The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-07-13

Held n hit her oVer the head with q
hoe. Then he o the train for I'M
parts. Mrs. Hancock is dead
the governor has offered a reward
for the capture of the tinicky Mr.. Han
cock.
The Hull house poetical contest Ia
the poets of Chicago and vi
cinity. Three prizes of 500. $50 and s2s
been offered for the best exhibit
lions of American song writing and al.
ready the number of contributions re.
ceived is over 800, while there is no tell.
ing where they will stop. There are
hopes that the competition will result
In the discovery of an American song
that will live for ages, but the hopes OF
the Judges are not very strong. AS a
these poetical contests bring out
except poets, which Is more
less d~iscouraging. Mr.. Thomas OF
the Hull house believes that America is
an inspiring subject for song writers,
he is not sanguinc of the result Of
the scheme.
Several year ago Jose Marti. the
Cuban revolutionist. fell in love With
one Of his pupils in New York. She
oy WIN Aih W. WI IN
his passion. One reason for this
apparent hardness of heart was that
he already had a wife and child in
Cuba. Another reason was that her
affections had been previously be-
for Argentine and Uruguay in New
York, which he was obliged to give up
on the demand from Spain at the out
NraoL M tho Cuban pcn,.,aatjnn
"Henceforth," he exclaimed. l am only
and Joined the Cuban ranks. On the
was married to another.
Fifteen years ago the wife of Edwin
Morrison, u clerk in the office of the
Little Miami railroad in Cincinnati,
was very Ill. He old her that If she
died he would live beside her grave.
She died and for a fortnight afterward
he was unconscious. Then the body was
taken to IN isolated cemetery on the
Little Miami river above Miamisville.
Morrison did not come back and was
soon forgotten. 1t Is now learned that
for fifteen years he has lived in a little
hut beside the rave. The sexton gives
him food and clothes and he goes on err
rands to the town As payment. He Is
always courteous and kind" n is
much beloved by all the children, but
"his heart is in the grave
The craze for portraits which has
been started by the portrait exhibi-
lions In the east has extended to minia-
lures. This is a branch OF portrait
painting which calls for a good deal Of
skill, and a fair price for a miniature
Is 5000. The costuming for a miniature
should be very effective. Jewels and
white shoulders being much in evil
dence." The prices of the frames range
from $40 to $3.50. The miniature is
framed like a portrait oA a small scale.
The IVA is the preferred shape,
times plain. sometimes decorated with
fancy designs of ribbon knots. The
round and square shapes are also used.
The most effective setting is the oval of
pearls or b%rilliants.
The advocates of the new
with her advanced theories of woman's
apparel, will learn with regret that the
agitation Is by no means a fin de steele
idea. In fact, some one has discovered
that the idea is as old as the human
race itself. In one translation of the
bible the word rendered apron in the
common version Is translated "breech-
es." And they sewed fig leaves to-
gether and made themselves breeches.'
The French are experimenting with a
single track temporary railroad that
can be laid on a country road or across
the fields. They expect to use 1t in mill
tary operations and in harvesting crops.
The barrows and cars used are IN the
bicycle principle. and they can be ope-
rated either by hand or horse power.
The gain in the use of the single rail Is
the great diminution of friction.
Ten thousand acres of peach orchards
in central Georgia are owned and man.
aged by one man, who claims the dis
tinction of being the largest peach
grower in the world.
Dickerson county, Virginia, has a
woman mall carrier. She is a widow,
60 years old. and covers her route regu.
larly and punctually in all weathers
rendering the best of service.
The question, Can any good come out
VI Tie t Oul I1ulioiCu 10 HSWGIeu Shl-
i%sfactorily by referring the questioner
to the cast of Miss Adele Sloane, who
married Mr.. Burden asst week and who
Is known as a very exemplary and pious
girl. Last Christmas she compiled q
work which she dedicated to her mother
and called Thoughts on a Present
Heaven" 1t was printed for private
selection and it is said that the selec-
lions "evince wide reading and an un-
usually thoughtful. spiritual trend Of
mind in a girl of 49,"
A French general has inaugurated a
plan which finds much favor In the
German army. namely. hat of permit
ting and even encouraging the soldiers
to sing when oil the march, a privilege
which has been strictly denied until
recently. 1t has also been arranged that
any soldier who a play on any of the
smaller musical instruments shall be
provided with such instrument at the
expense of the state. 1t Is claimed that
this Introduction of a musical feature
into the army will serve to revive the
spirits of the men. and Will materially
aid in alleviatinI the hardships of mil.
itary service.
The famous laura Brldgeman, who
N>came educated through the sense OF
touch alone. having been deaf, dumb
and blind. has a counterpart in Helen
Keller. a deaf and blind mute in a pri-
yate school In New York, who
fiuently on the typewriter. and who has
been offered a nice sum of money for a
sketch of her impressions Of life by a
publication to young people.
'Longshore folk in Maine are telling
about a big white whale which has
been cruising off the coast in that re.
gfon lately. 1t is said to be about forty
feet long and of q grayish black color