The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-09-08

STONES SWepC ana a ring OF damp sea
weed raked around the circles. Then
the heaps were prepared for the bake
which was laid directly on the hot stones.
The bake contained sixty bushels Of
clans, three barrels OF Holsters, 900 ears
of corn, $50 chickens and 500 pounds OF
fish. Fish and potatoes were wrapped
in thin coverings Of cheese CLOTH Corn
was baked in baskets. When anything
was on, a huge wet canvass was drawn
tightly over all and sea weed strewn
thickly on top. This covering confined
the steam which the moisture from the
CLANS generated and which served to
cook the bake. Everything was served
by large corps Of colored WATERS in
courses, beginning with the clans in the
shell and ending with watermelon.
There was no attempt at STYLE of course,
and everybody just waded in like lot
of young'uns at a Sunday school picnic
and how they did enjoy 1.-THE swell
banquets they attended before and after
were simply not in it. 1t caught the
party so thoroughly that they missed
the baby parade at Asbury Park that
afternoon which they were billed to
attend. The parade came off in the
middle of the afternoon and the editors
didn't get back until supper time,
This baby parade is an institution at
Asbury Park and takes place annually
on the promenade along the beach.
Prizes are offered for the fattest, fer
twins, for the youngest, for the one far
therest from home, for the incest baby
wagon, the prcttiest baby costume and
so on and SO forth. They quit giving
prizes for the prettiest baby; made TOO
much trouble among jealous mammas
and endangered the lives of the judges.
In this parade 325, babies took part.
Babies galore, white and black; babies
with tow heads, black hair, golden halr,
red hair, no lair at all; roly poly kids,
creases at the wrist, dimples in the hands.
elbows, cheeks; nicely dressed, in deco
rated carriages pushed by proud mammas
by colored girls, by little children, or
drawn by handsome degs and solemn
goats-a string OF them nearly mile
long; one never sees such a raft of kids
in all his horn days and we out at Port
au-Peck stolidly eating clans.
The week closed with boat carnival
Saturday night OH Wesley Lake, the
pretty body of water which divides
Asbury Park and Ocean Grove. All the
neighboring hotels and cottages were
beautifully Illuminated and boats gaily
decorated and festooned with Chinese
lanterns went through facinaling ma
nenvers on the lake.
Monday morning the editors bade
adeap to Asbury Park and not without
keen regret, for none were tired of it
in fact, some went back after the dongs
in I,ew York city and remained another
week or so. The party took a special
train on the Central railroad of New
JERSEY for Plainficld, one of New Jerseys
old and very interesting manufacturing
cities. The trip led past the Shrewsbury
river, famous for its oysters through
Elizabeth, Perth Amboy and other towns.
At Plainfield stop was made to inspect
tile mammoth printing press works of
the Walter Scott company, where lunch
con was served. From Plalnfeld quick
run was made to Jersey City. which
point was made at noon. Here the ex-
cursionists went at once on board one of
Comodore Starins steamers in waiting
for trip by water. The trip gave a
magnificent panoramic view of New
York harbor and bay, water front, piers,
shipping, Bartholdi's statute of liberty,
Governors, Ellis and Liberty Island, the
Battery, Brooklyn bridge, Brooklyn. navy
yard, the New York charity buildings on
Blackwell's, Wards, Randall's, Riker's,
North and South Brother and Hart's
Islands. Also Forts Columbus, ans,
Schuyler. Willets Point and Darid's
Island military station. This was a
complimentary excursion rendered by
Comodore, Starin who owns line of
steamers plying between New York and
Brooklyn and Glen Islands, twenty miles
from the Battery. A splendid lunch was
served on board during the entire trip
and no one was obliged to drink sea
water unless they wanted to. Glen
Islands were reached about $50, where
all disembarked for two hours sight
seeing. The celebrated Glen Islands
embrace twelve small islands in Long
Island Sound, connected by rustic bridges,
arches and rocky passes, on which are
hundreds OF beautiful objects of interest,
good music. bathing, boating and elegant
cafes and refreshment halls. The islands
and all upon them belong to Comodore
Starin and an immense fortune has been
expended in beautifying them. The
walks are lined with the most costly
tropical plants in bloom and pineapplcs,
bananas. and other semi-tr0pical fruits.
Upon one Of the Islands is fish hatch
cry. ayaria, poultry farm, Kennels, and
the finest private collection of wild ami
mails iu The world. The collection cyef
surpasses tlas of Central Park. New York,
or Lincoln Park Chicago. The fare for
the round trip from New York; grand
boat ride OF 10 miles-is only 40 cents
and visitor to New York should devote
a half hay to visiting this attractive re-
sort.
The steamer landed her 500 or more
passengers at the Fall River pier. foct of
Murray street, New York, shortly after
six o'clock. Awalk Of six blocks brought
them to the Mutual Reserve building
corner of Broadway and Duane street
where President Harper gave a grand
dinner. The building is magnificent
structure, completed last May, ant cost
S1,250,oOO. 1t is the highest on Manhat.
tan Island and from its roof a grand view
is had OF the city. Jersey City, Brooklyn
and the the harbor and shipping. The
first body to occupy its splendid banquet