Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-24


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0R sMET. SOUTH DAKOTA
Fear has arisen I'm the breast OF q
New Zealander in England caused by
the announcement that the Dread
nought which his native country Is 20
give to the empire will be the 18th ship
presented to the British navy. How
ever, the 18th gift ship Is not the
Dreadnought, but the hospital ship
Maine, which was fitted up for use in
the South African war, has since
served principally In the Mediterra-
mean. The Maine was the gift OF Mr..
Baker, an American citizen.
The Birmingham Age-Herald In
pleading for a strong compulsory edu-
cation law In Alabama calls attention
10 the fact tha Of the 1888, 900 children
of school age only i61 900 white children
and $4,000 black children were attend
ing school, according TO the census of
1000. When all allowances are made"
says the Age Herald. 1T ia seen that
Nnder the voluntary system one-half OF
ahe states children are sent to school
M one-half are permitted TO grow up
without learning to read and write
Professor Thomas Jameson, OF Aber-
neen. is making himself very annoying
to orthodox science by insisting that
plants take their nitrogen from leaves
and not from roots. He does not him
self show how they do this, but de-
mands TO know how IL is that SO many
air plants and lichens that have little
or no root get their Indispensable nj
srogen. IL Professor Jameson is right,
then d botany books will have to be
rewritten from end to end.
1t Is not often that a gate is made
out OF a window, much less II OF a
prison window; but the gate of st.
Eedd's churchyard, Canning Town,
East London, was at one time a WIN
dow in old Newgate prison. Many peo-
pie wonder at the size OF the gate. u
h use to which 1t was put In years
one by they understand the reason OF
cts massive dimensions.
Caroline Lady Sage and Sele, who has
6ied In Hereford, where she has resided
since her marriage in 1867, with the six
teenth Lord Sage and Sele, canon OF
Hereford cathedral, was the third
daughter OF the first Lord Leigh n
sister OF the dear OF Hereford n the
aate Lord Leigh. Her husband had the
remarkable experience Of christening
the lady who afterward became his
wife,
From sardine packers at one season
% the year 90 Irish lacemakers at an
other is IN strange labor transforma-
tion which takes place among legions
of workers at Bretagne, France In
Auvergne the field laborers turn from
their plows at certain times TO the "a
ufacture Of pillow lace. The Auvergnc
lacemakers receive but s cents a meter
for their work. while the lace sells
elsewhere for 80 cents a meter.
AT the first American census only six
cities reported a population of approx
mately 5000 inhabitants. Compared
with this number I'm 1900 there were 2S6
cities and towns in the same area hav-
ing a population of 5000 or more. In
Rhode Island alone; the smallest of the
states, there were more cities OF 5000
inhabitants han there were In the en-
tire United States In 1890.
Miss Constantine Elizabeth Maxwell
ts the first woman 10 become a member
OF the teaching STAFF OF Trinity college.
Dublin. Che has just beer elected an
assistant 10 h professor OF modern
history. Miss Maxwell was graduated
only a few months ago with a first
senior moderatorship. She won a gold
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Cardiff, I'm Wales, is a city at least
1000 years old, and its growth has been
regarded by some people as phenom.
email. Thus a writer OF 1922 remark
upon the fact hat tin plates have
which in 1891 was less than 1000 and
lis now grown to 3.521." Since then the
city by the Taft has grown to 160, 600.
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The sandwich as a food article, says
q writer In a German paper. had its
lbOth birthday this year. 1t is loo
years since the fourth Earl OF Sand
wich, who was an inveterate card
player, had his servant bring him a
slice of meat between two pieces OF
bread, so that he might continue TO
play while he ate.
Emperor William has given orders
that, In future, footall shall be PLAYED
by German soldiers as part Of their
PHYSICAL training, so as 70 make them
more supple and adaptable. Hitherto,
the e~rnperor's efforts esfafnor his SUBJ
Jects of Anglo-Saxnn anasts have no,
r rcen very successful.
A sensation was created Ii a church
near Leeuwarden. Holland, the other
day by the announcement made by
the pastor from the pulpit that he
considered prayers superfiuous, and
that he would no longer deliver n
as they were inconsistent with his
socialistic convictions.
The governor OF the central prison
IN Madrid was deposed some time ago
FOR his excessive leniency. He allowed
the prisoners TO have almost anything
they wanted, Including a weekly news
paper, written and printed by them
selves. One OF them sold liquors.
Milwaukee is ccngratulating herself
OEn@ growth of "a Oh In nnnnlafinn ainco