Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-16

FRED w. WRIGHT, Pubiishsr.
pE sMET, SOUTH DAKOTA
In the United States the great potato
state is New York. with AZ, 000, 900 BUSH
els. in 1907. Michigan follows with H.
600, 900; then Pennsylvania and Wiscon-
sin with about %, 1000, 900 each; Maine,
AZ 00, 900; Minnesota and Illinois about
$4,000, 900 each; Iowa and Ohio, IL, 900, 600
each; New Jersey, 5000, 900 TO 10000 600;
Indiana, Missouri, Colorado, California
and Nebraska, bou 1000, 600. The rest
run from Washington and Kansas, with
5000. 600 each, down TO Montana n
Texas, with from $500 600 10 3,OOO,OOO.
Sausage has even from very early
times been a popular able delicacy.
Aristophanes vas familiar with II in
gRoman days the sausages of Lucania
twere In high esteem. They were made
from pork and the nuts OF the stone
pine, favored with bay caves and other
things more familiar. Bologna was
celebrated for its Bausages long before
5the German sausage had eve thought
of invading the rest OF the world. and
until quite lately IL was commonly
called in England a "%polony."
A little girl who had a live bantam
presented 70 her was disappointed at
lthe smallness OF the first egg laid by
the bird. Her ideal egg was that OF the
ostrich, a specimen OF which was on
the table I'm the drawing room. One
day the ostrich's egg was missing from
Its accustomed place. II was subse-
fquently found near h spot where the
bantam nestled, and on IL was stuck a
piece Of paper with the words: Some
thing like this, please. Keep on try
ing"
London constables, when stationed
I'm the nefghborhood OF Westminster,
are Rlad to wear gloves, and not alone
I'm order to exhibit the o gentle
mess TO women. One policeman says
that the "~sufragette" ~wriggles and the
place TO catch her for painless dis
nblement is just below the shoulder.
"She's found that out" continued the
constable, and the whole lot Of 'em
stick pins round their arms and my
gloves have got torn TO ribbons"
IN center door type OF cars has
been found to be the best suited for
use In the subways OF New York. To
prevent passengers on the train from
blocking these new doorways the en-
trance space is bisected by a railing,
which extends from the o sill near
ly to the middle OF the aisle. With
the space thus divided, an obstructing
passenger would be swept into or out
OF the car by the rush OF traffic.
The Paris critic, Martin, once only
had taken his chocolate In a place other
Than the Cafe Foy, and he then found
II not good. This happened at the
Regeance, and the young woman at the
desk. to whom he expressed his dis
pleasure, said: You are the only one
TO complain. All OF the gentlemen OF
the court who come here find 1t good"
They also say, perhaps, that are
pretty" he replied, slowly.
More than 1000 New York jewelers.,
opticians, optometrists and lens grinders
have been registered by the board of
regents and AVE exemption certin-
Gates from the University of the State
OF New York. which are hard for the
public TO tell from medical diplomas.
The head men say that OF all who had
thus far been examined by the board
of regents only 16 were able 10 pass the
examination In optometry.
Tantalum, regarded as q rare metal,
Is becoming cheaper, and is being tried
for raZors and surgical Instruments.
II seems TO be superior to fine steel.
"A thread OF tantalum, almost too fine
20 be seen by the naked eye. supports
great weight. also makes fine ilament
Tor incandeecent lamps and IL more
economical than carbon.
A tank car OF 1913 barrels of cotton
seed oil recently shipped from Ken
lucky for the Seacoast Canning COM
pany, Is said to a arrived at East
port this week in good condition. This
being he first attempt to ship oil east
In other than barrel packages, the ex-
pertinent was awaited with much In
terest.
In a lecture at the Royal institution
recently, Professor Sir James Thomp-
son said that matter Is neither continu-
Gus or homogeneous. He showed by an
experiment that hydrogen can be
passed into a vacuum bulb through an
incandescent platinum window. In a
similar way sodium passes through
glass.
The story Is an old one OF the party
OF tired travellers who entered a house
decorated by a peculiar sign and de-
manded oysters. This Is not a res
faurant." said the courteous gentleman,
who met them; I'm an aurist." isn't
hat an oyster hung outside the door?'
asked one. mo, gentlemen. II Isl an
ear"
An iceberg described as two and one
half miles long and 500 feet high-pre-
sumably not so high for the whole two
and 0ne-half miles-was passed about
loo miles from New York on Monday
Last BY the French line freighter Mex
leo. X Was In latitude ~ :20, longitude
1910