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Show CITY COUNCIL OF KEMPEN. Dutch Simplicity Wu Their Strong- Point, I.JJce That of Son Other Council. Kcmpen, a town in Holland on the lower Rhine (the birth.pl.ace of Thomas a Kempis), is a famous residence of people peo-ple with small incomes. The imagination imagina-tion of these Dutchmen must be as limited lim-ited as their incomes, judging from the droll stories that are told of them, says Harper's Young People. At one time a fire broke out, and much damage was done because the engines en-gines were out of repair. The council met, and after much argument it was voted that on the eve preceding every fire the town officers should carefully examine the engines, pumps, etc. Ono of the greatest profits of the town was the toll exacted at the gates. The council wished to increase the income, and instead of increasing the toll it voted to double the number of gates. This same council also ordered the sun-' dial to be taken from the courthouse common and placed under cover, where it would be protected from the weather. But of all the queer things that are told of Kempen and its people nothing is so absurd as this: Grass grew on the top of a very high tower, and the only way these droll Dutchmen could think of to get it off was to hoist a cow up and let her eat it. |