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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
ABRAHAM LlNcoLN,s ANCESTRY.
A Distinguished Grandfather Ancient
Seat OF the Family.

Some members of the Lincoln family
lately visited Reading, Pa, to look up
Che ancestry of Abraham Lincoln, and
the ancient seat of the family, which
is in Exeter Township, about four
Mordccai and Mary Lincoln prior to
1886. and in 1t that year was born Alb
raham Lincoln. who was the grand
father of Abraham Lincoln, President of
the United States. The elder Abraham
Lincoln was q prominent man in the
affairs of the county in his day. Prior
to the Revolution he served as II County
Commissioner for q number of terms,
and during the Revolution, on March
21, 1777. he was appointed one of the
sub-Lieutenants of the county. In that
Office he was very active in the raising
of troops and in the forwarding of sup
plies to the Continental army, and was
frequently complimented from head
quarters for his zeal and ability. From
1882 to 1886 he was a delegate to the
Pennsylvania convention to ratify the
Federal Constitution. He was also a
member OF tho Constitutional conven-
ton Of 1889 aud 1890, which confirmed
the original Constitution of the Com
monwealtb. He and his family we're
large land proprietors In Exeter and
vicinity, were the owners of several
mills along the Ohlinger Creek, and
were the first people in this county to
utilize the flow of the streams for ira
CATION during dry seasons, the irri-
eating bitches on their farm being still
visible, although, owing to the diversion
of the water to other purposes. it is no
longer used. Farmer Lincoln's sigma
ture is found affixed to many Of the
deeds and public documents in the
archives Of the county. The family
have almost entirely disappeared from
this county, there being but one direct
descendant of tho name, John Lincoln,
who, unfortunately, for many years has
been an inmate of the Berl;s County
Almhousc. Another descendant of the
family is Mrs. Jacobs, the wife Of How.
ard Jacobs. the %wcll-known lawyer Of
Reading.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
4 GORGEOUS SHOW,
THRONE ROOM IN BUCKINGHAM
PALACE PRESENTATION DAY.
WHERE MONEY COUNTS.
TITLED Bankrupt. who sell Their
Court influence for Round sums.
IIrief Views of Royalty.

81 .s ar ar
LONDON. May 2O.-This is the particular
season of the year when the young Amer
lean girl whoAe papa and mamma take her
abroad every spring hopes to acquire tho
transcendant social distinction OF being
presented at court. 1t gives her something
70 talk about for the rest OF her life. and.
IKE an heirloom. she can hand 1t down
to future generations of her family as q
badge Of greatness.
1t means much to on English woman to
be presented at court. hut to an American
1t can be scarcely OF any material value
n England tho court circle governs co.
ciety. Its recognition makes a gentleman
or a lady out OF a nobody. A court pres-
entatlon is an open sesame to society and
to everything that that implies. Naturally
Il is sought af.cr with great diligence. par
ticularly by tho people who know that
they Must overcome mountainous obstacles
to reach the acme OF their ambition.
London Is filled with a class of infuen-
tial sharka who make a fat income during
the season by plotting rich folks into tho
throne room at Buckingham Palace. 1t 10
a sad but true fact that many Americans
have permitted themselves TO be bitten by
these r~ascals. for the mere pleasure OF
rubbing shoulders with royalty for a min
ute or two and seeing a roomful OF princes.
princesses. dukcs and people OF lesser
titles 10 gala array.
1t - a gorgeous show. and It Is gcner-
ally thought to be worth the price OF ad-
mission. Even II some one need not be
feed for obtaining the rare cards Of ad-
mission, the function cannot be suitably
attended at a cost OF much less than o
thousand dollara. There are innumerable
rules of court etiquette which must be
complied with. and each rule means the
expenditure OF a goodly sum-. II the pres
%entation function were established for tho
benefit of the London shopkeepera It would
eerve the purpose nobly. as It stimulates
trade to a Surprisingly healthy degree.
The Queen as yet has not presided at any
of the drawing rooms this season, her place
generally being taken by tho Princess OF
Wales. But the same rules govern the
drawing rooma. no matter who Is pre-
siding
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
PASTURES.
Narrowing In Clover Seed Is Given rs a
Excellent Plan.

The maintenance of pasture lands has
become one of the important problems
in connection with farm management.
Our system of close grazing, followed
by periods of prolonged drought inevita-
bly, leads to weakened vitality of grass
plants, resulting in deficient stand and
reduced productiveness. One of the
best plans of renovation, says h Mas
sauhusetts Plowman, is to harrow in
tome clover seed. From experiments
ut the Iowa station It appeared that
clover seed disccd into blue grass pas
ture at the rate of zen quarts per acre in
ecreased the yield Ca per cent, The equiv
nlsnt of 1900 pounds OF cured hay per
acre. Good, fine barnyard manure up
piled to blue grass pasture at the rate
of go tons per acre increased the yield ~
per cent, equivalent to 1.7OO pounds Of
cured hay per acre.
The addition OF 30 pounds of grass
seed per acre. together with the discing
md narrowing, increased the yield OF
grass 1915 per cent. or the equivalent of
500 pounds of hay per acre.
a top-dressing OF liquid manure. 500
gallons 70 the acre, without grass or
clover seed, increased the yield only 2o.5
per cent.
The pasture used for the test was
stated 10 be rather poor, shallow, grav-
ely soil, with q fairly good natural
stand of grass.
The results show that clover seed
gave twice as much increase MS grass
seed, and more than twice as much as
that produced by liquid manure.
in the practice of treating pastures
with clover seed and the disc, the work
n be very much reduced bv applying
the seed early while the ground is soft
In order that q part of it may be covered
by the tramping Of stock, aud the disc
ing and narrowing should also lie done
at a time when the surface will be most
readily loosened. With many pastures
the rocks prevent the use of The disc ma
chine. and in such cases considerable
can be accomplished with the old.style
t~ooth-harrow. But a disk harrow should
DO used In the clear places.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
The City Reau,iful i'll Paving.
Chicago Times-Herala

Chicago Times-Eerald.
The indianapolis News very Justly
boasts OF the progress in things beauti-
ful which that city has made in the las
ieW years 1T is not very long since til
physical conditions of Indianapolis were
afepfoach to the public spirit of its citi-
ZenS: The muddy streets, bad transit
faculties, uneven sidewalks and general
OF ~slovenliness indicated a
careiessness of municipal good looks
which is not often found at this latitude.
Today indianapolis is one of the show
cities OF II country, far better paved
than New York or Chicago, and as clean
IN general appearance as the ever beau
tiful city of Detroit.
what has wrought the changer Good
streets. gays the News. "History here.
as everywhere. shows that around
street Improvement all else has been
grouped. Pave roadway properly, put
down cement walks, sod the street lawns
n 1t Is no long while until the ugly
ountf town fences begin to come
down., until private lawns begin to be
sown and mown and kept as they ought
to be kept, until private houses begin to
put on paint and, in short, until the
whole standard of taste and neatness
advances
n is a situation which we should
Ik to see impressed upon owners of
NNAa Nm oIlllidIS LII ClllIS
much more rretentious than the capital
OF Indiana. Good streets mean good
business, good houses, good prices for
land. No investment gives quicker or
larger returns h money spent In i'm
proving the pavements. We are no
sure that muddy, uneven, badly kept
streets do not extend taeir baleful in.
1luence farther han property and actu
ally affect the quality of citizenship.
Ihere Is a certain air of lawfulness and
solvency about a level, we'll swept street
that is reflected by the people who live
i 1t. They advance in civic pride; they
are willing to make sacrifices for the
common good; they try to live up" tc
the appearance of their street.
Public and private interests are both
served by good paving. OF course, this
doesn't apply to Chicago-in Indianap-
opls. We all know that shoddy. wooden
pavements, mud ankle deep. cheating
contractors and conniving inspectors
all add to the %soundness of the general
health and serve the greater honor and
glory of the community. Haven't we
tried EN-?
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
REPAIRING FENCES.

stout Galvanized Wire L. Far Better for
Mending Than Nails.
Mending pasture fences is often q
prominent element in the regular sum-
nler work Of the farm. The boards used
in pasture fencing are usually of q
cheap quality, and either decay rapidly
or warp and twist out of shape, either
of which evils has n tendency TO free the
ends of the boards from the posts. To
again nail these ends to the posts is but
to %temporize. They will o be off
again. A much better way TO mend
such breaks Is by using the plan shown
in the accompanying Illustration. Stout
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

galvanized wire is now exceedingly
cheap. 1t is just tho material 90 use in
making repairs upon board fences. Sc
cure the end OF the wirc tx the top of the
post so that it cannot slip down. and
then bind it about the post and the ends
of the boards in the manner shown,
making it fast at the bottom. Such re-
pairing is easy, and, best OF all, it is
effective and lasting. Such wire may
also be used in binding pole fences to
the stakes which support them.-N. Y.
Tribune,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
The General Life.

Slowly behind his heavy tread
me wet nowAed grass lifts up It's head,
Leaned on this gate he gazes! tears
Are in his eyes, and in his ears
Inc murmur of a thousand years.
Before. him he sees life unroll
a placid and continuous whole;
That general life which does not cease,
Whose secret is not JOY, II peace;
That life whose dumb wish is not missed,
u birth proceeds, If things subsist:
The life of plants, and stones, and rain
The life he Graves! If not in vain
Fate gave. what chance could not control
His sad lucidity of soul.
f" L Matthew Arpnj1
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
The CRY streets.

The earth was not made for Its people:
that cry has been heunded down as a
The meaning of life Is to barter and buy;
and the strongest and shrewdest are
masters of time.
God made the million to serve the few,
n their questions of right are VAIN
To rave one sweet home that Is safe and
true, ten garrets must reek In the dark
IT'S civilization, so they say, and cannot
be changed for the Weakness Of men.
rake carei take care! It's a desperate way
to goad the wolf to the end Of his den
Take heed of your Civilization, We. on
your pyramids built of qulvering
There are stages. like Paris in '93, where
the commonest men play mos terrible
parts.
YOU statutes may crush but theJ cannot
kii, the patient sense Of a natural
1t may slowly move. but the peoples will,
IKE the ocean Ger Holland. is always
ut Is not our fault" say the rich ones.
strong;
But men are tho makers OF systems;
SO the cure will come IL we own the
wong,
1t WHY come in peace if the man-right
lead it will sweep In storm if 1T be de-
~ isW 10 Dring justice Is always decreed;
ana on every hand are the warnings
Take heed Of your progress! Its feet have
trod on the souls it slew with its own
pollutions:
Submission is good: but the order of Goo
may flame the torch OF the Revolu-
Beware with YOU classes! Men are men.
and a cry in the night is a fearful
When 1t reaches the hearts Of the masses.
then they need but u sword for a judge
and preacher.
Take heed, for your Juggernaut pushes
hard, God holds the doom that its day
completes;
1t Will dawn like n fire when the track is
barred by a barricade In the city
streets.
John Boyle O'Reilly.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
Tho Saving Of Fertilizers.

Do not let IN ounce of fertility ON
the farm go TO waste. Utilize every
thing that has in It any clements that
will enrich the soil. and take such care
of your manures that the best part Of
them is not lost before they reach your
fields. Every farm should have a com
post heap, where all sorts of refuse
from the house, barn and yards can be
thrown. Agood many tons of the most
valuable fertilizers can be saved in this
manner, fertilizers that now go you
know not wherc.-Farm News.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

A mist of amber is the noontide glare,
a sangutne sea the sunset flows,
a scent of burning grasses in the air,
A red wind over the prairie blows.
ID. A. Ellsworth, in the Lotus.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

On quilting the Riviera Queen Victoria wa.
sonai Impression behind her. she decorated
with her new order. the Royal Victoria"
the Mayor OF Nice. and gave him three thou.
sand francs tabout $3.50 to be distributed
among the poor. Al the same time ne 70.
ceised a letter addressed to him In the Queens
mans BY her eauerry; expressing her deep 70.
and thanking the various local functionaries
for the attention and consideration which they
had shown her. II was due to them, he added,
that she had enjoyed tho repose and calm Of
which she was greatly In need, In view Of
her recent affection. tho death OF Prince
Henry of BattcnberE.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

Scene: A Beard school.-Teacher-
The American Indians called the womsn
squaws. Now. can any one tell me wha.
they called The: cs!!1.s.
Small Boy-Yee. mum. suppose they
called them .'squawlers."
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

Cincinnati Tribune: Say" said the city
editor. st seems to me that this expression
of yours about showing a clean pair of
heels is not just the thing In the report OF
a bicycle race"
All right" answered the lazy reporter.
Just stick in a w and make Il a clean
pair of wheels"
AS the natives thought he would not
make good Juice" they allowed Rev.
Mr.. Auchtenrleth of the Basel mission
to escape after he had been condemned
to be eaten. These cannibal gourmets
live back OF the Cameroons mountains.
Once more the proposal is to be made
n parliament for the abolition of the Of
flee OF lord lieutenant OF Ireland, and
the establishment Of a royal residence
In Dublin.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

A Vicnnesse amateur faster who tried
to initiate Succi was found in q dying
condition on the twenty-first day of his
He was n rich man and was en-
deaVoring to establish a record of
eighty-four days without eating.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
oh, it Is such a sight to see.
.yyhnt a DiHcrcrencc.,'

"NNhnt a Di1fercFencc."
I'm weary waiting here.
The chill east vino Is signing,
The autumn tints are sere,
The summer flowers are dying.
The rivers sullen way
Winds on through vacant meadows
The dying light of day
Strives vainly with the shadows.
A footstep stirs the leaves!
The faded fields seem brighter,
The sunset gilds the sheaves,
The low'ring clouds look lighter.
The river sparkles by,
Not all the flowers are falling,
There's azure in the Sky,
And thou, my love. art calling.
*. --Iuliaua HoratiO Ewing.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
To Remnxe sno..

Grease stains on cloth may often be 70
moved with nasnesia. The stained place /
hrst dampened; then the magnesla IL moist
ened and vigorously rubbed on the stain. l
must &c allowed to dry thoroushIy. The,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
an,.n CD

Gen-If you .nsist. meln fraulein. on
breaking of our engagement. I will publish
lie letters you have written to me.
LGdy-As you piease. There e nothing
about those letters need be ashamed Of
barring the address.-Verkehrszeitung.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

The editor Of the Shenandoah Post
was presented with a pocketbook on
Christmas and he has been worried ever
since because unable to determine what
reason anyone could have in Offering
him such a rank insult.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
she may be pretty: hut 1t nlays

She may be pretty: but it plays
The dickens with the old Adamic
Ideal Of what's what, You know.
When beauty wakes so dynamite!
She may be fetching" yet. mcthinks-
AS, day by day, her skirts diminish
j see the eternal %womanly"
And muscle fighting to a finish.
With a golf stick. tennis racket, oar.
Or alpenstock, she still hewitches.
Ay. Beauty's sovereign DER us still.
Fen no she boldly bikes in BIS!
To better things she may but blaze
The path, the fadful. fresh" newcomer.
Who's got no end of dash" and go
But, Q. she makes me tired in summer.
Boston Globe.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
Kome Wasn,t nnil, IN a NV

WIN ""51 buIIt III II DNy,
Neither are the obstinate maladies, to
the removal of which the great correc-
tive, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. is
adapted durable in an hour. To persIs,
IN the use of this standard remedy Is nc
more than just. B%iliousness, constipa-
ton. malaria, rheumatism, kidney com
pants and nervousness are among the
complaints which 1t eradicates.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

An interesting ceremony took place
recently in the Greek church at Bays
water, London. The Princess Cristofero
a lady who claims descent from the
last Byzantine emperor. and who Is
consequently heiress to his throne and
honors. was received into the orthodox
religion with considerable state.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

A story is going the rounds of q couple
of young people who attended a lecture
in Eagle Grove recently. When the col
lection was being taken up the young
man commenced fishing in his pocket
for a dime. His face expressed his EN-.
barrassment as he hoarsely whispered.
iiguessI maven. q cet,t. / changed my
pants The young lady, who had been
examining the unknown regions OF
wcman's dress for her purse, turned a
pink color and said: I'm in the same
fix"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
The Lazy Mans Lament,

O.. shall we ne'er again behold
The girl who's always on the go
Who can't be Guict-sets mo crazy!
In summer, when 1 fain would loaf,
I'm maddened by the lass athletic,
Who-tho' it's ninety in the shade
Beguiles me till I'm energetic.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
.Gladness Comes

XNTith II better understanding of the
Wv transient nature of the many phys
ical Ills. which vanish before proper eff
forts gentle efforts pleasant Efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to II constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrupof Gigs, prompt
ly That is why it is the only
remedy with millions Of families, andis
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact. that tits the
II remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, ia order to get its hene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If i'll the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular. laXatives or
other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of IL laxative,
one should have the best. and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
Fashionable Chirography.

Atchison Globe.
Postpone falling in love until the up
right style Of penmanship Is no longer
the fad. 1t makes q girl very angry
when a man who claims to love her
Can't read her writing.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
A Little Nonsense.

Mrs. Vinslow's soorluSa SYRUP for ch.lircn
tcething, aoftcns the gums, reduces Inflammation
allnys pain. cures wind cole. 2sc q bottle.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
ADVICE TO rnt avMMEa e,aL.

Don't make your willing slaves fasten
your shoeatrings more than seven times
In the course of one lay. The novelty wears
of.
Don't write TO persplring city friends
and tell them that you're wearing your
winter fure.
Dom, Try to protect your complexion.
Give the sun Ind fresh air an inning.
Don't s;pg unless nature has given you .
voice which will not cause others pain.
Don't forget that every man you NEE:
has some dear. sweet girl" in the back,
ground
Don't trust the gentleman who has mar
ried %unhappily. and wishes 70 tell you all
about IT,,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

Is little less than diabolic!
And It's so businesslike-no mere
Gay madcap's giddg, girlish frolic!
With some new exercise each hour
This damosel just aches to tussle-
Some nice new manly sport or game
That shows her ankles her muscle
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

Plso's Cure for Consumption has saved
me large doctor bills.-C. L. Baker. 1925
Regent So, Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. s, '95.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

A Little Nonsense.
Across the plains of Zuyder Zee,
1t is a pretty sight to see
A natty, ninbie Eskimo
GO skipping DER the purple snow,
And wear upon her dainty head
A na~nky-panky done in red,
That dallies with the dimple in
Her dreamy, creamy little chin;
While tangled in her tumbled hair
A butterfly has built his lair
To bait the buzzing bu1nble-bee
That dares to humble noisily
About her pearly ears, and sips
The nectar from her Qpid lips
oh, it Is such a sight to see.
Upon the plains of Zuyder Zee,
This natty, nimble Eskimo
This funny one from Mexico
Come hopping, skipping, jumping tllro'
The frosty wales of far Peru,
Upon her trusty Kangaroo,
To chase the lissome cnriboo:
Or Ger the Ice of Ecuador
And torrid fields of Labrador,
Pursue the ileeting dollar dor.
oh, it is such a sight to see
This banshee of the Iuyder Zee.
u. A. Cromwell. in the New Bohemian.
FITS.-AllFit stopped FREQ By d.. kiinehs Great
Nerve fesaorcf. No Fits alter tAe first days use, Mnr-
vetons cures. Treatise and $500 trial bottle trte to
lit Gases. Send to DR.. Kline, o3I Arch ST.. Phlla.,P Pa.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
The Prairie Fire

Halls Cntarrh Cure
s a constitutional cure. Price rs cents.
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1850 ---
snipper-Do you know Gernlanf
that Aapap1s

SN'VpeT-lHUW!
snapper--why. whether Its yours o,