Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-14

verse by way OF Lawrence, Reading
and Wakefield is the same over which
the library OF Harvard college was
carried TO Andover for safe keeping In
revolutionary days. At that time the
books were hauled In Ok cartss-Har,
ward Alumni Bulletin.
The water elephant Is a newly dis
covered animal. Five specimens OF this
previously unknown family were seen
In central Asia, and q report OF the dis
ooyery was sent to the Geological So
ciety OF England The animal resem-
bles the elephant In many respects, but
the ears are small and the trunk short,
The full grown animal stands about
9 feet high and the neck 10 much long
er than hat OF the elephant OF the
circus.
While Paraguay offers little oppor-
tunity for foreign trade, the -e:-
chants OF Ascuncfon claim that bush
ness improved In 1910, q larger nun
Der Of commercial sales agents having
visited the country during the year,
three OF whom were from tho United
States. Our trade with Paraguay In
the last three calendar a was:
1e0s, imports, $16,s47; exports, $50, 22S;
1903, imports. S1S,5SS; exports, S09,6f4;
1s1O. imports. s2e,ss7; exparts, $so'SSL'
An executive opder Is being prepared
sn the office of the gove1noC general
declaring tho region ABBOTT Taal vol
q TO be g public FSSsr Weldon and
prohibiting residence thereon. The
exact terms Of the order have not
been given out, but 81 Ia believed that
Il will BIO modsbsd o tbs regulations
applied TO Taal during Spa2kah days,
when no one was allowed to settle on
the volcanic island or on tho west
shore OF the lake,-Manila Times.
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Atlantic city was incorporated in
1854, the year when the dpSt passenger
train was run from the Delaware river
TO the Atlantic ocean. At that time the
village consisted OF half a dozen fam
flies which had increased to a popula-
ton OF L,043. In 1870, according to the
United States census. Ten years later
It had grown TO 5,477; IN 1850 IT was 49,
065, and Ia 1900 there were 1888 resi-
dents.
A record breaking teachers as
aembly was recently held at the Phil
sppine Normal school. over 800 pro-
vincial teachers reported for duty,
says the Manila Times. The study
was largely OF special Industrial in
structions and methods Of teaching.
Industrial education Is q strong hope
OF the islands. Masses OF the people
have to be literally taught how to
work.
A specimen OF the African fresh wa
ter flying fish Is now TO be seen in the
reptile house at the London geological
gardens. In the day II is usually poised
motionless close to the surface or the
water. At night 1t darts about catch
ing insects. A species found I'm British
Guiana skins along the surface OF the
water with the deep keel Of the abb
Anmen fnnuaersed
FOLLOWING the example set by some
sports down In Arkansas" says the
Liberty (Mo.) Alcalde, "a snake chase
is to be organised out northwest or
Liberty, with farmer Duerson as chief
trailer. He is OF the opinion that 1t will
prove moro exciting than fox ohases
or wolf roundups, and purposes to be-
come the ST. Patrick OF West Fishing
river"
The foreign trade OF Indo-China has
moro han doubled In the last 10 years.
Whereas 10 years ago h entire oun
try depended upon rice for It's pros
perity, crops ere now much more d.
versi1ed, and while the production OF
rice has increased there are also ma
serial exports Of pepper, tea, coffee,
rubber and canes, says Consul-General
Anderson. OF Hongkong.
The greatest eating house In the
world was opened in Berlin recently
II is the new Geological Garden restau-
rant, In which 10000 can dine at the
open air terraces. for use I'm summer
can accommodate another 10000 diners.
There are 1000 walters n a kitchen
star OF 500 persons.
An English manufacturer at Brad
gl~A 10 nxry xyAaxytnO a rL,4h rnnAA an
tfrely (warp me weft) OF human hair,
The fabric Is intended for interlinings
Tor mems wear, and possesses the adj
vantage OF being absolutely unbreak-
able, unshrinkable and u~ncreasable.
The Monett, No. Midgets, heretofore
regarded as invincible. went over to
Aurora and got trimmed. In a column
obituary In the Monett Star q Midget
fan explains that they had to pitch
downhill. had TO field uphill and the
umpire was a burglar"
In 1910 fiscal year Germany irn-
ported SO, 126, 1870 worth OF boots and
shoes and exported $3.zT7,784 worth,
Her purchases from the United States
amounted to $63S.355, besides s1.1S3,179
worth Of upper feather"
we imported last year i ,e43, 0oC
worth OF works OF art, 20 years old
and over free OF duty. besides $e7s,l25
worth OF art works produced abroad
by Americans. We exported $s9s.321
worth OF paintings and s~tatuary.
The Chilean government has pre-
pared a bill which provides charge OF
10 per cent on all imports heretofore
admitted duty free, an increase OF II
per cent on all other imports. to reduce
the deficit.
]. r. Brewer, a Neosho. Kan. man
had 20 get off the water wagon II
order to get married. He drives th,
street sprinkler.
IN 1910 flscal year the government Ice
plant at Manila earned q net profit o.
$179,S29. The earnings were from Ice
cold storage. distilled water and th,
sale OF some electric current. Tit
gross earnings We're $sS4.oa6
Al Sacramento valley Irrigation con-