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Honest Journeymen Jewellers.

nthe largest jewellers shops in New
York there is no attempt made to
guard against theft by measuring out
the gold used by the workmen. The
rule is for the gold to be melted and the
stock prepared, and for each work
man to help himself. says TIE New
York San. There are shops where as
much as $4,000 worth of gold is used
every day and made UP into jewclry,
and there is nothing to prevent steal
ing but the honesty of the workmen.
1t would seem to be a simple thing
to weigh ont so much gold to n work
man and hold him to account to re-
turn the same weight with due allow
ance for loss in working. But in
practice this takes so much time and
bookkeeping and causes SO much delay
that the biggest shops long since de-
cidcd to abandon it aud to rely upon
the honesty of their workmen. Ii is
curious that in these very shops whore
gold lies around by the pound every
man will lock up his tobacco, and not
a few will think it Il good joke to fitch
an ear OF corn or n potato from the
corner grocery and cook it in u melt
ing pot.
Men long used to them become care
less even witt, diamonds. 1t is a
common thing for the diamond-sctter
to have a handful of ]uncounted Jewels
on his bench, with no attempt on the
part of the boss to keep track of the
number or .alue of stones given out.
An Illustration of loose habits in this
respect occurred in 4 New York shop
not long ago. The boss was setting Il
valuable diamond. He had occasion
to force the Jewel into the setting,
which was Il very tight fit, so tight
that suddenly the gem popped
out and flew to some unknown cor
ner of the shop. All hands turned
to look for it. They looked in the
corners of benches, they explored all
the open drawers, the delved in the
dir; of the floor. they held matches to
cracks, they swept the whole shop
Owe and over again; all was of no
avail. There was Il barrel of shop
swecpiugs awaiting the coming of the
| assuycr. IL stood in n remote part of
the shop. and some Il suggested that
it would be we'll TO slft the barrel of
sweeping. The lost gem was worth
looking after, and the boss finally con
cluded to set two hands carefully to
work sitting the dirt in the barrel.
They did not find the diamond. but
they found eleven other diamonds
| which somehow had gotinto the sweep
| ings and had not been missed. They
were small diamonds, it is true, but
they were diamonds.
Once in a while Il boss does try to
establish a check system. A story is
told of one boss who suspected his
mclter, andstood by to see the coins put
into the melting pot. 1t turned out
that the mclter cheated the boss while
the boss was looking at him by the
simple process of stirring the meltin.
coins with a brass rod. OF course some
of the brass melted off, and ut his
leisure the melter clipped enough OF
the molten gold TO make the weight
come ont right, and pocketed the
difference between the value of the
brass and the gold. But these in.
stances are rare. The journeymcr
jewel!ersnrc generally honest, and it is
seldom any considerable sum is missed
out Of the shop, tiough the wages OF
jewellers are by no means large.
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A Man VINO Dolted.a Sucker.

While q dance was ut its zenith of
pleasure at the residence of Mr.. Claw
son q bucket of water was drawn
from the well and brought in which
contained a sucker fish about five in
ches long, says the Idaho Democrat.
The fish had been placed in the we'll
by the children. The appearance of
the sucker in the drinking water caus-
ed comment by the company, during
which one of the young yeomanry
"'lowed he could swaller the reptile
fer fun er money"
This observation occasioned no little
bantcring and bullyragging, until
finally he was told he would be given
81 if he would throw il under his COL
lar.
The boaster said he would 90 him,
and taking the fish by the tail lie laid
back his head, spread his potato trap
from pole to pole. and let her 20 Gal
lagher. The tinny explorer shot down
the yawning gullet like a well creased
toboggan, its extended fins raking the
sides with Il sort of ripping sound as of
liberation and %sickenlng to hear. The
feat accomplished the swallower un-
buttoned his s~iirt-collar, gave himself
a fiirt and shake, and proclaimed in a
loud voice that he could ''swaller II
live dog with his tail curled over his
back, catch-as-catch-can. and no limit
to size, for So But he got well away
with his bluff, if bluff it was, for no
one doubted his ability TO do so; and
this, coupled with the fear that the
passage of a dog might imperil his
diaphragm, brought the side show d.
version to a close. and the dance went
on with renewed Joy until the break of
day.
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A White Castaway.

Africa contains over 5000, 900 miles
in area and has ycr 20 600, 600 inhaly-
itants. In such II vast and almost u,-
known country thrilling adventures
are of everyday occurrence, and the
traveller, hunter, and explorer is sub
iect to perils peculiar to Africa alone.
OF such was tho experience of Mr..
Deane, n of the agents of the Congo
Free State. He was in command OF
Stanley Falls station when it was at.
tackled by the Arabs. Deane, with his
comrade Dubois and four Haussu SOL
dicrs, fled from the station and it was
not long before Dubois fell into the
river and was drowned. Deanc and
his soldiers pushed on all night in Il
d%renching rain and only stopped at
daylight for q short rest. While
Dcanc's clothes were hanging on the
bushes to dry a shout in the rear told
them that they were discovered and
that the Arabs were in hot pursuit.
Deane had Just time to throw his
clothes over his arm and start at full
speed through the bush followed by bis
attendants. 1t was nearly noon before
they succeed in distancing their pur-
surers and by that time it was q Woe
begone band of fugitives. In the mad
race for life every Haussan had lost his
gun and not a weapon of any sort was
left in the party. One by Que Deane
had dropped his garments and he had
nothing left except q small military
cape, which he threw over his shoulders.
In the midst of an African Jungle he
had not the slightest protection for his
bleeding feet. and even if he had saved
his boots he would not have dared to
put them on. for the tracks wouldhave
revealed to amy prowling Arab or hos
tile native that Il while ma was in
| with whom Deanc himself had q serious
fight, lined the river below and he
dared not appeal to them for succor.
He vas about 200 miles from the near
est white station nj Bangala. All that
could be done was to Struggle down
the river through the dense brush and
forests several mites inland avoiding
all the tribes except one ur two that
were known 10 he t,ieaIiy and living
on whatever they could pick up that
would afford nutriment. For foul
weeks this white castaway wandered
through the country living GU wild
grapes, fried ants and catcrpillars, and
sleeping al night on the bare earth
with no covering but dried leaves. AT
last they cameto the Bahama tribe aud
shortly afterward were rescued by
Capt. Coquihart, who had been sent in
search of Deane. 1t WAS an experience
that not m white man in Il thousand
could have lived to relate.
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And a foiue couple you would make

And a foiue couple you would make;
and the blcssin' of God-'
They went downstairs together:
you are not at the Blacks, thenP"
said Belle, TO her confusion.
NO" said the doctorj NJ heard you
had sent a regret"
Eyes, something happened that
obliged me to do" said Belle-"and |
wanted to go; it is always So pleasant
there"
"Yes, they are charming people. And
the young ladies are very beautiful"
And so stylish and elegant" added
Belle, determined not to be jealous.
There was y pause.
win You take my arn?n said DR..
st, Claire.
They were now in the street, Belle
took it. They walked rapidly through
The dingy neighborhood, but in the
wide and pleasant thoroughfares their
steps grew slower.
How delightful tins is" said the
doctor, Would you mind walking a
Httlo farther than we need? Such
moments do moi come often"
81 like walking" said Belle.
"Wherc Oh earth have you been:
I'm frightened out of my Senses said
Mrs. Bradcn, as she opened the doc,
for Belle. ''Its eleven o'clock"
1--WE been sitting on the Blacks
steps crying because | couldn't go to
the party, mammal" said Belle. .Oh,
am so sorry you were frightened; but
am so happy"
Then she told her mother all the
reader knows, and added:
"And, mamma, when we had reach
ed Madison-squarc, lie took my hand
in his, and told me that he loved me,
and asked me to be his wife. Mamma,
please don't be angry; | said yes
love him so dearly, mother"
"Angry!" cried the mother. why
am perfectly delighted. Such /.
splendid match!!'
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Danger nnhind Tie boards.

In many old country houses there
are widc-mouthcd discarded iirc-places
that have been walled in temporarily
or permanently, not with brick and
mortar. but with boards. The drop
pings of soot and ashes from the ilues
of the chimney throAtsoo accumulate
in a conbrstible heap on the old
hearth, liable, any honr, when there
is II fire in auy stove leading into the
tiue, to ignite by n falling spark or cin-
der and set fire to this wooden parti-
ton Of n, perhaps, unused room. aud
the press has another mysterious in
candiarism to report.
lIe only safe way is to brick such
lirc-places, or. if this is impractnable,
tie old hcariistonc to he spared for
occasional warming, lis fire board
should often be removed and its walls
and base stones brushed clean of SCOT
and dust filled ashes, that are so read
lily ignited, else, some night may find
your home crematca.- GOOD HoRSebeep-
WQ.
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Mark rwain,s Ghost Story.

A few years ago the Band of Work
ers, or some other society connected
with Mr.. Twichell's church, gave
an entertainment, and Mark was re-
quested to tell Il story. He consented
and Il large audience was the result.
When he mounted the platform he in
sisted that the gas be turned down
low, and the consequence was that
II could hardly see ones hand before
ones face. Up on the stage stood MI.
Clemens, with Il strong light from Il
reflector shining full in his face. while
all the rest was darkness. He pre-
scented n weird spectacle. with his hair
standing up all over his head. In Il
deep, sepulchral voice he began. and
said that he would tell the tail of 1.-The
Golden Arm"
This tale tells how Il youmg Girl had
an artificial arm made of gold; she
died aud was buried. and her father
finally thought he would eNhumc her
body and take HE arm. that he might
sell it. Accordingly one dark, stormy
night, he set ont on his mission. (All
this willie Marks voice kept growing
deeper, and more scpuIcnral.) The
father dug up the body, obtained pos
session OF the coveted arm. aud started
back home. The wind was bowling.
the road was dark and gloomy, and
the guilty parent nervous and very
much frightened. Suddenly above the
mournful cry of the soughing wind
came n low, dismal wall, saying,
''Wliere's my golden armP Where's
my golden arm?n and glancing oven
his shoulder the terrified father saw
the ghost of his daughter, her good
arm gc~sticulating wildly, pursuing
him. He ran on home, and all The
while came the wall of the child cry
ing. where's my golden arm?n
Up stairs he went, this cry still ring
ing in his ears. He undresscd aud
timidly crept into bed. Out on the
stairs, nearer, even nearer, he heard
the wall, and in terror listened to the
patter of advancing footsteps. Sud
denly the door was opened and the
ghosLly figure of his daughter adj
vanceh, crying, where's my golden
arm?" The father, frightened almost
TO inscnsibility, covered up his head
in the blankets, and the spook placed
her band on the coyerlets aud cried,
"Where's my golden armp"
just at this moment Mark gave a
Jump, spread out his arms wildly, and
in Il voice that could have been heard
in Massachusetts shrickcd, an hook,
by jingo!"
The effect of this was electrical.
From out the darkness of the audience
there camea series of yeils and groans,
and exciamations of fright. Several
timid women began to cry lystcrical-
ly, and two, think, tainted away.
The room was in confusion, and when
the gas was turned up the worst lot
of frightened people in the United
States were revealed. l believe, at a
meeting of the Band of Workers, held
a short time afterwards. it was unani.
mousiy voted not to ask Mark Twain
to tell any more stories. Minneapolis
I,jbHRe.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-05-10
What lie Really Wants,

Time: 1t does not often happen that
a man advertises frankly for a wife and
backs up his request with a portrait of
himself; yet the following notice, accom-
panied by a good looking face and a
prize mustache, appeared lately in the
editions of a city paper:
II want a wife. Am a wealthy Penn
%sylvanian landowner. Beauty not essen
tial. Must be willing to learn the duties
of farm life, such as milking cows, etc
The young German girl who wanted to
marry Heinrich Schlummenberger, or one
from Castle Garden preferred
A bushel of letters from marrying
young women are said to have resulted
from the advertisement and the April
ozone; but if may be doubted fairly
whether the wealthy Pennsylvania
farmer really is in search of a wife.
The advertisement reads very much as if
he was looking for a hired girl.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-05-10
$4,000 FOR
.Contentment Would Have Realized
S15.OOO.

Memphis, Tenn, Appeal, March %: Hear
ing that there was an unlucky man in the
city, and several other persons who were
smiling in contentment and good fortune, an
attache of the Appeal strolled down Front
street last evening and stopped at No. 1884,
where he had the pleasure of meeting Ed
Becker, who wore a victorious smile of salts
faction and JOY on his round smooth face.
In response to the suggestion that he seemed
quite happy, Mr.. Becker laughed and said:
81 think l should be, for my mother, brother
and myself have just struck the Louis
When ssEea for an explanation he
made the following statement: "My
brother, Lee Becker, purchased ene-twentieth
of ticket 40. 2,SS7 in the March, 1889, draw
ing OF the Louisiana State Lottery company,
and thinking the number too small to win be-
came dissatisfied and decided to send to New
Orleans for a ticket, and requested me 10
purchase the one he had. l did so, and then
sold one.half to my mother ard other brother
and then put the ticket in my safe and never
gave 1t a thought until two days after the
drawing, when ] took 1t out and found we
had drawn onc-twenticth of the capital prize
OF $500, COO. l placed the ticket with the Ger
man hank Of this city. and they collected
every dollar of the money, and l only wish l
had some more like 1t, for the Louisiana State
Lottery is all right"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-05-10
Had Plenty OF Them on Hand.

$1,000
General" shouted Il courier rush
ing in wildly. prepare yourself for
bad news! We have Just bad an en-
gagement with some of Hippolyte's
troops, and
"Wait Il moment said Gen. Legi-
time, turning frightfnlly pale and tax,
ing a medicinal draught from a flash.
Have we lost many of my brave
boys?'
Only two or three private soldiers,
sir, but nine Of your Generals were
surprised aud taken prisoners, and a
bombshell fell in the Generalstent and
exploded, killing thirteen others
as that all exclaimed Gen. Legi-
time, recovering himself aud frownins
~wrathfully at the excited courier.
Young man, if You come to me viii,
any more needless albums I'll haveyot
drummcd ont of camp 40 adiutanl)
"Send two OF three duz.si more Cen
erals to the front. fhicago Ii iha9ie.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-05-10
po.fness Cnn,t Re Cured

By lecai Applications, as they esrnot reach
the dtsea.ei portion Of the ear. There is
only ore way to cure drafaess and that is by
constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused
by an irfap,ed condition Of the pucus lining
OF the Euz schian tube When This tube
gets ilfJmed you have . ru.hbling .aund or
imperfect hearing and WHEN it is entirely
c'osed, deafness is the result, and unless tue
inf animation can he taken out and this tube
restored to it's normal condition, herring Will
be destroyed forever: nine cases oat OF sen
are caused by catafrb, which Is nothing but
an iuiiamed condition OF the mucus surfaces.
We win give Ore Hundred Dollars fer ans
Gaze OF deafness feaused by catsrrh) thst Ne
canpot cure hy tattnq FAIRS Catarri Gu e.
S.end fur circulars, free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo O.
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The Third Party.

Crushed again. exclaimed De
Smythe very Gespondent|y. Miss Pull
grave doesn't care Il snap for ne. after
ail.n
Cheer up. olA boy returned Mer-
rift, that's all imagination. Why,
hasn't she consented To accompany
yout 10 the tbeuteri'
Yes" be replied rather dubious:
''but when she accepted size said she
would have her dear mother come
with us. "-Ju1qe.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-05-10
No Great

New York Weekly: Mr.. Highlive
docking up from the paper Well. well!
wonders will never cease! They have
got 80 now that they can photograph i'll
colors
Mrs Might've (slancing at his nose)-
l think. my dear, yon'd better get your
pictures taken before the old process is
abandoned.
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Woinan's ISnorance.

Wife-'lf you van to get an office
why do You spend all your time in
saloons?" Husband-'.rite office should
seek the man youknow my DEAR Wife
-''Huh! lnevcr Heard of offices seek
ing men in saloons Husband (con-
shows all you
know about politics. -Philadclphia
Record.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-05-10
How, pray, is that done?'
No Cat Needed.

New York Weekly: Bridget-"Sure,
now, yeze don't name ter say yer Twin
in a family phere there amt no cat.
Anna-''The childer."
ooh, It's foolin' ye are"
the masters.o
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-05-10
oonsunntlon surely Cured.

To the Editor Please Inform your readers
that / have a %esitive remedy for consump-
ton. BY It's timely use Thousands OF hope
less cases have been permanently cured. l
shall be glad to send two bottles Of my rem
edy free to any OF your readers who have COLI
sumption II they will send me their express
and postofice address. Respectfully, T. A.
sLOCuM, M. C.. 1871 Pearl st., N. Y.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-05-10

-''These pictures" exclaimed the art
dealer proudly, as he looked overthe eager
crowd, "were exhibited in st. Louis all last
month and admired by all" Iu LEES than
ten minutes the room was empty, and the
next day the unfortunate dealer boxed up his
pictures and shook the dust of Kansas City
from his feet.
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Too Cc,,i:dent.

Judge-Yon are charged with steal
ing chickens.
Uncle A!ek-Yas, boss. dat's so. /
did it. ! can swar 10 dat. jess what
| did. shuai,.
Jn'lgn-Ten dollars and thirty days.
UncleA Alex WHAT'S dat. boss? What
Kind CLAWS yoti pot2 When a fcller
turn states cbidnnc", don't you let
him 60 free' Nebbart'iru state obs
dencc As long asI liz. NohE yoa 'ailie
dul.s- ftieA.
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at is the biggest thing l ever struck
WHAT Why, the business advertised In an
other column by B. F. johnson & Co., 1909
Main street, Richmond, Va. If you are open
to any engagement write them. They can
show you q good thing.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-05-10

The London Times will be compelled
TO pass its dividends this year owing
10 the great expense incurred in the
Parieli investigation. A circular to
that effect has been sent 10 the share
holders,
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You may gain a temporary victory with
a six shooter y said the preacher on Sunday
to the anxious Oklahoma boomers, "but In
the end you'll be damned.n The trouble
with the congregation was that everybody In
1t believed he would be damned II he did not
get into the territory first.
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Sunday school teacher: Children, what
lesson do we learn from this verse: Verify,
l say unto you that a rich maj shall hardly
enter into the kingdom OF heaven" Thought
full boyl We learn that it's going to be a
good deal harder to get into heaven than to
get into the United States senate,
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The Doctors Error.

Two agents for n new kind of churn
came to the house Of DR.. L OF
Panolia county, Mississippi, and were
invited to spend the night. While
orc was caring for the horses the
doctor, %conversing with the other,
found the men were from the place
where he had practiccd medicine in
his youth. Inquiring about different
persons he ut length asked: "And the
Misses Brown, where are they? They
were without doubt The most ugly
women | ever saw"
Yes" said the agent.
"What became of thcm?"
Zone is my wife"
There was silence.
The doctor presently left the room.
Going to the stable he saw the other
agent and made a coniidant of him,
winding UP with: '.Well, thcv were
uncommonly ugly N Did you
ever sec thenl?2
Yes
And he married the other.
DIR. l. claims that this is the only
break he evcr made in entertaining
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-05-10

"A baby with two distinctive bodies and
but one head was born In New York on Sat
urday night but died an hour after Its birth.
A good many people who are born with more
body than bead do not die at birth.
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The luck OF one Day J Fisbtng.

Ono morning when spring was ia her teeps--
q morn TO poets wishing.
al tthted IA 6clitItc pirks and green's
Miss bessie and ! went fishing.
III inE rough and cnsy clothes
" IN my ihce nj the sunsiiines mercy,
shr WIZ: ner hat tipped DOM t. her nose,
anG aef nose tipped vice versa.
Win my rod, my reel. and my hocas,
And u tiatrper Tor lupehing i~-esses.
enc with the bait of fleE4cmely looks,
And the seine of her golden ~tresses.
so We sat down ON the sunny dixie,
where the white pond lilies teeten
Ana , went to fishing like quaint old Ike,
And she like Simon Peter.
al aeon l lay In the light of her eyes,
and dreauily watched and waited.
But the FISH were cunning and would not rise,
aud Tie batter alone was baited.
And when the time for departure came
The hng was Hat as n hounder.
But Bessie had neatly hooked her game
a hundred-and-eighty FOUNDER.
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Oh! ye who teach the ingenious youth of
our great and growing nation, let them learn
the noble art of self defense, as Salvation
Oh is tine specific for hurts.
Two charming little girls were dancing
"the racket" in the streets. "What makes
you go happy! % a gentleman asked. "Oh!
our mas have thrown away all our horrid
medicine, and we have only to take DR..
BULBS Cough Syrup, and that amt bad at
al1n
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vixen Baby was sick, We gave her caasria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-05-10

The latest life-saving novelty is an cleo
trical invention which rings a bell In a hotel
office and registers the room number when
some verdant person blows out the gas.