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light of faring torch was scribbing wildly upon
dingy piece of paper
will you kindly tell me the name of this palace?"
asked Trico, touching him the shoulder
Palace, Alice, malice!" exclaimed the sentinel,
springng to his feet.
That's a queer name for it." observed Trico,
passing on and sounding the knocker
No one answered, and he pushed open the door
and walked in. There were number of servants
about, but all scribbling away as if for dear
life and paid no attention to the arrival
Tell me the name of your King, if you please,
said the jester to no in particular They all
sprang up and shouted; Ease freeze, breeze,
cheese sneeze! and resuing their former positions
continued to write
is this a home for idiots?" asked the amazed
Trico.
Idiots, idiots" moaned the servants alasl
there is no rime for that word
There may not be rime for it, but I know
people whom it fits like glove replied Trico,
walking away with half dozen rimes for glove"
ringing in his
In blue he found funny little
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Trico turned cold. He had made rime
in his life, and here he was posing celebrated
poet and would be compelled to exhibit his wares!
oh, you will have lovely time!' went the
little man musingly. She heaps favors upon
learned people She is celebrated for her gen.
crosby in that respect she is noted for her severity
in dealing with impostors."
"Wh-wh-what does she do with impostors? -
asked the trembling poet"
The little laughed lightly and drew his
finger across his own throat in gesture both sug-
gestive and CHASTITY. Then he walked to the win
dow, whistling carelessly.
Trico shivered and put his hand to his heart,
for it seemed to him that the loud and energetic
beating of that organ could be heard for at least
a mile.
Something ratified in the inner pocket of his
robe; it piece of paper, and he suddenly re-
membered that Sir Sabo had been in the habit of
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AiSNS 1NNAA
writing verses at all times and places,
and that he often carried his produc-
tons in his pocket. He unfolded the
paper with unsteady hands and found
that it was in rirne, but at the top
of it was written; Very poor; must
DESTROY"
well, it's good enough for me-
thought Trico gleeful1y. ct rimes,
and that is all l ask just now"
The verses were entitled, do Not
Say IT, But Say 'When,'" and the
subject of which they treated was that
a man who would succeed in life must
never express a doubt of his ability
by saying it," but that he always
must say "When shall accomplish
this or that" Trico was delighted
thus to be lifted out of his difficulty,
and as he followed the little man to
the royal presence he cut caper all
by himself at a turn in the corridor,
forgetting for the time that he was
playing a new role, and that he was
no longer fool.
Queen Doctissima was seated on an
ebony throne in the great tower
The walls on every side were covered
with shelves which reached to the
top. Huge books that a person of
ordinary strength could not lift, tiny
books which could be slipped into the
waistcoat pocket, short fat books,
long thin books, blue books, red books,
yellow books, books of all shades and
shapes, filled the shelves, for here were
collected all the poetry books of the
world. Standing on ladders were men
constantly engaged in busting them,
some of the book-dusters being so
high up that they resembled spiders,
while their ladders near the top ap-
peared as if they had dwindled into
cobwebs.
The Queen was tall and pale Her
robe was of blue and silver, and she
wore a crown of sapphireS. On the
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seizes her you will have the pleasure of
reciting an original poem every fifteen
minutes -
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AM going to turn over a new leaf, :"
said Trico the jester to the King.
ooh Won needn't DreDare to grin
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
JOKE ON POLICE.
Rsidsd a Club room q. Lead to Fisd
Evidence OF Gambling.

Lead. s.. d. Oct. 3.-The recent ac-
ton OF the authorities In putting "A par
on all forms OF gambling In Lawrence
county the other day gave some prac-
Rome fun ut the expense OF n squad OF
policemen and "A number OF the 500
ciety women OF Lead.
As the result OF the work OF the prac-
II nj jokers the entire police force was
called m To suppress what had been
represented TO them as a fragrant viola
ton OF the order prohibiting gambling
In any form. In what they believed Ia
be the discharge of their duty the of
ficers raided one OF tie most popular
homes I'm own When they entered h
parlors they IA betsseen twenty and
thirty of the most popular mntrons and
sweetest women In the Black Hills cons
gregated about the tables playing six.
ty-three.
ladies that they were all under arrest
and gave his men instructions To secure
all the evidence they could. For n
moment h woman was d~umfoundcd.
and for n short time they did not real
ixe what 10 all meant. but when IL did
dawn upon them they got mad. and
the name In which they chased the
policemen out OF doors was n revelation
to the officers.
Brooms. chairs and anything they
could get their hands on were utilized
by the angry women In driving the In
vading policemen from the house.
Some Of the blows which fell upon tho
heads OF the luckless policemen were
not love taps by any mean Officer
woolcox lost his helmet In the melee.
and after the trouble had been ad-
tusted and the officers had promised to
be good. he could not be induced TO
again enter the house, but had his hat
carried out TO him.
The officers all bore marks which In
dicated they had been In n riot. and all
OF them declare they will resign from
h force before they again tackle what
they term n mob OF angry women"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05

Policeman Auit Who Shot "kid Eng
lish" 10 Seeking a Pardon.

Sioux Falls. y. d., Oct. 2.-The par
ties who are endenvoring to secure n
pardon for n. j. Ault. formerly OF Greg
DRY county. who In serving a term I'm
the Sioux Falls ~penitentiary for the
murder OF kid" English. during the
Bonesteel rush last year.. have been ad-
vised hat the ease viii come up for a
hearing before the state board OF par
dons on October IL next. Ault has en-
gagged French a. orvis. Yankton attor-
neys. to represent him at the hearing.
and will make a strong effort TO secure
the desired pardon.
At the time OF the lilling OF English.
Ault was n peace officer Mt Bonesteel.
English was a gambler. who. with sew
eral hundred other gamblers. had gone
to Bonesteel for the purpose OF fleeing
unwary landseekers who fiocked TO the
town TO register for chances to draw
homesteads In the coded portion OF the
Rosebud Indian reservation.
II is said thu application for Ault's
pardon contains the names OF hundreds
d the best citizens OF that part OF the
state. The movement for his pardon
was inaugurated by his wife. who
worked earnestly for weeks In occur
Ing signatures TO the application.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
A DONESTEEL HOME
A Certain Bed Is Responsible
for Deaths Of Three
Children.
TALL IN STRANGE SLEEP
u % impossible 20 Awaken the Chill.
dren from she Mysterious slumber
and Death 10 the ResuIt-ons
Case This Week.

Roncsteel. 8. D., Oct. "A mystcri-
ously fatal bed. responsible already for
the deaths OF three children, has just
come TO light In the home OF George
Yesser. seven miles southwest OF this
place.
Last week SIR. and Mrs. julius
Schroeder. living southwest also. went
to the Yesser home to visit. They
placed their 9-months-old babe on n
bed In an ordinary sleeping room OF
b house and left IL for "A mar. Two
hours later In the afternoon, when they
went tn awaken the child. they found
IL sleeping the slurnbcr of death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yesser said that two
other children had died IN the same
Mysterious N on that bed. Tho
children had bee left on the bed 10
take n nap. When IL was time to rot
them. they had. "A few months apart.
been found dead.
The mystery OF the fatal bed has not
been fathomcd. The dying Schroeder
child was brought to DIR. Kenaston fof
treatment at this place.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
9 BY 8.
Total Amount IN South pskots q
Nearly S7.Oooycoo.

Pierre. =. d.. Oct. 4.-The forihcom-
Ing report of the state auditor will
show hat the indebtedness OF the dif-
ferent counties of the state is a total
OF ss.057.s5i.si. But OF this liability.
81. 0g7 1895. or over 80 per cent. Ia In
the shape of loans from the permanent
school fund. ana is secured by mort
cages.
The total assets to offset the liabil-
tiles are placed at S.. ies. Se3.eo. showing
assets OF s1.it2.ois 80 In excess of the
liabilities. Nearly half the counties Of
the state are without bonded indebted
ness. the list being: Aurora. Bon HON.
me. Brookings. Brule. Charles Mix.
Clark. Clay. Douglas. Gregory. Ham
lin. Hand. Hutchinson. Jerauld. Kings
bury. Lincoln. Lyman, Mcpherson.
Miner. Moody. Potter. sanborn. Sphinx.
suily. Turner and Union. Hyde and
Lake have no outstanding warrants.
but are bonded.
Counties without bonds and less than,
500 outstanding warrants are Jerauld.
kingSbury. Miner. SPHINX and Sully.
K~ingsbury having out but SIC. and
sully $50.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.

In "a spirited game at Rcdfield thu
Aberdeen high school football team de-
feated the Rcdheld high school by n
score Of II To o.
Eugene LIbbis. of Mcpherson county.
thrashed J1 bushels OF wheat from
acres. r. II. kibler. of near
Pierpont. In Day county. raised thirty
one bushels of maCaroni wheat per
acre.
John Erickson. the partner OF Cap
tain Jacobs. OF Columbia, In "A thresh-
Ing OUTFIT. lost the sight Of both yes
while working about the engine OF the
OUTFIT. A plug blew out and the cscap-
Ing steam struck The unfortunate man
in the face.
The report OF the United States land
office I'm Aberdeen for September shows
that there were eighteen homestead
entries. comprising 1855 acres, twenty
homestead proofs. comprising 3.036
acres. and 2.5iG acres OF and sold In
Isolated tracts.
A new German CONGREGATIONAL
church has been built In. Il thickly set
tied German community south OF Bar
gor. the old county eat OF walworth
county. The church was dedicated on
Sunday. October l. and Rev. Mr..
Schurr was Installed as pastor.
George Alqulst. a K~lngsbury county
farmer. is experimenting with grape
growing with fair success. Last year
he planted 3T5 grape vines, OF which
3G5 are still living and some OF which
bore this year. He IL putting In an
other half acre this year and In con-
hdent vineyards can be mad to pay
ever as far north as kingsbury Ccunty.
n number OF Brown county farm
crs. notably Isaac Lincoln and l. o.
Curtisa, of Aberdeen, experimental
with winter wheat last season with
fairly satisfactory results and more OF
the farmers are trying IL this cas
X. Mckenzie. a prominent farmer and
land man or Gioton. will SOW twelve
acres la winter wheat this fall.
In "A number 81 places In the northern
part Of the state elevator agents have
received Instructions to lower the
grades on wheat. A. a consequence
many farmers will hold their wheat.
They claim that wheat that In now
being graded No. . or No. 3 northern
will grade No. l northern when the
rush IN over n the mills need the
wheat.
w. II. K~earney. an Aberdeen mer-
chant. Is holding a unique exhibit ut
his store. He is Offering "a list OF thirty
prizes for potatoes grown In Brown
ar adjoining counties and a received
many hundreds 81 bushels from com
pCtltors for the prizes. The potato
crop in northern south Dakota is good
this year and the exhibit affords a
splendid advertisement of South DI-
kCta as a potato growing state.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
REFORM AT
Same Wave That Struck Deadwoot
Recently in Progress.

Hecentiy ~ rro0rcet.
Yankton. =. D.. Oct. A.-With one pa
per Offering a prize OF SIS for the best
essay on Hood citizenship. the states
attorney and city marshal joining
hands against the gambling joints. and
a number OF private citizens Joined to-
gctheF for the avowed purpose OF buy
Ing up the red light district Of the
city. and to urn h same into "a city
park. ~ does begin To look as N Yank-
ton had entered the reform class that
struck Dcadwood with such "a force
this summer. and which IN at present
agItatiug more tina one South Da-
kotn city. Certain "a Is anyhow hat
la all directions a healthy sentiment
towards "a cleaner Yankton is being
encountered and II will oon from all
Indications. change the political map
locally quite considerably. Not that
the movement can be said To be politi-
cal. for so far 81 In strictly non-parti-
san and efforts are being made to keep
u so. Two cases. growing from unex-
ptcted raids. come into court today. In
which prominent gambling places are
implicated. a number al the frater-
nifty have already skipped town n
others are ready TO jump. provided
they are convinced the rcformers real
~ mean business. A unique side of the
present movement IL the business like
way In which the shady district is TO
be- cleaned out. This occupies sew
eral blocks In length south OF Third
street. the main business street. OPP
tions are being obtained ON all this
property and owners will have the
choice OF accepting n reasonable cash
Ter or OF being prosecuted vigorous
ly. Once cleared IL in one plan to turn
the section into "A park. and To build
on the site "A magnificent cement pal
nee. OF which Yankton has long
dreamed n Will before another year
&c realized.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
FIRES PREVALENT.

Aberdeen. =. D.. Oct. lowing to tbs
extremely dry weather that has pre-
vailed I'm northern South Dakota for
several weeks fires en- threshing out
its have been unusually numerous.
The stacks OF grain are as dry as
powder. needing but a spark 10 set
them ablnze. On Friday three outfits
caught fire from a spark from The en-
gine within n short distance Of Aber-
deem. and IN an instance n consider
able quantity 81 grain was burned be-
fore the blaze could be extinguished.
In u case fourteen stacks OF grain
were burned ana In another 200 BUSH
els of wheat were destroyed. Al Ash
ton n Mellette I'VE separators were
destroyed by explosions.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
PRAIRIg FIRES RAGE.


-
Dakota with Heavy Leases.
Aberdeen. 4. d.. Sept. co.--A prairie
fire which was started by n spark from
the engine Of a special stock train
swept over a large section OF country IN
the vicinity Of Nina. In Edmunds coun-
~. One tract scorched by nre In four
miles wide and six miles long. and an
other IN n mile wide and four n a
half miles long. The heaviest loser 10
Frank schwab. who had 600 bushels OF
speltx. go bushels Of wheat and ESQ
tons OF hay destroyed. Other farmers
lost from fifteen to twenty-five tons OF
hay each. and a large acreage OF uncut
hay land was swept over Many farm
ers In the path OF the IRE had 20 night
the flames s~tubbornly TO ave their
barns n other property. The IRE
crossed Snake creek twice and was
finally extingutshed by a high wind
from the east. which swept the flames
back over the tract that had previously
been devastated.
A hot box on a stock train three
miles west of Andover started a fire
which burned one steer TO death and
severely burned n number OF other ami
mails I'm the car. As soon. ns the blaze
was discovered the train was stopped
and the cattle unloaded from the car.
after which the crew started with the
train for the next water tank I'm order
10 extinguish the FIRE. ON the way a
piece of burning wood fell from the car
and started a prairie fire which de-
stroyed 100 tons OF hay before n could
be extinguished by nearby farmers.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
ICE SUPPLY GONE.

Aberdeen. 5. D., Oct. 3.-The local
supply OF Ice is exhausted and Aber-
Teen is confronted with AN Ice famine.
This local firm which has "A monopoly of
the ice business I'm the city put up over
900 tons more than it's usual supply. but
this was exhausted last week. and IL
has since imported so carloads OF thir-
~ IONS each from Minneapolis. IL Is
supplying meat markets and other
places where ice IL a necessity. but the
housekeepers have TO do without. The
scarcity h attributed partly To the fact
that the warm season IN this year
more prolonged than usual. The Their
mometer during September registered
above 30 upon many occasions.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
FREsnIEs HELD UP.
College Boys at vsrmillion Have
Strenuous Time.

Vermillion. y. d., Oct. 2.-This has
beer a week for the new
students ut the state university. They
have been put to all sorts OF tests by
the old students TO show that they are
worthy OF becoming good students.
Ready cash has been a perquislte for
escaping torture. n az a result the
former students awe been Teasing to
their hearts content. Restaurants have
beer well p~atronized. Campus tickets
emitting the holder to all the privileges
OF M buildings have been sold At any
old price. according to h size and
strength OF the students pocketbook.
The old style OF initiating the new ones
has been relegated 10 the rear. md as
a result good feeling has prevailed and
there are no bruised heads and limbs.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
MILES Is BoNND OVER
Held 70 the Circuit Court Under Bonds
Of $1,000 for Tapping TeIe-
araph Wires.

Gettysburg, s.. D., Oct. 1.-THE pre-
iminary hearing OF r. Il. Miles. charged
with tapping telegraph wires and OBJ
taining money from tho S~tockgrowcrs'
State bank by false prctenses. was held
last night before Justice ]. w. Ken
nedy.
The testimony offered by tho state
showed that tho mayor OF Sioux Falls
and one Wright. n striking Great
Northern t~elegrapher. and the manager
Of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany. and the authorities at Gettysburg
entered into a scheme To have Wright
appear 20 fall In with the plans OF Miles
20 tap the telegraph wire and send
Miles bogus telegrams. SO as 10 work
the cashier OF the bank TO pay Miles
the money on n drafe on one Wiley OF
Miles City. Mont.
The cashier OF the bank. II appears.
swore out a warrant for Miles. charging
him with having obtained money by
false pretenses from the bank n day.
or ut least several hours before Miles
actually received the money.
IL was developed further that every
body connected with the authorities.
including the cashier OF the bank. knew
long before Miles drew the money that
the kilograms were bogus and were
sent by Miles ana the BANK from Lee
banon by Wright. who was stationed
there for the purpose.
The sheriff. armed with his warrant
was across the street from the bank
for some hours before Miles drew the
money. waiting for the plans OF the
state to mature. 80 as TO arrest Miles
~redhanded with the goods upon him."
The defendant was bound over to
the circuit court. which convenes here
on October IL. In the sum OF $4,000.
and not being able to furnish bonds
was taken To the jail ut Pierre.
III. III. Keith. OF Sioux Falls, repre-
scnting the Bankers association. con-
Quoted the prosecution. The defendant
was ably defended by T. r. Murtha.
Miles In considered "A dangerous man
by the bankers OF the state. and IL IN
said he IN wanted I'm Colorado and
other states for the commission OF Of
lenses similar to the with which he
is charged here.
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The German empress Is an early riser
pnd sits down 10 breakfast with the
Emperor. winter and summer. p~unctual-
~ ut 8 o'clock. At I o'clock the i'm
perial couple dine with their children;
guests are seldom invited TO their mid
day meal. and when they are they are
treated quite on familie. She In ex-
reedingly fond OF children. OF all sorts
ssnd conditions. and when h IN staying
IN the country she often stops her car
rage at the sight or n group OF chill
llren and lets them climb into IL In
kearch OF the bonbons which she carries
with her for the deiectation OF any little
one she may meet.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
BANK FAIL.
Masked Men Attempt to Blow a How.
ard Safe.

Howard. s. d.. Oct. 3.-Five masked
men, after overpowering the night
Waterman at this town Friday night
dug under the walls into the First Ma
tional bank and began work on the safe
which contained s20o.0 900 legal tender.
The Waterman finally succeeded iE
but h robbers had been warned OF the
watchman's escape In time to secure a
team and delivery wagon from n neigh
boring barn. ~ they were making a
hnsty exit from h bank building n
few OF the citizens appeared armed
with revolvers, rifles and shotguns.
They fired on the robbers, who fired in
return. Several shots were exchanged.
but the robbers succeeded In making
their escape. One is supposed Ia be
wounded. The sheriff IL searching the
surrounding country and their capture
seems certain.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
DEAD FROM

Lead. :. D.. Sept. 30.-A Chinaman
named All Gin. who has lived for sew
eral years In Portland. nm adjacent
mining camp. died yesterday as
the result OF an attack made upon him
last night. Hhe was found gagged az
n late hour last evening I'm an alley.
with his head badly crushed. He did
not regain consciousness, 40 could tell
nothing of the attack. An Gin was q
highly respected Chinese resident. hay-
ing lived I'm Portland for several years.
He was 81 years o: age and was prom
incnt I'm Chinese Masonic circles. He
had apparently been struck over the
head with an iron rod or some Other
heavy instrument. No clew TO his as
Sailants has been found.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
SHOT.

Sioux Falls. s.. D.. oct. 2.-whlle
chatting with several hunters. who
made n temporary stop 1t the home OF
her parents. residing OF a farm near
Humboldt. this county. Miss Maggie
SchIecht was the victim of an accident
which may result I'm h amputation
of one OF her feet. A gun In h handle
OF one OF the hunters was accidentally
discharged, the charge taking effect I'm
the girls foot near the ankle. The
injured girl has been placed In n local
hospital. where an effort In being made
10 save her
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
PosTMAsTERs MEET.
Organization 10 Perfected in conven-
ton at Mitchell.

Mitchell. s. d., Oct. Ara conyen-
ton OF fourth-class postmasters was
held In this city yesterday afternoon.
the object OF which was TO perfect an
organization. which was accomplished
through the election OF the following
officers:
President Z. A. wigton. Esmond.
Vice President-o. y. Ashley. Lennox.
Secretary-Treasurer-F. L. Brown,
Iroquois.
l.. ]. q. Lillibridge OF Blunt and Rob
ert Martin OF Andover were elected
members OF the executive committee,
and w. NJ. VaLdely OF Marion and T..
A. wigton OF Esmond were elected
delegates TO the National League OF
Postmasters OF the Fourth Class. which
meets In Washington. ID. G.. October
26-2T.
Arrangements were made to supply
the finances for conducting the bust
ness OF the new organization.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
WEDDING.

Aberdeen. 4. D.. Oct. 3.-MT. and Mrs
Bernhnrdt Baer OF Bowdle. Edmunds
county. celebrated their 10th wedding
anniversary by "a reception TO 200 chill
dren, grandchildren. relatives and
neighbors. All their ten children, i've
boys and i've girls, all OF whom are
grown aud married. were present on
the occasion. a feature OF the day was
the i3aer band. composed exclusively
OF children and grandchildren OF the
aged couple. who furnished music for
the day. Mr.. Bacr In ~ years OF age
and his wife is "a few years younger.
bath are hale and heur'Y.