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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26
IoNoaANce OF THE EDUCATED.
Deplorabis Conditions OF New York.s
School Graduates.

Deplorabis conditions OF New York.s
School Graduates,
A prominent financial company OF
New York recently advertised for a
boy 10 years old. 10 receive a salary OF
$40 a week at the start II given n
position; the chief Qualification named
being q readiness with figures. Their
call was answered by thirty-four prom.
Using boys, all Of Thorn having been
graduated from the city's grammar
schools and many Of them having ad.
vanced even half way through the high
school course.
Because NSy were mdly deficient In
reading and writing nineteen OF the
applicants were at once rejected. The
fifteen remaining were given a simple
sum In arathmstic. that OF finding the
interest on 3i20.SO for four months and
Is days st nve per cent. The correct
answer n $2-27, and two OF the would.
be bankers % answered. but the other
thirteen-well, they gave answers
ranging ell along mp to a capper OF
S4s1.44.
In n pamphlet issued by the com.
pany having this remarkable expert
cnce with the ignorance Of the cdu.
Gated occur the following words ~
comment: The curriculum OF all the
schools. common aud academic. Is no,
ut all adapted TO the needs OF the aver.
age boy. who. II he succeed ut all.
must do 10 along practical lines.
The lesson n painfully evident for
this Is not a case uncommon or exag.
genated. The situation Is deplornble
when students r required b devote
10 much time TO the study Of subjects
which they do not need and canno,
use that they are woefully deficient In
a knowledge Of the more practical
branches essential TO their future sue
cess.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26
A Marvellous Machine.

The potato planter OF today would
make the farmer OF n generation ago
cit up and rub his eyes. IL requires
that the potatoes be supplied. but will
do all the rest on It's own initiative. II
picks the potato up and looks II over-
or seems to-cuts into halves. quarters
or any desired number OF parth. sep
arates the eyes and removes the seed
ends. II plants whole potatoes OF parts
Oh sreof. MS desired. as near together or
as far apart as the judgment OF the
farmer on the driving part suggests.
Having dropped the seed il overs IL.
fertillzes II. tucks II In like n child put
60 bed. and PAGES OF the next row
with ma.L- NAUTICAL accuracy.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26

Korea IL nm almost CRASHES land.
A woman 8 feet . inches high should
weigh 10 pounds.
American ~self-acting couplers are b
he used ON Bavarian railways.
American navel oranges are retailed
In Bordeaux. France. at 4 cents apiece.
Half OF those who attend church SER
vices regularly In Boston are Catho-
lies.
japan has 5.Ol5 miles OF railroads.
America has furnished them 300 loco
motives.
The constitution Of Panama stops
short of making the Roman Church the
established church. as Il Is In Colon
bia.
The mining Of manganese IL becom-
Ing an important industry. sG4, 10000
worth having been produced during
1908.
The cure Of infantile palsy by splic-
Ing the nerves In n child's leg has been
accomplished by a Philadelphia sur
geon.
The United States sells annually In
the countries now I'm the wal zone 49,
$4,000. and buys from them STA
10000.
The mineral products of the United
States which reached the billion-dollar
mark In 1901 were last year sl.2Go.
$4,000.
A gallon OF water n day Is drunk by
every japanese who practices. as near
ly NIL do. the gymnastics known a.
jlu-jitsu.
Yale spent last year for intercolle.
giate athletics. on football. S2S4T1;
baseball. s14.7l2: Loating. Si6.l07. aud
on track, S9.Tsa.
The ten branch Offices OF the Russo
Chinese bank located in China have
since their establishment /, record Of
n single protested note.
THE American does not remember.
he does not feel: he lives In n material
istIc dream" says NJ. octrogorki. In
his book. Democracy"
More rice is now grown on the strip
OF coast from New Orleans TO Calves
ton than I'm the Carolinas, Florida.
Alabama, and Mississippi combined.
Wireless telegraphy is in successful
use between Port Limon. Costa RIca.
and Bocas del Toro. Panama. A sta
ton will now be established Mt Colon.
II being possible to telegraph and
telephone simultaneously over the
same wire, makes th" combining Of
telephone and telegraph companies
probable.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26
ApHORiSMS

The heart gets weary, but never gets
old.-Young.
The way to be nothing Is TO do moth
lng.-Howe.
The street Ia full OF humiliations to
the proud.-Emerson.
The infinitely little have n pride m
finltely great-yoltaire.
To he proud of learning Is the great
est ignorance.-Jeremy Taylor.
No thoroughly occupied man was
ever yet very miserable.-L. L. Ian
don.
Great minds must be ready not only
to take opportunities. but to make
them.-Colton.
We judge ourselves by what We feel
capable OF doing: others Judge US by
what VIC have dJne.--Longfcllow.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26
Buy Your Comm on In.taIiments

Now and then ones interest IL
aroused by the story OF some pauper
who has made provision for decent
burial by placing sufficient funds In
trust TO owe funeral expenses, but
IL remains for a Chicago company to
announce an improvement upon this
ides. These Chicago fellows would
have people pay on the installmcn,
plan during life for the burial OF ones
remains after death and they Will be
responsible to ones ghost for the hon.
orable fulhllment OF their end OF the
contract. II you should 20 to Chi.
cago. or happen to live In the city. YOU
may plan for n $50 funeral hy payin.
81 down am a similar amount for AZ
consecutive months. IL n difficult "a
imagine. however, what terms on,
ghost may make with the undertaken
IL you should happen to die. say In the
4sth month.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26

I firmly believe. says 7. mas A.
Edison, the electrical wizard and pro-
Il nd thinker. thu the time will come
when we In this ,ountry viii secure
most Of our heat from wood In some
form or other. -h- wood that will be
used will largely come from tropical
South America. where sprouts spring
into f%ull-grown trees In three II four
years.
The vast Amazonian forests will be
worked and nourished on n scientific
bIsis by c~apitallstlc synG!cates. and
the worlds fuel supply thu conserved
for all time. Science will find n way
TO make the wood almost rs good for
heating purposes as coal. Perhaps IL
will he used something after the man.
ner OF charcoal. I believe that chnr-
coal will some day b" pretty generally
used In the place OF coal.
But don't think that wen live 20 see
all this. The coal supply In this coun-
try Is far greater than most people
In agine. Immense posts In the Hud-
son Bay region are Waiting to be open.
ed. and great Ignite beds are still un.
worked.
Only after these and the present
mines are worked out will people turn
to the forests OF tropical South Ameri-
ca for their fuel. When that will be.
time alone can tell-perhaps not be.
fore the days OF our grandchildren's
grandchildren. But sooner or later II
will come.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26

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4 Writers Dsscriptioa ~ the Eutrsncs
tnso tho Capital % korca.
The JOUR- ~ by rail from Chemulpo,
tho port Of Seoul. 10 the Korean CAPT.
tni. says an English writer. IL across a
waste CT desolation- Tho country In
fearful wilderness. As far as eye
can soc. over tho tossing ocean Of
scdge TO the mountains beyond. there
IL no slgn OF life. Nothing anywhere
but innumerable mounds Of grass-the
graves Of all the Koreans dead I'm TO-.
600 years. Everywhere are graves and
graves and graves-under 4 wild. spite.
full sky. whose breath comes acrid
down from the north. laden with the
white dust Of the dead. Once or twice
perhaps n howell may be een But ut
last. after crossing q viaduct Of mod.
ern construction. the train wanders
into sight Of q desc ate road that leads
up. In the face Of the wind. to a
mighty creneliated wall Here the
traveller aiights and In conveyed In n
rickshaw over impossible streets. un.
der tho great fantastically bedeviled
gateway. into Seoul.
Here tramways instantly meet the
eye. and a Roman Catholic cathedral.
There are also other UNCONVENTIONAL
edifices. and legations. and n hotel But
though the blessings Of civilization are
carried 80 far. yet the east triumphs.
The open drains, the p%utrescent dust.
the broad cloaca that oozes through the
city and supplies Il with water. all
combine 10 teach the wandercr that he
Is indeed In the most tranquil country
OF the tranquil east. The natives
throng round the stranger with a stare
OF dull curiosity. Vague. nat foolish
faces they have Y der the inevitable
c;,pof horsehair--like n skeleton Welsh
hat-which Is always worn to shield
the holy topknot. The topknot Is OF
the highest Importance and sanctity
TO every male Korean, and. though its
scheme looks facility itself Chelng only
n rough twist OF hair with n coral pin
jabbed through ~. the compilation OF
the topknot Is said to be n lengthy and
arduous work OF art requiring I'VE or
more pairs of hands.
The character OF the Koreans Is a
riddle. They seem n ace sovereignty
Indifferent TO the changes and chances
OF this mortal life. They front life and
death with the same unintcrested
placidlty.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26
10000 AMERICANS IN PARIS
There Would he More 10 the Language
Were Not a Bar.

There Qua DC NoTt ~ NV
Were Not n Bar.
The American colony OF Paris No
roAer increasing than decreasing. In
some particulars II Is notably chang
Ing. But IL has not yet attained me
100000 souls generally attributed to IL
by Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew when
he excused himself for reducing u by
one by marrying n of Its ornaments
The peculiar increase OF the colony
of late has been In the way OF Ameri-
can business men and their families.
Yet even here the increase has been
vastly exaggerated. The barrier has
been that Of language.
The increase OF American business
men has not been In proportion To the
increase OF American business I'm Paris.
For example. very few American
clerks or employees have come 10 swell
the colony. The new corners have
been. rs a rule. only the partners or
confidential representatives OF Ameri-
can establishments.
Thus. before their consolidation, the
representatives OF four great Ameri.
can bicyclemakers were a Hollander,
a Frenchman. an Engllshman and a
German The trust united the French
business under the Hollandcr.
or late II has handed over the stock
10 a Frcnchman. Though u sells thou.
sands OF bicycles every season. In a
trade that Is still increasing. there
has never been n single American en-
utatsa
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26
How Kouropa, "A Got His Name.

MVN
II Is reported oil good authority that
en-. K~ouropatkin is an irishmap. who
,ent TO Russia for the purpose OF prac-
ticlng medicine. says the Chicago
Tlmes-Heraid. A curious story comes
from st. Petersburg concerning the
manner in which the general got his
Russian name. II was during the reign
OF the present Cars father. The old
Car had been In poor health for sew
erai months. He had been treated by
the court physicians without obtaining
relief. German and English specialists
had been called In. but they were I'M
able 10 help the autocrat. Finally n
OF his majesty's advisers went TO him
one day with n remarkable story con-
corning cures that had been made by
an Irish doctor who had hung out his
single In Sc. Petersburg. The Car
was not inclined TO put much faith In
the Irishman. but the minister urged
that the foreign doctor be given n trial
anyway. saying:
IL am confident. your majesty. that
II anybody on earth can Kouropatkin."
Pat was called; he fixed the Gar I'D
In short order and nj once became n
court favori'e. having taken his nGng
from the remark OF the monarch's con-
idcntial adviser.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26

8nN - ~ 49,
sive-eome Features.
The perfection and extension or the
common schools system. the lnvestfncn:
Of funds together with the appiica
ton or American genius 10 the pecds
and possibilities OF agriculture. ant
the Improvement OF highways distin
ruish Porto Rico to-day as n OF the
most progressive and prosperous H.
lands or countries which have lacked
only the impetus Of american enter
prise 10 arouse the siumberiIg and
make things hum.
The dtmaAs - favorabis>o the I'm
proved coudlnonR II IL a particularly
charming Ind In winter. while for the
last twenty years the mean monthly
temperature recorded In San Juan has
been s~cvsney-uine degrees. II Is some
what cooler In one mountains. the
nighky are always refreshing. ocean
breezes scarcely cease sweeping the
island, and Although MI days may
be expected from June until septcm.
her, the other months. especially from
December 10 February inclusive. are
d~clightfuny cool. During the cold
weather Of the north last winter
visitors 10 Porto Rico were delighted
TO ind flowers lining the highways
for miles, and, In fact. the island
seems 20 be singuiariy favored by u
ture. for about it hovers Understandable
charm which makes n forget the
disadvantages due 20 the slow progress
OF civilization. Stately royal palms
typify her dignity and beauty; from
the hills stretches In all directions a
panorama Of l~oveliness; Ter glorious
sunsets and the unceasing song OF
the seas surf are q bcnediction.
The common school system has Ill
buildings. and the course includes eight
years Of study, the completion OF
which admits 10 the high school. There
are also agricultural and Inc ustrial
schools and Q high school in each OF
the cities o. San Juan, Ponce. May.
Agpes and Fajardo. The University OF
Porto Rico was formally organized
June !, 1903. at RIO Pedras. seven
miles from San Juan, and easily reach
I'd from that CITY by railroad. trolley
and q lne military road.
Porto Rioo - essentially an agricul
turzl country. ana 70 a large degrees
It's future WIN depend uron the tilinl
Of the coil by thouAan Of natives
aided by American capital and enter
prise. The land n adaptable to IN,
production Of sugar. coffee. cotton, TO
bacco. rice. corn. potstoes and a greai
variety OF eGutts, including oranges
tmnnnas. oocoanuts. rincar?lcs. and
othecs WIN unfnmihkar names. Con
siderable eAargyb devoted to the bui:d
Ing Of highways with the result ol
facilitating the movement Of product:
OF tho soil 10 The market There ar,
also several railroads. and automobile,
have made fnsir spp0rsncs.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26
Horseshoe Nail. for Gun barrels.

Gunmakers say there Is no iron 10
well fitted for their purpose ms that de.
rived from horseshoe nails and sim.
liar worn fragments. The nails, made
originally OF the best stun obtainable.
receive from the constant pounding OF
the horses feet on hard surfaces n pc.
cullar %annealing and toughcning. max.
Ing them a most perfect substance for
the manufacture Of the finest gun bar.
rels.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26
How He Won Her.

"You serpent" Kissed the fair, but
angry, daughter OF Eve.
"You snake charmerF' retorted the
wise son Of Adam.
Then she smiled, and, womanlIke.
forgave him.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26
The Happy Future.

Mrs. waggles-Everything we have
here in the house Is so old II is shah
by.
waggles-Have n little patience. my
dear. when they get a little older
they will be antique.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26
Nothin' Doin'.

"No. I'll not give you n chance 10
throw me over" said young snipkins.
You are too slow TO make n monkey
OF me-"
TOO late. you mean" she answered
In a tone softer than butter in Aug
ust.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26
Uneasy.

so you went TO the weddingi Was
there much nervousness"
Yes, indeed"
ION the part OF the bride, I sup
poser"
"No. on the part Of the best mar. He
Asd on q hired dress suik"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26

A young man considers 1t a lucky
fall when he falls In love--but you
can't always tel.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26

IL n man praises his wife's cooking
be will never have TO pay alimony.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26

Those who don't pay tLeir monsg
often take their choice.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-06
CHANGE NUMBERS ON
ALL FREIGHT CARS

The car record department has expert
enced a great deal of trouble for some
time on account OF the confusion arising
from a mislnterpretation Of the number
on cars belonging to the various lines OF
the company.
To ohviate this in future an entirely
new system has been devised by which
the matter will he 50 -implified that mis-
takes will not occur. The method Of
numbering will be changed over the en-
tire sytem. In the renumherlng the
words "Pennsylvania Lines'' will he
painted in bold letters upon the sides of
the cars. The particular line of til Q Y
stem owning the ears will be rea III J dis
tinguishahle by q series Of numbering.
For instance, all Pennsylvania Railroad
box cars will be included in Il series
numl cred from | to $4,000; the coal cas-
from 80, 600 to loo, O00 The cars belong
ing to the Pennsylvania Company will
begin the series ut No. 5Hl ,000 and so Oh
throughout the various lines Of the sy'
stem 1t is said that 1t will take several
years to remainder and ~rclettcr all the
cars. Whenever a new series Of cars come
upon the road they will be numbered in
conformity with the new system decid.
cd on.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-06
FASHIONS FRILLS.

Messaline, peau de sole and crepe de
chine are the silk fabrics most in use for
separate waists.
Brocaded silks make the most effect
i've tea gowns and require only a little
lace for trimming.
The latest automobile veil is of chif-
fon three yards long and fitted up with
a fine steel band to slip on the crown of
the hat.
The fchu trimmed waist will be a lead
er for the coming season in cotton and
other fabrics.
Fitted soat suits with vest effects will
be prominent in the spring.
Blue, brown, butter yellow and cham
payne supplemented by green are the
colors that prevail in the advance mil
linery shows.
Fancy mohair. according TO the
prophets, will attain to considerable
Vogue next spring and summer.
Combinations OF two materials are APP
proved by fashionable modistes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-06
WINTER IN WASHINGTON

Washington i 4 typical Winter resort
and it's hustle is purely social aud politi-
cal. Tn re are gathered in the Capita
representatives Of every nation III
country, aud their oomings and goings
are of no little interest. Then the doings
of the senate and II, use are ieatulef
which every tourist delights in following.
md these features together with TIN
visi S to the NUMEROUS pdblic building
keep one busy all the while n is il
Washington. The Royal Blue line o
which thu New Jersey Central is thu
iui ial road is e0!%g to operate all excul.
sion to Washington ., March Is. 1905.
and cost OF tickets for the 3 day. tx
cursion inciu ting all expenses is sl2.0''
rrain leaves New York at IL 90 noon.
and arrives Washington at 5.2) r. II,
II YOU want to know abOut the trip drol
, postal to c. NJ. Burt, General Passei
ger Agent, New York City, for tou'
DO X. Free for the asking l02j0 So 2t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-06
ABOUT BABIES.

II q child has obstinate bleeding at
The nose, place the arms at full length
straight above the head and lift up on
hem for n few minutes, using suliici-
ant strength to well.nigh lift the child
from the floor.
A large majority of the troubles of
healthy born infants are digestiv
troubles. many of them b9ing caused
directly by the mother, who by too
frequent feeding may prove her
child'S worst enemy.
The child is caught up and nursed
very times it cries 10 nppease it, the
warm milk doing this Mt first, but al
imately adding fuel to the fire."
since generally the child Is cry ing
from the effect Of indigestion, SAYS
Good Housekeeping, aud at this rate
fhe family physician has finally to be
called and tiuds his duty rather in the
line of correct in the habits of the
mother than in rigging the little sui.
ferer.
. If the child regrrgitates its mill +,
>r, as the mother says, nine times ont
Of ten it has been ovcrfed and simply
needs stomach rest
Sirce this is IA frcquent fault ard
babies have TO vomit 80 much, it is
vary f rtuuate thcy can do it so much
more easily than an adult; indeed, it
is their only salvation under these cir.
C1msta2ces.
Don't be afraid you will ~lstarve the
little one by giving it und,r such con
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-06
HIGH TIDE.
NEW YORK HERALD WEATHER
FORECAST.

In the Middle States and New England
today partly cloudy to cloudy weather
and nearly s%tstionarv temperat will
prevail. with fresh northwest and north
erly winds, becoming variable, followed
in this section By snow in the northern
districts and by rain in the southern dis
trlcts. On Tuesday overcast weather and
fresh to brisk variable winds will prevail,
preceded by rain or snow in the eastern
districts. with slight temperature changes
followed by clearing in the western dis
trlcts of this section and on Wedn asday
partly cloudy to fair, slightly colder
weather probably preceded by snow on
the New England coasts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-06

Detective HUFF and tile local autl or.
tiles have done good work in running
down the Italian family which moved
to this city from New York so hastily
when j was learned that there was a
case OF scarlet fever in their midst.
Such cases cannot be allowed to pass
unnoticed. One case of scarlet fever
coming into the city in this manner
might result in an epidemic and the
closing of the schools. Too much care
cannot be taken and it is gratifying
to know that our local authorities ore
wide awake and are equal to the o.
casion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-06
MONDAY, MARCH 6.
Good xampIe for the Senate.

We are glad to see our esteemed CDR
temporary, the Camden Post-Tele-
gram, coming out so boldly in favor of
the free antitoxin bill. This measure
is now in the senate. The members
of that august body q do no better
than follow the example of the assem-
blymen and pass the bill unanimous
liz. Here is what the Post Telegram
says:
''If the members Of the house of as.
sembly truly represent the people
there must he n strong public ssnti.
ment in favor of state dispensation of
diphtheria antitoxin, in order TO afford
public relief from the exactions Of the
a -itoxin trust, the house both this
year and last having passed by IN
animous vote Doctor Henry's bill.
Tn are was no end of lobby influence
us NV u"Nh ny q OOh'Sh pOhdAI ~ 90
cure its passags in either instance, the
brief ut convincing argument Of its
~introducer securing for the bill the
unanimous support Of his col eagues.
The antitoxin trust succeeded in
having the bill stifed higher up last
year, tut may not be so successful this
time in squelching q asu which
promises to cut oil some of tile exorhit'
ant profits of the few producers OF this
specific which is 80 vital in the proper
treatment of q dread disease.
1.-The autitoxin manufacturers and
their subsidized uouthpieoes loudly
protest against state interior nee with
u highly profitable traffic. but their
protests have little weight with the
legislature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-06

ditions q few houts' rest with abso.
lutcly nothing IN the stomach. Babies
uon't staryc east y, and this little
stomach of nj out an ounce capacity il
very easily overloaded.
Get a ounce bottle, note lis size,
ADD then remember that your baby
the first few weeks of life has a stom.
ach scarcely larger. and see to it that
1t b. not oycrfiIlsd, or ever kept filed
with absolutely no chance to Test
q thing that would kill rel yourself
Philadelphia Inquirer.