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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-10
CHINESE PUNISHED.

Che Foo, June 10, 6 p. m.-The AS
soclated Press correspondent at Teng
Chou, Shan-Tung promontory, reports
that the Chinese guard there has been
punished by the officials of Teng Chou
for failing to report the presence of a
Russian vessel laying mines among
the Miao-Tao islands.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-10

REINFORCEMENTs ARRIVE.
Seoul, June 10. 10 q. MA force OF
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25

day of general rejoicing, when we hat
a feu de joie, conducted with ths
greatest order and regularity. The
army made a most brilliant appear
ance, after which his exceliency dined
In public with all the officers OF the
army, attended by a bard OF music. 1
never was present where there was
such u1fsinSed and perfect Joy as was
discovered In every conntenancs.
THE entertainment was concluded
with a number of patriotic toasts at
tended with huzzas. When the gem
eral took his leave there was a uni
versal clap, with loud huzzas, which
continued iii nc siass P-SSss5s5 S==s-
Were a thousand hats tossed In the air.
His excellency turned around with his
retinue and huzzed several times.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25
How the World Is Fed.
New York World.

New York World.
The extensive shipments of frozen
poultry recently made from New York
TO Europe suggests the vastness of the
sale on winch the improved arrange
ments for feeding the world are now car
ried out. When America was dis
covered buyers in the largest European
produce markets counted by the dozen
at wholesale and had minds h~abituated
to the great gross as the largest
measure of numerical quantity. Now
we are obliged to oun our eggs and
chickens not merely by the gross, but by
the million dozen. Last year England
actually consumed 1873, 900. 900 dozen eggs
paying $4,000, 600 for them. Ten million
Of them came from America.
In 1896 England imported $40, 900 hum
dred-weight of frozen beef from Aus
tralia, and over three times that amount
from the United States. A market in
London or in New York would often
show within the space OF 100 feet pro-
ducts from every part of the world. the
shipment and preservation OF which
over thousands of miles of land and
water have been made possible by the
process of chilling
AitHOuBn the horrors OF plague ana
anime in India, existing while we have
food products unused in this country,
show that the machinery of distribution
Is still very imperfect. 1t is better now
than it ever has been In history.
The refrigerators invented during the
last ten ear have practically revolu-
tionized distribution. and in doing so
have confirmed the supremacy of the
United States as the worlds greatest
provider. Everyone knows hat we
raise grain by the billion bushels. but
ii is only when we begin to export eggs
and poultry by the million dozen and
the thousand tons, and the humble hen
promises TO bring in more money from
abroad than the naughty steel industry,
that we begin to realize the possibilities
Of our greatness.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25
She crept With steathy Tread Toward the Shadows Of ! Dark Corner.

and saw Thomasina, who looked very
large and dark against the background
OF glowing light.
For a moment he gazed at her, then
he rang a bell, which vas answered
by a boy with a great many brass but
tons.
go over and borrow that cat said
the old gentleman, pointing to Thomas
ina.
"Wh-a-at?" stamnIered the boy.
Go and borrow that cat" COM
manded the old gentleman. "The house
is full of mice. I've tried traps-no
good. Tried poison-they thrive on II.
Nothing lett put 10 get a cat--sst That
but. sir" began the brass buttoned
boy, IF 0 will eat crackers and
cheese at night, sir
Hold your togue,'' ragged the old
gentleman. / shall eat what / please"
and he thumped his cane hard on the
floor and glared at the frightened boy
who fled downstairs and across the
street.
Il want to borrow your cat" he ex-
planned, breathlessly to Bob.
"What-a-at? ?" faltered Bob.
"Old gentleman across the way cam
sleep; mice you know; he asked me to
get her"
oh said Bob, why, OF course he
can have her, that is, IL she will 60"
But Thomasina would not go with
the brass buttoned boy. so Bob Graded
her carefully in his arms and carried
her over.
1t was a magnificent house. Bob's
old shoes had never stepped on such
soft carpets, he had never seen such
glass and silver as shone in the din
ing roorn or imagined such soft, easy
chairs as be found in the old gentle
mans room when at last be entered
IL.
"Oh," said the old gentleman. peer
ing around at Bob from his seat In
front of the fire. so that's the cat,
is it,"
Eyes, sir" said Bob, and she's fine
mouser."
He set Thomasina down on the floor
and she crouched half-frightened on
the rug. Then, suddenly, she bes.an to
sniff, her tail dashed back and forth,
and h crept with steaIthy tread to-
wards the shadows OF a dark corner.
The old gentleman watched her with
delight. She smells 'em.,' he said.
Nov, what will you sell her for?"
"Sell Thomasina ?" quavered Bob.
"Oh, / couldn't"
why not?" fumed the old man, who
could not bear to be crossed.
She belongs to Betty" said Bob.
"and Betty loves her."
Who's Betty?v demanded the old
gentleman. with great irritation.
My sister sale Bob. softly, land
she Is lame.
Then he told about his little sister.
n about Thomasina and Toddlekfns
n how the four lived happily In the
attic Of the tenemen across the way.
And when Bob finished. the old gem
tleman held out his hand
Q course you couldn't sell Thorn
asina,v he said. "Ill send her over to-
morrow morning, right side up. with
care"
The next morning Betty listened With
round eyes, while Bob told. hie tale. It
seemed - TsAny 70 have Thom1 lrr
carried a. on such N orror1. 1.r~
W1I1Io To1G16k1n6 moutoo1I 4 <{r
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25

Bob had picked out the turkey he
wanted. 1t hung big and white and fat
In Mr.. Bowles' window and Mr.. Bowles
had promised to keep him for Bob until
the very last minute.
II haven't got but seventy cents, Mr..
Bcwles." Bob had explained, but may
be i can make the rest tonight"
Blu he made only thirty cents on
his papers that evening and the tur-
key was a dollar and a half. So IL
vas a sad Bob who greeted his family
on the top floor OF the tail tenement.
There were -four in Bob's family-little
lame Betty, Thomasina, the big cat.
and Thomasina's kitten, Toddlekins.
Thomasina and Toddlekins met Bob
at the door n gave him a cordial
welcome with waving tails n soft
'purr-r-rups," while little lame Betty
called to him from her chair by the
window:
Dear brother Tom, did you get the
turkey?''
Not yet" he said, trying to speak
cheerfully. hut ii ooks like snow and
IL 1t does, I'll clear off pavements In
the morning and that will help
1--WE asked poor Mrs. McDougal and
all the little McDougalls TO Thanks
giving dinner" said Betty, eagerly.
They're d~readfully poor and never
have anything good to eat"
But IL we shouldn't get the tur-
key, Betty7" said Bob. dismayed.
"Oh, you'll get It." said Betty, who
had wonderful faith in Bob.
But Bob was only twelve, and 1t
wasn't easy to make both ends meet.
That night when Betty was asleep
In her tiny room, Bob sat in front of
the fire and thought 1t all out, while
Thomasina purred a lullaby to Tod
dlekins under the little stove.
Presently she jumped on the window
sill and looked into the night.
You're a good old thing" said Bob,
but you haven't an idea in your head
But just at this moment an old gem
tleman across the street glanced out OF
the window OF his handsome house
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25
How Thomasina Earned the Turkey
When Bob Failed tn. Ca. Succeeded il Furnishing the thanksgiving Dinns

p Y furnishing the inanKSgiviB9 biuHSf.
well. she can have some of the tur>
key when she comes back" a Betty,
comfortably.
I'm awfuliy afraid we can't q
tht turkey, Betty dear said Bob, as
he picked up his shabby cap. 1T
didn't snow after all and so there are
no pavements to clean"
Just then the door opened and the
brass buttoned boy dropped Thomas
ina over the Threshold.
The old cat came in with her les
i'm the air. her tail waving. Around
her neck was a red ribbon M tied
I'm the ribbon was something green.
Its a five dollar bill.' said Bob. o
deringly, as he unfolded the note.
Scrubbed or a bit OF paper was this
MESSAGE.
''Thomasina caught Ave mice and
they were worth a dollar apiece, for /
slept like a king. Please bring little
Betty to see me sometime and Thomas
ina and Toddlekins. for I am a lonely
old man."
"Oh," said Betty. b~reathlessly, her
little face aglow with delight; and
now we can have the turkey, and the
McDougalls, Bob. and a real Thanks
giving
Yes said Bob, with an affection
ate glance at the old cat. who had gone
straight to Toddlekins and was fussing
over him after her long absence; and
IL was Thomasina who earned It,"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25
n BOTTLED EGG.
A Seeming Mystery That 10 None at
All


To try this entertaining experiment
you need a hard boiled egg and a bot
tie or flask with a wide body and a
neck large enough to let the egg sit
tightly ana snugiy on It's mouth, emu
down.
Peel the egg and lay 1t inside. Then
roll up some paper into a shape so that
it will burn readily. Light 1t and throw
IL into the bottle. AS soon as 1t has
burned itself out. place the egg firmly
on the mouth OF the flask, pressing ii
on just hard enough so that it will
close the opening entirely.
Before many moments the egg will
begin to stretch itself. 1t will seem
to crawl into the bottle. More and
more of it descends, till suddenly, with
a popi the whole egg lengthens itself
out and slides into the bottle.
What has happened? Everybody will
ask that. The explanation is simple
enough.
When you threw the lighted paper
into the bottle, the heat expanded the
air, therefore, by the time the flame
was extfngu1shed. the air In the bottle
was warm and thin, and a good part
of it had been crowded out to make
room for the expansion.
After the egg had been set on the
bottle the air in 1t began TO cool again.
rs 1t cooled ii contracted. That made
room in the bottle-yacuum, 1t is called
in scientific language. Consequently
the air pressure outside OF the bottle
was greater than hat of the air in
side, and the poor old egg, being be-
tween the two, had TO yield to the
stronger. That Is why 1t slid into the
bottle. 1t had to.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25

sat up straight and stiff while Seth
grumbled at the horses.
1--WE can't get through" he said at
ast, when they reached a roadside inn,
where the lights shown red through
the windows and where savory odors
were waited through the door as 1T
opened to revive other half-frozen tray-
elers.
Nov you go right in and get warm,
Seth" said little Grandmother firmly,
you amt so well, and 1T stands to rea-
son that you ought not to get chilled.
But I'm going to drive right on to
Mary's, Inc it won't hur me a mite"
and without much more urging. Seth
c..mSsS CO.. ard plunged through the
snowstowards the inn, while little
GRANDMOTHER picked up the reins in her
mittened hands, clucked to the horses
n disappeared In the darkness.
Il wonder why Grandmother doesn't
Gomez said Billee, two hours later.
'Danmother," piped Baby, and
scrambled up into the window seat and
tried TO peer through the darkness.
"Oh, j guess she thought 1t was best
not TO start in a Storm" said Father.
soothingly, but presently he went out
and looked down the long road and
listened for the sound OF sleighbells.
All night it showed, and the next
AtAOAa tAt = III tkAA liz Ri 1obL
looked owe white drifts. The road
was blotted out, and only the tips of
the fence rails showed. A thin crust
had formed en- top of the snow, how
ever and the sun was shining.
Grandmother won't come said Bill
lee, ~forlornly.
'Danmother lost piped Baby. and
tucked her small hand into Fathers.
mo, h won't come today" said
Father: She wouldn't start in the
storm"
But Baby cooked her head on one
side.
Il hears something" she announced
gravely.
Don't be silly. Baby" said BiIlee,
loftily, what could you hear?"
II hears a turkey, and he's says,
.gobble, gobble,'" said Baby. Doesn't
], Father?v
They all heard it now, loud and
beating the air like gurgling waters in
the spring.
by George said Father, .ft is a
turkey
Whose turkey % asked Billee.
"Oh, it's Danmother dobbler," cried
BABY. jumping up and down and clap
ping her hands. Look, look.'
Sure enough. across the thin crust
OF snow same the great bird, shining
81 ~ IA 6ttNA otA4 6Oto III tuG SUN
light, his chest flaming redly, and his
cry sounding forth triumphantly to all
the world.
"Gobble, gobble," he said. uncon-
scious that this was to be his last day
OF life.
.But where is Grandmother" asked
Billee. puzzled.
Fathers face was white with trouble.
sGrandniother must have started" he
said, with the turkey. We must find
her at once"
1t was weary work to dig q path.
but with horse and shovel BiIlee and
his father broke their way through the
drifts, while all the while the white
world echoed with h cry Of the great
1gobbIer-
At last thsy came upon . heaped up
mound.
s0randmother. GRANDMOTHER. are YOU
under tlsere?" cried nilee. and then. oh.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25
The Beginning Of a New Era.

Chicago Tribune: The democratic
party proved under Bryan that 1t could
not get its conservatives to follow a
radical leader to victory. The demo
cratic party has proved under Parker
that it cannot get its radicals to fol-
low a conservative leader to victory.
What is the use OF the democratic
party?
The word democratic may survive the
event Of yesterday, blu as far as human
eyes can see there will never be anoth-
er attempt to combine under the word
democratic the two irreconcilable ele-
ments Of which the democratic party
has beer for at least ten years COM
posed.
The political warfare OF the future In
the United States will be between con-
servatives banded together and radicals
banded together. The two kinds of
minds VIII not much longer be found In
the same party. The wreck OF the demo-
cratic party as at present constituted
was necessary to this development.
That wreck is complete.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25
Nv Temple Bale,

MH
II shall kill him for Thank giving
said Grandmother regretfully, as she
and Billee and Baby stood watching the
great turkey spread his wings n strut
Around the little poultry yard.
The gobbler perked his head on one
side and looked at her out OF his bead
like eyes. Then he pulled himself out
grandly.
"Gobble, gobble. gobbie.' he uttered
hoarsely.
Hes company for me-" she said,
s'and l hate to lose him, but it would
be foolish for me to keep him-and you
children coming here to Thanksgiving
dinner, too"
But the children didn't go to Grand
mother, for the day before Thanksgiv-
ing, Mother was taken sick n Father
wrote to Grandmother to come to the
big farm.
I'm afraid we won't celebrate much"
he said, "for our turkeys all died In
the spring and Mary won't be able to
get UP a big dinner, now that she is
sick"
So when Grandmother got the note,
she baked twelve pumpkin pies and a
great pot of beans and when she
climbed that evening into the sleigh,
there was the gobbler in a great ham
per with a quilt tied over him TO keep
him from freezing.
II might have killed and carried him
easier she said to Seth Mills, who
drove, but somehow I couldn't do 1T,
hes so tame and Ton won't mind do
ing it, and those children are going to
have a Thanksgiving dinner, IL they
couldn't come TO my house" n she
tucked a hot soapstone down under her
feet, pulled her hood around her APPLE
red cheeks, and snuggled down under
the robes.
How it showed! The wind blew
and the horses waded through deep
drifts. and 1t grew darker and darker,
and all the while little Grandmother
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25
GRANDMOTHER AND THE GOBBLER
Did She Save Him or Did He Save Herr

joy. came back the answer in a thir
old voice:
Come around to the other side"
And there she was-half- buried I'M
der the snow, covered with blankets,
and still hugging the soapstone, which
had kept her from freezing during the
bitter night.
The horses couldn't go another
STEP she said, as they helped her out.
so / just let them loose and they
turned towards home. This morning
l was SO stiff I couldn't move, but /
had kept the gobbler under the cts
with me all night Inc when / let him
out and heard him or top of the snow
calling so loud, / knew you'd find me.
But it seemed pretty long before you
got here"
Father picked her up in his arms.
You'd better come back for the
pies" she said anxiously. They amt
hurt a bit, and the beans only need
heating to be as good as ever"
When at last they came to the house,
gobbler was summing himself on the
doorstep, while Baby stuffed him with
corn.
GRANDMOTHER looked at him affection
ately.
ct don't seem as IL / could have
him killed." she said. HE was a heap
of company last night when l was all
alone in the Storm"
"Oh, of course. we won't kill him."
said Father, heartily. He shall live
TO a good old age and never be eaten
up by greedy little children"
Mice old dobbler." said Baby caress-
ingly, and gave him another handful
of corn.
But when Grandmother was warm
and cozy in a big chair by the fire, she
looked at the children anxiously.
You're sure you didn't want that
turkey for dinner?" she asked.
mot a Bit" said Billee, ~staunchly.
We'll have the beans"
And the pies" said Baby. They're
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25

Oliver Wendell Holmes: Ii n
should give me a dish OF sand and tell
me there were particles of iron In IL /
might lock for them with my eyes and
search for them with my clumsy fingers
and be unable to detect them, hut let
me take a magnet and sweep through
It. and how Ii would draw to itself the
most invisible particles by the mere
power of attraction! The unfhankful
heart, like my finger In the sand, dis
covers no mercies, but let the thankful
heart sweep through the day as the
magnet finds the iron, so II win find
In every hour some heavenly blessings,
only the iron in Gods sand Is gold.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25

fkremits whenever excited or irTitated.
1t has a tall like that OF a horse.
Ointment chemists say that the milk
Of stall fed animals differs materially
from that of q fed. the former being
acid. the latter alkaline.
In some parts Of Africa a vegetable
butter Is made from the fruit OF the
shea tree. 1t is said to be richer In ma
vor than the butter made from cream.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25
Somewhat Of . pampsner

New York Times: Mrs. Jimpson-
just see What mother has sent us--a
lovely, big turkey for our Thanksgiving
dinner. 1t came by express this morn
ing.
Jimpson (joyfully)-Bless her heart!
That's just like heri
Mrs. Jimpson-And she sent a note
saying she would be here to help US
eat 1t.
Jimpson mot quite so joyfully)-The
dickens! That's just like her tool
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25

Puck
Jimmy--An' what r : champeen pu-
gilists
Tonmy--one q dem wast don't A. !.
more nxhtfn'.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25

"Old Shilark say he Is the man who
started you on the road 70 fortune"
THE old villain tells the truth. All I
had when | was a young man was a
fifty acre farm and he cheated me u
Of thai. Then I had to come to town to
get something to do. n got into busl-
ness and got rich
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25

the incest pies, Danmother. Me and
Billie had a taste"
"You see, he saved me-" said Grand
mother apologetically.
But Billee shook his head. II think
you saved the gobbler, Grandmother"
he said.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25

Nav York Times: Willie-This *
ain up to date turkey. papa.
Papa-In what way. Willie:
Wiilie-Why. Il har drumless druzsr
sticks,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25
THANKSGIVING IN CAMP.

brated 5ursoyne's Surrender.
The first national Thanksgiving day
was authorized by congress for Thurs
day, December 16. 1777. in view Of the
surrender of General Burgoyne. The
manner in which the day was observed,
aside from religious exercises, by the
the army at Valley Forge, Is thus de-
cribed by an officer of Washington's
army:
Last Wednesday was set apart as
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25

Take a letter from the sixteenth
word Of this Jingle, another from ths
word. the next from the fourth.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25

81 Iinh< II tho touch OK the native baf
issAss sSiis ssisss VitSsat
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-12
..sU1cIDs cLuB~ TLoURIsHEs.
Organization ana Cho0eo vAc4A1s by Lo1.

Boise, Idaho. has . fully organised suicide club. That k is ready fos bust ness and has already trausacted con siderable business is shown by the fact that 1t least three of its members have tshuffied oil" by the suicide route with In period of as many months.
 The fact of the existence of the organ i7ation became known to the police in an Investigation into the death of Grace Ashton, It's latest victim. She died from morphine poisoning on a third attempt at suicide, both of her Previous attempts having been frustrated through season. able discovery by friends.
 Another young woman friend of Miss Ashton attempted suicide by taking poi son, but recovered, and 1t was through her that the existence of the club was made known. The club is regularly or ganized with a strong membership-all young women-and holds meetings at regular intervals. It transpires that at each meeting new victim Is chosen by lot, who is to 'pass off" before the time for the next meeting by one of the usual methods adopted in such cases, the par ticular mode being optional with the can didate.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-12
Philippine Position. Not wanted,

Philippine Positions Not Wanted.
 Positions in the Philippines seem to go begging. Several months ago Col Edwards, chief of the insular bureau, called upon the civil service commits sion to certify candidates for 150 teachers positions paying from $2,000 to $900 per annum. There were few applicants, fewer took the examina- ton, and only AZ were found eligible for appointment Another examina- ton will. therefore, be held early in October. The insular bureau will not permit women to take the examina- ton for these positions, and the du- ties or pay of pedagogue do not seem to appeal to the young men of the country.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-12
c0nlnlerci al
 Pri n II ng

Four different grades of Fine Linen and Bond Papers for Letter and Note Heads, ru1ed and unru1ed, all excellent type writer papers. Also Good Grades of Flat papers for Letter and Note Heads. We'll Finished XXX Rag Envelopes and cheaper grades. A complete line of Statements, Bill Heads, Roond and Square Cornered Cards, etc.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-12
Part of the Population

Part of the Population. Paris uses 200. 900 GOO snails as food annually. And yet, says the Washing ton Star. the town ia not 70 slow.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-12

And First Class Workmen, we guara1 tee our work to De neat and modert Best of all, it..p1eases the customer.