The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-04-08

people who thought that America was far
ahead of Germany in this respect.
The filthy conditions of the New York
tenement houses are in Europe equaled
only by those of the London Sums and
the Ghetto of Warsaw.
American Paper Popular.
The good American game of poker is
rapidly leading the citizens of Hanover
into serious trouble.
Who transplanted the transatlantic
game to Germany is not known, but 1t IL
thriving exceedingly we'll.
In n rather spectacular raid upon a
gambling house at Bennigsen. just outside
the city of Hanover. forty men We're
caught. and as the laws against gambling
are Very strict here, their punishment Will
not be light.
The owner of the house will be sem
fenced not only for running a gambling
resort. but also for playing with marked
cards. which had enabled him to fleece
many of his guests.
one of these notified the police. and
when the raid took place two detectives
We're among the prisoners.
These say that they have enough evil
dence to send the owner, who recently re-
turned from the United States, to prison
for a long time for false play.
The saddest thing of the whole affair
is that several of the most respectable
pillars of society We're caught IN the
dragnet of the police.
Joke on President Roosevelt.
People here are greatly amused at tt
report that President Roosevelt has Or
dered his barber to Wear uniform.
1T is Interesting to follow the evolution
Of mtlitarism in Americas great repub-
l!c." says a prominent Berlin paper. Even
here In Germany. where everybody wears
a uniform, the kaiser's barber still wears
the garb of a civilian. If President Roose-
Welt should be reelected the kaiser may
be able to get valuable inspirations from
him in a near future
1t is due to a series of articles OF the
late Henry Willard that DIR. Won Boet-
ticher. governor of the Prussian province
of Saxony, is not now an honorary citi-
zen of the city of Stendal. near Magde-
burg. All arrangements had been made
to notify DIR. Boetticher of his election.
when one of the city fathers. wise. in tho
English language, asked permission to
read in translation a part of the late
American financier's articles on Prince
Bismarck. proving from this that DR.. Won
Boetticher's underground work had been
largely responsible for the fall of the Iron
Chancellor.
He had not read many lines before tho
council arose in mighty wrath and de-
nounced the man it had assemble to
honor. And 1t will probably be long be-
fore DR.. Boetticher will dare show him
self in that part of his province.
Locked in a Tomb.
Mrs. Schliemann, widow of the famous
Archaeological. who has just returned to
this city from Athens, tells of an Incident
which happened to her In that city and
which might nave cost her her life.
According to her usual habit she visited
the mausoleum OF her late husband a
short time ago and went Town into a sub
t%erranean cave in which the ~sarcophagus
stands.
While she was kneellns In prayers here
n workman who happened to notice the
open door slammed 1t closed.
It cannot be opened from within, and
the knowledge of this scared Mrs. Schlie-
mann SO that she fell to the floor in q
faint.
ing. and after many hours search some
one happened to think of the tomb. When
the door was opened Mrs. Schliemann was
found unconscious on the floor at the foot
of the sarcophagus and was only with
difficulty revived.
She is still suffering from the shock. and
her nervous system is shattered.
Lieutenant Bilse. the famous author OF
Life in a Small Garrison" is causing the
German government grave concern.
The royalties on his recent book have
already made Lieutenant Bllse. who was
only a poor man, wealthy. and he can
ask almost anything for his next work.
To the editor of his last book he recent
ly said: Il shall not be ready to publish
anything for some time to come, as I
want to study army life iii Berlin thor
oughly before write another book. which
viii probably be my last.
II want to take up permanent residence
In Berlin and study the art Of painting. I
think that l possess more talent in that
direction.
II was greatly impressed by the paint
ings of the Russian artist. Verestschagin
and may try to follow in his footsteps II
1 can get to the war in the far east In
time to study conditions there during the
present war"