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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-13
EDITOR OF CANTON.

The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader
has this to say of Bro. Jacob Oh
son of the Canton Times:
Mr.. Olson was born blind. As
a child he was frail and sickly.
Before such a child there would
appear to be little but a life Of
dependence. II was not so with
this one. He went TO the school
for the blind at VInton, Iowa.
He completed the full course
there and came out west a we'll
educated man. Last year he
started a newspaper in Canton.
Most editors find their work hard
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-13

Do not fail to note carefully the
locality a to geographical posi-
ton, center of population, trans
portation, facilities, thrift and
enterprise Of surrounding country
of the contending localities for
the capitol. OF the capitols of
other states, especially neighbor-
ing states, they must admit that
the beautiful city of Mitchell has
no Legitimate rival and should be
the future capital of our great
and glowing state. From a
sentimental standpoint, the NOR
aliSt claims that to rob Pierre Of
the capitol after her liberal dona-
tionS TO the state would be cruel
and unjust, but the voters moral
should be the greatest good to
the greatest number. As to geo.
graphical position, although
Pierre lies very near the center
OF the state, her position among
our cities is so obscure as to
convenience of reaching and has
little 10 recommend il on being
reached. There is less hope of
changing this state of affirS at
Pierre in the near future than for
any spot on the map that could
possibly be chosen for a state
capitol. In the Legislative as
sembly in 1902 our senators and
Legislators seemed firm in the
conviction that for many years
to come the land west of Pierre
was adapted to the cattle indus
try, and that the thousands Of
acres of unturned soil which
comprises this vast tract would
never be utilized for crop raising.
While the consideration of this
great question was going on the
location of the state capitol was
forgotten and it would be pre-
posterous TO presume that our
lawmakers placed the seal upon
this decree to deteriate or dis
courage immigration.
Talk to any man who is &C
quainted with this vast area Of
land and unless prejudiced he will
tell you that excepting a few fav-
ored portions it would require
years of cultivation to bring
about climatic changes to make
it a profitable farming country,
and If any man tells you that it
bears any comparison TO the fer
tile lands of northeastern or
southeastern South Dakota you
can spot him at once as a Pierre
capitol boomer. Mitchell being
undeniably as near the center Of
population as could be desired
should 90 a long way in convinc-
ing you that the capitol is here
by right. Let US consider the
two points from a standpoint Of
thrift and enterprise. Be it un-
derstoOd that AZ Pierre is the
capitol, fguratively the capitol
is Pierre, for without it Pierre is,
and will long remain, an obscure
railroad terminal, with little to
recommend it TO public notice.
Go there, take the long tedious
journey, look the country over,
and solve if you can this problem
How do they live?
Upon what would they subsistF
Who would care to come here
were the capitol removed, and
remember that just now Pierre is
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-13
For Sale;

The SWA. Sec. 20, Twp. %,
range 90. An extra choice piece,
of land. 90 acres under cult
walton, nice grove of ten acres,
balance hay land. Price $45.OC
per acre. Liberal terms of pay,
ment.
TABOR STATE BANK,
Tabor, s. D..
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-13
AROUND THE COUNTY.
FROM COUNTY PAPERS AND OUR
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
SCOTLAND JouRNAL.

The Standard Oh Company
have decided to make Tyndall
the distributing point for their
products and have let the con-
tract for the removal Of their
tanks and scales TO Mr.. Fred
each, of this city
George Becker, formerly of this
city, but for the past ten years a
globe trotter. was in Scotland
Monday on his way to Lake
Andes to visit his parents. Since
quitting South Dakota, George
has worked in the gold mines of
the Klondike and Colorado, and
in the diamond mines Of Johan-
nesburg, Africa.
Before many months, provid-
ing Mr.. w. "A. Cobb does not
change his intentions, Scotland
will have another livery and
a very extraordinary one too. On
re-entering the livery business
this time he will employ automo-
biles for the conveying of his
customers. In connection with
his livery he will have a depart
ment for the storing of automo-
biles, which will be under the
care of an expert repairer.
"a new two story brick veneered
building win grace the lot next
year or which Mr.. Frank Herm-
ansky's butcher shop now stands.
Mr.. Hermanksy's business has
outgrown his present quarters
and he informs us that work on
the building will commence as
soon as the weather will permit
next spring. The present build
ing will be removed to the rear
10 give room for the more COM
modious building, which accord
ing 70 present plans calls for a
building two stories high, "a feet
wide and 20 feet deep.
Peter Wierenga who has been
re-modeling the building lately
vacated by Phillip Shenkenberger
for a billiard and pool hall will
throw open his parlors to the
public this afternoon. AT pre-
sent there are three pool tables,
one of which is a combination
table. on which either pool or
billiards can be played. The
tables are all new and the room
which has been treated to a new
coat of paint presents a pleasing
appearance and no doubt Mr.,
Wierenga will enjoy a fair share
of patronage.
PostmaSters have been notified
by the postal authorities at
Washington who recognize the
liabilities of postmasters to make
mistakes in getting letters in
wrong boxes, that they have fixed
a penalty of $40 on persons TAX
ing mail out of the Office other
than their own and not returning
it. The law is to have people
look at their mail before leaving
the postofice, and If they should
have mail other than their own,
they must return it at once. 1t
also includes newspapers. The
excuse that it is the postmaster's
fault cuts no ice. If you have
been getting other peoples mail
you had better take warning or
you will get into trouble.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-13

Keep posted on the markets
and local happenings by reading
the Independent and Sioux City
Semi Weekly Journal. The two
one year for only Sis.
Oxford eagle., 1904-12-01

Hard as IL the work Of farm, 1t IL
yet an enterprise in which many wom-
en- have made, and are making
marked success Women are adopts at
close calculation and reliable figuring.
and their plans will come more nearly
to RI alization when they have under
taken work, than will those of men
upon whom the care and duty OF
financiering depends. Nicely and ac-
curacy of detail are feminine charac-
teristics, and in no place does such
nicely of calculation play a part OF
more importance than in farming it.
self, and as applied to all the depart
m ents Of farm, or agricultural under
takings. Women can farm, do farm.
and are to be noted as successful
farmers. One woman we know who,
after the death of her husband, man
aged a large farm and made it bring
even greater returns that he had done.
She has grown to become one of the
shrewdest Of calculators and managers,
and her bank account has been ma
terially added 10 in the past few years.
And what other women have done.
still more of them can do.-Eiptomist
Oxford eagle., 1904-12-01

Nut-bearing trees are too generally
neglected on the general farm. That
they are sources Of profit and salts
faction, few will deny. By planting
along roads, fences and on waste
ground, walnut and hickory trees cost
nothing, furnish shade for stock. add
to the attractiveness and value Of any
farm, and supply the family with nuts.
A start is easily secured. Bury, before
the ground freezes. the seed nuts, SO
that in spring they will be ready for
planting in the nursery. In three or
four years they will be ready for set
ting, and In six to eight will begin to
bear. These nut trees grow on great
variety of soils. From the latitude Of
central Illinois, south, pecan trees can
be grown. In Georgia, Florida, Ten
nessee. Arkansas, Texas, profitable COM
mercial pecan orchards are common.
In California the English walnut is
great money maker, even on the high
priced irrigated land Of that state.
Consider the nut growing problem
carefully. and begin this fall by bury
ing peck or two of walnuts, hickory
nuts and pecans.--Orange Judd Farm
mr.
Oxford eagle., 1904-12-01
PACKING BY MACHINERY.
Elaborate Mechanism Which Makes
Its Own Package and Weighs
and Wraps the Goods.

An ingenious packing appliance has
been invented by Mr.. Van Allen, of
Paris. BY means of this apparatus,
which is almost human in Its action.
it Is possible to fashion the package,
charee II, and then seal It ready for
transit. The appliance Is combination
Of ! weighing machine and packer.
First the machine cuts on the requisite
length of lead, paper, or whatever II
utilized for the envelope. from con-
tinuous travelling band, pastes and folds
it into shape, leaving the mouth Of the
bag open. The package then passes
along, stopping In its passage for Z
moment to receive its contents Of tea,
sugar, or cereals, through funnel. 1t
makes another forward movement, and
an elastic pressure piston comes into
action and rams down the contents to
the minimum volume. By further
series Of operations the bag is shaken
into shape. pressed, and the ends are
folded down, pasted and then labeled.
Not once during the operation is the
bag or its contents touched by hands
The inventor has been engaged fol
three years upon his device. When per-
fected 1t will perform the work OF x
people and complete the whole cycle
OF operations at the speed Of 40 pack
ages per minute. thus effecting q 70.
markable saving in time and expense.
Oxford eagle., 1904-12-01
HERE AND THERE.

Fine cut second crop of clover hay
steamed and fed in mash to poultry
is a great egg food for winter.
Hog worms is often the starting
Of hog cholera. Keep the hogs clear
of worms, and they will not be SO IL
able to take cholera.
BE reasonable; don't expect your
COW to give you large mess OF rich
milk unless you furnish the material
out Of which to make 1t, as we'll as
comfortable place to do 1t.
The theory Of inoculating the soil
with cultures Of bacteria for special
crops is q German discovery, and SO
far as tests have been made. success
has attended the experiments.
The farmer should not be too
hasty In condemning many Of the
birds and animals that frequent his
farm. Many birds. and animals too.
that are believed to be enemies of the
farmer, are in truth his best griends.
The animal feeder rever forgets
that only part of the substance fed
TO his animals Is actually utilized or
enters the body as a part of the new
growth made. OF the total material fed
to animals, 1t is known that only .
part is digestible. and actual food
value.
when the COWS are fed on coarss
food Of q strong taste, as cabbage. tur-
nips. garlic or similar plants. the milk
viii surely taste strongly Of flavor. and
though by no means injured by them.
its favor is quite distasteful with
many.
Turn the hogs into woods pasture
q much as possible this fall. There
q ! GOOD supply Of mast. and It is
about the cheapest food for hogs. Hogs
relish acorns, and fatten readily on
tbem. Conditions found in the woods.
loose soil, abundance Of roots, ETC., are
IDEAL for the hog
While people Of wealth have for
wears tended toward country homes,
the thinking man of narrow means =
now oftener looking through city
smoke toward . few acres outside
whore be may carry on intensive farm
IND. while his children may at least
hnvs pure air. pure sunshine. pure
water and pure food, together with the
eunob1ins Influences Of nature
Oxford eagle., 1904-12-01
BLACK HAND our FOR CASH


An Italian thus described the secret
society known as the BLACK Hand =
which has come into such prominence
Of late. 1T should not" he said. 'be
confused with the 'mafa, for that ex-
lists for purposes Of revenge only. The
Black Hand seeks only money. and
sticks ct nothing to obtain It To be-
come member Of the fraternity .
candidate must be recommended By
some one already initiated. The new
recruit Is required to furnish list Of
his wealthier friends or acquaintance.
who are eventually blackmailed
through the instrumentality Of the
new member, who may even BE-
ordered to assassinate anyone who re-
sists the attempt II he disobeys the
order he may himself be murdered BY
another member Of the society. The
leader Of the gang resides In Italy, and
from there directs his subordinates in
I'll parts OF the world" The Black
Hand" is very powerful in the United
States, where 1t is said to net over
100000 Z year from it, victims.
Oxford eagle., 1904-12-01
SWINE coRREcTIvES.
sviue stockmen should Seek to
Supply the Natural Cravings OF
Their Hogs In Winter.

During the winter, when the pigs
are more or less confined and have no
green or succulent feed, as they do not
in . large majority of cases, they de-
velop a craving for something not
contained in their ration Of grain. W.
A. Henry, referring to this tendency
in his book on Feeds and Feeding"
says:
EVERY stockman who has kept pigs
in confinement has observed their
strange craving for seemingly unnat-
ural substances-sand, rock, soft brick.
mortar. rotten wood, charcoal, soft
coal. ashes, soapsuds and many other
articles being greedily devoured when
offered. Such objects lie outside the
range Of nutritive substances, and
We are puzzled to know why they
should be so eagerly consumed. In the
Wild state the hog ranges through the
woods and open tracts, living upon
pmall animals, larvae and vegetation
generally This material is OF such
charaster, and is gathered in sucn
mannef. that some of the soil Is swal-
lowed with it. With rings In Its nose
to prevent roofing while in the pas
ture. confined on board floors during
the fattening period and given feeds
containing little ash, the pigs life Is
nassed under unnatural conditions.
Another cause for this craving may
be the Intestinal worms, which are
checked or destroyed by some OF the
uubstances consumed. Unsatisfactory
or incomplete rs such explanations
may be, the fact remains that the
mig seeks out these unnatural sub
stances and greedily consumes them.
The feeder would best supply what
the pig Graves in this direction, and
search for the explanation later II he
wishes.
Ashes, either from wood or coal, will
always be in place In the feeding pen
ana always In the feed lot. It Il SUR
prising how much OF these will be
consumed by bunch Of pigs Feeding
trials show that pigs when confined to
an exclusive corn diet are greatly ben
efIted BY ashes, this substance caus-
Ing the feed to be more effective and
adding 10 the strength Of the bones-
~ latter result probably being due
70 the lime in the ashes. Bone meal
b another substance useful for
strengthening the bones Of pigs. BY
saving the droppings, substantially AL
| ne value Of this high-grade fertilizer
my be secured for he1d ana garden
after It has served its purpose With
Oxford eagle., 1904-12-01

worked most successful service of cars
between the city and Paddington. RAN
dolph's steam carriage Of 1872 was very
wonderful-looking contriyance. which
was. we are told. the only one of many
attempts, which carried the evolution Of
the motor car much further than 1t had
been brought by Hancock. Interesting
as are the stories of the early attempts
at perfection-the old steam coaches,
vast unshapely bodies perched on un-
couth frames and monstrous wheels,
-. top-heavy and Unbalanced.
grotesque and formidable"-bear little
resemblance to the modern cars.
Oxford eagle., 1904-12-01
A Teachers Testimony.

Hinton, Ky, Nov. % lSpecial)-It has
long been claimed that Diabetes is incur
able, but Mr.. +. J. Thompson, teacher in
the Hinton school, has pleasing evidence
to the contrary. Mr.. Thompson had Dia.
betes. He took Dodd's Kidney Pills and
is cured. In a statement he makes regard
ing his cure Mr.. Thompson says:
Il was troubled with my kidneys for
more than two years and was treated by
two of the best doctors in this part of the
state They claimed / had Diabetes and
there was little to be done for me. Then
/ started to use Dodd's Kidney Pills and
what they did for me was wonderful. Ii
is entirely owing to Dodd's Kidney Pills
that am now enjoying good health"
Many doctors still maintain that Dia-
betes is incurable. But Diabetes is kid
ney. disease and the kidney disease that
Dodd's Kidney Pills will not cure has yet
to be discovered.
Oxford eagle., 1904-12-01
SCIENTIFIC srRAYs.

Although iron pyrites and copper
pyrites are difficult to distinguish un-
derground by candle light. they are
separated visually by the use OF the
bluish-white flame of magnesium wire
or the acetylene light.
A square foot Of uncovered pipe.
filled with steam at 100 pounds pres
sure, will radiate and dissipate In q
year the heat put into 3,i16 pounds
Of steam by the economic combustion
of 1913 pounds Of coal. Thus, ten
square feet Of bare pipe corresponds
approximately to the waste OF two
tons of coal per annum.
.Oxygenated water at IL volumes IL
pronounced by M. A. Renard the best
preservative Of milk. Added directly
after milking, in the proportion Of two
to three per cent, 1t decomposes In six
or eight hours into water and oxygen,
leaving no foreign substance as do
borax or salicylic acid, and efecting
no change like boiling or freezing
The antiseptic action persists long
enough to prevent alteration.
The new ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CON-
pound of Henri Moissan is obtained by
heating melted molybdenum and al''-
minum in the electric furnace. The
metallic product Is treated with con-
centrated solution of potash, when
needle crystals Of the new compound
are obtained. The substance - very
hard. scarcely attacked By acids, un-
affected by water or steam below 600
degrees, and promises to be Of value
for molybdenum steels.
The physiological effects OF electric
currents have been investigated ny
Prof. Nernst at Bonn. The safety on
the human body when exposed to .
powerful high-frequency electric cur
rent has been explained as due to the
passage Of the current over the sur
face of the body only. but Prof. Nernst
| finds the reason of the currents harm
.essness to be probably that 1t doss
not have time to effect change in the
| cellular tissue before the reversal Of
the current takes place. Experiments
on frogs have confirmed the new tho
ory.
Oxford eagle., 1904-12-01
CUTICURA SOAP
Tho Worlds Greatest Skin Sonp-Ths
Standard of Every Nation OF
the Earth.

Millions of the worlds best people use
Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuticura Oint-
ment, the purest and sweetest of emol-
licnt skin cures, for preserving, purifying
and identifying the skin, for cleansing
the scalp Of crusts, scales and dandrutf,
and the stopping Of falling hair, for soft
ening, whitening and soothing red, rough
and sore hands, for baby rashes, itchings
an6 chaiings, and many sanative, anti
septic purposes which readily suggest
themselves to women, especially mothers,
as well as for all the purposes OF the
toilet, bath and nursery.
Oxford eagle., 1904-12-01

James jeffrey Roche was having 4
chat with President Roosevelt in the
white house recently when the tele-
phone began to ring. There seemed
to be nobody at hand to answer It.
so the president performed the duty
himself. The visitor says that this
conversation took place: well, what
is it?" Hello, is Archie there?" mo.
he's not" who's this I'm talking
TOT" The president" "well. you'll
do. Tell Archie to come over and play
ball." And the president proceeded to
execute the order as directed.
An frascible old colonel who used to
play golf at Sandwich. on the River
Stour in England, had a habit. COM
mon with many. Of blaming everybody
but himself for his bad strokes. Fin
ally one day. becoming badly
bunkered. he first took mighty ven
geance on the turf with his club.
Then. glaring around In expectation
OF the usual friendly comments, and
nobody saying anything, he blurted
out: How can you expect a man to
play decent golf on these cursed links
with ships passing up and down the
channel?"
Two fashionable women were re-
Gently calling on a new neighbor, and
while awaiting her appearance a lit.
tie girl came into the room. evidently
bent upon the rescue of a doll recent
ly abandoned there. Naturally she
was viewed with some curiosity, and
one Of the callers, secure in the child's
obviously tender age, spelled a low
voiced comment: Not very p-r-e-t.
t-y." To her horror. the small .maiden
paused on the threshold, and, fixing a
contemptuous eye upon the culprit,
remarked. with lofty composure:
mo. not very pretty, but rather
s-m-a-r-t!"
Prof. Simon Newcomb tells Of the
following incident which occurred dur
ing a recent visit paid by several
young western women to the Wash
ington observatory. II had done my
best" said the astronomer, ito answer
with credit to the government and to
myself the running fire Of questions
which my fair callers propounded. I
think had named even the remotest
consultations for them, and was con-
graduating myself upon the outcome,
when one Of the younger members OF
the party interjected: But. as It has
never been proved that the stars are
inhabited, how do the astronomers
ever find out their names?"
Oxford eagle., 1904-12-01
VOL YES HELD At BAY



The Rev. w A. Denton, Of Girard,
Crawford county, Kansas. tells the fol-
lowing story Of . narrowing experience
Of one Of the members Of his family :
!" Ny wife," he says, was assailed for
fifteen years BY . combination Of all
ments following the birth Of our first
child Tho food she ate fermented in
her stomach, she had frequent dizzy
SHELLS. her limbs were swollen and pain
full, her nerves were quite shattered, abe
was unable to sleep and she was many
times on the verge Of heart failure.
/" Physicians gave her only temporary
relief. Finally the favorable reports Of
some relatives aud neighbors led hex
to mako trial Of Dr.. Williams' Pink
Pills for Pale People. She expert
rienced Improvement almost at once.
They relieved her Gleeplesmesa, the
smothering sensations have disappeared
and have not annoyed her for years.
They freed her from stomach trouble
aud the dropsical tendency was mifi
rated. The progress Of tho xheuma'
tisn. which had begun 70 make he1
fingers crooked, WAS stayed and tho pair
was banished. In every respect theI
rnvo her moro help than any other rem
edy she I'D ever used, and she y todzS
in better health than for many ycars.
"Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are our -
uIe housshold gemedys and ! an IN th
habit 81 Recommending them 70 N VII
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