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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-27
STRONG ON
Polish and EruditiOn of N Notorious
New York Character.

Polish and Erudition of N Notorious
New York Character.
Tom Gould. the notorious New York
politician, saloon keeper and all round
crook, was a man of great physical
strength. One of his fayorite feats
was to back under a piano and then
rise, lifting it off it's feet. He was once
asked to a reception at the house of a
member Of the Four Hundred who
was then in politics and wished for
Gould's support. 1t is alleged that on
being introduced to the ladies on this
occasion Mr.. Gould broke an en!bar-
RAISING silence by observing:
Ladies, I'll bet 500 | kin lift the
pianner," which he then proceeded to
do.
Another incident related of Tom
Gould indicates that he was strong on
culture. On one occasion he had left
the Sans Souci earlier than usual, and
the next day on meeting his nephew,
whom he left in charge, he said:
"Well, did anything happen after l
left last nightY'
"Nothin' much" replied the nephew,
'exceptin' there was a couple of fell
lers came in about l o'clock and kicked
up a row, and we t'run 'em out"
How many times have l got to tell
you how to speak English?" demanded
Gould impatiently. Don't say 'trun
'em out Say 't'rowed 'em out"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-27
AN r TIMEPIECE.
The Ring Dial which Was Used BE-
fore the Days of the watch.

The Ring Dial Which Was Used He
fore the Days of the Watch.
The ring dial, or u ring, was used
as a small sundial before the days of
the watch. Modern limitations were
made, we are told, sin basketfuls" by a
Sheffield firm about 1880, and in much
more recent times specimens about six
inches in diameter have been on sale in
London as instructive toys which tell
the solar time with great accuracy
when the sun is high.
A writer in Notes and Queries, Jan.
%, 1851, describes a ring dial half an
inch broad and two inches In diameter
of Swedish make. To the right of its
small handle a slit extends nearly q
third of the whole length. A narrow
band of brass runs along the center of
the ring and covers the slit. This band
Is movable and has a hole through
which the rays of the sun can fall. On
each side of 1t letters for the months
are inscribed, and within the ring OPP
posite to these letters are figures for
the hours.
BY a proper adjustment of the brass
band this ring clock could be properly
set by the sun at suitable intervals
perhaps once a month.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-27
VISITING A VOLCANO.
n PARTY was simply Too Tired 10
descend Into the Crater.

Descend into the Crater.
We had meant to descend into the
crater, but upon reaching the top con-
cluded that we could see all that was
10 be seen from there. First one ana
then the other remarked that there
was no need to make that arduous de-
scent or that there was nothing more
to be seen down there anyway. Or
course we were not afraid. No, no;
Just tired. One Of the boys sat down
on the edge and proceeded to shoot up
the scenery with his kodak, while we
two others made a tour of exploration
along the summit. Coming to an open
ing In the wall with a sort of shelf
running along inside, we entered with
something of the air Of a chicken
which, taking advantage of temporary
.quIetness, pokes its head into a forbid
den kitchen. If the presiding demon
had made any explosive remarks, we
should have widened that breach In
getting away. Our native guide told
us that it was all right, but he mod
estly refrained from forcing himself
20 the front, leaving that honor to the
more aggressive Anglo-Saxon. The
fact is we were all trying to get behind
one another, with more or less success.
William Blanchard in National Maya
zine.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-27
CURTAIN CALLS.
The Code In Germany DINERS FROM
That In This Country

The GOGG sn
That Ia This
"There Is az unwritten code OF ell
uuette among actors in regard 10 cur
tain calls that appears to differ widely
In dlffertat countries" says a st. Louis
a
"a Yriend of mine was recently tell
ing me about the custom that obtains
In this respect in certain theaters ana
onera houses in German cities, II
from what he says it is exactly the re-
verse Of what it is here. over there
he star or leading player takes the
first curtain call alone. If there Is d
second curtain call the star and assocl-
ate player of the opposite sex appear
together on the stage to respond to Ii,
and should a third call from the au-
dience be given the entire company APP
pears in answer to it. The customs OF
our stage generally reverse this proce-
dure. Among US the first curtain call
Is responded to by the entire company,
the second by three or four or hye OF
the principal players, the third by the
leading man and alone, n
then if there are more by the star or
leading player.
'"This is of course dealing with the
subject in a general way and consider
ing the circumstances as those Whlcn
may ordinarily obtain. Where two or
three players only are concerned in
the scene that brings the applause,
why, naturally the other members OF
the company would have no part in
the responses."-St. Louis Globe-Dem-
nnraf
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-27
Keen Your Temper.

The unwritten laws both of society
aud good N are innumerable,
but there is one that we cannot pass
over in silence, and that is-never lose
your temper. This applies especially
when playing games. To lose ones
temper In private is bad enough, but
to do SO in public is objectionable. 1t
" a crime which no hostess can for
give. for it makes all the other guests
feel uncomfortable and Gisturbs that
outward calm which is the essence of
all good society.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-27
curious peath cu.toms OF Fiii.

The Fijians believe that in case a
manageable youth or maiden dies
without having gone through with the
elaborate nuptial knot tying ceremony
of the islands his or her soul is doomed
to wander about forever in an inter-
mediate region between heaven and
hell. When any one does-man, wom-
an or chilG-a whales tooth is placed
In the hand Of the corpse, the missile
to be thrown az the tree which stands
as a guidepost to point out the road
that leads to heaven and the one that
leads to hell.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-27
London and Atheus.

On entering a London suburb the
spirit of London meets you. takes pos
session of you and hurries you on in
thought TO meet the millions in its bos-
om. On entering the outskirts of Ath-
ems it is the spirit Of the past which
you encounter and which carries you
back SO far that the wearied mind
turns and reposes in the present In
keeping with the things animate and
inanimate in It's yicinity.-Gentleman's
magazine.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-27
DO Not Be Imposed Upon.

Foley q CO., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as a throat and lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foley's
Honey and Tar many limitations are
offered for the genuine. Ask for
Foley's Honey and Tar and refuse
any substitute offered as no other
preparation will give the same salts.
faction. 1t is mildly laxative. 1t
contains no opiates and is safest for
children and delicate persons. l..
r. Sasse.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-27

Without a tremor Mrs. Highmore
proceeded leisurely to open the black
bordered letter. IF there were any
bad news" she said, 1T would have
come by telegraph. it must be that
something has happened to Mr.. High.
more's rich uncle.r-Chicago Tribune.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-27
BLACK HILLS,

nlLLot
The Richest Hundred Miles Square in the
World.
The Black Hills, in the southwest.
ern part of the state Of South Dako-
Ia, produce one-third Of the gold
found in the United States, and are
said to be the richest one hundred
miles square in the world. A new
booklet on the Black Hills has been
issued by the North Western Line,
with a fine detailed map of this
wonderful REGION, Send four cents
in stamps for copy of the booklet to
w. B. KNISKERN, p. T. M. Chica-
go & North Western R'y., Chicago,
III.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-27
Want to Pasture

Cattle and horses on ranch 2 miles
east of Bancroft, Living spring
water and good pasture. Stock call.
ed for and delivered. Il. j. AARON,
De smet, s. ID.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-27

Mrs. Knicker-Nas your new gown
q good At? Mrs. Bocker-Lovely. Jacks
bank account shows ssst Is cents left.
Smart Set.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-27

The belle Of ancient India wore her
hair tied BY a jeweled band two or
three inches back OF her head and then
braided into anNenormons ball,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-27

A well known oculist states that for
ty men and three women to every
thousand persons are color blind.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-27
out Loud.

where's papa. Johnnyy
Hes upstairs asleep"
AWere you upstairs. dear?"
mo. ma'am."
'Then how do you know he's asleep?"
I heard him doing It, He's sleeping
out loud"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-02
FLOWERS USED MANY TIMES
Bouquets and Wreaths Are Rented
and aerented by Florists
Of New York.

Flowers are now rented in New York
for all sorts of occasions. One bou-
quet may be made to do duty for sew
eral brides in the course of a day, and
a funeral wreath may express various
phases of grief at number Of funer-
ais, says local exchange.
A New York correspondent describes
the manner in which the floral beau
ties are used over and over again:
Zone wonders how such perishable
article as flowers can be rented, e.
pecially in q city where they are in
such demand aid at almost exorbitant
figures, but the process is very SIM
rle. The lessor prepares mis- first
bouquet from the freshest buds OBJ
tainable, and by buds is meant the
small rose that Is several lays from
'bursting.' Carefully, with the utmost
care, each bud is gone over and the
outer petals opened out, to give the
exact appearance Of blown flower
When the bouquet has done service
ana ,een returned by the renter these
outside petals are removed and all the
flowers placed in the ice box to await
the next order. Time and again these
buds do duty, until their usefulness
has gone for such purposes. The
stems are wound with fine wire, AID,
with the addition Of q few pieces Of
smilax. the Greek flower peddlers go
forth to sell them for . few pennies
rer blossom.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-02
HOW THEY GOT HIM OUT.
Long-Winded Caller Was a >Sticker,
But Resourceful Mother Gave
Him S~start.

Young Thompson never knows when
to leave if he calls on young lady; he
likes the sound of his voice so well that
he talks on and on, while the POOR girl
grows light-headed with the tax on her
strength, and wishes the mantlepiece
would fall on the tiresome caller, relates
London Tit-Bits.
There is a young lady-one of his
victims-who made up her mind to give
him q lesson.
So one Sunday night when he called
she was as cordial as possible up to II
o'clock. Then, having had q four-vol-
ume history Of Thompson's life, with an
extended account of his influence in the
football field and business, she began
getting dizzy and to have ringing in
her ears. =.
At that moment her brother rushed
into the room and said hurriedly, PA
wants the morning paper, SIS"
Look in the letter box, Willie, |" she
answered, gently. II think heardslthe
boy leaving it some hours ago." ,
Thompson never took the hint, but
drawled on about the dancing season,
and what figure he cut at Waiting.
The next interruption was from the
head of the house, who entered, brisk
~ rubbing his hands.
Good morning-good morning." he
said, cheerily. "Ha! Thompson, you're
out early. Well, early bird, etc. It's
going to be fine day from present ap-
pearances."
Thompson was dazed: but he con-
cluded that the old man had been out
drinking, and sat back with an air that
was decided and convincing.
Hal: an hour passed and the mother
hurried in.
Dear me, I'm too late" she said, al
she entered. II smelt the coffee an hour
ago, and knew breakfast was waiting,
but-oh! Good morning, Mr.. Thomp-
son!"
Then the sweet youth took the hint,
and drawing himself together he got
out into the hall and opened the front
door just as the servant girl rang bell
and the small boy yelled ''Breakfast''
over the balustrade.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-02
THE CENTURY's CALL.

Deep unto deep. 1t ca:leth,
.@ The century's dominant cry;
5& Over tie desert and over the plain,
sGs over the peak and the mountain chain.
Under the thrilling sky,
The voice Of mighty peoples
a#a And the tocsin OF r and woe,
From East TO West tits sounding,
And a man must rise and go.
s$ He must leave the hearth Of his mother,
And fare to the Northern zone
## Traverse the waste ard dare the dearth,
Know the moods of the desolate earth,
Live in his tent, alone
ssese.-Eo the century bids + IN hasten
TO find her hidden wealth,
8# The lore she guards ard the treasure
3Sfss She only yields by stealth.
A man must fear no peril,
sES He MIST ride like hight Of DID,
To tourney and tilt, with good n light hand,
That cieaves to the hit :or the love Of the
land..'
IS Ana keres to the soldier bold!
aA ,s'Nkoass pure5bf thought and action,
g. Who Is ready to serve his age,
Who cares for the thing he doeth.
Deep dnto deep, It calleth.
Tho century's urgent cry.
Splendid ard strong is the cent1ry's song,
vaior and love. to the battle throng,
yfeS Ha Ea y R #t! P * s s5ah sx
The call for the brave and the truA
#a tf.,f.A%s .s~
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boss. Hoke. and go right Of. too. before

boss. Hoke. and go right OF, too. before
he's cold.''
Hoke set of with lantern and knife.
having little stomach for the job. He
called at their neighbor Robbins to
borrow tie pincers, and succeeded in
coaxing little Jimmy Robbins to 60 with
him to hold the lantern.
The gray body did look rather I'M
canny by lantern-light, lying there In
dog, probably, was sneaking rour1. but
skunk away as they approached. did
not add to the cheerfulness that; owl
began to boot down in the swamp be-
low the pasture, and that ere long .
dog-perhaps the same one-raised q
melancholy howl at a distance.
Hoke felt queer all over: but he got
to work after a shaky fashion, and
pulled of the shoes from the two FORE
feet and one of the hind ones. The
other, the under one, bothered him.
The leg was drawn up, the tendons con-
tracted, but they stretched out when
he pulled at the shoe. When he let 60
they drew back in an odd way.
1t came in to his mind to cut the cords
and, selling the leg by the fetlock, he
began hacking with the large knife
above the 'gambrel joint" Quite by
chance he partly severed. not the ten
dons, but the sciatic nerve, or what
corresponds to that in a horse.
Instantly singular phenomenon was
exhibited. The cut through the nerve
sheath liberated the residual nervous
energy of the nerve trunk. The flexor
muscles were first stimulated to contrac-
ton; the leg jerked itself from Hoke's
hand!
This of itself was somewhat alarming,
but even before he could step back, the
extensors felt the reflex stimulus, and
the leg Strengthened powerfully
as if living horse had kicked. Hoke
was standing exactly in line, and the
result was that hoof and shpe landed
pretty nearly over his solar plexus, with
such violence that he was bowled over
backward and measured his length
among the stones of the pasture.
Little Jimmy Robbins, who had stood
holding the lantern in a rather per-
turbed state of mind. no sooner saw the
dead horse kick Hoke over than he
dropped the light and fed homeward,
with howl of terror.
And Hoke-well, no one knows just
what Hoke did or thought. He has
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-02
RAILWAY RUMOR.

American railways handle about $12.-
o0U.0 900 worth OF grain year.
A new railroad planned TO scale Grays
Peak, near Dillon, COL, will attain a
height at least 2OO feet greater than the
road which climbs Pixies Peak.
The experiment made about year ago
Of employing Mexican porters in Pull
man cars has not been successful. Forty
Mexicans have entered the service of the
Pullman company, and Of that number
only i've are lett
Timothy J. Lee. an American locomo-
tive engineer. has been held responsible
for tho wrecking of train he was driv-
Ing, near Zacatecas, Mexico, and SEN
fenced to hard labor in the salt mines for
four years. He was badly hurt in the
wreck. His brother 10 q Denver police
captain.
The Southern Pacific company has
forbidden its men to bring cocaine into
its yards or shops. 1t has been custom
airy for the men to use 1t when they got
q cinder in an eye. but it has been used
for other purposes: and, besides. the
doctors say, its unskilled use in the eye
is dangerous. The men have the use Of
q well-equipped emergency hospital.
OF the sum which had been invested in
the worlds railroads at the close of 1903
It is estimated, according to the Eng
lish Railway Magazine. that more than
e3.760. 100000 has been spent on 1884,
900 miles Of European railroad and
e3232. 000. 900 on the 1897 900 miles owned
by tho rest of the world. On this basis It
is found the roads Of Europe represent
an investment of e22e52 q mile. while
those of the rest Of the world average
e 11.402. Great Britain's railroads rep
resent the highest cost per mile. figures
standing at e51. 1868. while those Of Bel
gium come next with 930,O48.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-02
YOU GO SKIN THAT HOss. HOKE."

never described his emotions. The
breath was pretty nearly knocked out
of him; but he got away from there,
somehow, and arrived home not long
after in a condition, mentally, that
frightened his mother, although she was
not a woman easily alarmed.
Hoke rushed in at the door, with eyes
sticking out, and wife as sheet. Per-
haps it was partly the kick on his stom-
ach. All he could say was that dead
Old Rackabones had tried to kill him!
The kick itself is easily explained on
grounds of nerve action; but Hoke knew
little of nerves. He sat by the stove and
shook like leaf. His mother could
hardly drive him to bed. The next day
he pretended to be sick and kept in
doors. For more than a fortnight he
could not be induced to 60 out after
dark. For, like most cruel boys, Hoke
was a coward.
Meanwhile the selectmen had inferred
Old Rackabones at the public expense
Hel1e's courage rose little after he
learned that the old horse was under.
ground; but people noticed that he had
a scared look round the eyes the rest OF
the autumn.
In November he went to work with a
gang of Italians excavating gravel for
a new railroad that was to pass within
a mile of their house. He is still ex-
cavating. That SEEMS fit employment
for him. 1t u.s. no doubt, better that a
boy like HoFe should not have dumb
animals at his mercy. Pick and shovel
do not suffer from his cruelty.-Youth.s
Companion.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-02
USE OF BLACK DIAMONDS.
Growing Demand for Them in the
Field Of Mechanics Enhances
Their Value.

The black diamond is an i'm oortant ar
ticle of commerce, not because it is
destined to embellish the hand of fem-
mime grace, but because of the fact that
it has been widely applied in industry,
where it is almost as valuable as its
white fellow. The home Of the black
diamond is Brazil, the classical land OF
the diamond, the richest beds of the
mineral having been found in the pro-
vince Of Bahia and on the banks and
in the bed Of the Sac Jose river. The
stone, which is perfectly Opaque. is not
beautiful, and If the magical word dia-
mond had never been applied to the
substance, there Is no doubt that to this
day the black diamond would be thing
unknown, says a writer in LIE Monde
Econ0mique of Paris. However, the
favor which this mineral enjoys IL of
very recent date, for 20 years ago its
properties were unknown and the trade
in the stone was practically nothing.
The constantly increasing perfection
of boring instruments brought out the
value of the black diamond, the use of
diamond point drills now having be-
come so general that the price Of the
mineral has In consequence rapidly in
creased. To-day. the diamond has be-
come Of prime necessity in working tenn
pered metals, saving of marbles. pierre
ing of tunnels and galleries. and in
mines. At the time Of the Inauguration
of the laboratory of arts and trades the
first Of July, 1908, circular saw pro-
vided with diamond points produced sur
prising results, cutting into thin slices
the hardest Of materials.
On the banks of the Sac Jose we ind
the traces of the first exploitation OF
the mines by the natives, the Garim>
peros. The black diamond, however.
having no commercial value, did not
attract these people. and they were ap-
parently ignorant of the real character
of the mineral. From the report of an
engineer who explored the region in
1858 we learn that one day the diamond
diggers discovered black stone in the
Sac Jose. They took the stone to one
of the huts and sought to discover the
AdIuA0 ~ dIt0AAVIAA6 " VI oNn ~. <AA
their efforts we're fruitless. the stone re-
sisting the most powerful hammers. and
after time it was thrown back into the
river. The stone weighed 10000 carats.
and at the pres ent price of $40 carat
represents loss of 100000.
The exploitation of the Brazilian dta-
mond mines by the Garimperos, it Is
unnecessary to say. was not scientific.
The creviceB Of the rocks are explored
with the hand, the gravel being taken
away in little barrels which arc car
ried Gu the Lead Attempts have been
made to lessen the time of work BY
diving for thu mineral. but the violence
of the stream is such during the rainy
season that this plan has been but lit
tie adopted. The only method which
will produce results and the one which
will shortly BE- put in operation Il that
of draining. Dams will be erected
300 feet apart and centrifugal pumps
will be installed for the purposes OF
drawing OF thu water. The results OF
the work cannot be. question OF
doubt, judging tom the past perform
ances of these diamond mines.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-02
o lads with pulses bounding,
That cry Is meant for you.

Wherever the need IL greatest,
Wherever the Ill Is -vorst,
Over the city's thous~ nds thick,
Over the deserts Of stone and brick,
Over the lands accurst,
The cry for help Is pealing,
Bitter with want and woe.
o brother, II you hear 1t,
A man must arise and 60.
Margaret E. sangster, in Youths Com
paniOn.