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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03

absolute conviction that IL was only
through the window that he could have
escaped. The German masters room
and effects gave no further clcw. In
his case a trailer OF ivy had given way
under his weight. and We saw by the
light Of lantern the mark on the
lawn where his heels had come down.
That one dlnt In the short. green grass
was the only material witness left OF
this inexplicabie nocturnal flight.
Sherlock Holmes left the house alone.
and only returned after eleven. lie
had obtained n large ordnance may OF
the uclgEborhood. ana this he brought
into my room. where he laid IL out on
the bed. and. having balanced the lamp
In the middle OF IL. he began to smoke
over IT, and occasionally To point out
objects Of interest with the reeking
amber of his pipe.
This case grows upon me, Watson"
said he. There are decidedly some
points ~ interest In connection with
II. In this early stage I want you To-
realize those geographical features
! which may have a good deal To do
with our investigation.
Look NJ this map. This dark
square II the prlory school. I'll put n
pin In g. Now. this line is the main
road. You see that II runs east and
west past the school. and you see also
that there IL no side road for n mile
| either way. n these two folk passed
away by road. IL VAS this road
Exactly"
by singular and happy chance
we are able To some extent To- check
what PASSED along this road during the
night In question. At this point. where
I my pipe N now resting. county con-
/ stable was on duty from twelve to
/ six. II ~, rs YOU perceive. the FIRST
cross road on the east side. This man
/ declares that he was not absent from
| his post for an instant. aud he is post
| tive tnut neither boy nor man could
have gone that way unseen. I have
! spoken with this policeman tonight.
I and he appears Ia me To be "A perfectly
! reliable person. That blocks this end.
! We have now To deal with the other.
There il an inn there. the Red Bull.
the landlady Of which was III. She had
sent To MaCkieton for "A doctor. but he
did not arrive until morning, being alb
I sent 1T another case. The people nj
the inn were alert all night. awaiting
his coming. and one or other OF them
seems TO have continually had an eye
upon the road. They declare that no
one passed. IL their evidence In good
then we are fortunate enough TO be
allie TO block the west. and also to be
aole to say that the fugitives did not
use the road at all"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03

was he who AT once Ia an incislve and
positive tone. opened the conversation.
II called this morning. DIR. Huxtablc.
too late to prevent you from starting
for London. learned that your object
WAS tn invite Sherlock Holmes tn un-
dcrtake the conduct or this ease. His
grace Ig surprised. Dr. HuNtabic. that
you should have taken such a step
siihou; consulting him"
when learned that the police had
failed"
His grace In by no means convinced
that the police have failed
"Bu, surely. Mr.. Wilder"
you are well aware. Dr. Huxtable
that his grace In particularly anxious
20 avoid all public scandal ~" prefers
To take ms few people ms possible into
kls confidence"
The matter can easily h. rrmcdici q"
haId the brow beaten doctor: Sherlock
Holmes can return to London by the
morning train.'
Hardly that. doctor. hardly that"
raid Holmes. Ia his blandest voice.
'rhis northern air w invlgorating aud
pleasant. SO I propose To- spend few
days upon your moOTs, aud To occupy
my mind as best 1 may. Whether I
have tile shelter 81 your roof or the
Nillags inn is. OF course. Tor you TO de-
eide
could see that the unfortunate doc
tor was Ia the last stage or INDIGESTION.
from which he was rescued by the deep.
Kpuorous voice OF the RID bearded duke.
which Doomed out like u dinner gong.
a agree with Mr.. wilder. Or. HuN-
table that you would have done wisely
Iu consult me. Bat since Nit. Holmes
las already been taken into yOur con.
aencr. Il would indeed be- absurd that
we should not await ourselves ol his
serviccs. Far from going To the inn
MIR. Holmes. | would be- pleased II you
would come and stay with me at Hold.
ernesse Hail" ~
pose of my investigation, | think that
a would be wiser for me To remain AZ
the scene OF the mystery"
Just as you like. Mr.. Holmes, AUy
Information which MIR. Wilder CT | cIr
give you is, OF course. at your dts
possii.'
III will probably be necessary for 'u'
To see you ut the hall. said HOini,s
Il would only ask you now. sir. whether
You have formed any explanation ~
your own mind AZ To the mysterlOui
diaa ppcaraucc or your SOM
No sir I have not
Excuse fne IL allude To- that which
4. painful 40 you. but 1 have no alter
native. DO you think that the duchcss
had anything to do with the natter
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
v.-THE ADVENTURE or THE
PRlORv SCHOOL,

PNtSHN SSF'SSGs-SSNtaU
But the sympathi.s OF the latter
we're with the MOTHER
Yes"
did he say SOL
.s<o"
1.-THE duke. them
Good heavens. no."
Then how could you know
II have had some confidential talks
with James wilder. his Eracc's secre-
tary. IL was he who gave me the ia
formation about Lord Sallire's feel
ings''
II sec. By the way. that last letter
OF the dukc's-was u found Ia the boys
room after he was gone
No. he had taken u with him.
think. Mr.. Holmes, u IN time that We
were leaving for EuEton."
n will order "a four wheeler. In n
quarter OF m hour. We shall he at your
service. II you are tclcEruphing home.
Mr.. iIuxtablc. u would he well Ia allow
the people I'm your nrlghbprhood to
Imagine that the Inquiry Is still going
on ia Liverpool. ar wherever else that
red herring led your pack. Ia the
meantime I viii do "a little quiet work
at your own doors aud perhaps the
scent Is not 50 cold but that two old
hounds like Watson and myself may
get sniII or IT.
bracing atmosphere of the Peak coun-
try. In which Dr. iluxia0l"'S famous
school Il situated. n Nag already dark
when we reached u. A card Was lying
or the hall table. aud the butler whiSp.
cred something To hiA master. who
turned To us with agitation In every
heavy feature.
THE duke IN here" said he. The
duke and Mr.. Wilder pIc in the study.
Come. gentlemen and ! will introduce
you
was. OF course. familiar with the
pictures OF the famous statesman. but
the man himself was very different
from his representation He was tail
nad stately person. scrupIlously dressed.
with drawn. thin face. and nose
which was grotcSuucly curved and long.
Ills complexion was of dead pailoT.
which was more startling by contrast
with n long dwIudliug beard or vivid
red. which flowed down over his white
waistcolt. with hts match chain gleam-
ing through !,s fringe. Such Was the
stately presence which looked stonily
at va from the center Of Dr, HuNtable's
hetrihrug. Reside him stood a very
young man. whom I understood to bc
Wilder. the priiat" Fc Rotary. lie was
small. nervous. alert. with intelligent.
ileh; blue eyes aud mobile features. n
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03

made In the side or tho lower Dor so that
the lamp may be properly attended TO.
Tho roof OF the upper box IL lined with
canton flannel as are also the sides except
tho front which II left open and across II.
three inches from the edge. IL nailed a
strip (doubled) OF canton flannel which IL
cut In strips an inch wide. A walk way Is
built from tho ground 10 this opening
through which the chicks pass. Essential
ventilation may be had by boring a few
tiny holes In the upper box mt a point
farthermost away from the lamp. IN on
trying this broodsr the tin II hot enough
TO burn tho chicks they may DO protected
by building around Il, an inch away. an
other cone OF wire netting. Tue illust-a-
tion shows tho plan clearly.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
one oyster stew.
Not much milk
travelling Outfits.
From ihe Sow York WcekIY

From the New York Weekly.
Trunk Dealer see. Want some
hing for six months tour abroad
Well. madam. In the adjoining building
! have n trunk which I'm sure you viii
like. Can't get IL In the storeroom:
iouble door Is too narrow. I thought
of remodeling IL and using IL for %
seashore cottage, but IL II Will suit you
Will let you have IL cheap"
Dame--Im not the one who Is going
abroad: It's my husband.
"Oh! George. show the lady one OF
those vcst-pocket hand satchels."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
Iin "a p,t. prfnitian,.

Form the San Francisco Call.
A CritiC--One who tells how To do
things that he could not do.
A Reprehenslbie Sinner-One who
has been caught ut a.
A Fnlsificr-One of W..
A Glass House--The one you and
are trying TO hide.
Piay--The sort OF labor we fall %
recognize as such.
yirtue-A frngmentary garment that
We wear only In spots.
SIce-The remainder OF the garment.
An Admittedly Wise Man--one who
Is dead.
A Simpieton.-The other fellow.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03

Philadelphia Ledger. No" said tho
doctor, II can't make anything out OF
his case ut all. IL bothers me-"
why" replied his wife. Il thought
Il was only n simple cold"
Exactly. That's why ! can't make
ANYTHING out OF a."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
A HOME MADE RRoopER.

The broodcrs sold by manufacturers are
usually all that are claimed for them but
when ono desires TO economiEc n home
made AFFAIR can be constructed By any ono
with n little ingenuity which will work
nicely. Take two boxes OF convenient sis..
three feet square by fifteen or eighteen
inches high II a good size. and set ono on
top or the other. cutting hole through
each directly In tho middle. The hole in
tho bottom or floor OF the upper box Ia
covered with an inverted tin pail or can
which In perforated at intervals OF two
Inches using wire nall for the work and
punching In. Fit this can Snugiy over tho
hole and place the regular broodcr lamp
underneath II. resting on the bottom or
floor OF the lower box. A little door In
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
NATURES BACKGROUND.

Thousands OF farmers will arrange this
.prtng 10 improve the grounds around the
farm home for the teachings along this
line which have gone on for number or
years In all periodicals reaching the homo
ar. having their effect III tho farmer
makes ono mistake moro frequently than
another in this preparation OF tn. ground
for a lawn u Is In planning To let the
growth which - there. usually portion
OF a meadow. remain without any attempt
Co Improve u. n most serious mistake. The
first thing 10 do. In the spring. In the max
ing OF this Lawn In To hand dig as many
weeds AZ possible: then 20 over the entire
plot and al In any low spots With good
garden soil packing Il down firmly. Get
ia. entire plot ns level rs possible though
not OF necessity nat. Then. before tho
grass starts very much 30 over the plot
with n sharp tooth rake and scratch u
thoroughly. then SOW some good lawn
seed. buying mixture from some re-
Liable sccdsman. Then roll the entire plot.
During tho first season. II tho growth Is
mainly OF the new grass from tho seed
ing, do not cut very close. Jse lawn
mower and go over 70 every ten days or
two weeks according TO the growth DO
not break into the lawn any moro than In
necessary for the purpose OF setting trees
or shrubs. especially the latter: locate
these along the borders and In masses N
the corners In order TO obtain the ocsi
effect. II towering plants arc TO be
grown locate these. as n rulo In front OF
th. shrubs and along the space between
th. lawn aud the ycranda. Thus ono has
the lawn for \ background and tho ro-
suits. In all ways. will be much more sat
isfnctOry
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03

Cleveland Leader: PerambulatinE Pete
FIN. don't yer wish yer lived In de tropics.
where yer could set under cocoanut tree
an have dc ripe nuts fail right at yer
fcctg
Tie-Pass Tim-Saw. who'd crack do
nuts fer met
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03

N diameter 10 work to the best advantage.
Lay the two halves OF the log sido by SIDE
with tho rounding part down and. ut eth
err end about foot from the end SPIKE
a two by four strip letting them project
out sufficiently far at one side so that an
iron strip or hoop may ba set over thc
ends into which to hook the whifnetreo
chains This Implement can bo made nj
small cost and. unless the logs are too
heavy. a good team OF horses can handle
n nicely. The Illustration shows tho Idea
clearly and how very simple II In.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
I pRoFiTAslg NOME MADE IN
ELEMENT.

on soil that 70 inclined TO lump up sone
implement must be used which will level
the soil readily and At the same time
crushed the ciods. such an Implement can
readily be made at home and DO quite as
effective as those which must be bought
for the purpose ~ one has a leaning to-
ward manufactured articles. This home
mad. clod crusher and soil ievcicr can bs
mad. 90 a log OF hard wood By splitting II
In half. the log should DO about two feet
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
SEX IN STRAWBERRIES.

Although dealers In strawberry plants.
those who issue catalogues. take consid-
able space 20 indicate that certain varle-
tics are pistillats and others bI-scxual or
perfect In their blossoms. n IL surprising
how many people annually set plants
without giving thought TO the great i'm
portAnce OF the sex OF tho plant. They
buy largely on the description OF the fruit
The varieties OF strawberries sold by
piantSmen are either pIstillate or imper-
feet, plainly having but one organ. the pis-
ills. and bi-sexual. or having both stamens
and pistils hence capable OF fertilizlng It.
self and bearing the seed-bearing fruit.
The pistiilats varieties will not bear fruit
rs a rule. sometimes they do when tho
blossoms are fcrtilized through the agency
OF the bees or birds who carry the pollen
from some perfect Powered sort 90 them
at the proper time. Tho bi-sexual varie-
ties produce perfect blossoms hence bear
fruit without any regard 20 other sorts
Many OF the best sorts are pistIllats or
imperfect blossoming so IL II customary
To plant some bl-scxual or perfect bios
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
SUMMER USE or GRAINS.

The feeding problem. In some sections.
r. quite Rs formidable In the summer M
In the winter and this II particularly the
case where tho feeding n largely done In
the barn. which. by the way In becoming
more popular every year among dairy
men. what grain ono shall use depends
largely uron the methods which indlvid-
ual feeders have FOUND most profitable In
tho past. but corn. In the summer ration.
must be Sparingly used. Tho stock foods
or the concentrated grains, purchased al
ready mixed ought also TO be handled
carefully and particularly no wher little
or no pasture In given the animals. Where
pasture Is cheap and grains high In price
u II questionable q IL pays TO harm feed
during tho summer. hut where pasture
must he had on high price land which
might be used 10 good advantage for some
other crop the experiment OF barn feed
inR IL well worth trying. although. as
stated. what grains are fed must be- deter
mined By individual conditions. and, In
any event, he carefully done.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
TREATING TREES FROM NURseR

often times the trees and shrubs and
plants received from nurseries ara not
packed In the best possible manner and
dry out on the road. They may he brought
back To n proper condition. unless they are
too badly wiltcd. by pudding" tho roots.
This is best done by selecting a conven-
lent spot where the ground II rather
ciaycy In its nature. digging n hole sum
ciently large to take In the roots OF the
largest tree 10 he set and. with moro clay
or other sol II clay In not obtainable. and
water make n huge mud puddle. Into this
dip roots OF the trees and thoroughly COW
er them with the mud allowing them To re-
main there as long AZ possible. IL many
trees are 10 b. set u will be- a good plan.
after taking them from the puddle. TO lay
them In a trench. Mt nh angle OF A. de-
grccs. and cover he roots with moist
earth allowing them to remain In this
trench far two or three days and even
thoroughly wettinR the SOL which covers
the roots II "a IL very dry. This treat
meut will start tho trees In good shape
and II when they are set plenty OF water
h used there should he no doubt but what
they will start OF and grow quickly. IL
pays 10 do this with trees or shrubs or any
kind particularly II they come from a con-
uderable distance.
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New York Prices.

faniitoh Ouell, tue iaWAer, lunCnea
ht the Lawyers club daily. sometimes.
one day when he was dining alone.
taking the order slip from the waiter.
he wrote.
one oyster stew.
Not much milk.
In due time he received his oyster
stew. which did not contain much
milk. enjoyed Il and forgot the incl
dent
IL In the custom at the Lawyers club
20 return the order slips which the
lembcrs have written. with th.
amounts OF the different items filed I'm.
and at the end OF the month la aucs-
lion Mr.. Odell received his slips and
took them home with him. After din
Ter he started 20 look through them.
and while idly turning them over came
across this one:
One oyster stew ...................s0. SO
Not much milk NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
"a
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
TESTING EGGS FOR FERTILITY.

II one Is to have the FIRST experience with
an Incubator he had best get an egg tester
with the machine and use Il strictly in
accordance with directions IL no tester
In had mako one or use the hand The way
to test the fertility OF nm egg IN TO take
IL into dark room which II fairly warm
so that tho egg will not become chilled:
have n lamp or candle In the room and
also perfectly fresh egg. Tho eggs to DO
tested should have been In the Incubator
or under the hen for seven or eight days
Now take the fresh egg In the hand or
between the thumb and finger. cncircling
IL. and hold II between the eyes and the
light. IL Will appear TO be almost trans
parent: more 30 u Il In n white shell egg
than II n dark one. Look at Il closely
and II will be the same all through. Now
take tho egg that has been in the process
OF incubation for seven or eight days and
look nj IL closely In the same way: " Il f.
fertile you will observe dark spot fioat-
Ing around In the otherwise almost trans
parent matter: this Is the getm which IL
In the process OF growth. A little practice
viii enable any ono TO test cEES for fer
tility readily and accurately
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
USING DIPS ON SHEEP.

There are something like twenty-five
different sheep dips on the market and
most n not all OF them are reliable. ~ 10
the case with many other things that are
manufactured carefully. M they must DO
TO retain their reputation. these dips are
to be preferred TO the mixture made at
home OF lime and sulphur. IL 10 not our
purpos. TO boom advertised articles. but
the fact remains that most II not all OF the
recognized dips offered By manufacturers
do not harm tho wool while the lime and
sulphur dip. as prepared at home. sener-
ally does. Again. competition has reduced
the price OF the manufactured dips - that
they are quite rs cheap n the home mix
ture and n applied according TO directions
will generally be effective. In dipping
sheep for scab. ono OF the worst enemies
OF sheep. bear In mind that two appllca-
tons are necessary. the second one ten
days after the FIRST and for the express
purpose OF destroying any mites which
may have Matched out after the iirst dip
ming
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03

SONS sort blooming NJ the same time near
them. Often every third or four row or
tho perfect blossom sort will answer
though the safer way 10 To plant every
other row OF the bi-sexuai variety. TX
growers would go TO q little trouble 20 Eet
varieties IN accordance with this plan
there would he fewer failures
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
START THE PIGS RIGHT.

Tho man who starts or his pigs on IN,
corn ration about ~ soon as no can aft-i
they are wcaned II laying I'm n store OF
trouble for himself later. There II n trou-
BILE known To swine raiscrs as contracted
stomach which results from an improper
ration. The animal Is apparently on its
foed' but the fact H.. this ration has been
10 poorly balanced that the stomach has
not grown with the growth OF the rest OF
the body. IL the young pigs arc TO be al
lowed range they will do more or less
roofing, eating OF soil and Hod: as this II
their nature IL Will not hurt them but II
they are placed where one does not wish
tho sod up-rooted then tho animals must
be ringcd. IL mlddiinEs and oil meal are
introduced with the corn ration there
would be considerably less trouble. Some
or tho stock foods on the market have
their greatest value TO the swine raiser
who does not feed n balanced ration and n
these stock foods can be obtained practi-
cally free from drugs or condiments they
arc very valuable I'm such cases
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NO REMEpY BUT SPRAYING.

Several nice sounding schemes for yea
ting tho better or the San Jose scale have
been suggested. some OF them sincerely
and some or them by frauds who had a
powder OF some kind for injection into the
trunk OF tho tree. One writer suggests
that II inexpensive trees are planted
around the orchard II IL desired TO protect.
the scale will 10 kept on the moro valu-
able trees. This In nonsense and the plan
will only result In providing additional
food for the scale. Any fruit grower try
Ink this plan on any considerable scale
would not only fail In accomplishing the
desired results but would. In some states.
lay himself liable TO prosecution FOR en-
couraging tho pest. Up to this time no
remedy for the San Jose scale has yet
been discovered except spraying and
spraying pcrSistently and thoroughly sea-
son after season. Az for the powder and
other things that are to bc injected Into
tho trunk OF the tree this Is plainly fraud
and unworthy moments consideration
by any man OF sense.