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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-08-20
THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE

They say that man is mighty,
He governs land and sea,
He Yields a mighty sceptre
Ger lesser powers that be;
But power mightier, stronger,
Man from his throne has hurled,
For the Eand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world"
In deep, mysterious conclave,
Mid philosophic minds,
Unraveling knotty problems,
His native forte man finds;
Yet all his ''ics" and 'isms"
To heavens tour winds are hurled,
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world"
Behold the brave commander,
Stanch mid the carnage stand,
Behold the guidon dying
With the colors in his hand,
Brave men they be, yet craven,
When this banner is uniurled,
1.-THE hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world"
Great statesmen govern nations,
Kings mould n peoples fate.
But the unseen band OF velvet
These giants regulate.
The iron arm OF fortune
With womans charm is buried,
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world"
American Israelite
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-08-20
The Resources of the South.

The New York Indicator, a business
journal, thus sets forth the south as it
is at present: The extensive resources
of the South may be judged by the fol.
lowing statistics, which we CLEAN from
Southern exchanges: Thecotton mills
in the South have increased since 1880
from $50 to 353, almost 100 per cent,
and in spindles and looms the percent.
age OF increase Is almost the same. In
1880 the cotton-seed oil mills number.
ed 40, now LAG with a capital ofnear,
ly Sill, 100000, or more than three
times the amount five years ago. III
1880 the South made 397, ,3Ol tons OF
pig-iron, and in 1884, 657,599 tons,
a gain of 26O, ,29s tons in four years.
Coal, phosphate rock and other min
eralproductsh have developed in almost
equal ratio. The corn crop has in
creased from 334,OOO,OOO bushels in
1879 to 499, 900, 900 in 1855, gain
of 165, 100000 bushels. Oats have
nearly doubled in production, and the
same is practically true OF tobacco,
fruit, vegetables, grasses, etc. In 1880
the live stock OF the South was worth
$439, 100000. At present it's value
is $599,OOO, 900, or gain of $780,
100000. So that. taking q general
resume OF the increasement of inter-
ests in the South, it appears that this
section produced in 1885, $500, 7OO,-
600 more OF agricultural manufacture
ing and mining products thanin 1880.
This is a little more than the average
value OF the cotton crop, and $685.
OOO, 900 more than the total value OF
the wheat crop of the whole country
for the past year. This rapid growth
is both the result OF the advent ofnew
capital and the inducement for addi.
tional capital to go into the South.
We believe the next five years will
| show greater progress than the last
five years have witnessed.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-08-20

MIR. Gray and his daughter when he
should present himself at Verdon.
Would it not be we'll to give them q
false name at present, and DELAY b,s
visit for some days?
But while he thus mused in direcon.
| fusion OF spirit, Miss Minnie Gray,
turning to him, said, blandly.
DO you stop at Verdon, Mr..
Wetherbyw
"Eh-aw-you take me for"
For Mrs. Merrow's brother, o!
course. She told me yesterday that
she expected you. You see, father ard
have only run down this morning to
meet sister and her family, who were
to join us at Cousin Merrow's and all
return home together. Let me intro
duce you to my sister and my broth.
er-in-law, Colonel Steele,-turning to
the tall gentleman and pale lady, who
mad been spectators OF the whole
scene.
"I-I shall be most happy when
when We arrive at the station. At
present must positively look after
my valice, as l think we are approach.
ing the station and will have only a
minute for alighting.''
"1our valice? Here it is under the
seat. You see"-with a charming
smile--"we could all read thename on
1t, and that is how we came to know
who you were"
The next station was not yerdon;
nevertheless, Mr.. Wetherby, with his
baggage, alighted there, and took the
next train homeward.
To the inquiries OF afriend, to whom
ne had contidentially communicated
his intention OF marrying an heiress,
he briefly replied that he had seen the
girl and did not quite fancy her. And
it is observable that on ali ofhis tray
elling trips he is strangely silent and
uncommunicative with his fellow pas
sengers.-Susan A. Weiss.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-08-20
Could Not Stand an Honest Life

SOulu NOt StAIu ln f1OncSC Lille
The New York Sun tells this story oi
rather doubtful orthodoxy OF a crimi.
nall
A discharged prisoner entered the OF.
flee OF the late DR.. Elisha Harris in
New York one day and sald: "I am
just out OF the penitentiary." DR..
Harris replied; 81 am very glad to see
you. Take seat. What can l do
for your" The young man continued;
81 want to get honest work to do,
and to lead an honest life. Can you
aid me to find employment" DR..
Harris told him that he thought that
he might be able to do so, and direct
ed him to ~ lodging. house, where he
could remain for few days, when he
would let him know the results
OF his efforts in his be.
nalf. He happened to be ac-
quainted with a gentleman who had
occasion to hire q la:ge number OF
men in some manufacture. who had
no objection to take convicts on trial,
and his application to him in the pris-
oner's name proved successful. The
young man was so attractive in his
appearance and manners, that the
gentleman and his wife both became
deeply interested in him, and wishing
to be more used to him, took him to
their own house where they spared no
pains to influence him in the direction
OF amendment and right living. He
apparently softened under their gentle
administration professed to have be-
| come q Christian and expressed a de-
sire to unite with the church. Some
thing of 81 sensation was created in
one OF the fashionable places OF wor-
ship in the city OF New York one Sun
day morning. when his employer walk.
ed down the aisle with him and stood
by his side as the rite OF Christian bap-
tisn LAS administered to MIN. Not
long afterward the prisoner new and
faithful friends met Dr.. Harris and
asked him what he thought OF their
protese. He said: III do not think
he will hold out" "Why not?" ..Oh,
l cannot tell YOU His looks, his
gestures, his whole manner seem to
me to indicate a fatal lack OF moral
stamina" ;" "Why, doctor" exclaimed
the lady, do you mean to
set limits to the grace OF Godn'
"By no means, madam. The
grace OF God can do everything for
everybody, but there are some men
Tor whom it seems in fact to do very
little, and incline to think that this
young man is one OF them" They
were rather indignant at his want OF
confidence and lack OF sympathy with
their own enthusiasm But time roll
ed on and the young man disappeared.
He had been absent for some weeks,
when he wrote the lady: II can never
thank you as ought for your very
great kindness to me. am sorry to
have requited it SO badly, but the
truth is that could not stand an
honest life. | did try, but l would
rather die with jimmy in my hand
than be the possessor OF the fipest
fortune in America"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-08
Flowers In Bay Windows.
From Vick's Magazine.

IF persons having bay Window only
knew how much better plants grew in
them when they can be shut off from
the living room by glazed doors, I ana
sure they would soon have 1t ar
ranged so that the plants can be kept
by themselves, when it is desirable
to do so; by that mean, of course, in
an atmosphere of their own. IL the
bay window opens off the sitting
room or parlor, with nothing but a
thin curtain between them, as it is
generally the case, the air in both
must be pretty much the same, and it
is safe to say that che air in the room
will be too warm and dry for the plants
to grow IN healthiIy. BY putting
doors between the room and the win
dow this can be remided. The plants
can be sprinkled daily, after which
the doors can be closed entirely, or
nearly so, as the condition of the
weather may make advisable, and the
air among your flowers will remain
moist for the greater part of the day.
If it were not for these doors the dry,
overheated air of the adjoining room
would soon make way with the mois-
ture which a thorough sprinkling
would produce. In such window
you can keep your plants free from
dust which always comes from sweep
ing. They are not only very much
healthier, but they look brighter and
cleaner. The expense of doors IS not
large, and any carpenter can hang
them. Instead Of having two wide
doors which would take up too much
room when partly opened I would
have four narrow ones, hanging the
two inside ones on the two which are
attached to the castings. These in
side ones can be hung on the others
ia such a manner as to fold back
against them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-08
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.

Ia China, no counsel is allowed the
criminal. He is supp7 sed to be able
to do all falsifying necessary, without
hired help.
Innoculation of rabbits with the ba-
cillus of tubercular consumption is pro
posed as a method Of DISCRIMINATING
them in Australia.
The paper used for printing the
Bible at Oxford University, England,
is chiefly made from old sail cloths
certainly quaint and curious meta
morphosis.
It is asserted that shurb has been
discovered in Columbia, the juice of
which will instantly arrest hemorr-
hage from wounds of the most danger
erous character. The plant is called
''Aiza" by the natives.
One would suppose that coffin was
the last thing in the world thief
would carry off, but one was actually
stolen from the shop of Chestertown,
Maryland, undertaken a few nights
since.
Cheap tea stores and weekly country
newspapers are to encounter opposi-
JILL AIOu all SApGCLSu ulCGCGlOl. Il
church in Westfeld, Mass, is now Of
fcrlng chromos as an inducement
for outsiders to attend It's evening SER
vices.
A fifty-fve-year-old resident of One
onla, n. Y, mailed letters for the first
time in his life the other day. He hadto
ask number of questions of the clerk
at the, window and after he got the re-
quired stamps didn't know what to do
with them.
The Southerners manage to have
line fun tobogganing even without the
aid Of snow. The Macon Telegraph
says the youth of that section "take
pine straw, q barrel mounted on a
couple of well CREASED barrel slaves,
and they have as good tobogganing as
Montreal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-08
Children's Shoes.
Good housekeeping.

Too much can not be said against
the cruelty of forcing children's feet
into short and Mario w-toed shoes. &
man ia large and fashionable shoe
store said that he sometimes used all
his strength, that of vell-developed
man, TO force large feet into small
shoes for grown folks, but when he
was requested by mothers to put
shoes too small on children he OBJ
jected. Many children before they
are 10 years old, have incipient corns,
bunions and callouses, caused by the
foolish pride OR carelessness on the
part of the mothers. Many do not
know that, if childs foot is allowed
TO develop naturally, when fully de
veloped it can bear with ease a much
smaller shoe than wnen crowded
back and forced out Of shape while
growing so fast. The foot is part of
the body that completes It's growth
early. The size Of the feet of grow
ing boy are som stimes notably large {;
when the rest of MS body has finished
its growth the feet are proportionate.
Ii a growing foot Is crowded into
short shoes, the toes are pushed back
ana become tnlCE at the ENDS. IhGY
are pressed up against the top of the
shoe and corns are made. They are
enlarged at the great and little toe
joints, causing bunions which are
more painful than cOrns. Narrow
toed shoes cause tapping of the toes,
cauouses and corns, especially or the
side of the large toe and under the
widest mart of the foot. incre vino
nails are also produced Corns can
not be cured SO long IS pressure is on
them. This must first be removed.
A man who suffered terribly with
corns said he would do anything to
cure them. His friend do
anything to cure them. His friend
said: you are going up into the
mountains; go barefo0ted this sum-
mer." He did so, and his feet were
entirely cured
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-08
Spring and Summer ParasoIs.
Harper's Bazaar

New parasols for Spring and for
midsummer use ia the country are
very large affording as much protee-
ton as a sun-umbrella. The materials
used are satin, both plain and, etamine
pongee lace mounted on satin, and a
new plisse silk woven IN stripes that
are held in small plaits alternating
with plain stripes. The edges have a
friIl Of lace or a fringe of narrow strips
of ribbon finished with rosary beads,
and the decoration on the cores are of
arrasene embroidery, and Of lace ar
ranged in two lengthwise puHs up
each breadth. A new shape, called
the Mauresque. has conopy top with
the ribs gracefully curved at the end.
The Savoy is nearly fiat parasol that
is handsome in block lace over satin,
and a novelty is a carriage parasol
that is not round, but points longer IN
front and back than on the sides, SO
that these shallow parts do no inter
fere with other palasols In the same
carriage. Ecru, brown and black are
the colors most largely represented.
White cotton sateen with brocaded
figures and striped sateen parasols for
the country are pretty. and inexpen-
sive. a ring passes over the canopy
top, and is held by cord or bow OF
ribbon that decorates one Of the cores.
Natural wood sticks, carved olive
wood and ebonized handles are shown
with crotch at the end of the ferrule
so that the parasol may be used as 8
cane.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-08
The Russian National Hy mn,
Chambers Magazine

The Russian national hymn a simple
but noble strain well known in Eng
land, was composed by Gen. Alexis
Lwoff. The melody without possess
ing any of the characteristics peculiar
to Russian popular music, is eminent
ly fitted for it's purpose, and has, like
the Austrian national air, being fre-
quently used as hymn tune. In his
Memoirs" Gen. Lwof thus relates
the history of it's composition:
''In 1888 / accompanied the Emper-
or Nichols to Prussia and Austria. On
our return to Russia I was informed
by Count de Benkendorff that our
sovereign, ,,regretting that we Russians
had no National hymn, requested me
to try and write such a composition.
The problem struck me as extremely
difficult and serious. Recollecting
the imposing British hymn, God
save the King" the French hymn, SO
full of originality, and the Austrian
hymn, with it's touching music. I felt
and comprehended the necessity Of
producing something vigorous, grand,
moving. and national, fit to be heard
in a church, in the ranks Of the army,
Or in the midst OF a popular gathering
and within the reach of every one.
from the scholar to the person ONO ed
ucation at all. One evening, on re-
turning home very late, I composed
and wrote down the melody of the
hymn. The next day I called on Jou-
vesky to ask him for the words, but
he was not musician, and could not
adapt them to the finale in the minor
key of the first cadence of the melody.
[ informed Benkenkorf that the hymn
was ready. The Emperor said he
would hear it, and on the 80 OF Nov.
1888, came to the Chapel of the I'M
penal Choristers, I had summoned
up the whole body of the latter and
backed them up with two full bands.
The Emperor had the hymn repeated
several times, then sung without &C
compartment, and then performed by
all the executants combined. He said
to me in French, Tt is superb and
then and there ordered the Secretary
of War to have the hymn adopted in
the whole army. The decree was pro-
mulgated on the 4th of December, and
and the hymn was heard publicly for
the first time on the 18th of Dee, 1888
at Moscow"
The Emperor presented the compos-
er with gold snuff box set with dia-
monds as a testimony of his sstsfac-
ton, and ordered that the words.
"God protect the Gar" should be- in
troduced in the armorial bearings Of
the Lwof family. Lwof died III 1870
having suffered for many years
from distressing affiiction of his or
gans of hearing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-08
L0ndOn's New Tower Bridge.
London Telegraph.

The proposal that the new bridge
across the Thames should be built Of
iron of British production and manu-
facture was brought before the COM
mon council at their meeting yester-
day. A petition signed by four thous-
aud OF the ratepayiGg citizens was
presented, praying the court to adopt
the.suggestlon, as such course would,
ia their belief, greatly benefit and en-
courage the iron trade of this country,
now in a low and depressed condition.
The question of free trade was said TO
have been set aside, out IN order to
test the views Of some of the petition
ers present. Mr.. Cox asked if they
wished the corporation to pay $4,000
more for British iron, provided they
could obtain an article of an equal
quality at q much less price elsewhere
Some objection was raised by the
court To the question, and Sir A. Lusk,
who presided, amid laughter, ruled it
irregular, and no answer was given.
In reply to Mr. Deputy Bedford, the
petitioners said that their object was
to benefit British trade, and that iron
as good as any could be produced in
this country at a similar price. Mr..
Stoneham asked a question of this
chairman of the bridge house estates
committee, but as no direct answer
was returned cries OF Adjourn"
were raised, and division followed,
with the result that "a votes for an
adjournment and II against it. The
court then separated, and a motion on
the paper by Aid. Isaacs that it be an
instruction to the committee to use
British iron Ia the construction of the
bridges consequently was not pro-
posed. We are informed by Mr.. At
kinson, the chairman of the bridge
house estates committee that the en-
gineer has recommended that British
iron and steel be exclusively used in
the construction of the bridge. Hav-
ing regard to the high qualities re-
quired, it is not anticipated that such
a stipulation will make any difference
IN the amount of the tenders.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-08
Bismarck's Doctor and Diet.
London Wcrld.

Prince Bismarck is again indisposed
it is said, and pleurisy is feared. That
means work for Prof. Schwenniger,
the princes doctor. Schwenniger is
the Roose of Berlin. Munich was to
him what Brighton was to English
rising medico, and Bismarck's eldest
son was his discoverer. This gentle
man having had some sixty or seventy
pounds weight taken off him, and
having been brought out of the very
back-teeth of death by following DR..
Schwenniger's advice, suggested that
his father should also become pa
tent. The chancellor was willing,
but he could not go to Munich, and
the doctor could not leave his practice
there without QaGsd pro quo. The
quid - several hundred quid = was
found by his appointment to a profess
sorship ia Berlin, which he now holds
in addition to an enormous private
practice.
He sees Bismarck daily, has brought
him into perfect health, and had SO
tanned the tiger that the former period
ical explosions in the reichsrath had
entirely ceased, and there had been
no change in the government since
Schwenniger had charge of the chan
cellor's digestion. Diet, not medicine
is what Prof. Schwenniger swears by.
No drugs, no mineral waters, no ''kur'
of any kind. Eat OF only one dish,
no matter what that my be. Oysters,
Holsters, beef, mutton-eat your mod
crate Eli of that, but touch nothin g
else at a meal; no vegetables, save
perhaps little salad, no sweets, no
savories, and do not touch one drop
of liquid until half az hour, in some
cases an hour, after your meal is
ended.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-08
4 Curious Story.
Harper's Young People.

In a large factory, in which were
employed several hunderd persons,
one Of the workmen in welding his
hammer, carelessly allowed it to slip
from his hand. It few halfway
across the room, and struck fellow
workman in the left eye, This man
claimed that his eye was blinded by
the blow, altho' careful examination
failed to reveal any injury, there be-
ing not a scratch visable. He brought
suit In tne court for compensation
for the loss of half Of his eye-sight,
and refused all offers of compromise.
Under the law, the owner of the fac
tory was responsible for an injury re.
sulting from an accident of this kind,
and although he believed that the
man was shamming, and that the
whole case vas an attempt at swim
ding, he had about made up his mind
that he would be compelled to pay the
claim.
The day OF the trial arrived, and IN
open court an eminent oculist retained
| by the defense examined the alleged
| injured member, and gave it as his
opinion it was as good as the right eye.
A~DDh b1c 1OOQ RIOISSS vi His
inability to see with his left eye, tAe
cculist proved him perjurer, and
satisfied the court and jury Of the
falsity OF his claim.
And how do you suppose he did it:
Why, simply by knowing the colors
green and red combined make black.
he procured black card on which s
few words were written with. green
ink. Then the plaintiff was ordered
to put on pair of spectacles with two
different glasses, the one for the right
eye being red, and the one for the left
consisting of ordinary glass. Then
the card. was handed him, and he was
ordered to read the writing on it.
This he did without hesitation, and
the cheat was at once exposed.
The sound right eye, fitted with the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-08
Misplaced Philanthropy.
San Francisco Chronicle.

He's going away. Let's give him
something. He is a good fellow and
he would appreciate some little me-
mento."
ga good scheme. will contribute.
Let US give him something hand
some.
'Well, we'd better limit the sub
scription to two dollars apiece. That
is enough, and all the boys will chip
in"
"All right, go ahead, put me down
for my share"
And the Jealous friend gets sheet
of paper and he writes down the names
of the fellows who are friends of the
degarting. . ;,
he says to two or three. Twill you
chip in3"
Certainly. What are you going to
give HING
"Don't know. 1t viii cost about
$50"
"well, all right. I'll stand my
SHARE
Then the affectionate friend goes
and orders little bit CT jewelry Or
something and has an elegant inscrip-
tim put upon 1t, From your loving
friends"
That's lovely. I'll pay you that 50
Tuesday"
And everybody congratulates Jones
on the beautiful present they have
made him and Jones goes off. Then
the Jealous friend who has guaranteed
the jeweler or paid the bill himself
goes hunting for the subscribers. He
doesn't like to dun them, and they
have forgosten all about Jones pres
emit. The little present costs $50 and
the kind hearted fellow who under
took to get it up collects S. and has to
pay s. himself. When everything IS
finished the worst OF all is to hear a
fellow say:
"Jones was a good fellow. think
it was very mean you did not give me
chance to subscribe to that present
you gave him."