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ILLINOIS, FIRST BUILDING.
The French Inn Mt Kaskaskia Is BeinA
Undermined by the River.

The rcmorseless Mississippi continues
to undermine and destroy the old town
of Kaskaskia. says the Alton Sentinel
Democrat, and the latest advices from
there state that the old French inn, re-
puted to be the first building built in
the state OF Illinois, will share the fate
of othem in the spring and crumble into
the river The history of this old inn is
one of unusual interest. 1t was. built in
1852, and IN the palmy days of old Kas-
kaskia's prosperity it was the scene of
many a brilliant ball and reception. 1t
is a heavy wooden structure, built In
the French architecture of the day, with
a low roof. broad veranda, wide hall,
and many windows. The grounds adj
joining are said to have been very ex-
tensive in those days, as they must have
been TO afford oom for the quarters for
the numerous servants. the stables, and
other outbuildings. The gardens, too,
the delight of the early French villagers,
were exquisite and extensive. Here
grew the jasmine. the myrtle. the mock
orange, and scmi : tropical flowers
fringed the streets in fragrant profnsion.
Here some of the proudest families OF
the state We're received and entertained
the Popes, the Bonds, the KingsburyA,
and the Kanes-famous and powerful in
the history of that day. Such was the
Old inn during the palmy days of pros.
perity. But a shadow has fallen, and
the relentless river will soon sweep
away with its angry current all that is
left of this ancient landmark.
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AN OBSTINATE COLONEL.
And the Old Emperor William Was
Pleased with Him.


The present emperor of Germany,
| William H., is a stern moralist after the
German standard and in the efforts
gaming among the officers of the army
he has been inexorahle, says the Youths
Companion.
An authentic anccdo,e which was re-
lated Of him while he was still Prince
William and before the death of his
grandfather, the Emperor William l.,
revealed his intentions in this respect, as
well as promised to the Germans a
future emperor who was likely to rule
as well rs govern.
Prince William was at that timo
colonel of Il regiment OF hussars. He
observed that ONE of the officers of the
regiment We're gambling at a certain
club and he ordered his officers to cease
to visit this club.
The officers regarded this command rs
an infringement ofthcir personal liberty
and the president of the club. Prince
R, went us n representative of their
wishes, to the emperor and requested
him to remove the introduction.
The emperor sent for the prince, hi
grandson, and told him to revoke the
order.
"Am I still colonel of the regiment,
your majestya" the prince asked.
"Certainly." said the emperor.
"Tllen," said the prince. permit me
either to retain my authority in it or to
resign my commission"
No answer could have pleased the old
sovereign better.
oh" he said, stick to your order. !
should never find another colonel for
the regiment SO good as this one"
When Prince RI returned to the
emperor to know if the order was to be
revoked the emperor said. quizzically,
1T was no use. l told the colonel to
withdraw it, but he wouidn'the hear to /
Mt ALL"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
A Chumrny Elevator,

as the elevator safeP" asked the Gu.
rious passenger.
"Oh, yes" said tho elevator boy,
"she's all hunky if you treat her right
but All elevators got feclin' and won't
stan no foolin' round. This oue never
slips a cog less she's mad.
But you're joking, amt You, about
an elevator having feelingsp" suggest.
ed the curious passenger.
II know it's So" said the bow. ",cause
she sulks and goes by fits aud starts il
don't humor her. Pm awful good ia
my ELEVATOR, cause you see, we're
chums. don't jerk her around and
pull her up sharp any more but | used
to and Lord, how she did acts Why,
once she run TO tho roof and stuck
there and wouldn't bulge an inch.
The engineer couldn't do n thing with
her and reckoncd she was going to
keep me up there all night but when
laid my head again her and asked her
pardon she just slid down like n lady.
amt %foolln', honest Injun. 1 amt"
"What make is your e~levatorp" ask.
ed the curious passenger, who has b..
come much Interested.
Dunno" said the bow, as he reach.
ed the ground floor, "bnt there's only
another II in town like this" he con.
tinued, lying clicerfully from the force
OF bit.-DetroH Free Press.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
"Jenks. the poet, has made quite a
success as u poet"
"Yes, his verses are on a sound foot
hQ."-RaHa.
Those Little Sleeves.

The kidneys, separate from the blood, as
1t passes through them, impurities for
which the tlnnl medium Of liberation from
the system Is the bladder. When their
function is suspended direful results en-
sue. Among these are dropsy. Bright's
disease, diabetes and maladies which ter
inmate In some one of these. Hostctter's
Stomach Bitters stimulates the kid
ncys, not MS an unmedicatcd alcoholic
stimulant would by exciting them,
but by gently impelling them to renewed
action and pcrpotuating their activity
and vigor. Thus the blood is once more
insured publication and the organs them
selves saved from destruction. Malaria,
constipation, liver complaint, nervous
ness, dyspepsia and rheumatism are nil
thoroughly rcmedled by the Bitters,
appe.i.er, general tonic and %"i' sleep L"uso PRO.
moter Use 1t regularly, not semi
occasionally.
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AuMoR FROM THE JUDGES BENCH
Good Stories Collected from Various
Courts Across the Ocean. f.

Grim humor has often played n con.
spicuous part in criminal trials, and Of
the notorious irish hanging Judge, Lord
Norbury, some curious stories are told.
A man was once tried before him for
the awful otfense of putting out his
tongue at IL constable. His lordship
ordered him to be whipped on three
successive days from the Jail to the
market house. When his lordship had
concluded, the prisoner exclaimed:
The devil thank you: that's all you
can do" Whereupon his lordship re-
'uming, said; Hold your tongue. sir;
low dare you interrupt the judgment
N the court?' and significantly added,
and back again"
OF the nj judge it was said that he
had never been known to she'd IL tear
out once. and that was during the rep
resentation of the "Beggar's Opera"
when Macheath got a rcprieve. 1t is
also related of him that he once asked
an eminent special pleader at the din
ner table whether the dish near him was
hung beef, because, if so, he would try
It. "If you try it, my lord" was tho
bitter reply, "it is sure to be hung"
Lord BraAtield, Il Scotch Judge, once
said TO an eloquent culprit at the bar:
You're a vara clever chicl, mon; but
I'm thinking ye wad be none the waur
O. a ~hangin'."
Unconsciously funny was the Irish
man who, on being placed ut the bar,
felt quite uneasy when arraigned and
complained bitterly that he should be
in such an awkward position so far
from friends and home. The judre felt
kindly toward him and said: "Be calm,
young man. You may rest assured
that, although among strangers, full
justice will be done you" "Beme soul,
yer honor" groaned Pat, "and it's the
fear of that same that thrubb1es me-"
But funnier stiil, 10 its unconscious
humor, is the following: Lord Chief
Justice Holt, when young, was very
e~xtravagant, and belonged to q club of
wild fellows, most Of whom took an in
famous course of life. When his lord
ship was engaged at the Old Bailey, a
man was tried and convicted of n rob-
berry on the highway whom the Judge
remembered 10 have been ono of his old,
companions. Moved by that curiosity
which is natural on a retrospcction of
past life, Holt, thinking the fellow did
not know him, asked what had becom.'
| of such and such of his old associates.
"Ah, my lord" said the culprit, max.
jng a low bow, "they are all hanged but
Your lordship and I."-Newcastle Chroa-
icjp
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sTHRY o THE BEST ATTENTION"
4Why, Of course, DEAR" responded
his sr,use. "They have to on the stage.
you know. I'm su.e there's notnlng
Objectionable to these people. The
men don't try to lirt at all"
"That's u swell topcoat the leader
wore" announced MIR. Wilson. "The-
ntrical people are always well-dressed,
though"
"Well," put in Dryer, "the girls a
sumner, anyway"
Going up stairs Mrs. Boggs charged
her husband to bring home tickets for
Tuesday night, because she wanted to
take him down and show him what
splendid judgment she 'had on actors.
He lit his pipe and declined, on the
score Of business. any engagement that
week, but said she might go Saturday
and take her mother.
For six days the actors created the
greatest excitement in the boarders'
household. They camo and went,
talked loud, dressed well, refused to
f1irtr got the best of attention, aud in.
;terloped a delightful thfaid'oY theatric!
al jingle In the snatches of their con
v~ersation which reached the eager ears
around them.
The presence OF three real live actors
In a household of theater-goers was
like the splash of n big rock In u pool
OF still water. The ripples widened and
seemed continually broadening out
from the center. All the small talk
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
Lee Fone FiddIes in Irish.

Extensive Ms is every San Franciscan-s
knowledge of the city's Chinatown, no.
where can be found a citizen who had
any recollection of hearing of n Chinese
who played popular airs on a violin
with any sort OF a touch that is sugges-
tive of early training and an ardent ad-
tmifation Tor music. But Lee Fong Is
lust such a heather prodigy. with a
history that is of exceeding interest.
They call him Tom Flanagan" for.
strange 10 relate, the boy has Il great
liking for Irish airs and melodies, and
plays them in preference to the COM
positions of German Or American COM
posers. Tom came to California about
eight years ago. He first listened to
the playing of a violin mt Il theatre in
Oakland. He liked "Melican music"
and often stood for hours at Il park or
open-air concert listening to a brass
band discourse popular airs. Finally
the idea struck him that it would be pos
sible for him to learn to play the fiddle.
so strai ghtaway he HE'D him to a second
hand store, where he purchased violin
for $6.
@Mc no like China music" said he
with u contemplate sheer. TOO much
dun, dun, o muchce squeak"
With the help Of II German, who jok-
ingly undertook to give Tom prelimin-
cry instruction in the production Of
harmonious sounds, the Chinese learned
to handle the bow with considerable
dexterity. His advance was rapid. and
in less than two years Tom could do
musical justice At any country hoedown.
aud inspire even II more elevated social
gathering with exhilaration when he
drew music out of the violin strings.
"Ilish music heep lively" said Tom,
as he drew his finger along his yiolin's
bass string. You like me play for
you2'
"By all means"
~ play"
The Wearing of the Green" "Killan
ney," and an Irish jig followed. TOMS
arm swung with IN ensy motion and his
foot beat time. His eyes Diluted a lit
tic and his mouth twitched, showing
that he felt in his very soul the vibra-
tons of the sweet Celtic melodies.--San
Francisco CUN.
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Enthusiastically the actors were fused
to something" as Mrs. Boggs said.
They talked right along to each other
In measured and we'll accentuated
tones. They sometimes talked loud
and they talked a great deal. When
they entered or left the room they did
so without the confusion that generally
comes to people who realize they nre
conspicuous, and at the sane time
clearly inpressing upon the boarders
the fact that they well knew they were
the subject Of a general furry.
Henry who had charge of the dining
room, waved tAem out with the court
esy distinguished people merit and re-
ccive from the obscqlious. Then he
told Mr.. Smith the actors belonged to
the theatrical company, just arrived in
town that day.
"Quite so," said Smith. II knew,
Mrs. Boggs, they were people of dis
tinction."
"Oh, very much out of the ordinary"
put in Mrs. Robinson. "The tall man
plays the Prince OF Wales, / am sure. Z"
@What a delightful accent the big
man has," INTERCEPTED Mrs. Boggs.
Ellis every word seems studied. So
glad they are not ordinary players"
@Did you notice how loud they
talked?" timidly suggested Mr.. Franks
ado oil actors talk that waY?"
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are the Children at mono.

Each day when the glow of the sunset fades
in The western sky,
And the wee ones, tired OF playing, 20 trip
ping lightly by,
1stcal away from my husband as he sits In
the easy cluir,
And watch from the opcn doorway their faces
fresh and fntr.
Alone in the dear old homestead, that once
was fuil of life,
Ringing with girlish laughter. ccloing boyish
strife,
We two are waiting together. and oft us the
shadows come
With tremulous voice he calls me: at IL
night, are the children homer
"Yes, l9ye," answer him gently; they're
And ! sing In my quiver treble n song SO soft
and low.
Till the old man drops TO slumber with his
And ] tell to myself the number home in the
better land.
Home where never n sorrow dim their eyes
with tears,
Where the smile of God is on them through
all the hummer years.
] knoW-yet my arms are empty that fondIy
folded seven,
And the mother heart within me Is aImos,
starved for heaven.
A breath, md the vision is lifted away on the
wings of light,
And ngain we two are together, all alone In
tie night.
They tell me his mind ia failing, but i smile
at the Idle fears
He is only bnck with the children, in the dear
and peaceful years.
And still, us the summer sunset fades away in
the west,
And the wee ones, tired of playing, no troop.
Ing hoine TO rest,
My husonlid calls from his corner: Say, love,
hive the children Gomez
And ] niswer. with eyes upiirted; eyes. dear,
they uic ul ut hume.f
Margaret L. Sangstcr.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
The Ladies'.

TIL pleasant effect and perfect safety
with which ladies' may use the California
liquid laxative, Syrup Of Figs, under all
conditions, make it their favorite RENE
dy. To get the true and genuine article,
look for the name of the California Fig
Syrup Co, printed near the bottom of the
package.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

nat parsed the board diverred from
one TOT lie. On one point ali agreed.
Actors were not such bad persons after
all. They were a maligned class. Even
the critical lady of the house was
lenient. She contented herself with
the remark that actors when they did
pay paid we'll. Overtures were made
after the first day, but the actors re-
fused to be taken into the family, and
with their repulse everybody imme-
diately conceded Mrs. Boggs' point and
agreed "they must be somebody"
MIR. Boggs, however, ate apple pie
for dessert daily, despite Mrs. Boggs'
protest that "pie was bad FORM" and
once advanced the solitary opinion
that all actors were pretty much the
same.
He was frowncd down at once.
"Our actors are above the common
herd, was the boarders' verdict.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
Queer Things in a Wen.

While workmen were oncc engaged
i'll sinking a well on the farm of David
Dunning in Washington Township;
Ringgoid County, Iowa. they had some
queer experiences. At a depth Of
fourteen feet they found between a
peck aud a haIf-btsEel of white walnuta
or "butrcrnuts," and at n depth Of
twenty-six feet a fine pair of decr's
horns and 4 large log d wood. The
horns were very soft when first taken
out. but soon hardened on exposure to
the air. The peculiar part Of the whole
affair is the fact that there is not n single
bntternnt tree known to be growing in
that portion of the statc.-St. Louis Re-
pubic.
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the plays of the week. When Boggs
reached home the other night-thcy
board-his six months wife said with
Joyful emphasis and I'M air of mystery
peculiar to young womankind:
"What do you think?"
III give it up" said Boggs, sunless
some ones stolen my new trousers
"Better than that" replied Mrs.
Boggs. Just guess"
"Leak in the bathtub?n
mo, goose! Try again"
sShe's had the lace curtains cleuned?n
SNope. ! wish she had. That's not
1t. You shall have just one more
chance
u decline, /" said Boggs, "break 1T to
me easy"
.Therc's actors in the house." an
nounced Mrs. Boggs brcathlessly.
"They came this afternoon. and will sit
at the table ~neXtsto ours"
Mrs. Boggs looked ut her husband to
note the effect upon him her announce
mcnt had made.
Boggs took off his hat, laid aside his
overcoat, stood his cane in the corner,
and turned on the water in the station
airy washbasin preparatory to his ante
dinner additions.
"Well!" calculated Mrs. Boggs, her
tone plainly expectant.
"Well, returned Eoggs.~ lathcring his
hands, Suppose they are?"
"You never take interest in any
thing" famed up his wife. "Come on
TO dinner.n
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

1t is always the other fellow who
brings politics into the discussion of IL
public question On our side we never
sink below the leselo craftsmanship
BossQa TfesseytD.
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Not Much.

Coxeyitc-aNo; l don't work. Tho
world owes me u living"
Induslrian-aYes; but you'll get left
If you expect others to collect it for
vol. Life,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
A Shaky Longing.

Il wish ] were a real healthy earth.
quake" sighed the bad actor.
"Why?' asked his friend.
Il might bring down the house In tina,
case" responded the actor, YEARLY
Halo.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
Halls Catarrh Cure
Il taken internally. Price Is cents

-Yonkers Statesman: Crimsonbenk-
Don't o see that very red spot over
thsre7 Bacon-You evidently cant sec
any further than our nose.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

swE'vE GOT ACTORS IN THE HOUSE,
AND OF the men she said:
aThat bl~aclt-haired fellow must be a
leading a You can see he is used
to something. He tics his own dress
tie, and oh! look; he has lilies of the
valley In February"
Boggs heard him say to Katie, the
waitress:
"Carn't you bring me cafe ct noir?
l despise the large cups. Too beastly
big. Ali thanks, awfully."
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

Jones poem was uec,,nou " tns
magazines" "Of course; the maya
zines don't publish poetry."-Auaata
Consultation.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

-Lo Bengula-Do you know tina the
bearded lady died last night
heard about 1t. It's awful sad. She lief,
. wife and three children.
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ACTORS IN THE HOUSE.
THEY CAUSE EXCITEMENT AMONG
THE ORDINARY soARDERs.
Mrs. Boge. and Others Ready with
Plaudit. Household Gets . Cold
Water Shock.

Boggs has always
Impressed it upon
her husband that
she knew all about
thcaters, actors,
and actresses. OFF,
hand she can tell
him without look
ing for it in the
papers just who is
at any playhouse,
and with equal
ease
upon the merits of
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

CHANGING around the dining-room the
Boggses saw at nee interest and sub
dued comment manifested at all the
tables. From their end seats ut tho
head table "a view of the entire room
was in command. The far table, from
which nll new arrivals graduated, had
seated about it We men and u very
pretty IN
Mrs. Boggs sized up the situation in
IN aside. She suid:
.Myl how well her clothes fit. II
she didn't powder she would be stun
ning.n
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

Chicago Inter Ocean: Whenever the
thermometer shows evidences of trying to
get up in the world then all creation acts
as If they are warm about 1t.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

do o think you can safely trust n
business secret to Bnnks2
should say so. lent him SIS nearly a
year ago, and he has never breathcd II
word about 1t since.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

-Dinks-Those Boston girls really seem
to think their eyeglasses becoming.
Danks-Why not3 They certainly wear
'em to improve their looks.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

.My dear fellow, she is m angel. How
e1quisitely lovely her complexion is.
They soy she uses Gicnn's Sulphur SOAP
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

ShiIoh's Consumption Cure is sold on u
guarantee. 1t cures Incipient Consump-
ton. 1t is the best Cough Cure. % cents,
80 cents and Sl.00.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

The king of Portugal could sell the
Jewels in his crown for $o,ooo,oool III
case of II royal financial stringency.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

Seattle, Wash, furnishes a story of q
COW that had been living for some time
with d steel wire through her hear
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

Almost ncper does DR.. sagos Catarrh
Remedy fail to euro the very worst cases
of chronic Catarrh. You can judge of the
chances OF it from the makers offer. They'll
guarantee it in every case.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
THE VERY THING FOR CHILD

extracts-sugar-coated. One Of them at a
dose is u corrective, a regulator, q gentle
laxative.
When you feel "a touch of biIiousness" OF
indigestion, take ono of these little Pellets
They go right to tho spot.
They absolutely and permanently cure
Constipation, Sour Stomach, Dizziness, Sick
or Bilious Headaches, and every derange
ment of the liver, stomach, and bowels.
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MRS. MANBY'S PLOT.

At the time / knew the TowcrHouso
its sole occupnnt-eXception made of
the necessary scrvants-was the widow
of Herbert Winstanley,u grave, severe
looking dame, of somewhere about
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-08-08
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES.

The attention of the public is called to
the safe deposit boxes at the Home Saw
ings bank, and the great Importance Of
every one who has not a safe place
of keeping valuable papers Of availing
themselves of the opportunity of renting
one of these boxes. They are situated
snside Of their main vault, which is abb
sOlutely fire-prOOf. Each box is encased
in one half inch Of croam steel, and Sc
cured by strong Yale lock. They fur
nish an absolutely safe place for all val
liable papers, such as deeds, mortgages,
insurance pOlices and notes, besides
jewelry and silverware, all of which
should be kept from fire and burglars.
A great many people do not regard in
surance policies and deeds as being very
valuable. This is very true till they are
destroyed, then it costs time and money
to replace them, and instances have oc-
cured where insurance companies would
not make the losses good. However it
always causes trouble. The rental for a
box is only So a year, and no one can
afford to be without one.