Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11

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and Eighty-seventh streets, Broadway
and Amsterdam avenue, Manhattan. II
will be IL storeis high, with a court
IN the center, and will cost So, 600. 900.
II will be known as the Belnord. II
will house "A community as large as
that OF many a town, as ii viii contain
175 apartments, with 1850 rooms, and
servants, will be 1925, II is estimated.
Men of science care less for the find
ings OF the actual poles OF the earth's
xis h for the exploration OF the
lands and seas surrounding them. DIR.
William s. Bruce points out that the
only extensive work remaining to be
done Ia the arctic region Is the detailed
investigation of the north polar basin.
In the southern hemisphere almost
everything south of latitude 40 degrees,
corresponding with that Of Philadel-
phia In the northern hemisphere, re-
qu!res a thorough investigation.
The worlds average rainfall is GO
inches.
The news from Paris is that M. Gull
lot has discovered two more planets
away out beyond Neptune, one 4.5C0
millions OF miles from the sun and the
other still farther away. This Is doubt
ing the diameter of the solar system.
These planets have not yet peer seen.
M. Guillot has discovered them nathe-
matically, which Is the way Neptune
was discovered, but Leverrier's c%alcula-
tions were Immediately followed by
visual tests. NJ. Guillot's claims will
have TO walt till 1912 before an actual
demonstration Is due.
One OF the latest forms of feminine
commercial enterprises in Paris is a
school where smiling is taught. Smil-
ing Is ar art and considered a most
charming method Of giving expression
TO ones conversation as well as the
most effective way of showing apprecia-
ton. The young Partisan woman who
is conducting the school has a most
engaging smile, and she declares that
she can teach those who have never
been able to develop this facial ex-
preston how 10 smile In 20 lessons.
The London Financial Times, has
been Investigating the worlds output
OF wine and says that Ii is decreasing.
In 1899 Ii was over 1000, 000, 900 gallons.
Since then IL has zone down steadily
and last year the total production was
1886, 600, 600 gallons. The falling off in
1908 was over S0.0o0,0 600 gallons, and
even in France, the great wine-produc-
ing country, the decline was consider
able. There has been little change In
the United States, where the annual
production Is $4,000. 600 gallons.
During the season owe n, 900 men
were engaged In the Canadian fisheries
and used equipment representing an ag-
gregate capital of nearly SIG, 600, 900. The
lobster plant alone is valued at over
Il 1900, 900, comprising the equipment Of
nearly 700 canneries, II OF which are in
Nova Scotia. The canneries placed on
the market nearly 1900, 900 cans OF the
preserved c~rustacean, m about ], OO0.-
BOO pounds were disposed OF alive or In
a fresh state, both aggregating a value
exceeding $4,000. 900.
There Is In lava a reptile skin COM
pany with branches at various places.
II buys UP live snakes, III possible,
which are skinned alive. as the kin
80 taken are much superior 10 the skins
aiken from the dead reptile. Live
snakes OF 13 and is feet in length
bring good prices, while the dead ones
are purchased at very low figures.
These snake skins are for the export
market and are extensively used in
Europe for making belts, bags, etc.
II is said afsrfeially that locomotives
SO not set 80 or even 75 per cent OF
The forest fires, but they do set about
30 per cent OF them, and the forestry
commission in New York. has notified
the railroads that traverse the Adiron-
hacks that from April to November
they must use ~oil-burning locomotives.
Il was found that the expense OF cleo
tricity would be prohibitory. and the
use of oil will add about $50, 900 a year
to the expenses Of the railroads.
With a view TO s~upplanting the horse
cars OF crosstown lines in New York,
the receiver OF the Third Avenue rail-
road is experimenting with two cars,
one an electric storage battery car US
ing h new Edison storage battery.
and the other a gasoline electric car
I'm which a gasoline engine Is employed
TO operate a dynamo that furnishes
current to motors on the car axles.
Canada, Denmark, France. Germany.
England, Russia, Sweden and the
United States were, In 1905, represented
among the ~ expeditions which were
struggling towar the pole. Eight lead
FRS were yet%rans-Peary and Cook. OF
the United States; Bernier, OF Canada:
Erichsen int Rasmussen, OF Denmark;
charcot, of France: Shackleton, OF Eng
land, and Geer. OF Sweden.
With four military airship stations
already built on the western frontier.
the German war Office has decided TO
erect similar stations on its eastern
borders. n frSt or the eastern sta
lions will be erected at Lyck, close 10
the Russian frontier. The new aerial
station VIII have a huge shed, capable
OF accommodating two airships of the
Zeppelin type.
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini. SUI
perior general OF the Missionary Sis
ters Of the Sacred Heart. has just re-
turned TO this country from Brazil.
where she recently opened a college for
the higher education OF women. This
is the bSth institution established by
the order In n years, The institutions
include colleges. schools, hospitals and
orphan asylums.
The Academy of Sciences. at Vienna.
has decided upon the creation OF pho-
geographic archives. which will be d.
vfded into three parts. and which viii
probably be the most remarkable
library on record. The FIRST section will
be devoted to examples OF European
languages and dialects Of the different
peoples SPOKEN Ut the beginning OF
The 10Th century.
10 hear che bellT Il Il phrase derived
from the custom 81 giving a bell as the
prize az rf1nrsjnr matches m England. A
1ittlS golden bejI war given at York,
England. "a q reward of victory, In