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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-05-08
C0STl.YFlREAT NEWPORT NEWS
a Million and II Half Dollars Worth
OF Property Goes Up in
smoke.

Newport News. Va. April 2S.-Fire
started yesterday on Pier No. 5 and
is still raging. but under control unless
the wind shifts. A number of persons
have been injured. and it is thought that
several lives were lost. The total prop
erty loss Is over a million and a half.
Besides the docks burned are the Brit
ish steamship Clintonia, the Norwegian
teamer Solveig and the German full
ged ship Bischoff. The vessels are
ued at full $500, 900; partly covered
Insurance. Over a million dollars
of grain and merchandise were
the two piers. which was de-
this was partly covered by
high grain elevator was
TX. The captains Of
h tug Wanderer,
of the members
turned in es-
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-05-08

The Paris prefecture of police has
bought a wooden horse harnessed. and
all candidates for the position of cab
ipenrmust show that thew know how to
harness and unharness him and pass
an examination in whatever other tests
the perfect may propose.
A white boar roasted whole, was the
chief dish at a state dinner given by
the prince of Montenegro. 1t was
brought in smoking hot. Inside the
boar was a turkey, and inside the tur-
key was a snipe which had been shot
by the host.
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whirl of native and foreign dignataries.
Among them doomed Speaker Reed as
a veritable giant. Ex-President Cleve-
land arrived shortly after 9 o'clock, fol-
lowed soon by President Mckinley,
Il arrival was signalled by
loud shouts. He rode in q car
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STOCkMEN FILE THEIR BRANDS
Inv as to the Meeting Of the Com
m]assioners Is Obscure.

Pierre, April 26.-Since the governor
has appointed the state brand commits
s%ioners, there will probably be a large
number of brands filed in the secre-
.ary's office. The law in regard to the
time when the commission shall meet
to pass upon brands is rather obscure.
1t first provides for two meetings each
year, but sets no time for meeting be-
fore January, 1898. when the secretary
s authorized to call them together. IN
til the time Of che first meeting of the
commission the brands which are sent
N will be simply filed in the s~ecretary's
office, but not registered until they
have been passed upon by the commits
sion at its first meeting. Quite a num-
Der of brands have been filed, most OF
them so far having been sent from Pen
aington county, n a few have come in
rom Stanley county. The stockmen
Will undoubtedly talk full advantage of
The law as soon as it is in full opera
lion, and some of the best posted among
hem estimate hat at least 1000 differ
.nt brands will be filed and registered.
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Ncwsnancr Sold.

Chamberlain. April 2S.-The Pukwana
Press has been sold by Charles b. Pow.
ers, its owner and editor during the past
ten years, to Harry Wentzy of kimball.
already ASSUMED control.
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col. THOMAS IS LIBERATED
Could Not Be Held UndcFAsthe Laws
of Ohio forAc,s Commitssed ut
tho Soldiare, Hama

Cincinnati. o., April 2s.2Colonel
Thomas, governor of the National Mil
itary Home near Dayton, o.. was be-
fore Judge Taft of the United Skates
court in habeas corpus proceedings
He has been convicted Of using o.
margarine and selling it at the
in violation Of the law Of the
SUI and has been subje~
~ habeas corn
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1t is hard to overtake some errors
after they are stated on their travels. A
recen dispatch from London said that
the .log Of the Mayiower" Is about to
be returned to this country. There Is
no such log, nor have historians ever
discovered which one of several May
flowers brought the pilgrims across the
Atlantic. What is coming back Is tn.
second Governor Bradford's manu-
script history of the pilgrims in their
American home for twenty"eight years.
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Among the birds there ara few better
fighters than the goose, or a gandsr
more particularly. The ragged white
Russian geese bite feroclously; it is ne
mere peck with them; they bic and
hang on with all the tenacity Of a bull
dog.
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MAYAEw's RULING QUESTIONED
Supreme Court will Pass Upon His
Decision.

Pierre, April 26.-At the beginning Of
Auditor Mayhew's term he issued an or
der that nc expense vouchers would be
audited unless the same were accompa-
aied by receipts for all moneys expend-
ed. This has caused a great Heal of
dissatisfaction, as the state officers hold
that an itemized account of expendi-
lures, supported by affidavits is all
that is required.
The first pen objection to this ruling
comes from the railroad commissions
ers, who appeared before the supreme
u yesterday morning by their attor-
neys asking for al order to show cause
why their expense vouchers should not
be audited without being accompanied
by receipts. The order has been Grant
ed. and is made returnable Thursday
the 18th.
The Commercial Mutual Fire associa-
zion, of Mitchell, has filed articles with
The state insurance department and has
been granted authority to transact bus
lness in the state.
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AN ACCIDENTAL Explosion
Two Miners Badly Injured Mt Home-
stake.

Deadwood, April 2s.-By the accident
al explosion Of q charge of giant powder
two miners, Matt Matteson and Isaac
Carlo, were terribly mutilated in the
Homestake mine yesterday. They were
blasting on the 500 foot level. and while
tamping a hole, after putting in the
charge, hit the giant cap with the tamp-
ing iron. Matteson's face was crushed
to a pulp, the upper part Of his yes
We're torn away and fragments Of rock
We're blown nearly through his body
He will die. Cairo may get well. Both
men have families.
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ses from the koran and other pas.
"idered sacred + generally
fabrics used as prayer
~nmedans, and it Is
- export sucl
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tically the scholastic C. p,
oils, although some of thes~ buildings an
not yet ertire.y completed. The new Co
university buildings on the heights
to the east of the park are of great archi-
~tecturai beauty. Near them is the new
Barnard college. Just beyond the eleNa-
ton of Morn,nss.de Heights is the Teach
ers' college. St. Luke's hospital also over
looks these heights and at night its many
lighted windows shine like some heavenly
constellation. Some of the heights will be
crowned with the new Protestant Episco-
pal Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
which for size and grandeur promises TO
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-05-08

Business In the Japanese parliament
seems of rather a frivolous character.
"A whole receno sitting was devoted to
considering whether a member had not
violated parltanU ntary etiquette by at
tending the opening in a frock coat in
stead of the regulation dress suit. FL
nally the offending member was solemn
.ly warned Of his "indiscretion," narrow
.ly escaping being ordered over to the
disciplinary committee for punishment.
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The old Washington hall in Durham
England, which is supposed by some to
have been the seat of George Wsshlrg
TONS anreste.s, has been. bQugat by al
American for $1,000. 1t is described as
''picturesque and full Of rhe lmatism."
In Derbyshire county, England, tier.
is a subterranean road savan miles long
It connects two mines.
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DAIRY COMPANIES ORGANIZE
Articles Filed by Manipulators of
Cow Product.

Pierre, April 26.-Articles Of incorpo-
ration have been fled for the Hetland
Butter and Cheese company, at Het-
and, Kingsbury county, with a capital.
of $4,000. NJ. H. Egan, president; L. w.
Barber, secretary. The company ex-
oects to manufacture butter and cheese
and other dairy products. Articles were
also filed for the Letcher Creamery COM
pany, at Letcher, Sanborn county. with
a capital of $4,000. George BrodericI;,
president; Guy w. Crawford, secretary.
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of the birth of one of the most famou and
heloved of American soldiers.
Architecture has paid him a high tribute,
bestowed or more gratefully accepted by
a free people than the beautiful structure
before which we are gathered. Almost
twelve years have passed since the heroic
vigil ended, and the brave spirit of Ulysses
s. Grant fearlessly took flight. Lincoln
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THE TAYLOR PROPERTY
HAS Several Good offers for

Has Several Good Offers for
Its Claim.
'28.-Land Commissioner
>ue to Sphinx county to
count OF the Taylor
county for sale. He
rs at private sale, but
ions of the law the dis
petty must first be at
parliament when n
long speech he may
brandy and water at
Expense.
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w .,
ID souno ur..e.
the significant
the lawyer with tears
.spered to him that his
IN the friend understood
Is from Cummings, \

~ rs from Cummings, N. D.,
.~-e..YSnarles Davis, who lost several
pigs during the snowstorm last Thanks
giving and found one of them about two
months ago, now tells a stranger story.
TO his own amazement he found an
other of his pigs. which was alive and
still lives after being buried 1l2 days.
It was found only by the thawing of the
snow a few days ago The truth of the
story is attested to by Mr.. Wheelon, a
wheat buyer at Cummings and Barnes
vile.
All old pair of trousers worth more
than 500 Is not seen every day. A slack
wire walker in London has an article of
this kind which he would not exchange
for a ego note. They arc made of TWEEN
ty-fiye complete skins Of the south At
rlcan antelope, and are in some places
three inches thick. The first require
ment in performing OF ia wire one-fourth
of an nch in diameter is to wear well
padded garments of an indestructible
material.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
EAST HEBRON.

Farmers who hired by the month,
commencing July 5th, are singing hard
times.
Many were caught with an abundance
Of hay out. On Monday all began work
In earnest.
Sunday morning Ernest 4. Mer-
rill, a lad Is years Of age, son
Of Howard N. Merrill, left home
as he did not return that night the fsmi-
IL thought he went to North Auburn and
remained with his aunt there, Mrs. o. N.
Judkins. They traced him to Lewiston
and there lost all trace OF him. They
learned by one OF his mates he intend
ed to 20 to sea, said ibis mother
was dead and now no one cared for him. J"
He was called very good boy and had
good home. 1t was thought very
singular, his desire to run away from
the family. Mr.. Merrill advertised the
case In the Sun and received q card from
Mr.. Morse Of Auburn, stating he rode
with him last Sabbath. His father went
again In search of Ernest in company
with Baker Phillips and found him
at the house where Mr.. Morse left him,
a short distance below Auburn city. ii.
n. Merrill lost his wife q few weeks
since. Two years ago his buildings
were burned with all bis cows and
horses and many household goods and
furniture. The boy dearly loved his
mother and Is very sad and detected
since her death.
Adrian Pierce's family Of Lewiston
are visiting at their uncle's, Frank
Pierce's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
CANTON POINT.

Wanted, some good haying weather.
The recent food raised the river some
ten feet, which Is very uncommon oc-
currence ut this season Of the year.
Hundreds OF acres OF grass land under
water, which will be great damage to
farmers.
=. Bartlett Is at work for B. G. Waite.
W. Treat Is slowly improving from his
recent sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Leonard have fin
ished their work with Esquire b. c..
Waite and will return TO their former
home at Waterford, Me.
=. ii. Johnson Is haying for A. X.
Foster, Esq.
During the recent food b. c. Wsite's
ferry boat was swept away, but the
bridge Is left.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Il. Perkins are
spending their annual vacation at J. c.
Benefits.
Prof. Bartlett recently exchanged
horses sgsin.
Capt y. White is hay ing down country.
Geo. A. Cole WAS in town one day
last week.
Sarah c., wife OF j. C.. Bennett, died
at her home July Sth, at the age OF sixty.
nine years, Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett hav-
ing lived together nearly forty-six years.
Mrs. Bennett was q kind and good
mother and wife and will be geatly miss
ed by all.
Some OF our roads have been nearly
i've feet under water.
j. NJ. Ludden shows US rhubarb
leaf which was 80 inches wide and 80
inches long.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
CORONATION SERVICES.
Tenure Of Land on Condition Of Persoai

Tenure Of Land on Condition Of Personsl
Duty to the Sovereign.
Florence Hayward describes Queen
victoria's coronation roll in The Gen.
tury. The writer says:
After telling how the privy council
was formed into commission Ito hear
the petitions Of the lords, great men.
mobiles, knights and other with regard
to services, duties. attendances, Offices,
fees and rights connected with the cere-
mony Of coronation" the roll states
what these petitions were. or ut least
cuch Of them as were granted.
One was that the Duke Of Norfolk,
who claimed 'the right to find for the
queen on her day Of coronation glove
for her majesty right hand and to sup
port the queens right arm on the same
day Nv long ~ her majesty shall hold
In her hand the royal scepter, the petit
toner holding the manor OF Worksop
by the Aforesaid services" In other
words. il the Duke Of Norfolk had
failed to provide the glove or to support
her majesty's arm at that particular
time his ownership Of Worksop manor
would have been inyalidated and tho
property have reverted TO the crown.
Another petition was that Of Barbara,
Baroness Grey de Ruthyn, who, as the
head Of her family, claimed the right to
carry the great spurs before her majesty
ON the day Of her coronation and asked
that George, Lord Byron, be appointed
her deputy for the performance Of that
duty.
Yet another was that Ut Francis,
twelfth earl Of Huntington. The earl
dom Of Huntington had remained sus-
pended for many years owing to the
tenth earl dying without issue. When.
however, this twelfth in the line Of sue
cession succeeded in establishing, AZ o
descendant Of the second earl. his right
to the peeiaee. he also claimed the right
to carry one Of the four swords Of state
in the coronation procession. this. IA
well as other duties and services con.
nected with the ceremony, being the
condition of his tenure Of lands. Small
wonder, then, that in announcing the
omission Of the procession 1t was i'm.
portant 10 set forth also that the nom
performance OF duties connected with il
should entail 10 forfeitures.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
alIckEteto.

Miss Lucy Prince b at home from
Waterville for q few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Towle OF Hsver-
hill, Mass, have been guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs.. b. Gerrish the past week.
James r. Jewett went TO Boston Tues
day, the 18Th.
The midsummer freshct OF the past
week has been the theme most discussed
after the torrid spell.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Irish visited
friends In Boston and Portland.
Miss Douglass Of Hebron Academy
was the guest Of Miss Amy Shaw Satur-
day, the 10th.
Mrs. w. K. Pike OF Rumford Falls
visited friends 10 town this week.
Mrs. II. C. Prince Of Waterville was
the guest Of Capt. c. H. Prince and fam
lily over Sunday, the 18th.
Mr.. and MIRA. Herman Jones OF Boston
are at Anial 10 1eA'
Mr.. and Mrs. Haskell Of Newburyport,
Mass, are guests at II. Crockett's.
Tons OF hay got soaked Tuesday and
Wednesday last, and the attending gale
Frustrated trees, corn and truck.
Mrs. Fiske OF Boston is visiting her
sister, Mrs. j. A. Rawson, for few
weeks.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
THE USEFUL GIRAFFE.
Employed To Get Down Balls That Had
Lodged In the Roof Gutter,

Employed To Get Down Balls That Had
Lodged In the Roof Gutter.
GOOD natured!" said the old circus
man. "WhS. the best in the world.
When the old mans boy used to get q
baseball lodged in gutter ut the caves
Of the houseAthis was when we were
OF the road in winter quarters-he new
er used to get out ut the scuttle and
climb down the roof and take the risk
Of falling of and breaking his neck to
get II. He used to 60 to the barn and
get out the giraffe. The old IS footer
would trot along after the boy-he knew
what was wanted-till they came to
the house and then walk along the side
looking down into the gutter as he went
along until he came to the ball, and
then he would pick it up and bend his
head down and give it to the boy.
Zone day when the youngster had
thrown ball up on the roof and had
seen il roll down into the gutter he
went us usual after the giraffe. When
the giraffe locked along the gutter that
day. there was 10 ball there. He took
bis nose out Of the gutter and looked
down at the boy ia the yard with a
large interrogation mark in each eye as
much as to say:
"'Sure it didn't roll of somewherep
"And the boy said Sure, and then
the giraffe looked again, but it wasn't
there, and the giraffe so reported, with
q solemn shake of the head, and was
driven back to the barn.
"They wondered about this, for it
was the first time the giraffe had ever
failed to get the ball. and they knew Il
must be there, but it was soon explain
ed. A day or two Inter there came . big
rainstorin. Instead of running o big
noisy stream as usual the tin water pipe
from the roof ran just little bit Of q
stream, and the water that should have
run of in that way overf1owed the gut
tiers and dripped in thin sheet against
the side Of the house. Then they knew
why the giraffe couldn't fnd the ball.
II had rolled down the water pipe. -
New York Sun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
LOWELL


The late storm damaged the roads to
quite an extent.
Road commissioner II. d. Walker is
on the sick list.
DR.. E. c. Andrews, wife and little son,
OF North Arson, and Mr.. c. c. G. Rey-
uolds OF Brookline, Mass, are visiting
at w. O. Browns.
M.F. Charles and family OF Reading,
Mass, are visiting at Warren Charles.
Mr.. Charles w. Foster Of Bridgton
and his sister, Mrs. Clara Hagan, were
In town Thursday.
Mr.. William II. Russell OF Brooklyn,
grandson Of our former townsman,
Msjor George Russell, is visiting his
sister, Mrs. j. NJ. Harrington, at the
Center.
The storm caused much damage to the
strawberry beds Of NJ. A. Charles.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
the eoER AT HOME.
Ne Dses NEE Hate AL Enslishnsn. Only
Some Of Them.

Ne Dees Nee Hate AL Englshnsns oniV
Some Of Them.
Bryant Lindley met u Boer and asked
the way. He received a surly answer
which amounted to go to the deviiF
Upon this he protested nngrily, and the
Boer rejoined In equal bad humor. AZ
length the Boer shouted, "what's your
name anyway and when ne heard IL
his manner altered ut once, and he ex-
claimed, "What, and are you the son OF
the great American missionary Daniel
Lindleyp' My friend gladly pleaded
guilty to this charge, and the sufiy
Boer became at once the most hospitable
friend and begged forgiveness for his
rudcncS. As they rode together toward
tile road which my friend was seeking
the Beer recountcd with grateful satis-
faction the many good deeds performed
by the elder Lindlcy, but OF them oil
the lsst TO Linn Was that represented by
sound thrnshing he had once received
nc the HANDS Of this venerable mission
airy. Fcrit appeared that this particular
Boer in his youth had been sent 70
school taught by Lindley; that the
Dutchnun was noted for his size and
strength aud had Dragged Of his capac-
ity 10 down the teacher, and had actu-
ally sought the opportunity by refusing
obedience. Eut he soon learned that he
had made gross mistake, for this par
ticular missionary was also noted ath-
lete and gave him such hiding with
bullock whip that the young giant roar
ed for mercy before the whole school.
And for this and similar deeds the
Boers loved the elder Lindley, and this
particular Boer venerated his memory.
On the evening in question, when the
two men were about to part, the Boer,
who had been 10 uncivil at first, begged
Lindley, with tears in his eyes, to grant
him great favor for the sake OF his
conscience. "Your father" said he,
did me service 80 great that ] can
never repay it-be gave me the worst
thrashing ever had-he saved my char
acter, and I am q better man today,
thanks to him."
Ny friend cheerfully promised to
grant the request, puzzling his head ~
to what was going to be required OF
him. The Boer was mounted upon an
excellent horse, which he priced be-
yond anything he owned. He dismount-
ed, put the reins in Lindley's hand and
then ran away into the black forest a.
though the devil were after him. Here
was no Indian giving. This Boer bad
put II out Of the power Of the American
to discover the name or whereabouts OF
the strange giver.
It is a story typical Of the Boer and
serves to illustrate many apparent con-
Predictions in his nature. He does not
hate EnRlishmen in general. he hates
only those who seem to threaten his Pc
culiar quality Of independence.-"The
Dutch Feeling Toward England" BY
Poultney Bigelow, in Harper's Maya
Stpe
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
lvNChvlllE.


Mrs. Austin McAllister has been stop
ping q few days Mt her sons, Leslie Nc
Allister's OF Stoneham. Mr.. McAllister's
wife has baby girl.
II. b. Mckeen Is building him a
slaughter house.
Grant McAllister's family Is visiting
relatives at Bsrtlettborough this week.
Willis Plummer from Rumford Falls,
was at his fathers, Henry Plummer's,
over the Fourth.
Cephus Cobb Is haying for Sumner
Evans OF stoneham.
Lula McAlllster Is at work at Norway
In the shoe shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Buck visited In
Woodstock recently.
Ed Carver, wife and baby, from Stark,
n. H., were at Charles Bucks Saturday
night.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
HEBRON,

The first arrivals at Greenwood Hill
Spring are Mr.. j. Frank Of Boston, Miss
Kate Slack, Miss Addie Hyde Of Franz
ingham, Mass. Mr.. Harold Bond, wife
and three children, Of Maiden, Mass,
More are expected soon. Full house ex-
pected through August.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Stevens, botanist, Cam
bridge, Mass, q member Of the Agassiy
Association. Barton Chapel, Boston, ut.
rived 10 Hebron Saturday from the boz
tsnic convention, Dover, Maine, and Il
stopping with Miss Bailey.
DIR. and Mrs. Donham are visiting
friends in Livermore this week.
Mrs. 5. L. Cushmsn has gone to the
beach.
Miss Winnie Harden is In Appleton.
Mrs. S. A. Bartlett Is In Boston and
vicinity visiting relatives.
Mrs. ii. NJ. Everett went to her cot
,age at Old Orchard this week.
Mr.. y. q. Bachelor Of Boston Is al
C. Z. Trips.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Cushman Of Au-
burn are at II. A. Cushman's.
Our thanks are due Mrs. Lucy Turner
for fine collection Of beautiful roses.
Rev. S. ID. Richardson had his hay cut
last week.
Mr.. Richardson had sweet corn
spindled July 18th.
Green peas at Rev. G. Z. Harden's
July 5th.
Mr.. Joseph Hibbs sent two barrels OF
apples to Portland before the 18th and
got "a per barrel.