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UnWrltten History.

For the number of men engaged,
the battle OF Huntsville. Tenn, dur
ing tho war between the states, was
perhaps u OF the most desperate
struggles OF the war. Two compa-
ME of Gen. H%anson's brigade and a
portion of Gen. Floyd's command
wero pitted against the command of
Gen. John A. Logan. late candidate
for vice president. SO far as Members
were concerned. the conflict was an
unequal one, the fcderals far outnum-
berng the confederates. The .rebs',
were victorious, taking moro prison.
ers than there were men in their
command. Among other Kentucky
boys who took part in the battle were
MIR. I'll. G. PAYNE and his brother, MIR.
Lewis ID. Payne. of Fayette county.
W hen The federals were routed Gen. Lo.
Il was the last to leave the field. He
WAS hotly pursued and scores of shots
We're fired ut his %retreating form, and
whcn he saw that he would either be
killed or captured he threw himself
from his horse, and laying himself on
The ground, face downward, pos,
sumed' death. The two Puynes were
together, and seeing him fall, and
recognizing him as an officer Of high
rank, they hastily dismounted, took
his sword aud papers, and, remount-
ing their horses, joined again the pur-
suing party. Returning again from
the chase. The Payncs looked for the
fallen officer. and found that he HAD
been removed or gone away of
his accord. When tho papers
examined il was found that the
who had so clcverly escaped
WAS no other thar Gen. john A. Lo.
gan. The papers and the sword were
owe to Gen. Hanson.
This is \ true story. which in the
great volume of war literature has
never before found Il place. The
brothers are still living in this
county and are among our most hon
ored and respected citizens.-Lexing.
ton /Hu,) Press.
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How Hustled Used the GaveI,

Syracuse (N.Y.) Standard: IL make
no secret of acknowledging jlst when.
| learned to use the eavel,' Geer
Hustled went on to say. at was in
he Masonic lodge. | divul.e no un-
revealed my stery of the order when [
say that the gavel is nowhere so SUI
preme as in the Grand lodge. 1t is
supremacy itself. 10 it the delegates
bend US quickly us pr.vates i n Il great
army, as the members of every pr
llameptary or del,beratlve body
should. | remember an incident in
my career at Albany which is timely
here. 1t is customary when the
~exigencies Of busincss-as in the case
OF the election of regents of tho uni
verslty OF the state of New York or
United States Senaturs-call the senate
and assembly into joint session, for
the lower to receive the upper house
in its chamber. The courtesies and
customs of these sessions demand that
on the entrance of the senate the as.
semhly shall rise. On several occas-
ions before first became speaker of
the assembly, l had witnessed those
ceremonies. | recalled the fact that
in each case the speaker. when the
SENATE was at the door, requested the
assembly TO rise. To my notion this
was exceedingly u%nd!gnilied and re-
Elected on the department of the
assembly, who ought to know it's duty
as well as its presiding officer. Think
how a gentleman would feel walking
into Il drawing-room to be told that
he must spit on the floor. l resolved
that if ever | became speaker, and I
am free to confess | had no doubt of it,
things would be differently done.
During my first term = joint session
became necessary. The looked-for
opportunity was ut hand. On the day
fixed and al the hour the sergeant-at-
arms announced the arrival of tho
senate in the usual form. During the
pause which followed I raised my
gavel, and looking calmly at the house
brought it down three times in sue
cession. The next moment seventy
hive men were On their feet, and natur-
ally those who did moi respond at once
arose by Inspiration. A single blow
later on, when the senate was receiv-
ed, brought the whole assembly to a
sitting posture. After adjournment
an e~x-speaker came to mo to find out
how it happened that the assembly
arose without the usual request. Il
asked the members 10 RISE l said.
No. my inquisitive predecessor said,
you didn't, tor not a word was said
But. l added, Il made the usual re-
quest with my gavel. You heard the
three blows?' is that a Masonic sign?'
he asked curious!y. 1 did no say So
was my response. The gavel at any
rate had done the talkinp.n
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-11-20
A ReligiOu Problem.

1t is not to be disputed that Sam
Jones and other preachers Of his class
draw large crowds OF Interested lis
:eners wherever they go. The tents in
which they hold their services are
threnged at every meeting, and few
leave until after tho last hymn has
been sung and the benediction pro-
nounced. Without stopping to dis.
cuss the question of the value of this
form of spreading the gospel. we may
ind something to think about with
profit III looking for tho causes which
serve to bring about such spcctaclcs.
Unquestionably, curiosity and love of
novelty have something to do with it.
Human nature is easily attracted by
departures from common custom-bv
b fantastic and sensational-in II
direction, and particularly in matters
Of q serious description. We are u
rcverent people to a certain extent
and under certain conditions; but we
are continually hungry at the same
time for new methods of discussion
and Illustration to relieve the ono
ony of inquiry concerning the solemn
aspect OF life, present and to come.
The religious faculty is an inherent
one, and men of all sorts are more or
less subject to these promptings; and
therefore whatever tends to present
religious truths and interests in an ex-
ceptlonal way is sure to receive Il GER
AIN mount of popular notice and
sympathy.
There are plainly some qualities in
The Sam Jones style of sermons that
answer a definite and by no means I'M
Important want of the average mind
and heart. They are crude even to
the point OF occasional c~oarseness,
and candid in q degree that no un-
frequently amounts to a mild kind Of
insolence; but this does not prevent
them from being listened to attentive
ly by u great many intelligent and
Weil-nneanlng persons. If they arc
rambling and audncious, they are also
simple and easy to comprehend; and
that ls very likely ~ of the principal
reasons why big audiences gather to
hear thcm. The impression is widely
prevalent that tho Scriptures ought to
be %expounded and enforced in terms
that can be understood at once and
thoroughly. This feeling is not con
fined, either, to the une,iucated and
humble element that has neither time
o taste for abstract and intricate
logical processes; it is shared by a very
considerable number Of those who
arc competent to appreciate and pass
Judgment upon any argument, how
ever profound and difficult. Gener-
ally speaking. all men prefer sermons
that go directly to the mark, and that
are not weighted down with the kind
OF reasoning which is mainly interest
ing as going to show the minister's
capacity for hair-splitting and the
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-11-20
LITTLE THINGS

A 9 nipple RHINE, q childish grict
A blossom on q lGser's tomb.
a bud expanding In 8 Ii, 4
d Ndtop n d clover tloam.
How sweet, ? end, how wondrous fair,
How 500 forgot, how qrics 10 fadei
The SON. the 4 loom, tho infant care,
fsss ike the play Of sim aud shade;
Eu in Their passage quicken thought Z
AS SUM- cams melt IN tiel ! and plain
And leave their slightest impress wrought
II n!oomtng grass an ripening gram
And though 9 ch indiv dual 70 m
Grow .ndistiicl its glow remains,
a hx!o ru,ind us in tie storm,
yen al warm b that fills our veins.
The critic comes with aw ful froYn
To {. us. The poe', like y gnat;
Ffcsss UP the tender blossoms down,
And cuildish griefs. for this ami that,
Ara merged III sorrows lsrgc eStatc,
That widens round our frosted heads;
And yet The varied web OF fate
10 woven Of sch sender threads.
Tn lite things OF I me are most
! Secure OF Ii fiarnce, prom se, power;
The fyiug seed, the insect huxt.
Dtesolviug dew an,i transient shower:
They !, ultiply. build up. tear down,
And write their cxcrltcncc aid grace
On arid waists and mountain brown,
III "a, ught Is bsre nor commonplace.
so little murniurs, jDined In song.
Light bubbles t ut In music brrak-
When with 8 glad and days ere long
In low, Oft eetacics, may wake
TIE living cho dis Of that sweet Tyre
Which t,cinb es III the h. m N heart
y prompts the aeu.,.s to aspire,
Tic man to act y nuble part.
Then, ! corner spar. the / tile things!
From ato,,.s Mi ils words are wrought.
Pens n 8 Y Nv dwindl into kings,
y; wits eve tirl, h, humorous thou hit;
Thesgr,at b.. sanal the small be great;
And vi shtoeyaAl HES varied throng
This truth h,:ds as as death or fatc,
~ : In nblt ever ar the strong.
-AeEJ. 4. l,ity.aerSs n Tho Culge,t.
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Lord Bute's Magnificent New Palace.

The rebuilding of Mountstuart.
Lord Bute's place near Rothesay. has
now been completed, and it is n of
me /" magnificent mansions in
Great Britain. The house covers an
acre. and IS III the medieval gothic
ssyie OF the thirteenth century. The
walls, turrets, and balconies arc built
OF stone brought from Il quarry in
Acknowledgements. In the center il
an immense tower 100 feet high, with
q wide balcony all around the top.
The great hall is constructed entirely
OF a'abaster and the rarest marbles,
with columns and 4 gallery, and the
grand staircase is also of marble
brought from Sicily and ~The
drawing-room are paneled with wal
nut and beautifully decorated. and so
are the dining-rooms, the largest of
which accommodates eighty guests.
The ceilings and chimncy-places of all
these rooms are most artistic, and SO
also are the windows, the work of
which is extremely elaborate. There
are three immense libraries and a
b~iliiard-room, all with carved stone
lircpllces Of antique design. In one
wing are turkish and swimming baths,
and there are large conservatories,
anu II private chapel Is now building.
The whole house is heated by hot
pipes and lighted throughout by in
candescoht lamps. The furniture is
now bong placed. and in the gallery
VIII be hung the famous Luton Hoo
collection Of pictures, which have re.
Gently been exhibited at Bethnal Green,
Glasgow. and Manchester. The build
ing decorating, and furnishing of this
place have cost nearly u million. Lord
ana Lady Butte, who have been stay
ing Tor some time at Chiswick, will
now make Mountstuart their principal
res,uence, and it's expected that they
World.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-11-20
The Question

Mar was not wholly unsoltish a hun.
nreo years ago. nor wholly pure
marriages were not always the result
OF honest affection; courtly bearing
ana ceremonious politencss did moi
aiways cover a kindly mar or a sensi.
Die u earnest woman, a loving wife
or devoted husband. The rakes, the
uahu'es' tho money-getters, Or the
pieasure-seekers do not dominate
inc lite OF q people; and beyond their
To-day, as in the last century, only
powerfully felt now, IS a greai
anu lofty love for the homo Ii Q, {
hrm belief in its ennobling tendencies
and a longing desire to keep tn.
nal. -
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-11-20
The Art OF Good Dining,

Let the table, when no one is pres.
ent but the home circle, be the model
of what 1t should be when surrounded
by guests. Lay Il piece of thick Can
ton flannel under your table cloth.
better quality with il sub-cover than if
spread directly over the bare table
top.
Avoid the cheap trick of hotels and
restaurants in the arrangement OF
napkins and table utensils. Simplic-
ity is ridiculous. while preten-
sion usually is. Place tho napkin on
the left side of the plate with u piece
of bread in its folds. the fork on tho
right hand. next to that the knife with
the sharp edge turned from the one
who is to use it, beyond this the soup
spoon.
At the point of these set the tumb-
Ter and individual butter plate. Mats,
tablespoons, salt cellars and epper
cruets may be arranged to suit ones
taste.
Danish the heavy castor from the
center OF tire table aud put there in
stead a vase of flowers, lift be nothing
more ambitious than some bits OF iyv
0r n Ern .rp.n - 1--we, 81 - H,- =
hi,terswast spa "
Atth oarror,s ,,,,o n.
n,nt;n ,Ln 80 p'aeo sp'o NV "h.5o
of tho y ~ 1900, .ae ntuuae
nl,shas 81 rr,v WV e'os' Hon
Int thn 900 ho so. -
t,ass am, a.,n ~ with " os .no iis
ment eNcept a piece of dry bread in
tl,n th;,,inninm % my .tsS su'sal
nla,a iii or, .'o VIZ VI wv
has Loan ,n,,aroa y 'n's 1oaas'
tah,as 800 ~, ~ . ahn
Hthnrs 20 ., iaJ !, pn,,n ~ WI
san,rataly ;n " w. US 'ei'o'
'Tha bnsyr nart "f ,ho =, ,
tho mad shpS'lt I've = u,in s"sen;
should cn,,mencn 40 aIanr;mn ~
table nv cnrrTin, or, frst ~ VI o ~
then tia disiaI ~ rama..hlo, 'not;
efrar hot r1atos o,d ESn, anu
nl,ci,r onnn TO- ~ ~, piales;
nsing . tr,D 70 pfa. anu
e,cnnt tho l,ron nla,tors 10'N'Ns
Dn mot ,nrrs,, LFar w - h.o,u. ~
on.r,t;on ~ snr.ni,r H. 49,. t-o
ono nlaIa ;ntn nratlnsIr "n;,I - -.
If hives and fnrts and ,hn, oiat.er
or the w,,oIe ~ 900 ~ 'ns
, time are enouob tor ,na p'' :"
Newt oftcr1he so;l.d dieha: ,oro
,,tnn oe n,ats s.lt Ill, a'n nu'o
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-11-20
Would Not be ComiOrted.

A middle aged widow presented
herself to a local Clergyman, and asked
him If he would perform the marriage
ceremony between herself and n wild
over whom she named. The clergy
ma replied in the affirmative, when
the widow began TO cry.
What are you crying for. my good
woman?' asked the clergyman.
"Oh, sir, yon don't know anything
about i~t-boohoo-, but y see | had
10 get my first husbands set of gold
teeth made over into an engagement
ring, before George would have ME.
and it's all | have to remember poor
John by!'-and she burst into a food
OF tears and would not DO comforted,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-11-20
A Sensible Suggestion.

Old Moneybags engaged to poor,
but pretty young lady)--My darling,
my physician thinks my lungs are al
fected and that the matter may be-
come very serious.
Young Lady mot at all alarmed)-
Oh. l fancy your lungs are all right.
Old Money bags-And he thinks it
would be advisable for me topostpone
our wedding until 1 shall have taken
a course of treatment.
Young Lady(very much alarmed)-
Oh, dear Mr.. Moncybags, it would
break my heart! Rather let the cere-
mony take place at once, and trust the
rest to tho loving care of a devoted
wife.-AeW York Times.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-11-20
A Meager Wardrobe.

A noted s%c;catist had his entire
wardrobe stolen from him last week,
with the exception of a few paper col
ars. He had an engagement to call on
q young lady up tue Hudson river.
He sent the following dispatch:
II have had all my clothes stolen
except some paper collars. But that
fact will not deter me from coming"
He receivei the following telegram
in response:
''lf you have nothing but paper col
ars to wear do not come. l love
French art but not French realism"
The author of Exclusions of Acct
dent said he liked literal translations,
but not to such an extent.-AeW York
Mail and Express.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-11-20

"Are you in favor OF enlarging the curricu.
luma" asked a rural school director of a far.
mer in his district. "Enlarge nothing" re
piled the old gentleman; ''t!,e buildings big
enough; what we want is to teach more things
toithe scholars"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-11-20

A resident OF Pittsburgh. Pa. has given
$4,000 toward %equipping a school for boys
near Matalnoras, Mexico. The institution
was founded By Quakers, who have already
In operation at Matamoras a successful school
for girls.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-12
SPIRIT HANDS SLAPPED HIS
FACE.
How a Wilmington Man Was Re-
buked for Laughing I'm
Haunted House.

WILMINGTON, n. c., May This city
has haunted house, occupied by James
Peadriclz, whose family consists of him
self, wife, five children and two sisters
of his wife, the eldest sister being about
sixteen years old. To the latter the ap-
partition was first made manifest, She
says it is the ghost of her mother, Mrs.
Kinyon Carroll, who died three years
ago, neal White Lake, BIaden county,
whence the two sisters came. The other
sister is named Matte and is eleven
years old. Last Thursday night Pead-
rick came home and found his family
wild with excitement. Matte called to
Peadrick to come into the room. as her
mother was there. She said that the pill
lows were thrown ali over the room, and
that the same unseen hand had a little
while before turned out the kerosene
lamp which was burning on a chair.
Peadrick was inclined to laugh at Mat
ties statement, when he felt a sharp
blow on his face from an unseen hand,
the room being at that time we'll lighted.
Matte then called out that she could
both see and hear her mother. As she
said this pillow was thrown from the
bed and fell across the room Peadrick's
son, ten years old, said that he could see
and hear his grandmother Neither the
lad nor Matte showed any fear, but the
other members of the family became
nervous. All night pillows were thrown
about and strange noises were heard.
Friday night the same state Of affairs
existed Once a pillow was thrown
from the bed in a brightly lighted room
directly in Peadrick's face. Sunday
night people went to the house in num-
hers to lend aid in ferreting out the mys-
terry. Several of them on seeing the pill
lows fly and hearing noises became
alarmed and some ladies tainted. The
eldest Miss Carroll has been afflicted
with dropsy. She spoke with perfect
freedom about the matter. She is un-
educeted, but seems to be honest in all
she says. and is corroborated in her
statements by Mrs. Peadrick and others
who were present She had seen her
mother once before since her death, and
that was in Bladen county. A number
Of persons are nightly at tile house, and
an effort will be made to unravsl the
mystery. There is nothing about the
house or surroundings, or any Of the
members Of the family, which would
suggest trickery or fraud.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-12

you could buy good melodian, on which
your wife or daughter could produce
sweet music to pleasantly while the eve
ming hours away. And this amount in
vested as before, in forty years, produces
the desirable amount ST $12, 900.
Boys, learn lesson. If you would be
happy youth, lead sober life, and be
a wealthy and influential man; instead
of squandering your extra change, in
vest in library or savings bank.
If you would be miserable youth,
lead a drunken life, abuse your child
rem, grieve your wife, be wretched and
despicable being while you live and fin
ally go down to dishonored grave, take
your extra change and invest it in a
drinking saloon.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-12
The Way ofthe World.

There safe a crow on a lofty tree,
Watching the world go by;
He saw a throng that swept along
With laughter loud and high.
"In and out through the motley route"
Pale ghosts stole on unseen;
Their hearts were longing for one sweet word
OF the love that once had been.
But never lip there spoke their uaules
Never q tear was shed;
The crow looked down from hslofty tree,
''Tis the way OF the world he said.
A singer stood in the market place,
Singing a tender lay,
But no one needed his sorrOwful face,
No one had time to stay.
He turned away; he sang no more;
How could he sing in vain?
And then the world came to his door.
Bidding him sing again.
But he rocked not whether they came or went
He in his garret dead.
The crow looked down from his lofty tree.
'''Tis the way of the world, ;" he said.
There site Queen by a cottage bed,
Spoke to the widow there;
Did she not know the same hard blow
The peasant had to bear 3?
And she kissed that humble PEASANTS brow,
And then she bent her knee;
God of the widow, help her now,
As thou hast helped me-
Now God be thanked" said ths old, old crew
AS he sped away from his lofty bough
THE times are i'll, but there's much good still
In the way of the world, trow,"
F. E. Weatherly.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-12
BraCing UR

The mania for tea drinking increases
weekly, and a group of young ladies in
a dressing-room one announced that she
had had DR.. Johnson's eighteen cups of
tea that day. All gasped at the idea,
and, as she could walk across the room
without staggering, asked how in the
world it happened. She confessed of
having taken nine cups of tea during
the afternoon hours, while she poured
tea at her mothers reception, and the
others were distributed along through
the day. She takes cup Of strong Eng
lish breakfast tea every evening at 0
o'clock to buoy her up through an eve
ning's engagements. and recommended
all the other jaded and weary dsmsels to
try it for the rest OF the season.
Another girl announced that she al
ways took few grains of quinine as a
'pick-me-up." she said, 10 carry her
through dinner or ball
The third one owned to relying Gu beef
tea with little brandy in it, and mas
sage treatment from her old colored
nurse every night and morning, and
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-12
How Small Expenditures Count.

Five cents each morning. 4 mere
-trifle. Twenty-Five cents week. Not
much, yet it would buy coffee or sugar
for a whole family. Eighteen dollars
and twenty-five cents year. And this
amount invested in savings bank at
the end of each year, and the interest
thereon at per cent, computed annu-
ally, would in twelve years amount to
more than $3.50. Enough to buy a good
farm in the West.
Five cents before breakfast, dinner ami
supper; you'd hardly miss it, yet 'tis fif-
teen cents day 81. .05 per week. Enough
to buy wife or daughter dress. Fifty
four dollars and sixty cents a yea".
Enough to buy a small library of books.
Invest this as before, and in twenty years
you would have over $4,000. Quite
enough to buy a good house and lot.
Ten cents each morning; hardly worth
n second thought; yet with it you can
buy a paper of pins or spool of thread.
Seventy cents per week; 'twould buy
several yards of muslin. Thirty-six dol
lars and fifty cents in one year. Deposit
this amount as before, and you have ST.
$40 in twenty years; quite snug little
fortune.
Ten cents before each breakfast, din
ner and supPer-thirty cents a day. 1t
would buy book for the children. Two
dollars and ten cents week; enough to
pay for q years subscription to good
newspaper. One hundred and nine dol
lars and twenty cents per year With it