The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-12-13

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TABOR, SOUTH DAKOTA
In an ancieat cathedral OF Genoa
vase OF immense value has been pre-.
served for COO ears. IL In cut from q
single emerald. It's principal diameter
A l3h inches and It's height IN On
Inches. IL II kept under several locks,
khe keys OF which are In different
hands. and n is rarely exhibited In pub
lie, then only by an order or the sen.
ate. When exhibited IL 10 suspended
round the neck OF n priest by n cord
and no ono else IL allowed TO touch IL.
IL IL asserted that this vase In one OF
the gifts which were made TO Solomon
BY the queen OF sheba.
u II said that the most nasnincent
and costly pearl necklace In the world
% now the property OF the Countess
Hcnckci. II is made OF three historical
necklaces, each OF which enjoyed con-
siderable celebrity In former times.
Ono OF them. valued at $4,000, was
cold 20 the countess by n grandcc OF
Spain, and II IL known as the necklace
OF the virgin Of Atokhu". tho second
belonged TO the ex-Quecn OF Naples.
and the third was the famous neck
lace belonging 20 the Empress Eugene.
and by her lately sold TO London jew
eler for 100000.
Interesting particulars have been Civ
en- by the Dutch papers about tele-
graph messenger. living at Breda, VINO.
By oelf-tuition, has become n master
OF languages. This man. now about
flfty years OF age, can speak and write
Enslish, French. German, Danish.
SPANISH. Italian. Arabic. Latin. Greek.
Hebrew and Sanscrit. and In able 10
dccipher hieroglyphics and cunciform
inscriptions. He has also knowledge
OF cosmography, astronomy. physics.
the history OF art. and various other
sciences and can write poems.
In advocating the painting OF ma
chine tools with n light color. the Iron
Are says Il II a well recognized fact
that the lighter and ncater shop the
better and heater are tho workmen.
Quality Of dress counts but little undef
manufacturing conditions. but man
who does neat. good work Is apt TO
be q man OF neat personal habits. and,
reversing tho viewpoint. conditions
which tend 20 make n man personally
heater may be reflected In his work.
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Germany. which stands At the head OF
Europe for the number OF It's news
papers, has over $500. OF which 500 are
daiIies. England takes the second place
with some 1000. but has the most dailies
800 in all France 10 close behind with
$500. Of which q quarter appear daily.
bi or tri-weekly. Italy has !. ZOO while
In order follow Austria. Spain, Russia.
Greece and Switzerland.
The tests Of the German government
have shown great variations In the
durability of typewriter documents.
but with the best ribbons the work
seems a. lasting an that written by
hand with the best writing ink. While
Some German ribbons proved good,
those Of American manufacture showed
. higher general average In quality.
! The ingenuity Of collectors in tho dis
covery OF new fields having been ex-
hausted. there In still open 20 them that
pf Wllecting the finest specimen OF
this IN capable OF becoming a hobby
scarcely less interesting or admirable
than the pursuit OF the genuine article.
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The Preston (Eng.) free library COM
mittee has decided 10 distribute hum
drcds OF pictures among the elementary
schools OF the town. with the object OF
teaching them history. The pictures
deal with the poetry. legends and his
tory OF this country. and the great
events OF the world.
Silver medals and vellum diplomas
from the National Lifeboat institution
have been awarded TO John and Walter
Haylett, Of Caster, near Yarmouth,
T<sxswI M l.alr y.s ~ t..xll
OF two silver medals for life saving.
and their grandfather OF gold medal.
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According to an expert In phrcnology
the average adult head has n circum-
ference OF fully twenty-five inches. The
average adult hat In fully 81 size. The
sizes OF mems hats are OK and sIs
colleges generally wear ~ TO sizes.
'Dr. Besom II once more among us
Tor . brief season." writes the chron-
lcler Of an English villages social and
religious life. He says and does ex-
actiy m he thinks right. without re-,
gard 20 the opinion or belief Of others.
His wife u not with him."
The workmen employed by the city Of
Birmingham. England. In parks. gas
and waterworks. etc, have been getting
neretofore q minimum OF $50 a week.
10 this shilling week has Just been
added because OF the increase In rents
and cost Of food.
Pearls imported from Australia and
Panama are all OF medium and large
size. Generally speaking. the Indian
pearls command the highest price, be-
cause Of their superior form (many OF
them being perfectly roundD and their
brilliant luster.
There are now over 700 motor omni-
buses owned by London companies. Ac-
lcording to the Commercial Motor. $50
lof these were I'm service on October 4,
over 300 being I'm the repairei's hands.
The number Of steam omnibuses II
itwenty-seven.
While the Rev. John Webster was
preaching mt the midweek service Mt
the wesleyan church at Etruria, near
I0toke-ou- Trent. England, two buliocks
rushed into the building. They created
- great disturbance and the service WAS
abandoned.
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