The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-05-06

We commence the publication Of a
continued story this week which bids
/ fair TO be very interesting. We expect
/ to devote few columns every week to
this branch If literature and VIII
lendeavor to make selections that viii
I be instructive aud entertaining
\ good audience greeted Miss Eva
Shoutz at the Congregational church
last Friday evening and were highly
entertained. Her varied selections
gave opportunity for displaying her
power in the different lines of humor,
pathos and horror, in none OF which
was size disappointing. Her hearers
generally seem to have been most
pleased with ''The Second TRIAL, -
though it really did not afford the test
of power shown in ..Juck the Fisher
man. The Foxes Tails was us
well rendered a piece Of Scottish dia-
lect as we have ever heard.
The Cosmopolitan begins its thir-
teenth volume May issue, under the
joint editorship of W. d. IIoWells and
Mr.. Walker with table o. contents
which Will attract attention. James
Russell Lowell, Frank r.. Stockton, [
Theodore Roosevelt, Edmund Clarence
Stedmau, Henry james, Pref. II. H.
Boyescn, IIamlin Garland, john Hay,
Sarah Orue Jewett, Prof. Langley of
the Smithsonian, ThemHs Wentworth
Higginson. and W. y. Iowells him
self are among the contributors. Tie
in this Issue arc by such
well known artists as y. W. Kemble, .
Frederic Remington, f. 5. Church, /
Walter Crane, William NJ. Chase, c. .
5. Reinhart, Dan Beard, George vs.. /
Edwards, Wilson de Afeza, etc.
Mrs. II c. bingham gave a musicale
last evening in which her pupils were
the central figure. Solos were rend-
cred 10y Louisa Schmidt. rottie Hebron
MaBle WndIe, .Bessie Erwin, Charlie
Edwards and Harry Higgins, a duet
by the last named two and n trio by
the little Misses Bessie, ToLtie and
Mable, while lfuble and Bessie each
sang a very sweet little song. The
proficiency and exactness shown by
the little performers spoke volumes for
their thorough training and paiustuk-
ing practice. Mrs. Bingham has long
been recognized aus a teacher OF rare
ability, aHd last lights entertainment
fully sustains her reputation. Some
of the numbers rendered by the little
folks We're really difficult, yet most of
them have taken only one or two terms
of lessons. At the close of the
arranged program 3Ers. WiudIe ana
Mrs. Bingham each favored the com
paHy with several selections.
The cloudy wcatLa~ of ,bs first pant
of this week eliminated "Wednesday
afternoon in a heavy rain utermized
with hail. IF there had been high
wind ut the time much damage would
have been done to gardens and trees.
The rain continued with intervals for
several hours, and the ground is
thoroughly soaked. The wheat, rye,
barley aud cat crops, Will be sodzr
advanced 10y this rain that but a few
showers iuJuue Will DC required to nuke
lGIt crops -'t S.Ii1 -5'l7t Si "i'ttH
is planted, viii also make u vigorous
growth and will require no more rain
for Il month. White we are having
Just rain enough to make the crops
grow rapidly and enable tie farmers
to properly prepare the ground and
plant, the eastern part Of this state
and the middle states have been del
uged to such-an extent that the farm
els have been unable to enter their
fields and their crops are consequently
several weeks late. TCO much rain is
as bad as Il deficiency.