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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
Manfln Hefslu.

st. Louis Glotr-Damocrat: Every
engineer knows vi AT Manila hemp is
but few are aware that it is the prod
net Of y species of banana. which is
cultivated in certuin localities in the
philippine islands. The plant, called
ny the natives ..abacn," throws up u
cluster OF shcnting leaf stalks to n
height Of twenty or thirty feet, which
spread out ut the top into n crown of
huge, undivided leaves. When it is
three years old it is cut down, and the
stalks nre torn into strips. These
strips, while still fresh ARE drawn be-
tween a knife and Il wooden block, and
the soft cellulose matter is removed.
The fiber is then hug up to dry in the
open air until it is fit for use. Each
stalk gives about Il pound of fiber,
and two natives will turn out about
twenty-five pounds a day. The inside
hber. which is thin and weak, is used
BY the natives for making articles of
dress. The familiar Manila rope is
made from the fiber of the outer layer,
which is hard and strong. The whole
supply of Manila hemp practically
comes from the Philippines, and the
United States consume Al per cent of it.
Last year this country took 417,47a
bales out of the $4,000 bales exported.
Great Britnin coming next with 3s5,1sa
bales. The continent of Europe took
2a2a,373 bales.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
First Elephant in America.

O~wensboro' (ky.) Inquirer: 1t is
not generally known that Il former cit
izen of Owensboro' brought across the
occan the first elephant that was eve
in America. The name of the gentle
nan WI Moses Smith. who at one time
owned IL vast body of land from the
mouth of Panther creek up the river,
embracing nearly all the present arms
in the neighborhood of Sorgho. Mr..
Smith was ut Paris with his brother,
and had more money than he knew
what to do with" He told his brother
that he intended taking something to
America that the people had
seen. You had better buy an ele-
plant, said the %jocular brother, and
that was what.Moses did. He picked
out the biggest animal he could find,
and paid an enormous price for it.
He brought it to New York, where it
was a nine days wonder, but the OWN
er socn found that he had something
worse than the %proverbial white elc-
plant on his hands. lie tried to sell it,
but could find no buyer, and at last un-
dcrtook TIC give it away, in which he
was equally unsuccessful. Finally he
found Il man who agreed to pay him
500 for it and this individual put it
on exhibition. He was so successful
that he went into the show business
and made a fortune out of Mr.. Smiths
folly. Colonel Frank MclNernan of
Adairville is q grandson of Mr.. Smith,
who lived to n great age at his home in
this county.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
Tt,c Speed of Insects.

Chicago Chronicle: 1t is the popu-
lar belief that the flight of birds is
much swifter than that OF insects. but
.anumber of %naturalists who have been
making q study Of the matter think
that such is not The case. a common
house fly, for example, is not very
rapid in its flight, but its wings make
500 beats n second, and send it through
the air twenty-five. feet. under ordi-
nary circumstances, iii that space of
time. When the insect is alarmed,
however, it has been found that it in
c1'eases its speed to over $50 feet per
second. If it could continue such rapid
flight for n mile in a straight line it
would cover that distance III exactly
t.hirty-three seconds.
1t is not an uncommen thing, when
travelling by rail in the summer time
to see a bee or wasp keeping up With
the train and trying to get In at one OF
the windows. a swallow is considered
one of the swiftcst flying birds, and 1t
was thoght until Il short time ago that
no insect could escape it. A naturai-
list tells of IN exciting chase he saw
between q swallow and n dragon fly,
which is among the swiftest of in
sects. The insect flew with incredible
speed, and wheeled and lodged with
such ease that the swallow. despite its
utmost efforts, completely failed to
overtake and capture it.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
Sold Il, Gen. t,rnnt.

Cincinnati Commercial : Tribune:
While chatting over Dewey's mnrve!-
GUS victory and the chance of his she'll
ing Manila, Captain j. G. Frederick,
a confederate veteran of Parkersburg,
w. Va. said: 81 never hear of the
shelling of a city But. that l am re-
minded of an incident which happened
while Grant WAS Smelling Petersburg.
Our side had become so accustomed TO
the singing of the shells that we paid
little attention to them. Consequent
~ I was attracted ais i passed u lnrge
auction house by hearing the auction
eer 'that during this sale
General Grant has agreed to cease fir
ing and, while / knew it was a joke,
/ could not help but wait and see the
result. Article after article was
knocked down to various purchasers
until it came to an immense wardrobe,
which the salesman said was a bar
gain at $500 Confederate money!.
1t started at $500 bid, advanced $50 a
bid until it reached $1,000, when q
large shell dropped upon it, knocking
it into s~mithereens. AS the shell hit 1J
the auctioneer, with a laugh, shouted.
Sold to General Grant for 81 ,O00!' and
the sale proceeded as if nothing seri-
GUS had occurred. The auctionees
was c.. G. Burton, famous throughout
the south before, during and for years
after the war for his coolness and
ready wit"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
With. /. twisted SHIRE.

Philadelphia Record. The Parish
hurch at Chesterfield, Eng, Inns q cu-
'ious spire. instead of being perpen-
licular it is bent and twisted. SO that
HE spire deviates from the perpcpdic-
ular some six feet to the south and
;our feet to the west.
Stories and legends relating thereto
Ire numerous and interesting.
One tells that pretty and sirtuous
Nonen were eXceedinly scarce in the
Town, so scarce that when one day n
good andlovely woman stepped within
The church to be married, the steeple
a astonished and bowed to the bride,
and that the bend was made when at
tempting to regain its original posi-
lion. The legend is still more unkind-
ly toward the fair sex, for it CON
.inues that never will it's upright posi-
lion be regained until another model
woman is married beneath.
With many legends the prince of
darkness is connected, md the best Of
these is as follows:
The devil flying over the town, and
tired with extra eNertion, settled Oh,
the spirc to rest. The incense which
was being burnt in the church ut the
lime was waited upward, and so
ticklcd the devils rose that he gave n
terrible sneeze, which Sc shook the
steeple that it was irretrievably twist
I'd. One of the most intelligent theo-
ries put forward regarding the twist
III the spire is that the clinging pres
sure of the lead may have caused an
irregular subsistence in the tilnbers,
which have also been powerfully
warped by the action of the sun beat
ing through the lead on to the greencr
parts of the woodwork.
Rumors that the spire was unsafe
have been rife, especially about the
year 1877, when experts who exam
med it pronounced it 10 be in n very
unsafe condition. Public opinion was,
however, against its demolition, and
the stccple still stands, one of the
strangest architectural curiositics in
the world.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
ECHOES or THE WAR.

Indianapolis News: If we were ut
war with any other milton the deeds
we have accomplished would be suf-
ficient to end the war, but we are able /,
now to realize the truth of the duke
of Wellington's statement that Spain
is the easicstycountry in Europe to de-
feat and the hardest to conquer" Such
victories as we have won should insure
q speedy peace. but it is DISTINGUISHED
nations of Europe that are talking
pence, not Spain.
Washington Star: The Anglo-SaXon
is incapable of treating a conquered
foe with needless indignity. TIE
Americans at Santiago cannot be 9th
er than courteous. But there could
be no excuse for their failure to be
always on guard against treachery.
Chicago Times-lIerald: The San
francisco Examiner says: I'VE arc
! glad TINT the military cncampment
which has been III our midst for the
last few weeks has become Il thing of
tn past" We should suppose 50; Il
California editor with u military en-
campment in his midst must feel rath-
er uncomfortable in hot weather.
81 tNGsiiSdS NtlS Slt . ~ 10 AZ Ii'ti'1hp't
fact that none of the wounded officers
and privntes who have returned to this
country from Santiago has anything
to say about, the mismanagcment of
the army there, and nearly all of them
who have been interviewed by report
ers express an ardent desire to have
their wounds quickly heal so they can
get back TO the army and take part in
the new campaign.
Chicago Chronicles: General Garcia
may persist in holding aloof from Gen
eral Skaters army in Cuba. but we
have DO idea that his men will follow
him into the brush. They have the
highest admiration for the United
States commissary department.
Washington Post: Notwithstanding
Sylvester Scovel's exploit there is 4
vast amount of unslapped Shaftcr.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
point Of the rocks and bounded over
fhE-nlnin nhnnt 2Qn xtnsf5,s from he aaaIr

point of the rocks and bounded v
the plain about 800 ysstis from us. In
an instant the bearcoote was nhooded,
sprang from his perch and scared into
the mir. / watched him ascend MS lie
wheeled round, and was under the im-
preston that he had not seen the ami
mails; but in this l was mistaken. He
had now risen to a considerable
height and seemed to poise himself for
q minute.
After this he gave two or three flaps
with his wings and swoopd off in q
straight line toward his prey. l could
not perceive TINT his wings moved, but
he went ut n fearful rate Of speed. i
gave my horse his head and a touch of
the whip; in n few minutes he carried
me to the front, and / was riding neck
and neck with II of the keepers.
When we were about 200 yards off the
bearcoote struck his prey. The bear
cooteA had stuck one talrn into the
neck, the other into his back, and with
his bealS was tearing into the animals
lira. HEtt ef lAA r So
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
Their Grudec Against Spain.

DR.. Eastman, the Sioux Indian of
South Dakota, who has been interested
in the Affairs Of his nation in Washing
ton, was asked the other day what his
people thought of the a
'NVell," he answered, ''in case u
people are needed they will go to the
front. You see, we have grudge against
Spain. 1t was she who discovered the
American continent and enabled the
whites to dispossess us of u most val
liable lands and push us out on the
bleak ana barren lands of the far west.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
Don't,

Chicago News: Don't follow the crowd
if you want to he II leader.
Don't blame a glove for squeezing q
pretty girls hand.
Don't believe all who agree with you.
Argument tires some people.
Don't run across AN old creditor when
out for a spin on your wheel.
Don't undertake to lay another man out
unless you are an undertaken.
Don't think whisky is q drug on the
market because it is sold in drug stores.
Don't feel thai you are in duty bound
to break the record. your neck or your
wheel.
Don't refuse to accept crumhs OF COM
fort because they are not whole bakeries
Of bliss.
Don't think all men who tread the
boards are actors; some OF them work IN
lumber yards.
Don't think it's any consolation to 9
man to know that it's only the female
mosquitoes that bite.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
Chinese %f,nssnoris.

Baltimore Sun: A Chinese traveller
applying for a passport must have his
palm brushed over with fine oil paint,
and then press it on thin damp paper,
which retains an exact impression OF
the lines of his hand. Transference of
the passport is then impossible, for no
two persons have the same lines on
their palms.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
Shake into Your shoes.

Aliens Foot-lIase, a powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out of corns and bunions. It's the
Aliens Foot-I5asc makes tight-fitting
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot,
tired, nervous, aching feet. Try it to-
day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. BY mail for 25c in stamps.
Trial package free. Address Allen S.
Olmstead, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
After liz Hattle.

Captain of Bicycle Corps-What is
the matter? You look as bad as if
your wheel had been captured.
private-Norsc than that, captain.
one of the enemy's bullets carried
away my cycloneter, an6 lost the
record OF ali the miles I've ridden in
this campaign.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
Deer Hun,in. With Eagles.

Forest and Stream: The bcrkute
or bcarcootc, the golden eagle, is
trained and USED by the natives of Tar
tary and the Kirghis steppcs for hunt
ing foxes, wolves, bears and deer. Mr..
Harting quotes this description from
Atkinson: "We had not gone far when
sevcrad large deer rushed pastnjutting
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
On tho lsye of I'll. vacation.

Griggs-Dear me! lifc's q very IN
affair.
Biggs-How do you make that out.
Griggs-Why, no sooner do l, make
enough money to live comfortably on
in the city than my wife insists that
we shall pack UP for the summer and
go and live comfortably in the noun
tainS.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
VIZ Good swimmers Are Drowned

Atlanta Constitution: The sudden
drowning of Il good swimmer is not
due to cramp, as generally supposed.
There is 10 reason, says a high medi-
cal authority, why cramp in q leg
should prevent nn ordinary swimmer
supporting himself in the water by his
hands or on his back, or cause him to
throw up his hands and sink once for
all like n stone. The explanation is
that the drum of the ear is perforated
and the pressure OF water causes YER
tigo and Inconsistencies.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
The Oldest Volunteer,

"A New York state doctor. aged 100. vol
nnteered his services TO the president re-
Gently as an army surgeon. At his adj
vanted years he can read without glasses
and walk ten miles a day. The oldest
standard medicine is Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. which has no equal for ind!geS-
ton. dyspepsia and constipation. One bot
tie does much good.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
now She Know.

2Iasgic-NIaster ook me for the mis-
sus in q dark passage last night.
Bridgct-Good gracious! And he
kissed you?
Maggie-He did not. He Just said:
You're always getting in the way"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06

Nettic, who had been brought up in tho
city, was spending a few days In the coun-
try. 'Grandma, what are those funny lit
tie green things?" she asked, as they
were passing through the garden one day.
why, those are peas" was the reply.
''Peas!' exclaimed Nettie; peas come in
tin cans"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
An Arizona Hair Cut.

Chicago Tribune: Doesn't it dis
tnrb you when they have u shooting
scrapc next door," asked the tender
foot who was undergoing an Arizona
hair cut.
Disturb nothing" answered the
barber. TT generally makes it easier"
At this iuncture the shooting began
at Red Mikes saloon next door. The
tenderfoot's hair rose on end, and the
barber trimmed it as expeditiously as
if he were shcaring q hedgehog.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06

EiTc Permanently Curtd. No fits or nervousness nfter
III y first days use OF DR.. Eiines Great Nerve Re
storer. Send for FREE. H2.00t trial bottle and treatise,
DIR. Il. Il. KLINE, Ltd. 81 Arch Street. Philadelphia, Pa.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06

We regret to learn that the a has
resulted in a revival Of that old song.
There Will BE One Vacant Chair"
which girls with corkscrews curls used
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06

A Kansas City woman has presented he
husband with Il button on which is in.
scribed: Don't forget the groceries,"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06

Ezra. Winslow's SOOTHING STGup FOR children
~tcething. softsns the gums, reduces i~nfinmmaioa.
Rilsys pain, cures wind collie. 25c q bottle.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
y Poi.ser.
Life: Hatterson-"IIow is it, old

Lie: Hatterson-IIow is It, old
fsllow2" +
Catterson (smacking his lips)-.I
think ! know of u place, old man.
where you can get even u cheaper
wine that this"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06

Even the destruction of Yousouf, the
Turkish monster. does not palliatc the
horror of the Bourgogne disaster.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06

OF bad heallh that R1.P.A.N.S will
not prnett. Send . cents to F:lDana Chemical Co.
nc" 1ork, Tor 10 samples and 1000 Testimonials.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06

The time has not yet come when the
space writer's can tell of Simpsons
and Schley's schoolday escapadcs.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
Halls Catarrh Cure
taken internally. Price rs cents.
wheat 40 Cents n Bushel.

Any other father but Uncle Sam with
forty-five daughters would kick on the
proposition of having any more.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06

How to grow wheat with big profit at
30 cents and samples OF Salzer's Red Cross
$50 Bushels per acre. Winter Wheat, Rye,
Oats. Clover, etc, with Farm Seed Cata-
logue for 4 cents postage. JOHN a. SAL
FER SEED Co. La Crosse, Wis. On U
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06

No amateur photographer ever requires
the proof OF a young woman's love after
he has obtained her negative.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06

Chicago is so young that the wife of the
man who built the first brick house in tina
city died there only a few days ago.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
AN Upruyorable Symptou,

Molly-I dreamt of you last night.
Cholly-Weally, Miss Molly? Have
you-aw-told anybody about it7
MoilJ-Oh, yes-tle doctor.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06

Two bottles of Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton cured me of a bad lung rouble.-Mrs
j. Nichols, Princeton, Ind, Mar. 20. 1895.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
Hoods Pills cure all Liver MS. IS cents.
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME,

NOrRE; DAME INDIANA.
Classics, Letters. Science. Law. Civil, Me-
cliunical ami Electrical Engineering.
Thorough Preparatory and Commercial
Courses. Fee esiastical students ut EIGcia! rates.
Rooms Free, Junior or Senior Year, Collegiate
Courses. st. EIW,,rd'R Hall, fur boys under Ii.
The 1OSti, Term VIII or@n september 9th,
1888. Catalogue sent Free on application to
REV. a. MOitfslSsET. C.S. O.. President
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06

Coleridge: A mar of maNims only
is like u cyclops with only one eye,
that eye in the back of his head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-15
LOCATED AT REGINA.
BOstOn Police After ExtrnditiOn Pa
Pcrs for an Alleged SWindler.

Ders for an Alleged Swindler
Inspector William Is. Watts of the Boston
police force called at the State Department
yesterday for extradition papers in the
case of man under arrest at Regina,
Northwest Territory, for alleged fraud. 1t is
charged that by representing himself as
partner in a German and English CONNER
cial house dealing in leather he defrauded
tie leather merchants in Boston to the ex-
tent of $4,000. The leather he had con-
signed in his own name. a member of
the firm, 1t Is charged, and then obtained
advances to the amount OF $4,000 en- the
goods. This money he converted into
United States bonds and then departed In
Boston he boarded at the house of a Mrs.
Brooks, and the boarding house keeper
bought his railroad tickets for him, as he
had said he was sick and was unable to at
tend to the buying of tickets. 1t was by
tracing the tickets 10 this woman that the
officers learned in what direction he had
gone. Several Canadian officers who were
asked to apprehend him allowed him to
pass through their cities. He was finally
arrested.
Inspector Watts says he believes the man
bought bonds in order that the money
would draw interest during the time he was
on his journey.
The Secretary Of State Issued the proper
papers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-15
Home Of Pilgrim and Puritan.

New England. the Home of the Pill
grims and the Puritans." was the theme of
an interesting address delivered yesterday
afternoon at Columbia Theater by Mr..
James Phinney Baxter before the National
Geographic Society Mr. Baxter has given
the history of New England special study.
and his remarks on the influence of geo.
graphic conditions upon the people were of
great interest. He showed how the soil
New England had prevented her people
from becoming an agricultural race, and
had made them rather commercial and
manufacturing class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-15

II YOU HAD TAKEN TWO OF Carriers Little
Liver Pills before retiring you would have had
that coated tongue bad taste In the mouth this
morning Keep a vial with you for occasional use
ANGOSTURA BITTERS indorsed BY all the
leading physicians and chemists for their purity
and wholesomeress. Beware Of eounterfeits and
ssk for the genuine article, prepared BY Dr. J. g.
b. Segert & Sons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-15
MORE HOPE NEEDED.
The Usual POstpOnement of the Flee.
trio Car Schedule.

The residents in Mt. Pleasant and along
14th street who have fixed their hopes on
seeing the 14th street line run by cleo
tricity by tomorrow will be obliged to take
in a fresh supply Of hope, as that much
needed improvement will be still further
delayed. according to the latest news from
the company's Office. The supply wires that
the Potomac compapys power house have
not yet arrived. Consequently the wires
have not been put in place, and as a fur
Their conseq,' ence the cars will not be run
until the connection Is made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-15

New silk-finished fancy stripe skirting. IN
big assortment OF combinations in all
colors - worth 12hc. yard Ol/c
for. neutrality-suspicious.. yZ0S,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-15

The Indiana state central committee OF
the national (gold) democratic party has
Been called to meet on February %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-15
BUY Well
& Cheaply.

Dare say we can hit need IN most
every home with today's Carpet Of
fers. Low priced Carpets, to be sure,
but they're good, serviceable goods,
and selling lower than usual
COTTAGE CARPETS-in fancy plaid pat
terns-at 10 CENTS \ YARD.
RAG CARIETS-the regular old fashioned
kind-guod heavy quality for kitchens and
nurseries-at % CENTS YARD. Regularly
40 cents
INGRAM CARfETS-Hcavy 40c. Ingram
Carpets. in very pretty patterns, at "A
CENTS YARD.
FLOOR OILCLoTI for the kitchen. all
and psntries- Regular Joe and 35c. kind
for II CENTS YARD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-15

''Nubian'' fast black percaline, with fin
MORE finish. and usually sold at
Tor tor yard VIII go '"""F'"" 6Mc