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"It's borrowed plumage"-but she did

"It's borrowed plumage"-but she did
not finish the sentence.
Don't leave it down here" whis-
pered kind-hearted girl. ''lt won't
be safe, and you couldn't make fuss II
you lost it."
She hesitated no longer, but taking the
coat and her courage into her hand, went
over to the suit department, to the head
Of which she owed her situation.
We'll, Miss Tessie,' he said, as he
looked up from his desk. "Good
morning. What can I do for you to-
day"
"A great favor, please; will you keep
this wrap for me? 1t was papas last
present to mamma, and she made me
wear it because mine is being altered and
wasn't quite done. Idon't like to leave
it in the common cloak room."
Certainly, certainly. Is that all?'
and he hung the coat in his private
wardrobe. Remember me to Mrs.
Wilbur" and with light heart Tessie
went to her post at the ribbon
counter.
1t was busy day in spite Of the lower
ing skies. Everybody seemed to be buy
ing new ribbons for Thanksgiving, and
Tessie matched shades and rolled and un.
rolled ball after ball trying as much as in
her lay to be all things to all women IN
order to earn ler salary.
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To experiment with uncertain remedies, when
afflicted with any Of the ailments for which
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is rec
commended. as it is so positively certain In its
Curative effects as to warrant its manufactur-
ers in guaranteeing it to benefit or cure, or
money paid for 1t IS returned. 1t is warranted
to cure all blood. skin and scalp diseases, salt;
swe!lings, as we'll as consumption (Which is
scrofula of the lungs if taken in time and
given a fair trial.
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A Great Surprise

Is in store for all who use Kemp's Balsam for
the Throat and Lungs, the great guaranteed
remedy Would you believe that 1t is sold On
its merits and that any druggist is authorized
by the proprietor of this wonderful remedy to
give you sample bottle fres? 1t never fails
to cure acute or chronic coughs. All druggists
sell Kemp's Balsap. Large bottles Soc. and
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You wear out clothes on a wash board ten
Buy Dobbins's Electric Soap Of your grocer
and save this usel So wear. Made ever since
1894. Don't take imitation. There are lois or
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Oregon, the Paradise Of Farmers.
Mild, eQuable climate, certain and abundant
try in the world. Full information free. Ad-
dress Oregon Im'igrat'n Board, Portland. Ore.
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Don't hawk. hawk. bow. spit and disgust
everybody ith your offensive breath, but use
DR. Sage,S Catarrh Remedy and end it.
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A Wonderful Food and Medicine,
Known and used by Physicians all over the
world. ScoTT's EMULSION not only gives flesh
and strength by virtue of its own nutritious
properties, but creates an appetite for food
that builds up the wasted body. IL have been
using Scotts Emulsion for several years, and
am pleased wi b Its action. My patients sayit
is pleasant and palatable. and all grow strong
er and gain flesh from the use Of 1t. use it in
all cases of Wasting Diseases, and it is special
" useful for children when nutrient medica-
ton is need. d. as in Marasmus."-T. W..
PIERCE, Md, Knoxville, Ala.
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THE Texas cotton crop is estimated to be
worth S84 loo 600 this yea.
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WHILE in Russia the Shah ordered II 900 re-
peating rifles for his troops.
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ALL the ice imported into England comes
from NORWAY.
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Tessie's heart burned with an insane
desire to supplement the statement with
that of the reduction of his employees
salaries.
ave gave that money, not he" she
thought | heard it said once that the
salary list is over S21, 900 week. At
that rate it wouldn't take long, at ten
Der cent. to make the ten thousand"
So absorbed was she in her indignant
reyerie that she failed to notice when her
handsome neighbor got out, and the con-
ductor called her street twice before she
heard him. )
Instinctively, as she reached the side
walk, she pn. her hand in her pocket to
feel for her purse.
1t was gone!
Her heart went down into the toes OF
her shoes as she felt first in the other
coat pocket, then in that of her dress in
vain.
1t was too late to stop the car, and,
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TOLEDO, O., Jan. 10, 1881.
Messrs. F. J. Cheney & Co.-Gentlemen:-l
have been in the general practice Of medicine
for most 40 years, and would say that in all
my practice and experience, have never seen a
preparation that I could prescribe with as
much confidence Of success as can Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by you. Have pre-
scribed it great many times and Its effect is
wonderful, and would say in conclusion that
would not cure if they would take it accord
ing to directions.
vopro Trr1r
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1have taken swifts Specific for secondary BLOC
poison, and derived great benefit 1t acts m uch Dc
ter than potas or any other remedy that have eVo
used. B.F. W1SGFIELD, NJ. D., Richmond Va
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FROM SAVAGE TO CIVILIZATION.

swifrs Specific cured me of terrible Iet'er, RON
which had suffered for twenty long years. nA'.
now been entirely we'll for five years. ana NO sgn "
any return of the disease.
Rogers, Ark, May !, 1883. W. H. "ishf'
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Dancer from Catarrh

We recommend "Tansill's Punch" Cigar.
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One bottle of S. s. s. cured my son OF boils ana
rsinrs. which resulted from malarial poison ana
affected him all the summer He had treatmeus
from five doctors, who failed to benefit him.
Cavanal, Indian Ter. q. d. "lst'
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urs Truly,

Office, 2l5 Summit st.
We will give 500 for any case Of Catarrh
that cannot be cured with Halls Catarrn
Cure. Taken internally.
F. ]. CHENEY e. Co., Props, Toledo, y.
w Sold by Druggists. I5c.
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A turkey on the table is worth two on
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Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free
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It Don't Paw

THE sole panacea for every ailment in China
Is plaSt. +.
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A man who has practiced medicine for 40
years ought to know salt from sugar; read
what he says:
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-11-22

That to wash irons in dish water after
washing skillets, will make them
smooth and prevent rusting.
That if you fold your clothes as you
take them from tho line they would
iron much more easily.
That your copper wash-boiler. if we'll
rubbed with a cloth dipped in coal oil,
will be clean and bright.
That You can sweep a rag carpet much
cleaner sweeping crosswise of the width.
That if you want to keep your house
free Of moths. never put down your car
pets till the floor is thoroughly dry.
That in making up unblcached mus
Lin, allow one inch to the yard for
shrinkage.
That one part suet to two parts lard
rendered together, is much better for
frying purposes than all lard.
That to have good coffee your coffee
pot must be bright and clean inside.
That TO stir a little flour in when
making mush, will prevent it from
breaking to pieces when frying.-House-
hold
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Mrs. Mackay's wonderful Parrot.

London is marvellously empty, but
entertainments are still given at Mrs.
Mackay's. 1t is true that the hostess
herself is not yet at home, but a grand
green parrot has sat at the open window
since last Sunday, looking out to Buck.
ingham Gate, and attracting hundred,
by its humorous conduct. / have seen
and heard many parrots, but never one
like this. / was returning from hear.
ing Burns and Tillett in the Park or
Sunday when l first saw it. The pave
ment in front of the window wa:
thronged, and everybody was roaring
with laughter, for the bird itself wal
laughing so heartily that its example
was contagious. AT last it said, witt
intense emphasis. .Well, / DECLARE
and then burst into commissions o.
laughter again in a manner really too
ludicrous. 1t exchanged remarks will
the spectators. it hailed passing han,
SONS, and on being asked what O'Clock
it was, it replied: ''Half-past four
which was, in fact. correct. Incredible
as it may seem, the bird, on Monday
afternoon, was asked the same question.
and replied, accurately: "A quarter to
FIVE" So great has been the attraction
of this gay green bird that the police
have had to keep moving the people on
to prevent obstruction of the traffic
$50 on cries the bird
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OLD CHINESE BRIDGES,

Engineering Science in the Celestial Emu
The Chinese suspension bridges, dat
ing from the time of the Han dynasty
COO B. G. to go A. d., furnish striking
evidence of the early acquaintance of
the Chinese with engineering science,
says Iron. According to the historical
and geographical writer's of China, it
was Shang Lieng. the commander of
the army under Raan Tsu, who under
stood tho construction of the roads in
the province of Shense, to the west of
the capital, the high mountains and
deep gorges of which made communica-
ton difficult, and which could be reached
only by %circuitous routes. At the head
of an army of 10000 workmen Shang
Lieng cut through mountains and filled
up the valleys with the soil OBJ
tanned from excavations. Where, how
ever, this was not sufficient to raise
a road high enough, he built bridges
resting upon abutments or projections.
AT other places where the mountains
were separated by deep gorges, he car
ried out a plan of throwing suspension
bridges stretching from one slope to the
other. These bridges, appropriately
called by the Chinese writer's '.hying''
bridges, arc sometimes 50 high as to in
spire those who cross them with fear.
At the present day there is still a bridge
in existence in Shense 800 feet long,
which stretches across a gorge of i'm
mense depth. Most of the bridges are
only wide enough to allow of the pass
age of two mounted men, ratings on
both sides serving for the protection of
travellers. 1t is not improbable that
the missionaries who first reported on
Chinese bridges two centuries ago,g gave
the initiative to the construction of sus-
pension bridges in the west.
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USES OF THE CACTUS.
1t Furnishes Both Food and Drink to the
Poorer Glass of Mexico.

The remark has been made that 1.-The
cactus has many good points and will
not be sat down upon" The remark
is as a true one. for, as is the reindeer
to the Laplander, so is the cactus to the
poor Mexican. 1t furnishes him with
u home, such as it is. His food in
many ways is prepared from the cac-
tus. Sit down TO a meal in a wretched
Mexican iacal, and if you do not wish
to spread your length upon the floor
you will he offered a small wicker stool
made from the tough fiber of the cac-
tus. The mating spread upon the
dirt floor, which serves rs a table, is
woven from the same material.
Corn-meal cakes (tortillas), boiled
beans, great fat fellows, and a pleas
ant and wholesome dish of stewed
cactus cut into small squares, about
the size of a pea, will constitute your
repast of solids. The fruit, without
which no Mexican meal is complete,
will be the luscious tuna. which grows
around the edges of the prickly leaves
or the cactus. and which when grow
ing resembles a huge green shield sur
rounded by Il crescent of thorny knobs
about the size of Y small apple, as if
serving as q protection for the tender
edges of the leaves. In a Mexican din
ncr, sweets always occupy the con-
spicuous part, and OH this occasion the
dulce will be the preserved roots or
leaves of this same cactus.
Though the Mexican people are not
a race of hard drinkers, yet at meal
times the wine or other fermented
liquors are inevitable, and, as the low.
er class of Mexicans can not afford
wine, you are invited to partake once
more of this much-abused cactus, this
time in the form of tequila, a most
atrocious drink, which looks like gin,
harmless enough to all appearance, but
which goes down yourthroatlikea wave
of fire, and a few glasses of which will
make you drunk clear to your finger
tips. Should this prove too much for
you, you are at liberty to partake Of
another beverage derived from the
same source, but not quite as ardent
i. e., mescal. This liquid leaves a del
icate suggestion of tat and red pep
per in your mouth, and, if drunk, afte,
eating a certain kind of domestic fruit,
it is very dangerous, and in many
cases results very d~isastrously for the
imbiber. kansas Citu Times.
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A Little GIFT From ireland.

Here! grnm'a, here's d present; it has come
adistnnce, too.
TITS a little pot of shanirocks and 1t comes
addressed to you.
Yes, all the way From Ireland, and the card
z here mentions more
They were gathered at your birthplace, on
the banks of Avonmore.
From Ireland do you tell me! o darling, is
it truet
A cushla let me feel them-and you say
twas there they grew.
Well, l can scarce believe it: is it really
what you say.
From my birth place in old Ireland, poor
Ireland far away.
I'm old and stiff and feeble, and in dark
ness, God be praised;
Yet. Katy, how it stirs me, how my poor
old heart is raised;
To feel it here SO near me, the soil that
gave me birth:
The very soil of Ireland, let me kiss the
holy earth.
These blessed little shamrocks, 1 can't see
them, yet l know,
They bring me back the eyesight of the
happy long ago,
And cleaning through the arkne comes
the vision that l love-
The dear green fields of Ireland and the
sunny sky above.
I see as once 1 saw them, when a girl like
you l stood
Amid the furze and heather, there's the
chapel, hill and wood;
THERE'S the abbey, clad with ivy, and the
rivers winding shore,
And the boys and girls all playing on the
banks of Avonmore.
God bless the little shamrocks, then, for
calling back the scene,
The beauty of the sunshine and brightness
of the green;
Through long, long years to see it, and to
see it all so plain
All, child. I'm sure you're smiling, but I'm
feeling young again.
And though I'm truly thankful for the
blessing that Gods hand
Has brought around me katy, in this great
and happy land,
l can't forget the old home, midst the com
forts of the new,
My heart is three parts buried where these
little shamrocks grew.
E. a. Sutton, in Catholic Telegraph.
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And all diseases of the Throat and Lungs,
can be cured by the use of Scott's Emul-
sion, as it contains the healing virtues of
Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites in their
fullest form. Is a beautiful creamy Emul-
sion, palatsble as mill, easily digested, and
can be taken by the most delicate. Please
read: 81 consider Scott's Emulsion the
remedy the remedy pa, excellence in Tu-
b%erculous and Strumous Affections, to say
nothing of ordinary colds and throat
troubles.'-W. r.. S. CONNELL: NJ. D.,
Manchester, O.
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Friends, citizens, countrymen: "Hear
me for my cause, and be silent that you
may hear Now, before Jupiter Tonans
and all the gods at once, i do solemnly
affirm that DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup is an
infallible remedy for all lung and bronchial
disorders. If there is any man present
who disputes this proposition, 'let him
speak, or else hereafter forever hold his
peace
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A wEEKLY MAGAZINE

is really what The YouTu's COMPANION is.
1t publishes each year as much matter as
the four dollar monthlies, and is illustrated
by the same artists. 1t is an edu ator in
every home, and always IN entertaining
and wholesome companion. 1t has a unique
place in American family life. If you do
not know it, you will be surprised to see
how much can be given for the small! sum of
sl.75 a year. The price sent l!o.v will emit
tic you 10 the paper to January, 1891. Ad-
dress.
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Mediocrity always copies superiority.
Dobbins' Electric Soap, first made in 1865,
has been initiated more than any soar
made. Ask your grocer for Dobbins' Elec,
trio Soap, all other Elecctrics, Electricity,
Magnetics, ETC., are limitations.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-11-22

"A recent remark of Bishop Huntington,
that sincerity should prevail in every social
relation, has led to tn. following incident
in LONDON: a gentleman making o call
was answered by Il servant: Lady - is
in, but not at home to anyone today, SIR
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The gala coach in which the Princess
Sophie, recently married to the crown
prince of Greece, rode to her wedding was
built for the Count de Chambord in expec
tation of riding in it to his coronation. The
king of Greece bought the coach for &c, 1000
francs.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-11-22

More than sixty tramp5 were elected
from u train between Lathrop and Fresno.
Cal, n few days ago. Fresno Jail ~
crowded, and from twenty to thirty ar
rests are made daily.
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A Sore Throat or Cough, If suffered
to progress, often results in an incurable
throat or lang trouble "BRowN's BRoN-
cH1AL T.oCnEs'' give instant relief.
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THE Yourn's CoMpAS1ox, Boston, Mass

Peter Skif, n veteran hunter of North
Kent, Conn, recently shot a wildcat five
feet long that weighed forty pounds. II
was the biggest wildcat that has been shot
In the state. Skif killed the animal in the
air as it was %springing at him.
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Oregon, the Paradise of Farmers.
Mild, equable climate, certain and abun.
liant crops. Best fruit, grain, grass and
stock country in the world. Full informa.
ton free. Address the Oregon Immigra.
ton Board, Portland, Ore.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-11-22

"A bear encountered u locomotive on
the track near Cold Springs, Pa. He re.
fused to yield the right of way and was
killed.
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Mrs. Margaret Stuart, aged 1f3 years,
of Plug, Carroll county, Georgia, wants a
pension. Mrs. Stuart is the widow of
James Stuart, who fought in the Indian
war of 1872 under Captain Joan Myrick.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-11-22

One of the results of the French exhihi
ton has been to make the London hanson
cup very popular in Paris. where it has
heretofore been in no special favor.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-11-22

Somebody figures out that 5000, zoo
people walk about London's streets daily,
and that in so doing they wear away u ton
of leather PARTICLES from their boots and
shoes.
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VII,

When the maids returned, merry and
well satisfied with their evenings amuse,
ment, they found this housekeeper fast
asleep, and on the h%all-table, after sea, CHI.
ing everywhere else when asked about il,
they found the missing key of Dorothy's
room,
Jane said she would put it in the bed
room-door as she passed, and supposed Miss
Ally had taken 1t 10 play with.
When Jane reached the door she found it
wide-onen, and the moonlit window faced
her. Seeing no light in the room she said
to herself:
Miss Ally will kick up a hullabaloo if
she wakes up in the dark. I'll light the gas
again without waking them"
She cautiously lighted a match, and
turned on the gas, sensible as she did so
that something was amiss.
Directly the light famed UP she screamed
out Justify.
Miss Snow lay at the foot of the bed in
sensible in a pool of blood, a f1amc-colored
handkerchief beside her, and a lot of torn
lace about.
The bell-pull hung useless, the bod dis
ordered and empty.
Where was the child?
Rushing off to call the others, Jane flew
rather than ran TO the neutrality-suspicious..
Upstairs they all fastened together,
crowding into Dorothy's room.
All was as Jane had described, and poor
Dorothy, face downward, lay like on, dead.
They lifted her and laid her on the bed,
still insensible, purple blood flowing from a
wound on her white forehead.
'She is dcaAn' said Jane dietractedlv,
God forbid said old Agnes in a
shocked voice, and picking up the fame,
colored handkerchief, exclaimed in a tone
of horror: ~"Chloroform! the same sickcn,
ing odor smelt on the handkerchief / put
over my face before going to Sleep
Who could have stolen the child?r said
Jane, shocked beyond measure.
"How can we tell?' said the cook, n stout
apple-cheeked woman with kind blue eyes.
Lets look to the poor girl. What will
master say? One of you girls 20 for n doc
tor. Never mind the lonely road, You will
come to no i'll while doing an act of charity.
1t was two hours before the doctor came.
Helooked grave, and said it was a bad case
and the police ought to be advised at once
of the whole strange affair.
"Chloroform has certainly been used, ant
the whole affair evidently been planned. ]
am sorry this poor girl has suffered so.
fear she will be seriously i'll the shock mus
have been terrible, and the injury TO The
head is grave. Where.i is Mr.. Penfold?'
In London, sir" said Jane.
He must be sent for at once: no one car
act in his stead, and delay is dangerous
While he talked he strapped up Dorothy!
wound, bathed her face, and restored her t.
consciousness.
Her frs woras W 70. Whore is hlly?s'
ITO he c~ontinued.A
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-11-22

Bondholders will find Salvation Oil a
sure cure for govt or rheumatism. 1t is
sold by all druggists for % cents a bottle.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-11-22

In bingham, Mass, the fire depart
ment is called out to assist in searching for
lost children.
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Chronic Coughs and colds

The Gabilan ranch of 1855 acres in
Montana county was sold last week for
$3.50, GEO.