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Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-02
Haytlen Minister Is Assured
BY Associated Press.

BY AsSOcldteN I'TeSS.
WASHINGTON, March /. - In an
answer to an inquiry on the subject,
Secretary Hay has formally assured
the Haytien minister here that the
United States government has no in
tention whatever of acquiring by an
nexation or otherwise possession of
Hayti or San Domingo. nor of extend
ing American influence in that direc-
ton.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-02
Dukes Condition Not Serious

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 1.-The condi-
ton of James b. Duke, president of
the American Tobacco company. who
was reported very i'll from blood
poisoning, was said today to be not at
all serious.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-02

England has one member Of parlia-
ment for every 1O,29O electors; Ireland
one for every 7177; Scotland one for
every Ss74 and Wales one for every
s6lS.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-02
A FREE PACKAGE

4 want every person
who is bilious or has any
stomach or liver all
ment to send for q free
package N my Paw-Paw
Pills. Z want to prove
that they positively cure
Indigestion. Sour Stom-
ach, Belching, Wind.
Headache. Nervousness.
Sleeplessness, and are
an infallible cure for
Constipation. To do this
! am willing to give
millions Of free pack
ages. ! take all the
risk. Sold by druggists
for 20 cents a vial. For
free package address
PhlIad0lPhia
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-02
Friday March 10th, 1905

Friday March 10th, 1905
Commencing at l o'clock pm
sharp, IL head Of full blood,
eligible to register, Duroc
Jersey sows
Free Lunch At Noon
Those wanting something fine
for breeding purposes should
not miss this sale. Catalogue
TO follow.
II. 7. CHRIsTIANsEY,
Platte, 5. ID.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-02
Something About Feed.

There are many incidents where a
farmer puzzled when some OF his
stock through unknown reasons haC
lied In spite Of the best care and Sc
iected food. The following iron,
Sphinx county will help 10 explain the
cause OF the many l'sscs Of the farm
ers OF their stuck:
Condo, Feb. I.-Several farmers In
this pa,,ality, who disregarded the
warnings OF prominent writers on
farm topics not To feed ruStcd straw
To stock, have recently lost stuck.
Horses especially appear To have beer
Affected by feeding from the straw
of rusted wheat. Moody straw and
millett are also supposed To have
caused some Of the losses. That the
d .aths are due TO the causes STATED
cannot he doubted, ms the only ami.
mails which have died have been those
which have had access To rusty and
nouldy straw and millet. The farm
cts and stock owners have had u cost.
y experience, but Others will prof;
md will exrrcisn the greatest cautim
In feeding rIsted straw to their stock
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-02
According go Law.

This story Is being told OF certain
New York politician: lie had sue
cecdcd In securing for a friend OF his
a position as tax assessor At the cost
OF considerable exertion. Not long
after the friend had begun work In
his new position the politician was
surprised aud grieyed TO see that he
was taxed. under personal proper
IT," S2I rs the possessor OF one goat.
lie called on his friend the assessor
for an explanation. accusing him OF In
gratitude aud forgetfulness OF favors
received.
"Rut couldn't do less than obey the
specific details Of the law" protested
his friend: "look--here's what II says,"
and he read from his paper: For all
property bounding OF Rbutting on the
highway. $l2 per front foot"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-02
THE FIELD or EDUCATION.
chnuncey NJ. Depew Says that Non,
other Gives More Promise.

chnuncey NJ. Depew Says that None
other Gives More Promise.
Chauncey ". Depew, on being asked
the question. 'what do you consider
the most promising lield for the young
ID ~" replied:
There are too many fields equally
promising TO permit OF excepting Judg.
ment In favor Of one. l need only
n me a few In which the promise OF
Il , century Is large both In opportunity
fer wisdom and wealth The field OF
education for one. OF politics for an
other. Army and navy, Journalism
and law, agriculture and manufacture
ALL OF these are about TO broaden and
develop nightly. None other, IL seems,
gives more promise than that OF edu-
cation, and I venture 10 shy that our
young men who are students now Will
lead the world In scholarship and the
true qualifications OF the great educa.
tors u quarter OF n century hence. l
speak OF this field nrst, because we
owe all we have 10 the wise use We
nave luhut Us ~ HaAioh VI Ahc sAAN '" y
hrve had to acquire knowledge. Our
rv Try advance and very victory Is due
10 the young men who studied well,
4 I'd the men who taught them well. II
is all raceable TO n desire 10 obtain
right understanding through the most
devoted study and inquiry.
In our new sphere as world power
large dignity will attach TO each OF the
constituent elements OF our greatness.
Our men OF learning. important as
I, cir position IN to-day, will hold still
n IRE enyIable places In the public es'
team. Schools and colleges will -four
ISL in great number. and every position
coumsct,! with them viii be both hon
orab!e and remuneratfve. IL l were Q
Young man and felt that could do
work IN this direction, would struggle
to Ice one OF the great figures In this
profession. would set ont TO make
myself wise. so well balanced In judg
n. ut aud yersed In the growing needs
growing empire. that l would be
Indispensable"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-02

j. A. X. Hatwan, one Of our sub
stsntlal fai mers, whose farm Is situal
cd near Bon Homme was In towr
Tuesday accompanied with his son
Mr. Hatwan is ono ~ those jolly ant
rood naturcd old men; perfect typ,
u a countryman. He informed u
that he had been reading the indie
pendent ever since the hrst copy Wa,
published and likes IL very much.s
Farmers. you will soon need a
)low or 4 sccdcr or a disc harrow
Have you considered that the
best place to get these is at youi
deale? BY buying from your home
dealer you know what you ar,
getting. The firm of Hruska &
rrunec just received large sup
ply of all kinds OF machinery and
can furnish you with anything
you want in their line.
Some OF our citizen attended the
auction sale at Chris Nelson's farm.
about 5 miles south OF town and sa,
that IL was well attended and COCO
prices were paid for everything that
:ame under the hammer. Mr.. Han.
Iusek purchased COW and claims II
Is the best one he ever had, "but".
,sys he. showing his bruised hands
from the rope on which he brought
he cow home, she is a little Wild.
John Homer purcased a gallant stced
md says he would not sell him for
any amount. Joe Melichar bought
tin water pail and says he ~ satisfied
with the deal and will have II
polished.
The masquerade ball given here
Tuesday night at Rcidingers hall
vas one OF the SWEETEST affair tina,
took place here for long time. The
heather was favorable and many from
the nelghboring towns were present
Lesteryille having the largest repre-
,entation. Mikota's five member or
chestra furnished the music for the
occasiOn aud 10 would be useless 10
repeat the praise OF the good music
which these artists produced from
their Instruments, and IL Is lonp
time since we have heard as gooC
music In Tabor. The masks were
awarded prizes during the evening,
aud IL is safe To say that the affair
was one OF the grandcst that We ha,,
witnessed for log ntimc.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-02
Another Robbery

The theft OF dressed calf from
the basement of the Academy il
this place Thursday morning j.
reported. The faculty purchased
the animal for the purpose of the
sick scholars having a more sub
,tantial diet and had it stored il
the basement. This affair cause
some uncasincss among the popu'
lace of the town.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-02

wen the Experienced Drummer Finds
10 Embarrassing.

wen the Experienced Drummer Finds
II Embarrassing.
The drummer leaned ON his left el-
,ow and psffed refiectively. The con-
sersatlon had been on the subject Of
laiesmanship. and he removed the
:lgar from his mouth TO deliver him
SELF as follows:
Il have been selling goods steadily
FOR eleven years. Jet have never been
able TO overcome 4 certain tlmidity ut
approaching new man.
Before 20 into n place my hands
grow clammy and my face pales. II In
about the same feeling N singer or
an actor has on stepping before the
sootlights. Once the conversation has
begun between my prey and me my
ae-vousness vanishes; but, oh, the hor-
70. OF breaking The icsl
AS an illustration OF what I have
said. let me tell you Of this morn
lng's experience.
AT half-past . I reached the ONCE.
and Il took me until 10 70 make up my
mind TO 20 out I argued with myself
and chastissd myself mentally In the
o. ort TO get rid Of that awful and
unreasonable fear Of tackling q new
man.
Finally screwed up courage. and,
with the boy at my side carrying the
samples. I trudged to Maiden la'e for
the maiden effort OF the day. Arriving
at the building. I caught my breath
and hesitated, looking ut the youth.
who. to my Joy. seemed unconscious OF
my inward state. Retreat was lmpos-
sible. and walked up the stai =
well. I could have howled with
glee ut finding a Sig on the door, read
ing: Removed to greenwich street
"Concealing my feelings from the
youth. stood on the sidewalk CLAN.
cling up and down the street mcdi-
tativeiy. Actually was specializing
how I might avoid the interview. The
boy wss whistkng I've q feeling for
you.' softly. and ! followed every note
mentally.
AT last. fearing that the moral 81.
feet on the boy might be disastrous
II I did otherwise. I led the way TO
the car TO go to Greenwich street.
Reaching the place. my heart sank
Yes. there was the nrm's sign. big gIl,
letters glistening In the sunlight. They
had certainly not moved from this
place.
II walked In boldly and was greeted
by a handsome stenographer, who rose
To ask my business.
lis Mr.. Blank 'ar
She smiled swectly and answered
No. Mr.. Blank Is out OF town. and
won't be back for week
II thanked her with n straight face
and retreated In good order. Once out
side. gave the boy car fare
couldn't look him In the face-and told
him to report at the Office after lunch.
Then. seeing that l was not oh
served. | laughed out long and loud.
Again the enemy was folled, had
succeeded In not seeing my customer.
The best part OF the morning was gone
aud was respited until afternoon"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-02
Correction

Last week we mentioned tina,
DR.. Blezek had been attending
the deceased child Of Anton kor.
tan during its sickness which IL
not the case. DR., Blezek was
called to the Kortan home but
once and we cheeriully correct
our error.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-02
Who has III

No. l3 81 the Independent is miss.
ing in our die, being lost during the
Dire which occurred In our ONCE some
time. Anyone Of our subscribers hav.
ing this particular copy will do MS u
special favor by sending H. 20 us.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-02
st. WenCeSIauS' Day and
Boarding School Tabor, Sd,

calls the attention OF those who interested in educational work
hat this opened second scholastic year September
We pleased inform patrons that prepared
omodate large number OF boarde since spacious fine domto
ready for which completed last year Through
he unng efforts OF the Rev t. A. Bouska pastor the school
well equipped and the children find pleasant heathu home
The system pursued the institution intended
hc pupils refined and thorough education, their religious
moral training receiving special attention.
The musical department includes instruction in
we'll the piano, organ, violin, III Indoln and gutar
Besides thorough in English, Bohemian S:iman,
taught plain sewing and fancy work For rnom
nation apply TO ihe Superior Of the school.
ST. NJ. lara. y y b.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
CORN CROP NEARLY ALL SAFE.
High Temperatures Aid in the Rapid
Maturing of the Grain,

Maturing of the Grain.
The weather bureau in its weekly
bulletin summarizes crop conditions as
follows:
The temperature during the week end
ed Sept. - was favorable throughout the
country, being nearly everywhere above
the normal. Rains caused some dam
age in portions of the Missouri and up
per Mississippi valleys, while a consid-
cradle part of the south Atlantic and
gulf States is in need of rain. Damag-
ing frosts occurred in the middle Rocky
Mountain regions and light frosts, with
little or no injury, in portions of the
lower lake region and interior of the
middle Atlantic States.
Except in limited portions Of the Mis-
souri, valley, corn has experienced a week
of conditions highly favorable for ma
turing the crop, from rs to 80 per cent
of which is now safe from frost the re-
mainder requiring only about a week of
favorable weather. In Nebraska consid-
cradle corn has been blown down by high
winds, but this will only make harvest
ing more difficult without reducing the
Yield Some corn in shock in Missouri
and Kansas has been damaged by mois-
ture. due largely to rains of the previous
week.
The thrashing of spring wheat in the
DakOtas and Minnesota was interrupted
by rains during the first half of the week,
but shock thrashing and stacking are
not yet finished. In the Dakotas the
yield and quality are variable and gen
orally disappointing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
Corn Smut.


Because it is generally known that
the losses from smuts of wheat and
oats may be prevented, or greately re-
duced, by various treatments of seed,
the Oklahoma experiment station at
saltwater is frequently asked wheth-
er there is not some way in which
smut of corn may be prevented by
treating the seed. The answer to this
question is, that not only is there no
such remedy known, but from the ma
ture of the case, such remedy is
not possible. SHUTS of wheat and
oats are caused by fungi which en-
ter the plants at the time of germina-
ton of the seed, and which are pre-
vented by treatments which kill the
smut pores which cling to the seed.
But the smut of corn develops from
spores which fall on the plants dur
ing the growing season. SO the corn
plants may become smutted even
though grown from seed on which
there are no living spores. Though
no method of preventing corn smut
is known, it is doubtless true that, by
gathering and burning the smutted
ears at the time of husking. the
chances of infection with smut may
be lessened for corn grown in the fol-
lowing year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
Washed-OH Land.

Here is one of the hardest questions
we have had to answer in years. 'In-
dianian" writes: II have lately bought
fifty acres of land, and at one corner
is a four-acre plat that is washed
badly In many places the soil is all
gone and the whole of the four acres
is full of gullies. L do not care much
about the expense so that / get the
land leveled again and down in grass"
We should pillow the land as deeply
as possible, grading it down until the
washes were all filled up. Then we
would disk and cross disk it, and ap-
ply 400 pounds per acre is per cent
dissolved bone, dragging it in well
with spike drag. In May plant 1t to
cow-peas in drills thirty inches apart,
twelve to fifteen peas to the foot. If
the land is very thin you might use
100 pounds muriate of potash and
seventy-five pounds dried blood per
acre broadcast before planting the
peas Cultivate the peas, keeping all
weeds down, and in September cut
them in with disk harrow sowing one
bushel Of rye per acre. Sow one gal
ion of timothy seed per acre in the
fall and the same amount of red clover
seed In March. and we think you VIII
be pleased with the result-Adams
Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03

and that then, with Il lesson taught the
revOlutionists, matters will go on as be-
fore. There are leaders of both sides,
however, who say openly that if the
American flag is ever carried to Cuba
again it will remain. There are many
members of the liberal party-some of
them the most influential men in the
island-who wish the United States TO
intervene in Cuba for the sole purpose
of ultimate annexation.
If Cubp became involved in civil war
1t would be endless, in all human proba-
bility, unless the American government
landed troops and punished the rebels,
or, as they would call themselves for
sympathy -moking's sake, patriots" His
tory has shown that evil warfare in
Cuba would be guerrilla warfare-the
hardest kind of CONTEST to put down
without a large army.
The Liberals are angry to the fighting
point over the arrests of their leaders
arrests made by the order of the Palma
government. What will come of it no
one can say definitely, but there is sharp
fear in Washington that complications
are ahead that may go beyond the realm
of Eere peace-making diplomacy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
{S::Al$S;sss% SIDE SIDE
The News ~

The army sideboard outcanteens the
canteen.
Japan has fastened upon Russia the
esce-that-won t-come-off.
Good-by, old Zemstvos Sober. You
were about the only sober thing in Rus
sia.
The anti-tip bill in New York may
tend to discourage robbery in all its
forms
Tumbing off the Alps as an agency of
death is running a close second to auto
MODELLING.
Eugene Fields clipping son possibly
grew tired of childhood verse as a break
fast food.
Chicago University professors seem to
discover everything except what fools
they are.
A Chicago without strikes would be as
unnatural as al ice!ess iceberg or a
heatless Hades.
The Taggarts probably thank heaven
every time they read the motto There
is no place like home
Don't begrudge some of those gentle
zen their presidential booms. 1t is as
near as they viii ever get.
The Graft Hunt in the Department of
Agriculture might possibly come under
the head of Scientific Research.
Dislodged from its businesses in Man
churia, the war cloud has returned to
its traditional lair in the Balkans.
At this distance that big British squad
ron in the Baltic looks suspiciously like
chip on the shoulder of John Bull.
All the worse Wild West hold-ups, rob
berries and murders are nOg occurring on
the streets of Chicago and New York.
Wall street complains that it is not
prosperous; when Wall street is prosper
Gus it is the rest of the country that
complains.
With 10000 fraudulent names on the
voters lists in Philadelphia, it must have
been hard for an honest man to get to the
polls to vote.
1t seems almost like magic when s.
600 names can be dropped from Phila-
delphia's registration books without af-
fecting the census figures
George f. Baer says there will be no
coal strike this year He probably ex-
cepts what the coal-mine owners strike
the consumers for each recurring winter.
1t is somewhat to Secretary Wilson's
credit that be never referred to the
grating in his department as ''irregu-
larities."
Does this closing of the Philadelphia
money factory mean that the United
States government trust is trying to put
up the price of cash?
The beef and coal trusts may absorb
so much of the average citizens income
that in a few years he ma. feel that he
cannot afford life insurance.
This is the time of year when the
weather department fattens its batting
average. 4 10-year-old boy could fore
cast the weather now with perfect ac-
curacy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
The Hand separators.

When local conditions are such that
1t pays to take the milk to a cream
cry then it may be policy to save the
cost of a hand separator but where
one has worked on this plan for
number of years and gotten but little
out of 1t, the hand separator question
ought to interest them. Here are some
of the advantages of this machine of
which there are several reliable makes
on the market There is no wasting
of the butter fat as when the separa-
ton is done by hand in the old-fash-
Toned way. You get the warm, sweet
milk to feed to swine and poultry in
stead of carting home lot of mixed
skim milk from the creamery as now.
The amount of butter you can make
and sell will net much greater re-
turn than will be received from the
creamery We believe that if one has
six cows or more and a lot of poultry
or swine that the cost of the machine
viii be saved III the value of the
sweet milk for feeding purposes, say
Ing nothing at all about the increased
value of the butter product Better
look into the matter friend.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03

Near the head of Black River Val
ley, in Windsor County, Vermont, ten
miles from the nearest railway station
at Ludlow, lies the hamlet of Plym-
Outh Union. WHAT the population lives
on is a question difficult to answer
Fortunately, it costs very little to live
there. A majority of the population
are in one way or another supported
by Civil War pensions 4 tidal wave
of patriotism must have swept through
this section of Vermont in the early
sixties.
The most interesting inhabitant of
Plymouth Union is Aunt Esther"
Damon, the last on the roll Of Federal
pensioners as widow OF a soldier OF
the Revolution. Aunt Esther" was
born in Plymouth township, not far
from her present home on the first day
OF August, 1914 She was one or
family of eight or nine, born to her
itage of poverty Her father Is remem-
bered as a stirring" man, who began
life with nothing, married premature
ly, and worked hard to provide for his
family. In cutting timber TO build
them house he was killed by the fall
of a tree. His widow was left with
out resources and found it impossible
to hold her family together. One by
one they were bound out" to service,
and were never reunited At tender
age Esther was thus put to work and
remembers this period chiefly as one
of neglect and ill-treatment
} By one kind of work or another,
mostly domestic service, she made
shift to live, and finally drifted to
Tyson, which then had a charcoal
blast furnace and was something Of
center of activity. She is said to have
taught district school for one or two
terms. Her own education had been
very limited, and teaching could not
have offered her a successful career.
By thus doing whatever came in her
way, she managed to support herself
until she was 81 years old, when she
married.
Her choice of a husband was not
well considered. Noah Damon, whom
she welded after a brief courtship,
was a widower 20 or &c years old,
with adult children and a record of
good service as a soldier Of the Revolu-
ton in sundry Massachusetts, COM
mands. He is additionally remember
ed as an easyg going, honest, improvi-
dent man, and not inclined to be in
dustrious. 1t is said that Esther Sum-
ner was misled as to his ability and
willingness to support her, and thought
he had some property. whereas he had
none. Perhaps he was an opttmist by
temperament Their marriage was eel
ebrated on the 9th OF September, 1885.
The young wife soon discovered
that, for her, the marriage relation
meant not only supporting herself by