The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-10-05
HAT A MAN SEES.
When He's Away From Home The
Graphic Man Gets Stalled
In the Windy City.

Chicago is like Kimball--ln some res
pects-one can't get into barber shop
on Sunday without crow-bar. This is
something new-to me at least. A streak
Iof godlincss, morality and cleanliness
appears to have struck the Windy City.
This explains partly my presence here
on this SABBATH day instead of in the
Buckye state, as originally intended. 1
don't know but what it would pay to
start another strictly moral newspaper
in this town at this opportune time.
Chicago looks cleaner in Its business
portions than have ever seen it, and if
1T keeps on may approach Gotham in
This respect. The busy season with the
big department stores is just beginning
and they are filled with new fall and
winter goods and jammed with shoppers.
It's worth while sometimes to stand by
counter where some special sale is be-
ing made and watch the rapid sales. The
salesman or saleswoman has nothing to
do but take the money and with the arti-
Gle purshased fire it along. tothe cashier
and package wrapping department; no
talking, no arguing, no beating down Of
the price; the price is there in plain
black; YOU can take it or leave it. City
people familiar with all kinds Of goods
and prices by constant association with
the shopping district can tell bargain
at glance. Not so the country visitor,
and the latter more than likely pays
more for some special drive" than the
same could be bought for at home. The
city merchant understands human
nature better than his country brother
in the same business through meeting a
larger and more cosmopolitan consti-
tuency-and he knows how to advertise
better. The latter is the secret Of his
success when success comes
big city Is nothing new and | tire of
them one and all in a few hours. Still,
have managed to have considerable fun
out Of my enforced lay-over here after
all. For one thing went out to Lincoln
Park this afternoon to see the bikes,
blbOmer girls and other animals. Not
that I'm much stuck on bikes, but the
latter two are always Interesting to a
student Of natural history. At Lincoln
Park they enclose in safe places most of
the ANIMALS, but the pretty gray squir-
rels and the bloomer girls are allowed
to run at large. If you want to see a
sight that ought to make christopher
Columbus and Martha Washington dance
can-can together it is to have ffty-
year-old woman rugged out in bloomers,
tight-1tting, short-taiIed jacket and
Fedora hat go scortch ng by you against
the wind with her chin over the handle
bar. le gods: but the witch astride the
broomstick that chased Tau O'Shanter
on his gray mare on that terrible nights
ride is an angelic divinity beside the
modern woman IN hloomers. There
were some mighty pretty girls in bloom
ers out for spin this afternoon, too
that is to say, they had pretty faces, but
the graceful girl, handsome wheel and
charming day were all spoiled bv the
hideous boomers. No use talking girls,
bloomers are not becoming, and the
handsOmest suit Of them that can be
made will spoil the appearance of the
prettiest girl that lives. Approaching
one on wheel they do not appear SO
badly, but the rear views-well they re-
mind one of the Turks in Midway with
| the seat Of their pants dragging on the
ground,
| Going down State street last night a
| division chief of the fire department
went fairly flying over the pavement be.
hind spirited black horse that evident.
ly can trot like ghost. Anyway, he
was cutting minute clip when saw
him. An alarm OF dre turned IN from
Dearborn street in the heart Of the city
brought out nearly two dozen pieces Of
| fire apparatus. A fire alarm turned in
from such locality means business and
there is never any mistake made in moi
having effective fire fighting material
right on tap. The fire apparatus, men
and magnificent horses made quite q
showing even to the city folks and at
tracted lots Of attention. The horses
caught my eyes and cannot pass al
engine house without going in and look
| ing over the intelligent brutes upo1
which depends SO much. The chiefs
black horse referred to stood out in the
middle OF the street and unhitched while
his owner was investigating the cause o.
the fire; and as the great heavy trucks
engines and hose wagons swung arount
and about him he stood there as cain
and immovable as piece Of ice.
| struck a Salvation army corp thi,
morning on State street and joined th,
throng about them for few minute!
listening to the music made by an &C
cOrdian and base drum and the gospe
OF Christ as these people proclaim it
They carried a United States flag, which
ut intervals was held taut by two O
them to catch the offerings. That tn,
army has many friends at least wa
shown by the nickles, dimes and quar-
ters that were tossed into the folds Of til,
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