The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-09
There il q tres which grows in NADIA
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the trunk and spreading out like the
sections Of q fan. These leaves, Of
which there are generally not more
than tw%enty-four or each tree, are
from six to eight feet in length and
from four to six feet broad. AT the
base OF each leaf is n kind of cup, con-
tanning about a quart of cool, sweet
water. Tho natives save themselves
the trouble Of climbing the tree by
throwing q spear, which pierces the
leaf at the spot where the water is
The water then flows down into the
vessel held beneath 1T and the traveller
10 enabled to continue his journey,
ohssred and refreshed by the precious
liquid nature has so kindly provided
for his use.
Most travellers while in London pay
. visit to "London Stone" This his
toric stone is oblong in shape. of a
grayish color, and is imbedded in the
slabs Of the foundation of St Swithin's
church, which is situated right in the
heart Of the city. Tho stone was
srected by the Romans half a century
before the birth OF the Savior as ne
eentral milestone of point of their pos
sessions In Britain. From it all roads.
divisions Of property and distances
throughout the province were meas
nred. 1t has been recognized as the
heart of England from which all its
arteries flowed by every historian or
sntiquary known to English literature.
a feeling has always existed among
Englishmen about this stone which
was not altogether superstition. tina,
~ all distances were reclsoned from it
20 IL Wa In q certain way the base of
the stability Of England. .
The district of Whitechapel, London,
y rapidly ceasing to be, a it is gener'
Ally considered, q distinctively cock
ney populated locality. In 1891 one in
pvery five Inhabitants Of the locality
vas a foreigner, and since then there
has been q great influx OF foreigners,
mostly Bussjans md Russian Poles
More than 9, 900 of these foreigners set
We'd In the district during the last year,
IRVING out almost as many Londoners
The birth rate in Whitechapel is Al, as
compared with 25 In the western dis
Iricts Of London and At in Russia
Even II immigration should cease it is
considered pretty certain that the Rus
Hans and Poles will soon predominant
In Whitechapel.
The Zoothermic institute in Rome i.
cure" place where people go se
arink fresh blood for the cure Of govt
rheumatism and the great protratior
and anemin caused by the malaria
levers OF the Tontine marshes. Thu
blood to be inhibited is first ;rapidly
freed from fibrin by n carefully asepti,
method, the animals from which it ii
derived having previously undergone
inspection by q veterinary surgeon
Some patients battle either a pnrt o,
tho whole Of the body in the warn
blood, and. the italian doctors think
with great benefit
Bacteriologist Herman NJ. Biggs o
New York has .mado a report to the
board Of health OF the results Of his in
vestigation into EOS cases Of socallec
"%membranous Group" He says that hi.
observations justify the conclusion tina
tho disease is nothing more thar
laryngeal diphtheria. He recommends
that membranous Group should be put OF
the list Of contagious diseases. concern
which reports from physicians to tn,
health board are required. 1t is sale
that the Recommendation will b,
adopted.
In some OF the most exclusive ant
fashionable clubs in the West End
London, which usually has three lot
teries for the Derby, with On entranc,
fee of 825, $40 and IS respectively, tn,
pressure of poverty this year wa S,
strong upon the members that the frs
two were discontinued, Us the entrie
wore insufficient.
George Waldron, a Texas darby, VIII
formerly acted g q coachman for
leading Philadelphia business man, has
aperfectiy. white streak or stripe ex
tending from the ends of his tw,
middle fingers on the right hand to tn
sole of his right foot. 1t was caused
by his being struck by lightning sew
eral ysars ago. -.
May l saw oil the saloons in Fitch
burg, Mass, closed, the town havin,
last fall voted by u narrow margin TO
mo license" The night before prohi
bition went into effect was one lon
wild debauch; the streets and saloon
were croWded and there was free bee
for svsryens MAL.W
The seal hunters kiak is simply
piece Of boat shaped costume. Tho OF
cupant slows his legs away beneat
son,ethiag-Ake u carriage apron, tuck
ing it tightly around his waist. II
can take his skin canoe under his arr
and wall, away whit.
Electricity has been adopted for tow
ing tho canal boats on tho SUNNI
level Of the Canal de Bourgoyne, whic
connects the Siene and Soane, c~rossinI
In Its course the divide between tn
channel and the Mediterranean.
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OF the recruits in the British arm
last year 80, 094 were born il England
1857 in Scotland and 3, $50 in Ireland
One thousand three hundred and five G
these young soldiers were under /
years OF age.
Neither Missouri. Texas nor Artar
sas, possesses a worsted mill or a carpe
factory. nor'has Texas or Arkansas
single specimen of a paper mill or n
iron or steel industry.
The largest cave in Mexico, II not /
the world, has been found by a Frenc'
engineer in the wilds OF the southwes,
In 1t he found a cemetery, proving tina
the cavern had once been inhabited.
DIR. Emily A. Bruce declares tina
more women in New Enrlond die n.