Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-07-27


FRED w. WRIGHT. Pukishsr.
DE sMET. SOUTH DAKOTA
1t is promised that the new Bagdad
railway viii restore to the city OF Har.
our al Raschid her long lost splendor.
A Transformation more wonderful than
any recorded In the Arabian Nights
will, IL Is expected, be brought around
the tombs OF Harou and his consort
Zobediah. Since the city sprang sud.
denly into existence In 766 IL has been
visited by every variety of the oriental
tyrant. 1t was not till 1850 that the
porte was persuaded to appoint the
pasha nominated by the city, and a per
Tod of peace, tempered by Destilence,
permitted the bazaars 10 resume some
thing OF their ancient magnifcence.
Stanley Condor is an 1~1-year-old boy
of Liverpool. England, who is believed
TO hold the runaway record. He has
visited all parts OF his native country
by riding under railway cars. on the
bumpers" and In freight cars, and
recently eclipsed all his former feats
by travelling to Winnipeg, Canada, free.
He was a stowaway from Liverpool 10
Halifax and beat his way to Winni-
peg and then TO New York. He was
discovered by the officers OF the ship
from New York TO Liverpool. He will
probably be sent to a reformatoTy.
In the newspapers of Russia and 9TH
err countries there recently ran a per
sonaT" advertisement beseeching q
Count Montecucoli to declare himself.
AT last an accident brought him to light
In Siberia where the count was acting
as railway guide. Broken by wildness
and extravaganza, he had to quit the
Austrian a " and fee. Going from
bad TO worse he had taken the lowest
rank on the Siberian railway. II was
now his lot to learn that his uncle,
head OF the house, had died and left
him enormous estates and 81 900, 900 q
year.
Jethou island is by Mr the smallest
OF the channel islands, and boasts the
distinction OF being the smallest inhab-
tied island In Europe, having, indeed,
only n dwelling house upon II. II
has n population OF sever souls. II has
no road or pathway or post. At the
last census more than half the popu-
lation Of the island was absent, hav-
ing one into Guernsey market with
h butter and cream from the Jethou
cows. The weather being bad, the
visitors had TO stay at Guernsey dur
Ing thec ensua time. '
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The effect OF sunshine on sugar
growing IL said by the New Orleans
Picayune TO make the crop more pro-
ductiye. Thus Spain has become as
successful with beet-sugar growing Rs
with her established c-ane-suRar indus
try, Notwithstanding an arid climate.
ON the other hand, the storms and fogs
that envelop the British islands are
uaiH m huyn nraxyapfaJ tAa JavraIox.~~-.
of the b~eet-sugar industry there. Eng
iand's annual average hours OF sun
shine are only 1,400, while Spain has
1900 hours.
There has been a curious sequel to
the arrest OF q penniless anarchist
named Cruny, in Paris. News OF his
apprehension was published In the
provinces and met the eye of a lawyer,
who for weeks had been seeking his
whereabouts, to tell him hat a fortune
had been ~bequeathed him. Now thai
Cruny has means he Is to be released
from prison. He says that his views
of economic questions nave already UNI
dergone a radical change.
The great glacier on Mt. Blanc is be-
ing used for other purpose thar fur
nishing an occupation to guides and an
attraction for tourists. An ice trust
60%AS ARO AA1 AoAAAto VA I'll -
tensiye scale OF q%uarrying the clear,
hard ice, at an altitude of 1000 feet. The
Ice Is blown out In great blocks by
means OF dynamite after which II Is
sawed into regular sizes and sent down
the mountain sides on a narrow gauge
railway.
Probably n of the largest henevo-
lent requests recorded In any country
IN modern times has fallen to the lot OF
Hungary by the will OF the late Count
A. Karolyi. The count was rs years
old, n he left no direct descendants.
He had also been one OF the most en-.
terprising supporters OF modern meth
DDS of scientific agriculture In Hun
gary. BY his will ne bequeathed a sum
or $4,000, 900 for philanthropic objects.
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Mexico has a cactus which grows
t~oothpicks: another. ribbed n thick.
~ set with t~oothpick spines. which fur
nishes the natives with combs: there is
another cactus. the long curved spines
of which resemble fish hooks; there is
another which is an almost perfect imi-
tation OF the sea urchin. still another
resembles a ~porcupine: there Is mother
covered with long red hair which Is
nicknanied the 'red-headed cactus"
1t Is the custom OF the Khonds in
h Madras presidency OF India to offer
a buffalo In sacrifice In substitution
for the human victim. But In doing
so they make long apologies to the
deity, explaining that they themselves
would willingly make the customary
sacrifices, but are prevented by the
British government. on whose head
they pray that any anger at their neg
iect OF duty may be visited.
The trial of a case that involves the
important question, What Is Whisky?''
is greatly interesting the British at
present. IL presents nan problems.
Suppose" asked one of the counsel,
the other day, that a merchant has a
blend OF spirit three months old and
spirit ten years old. what is the age OF
that whisky 2" Five years n a half
that whisky" Five years and a
half" replied the witness.
A special postage stamp was issued
by h Japanese government to COM
memorate the return OF the troops from
the war. Two OF these stamps, OF the
face value OF y and 3 sen. respective
", Were issued, and they were avail