The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-16

J. A. DvoRAk, Publisher.
TABOR. SOUTH DAKOTA
The labor agitations I'm recent years
in France are said to have had AN i'm
portant effect In leading to a "cuncen-
tration of Industries" Ia 1896 there
were 2.3tl.t7l independent establish
mcntS In France. ia 1901 the total
number OF such establishments was
2.245.35s. n diminutlon in ave year, OF
nearly 100000 establishments. The
number now IN said to be- very much
smaller. The small establishments are
reported To have been the ones which
have largely one out OF business. Dur
ing the period OF 1896 20 1901 no less
than 100. 355s small Arms disappeared.
while establishments employing from
twenty-one To- 100 workmcn increased
by 2.535. and the number OF large firms.
employing more than 100 workmcn
each. Increased from apis In 1896 To
4.623 In 1901. The present agitation.
with a demand for shorter hours and
Increased age h. said To have added
greatly To this concentration az bust
ness In certain lines To the large firms.
Less than two years & n p~rospcctor
lost his way on the desert near n
California line. In Nyc county. New,
and died OF thirst. ON the Sfrt where
that mans body was found IL now h.
plant costing $685. 600 supplies AN album
dance Of water. There are hotels with
baths In many room and residences
equipped with all the modern para
phcrnalia that make for comfort. Flee
tric lights illuminc the streets where
only the stars Of heaven looked down
on the death OF the lonely miner. and
within the radius OF a very few miles
there are now about 5000 people.
During tho twelve months ending
May 81. about 10000 tons Of coal ar
rived at Colon. All OF his coal came
from the United States. principally
from Norfolk. Va. and VAS shipped In
foreign bottoms flying the Norwegian
flag. with the exception Of tho steam
ers OF the Panama Railroad steamship
line. plying between New York ana
Colon. not a single freight or passenger
steamer flying the American flag en-
tered Colon during the year named. not
withstanding the fact that cargoes NJ
all kinds are constantly arriving there
for the isthminn canal and for the To-
cal and transit trade.
President Hndlcy. addressing n bus
iness meeting ~ the yale alumni the
other day. spoke Warmly Of Professor
Lounsbury's scholarship and of his
humor. telling a little story To- illustrate
the latter quality. While occurring n
warm day, Professor Lounsbury was
greatly annoyed by the r~rstivcncss Of
some OF the students. FrOwnS and
chances were 81 no avail, and inatten-
ton spread. until finally. pansing In his
lecture. Professor L~oun-bury adminis-
sm..l a. ~. mathematician lie a. hlVNafgul Va-
buke: "Bcar with me "A little longer.
gentlemen" he said. Il still have a few
more pearls TO east"
There are more than 10000 estab-
iishmcnts I'm the country for raising
early vegetable plants under glass.
Within a radius 90 fifteen miles OF
Boston there are nearly 2.00o.o 900 square
feet OF glass used In forcing vegetables.
Near. Providence. Il. l., are fully ten
acres OF glass for the same purpose.
The suburbs Of New York. Chicago and
other big cities use nearly 5.O00.o 900
square feet of glass for strictly vcgct-
able and early fruit culture. n The
glass alone used In thus forcing nature
Is worth millions.
our fruit. vegetable and nu; crop OF
1905. required the service OF over a hun
drcd million crates. Laid end To end.
each touching It's neighbor. these crates
would encirclc the earth NJ the equator
three and onc-half ilmes. they would
easily hold our national anUua yield OF
wheat: they would make a pile with n
base the size OF n big office building,
higher than the WORLDS most lofty
mountain. Texas alone uses enough
crates To- reach across the United states
Ave times. and Georgia is not far be
hind.
.
The local option clauses OF the New
York liquor tax law apply To H33 towns
The. law went into effect on March =.
1896. AT that time there wer" 2S3 dry
towns Ia the state. The Number grad
ually declined until January l. 1898,
when II was &C.. ON January !. 1909. II
was 25C. aud on May /, 1902. 2Ss: ON
May /. 1908. 2si. and on May ]. 1906.
.S3-cxaCtly the same number nS NJ
the time os the adoption OF the present
liquor law.
The population Of France IL about 90
GOO. 600 Dcoplr: the wcalth or France Is
nearly s4s. 600. 600. coo. Robert u. skin.
ner. United States consul nj Mnrseillef,
In some recent statistics. shows how
evenly this wealth H. distributed. The
number 81 estates administered In 1900
was 3ag.sS1, and OF these onc-half Were
for values ranging from less than $1,000
To- n little under $1,000 600. only three
were over SIC. 100000.
Tho German emperor, who recently
added a Spanish uniform 60 his stock
Of clothes. has the biggest vsrdrobc al
any sovereign In the world. \ valet
gifted with special knowledge Is dep
uted 90 loot after the Huhcn2pllcrn col
lection of uniforms. which Is "A truly
enormous onc.u and this man has so well
studied his masters treasures that ne
matter In what guisc the kaiser may
wish. to appear be can nj. once produce
the uniform.
The Cape 10 Cairo railway has JUS
reached q point In Africa 3Ii milc'
north OF Victoria Falls and 2,ol6 mile,
from Cape Town. The Isl miles from
Kolomo To Broken Hill We're con-
structcd I'm $40 days. ON ninciy-nin
days, however. no work WAS done. ~
that the rails were actually laid nj the
rate Of over "a mile "A day. From 5000
10 5000 natives are constantly en-
ployed. and about $50 whites.
I'm the only man In the world wh'
can sing n song standing OIL my head IL
n bucket OF water" said James Collier
when charged with VaHranCy In the no
lice court OF GTimsby. England. the 9th
ct day. lie was discharged on his prom
iSe 10 leave town. but before leaving die
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