Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-02

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great is n rush that passenger for.
get their belongings, with the result
tnat umbrellas n gloves are left by
thousands. At a recent sale OF these
stray commodities, according TO the
correspondent, a nine-stop organ, -four
relr1gerators, SIS toy pianos and 800 mi
croscoplc slides were among the ar
tlcles put forward as having been for
gotten by their wne
80 calamity disposed is the Austrian
government toward it's fairer subjects
that postal authorities have decided 10
devote special parcel delivery vans 10
n transportation OF the large hats
winch are the mode Ga Austria lust
now. MANY complaints were received
from their customers by the leading
millinery firms OF Vienna that these
costly creations reached their des-
tinatioh In the form OF an ~unrecogniz-
able tangle OF velvet and feathers. Rep
reservations Were made to the post
office with h result that special hat
collecting vans" are TO be used.
This years vintage In italy is ex-
pected to be very bad. In fact Ii has
been estimated that the 1000. 900 acres
OF vineyards throughout the country
VIII not yield more than 103, 293, PA
tons OF grapes, As per cent less than
last year, and that consequently only
ES9,00O,000 gallons Of wine will be pro-
ruced, as against 1855, 000, 900 gallons
produced I'm 1903. The wine production
last year was exceptional and retail
prices were so low that until May wine
growers hardly derived any profit from
Them.
The cultivation OF tobacco In Italy
has been gradually but steadily in
creasing. During the year 1909 the
plants numbered 139,755, which is the
largest number ever reached and O.
100000 plants In excess OF the proceed
ing year. The average price paid by
the monopoly to domestic planters was
SO cents q pound. against 80 cents IN
lsus- Accessory expenses brought the
ultimate cost of home grown tobacco to
the monopoly to 81 cents a pound,
against S.s cents in 1908.
To make a fortune of $25O,OO0 as a
Jockey is a feat which places the late
Tom Loates at the pinnacle of his pro-
fession so far as mere worldly wealth
Us concerned. OF course, the fees in
these days are much greater than when
Fred Archer, who left R66,000, and
tordhaIn, who was worth under G20,-
200, We're in the prime of their racing
careers. But then 1t Is not every one
who has q Leopold de Rothschild to ad-
wise in the matter Of investments and
u Is said that Tom Loates was thus
favored.
Few people know that the cocoanuts
0f the Malay peninsula sometimes pro-
luce pearls that are highly priced by the
natives. n stones are not unlike the
pearls OF the mollusks and are SINH
Jar in composition TO the oyster pearls,
having calcium carbonate and q little
organic matter. These corrections
form just beneath the stem, and O. pure
white pearl brings a high price. as IL
rs supposed by the natives to possess
some kind of charm. Cases have been
known where the cocoanut pearl has
Srecs sciS as .eellsslx produces. hit
ouch instances are rare.
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Consul General James A. Smith
srrttes from Genoa that the Italian min
hstry Of the interior has recently d.
Eected a circular to the projects OF the
several provinces ~instructing them to
report on the spread of alcoholism in
their respective districts. In order to
enable the government TO adopt re-
strictive measures Ii requests the full
est statistical information as to the
comparative quantity of alcoholic IL
quors, wines, etc, sold In the various
sections of the kingdom during the last
10 years and the apparent results
which have attended such sale.
Paper clothes were worn by the Jap
anese troops, who found them very
serviceHDie anu iriuvir warmer sssssss
those of cloth. Paper dressing gowns,
bath robes and similar articles OF at
tire are now being turned out by the
carload In England, France, Germany
and other European countries. The pa
per whereof they are made is of the.
fnIn4tnr ~ wmn ~ nAxrH ~ 80 - Ffn.. nfe,r Axn ~
ed by a new process is dyed In various
colors or printed with a pretty floral
design.
Smiles irradiated the fioorwaiker's
face, Business had been poor, but It
was picking up for that day. How did
ne KNOW women were shopping IN
pairs and trios. They always buy so
much more" he said, when they come
I'm punches. When a woman shops alone
she buys only what she needs or can
afford, but when she shops with friends
she buys what she a them to think
she can afford"
4 An English manufacturer a suc-
ceeded In making a fabric from old
ropes. He obtained a quantity of old
rope and cordage, ~unraveled Ii and
wove IL by q secret process into a kind
OF cloth. The resultant material he dyed
~ dark Drown. "A suit OF clothes made
from this queer stuff was worn by the
manufacturer himself and 1t is said.
that he lar a large trade In this line
in the British colonies.
The Russians are manufacturing d
fabric from the fiber of a Harmonious
stone from the Siberian mines which
Is SAID 10 nF of so durable Il nature that
# Is practically indestructible, says
Tit-Bits. The material is soft to the
touch and pliable In the. extreme, and
when soiled has only TO be placed In
O fire 70 be made absolutely clean.
The city OF Hartford. Conn. viii
begin this fall q systematic planting OF
trees on Its public thoroughfares. The
matter will be In charge OF the city
forester, who will first inspect the
streets to find out where trees are most
needed. A city nursery viii be opened
later.
The returns for last year unde the
workmen's compensation act in Eng
land. show that Compensation was
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