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The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-10-12
QUESTIONS ABOUT ELECTRICITY.
soribner's MARaHlne.

1OW btFOuk CuITCut IN uh6O 70 send a message over an Atlantic cablef
 Thirty cells of battery only-equal to thirty volts.
 What is the longest distance over which conversation by telephone is caily maintained7
 About 750 miles-from Portland, Me. to Buffalo, N. Y.
 What is the fastest time made by an electric railway
 A mile minute, by a small experi- mental car. Twenty miles an hour on street railway system.
 How many miles of submarine cable are there in operation2
 Over 100000 miles, or enough to girdle the earth four times. What is the maximum power gener- sted by an electric motor?
 Seventy five horse power. Experi- ments indicate that 100 horse power will soon he reached. How is a break in submarine cable located?
 By measuring the electricity needed to charge the remaining unbroken part.
 How many miles of telegraph wire in operation in the United States?
 Over million, or enough to encircle the globe forty times. How many messages can be trans mitted over & wire at one timer
 Four, by the quadruplex system in daily use.
 How Is telegraphing from 6 mov- ing train sccomplished2
 Through a circuit from the car roof inducing a current in the wire on poles along the track.
 What are the most widely separated points between which 1t is possible to send telegram?
 British Columbia and New Zealand, Uid America and Europe.
 How many miles Of telephone wire in operation in the United States?
 More than 170,C00, over which ,055 ,000 messages are sent daily.
 What is the greatest candle power of arc light used in lighthouse1
 Two million, In lighthouse at Houstholm, Denmark. How many persons in the United States are engaged in business depend ing solely on electricity2 Estimated, 250,000. How long does it take to transmit a message from San Francisco to Hong Kong?
 About fifteen minutes. Via New York, Canso, Penzance, Alden, Bom- bay, Madras, Penang and Singapore. What is the fastest time made by an operator sending messages by Morse system?
 About forty-two words per minute.
 How many telephones are in use in the United States? About 300,000. What war vessel has the most com- plete electrical plant?
 United States man-of-wsr "Chica- go."
 What is the average cost, per mile, of 6 trans Atlantic submarine cable? About $l ,000. How many miles of electric railway are there in operation in the United | States?
 About 400 miles, and much more under construction.
 What strength of current is danger ous to human life?
 Five hundred volts, but depending largely on physical conditions.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-10-12

If grown men only knew as much as their mothers think they know when they arc babies the world would have no further use for cyclopedias.- 80mevvillc.J Journal.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-10-12
FoR TIE ARKANsAw TRAVELLER
 AMONG THE CLOVER.
BY FRANK R. WEIGH.

In summer time left behind
 The city's din and worry, And sought the bliss of country life All in joyful fiury. I strolled among the nodding heads Of sweet pink blossOmed clover, And thought my cup of happiness Was full tO running over. I drank the perfume of the buds Until intoxicated 1 spread myself out on a bank
 And there luxuriated. The soothing sweetness of the spot O'ercame my raptured senses, And lulled me to sleep profound, Devoid of all pretenses. A fash of lightl A starry flight A stinging, stunned sensation! A swift uprising 10 my feet,
 A yell of consternationi I gazed about in deep dismay
 To learn the provocation, And lol a nest of bumblebees
 Chock-full of indignation. | tarried not amid those fields
 So frauQht with natures beauty, But with extreme rapidity
 Returned to home and duty. Since then I've ceased to rave about The blooming fields of clover: And when l think of that event feel in pain all over.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-10-12

At . Montana Wedding.-Justice -aArisei Grab handsi Hitched Sir dollars. Cash up; no trust."- WGsP.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-10-12

The virgin forest has never been axed.-P0ris Herald.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

Among the newer dances none has
struck the popular fancy as the
''bcrlin..' 1t is bright and vivacious,
easy in tempo and movement, and sim
pie in execution. 1t is unique in char
actor, having more varied forms or
changes in its promenade, reverse, and
waltz than any of its rivals for public
favor. it was approved last winter by
the older, and is now the special %fayorite
Of the younger dancers in the ball room,
while during the summer season just
closed it was the pride of the lawn
party. The 'berlin" is, strictly speak
ing, a polka step, displaying an easy
toe movement. The dancers start side
by side, the gentleman holding the
lady's left hand in his right,
polka forward, and hen rcyers-
ing positions, polka back and
turn. Then while in a waltz
position the couple execute two glides,
polka and repeat. 1t is a very graceful
dance among society people, but when
copied by many young persons who are
prone to founder through everything in
the dance order, it becomes a sort of i'm
promptu ballet for the onlooker. AT
most of the summer resorts the "berlin''
was the choice of dances during the
past season, while at Long Branch, Sar-
atoga, Lake Mahopac and other consort-
ing places for tho rich in the east. it
became as much of a craze as the soci-
ETY. waltz did a few years ago. AT all
the garden parties at the Great Union
hotel at Saratoga the "berlin" took the
place of the german. But this was be-
cause the berlin" is more adapted to
tho lawn than its formidable rival for
public favor, The german will continue
the coming winter, as it has beer for
several seasons past, the leading dance,
because tho American society professors
Of drancing claim it is more adapted to
society.
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Thought 1t Was Meant For Him.

Just before the train going east left
Buffalo a heavy-set, red-headed man
with a grip-sack, got into a dispute
with an engineer at the door of the
baggage-room. l did not hear the first
of it, says a Detroit Free Press writer,
but did hear the fat man say:
IF it wasn't right here I'd lick you'll"
Il wish you'd try til" replied the
other.
"Ill try it soon enough! I'm going
to lay for you, old fellow!"
"And I'll lay for you! Mind, now,
what I tell you! I'll do you up before
you are many years older!"
The train started and rushed along
for fifty or sixty miles, and then some
thing gave way on the engine and we
came to a stop. 1t was IL o'clock at
night, and the brakeman who ran back
fell into a ditch and broke his leg and
lantern at the same moment. Ten
minutes later an accommodation train
came booming down upon us. Its en-.
gineer saw the train in time to slow up,
hut the locomotive struck the last a
with force enough to fling it off the
rails and turn it across the track. One
of the first passengers to get out was
the red-headed man, and one of the
first men he saw was the engineer
whom he had quarreled with. They
looked at each other for a few seconds.
and and then the traveller put his tumb
to his nose and sneeringly exclaimed:
"Oh, you will do me up, will you!
Had a nice little plan, didn't you, but
it didn't work! I expected you'd be
up to this aud I had the first berth al
ths other saa, sNl psat 5eu fssl
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13
Buried, Not Dead.

We said good-by to our burdened past,
And wept and mourned by the lonely
grave
For the beautiful life that could not last,
The treasure no tendefest prayer could
save;
Then into the world we turned away,
And sorrow walked with us day by day.
"A faded flower and n torn white glove,
Letters, a lock of hair half curled,
Poor, sad requests of our dear dead love,
Yet worth the wealth of the whole wide
world
A shell, n pebble may tell Alright
or the oceans depth and the oceans might.
We made n grave and we said good-by;
All, foolish dreamers! we moved apart, ]
And thought. in our folly, love could die,
While life throbbed ON In the brain and
heart,
Now all is over" we signing said,
Since love, the cherished, lies cold and
dead.n
Not so, beloved! ah, never so!
Whenever your dear face comes in sight,
Heart springs to heart with the old warm
glow,
And silence speaks with the old delight
An empty grave in the sunshine lies,
But love still lives in our meeting eyes.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13
What They Do with the Feed.

Careful experiments show that while
IN TX will make 1877 pounds of gain to
each 100 pounds of digestible food and
a sheep 14.3, q pig will mako 29.2
pounds. Other things being equal, then
it should not take long for any one to
figure out which is the most profitable
animal to feed-the on or the hog. In
the case of the sheep there is the fleece
to be taken into account. and it makes
up most Of the difference in gain, SO
that next after the pig and not very far
behind it for profit is the sheep.
Leaving disease out of the question,
there can be no question but pigs are
the most profitable stock we have, and
by a careful and enlightened system of
feeding and breeding this danger can
be almost entirely overcome.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13
4 DAYTON ROMANCE.
Tine Widow of the Late President of Col.
umbia College Once q Flower Girl.

The account of the opening of Bar
nard College, which ~memorializes the
name of the late President of Columbia
College, recalls a pretty little romance
OF long ago. Two score years ago, in
Dayton, Ohio, the custom prevailed of
holding market days several times a
week. There were extensive market
houses" the roofs of which projected for
six oreight feet, and afforded q shelter
beneath which the farmers and gar
deners displayed their produce for
sale. Along n end Of tho market
house ran a principal thoroughfare
travelled daily b; the business and pro-
fessional men of the town. One soft,
sunsfiny Spring morning there APP
peared at the market house a flower
girl, selling bouquets. The girl was
young and charming, and spoke with a
pretty French accent. Tho first young
man who passed that way bought a
bouquet. Every one who followed did
likewise. In an hour the first flower
sale that had ever taken place in Day
ton was ended, the stock sold out and
the fair vender disappeared.
Next market day the little maiden
appeared again. She charmed every
n she talked with, but she did moi
reveal her identity to any one, and re-
piled to all curious queries with a gen
tie dignity that was an insurmountable
barrier.
For two seasons the flower girl lit ur
the dingy market house by her bright
presence. One day she was gone.
From that time the place knew her no
more. Years after one of the young
ladies who had been a patron of the
fair flower seller was in New York
shopping in Denning's, or, rs 1t wa.
known then, Stewards. A stranger APP,
preached, and, greeting her by hel
maiden name, expressed much pleasure
at the meeting and inquired for Dayton
people.
doubtless you have forgotten me-
said the stranger, but you used to buy
my flowers in the market house. That
was long ago. live here now | an
married. Here is my card"
1t bore the name of the wife oil
President Barnard, of Columbia Col
lcgc.
A subsequent conversation explain,
ed the mystery of the flower seller
The father of Mdllc. ~- was eSile(
from Paris for political reasons and hi,
estates were coniiscated. He came tc
America and drifted to Dayton, where
in a modest cottage in the French
quarter, he beguiled the term of his
punishment by %cultivating flowers,
while his little daughter ekcd out theil
slender living by selling bouquets.
After ten years a change in the govern
ment restored in Il measure their fallel
fortunes.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13
Hunting EGGS.

who wants to hunt .ggs!'' shouted Char
ley the bold,
Who wants to go climb on the hay!!"
'Oh, I!'' YES, and 1!'' clamored Fannie
and Will,
land me, too.' pleaded 3-yearold May.
So they rushed to the barn, helter-skelter,
and soon
Were diving about with a zest,
In the corners and ~rafters, the managers
and hay,
To see who could find the first nest.
''And who gets the most eggs shall beg
grandma to bake
A cake we can share all around;
SO Fannie suggested; the boys cried "Hur-
rah!
Well rave every egg can be founda:'
Nimble Charley went clambering around
like Il cat,
And soon counted zone, two, three. fourl'
his hat,
Slid carefully down to the floor.
''There's a nest!n Fannie cried, from far
up in the NOW,
Right here in the hay! One, two, three!a
And in her white apron she gathered them
up,
As happy and glad as could be.
"Old Sreckle's on minel' shouted Will,
but just then,
With q cackle, away the hen flew.
Dear mel said poor Will, II was sure l
would beat,
And here have only got two"
"Where's May!n they all questioned; "oh
where has she gomez"
Here, here l is! l foun' II nes'!'
And her curly brown head from the manager
popped up,
Just Under the nose of Black Bess.
'oh, OH sit still, May, or the horsey may
bite"
But she counted, ''one, two free, four,
five!n
And they rushed to her rescue with laugh
and with shout;
She's got the most, sure as you live!'
But there she was sitting in sweetest CON
tent,
And down in her snug lutte lap
Five soft little %ltitties lay rolled into balls,
Contentedly taking a nap.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13
brothers and sisters sis on opposite side.

VI AC taOACs
The Shaker schools must be elegant,
but we did not visit them. The children
are well advanced in reading, arithre-
tic, and particularly in music and sing
ing. Even the smaller children read
music readily. The proficiency in music
is owing to the fact that the teachers
themselves have obtained the best posi-.
Bile instruction. The whole family, at
times. when the farm work is light, drill
in singing for two half hours daily. All
sing, and it is remarkable how many
fine voices there are. Their religious
hymns and anthems have been written
entirely by Shakers, and are therefore
peculiar. Most of the hymns are choral,
and sung with great spirit. Like the
Moravian sacred song, there is much
repetition of words and music.
"Thc Shakers show wonderful physi-
cal strength when they sing. They sit
and sing, march and sing, and they
kneel and sing endless verses. the last
note always rs clear and strong as the
first. There is a ring of triumph and
victory about the hymns, though many
are tender and sweet. Singing is in
decd worship with the Shaker. We at
tended Sunday service. In closing they
united in a hymn, repeating one verse
many times; then kneeling, still sing
ing. they repeat it yet again. At last,
closing their eyes as in prayer, they sang
it for the last time very softly. These
were the words:
Watching and praying l md you,
Oh, my beloved, my owni
Trusting n Fathers rich promise,
will mt Inn Sso NDt1. olrno-
Il will not leave you alone.
Though through the desert I lead.
or apart In the mountain We pray
never will answer We nay
i never will answer We nay.
81 shall never forget the looks of ex.
altation in the pale faces of the women,
or the strange feeling Of awe that came
over me as l held my breath to catch
tho last faint lines of the hymn.
The service, which had consisted Of
q short scripture reading, q brief ad:
dress by the minister, Elder Henry, and
remarks by several members, was, most
" composed of singing. Elder Henry
Blinn, had a frank and noble face. and
was the spiritual head of the family.
He was very agreeable and cultivated,
and an entertaining conversationalist.
The women attended services bare.
headed, except for the little lace cap,
leaving their bonncts outside. They
marched in, and all remained standing
through the first part of the service.
After the sermon they marched about in
a sort of figure, singing and waving. or
shaking their hands with up-turned
palms. There was nothing indecorous
or undignitied about the movement, as
| had anticipated there would be. Their
fervor seemed like true exaltation OF
spirit and found true expression in their
singing and in their faces."-M Y. Star.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

Try to let the pigs that are kept over
and especially the breeders, have some
thing besides grain. If there a
spell OF open weather in winter let them
run over the clover or blue grass pas
turc. 1t will stimulate their appetitcs
wonderfully. When everything is
showed under, or It is stormy, give
them ensilage occasionally If you have
it, or raw beets. carrots or turnlps, or q
mess Of cooked potatoes. Any of these
seem to act as a tonic and put them in n
more thrifty condition. If mont of
these can be made available add d small
amount of oil meal to the daily ration.
1t is not expensive and will pay big:
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

My hey mot with Il serious accident by
pulling a can of boiling water over on him.
self und scalding his face, hands and arms
drcadfully. Having u hottie of Salvation
Oil in the house ! applied it Immediately
to the parts scaidcd, las per directions
ind am glad TO state that he is now we'll
and the wounds healed nicely without leav
ing n scar. MEs. a. Campbell, 9 Roberts
street, Baltimore.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13
Entitled to the Best.

All are entitled to tho best that their
money will buy, SO every family should
have. at once. u bottle of the b.st family
remedy. Syrup Of Figs. to cleanse the sys-
tenn when costive or bilious. For salo in
Soc aud 81 bottles by nll Leading druggists.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

Judge Mark Blandford, of the Georgia
supreme bench, is n firm believer in the
zodiac signs. He lost IN arm at the battle
of Mcdowell, Va, in May 1862, and lie de.
clarcs that he and every other soldier who
got wourded In the arm in that combut re.
covered, while all the leg wounds proved
mortal. He says he had occasion to take
particular notice of that fact.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

John Owen, u Scranton jcweler, lives
near Wavcrly, nine miles from Scranton.
While he was going from the railroad sta
ton to his home he was fired on by Jesse
Waite, of Waverly, because he spoke to
Waite's dog. Waite, who had been out
hunting, imagined that Owen was trying to
coux the dog home with him. Waite has
LrnN nt.1.nGtn cd
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

A new style Of horseshoe las bccs. pat
ented by two Wisconsin men. The shoe il
made in sections, with elastic cushions he
tween and rivets connecting the sections
making "a Shoe in which there will be /;
vertical yielding or spring, avoiding shock
or jar to the horse while travelling owe
hard pavements or roads
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

The grand jury in New York is investi-
eating the subject of many recent deaths
AS witnesses to get ut the truth of the
situation. This is wise, for if many more
accidents were to occur without some legal
action the people of New York might imi-
sate those of Cleveland and tear the deadly
H;rps down
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

An Ohio paper prints the following no.
tice under the heading "Obituaries:n
William Jones, of Malta township, aged
So, passed peacefully away on Tuesday last
bliss, after n short, but sudden attack by
Alice Blossom. a blooming widow Of b.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

The increased binding power of ce-
ment due to the addition of sugar is said to
be due more to mechanical than chemical
causes. Sugar retards rather thar accel-
the setting of the cement.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

. "A farmer, driving from Nottha;np.onto
Akron the other night, was attracted by
what appeared 20 be a large tree all one
blaze of fire. Investigation revealed the
thnt the phenomenon was simply n
brilliant phosphorescent display.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

Artificial coffee is extensively manufac-
tured in Germany. 1t is made from lin
seed meal, roasted to a dark color and
mixed with some glutinous substance,
when it is pressed into the shape of the
real coffee bean by machinery.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13
There a,e 1876 onc,,to

There are 1856 women operators in the
great operating room of the Western Union
in New York. in this room n husband and
wife are working side by side. They IRE
perfectly matched in skill, but the man
gets $15 more a month than the woman.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

-Kilowatts is the term which is to he
used hereafter to express the power of cleo.
trio machines. The word horse power
will be no longer employed in referring to
the power of any electric motor.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

An English grower gives The follow.
ing directions for growing hyacinths in
glasses: Fill your glass with water,
throwing in a small piece of charcoal,
and let the lower part of the bulb just
touch the water. Put them into a cool
but not a damp place. away from the
light, and leave them till the glasses
are filled with roots and the leaves
have began to develop; then give them
rs much sun and light as you can, add
ing. if necessary, occasionally u little
water. Unless the water becomes
muddy never change it, ard don't put
the pots and glasses into a cellar where
the atmosphere is damp, or into a cup
board where there is no atmosphere at
all. A spare room where there is nc
fire and plenty of air is best.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

A scientist says that there is such a
thing as n hoop-snake, but that it doesn't
roll Ike u hoop. 1t simply makes u sue
cession of loops. like the inch worm, but
so rapidly that it seems to roll around like
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

adulterated with rosin. Perfum, is only
put in to hide the presence OF putrid fat.
Dobbins' Electric Soap is pure, white and
nnscentcd. Has been sold since 1865. Try
it now.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

Tie Jersey Lilly has become quite
famous for her beauty, and she means to
keep it, too, for, hasn't slo Learned in the
great United States to cure colds with DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup!
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

"A Po%cahontas county, West Virginia,
ghost in the shape of n woman in white
wearing a belt full of revolvers turns out
to be nothing but the shadow of a tree as
thrown against n wall by n street lamp.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-13

John Slago, of A~udenreid, Pa, was to
have been married. but on his wedding day
he was accidentally shot in the fuce and
badly hurt while hunting wild turkeys for
the weddinr feast.