The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-14
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IA spPte az the reputation for Iati-
tndinarianism no gained ron his early
trial 9or heresy, the late Professor
Jowett OF Oxford, was intolerant Of
pre~tentiDusness and shallow coEceit.
One seif-satisfied undergraduate met
the master ane day. Master" he said,
~ have searched everywhere In all
philosophers. ancient and modern, p
nowhere do l find the evidence OF
Cod tMr. ," replied the master,
after a shorter pause than usual, IF
you don't ind q Cod by s O'clock this
afternoon Q must leave this coli
lege-
the high rates at which medicines
and drugs are sold by the private phar-.
macies and drug stores OF st. Peters
burg have induced the municipal au-
thorltics 20 start O. municipal phar-
macy, Tor which purpose $l5,450 has
been recently allowed. The city phar-
macy will supply medicines and drugs
70 aIl ghe disinfection and sanitary
departments as well as municipal hos
pitfalls, no private persons drugs viii
DO sold al 20 per cent discount against
the normal charges.
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The American consul-general at
LiYerpool shows that during the six
months ending June 80, OF the pres
shipped from the Mersey, OF which
190.505 toms were billed from Liverpool.
Much OF this was TO hll orders from
the United States. Increased guam
titles went TO British North America,
the West Indies. Central and South
America Africa. Asia and on the con-
ttnent OF Europe. There were lessened
demands from Australasia and ports IN
the United Kingdom.
a tourist returning to the east on q
transcontinental lines while passing
through a furloin looking town IN the
desert heard two men ~conversing as
the train stopped for water. "Goodby,
Btll. said one II am leaving this burg
with just One pair OF pants, and not
another thing on earth" You are
lucky, old PAL, replied Bill. that's
than anybody else ever took away
from here"
Senator DoIliver In a recent cam
paign told this story to illustrate the
logic of an opponent; Did you ever
hear about the young woman In Fort
DoageY One spring morning she sat
on the piazza Of her pretty little home
sewing a button IN her husbands
coat. The husband himself appeared
and she said, fretfully, IT'S 3 perfect
shame the careless way the tailor
sewed this button on. This Is the
nth time I have had 70 sew it OF
again Cor you"
Count Zeppelin finds himself too.
popular "A a notice has been issued
IN the German newspapers calling on
the German public to desist from add
Ing to Count Zeppelin's invalid condi-
ton BY worrying him with unneces-
Eary communications. The number OF
letters received daily from his adj
mirers Is asserted TO have reached
1000.
james a. story, almost so years old.
has blossomed forth as the Oldest
chauffeur ia the United states. He
took out three other men over so for a
ride in his automobile. The combined
ages OF these men is BAT years, the av-
eragc being about S6 years n 2
months. This select toured
the town IN fine style and the lads
seemed - enjoy IL.
There n a belief prevalent among the
natives Or Asia Minor that the thicker
the clothing worn at all seasons OF the
year, the better Ii Is for the human
body, protecting Ii alike from the win
ter cold and the summer heat. In
Caucasia Il IS not uncommon to see PEG.
pie wearing huge bearskin coats ia the
midst Of summer, with the thermometer
standing a. 100 degrees.
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Swatow. China. has been construct
Ing concrete buildings and walls for
hundreds Of years. Al French priest
originated the industry when he
erected q chapel. There Is neither q
brick house nor wall Ia the place. The
reinforcing material is split bamboo
poles, which Undecided In the concrete,
40 not rot
Holland has no claim on aviation rec
.ords, but, according to a report from
Amsterdam, II is the first country in.
which an airshlD has been seized for
debt. II Is a flying machine OF the
Noiein pattern, owned by LaMouette.
was organized 70 give exhibitions IN
Ht0iiand.
Thc eighth satellite 81 Jupiter, dis
covered at the Greenwich observatory
IN january Of last year, proves re-
naarkable not only for being so far
from the planet, but also for its very
eccentric orbit its distance from Jupi-
ter varying from about IO,0 00,0 900 to
10000. 900 miles. IL revolves around the
planet In about 26 OF our months.
The National Red Cross has met with
such In the last two years in
teaching FIRST aid to the injured to
the employees OF large corporations
that Ii has determined to undertake.
the work on q much larger scale. 1t
VIII begin with the United states Steel
corporation and win instruct more than
20. 700 employees of that concern.
There Is hardly a newspaper in the
United States that has not at one time
OK another printed something about
Secretary Knox's skill at billiards. AS
a matter o. fact, he has never played
the game. It III a problem with him
today whether he shall become an ex.
pert at billiards or Issue a sweeping de-
NAL Of the stories that make him, n
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King Edward IL d Clergyman, al