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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-02
SACACITY or THE
WELL BRED COLLIE
They Are Very Knowing and
Possessed OF Marvellous
Memory.
ARE EASY 70 EDuCATs
Thsy Have Very sirens Like go
Dislikss snd % Nst
Make FRIENDS
Readily.

Conductor Geraghty meeting som.
Warwick friends on the train h other
day vas led by them TO talk about his
famous prize winning collie dogs. a
number OF which ear be seen from the
train windows a. u makes It's run HIS
dogs are most OF them boarded out
single or In pairs. among h farmers
and railway men living In the country
along the line: but few being kept at
his home In Newburgh. There are
many advantages I'm this method OF
keeping dogs. and In u may be seen
Of Mt. G~sraghty's headings 10 sue
cess
The collie In n very knowing dog md
has n great memory. One or Frank
dogs when being brought into a car
was tagging back when IL was time
for the train TO move and he gave u a
Jerk and hustled Il up the steps in a
way a. has w forgiven. II now
meet the train with n resentful bark.
and will not keep quiet 30 long a. Il
stands. and does not seek It's masters
caress.
Another dog In auartered nj a house
where the trainman serves n paper
every day. and the dog meetOeh he train
and always carries the mail Gag to the
home. On week days the package n
brought out on the Sis p. IN. run from
Newburgh and tossed up a bank TO n
stone wall. The dog II always near
and the bundle M more than falls be
fore the collie will arise and jump TO Il.
pick it up and hasten through the lot
TO the house. on Sundays n paper n
carried out On the morning u and
that In the only train the dog will meet.
IL seems to know the day OF h week
and never misses. One hot day recently
the man was sitting I'm the yard M tn.
trains time approached. and he heard
n coming. Noticing that the dog did
not move. he called Its name and said
paper" but the dog only raised its
head and looked around. lying dow
again. He spoke again, bu the dog
only opened It's eyes. not lifting It's
head. Then the man saw IL was a
freight train and II was seven minutes
ahead OF Geraghty's train. As the rum
BILE from the right train was heard. a
little late that day. the dog rose with
u prompting and trotted away for It's
packages.
Another regularity OF these dogs Is
that they viii not be boarded Out nj
every place. They have likes and dis
likes and positively refuse TO stay NJ
some homes. When they take n dis
like TO n place they will 70 TO the near
est station and stay around near the
track until Conductor Geraghty's train
along. and as o % as Il stops
will hurry up the steps Of the smoker
and run through TO the baggage apart
ment. give n dog smile and n wag OF
the tall 20 Matt Malioy. the baggage
master. and get down I'm n corner.
When they have thus struck against n
place there Is no use TO try TO keep
them at IL. they must 20 TO another
house.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-02

From the New York Press.
Margaret Haley. secretary Of the Chi
cago Teachers Federation. spent her
summer vacation In Norway and Dem
mark. In the former country she at
tended the election at which the Nor
wegtans voted on separation from
Sweden. and spoke with enthusiasm
recently Of the sight.
Il spent the election day going from
n polling place to another In Chris
tiania." said she. Everywhere the
streets were full OF people In holiday
the polls by the women OF his family
often his mother. wife. daughter and
sister. Women now I for everything
except parliamentary officers I'm Nor
way. and j heard many regrets ex-
pressed by men that the women could
not vote on this question. 90 m { O roll
up a bigger majority for Independence.
There was no noise. shouting or dis
cussion. Every man seemed to know
just how he was going to vote. and
neither sought to influence his neighbor,
nor to try to ma out his choice OF bal
lot.
Men wore paper caps on which was
painted In big letters. ia Yes: and
belaw 'vielsker dette lander We love
this land Trolley r were covered
with flowers and the Norwegian colors
red. white md blue. But aside from
the colors. flowers. holiday garb and
there was no demonstration AZ we an
derstand Il: no iarecrackers. ear split
ting noises or speech making. A mill
tary band played national airs In the
great public squares all day.
After watching the voters for hours.
! was impressed both by their inteiii-
gence and their patriotism. All the
wealthy people who were u of town
for the summer had returned TO vote.
and richly dressed women accompanied
their men 10 h polls like their poorer
sisters. I never nav such q sight at
an American election. I saw one little
incident which illustrates the remark
able democracy OF NorwRy-the con
alteration for the DOR and weak. Two
university professors came up TO vote.
They passed the long line of voters and
marched up to the clerks. a soldier sta
toned their coolly ordered them back
to the end of the Lire TO walt their
turn. Soon after. a very old man. poor
ly dressed n wearing a salvation
army badge. came up and o his
place at h n Of the line. A man es-
corted him up front. and the guard. I'm
consideration OF his age. permitted him
TO vote Mt once.
That night We went to the national
theater TO see the national pay, 'Josa-
iefer.' written by Bjornson. I shall nev-
er forget the scene ut the close. The
patriotic feeling Of h peope had been
aroused by the play. which In n glorious
one. Az the curtain went down the en-
tire audience stood up and sang the
national hymn. the orchestra playing.
Then Bjornson. the manager OF the the
ater and son Of the author. rose In his
box and announced that Norway had
voted 10 separate from Sweden by,
81. $50 ayes to 10 noes. One mighty shout
filled the theater. The long. silent self-
control of the day was broken. The
people shook hands and waved their
hats and handkcrchiefs. Women burst
into tears OF excitement and Joy. and
I eve saw men with tears running
down their faces. I shall never forget
this birthday OF a nation"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-02

suppose guided our choice TO "A fiat with
waste chute just outside the dining
room wind" A hand over his mouth
warned Mr.. Winthrop Of an ~antagon-
istic element. and he subsidized Az Aunt
Julia. knitting In hand. pumped COM
fortably down In the easy chair across
the fireplace.
You was speakin' about that shoot
out OF the dining room window, wasn't
you, jack" I've wondered myself ever
since got here what In the name o.
time they put the thing there for.
Every time n body wants to get the
potato parin's or the dish scrapin's out
o the way. It's trot away into the din
Ing room with them. II you two chill
dren hadn't such healthy appetites I'd
have that much trottIn' back and forth
that ! don't know AS my old legs would
stand u. But It's a real pleasure To
cook for YOU: there's never q thing goes
To waste" finished Aunt Julia limo
Gently.
Eleanor's face bent low over her work
TO hide the tell-tale flush. while her
husband ostentatiously knocked over
the fire irons and remembered with an
agony OF delight his accelerated move
ments to the aforesaid chute at the
very when Aunt Julia's ample
back disappeared into the kitchen for
hot cakes or the pudding.
Eleanor. child" resumed the old
lady. "hev you noticed n queer smell in
your room? MOI Well. now. that's
strange. I could ave swan that I
smelled cheese In there this mornin'
when I was putin things to rights"
A convulsive movement OF her nus
bands shoulders assured Eleanor hat
he remembered the cheese sandwich
they had struggled into the privacy OF
their bedroom and the leftover one
which Jack had disposed for safety In
the pocket OF his light o~vercoat.
You didn't notice a mite OF n smell.
Jack? Children. Il Is my solemn belief
that some spirit Is tryin' TO communi-
cate with me-: most likely your poor
dead uncle. Eleanor. He was always 80
fond OF cheese"
Don't wonder. IL didn't have TO be
cooked" growled Jack. undutifuliy. but
M Aunt Julia had subsidized into the
depths Of her capacious handkerchief.
b did not hear him.
The light OF an inspiration was rapid
~ dawning In winthrop's eye. He
leaned forward. leisurely made n spill
from the evening paper. lighted his
cigar and presently broke In upon Aunt
JUDAS somewhat redundant sorrow In
a voice OF such sympathy hat his wife
looked up at him suspictously. n he
infantiie Innocence OF his face puzzled
more than II treasured her. She was
always aisrt for complications when her
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-02

lovely form OF the modern American
maid" her exits and her entrances.
Young Mrs. winthrop was "a college
product. the daughter OF a well-to-do
family In a small town I'm New England
"A family which was also blessed with
. large connection" After Eleanor's
marriage to n Winthrop. and her
consequent removal from the family
horizon to the thriving western city.
where her husband held a fairly good
position I'm n bank. her letters home
were ssays on the absolute success OF
mafrimony. varied with such lines as
But. mother dear. We are having the
most awful time getting any help. We
have had three maids In the last month
and Jack In getting TO look 30 scrawny
that I am tempted TO wish you had
sent me 20 q good cooking school In
stead OF Wellesley" or Another girl
gone momsae. whatever shall I do? IL
you could only send us out one. Jack
thinks we could save money on 10 even
here"
One Of these pitiful epIstles brought
an answer which frightened the winth-
rop sky. IL read:
Ny Lear Daughter: II you remember
I advised household economies Instead
OF modern languages. II your troubles
are as acute AZ you represent them to
be. ] have no doubt that your husband
has exhausted most OF the dead Ian
guagcs by this time. But. as you then
believed tho cultured girl bachelor to
have solved the riddle OF an absolute
ly happy ex~istence-you had not then
met Jack-you differed from me. BE-
Ing your mother i may be pardoned n
1 revert to type long enough to muir
muir. II told you So"
However. I am able TO offer you
something more practical and. i hope.
consoling. than recrimina tions, and
which will. I hope. save you from Inn
mAnent starvation or immediate bank
ruptcy. Your Aunt Julia-I believe you
have mol seen her since you were n lit
tie giri-was here when you last rath-
o. pitiful letter arrived. and she has
generously insisted upon sacrificing
herself on the family sitar-in fact, she
leaves tomorrow morning for your city.
She married your fathers younger
brother. you know. Your father say
that his recoliections Of her culinary
abilities are cxceedtngiy dim. and an
Sarah viii not have anyone In the
kitchen. I have not had any opportu-
nifty to test her abilities. However. she
seems to have gotten the idea that she
alone car save you and JAG from an
early grave and has armed herself with
Kitchen aprons. dish cloths (she could
have taken . gallon or two OF soff soap
= there Ind . Q any way Of carrying
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-02

Ssh ~. ~ stS
II was considered remarkable when.
r. II. Thomas. Mt the age OF Is. became
president OF the Seventh National bank
for n short time. but now the circum
stance of q transatlantic voyage has
revealed a young man from Russia
who. At -. In president OF n construc-
ton company which In building 5000
miles OF railroad I'm southern Russia
and reaching out after canal work n
other big contracts.
This p~recocious individual In Judah
Leon L~eschinsky. a STRIPPING In appear
ance. but. according TO his own ac-
count. . count n head OF the Michael
Leon Leschinsky company. which has
contracts with the Russian government
to make the southern part OF that coun-
try between Rostov and Baku look like
n trout net.
The count lives In Brooklyn with O
wife and S-months-old daughter. He
came to this country last December
and set up housekeeping In an apart
trent ut No. is3 South Ninth street,
Williamsburg. with the purpose OF
making purchases OF American ma
terials and rolling stock for his pros
pective railroad. which. like all rail-
roads In Russia, will be turned over to
he government after Il In completed.
Az told by the World he arrived on the
steamship Pennsylvania day before yes
terday from q business trip to Europe.
The other two partners to the Michael
Leon Leschinsky company are 20 and
% years DID respectively. They stay
In Russia and look after construction.
Young judah Leon does the travelling
and the buying. He unblushingly ad-
mits that he II now engaged In pur-
chasing a hundred or more locomotives
OF the latest American makes. with
passenger airs and freight cars TO
match. not to mention . few million
tons Of steel rails and equipment. The
locomotives for the most part are to
be the lo-wheel type, with 7S-tnch drive
wheels. The count say that American
made railroad equipment is good at n
price. and hat the shops In Russia
are O busy 20 furnish h cars and
locomotives needed.
The - the youngest person I'm
Russia nj the head OF an Incorporated
construction company. lie might easily
be mistaken for a brokers clerk at -
n week. He talks English without an
accent. having spent considerable Of
his life In New York.
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A Novelty in Restaurants.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.

10 ~
"a novel restaurant has recently
been opened In New York. which I be-
lleVe To be the only one OF It's kind I'm
the entire country" said Louis Fir
man OF Chicago. 1t IL run on the
principle that the average a Is
honest. and 80 far has met with as
;onishing success.
Regular table de hote meals are
served. bat no price In set for the
meals. The patrons are informed I'm
nne type at the bottom OF the menu
cards that they are TO be the judges OF
how much the meals and services are
worth. The public has met the man.
agcmcnt more han half way, and the
restaurant In full mt every meal time.
and II said TO be making a great deal
OF money.
II ate u meal there recently. and after
~ had been served ! met tha
and talked with him about the place.
lie explained the success OF the place
IN a way which looked reasonable TO
me.
Men and women OF the class which
would naturally patronize a place OF
this sort are honest ne said. They
have "a fair idea OF what n good meal.
well served. In worth. and in leaving
Il To them we seldom lose. believe
that We get many tips. similar to those
given n waiter. II "a man comes I'm
and gives US Nh absurdly small sum for
n good dinner. we 10 not complain. but
we are 30 careful to learn his reasons
for thinking our meals IA cheap that
he seldom repeats the trick. To sum
u up. We give the people such good
service tina; they are ashamed not TO be
generous with their money
And I believe he gave me the real
reason for the prosperity OF his place.
for the service and o were both OF
the highest order. while the patrons
were all OF the better class"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-02
A humorist's Hsbits.
From Harper's Weekly.


The late Bill Nye replied N follows to
q correspondent who inquired about his
habits of work and life:
when the weather In such that I
cannot exercise I'm the open air I have
n heavy pair OF dumbbells at my
lodgings. which I use for holding the
door open. I also belong to an athletic
club and q pair OF Indian clubs with
red handles. I W much OF my robust
health TO this.
II do most OF my writing I'm n sitting
posture OF In an autograph album.
When I am o engaged In thought 4
am employed In recovering from It's ef-
fects. I arm very genial and pleasant
TO be thrown amongst.
II dress extensively. but not 70 as to
attract attention. In the morning I
wear morning dress. and In the even
ing I wear evening dress. and At night
I res night dress"
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Wrinkles. winkI.r.. and winkI.riss

Nhtc WtuktcFos ana WtUkteftc3
From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
These clans OF ~yours-the cherry
stones especinlly-are all right" said
an English tourist. but I miss my
Wrinkles"
"winkies7 what are they"
Little shellish. The finest, sweet
est morseis that the sea gives up.
What beer n to a German. pie 10 n Yam
kee. long pig to n cannibal. all that.
and more. wrinkles are TO a Briton.
Good! Well!
The trade In wrinkles 70 big.
The British Wrinkle grounds. or win
kleries. are on the east coast. on the
mud fats. There the little wrinkles feed
BY millions on the sea grass. and there.
between the tides. the winklers pick
them up. A winkler averages $40 q
week for three hours OF work q day.
Many winklers lose their lives. for
the mud mats are treacherous. Walk
Ing or them you YEA splashers-things
won't save you n you step into n patch
OF the green death
THE green death II a ~Quicksand on,
the marsh. A man Will sink ten feet
In II I'm half an hour. Before you can
dig him out the tide rolls up. the grcasy
water ratties with big crabs. and be-
fore the ebb sets in the poor chaps
bones are picked lean.
You can often pick 100 wrinkles an
hour on a good foreshore.
r own a Wrinkle foreshorc. or win
klery. n to be rich I'm p~erpetuity. Many
OF these foreshores have been yielding
for a hundred years. n their supply
OF wrinkles increases annually. for the
pickers can't keep up with the busy ut
tie creatures propagation.
Wrinkle foreshores are guarded and
tended with great care. ! know OF sew
erai that yielded their owners 81. 900
a year apiece"
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Ne sIsnkss Indian BY . osmsiss.

Indian school teachers who may hero
after 70 To SeQuoyah hunting for,
blanks t Indians might save time aud
trouble by starting at Muskogee and
taking n loo st brand river. where.
n 10 proposed TO build a power dam TO
o q \ million doilars. II the search In
pursued further the aforesaid ethno-.
logical instructors will IND In that,
booming country many n dam by a.
millsite and many = mll by n Samsitc,
hut never q blanket Indian Of amy KIND.
~ Ste.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-02
American and English journalism.

Joseph A. Altsheler In Harpcr's Weekly.
The American press In continually
being lectured by that Of Great Britain
for aims OF i~naccuracy and sensational
ism. IL IN quite true that II does pub
llsh much hat Is trivial. many alleged
funny stories" that are not funny.
and INDUCES a great deal In pictures.
but I'm It's handling OF great Affairs II II
immeasurably superior To the British
press I'm impartiaiity and the desire To-
report things IN they are.
have examined the Portsmouth cor
r.spondenca In the London newspapers.
and IL would be hard to ind worse
guides TO what was happening.
Through all OF IL runs a tone OF SUI
perioriiy and c~ocksureness. while moth
Ing that the writer's predicted In come
20 pass.
I think this vital fault Is dus 10 the
British inability to see anything except
through the color OF British hopes and
British pretudices. Americans until
lately have been receiving nearly NIL
their foreign news through London.
and u q always bssn cosored.
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Charitable LAdy-My good man.
what would you say 20 n steady Job OF
work with three square meals n day.
. Meandering Mike-rd stay all right
TO Dc tree square meals. ma'am. but
wot I'd say ter de steady Job NV work
couldn't be said tn de presence NV q
lady. Sect
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Sad

From the Smart Get.
Ths Father-fs 10 necessary for ysu 10
give the girls % many adyantasesf
Tia Motber-ft In IL yeu wish thsm 10
amoun TO anything. Why. Ne present they
are not even ashamed OF you.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16
Methodist Protestant Temple

Monroe street J. c. Broomficld pas.
tor-Smday Sclool at $50 AM, w.
w. Conway, superintendent; morning
worship at 1916 with sermon from
Matt. l,@3, and they shall call his
name Emmanuel. which being inter
preted is, God is with u.s." Junior en-.
deavor at 2:3O, subject, The true God,
and the gods Of the heather. Chris,
tan Enleavor at $50, leader Mr.
Frank Kelley, subject What denomi.
nation stands for" Evening worship
at 1880. In view of the fact that many
are looking forward to New Years day
as the time for turning over a new leaf
the evening sermon will deal with
The Reconstruction OF Married Lives.
Seats free, and welcome extended tc
all.
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First Baptist Church.

w. ]. Eddy. rastor.-The pastor will
speak on a most important topic to,
morrow morning at 1915. The sub,
ject is, The Revival Most Needed"
In the cgcning at 1870 will be the third
sermon IN the series of ancient Fools
and Their Mgrcrn Imitators:" "Thc
Foolish Virgins or Waiting Till Too
Late. Miss Kuwmc will have charge
Of the music and viii sing 4 solo at the
morning service. The Sunday Schools
will be at the usual hours, $50, 900,
$3.50 and $50. y. Y.P. T.. led by Miss
Sara Morgan, subject :Wtat Our De.
nomination Stands For" will be at
ESQ. ...
The pablic Is cordially Invited to ali
the services.
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Grace Lutheran Mission.

j. }. Scherer, Jr., pastor-This even.
ing at 1870 in Willard Hall services
preparatory to the Lords Supper viii
be held. Subject of talk, "Sin and
Confession" The following services
will be held tomorrow: 10 A. NJ,
Sunday school; II A. NJ, reception Of
members and the Lords Supper. Sub,
ject of sermon, Gods Answer to the
Three Most Vital Questions of the
Age" GAS P. NJ, Catechetical class;
1880 p. NJ, Vesper service. All are
most cordially invited to worship with
us. '.'.
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NJ. E. Church South.

Rev. r. r. Webb, pastor.-Sunday
School ,at $3.50 A. NJ, LED by N. p.
BoIand superintendent; preaching at
1890 A. NJ, and at 1890 P. NJ; preach,
ing at Mononsah at O'Clock in the
afternoon.
Ladies Aid Society will meet Thurs.
day afternoon at the residence Of Mrs.
II. NJ, Smith.
The pastor urges all the members to
attend the "Wednesday service as a
very important matter will come up
for discussion in connection with this
prayer meeting. Don't fail to be
there.
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ERSOnIAL

Pilaon vss h Grafton yeSters
day attsadinE the funeral Of Frank
creol
John Phillips returned yesterday
from sfeW dEys' business visit to
E1Idna and Grafton.
Miss n,a Arnett LEFT yesterday after.
aeon for saranHe Lake, N. Y, where
che will spend the winter.
NrsyNGrgaret Paul Smith, of Fair.
mont, is the guest Of ter brother, Mr..
J. W. Pail. on Lee Standardization
Gazette.
A. D. Simon viii return this evening
from few days visit to Buckhannon.
Mrs. Charles Miller and son, Charles
Miller, Jr, who have been the guests
OF Mrs, H. c. Dcshields, will return to
their home at Glover's Gap this even.
ing.
Miss Grace Pickett spent yesterday
in Clarksburg.
Miss Clara jerks, Of Clarksburg, was
a visitor in the yesterday.
Mr.. Ernest B. Harden went to
Glover's Gap yesterday to give a read
ing at social and box supper, given
as a benefit for the school library.
Miss Mayme Charlton ard Miss Har.
land. Of Warrington, we're shopping in
the city yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. jesse Jamison and SOL,
Frank. returned last evening from
Cans station where they had spent
the past few days with Mrs. Jamiso2's
father, Mr.. Meuller.
]. E. NattIngly, Mike o'Neal, Walter
Corbin and JaE:es Parks went TO
Clarksburg this morning to attend The
funeral services Of Mr.. ]. H. Melon,
nell.
From MOrgantown Postl
Miss Dannie Protzman, who has been
spending her vacation with her sister,
Mrs. B. H. MADEIRA, will return to Fair.
mont Sunday to resume her work In
Cooks Hospital
DR.. J. NJ. Callahan left at noon to.
day for FaiFmoRt where he will address
the Normal students afternoon and
evening.
Mrs. E L. EIiller and Mrs. c. 0.
Miller, both if Fairmont, were ycster.
day the guests of Mrs. c. Z. Miller al
the Pump Station.