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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-07-24

Prof. Dodge, statistician OF the agricul.
tural department, in Il CAREFUL y-written re-
port on the condition OF wheat crops,
says to farmers that the wheat har.
vest OF the world in 1885 will not be
an average one. Hence, prices will eventu-
ally advance, but it should be remem-
bered that it requires Il full year to
move the crops OF the world. Heavy har-
vests following the deficiency do not de-
press prices materially for many months
after garnering. The elimination OF the ef
feet is often in the following year. So the
large production OF last year now fills the
sranaries OF Europe and America and prices
are low in the face OF current crop failures.
No great advance will occur until the ex-
cess OF stocks shall be consumed. Let the
farmer, therefore, who is not pressed for
money, deliver slowly until the COM
mercial stocks are depleted, watch
markets and ii he can hold until late in the
autumn or winter he may profit by the
scarcity. But he must not assume the ex-
| istence OF the scarcity, which is prophesied
by the bulls of the present hour and head
FOR extraordinary prices, refusing reason
able advances or his ultimate loss OF price,
in interest and rottage, may prove sorer
calamity than the early autumn sales.
This is q true word for the ear OF the wise
| farmer.
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THE KIMBALL GRAPHIC.
TERMS: - PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE

Entered at the Post-office at Kimbal, Dakota,
as second class matter.
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Foreign News.

Twenty thousand photographs OF the
Princess Bcatrice's Henry have been sold in
London.
John w. Mill.1is, the first English painter
who has been made baronet, is a brother
OF Mrs. Lester Wallnck.
Storms in Austria continue to destroy
life and property in hundreds OF parishes.
There is a glowing prospect OF il heavy loss
OF crop.
! Arthur B. Wood, who has been United
| States consul at Belfast, Ireland, for some
| time past has been transferred to Dundee,
Scotland
| The official report shows a total OF 30,-
| 600 cases OF cholera in Spain, since the in
ception OF the scorgc up to the 18th, and a
total OF IL, 900 deaths.
Lord Wolseley has arrived at London.
The Victoria railway station was crowded
with soldiers, officers and civilians, and
he was given an enthusiastic welcome.
| Louis J. Jennings formerly editor OF the
| New York Times, has consented to contest
one OF the parliamentary districts OF Stock
port, in Cheshire Eng, in the Tory interest
in the coming general election.
The agitationin Germanyi in favor OF a BIZ
| metallic monetary standard progresses
actively. Anotherconference has been held
between Prince Bismarck and the leading
advocates OF the coinage OF silver.
Dispatches from Russia state that the
harvest prospects throughout the empire
arc the gloomiest experienced for many
years, and that unless there is general
rain forthwith the whole crop will be lost
4 The Munster bank OF Dublin and Corl
has suspended payments. The liabilities
amount to $S,75O,O00. A majority OF its
shareholders are ladies, who are solely de
pendent upon it's dividends for theirincome
The directors express confidence in ability
to meet the indebtedness.
A renewal OF the report OF the coming
coronation OF the czar rs emperor OF Cen
trail Asia, produces a sensation in Centra
Asia. The courts OF the khans OF Bokhara
and Khiva are uneasy, fearing Russian an
nexation. The general populace hail thu
news, and hope that it will end in the free
ing OF Mahomedans from the yoke.
Lord Randolph Churchill. secretary fol
India, stated in the house ofcommons thai
the government had no intention OF nego
tiating with the ameer OF Afghanistan fol
the defense OF Candahar. England had, HI
said, given certain pledges to assist tn,
ameer if an emergency requiring it arises
land the ameer asks for assistance. What
ever government might be in power, thu
secretary continued. the course OF England
was clear ii the ameer should ask for as
eis'""Se.
London Cable: There was an occurrence
in the house of lords possessing great inter
est to Hebrews throughout the world, anc
destined to become historical. Lord hotts
child took the peerage OATH escorted by
the earl OF oseberry-husbando OF HANNAH
Rothschiid, daughter oithe late Baron May
er and by Lord Carrlngton--son of tha
Lord Darlington who, during ten years
contention, from lSlS to lSaS. votef
against the bill admitting Lord Rothschiidi
father, Baron Lionel, to the house OF com
mons.
One OF the most brilliant affairs of tb
season took placein Londonat st. George
church-the marriage of Lord Vernon o
Sudbury Park, Derbyslire to Miss Fann
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saAdvertising. FERNS of advertising made
known on application.
"Advertising not accompanied by instruc-
lions will be inserted until ordered out and
charged for accordingly.
Regular advertisements payable at the
snd of each month Transient advertisements
must be paid for in advance.
aEAll communications intended for the
ae1t issue must be in the hands Of the printer
is early as Thursday morning to insure pubii-
cation
a-Job work Of every description executed
IN the best style on short notice and at raason-
able rates.
aTShort communications on any subject Of
interest are acceptable il accompanied by the
name Of the author
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K. | NJ B A i |

Is located on the Main Line OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railroad, 43 miles west OF
Mitchell and - miles east OF
Chamberlain. 1t has a fine pub
lie school building. good church
rs, first-class postotfice, two
banks. two good hotels, Gne
large grain elevator and mate
rial OIL the ground for another
three lumber yards, all carrying
immense stocks: several black
smith shops, good livery stables,
and stores representing all
branches OF trade. Still the
country demands more and to
live nien Great inducements are
offered TO invest in this
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Washington News.

The government pays man SG0 month
to wind the clocks in the interior depart
ment building.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-28
HOTEL CLERKS.
The Diamonds They Wear Furnished by
Dealers as Advertisements.

The Diamonds They Wear Furnished by
Dealers as Advertisements.
There are great many jokes made
about the big diamonds worn by hotel
clerks" said a jeweler yesterday in the
reading-room of the Girard House, IS he
pulled his cigar and made himself COM
Portable on his holiday, "but that just
shows that few people know a good dia-
mond when they see it, "
"Do you mean to say that the stones
worn by hotel clerks are all genuine"
Most of them are. | saw hotel
clerk at Cape May two years ago wear
ing one of the largest and purest dia-
monds l have seen in many years. But,
of course, he did not buy it, and, in fact,
it did not belong to him." ....
Where did he get it?"
"Why, my dear young fellow, he was
wearing it as an advertisement. Don't
YOU know that a great many jewelry
firms advertise their goods in that way?
Well, if you don't, just you keep yorH
eyes open during Christmas week and
you will see some of the hotel clerks
blazing with precious stones of great
value. It's an advertising dodge of the
dealers, and it suits the clerks because
they are thus able to make better dis
play of jewelry than most of the guests.
It's cold day when a clerk can't para
lyze a country visitor by flashing big
diamond on him."
How are the dealers benefited"
"Why, in this way: A rich man, fond
of jewelry, comes up to the hotel counter
and sees fine diamond on the clerk S
shirt-bosom. He makes some remark
about the stone. The clerk talks about
its features and value in an of-hand
sort of way. The visitor asks where it
was purchased. Clerk tells him and
recommends him to go there; in fact,
often gives him card of introduction.
Don't you see how the scheme worksP"
--FhiIddeLphiG Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-28
COINS.
A Brief Description of the Coinage of tn,
United States.


The coinage law of 1892 provided fol
three gold coins, the eagle, half-eaob
and quarter-eagle. 1t provided for tie
silver dollar, which was to weigh 40
grains, and to be 1.-The unit of Federl
money" In 1887 code of mint lawl
drawn by Mr.. R. NJ. Patterson. the D.
rector of the Mint, and adopted by Coz
gress, reduced the weight of the silver
dollar to 4129 grains, and the smaller
silver coins in proportion, and for bosh
metals the standard of fineness used in
the Mint of France was adopted. Tie
gold dollar was first coined under In
act of Congress passed March 3, 1873.
BY an act of February 81, 1858, an i'm
portant change was made in our Ma
tional coinage. BY the laws (previous-
ly existing both gold and silver coins
except the three-cent pieces) were a
legal tender to any amount. At the
ratio of silver to gold of 16 to l, silver
was of less value in the United States
than in Europe, and our silver coins
were exported in large quantities. To
prevent this the act mentioned placid
seigniorage, or mint-tax upon silver, re-
duced the half-dollar and smaller coins
in weight, and took from the subsids'ry
silver coins their legal-tenderAc
excepting in small amounts. The sfvef
dollar of 412I grains was not inchded
in this change. The mint was
no longer to coin silver for midi
viduals, but to purchase the metal
at its market price and manufacture
coins on government account The eff
feet of this change was to give to the
silver coin of this country current
value sufficiently above its market price
as bullion to prevent its exploration,
and at the same time to make silver
money subsidiary to gold. The silver
dollar, however, being still legal tender
to any amount, and being heavier than
dollars worth of small coins, stood at
premium of from 103 to 105. BY the
coinage act of 1873, prepared under the
direction of John j. Knox, Comptroller
of the Currency, the coinage of the
silver dollar of 4121 grains was dropped
and in its place was substituted the
dollar of 420 grains, called the trade
dollar" since it was intended only for
the convenience of our trade with
Mexico and the Central American
States, China and Japan, and was never
much used in this country, excepting on
the Pacific coast. The act of 1873 also
provided that silver money should only
be a illegal tender at its nominal value
for any amount not exceeding five dol
lars in any one payment" This re-
striction, together with the omission OF
the old silver dollars from the list OF
| authorized coins, resulted in the de
monetization of silver" of which SO
much was said when its effect began tC
be understood. BY the 'silver BILL OF
1877 the dollar of 4t2i grains was re-
stored to the coinage and again made
legal tender. As coin, silver and gold
are of equal value, one dollar in gold
being eXchangeable for one dollar il
silver at any time-or either of them
for one dollar in paper-as legal tender
of the United States. - Chicago Ifate'
Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-28
IMPORTANT FACTS.

Let Them BE Emphasized and Deeply Im-
pressed Upon the Minds of Young, Men.
1t would be safe to say that there are
but few of the young men and youth
who read the Interior who are not
guarded upon conviction, against med
ling with alcoholic liquors. But there
are few facts which should be deeply
impressed upon the memory First:
Each one recognizes and feels the obi
cations which he is under to his father
and mother duty of returning their
kindness with kindness, and their love
with gratitude. But the pain, the acute
suffering, which son causes to his
mother by coming home with the smell
of alcohol on his lips, or by anything
which convinces her that he is indulg
ing in drink, is .severer than the physi-
cal pain which he could cause by
thrusting knife into her bosom. She
knows that it means that her son and
all her hopes, and her love, are in the
grasp of relentless. brutal and en-
bruiting destroyer. The public know
and appreciate this 1.-THE consequence is
that such young. man is regarded as
without moral principle and devoid of
natural affection. This may seem to
such young man as an unjustly severe
penalty for what he regards as trivial
offense. So it would be-, if nothing
were involved in it but one offense it.
self A thistle down is a very light and
harmless thing, but it unfailingly shows
the direction of the wind Another
fact: The least evidence of habit Of
tipping is fatal to young mans pros
poets in life. An employer would be a.
very foolish man to give any place
of any trust or responsibility whatever
to a young man who occasionally drink
liquors. Employers never do it. If a.
business man discovers any faint of
drink, however slight, on one of his
clerks that clerk is doomed. He will
discharge him as soon as he can fill his
place. Why? Because he knows that
that is the first step to gambling and
enlightenment A. business man who.
would retain clerk, after that warn
ing, would be reckless, and he and his.
business would soon part company.
Third: You can Judge from the feel
ings of the father and mother and from
the fact that it destroys confidence on the
part of those whose confidence young
man must have in order to succeed, how
it is viewed from the stand-points of
love and of business But why should the
father and mother, and the employer.
be so particular about one little drink?
Study up the subject and you will dis
cover the reason. Every intelligent
young man knows the tendency and
the end of meddling with liquors, and
knows that it is wrong for him to in
dulge in them in any degree. Now it.
is plain to see that if young man will
tramp upon his conscience, and upon
his moral integrity, so far as to take
one drink, there is no moral restraint
left standing between him and drunken
ness. That ''lttle drink" proves that
he is not trustworthy Chicago Interior
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-28
A SNOR.
The Difference in the Conduct Of Two
Washington Women.

Washington Women.
l noticed an instance of Washington
snobbishness last night in one of the
leading groceries of the Capital, which
well illustrates the character of one class
of our heightened court society. l was
waiting to buy some little things and
very pretty ard modest lady WAS stand
ing at the counter watching the clerk
do up some packages for her. Another
lady, the wife of an old Washingtonian,
was also waiting, as l was, when Mrs.
General --, a leader of the Capital,
and one of the newest of the rouUe0u
rsche, came strutting in dressed in
velvet and seal-skin. She was tall,
angular woman, with nose which
seemed to turn up at everybody and ev-
erything. She had an eye-glaSs attached
to a long handle in her right hand and
this she presented in front of her right
eye and began looking supercillously
around the store.
All the clerks were busy as they could
be. But with the most arrogant air she
turned to the one above spoken of. and
said: do you not see, sir, that | am
waiting?" The clerk dropped the
bundles he had and rushed over to her.
She then pointed with majestic air to
a lot of tomatoes marked twelve cents
can. She said: Il will take one of those
cans of tomatoes; you may carry it out
to my carriage" and with that she
swept out of the store in the same regal
way in which she had entered. AS she
did SO noticed a smile of contempt on the
countenance Of the old Washingtonian,
who had the blood of some of the most
noted families in the country in her
veins. She quietly waited until her turn
came to be served, and taking her pur-
chases, which amounted to many times
that of the snob who had pushed into
her place, in her arms, she said: 81
thank you, but can carry these oct
myself She took the bundles in her
arms and going to the door stepped into
finer carriage than that of the female
snob and was driven quietly away. 1t
is no wonder that some of the old Wash
ington ladies object to the rude ways of
those who in part compose our great
court circles Washington Cor. Clere-
land Lender.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-28
MYRA CLARK GAINES.


An Anecdote Which Explains Her Extra
ordinary TenacIty of Life.
She must have been more than
seventy-five years old at that time; she
was small, with clean-cut features; her
teeth were sound, her complexion like
girls, and mass of hair of rich chest
nut, inclined to auburn, crowned her
head. She would trip up stairs as
nimbly as a girl of sixteen. We had
party one night at our hotel, which was
favorite resort of the Southerners, who
had just begun to creep back. remem-
Der there was Colonel Fairfax, of Gen
eral Robert Z. Lees staff, and host of
other Southern celebrities present, and
there was Mrs. Gaines, dancing away
as lively as the youngest. l one day
asked her the secret of so much vitality.
In return for some condolences l had
given her, she said: Il have never been
sick since | was young girl. was at
that time falling away, when General
Twiggs told my father | must take
some of his Mexican medicine. The
General said it must be taken in the
spring of the year, as the sap began to
run. | took bottle and became well
at once. and have never had sick day
since. But every spring, when the sap
starts, | take the medicine. have
never taken any especial pains with my
diet or habits, and | give all the credit
to the medicine" Upon my expressing
an opinion that the General must have
obtained the elixir of life, she said:
The General would not give me the
recipe until years afterward, and then
only on condition that never gave any
one copy until after his death" She
would never give me copy, but told
me where could obtain the medicine.
As am troubled with too much health
l have never applied for it,
1t was really touching to see the
Difference some of those old Southerners
paid her. They seemed to consider her
as sort of child of the regiment and
have seen whole settee full of Colonels
dof their seedy hats as she passed by
Boston Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-28
THE POOR TRAMP.
A Practical Joke which Had an Unex-
pected Ending. 49, u

pected Ending. -v u
Not every man who is ragged, home
less, penniless, and friendless is tramp
in the usual acceptation of the word.
So many horrible crimes have been COM
mitted by tramps, that by the term
tramp we mean wild beast bearing
some resemblance to human being, who
goes about like the spirit of evil. There
are men who have been made tramps
by circumstances over which they had
no control, and who have neither the
courage nor the desire to commit the
slightest wrong. They are merely
walking about to save funeral expenses.
Life has no charm for them, but they
lack the courage to commit suicide.
Like Hamlet, they prefer to ''bear the
ills they have rather than fly to Others
that they know not of. Is 81 Il
The other day an old fellow who wore
dingy blue scarf around his neck. sat
down in the sunshine with his back
against box. Everybody seemed to be
merry, and the boys gathered around
and made sport of the old fellow.
Say" called Miles Order, ''when' d
you git IMP" .,se as,s
"Let me alone, boys" replied the old
man.
Hes going to shoot" said some one;
and the boys ran away. i. e.EEs
I'm fix him." remarked Miles. taking
several fire-crackers from his pocket,
'I'll slip up an drop 'em behind him"
''If he gets hold of you there viii be
fun" said freckled face youngster
with a catfish mouth. sg
Think. SO, guinea eggs?" replied
Miles. Wen just see. l amt afraid
of him."
Miles crept up carefully, dropped the
fre-cracker behind the old fellow, and
ran away. ID ..,..t ...t...,s n "a
Then the boys laughed at Miles. ''
Hes an old timer, sure enough, :"
declared Miles. Come, let's all go up;
he can't hurt u.s." t..F .
They approached. ''Mister, we don't
mean no HARM" said Miles; 1--WE only
wanted to have little fun. Mister, /"
touching his arm, 1--WE didn't My
God, he's dead -
No, he couldn't hurt them.-Opie
| Read.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-28
A GOOD DEED.
A Courageous Womsns Noble Example
and the Lesson She Taught.

A Courageous Womsn's Noble Example
and the Lesson She Taught.
Nearly fifty years ago, there lived
merchant in F. of most respectable
standing in society. He kept variety
store such as is common in country
districts. His cellar was well-flled
with various kinds of intoxicating
liquors, from the choicest wine to the
cheapest ale. For these he found
abundant sale.
Am ong his best customers for these,
drinks was his son and two sons-in-
law. One of his daughters and her
husband saw the danger of their
brothers, and earnestly entreated the
father to discontinue the sale of the
posons But in vain His love of
money was stronger than his love of
right, or of children, and he lived to
see three drunkards in his own family.
After his death his estate was to be
divided. The daughter who had tried,
but failed in her fathers lifetime. to
implant her strong Temperance princi-
Piles in the family, determined to do
what still remained in her power, and
with the approval of her husband took
for her share all the intoxicating liquors
in the cellar. Then she had them all
taken to the back yard and the head of
every cask broken, care being taken to
have the work of destruction sure and
rapid. 1t was pitiable to see men,
women and even children running with
every variety of vessel to save a little Of
the drink they loved. This had been
anticipated, and therefore the haste in
doing the work of destruction. And
this was the beginning of Temperance
reform on right principles in that town.
The courageous woman did a good
deed for her townspeople and their
families, and the lesson was not lost
AdUOcdte and Guardian. H.r a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-28

against hope. would have maze one
more VAIN attempt to save her from her
self. But it could not be and ought not
to be. And thus ended the tragedy in
the Tombs. The mother went to her
own place, and the poor daughters to
their ruined, desolate home.
Is there balm in Gilead, no-help for
such woes? Is human nature so lost to
all redeeming influences that tragedies
like this must be performed continually
in a Christian city2 Is there no eye to
pity. no arm to save?-Iren9uS, IN N
Y. Observer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-28
Too Much Jersey.

docs your wife wear jerseyP'
blandly asked the smooth-tongued dry
goods clerk of Farmer Furrow, who
was making few purchases for his bet
ter half. ...' ...
Now, look a-here, young fellow"
said the old granger, with a look of
mingled scorn and ferocity, don't yer
be too fresh. may be n countryman,
but I'll be darned if I'll take any CUFF
from yer"
"Why, didn't mean anything, tim
idly retorted the clerk. 81 merely asked
if your wife wore jersey"
"Well, sir, if that's all yer want to
know I'll tell yer. She milks Jerseys
and feeds 'em and waters 'em, but, by
gosh she doesn't wear 'em, confound
yer picterr'-M Y. Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-28
Total Abstinence.

There is no other temptation into
which men are led that compares with
the use of Intoxicating drinks; there is
no other temptation so seductive, no
other so .. debasing, no other that. ac-
quires such power as this, An appetite
is engendered that deiies bounds and
restraints. The teachings of Christ
master all this by shutting the door at
once-''cast it from thee" Total abb
stinence resists this temptation, and
ends all the danger which comes from
moderate and social drinking; this is
the perfection of Temperance applied
to intoxicating drinks; our safety is as
sured; it can not be in any other way
ReU. r. NJ. Van Baren. .."'