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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30
How Russia Makes Madmen.

Madness IL one OF the specires that
grin a;hwart the dim twilight OF the
granite cells nj the lonely prisoner.
But sometimes madmen are set free.
One SUCH case was that OF a suspect
priest. named Peter Zolotnitsky. Hav.
ing Joined a non-conformist sect. he
was sent TO the monastery prison OF
Suzdal, two days before Christmas,
1865. Alexander II. was then Car.
and the tendencies OF his government
weis. on the whole. humane.
But liberty OF conscience has never
been granted even by the most en-.
lightened Emperor of Muscoyy. Alex.
ander II vanished from the scene, and
his son assembled the throne as Alex.
ander III. An amnesty was granted
60 criminals, new measures were
adopted and new men appointed, but
the lot OF the priest Zolotnitsky was
not alleviated. He was left In his
s:one cellar, cold. hungry, lonely. for.
gotten. In the fulness of time Alex.
ander III was called TO his last &C.
coart, and Nicholas II donned the
crowns OF Muscoyy. KaZan and all
the RusSias. a new amnesty was pro-
claimed. But for the prizes; Zolotnit.
sky and his fellow prisoners the short
days and long nights lost nothing Of
their sameness. His world was still
narrowed down 90 the limits Of his
cell. In dime the compass OF his mind
shrank to At proportion TO his wretch.
edness. and he lost his reason togeth.
er with his health. Contrary 10 Gus.
tom. the mailman was then released.
on April Is. 1897. after having Ian.
gulshed for over thirty-two years IN
his dark stone cage.-Dr. L. ]. Dillon,
In Harper's Magazine.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30
DIVERSIFIED FARMING.

In these days OF progressive agri-
culture we hear n great deal about
diversified farming and probably no
better example OF what this phrase
really means could be given than that
contained In the account OF the Mary
VILE (Mo.) Street Fair. which offered
a $40 prize 10 the Nodaway County
agriculturist who should exhibit the
largest number OF farm products
grown on his farm this season. w. X.
Rosley. OF Ravenwuod. drove up with
n wagonload OF stun and took the
prize. His wagon contained n stalk
of corn thirteen and n half feet high,
white, red, yellow and speckled corn
in ear, wheat rye. buckwheat. rape,
Timothy seed. oats. thirteen kinds of
green beans and peas. three kinds OF
popcorn. two kinds OF cucumbers. one
red pig. n turkey. two chickens. two
Guinea fowls. hedge balls. strawberry
vines, one cabbage weighing fifteen
pounds, celery. Summer and Winter
lettuce. peanuts. two kinds OF beets,
horse.radIsh. asparagus. bluestem
grass. slough grass. clover hay, prairie
hay. carrots. green mustard, six
kinds of pickles. seven kinds OF jelly,
jam. cherries, three kinds OF parsnips,
three gourds, two kinds OF suniower
seed, sweet corn. can Of honey, castor
bean. one sunhower, the flower oi
which measured forty-slx inches In
circumference. sugar cane, two kinds
OF millet In stalk. an oyster plant, four
kinds OF radishes. turnips, four kinds
Of Irish potatoes. two kinds OF sweet
potatoes. cabbage. caulifower. two
kinds OF squash, green lettuce and
onions.-weekly Witness.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30

-iclA Elva wss crying eusstly On ~
Shoulder and the blue cats were grin
ming diabollcaily from their several
coagns a vantage. $50
"And when." I asked. after We had
become more or less normal. and re-.
turned TO earth once again. when
was your psychological moment.
Eiva!"
Elva nsgered a gardenla In my but.
tonhole-took Il out-smelt Il. and re-
turned u carefully.
when you pretended-I mean.
when I thought you weren't pretend
ing, and that Il was Mollie Richards
you know" she said, incoherently.
And the blue cats grinued mere
than ever. as much rs to say. 1--WE
know something about human nature
though we are only c.Nna.
seweli, in tina Free Lance.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30
A Marriage That Isn't.

A certain Count and a certain
young lady OF thirteen. both French
subjects. were married three times In
1902, or thought they were, but they
now find themselves bachelor and
spinster still. The first marriage took
place at a church In London. the sec.
ond before the Registrar ut Dover.
but these two. being only English
marriages. do not avail. Then came
n marriage by n French provincial
Mayor. which the parties thought had
ut last safely tied the knot, especially
as the brides mother gate her con.
sent. But Il now turns out that the
brides legal guardian had not con.
sented also. and the flaw has been
pointed out by the brides repentant
mother, who declares that the bride.
groom IL not the nobleman. geog.
rapher. journalist. and various other
respectable things he had represented
himself TO be. II two French people
can come involuntarily united In this
fashion, after believing themselves to
have been triply spliced, there Is OBJ
yiously more reason than ever for
English people who are contemplating
international marriages TO make GER
tain that all Is legal, correct.-Lon'
don Pail Mall Gazette.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30
A PRECIOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT.
Nothing Could Deter . Tenement
House Kid From Playing
the Piano.

A young Girl who has been assist.
Ing In settlement work declares chat
interesting and enlightening n she
finds the insight Il gives her into
lives 10 different from her own, she
Is equally interested In the other
side Of the matter--fn discovering
what II IL her new friends want to
know about her, and how the facts
impress them.
As soon as the children OF her
class feel that they know her well
enough to ask questions. plenty are
asked. and she soon learned to dis
tingulsh those innocently propounded.
with entirely courteous intention.
merely as leading TO the understand
Ing necessary between friends. from
those OF n more casual or more In.
quIsitive kind.
The six most common questions
are these she says: what Is your
fathers business!' How many are
there In the family?' Have they all
got jobs?' DO your people own their
own house, Have you got piano?'
DO you play
1T il the last two. I am sure. which
interest them most: and have learn.
ed TO feel those two questions COM
ing. and to brace myself to meet them
because. you see. I know the disap.
polntment In me that always results.
Il In all the worse because I nave TO
Say, Yes, we have n piano. and then
10 add. ANONYMOUSLY, But can't play
It.
II can't. have n stlffened finger,
and Il was so evident should never
play well that | gave up trying long
ago. But you should see the faces
when I confess, before have time "a
explain! Sometimes II Is sheer sur
prise. sometimes pity. sometimes dis
gust. sometimes n ludicrously obvious
shifting OF first impressions and start
ing In afresh from n new point oil
view. But Il IL always something
have TO deal with: a drawback TO be
overcome, a defect for which 20
atone.
"one small boy simply looked me
up and down from my shoe-strings 10
my topknot. and said. 'Gee!' In tone
OF contempt that was positively
scathing. Then he added. proudly
We had n piano once. on the install
ment plan. We never bought the
whole Of Il. and Il went away again
I was Kid then. but my sister learn
ed to play MY Country It's OF Thee.
and you just oughter heard her bans
them keys! II we'd ha' kept tha'
piano. you bet III ha' learned TO play
II II every finger ] had was smashed
up except my left little one! -
Youths Companion.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30
Beginnings.

There are moments In the lives OF
all men when with closed eyes they
hear through the silence the pulsing
away OF the hours and they realize
the life beyond time. The smallness
OF the presen; moment made up rs
Il is half OF past and half OF future.
It's whole illusory nature. so help
less n kitten In the star-spangled uni
yersai bag, springs upon one. and
the calendar upon which we mark
out our sense OF succession Is a futile
blank. Birth itself Is but "A sleep and
n forgetting" II is not time. but con-
tent that counts. The one great birth
day OF the world commentaries n
short life, not 50 much as half the
allotted span OF man; q life obscure
except for n few short years OF ardu-
Gus service and OF suffering. II is
not the numbered succession OF days
that Is life. but the area soul COW
ers, its stretch over souls and out be-
yond space and time. IL In, humanity
speaking. that We cell OF growth In
time: growth Is In life. In fulnsss Of
consciousness. in abundance OF CIV
ing. For the transient" said Mar
tineau, is more TO the large soul than
the everlasting TO the little"
But we cannot think in terms OF
the eternal; even as in olden myths
the gods appeared 10 mortals only
In disguise. so the life everlasting.
pltiful of mortals, presents itself to
the dawning consciousness under the
symbols OF time and space. We live
In illusion OF beginnings and ends
Harper's Weekly.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30
DAD Notes.
Fix up things 10. summer.

Fix up things 10. summer.
The best breed OF dairy cows-the
enc that has the most intelligent care.
Good masters and common cows
often succeed, but II reversed expect
failure.
Il IL better for your sire and all
concerned to have a stable and yard
fitted expressly for him.
Do not let the dairy cows feed ON
the frost-bitten pastures. IL Injuries
both the COW and pasture.
II you have not already got II. build
q detached milk house whore you
can keep your milk In water.
The other day when riding In a
crowded street car the conductor FREE
quentiy cried out, "Move up In 'front.'
Il occurred TO the writer that this Is
the great need In dairying. The re-
ports Of our more successful dairymen
indicate that they are crowding US
behind. and rs there Ia always room nj
the front. let's move up q little In
the dairy industry.
II you expect good COWS take good
care of the heifers. Give them feed
that win properly nourish and de-
yelop them.
This Is the accepted time to white
wash your barn on the inside, and
close up all the draughts and crevices
that let In the cold.
How to keep dirt out OF milk 10
long road to travel, but we know that
all Of Il comes from either the
mixers hands or the body OF the COW
Those cracks In the stable floor and
under the doors cause your cows grea'
suffering during the cold winter blast
Note the shrinkage In the milk pail
ms well as In the creamery check.
The cold penetrating winds OF thu
spring are disliked by and injurious t'
young calves. Provide n clean. dry
warm place for them. Feed then
milk ut n temperature Of 30 to l0'
degrees In proper quantities. ant
avoid the calf scours that are usual.
prevalent during the early white
months.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30

unless they are free from any seeds
OF the following weedu: Wild mustard
or charlock. tumbiing mustard, hares
ear mustard. ball mustard. field penny.
cress or stink weed. Wild oats. bind
weed. perennial SOW thistle. ngweed.
great ragweed. purple cookie. COW
cookie. orange hawkweed. or paint
brush and ergot or rye. unless the
package containing such seed 10 mark
ed plainly with the name and address
Of the seller. the kind Of the seed
and the names OF tho weed seed which
may occur therein. The law will not
apply to seed grown and sold by .
farmer on his own premises. Any In.
spector or informant who inspects
seed to be sold I'm violation Of the Law
In permitted TO forward samples to
oficiai analysts for examination. The
penalty for infractions Of the statute
IL to be Ave dollars fine per package
for a FIRST offence. and twenty-five
dollars fine per package for subse'
quent ifences.-weekly Witness.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30
STRANGE Mountain Sickness.

IL mountain sickness should come
upon you your bltterest enemy will
lead your horse for you. The symp
toms are those Of habituai drunken
ness. All the limbs shiver. and Ia
the bloodless face the eyes have thai
extraordinary look OF insanity which
is. think. caused by an inability to
focus them. The speech comes with
difficulty. and in one case that saw
the mental conference was as obvi
ousiy AT fault as the physical.--Lan
der's "J.hasa."
The inventor OF the tide table new
er saw The sea In his life
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30
BEGIN WITH MANY.

Where circumstances permit II. We
would advise the prospective poultry
breeder to begin with pen OF fowls.
rather than with setting or two OF
eggs. He practically saves a years
tibe by SO doing. and although II calls
for much larger investment on the
start. II good birds are secured. II will
pay In the end. Whatever you do. get
the very best that your money will
buy. Better buy two settings OF eggs
from good stock for ten dollars than n
pen OF inferior birds for the same
amount.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30
VITALITY OF SEEDS.

II n small proportion Of the seeds
grow there 10 good reason to conclude
that the vitality Of all has been i'm
paired. or course. by sowing such
seeds thickly n good stand OF plants
may be obtained. but they win not be
as vigorous and healthy rs those from
seeds having more vitality. Insects
will injure them more than strong
plants and the fungi will be more
liable TO attack them. When all Of
these things are considered. Il will be
found that the little saved by using
old seeds Of weakened vitality Is
worse than thrown away. A good
crop is not produced by poor seed. no
matter what the cultivation may be.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30

- Vps~1y ~. -..---...
q ~ visly 1Ay b . hsgA1ng eAyi
~ - wlnA h . fusay follow:
- rs111ehs and saosts vhsa skiss are
AnA leaves are turning yellow.
~ 49,. . meosst aso % sin.
Ming cut their arms and laugh with
3 will.
'''s''. 9, sA''r A''A'' as Who should
~ "a vind has IN amusing way"
O. the windy dag n . singing cay!
yor he wind h Q minstrel. strolling
xArU' Asld and wood. with CHEEKY lay,
lAsistent. sweet. oAjollng:
NJ strings q his harp are pine and
oak.
~ 10 chants his tale to the woodland
folk
Al, rsvsllers Of old are they
When the minstrel wind begins to
play!
On. the windy day n the vasrants
day!
Tor The visd 10 . comrade rover.
XhlGeling down the great highway
n svesy hili-road lover:
A1d Whistler he whistles o. laughs OF
ginSB.
dArougA every vssrant heart there
rings
TIE impelllng. world-old call to stray
With the comrade wind for ever and
AYE.
Lucy L. Gable, In Harper's Magssine
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30

Prof. Bailey. OF Cornell University.
rays that dairying b Q kind OF manu-
featuring enterprise. The barn In the
factory. Cows are the machines. Hay
and silage and concentrated foods are
raw materials. The factory should
run all the year. The barns mus; DO
adapted TO the health and comfort o.
the animals. not merely Q place In
which to keep aem or store them for
half . year.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30

Al Congress has besa examining
the notion Of . whipptns post for such
husbands In the District Of Columbia.
"a beat their wives. it II pertinent 60
remark that me day OF the whipping
post was also the day Of the duckins
STOOL for such women ~ nagsed their
husbands.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30
STOCK BREEDS.

The Durham stock to-day Is known
as shorthorns. There are several diff
ferent strains-red, white. roam, etc,
the result Of holding certain families
TO a color line. Much OF this Is fancy.
because prize animals are found from
all strains. The old milking short.
horn Of the East has nearly ceased TO
exist. The milking breeds have taken
their place. In the West, however.
are found many very good milking
shorthorns, having been bred for sey-
eral generations along milk conforma'
ton lines. They approach quite
closely to a dual purpose animal. The
great trouble lies in the fact that no
one can safely predict just what the
outcome will be. SO the more thought.
full dairymen are keeping animals OF
known power OF reproduction, having
an assurance OF raising young things
that will be equal or superior TO the
original stock. In other words, from
the milking type We are safe in ex'
pecting what We must have for profit
able milk production.
The Attorney is not recognized to-
day. She never had herd book.
Jerseys and Guernseys are the Chan
mel Islands breeds. II you are TO con-
tinue In the dairy business you dc
well To change. Get large Jerseys,
and then do not breed them TO calve
before two and one.half to three years
old. and you will soon have cows
that will suit you'll. Z. Cook in the
Trihuna Earmerl
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30

Trees transplanted at night are
more likely TO live than those trans
planted In the daytime.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30

A woman's club the other day de-
bated the question whether married
women should pay their bills. Strange
10 say, most OF the good ladies pres
ent were disposed TO think that they
should not. Even where q woman has
no property or earnings OF her own 20
dispose OF, Il should be q matter OF
pride with her 10 pay the debts she
!ncurs in her own person. continues
che new York Evening World. To
run up accounts AZ random, leaving
Il 10 some one else TO settle then
when due, is one OF the surest wass
10 cultivate extravagant habits. Thrift
IS an ornament In every housewife.
and me housewife. In spite OF all our
modern improvements. Is the best
type OF womanhood the world knows.
As a matter OF fact. the average WON
an In a shrewder buyer than the aver
age man within her sphere OF expert
ence. She knows when she gets her
moneys worth. and she insists upon
having Il. Even where she has not
learned the value OF money by earn
ing Il outside the home. she often
can teach her helpmate how II Is
best spent. Az any rate. nothing is
more certain than that without re-
sponsibillty she will never learn. The
man who relieves his wife OF this rou-
tine responsibility has no Just reason
for complaining II her bills are 30
heavy as TO embarrass hlm.-Eyening
World.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30

CANADIAN FARMERS PROTECTED.
The Ontario Minister Of Agriculture
submitted q bill, to the Dominion Par
lament which declares that NO one
shall expose for sale any seed OF CO
reals. grasses, cloyers. or forage plants
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30

Lucy L. Gable. In Harper's Masssin'
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-05-25
THE NEws-HERALD. IILLsBoRo THURSDAY NAY IS 1905


st. Petersburg, May 20.--vice Adm.
Biriieff, who has been named for the
supreme naval command In the Pa
cific, will leave for vladivostok on May
rs to assume charge there and make
preparations for repairing and rent
ting the vessels Of Vice Adm. Rojest-
vensky's fleet when they arrive.
BY imperial command, Vice Adm.
Birileff will have all the rights and
powers of commander Of the army
and the commander Of the vladivostok
garrison will be subject to his orders,
thereby avoiding the possibility Of any
conflict of authority in case of siege
as at Port Arthur.
'T have no intention Of relieving
Vice Adm. Rojestvensky Of the imme-
diate command of the feet II he is well
and able to perform his duties on his
arrival at vladivostok," said the ad.
miral.
Paris, May 2O.-The apparently com.
plete disappearance Of the Russian far
eastern feet leads to the belief either
that a battle Is imminent or that Adm.
Rojestvensky has succeeded In estab-
fishing q naval base. On the other
hand, II is pointed out here that the
position Of the feet May 16 in latitude
1880 and longitude 111.30 indicated
that 1t might have been decided to fol.
low a course north Of Luzon into the
Pacific instead Of going through the
Straits Of Formosa, where Togo is be.
lieved to be waiting Adm. Rojestvensky.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-05-25
Riots Between Whites and Blacks
in the Vicinity of 29th and
Dearborn Streets
JAMES GRAY, CoLoREO, KILLED.
Another Man Was Mortally Wounded
and Building Partially DemOl-
ished by . Mob of 1,OOO.
Another Exhibition Of the Feeling Ex.
listing eetween the Two Races Was
Given at 23d Street and Stew
art Avenue, Chicago.

Chicago, May 22.-Chicago is threat
ened with a race war Of serious pro
portions. Embittered by the shooting
of Enoch Carlson, an eight-year-old
boy, last week by two negroes, the
residents in the vicinity Of goth and
Dearborn streets have armed them
selves and clashes between white and
colored men have become 80 frequent
since the Carlson murder that It has
been found necessary to detail scores
Of policemen in the district to preserve
peace. Even this precaution has been
unsuccessful In keeping the opposing
factions apart.
In q riot which broke out In this dis.
trict between the whites and the
blacks. James Gray. colored. was kill
ed, Harry Bernstein was mortally
wounded and a building in which
Bernstein was being held a captive.
suffering from four bullet wounds, was
stoned and partly wrecked by mob
Of 1000 persons.
Another exhibition Of the feeling ex.
isting between the whites and the
blacks was given when Charles Poske
was shot in the shoulder by a colored
man, at whom he had been shooting
during disturbance at 23d street and
Stewart avenue. Poske Is watchman
In a coal yard, and 1t Is asserted by
him that several negroes started a
quarrel with him and tried to kill him.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-05-25
Everything Points to the Spread
Of the Teamsters' Strike
in Chicago.
BOTH SIDES ARE STANDING FIRM.
The 0fIicials Of the Express Companies
Refuse to Reinstate Any Of Their
Striking Employees.
Il 10 Thought the Teansters Of the
Lun,bernen's Association win BE
Called Out and Other Unions
Become Involved.

Chicago, May 22.-Sunday brought
no change in the attitude of either side
to the labor controversy now in pro-
gress in Chicago and everything now
points to an extension Of the team.
sters' strike to many other business
houses during the week. The ofiicials
Of the express companies whose re-
fusal to reinstate any Of their striking
employees caused the collapse Of the
settlement Of the trouble, still adhere
to their determination not to give EN-.
p.oyment to any Of their former EN-.
ployes, and the other Arms involved
in the dimculty declared that they
would stand by the express companies
in the fight. The teamsters' union has
taken Just as frm q stand as the EN-.
ployers and It was stated by President
Shea that the union would never call
of the strike until the express com.
panies come to terms.
The first spread Of the strike 10 ex.
pected to come when the lumbermen's
association, employing 2,400 teamsters.
issues an order to their men to make
deliveries to all business houses re-
gardless Of whether they are involved
In the strike or not
In anticipation Of such an order tho
teamsters met and voted to go on strike
should any teamsters be discharged
for refusing to obey the order of the
association. With non-union drivers
making deliveries for the lumbermen
the trouble will undoubtedly spread to
affiliated industries. as the union men
employed on buildings will refuse to
handle material delivered by non-union
labor. Should this strike be called,
and there is nothing that would indi-
cate now that 1t can be avoided. there
seems to be nothing that can prevent
a general industrial upheaval in Chi
cago.