Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-25

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= charge of theft. AS the man entered
the dock, he threw OF the ground a
hens egg and then commenced 10 chew
some 'sereh.' This was supposed "a
work a spell on the magistrate and
cause him 20 discharge the accused.
Unfortunately for the schemes of the
Javanese, he vas seen by the Malay
constable I'm charge of him. This Ma
lay seized the %Jayanese by the throat
and choked him until he spat up the
'sereh' and so broke the spell. The
ase was postponed"
why Is the word tar" a synonym
for sailor" Some dictionaries say
that the allusion Is to the seaman's
tarry hands and clothes-the saviour
Of tar OF S%tephano's son is The
Tempest" Burns uses "ta~rrybreeks' as
equivalent 10 sailor" But it is re-
arded as much more probable hat
''tar" Is short for ~"tarpaulin,' since
Clarendon and other writer's colloqui-
ally use "tarpaulin" TO signify a sea-
man. OF course, this ultimately gets
back TO tar, a tarpaulin being a tarred
'palling," or covering the same word
as "palf).
Gossip has IL tina the Indebtedness
of a royal bankrupt, Archduchess Clo-
tide of AUSTRIA Hungary. the grand
daughter of Louis Philippe. will cause
heavy losses TO great firms Of jewelers.,
milliners, costumers and money lend
ers of Paris. who say that the arch
duchess must have now years &
that her investments at Buda-Pesth
would be a dead loss. She owes 81
000, 00G. The only hope of the cred
itors is hat Francis Joseph will pay
the foreign creditors rather than let
the scandal grow.
On a papapf fpnrnpy from Alnxan-
dria to the oasis of silva, the Khediye
OF Egypt was escorted by eight Egyp-
tion officers, ~eighty-fve soldiers, n
coachman. seven grooms, three cooks,
% servants. two tent pitchers, n
~farrier. five cameimen. ten camel driv-
ers, four guides and sixty-five Dedouin
camel drivers. There were forty-four
horses, thirty-two dromedaries and
twenty-five camels for his h~ighness'
personal service and 2A6 camels sup
piled by Bedouins for transport serv-
ice.
John sharp Williams. congressman
from Mississippi. is as%toundingly ABB
sent minded. He promised 10 dine re-
Gently with Representative Sihley.
When his memory was logged he began
making toilet articles describe Ho-
garth's ines OF beauty, After getting
dressed he turned TO his secretary and
askedl How do / look? Now. how's
that Fine, fine" admiringly re-
marked that young person, but, really
/ think you would look a bit better II
you should wear trousers tonight
There Is an increasing tendency on
the part OF large consumers or water
I'm London TO draw on the water reser-
voirs In the lower geological strata be-
meath the capital rather than be IN
-I4Al - lAxNarnra fnE for fhaiF. water.
supply. The latest institution TO show
its independence in this fashion Is
Clements inn, where, not twenty yards
from the Strand, an artesian we'll has
Just been tapped. after three months
boring. at a depth of $50 feet.
The South Wales Daily Mail has had
several articles of late that aim to
sun up the results of the great revival
In the principality. While there is ac-
acknowledgement hat all the converts
have not endured. yet 1t Is stated as
beyond doubt that the great religious
awakening has touched the whole cir
Gle OF the life of the people for good.
The total number of converts is conser-
vatiyelv estimated at 10000.
Earlier than any known paintings,
some tapestry discovered recently at
Deir-el- Bahari. near Thebes, is anon
lAAC 0lAGCt ~ khhN ~
drawings on the one of extinct ami
mails by the river drift men, which, of
course are incomparatively older. But
these paintings represent the period In
which the art OF Egypt was at its ze-
NTH. the eighteenth dynasty, and o
sequently date back about $500 years.
Cecil Rhodes tomb in the Matoppo
hills, South Africa. has been desecrat-
ed by curiosity seekers. This advertise
ment appeared recently in the Quebec
Daily Telegraph: For Sale-A piece
of stone from slab covering grave of
the Hon. Cecil John Rhodes. in the Ma
foppo hills, Southern Rhodesia. South
Africa. An opportunity for curio col-
lectors. apply ID, this office"
1t was stated recently in the reichs-
tag with reference TO German New
Guinea that out OF a total European
population OF 466 there were TIA mis-
~sionaries, and that for every two farm
ers there was a German officer. This
meant that every farmer there cos
Germany $500 a yea The speaker
remarked that II would be cheaper to
bring the farmers home and give them
pensions.
Unsiakeu lime is useful In preventing
rust because OF It's extraordinary capa-
city for absorbing moisturi. Some care
full workman who take pains that their
tools shall always be In the best condi-
ton. make a practice of keeping a piece
OF lime In their too boxes to absorb
any moisture which might otherwise
cause rust.
Al woman canvasser In a recent Brit
ish election campaign asked a labo-er
whether he was in favor of protection.
and lie replied by inquiring what II was.
The question embarrassed the woman
romcwhut. She replied: II can not go
into precise details al the moment, but
a IL d subject OF vital Importance TO
II, who care for wild birds"
~ fsolusa county. California, recent
a, Miss Florence Berker ran against
~ fathtr. r.. r. Berker, the incum-
hspt. FOR The office Of school trustee,