Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-15

on all possible occasions. 4 the corr
~onation festivities in London she was
seen asnoat avery evening with Q
mantilla or lace scarf. She and the
king have many hobbies, but n OF
her favortte diversions Is looking fof
mantillas. She has bought many and
has hunted for them In countries out
side or Spain. The Spaniards regard
tho picturesque head dress as q char
Rcteristically national bit OF attire and
regard Queen Victoria's fondness for
II as a tribute TO their country,
Maurice ]. Myers, a bling stenog-
rapher. reported all the discussions at
tho conference on the treatment OF the
blind held last month al Exeter. Mr..
Myers notes, which were recorded on
a narrow strip of paper, extended TO Il
length Of two n a quarter miles, and
contained approximately 500, 600 dots.
This clever shorthand writer, who can
take notes at a speed Of l5S words
y minute, helped TO formulate
the Birmingham system OF embossed
~ghorthand" He was trained at the
Birmingham Royal "Instituation for the
Blind.
Every dweller in tropical or semi
tropical countries knows that windows
and doors should be closed In the early
sours OF the morning and not opened
hBrAh nAlAl aSlISGI. II lAAS AAbnb0 10 ~ 10
Cept reasonably cool throughout the
lay. They are opened widely enough
10 the breezes OF the night, but lark
Minds n closed shutters are the sec
ret OF keeping tho temperature low.
However, n can never convince an
Engiishman or this fact unless he also
has seen it's demonstration abroad.
The first refinery for cotton seed oil
products in Canada is that in Toronto.
The plant is equipped TO manufacture
> complete line of salad oils, cooking
Ills and shortcomings, composed OF COM
pounds OF vegetables and animal fats
Ind oils. The capacity Is 20,o00,0oO
pounds per annuln. The company in
tends to handle only h oil pressed
from the CiIUicssL SEEDS. Tne company
aas q line OF tank cars engaged In car
Tying cotton seed oil In its crude state
rom the mills Of the southern states.
Although the Rev. DR.. Anna How
ard Shaw, American suffragist, could
not get permission from the authort-
Hes In Christiania 10 give lectures In
churches, It develops the Norwegtans
arc planning To give greater opportu-
Mites to women who must earn their
Iwn livelihood. A bin has been intro
tuced providing literally for women.
The measure says they shall have ac-
cess on the same conditions as men TO
offices OF the state with a few excep-
tons.
The little town OF Roxbury. La. Of
probably 100 souls without doubt sets
he pace for all other towns for the
aumber of automobiles In proportion
10 the population. IL Is q fact that ev-
cry person In the village a be taken
IN a Joy ride at one time In the motor
Sars owned In the town. 1t Is the
opinion OF the Roxbury people that not
mother town in the country has q Buf-
Accent number Of motor cars to carry
vi b people OF the town at n time.
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The italian chancellor Of the exche-
guer has granted 1,0ee, 900 lire for ex-
eavations to be made at Herculaneum.
fhe king himself has promised 10 give
100, 600 lire. 1t Is curious to note that
70 houses have been built right over
he streets of the old town. These will
All have to be pulled down. Consider
Able treasure, IL Is said, lies hidden be-
Aeath the ruins to be examined.
The railway and the telegraph are
playing an important part In the ecoA
homie conquest OF Africa, Within the
last few months two wireless telegraph
btations have been established at Mu-
anxa and Bukoba, German East Africa
by the government. Each OF these has
radius OF 600 kilometers (8T3 miles,.
Muanza is now the terminus OF the land
tines Of the German colony,
In Japan and also IN China the moth
rr-in-law retgns supreme In her sons
household. The time-worn jests apply
Ing to her In other lands are fully de-
served there. Her treatment OF her
sons wife is often ~unbearable In Its
cruelty. She seems to desire to wreak
vengeance for all the indignities she
herself has had to suffer.
Careful yeggmen carry their soup
fnitroglycerin) In a rubber bottle. but
many. in spite OF their knowledge OF the
danger, use only a glass bottle, In which
ii is likely to be exploded by a sudden
Jar. Baltimore Blue, a noted yeggman.
In alighting from a freight train, was
blown TO pieces by his soup"
The greatest run OF salmon in years
has now entered Columbia river. For
the first time In several seasons the
run has become too heavy for the can
ners TO handle at one time, and this has
forced many OF them to put away some
OF the surplus In storage houses until
they can be taken care OF.
The destructive Philippine volcanoes
have value for n thing. at least, says
a writer In the Pacific Monthly. They
ere directly responsible for the finest
hemp-produciug area In the world
Hemp thrives in n soil heavily impreg.
mated with volcanic ash.
The secretary of agriculture declares
that the beautiful forest tree that bears
tho English walnut would do well IL
this country. 1t spreads like an oah
and has a fine feathery foliage that
nils the air with fragrance.
For a 1ve-year average France
showed is births to every thousand Of
population: Italy, f06: Austria, 1i3;
Great Britain. helped out by Ireland
III, ard GERMANY. 149, while Holland
rocked the cradle to the score of 155 &c
the Thousand.
Capt. John Paun. OF the Roumanian
cavalry has Just achieved the feat OF
riding the same horse from Bucharest
to Paris, a distance or about 2,220 miles