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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
Korean Navy Had One Boat.

Philadelphia Telegraph: A Philadel-
phian recently on a tour Of the world
passed nearly a month in Korea, and
gives this summary of the military and
naval OF the land OF the
morning calm II was amused" he
said, "by the serious way In which the
Korean officials spoke OF their navy. At
Chemulpo I saw the navy pass II con-
sisted of a single steamer, which a
formerly been a collier, and IL was
armed with two old -fashioned, muzzle-
loading guns. There was a regiment OF
Koreans In Seoul who are being drilled
by Japanese officers, but beyond that
the army consists of a rabble made up
anywhere between so, 900 and 100, 900
men, armed with a collection of weap-
ons which begin with bows and arrows.
spears, pixies something like the hall
berd, arguebuses and old muzZle-load-
ing rifles. There are a few Mausers,
and / saw one detachment that had
every variety of hunting gun you could
name. The officials are gorgeous in
their uniforms, but the flea kali
eidoscopic mob sc far as appearance
was concerned. The pay of the Korean
soldier is 8 cents a day. The Seoul regi-
ment is the emperor's royal guard, and
is the only organization in the army
that shows anything like discipline.
But the navy, that would make you
laugh
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
DkVE THROUGH AL .
y MARGARET BL0vI.
HARGARET BLWI.

often thought, even from the sleep of
leath.
mo. thanks. You are very kind, hut
| must find by dear ones at home be-
'ore l join in any merriment on shore"
said the deep, grave tones. II have
been reported lost, you know. for some
months past, and n heart, ! am Very
sure. has mourned for me. I'm OFF at
once. When l come back ! Will gladly
| accept your invitation-if all lis WE'LL
Il hope Ii may be. Good night
Good night, captain" (.
The voice was near. The step--the
dear. familiar step. was nearer yet. !
Putting all her strength into one Wild
effort, Ethel shook off the rough hand
that was laid over her mouth and
screamed:
Frank Frank, Save me. ! am:
hereir
"Confound you! VIII you hold your
tongue?' cried her captor. savagely.
But still she held herself aloof from
his grasp, and cried aloud to her lover
The door of the cab was wrenched
open.
.'Who is calling me? What is wrong?
Ethel! Good heavens, Ethel, how
came you hers: 2" cried Frank Hartwell1
In blank amazement, as Ethel. with a
sob OF JOY and thankfulness. fell into
his outstretched arms and tainted
away.
1t was nearly a month after Ethels
marriage that her husband solved the
mystery of her night adventure near
the pier.
He was summoned TO a private con-
ference one day by the head of the
great shipping firm by whom he was,
employed, and offered the command OF
one of their finest vessels, then about
to make an immediate voyage
Il owe you this, or, rather. / owe IL
to your wife, in common gratitude"
said the merchant in a low one II
know that neither of you have spoken
of the events of a certain night. and
you must continue to keep silence for
my sake. have a daughter. Hartwell
my only child-and very dear to me.
But she is weak, fond of admiration,
and with no mother TO watch over
her I
Recently. while at school, but how L
know not, some ~rascally foreigner con-
trived to make her acquaintance. He
persuaded her that he was a nobleman'
in disguise, n the poor, foolish child
agreed 10 meet him near ray ware
houses ongthat very night, and TO mar
ry him. after which my forgiveness
was to be asked.
"By chance your wife happened to be
on that very spot just as my daughter,
with her maid, who was her confidant,
reared il. What the two girls saw
and heard thoroughly frightened them.
My child hurried home and confessed
everything to me, and she is now safe
at my country seat With her good aunt,
who will watch over her hereafter and
teach her better things"
Through her confession / got at the,
whole plot and punished every one
concerned in it. 1T is now my happy.
task to reward you for the share you
unconsciously had in saving my poor
child from a fate that would have been
worse than death. You VIII tell your
good wife the story, OF course, Then
let it be forgotten. And now, Captain
Hartwell. let us go and see your ship"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
Cotton, wooIsn. silk and linen Min.

Cotton, Woolen. silk and Linen Mills
Textile World Record: The new
mills built In the United States In 1904
are a gratifying reflection of the pros-
perity this country is now enjoying.
Although this period of twelve months
preceded a presidential year, 290 mills
We're erected, only IA per cent. less
than I'm 1908, and more than in any year
from 1897 to 1909 inclusive. with the
exception or 1900. The south leads in,
cotton mill construction with rs mills
having 155,472 ~spindies, as compared
with % mills and 6l.is4 spindies I'm the
north. Only two OF the northern mills
contained spindles. the other 20 being
weaving mills.
OF the southern spindles nearly so
per cent. are credited 10 the Carolinas.
showing the tendency OF the industry
To- concentrate within narrow limits.
The wooden Industry also shows n
decrease In the numbe of new mills
ms compared with h preceding year.
there being 45 in 1901 M compared
with 65 In 1903, or these new wooden
mills 90, or more than haIf OF the fetal
number, are founded I'm Pennsylvania.
The south Is a neglible factor i'm new
wooden mill construction, only one be-
ing reported, and hat from Virginia.
OF the Ill new knitting mills built In
1904, nearly two-thirds are found In
the middle states. seven i'm Maine and
the remainder are divided about equal
ly between the west and south.
The new silk mill construction for
1904 is no exception 20 the general rule
OF concentration In New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. these two states claim
ing 80 OF the 40 mills. For a number
OF years the United States has been the
largest consumer OF raw silk in the
world, and the steady growth indicated
by this years report indicates that We
shall retain this enviable pre- commence.
There has been a noticeable activity
In the construction OF these mills. In
1904 AZ new mills were projected, as
compared with 3S Ina 1908. This In
crease In the number OF mills pro-
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
open to any objection on the ground Of

open TO any objection on the ground OF
'vagueness and uncertainty"
Of course, these expressions are used
only in talking. Persons who con-
stantiy say you air. would never think
OF writing II In this way. You an
aho We all" are spoken and not writ.
ten, just as a great many persons who
are capable OF writing. and do write.
the most exquisite English, butcher
all the rules of grammar and euphony
III conversation.
But Ii Is doubtful IL I'VE all" and
you all" can be charged up to the
south exclusively. They are rather
American proyincialisms, and are to be
classed with certain departures OF
speech noted by the late Herbert
Spencer-departures looked upon as
shocking and barbarous by the Eng
lishman. But why should breath and
time be wasted in saying things In a
roundabout fashion? Why ask, How
are the members OF your family" when
How are you all?" will answer the
same purpose Suppose one is asked
his present place OF residence, shall he
wade through the painful detail of the
law and reply that he lives on q GER
tain lot situate. lying and being in u
certain county, and certain state, and
in the United States OF America. and
give the metes and bounds, and the
meanderings OF lines, and certain
blazed blackjacks which have marked
It's proper boundaries from the time OF
the first inhabitant? Not much. Time
Is too precious. The quick answer. no
less than the quick action. is one of the
impressive idiosyncrasies of the age.
I'VE air. and you all may mo- cor
form TO the rules of grammar. but il
says what 1t means and means
what it says" Still, 1t is not peculiar
to the south. 1T would be as unjust to
the south to say that all the people use
the expressions we uns" and you
uns. expressions peculiar to Arkansas,
or certain parts OF the state, but by no
means general.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
coLoR.sLiND PEoPLE.
Some Queer Selections Nave by Per-
sons Thus Afflicted.

Cincinnati CommerciaI-Tribune: Al
welI-known oculist, who has an Office
ron West Seventh street, while discuss
Ing some Of the various defects of the
human eye which are not noticeable TO
THE ordinary observer, had this to say
about clor-blind people:
"-'he world must be a curious place
to coior-b llnd people, OF whom there
are 40 males and 8 females to every 1000
persons. Some are blue-yellow blind,
ana everything seems either red, green
or gray TO them; others are red-green
blind, and all things appear TO them
to be yellow, blue or gray OF various
shades, and others again perceive no
distinction in color at all, but the
h Gle world appears an
aspect of dull gray. To these latter q
visit TO a picture gallery would reveal
merely a collection of engravings or
photographs. But the two former have
the compensation of seeing their own
two color much more brightly than or
binary people.
''The c~olor-blind do extraordinary
things at times. An officer of the navy
vent one day to buy material for a
coat, vest and trousers. He bought a
blue coat and red trousers, believing
them of the same color. A British ed
mliral painted a landscape, and was
very proud of his performance, but he
made the tree red, thinking it the same
color as green. When he purchased a
pair of trousers he chose green ones,
suspecting them 10 be brown, An
architects pupil. being directed to copy
a picture OF a brown house. made the
house green, the sky scarlet and the
roses blue.
"a p~ostoflce clerk was always h
in his accounts q he could not
distinguish the different colored
stamps. And a sedate Quaker has been
known to buy a green coat for himself
ard Il red gown for his wife, thinking
they were both brown. III you see a mar
i'm the street with q preposterous dis
play OF colors charitably believe him
to be one OF the color-blind. just why
the eyes of women are less defective
IN the matter OF distinguishing colors
than those OF a man Ia one OF the
things IN nature that is unexplained.
The construction Of the same, Yet
swoman's superiority In matching coiors
has always been recognized, even where
.mRn has had the advantage OF long
experience
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17

She was lingering her binoculars alb
sently, her eyes fixed reflectively In the
sweep OF the sea forward.
Every one else on the yacht was wild
with excitement over the sudden glide
of the American boat, which left its
contestant n good bit astern.
The man who sat beside her divided
mis- attention between the girl and the
yachts. Both caused him worriments
evidently. for now and hen he pulled
OF his dinky blue cap and ran his
fingers ~nervously through his reddish
brown hair,
Its fine sport, and I don't care what
YOU say. Even IL ii is a battered old
pewter mug without a bottom to IL that
we're lighting for, the game's
You've said all that before, Bobby.
she interrupted languidly. Il want
some lemonade
There was no putting Off her wants,
SO he managed to bring ii TO her from
the salon without spilling more than
half of 1t.
''This boat has a roll and no mistake"
he muttered as he threw himself beside
her.
How awkward you can be at times.
Bobby" she said quite casually, pre-
pairing to sip from the tall straws.
He ran that nervous hand through
his tonsled crop. screwing his eye 10
the winners c~lubtopsaii.
We'll, you can be almost as cross,
Kit, sc we're quits. / wonder how long
she'll keep on that tack. HI added
soto voice, referring 10 the yacht, OBJ
viousiy.
Gross? Who wouldn't be cross :?
Here / am, supposed TO be entertaining
this entire boat party. simply because
that patronizing Mrs. Melton gets IL
into her head that my presence here
would count"
1T does"
stop interrupting, Bobby, And it's
so much amusement TO her for Just SO
much eating and drinking 10 me-and
/ hate IL all, yachts, people, races,
faceS-
THAT rhymes, Kit-how clever"
Kit slipped a little more lemonade,
then looked up severely.
Have | not told yon not to inter-
rupt?"
Yes. There she goes, the lovely
hird-hurrahiH
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17

Bobby got up to cheer. m pulled
him by the coat and he collapsed at
her side nce more.
Kit, you're a damper, as sure as our
yacht will win"
1T won't win. E%yerything's going
wrong. I'D rather be near the old pond
at home watching you boys race your
splinter boats with a piece OF paper for
sails than sit on board this gorgeous
boat watching those splendid yachts
sailing. Indeed, / would, and wearing
that old blue print o used TO like
instead of this exquisite blue silk. at
that-and say what you please nowi"
she blurted out, forgetting her languor
and her severity.
He was surprised TO see a suspicion
Of moisture in her usually brave eyes.
Those were good old times, cousin
mine. / can see you now, atop the rail
which ran alongside the old pond. You
were yelling for my boat always, but
inwardly you were always wishing
Dicks to win"
"Buteyou were my cousin" she said.
softly, the reminscence soothing her.
And Dick was the incest kid for
miles around-he's just as good now,
too, you'd better bet he exclaimed UNI
consciously falling into the ~vernacular
of boyish days.
Bobby, you're a dear. but-but years
g he wouldn't have done what he's
doing now"
"Eh2"
Hes almost breaking my heart, he
Is. Bobby"
There was more than a suspicion of
tears IN her eyes as b chung to him
miserably.
"Oh!" Bobby was acquiring wisdom
of a sort. SO this was what Dick had
meant.
.sTherei" he cried. unburdening his
pockets of about a dozen letters.
oh how dared you." she shrieked
furiously, hugging the thick missiyes 10
her breast.
They were all from Dick and adj
dressed TO her.
1T was Dicks orders. Kit. When
was home the last time he had learned
OF your social success up here. He
thought you too upright and sensitive
TO wish 10 break the engagement, even
though 0 leased TO care for him.
He feared o might grow to love
some one better and weather. than
he--'
odrwcne Milo taistny
And he told me he would write as
before, but that ! must keep the letters
until you showed you didn't care. Then
l was to burn them up. IL you
cared
"Ifg"
Then / was to give them TO you with
this" He drew a plain ring from his
pocket. He slipped IL on her finger.
III you loved him l vas to bring you
home again.
Il want 10 go--I want to goi' she
said under her breath. lingering the
letters nervousIy,
eAnd you don't care which boat wins;
Kit?"
Her unerring. y swept tho waiter
conteniptuously.
"pick,s boat isn't here o)I4 o1t
severed. indisputablo Gi&1!5<<
voice.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
Don't Look for Easy Work.

An EnglishmaE in India once owned
an elephant whom. in honor of the wife
of the vieeroy, he called Lady Cur
zon."
Lady" was employed in blowing the
fields with four plows attached and in
loading lumber on the trains. Lady
was rather lazy. / am sorry to say, and
was continually looking for an easier
task. One day she heard her owners
wife say hat she did so want a good
nurse for the baby.
"Oh. that's just the thing for me,
cried Lady. such an easy task-and
| just love babies. l think / can get
out of this farm work and just sit and
amuse the baby all day; Why that's no
work at all"
So one day the mother missed baby,
and when after some moments of hunt
ing they found her. Lady had her in
her care, holding her between her great
front feet and tanning her with her
ears. I've found my nurse" cried the
mother.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
a nnrtor Ahead Of Time.

saturday Evening Post: The fayorite
nast;me of the ''black~and-white" artist.
~resDons,ble for go many comic sketches.
e 10 read OF some deadly disease. prefer
abIy q new one, go to bed imagining he
mas n lie awake all night, seek his doc
for ia the morning and get assurance
MAI he is in perfect health and then go
back c~heerfully TO work
one morning not long & he turned
m III the doctors just as the man or
medicine was getting into his carriage.
"pm In a hurry" called the doctor.
land can't stop 70 see you. but It's all
rieht-you haven't got H."
Haven't got what?' demanded the as
tonished artist.
.whateyer you think you've got. Not
a symptom OF IL. Goodby. and ne drove
away.
now Z said Levering, turning 70
lamp most, az the only witness OF the
scene afhars the time he's mistaken. I
Lnow I'VE got it-ten doiias In my pocket
20 nav his last bill; but II he's sure !
raven TN Try to get in line with his
asagnos,s." and he went around to his
club and sat in a little game OF draw.
which came out an he expected
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
you ALL" AND I'VE ALL"
Are the Expressions Confined to the
Southern States?

New Orleans Times Democrat: For
some time there has been running IN d
lew York paper an amusing discussion
.of the expressions you all 2 We
al" and in not a few instances eHoisS
have been made to shoulder these oou-
tiles on on the south. The expressions
frequently used in the soutn, am
often Ly persons OF high culture.
i'd not to hear an educated
man ask. How are you alp by which
he means to inquire about al the mem
sbers OF q particular family. So educa-
ted men and women frequently say.
We all get along nicely here ~
Witch they mean "all members y
the family" and 30 on. II IL q more al
ret way az saying the thing. IL cor.
xsys the idea clearly enough. p - NOT
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17

So poor Lady was made TO wear a
great white apron and a cap tina
Wouldn't stay on, and carried that lit
tie tyrant OF q baby about on a cushion,
Her legs ached and her back ached.
.Oh.gmy," she sighed. why did / ever
trade work? This baby nursing | guess
is not. In my line. / can't sleep at night
because that wretched infant cries. |
can't rest by day because the little ty-
rant wants 10 walk. / thought the thing
was easy. I believe ii would XIII an ele-
phant in time
One day. utterly discouraged. she
brought i'm the baby 10 his mother.
Take him, take him. she pleaded,
and let me do general homework.
All of which shows that some things
that seem easy are not as easy as they
seem.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
consultinn Authoritx

Chicago Tribune: Agent-Mr. Meek
un, are you carrying all the life I'M
a yo wantg
Mr.. Meekun lturning to his wife)-
My dear, am ] worth taking any more
insurance on, do you think
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17

Town Topics: Tenaweek--lt ~ . Sc
.cret. sir, but I am engaged 70 your
MA cosrcx-Have no u~neasiness, sir
n win &c no further.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
'I&E lR9lllfF YAlD
BY ANNA CO]vLlCH
GkfAT BRlTAiN
RIGHTS RESERVED,
C0pyRNaT. 1902 BY WR HEARST

But Bobby was not amazed since he
Knew the ways OF Il maid-not 20 speak
OF the ways Of d yacht.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-07-26
Big TRANSFERS STRIKE
DECLARED AT AN end

Chicago, July 2l.-The teamsters'
strike, that has 90 greatly disturbed
business conditions in this city for the
last 105 days, was at 1880 O'Clock to.
night ofioially declared of by the
members of the teamsters' joint coun.
oil.
The strikers have made q complete
surrender and will apply for work az
individuals and without an agreement
Of any kind with their employers.
Three of the unions had already
vsted to return to work AZ far az pos.
sible, and 1t 10 certain that the unions
which bad not yet voted on the quas-
ton Of ending the strike would take
similar action.
1t ia expected that about 60 per cent
Of the department store drivers will
be reinstated, and the express drivers
declared tonight that they believed
that about 100 Of their number would
be taken back BY the express compa.
mics.
The only concession that the men
have gained by going back to work is,
in the case Of the lumber drivers, the
right to wear the union button.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-07-26
CULTIVATE COTTON.
British Government to Encourage
Growth In Colonies,


Washington, July 19.-An apparent.
~ we'll organized movement, started
by the cotton intere0ts of Great Britain
to encourage the growth Of cotton in
the British possessions and countries
other than the United States, is report.
cd to the department. Of commerce and
labor by Consul Halstead, at Birming.
ham, England.
The demand for cotton steadily in.
creases, but 60 far, the consul says,
there has been no corresponding devel.
opment In the sources of supply. The
huge crop produced in the United
States has relieved the situation, but
American planters, the report points
out, desire to maintain prices by reduo.
ing the production.
The international congress, in session
at Manchester Q few weeks ago, a..
sumed that In ten years SO, O0O, 600
acres under cultivation will be neces.
sary to supply the worlds demand, and
the United States will be able to sup.
ply only $4,000, 900 acres, and that
limit will be reached within seven
years.
India, Africa, the West Indies, Dor.
neo. Lagus and Cyprus have such nat
ural conditions that cotton may be
raised there with good results. To
promote the interests Of the movement
the British Cotton Growing Associa.
ton has opened In London an exhibi.
tion where the products Of the Engli
market will be shown.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-07-26
TOWNSHIP OF VALDEZ
IS TO Be RELOCATED

Seattle, July 24-Floods which have
threatened to wipe town Of growing
Importance of the map and leave
nothing to show for what might might
have been, have led the owners and
hackers of the city Of Valdez, Alaeka,
to decide to move the place bodily
away from its present looationa dis.
lance Of three miles up the bay to a
point directly opposite the United
States army barracks.
With the change in the geographical
location Of Valdez some Of the projects
connected with the enterprise Of town
building become simplifled and the
construction Of a railroad to the Cop.
per river country from Valdez, is now
declared to be an assured fact by those
behind the scheme. In the old, OF
present, location Valdez as a railroad
terimnalp resented series Of engineer
ing difficulties that were almost unsur-
mountable, and enterprise and capital
were almost at q standstill. Another
thing that will make an improvement
in the new Valdez is that its wharvea
will be built on deep water and that in
itself is an incentive to make the
change. The present site is upon a
long beach and it is necessary. in or.
der to find water enough to float an
ordinary vessel, to build q wharf of
great length, which increases the ex-
pense Of delivering from ships to shore.
1t was in contemplation to move the
town when the recent torrents who b
threatened the place made it easier to
decide.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-07-26
CORNER ON LINSccD.
Said to Be the Latest Coup OF
Rookie eIIer.

Buffalo, N. Y, July 24.-John d.
Rockefeller, through the American
Linseed Oil Company, has cornered the
faxssed mraket and HAS compelled
three big independent mills here to
close. The price Of linseed oil will be
advanced 40 cents a gallon.
This advance will seriously affect
many industries, particularly those Of
oil cloth, linoleum. paints, oils, etc.,
and will undoubtedly cause a large
number Of workmen to be thrown out
Of employment. 1t is estimated that
in getting control Of the linseed oil in.
dustry Rockefeller will make q profit
Of about $40. 900, 900 on an investment
Of but %, 100000 or 1000, 900. It
10 estimated also that manufacturers
representing invested capital of $780,.
900, 900 and their workmen are placed
within the power Of the Standard Oil
BY control Of the linseed oil industry
by Rockefeller.