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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-28
THE TOWN is BOOMING
And now is the time to invest.
D. WARMER.

Proprietor of the original town
site, has plated and laid out
three additions, all adjoining,
with a continuation of streets
and alleys. Part of which are
i'll acre lots. SO as to enable all
classes to be suited in procuring
a residence lot. The most de-
sirable blocks on Main Street
are still for sale to those who
desire to engage III business. and
great inducements are offered
to that class finer.
The climate in this part of
Dakota is everything to be
desired and is fully as mild
as that of Ohio, Indiana and H.
linois, with, perhaps, a less num-
Der of cloudy days. The rain
fall is abundant and ALWAYS
comes when most needed. The
water is free from any alllali
taste and as pure as any found
in any ofthc Eastern States. In
short, the country, climate and
social advantages make this one
Of the best, it not the very best,
county i'll Dakota fol, tile enli-
grant.
For further norticn1orc DOL,
OH or address
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-28
Historic April.

April4, 1872, Florida was discovered.
April 5, lS4l, President Harrison
died.
April 8, 1912, Louisiana was admit
ted into the Union.
April IA, 1865, President Lincoln
was as~sassinated.
April II, 1909, Hudson landed at
Manhattan Island.
April 1S, 1s47, the battle of Cerro
Cordo, Mexico, was fought.
April 10, 1775, the battles of Lexing-
ton and Concord took place
April "a, 1904, the first newspaper
in America was published.
April 25, 1777, Lafayette arrived at
Charleston, South Carolina.
April 30. 1879, George Washington
the first President of tie United States,
was inaugurated.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-28
It Cured Him.
Front the Norwich Bulletin.

Fromthe Norwich Bulletin.
/ would like to tell you of an incident
of observation-disclosures that cured a
schoolmaster entirely Of this often
comical mental defect. The hell was
ringing for school. and the masters
wife wanted a pail of water and q hod OF
coal. To save time, the master stroye
toget both the water and the coal at the
same time. He drew the water from an
old fashioned we'll, and, getting his hod
filed with coal, entered the house with
his hands full. He walked to the sink
and placed the hod of coal where the
water pail was usually kept, and, taking
the pail Of water into the sitting-room
poured it into the stove. The kissing
steam blew open the stove door issued
from the coal chamber and every seam
in the stove, scorched the master, put
out the fire and filed the house with
steam. Amid it all issued the agonized
shout Of the schoolmaster: Blast
my eyes! I've made another mistakel'
He never made another. In the week
that he was done up in linen bandages
and goose grease his mind as we'll Us his
body was restored to o healthy condi'
tioD,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-28

ankles. Not a few of them wear two
or three elastics for the same purpose.
But, this corset will have to be jaunty
and graceful.looking or else no Cir
will wear it. Tho great ambition o
the girls now is to attain style and.
grace rather than speed and comfort,
SO the ankle corse:s will have to sur.
vive a terrible scouting before the rink
queens will accept them"
"Do the ankles of the girl skaters
really require corsets or braces?"
"As a rule they do. If there ankles
are weak and in trying to cut didos on
skates they happen to turn, the corset
will certainly be of advantage to pre-
vent spraning. The ankle is the paxe
of the human body most liable to dAmss
age in skating. Ii is frequently wSAk
and rickety and uncertain about turn.
ing. Therefore my impression is TIL
ankle corset will be the next wrinklS
to sell in conjunction with skates. -
New York Mat and Express. I
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-28
A Singular Experience.
From the Gorham IN. H, Mountaineer.

From the Gorham IN. H.} Mountaineer.
Miss Hattie Edmonds, of Dalton, has
passed through a singular experience.
Over q q year ago she had several teeth
extracted by a dentist while under the
influence of chloroform, and immedi'
ately afterward she was seized with &
bad cough and gradually wasted and
took her bed, asst was supposed in con.
sumption. Several physicians exam
ined her case, one of whom attributed
her illness to an ulcer in the throat, and
gave her a remedy. The medicine re.
suited in a severe paroxysm of cough.
ing, during which she threw out q tootl
that had been lodged in her throa'
while she was chloroformed, and hai
remained, nearly costing her her life
She is now rapidly recovering. w,
think that, while saying her evening
prayers, she ought to say the words o
the little girl who, after having a tootl
extracted, used the expression: "For
give us our debts as we forgive our den
fists"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-28
Corsets for the Ankles.

"The man who Invented the ankel
corset will make a fortune by it, re-
marked the superintendent of a popu-
lar rink uptown whore 1000 people
skate daily.
..Have you tried it yet?" asked a re-
porter
..No; l haven't even seer 1t. But l
think it will be a success. Some peo-
pie in skating never keep their ankles
stiff. 1t impedes their speed and
makes, them tire quickly. Now this
ankle corset as l understand it. is a
brace for the ankle to keep it from
turning. II it is properly constructed
it is bound to be of great assistance.
Many young ladies nov in skating
wear ~high-laced shoes to brace their
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-28
Blemishes on the Standard Dollar.

Morgan, the English ngraver of
the standard or .'buzzard'' dollar,
animated doubtless by an ambition
similar to that of the Ephesian dome,
Struggled into his work in two places
the initial letter of his surname. AL
though microscopic in size. these
''Ms" + plainly discernible on the
coin e to the naked eye after II
careful search. An eagle-eyed Wall
street man recently discovered one of
the letters, and started among his ac-
quainranccs the following puzzle:
'Find three letter Ms on the standard
dollar" Two are readily %found-one
in the word 'sunum" and another in
America" but the third is not so
easily found. An interview with Chief
Drummond, of the United States Sc
cret service, showed that there are
four Ms, instead of three, aud the
fourth, hitherto unnoticed ever by
Wall street men, was pointed out to
the reporter. MIR. Drummoud laughed
when his attention was called to the
matter and said; 1.-The presence OF
these extra letters on the standard
dollar was first brought to my notice
by zone of my clerks. They were, of
course, cnt in the die by Morgan"
The Chief of the Secret Service ac-
knowledged that they had not escaped
the attention of the counterfeiter, who
had placed them on the false coins.
Similar instances of the mutiliation of
dies are recalled in the case of English
and French engravers' work. Wyon,
the artist to the EnglishsMint, many
years ago, placed on the plate of a
postage stamp a "W" on SO minute a
character that for years the stamp
circulated without a doubt of its per-
lection. The eventful discovery of
the blemish created a sensation IN
England. The Objectionable addition
to the work was promptly erased, and
a stringent law passed against the
commission of a like otfense. In the
reign of Napoleon III. an engraver
placed the initial letter of his surname
on the plate for a stamp. This also
was of such microscopic dimensions
that it escaped detection for a long
time. The discovery of the fact led to
the same result as in the English
case eW York Iribune.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-28
A MischieyOus Custom.

A painful and m%ischievons custom
prevailed on May eve, in the south Of
Ireland, so late as the year 1925. l,
was acommon practicef for school boys
on that day 10 consider themselves
privileged to run wildly about with s
bunch of nettlef, striking at The face
and hands Of their companions, or an,
other persons whom they though
they could assault with impunity.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-28
B A IL

Is located on the Main Line OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railroad, 48 miles west OF
Mitchell and % miles east OF
Chamberlain. 1t has fine pub
lie school building, good church.
es, a tirst-class postoffice, two
banks, two good hotels, CHE
large grain elevator and mate
rial on 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 men great inducements are
offered to invest in this
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-28
The will If the late Hon Asa Fov,

The will of the late Hon. Asa Fowler
If Concord, N. H., contains the follow
ing public requests: $1,000 to Blan-
chard Academy, Pembroke; $1,000 to
the Unitarian church, Concord; $500 to
the city of Concord for cemetery pnr-
poses.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-28
The wife of an habitual drunkard in

The VIE OF an hnDltuaI urunKard III
Buffalo. n. u, has obtained q verdict
of 81 900 damages against a liquor
seller who persisted in selling her hus-
band whisky after he had been notified
to desist. The verdict is a righteous
one, though two OF the jurors rendering
it were saloon-keepers.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-28
Beautiful Town

The Brule County Agricul.
tural Fair Grounds adjoin the
t0wnsite and is one of the best
fair grounds in the Territory.
with a good halt-mile track.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-15
John Charles Black.

John Charles Black, the new Com
missioner of Pensions, was born at
Lexington, Mo-, in January, 1889. He
received an academic education, and
graduated at Wabash College, Indiana.
A short time afterward he entered
the army, in the 37th Illinois Regi-
ment. When he left it, in 1865, he
held the rank of Brevet Brigadier Cen
eral. His next step was to procure
admission to the bar. He entered the
Office of a prominent firm in Chicago
for this purpose, and in due time was
admitted to the practice of his
profession. His home is at Dan
vile, Ill.
Gen. Black has been active in poll
tics, as Democrat. and has been fre-
quently nominated for office. Several
Unsuccessful nominations for Con-
grcss. the last only last fall. have
maintained his prominence in local
party struggles, and are significant Of
tho respect in which his ability is held.
Gen. Black was the Democratic candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor in 1872,
and when Gen. Logan was sent to the
I Senate in 1879 Gen. Black was the
Democratic caucus nominee. He was
4 a dclagatc at large to the last Dem
ocratic National Convention, before
which an attempt was made to pu,
him in nomination for the Vice-Presi
dency, which he prevented.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-15
A Brides Suicide At Monte Carlo.
From sthe iondta Dsil. News.


Tho curious tale of recent suicide az
Monte Carlo merely illustrates u wide
spread belief that women are more reck-
less gamblers than men. At any pub.
lie table they may be seen playing high
and, as q rule, restraining the express
sibns of tile emotions at least as we'll ds
the sex generally th6ught the sterner:
Woman; once started cannot bfeah off;
even to break, the luck. while she has
five francs in her. picket. But on the
other hand, women want more stating
than men. Their carefulness in small
expenses makes them regard the
loss of q few pounds as q
very serious matter. Thus among
decent people, ladies very seldom
they back their bad luck with extraor-
dinary persistence. A clerk Of q Ger.
man counting house, passing his honey.
moon on that littus a*erum, the Riviera,
came to Monte Carlo. He had G1 900,
his employers money, in his possession.
Distrusting his own virtue, he did what
is generally safe-he gave the sum to
his bride to. keep for him. Then he
left the room for a time, and on return;
ing found that the unhappy girl had
played away all the s1, 600. 1t does
not take long to get rid of that or any
other sum. He also learned that she
had drowned herself in the sen at the
foot of the rocks. A more dreadful er
to honeymoon CON not be imagined;
nor can any defender of Monte Carlo
deny that; but for the temptations SO
publicly offered, the miserable woman
might now be happy wife.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-15


From Frank Leslis's Weekly.
The secret papers of the Second EN-.
pire give an account Of the expenditure
on the occasion Of the birth and baptism
Of tie Prince Imperial. Medals in dia.
monds head The list; al d cost Of 25, 900
francs. Doctors and in1idwives received
6, 900 francs. The wardrobe cost 100;;:
600 francs. The several societies Of
dramatic authors. and composers men
Of letters, dramatic artists, musicians,
painters and sculptors, industrial ift7er.
tors and medical men of the Depart
fnent of. the Selne resolved 10, 600 francs
each. Nfnety th5ee thousand francs
were givcn to the benevolent bureaus"
of the Department of the Seine End Of
the communes in which lay the estates
Of the crown. The 'tagents Of the in
terror service" Of the Empress received
gratifeatlons equal 10 four months
wages; athGinting TO II 900 francs.
Forty-four Thousand. ffaiics wsfe al.
lotted to giving gratis performances at
the theaters IN March 18, 1856: The
parents of children born on tie 1eth 81
that month shared among them Co.,
600 francs. For medals to be given to
authors and composer9 It verses and
cantate addressed to their majesttiSs.
and to the pupils at the Lycees, 81. 600
francs were allowed. Tho relatives of
the godchildren Of tieir tpajesties re.
ceived 10000 francs. The ,seTssire Of
the stables for the baptismal cortege is
set down at $4,000 francs, and 160, 600
francs were distributed in qualifications
to the hired servants of their majesties'
househould. The total comes to the
sum of sos, 900 francs.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-15
sharon's Heart Bowed Down.
Chicago Horald

Chicago Hcrald.
Private advices from San Francisco
say that ex-senator Sharon is fast break
ing down under the troubles forced up.
on him by Sarah Althea and her law.
yers. The old man was always weak
physically, but the modification and
chagrin, the reproaches Of his friends
and the coolness Of his children, eli
growing out Of his relations with the
pestiferous Sarah Althea, are more thar
human nature can stoically bear. 1t il
said that his daughter Flora, wife of Sir
Thomas Hesketh Of England, is SO dis,
gusted with her father that she has had
no communication with him since the
suit began. Her own social position in
England has been cruelty injured. As
for Sir Thomas himself, he is mad
through and through. Another compli-
cation is the marriage of the son, Fred
Sharon, few months ago, under cir
cumstances which set every tongue to
wagging. The fair bride is the daugh-
ter Of a very wealthy gentleman. and
the divorced wife of j. W. Breckenridge,
son of the late vice president. The
marriage was hastily contrived affair.
They were married, and the same night
left for Europe. The scandals which
have beset his name, the dreadful cost
of the Hill litigation, the possibility that
he may yet be mulcted in half his for.
tune and the terrible annoyances of tho
past year promise to lend the badgercd
millionaire under the sodin very short
time.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-15
0aeeny 1ortAwssss.a 1.e,Ase.ee.

T 0aeo0y 3ottAWsgte11 3xopAseasA
Indian Agent J. NcRas Of BAstlsfosd, who
was through the siege end was vnos In the
bands Of the Indiana bat escaped reached
Winnipeg recently Ho has been among the
Indians eighteen yeara He takes . very
gloomy view OF the situation, and thinks the
indiana will coon be up in arms and that .
olocdy Indian war is unavoidable. He says:
The Indians are we'll armed and trained.
The government entirely Undertakes The
vtrength Of the Indians and the seriousness of
tho situation. Indians with bows and arrows
VIII fight ~ well ~ our troops. / think the
whole country will be aroused in NO time and
III tho tribes will be on the war path. Run
esrs % have been sent ont representing Ottsr's
nale % defeat for the troops saw some
of the worst Indians In the territories Ut Swift
Current, and other places a. came along,
9nd believe they are along the Canadian Pacif.
70 ailrosd with the purpose of tearing up the
track Indians do not fight like white people.
ana would bo most formidable enemies
1t woaM take Ave soldiers to match
every Indian. I do not consider that Factor
Mclean and the thirty five ether white captives
have any chance Of escape They may be
alive yet, but will be sure to be murdered st
the first battle that takes place in which Big
Bear IL interested.
John Wflkinshaw spd Albsrt Harkness, beth
Ho@ Onterio, have been killed BY Big Bears
band west of Battleford. Their wives and the
wives OF the two missionaries arc prisoners,
ma sre being frightfplly maltreated
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-15
Missed . Golden Opportunity.

The president Of q Western railroad
was lately waited on by . couple of di.
rectors with very solemn countenances.
and after the usual salutations had been
exchanged one of them said:
"Mr. President, have you the interests
of this road at hearth"
"Yes, sir-ycs, sir-of course ! have"
was the reply.
"If so, why didn't You cut rates last
week between Blank and Blink at 81,
and thereby have our road advertised
all over the countryp"
"Why, sir, last week we were so
showed under that we didn't move q
train between the points named!"
"Of course-I know all about il, and
it was . golden opportunity that may
never come again. When you are stuck
IN the snow is the very time to cut
rates. We got the advertisement, and
the public receives no benefit. Let
this be q moral lesson to you, sir-s
great moral lesson"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-15
Neglccting Home Talent.

There are artists and musicians
among us who have won fame and for
tune. But for one that Is successful
scores struggle against the petty jeal-
ousy Of their countrymcn and poverty
produced by this foreign craze. 1t is
notorious fact that Americans who
have painted pictures and published
music under their own names have
been a complete failure; but on ASSUME
ing d foreign, high-sounding name
A large number of paintings held by
the rich in this country, with French
and Italian signatures, are the works
OF resident American artists. II their
owners know that the artist was q
plain George Smith or John Thomas
they would not consider them worth
the canvas they are painted on.
Why have not Americans more ma
tlonal prideP Why do not the rich
spend more of thciv money at home?
Money paid out hero for luxuries bene-
fits the masses. The artist and musi-
clan pay it to the merchants, who i'm
turn pay it to their employees.
Foreigners who excel should he we'll
paid for their works, which should be-
broug ht to this country; they help to
educate lis. to elevate and refine. but
they must not be patronIzed to the ex-
clusi0p Of our own. We have the
same eleyating, refining influence with
us, in men and women of talent and
genius, but who langliish in obscurity
fer want of patronage, because our
great weakness is for show. and that
10 vnroIn 1Sytf 1,,y 1,,,x,s nS.se,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-15
A Remarkable bog.

Mr.. Peter Lattic has remarkable
dog, q GROSS of the Newfoundland and
St. Bernard, that has been regular
attendant, every Sabbath for over four
years, of the Congregational Church
Of this place, of which Mr.. L. is q
member, only failing to attend twice
during the four years; once because Of
rheumatism, and one day because the
church bell being out Of order failed
to make its usual call. What adds to
the dog's whims he invariably goes
alone and on different streets from
the direct way his owner goes, and by
this ci.cuit passes the M. e. Church,
never failing to be at the ante-room
before the bell ringing ceases and
there remains until tho services close,
when he sees MIR. l.. to his residence,
carrying either his cane or hymn book.
A few evenings since, when Mr.. L.
and sons remained at their store be-
yond usual hours for closing, and
there tho dog ust1ally stays he gave
frequent signals for his supper that
were not needed. He sought and
found the hat OF Mr.. l.. ST. and
brought it to him, who told him to
call on one of his sons, naming him,
and he would supply his wants, when
of posted tho dog for the hat of the
son, and brought it to hinl, who kind
ly accompanied him to q meat market
near by and got him bis grub.
Often when the dog needs food he
gives the signal to ono of the boys at
the store, who, by receiving q nickel,
posts off for a mess of fresh meat.
carrying the change in his mouth and
depositfng it at the meat stand. if the
doori is open, and if not scratches for
admission. The dog seems to under
stand tic Kings English as we'll as u
person. Sonic two years since a par
ty, not of tho family, gave him u
ticket on election day and told him to
20 and vote at the polls on the oppos
site side of the street. The Colonel
marched over like a little man with
the ticket in his mouth and reared up
and stuck his head into the window,
and thus passed his vote to the judge
of election. Many other marks of
rare faculties might be named that
show more than instinct. He appre-
ciat6s kindness, though revengeful for
any unkindness shown him by man or
any of the dog family, as evidenced
iii giving neighbor's dog a severe
shaking to pay him for pouncing on
him some years before, when half
grown puppy. Kindness bcgets kind
ness, with man or beast. and vice
versa.-IoWa State Register.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-15

sritasA 0aekaewa q ths Afghan Amir.
Nh: Gladstone replying 70 questions in the
house Of commons, said that although on ~.
eeipt of the first telsgratns .he had described
tho .Penjdeh affair Ia Sci of ditprSyoESd
aggres1idn, still he had never presumed that
tho information In his possession when he
made that declaration was unquestionable.
AZ matter Of fact, within twenty.four hours
cations Of that first received had como to hand.
London dispatch: The opinion is gainina
ground both here and IN Europe that ths row
ernments Arrangement is In word complete
surrender 70 Russia Of al the points she has
condemn Lord Randolph ChurchiiTs opposi-
ton to war credit The Post and Standard
severely critcise the government and the
Times lectures Churchill ATeheran dispatch
says that small force Of Russians with four
guns ns now occupies penjdsh, and the Russians
THrcomana fhe telegraph line is
Toy oompleted tos point 1aO miles beyond
Russian preparation Tor war The Afghan
troops along the Bala, Murghab. not having re-
morsiised Earl arsnvie foreign S si1I minIstel tel.
In the house OF lords, denied that the govern.
,neilts military policy had been . constant
to HeraS ~
Tho following announcement appears in the
st. Petersburg Official Messenger:
In consequence Of divergence of views bo-
tween the cabinets Of Russia and England on
the Interpretation Of the March agreement, il
has been decided to submit the question to tho
decision of an arbitrator. Meanwhile both ma
tions have agreed to resume tho frontier
negotiations. but on different basis, namely:
That the principal points Of the frontier Be-
iixed by . previous understanding be-
tween the two cabinets, the demarcation Of
the frontier on the spot and the placing Of i,idi.
sions whish both powers Viii send, In order to
facilitate the Work of deliinitation. The out
eoets Of both sides will not be withdrawn from
their present positions until after the arrival
9! the joint commission, when, Is fast as the
frontier points will be occupied by the troops
Of both parties concerned II. will then be tfS
duty Of each to maintain crdek and security In
it's fespecti*e territory.