The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-02-29
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kIMBhLI., SOUTH DAKOTA
MI. Austin, an assistant librarian. In
sataloguing he fine Dante collection
presented to Cornel university by Prof.
Willard Fiske. ound some live book
worms in an edition of the Divine Com
edy" bearing the date MDNxNV1. This
is the third TINE only that these rare In
sects have been found in IN American
library. Carefully removing the worms,
which were eating from front to back
and had only reached thef front OF
the Inferno. Mr., Austin took them to
Prof. Comstock, of the chronological
department. There, after making sure
tina they were the genuine ~knokworns.
they were developed; and, having Sc
cured the beetles. they were bred from
until there We're sufficient. eggs. book.
worms and beetles for the university
museum. and enough more to make Mr..
Austin Il present Of a good sized vial
fun of each.
Exceptional honors were paid to Min
ME Hauk during her recent stay al
Rome. The holy father received her in
special audience and gave her permits
sion to be present at the private mass
celebrated by the pope himself In his
private chapel on New Years day. A
few days afterward the great singer
was presented to her majesty, the queen
of Italy. at the queens own desire, and
had the privilege of singing a few songs
at the quirinal.
The happiest child In Chicago is lit
tie Emma Spear of 2641 Lake street,
who was abducted from her home nine
years ago and has been restored to her
parents at the age of II years. The
child's mother has filled and put aside
a Christmas o for her every year since
h has been away, and little Emma ID
now busy exploring the contents of these
packages. She says: "Oh, my, but it's
fun to la everybody loving you all
the time"
The Atlantic Monthly has made an in
auiry of 49, 900 teachers and superintend.
ents of public schools concerning the &C.
q status of teachers and the schools
in every part of the union. A genera,
summary of the results of this interest.
ing inquiry by President G. Stanley Hal
will appear in the Atlantic Monthly fol
March.
Excavations have been begun on the
site of the ancient Roman city of yeru.
lamiun,, near st. Adams. With the per.
mission of the earl OF Nerriam. The
first thing to be dug for Is the south
gate on the road leading to Camelot. II
Is hoped that races of the adjacent
British city of Cassivelaunus, who was
defeated by Caesar, may also be found
The other day a man was received at
the asylum for the insane at Columbus,
O., from Holmes county, who hadsbeen
kept in chains in one room for forty.
four years. Holmes county. by the way
is the place where they organized a re-
ballion to resist the draft during the wal
for the union And they always vote
'er straight in thai part Of Ohio.
The University of California offers
for the current term a course of instruc-
tion on the Monroe doctrine. treating
of Its origin, application and develop
ment. This course Is to be given It tbs
rate of one hour per week, and is to be
open only to students who are pursuing
or have completed the course on inter.
national law.
Miss Nellie G. Robinson, q. woman at.
torney Of Cincinnati, is preparing to
make a kick On the ruling of the su.
pre1ne u of Ohio, which holds tina
ZONE cannot act as notaries public,
She will carry the question UP to the
supreme court at Washington and will
max a plea before that august body,
According to the last annual report OF
of the Congregational association OF
New York there are I've women who
are pastors Of small Congregational
churches in the state. These women are
all in middle life, have been married
n have had children. With one ex.
ception they are wives of ministers.
Chauncey NJ. Depew says tina the
American railroad is the greatest rail.
road in the world. and the railroad ser.
vice is this best in the world to follow be-
cause 1t permits both work and clear
conscience, and anybody, he says, who
has that combination, can live forever
1t is recalled now thai Napoleon, on
the completion of the Louisiana pur.
chase, said: This accession of terrific.
ry strengthens forever the power o.
the United States, and I have given tc
England a maritime rival that viii
sooner or later humble her pride"
There lives a nan in Wayne, Me-, who
three years ago. resolved to keep an ac-
count of the clothespins he should be
called upon to buy. Since, then he has
purchased forty dozen and his wife
neither takes in washings nor uses them
for kindling.
The little hamlet Of Affection, Jefferson
County. Wis, enjoys the distinction o1
being the only settlement In the Badger
state in which no woma resides. VIVA
a chance there would be for the new
woman to gain everlasting fame In AL
lection.
An eye witness Of the battle OF Water
loo is still living at Ellsworth, O., a lit
tie village fifteen miles east OF Alliance,
1t is James r. Green. who is in his 9sth
year, and who expects to help elect at
least one Tor president.
At the Joliet Gllinois) penitentiary is q
German prisoner whose musical Mt.
tainments have made him quite famous
He is the leader Of the prison orchestra
and his musical compositions are widel,
known.
There Is a man connected with the
orchestra, in one of Kansas City's thea
tiers who plays ten different instruments
IN the course of an evening. sometimes
using his feet as well as his hands.
Conductor Theodore Thomas will in.
augurate his new regime as leader O,
h Brooklyn Symphony society by 6
concert at h New York Academy Of
Music on March &c next.
Rochester is contemplating the ex.
penditure OF $1.50o. 900 upon a new
system: New Orleans will soor
expend sS,ooo.ooo for a similar purpose