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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23
Thoreau. the Prophet Of Mature.

In a thoughtful article in The Out
look Hamilton w. Mabie thus sums
up Thoreau's influence:
'Thoreau was not the first American
TO live out-of-doors, but he was the
frst TO make out-of-doors living a pro-
rrssion. and to open the way to a new
lind of writing. His egotism, his as
sumption OF individual ownership in
nature. nay helped him to found a
school and to create q cult; but his
spirit has diffused itself through Amer
lean life, and he must be counted
among the permanent influences In
that life. He opened q world OF expert
ence which Is one OF the great refugees
from the tyranny OF work and wealth.
from which iow restoring streams OF
health. vitality and Joy. His defects OF
temperament are lost sn his agile and
virile idealism. and the best report OF
his life is Il be found in his parable:
Il long ago lost a hound, a bay horse
and a turtiedove, and am still on their
trail. Many are the travellers / have
spoken concerning them, describing
their tracks. n what calls they an
swered TO. / met one or two who have
heard the hound. and the tramp OF the
horse. and even seen the dove dis
appear behind a cloud; and tkey
seemed as anxious 10 recover them as
II they had lost them themselves.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

I frittura, and some strong and crude,
but otherwise creditable, red wine. The
immense paTaTTIoTa OF tine view ex-
tends over much of central Sicily
from the last spurs OF the Madonian
range on the north. above Cefalu and
the Tyrrhene sea, to the height of
Emma in the south: from the Monte
maggiore and Cammarata mountain
ranges of the west TO the sleeps of Nj
COSTA and Troina and to the SHOWS OF
s~ky-reaching Etna on the east. Far be-
low, in the rock valley foam the tor
rents which become the Ffume Salso
(the Himera Meridionalis) and the
Fiume Grande THE Himera Septen-
~trionalis). Nearby are the precipitous
~neighboring mountain towns of Castel-
lana and retralia. and. due south, ALI
mena, on the tanks of Monte Balza-
the site. it is believed, of the ancient
Imacha. And ever iE the little town IT.
self there are things of interest to be
seen-in particular some fine carving
and other sculptural adornment in the
Duomo. or Chiesa Matrice. as the CATH
v1rai church rs always called In Sicily,
and in the church OF Sta. Maria degli
Angel. a really fine archaic triptych,
brought here ne n seems to know
when or by whom, but obviously
painted by a disciple of Memlinc, If not
by the great Fleming himself.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

Few indeed are the men living ~ the
United States who have entered the
waters below the Niagara Falls n
come out alive. Yet such a man IS nv
ing in Wayne today, in the person OF
John l.. Soules, of Wayne. Nep., VINO
actually swan the fierce rapids above
the whirlpool and anne out u~n1nJurea.
Mr.. Soules has written the story OF TINS
wonderful performance for The sioux
City Tribune. as follows: !.
1t was for a purse of money that 4
swan the Niagara whirlpool rapids on
July 4, 1890.
1 was at Suspension bridge, stopping
with William Leary, who Afterwards
became my trainer and manager. The
offer of a money consideration To swim
the rapids came to me Unexpectedly
while | was staying at Mr.. Learys
home.
For the benefit of those who have
never beer at Niagara, i will try TO
describe the whirlpool and rapids. The
rapids commence abou one and a nalf
miles below the horseshoe falls. The
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

matter Of Importance that required his
attention at once.
Hida the nerss NTH g quiet
resignation that "a always evident,
and when they were alone the evening
be fore his departure he took her in his
arms with a tenderness that she al
ways remembered.
1T will only be a short absence, my
sweet girl. and when / come back we
will he married, and there will be no
more parting. Look up at me, dear,
and give me courage. Say something
that I can think OF when away from
YOU"
she smiled through her tears and
said; II feel you Will v come back
the same dear, and / cannot console
myself with even a plausible reason
for the thought
my dear. sensible little woman" he
answered; What madness; have you
not my whole heart? What happiness
could there be In my life now without
your Kiss me, Hilda. and let us be
happy In the few remaining hours we
arr together.
Her kiss lacked warmth and soul; he
was disappointed in her GOODNESS when
he longed for encouragement. The
memory of Ii came back TO him later.
Six months had passed. and BARLEY
was still in the west. His letters had
been regular and affectionate al first.
but now came seldom. He vas busy,
he wrote, and pressed hard for time,
but hoped for better luck in the future.
Hilda's resignation had at last reach
ed its limit when two weeks had gone
and po letter from BARLEY. She made
up her mind that il was a woman that
kept him away and absorbed all his
time. and she determined to find cut
the truth.
she requested her father to accom-
pany her. Willingly he humored her,
fearing the consequences himself; but
together they started for the west.
BARLEY Dare was convalescing from
a very serious Illness: the mental strain
he had undergone in business had rob-
bed him OF strength and vitality. and
he succumbed TO the fever.
He had made a very few friends In
the west. ana his life had been very
In an CART gallery where he was spend
ing a few hours Of idleness and recre-
she haa been an old playmate and
comrade In his boyhood. and the
mutual pleasure OF meeting was tx
pressed by both. After that. All his
leisure evenings were spent with Milf
cent.
she was jolly and run OF animation.
and her compa nionship brought an In
timacy. confidence and warmth that his
The danger Of her presence and what, Il
might mean 10 HiIda. In the long hours
of his Illness she had patiently tended
him. ana now, IN his convalescence. he
x&eS deeply grateful Tor her sweet ~
&PxRt&VA<
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23
THE FARM WATER SUPPLY.
From The Farmer and Breeder.

many OF our pastures furnish suitable
water at some seasons, but at most
times the stock will cross the creek and
go to a tank to drink If they have the.
opportunity Of doing so.
The use Of gasoline engines is be-
coming ommon for purposes OF farm
power and 1T may often be that a.
engine which the stock farmer needy%
grind his grains to fill his silo or to
perform other farms operations should
also pump the water for the stock. At
least we think this phase OF the sub
ject worthy Of consideration by all who
do not already nave a wind mill rugged
over their wells.
Whatever plan is followed In prepar-
Ing for a sufficient supply Of water IS
decided upon LET the work be well
done for 1t is an operation that should
never have to be done twice on 80
same farm. Where there is a q
spring that a be utilized SO that
stock will not be tramping in ana keer-
Ing the water continually in condition
UNFIT for use there can be no better
water supply. These conditions are
unfortunately rare in his prairie coun-
try.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23
ABOUT

An Engiishman named Lydeker has
been examining the kulis Of pedigreed
horses In the Bristish museum and be-
iieves that he has discovered newevi-
dences to sustain the theory that tKor-
oughbred and Arab horses have AN
origin apart from the ordinary Engltxh
or continental horses. He found in
Skull brought from India a slight d6S
preston In front OF the eye evidently
representing a pit for the face gland
ike that Of a deer, which existed in
the extinct three-toed h~ipparions, Q r
primitive horses. A similar depression
has been noticed In the racers Stock
Well. Ben dor, Eclipse, orlando and
Hermit as well as In an Arab horse. 1t
Is also known to exist In the fossil
horses Of India. Mr.. Lydeker dSr
ciudes that the thoroughbred md Arab
horses spring from an eastern form re
lated to the horses OF India. The de-
preston appears to be lacking In the
horses skulls exhumed in western
Europe which would indicate a dis
tinct type.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

There is nothing that is more neces-
sary to the well being of stock than a
plentiful supply of pure, clean water.
1t should not be cold as ice in winter
nor hot as the sun in summer. If fresh
from the bottom OF the well, or even
Of a cistern, ii will not be. We notice
that water from the well is warm In
winter and cool in summer but when
we test the temperature We Will n
there are not many degrees difference
in the water at the two times. The
difference is in the atmosphere.
There is not generally much diff
Guilty in getting plenty OF water on
most farms in this section of country,
but the man who can not get water
readily In a well must go to the neces-
sary trouble and expense to secure d
plentiful supply. If local conditions
compel the necessity of a deep well
get 1t as quickly as possible or sell
out and let someone else do so. In
sections where artesian wells can be
had they furnish an abundance with no
necessity Of power to get 1t to the sur
face. Two or more wells can frequent
ly be united so as to pump the same
as IL all the water came from M
Where conditions are suitable. but
they are frequently not, in this part of
the country, there is nothing more sat
5AANtV tAoA @ III w ltlu
mills are the most common power used
for raising water and where there is
a storage tank or cistern OF SUFFICIENT
capacity they serve the purpose well
n are a cheap source Of having some
disagreeable work performed. But
when the tanks are empty and the
stock Ii needing water and no wind is
blowing the wind mill is an aggrava-
ton. Too frequently, in such cases,
the stock suffers. The Importance OF
a plentiful amount of water at regular
intervals is sometimes not fully appre-
ciated by the STOCK owner. Recently
we heard a successful farmer say he
would rather nav his stock
lily on short feed than on a short allow
ance OF water and we think he Is corr
rect In the opinion that they win sufer
less.
The convenience Of a well planned
system OF waterwofks on the stock
farm cannot be overestimated. IL 81
simply turning the faucet all the water
needed can be supplied wherever want
ed much time and heavy labor Will bc
saved. The automatic appliances by
which stock can water themselves iii
= want that may be highly a~porecfat
! ID. The creeks that dow through g
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

We are told in The Ladies' Home
Journal OF a little child who was cry
ing m~iserabiy one afternoon, In Mos
cow. He walked slowly down one OF
soon brought a big crowd around
him.
what is the matter" my child?s ev-
eryone asked.
The boy paused finally. He looked
at the multitude which had assembled.
Then. lifting up his voice. he shouted In
q shriu treble:
me home to. Ivan Troubetskoy, the
champion clothier OF the South End.
Who has just got in his new stock OF
spring overcoats. suits. neckties, hats
shirts and umbrellas, which he viii sell
cheaper thar any . else In the city n
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

Millicent was happy, for BARLEY was
kind to her, no more, no less; she was
entirely alone in the world, and 10
have renewed an old friendship seem
ed perfectly natural; had she been less
pure she might nave considered con-
ventionalities and been more retiring.
And this was the state OF affairs when
Hilda and her father came upon the
scene.
The two women had never heard OF
each other, and the position of both
can hardly be described. Bartley's nap
by face expI >ssed his joy In seeing
Hilda, and all her censure was over
ruled by his cordial reception OF her,
and she was confident that his love
still belonged to her in spite of appear
ances. There was a dull pain In Mil
licent's heart when she saw the greet
ing; mother incident in the life of a
lonely girl and a regret for what
might have been"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

f. r.. Benson, addressing a meeting
u the Dramatic Debaters in London the
otner day said his company was play
ing Romeo and juliet" and In the bal
sony scene a canno went of. He sent
for the property man, who explained
mat IL was the cannon that should have
gone off in the performance of Henry
W. two days before.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

b. f.. Combs Of Parker. Kas., says
his prospect for a big apple crop this
year Is the best he ever had. He ex-
poets TO raise so cars, which represents
$500 barrels. He has never vet sold
u barrel of apples for less thar $S, and
IL his prospect keeps up and also the
price he will get $262.5 500 for his apple
rrOn.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

A captive Japanese officer, imprisoned
at Omsk, In Siberia, bet the Russian Of
ficer in charge Of the prisoners a
kopeck for every minute that Port Ar
thur held out after June 1. He owed
the jaiier on October l nearly $1,000.
The Russian asked for payment on ac-
count and offered to terminate the bet.
The Japanese said nothing, retired 10
his room and shot himself dead with a
rexalvar
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

English doctors had an unexpected
entertainment when they visited DR..
Drugen I'll the course OF q trip to Paris.
When he had shown them hts museum
he ushered them into his operating
room. where he performed eight imports
ant operations, including n for APP
pendicitis. In two hours n a half.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

A missionary travelling down the Lau
river in Mongolia says he passed th!r-
ty-one rapids In one day. At most OF
them were water mills for the grinding
of aromatic trees into powder TO make
incense. The trees were chopped into
small pieces and thrown into a hole in
a heavy milestone, which revolyed on a
larger stone as the water PUSHES
through below. In the rainy season,
when the river flows full and fast, a
pair of mills can grind 200 catties (266
pounds) of incense a day. IL Is made
up into bundles OF this weight and
sold on the spot for fifty strings OF
cash, (about s6).
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23
SouTH DAKOTA

Aldermen f. f. Phillips, Of Bath,
England, formerly mayor OF that city.
says that the other morning he saw
an assembly OF rocks In the trees sur
rounding his home. The birds, about
one hundred In number, appeared 10
hold a courtmartial on three wrong
doors. Suddenly they fell upon tse
three victims, who soon dropped dead
into the gardens below. One had a
broken and iacerated wing, another a
lacerated wound in the throat n the
third a severe injury TO the head. Mr..
Phillips cannot say what the offense
was, but he suspects that jealousy was
at the bottom Of IL.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

Marshal Van worley has gone into a
new business, viz. the shipping OF cats
out OF Titusville. He has shipped about
twenty to the farm OF Eli Walker, at
Quay. There were all sorts OF cats,
large and small. and all shades or COL
or: some with ears and tails m some
without.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

In recent years IL has become a mat
ter of increasing difficulty for n living
English artist TO find a market for his
wares, says the Academy. The middle
classes appear to have concluded that
original pictures are entirely beyond
the means OF persons with a moderate
income, and content themselves with
photographers. The wealthy, on the
3ther hand, appear 10 consider picture
buying merely IN the light OF an in
vestmenf, and all they want Us a safe
thing like preference stock-the estab-
lished equations
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

Al smuggling case which Is probably
unique, even in the strange annals OF
contraband. has just been before the
customs court OF Marseilles. On board
the French steamer Touraine there was
found a large quantity of opium SNUG
gled, not by any individual in particu-
lar. but by the whole ships company,
and the strange spectacle was wit
messed OF the heavy fine of $4,000 be-
ing levied on all, every man in the ves-
sci being mulcted In his proportion, as
sessed according 10 wages.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

The town of Cardif. Wales. recently
was attacked by millions OF foreign
51iss. brought by a south wind. Such
was the severity OF their sting. especial
~ along the water front, that h docks
were deserted. and ali people who could
shut themselves within doors did so.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

In Brassey's Naval Annual for 1905,
which has just appeared. the figures on
effective fighting ships of the five great
nations are as follows: Great Britain,
all ships, 17S, battleships So; France all
ships SO, battleships 80; United States,
all ships rs. battleships So; Germany,
all ships SO, battleships So; Russia, all
ships A, battleshlps rs. AS to hrst-class
battleships the figures are: Great Brit
ain, 80; France. II; United States, rs;
rms %. Russia. Is.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

Chicaso Record Herald: "A Chicago
court has decided that trimming q
woman's hat Is not ~ art"
what else could the court have de-
|ctdad? Triminera get big money"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

When the Rev. George n. Palmer pre-
scented himself at the meeting OF he
New England Methodist Historical So
aiety the other day he carried with him
two chips from the mast OF Peary's
ship Roosevelt. One Of these he gave
10 Bishop Mallalieu, who said that the
receipts from it's sale would go TO start
a church in Texas. The sum OF $50
was required to furnish the doors and
windows for the little church in ques-
ton and a member present immediate
ty paid the bishop that sum for the SOU
venir.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

The devfi sends the wicked wind
That blows our skirts knee-high,
That blows In the bad mans eye.
-ExchaiiGo-
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23

Ernest Treeton, a writer OF serial
stories, has lately told Of the young
woman amateur who CHANGED TO get an
unfinished story accepted by a weekly
pape for immediate publication.
Months passed and the thing went on.
A desperate editor wrote letter after
letter imploring her TO wind up. The
unhappy girl wrote despairingly that
she couldn't stop 1t: the elongating
thing had wound round her as the sea
serpent wound about LAGOON. Finally
the editor himself ended 1t.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-30

was cloaa finish. the Commuters
sprung up In that last inning aud
threw a bunch OF fuE1f-wurk at the
indiana which pretty near had -
whole bunch in the air II was II
diea' day and tho fair 0noa Furned
out In full force Hardly a 81 was
20 be- found Ia the grand staiR after
the game was well under w
Tho slwaahea went right a o. the
Commuters In tn firHt inning Kane
fixed things In proper shape for the
first score by soaking uat "A hit.oaftef
which ho stole second I was
Blankenahip who brought ~ little
third baaeman home by lining 0ut a
clean one witch landed IN 4 safe
spot. blank Waa later cauaht he
tween third and home by a fWnt oh
the part OF nyrnca to throw g. Soc
ond 20 catch Lefiy iloutL
Seattle again scored In tle Heo
ond when Mriiale hlt safely qd Wa
later brought in by Russ 1871. In
the fourth the siwaahea pllest0ui va
more which ended the scoring a. far
as they were concerned,
Oakland made her thrun runs In
the ninth inning when 8tneb Wa
presented ticket Go frat b.
Shields lie scored on two has
rer BY pevereaux. Moakiman then
lambaated a hot limo drive 20 Wal
tera. who could not hang Oh to II
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Ia the average run Of eircum-
HtnneeB. O'CanneirH playing VII
pass the mark in a satisfactory man.
ner az far a. his playing with Be-
attic ~ concerned. but there IL no
getting around the fact that the
man IL slow In cases where speed
II not required he manages 10 get
the ball 10 first Ia time to shut
the player off
Ills main trouble Hes In a slow
recovery and tardy whip 70 The
first corner. lie has n way o. ~
ing himself up into a knot from
which u becomes necessary 60 IN
fnvcl before the bali goes sailing In
the direction OF big hiiL And Al
that the sphere does not get aione
AZ any record breaking speed. IN
Thursdays game he loat out on a
pinch where Johnnie Burns or Mob
Ter would have nailed the man In q
manner very much like receiving
ooin from the old homestead When
al II said ana done. however,
o'Cauneli viii do II he keeps on.
Practice makes perfect. they say
and no doubt the second corner man
vii speed up a trifle on swapping
'crn over 20 first in the course Of
time,
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International Lacrosse
ar Madison Park July 4

means 50 much 60 the winner. n
Seattle wins. the team Will then be
rated among the tonznotehora OF the
world. "a Vancouver has the repu-
tation Of taking the scalp Of num-
eruua eastern Canadian teams
which play for championship hon
ors season after season.
The Vancouver team will not
have weak gnot In their lineup.
knowing too well what Il means to
be defeated Two or three OF the
old aiandbya who quit the game at
tho end OF last season. have been
brought out again. particularly for
the coming game Joe Reynolds
and Matt narr. known from coast
70 coast. will be on the field. all
Of which goes To show that the
Canncka are determined 20 take no
chances with the Seattle hoya
There Is no question but that the
game will draw an immense crowd.
as lacrosse Is taking well on the
American side this year.
nr. v. NJ Conn. Alaska BldE. ''s
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LONG SHOTS
TAKE M0NEi

only one fAvorlts came home with
the money at The Meadows Thur
day. Blue Ridge. with Jockey CLARK
M. Won the last event Of the daY
after hard drive. Hlue Ridge was
well backed. owing 70 her formsF
performance whea she won Al the
same distance after being all but
left at the pest
In ali the other sTentH the long
shots came under tho wire first and
the taieut. a. usual. went 10 the bad
l prantAno and uiloa put up an e.
citing finish from = Epectacuiaf
standpoint Tho following IL a short
summary 81 the days eyenin:
First race. six fuflunEH selling
Doris won. Caroburn second. Paul
E JONES' third. Time. isifA. T
Clark mp On winner.
8erond race. ak furlonKH. selling
Lady Rice won. Mr. Robson second
HaKarth third. Time i.itA Palms
Mp GA winner
Third race six farlonga. selling
Golden Buck won. Joe Kelly second
Indicate third Time. i.i4ia. ID
Powell up on winner
Fourth race. five furlonEs. selling
-1oeelcaf won. Doll Weithoff sec.
ona. d. the Fiddler third. Time
| is0fiA v. Powell up on winner
! Flnh race. one mile-PrsutAnc
won. ulloa peoond. Homage third
Time. i:fzia Earushaw up on win.
/ ner.
Sixth raee ono mlle-Blue Rides
won. hordente second. Jlngler third
/ Time. f:f5M. r. Clark up on winner