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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-30

cigars brought her term of once to an
untimeiy end.
hut these are the experiences. Leav-
dom and independence OF speech n
manner. the faults We shall more gen
orally find. IL we regard them as such.
and not nv national characteristics. are
a distnste for drudgery and restraint.
a love OF pleasure. n fondness for
drinking tea at all hours and an In
stinctiye prejudice against English
ways"
For loyal and devoted to the mother
country ~ all Australians are. one
hears English ways" English side"
or English jam" as the young Aus
tralian more often has u and feels that
the adjective In not altogether compli-
mentary. An Australian seems gcncr-
ally to suspect that an Engiishman
feels superior. The suspicion nay be
unfounded. or-it may not.
A servants objection To English ways
usually shows itself most strongly dur
Ing spring cleaning. still. In spite of n
FEW weaknesses. n general servant In
Australia In surprisingly competent.
without any hesitation or difidence
she win undertake TO do the who'll
work OF a house. cook and serve a
luncheon and dinner daily, walt mt
table. and do all the washing and iron
ing of the household. And what In
more remark able, she does u generally
I'm n very satisfactory manner. h
often receives some help from her mis-
tress. but II In not In the bond. aud
many servants prefer n mistress who
Toes not interfere.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-30
A. Bait.

From the American Boy.
gentleman who recently moved 10 q
suburb OF London declares that for tact
and Diplomacy he knows nobody TO DUAL
his neighbors there. lie had scarcely set
tied himself In his new home when one
day he heard q hen proudly cackling In hts
backyard. lie went out TO see what could
have brought q TRANCE hen into tho yard.
n found hat the fowl had just laid an
egg I'm the woodbox outside ms kitchen
door. While the gentleman was sthl won
dering where on earth the creature had
come from, the shock head OF a thin and
tall boy of Il years rose from the yard OF
TN. house next door.
''Hulio." said the ~youngster.
''Good morning." the gentle
man.
I'VE got plenty o. eggs" remarked the
boy. Ma says you can have that one
our hen jes' laid In that wood-box o
yourn."
Thank you, very much"
The boy stu hung OF the fence.
We Amt goln' TO charge you for IT,
no went on.
That's very kind. indeed" answered tho
new nc!ghbor.
IT'S a gift" remarked the boy.
Then there Was silence Zoe a few mo-
ments.
The boy s,Ill slung to his side OF the
fence.
II say" he said finally. ma says now
you're acquainted with US she'd like to
know II you would lend her you sofa,
rs we've got n party tonight"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-30
Mrs. su,ro Posed a. 81. Cecilia.

From the New York Evening Journal.
Mrs. Theodore Sutro. tho beautiful New
York woman. has posed for n remarkable
reproduction Of Ruben's celebrated pic
ture of 81. Cecilia. patron saint Of music.
The reproduction was made by q ceie-
rated Fifth avenue photographer and AZ
a faithful copy OF the great painting Il 10
credited by connoisseurs with being truly
remarkable.
The original Of the Rubens canvas.
which now hangs In the old Museum OF
Berlin. was the nrst wife Of the genius.
Mrs. sutro's facial resemblance TO the
original Of the painting 10 . striking re-
sembiance.
~. Cecilia :. shown nj a harpsicho~d. A
high light streams on her hair and her
upiifted. ccstatic face. In the mood Of ligh
are four angels. nlmy and almost intang-
ible.
This picture In oddly appropriate, per-
haps In that o.. Cecilia IN the patron saint
Of music and Mrs. sutro has given many
years to the promotion OF musical inter
ests In America. She In the founder and
organiser OF the National Federation Of
Musical clubs.
Moreover. Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore sutro
are known an the happiest husband and
wife In New York. Their romancc has
never known n waning. Her husbands
hair II white now but 10 was only q few
months ago Mt n reception that Mrs. 6u-
tro rendered her guests unique souvenirs
in the form OF q book OF Mr.. sutro's let
tiers and poems addressed TO the woman
who had not only won his love. but held
n rteadfastiy In this age when poor ittie
Cupid In treated generally with a cynicism
that drives him out of many homes.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-30

From the Review Of Reviews.
The Irish land purchase act OF 1905 was
In every respect experimenting. IL was pre-
cedcd by. and founded upon. the report or
a conference held between the representa-
tiyes Of landlord and tenant In Dublin.
The Landlords convention. the official
representative OF ths landlord party. held
aioof and refused TO Join In the confer
ence. Typical landlords. such as the Duke
of Abercorn, Lord barrymore. and Colonel
~saunderson, refused TO serve. rtdicuiing
the project as absurd and auixotic. Lord
Dunraven led n saner section OF landlords.
with the result that. after q session of hve
days. tho conference agreed to n report.
upon which the government acted. The
osnciai landlords. seeing the reasonable
ness Of the findings u recognising their
own folly, succumbed ut once. and fell IN
with the general tendency for settlement.
Substantially. the act OF 1893 accepted the
principle OF universal sale or the Landlords
interest to the occupicr. IL ignored legal
c~ompuision. But Il accepted was
finely called the principle OF csmpuision BY
Involvement. II placed the sum OF 10000
90 CSsOo. ooo. oco) ut the disposal OF landlord
and tenant for the purposes OF the act. IL
vent further. for u enacted that out OF a
fund called the land purchase aid fund
ZACH landlord who sold should receive q
bonus uatin for gifu Of u per cent. on
the purchase money. IL appointed a new
tribunal TO administer the act. And TO this
tribunal were given powers OF re-scttiins
congested districts by the purchase or
grass lands, the enlargement OF unecono-
mic holdings. and the restoration OF Ger
tain evicted tenants where possible. IL
was an act sufficient OF itself to make ana
secure the reputation OF n statesman.
Already In eighteen months since IL came
into operation land value for EA.oco,0i
0iOo. O0o. ooo) has been sold under IL.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-30
Warning to Fall Bridsarooms.

FROM the minneapolis journal.
We had a glorious time at tho
Portsmouth peace conference" sal tho
stranger. Don't you wish you had
beer there"
The man In green frowned and shook
his head.
"No. no." he said. There Amt no
peace conferences worth the name
nowadays. That Portsmouth thing
didn't amount to nothin'. IL you'd ever
seen one OF mothers conferences you'd
appreciate the truth Of what I say"
The stranger. a little perpiexed. went
on:
"Ah. but those lear little brown
Japs!"
You'd oughter seen mothers Japs."
said the man In green. They was
,wicct AS little ms they be now. Twicet
and faded since mothers time. They
ain't no good at all any more"
we have a wonderful president. SIR
"Nothin' To mothers. Hern'd go
down In n submarine n UP In a bal
loo At one ~ the same time. Why
But just her n man In a blue uni
form appeared.
Il am this persons keeper" he ex-
planned TO the stranger. The poor
gentleman II a lunatic. After his mar
riagc he talked and Dragged 30 much
about mothers biscuits and pies and
puddings. and the coffee mother used 10
make. that the subject preyed on his
mind. and finally turned him 10 the
thing you see"
Then the poor. doddering tomfool
was led away. As he went. tho strang-
or heard him muttering:
This fall weather amt like moth
er's. Hern was thick u rich. with
snap an s~easonin' Co H."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-30

the stun In the lake 20 asked the one In
trouble.
There will be matter enough. my
boy. n IL In contact with flame.
for the whole surface OF the lake about
here will be on IRE. You have spread
enough az II m II IN to make u IN
what dangerous to throw n lighted
match OF the water"
well. Eoodby. my boy. ] hope you
get her started all right"
"I1l try. So long"
Say. Mr.. wigsin. you're surely. not
going TO Glenwood. are you: Aunt
Molly will nave a spasm n she doesn't
md me nj the pier"
Then we had better run back TO
Renwick and leave word for her. I
don't want to give her another scare
like ! did four years ago. Back to Rem
wick. Jack"
"Aii right. my lord" answered the
heimsman.
say. Il was swfully good of you" re-
marked the girl. Let me try a." With
the engine began slowing down.
Put Il back again. or well stop" ad-
monished billy" The girl Immediate
Is complied and was rewarded with n
sharp defamation. and the engine was
500 running full speed again. BY this
time they were back at h pier and
Miss Pennington was looking for her
aunt.
Hello. Harry" she called TO a boy
ON the dock. where's Aunt Mollyy"
She's got the hypo this morning and
wont leave the house. n she sent me
down TO tell you not to 60 out In a
small boat" was the boys response.
But. Harry. ] don't want to 20 home
just yet. and"
That's all right. Mabel: I'll say
you've gone to Gienwood. and that I
didn't see you get on n small boat"
"Oh. Harry. you're n duck. Tell Aunt
Molly that I'll be home before long"
aud the next moment the boat was
speeding for Glenwood.
Hello. there's Pete getting away
for Glenwood. too remarked Jack"
Lets give him n race" billy" re-
piled by slowing down the engine.
You hateful thing" observed the
girl. And I do so love n race"
Don't be alarmed. Pete Warner
will get all the racing he wants be-
fore he has covered the three miles
{ o Gienwood. BE as quiet as you can.
so that he won notice us. 1 am going
TO creep up on his from behind. II
can"
SO saying. wiggin gradually opened
| the throttle until his engine was hum
J ming with the rhythmic smoothness OF
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-30

With n rush the little twenty -footer
made for the dock as * II were sure
20 run Il down. when. swinging the
wheel hard TO port and reversing the
propeller, Billy Virgin brought the
Emerald To "a standstiii OF the end OF
the smaller pier AZ Renwick. IL was "A
beautifully made landing. n the girl
In the blue yachting suit felt her heart
sing 10 It's normal level as she clapped
her hands In admiration. Billy made
a flying leap with the painter as the
boat ran alongside. and his companion
AFT soon had the stern made fast.
Jack" Biddle then shut on the oil and
h vaporixer. following "Billy's" In
structions. as he Vas still a novice.
when his y caught that of the girl
In blue. and. dofing his cap. he held
out his hand.
Miss Pennington ?" he asked. with
an expectant look.
why. It's Billy wiggin. OF all good
things. thought I recognized some
thing familiar In the way you landed
that boat"
"And you have not forgotten me.
them"
Forgotten you? After I have spent
four hours with a man In n rowboai
In the midst OF n heavy storm. ! am
not likely to forget him"
ana L can never tOFkct the uvrNc
you displayed In changing seats with
me and taking the bars when ! vas
all In"
Nonsense. that was nothing.
You must remember that l was brought
up on the water. or at least on the
waters edge.
But what luck brings you here. Just
as ! have u up for a " weeks va
cation"
ION. you know Aunt Molly lives here.
and I am Oh one OF my usual summer
jaunts. You remember Aunt Molly and
the at had because we were caught
I'm the Storm"
Yes. I remember how the poor old
dear held up until we got to the house
and then very nearly drowned you In
q food OF tears"
II am waiting for the aunt and
Cousin Harry now to take the boat To
sheldrake. ! expect they will be down
on the next car"
In the meantime?" expectantiy.
I'm the meantime I want you 20 show
me your 'choo-choo.'"
mot on YOU life. I'm not the kind
OF an engineer who has breakdowns."
with n tantalixing shake OF her nm
ger, the girl in blue replied: "Remem-
Der the Mermnid!"
''Oh. drat tho Mermaid. That old
steam launch was n hoodoo. sure
enough. Come. jump In. N we'll take
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-30

"A dynamo. Warner had already "A lead
OF nearly a quarter mile. and for the
first ten minutes h Emerald lie not
appear TO gain an inch. The girl who
had been watching closely. noticed that
| the bow OF the Emerald wavered from
side TO side. instead OF pointing straight
for their bearing. She touched billy"
, on the arm. and looking up from the
! engine he took In the situation.
Jack" he asked. Il hope you won't
be offended. but would you mind let
ting Miss Pennington take the wheelT'
Sure, I'll take no offence. / thought
I was not making a particularly good
lob OF a." Gallaptly retiring. he gave
the girl the helm. The effect was
magical. for instead OF wormlng jerk :
lily back and forth as before the boat
now KEPT It's nose TO the bearing by
Ions and gradual curves, and slowly
gained upon the other.
A glance at the boat ahead brought
Billy from his reverie, as she seemed
To be still far away. He turned To his
engine and advanced the lgniter little
by little, until further movement made
IL run slower. Taking a speed indica-
tor from his pocket he found that ths
engine was making $50 revolutions pei
minute. and he turned To watch tbs
boat ahead. Yes. they were gaining
gradually. and Warner had evidently
not become awarde OF their following
him.
The crowd mt Glenwood n the cot
taKcrs along the lake were % taking
AN added interest In the race. as the)
recognized the boats. So far as could
be seen Warner was sure TO win. al
though the Emerald was slowly gain
ing. but Billy had another card M
his sleeve. and lifting one OF tse seats
he TUNED "A valve. The engine "a
once gained In revolutions. an'
reached a speed OF 5ss. This was toe
much for Warmers boat and the En-
crald passed him nifty feet from tn
dock. amid the cheers of the onlook'
crs. Warner was the first To congrat
uIntc them. and a number of "Billy's'
friends crowded about tn shake hands
and hoping for an introduction To tn
plucky little heimswoman.
But how did you do Il with you
spark advanced ~ your muffis
open1" asked N launch swnsr. "Yo'
seemed 20 be running for all you wsr
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-30

q little spin while you're waiting for
your Aun, Molly. Miss bennington. this
In my friend. Jack Biddle. Jack VIII
steer while I show o how nicely the
little engine will run"
Jack will do no such thing" was
that gcntleman's reply. "Three's a
Nonsense. come along answered
billy"
Yes. do come. Mr.. Biddle." coaxed
Miss Pennington. adding. with a
roguish smile: Your back Will be
turned when you are steering. you
know"
''oh, very well. I'm resigned" said
Jack" with n mock sigh. as he east
of the after rope and took his place IN
BILLY" loosened the painter and
handed Miss Pennington aboard while
he held the bow To the dock. AS he
stepped on board he gave the dock a
push with his foot. turning h boat so
that Il pointed lakeward. Then passing
20 the engine he placed the starting
crank In position. opened the needle
valve OF the vaporizer. and with one
turn OF the crank had the engine going.
Several enginc-wise men on the dock
could not restrain their approval.
They passed n b~oathouse on the east
side OF the lake. In front OF the boat
house lay a launch. n amidships
stood a man. very much bent over and
turning the handle like q possessed
He would stop occasionally. wipe MS
forehead and Their try II nee more.
Hello, Pete whats upg" asked
billy" as they came alongside. The
nan looked up with an expression %
shame and relief when he recognized
the speaker. raising his hat when he
saw the girl passenger.
"Blest II I know. see II you can md
out. will your"
mo trouble To- do that. my boy. Yot
have been pumping gasoline GU
through the muffier drain until II H. al
over the lake. Get "A shallow pam. III
a ~wnshbasiE. ard drain your crnnkcas'
through the pet ock al the bottom
and shut OF hat vaporizer until 20,
are ready q start again. III you WI
urn your engine slowly you an max
the Sasoline run out faster. n TO
catch n In the basin. lake u upon shor'
and pour u on the ground"
whats the ma tsr witt sumpint
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-30

From the MILWAUKEE, Free Prers.
German statisticians with no great bur
den OF serious work on their shoulders have
been calculating what part Of a woman's
life IN spent In looking at herself In n mir
ror. sire begins ms a rule at SIX years
From sir TO ten she has a daily average OF
seven minutes. From ton TO fifteen she de-
votes a quarter or al hour To her glass.
Al twenty she certainly spends thirty
minutes daily admiring herself. and when
past twenty a whole hour. The statisu-
clans are tactfui enough not to say when
a woman begins to take less Interest in her
personal appearance, but women more than
sixty years old do not. they any. spend
more than ten minutes daily at their mir
rors. All this time reckoned up-tt In a
Simple sum In OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 100
hours. or about ten moaths. at the mirror.
They then proceed 10 cofnpare the time
which a mana German man-devotes ts
his occupation. and some 10 uhe ooncia-
sion hat his average u seven months.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-30
Prom Harprrs wceki,

representative la from the
west tells OF an amusing request which
ne received from one of his eonstitu-
ents. Dear General" h letter said.
FOR n long time o have failed to
.end me any bound volumes containing
sulogies OF dead members OF the house.
m convenient please remember me M
this respect for there In nothing that
/ enjoy more than reading obituaries
OF dead congrcsEnea.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-30

worth way out in the lake. and then
you speeded up 20 beat the band"
'oh. It's Just n little trick Of mine.
and I'll let you puzzle II out II you X
Come. Miss Pennington. let us 70 20
lunch. and you. too. Jack"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-30
A Tribute to N. White

A Plain Man. Risen from The
Common People, He Has Proved
Himself TO Bs Invaluable 10 Rus.
sis--his Biuntnsss Of Speech Mas
Made Him Unpopular st Court.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-19
COWHlDING AT THE TRIAL.
Sensation Grows Cut of Murder Case
at St. Augustine, Fla.

at ST. Augustine, ria.
The preliminary trials of the four
Osteen brothers, accused of the muir
der Of Ge,rge and Edward Carter, at
Moultrie, Fla, was held in St. Angus.
tine Monday.
Judge Mackay decided to hold all
he defendants under $1,000 bond each
10 ausw. such indictments as may be
found { the November term of the
circuit court The fifth brother, James
Osteen, has not yet been captured.
.. A sensational affair grew out OF the
trial shortly after the court adjourned
at noon. Louis Micsler OF Diego at
tackled and severely cowhided Perry
Greene of Monltrie before the affair
was stopped by outsiders. 1t was said
that Mickler had been bitter against
Green for :ears On account of an in
sulting letter Green is alleged to have
written to his wife. The two attended
the trial md the cowhiding followed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-19
A MO".OPOLY MUZZLED.
Amount is Shown ia indictments
Drawn by Government - Checks
and kilograms Exhibited
as Evidence.

In the Fulton county superior court
at Atlanta Friday, Judge Joan I.
Penaleton made it emphatically and
pronouncedly plain to the parties at
interest and to those wao were. with
in the court room at the time ne de-
l:vered his decision, that a competl-
tion in the baggage and transfer busi-
ness at the Atlanta Terminal station
was not within legal bounds, but that
it was part Of the common property
of the general travelling public.
It was in rendering his decision IN
the injunction case brought by the
American Baggage and Transfer COM
pany against the Atlanta Terminal sta
ton and the Atlanta Baggage and
Cab company, that Judge Pendleton 80
expressed his judicial views.
But Immediately after Judge Pendle'
toms decree, a decree which was
within itself a decided and pronounc-
ed victory for the people against
what has been termed monopoly,
attorneys for the defendants, the At
lanta Terminal company and the At
lanta Baggage and Cab company, were
Granted a supersedeas. and it is now
I'D to the state supreme court to give
a. final legal construction to the con-
troversy between the plaintiff and the
defendants.
The controversy arose over con-
tract between the Atlanta Termlnal
Station company and the Atlanta BaS
gage and Cab company, which gave
the latter corporation the exclusive
privilege of checking baggage within
the terminal station for it's patrons,
which the Atlanta Baggage and Cap
company could, to the exclusion OF
ary ether company or individual
claim baggage coming into the city.
Under the contract the vehicles OF
the Atlanta Baggage and Cab COM
pany had a right to Stands" or "po-
sition" denied vehicles owned by 9TH
er companies Or individuals whether
the Stands" were occupied or not
hv one of the Atlanta Baggage and
Cab company's vehicles.
It was upon these alleged wrongs
that the American Baggage and Trans
fer company, a corporation claiming
to be fully and completely equipped
to receive. and to deliver baggage and
people, either at the Terminal station
or at any,roint in the city, went into
court seeking equal rights with its;
competitor, the Atlanta Baggage and
Cab company. (.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-19
EVANGELIST DENOUNCED
Rev. Stuart Defames Methodist Di-
vines and is Called Down Hard
and Heavy by Bishop Hoss.

A stormy session of the Holston
conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
CHURCH, south, in session at Bristol,
Tenn, was brought to an abrupt end
ing Saturday afternoon by a we'll
Known minister of the conference
openly deaouncing as false certain
statements made by Evangelist George
r. Stuart, ir an animated speech IN
which he scxthingly arraigned a prom
met bishop of the church and his CAB
met.
Rev. Mr.. Stuart WIS expressing his
sentiment OF ministers who are ad-
d;cted 10 the tobacco habit. and re-
ferred to rhc bishop and his cabinet
having occupied a room at home
where they were recently entertained,
and the lady of the house, showing
him the room, after they had gone.
which. he said. was in such BAD
condition from the use Of tobacco tnat
it was necessary to take the carpets
up and rena2er the room.
"The ro:n looked as though it had
been occupied by hogs rather than
men and I tell you, brethren, this IS
q disgrace to the church and your
calling. This lady told me she woui1
never entertain another bishop and
his conference, and I don't blame
her"
He threw hot shot into the use OF
the leading stimulant at soda foun-
tsirs as a beverage. which, he says,
is a curse to our young men and
is debauching their mental and moral
natures, besides undermining their
health and rendering them unfit for
the responsible positions of life.
He then offered resolution recon-
mending the prohibition party in Ten
nessee for temperance legislation,
which was finally passed by a major
ity of three votes.
The address of Rev. Stuart provok-
ed a heated reply from Bishop Hoss'
of Nashville, who was presiding.
Rising to his feet in a passionate
speech, the bishop resented the re-
marks of Rev. Stuart on a bishop
of the church, and he said he was
clean himself and a gentleman and
knew his colleagues were also clean
and up TO a high standard of morals.
He declared the clause Of the resOlu-
ton referring to political parties was
improper and also the one referring
to the soda fountain beverage, as he
didn't believe they could be establish
ed by cold facts The assembly be-
came confused and numbers were
trying to speak when hurried mo-
tion was made and carried to ad-
;ourn.