speed-a
proceeding well calculated to bewilder
the poorsoul IN thecoian. The Arau-
canians adopt the plan of strewing
ashes behind the coffin rs it is being
borne tosthe grave, in order that the
ghost mag not be able 20 find his way
back.
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En- SS I
NEST.
~

~ leetars wsaried and my hands ret tired
Aud Nth desire have ISns desired
Rsst-only.Rsst
III hard 10 toll when toll is almost vain,
In barren ways;
ks1is hard 10 SOW and neyer garner. grain
Imharvcst days.
The burden Of my days ID hard to bear,
But God knows best;
And I have ~prayad-but vain has been my
For Rest, sweet Rest.
H hard to plAntin spring and never reap
b antusnn yield;
IT'S Y hard 70 tan, and when tits titled to
Oar f~ruitless field.
Ard 20 4 cry-.a weak and human ry
So heart oppressed;
And 10 I sigh-a weak and human sigh
For Rest-for Rest.
My way has wound across the desert years,
And cares infest
Z Ny path. and through the flowing OF hot
tears
Ipine for Rest.
Twas always so; when still o child / laid
On mothers breast
Ny weary little hcad-e'en then I prayed.
As now, for Rest.
And ! am restless still; twill coon be DER,
For dc sn the West
Llis's sun is setting; and I see the shore
: Where 1 shall Rest.
s FAsHrR RYAN.
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New York Hotels. -

Without doubt New York has the
hest hotels in America, one reason.
being thaS the metropolis is the great
est laborsmarket in thu country. AS
the chief port for arriving immigrants,
as the mast populous and wealthy city
OF the republic, it materially attracts
the best servants. At the Windsor,
even when the house is null, there are
more servants than guests, yet the
great staff of employees is controlled
with. easa. New YORK has trade
societies Of hotel cooks. bakers, BUTCH
ers and walters, which San readily rs-
place undesirable servants. AS a rule,
maintaining a high standard OF char
acter anb efficiency among their mem
bers, they are held il much esteem.
Hotel keepers comparsl with house
holders have little trouble with
servantsaehietiy for twD reasons. The
hotel servant has q definite duty, or
small rcaand of dutias, which once
mastered, can be efficiently performed.
No combination of cook, laundress,
chambeYnaid, waitress, and scrub Der
is required. Again, tie servants have
definite tiours for duty, after which
they are free; and freedom is a boon
dealt out very s~parLngly to the ordi-
nary donaesticd drudge Besides, too, a
large regiment of servants working
and living togethers provides ZACH
with company Of his Or her own class
a privilege OF values and one which
solves st1e vexatious question OF fol-
lows. Contrast this,withthe ceaseless
toll AND almost complete isolation of
the ordinary domestic, and cease to
wond3r at the cal,fs Of a man
who may have undar his charge three
to five hundred servants. The very
extent OF the staff, lends aid to its
management, as applicantsfor employ
ment are constantly enrolling their
addresses in a little book on the pro-
prietor's desk. That little 5ook is
usually labeled Next" Wlg&perings
as te its contents. have their effect in
checking viciousc tenden"ies.. and ca
prices, and in controlling impulsive
resentment. The elaboratcness OF
modern furniture and appointments,
tia refined niceky which demands con-
slant painting securing anl washing,
the, increased, detail of sarvice and
attention, haNs all combmed within
recent wears 20, augment the number
If S servants required for q hotel o!
given size. Ihtthlrteen years, business
for business, the payroll of the most
lucrative house in New York has
heightened aut one-third George les
in the Century for August.
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The Art Of ..Shadow,ng.,.

Chicago News.
"sbadowing' says a Chicago detec.
tive, lis the most difficult and the most
scientific work in my profession. In
all OF his great cases Allan Pinkerton
depended mainly on what he learned
by Swallowing, If a man is we'll
Swallowed for two weeks SO much can
be discovered concerning his habits,
his associates, his inclination, his
secret acts, in.short, of his inner life,
that almost q perfect biography OF
him can be written. Every man does
many characteristic things when he
thinks he is alone that he never
would do in company, and the
shadow learns a mans true charac-
terb witnessingh his natural life. More
people than you imagine have been
'shadowed'fort the information ofboth
friends and enemies. Many curious, and
sometimes suspicious, wives have their
husbands 'shadowed,' and many a
husband has locked up in his desk a
mirror Of his wife's private life in the
form OF a shadows report. Nearly
every man in Chicago prominent in
business. politics, or religion. has been
'shadowed,' and there is somewhere
filed away a document, that would
make the eyes of the subject open
couldhe read it.
Every MAJ connected with bank,
from the president down, is shadow
ed Large business firms get periodi-
cal reports on the private lives OF
trusted employees. | suppose Marshall
Field can tell any OF the heads of de-
partments IN his store whether they
drink brandy or mead, smoke cigar
cites or Opium, play penny ante in a
friends parlor or faro i'll a gambling
house.
II know that the head of q we'll,
known detect:=e agency in Chicago
has been 'shadowed' by nearly every
other agency in the city, and they all
have his record.
cit is hard to shadow a man. Vow
have to get up an hour earlier than he
does in ordert to get breakfast and
lay tor him at hishome. Youiollow
him TO his Office, 0lunch, on his bust
ness rotnds-everywhere. When he is
on tbs street you never take your eyes
off hiufy and l tell you this makes
your head swim. You follow him
home TO supper, and downtown again
in the evening. Yoranote everybody
he speaks with and every lady to
whom he. bows. You must stay with
him till he.goes to bed, and then write
out your report before you get to
sleep.
"Men ars oftenest Swallowed when
they are in trouble, end they rush
here and there. talk to saOreS ri man
enter scores OF places, and getupearly
and go to bed late. A goodiively sub,
ject will lead the shadow a wild and
merry dance and two weeks OF it will
wear a goodman out"
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The Mexican Soldier.

The Mexican soldier dresses in white
coat, pants, vest and blue cap, The
resemblance to O person in ander-
clothing is rather marked and comical.
There are sad tales about these poor
soldiers. They receive only thirsy cents
q day, Mexican money, and! out OF
this miserable pittance have both to
feed and clothe themselves. Nor is
this all. The wages of those at New
Laredo are paid by the collector OF
customs; and only a short time ago
the soldiers became mutinons, because.
they had had nopayfor thsee months,
and were starving. AS miget be ex-
pected, their quarters are the most
miserable; a stone wall, two feet thick
and twsivs high, is built up to form 8
square open enclosure called a corral;
there is no roof, but canvas isfastened
to the wall inside at a height of o few
feet from the ground, while the other
side of the sheet is staked out to. tent
pegs; and this affords their only pro-
lection from the cold OF winter, SO
keenly felt by these children OF the
tropics, or from the glaring san and
beating storms OF summer weather.
Here they must eat and drink; for
armed sentries guard the door of the
corral, to keep the armyfromrlnnine
away. On the march, a round trot is
kept up all day long, and should either
horse or man fallirom the ranks, and
fail to reign his place, a sabre cut OF
the ever ready bullet closes his career
No wonder that army service is looked
! upon with terror, nor that the ranks
have to be recruited almost entirely
from criminals, sent there as a punish
ment. At one time, great numbers
deserted here and came to our owl
army; but now theshores arecarefull.
guarded, and deserters promptly shot
WIN. S. Conner in st, Louis Mega
zine.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-25
TEE TOWNS BOOMING
Aaa now is tlss timesto INCEST.
d. WARMER

Psaprieyor oG,5tle original TENN
sa1s, has planted and laid, ont
ttlFec %atdita,ns all aaipiaang,
F.ish Il continuation Hs sheets
ana alleys. Part of which are
Ii acre losss.s SO as to enaJdn all
classes to Lsrsuited in prosuring
n residences, Lot. Tho masst de-
sirable blacks on Main Street
5aae still tDr sale to those who
desire TO engage in hnsiness, and
sa'eat Inducements are otfefedl
10 that class of e
The Climate in this part Of
Dakota is everything to be-
lie ired and is fully as mild
as that at Chic Indiana and Il.
linois, with, perhaps. i less 1atln-
Der OF cloudy days The rain
fall is abandant and alww7s
comes. When most needed. The
water is free from any alkali
taste andia pure as any found
N any OF the Eastern States. In
short, TIN, couatry, climate and
s0risi al yantages make this one
81 tae 1y:st, itnOt the very best,
rolshty' IN Dakota for the emf
grant,
For further particulars, CALI
or or address