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The national leader., 1889-05-18
WE BEG the indulgence OF our read.

WE BEG the indulgence Of our read.
ers by the delay Of getting our paper
late this week and the shortcomings"
of this weeks issue. We are laboring
under many disadvantages at the pres
ent time, but we promise to be on time
In the future. Hot weather and bad
debtors are two of the causes that are
in league against us.
The national leader., 1889-05-18

THE Commissioner of Patents has
ascertained that it is common practice
among the clerks under him to borrow
money from attorneys and solicitors of
patents who have business before the
department. An order has been issued
requiring all such loans to be repaid by
the 30th. 1t seems plain that the Com
missioner has been extremely lenient.
He could not have been blamed for dis
charging the offending clerks, because
they must have known that in placing
themselves under pecuniary obligations
to the attorneys they were grossly weak
ening their official positions.
The national leader., 1889-05-18
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The national leader., 1889-05-18

their occupants tilted into the cutters.
Trees were uproOted in many parts Of
the city. Telegraph. telephone and
electric light wires went down In COM
mon ruin. and owing to the derange-
ment of the police wires, the city was
for hours in ignorance OF the damage
in remote quarters of the city. 1t IS
remarkable that no fatalities have so
far been reported in the city.
New jersey.
AT BURLINGTON.
BURLINGTON, N. J., May 1O.-The
tornado which visited Burlington at 4
to-day was the worst seen here. The
wind blew terribly, dust and flying
debris filling the air for over an hour.
The round house of the Pennsylvania
Railroad at East Burlington was COM
pletely demolished by the wind, not a
timber left standing. In all parts of
the city trees were upr0oted and sew
eral roofs were wrecked. A large tree
on Broad street blew across the rail-
road track, which delayed trains for
two hours. The carriage of J. e.
Atkinson, occupied by himself and
wife, was completely wrecked while
driving along the road. Both were
thrown In ditch and received serious
Injuries.
Maryland.
FREDERICK. Md. May 10.-A small
cyclone is reported from the Potomac
Valley, near the Point of Rocks, 70
miles above Washington. TWEEN ty-
five men at work on a railroad trestle
over the river at that point, were
swept of into the water, sixty feet
below. and the wreck of the bridge fell
on some OF them, and several were
killed. The others succeeded in
swimming ashore.
Wires are down In all directions in
Western Maryland. and it is impossible
up to midnight to obtain details Of the
disaster.
The national leader., 1889-05-18

If nothing else is done by the inter
national conference of American gov
,ernments, which is to be held in Wash
ington in October, it is to be hoped that
a unit of money will be agreed upon.
The dollar of America should be ac-
cepted at its face value in all American
countries, and the convenience of such
coin can hardly be exaggerated, and the
establishment of such monetary basis
can but have salutary influence upon
the restoration Of silver and gold to an
equality in the financial world
The national leader., 1889-05-18

ONE reason why American writer's
put their best work into short story is
that they are SO well paid. The maga-
zines are on the alert to get hold of any
thing fresh and striking. Work is
judged on its merits. Many an ambi-
tious novel does not pay its author so
much as a good short story. One novel
year is certainly good production
few writer's can keep that pace-while
half dozen short stories might be pro-
yduced in the same time.
The national leader., 1889-05-18

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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-08-13
THEY KNOW 1T ALL.

The eagerness with which the
medical profession pcoh-hoohs the
Brown-Sequard discovery OF an al
legged elixir OF life rather persuades
IN that there is something in the
discovery. At all events its merit
cannot be determined short OF act
ual experiment, ard when so many
doctors are ready to declare that II
is n humbug based upon an impos-
sibility the circumstance only re-
calls the attitude OF the profession
IN the past towards discoveries that
have since been universally recog-
nizsd as among the achievements Of
modern science and constitute 4
part Of TIE daily practice OF physl-
clans. When learned medico tells
us that it il impossible to reiuvenate
old tissues. to replace tissues which
hsvc been destroyed or to cure or
canic disease by the injsctioa of
fluid. one feels disposed to inquire
how the medIco came into possess
ion OF absolute knowledge concern
ing the action CT eli fluids upon
the system or concerning the sys-
TEN itself or the causes which pro-
duce the decay of tissue or the full
and true nature of organic disease.
All these things touch the phenom-
enon of life itself. which no human
being knows any moro about az
actual, demonstrabIe knowledge
than he knows about the nature and
attributes OF the great first cause.
Only the opinion OF the wise man
who knows how ignorant he is and
how sadly short the peustration Of
his faculties is when when directed
towards the infinite is worth any
thing touching matter so startling
as the discovery OF an elixir OF lie, |
or something that is capoble OF re- |
storing the youth Of the body in an
aged person.-S,ockton Mail.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-08-13
What ON Earth

Is the reason people VIII not, can
not, or do not see any difference in
cheap mes trums put up by Cheap
John houses or irresponsible parties
at enormous profits, rather than
take a medicine of world wide epu-
tation and one that is giv'n mi
versal satisfaction at equal price
No medicine in the world is giving
such unparalleled satisfaction fo.'
purifying the blood as BEGG~.
BLOOD PURIFIER & BLOOD
MAKER, and every bottle that
does not do its work, will cost you
nothing. W. II. Chedic, Druggist
You had better cell and get some
OF Archer Bakers Charcoal Crack
ers; they are a sure cure for dys.
pepsia. Parties buying their gro
cefies of Baker will never be
troubled with heart disease, liver
complaint, indigestion or anything
that helps to make lie unpleasant.
j23 I'm
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-08-13

NAME WAETED.--An inquiry has
been instituted among tho most
eminent scholars in the country
to determine the best word to ex-
press execution by electricity.
The answers, as far as received i,
are remarkable for the variety Of
suggestions. Among them are
elektrophon, thanelectrize, thana-
telectrize, characteristics, electro
mort, electrony, electrotasy, fulmen,
electricide, electropenize, electro
theneso, electrocution, electrode,
electrostrike and finally joltacuss
Or yo!tacuss.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-08-13

Sheriff Ullrick is doing good
work in supprsssing the gambling
games at picnics. Tbs APPEAL
would suggest that the law against
selling liquors to minors ought to be
enforced. 1t was horrifying to see
the number of email boys helpless
ly drunk at the picnic on Saturday
last. A reporter saw numbers Of
them 90 to the bars and Get liquors
whom they were noticeabiy intoxi-
Gated. 1t is 4 shame to the citizens
OF both Virginia and Carson.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-08-13
Postmastsr.General Wenamal

Postmaster-General WaAamaker,
in discussing the value OF advertis-
ing, says: ITO discontinue your
advertisement is like taking in your
sign. Ii you want to do business
you must let the people know it.
Standing advertisements, when they
are changed frequently, are better
and cheaper than reading notices.
They look more substantial and
business Ike, and insure confidence
1 would as soon think of doing bus
mess without clerks as without ad-
yeftising."
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-08-13

Scranton, Pa, propeis all her
street cars by electricity and pro-
poses to take the mules out of her
coal mines and use electricity az
the motive power of the coal cars.
Moreover, the mines are to be iilu
minated with the electric light.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-08-13

The New York Chamber Of Com
merce's President says men must
come 10 the front and make great
personal sacrifices TO insure the sue
cess of the worlds fair in 1892. 1t
means the raising and distribution
OF ten million OF dollars.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-08-13

An English inventor lays claim TO
an electric railway lamp-not con-
trolled by ciockwork-which is
lighted BY tie dropping OF penny
into the apparatus, and continues
to shine for a period OF from two
minutes to several hours, according
to adjustment.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-08-13
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You will be surprised 10 note what great saving MAKE
by sending orders to the Great
rcane co., COS aG 6G8 street. Sacramento By dealing with
you set aside il enough money buy lot
which would otherwise be Invested you
your orders to Try US order viii convince you
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12
Eanline a snider-

A gentleman was watching some spi
dcrs, when it occurred to him to try whal
effect the sound of a tuning fork would
have upon them, says the Toronto Globe
He suspected that they would take it fol
the b~uzzing of a fly.
He selected a large, ugly spider thai
bad been feasting on f1iesfor two months.
The spider was at one edge of its web.
Sounding the fork, the man touched 9
thread at the other side and watched the
result. Mr.. Spider had the buzzing
Hound conveyed 10 him over his tele'
phone wire, but how was he to know on
which particular wire it was travelling?
He ran to the center of his web very
quickly. and felt ell around until he
touched the thread against the other end
of which the fork was sounding: then,
taking another thread along, just as q
man would take an extra piece of rope,
he ran out to the fork and sprang upon it
Then he retreated 3 little way and
looked at the fork. He was puzzled,
He had expected to find a buzzing fly.
He got on the fork again and danced
with delight. Evidently the sound was
music to him.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12

A man in the dry goods business said
TO me the other day: "We have some
queer experiences with women in a large
store like ours. A lady came in one day
AID selected several articles of value in
housekeeping. Having received the bill
she said: Keep these goods until to1nor-
row. ard | will bring the money and pay
for them before you deliver them Next
day che came, sure enough, but said that
she had changed her mind, and would do
without the goods she had selected for q
time, as there were some other goods
which she required more urgently. Then
she selected a lot of ribbons and iaces
and such like for her own personal deco
ration, amounting TO within q few dollars
of her former purchase. 1t 20 happened
that q bill was sent to her husband, mad
verteDtly, of the lady's second selection,
and then it was disclosed that she had
played a nice little game on her liege
lord, which, of course, you will easily
understand. On another occasion
the dashing young wife Of an
elderly gentleman came in and
selected g sealskin sscsue. Then she
picked out a highly ornamental smoking
jacket, such as gay young men affect.
How much is the sacque?, she asked.
The price was $3.50. AND the smoking
iackct?' she inquired. The answer was
$50. Can't you put the sacgue down at
$500, and leave the jacket out of the
hill3' she asked. We declined, and she
went away"
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3saft 10 a man who had married anoth-

! rA:ft To a man WHO had married anoth-
cf and had FORGOTTEN mel
Mark. What shall / do with the rest
OF nay Iifssn / asked, YEARLY. II cam
rat die lust because / wish to die. / am
| iJie sEiD without Il rndder. Love of
voti. whether living or dead. has hither-
| 10 flied nv life. What am i to dopn
II cannot tell. Ncllie.n he replied.
.sAre rou hanpv with Lady Yorke'?n
AYss-as hanay as | could be any
! where without Won" | replied.
,ogilen 10 not 30 away, We will do
/ thse. nat Nat. We win remain for a
| few de-. t'H.n I si.all shy that | am
! summoned To tie Court on business.
| Nellie, forgive ma, for what | an. going
! 10 say. "a j have ii, tile world ought
| to haze lil.eIl yanrs-anl | lave such
~ashfa7ant s.aa,ia; let me give yoa what
Nill keep SBa III comfort atrl aiilaence.''
! cuaia 10. bo &issfy: bis eyes were
| fuIlpf t5acy, alti Ills iip quirefcd.
Ne" /. mFaioi, G@niIy: .yeu must
not 10 that, Marx. / do not care for
sa9hes. INaulti rather have had one
true word OF love from your lips than
I'll th. nioae9 5ot anssss
Il sitoui,l he 50 much happier. Nellie,
if you would let me do this. Let me
buy Tor you pretty little home. In the
ajist I'll Is.y misery let ME have the one
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12
TIE Lucky Number.

Mention was recently made of Thomas
Williams great luck in holding a ticket which
drew the $4,000 prize at the May drawing Of
the Louisiana State Lottery. A representa-
tive OF this paper this morning found Mr..
Williams at work In the Jefferson Iron
Works. He WAS at first rather adversed to
saying anything about his good fortune, but
finally said: 81 had always understood
that the Louisiana State Lottery
was straight about awarding the
prizes drawn, aud two or three
months ago / fent for o one.tenth ticket. /
was unsuccessful in capturing anything, hut
kept Oh until before the May drawing, when I
sent two dollars and received a one-tenth
ticket, numbered 1890. The drawing took
place on May lab, aud on the 18th ! learned
that tt, ket 81, S26 had drawn the $25, GOO prize.
IT was pretty good news, and the next morn
ing / placed the ticket In the hands OF the
Adams Express Company for collection. May
oath, or only ten 5avs after the drawing, I re-
ccived n draft for $2, 500.
Mr.. Willisms has been In receipt Of many
congratulations upon HIS good luck, and
many who had not tried their chances were
surprised that the ticket wss cashed 80
promptly without any deduction. That, how
ever, is the way which the Louisiana State
Lottery Company invariably pursnes upon
presentation OF fucceesfnl t!ckets.-Steuben-
vile (Ohio) Herald, June G.
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The tendency increases to make dinner
tables more splendid in decoration. I'm.
mensc amounts of attention and money
are bestowed on flowers, foliage, varied
cloths, long aDdnarrow andin many cases
richly embroidered, down the center OF
the tables and upon the glass and china.
at some London dinner parties this
season, the cloths, covering the entire
table, have been of gold or silver bro.
cade, with white or delicately tinted
backgrounds. Strips Of lace. sometimes
very old and rare, have been laid, over
colors, down the center Of thetable, with
short mes placed crosswise at the top
and bottom. Palmer white damaek table
cloths have broad insertion of rich look
ing Greek guipure running round at some
distance from the edge Of the liable.
Many of these are specially made to order
and lit the table. On small tea tables
these fancy clothes are also seen. Old
silver candlesticks are in the height of
fashion, any old silver being brought
out to adorn tables. In drawing rooms
old silver urns are adapted as lamps, and
silver lamps for the boudoir are in great
vogue"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12

.'Talk about wives" said Farmer
llnwbuck. live got one wife in a
million. Why, she gifts up in the
mornin', milks seventeen cows and gifts
breakfast for twenty hard-workin' men
before 6 o'clock" '.She must be a
very robust woman, Hawbuck," re-
marked one of his hearers. son tho
contrary" put in the farmer, .sho is
pale and delikit-likc. Gosh, eff that
woman was strong | dunno what work
she couldn't do. n-Harper's Busar.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12
why His stomach Hurt Him,

A new and unique case Of absentmind,
edness is reported from Boston. The
subject ID a business man and he usually
dimes at the absurd Boston hour Of 2
O'Clock in the afternoon. Theothcr day,
quite absorbed in his business, he worked
steadily until 4 o'clock and then he be-
gan TO feel a very natural ''goneness'' in
his stomach. Dear me-" said he. pat
ting his vest tenderly, dear ne. l won
der what l ate for dinner that disagrees
with me-
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12
IKE New Human nature.

Boston Courier: Smith-rm going to
give up smoking.
Jones-Do you smoke cigars or a pipes
Smith-A pipe.
Jones-Meerschaum?
Smith-Yes.
Jones-What are you going to do with
your pipe?
SMITH am going to break it and
throw my tobacco away.
Jones-I'l tell you a better plan than
that, Let me have your pipe and to.
hacco and III return them to you next
week when you start smoking
again.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12
Hard to Bear.

Friend "Has some misfortune be-
fallen you, uncler
Farmer "Yes, my wife died last
night"
She did? That's bad"
Bet it air; but / wouldn't a minded
it go much if she'd a hilt off till thcr crop
wuz laid by. It's goin' ter cost me S15
er month to gid CT han in 'er place.
brakes Magazine.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12

Mistrcss-Hasa any one called, Jamesf
Scrvant-Onc Teddy, num-.
Misiress-Did she ask for meP
Setvant-S'e mentioned yer name
and described you as about 40. said
it wasn't you. mnm.
Mistress-Quite right, Here's q
quarter, james.
Scryant-rhank We. II I said
YOU were w SO, mum.
Mislrrss-Jmpes! take a months no.
ticei-IiMc.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12
CHATTER MI.

~, ~ ~ VI
lASC evening Lady orke came TO
my tglel4, Nae was always END and
fe3 O. To ne.
9it l#;E@ n2l been yell today, Miss
5aleats @ajsa2ia tells me that you
ave iilf' aa2 5f E9lf bad headaches.
at5 Tpl lstter! AoA laok Very pale
al,t a!iaa sfi n saias way. / came to
l9S J@ii r. ToI would bring your music
so tt9 4IaWiA e.ro2ai this evening. 1t
Wot.id he i gre2t Ec3p TO me-
tsaaaAt ior q few moments before
i'iAa 39ER hef, could crush down
A{Y 0"t3 pain AMI anguish. for L had
R.eElg on it-eG#sfai; and longcd to
see Atahl; wife. low the words
| pierced my haart-"MarS,s wife!o 1
Stssad the white jeE2ilod hand laid SO
kindly On my shoulder. aud said what
Was tfae-lha5l would do anything to
please Lady Gorke..
III YOU feei tired, > she said, "do not
l9n US fer q little while; come later on.
And. Miss Chester, make yourself look
,tigp; Z i,ilSt ilot ie6 Lazy SeNefne
tilHk herself the hand3omeSt woman in
tie world. Bring some Of vnir l,est
s,ras "a G. pS ooo
r,i,sja > ~ ''NAs ioino VI
liii5ic.
i Knew that. Had | not sung 10 him
Il hundred times by The river and in the
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A Brilliant Idea,

Harper's Bazsr: Now. Mr.. Rusticus,
there's what I call a bargain. The stove
has a qnick oven, and the draught is 90
arranged that it will save one.hnlf your
fuel.
Mrs. r (who is a student Of economies)
La sskes, pa, why don't you get two
and save all the fuel?
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12
ON Lone JourneY.

New York Weekly: Tramp-please,
mum, l can't git work at me trade noM
anywhere around here and wud you bt
80 kind as ter help me along on me jour
new TO a place where ! a find work.
LadyAPoor man! I didn't know husi
ness was SO dull. Where do you expect
to find work.
"~Considerin' the time O year. mum,
I'm afraid I'll have to go a long ways
north Of here.
Indeed, what is your trade2
1'm q snow shoveler, mum
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12

An Austrian Pompeii has just been
uncarthed neal lara. cara is the cap
ital of the Austrian province of Dial
malta. Thousands of CONS of the
Diocletian period and of other carly
times, rare specimens Of Grccian and
Roman sculpture and Byzantine archi-
lecture we're discovered along the Dali
matian shores. Amphithcatrcs. tenn
Piles, catacombs and other evidences of
Il busy and highly civilized community
We're unearthcu.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12

Andrew Carnegie, HE Pittsburg million
aire, expresses the opinion that men should
not leave great fortunes to their children.
Observation teaches that, generally speaking,
they should not hc so burdened. Great sums
beaueathed oftener work more for the injury
than for the good OF the recipients.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12

Mark Twain hasn't made u funny
speech nor written out a joke for two
or three years, but in explanation he
says he has had two cradles to rock
and a baby carriage IL push around.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12

He Cat Saratoga)--You must permit
me to compliment the hat you h~aveon,
Miss Kcepaway; it is most tastefully
trimmed. She-O thank you, Mr..
We're de We're. But isn't it rather un.
usual for gentlemen to give their at.
%tention TO snch matters? He-Wcll,
yes; suppose it is. But Il man who
has trimmed us many show-windows
as-er-um-yes. excuse me. Miss
Keepaway, perhaps you are finding the
NIGHT nilillY.-EpOch.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12

Is 1t probable that what 2 million women
say after daily trial IS a mistake They say
they kluw h test t6at Bobhins' Eseetslc Is
mos. economical, ru.est and hist. They have
had u years TO try IL. Tnu give ii Ole tiisl,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12

women Of leisure OF New York and Brooklyn
are interested IN u iud cure, Chr!stisn science
or faith healing The pupils of the classes
arc all women, while the teachers are both
men ard Manen.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12

When BABY vas sick, NC gare ner casso..a,
When she was a Child, she cried FOR Caa.orss.
When she hoea,no Miss. ate chung to castorsa,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12
If q new broom be immersed

II 8 new broom De lmmereed In boiling
water until it is quite cold. then thor.
oughly dried in the air, it will be far
more pleasant TO use and will last much
longer. Frequent moistenins of the
broom is conducive TO its usefulness and
also saves the carpet.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12

inc society man, like the turtle Is
no sooner "out of the swim" than he is
'.in tho soup.n-iuch.
When an Indian dies his relatives
pay his debts. Aud yet some people
think that Indians can be civilized
Life.
The City of Rome consumes an av-
erage of 300 tons of coal aday in Gross
ing the ocean at top speed.