The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-23

probably approaches nearer To- being q
centcnarian than any other scicnilst OF
equal eminencc Tor many ycars-Hcrr ~
Gale. who last week celebrated hiS 10
g5th birthday. Although he lives T.,
quietly at Potsdnm and ~ seldom heard v
81 In public. Gales discoveries 'crcalcd ~
a great sensation throughout the civil OF
iized word In the middle nineteenth N,
century. In 1870 he discovered three N
new minor planets. and six years later or
acquired a fame which VIII endure >"
lang as the science 81 astronomy sur
wives By revealing To- the world inc III
planet Neptune. 81
Consul George Horton writes from hi
Athens that olympic games. recently I'm
held with such success In that city. Is
and IN which American athletes so J,
successfully competed. have aroused - IL
very general interest anon the Greek
people. As u result OF this, TWO Wta'hs
Greeks. OF Egypt, Messrs. B%ostoviis and ri
T~sanakles. have presented seO.Ooo TO M
the government for the erection OF a L.
gymnasium nj Athens. the building ana r,
equipment Of which viii be personally -
supcrintended by Crown Prince Con- e
stantine. ca
King Edward carefully preserves pro-
grams of the proceedings IN which ne
has taken part. These souvenirs hcN. IN
crnl thousand In number. are preserved al
in the library of buckingham palace. In NJ
the same way the king has kept AT his e,
theatcr programs since ms earnest W
play-going days. The bill OF the play h.
placed In the royal box used 10 be print y
cd on silk or satin. with a heavy fringe. "
IL Is now. as "A rule. OF a less elaborate
nature. but not for that reason any inc :,
less artistic. ~
~
There Is something weird about IL
these voices singing To- uS through the u
.honographx." said the sad-cycd man. ~
How DO you know but the singers are %
aead? I knew "A fellow once VINO lost "
track az his sweetheart. a southern siIl. ~
came back from abroad and couldn't
and her anywhere. lie went int" one j..
,f these photograph houses. put cent q
n the slot and heard her sing. she hau o
irifted TO New York and made a soTt o
~ living for herself In concert halls. u
She had been dead two years. y,
Orders 10 British naval volunteers: -
Those men wearing boards VIII nave 7"
them clipped torpedo fashion, Tor,
medic is a short. stubby Nnndyke ana -
n the official beard Of the BRUSH navy -
IL Ils semi-ofiicially stated that the =
flowing beard II hopelessly out OF fash- -
ION, and In usually only worn by people -
who have reached that stage OF Iiic -
when they have ceased TO crease 'he' n
trousers. 81
The movement of Lake Superior Iron
orc during the month OF June was the Z,
heaviest during the history OF the trade. =,
Nearly 5.b0s,9Oo tons were forwarueu 10 n
the lower lakes-a gain OF almost ooO'- n
600 tons over the corresponding period n
last year. The total movement MS N
season up 10 the first az July aggre- n
gated IL. 2ti. 59s tons. compared WIN
ic.Sil.O54 tons for the same period last
year. II
NJ. g.. Loisel has arrived at the some II
what startling conclusion that the yolk 1
OF eggs OF fowls and ducks. as Wen as n
those OF the tortoise. contains poison II
Gus substances. When Isolated ana IN IS
iected into the veins of rabbits or other
animals these promptly cause death.
The phenomena Produced are those OF n
acute lntoxication Of the central ncr- a
vous system. \
Australia Is now going 20 make war n
ON ner rabbit pest scientifically. having b
raised S1t.OoO for experiments on c
Broughtun stand. on Newcastle. writes
consu Cooling. DIR. Danysz. OF faris,
will be I'm charge. and ~ Is proposed To n
infect rabbits with such contagious DIS 7
eases that will spread among their J
kind. but do no harm TO other animals q
or humanity. q
Few people probably suspect the cx- {
tent TO which Switzerland ngures
among the silk producing countries OF
the world. which. so far as Europe ~ \
concerned. have always supposed TO be h
France and Italy. But switzerland eN- i
ports annually silk TO the value OF Z
about $50. 600. GOO. nearly all going TO Z
European countries. I
Twenty years ago a German pub
Usher began to Issue n complete col
lection OF Gocthe's letters. Thirty-four 4
volumes are now In type and IL is eN- 4
pectcd that the rest OF the letters. =
which will MI nftecn more volumes. :
will appear within four years.
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-.N.aIsa HNaf fhgMTaF WAS fOOnug0 D
only in 1897 and there is only one IN
the Island-at ReykJavtk-but " mas
taken nrm root. The dramatic season
opens In October and closes al the end
OF April, when "A large part OF the IN :
habitants go hshing.
KnIghthood was intended TO serve as :
a mark OF distinction for deeds Of re- :
nown and merit. knight property :
signifies "a person Who Tor MS virtue
and martial prowess. IL raised from the
rank OF gentleman into a higher class :
OF dignity and honor. !
The Rev. Alexander Connell. who !
succeeds TO Ian Maclaren's pulpit nj .
Seton Park. Liverpool. has been pas '
tor OF Regent Square Prcsbyterian
church. London. since 1892. He was
born in the Scotch highlands just 20 ,
years ago. !
few years ago road dust was an (,
almost Insuffeuble plague on windy :
summer days In southern California. !
Now the roads are sprinklcd with Pc
troleum twice "A year. and even an an-
tomoblle raises no dust. '
An old woman on the witness stand {
nj Belllnzonn. Switzerland, CAV" her I
age as iO2. But ~ was asccrtnined on y
cross-cxamination that she was LOG. :
She explained that she was ashamed
OF being so old
TIT, s,rmer win occur the seventh ,
centenary OF the vocation Of 81. Fran !
cIe OF Assist" and will be fesiivel! 1
celebrated. In bologna. Italy, The cele- :
bration will be- under the auspices OK !
Cardinal Svampa
The national Baptist convention. the /,
largest body of colored Baptists IN :
America. has decided 10 estao'ish y !