Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-17

ing the period of 1896 To 1901 no les
than 102.355 small firms disappeared
while establishments employing from
twenty-one to 100 workmen increased
by 2,535, and the number OF large firms
employing more than 100 workmeI
each, increased from S,91S I'm 1886 Il
1923 In 1901. The present agitation
with a demand for shorter hours anC
Increased wages. is said to ave added
greatly TO this concentration OF bust.
ness i'm certain lines TO the large firms
Less thar two years ago a ~prospectol
lost his way on the desert near thu
California line, in Nye county, New.
N died Of thirst. On the spot where
that mans body was found is now the
town OF Bullfrog. A water works
plant costing $4,000 supplies an abun-
dance OF water. There are hotels with
baths I'm many rooms and residences
equipped with all the modern para
phernalia that make for comfort. Elec-
trio lights illumine 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 $4,000 people.
During the twelve months ending
May 81, about 16S. 600 tons OF coal ar
rived at Colon. All OF this coal came
from the United States, principally
from Norfolk, Va, and was shipped In
foreign bottoms flying the Norwegian
flag, with the exception Of the steam
ers Of the Panama Railroad Steamship
line, plying between New York and
Colon, not a single freight or passenger
teamer flying the American flag en-
tered Colon during the year named, not
w~ithstanding the fact that cargoes OF
all kinds are constantly arriving there
for the isthmlian canal and for the To-
cal and transit trade.
President Hadley. addressing a bus
mess meeting OF the Yale alumni the
other day, spoke warmly Of Professor
Iounsbury's scholarship and of his
humor, telling a little story to illustrate
the latter quality. While lecturing one
warm day, Professor Lounsbury was
greatly annoyed by the ~restiveness OF
some of the students. Frowns and
chances were OF no avail. and inatten-
tion spread, until finally, pansing In his
lecture, Professor L~ounsbury admins
tered a Enthusiastically whimsical re-
buke: Bear with mo a little longer
gentlemen" he said, Il still have a few
more pearls 70 cast"
There arc more than 10000 estab-
iishments In the country for raising
early vegetable plants under glass,
FNlLHil n tbuiA5 {. ilhNSVAi nv "a
Boston there are nearly 2,0G0. 900 square
feet OF glass used in forcing vegetables,
Near Providence. r. l., are fully ten
acres OF glass for the Same purpose.
The suburbs OF New York. Chicago and
other big cities use nearly 5000, 600
square feet OF glass for strictly veget-
able and early fruit culture. and the
glass alonc used in thus forcing nature
is worth millions.
y Our fruit vegetable and nut crop O..
1905. required the service of over q hun.
dred million crates. Laid end TO end,
each touching las neighbor, these crates
would encircle the Garth at the equator
three and one-half times; they would
easily hold our national annual yield OF
wheat; they would mako q pile with q
base the size OF a big Office building,
higher than the worlds most lofty
mountain. Texas alone uses enough
rYates to reach across the United States
ave times, and Georgia is not far be-
Mind.
The local option clauses OF the New
York liquor tax law apply to 933 owns
The law went into effect on March 20,
1896. At that time there were 2S3 dry
towns in the state. The number grad
ually declined until January /, 1888,
when 1t was 262. ON January l, 1900, il
was 2T6: and on May /, 1902, 2S5, ON
May /. 1908. 2S4. and on May l. 1906,
~2SS-exactly the same nuinbe as at
the time OF the adoption OF the present
liquor law.
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The population OF France Is about 40
600, 000 people. the wealth of France Is
nearly S45. 600. 600, 900. Robert p. Skin.
ner. United states consul 1T Marseilles,
in some recent statistics, shows how
evenly this wealth Is distributed. The
number of estates administered in 1904
was 394,7ST, and of these one-half were
or values ranging from less than $4,000
10 a little under 500, 600. Only three
were over $40, 000. 600.
The German emperor, who r~ecentlv
added q Spanish uniform to his stock
OF clothes. has the biggest wardrobe of
any sovereign in the world. A valet
gifted with special knowledge is dep
uted to look after the Hohcn:ollern col
lection Of uniforms, which Is a truly
enormous one. and this man has so wei
studied his masters treasures that nc
matter in what guisc the kaiser may
wish to appeal he can ~ once produce
tho uniform.
The Cape 10 Cairo railway has just
reached a point in Africa 314 miles
north OF Victoria Falls and 2.016 miles
from Cape Town. The Isl miles from
Kolomo 10 Broken Hill were con
structed In SAG days. On Interviewing
that, the rails were actually laid at the
rate OF YER a mile a day. Fr3m s.0oe
10 5000 natives are constantly en-
ploycd. and about $50 whites.
I'm the only man in the world who
can sing a song standing On my lead In
a bucket of water" said James jollier,
when charged with vagrancy ia the 20.
lice court Of Grimsby, England, the 9th.
er day. He was discharged on his prom.
Use TO leave town. HIT before leaving did
a gurgling solo for the benefit OF a pd &c
the admiration or the police.
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The Bank OF France. the u tCest
hoarder OF gold mex to the United
States treasury. has IN its vaults today
nearly 100000 600 OF the precious y efai:
TWO years ago IL had Ste5. 900. GOO. s.r,t IN
1900, when Paris began slowly To forge
ahead of London as the center or iarg-
cnt money supply. the institution held
only 1915, 000. 900:
Though prohibited by law. toet-
fighting is still INDUCED i'm secretly q
INC English Black country ard inf sornt
rarts OF Lancas shire and Yorkshirf. Blu
In Cape Colony, where the law ,lofs rot
something OF h prosperity thak sur
rounded 1t In England a century/ago.
People make a greet mtstakt as X
r{7TT70revaience or English On tpe ecn-
says the Rev. A. N. Copper *
bcrs' Journal. iii my HaTs 4
<t \ Journey o. susic sho (nsies