The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-05-22
Editorial Correspondence.
gainesville Ohio

goer there was nothing particularly
new or interesting aside from the
grand scale on which the modern
circus is run. Forepaugh has proba-
bly, the largest exhibition of the Kind
in the world, not even the sho W of
the wonderful Barnum excelling it.
Forepaugh's menagerie probably is
worth a round million of dollars By
itself. About $4,000 people We're
under the canvas on the afternoon |
attended. The circus took place in
two rings with an elevated Stage fifty
feet square between them. Around
them was a track six lapse of which
made a mite. On this track novelty
races took place, the most amusing
of which was a camel race. The two
rings and stage was occupied for two
hours and a half by the performers.
/ have invariably foundit an exceed
ingly difficult feat to watch two or
three circus rings at the same time.
| read a short time since of a baby
being born in this state with three eyes
If it reaches childhood or maturity it
will have a big advantage v er the
ordinary man at a three ringed circus.
Forepaugh has a herd Of eighteen
performing elephants that do the
most wonderful feats imaginable.
One of the smallest ones rides a tri-
cycle among other equally novel
tricks. This little fellow has also
been taught to box and gives
with his opponent, a colored man, a
very amusing spaning match. A
large boxing glove is secured to his
trunk and he gets in some telling
blows oncein q while. He created
quite a panic after his boxing exhibit
ton was over. As he come out of
the ring with his trainer he started
down the track at the top of his speed
paving no attention to the calls of his
~trainer. Reaching the seats at a spot
where the crowd was the thickest he
mounted them half way as easily as a
big dog, but in turning to come down
missed his footing and fell in among
the boards and turabied the seats
right and lift. by shat time his train
er had arrived on tie spot and under
his directions the little fellow was
led back to the track. The crowd
had in the meantime scattered in
every direction and Tor a time a panic
seemed possible. The beast was
probably trained TO do the trick. ]
looked, while in the menagerie tent,
for the historical animal with four.
teen stripes around his body and
three around his tail but failed to
find the specimen.
4 woman's suffrage convention, a
state convention, has been in session
here for three days. Delegates from
all over the state were present as we'll
as notables from abroad, among
whom was the renowned Susan i
Anthony. The leaders in the move
ment in this section are not Of the
short haired pantalooned variety
Neither can they be classed as cranks
On the contrary the president of the
association is one Of the most refined
/, ladies in this city and he's Husband
one Of the most wealthy. Her nam.
and influence carries great strength
/, yet, at the same time l cannot SCI
) why women should sigh for the ballo
! It's difficult to perceive what woman
does not want. a man having a few
! hot words with his wife remarked
i syou say man wants the earth, nov
: what does women want??" "Nant tb
men | suppose" vas the ready reply
I Those who have got their men ough
to be satisfied / should think, but j
seems not in some cases. Woman
t an enigma especially a colored won
g man, she is a nig-ma you know.
Spring has struck this country a
4 last ! guess, although last week wa
@ a very cold and disagreeable enc
G The leaves are just starting ont, bn
Il no blossoms are yet in sight. TIL
season is the most backward one i
y years. Times arc dull, terribl
so and no II seems able to predit
a when a change for the better wi
v come. 1t seems to me times a,
much better in South Dakota tia
= i'll any part of the East aud thos
n who are there should be we'll statistic
d as in fact they are In the pressut
II of hard times it is invariably ha,
,e struggling in the oyercrowded Eas
n Money is very plenty here, as Il
,e term is commonly accepted, an
% plenty of it is to be had at 8 per cel
+ but no demand for it because the.
iH-## .tEEHE IS. -.-HE|
M is no business that will pay isteres
n no matter what the rate maybe. :