Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-08

may be accepted az a general PROPOSE
tion that q large percentage OF the pas
Eengers on a train are in q more OF
bess abnormal condition, ranging from
uneasiness to positive hysteria or ner"
Vous prostration. This semi-dementia
commences when the patron arrives 81
the ticket window and remains until
abe Journey is ended and normal con-
aitions are restored by rest and quiet
MAYBE in your travels you I'VE no.
diced this yourself" says the Boston
Globe.
Guilty stool was the seat Of repen-
tance formerly employed In the scottlsh
church for the exposure OF
against the moral law. The t~ransgres-
tor having been deprived Of church
ordinances and duly taken to task pr,
Nately, was then compelled to make 9
public acknowledgement OF the misdeed
print to being restored to favor. Each
culprit did penance by occupying the
nutty stool In the presence OF the whois
congregation and was openly ectuFeo
0y the minister on the enormity or ths
Offense.
The flesh OF the elk IS superior IN
Flavor TO most venison. The bulls ars
sn best condition about n time ths
velvet Is shed, AS the hunting season
Is usually in October and Noyembei
and only males are killed, sportsmen
often obtain the venison In poor condl-
ton and as a result many persons nave
found fault with the flavor Of elk meat
II is not best when freshly killed. but
after hanging four or hve days II be.
comes palatable and nutritious. OF
course, fat elk are better than lean
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The latest burglar proof safe, called
the %carrousel or runabout, is In con-
gtant motion when not In use IL -
built into q wall and mounte upor
ball bearings. When the door is locked
n small motor Is set in motion and the
sac starts revolving upon it's axis. Any
~tMnperirg with it's motion causes an
alarm bell to ring. II Is built 10 bafrla
the most expert burglars, such as work
with a blow pipe, consuming oxygen
and acteylene gas
An e~nterprising Yankee, learning
that the Chinese did not wear unders
clothing, took the population statistics
and, Colonel Sellers like, figured out q
great trade In that business with the
Celestial empire. Il didnt look SO good
20 him when he discovered that thu
average Chinese could work and save
u whole lifetime without putting b,
enough cash TO buy wen n suit Of
underwear for Sunday best
The perfect fossil OF a huge sea tor.
toise 80 inches IN diameter has beer
found In Mt. Badly, 5000 feet above tht
present sea level, near Los Angeles
Cal. IL is thought that this is a relic
Of a geological age 400, 900 years ago
when all the western part OF the oun
try was still under the sea, and the
Rocky mountains were either submer
ged or only showed their tips as jag.
ged islets.
Eyeglasses for those who are near.
sighted cut crescent shaped have beer,
common for a long time. A yachtsmar
appeared recently with a pair of eye
glasses crescent shaped, but for thosa
who are far sighted. They are just
the reverse OF the reading glasses
When wanting TO see a distance TIL,
wearer looks through the glasses ane
when reading he looks under them.
Biologists are claiming that the
greatest underground river in the worlt
flows from the Rocky mountains un
aerneath New Mexico. This river IL
thought 70 be I'm places several milet
wide, and IL is believed that II feedS
rivers that flow upon the surface. The
Rrtesian well belt OF Texas lis pointed
30 as the uplifting OF the water from
this river. often from 500 Feet below.
1HG TWO ldEkCSl EciIIoTkteu concrete
oil reservoirs In the world are now
nearing completion at San Luis Obispo.
Cal. Each OF the reservoirs is 90 feet
inside diameter ald 20 feet, four and
one-half inches high above grade.
When Elled, each OF the two huge
tanks will hold more than 1000, 600 bar
rels OF oil.
Gold. iron, copper, sulphur, coal,
chrome, etc, are known to exist In diff
eerent parts of the Turkish province
OF Hodeidah, which, in the opinion Of
the British consul there, will be thrown
open to foreign exploitation in the neal
guture, especially after the proposed
railway is completed. This may, in tims
provide an opening TO- British enter.
prise.
The annual production OF mercury
has risen to 3.525 tons. The United
States produce 1,o43 tons; Spain. with
Armada. furnishing Ss4 tons: Austria
with Istria, $40 tons; Italy. Monte-Am-
gata, $40 tons; Russia, Nikitofka, 3fs
tons: Mexico, 100 tons. other countries.
Including Japan and China. furnish the
remainder, about 200 tons.
Emigrants leaving Germany for 9TH
er parts OF the world are fewer In mum.
Der than formerly. In 1882 their num-
ucI Was dDONd e1VU,V3V, Wnlle mat OF
last year was but $4,000 in round mum.
bers. or this $4,000 the emigrants com.
ing TO the United Staes were. $4,000.
Bermuda VIII soon have a salt water
fishing preserve covering an area Of
about I've square miles. 1t Will be
made by constructing a sill OF con.
crete across the single narrow OPEN
Ing which unites Harrington sound
with the ocean. and fixing a screen Il
prevent the exit OF Ash.
One farm exclusively for opcssums
mas been started In Gfpsland. Victoria.