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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-06

81 wish i dared 10 ask you some
thing, Miss Helen" said Percy, with
trembling voice.
"Why don't you dare to ask it p
the maiden said demurely.
Because l can see No in your
eyes"
"In both of them?"
yves"
"Well, don't you-dOn't you know
two negatives are equivalent to an
how dare you, sir! Take your arm
from around my waist instantly
But he didn't.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-06

DIR. Black, once the leading min
lister Of Glasgow, and another cler-
gyman, having a holiday in Cumber-
land, attended little Scotch church
end purposely went late, taking a
remote corner of the church so that
they might not be seen by the Off
ciating minister. They learned, to
their dismay, that they had been
spotted" when they heard the min
lister say in the microscopy pray
ers, lord, have mercy on thy min
istering servants who have popped
in on us so Unexpectedly, one Of
whom will preach in the afternoon
and the other in the evening"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-06

'Tll scalp that reporter" grOwled
old Weston Nurox over the morning
paper.
"Why, pepper" replied his
daughter, who had had her coming
out reception the night before, i
thought he wrote me up real nice"
But he speaks Of We as wearin'
some soft, clingin' material an
that reminds me toe much o. the
time | was tarred an feathered out
in Montanny. Philadelphia Press.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-06

The following experiment demon
strates the elementary power of the
human breath: Take a large bag OF
good, heavy paper, lay it on the Ia
bic and cover the closed end of il
with several books big diction-
airy and family Bible, for instance
then blow into the bag, filing OF
initiating il with air, and you will
soon see that il viii overthrow the
books e., remove a small noun
tain.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-06

"Wise men hesitate, only fools
are certain he observed in the
course Of a conversation with his
tender spouse.
Il don't know about that" she
said testify.
well. l am certain Of it." he e1-
claimed.
And for a long time he was puz-
lied why she burst out laughing at
him. And then he felt Wild with
himself.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-06

THE largest number OF recruits
ever cnlisting at one time III the
southwest were sworn in at Cal
weston last Monday They were
twenty-five negroes; and will cost
the United States government
SIS, 900 for the three years for
which they enlisted.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-06
10 GRANnE RAILROAD.

DoN'T sit ON your neighbor
doorstep and howl about your
troubles He has troubles Of his
own Tell your woes TO the police,
or go home and get your wife to
sympathize with YOU. She IS prob
ably wiser than YOU are and can
suggest a way out.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-06

II troubled with hands that per
spire too freely dust over several
times daily with powdered oatmeal.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02
CONuNORuMS.

What most effcctually checks a fast
mang A bridal.
What tree bears the most fruit TO
marketT The axle-trce.
At what time OF day was Adam
bora? A little before Eve.
Why Is beef suitable for n Christ.
mas dinnery Meet for rejoicing.
What affections do landlords most
appreciate? Parental pay-rcntaD.
What Is the color OF a grass-plot
covered with snow? Invisible green
why did Adam bite the apple Eve
gave him; Because he had no knife.
What word by changing one letter
becomes Its opposite: unitcd-untied
When Is a lawyer like n beast OF
burden? When drawing n conveyance.
Why Is n pig with II curly continual
ton like the ghost of Hamlet's father:
Because he could n tale unfold.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02
APHORlSMS.

Nothing Is so hard, but search viii
find II out.-Herrick.
Titles of honor add not 20 his worth,
who Is an honor TO his tltle.-Ford.
Patient waiting is often the high
est way OF doing Gods w~ill.-collier.
The way OF the world. Is 10 praise
dead saints and prosecute living ones.
N. Howe.
Negligence Is the rus Of the soul,
that corrodes through all her best
rcsglvCS.-Fe.tEam.
Those who never rctract their
opinions love themselves more than
they love truth.-Joubert.
There Is no policy like polltenesses,
since n good often succeeds
where the best tongue has failed
Magoon.
There are only two powers In the
world, the sword and the pen: and
In the end the former Is always o n
quercd by the latter.-Napolcon.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02

Mount Sinai. In Arabia. is G,5l1 fec;
I'm height.
The common horse fy has 10000
facets ON It's eyes.
The bullfrog. by a peculiar arrange
ment of his larynx, has a bass drum In
his throat.
The highest mountain In North
America Is Mount 81. Elias. In Alaska
-lI.sJ0 feet.
The wettest place In this country Is
Nenh Bay. In Washington: over i23
Inches OF rain fall there every year.
Neither chemists nor naturalIsts
have yet been able 90 solve the dues-
ton why n lobster turns red when
boiled.
The smaller the seeds Of plants the
more q they are. A single
plant OF spleen wort will produce over
l.OOO.OOO seeds.
AZ the end OF each hair OF n cats
whiskers IL " bulb Of ncryous sub
stance which converts the hairs into
exceedingly delicate fcelers.
Toads and frogs carry a supply 81
water about with them in a sack pro-
vided for the purpose. III, by acct.
dent. the supply becomes exhausted.
the animal dies.
Fairy rings" dead patches OF grass
usually I'm n circular form. are now
known 10 lie caused by fungus
which grows in the grass and kills Il
from the roots up.
The colors Of the chameleon do not
change instantaneously, but require a
considerable length OF time. The
change is n provision OF nature for
the protection OF a helpless animal
from innumerable enemies.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02
HAD Better Remained silent.

yelpeau, the eminent French ur-
geon. successfully performed a perilous
operation on a LITTLE child five years
old. The mother. overJoyed, called ct
the surgeons office and said 10 him:
Monsieur. my son Is saved, aud i
really know not how 10 express my
gratitude. Allow me, however. to pre-
tent you this pocketbook. embroidered
by my own hands"
Madame" replied yelpeau. In a
somewhat bitter tone. my art Is not
merely n matter OF feeling; my life has
It's necessities like yours, and sent-
ment must give way 30 these require
ments. Allow me. therefore, to decline
your charming little present, and, II
agreeable 20 you, 10 request n more
substantial remuneration"
"But, monsieur. what remuneration
do you desire? Fix the fee Yourself"
Five thousand francs, madame"
The lady very quietly opened the
pockctbook. which contained ten n
thousand franc notes. counted out FIVE.
and, politely handing them to velpeau,
retired.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02
COLLEGE WELLS.

Cornell unlverslty-"Cornell! yell,
yell. yell. Cornellg'
Columbia University Ray! Ray!
Ray. Columbian
Amherst-"Rah! Rah. Rah! Rah!
Rah. Iiah. Amherst"
Beloit-"oh-aye, yoh-yoh-yoh-B eloit!
B-e-Lo-i-t! Rah-rah-rahr'
University OF Pennsylvania-"Hoo-
rah! Hoo-rah! Hoo-rah! r~enn-syl.va.
ni-a.'
I.chich University "i.oo-rah-ray.
HOo-rah.rayl Ray. ray, ray, Lehigh!
Lehigh! Iehigh!"
Princeton University - "Hooray!
Hooray! Hooray! Tiger! Sis! Boom!
All! Princeton!"
Yale University-"Rah, rah. rah!
Rah. rah. rah! Rah, rah. rah! yale!'
Yale's yell Is quick and sharp.
University OF Chicago-"Chicago!
Chicago! Chicago. go! Go IL. Chi
cago II. Chicago 1t. Chica-go"
Harvard Unlverslty-Rah, rah, rah!
Rah. rah. rah. aah. rah. rah! Har.
vard." Harvard's yell is long and
deep.
Brown University-Rah! Rah. Rah!
Rah! Rah! Rah! Brown. Brown.
Brown! Ki vi. XII VI. XII vi! Hicki.
hicki. Hoorah-' CThree times.)
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02

Its Cost Makes IL Prohipitivc 90 the
Poor OF India.
The idea In almost universally pre-
valent that the poor OF India live a.
most exclusively upon rice. which IL
very cheap and n~ourishing. and hence
II Is possible for a family 10 subsist
upon a few cents n day. This In one OF
the many delusions that are destroyed
when you visit the country. Rice In
India is a luxury and al be afforded
only by the people OF good incomes,
and In four-ifths OF the country Is sold
nj prices beyond the reach Of common
working people. Sixty per cent Of the
population of the empire lives upon
wheat. barley. fruit. various kinds Of
pulses and maize. Rice car be grown
only In hot and damp climates. where
there Is ample means OF irrigation, and
only where the conditions OF soil. ell.
mate aud water supply allow LIS album.
dant production does n enter into the
diet OF the working classes. Three.
fourths OF the people are v~egetarians,
and live upon what they produce
themselves.
There are some quaint customs
among the farmers In this part Of the
country. The evil eye Is as common
and as much dreaded as I'm Italy. and
people who are suspected OF that mis-
fortune are frequently murdered by
unknown hands 10 rid the community
OF a common peril and nuisance.
Good and bad omcns occur hourly:
superstltions are rs prevalent rs In
Spain. II n boy be born, for example.
n net Il hung ove the doorway and
a fire Is lighted upon the threshold to
prevent the evil spirits from entering
the house.
The commencement OF the farming
season II celebrated with ceremonies.
The first furrow in the village Is plow.
ed Ivy a committee OF farmers from the
neighborhood. The plow Is first wor.
SHIPPED and decorated. The bullock or
camel which draws II Is covered with
garlands and flowers. b~rgfit-colorcd
pieces OF cloth and rosettes or ribbon
are braided into It's tail and hung upon
ia horns. Behind the pillow follows
''the sowcr." who Is decorated with
flowers aud ornaments, has a red mark
upon his forehead and his eyellds GOV
ere1 With lampblack. He drops seeds
into che fu-row. Behind HIN n
second man. who carefully picks up
every grain that has fallen outside ot
the furrOw. When the furrow Is fin.
lShed the farmers assemble and have a
dinner of simple food There are SINH.
lar ceremonies connected with the har.
vest. Some OF them are said TO be In
hcritcd from their ancient Aryan an.
c~estors; others are borrowed from the
Arabs. Persians and Chinese.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02
BACK TO sAvAoERY.
Negroes OF santo Domingo R~cturnins
90 Cannibnl Habits.

60 cannibai Habits.
Were n not for the fact that public
and political interest IL now distracted
by the RussoJapanesc war. santo do
mingo and Haiti would be the cyno
sure OF all eyes. and as II Is. the IN
mors and verified reports show danger
10 American interests there.
For some time II has been known
In Washington that the retrogression
OF the natives In some parts or the
island has been not only into bsrbar-
ism. but into cannlbalism. and IL was
not no very long since a noted traveller
calling upon Senator Lodge told him In
the course OF conversation that he had
seen human flesh sold In the markets
OF Haiti.
The savagery " ich marks the abo-
rlginal dweller OF darkest Africa In
found In the interior Of Haiti and IL In
cludes all name OF voodooism. fetch
ism. all the horrors OF such iendish
worship. Human sacrifices are said 30
be offered by the tribesmen on the
rtAkANtoN UAVNONaAAOhs aNa OAN LINE
that the negro has everywhere follow
ed the natural ~proclivity OF his race
20 relapse to what he was when he
was first found on the shores of tho
Dark Continent and brought TO Amert
ca and into the Indies.
All traces OF the white blood that
once marked the progress OF the race
when Il was thought that the island
would progress rs Cuba progresses
have disappeared In the interior and
nre fast disappearing along the coast
and In the cities. The Spanish and
French who became traders In the ISL
and have been ;, allowed up In che
blackness OF the race and American in
terests there are In constantly incrcas-
ing danger. They must be kept under
n strong hand and the closest guard In
order TO be worth working. and time
and again the conflicting ps.rties are
compelled 20 be warned that they must
remove their storm centers 4 places
where there are no American inter-
csts.
Recently a close friend or President
Roosevelt and n OF the Senate lead
ers said:
We shall o o have 70 establish a
military protectorate over the islands.
There Is nothing else to b., done"
There Is a growing fear. however. m
some quarters that some other nation
may act irst and comp tie United
States TO maintain peac's and pay 30
the nations OF the wor I'd the obliga-
lions OF the two { untr ies. which are
as often repudiated as 'ihe debts Of an
impecunious dude.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02

Roman wives whose husbands had
gone 10 war saci1ccd TO Victoria.
There are said to DO over 100000
dcities In the Hindood mythology.
Many African tribes pray TO snake
deitics. hoping to conciliate them and
so not DO bitten.
The Parsoes taught that there were
two leeds. male and female. who pre-
sided over MARRIAGE
Janus was the god Of all gates and
doors. He II always. represented with
two faces becsuse n door locks both
ways.
The Romans had. a god OF boundar-
les, Terminus. HIS statue was a post
set In the ground to mark the limits
Of fields.
In Morse mythology. Freya was the
goddess Of love. Friga OF marriage. In
Egypt. Meth. Maui and Bubastis were
worshiped by women as the delties OF
the household.
When the steps Of a Roman urchin.
after n days FISHING. were turned
homsward n goddess named Domid
uca took him by the hand and guided
him to the paternal roof.
Tie Grseae were demons OF fear.
They were greatly r%everenced by
Greek women. for II was generally he
lieved that they did not like TO see n
woman too beautiful and sometimes
changed a beauty into a fright.
Every Chinese implement has Its
deity; there Is a god Of knives, another
Of spades. another Of hatchets, an
other of swords: every kind OF animal
has its deity: one god presides over the
cattle. another q r. the sheep, an
other sver the dogs. and another over
the fieas that deyour the dogs.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02
MAKING DIME NOVELS.
Publishers Pay Regul mr. Salaries 60 An
thors Who Do the Work.

Publishers Pay Regul mr. Salaries 60 An
thors Who Do the Work.
The task OF putt mg into rcadabls
shape stirring tales ! lbout Jesse James.
Alkaii Pete. Wild BAN, the Boy Detec-
tive. and other hcr oes whose exploits
thrill small boys a. not done by writer's
Of the same heroic and ~lre-eating type
as the characters portrayed. Men who
write such storie Q need principally q
fertile imaginatio n, n capacity for hard
work and the al illty 10 turn ont thou
sands Of words Of readable stun a day
to make them 9 nccessful.
They have ! iever rescued imreriled
maidens. tract sed Indians and murder
er over desert y ami mountain trails, or
recovered LOST fortunes. Many of them
have never : seen n live Indian or 10Y
boy. have a bare speaking acQuaint-
ance with the detectives az headqua ar
tiers. and AIRY no six shooters In thtir
back poe fets.
More I han one dime novel publish
Ing firm has MADE n fortune at tho
business OF providing literature for
young America. and that In the days
when they paid n writer from $40 10
$3.50 for a story. Things are done diff
ferontly %
Each dime novel publishing house
employs n stan OF writer's who receive
regular salaries. Besides the stan OF
regular contributors. persons who can
bc depended upon TO turn In n fixed
amount OF copy each week, each pub
fishing house has n list Of workers who
can write a story 10 order and ut short
notice.
When a regular writer falls III or
takes a vacation. or when some special
event happens which makes n founda-
ton for a plot for n popular novel.
OF these special writer's is communicate
I'd with and Is ordered 20 dash OF a
story OH three or four days notice. In.
SEPARATION forms a small part Of the
work.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02
To Mako Money Grow.

An Indian can raise ponies and rent
his land, but he does not know how TO
invest. An old Nez Perces chief had
heard that the white man made money
grow lie sold several hundred
ponies. getting a $40 gold piece FOR
each one. The money he planted In the
ground. but Il would not even sprout
for him. He told one OF his white
friends about this. This friend got n
wholesale grocer OF Portland. Ore, 90
take the old chiefs money and put II
out at interest. Each year the NmG
Perccs would 20 down TO Portland ara
have his money, interest and all, piled
before him to see how much II had
grown"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02
BRUINS HUMOR.
How the Brown Cubs Got Even with
the Black Bully.

How u Brown Cubs Got Even with
the Black Bully.
Raymond l.. Ditmar. head keeper Of
the New York Geological Park. tells
a story which well illustrates the
sense of humor most members Of the
bear family are known TO possess.
A pair OF brown bear cubs were put
into the same pit with n black bear.
The latter was almost full grown aud
larger than the two little brown cubs
together. So he proceeded TO bully
them. nipping their TANKS when they
ate. tumbllng them about. and duck
ing them In the water tank In the
middle OF the Enclosure.
Protest did them no good. and the
only peace they eve found was when
they crawled into n little cavity he
tween the rocks. too small for the
black bear.
But while the black bear remained
much the same size. the little brown
cubs grew apace. and soon they APP
preached the size OF their bully. For
n time both sides seemed unconscious
that relations might soon change. But
one day the crisis came.
The two brown cubs were sleeplly
lying on the brink OF the water basin.
The black bear rolled sleeplessly in
the shade OF rock ledge.
Finally he rose. waddled over TO tie
tank TO drink. and then sat down on
his launches. H!s eyes fell on the
two druwsy cubs. With n snort he
rose again, and then deliberately gave
one OF the brown bears a shove into
the tank.
The cub came up on the opposite
side with a howl. His partner n v n
responsive howl. Then both charged
the black bear.
There was a momentary scuffie, an
ursIne yell. and the black bear went
into the tank. He rose after his lu-
voluntary dive and tried 20 crawl ou;.
Lut n brown paw came down on his
nose with such force hat he turned 10
the other side.
Again he tried 10 crawl out. but
again a powerful rap on his head sent
him back. Again and again he tried
TO regain the rock brink-each time
he was pushed back. When he made
an attempt the two brown cubs were
OH hand 20 knock him down.
Finally the keepe-s came to the res
cue. hut after that there was no more
b.l.yias done by the black bear.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02
PERSONAL

King Edward studied medicine and
surgery n good deal while Prince OF
Wales.
Queen Alexandra's eyes are deep
blue. and retain the mingled softness
and fire OF youth.
ID. A. A. Buck. who died recently ut
Medina. n. Y. was the inventor OF the
Waterbury watch.
The Khedlve OF Egypt neither
smokes nor drinks. Is an early riser,
and speaks six languages.
Sir wilfrid Laurier. Premier OF Can
ada. could not speak a word OF En-.
gllsh until he was Is years old.
DIR. c. C. Sheldon. one of the lead.
ing physicians OF Wisconsin. maintains
that appendicitis IL contagious.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02
Josh billings, Phnosophy.

u The rarest ov all things IL n true
friend. and I think we value our
friends more on our own ackount than
we do on theirs.
The man who IL pleazed with every
thing IL generally satisfied with moth
ing.
Thare isn't n bigger fraud In this
world than the hipokrit who travels on
hiz humility.
II IL allwus safe for a man 10 akt
perfektly natral.
Ingratitude is but one remove In
n from treachery.
Death IL the only th.:s lha; can beat
q mizer.
Men are allwus In hot water until
they git married. and quite often In
bileing hot water afterwards.
Children never kno how happy or
unhappy they kan make n parents
heart.
sum people EVE sho their tru kar.
nktcrs unless they are drunk or in a
mad III.
Thare IL nothing so eaZy TO satisfy
NJ "a necessltys. nor nothing so DIFF.
nkult TO satisfy M our desires,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02
Our Harbors I'm M,d.paciac

The United States owns the chief
way stations OF commerce, the prin'
cipal islnnds, and harbors, In the mid
Professionalism on the north. Mid.
way island. Tutulla In the Samoan
group. the Hawaiian group. Guam in
the I.adrones. and Manila. IL Is geaer.
ally conceded that Pearl hnrbor. in
the Hawaiian group. and that Of
Pango Pango. In the Samoan, are far
the best II moi the only valuable har'
bors I'm all the mid-Paciic.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02
Lemon Juice Cures Pneumonia.

A Brooklyn N. " doctor has been
combating the deadly disease OF pneu.
monia with lemon juice aud with ex-
cellent results. Ordinarily IL required
ten days to two weeks 20 successfully
treat the disease. With lemon juice
the cure Is effected In four days. Be
side the cases treated with the juice
have the chance OF three 90 one Of re-
covery over the present way OF deal
ing with the scourge.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02
SCIENCE AND HEALTH.

II Is estimated that during the last
i've years telephones have been pur
into nearly half n million rural homes.
The breeze from an electric fan di-
rectcd against u show window evapor.
ates the moisture which In cold wealth.
or would form a frosting.
Original medical research OF great
value has been recently done by Jap
nncse army surgeons upon the Innu-
ence OF insects In spreading germ dis
aasaS-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02
American locomotives Abroad.

American railway locomotives to the
number Of eighty-seven were pur.
chased hy the New Zealand govern.
ment two years ago, and IRE now IN
operation throughout the colony. They
are giving general satisfaction. Ameri-
c.ln passenger coaches are also pretty
generally used, while freight vans,
road wagons, etc, OF American manu-.
facture are also In use.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02
Valuable Refuse.

It Is estimated that the valuo OF the
refuse OF Washington for n year 10
81, 100000. thus distributed: Metals
thrown away. 100000; rags. $4,000;
paper. 100000; bottles, $4,000; rub
Der. 10000.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02
sure Thing.

"Sir." said the young housewife TO
the marketman, rs this good lardy"
Yes, mum"
But has II been properly testedi I
read in the kitchen department OF the
Ladies' Fireside Helper that all lard
should be subjected"
Its all right, lady. We try every
pound OF II before we sell f."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02

II n man doesn't break anything else
when he slips On n banana peel he is
pretty sure TO break n OF the com
mandments.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02

Somehow we don't like girls with
llg appealing eyes; they remind US TOO
much Of book agents.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02

You can't convince n woman that a
wan Is crazy as long rs he admires her.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02

Money isn't everything. Sometimes
credit W the same purpose
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-02

IRIS easier TO buy some men THAN IL
q to induce them 10 stay bought