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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
Pointed Paranraphs.

From the Chicago News.
Wise is he who knows when not to
be patient.
: Most men with swelIed beads wear.
awfully small hats.
! There is mighty little poetry in the
life of a poets wife.
A man seldom gets more han a dime
for a hard-luCk story. /
Even a stingy man opens up when
II ONE to giving advice.
It's hard for most of us TO be good
when we have a chance not TO.
Chronic kickers keep hammering
away until they finally knock them
selves out. .#s
= Some one asks What becomes OF ALI
the bad actors, Read the answer in
the stars. .. .t.t.@ :
No matter how much a man dislikess
a creditor. he is apt to ask him to CALI
again.
: We always feel sorry for a naturally
talkative who has an impedi-
ment in her speech.
A man may think he is having a good
time when he is killing time, but SOON
;er or later time viii get even by kill
iin~ him.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
EAT LESS AND EAT IT SLOWLY

Economic methods Of eating are SO
important n SC automatic that IT real
ly occasions some surprise that more
is not known about the matter. Mr..
Horace Fletcher, in his famous A 3 c.
books on nutrition, very wisely insists
upon the necessity of slow mastication
with abundant insalivation. 1t is really
astonishing how badly people use the
teeth nature gave them for this pur-
pose.
Children naturally bolt their food, SO
it is said, and adults retain the habit.
Not having the digestive power of cats
or dogs, which naturally bolt their food,
digested and wasted.
r. AT the very time that Robert Hunter
In his great work on Poverty is call
ing attention to the fact that 10, 000, 900
Americans are underfed. Professor
Chittenden is apparently proving that
little is needed.
- Surely, something in the way OF
teaching these 10, 000, 600 how to utilize
what they now waste is bound to les
sen our annual sick list. The profess
sion can well thank Mr.. Fletcher for
the great interest he is taking in these
dietetic matters. 1t was due to his ini-
tiatiVo and substantial announcement
that tho Yale experiments were carried
out, and medical science has been the
gamer, even if he subsequently proved,
that Chittenden has placed our needs
too low. The stimulus given to the,
study of dietetlcs is the great gain,
both for laity and profession-Amer-
lean Medicine.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
FERTILITY OF EGGS

inferred that the gradual heating OF the
eggs was as essential as the process OF
cooling. Twenty 1--we eggs which had
been laid on very warm days were
placed In he incubator and exposed to
air as in the preceding case. The tenn
perature was such that the eggs We're
warmed up TO 104 degrees in two or
three hours. This temperature was
maintained until the brood Matched.
The chickens pierced the shell, but they
We're so weak that they died before
leaving the egg.
It was found that the eggs upon.
which a fowl is sitting are not ali OF
the same temperature, those upon the
outside being cooler han those which
lie inside.
As regards the effect of extreme tenn
perature, a French INVESTIGATOR who
studied the influence of freezing on the,
development Of the embryo in hens
duced marked changes in the embryo
and that when the eggs Matched mon
strosities were numerous.
The relative fertility OF old, medium
and fresh eggs of chickens with and
without exercise was studied by ].
Dryden at the Utah station. Exercise
apparently re" need the fertility of the
eggs. The observed percentage of fer
tiltty was highest with eggs from early
Matched pullets and lowest with eggs
from old hens, III the results are not
regarded as conclusive. The fertil-.
ity of the eggs averaging five days old
was found to be 300 per cent. greater.
than that Of eggs averaging twenty-five
days old.
These various observations, while not
entirely conclusive, indicate, that in,
order to secure fertile eggs which will
hatch, the laying stock must not be-
kept in very warm quarters or overfed,i
the males must be kept with the hens,
continuously and only eggs produced
after the male has been with the hens
several days used, only fowls from very,
vigorous parent stock and those known
TO produce q high percentage of fer,
tile eggs (hens vary widely in this re-
spect) must be used, the hens should!
be allowed a rest after eac laying Pc
fully and not subjected to extremes Of
temperature in storage, and the eggs,
should be used when comparatively
fresh.
The experience of practical poultry
raisers indicates that an exclusively
grain ration should not be fed, but that
meat should be given several times a
week, that the males should be we'll
fed and kept healthy n vigorous, and
that a certain amoun OF exercise is
necessary for both hens and males.
In general 1t may be said that the
ordinary conditions prevailing on the
farm as a rule favor the production
Of eggs of high vitality. :
The keeping quality Of eggs is a
very different matter from fertility.
1t is the general belief that infertile
eggs keep better than fertile.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
n FARM HOME.

There is nc u for anything but
neatness about the farm home. With
plenty of good soil and manure a nice
lawn may be had at a very little ex-
pense, and a few dollars invested in
towering shrubs will do wonders in i'm
proving the appearance of the place.
In the first place clean up all the rub
bish-cans, boots and shoes. and every
thing you can. The things which can
hole. Fix up the fences, trim the trees,
plant some roses and some pretty vines,
make some flower beds for the girls:
and, before summer is half over, you
will be paid many times over for the
little work and expense.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
HOME HELPFUL ITEMS.

To remove stubborn stains and mark
from paints, sprinkle a little powdered
pumice stone upon a cloth wrung u
OF warm soapsuds and apply to the
spot.
Spiced apples are appetizing and ex.
ceilent to have with meats at this sea-
son when the supply of homemade
pickles and relishes have disappeared.
Make a syrup Of equal parts of vinegar,
water and sugar, d a little cayenne
pepper, a few cloves and some pieces
of stick cinnamon. Peel the apples and
cut then into quarters or eighths, put
them into the liquid syrup n cook
until tender. Remove the apples with
q skinner and boil the syrup until
thick and turn ove the cooked fruit.
Brushes and brooms would last long
err n do better work IL they had an
occasional bath INT they would also do
better work. Four tablespoonfuls OF
household ammonia in two quarts Of
lukewarm water are the proportions for
a good bath. Let the bristles or straws
stand in the water half an hour, then
rinse thoroughly and do not hang them
by the heat, but put them in a cool,
dry place.
When meats are roasting and there
is danger of their becoming too brown,
place a basin of water in the oven. The
steam will prevent %scorching and the
meat will ook better.
No fruit loses flavor from being care
lessly handled more quickly than
apples. Apples which have been well
stored retain their flavor throughout
the winter, but those which have been
allowed to lie about with others that
are decayed, or are stored loosely ii.
barrels, either lose their flavor or ac-
quire a rank taste from the conditions
| around them.
Lemon and orange trees can be grown
i'm tubs II the seeds are started under
glass, in damp moss and then trans
planted. Tamarind seeds have beer
taken out of jam and propagated in
moist cocoanut hber near a hot fire.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
Strange.

LLH
ID C"Ambitious young Americans will not
&c into the army In these piping times
at $1S a month. Army Officer)
What is a plumber maxim now? p said
Files-on-Parade;
"A dollar e~ighty-tlve an hour the Color
Sergeant said. &
What Is the scale fr layin' brick?" said
Fnes-on-Parade;
"A cent a brick, a cent a brick the
Color Sergeant said.
the carpenter is MAXI seven thirty
five a day,
A plasterer can scarcely carry ali ba
makes away, 80 M
A farmer gives a farmland what he
wants II he will stay,
An they're laughin' at the soldier ey'ry
payday"
What's that a-whizzln' down the street?"
said Ftles-on-Parade;
"A painters car, n painters car" the
Color Sergeant said.
'Whats that above So & so high?"
q said Files ~on-Parade;
"A moulder fiyin' his balloon" the Color
Sergeant said.
There Is printers tourin' Europe. an A.
loafin' on their yachts:
There Is gamblin in expen-
stve corner lots: |
There's machinists with their motorboats
that's maxim thirty knots,
An they're laughin' al the soldier ev'ry
payday"
st Louis Post Dispatch.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
THOUGHT CHILD WOULD DIE.

Whole Body Covered with Cmhan Itch
-Cuticura Remedies Cured ne Cost
of Seventy-Five Gems.
My little boy, when only an infant
OF three months, caught the Cuban
Itch. Sores broke out from his head
to the bottom Of his feet. He would
itch and claw himself and cry all the
time. He could not sleep day or night.
and n light dress Is all he could wear.
l called one OF our best doctors TO
treat him, but he seemed to get worse.
He suffered so terribly that my hus-
band said he believed he would have
to die. i had almost given up hope
when a lady friend told me to try the
Cuticura Remedies. / used the Cuti-
cura Soap and applied the Cuticura,
Ointment and he at once fell into a.
sleep, and he slept with ease for the
first time since two months. After
three applications the sores began TO
dry up, and In just two weeks from
the day l commenced to use the Cutl-
cura Remedies my baby was entirely
we'll. The treatment only cost me Zoe.
and l would have gladly paid 500 IL r
could not have got 1t cheaper. feel
safe In saying that the Cutlcura Renee
dies saved his life. He is now a boy
Of five years, Mrs Zana Miller, Union
City. r. +. D. No. /. Branch Co.
Mich, Nav ~ 1909"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
Badly Nesded.

Peter Alvarado, the rich Mexican
mine owner who recently gave $40, O0O,-
600 to the poor is a foe TO divorce" said
q Philadelphia broker. ION my last visit
TO Mexico City / dined with him, and
he condemned the spread of divorce
bitterly.
III told an old story on this head.
He said a young musician exclaimed
Dne day In his hearing:
AT last I have fame in my grasp!'
How SOP Mr.. Alvarado asked.
You know MendelssOhn's Wed
ding March" and the marvellous repute
ii brought him. said the musician.
Yes; what of it?' said the million
aire. .,..u .'.
well said the musician, i am 60
ing TO write a divorce march,"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
TO learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
al Its stages, and that Is catarrh. Halls
Satarrh Cure ls the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being q constitutional disease, requires q
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure Ii taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood n mucous surfaces Of the sys-
tenn, thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease, and giving the patient strength
Dy building up the constitution and assist
ing nature In doing Its work. The proprIe-
tors have 30 much faith In Its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that 1t falls 10 cure. e for list
or tettimoniale.
Address r. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26

The family was gathered In the II
brary admiring a splendid thunder
storm, When the mother bethought her.
self OF Nellie alone In the nursery.
Fearing lest her little daughter should
be awakened and feel afraid. she
slipped away to reassure her. Pausing
at the door, however, i'm q vivid fash
OF lightning which illumined the whole
room, che saw her youngest olive
branch sitting straight up In bed. Her
big brown eyes were glowing with ex-
citcment, and h clapped hands while
she shouted encouragingly.
Bang IL again, God! Bang it again.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
Greater s-atisfaotion.

A tramp applied for help al a farm
house In the country. The mistress
made 1t a rule eve to turn any away
empty handed.
Here's a dime for you, my man." she
said. II am not giving IL TO you for
charity's sake. but merely because 1t
pleases me-
''Thankee,' said the man, but
couldn't you make 1t a quarter and en-
Joy yourself thoroughly, num-"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
An Innenious Question

From the Washington Star.
Frederick Starr. the University Of
Chicago professor of an~thropology, de-
scribed at a dinner a wonderful native
boy whom he had met in his African
travels.
This boy said Professor Starr,
often saw me reading and the process
at n C interested and perplexed him.
Through an interpreter one day he
questioned me about ii.
Reading again, sir?'. he asked.
YES, my boy said I.
well, SIR said he, L have often
seen you reading. You read books,
magazines, large newspapers. Now
there is one thing 1 want to ask you:
Which part of is II that you read-the
black or the winter"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
Guessed RIGHT.

From Harpers Weekly.
A little old woman with soft blue
ives. white rirglets around her ears,
6nd a quaint purple gown got on q
'Sinth street q In Washington on q
kerry hot day.
she looked rosy, but cool and COM
kortable, while the others on the
crowded car were hopping their brows,
'fanning themselves and cursing in
wardly.
AS She got on the car she said to the
CONDUCTOR, iii want to get hoff at Hem
'%gtreet."
sAll right said the conductor, and
the car went on. Nothing happened
Until l. street was reached, when sud
denly the old lady looked up and asked.
EHis this Heir
You bet II u.s. said q big, perspir-
ling man. and soft, low cries OF Hear;
heart" mingled with the laughter that
|Tippled through the
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
A Permanent Position.

There vas not even standing room
IN the s O'clock crowded car, but one
more passenger, a young woman
wedged her way along just inside the
doorway. Each time the car took a
sudden lurch forward she fell helpless
ly back, n three times she landed
in arms of a large, comfortable
man on the back platform.
The third time 1t happened. he said
quietly: Hadn't YOU better stay
here?'
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
A Case in Point.

Doctor c., who always employs
two servants--man and his wife-was
talking to a patient one day about q
couple he had just discharged because
the man drank. - "
He remarked: 1T is so strange, but
it rs always the way with a man and
wife. If one is good, the other is no
good"
The patient asked him: How is it
with you md Mrs. CO"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
Tha Monex hunaer

James r.. Keene. the famous New
York financier, said at a dinner Of the
recent panic:
1.-THE way men hungered after money
reminded me OF Tom Fargus. a friend
OF my Frisco days.
tom, one morning, expected a man
to call and pay a bill. While he was
waiting for the man, a came
for him to go out. Before going, he
put this notice on his door:
Have gone out for half an hour.
will be back soon. Been gon twenty
minutes already"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
uanatipn.

Al certain scientist in the service or
Uncle sam at Washington is said -
be a hard taskmaster to both his officiSA
and his domesic servants.
Being detailed once 10 accompany q
scientific expedition on an extended
cruise, the scientist Is said to have un-
bent q trifle In communicating the news
10 his personal attendant.
like to 20 with me around the world?"
rDo we go from east TO west, sir?"
asked the man.
Yes"
And we lose a day going that way,
do we not, sir?"
I'VE do
Then, sir. I should like very much
to go. IL would give me a day on"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26

About the first ship subsidy ever
known was that given by Ferdiand and
isabella, Of Spain, to Columbus when
he sailed west for the Indies and found
America.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
Quaker Reflections,

From the Philadelphia Record.
Aside from the moral side OF AZ bic-
amy is a luxury that few men can az
ford.
Success is a rough Dad on vhich
many n mans tire OF ambition has
been punctured. -
Even the vain turkey gives little
thought to how it is going 10 ~
dressed for dinner.
. When a man is regarded as beiap
above suspicion he needn't get up M
the air about ii.
There is no reason why a cool head
shouldn't work in conjunction with q
war; heart.
Some rich men are as rocked as tho
dollar mark that distinguishes them
from the common herd. "
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
PIGEONS LONG MEMORY.

A homing pigeon which was sent q
Bournemouth for liberation seven years
ago by Mr.. Muskett, a grocer of Ches-
ter. returned to it's home loft on Sun
day..-LoP I-r Express.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26

Two locomotives could pass each
other in any one of the -four fun
nels OF the Mauretania.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26

Hides, Pelts and Wool.
To get full value. ship to the old reliable
N. w. Hide & Fur Co, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26

PILES CURED I'm Q TO ~ DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any
case OF Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud.
Ing Piles In Q to IA days or money refunded.
Elr t#...E E.....| .H... g#H.H"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26

aIrr. Wfnslowns ooTErEq SYRUP TOR ChIldrsn
teothtng; eoftens the gums, reduces AZ
eJs pain. cures Wind eohc. 10 cent . bottIa
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26

Only One "BROMO QUININE,,
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Looh'
for the signature of T., y. GROVE. Used the
World over to Cure a Cold In One day. 2He.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26
PMinu IL On.

A convict in a western prison had
been extremely refractory, and different
means were tried, without success, to
break his spirit. One morning the SUI
p~erintendent said to the warden:
THAT scoundrel No. 213 Is behaving
worse h ever Put him on bread
and water"
But he is already on fast diet" re-
piled the warden. =
Then keep it up and give him a cook
hook to readn -
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26

- S. VuUs DNnes ana all Nsrsous p,ssa,se
. Permanently Cared By Dr. Kline : Gress
Nerve Rsstorsr. send for Free 81 vial botle and sFsStIss
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-26

The eagle can Withstand a 20 day
fast.
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SIOUX CITY P'Te CO, 1,222-s2. 1901
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The Jasper news., 1907-01-31
COSTLY PRESSURE.
Heart and Nerves Fail on Coffee


A resident of q great western state
puts the case regarding stimulants
with q comprehensive breylty that is
admirable. He says:
II am Sc years old and have had con.
siderable experience with stimulants.
They are all salike4-a mortgage ON re
.aerved energy at ruinous interest. As
the whip stimulates but does NOT
strengthen the horse, so do stimulants
act upon the human system Feeling
this way. gave up coffee and all
other stinlulants and began the use OF
Postum Food coffee some months ago:
The beneficial results have been ap
parent from the first. The rhenmatism
that I used to suffer from has left me
! sleep sounder, my nerves are stead
fer and my brain clearer And beai
Testimony also to the food value oi
Postum somet ething that is lacking III
coffee, Name-given by Postum Co..
Battle Greek, Mich. There's q reason,
Read THE RQsd to WeIlville," the
quplnt little book y pkSs,
The Jasper news., 1907-01-31
Or. capen Was Ready.

DR.. Samuel B. Capen, while presi.
dent of Tufts College. once delivered
the diplomas to the grammar school
graduates in Maldeny and in his ad-
dress to the scholars used the word
neither, with the letter ~ silent,
but giving some quotations pro-
nounced. the same word with an ap.
parent accent on the letter Il" A
gentleman who was present asked
the learned doctor later whether the
word was neither or "nither.''
Suspecting little quizzing from the
twinkle in his questioner's eye. the
president replied that query was an.
swered long ago In this way:
An inexperienced young woman
asked an older matron what she
should use for a fruit pudding. Rails.
ins or dried grapes. and the matron
answered quickly, ether or i-ther.'
The Jasper news., 1907-01-31
HEADS SHAPED TO. ORDER.
German Doctor Explains Causes Of
Various Formations.

At recent convention of German
naturalists and doctors DR.. Watcher.
of Stuttgart, in an instructive paper
put forth sensational theory to ex-
plain the formation of the shape OF
the head of infants. He maintained
that the head OF child could be
nodded artificially. He found by ex-
perience that when medium-shaped
head is placed in soft cushion the
child turns on Its back, or rests on the
back af it's head. in order to free
mouth, nose and face. In this manner
the head rests smoothly, and a short
head Is developed. But IL the medium
shaped head of a child is placed on a
hard under-rest, like hair mattress
or rolled carpet, the child's head
turns aside, as 1t cannot stand any
more on it's head than an egg, for the
muscle OF the back is weakened.
Therefore, with continued resting on
the side long head is developed. To
prove his assertions the lecturer pre-
scented child whose mother and sis
ter are short-headed. The child at its
birth had q short head. now after fS
months 1t is long skulled. II the child
had been placed on its back, according
to other experiences Its head would
have been short-shaped DR.. Watcher
did not deny that the shape Of the
head was inherited. but asserted that
1t could be greatly influenced by the
way the child rested.
The Jasper news., 1907-01-31
ALWAYS to Be pepended Upon.

When person gets up in the morn
ing with dull headache and a tired,
stretchy feeling, it's an almost certain
Indication that the liver, or bowels,
or both, are decidedly out of order.
At such times Nature, the wisest
and best of doctors, takes this means
to give warning that she needs the
help and gentle assistance which can
best be obtained from that old fam
lily remedy, Brandreth's Pills, which
has been in use for over a century.
They are the same fine laxative
tonic pill your grandparents used
when doctors were few and far be-
tween, and when people had to have
remedy that could absolutely be de-
pended upon.
Brandreth's Pills can be depended
upon, and are sold in every drug and
medicine store, plain or sugar-coated
The Jasper news., 1907-01-31
Newspapers for the Blind.

The announcement that the London
Daily Mail is about to issue a weekly
edition for the blind. draws attention
to the other British journals published
in Braille type, which have had long
and useful career, though they have
seldom been seen by the general pub
lie. The first weekly newspaper for
the blind was published on June /,
1892, and called the Weekly Summary.
1t has always been issued below cost
price, and its promoters derive no
benefit from its publication. An
other was started only last year.
called the Braille Weekly, and issued
from Edinburgh.