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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-10
Trade Conditions in Morocco.

Ion Perdicaris in international Quar-
teriy: What critics ignora NJ OF trade
conditions In Morocco do not realize IL
that the entire trade. both imports and
exports, amounts only to about si5.-
600. 900 per annum, n h "A the full
nllment OF government orders for pub
lie. works required TO develop trans
port and other constitutes
the only important financial operation
OF the immediate future. II France
were willing TO assume the RESPONSE
bility or expense OF maintaining order.
she might have been entitled TO reserve
for French s~yndicates alone such adj
vRntages; but as Il Is. the kaiser IL
amply justified I'm insisting that Ger
nan merchants shall have a share I'm
placing tenders for these Moorish or
ders, tenders or bids which. unless thus
especially protected. would be defeated
by the predominant influence which the
French profess the right TO assert by
slrtue OF the Anglo-French agreement
u April. 1904. and the subsequent
F'ranco-Spanish agreement. The only
way TO secure this right TO n share
N such enterprises IL for the various
governments represented NJ the Madrid
conference In $50 to hold the sultan
% that agreement, n TO refuse TO
recognize n right on the part OF
France. England or Spain to guarantee
10 France OF 10 any power an exclusive
Or predomlnating influence In Morocco.
The authorities at Washington who
scored brilliantly by the energy they
displayed In securing the release OF
Raisulis hostages from &c painful n
predicament have now. also. taken up
q position which. in view OF this lat
err and still more dramatic incident OF
the sudden appearance OF William OF
Hohenzollern OF the Tangier stage.
would seem equally well considered
nnd advantageous. The department OF
state asserts that should France
lei Morocco the government OF the
United States might accept without de-
mus an effective occupation OF the sui
tan's dominions assumed I'm the inter-
est OF law and order. which IL has
seemed OF late beyond the sultan's own
unaidcd power TO maintain efficiently:
yet. falling such effective annexation.
the United States. rs n OF the sign
ers OF the Madrid convention. must
look TO the sultan himself 10 guarantee
the rights and liberty OF American
citizens throughout the territory yer
which Mulai-Abd-el-Aziz. or his Mex
hazen claims Jurisdiction.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-10
COSTLY CROP PESTS.

G. Arthur Williams I'm Success Maya
zine: The proceeds from the wheat
crop. the average annual farm value OF
which may be roughly put at $500, 0OO,-
600. have In more han one year been
cut down as much as 80 per cent. as g.
esult OF the ravages OF the chinch bug
and the Hessian fly. King cotton alone
was damaged To the extern o. nearly
$50. 600. 900 by the so-called Mexican boil
weevil, In the single state OF Texas. In
1908. according TO "A carefully compiled
report Issued by the census bureau.
The apple crop has been reduced as
much as % per cent. In many seasons
through the operations OF the codling
moth and other insects. So one might
go through the entire list. The burden
In distressingly heavy. but IL is safe to
assert hat farmers themseives-who,
obviously. ought To know as much OF
this phase OF the matter as anybody
will agree that their losses. IN practl-
cally every instance. would be far
greater were the scientific knowledge
OF the department OF agriculture's stan
not put to account. A careful survey
of the facts a TO the conclusion that
the total damage c year would be
from W. TO four times as large were IL
not for the department OF agriculture's
unremitting warfare against the pests.
and that n maximum annual d~estruc-
ton OF s.. 000. 900. 900. or nearly one-half
the whole yearly value OF the country's
crops. Mt present, wonid be possible
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-10
6AsY's INSTINCT
show. He Knew what Food TO stick

shows He Knew what Food TO stick To.
Forwarding a photo OF a splendldly
handsome and healthy young boy, a
happy mother writes from an Ohio
town:
The enclosed picture shows my 4
,ear-old Grape-Suts boy.
Since he was 2 years old he has
eaten nothing but Grape-Nuts. He de-
mands and gets this food three times
a day. This may seem rather unusual.
hut he does not care for anything else
after he has eaten his Grape Nuts.
which he uses with milk OF cream, and
then he Is through with his meal. Even
on Thanksgiving Day he refused tur-
key and all the good things that make
up that great dinner. and ate his dish
OF Grape-Nuts and cream with the best
results and none OF the evils that the
other foolish members Of the family
experienced.
"He is sick. has n beautiful
complexion. and Is considered a very
handsome boy. May the Postum Com
pany prosper and long continue to fur
nish their wholesome food!' Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek.
Mich.
There's q reason. Read the little
book, The Road to MELVILLE" In ey.
cry pkg.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-10
HARVESTING CORN.

The time TO cut corn that Is raised
for both fodder and grain II as soon
as the ears are nearly all dentcd. II
IL II raised for fodder principally, IL
may be cut while the ears are In the
milk IL there Is danger OF frost. Cut
all corn before frost IL IL 10 ripe
enough, as n frost reduces the value
OF the fodder. IL u killing frost should
come early. cut the corn and put In
shock M quickly as possible.
A corr binder that will cut and bind
thick corn that Is planted onv bushel
or 80 on an acre. on rich mellow soil.
without ~clogging. and bind field corn
without knocking or tho ears. IN the
one to use. says II. j. Brooks In the
Northwestern Agricultural. Use either
two OF four horses on tho harvester.
as three horses abreast tramp the bun
dies too much. Cut as near the ground
as you can so stubble won't bother
plow. Shock the corn just as fast as
IL II cut. never leave IL TO lie on the
ground over night or through a rain
storm. IL you n possibly avoid IL.
IL needs two men To shock TO iva
tage using a shock horse. 30 that you
n SEQ through the shock n foot
from the ground after IL Is finished.
thus allowing the air 10 blow through.
Every shock should be tied with
~ eNANA1 wv hNSNs NNAN
shock horse. Use n three-fourth inch
rope with a knot In each end to tight
en-: put the rope around the shock
about two feet from top. Let each
man pull at an end as they stand fac
ing each other on opposite sides. and
pull hard. Then one man takes hold
OF the ropes where they cross and
holds tight while the other ties the
twinc. Don't use n rope with n ring
or pulley in n N and pull from one
end In Tightening shock. or every
shock will be twisted and moro liable
TO go down before stacking time. Set
the shockrow I'm a straight line so o
team can follow II more easily In
stacking time.
Stack the corn as soon as thorough
ly dry, In small round stacks. keeping
the middle OF the stack real full and
solid from the ground 20 tip so that
the stack Will always turn rain II X
should come either when you ara
stacking or feeding II out. Build n
on either side when feeding IL out. IL
you are going to thrash or shred don't
put more than two small stacks I'm "A
setting. rs a very large stack OF shred
ded fodder won't keep as well.
Don't tramp the fodder any moro
than you can possibly help after Il IL
thrashed or shredded. as II ~ more
liable 20 heat and spoil. the more solid
Il Is packed.
Don't put shredded or thrashed fod-
der by means OF a blower into a barn
that IL partly full OF horse hay. as 10
fills tie hay with dirt more than 10
would II n carrier were used.
Don't put any quantity OF sheiled
corn az II comes from the machine in.
TO a tight bin, or II will surely spoil:
rather spread II thin on n large noot
so IL may be shovcled over and aired
And last, but not least. don't let the
corn stand In the shock TIN winter. SO
you Will have 20 shovel Il out OF tbs
snow and chop Il loose from thu
ground. These don'ts all save dollars
I'm handling corn.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-10
Mt Slow Up in Summer
Good Asvis. to rho.. Who Would Max. Profits.

ly bad for the chicks. II sent With food
and water do you know that they
empty a rinse the fountain before
putting the fresh water ing Pure cool
water In clean vessels several times q
day In essential TO the best health OF the
chicks during the warm weather: more
!" por. mi ever than food.
DC you know that they give enough
food? Some hens have larger fiocks
than others and you remember this and
act accordingly. but do the children do
this
I am greatly In favor OF children
helping mt home during vacation. IL In
not often the case that children are
overworked while the mother often In.
But let them do something else either
In tie house or .ut OF doors and you
care for the chicks.
IL In an exceptionally good child who
will stay long enough at "A coop to
watch the chicks eat n notice wheth-
er n are droopy or "a little out or
sorts n report the case NO that moth
er may begin n crusade against lice
which has been neglected perhaps a III
tie too long In the hurry OF other du-
ties.
Then N Johnny or Mary Is cent 10
close the coops at night will he Cor she)
close zach one and do ~ properly or
Will you find a brood or two Of be-
y-aggied chicks the next morning.
IL using bottomless coops VIII he
move h coop as far ahead each day
as IL should b. or only ~ far ahead
that the chicks eat where they roasted
the previous night?
Well II the coops have floors. clean
them properly or give "A scrape or W
with a hoe and think that's good enough
for Mas chicks?"
or course your neighbors' children
are apt to- be careless. but let me ad-
wise you TO visit every brood OF chicks
at least twice n day. Better give the
hen her liberty and take the trouble TO
put her In the coop again each night
than to let the coops stand I'm hot sun
all day. II possible to give the hens
the liberty OF the farm they n find n
roo place. Then II you will provide
coo water often during the day and
food two or three times depending
upon the age OF chicks) they will grow
warm.
Ii your hens are dying look out for
lice and mites. Clean out the drop
wash once n month or oftener during
warm weather. IL makes o tired to
think OF all this work. doesn't IL, but
Il will pay.
You know that ! am telling the truth
when l say you are not quite so care-
full as you were at the beginning OF
the eason and now IL the time when
more care In necessary. Remember
that every ace is won at the end OF the
race. not at the beginning"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-10
NOTES ON sILAGE

An example OF great loss owing to
the fova and faulty construction came
upSer tho writer's notice a few days
ago. when a square siio. with a capac-
lily % nifty tom was built. with air
tight. but rigid wallis Simply h
springing OF the sides OF the silo al
lowed the air to gain access 70 b
tire snfty tons spoiled completely. Since.
for mechanical reasons 10 is practically
impossible TO build q square wood siio
with perfectly rigid walls. the rourf
silo is the only proper form
To obtain satisfactory results siisss
must he In perfect condition when fed.
Since. fermentation soon takes place
when silags II exposed TO the air. h
silo should not be Of too great diameter.
Not more than eight square feet OF sur
face should be allowed for each COW IN
winter; then. when feeding forty
pounds Of silage per COW. a layer Ia
Inches deep would be fed on daily.
when silage In fed I'm summer, IL In ad-
visable that the exposed area be not
over half this size. 10 that q layer three
inches deep nay be used daily. How
ever. much stock In to be fed. n silo
20 { ~ feet In diameter In m large
~ should be built. II a siio IL Of great
or diameter than this. much OF h SILL
tkt u NJ 100 kEcat utetaAt~t ~
door. increasing the labor OF removal.
The deeper the siio the greater the
pressure and the more compactly VIII
the silage be pressed together. hence
the larger the amount that can be
stored per cubic foot. Fol example. n
silo twenty feet In diameter n forty
feet deep will hold twice as much as
one of the same diameter and twenty
ave feet deep. This shows h economy
of reasonably deep siloa. To be well
proportioned the height should not be
moro than twice the diameter. No siio
should be less than thirty feet deep and
TO get suficient depth for n siio not
over twelve feet In diameter. IL may
be placed four or ave feet into tho
ground.
The number OF tons OF sllage needed
IAN readily be estimated from the size
81 the herd and the amount TO be fed
daily. Even when IL In desired to feed
a. much silage as possible. not more
than forty pounds per cow should be
Ted daily. In Illinois siiage will usually
be needed from about October 20 TO
May 10. or 200 days. Each cow should
have an allowance hen OF zoo times
forty pounds. which In 5000 pounds OF
silage, or four pms per COW for h
year. A herd Of ten COWS VIII require
4 silo holding forty tons; a herd OF
thirty cows. i20 tons: fifty cows. 200
tons. and 100 cows. 400 tons. Where
young stock II raised an allowance
should be made for them.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-10

COW and Illus acquired the title OF
milking strain"
When we have an animal whose
blood lines for many generations traces
only to ancestors whose qualities we
wish TO p~erpetuate. We haye gone a long
way toward having an animal that viii
be able TO ~perpetuate those qualities.
But the profitable qualities OF our cattle
are nrtilcial-some function OF the ami
nal has been developed TO an abnormal
degree. The profitable dairy COW IN far
removed from natures COW. and IL IN
necessary to constantly guard against
the tendency to revert 20 orlgina! and
Improbable types.
To do this n sire must not only be
descended fro manccstors possessing
descended from ancestors possessing
lines have originated from n similar
source and have an affinity for each
other. that prcpotency. or the power TO
transmit qualities possessed. may be
Increased instead OF impaired.
Sires should be selected continually
from the same breed and from the
same families within the breed. or from
those families that nick or breed well
together.
II Is the violation OF this principle
that Is responsible for very much OF
the nondescript and no purpose stock
I'm h state. The prepotcncy OF the
good blood has been lost or wasted by
crossing. The blood lines were not OF
n common origin: the breeding power
was lost, n reversion has taken
place.
The training and development OF the
animal for the purpose desired must
accompany the breeding.
We would not expect successful re-
suits on the race track from horses
that had been bred for generations
without development for speed.
And so II Is with the dairy COW: we
are breeding an animal for perform
Rnce, which Is more difficult than to
breed for type alone. and III that per-
Torrance In not stimulated by the same
good feeding and environment that
has developed the milking qualities In
her ancestors. she will fail TO become
the profitable dairy % that her breed
ing Justihcs her I'm being.
She should be trained from calfhood
TO consume ans digest a large amount
OF food. then by gentle treatment and
comfortable surroundings her inherited
tendency OF milk giving will be given
al opportunity for development.
Have a definite purpose or ideal In
mind.
Breed In line of first cnor:
Give the dairy COW the care which
will develop her milking qualities.
Weigh and test zach cows milk that
no Improbable cows may be kept or
perpctuated In the herd.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-10
:. The Farmer and Breeder.

ere9 The Farmer and Breeder.
My text for this article II taken from
IN editorial In a recent Issue Of one of
she many Sunday papers. As all Is
grist that comes TO the milf' of the
writer on poultry topics. these follow
~ extracts from the edition above
Denuoned seem peculiarly applicable
~ the farm women who. instead OF the
vacation others are enjoying. have
Bat to my text.
TIE summer In here when nearly
IN men SAG down In their Efforts.
Inst n the time for you to pass others
~ the race.
You know how the men In a bicycle
= q watch for n chance TO steal n
lan" You can steal any number OF
taps en- the ace OF life by doing your
hsut In summer when others are lazy.
Don't slow up. Run faster because
yss know others are going slowly. The
sazy mans rest Is the good mans OPP
powtunity.
This IL the season when the quit
iersr and failures reveal themselves.
Dent be among them. Take this ad-
vice: Make the summer a summe OF
uork-you VIII be glad next fall-apd
On . few summers you VIII have earned
rcst-which In better than stealing IL
from our life's success.
The above In lengthy enough for n
not weather sermon rather than n text
but 90 n the least OF IL. IL In appro-
priate TO the season.
with fruit canning and perhaps the
pscking OF u also. extra hands TO cook
Tor during harvesting n haying. some
gardening yet TO be done. and h
weather so very warm that being out
I'm the sun even for q little while is
unpleasant. the farm wife has plenty
of excuses for neglecting the poultry,
but Just let me urge you not TO.
Your conscience will certainly trouble
you IL you do.
Economize your strength and do your
hardest work I'm the cooler part OF the
Say. but don't neglect the chicks.
while the washings are necessarily
sargcr in the summer. h ironings
should be as small as one can possibly
them.
with an abundance OF fresh fruit
and early vegetables every garden
xhouid AFFORD. one can surely dispense
with some Of the pies and cakes IL
Brems necessary 10 bake ut other times.
Don't get into the habit OF plying
yourself and thinking you are abused
because other women are enjoying n
vacation when you are working harder
than usual. Perhaps with careful plan
ming you can nave n vacation later
when the chicks can be left TO the care
~ others
II fs such a temptation when children
are not at school TO give them a large
share In the care OF the poultry. and
while the work does not injure the chill
drcn IN the least II is apt to be decided
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-10
A Shampoo for Dry Scalp.

A splendid tonic shampoo for n dry
scalp can be made as follows: Take
two ounces OF white CASTLE soap. me
talf an OF potassium carbonate.
eight ounces OF alcohol. two unces OF
tincture OF quillaiJa, twenty drops OF
oil OF lavender and eight ounces Of
water. Dissolve In the water the potas-
STUN carbonate and soap. then add the
other ingredients. Rub well into the
roots Of the hair and then rinse well
In several waters. Dry. IL possible. In
the sun. never In front OF n IRE, an
this will make the hair brittle.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-10

Albert p. Mathews I'm the World To.
lay for July: In the first place there
~ no definite moment OF death
We all are gradually dying foi
years. The moment which is OF.
dinnrily ascribed to death IL when the
breath stops. but this is purely arbi.
,rnry and the survival OF an old belief
that life was drawn In In the breath
md the soul passed out with the
breath. The heart may continue &c
beat many minutes. and In animalf
under experimental conditions even foi
hours after respiration has stepped;
he muscles are still irritable: the
nerves are still able TO carry nerve Inn.
pulses. But while the cessation OF res
piration cannot be called the moment
~ death, IL IN the cause of II. because
the body cannot live without air: the
heart accordingly stops and the tissues
lie OF sufocation.
How arbitrary Il n TO call n man
Head when his heart ceases TO beat and
ne no longer breathes will be apparent
when Il II remembered that dogs may
EASILY be revived after they have lain
In this state for six or more minutes. II
The dogs chest Is opened and artificial
respiration begun. and II the heart II
taken In the hand ms rhythmically
squeezed. gradually II begins "a beat
again. the dog begins TO breathe. In fact
ne rec overs normal life. I believe the
same experiment has not been tried I'm
men for the reason that In illness the
system is generally so poisoned by the
toxins OF disease as to make II impos-
dble spontaneously To recover. even
though the heart should be kept beat
Ing. The heart OF n man may In some
cases be made TO beat again outside the
body II defibrinated blood In circulated
through II.
We cannot therefore answer the ques-
ion. when does a mar die? II we mean
by a man his body. this dies pieccmeal.
n organ after another; II We mean
the mans personality. this evidently
disappears when he loses consciousness,
and from this point OF view he may be
said to die when he falls In deep slum-
Der. certainly when he n a~nesthetized.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-10

Monticello. Mimi. Aug. 7.--Mr. J.
W. Moore OF this place stands as q llv-
Ing proof OF the fact that Bright's Dis
ase even In the last stages. may be
perfectly and permanently cured By
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Mr.. Moore says: I'm 1893. three rep
utabls physicians after q careful ex-
animation told me that I would die
with Bright's Disease inside OF n year.
Ny feet and ankles and legs were bad
ly swollen: I could hardly stand on my
feet and had given up all hopes OF
getting cured. when a travelling sales
man told me that he himself had been
cured OF Brlght's Disease two years
before.
HE said he had taken 10 his bed
and expected 10 die with II, but that
he had been cured by q remedy called
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
II commenced taking them at once
and I am thankful TO say that they
saved my life. After a short treat
ment I was completely restored TO good
health and l am nov rs sound rs q
dollar"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-10
France Initiate, n Shoes.

From United states Consul Ridgeiy.
Nantes, France: Among the features
OF 1904 has been the general appear
ance Of shoes closely resembling In
form AMI style those made In the Uni
ted States.
The clumsy. ungainly and heavy
French shapes a gradually disappear
Ing. In their stead are coming grace
fully cut and finely finished shoes OF
q decided American appearance. The
fact In. however. that II II rather our
shoe-making machines than the shoes
themselves that have come TO France.
In any event. the Amcrican-appcarfng
shoes which are now quite generally
seen I'm this city and elsewhere In the
provinces are made principally In Paris
with machinery Imported from the
United States.
This does not alter the fact that
some bona ndc American shoes are on
sale here. but they are much dcarcr
than the French made articles. and 10
n not likely that they will make head
way against the strong combination
which In represented by cheap French
labor and prolific American machin-
"