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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25
Some Noted Criminals
First Steps Astray. -

Robson. who defrauded the Crystal
Palace company out OF Es7.000. took
small amount at first for a stock ex-
change gamble. He lost. ard went ON.
Leopold Redpath. who In 1857 was SEN
fenced to penal servitude for lif. for
dcfrauding the Great Northern Rail-
way company of close upon 100000.
declared that the first forgery he COM
mitted was To obtain money Co assist
some poor people In great distress.
The statement might be regarded
with n good deal OF suspicion II his
career did not disclose the fact that
while Redpath was committing the
most crafty and calculated frauds he
Was at the same time scattering the
money he obtained among various
charities and distressed circumstances.
When he was sentenced mt the central
criminal court there were persons In
court who burst into tears. They were
persons whom he had befriended.
CriminaIity Seemed Innate.
Harry Benson. the instigator OF the
great turf frauds and OF numberless
other swindics: the Bidwells. the great
forgers: and LEROY. the murderer OF
Mr.. Gold on the Brighton line. are types
or criminals who seem tn have been
such by some queer moral perversity
born In them. In each OF them there
was a gradual development OF the ter
ribie criminal instinct" showing tt
self In their earlier mingling with
others-in the school and playground,
I'm their very first companionships. No
one can point to any particular event
In their lives az the first Introduction
to criminal courses. IL seemed innate
and showed itself In the prettiest trick
cry In childish intercourse.
IL has been noticed that the most
notorious criminals I'm various spheres
OF crime are recruited from the ranks
OF persons engaged In special occupa-
tons and professions. The ocksmith.
safemaking. and carpentering trade
have supplied the most accomplished
sibieburglars: engraving has been re-
sponsible for most OF the great bank
ed forGers have come. from the legal
profession. and the professional muir
derers have generally had some medt-
cal training.
But the professional poisoner u a
man accustomed TO carrying the burden
OF CHASTITY secrets. and rarely does he
do more than confess the justice OF his
sentence and acknowledge the last
crime. which sends him To the gaiiows.
His lips are sealed as tn previous Of
lenses. and no one knows how the
awful first step was taken.
A prison chaplain In one OF our iarg-
est convict establishments once re-
marked To me that he was appalled, by
the continual lament OF the criminals
he found I'm that place or terror over
Just one little thing" The little
thing" was the first step which had
launched them on the career OF wrong
doing which had brought them there.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25
Grateful Husbands in India.

Montreal Star: When white peopi~
do things for native races the graft
tude OF those ministercd unto II some
times quite touching. The annual re-
port OF the hospital for women Mt Al
iahabad gives a couple OF certificates
which illustrate that many a grateful
heart beats beneath n swarthy skin.
The first Is from n husband whose
wife had been experimental upon at
the institution. He writes:
Dear She: My wife has returned
from your hospital cured. Provided
males are allowed at your bungalow. I
would like To do you the honor OF pre-
scnting myself there this afternoon. but
I will not try To repay you-vengeance
belongeth unto God. Yours notice.
ably, -.
But what doctor would not treasure
so eloquently expressed a token OF
gratitude as this?
Dear and Fair Madam: have
much pleasure TO inform you that my
dearly unfortunate wife will be no
longer under your treatment. She
having left this world for the other on
the night OF 21th ulio. For your help
In this matter I shall ever remain
grateful. Yours reverently. -"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25
THE RELATIONS OF WATER no
PLANT GROWTH,

Experiments carried on at Cornell
college. Ithaca. y. Y. prove conclusive
~ that during the growth OF n sixty
bushel crop OF corn the plants pump
from the soil and evaporate through
their leaves over nine hundred tons OF
water on every acre. The water taken
out or the soil by twenty-five bushel
crop OF wheat Is over Ave hundred
tons.
IL has been finally and conclusivcly
demonstrated that the maturing OF
every pound OF the grain OF oats. re-
quires Ave hundred pounds OF water.
Let us think for n moment what that
means. For every nifty bushels OF oats,
100000 pounds OF water are taken out
OF the soil. besides what Is evaporated
by the direct influence OF the sun and
wind.
What bearing has that fact on the
farmer; Take for instance a piece of
ground which the farmer calculates TO
seed down TO clover. II he knows moth
Ing OF these facts and principles, he
goes ahead unthinkingiy. and sows
from two to three bushels OF oats or
barley and ten TO fifteen pounds OF
clover seed. Both the clover seed and
grain sprout look we'll until the grain
begins TO ripen. Then the little clover
plants begin to shrivel up unless plenty
OF rain IL had. Finally when the grain
10 cut. the clover plants are killed for
want OF moisture. This II the great
trouble with the growing OF clover In
the middle west. and everywhere In
fact where the farmer has worked all
the humus out OF the soil. IL Is the
humus-decayed vegetable matter
that holds moisture In the soil.
The great mistake farmers make In
seeding with clover and alfalfa. and
clover In particular. In In sowing too
much grain. When We seed down we
should use not To exceed n bushel OF
oats or barley to the acre as nurse
crop. Indeed. IL VIII be invariably seen
that the less grain sown. down 10 a
half buRhel TO the acre, the stronger
aud surer will bc the crop OF clover or
alfalfa. when We consider the amount
OF water the grain takes out of the
soil. Is u any wonder the little clover
plants die7
La n tield OF corn. o. OF any hoed
crop. frequent and shallow stirring OF
the soil between the rows. will stop
the evaporation OF water by the heat
and wind. and thus save more for the
plants. Since We have got To using the
riding cultivaior, We are stopped from
stirring the soil rs late aE would he
profitable. Going through the corn
with q single horse cultivator twice and
hoeing out the weeds after the plants
are too large for the riding cultivator.
Will almost always add a handsome In
crease la the crop. IL In well To study
this matter OF conserving the soil
water. We must put more humus In
our soil. Flowing under the second
crop OF clover will help put lot OF
humus In the land. Most farmers viii
pasture or NOW this crop, thinking
they cannot afford to pillow IL under.
hut We must have the courage 10 feed
our land as well as our live stock.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25
THE GREATNESS OF oYAmA.
u 10 in His vastsr Vision That He Out
ranks All His Brilliant Officers.

Adachi kinnosuke In Review OF Re
views: Some one has compared Marquis
oyama with the head OF his stan. Gen.
cral Kodama, and likcncd them unto an
ocean and diamond point OF n rugged
clin with a bright sun playing upon It's
sharp ridges against the sky. No ono
knows better than oyama himself how
much better. how much more brilliantly.
General kodama would pay at the game
OF tactics than he. But why should he DO
troubled about IL! Has he not Kodama
at his elbow TO do that for him? None
better than he knows that, In the matter
OF Manchurian geography, with all its
topographic vantage points for the cam
paiEn. In the knowledge OF local conditions
In Manchuria and Siberia. OF the character
OF the people there. OF climatic conditions.
and In the knowledge OF the Russian sol
diers and officers. General Fukushima
surpasscs the field marshal 30 far that
there u no comparison between them.
Oyama knows that Kuroki. Oku. Nodzu.
Nogi, are wiser In the orders that they
issue TO the men under them than hs
could possibly be. But. again, why
trouble himself with these things. since
he has men under him who can do all
these things better than he? IL In enough
for him and for his country TO know that
In the doing OF the large thing. In having
a wider horizon and vaster vision. none OF
his officers prctcnds to compete with
him.
Remarkable man that he 10 In so many
respects. he IL n little more than remark
able In one thing. Here IN n son OF SAT-
sums. a soldier. n product OF the transit
ton period OF Nippon. lie had been
reared upon the far eastern ideal OF a
great man In whom a heroic deed Is al
ways supposed to cover a multitude OF
sins. There he STANDS today In his SD
year. Judged by Christian, Buddhist or
Confucian ethics. his home life Is with
out a stain. and altogether he II a gentle
man the like OF whom 10 would be hard.
indeed TO md among the leaders OF Nip
pom.
The historian whose eyes see beneath
the surface OF things might. In his hunger
the person OF the Warehouses Oyama. A
graduate OF vassar. her life IL a living
history OF the progress OF Nippon woman
hood. quite much as that OF the neld
marshal IL OF militant Nippon. She was
one OF the nrst band OF young girls sent
abroad b. the Toxic government az tho
pioneers OF world wide education among
the daughters OF her country Her inter
national culture has given her rare quail
ncat!ons TO be one OF tho leaders OF our
women. And II IL no secret OF our history
that upon her women has always rested
the greatness and glory OF Nippon.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25

Il came after marriage IL not before.
People thought me coid-perhaps they
were right: perhaps could not expect
n grand passion. Marriage would I'LL
my life. would make me OF some use
In the world. Well. I took the plunge"
Tt was brave"
1T was desperate. but women do IL
every day. and In ninety nine cases out
OF hundred they do % successfully.
Mine. you see. was just that hum
ldredth case. And when I became sure
of my failure I was more desperate
than before"
what did do." asked.
'Nothing-what 10 there TO do? I
had made my bargain-I tried TO live
up to u. hut nj FIRST the twilight hour
when FIRST knew Norman was COM
devils: ! woud pace up and down and
feel like sbrieking. Then came sort
of duiincHx when i scarcely cared for
anything. merely wondering whether
all this could 70 on forever. And then
lin two years-Jack was born
Didn't that heip!- I asked.
YES" she went on: 1T helped a lot.
but II didn't change everything. as I
had hoped: IL didn't bring Norman and
me together. You see. Norman was alb
sorbed In his business: IL ] was In my
place he was satisfied. and he took 10
for granted that my heart was comfort
ably and domcsticaliy affcctionate.
Louis was born after another two
years: let the children absorb me. and
reminded myss;S constantly that I was
M happy as i deserved to be. that
] must be content But ut last I had
a shock"
The other man. I asked.
Yes. the other mantle grand pas
sion which I thought was not for me.
IL flashed out all OF sudden and
burned me up. and since then i have
been nothing but ashes"
And again-what did you dor
There was nothing 60 do-of course
but part when we discovered what
was the matter. IL was over before IL
began--so it seemed to me-and have
never seen him since"
But that was mere madness, prob
ably"
Perhaps. but twas enough--'twIll
serve"
You don't mean that you are dying
for himy"
mo. am dying OF consumption:
but what prepared me for consumption
And what makes ~ impossible to fight
i have th-ottled too many feelings. now
they avenge themseives-they are
shrotsling me
looked into her eyes. and found n
purpose there. why do you tell me
this:" I asked. what can I do for
your"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25

She returned the look. eagerly. visit
fully. There Is something" she cried:
will you do II for me-whcn l am
dead? I have never told another soul.
and someone must do II for me-"
promised. and she bade me Ind
letter in her writing desk-a large let
ter. sealed and directed To me. She
looked at u fevcrishly. saying: Yes.
that's II. When l am dead Will you
open that and mail the other letter
which IL inside-all stamped and adj
dressed? And can you. will you do IL
without reading the address,"
You may trust me"
Thank you--oh. thank you." she
said. and then. more weakly: 1T was so
wonderful cannot regret H."
She died within "A year and i mailed
the letter--to whom who knows?
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25
Household HELMS.

When n whitewashed ceiling has be-
come black ened apply n layer or starch
and water to IL with n piece OF soft
flannel. Allow Il 10 dry. then brush on
lightly with n brush. The blackness
will have disapearrsd. leaving no marks
whatever.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25
Hot Cross Buns.

.ishurg Chronicie-Teiegraph Hunt
Ing Easter bonnets can be done In tho
clothes season.
Twill be many a year till folks will cease
ter
Boil some bright red eggs AZ Easter.
Light.
somervIlle Journal: Spring bonnets
are To be- small this year. but the price 10
to be just as large as ever.
The poetcSs wrote an Easter sonnet
And traded IL for an Easter bonnet.
-Washington Capital
Tho poets lay for Easter
In the sweetest poets make.
The old hens lay for Easter
In n lay that takes the cake.
washington Capital
Someryillc Journal: when the bill comes
In the economical husband varies the
words OF the popular song and asks hts
wife. why did you get that hat?"
Pittsburg ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - Mrs
Snaggs-Easter 10 here.
Snaggs-Eggs-actly.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25
Cooling His Pipes

Detroit Tribune: Mamma. what's
that sizzling sound out In the kitchen y"
Your papa was out TN IL o'clock last
night. dear. and he's just got out OF
bed and is taking a drink OF WATER
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25

The pootcSs wrote an Easter sonnet
And traded IL for an Easter bonnet.
-Washington Capital.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-08
INSURANCE LAWS.
Committee of the American Bar As
sociation Makes Recommendations

Committee of the American Bar As
sociation Makes recommendations
Omaha, Neb., Aug. S.-Ralph w.
Breckenridge, of Omaha, chairman Of
the Committee on Insurance Laws
of the American Bar Association, has
completed the report of the commit
tee to be presented at the annual
convention at Naragansett Pier, which
will begin August %. The report
makes five specific recommendations
as follows: Legislation by congress
providing for supervision of insurance
companies; the repeal OF all valued
policy laws; a uniform fire policy
term which will be specifically de-
fined; the repeal of all retaliatory
laws; stricter incorporation laws in
the several states as they affect the
creation of insurance companies, and
general statutes to prohibit the use
of the mails by persons, associations
or corporations transacting business
in disregard of federal regulations.
President Roosevelt is quoted as
having said to the committee that
he is very much in favor of federal
supervision OF insurance companies.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-08
YELLOW FEVER SITUATION.
1t is Expected That Under Federal
Control, Quarantine Restric-
tions May Be Relaxed.

New Orleans, La, Aug. 8.-Some
probability exists that there shortly
will be considerable relaxation in the
Governor Blanchard is urging the pre-
sident of the state board of health
to take steps toward that end, and
DIR. Souchon's efforts in the matter
are beginning to show results. Cover
nor Blanchard says he is receiving
complaints of suffering from many
parts of the state. Medicines, ice
coal and many other necessaries are
wanted, and there is a demand ev
erywhere for mail service
The u s. Marine Hospital Service
is to send representatives to attend
conference of the various health
boards to explain the mosquito theo-
ry, to show that the mosquito cannot
by transmitted by freight, and to
urge uniformity of quarantine regu-
lationS
The yellow fever report up to noon
today: New cases in New Orleans, 4;
total cases to date, 569; deaths in the
past "a hours 2; total deaths, lis.
New cases outside of New Orleans, %
Reports from the bedside of Arch
bishop Chapel today were to the eff
feet that the venerable prelate was
about holding his own, with the ply
sicians still unable to predict with
confidence the outcome of the attack
of yellow fever upon him.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-08
Lake Arthur Property SELLING.

The following deed were filed for
record in the Office of Probate Clerk
and Recorder F. P. Gayle Monday:
The Lake Arthur Townsite Com
pany to John F. Walcott, fof $3.50.
lots L, 2, 3, 4, 5, and in block 36 Of
Lake Arthur
The Lake Arthur Townsite Com
pany to D. L. Lang, for $50, lots z, 8,
and 9 of block 72 of Lake Arthur.
The Lake Arthur Townsite Com
pany to John r. Hodges, for $4,000
lot Z in block 72 of Lake Arthur.
Wm- E. Wiseley and wife to Bryan
B. Barton and wife. for 1920, the E.
IA feet of lot 81 and the West Sc feet
of lot 62 of Bell Plain addition to Ros-
we'll.
Bryan B. Barton and wife to v. O.
McCullum for $1O2, same property as
described above.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-08
NEW MEXICO MILITARY IN.
STITUTE.

Sealed proposals will be re-
ceived by the Regents of the
New Mexico Military Institute
at the office of the superintend-
ent until 600 p. m. Saturday the
18th day of August 1905, for the
furnishing and delivery, at the
Institute, of cOmmissary sup
plies, meat and drug, for ses-
sion l905-O6.
List of supplies needed, blank
proposals will be furnished by
the Superintendent.
By order of the Regents,
Jas. w Wilson,
35t2 Superintendent.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-08
WILL NOT GO HUNGRY.

Twenty-Year Settlers Picnic Will
Have Plenty of Meat, as Well as
Other Provisions.
City Marshal j. J. Rascoe, who has
been collecting subscriptions for the
old settlers picnic, has a partial re-
port to make which shows that the
people in attendance will not go hun
CRY. Following is the list of subscrib-
ers of meats, to date:
J. P. and T. D. White, one beef, de-
livered.
w. NJ. Atkinson, one beef, delivered
c. w. Haynes, one beef, delivered.
F. Divers, one beef, delivered.
C. L. Ballard. one beef, delivered.
VIM. Robertson, one goat.
]. o. Westover, one sheep
James Sutherland. two muttons
w III. Johnson, two sheep.
Albert Lea, one pig.
About $40 in cash has been sub
scribed. The names of cash subscrib-
ers will be given when the list is
completed.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-08
CHINESE BOYCOTT.

Merchants at Yokohama Have Agreed
Not to Deal in American Goods.
Yokohama, Aug. 8.-The Chinese
here have agreed not to deal in Amer
ican goods, not to ship goods on Am
erican steamers, especially not on the
Pacific Mail Company's steamships.
and to punish any Chinese merchant
dealing in American goods through
others, also not to deal with Ameri-
can banks and insurance companies.
Chinese merchants convicted of con-
travening this agreement will be hea-
Willy fined.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-08
British Survivors Rescued.

Toxic, Aug. S.-A vessel of the Ia
panese navy has rescued fourteen sur
vivors of the crew of the British
steamer Hanna, who were imprisoned
on Urupp islands The vessel was
captured by the Russians, but subse-
quently ran aground on the island,
where it was set on fire and abandon
ed Fourteen marines with two Off
GERS were left on the island. The two.
officers secured sail boats and start
ed for Kamchatka. Their fate is I'M
known.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-08

NJ. Witte, the Russian peace envoy,
within it's gates and the other peace
commissioners at the harbor's mouth,
the city of Portsmouth today awaken
ed to a realization that one Of the
was actually at hand At an early
hour the streets began to fill up, as
railroad trains, trolley cars and pri-
vate conveyances brought visitors
from all parts of Southeastern New
Hampshire. The famous old seaport
was gayly draped with flags and
bunting and presented an attractive
appearance.
BY ten o'clock 1900 members of
the New Hampshire national guards
had arrived. In the harbOr shipping
had been dressed for the occasion,
while at the navy yard the last toucn
was given to make everything ready
for the conference The fleet dropped
anchor off the navy yard soon after
nine O'Clock.
At the hotel Wentworth, NJ Witte
got up early, beginning at once to
prepare some dispatches to his gov
ernment in answer to those which
reached him during the night Speak
ing to representative of the ASsO-
ciated Press, he said that he was
more than ever animated by the de-
sire of doing all in his power to con-
clude peace, but that as he had often
stated, all will depend on what the
Japanese expect to obtain. However,
he said, he would leave nothing unat
tempted to reach the desired object,
and in case of failure the world may
Judge upon whose shoulders the re-
sponsibility should rest.
AS the ENJOYS landed the saluting
battery of the navy yards fired sa
Lutte From the landing to the naval
storage building marines were drawn
up on each side, and through their
lines the ENJOYS marched to the scene
of their future laborS. The procession
was led by Admiral Mead and NJ
WlIIG. OHCe III the OuliuIHS the pitllI-
potentiaries and their suites were as
signed to their respective rooms.
Shortly after the noon hour the
Rear Admiral and ENJOYS entered the
room which has been fixed up as a
cafe for the use of the peace party.
There formal breakfast given by
Rear Admiral Mead to the plenipoten
tiaries had been spread. The tables
were prepared for SIS persons, those
present including besides the distin
guished Russians and Japanese the
naval officers attending Rear Admiral
Mead. their wives and a number of
prominent Portsmouth residents
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-08
LYNcHING AT WACO,
Citizens Make Prisoners of Officers
Then Break Open Jail.

Sili[CnS mdhG FTISOnSFS OF 0HtCSTS
Then Break Open Jail.
Waco, Tex, Aug. Sat two o'clock
this morning 500 mounted citizens
after making prisoners of Sheriff Til
ley, the jailer and deputy sheriff,
broke open the Jail, took Sank Ma
jors out. and after hearing his con-
fession hanged him from the new
bridge. He is still hanging and the
mob is still in the city. Majors had
recently been convicted of criminal
assault and was given the death pen
atty, but had been granted a new tri-
al by Judge Surratt in order that
there might be no opportunity for
the court of criminal appeals to re-
verse the sentence on technicalities.
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Runaway Automobile.

Dieppe, France, Aug. S.-While
George Gould. accompanied by Mrs.
Gould, was returning yesterday from
Saint Vaerie his motor car skidded.
Mrs. Gould was thrown out, bruising
her leg, but not seriously. The car
pursued a wild course with Mr.. Gould
clinging to it down a steep incline
but was finally stopped by a hedge,
Mr. Gould was not injured
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-08
peace Necessary to Both.

Berlin, Aug. 8.-The doubts exist
er the prospects of peace. also exist
here, but in a far milder form The
prevailing opinion is that although
neither Russian nor Japan is any
where near exhaustion of its resour-
ces, yet peace is SO necessary to both
that each will be reluctant to with
draw from the negotiations, once they
are begun, without attaining peace.
1t is believed in official quarters that
each side will find the other adopting
stiff attitude in the beginning. and
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D. Keyes left
this morning for Las Vegas From
there they will start on an extended
trip through the North East They
will go first to Colorado points of in
terest and then to Montreal, Canada,
and finally to their old home in Mass
achusetts. They will return to Ros-
well next winter.