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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19
MATCHES AND CHILDREN
A BAD COMBINATION

Armour, s. d. Sept. ia combina-
zion of children and matches caused the
destruction Of a new barn for e. H.
Bowers, Of this city, Wednesday after
noon. The barn was full OF hay and
made a tremendous blaze. Loss. $1,000;
fully insured.
The johnson house, leading hotel in
this city, changed hands Wednesday,
Landlord Stoneberger giving way to
l~sideration, $4,000, Possession liz TO be
given October !.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19
TWAIN WON'T PILOT STEAMER

! New York, Sept. I4.-Mark Twain, II
was announced today, will not pilot
President Roosevelt's steamer down the
Mississippi when the president makes
Ibis next southern and western trip. A
number of Mr.. Clemens admirers In
the Mississippi valley had been plan
ming TO revive the old days when Mark
Twain was a Mississippi pilot, and Cap
tain Bixby, an old time river pilot. had
promised to stand his trick at the
wheel along with the author IL he could
be induced to steer the presidents
steamer down the river after attending
1.-THE waterways convention to be held
III Memphis next month
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

One Of the most curious phenomena
coast OF the island of C~ephalonia, In
Greece. IT Is a stream OF salt water,
which for an unknown period has left
the almost tideless sea and flowed in
land with q volume sufficient to furnish
water power to two mills.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19
soUTH pAkoTA

Al German traveler writing from
Palestine to a Cologne paper. says:
"Our guide, a tall, swarthy, long beard
ed man, who could earn much money
as a model, grew eloquent when he
came TO Schechem, a place which
should be sacred to the Hebrews, be-
cause it's history Is so closely inter-
woven with theirs. Here we saw what
Is known as Jacobs well, which Is In
the shadow OF Mount Gerizim. It Is
about seventy feet deep. they told us,
hnd eight feet in diameter. Here said
pur guide, stood the oak OF Moreh.
where Abraham when he came TO Ca
naan built the first altar. In the days
of Jacob, Schechem had become q busi-
hess town, and here II was that the
traders OF That time came with their
i've stock and products of the fields to
trade All its commercial greatness
has vanished, but 1t will attract re-
ligious people as long as the well,
which is still in a good state OF preser-
walton, remains"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

BY experiments recently made at the
institute OF technology one ton Of peat
taken from q hog within twenty miles
OF Boston produced 100. 900 feet of gas
fifteen gallons OF tar and v gallons
OF parafin, and II is claimed from the 6
per cent. Of ash, ipnuInerable by-pro-
ducts could be obtained.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19
GONE, FARMER
DRIVES INTO RIVER
BED AND is KILLED

Yankton, s. D., Sept. 18.-While CO.
Ing across country Saturday night, Tom
Sharkey, a well-to-do farmer of this
place, drove over q twenty-foct en-
bankment and was crushed to death
on the rocks below In a creek ed. The
bridge had been washed out.
Early Sunday morning his body was
found. The team and buggy were tigh-
ly wedged In the debris OF the bridge.
One horse was dead. He leaves a wife
and one child.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

Sir w. s. Gilbert, a London magis-
trate, said the other day to a little boy
as he entered the witness box: do you
know what will happen to you If you
tell lies?" Yes, sir" replied the boy.
ssThen you know more than I do" re-
marked the MAGISTRATE.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

Trials to test the ammunition-carry-
ing capabilities OF motor cars in war
time have recently been going on be-
tween Berlin and Kiel. According to
report, three cars transported alto
gether, ffty-one tons Of ammunition,
and this Is considered to be s~atisfac-
tory.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19
GOES INTO
DITCH NEAR DoLANl

Doland, S. d., Sept. 14.-Train No. Il
an accommodation, went into the ditcl
Monday -four miles west OF here. N,
tgine remained on the rails. Nine car
OF merchandise were wrecked and tn
contents scattered over the prairie. tn
trainmen can offer no explanation Il
the wreck.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19
ON SHAFT,
NARROWLY ESCAPES dealt

Arlington, s. D., Sept. 14.-Anton
Larson, who runs a machinery sho.
at Bruce, narrowly escaped dealt
through his clothes getting caught o,
"a revolving shaft. His shirt and sus
'penders were caught, lifting him fron
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19
EX-GOVERNOR LEE
MAY RUN EOR SENATE

vermillion, s. D.. Sept. 14.-It is
rumored throughout South Dakota
that Ex-Governor Andrew z. Lee, of
this place, will be the democratic can
didate for United States senator next
yeas. 1t Is said that many republic
cans would vastly prefer Lee to Kit
tredge If It came TO a choice.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

Two Missouri ceunties-Franklin and
pent-last year shipped 26,1S8,44S
corncob pipes; and Washington county,
where the Missouri meerschaum" was
first perfected, has not yet reported.
Perhaps 80, 900, 900 cob pipes are manu-
factured and sold annually in the
United States-one pipe for each in
habitant.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19
WEALTHY w
MAN PREFERS BASEBALL
TO BUSINESS CAREER.

Deadwood, s. D., Sept. 1S.-Al-
though he has received word that
he Ii the sole heir to an estate OF
$4,000 left him by q brother who
died recently In Sheridan, Wyo.,
Charles Swing, a well known local
baseball player, has announced his
intention OF remaining a member of
6x which ne has Won HoSSrg.
Swing has received part OF the es-
tate of his only brother but is SO
much Of q baseball crank that he
refuses to give up that profession
for a good opportunity offered him
In business In the east.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19
WOMAN FoRSAKES
CONVICT HUSBAND

waterloo, Ia, Sept. 1s.-Mrs. J. b.
Hollenhors caused a sensation here
today by suing her husband for a al
yorce. He was sent to the pen three
years ago for padding the Great West
ern pay rolls. uncovering gigantic
frauds in this connection.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

Two remarkable children from New
Zealand are visiting relatives in
Wednesday,, England. They are said
TO be the biggest children of their 81
in the world. One, a boy, IL years old,
is 8 feet 3 inches high, and weighs over
ESQ pounds. His sister, who is Is years
old. is s feet 2k inches high, and weighs
242 pounds.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

undesirable insurance risks, and 1t Is
probable that the rate will be generally
Increased. In eighteen years 784 fires
have occurred in college buildings, en-
falling a loss OF $40, 500, 900 in money and
o heavy loss of life. This makes the
average money loss over 81, 900.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

In the care of the British court OF
chancery at the present time there Is
about $500, 900, 900, the greater portion
Of which lies in what is called the dor
mant funds" That is to say, money
placed permanently in the care of the
court and. its paymaster general
through the decease of the parties Inn
mediately interested and the absence
of their next OF kin.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

The first American Rhodes scholar to
finish his course at oxford has got back
to California and made his report. His
name is Crittenden. He has come back
full OF enthusiasm for the Rhodes plan,
for the English system OF education,
for the English students Oxford and
for the English generally. The Eng
lish,n he says, ARE about as honest and
sincere and straightforward fellows as
you can meet anywhere"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19
FIRE SCARE AT
GOV. CRAWFORD'S HOME

Huron. s. D., Sept. 13.-Crying ''the
governors house Is on hre,' some ner-
yous individual caused considerable ex-
element last evening and sent the
whole hre department charging through
the crowded streets TO the block in
which Governor Coe T. Crawford lives,
only to find that a steam engine belong
Ing to a merry-gc-round was belching
forth great volumes OF dense black
smoke. The fair visitors, however,
were given a little entertainment and
shown that Huron's fire fighters can
answer q call In a hurry.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19
PARKER EDITOR ON
BOARD OE CHARITIES

Parker, s.. D., Sept. 1S.-W. II. King,
editor OF the Parker Press-Leader, a
been appointed as secretary of the state
board OF charities and corrections, suc-
ceeding w. Il. Upton, Of Mitchell. re.
signed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

Al company has been organized to
conduct the electrical shows which are
held in New York annually. Although
several have been held before, the next
enc will be known as the first annual
electrical show, being under the new
MANAGEMENT.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

An Irrigation project which Is under
way al Stanley Lake, about ten miles
northwest Of Denver, calls for the erec-
tiun OF the largest earth dam eve con-
gtructed and exceeding the dimensions
OF that which is to be built at Gatun,
Panama. The Colorado dam will be
q mile and q quarter long n $50 feet
In height. The lake formed will cover
about 1000 acres and will store about
100000 cubic feet OF water and will
trrigate 100000 acres of land. .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19
PROMINENT sTocKMAN
DIES AT BRIDGEWATEt

Bridgewater, s. D., Sept. 14.-Rt
dolph Jahde, a well to do farmer an
stockman and highly respected either
died yesterday at his home near hei
Of ance of the stomach. Decease.
leaves a wife Inc two children.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19
OF COYOTES
ATTACK RANCHEk

Stamford, s. D., Sept. 1s.-Gcorge
Davidson, a member of what Is known
as the Monticello colonly near this
place, had an interesting adventure
with a pack of coyotes. While riding
round a pasture, looking for soma
upon a den of the snariing animals,
which resented his intrusion and im-
mediately showed fight.
Davidson was unarmed and beat as
hasty a retreat as possible on his faith
full little Indian pony. The papa and
mama coyotes followed him and the
ace continued for many miles, when
the Indian pony gave out and David
son was compelled to disn1ount and
engage In a hand-to-hand fight with
the fierce animals, which he beat OFF
During the encounter he received NUM-
erous cuts and gashes from the sharE
teeth and claws or the animals, but Ia
rapidly recovering from The effects Of
the strenuous battle.
This Is the first instance reported
IN this region between the Missouri
river and the Black Hills of coyotes
attacking anyone with the persistencs
shown in this case.
-
BIG SUM PAID
FOR DEAD WOLVES
Pierre, S. D., Sept. 13.--The state OF
South Dakota paid 81 ,9S8,75 in wolf
bountiss last year, as follows:
Aurora, $173.95; Beadle, $268,41; Bon
homme, S207; Rrule, 1924 Butte, ST.
502.S2; Campbell, $685. 20; Charles Mix.
s23S.05; Clark, $500; Clay, $19S.72; Cod
lngton, $51.06; Custer, $4,000; Dawson,
k131.10: Day, $120.06 Deuel., $3.50;
Douglas, S24.S4; Edmunds, $63.48; Fall
River, $2s0.S3; Faux, $1S2.48: Grant.
5000; Gregory, $241. 80; Hamlin, $46.2
Hanson, $62.44; Hughes, $685. 10; Hutch
lnson, $3.50; Hyde, $166.60; Kingsbury,
s3.45; Lake, '$67.62; Lawrence, $25.6 S;
Lincoln, $26.22; Lyman, $753.4S; McCook,
1884; Marshall, $11S.68; Meade, $676.l5;
Miner, $92.46; Moody, $4.14; Pennington,
S972.21; Potter, $3.50; Sanborn, $78.66
Stanley, $1,S34.02; Turner, $121.44; I'm
lon, $121.44; Walworth, $l22.S2 Yankton,
k212.52.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

Besides the locust, the insects which
are eaten for food are the bugong moth
Of Australia and the gru-gru, a fat
white moth found among the palm
trees OF the West Indies.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

Al burglar arrested I'm London the
other night remarked regretfuliy;. II
knew the time when / could do twenty
ling old"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

The Increase in the rice crop in this
country has been the means Of boom
ing a great portion of Texas land. SO
that IT is now worth ten times what II
was valued at ten years ago.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19
NAMES GAME WARDEN AZ.
FOR BON HOMME COUNT

Pierre, S. D., Sept. 14.-Governc
Crawford has appointed David Hu
britsge, of Springfield, Bon Homm
county.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

Harker-SIowboy Is all right. when
II comes to looking ahead. Parker
Yes; but he's all wrong. when 1t comes
10 going ahead-~chjcago Daily News.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

quite recently says an English
journal, "the heat OF the sun has been
Str James Dewar has obtained the coal
OF int~erstellar space"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19
sTuRGIs MAN ON
BOARD OF REGENTS

Pierre. s. ID, Sept. l3-Governor
Crawford has appointed Albert M. An
derson, OF Sturgis, as a member OF the
state board of regents of education,
vice Samuel Foster. resigned.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

The sperm whale can remain below
the surface for about twenty minutes
at q time. Then II comes to the sur
face and breathes fifty or sixty times,
taking about ten minutes to do 80.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-09-19

ii the effort to ~nationalize the rail-
road systems OF Japan, six companies
having 1900 miles of track. were ac-
qulred last rear by the government.
The amount involved was $120, 600, 900.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05
"Tnr" for "Sailor."

''Togo's tars" and Jap Tars" are
phrases that have proved irresistible
to the makers of contents bill and
headlines. 1t is curious shat, while
the use of tar" for sailors" is as
familiar to everybody as this indi-
Gates, there is not unanimity of opin-
Jon as to the origin thereof Some
dictionaries make the allusion to the
seaman's tarry hands ard clothes
the "savor of tar" of Stephano's
song in THE Tempest; and it may
he noted that Burns uses "tarry-
ibreeks" as equivalent to sailor, ="
But it is much more probable that
''tar" is short for 'tarpaulin," since
Clarendon and other writer's colo
lquially use ''tarpaulin" to signify 6
seaman. OF course this ultimately
gets back to tar, a tarpaulin being a
itarred "palling," or covering (the
same word as pail.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05

A Berlin contemporary has dis
covered that Germany's holding of
foreign obligations totals $500. 0oG,-
900, or four times the amount of the
French war indemnify striking
instance of the enormous rate at
which the wealth of the empire has
accumulated in recent years. This
figure has been cited as reply to
the contention that financial stress
would restrain Germany from a
great war owing TO the difficulty of
realizing all this money. 1t is for
gotten that the empire has a war
ches. fund of s6.00O.000 sterling,
which was set apart from the French
milliards against the coming of an
other evil day, This enormous sum
in gold has been lying for the last
thirty-five years in the julius Tower
at Spandau.-EXchange
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05

Of the food served to tire sa..o~s in
the British navy of 100 years ago q
recent historian says: "A ships COM
pany had to start a cruise upon the
old meat returned from yarious ships
and routed out from the obscure
cellars of victualing yards. FIRE.
quently it had been several years in
salt before it came to the cook, by
which time it needed rather magi-
clan than a cook to make it eatable.
1t was of strong hardness, fibrous.
shrunken, dark. grisly and glisten-
ing with salt crystals. Strange tales
were told about it. Old pigtailed sea-
men would tell of horseshoes found
in the meat casks. of curious bark
ings and nsighings heard in the
slaughterhouses; and of negroes
who disappeared near the victualing
yards, to be seen no more. The salt
pork was generally rather better
than the beef, but the sailors could
carve fancy G~ticies. such as boxes,
out of either lAeat.'
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05
How Bees Embalnn,

Bees can embalm as veil as any
undertaken. All intruders on their
hives are slain and embalmed care
fully.
If worm. or a roach, or any in
sect plumbers into a hive, the bees
fall upon him and Stay him with
their stings. To get the corpse out
would be difficulty: therefore. en-
balming it, they let it remain.
The embalming process of the bees
is simple. 1t consists in covering the
corpse with hermetic coat of pure
wax. Within this alright envelope
the body remains fresh. 1t cannot in
any way contaminate the hive
When snail blu1ders in among
the bees they cannot kill him on ac-
count of the protection his she'll
So they embalm him alive They
cover him, shell and all, with
snowy wax. He is prisoner whom
only death releases.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05
Strange New Mexican Lake.

About forty miles south of Zuni
there is singular depression, in a
plain of cretaceous sandstone, about
a mile in diameter. with walls $50
feet high. In the midst of this is a
shallow lake, 1000 feet long by
5000 broad, the waters of which
contain % per cent. of salt.
This has been source of supply
for salt used by Indians and Next
cans for centuries, and lately the
salt has been hauled to surrounding
ranches, everybody helping himself
The annual output is about 1000
tons, but the processes are crude.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05
postolIice as Debt Collector.


A debt-collecting agency which Is
run as part of the regular postal
system is the newest Improvement"
of the postotfices of Austria. Despite
the novelty of the enterprise the
plan has worked admirably, so that
thousands of pounds are collected
annually by the postmen throughout
the Austrian empire. The system is
very simple. Suppose a tradesman
in Vienna has an account due from
a customer in, say. suca a distant
town as Budapest, which he wishes
to collect. Distance does not matter
in the least. He merely sends the bill
to the postofiice in the capital.
whence 1t is at once transmitted to
the postofiice at Budapest. There the
postman presents 1t TO the debtor,
collects the cash, and RENTS 1t to the
tradesman by postman. In the event
of payment being refused, which. of
course, sometimes happens, the cred
itor is promptly appraised of the fact.
and valuable time is thus frequently
saved.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05
LEARNED IMMIGRANTS.
Twelve Thousand Professional Men
Among Last Years Arrivals.

In 1905 more than 10000 profes-
sional men were among the immi-
grants who arrived in this country
There were 1913 physicians from
England, 100 from Germany, Ga
from Scandinavia, 106 from Italy
and "a under the designation He
brew
There were 144 English lawyers.
"a Scotch lawyers, 80 South Ameri-
can lawyers 40 from France and rs
from Cuba.
There were 1,157 actors, of whom
446 were from England, 1S9 from
Germany, 116 from Italy, So from
France, 2 from Russia and 80 from
Ireland.
Some 1926 musicians came to the
United States as immigrants in
1905, % whom S42 were Hebrews.
327 Germans, 96 English. 27S Ital-
fans and 4 9 Poles.
In all 2,256 teachers CT me to the
United States, Of whom 1922 We're
Hebrews, So French, 1913 English,
LAG Irish and Ara German.
There were $40 architects, 1,459
clergymen, 1858 engineers. of whom
654 were Engishman, and SIC
painters and schlptors. OF this last
number 16S were Italians. 1879 Ger
man, 1871 French. 141 English and
II Scotch. One was described as
african, black"
There were IA Chinese teachers
and 10 Chinese actors. There were
also, though there is nothing to cor
roborate the Governments state
ment in this regard, three Chinese
musicians"
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05
Mountain sheep Sacred in Colorado.

Mountain Sheep Sacred in Colorado.
State Game and Fish Commits
sioner Jim Woodland declares that
the mountain sheep If Colorado is in
the same class as the sacred bull OF
India. 1t must not be touched. says
Woodland. If the animal is seen
browsing upon the mountainside the
gun of the hunter must not be point
ed in its direction.
The animal. therefore, may be
called the sacred sheep of Color
ado" There are not many of them
left, but under the protection of the
law they are increasing every year
There is a band of them on the hills
between Florence and Victor, and
Mr.. Woodard has a photograph OF a
bunch grazing on hillside short
distance from Florence.
But for the passage of a law which
heavily fines those who kill this ami
NAL, the species would have been ex-
tinct long ago.
A letter received in Mr.. Woodlands
Office recently tells of the arrest and
conviction of one Fred Klantzky for
killing mountain sheep. Klantzsky
was fined $500 and costs in the
county court at Canon City. The
costs amounted to $140, and If the
accused man does not settle he will
have long term to serve in the
county jail.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05

A day or lwo asp min from This
town had TO "a 20 lIanelc'l. rhesum-
mons was su llen an / when h glt 10
the station III, train nll left, but wSs
in sight. As hs had TO g he buttoned
his coat, grabbed his h.t down tight
and started To walk. He over o0S the
train at the West Virginia Sa Id Work 8
but instead of stopping he walked ON
and was on the platform at Hancock
before the Berkeley Springs train got
there. How's that for the "Huckel-
berry Line?n We have heard storie s
like this told of the early days of rail-
reading but never expected, in this
year of our Lord, 1907, 10 know it 10
be fact on the B.S.& T. R.R.-Berke-
ley Springs News.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05

Gas from cocoanuts is the latest
illuminant. The coal of the Philip
pines has been found unsuitable for
gas making purposes. The govern
ment, therefore, has been expert
menting in the laboratories, and has
found that a gas OF great illuminat-
ing power may be produced by a
very simple method from cocoanut
oil The oil is slowly fed into retorts
which are already red hot. Here it
votalizes very rapidly. leaving a
small residue of tar. Bulk for bulk.
the oil has much greater produe-
.tiveness in gas than coal. and for
this reason it is expected that, if the
supply can be made TO meet the de-
mand, it viii be greatly used all
along the Pacific coast.