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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-01
The Shark and His Slaves.

Chicago Journal: II anything can be
more vicious than the trade Of the person
who squeezes usurlous interest from the
unfortunate or thriftIess its discovery will
reveal unsupported depths of human de-
pravity. No sympathy or consideration
is due the person who engages in this
species Of money lending. sympathy and
consideration are words not found in the
usurer's vocabulary. Cruelty, subtlety,
avarice and cowardice are the corner
stones upon which his business is built.
The widow and the orphan, the sick and
the ignorant, the guileless, the confd-
Ing, the friendless and generally unfor-
~tunate, are his clientele. Their need is
his opportunity. His purpose is to leech
them of life blood. He Is like the tropical
land crab which crawls out under cover
Of night TO gnaw at the wounded soldier
living hain niece c.: &c at.Si1 OF battle. RE
is less respectable than the hyena who
is willing 10 wait for his victims death.
His disposition is that of the leech; his
habitat that Of the gudgeon which lies in
the mud and fattens on the city's sewage;
his methods are those OF the spider weav-
ing webs and lying, in wait for the weak.
He partakes OF the characteristics Of all
these examples from the natural world,
but nature is singularly deficient in any
type which will even approximate the
whole of this manifestation OF human W.
lainy.
The most noxious species of the Insurer
is the salary loan usurer. He is a compar-
atively recent development. The pawn
| pledge man is known Of old. The chattel
mortgage shark has become familiar.
There are avs framed to protect the GUS
toners of each from imposition But the
i. a i - ..(,,~~ Al r,fnuu-nf rf1f-
| ting the salary in pawn--is comparatively
new In the development OF usury. Its OPP
| portunities are vast, its conception IDEAL,
| as viewed by the usurer. There Is no prop
ierty to be converted, as in the case OF the
pawn loan: money Is the pledge for money.
and the security subslsts so long as the
debtor lives and works. The transaction
is a d~iscounting OF the future; and there
lis nothing so readily discounted or put
lin pledge by the thriftless, and yet moth
ing so certain, In q way, or so valuable.
The right to collect another's earnings
Is the chief incident to human slavery, and
the creation OF such a step Is the first
step toward the establishment OF peonage
The man or woman who canno possess
the returns for his or her labors is de-
\ prtved or a chief e~ssentia of personal lib
erty. A slight extension and enlargement
Of the condition viii bring about a re-
turn OF the social and Industrial state
which fiourished In Greece and Rome and
during the Christian era among the Jews
when a debtor was accustomed to sell
himself into slavery for life to the credi-
tor. A debtor who mortgages his future
earning power, to pay an Impossible debt.
Is In little better position than was the
slave who offered his ear to be pinned to
the doorpost. 1t only remains to make
the service personal, and the status Ii
complete.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-01
BUTTONS MADE OF MILK.
Fiul5 Of Palm Fruit Becomes Hard
With Ace.

"pewH In South America. there Is a
fruit-producing palm thar has quite met
-ainofphnsed the button business, and
Horned The nucleus for one or The most
important industries IN the United States, :
saiI -. L Rawlins, a New York drummer
at the Raleigh.
"Thc seed OF this fruit contains a milk
that IS sweet to the taste and relished- by
the natives. The milk. when allowed 10
remain In the nut long enough. becomes
indtarated and turns Into a substance as
brittle and hard as THE ivory plant. Most
OF the buttons now used In America,
whether termed ivory, pearl, rubber. horn
or bore, come from this iyofx plant. Thus
the probabilities are that your buttons are
made from a vegetable milk, and they
grow on bushes
"rhe ivory plant is one Of the marvels
cf the age, and is rewarding Its growers
with vast fortunes. The nuts arc brought
20 the United States by s~hiploads, and are
shipped across the continent 10 the big
button factories, from which they Issue
forth ~ every conceivable design, color,
grade and classification OF button.
The ivory plant has recently been dis
covered in California, but the nut Ii pro-
auees in It's wild state Is OF inferior quail
ity ana win not produce good buttons. IL
- believed. though, with the proper cul-
dYatl0n the fruit would be as valuable as
thG central American. IL so, the growing
2f Buttons IN America would become an
industry OF importance second only TO the
growing oil corn, wheat and cotton, for
viaI body wears buttons.
"fhe best ivory nut for commercial puF-
poses is found on the banks Of the river
MaEdaiena, IN the United st0tes Of CO.
tom6la, whege by some Il is called the
Tagita palm The fruit forms a globular
aead about twice the size Of q mans head
and weighs from 20 70 IS pounds. The
bead IS a kind OF cluster Of bulbs, and In
~ contains from 50 TO 60 seeds. The seeds
are allowed TO dry, and are harvested sew
sfai times a year by the natives.
THE ivory nut is used almost solely in
the manufacture OF buttons, though some
Gaetories also make poker chips from
hem The nut. however, has superseded
she archaic mud, rubber aud bone buttons
~ vogue formerly. 1t admits OF wider
4Nd more varied treatment for this pur-
aoae man any other known substance and
9 easily worked The United States con-
stines more than one-nalf Of the worlds
product Of ivory nuts, and nine-tenths of
,se vegetable ivory IS manufactured into
buttoas.
'When tile nut reaches the button fac
tory IL IS cut into three slabs. In the pro-
sess 81 cuttlng the button r. partially
aiase3 Afterward the thread holes are
sfFjfvT uTI roUntrrNunk The button Is
.lAa sent 10 the Dolisher, who uses the
fhapnigs and powder made ia the drilling
% 8Eel8ah them, Afterward they are sen
o tines designer. who traces on the buttons
ii tnsellbtc aye the iTsigns needed. After
.cctfving these outlines, if the buttons arc
70 & main smooth and receive another!
,pat. they arc put into the dye. then they
ne pat INTO a pressing machine iitted with
lies uf the pattern desired
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-01

Philadelphia Record; ibid my little
dog so hy; here2; asked a bareheadcd
young woman. who had run up in excite
inent to a small boy playing on the cor
ner.
"Yas'm, he did Z said the small boy.
(which way did he go? Tell me. uuicki''
said the young woman.
But the small boy hesitated and looked
shy.
Come. now. said the young woman.
coaxingly, do tell me, See. here Is q
penny" and she fished out d coin from
somewhere la her clothing. Now tell
me which way he went
He went this way said the small
boy, taking the penny and. getting down
or his hands and knees, he trotfed or.
crying, Bow wow. bow-wow.'
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-01
&c go.

New york Daily News. The seen
MA Cofk harboF. ana the adventurous
aariner Ia The tiny sailing boat had
fad Il p~eri!ously narrow escape or be-
fr run down BIZ a big steamer.
tfH have the law on We, We bla-
ggafdsi ha cried. What's the name
tf fnat Ship
white Rose said the captain OF the
ssges asers aadlng, what ship Is that?s
esgAis Is the Mary lame, Where are
gou bOuAd?1
ri2iD de Janeiro. Where are you
aou3td2r
tAsprtgo ie Corkeros Sc gihhering son.
- wv @rssTtvFs replied n IIfbernian
Eanhtsn3an.
And then he put his tiller about. and
eit: ne had given back arcasm for,
44ffaSm.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-01
Our ~sirthday.

3angi
Soon!
Get out OF the way
And give us Toomi
r.atah-if spread,
Watch the Red,
White and Blue rise ~
Till the staff that bears 1t
Touches the skies,
And It's folds, unfurled.
sweep round and hug the world
TO its swelling bosom,
And what a bosom that is ~.
Broad as the and and seas are.
We are Ii.
we are the greatest family
Old Nam Earth
Ever gave birth
To. Think OF il. please.
These
Are they
Who celebrate this day;
Uncle Sam. the strong AL wna
Swings in his hand
over this land
And beyond it, over two seas.
The Red, White II Blue
Banner of Liberty,
Beacon of light,
To unnumbered millions
Yet in their night.
The American Eagle,
Glorious bird.
Whose scream of Freedom
Is everywhere heard.
The Yankee Nation,
The Doodledoos
Whose soldier boys
And sailor crews
Are setting the pegs of yalor high
Over against a smiling Sky
For the new come millions
To pattern by;
These are they
Who celebrate this day,
The Glorious Fourth,
The day when We
NUl-pnp e. I'm
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-01

A Moscow journal prints q letter from
a Russian soldier at Port Arthur ia
which the following sentence occurs:
We have given All our guns names.
Of them We call Togo. because It
makes so much noise. but hasn't hit
anything yet"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-01

Her Mistress-Mary Ann, If that oc-
ctws again III have to get another
Mary Anne-Shure. an / wish yez
would. MUM. There's more than
enough wurruk for two. mum.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-01

Shake Into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease.
Nowdsr for the feet. II makes tight or
now ehoee feel easy. Cures Corns, Bun
afw swollen, Hot and Sweating Feet. AT
seais FREE Address Allen 8. Oimsted. lie
Epys IN. A..
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-01

Mis-. upptowne-The cook you sent
fe only stayed 4 day.
Agent-Yes. madam, YOU said you
Nanted q cook in a hurry
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-01

MRS. wipslowrs soornrNs srauR TOR children
eethinRi eoftAns the gums. reduces inflammation al
A1e b2lnseures wind collie. % cent a octtls
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-01

The first administration OF Mckinley
fought and won the war with Spain. put
deSHn. b snsurre9tion In the Philippines,
annexed Hawaii, rescued the Legations in
Pekin. brought Porto Rico Into q COM
mercial syatem. enacted a protective tariff
and established our national currency on
tho Arm foundations OF the gold standard
By the financial legislation Of the 56th
congress-.
The present administration has reduced
taxation. reduced the public debt, reduced
the annual interest charge, made effective
pro9reSo IN the regulation OF trusts. fos-
tered hualness, promoted agriculture, built
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-01


When the last national convention met
| the Philippines also were under military
4 rule. The Philippine commission had not
| yet begun It's work.
The last vestige OF Instruction has been
swept away. With their work accom-
plished. over S. 900 American troops have
| been brought back across the Pacific.
Civil government has been established
throughout the archipelago. Peace and or
der and justice prevail. The Philippine
commission have established a government
which has been q credit to their country
inc q blessing to the people OF the Is
lands. The laws they have enacted upon
careful and Intelligent study of the needs
of the country challenges comparison with
the statutes OF any country. The personnel
Of civil government has been brought to-
Eether under an advanced, comprehensive
civil service law. which has been rigidly
enforced. complete census has been
taken. designed to be there as II was In
+ Cuba tho basis for representative govern
ment: and the people OF the Islands viii
soon proceed under provisions already
made BY congress to the election OF a
representative assembly, In which Tor the
/ frst time In their history they may have
4 voice lin tho making Or their own laws.
In, the meantime the local and provincial
governments arc IA the hands Of Officers
elected BY the Filipino: and IN the great
csntral of!cee. n the commix.ion. on TIE
bench, - tho cxecuflYe departments. tn
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-07
Typesetting By Machinery.

Owing to delay of one day in
receiving part of our linotype, the
machinery was not placed in the Of
flee until Saturday afternoon. Mr..
John Nichols. our machinist, com
pleted the erection OF the machine
Saturday night, but some regula-
tions were necessary this morning
before actual work could be begun,
The face Of type here shown is bre-
yier and the head letter is carried
in the machine and cast in the same
manner as the body letter. Beyond
any question the Mergenthaler limo
type in this Office is the finest
piece of machinery in Ellis county,
and the only double magazine ma
chine between Dallas and San An
tonic. There is one az Houston.
one at San Antonio and one at Ft.
Worth Outside Of these three we
do not know of any other machine
of the same pattern in the State.
Within a few days we shall arrange
to allow our friends who desire TO
inspect the machine to do so.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-07
A FRIEND OF TRINITY
Mr.. w. A. Chapman Adds five, Hundred
Dollars TO Permanent Endowment.

Mr.. w. A Chapman, of Red Oak
father of our townsmen, o. n. and
Frank Chapman, has for a period OF
twenty-five years been patron and
loyal supporter of Trinity University.
During this time he has educated
his two sons and four daughters in
the institution His youngest
daughter. Miss Lille, beng now a
member of the senior class and as
sisting the Registrar in clerical
work. There has seldom been a
time during the last twenty-ff
years when one or more of his chill
dren have not been in Trinity. He
has not only been a patron of the
school, but has even been active in
talking and working for the iustitu
tion.
His latest act of friendship was TO
step into the treasurer's office few
days ago, and add to the permanent
endowment of the school the sum of
five hundred dollars. The Universi-
ty greatly needs and thoroughly APP
preciates such gifts and such friends
as Mr.. Chapman.
We feel assured that the friends
of Trinity are coming to believe,
with her new president, that the de-
sired development and expansion
cannot be confidently hoped for
until q large increase of permanent
funds is secured. 1t is to be hoped
that the generosity of Mr.. Chapman
may become contagious and that the
day of better things financ tally may
now be hand.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-07

Through the courtesy OF Pat II.
Wilson 4 Co, proprietors OF the
Cotton Exchange, bull
letins OF the election returns will
be received in Waxahachie tomor-
row night over their private wires.
They have direct wire connection
with New York and bulletins will
come from headquarters A large
sheet will be stretched on the side
wall OF the building occupied by
Cheeyes Bros a. Co. on which the
will be reproduced by a
This service will be
given free and the public has cor
dial invitation 10 watch the returns
as they are flashed on the canvas
Grove Pittman will also post bull
letins free of charge on the boards
In his cotton exchange on the
south side OF the square
Bulletins will be received al the
opera house and read from the stage
between acts.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-07

6ek scto@A Hats ass Cars fsr
voaE little girls NJ Mrs.. D<eus Gf
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-07

John Williams. colored. who
claims 10 be the champion cotton
picker of the state has closed his
picking ssasoG From August 2s
to Iast Friday he gathered $4,000
pounds Of The Reecy staple This
record was made ia addition 20 the
pickeFs who were working under
him During the season he picked
oseI NHu pounds day several
f.aa-e
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-07

The criminal docket In the dis
tu,t court was called Co trial this
morning After The assignment of
eases vas made a number Of pleas
OF guilty were accepted This after
noon The FIRST trial of import
ance is that of John Henry Young
colored charged With murder
which viii called "Wednesday morn
ing
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-07

The Central we=tboWd PASSENGER
train MAS stoned last Friday night
iust after 81 lrft Garrett one win
dow ~as bfokeu ONT and ffarmcnts
of fhe glass gpr the face OF phu
NueF general passenger agent OF
thc kosk lslaud When the train
reached fhis tliE the matter Vas
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-07

The NJ. W. NJ. club will meet at
the Rest Cottage tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock. Business of i'm
portance requires attention and all
members are requested to attend,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-26

en- la plaza de la camara con la modi-
ficacion qufmica del nitrate de plata
de la misma.
Al llegar a este punto, el orador
hizo alusi6n de pasada q los trabajos
que sobre la anatomfa fna y la tisiolo-
gfa de los elementos nerviosos ha rea-
lizado en- estos dltimos amos el emil
nente sabio espahol Santiago Ramon
Y Cajal, muy querido y reverenciado
maestro del disertante.
La conferencia mereci6 ruidosos
aplausos, siendo felicitado ell doctor
Ruiz Arnau por un sinn1mero de pro-
fesoles que acudieron al acto, Ell cual
termino las once cuarto.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-26
LA PEREGRINACION
A HORMIGUEROS

El reverendo Obispo Blenk nos ha
remitido el programa de las festas
religiosas ordinarias extraordina-
rias, que los devotos de Ia Virgen Ma
ria en- su advocaci6n de Monserrat,
dedican Y consagran su celestial Pa
trona, y que en- este afIo Sc celebraran
con mayor espl6ndor con motive de la
peregrinaci6n Diocesana promovida
por el Reverendo Obispo Blenk.
Las festas tendr4n lugar en- los
dias 80 Y 81 de Agosto; dias al 8 de
Septiembre, en- que el dia ocho el Obs
po celebrara mise pontifcal en- altar
preparado adornado conveniente-
mente en- la explanada de la casa de
peregrinos, pronunciando el sermon el
reverendo Padre Garcia del Vale,
cura p4rroco de Humacao.
Las festas Sc compondran de no
venas, procesiones, Illumination del
Santuario, atrio y casa de peregrinos,
fuegos Y globos; retretas en- la espla-
nadas del Santuario, discursos reli-
giosos, morales y sociales pronuncia-
dos por el reverendo ohispo y distin-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-26
EI Doctor Ruiz Arnau
en- Ia escueIa de VeranO

Ante numeroso y escogido audi
torio, explic6 aver ell doctor Ramon
Ruiz Arnau, & los alumnos de la es-
cuela de verano, su notable conferen-
cia acerca de la ~Idea general del Sis
tema nervioso.7
POGO antes de conferenciar ell dis
tinvuido conference.-the, una comision
de sefIoritas alumnas, le ofreci6 un
precioso bouquet, y sirviendose de
una de sus flores, dijo, que represen-
taba la formula general de los centros
nerviosos, manifestando que con tai
obsequio era la 1nica manera de que
resultase florida su disertaci6n
Manifesto ell orador que asf como
ell doctor Goenaga hab1a tratado des-
de aouel mismo sitio en- conferencias
anteriores, de las funciones de la vida
vegetativa, entend1a que serfa conve-
niente dar una conferencia sobre las
funciones de la vida de relacion, que
son como Sc sabe, realizadas por el Sis
ma nervioSO.
Comenz6 el orador recordando la
evoluci6n que sufre la materia c6smi-
ca exterior al convertirse en- materia
organizada para integrar los tejidos
del ORGANISING humane pasando de un
estado de homogeneidad indefinida 6
incoherente a otro de heterogeneidad
defnida y coherente cumpliendose la
lev de evoluci6n tan bien formulada
por Spencer. Siendo dicha evoluci6n
intervenida precidida por ell sistema
nervioso, el orador expuso en- lineas
muy generates como 10 permit{a ell es-
case tempo de que dispuso, los ras-
Cos aut6micos, pistologicos y tisiol6-
ricos del sistema nervioso central y
de los nervios, cuyo sistema compare
con el sistema de Gobierno que rige
las sociedades.
Compare tambien en- otra OCCASION
dicho sistema con el de una red tele-
rrafica, con el fin de explicar meior 81
funcionalismo en- general.
Hizo por dltimo un simil del mis-
mo sistema especialmente de los
centros nerviosos con una camara TO-
tografca, expires ando como en- Los cen
tros medulares SO determinan princi-
palmente sencillos actos, rehejos que
explican ell autom atismo de muchos de
nuestros movimientos de actiyidades
organicas remedando la refexi6n de la
lente de la camara, de los rayos lumf-
nicos representando en- dicho simil
La plaza sensible de la sustancia girls
cerebral, donde no ya Sc rehejan sim
plemente en- forma de movimiento las
impresiones recibidas del mundo ex-
terror, sino que sufren una transfor-
maci6n que SO produce en- 1ltimo ter
mino por la imagen de los objetos, ST.
uulAndo pertectamente 10 cue ocurre
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-26
De YAIjC()

Por ell puesto de la Policfa Insular
de Yauco y bajo las acertadas dispo-
siciones del teniente Bofill " sargento
Martorell que mandan dicho puesto,
Ia noche del % del actual y en- ell ba-
rrio &Vegas,> Ell guardia Salas captu-
r6 al pr6fugo Juan Torres [al Prieto,
fugado al que fu6 guardia Zavala del
mismo puesto, en- el momento que en-
union de otros presos Sc ocupaba en-
la limpieza del Pueblo.
Este individno, Sc habla dedicado
nuevamente q sus actos de raterfa por
el campo y tanta fue la actividad con
que Sc le persegu1a, que al fin Sc le
pudo poner de nuevo buen recaudo.
Felicitamos aquel puesto de po-
licfa.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-26
guidos Y notables oradores.

guidos notables oradores.
Las parroquias que hagan en- cor
poraci6n la romerfa con su venerable
Cura, seran recibidas con Cruz alza-
da por Ell Capellan-Parroco del San
tuario.
Sc ofreceran medallas conmemo-
rativas de | a Peregrinacion por la IL
mosna de 15 centavos una.
La xAmerican Railroad Company
OF F. R,7 para facilitar la concurren-
-cia de files, hara la rebaja del 5 por
100 en- los billetes de ida yvuelta, des-
de cualquier punto la estaci6n de
Hormigueros, valederos dichos billie
tes del lP al 10 de Septienbre pr6ximo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-08-26
"EL. C0JO ILUSTRADO'

Hemos visto el iltimo ndnero de
esta importante revista literaria, de
Venezuela, cuyo texto es magn1fco.
Aparecen en- eI las mas notables fir
mas de la America latina, entire otras
la de Zumeta, Cbocavo v Vargas vi
la. Sus grabados son excelentes, en-
tire los cuales aparecen dos vistas de
Puerto Rico.
Es agente de esta importante pu-
blicaci6n en- San Juan, nuestro amigo
y companero don jose Labrador, &
quien pueden dirijirse los senores que
deseen suscribirse.