The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-04-25
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TlHAN, PUnLIsHEE
souTH Dakota.
eviyal of the Olympic games at

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that the sports thus renewed after the
lapse of twenty centuries viii prove a
great success. but am by no means
sanguine. 1 got n OF the greatest DIS
appointments Of my life in Greece. Much
perusal OF Lord Byron when a boy had
produced on my mind a conviction that
tie women OF that classic country were
visions OF beauty. Imagined that they
were reproductions of all the heroines
of the past and thought when / landed
at Athens that 1 would see a hundred
Helens, each as fair as the faithless
spouse OF King Menelaus. Not a SINCE
Helen old I see-nay. not even a pas
SADLY good looking damsel in all the
days that 1 tarried. 1t vexed me great
ly to see instead a lot of ill-favcred fe-
males. greas OF o IL unkempt. A
pretty would be- a curiosity oyal
there. The only beautiful thing to view
in Athens Is the Acropolis. and that is In
ruins"
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Mrs. Anthony Crisp, an old colored
woman In Fort Scott, Kas., on whose
premises in that city pure coal oil was
discovered, has begun to develop the
find In her own peculiar way. The oil
was found in a deserted pit fro,a which
coal had been taken, II the old lady
kim 1t off Of a pool of water at the bot
tom of the pit and strains it through
flannel cloth. She gets o five gal
Ions a day in this way, which she sells
for Is cents per gallon. She thinks she
is becoming a serious competitor to the
Standard Oil company. The source of
the flow of oil is a mystery, as Is also
Its exceptionally pure quality.
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fies the modern ethical code. avs the
British Journal, makes every physician
declare: 81 swear that whatever In con
nection with my professional practice l
see or hear in the life Of man that ought
not to be spoken of abroad 1 will not di-
vulge, recognizing that all such should
be kept secret. While 1 continue to
keep my oath i~nviolate ma 1t be grant,
ed to me to enjoy life and practice OF an
art respected by all men at all times.
But should I trespass and violate the
oath, may the reverse be my lot"
An author some time ago received a
singular compliment. A burglar broke
into his house n found the manuscript
of a novel, which he took. leaving the
following note "SirI began to read
y~oNf-novef. and was so deeply inter-
ested in 1t hat I was obliged to carry it
away, but 1t will be faithfully returned
when Finished The manuscript was
duly sent back. with a really clever
crltique on 1t.
The prince of Naples was Temporal
rily placed under arrest the other day
for leaving his station without having
first obtained the consent of his COM
manding officer. Matters have now
been satisfactorily settled, the indiscre-
ton of the royal soldier being attrIbu,
ted to an excess OF zeal in his country's
behalf OF hearing the dreadful news
from Abyssinia.
Divine Healer' Schrader has been
ordered to leave Cincinnati at once. The
health authorities of that city have de-
clared that Schrader's method of heal
ing by the laying on of hands, is a
menace to the public health, as the heal
er passes his unwashed hands over the
faces of hundreds of persons, many Of
whom are diseased.
1t has been discovered that the pro-
h~ibitionists Of Rhode Island poll q
greater proportion of the total vote than
the prohlbitionists in any other state OF
the union. This is readily explained by
the fact that a prohibitionist in Rhode
Island can run ver to Connecticut for q
drink any hour in the day.
A man from New York has been bun
coed at Danbury, Con. Now that his
thriving little town in the Nutmeg state
has given proof of its metropolitan as.
pirations, some plan should be devised
by which 1t might be included in Great.
er New York"
California orange growers have made
more money SO far this year than in
many seasons. The early crop of ma.
vel oranges was Of unusual quantity
and quality. and was sold at higher
prices than had, been obtained in the
past five years.
"A COW has been known to recognize
the picture of a calf; and the tiger is
said to be drawn to a trap by a picture
of a companion. The timid horse, how
ever, takes no notice of a picture. and
the cat will not spring at a painted bird.
A preacher in Dallas, Tex, says that
ADAMS skin was red and that he
would pass for al Indian If he were
living today. 1t is certain that he didn't
act very white when he turned states
evidence against Eve.
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Salnpriuse university mas CHOSEN as
suoJec.s lor tne members prizes SIhe
mo'iloe coe.Iiiie LOT .he Engllsn es-
sas, any LOT .ne i4a.lh essay Detense
of an Indictment OF Leander Jameson
and His Men,"
Senator ReIaneer is the mr. po,,,-
hurst and Anthony Comstock of Par,s
He is leading a crusade against vice IN
the French canita1 hnt at tbe nresant
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An Oklahoma woman who brought
that she was compelled to hold he
groom's head under a pump to sober
him up before the ceremony took place.
A.,
a.s.,sI n1azara FERRY m
In MIS-. W. n vahaerpilt' ana be-