The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-02-09

anu YOU VIII wall. Il DalTel OIL IL. WOE.
Log Cabin Maple Syrup at William
Matiles AT actual cost, to close it cut.
Guaranteed absolutely pure, under $500
forfeit.
The Chicago weather station reports
for the past twenty three years show
that the ground hog has been right
eleven years and wrong twelve. In other
words it is still an open question whether
a bright Feb. End is followed by a lale
spring or vice versa.
J.C. Aver & Co.'S advertising agen,
was in town Tuesday renewing this con-
Germs contract with the GRAPHIC. He hus
been travelling by team all over the state
since last fell aud said it was the first
day he had to lay up on account of the
weather this winter.
Ayoung man in Lowell, Mass, troubled
for years with a constant succession of
boils on his neck, was completely cured
by taking only three bottles of Ayers
Sarsaparll!a. Another result Of the
treatment was greatly improved diges-
ton with increased av0irdupois..
Among those who went down on the
German liner Elbe was Mrs. NJ. C. Con-
n0rs of Spearfish OF this state, who was
returning to this country with the body
OF her husband. MIR. Connors was for
merly mayor OF Spparfish and one of the
wealthlest men in the state. They leave
two sons.
We are reminded that spring is not far
away by the arrival of the annual seed
catalogues. The Stores Il Harrison conf
nany of Palnsyil!e, Ohio, by the way,
have Just issued $4,000 nursery and seed
catalogues, on which the postage was
$1,000. The weight of the matter was
twenty-five tons.
Representative Lumhard has INTRO
duced a bill providing that wherever an
ar esian well has been accepted by any
organized township. said well shall
then be under entire supervision and
control of said township, and making it
a misdemeanor to tap or obstruct any of
the water ways from the the we'll.
Anew yacht is to be constructed wish
which to try conclusions with the Brit.
ishers across the Atlantic and the New
York Sun is gathering suggestions for a
name for the new yacht. One fellow
Wants it called What Ma Says because
what ma says goes. Another sngee sts
"Cocktail' because its easy to get a
"heal' on, while another wants it nan ed
"COlic"-1ever without wind.
bin has been introduced in the lrg,s s.
lature taxing sllotguns and rifles 30
c'nts, the tax to go to the state game
protection fund. The hill has murl,
merit, although a large number of guns
will escape taxation. 1t is no more than
fair that those who want the game pro-
tected should pay for it and those who
don't, but W a gun ana use it. ought
to a many tunes 80 cents it's a
small return for the damage they do.
An exchange states that a nice young
man gave his laundry to his best girl to
do up. The result was the girl used
baking powder instead of starch.
In less than ten minutes after
the young man put on his shirt the tail
of the garment raised above his ears in
spite Of all that he could do. With the
assistance of a few friends he was
released from his periious predicamcnt.
Young ladies cannot be too careful in
matters of this kind.
A dancing party has been arranged
for next Friday evening for the benefit
Of The opera-house. the net proceeds to
go towards letter lights and other needs.
Prof. G, Bert Barhorka, leader of the
Mitchell Parlor Orchestra, will furnish
the music with the assistance OF home
talent. The income Of the nppra-house
doesn't paw the taxes and insurance and
a little help is no more than right
when additional fixtures OF repairs arc
waattd by the town.
Hicks, the weather liar, says the worst
wenther hasn't been tapped yet and
we'll have to run close hauled aud with
double reefed !opsails until along about
April l, :hen will cogne snow squalls and
rain in torrents. May, he says will be
Favorable for crops, followed by a very
wet June. He predicts n favorable
season for the Dakotaa, Nebraska and
Kansas, and that the signs are right for
several years good crops in the states
named. On the other hand the southern
states are going to get it in the neck for
two OF three years, the lrout.: reaching
a crisis about 1896.
The retail grOcers in the big cities
especially Chicago and New York, sre
puzziing tGeir brains how to beat the
big department. stores, that are steadily
taking the trade away from them, hut at
last accounts were no nearer IA remedy
than at FIRST. The fact OF tho matter is
all OF the big department stores in Chi
cago and New York arc great advertisers
and one cannot pick up a metropolitan
paper without seeing the advertisements
of the grocery departments Of these big
stores, while the advertisement OF an
exclusive grocery store is rarely aver
seen. The department stores WI their
existence mainly TO the natural inelina-
ton of the people to %patronizs the large
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advertisers. Ii the retaii grocers expect
TO hold their grip,t they will have to use
9 little newspaper space,