The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-22
LITTLE POWE RS.
Something OF Countries .ihoa. (Which we
Care but Little.

Something OF Countries .Ahoa. (Which we
Care but Little.
The Ameer Of Afgnanistan, ADduf
Rahnan Khan. is IA grandson OF l'pst
Nahomct. lie was recognized as SOY
ereign in 1850. The tour provinces,
kabui. Turkistan. licrat. ana nan
dahar. are practically under British
'~protection" except against the
Amcer's agents Of robbery mere
are two harvest> Il year. but ten
would not satisfN the corrupt TAX
gathcrers There are no n~avlgab.e
rivers and no wheeled carriages III
the country, which is hound ultl-
matcly to be lighting ground for
Russia in her approach t" The British
dominion n that part OF the east
The Opulation consists OF 4o'.'o
tribrSinen. 1t is not generally
knoWnthat there are slaves nAfghan-
l>tan. They ae appurtenan' cN Oh
the and system. Thi, is headed 10y
hereditary land ord,, who renJ t. ten
lnts. who rent again t. subtcnant>,
who work the uround with the help
If aired iaborcr> wnom they pay IN
produce OF money, and under these
are slaves who get nothing but fCpl
rnd shelter TOR their toll They are
generally better off than the sub
tenants.
Greece has been experiencing OF
late almost as frequent change OF
cabinets as ltaiy or France. The
King, George /. r0rn n $40 and Of
aye in 1903. cuJoysah income OF : 49,
. IA YEAR. Of VIII en- > o. 600 is pad
By the governments Of Great
Britain, France, and Russia.
The legislative power is invested in
the single chamber called the boule,
chosen by manhood suffrage for four
years. The number of members is
lJU. The population is Il little over
1000, 600. The heir is Pr nee KOn-
stantinoS, born Isis and married In
1889 to Princess Sophia Of PruSs IL
The foreigners who live in Greece are
gradually undermining many Of its
dilapidated antique customs and n
stitutions. Ancient poeSy still finds
one occupat. on ia thful-shepherds
are s per cent. Of the population.
Of the little powers that are init
mately connected with the whole
world by reason of Il peculiar inStitu-
ton Monaco is the smallest and most
Influential. Its area is not one
twentieth that of Chicago and its
population is 1000. The army con-
si>tS Of sevcnty.tve men. 1t has its
Own coinage. its W postage stamps
and its own Prince, Albert, born in
l>4S. who succeeded his father in
1889 and has been married twice, first
to Lady Mary Douglas Hamilton. and
secondly to Alice. Dowager duchess
DE- Iiichelieu. Tn" gambling at
Monte Carlo. whence the Prince de-
rives his income Of not less than $780,
600. in addition to what lie can rake
OF in ono way and another, is Il ''coi-
cession.' The game was founded in
1858 and pays the syndicate 81, OO0,-
600 Il year. A number Of suicides en-
!iven each year and the Prince is Il
scientific gentleman in his tastes.
The spiritual and temporal govern
ment Of the principality is carricd on
out Of revenues from the gam ng
tables.
The reigning monarch OF COrea is
Li-Hi in Celestial language,
but there is translation adequate in
plain English. King Shoai Shing
was his father and is duly worshiped.
The heir is 10 years old. A~riStocracv
is hereditary and the will of the mon
arch is absolute. He is not trou led
with rebelliouS legislators. The mill
tary attaches OF the departments Of
government carry nIatchlockS There
are departments OF ceremonies, war,
civil affairs, justice. public works.
finance. and foreign affairs. of which
foreign affairs S the least important
and ceremonies the most important.
The upper classes adhere to Contu-
cianism and Chinese. classics mark
the high tide Of COrCan culture.
buddhist monasteries are numerous.
Two American professors teach En-
gll>h in a government school and eX-
officers of our army are teachers in
the military school. The herl:,iu
kingdom is y Gliding slowly to modern
ideas. A railway S projected be.
tween the cap tai and one of the
three tre1ty ports at which alone
foreign trade is allowed.
LONGEST OF SWING SPANS.
THAT Now Being Constructed at Omaha
Will Measure $40 Feet.