Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-29

Michael Angeles house in Rome, where
he designed his Last Judgment
where he wrote much, n where he
died, has been almost allowed to van
ish. leaving not a trace behind. A
French writer visiting the place for in
spiration for a history Of the great
F1orentine with difficulty traced even
the memorial tablet that once market
it.
Some of the so-called Won hless junk
left by the French e~XcaVators at Par
anna has been brought back to life
and is now giving excellent service.
One of the old dTedges. which had been
lying in the Rio Grande river for more
than twenty years. has been rebuilt at
a moderate cost, and is now capable OF
e~xcavatlng 40. 900 cubic yards of ma
terial a month. or as much as can be
removed by four of the most modern
nincty-fiVe ton Vineyard steam shovels.
Milan, the center Of Italy for the
moving picture machine trade, has al
ready about forty such theaters. Every
available hall is being turned into a
moving picture show. while nearly ev-
cry second and third-rate theater and
cafe chantant" finishes the evenings
entertainment with a few cinemato-
graph pictures. During the dull sum
mer months even the larger theaters
are used.
The artistic life is conducive to long
evity in men. Apropos OF this. it would
seem that litera tuTe might make a sim
far claim as regards women. For in
stance, Caroline Herschel reached the
age of 9S; Harriet Lee. 90: Mary Somer-
willie. 90. HANNAH Moore. IS: Maria
EdgeWorth and Anna Barbauld, 81:
Jane Porter. "A: George Sand, 72. and
Mary Milford died in her 10th year.
Down on q southern plantation the
dairy boys were accustomed to do the
milking squatting down in a primitive
fashion until the owner introduced
milking stools with other improve
ments. The boy who first sailed forth
with the stool returned brIi and
battered and with an empty pail. Il
don my best, sab. he exclaimed. Dat
stool looked ali right TO me. hut de
blamed cow she won't sit or it,"
According 10 the latest Chinese Off
cial investigation. the number of Chi
nese I'm other countries is as follows:
Japan, 1853, Russian Asia. $1,000;
Hong-kong. S14. 39l: Siam. 2,T55, 700: Bur-
ma. 1860: Java. 1926. 700t Australia.
1916: Europa. 1.T60: Korea, II. 260;
Annoy, 1850; Malaysia, 1923. 500: An.
nam, l9l,307; Philippine islands. SO. 1856:
Africa, $500. and America, 272. 500. The
total number IL 6,792. $50.
Twenty thousand dollars for a drop
shaped pearl scarf pin. SIS, 900 for a
pearl stud. $4,000 for a coat fastener.
FORMED OF 2 white button pearl with
gold bar. $3.50 for seven buttons en-
suite and $3.50 for a pair of brilliant
sieeVe lnks-these are a few of the
prices realized at the recent London
sale OF a noble marquis jewels.
Snp 1NhEnfatnpr Il 49, 49,. $50.
Gently Chinese minister at Washington.
has been received by the empress in
audience for three Successive days. He
has been raised from the second To the
frst rank and appointed n director OF
The southern railroad. with headauar-
tiers at Shanghai. He will act also a,
traffic superintendent.
In the ch'anghi district a wolf killed
q Chinese child. The physician of the
local mission made ready his gun and
proposed TO hunt down the beast.
Don't seek him at this season. but
wait until his pelt is thick" was the
eharacteristically Chinese advice which
was offered to the would-be hunter.
The wedding dress of lilac poplin
worn by Queen Alexandra on The 90
casion OF her marriage, forty-four wears
ago. and IN which she first won the
hearts of her future subjects is st;Il
very carefully preserved by her ma
Jesty. This dress was chosen i'm com
piiInent to Queen Victoria. who always
had a love Of lilac
Both the Italian and French govern
Inents are encouraging the use OF onti-
mony pigments. which have the adyan-
taae over white lead OF being innocuous.
ana over zinc paint OF heing perma-
rent u sun proof. Anthony is also
obtaining a wide application in Tho
manufacture OF hearing metal and 9th
er allows.
IN remote villages of the Salzixan-
rlergu,, Hungary. the mania for things
English Is so strong that the poStboys
frequently remove English stamps from
letters and substitute Hungarian. thus