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The Paradise or 4tandusta.

Bananas grow wild in great variety,
some of them reaching to three or
four times the e,fe known to us, and
in such p~rofusion that they were COM
Monty used as fodder for animals.
Potatoes also grow wild. These the
pasla described AZ of three kinds:
Some as big as a mans head but iunS-
or Ia shape, others. I great deal longer
and narrower and attached to roots
~iliek Sometimes spread as TAR M
twenty feet, close nnaet ths s%aaiiace of
the ground, wMah ripe they cracked
thr .Sil above them and lay exposed
to tho air; the third kind was II or
binary European potato, Us big as, d
mans fist aud very, mcais whcM Eoiled.
a tree sallaa komba or kumba, Of
With the seed-pods are an ~excel,ent
Substitute for coffee, hMns aeessSNfriDea
TO ne As a fe'sss Tree, Producing a
aassE cYSoop of seeds. Lean speak from
experience of the beverage made from
them. We habitually drank "
during my afternoon visit 10 tht Hasha,
and the seeds ard ms Manner OF its
preba,atiHh Mefc, shown, to me-. 1t is
An aFoniatic brown pod, containing
four or five small, bright-crin,sbh seeds.
When fresh was eSla one pod is suf-
icicnt ~ Iii a room with its scent.
That which we drank had been gath
cred for eighteen years, and was still
extremely fragrant. Tho coffee made
from it was rather more runseht than
ordinary eotfce, ahA l fancy More
stimulating i'll its effect, tasting not
hnliko ftifaha In Mhich cayenne pep
per pods Or ginger had bpcch SOAKED.
Grapes, in many Varieties of black
and White, grow wild i'll Mandngba;
the sngar-canc, the india-rubbcr plant,
the tamarind and tho date, all kinds
of European corn, many fruits of
which the pasha could not give the
name, flowers in profusi5n-"so that
ut one tiMc the Earth Is scarlet and
then again it is white Or blue'-and
the variety OF birds and. animals is
great. There is d kind OF date-Walm
from which THE Natives make bitter.
The fFiit nf it grows III lunches so large
that two punches will load n camel.
The date itself is small aid rich.
Whom boiled it melts into a compound
yellow as brass, having n slightly
sweet taste, but resembling butter
more than anything else, and useful,
like butter, for cooking. Honey is
plentiful as water. Iron and copper
abound.-Contempordry ReUieW.
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Mr.. Gallon has shown that many
twins do actually behave under SINH
liar circumstances in almost identical
manners; that their characters often
come MS close to ono another rs it is
possible for the characters of two hui
man beings to come, and that even
where the conditions of later life have
been extremely different the original
likeness of type often persists to the
very end, in spite of superficial varia-
lions in style or habit of living. Some
OF his stories, carefully verified, are
very funny. will supplement them
by two of my own
In one case a couple Of twins (men)
had a quarrel over n perfectly unim-
portant matter. They came to very
high words, and parted from one an
other in bad blood. On returning to
their rooms-they lived apart-each of
them suffered from n fit of
and sat down to write y letter Of con
triton to the other, to be delivered bv
the morning post. After writing it
one brother reads his letter over, and.
recalling the cause of tho quarrel,
added at once a long postscript, justi-
flying himself and re-opcning the whole
question ut issue. Tho other brother
posted his note at once, but thinking
the matter over quietly, afterward re-
GREETED his action again, and supplc-
mcnted it by a second palinodia, al
most unsaying what he said in the first
one. l saw all three letters myscltthe
next morning, and was simply amazed
at their absolute sameness of feeling
and expression.
Tho other story relates to a fact
which happened, not to twins, but to
two successive brothers, extremely
like one another in build and feature,
and evidently modelled in mind and
character on the sclf-madc mold. 1t
is only n small incident, but as | can
vouch for the correctness Of the min
utest details, it las a psychological in
tercst Of its own. They met a lady
dressed in blue whom they had never
g before at a military dance. Each
OF them asked at once to be introduced
to her at first sight; each asked the
same officer for an introduction
(though each had several friends in
common present.; each described her
IN the same way. not us 1.-THE lady in
blue (tne most obvious point of APP
p%carance about herr, but as 1.-THE lady
with the beautiful ears" each fell des-
perately in love with her off-hand, and
each asked her for a particular flower
put Of a little bouquet containing four
or five more conspicuous blossoms.
Finally each came up at tho end of tho
evening to contde in the same mar
ried lady of their acquaintance thor
testre to sec moro Of the beautiful
Stranger CornhiM
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rroud of His State.

In the South Kensington Museum,
London, there is an enormous skeleton
of a mastodon from Benton County,
Mo. Last summer when Congressman
ONcill, of that State, was over he was
wandering around the museum. lone
some enough to kill, and worn out
looking at so many strange things.
Finally he ran across the mastodon.
His eye rested upon the inscription,
and a wonderful light came into his
face.
"By thunder, John" he exclaimed
rnpturously to his companion, ''lools
at that! Just look at it once".
His companion, an Englishman,
looked with more or less indifference.
II sec it, he said, with provoking
GOODNESS.
But, man, look at that inscription;
it comes from Missouri" continued the
Congressman enthusiastically. Odd
Missouri! My State. man! And it's
the biggest-,hing in the whole mu-
scum!'-J Washington Critic.
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Notes.

Fifty vars ago The average wei yht OF
beef cattle was 500 pounds; now it is
l,400 pounds.
The Country Gentleman says: While
the kieTer may not become a general
tayarite us an eating pear, it has remark.
able qua Lies for canning"
The western portion of Allcgan county.
Michigan, shipped 1,215,545 baskets of
peaches during the past season. About
100000 trees were set in 1887.
pr,f ssor Arnold, II ~well.known author.
lily, has clearly proved the wastefulness
OF giving corn-meal to cattle without
carefully mixing it with more bulky food.
There were1 ,487, 600 dozen eggs shipped
to Denver, Colorado, 80. 1870 by express
ard AZ carloads by freight. during 1885,
The poultry business would pay If estab
lished there.
Oats, barley, rye, beans, peas, wheat.
bran Indian corn, buckwhcat, shorts and
ln;adiipgs and oilsneal are all suitable
feed Tor fatteEing sheep. says the Nation
NJ 1lve Stock journal.
Prentice, the champion Shor,l,orn a,
lhe recent Chicago Fat Stock Show, was
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NIutunl Error.

Working Boy: Jones went to the deaf
and dumb asylum the other day to in
spect the institution. Upon entering he
encountered a man evidently an inmate,
and he at once endenvored to explain to
the man by making signs upon his fingers
that he Wanted tS look through the insti-
tuition. The man also made Signs which
Jones could not comprehend. Then Jones
made other and more elaborate signs,
which set the man at work with great
violence, and for the next ten minutes
they stood in .1lc hall %ges,icuIating and
twisting theirY Fingers without being able
to comprehend what the other meant.
Finally Jones got angry, and in MI out
burst of wrath exclaimed:
"Oh, get out, you idiot. | am tired of
bothcring with you"
Whcreupon the man said, That's just
what | was going to say to you"
ooh, you can speak, can you? Then
why didn't you say so. and not keep me
standing motioning to you? | thought
you were deaf and dumb. / came here
to inspect the asylum and took you for Il
patient"
That's what | came here for and !
thought you was an attendant said the
man.
Here Jones and the man shook hands,
and went in search of a genuine attend
ant. PIC.
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Production of Precious Metals.

Colorado. which was admitted to the
union about fifteen years ago, reports over
1923, 600, 900 of production of the precious
metals in 1887. The territories and states
west Of Kansas and Minnesota produced
sl00, 000. 900 in gold and silver last wear.
San Francisco shipped S14, 445. 600 in sill.
yer to the east, or two thirds as much as
London. Since 1870 the metals have
never yielded less than $54, 600, 900 in
this country, and Tire yield of 1887 en-
ceeds that of any other year, SO that We
have taken in seventeen wears. about
81, 500, 600, 600 out Of the earth, which
probably represents all of the national
debt we have paid of. Since Cleveland 8
Inauguration we have dug out of the
earth $29S, 600, coo. and Of this we have
shipped to Asia alone one third of all the
silver, where it finds ready circulation in
spite of the pains of unpatriotic tyros to
discredit the product of our mines and TO
rob cur miring observation-disclosures
Enquirer.
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Suspicious symp,oms

Town Topics: Wife-Is my husband
very sick?
Doctor-Oh. no. l have prescribed
~bicarbonate of soda every fifteen minutes,
a little sherry and settler every half hour,
and by the way. put a live dog in his
room, and a cat if you have one; then
he'll be all right. (Exit.)
Wife-What a curious prescription,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10
They We're Polite.

Omaha World: Eastern Lady Gravel
ing in Montana)-The idea of calling this
the Wild West" Why, l never saw
such perfect politencss anywhere.
Native-Wc'rc alters polite ter the Ia
dies. marin.
"Oh, as for that, there is plenty of po-
likeness everywhere; but I'm referring to
the men. Why. in New York the men
behave horribly to one another; but here
they all treat each other as d~clicately as
gentlemen in a drawing room."
Eyes, marin; it's safer"
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No J1sc to Him.

Life: Book agent Ito one of the "sev-
cral times a millionaire lumber 'barons''
OF Michigan-Let me show you, sir, the
New American Encyclopaedia
Lumber-No; never mind. | am very
busy today
Agcnt-But it will surely require very
little time TO examine
Lumber-No. no: | tell YOU l am very
busy. And if weren't | couldn't ride
IL of the internal things anyway.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10
FARM And HOUSEHOLD
EARLY Lambs : Source of Profit
value or Underdraining Method
OF Grating.

value OF Understanding Method
OF Graftins.
Some lambs will be born this month
with Q larger proportion IN March. The
difference between an carly lamb that
reaches the market in time to bring tho
highest prices and one that is later is such
ms to make n profitable aud the other Of
but little value. The matter or raising
carly lambs for market receives but very
little attention on many farms. the farm,
'er taking no pains TO couple the sheep in
the fall, but using rams iadlscriminately.
Everything depends on the growth of the
lamb and coming into the world early IN
the season will be of but little edyanta-.
unless the lamb be from good stock and
forced in growth from the first day of its
existence. The common flocks Of ewes
can be made to produce frs,-class lambs
is they be mated with Shropshire, Ok
ford or Sonthdown rams. The frat two
breeds are very large in size. but the lat
ter II ciaimed to prod ,ee the superior
CARCASS, and is probably the best for
crossing with the common ewes. Lambs
soon learn to eat andhaving done 90 one.
half the difficulty is over, for with the
asa OF milk from the dams. they grow
rapidly. The difficulty in feeding lambs
all they can cat Is that the sheep will de-
priye them of it, but this can be avoided
ny constructing a pen which will permit
the lambs to enter through a small omen.
ing CASUALLY at the bottom), which mus,
not be large enough Cor the sheep. The
ewes and lambs should be confined Ia a
small led Or plot sc they will q STRAY
on IRON the feeding place, Small hop
per hlled with ground oats at first, after.
ware with whole oats, so that the lambs
can havr free access to them a tail .t.nsiics.
WI caese them if well bred 70 gain at
shs rate 9, half q pound in weight
nssiy. NO IS his u heavy gain. as full.
bred: OxfotIs have unknown to weigh
nearly 100 pounds when three months
ola, though such n weight Is unusual,
Tho early lambs will bring from 70 to a.
each, according to the demand. which il
more han the price brought by a ma.
tured sheep later Ia the season. The
lamb that is late in birth, and %bieh, il
not properly forced in growth. though
only a few weeks younger than the early
one, must be kept longer and sold at 's q
lower price, and that is where the adven.
tage Of literally feeding the lames las
wei as thclr dams, in order to promote
yield OF milk lies. But tho breed is also
very important. Common lambs, even if
cropped as cary as January, will not in
..i;H as rapidly as good grades, and it
VIII pay tle farmer to use q ram of a nut
ton breed IN his flock. as its cost will no
more tfan repaid in a single season.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10
EVENING PRAYER.

My children, come gather around mt,
In the twilight gray and still,
The snow lies white DER the hlllsidcs,
The winds Of the winter are chill,
But within our sheltering cottage
There is a light, and warmth, and cheer,
Come, sit on my knees, my children,
Press to mine your faces dcStr,
The dry with its tasks are over,
Its laughter, its Joy and care,
Come, nestle your heads to my bosom,
While we breathe an evening PRAYER.
There IS inAut i Sic, Hi; ck.ldsen,
Tonight without a home;
There are cries for bread. my children,
For bread that does not come,
There are hearts that tonight are aching:
For the bread they could not give.
There s,tc hcnrt, that tonight arc breaking
For the little ones that live.
Let me pray for them, my children,
For the hungry and stcl.crless;
He who careth for each small sparrow
Will surely hear and blcse.
There are ships tonight, my children,
Flowing the Stormy zen,
And one will go down, my children,
Are the wrecks OF hhman lives.
God pity and helm tile poor wayfarer
Who silently struggles aud strives
To outride the dark tide of transgrcssion.
God, do Thou succor and keep,
Stretch forth the great hand that co.'d mas
ter I'd
The turbulon waves of the deep. re-
And now. let us thank Him, my children,
For His love and His goodness to all, {
He carcth for each, my children,
He hcarcth the ~faintcst call.
His arms are about lis, my children,
Uphol ling us all through the day,
His angels He sends. my children,
To guide through the darkest way.
Now go to your rest, my children,
The Shepherd who loves His sheep,
Viii give to my lambs sweet slumber,
And guard through their innocent sleep.
Edna shcldrake, in Courier. Journal.
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Arrival--Sullivan
Ambitions Mrifers.

Life: Scedy Individual-Can ! get a
position as %canvasser for that new book
you intend putting out on subscription?
Pubiisher-Do you know anthing about
the book
r. I.-Yes, I'm the author, and l
thought if could get a position as 1can.
vasser ! might be ableto make aIlitkle
money out of the book.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10
Little Snitc.

Boston Budget: Miss Ela,ioa-Con-
gratulate me, Marie. Mr.. b has just
asked me to be his wife and l have as
sented.
Miss Acidity-Poor girl; he asked me
the same question last evening aud l gave
him q decided negative.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10
Very Modest.

Now York Graphic: II have a girl"
says a Jerseyman, that's SO modest that
she wouldn't even learn improper frac-
tons in school,"
My girl is more modest than that"
retorted another; she always goes to
her oom TO change her hood"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10

We are informed by an exchange
that the Kentucky State-Housc is still
heated by wood fires in open iireplaces.
Previously we had entertained the 10
ton that the building was heated by
individual firearms, but Kentucky al
Ways has been willing to waste con-
siderable heat on legislation-New
Udren NeUS.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10
Consumption surely Cured

To the Editor:-
Please inform your readers that l have a
positive remedy for the above named disease.
By its timely use thousands of hopeless cases
have been permanently cured. l shall be glad
to send two bottles of my remedy FREE to any
OF your readers who have consumption If
they will send me their Express or p. O.
address. Respectfully,
T. A. sLoCUM, NJ. c., ISL Pearl street, New
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10

The success of some Of the agents employed
by B. F. johnson d Co., Richmond, Va, is
for their agents to make as high as $50 and
1907 day, snd sometimes their profits run up
as high as $40 and $50-even more. Butiwe
hesitate to tell you the whole truth, or you
will scarcely believe we are In earnest. Write
them and see for yourself what they will do
for YOU. go.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10
Prof. Loisette,s Memory y,,.covery,

Prof. Loisctte's new system of mcmGfy
training, taught by correspondence at 237
Fifth Ave, Ne-. York, .secms to supply a gen
eral want. He has fsd classes 81 Yale Of
200 each, $50 at Oberlin College, Hea At Nor
wich, 100 Columbia Law Students, 400 at Wei
lesley College, and 400 at University of Penn.
&c. Such patronage and the endorsement of
such men as Mark Twain, DR.. Buckley, Prot.
VIM. Il. Harper, Of Ydle, &C. place the claim
Of Prof. Loisctte upon the highest Ground.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10
Mishantn.Rene.

Detrol, Free Press: The belle of the
evening at a party in Dayton, Ohio, gath
cred herself together for n snecze and
when the explosion came u glass eye and
q set of false teeth shot across the room.
They have no string down in that coun-
try or she would have had them tied on.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10
AMethod ofGraf,ina.

Having noticed the much discussed and
never decided question, the best time to
prune, again brought forward, pro
pose the following very simple expert.
ment, by which each orchidist NAV de.
ternlne the question for himself. Cut a
lew large limbs from some apple tree in
the fall. In the spring. in April or May,
40 the same, treating the wounds the
same In both cases. Next fall examine
the wounds. l predict that you will find
inc wounds made in the fall have cracked
deeper and have not healed SO well around
the z as those made in the spring. An
apple tree in the pasture or BY the road.
slde VIII answer as well as any for the
experiment. A good time TO cut cions is
the last of November; and n good way to
Keep them is to stick the butts into the
Garth under the tree from which they are
cut, and cover with fir boughs. They
keep well thus till May, and grating
should be done before that date. If left
out under the tree later than Nav / thew
are apt to swell and lose their vigor.
Grating wax is The best covering for
wcnnds made in pruning. 1t is a little
more,costly than red paint, but is enough
better to Justify the expense. In planting
grape vines. apple and pear trees, dig
deep and place under each half n bushel
or more of broken bones, mixing them
well with the earth. If you plant early
bearing varieties you will see the bones
hanging from the branches in five or six
years transformed by natures alchemy
INTO The %fnirrst. highly favored fruit
Correspondent New Hampshire Mirror.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10
Good G for HOPS.

Pittsburg Chronicle: Il expec, the
mop crop will be very large this year"
remarked Sqnildig to a P%ittshurg brewer.
Why. was the interested question.
Because it is leap year,
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Why 1t Is

New York Graphic: There may be
more romance and more money in a cut
ter. but for pare, unadulterated, vigorous
and continuous hugging, the toboggan
commcnds itself TO every lover.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10
pu Ec

sYhProMs-Moisture; intense itching and stinC
cd to continue tumors form, which often bleed and
ulceraie, becoming very sore. SwAfNE's OINTMENT
IN mary cases removes the juniors. II y equally
sficnci9ns In curing skin diseases, DIR. WAYNE
for 70 cents.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10
Not the Great Sullivan.

uck: New Arrival-Are the rooms
ready wired for last night?
English Hotel Clerk-What's the
name?
Arrival-Sullivan! jt
Clerk-Oh, ya-as, yer honor. Boots
show Mr.. Sullivan to tho first suit of
drawing rooms, You'll find heverything
ready, Mr.. Sullivan!
Arrival-Sir Arthur, sir, not mister.
I'm Sir Arthur Sullivan, the composer.
C~icrk-Tenth floor back. boots! Ito
HIMSELF ! thought c was a little stubby
for j ohn He'll.
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Defective FIuc.

Springfield Union; Disappointed Pew
holder-Deacon Stubs, our church is in
great danger from that defective tluc, did
you know it?
Deacon Stubbs-Defectivc huc! No,
where? Have you said anything 10 the
eXton about it! a9
ID. Pho, he couldn't do anything
about it. mean the ministcr-he don't
draw well.