The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-05-26
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KIMBALI., SOUTH DAKOTA.
Customs duties are In many particu-
lars not enforced along our Mexican
boundary with the strictness that pre-
walls upon the Canadian border. This
is especially the case with those NOV
able western commodities, cattle,
horses and sheep. With all the nat
ural obstacles in the shape OF noun
tains, forest aud arid plains it has thus
far been found impracticable for Gus
toms officers to patrol so long a border,
and among the numerous ranch herds
grazing or both sides of the boundary
It is hard to prove of cattle found on
either side that they We're driven from
the other. The sentiment of the PEG.
pie along the border inclines to FREQ
trade in respect to live stock. With
some of the customs officials who are
In service for reasons neither hygienic
nor patriotic it is not difficult for SNUG
comes about that OF tho many herds of
live stock driven north from old Mex.
leo but u small portion is ever accounted
for in the records of customs receipts.
The drink known as the cocktail was
invented and named by Elizabeth Elan
agan, the wife of an Irish soldier who
died during the revolution. She thel,
became a sutler and followed the troot
of Virginian horse which in 1879 VIM
tered ut -Four Corners, between White
Plains and Tarrytown. Westchestel
county, New York. Betsy Flanagan
set up n hotel, which the American md
French officers f%requented. They
would come in after a night at the card
table for u ''bracer", and Mistress.
Flanagan would provide them with a
drink that made them feel as fresh a.
cocks tail" In time the compound re
ceived the nnrne by which it is now
known.
An interesting fact not generally
known in regard to the diplomatic
corps is that n member of that august
cannot, under the penalty of official
repriman6 and danger of recall, appear
at q fancy ball in the national court
costume. This fact was developed dur
ing the present winter, when u large
fancy ball was given at one OF the pri.
vatc houses on the same evening of the
presidential reception to the diplo-
matte corps. Those of the diplomats
who attended the ball later in the
evening were obliged to first change
the court costumes worn at the white
house. Inquiry on the part of curious
friends developed the reason Just stated.
The little insect popularity called the
death watch or tick is a timber boring
insect which usually commences its
sound late in the spring and is no other
than the call by which the male and
femnle are led to each other, the same
as with birds during the mating sea
son. The sound they emit is not owing
to the voice of the insect, but to Its
beating on Or striking any hard sub
stance with the shield or fore part OF
Its head. The prevailing number OF
strokes are from seven to nine and
eleven aud 1t is this circumstance
which probably adds to the ominous
character it bears among ignorant and
superstitious persons. ~
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Emperor William of Germany was
appointed to the honorary ~colonelcy OF
q British cavalry regiment, the First
royal dragons, by Queen Victoria, on
the occasion of the recent marriage
festivities at Coburg. This is the first
time n foreign sovereign has ever held
such n post In tho British army, al.
though the emperor is an honorary nd.
miral in the British fleet. Queen Vic.
toria is honorary colonel of a Prussinn
cavalry regiment.
For many years n fight for and
against the Sunday opening Of picture
galleries in London has been waged in
LAdt SlGy. lhC uBhG WuS won III ttt
common council by tho liberal element
several weeks ago, but only by the cast.
ing vote OF the president. Two Sun.
days since The G%uildhull art gallery
was open for tho first time. Two thou
sand three hundred aud siXty-nine peo-
pie visited the gallery during tho three
hours it vas open.
One OF the easiest and most trust.
worthy modes OF determining whether
a supposed diamond is genuine or false
is as follows: Pierce q hole in q care
with n needle or PIN, and then look q,
it, using the tone as a lens. II tho
supposed diamond is genuine you will.
see but one hole; if false, two will mp
pear. With an imitation stone yor
may also see the lines on tho skin o
your finger; with the true gem you can
not.
A love match, which had for som,
time existed between MIR. Yates, nget
VS., and Mrs. Sawyer, aged 70. OF Belle
vue. O., was 80 opposed by the chill
dren of both parties that the old coupl,
had to elope and wed on the sly.