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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05

wasn't exactly smiling, but his round
face was shining w.t. satisfaction.
Babylon and the ~neighboring villages
are quiet places and this vas Heffel-
bowers first important case since his
election. He would show his constit-
uents how wise their choice had been.
my dear SIR" he began. evidently
proud OF his command Of language, the
result OF many years OF saloon debates,
and speaking with distressing care
Blu with n racial inability to conquer
the "th," II know such q recital will
be painful to you-most ~painful-but I
must lear from you just how tie dis
covery was made. You will naturally
be more anxious tan anyone to bring
to justice tie scoundrel who committed
It's crime, SO please give us all tie
details possible. Ten 1 viii know how
to proceed"
From the moment of his entrance,
Tremaine had been contemplating the
coroner with half closed eyes; now, he
turned back to the window with a little
contemptuous smile.
I'll tell everything I know. sir" said
William, coming forward eagerly, II
went UP t tn house about nine o'clock
and brought this cot down, intendin'
t turn I'm here an relieve father It
midnight. Father was settin' out there
on tn pier a-smokin' his pipe when I
- 'A~N h"s WILL 4 SANCl hl.tlO9I dc
soon as I touched tn piller. 1 don't
know how long it was. but after a while
Il kind o. woke up an heard voices
a-talkin' out there on the pier. / got
ZIP an looked out tn winder an purity
soon l saw 1t was Mr.. Drysdale with
father"
"Drysdale? Who's hep" asked the
coroner.
He's a friend of mine" spoke up
Delroy quickly. "An old friend. He's
staying here at the house with us. In
fact, he's to MARI. my wife's sister,"
The bowed. ...
Very WELL" he said, turning back to
Graham, You may continue"
WELL" went on the young fellow,
'as soon ss 1 saw It was Mr.. Drysdale,
! knowed 1t was all right, so I went
back to bed ag'in. An I didn't know
nothin' more till a great clap o thunder
nearly o tn roof Off tn house. /
set up in bed, but ! couldn't seem t
git awake fer a minute, my head was
whlrlin' so. Then 1 rot on my feet
an looked out tn winder an Jest then
It lightened ag'in an / seen father
layin' there
He stopped with n sob that shook him
through and through.
That will do for tic present" said
the coroner kindly. 1T seems rather
extraordinary" he added, turning to
DelTOy' tat us man should nave. sat
u t'ere in tie rain at tat time of
night. Was he fshing?"
Delroy sprang to his feet with a sud-
den start.
"Fishing?" he cried. mo! I'd for
gotten. He was guarding my wife's
necklace"
File threw open the door and ran
out on the pier. the Others following.
At the extreme end a rope was dangling
in the water. He reached over and
pulled II lip. The wire cage was flap
ping open. The necklace had disap-
pcared. .." .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
BETTER CREAM.

Many wonder sometimes why they
cannot get as good cream during winter
as they do during the warm months
The trouble all comes from the way the
cream Is handled. Many do not realize
that cream should be cooled In winter
just as promptly as in summer. To
maintain the quality OF cream II should
be cooled Immediately after separation
and kept at a low temperature. An
other thing which hurts cream dur
ing cold weather is lack Of cleanliness
handling the cows and leaving the
milk around the barn for an hour or
Two The same thing may be said OF
the milk utensils. Many think hat
odd will keep these things sweet and
clean, and utensils are not washed
properly. One of the most prolific
sources or trouble is the location of the
cream separator. I recently saw one In
a bed room, and another one was To-
Gated In a small side room where the
men took of their work clothes and
boots. Better cream means better care
all along the Hne.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
MARKET GRAIN rHRoUoH cows

"A carefui feeder can market his grain
and forage through his cows to a bet
ter advantage than any other source.
The profit OF the transaction depends
upon the skill of the feeder and the
economically. During periods of hiSh
prices many cut down the rations OF
their cows, and, while this does the
COWS no particular harm, yet II cuts
or profits just that much. The cow
needs so much food to keep up her body
requirements, and she appreciates ali
the food she gets until she gets sufs
ncfent to meet these requirements.
Hence II Is evident that the profit to
consumed above the actual needs of the
COW. Don't stint on the mich cows
feed, but rather feed all that your
cows VIII consume, providing, of course.
they turn their food into milk.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
Goth Of one MIND.
From the Phiiadeiphia Inuuir,

TTUEH TIC HIIade1pnIa InquITef
A3fat irish woman. bearing a number,
az bundles, entered a crowded tram cart
The only sefnblance OF a seat she COULD
|1ind was a small space at the right Of n
dfSagreeable youth. Into this space,
sufficient only for an Individual OF orr
binary size, the fleshy Irish womanl
squeezed herself, much to the annoyJ
ance of the youth. After a moment on
so h Irish woman produced a cheesd
sandwich, which she proceeded TO de-
our with every evidence OF relish. AT,
this the youth gave her a look OF In
efable disgust and drew the skirts on
his frock coat closer to him.
Il suppose, me lad good naturediy
said he woman, that ye'd prafer-r IA
have u gintleman sittin' mkt to yec''
certainly would" snapped the
youngster.
so would J." calmly responded he
fat person, 80
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
WATCH TT COWS

There has been more than the usual
number OF cases OF abortion among
dairy cows reported during the past
year. the increase of this affection
cannot be accounted for, unless jt
comes from contagion. The dairyman
should he on the lookout now for any
chronic cases. Better remove from the
general herd any cow that has ever
aborted. Much can be done to avert
MS trouble by toning up the cows
system. and keeping her free from eS-
element and in comfortable quarters.
Right now is II time to attend to these
matters. Don't wait until one or more
cows have prematurely dropped their
calves, and thus lay the whole herd
open to infection. II II is not feasible
10 isolate the chronic cases, better use
more vigorous measures and get rid az
them. No n should risk the useful
ness of a young herd by having around
any COW that aborts year after year.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
LOOKING AT THE FEED END.

Too many dairymen look only at one
end of their business. They seem to
think that IL they get a fair quantity
or milk every day that they are making
money. OF course milk is what we are
after, and the more OF IL and the bet
ter the quality SO much more will be
our profits, providing the feeding end
has been kept i'm right proportion. There
IS as much opportunity for profit by
FEEDING right as there Is in selling
right, yet the majority of dairymen
could not tell for the life of them how
much 1t costs to produce a gallon of
milk or a pound Of butter. The feeding
END OF dairying involves q careful sys-
tenn OF farming, for wheat growing and
good dairying will not go well together.
Where b feeding end of dairying Is
looked after right there will always be
round plenty of corn, oats, clover hay
and clover pastures, and the winter RAJ
tons of the COWS VIII be so nicely ball
anced that maximum results are OBJ
tanned right along through the cold
weather. j visited a dairy farm In
Carroll county last week where dairy
Ing and general farming are carried on.
here nice, bright fodder was stored I'm
the barnS, the straw was in the mows,
ana there was tons of mangels to give
succulence to the winter rations. There
was q good size cutting box, and bran
n OIL meal were on hand. The only
weak points / saw here was the lack
OF n siio, which would go a long way in
c~heapening winter feed. In order to
get a COW to use her foods economically
and do her best, she must have q GER
tain proportion OF different milk pro-
ducing foods, and the profits of winter
da1ryfng will depend upon how well
these are supplied. It pays to look at
the iced end OF dairying first, for the
chances are that you will lose out at
the other end II the first is neglected.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
CHAPTER VII.
A TIGHTENING COIL.

NgSLLA
The horizon was grey with the COM
ing dawn, but ii was still too dark on
the pier to see anything distinctly, so
they vent slowly back together to the
boathouse.
Was tie necklace a valuable one?"
asked the coroner, as he closed the
door.
TT was worth over a hundred thou
sand dollars" answered Delroy, and
explained briefly h purpose Of the i'm
mersion.
How many persons were aware of
your intention to put it in tie water
out here?" asked Heffelbower. when he
had finished.
Delroy hesitated.
so far as 1 know" he answered
slo WV at last, ''onIy myself. my wife,
her sister. Miss Croydon, Drysdale,
Tremaine, and the two Grahams."
"Tremaine?" repeated the coroner,
II don't t'ink you have mentioned him.
oh, ! forge to introduce you. This
is Mr.. Tremaine. Mr.. Heffelbower, a
friend OF mine, who is staying with
me-"
The o bowed but he shot Ire
maine a sharp glance which did not
escape Delroy's notice.
You will understand. Mr.. Heffel-
bower" he added quickly. II believe
the crime was committed by someone
elSe-lm sure none or these could have
committed IT,"
An" said the coroner slandly. "t'eu
t'ey were all in tie house, I suppose 90
g" can answer positively that my
wife. Miss Croydon, and Mr.. Tremaine
were In the house the entire evening"
And Mr.. Drysdale%"
"Drysdale went out for a walk.
"A long one?"
He was gone two or three hours"
II H. la 80 hnhfN
niSht?"
No" answered Delroy slowly, Il
can't say that he is"
Did you see him when he came In ?''
"Yes-I was looking out the window
at the storm"
Did he appear as usual?''
Again Delroy hesitated.
Il see, Of course" he said, at last,
what you are aiming at; but I'm sure
that Drysdale can explain mis- absence,
as well as everything. that happened
during II. l therefore answer candidly
that he did not appear as usual: he
seemed excited and depressed. He left
me in n fit OF anger and went to his
room." ~"
Without explaining his action?"
"Yes-he mad no effort to explain
Did any explanation occur to your"
II thought perhaps he was worrying
over losses incurred In speculation"
"Ah!-he has incurred such losses,
t'en?"
II do not know positively" said Del
roy. a little impatiently. Il merely
suspect So"
''Iss Mr.. Drysdale still in his ROOM"
Yes, | suppose so. I haven't seen
him since he went up 10 It,"
Mr.. Tremaine was wit o at tic
time MI. Graham burst In and an
nounced tie murder"
Yes, we were in n hall talking to-
gether."
What time was itT"
Nearly one o'clock. I should say"
Tank you" and Heffelbower turned
back to make n more detailed examin-
alton Of the body. Doctor WISE" he
asked. after a moment, from which
direction should you say t'ese blows
were struck"
From directly In 'front.'" answered
the doctor.
But I see he has n pistol In his
belt. Why did he not defend himself?
Why should no allow himself TO be
beaten DOWN"
THAT question also. occurred to me-
observed Delroy. MIR. Tremaine spg-
gested that 1t was because Graham
EAL ".
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
Congregation Lauahed.

ton university, recently delivered q SER
mon at Fifth Avenue Collegiate church
on the subject of Faith" He spoke
of the blind faith of the client who
puts himself at the mercy CT a lawyer
in preparing an action Ior trial, and
OF the confidence Of the sick in entrust-
ing themselves to the physician.
"A case of blind faith said the
clergyman. The doctor writes out a
prescription. Oftener than not yor,
cannot read II and you don't know
what IL is. He tells you to take II.
Yours is not to reason why: yours but
to do and die"
Whether or not DR.. Patton meant Il,
there was a distinct ripple throughout
the congregation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
HOw'S This?

We ofer One Hundred Dollars Reward fos
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
r. J. CHENEY a CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. Fave known ~. j
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions. and financially able to carey
out any obligations made by his nrm.
.WALDINo. KINNAN q MARyIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure II taken internalix.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Testimonials sent
Druggists.
Take Nar's Family pills for combination.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
The Witness.

When the Boston attorney, Mason
was preparing the case Of r. A. Avery
and a examined about 200 witnesses
somebody called to see him. The legal
gentleman sent word that he was occu-
pied and could not be interrupted.
But tho man is q Witnesses Metho-
dist minister"
Call him up" said Mason. We'll
cir, what IA you testlfy?''
II had a vision-two angels have ~
peared to me, and told me that Brother
Avery is innocent"
Let them he summoned" said Ma.
o as he resumed his work.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05

About the best investment that one
work fixing up the hen house. with
eggs around rs cents a dozen 1t will
pay TO keep the hens laying. Let in
sunshine, clean up and whitewash, and
provide clover, grit and dust. Then
wait for results.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
DAIRY NOTES.

The aim should be to get as many
we'll bred cows as possible into the
milking herd. But that does not mean
that all the cows should be pure bred.
start with a pure bred dairy bull. He
viii grade the herd in the right d.
rection.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
FARM FACTS.

Try barley next spring as a nurse
crop for grass or clover. Those who
have used 1t this season are much
pleased with the results.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05

A woman gets her fortune told SO thai
IL II ever should come true she could say
she knew II was going TO happen.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05

Ii cream Is kept too long it will not
cnurn readily. Fer quick and easy
chuInlng n cream should be brought
TO the right temperature at least two
hours before starting to churn.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05

You can pick out the rented farms in
any section where both landlords and
tenants aim to get the most out of the
land. Any system OF renting, which
other means for fertilizing up the
soil. depreciates the. land every year
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05

The man who sells the made
on his farm might just as well do that
as anything else. He is pretty near
the end Of his string anyway.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05

Tn Russia they don't allow soldiers
10 marry"
That's foolish, 1 think"
"Why?"
Because a married man has more
experience in warfare"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05

A subscriber asks IL he should feed
clover hay with silage. Yes. bv ali
means. Silage Is low In protein and
must be fed with clover hay and 9th
er high protein foods TO give the best
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05

In TIL
satechis
Either
IN JAIN 4
When
good I'll
connple1
girl
PAUSE Il
you do.
Heav]
place Il
suit bot
Borne
fuitoes.|
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-11-28

on them as stepping-stones TO other
things / am grateful for what little
| have and am content to enjoy each
day as it comes You go out into the
world, conquer 1t, and find your hap
piness in the anticipation of your sue.
cess. Leave me to give thanks for
what l am enjoying now, while you
go and fight for what you want and
hope to enjoy later"
SO each man went his way.
The traveller in this incident is typi-
cal of the spirit of push and advance
ment which is almost universal in this
land of ours today.
A fine spirit it is, too, for it means
a chance for development for the race,
but it also includes the spirit of dis
content.
There is about us a perfect con-
tagion of dissatisfaction which is nee
essary to progress, but some OF us
are running a fair risk of being
swamped in the discomfort and losing
the high aims that prompted 1t, all
because our aims and demands can
not be gratifled at once.
There are few of us who, like the
flagman, are content with our place
in life. Most Of us are striving for
more blessings Of one kind or another,
spiritual, mental and worldly.
Would that Thanksgiving were held
every day to remind us of the daily
blessings of which every one who
lives enjoys at least few!
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-11-28

was not with him, for he had two
long hours to wait, and it was bitter
cold, and for some unaccountable rea-
son the station was locked
A fagman came to watch for a pass
ing express train. Seeing the travel
er's plight, the fagman invited him
to come into his shack and warm
himself.
The fiagman's home was a tiny
place fitted out with the barest nee
essities, but, in varied contrast to the
surroundings, along one side of the
wall was a rough pine bookshelf con-
tanning well thumbed volumes of all
that the world holds greatest in liter
ature, philosophy and science.
After a short conversation the trav-
eler marvelled to find that the flag
man possessed a fund of knowledge
on most subjects, and of the classics
in particular, which would have put
many college professor to blush
why don't you leave this solitary
life of hardship and come to the town,
where with your learning you will
soon be one of the great lights?"
asked the traveller, wondering at the
flagman's lack of ambition. Have
you no desire to better yourself?"
NO" replied the other, Il am con-
tent with my lot. l have outdoor
work, indoor quiet with the compan-
ionship of my books; l make enough
to live on and | want nothing more.
l should be out of place among your
city folk. My friends are here in the
village. What more should l want?"
For hours the traveller argued with
the flagman, and his home-bound train
passed UNDECIDED. He was interested
in trying to save this great intellect
for the world, as he termed it, and
trying to awaken some spark of am
bition in the man, but the nagman re-
fused to be Disconnected
Are you satisfied with your posi-
tion in life-are you contented?" he
asked the tIaveler.
"Cf course not" answered the trav-
eler. Il should consider myself lack
ing in spirit if l were satisfied and
lid not want to rise higher in life.
shall never be contented until | reach
he top of the tree"
Then said the fagman, you are
not ccauy thankful for the blessings
that you possess, but merely look up
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-11-28

Of Thanksgiving for me-" she thought
drearily, as she sat in her widows
weeds in the square wooden pew
The long, long prayer was finished
Patience liked the prayer, for in it she
could hide her face 1t was never too
long for her, although modern
church-goer would be aghast at having
to listen TO even sermon of such
length. The psalms of rejoicing had
been sung. These had been harder
to bear. The preacher had settled into
his discourse. He had turned his hour
glass, and was already at thirdly"
God in his providence has ex-
ceedingly blessed us in delivering
us from danger-he was saying Pa
tience shuddered What good was it
to her to be delivered since John had
persisted under the Indian tomahawk!
a figure appeared in the doorway
Such a figure! Gaunt, tattered, wild
eyed. unkempt, barefooted, bleeding
a mere skeleton covered with ragged
shreds of garments. 1t stood in the
doorway quiyering and motioning
strangely.
Patience! Patience," it cried.
"'Tis some crazy exhorter such as
used to come and harrangue the con-
gregations in my grandfathers time
said Judge Fletcher, whose ancestor
had been judge in the days of the
persecution of Anabaptists and
Quakers, The tithing-man stalked
down the aisle to put out the intruder
Some of the men half rose, but sat
down again when they saw that the
matter was being attended TO. 1t was
dreadful thing in those days to dis
turb meeting. But John Halcombs
widow, unmindful Of disturbance, start
ed up at the cry and fairly ran down
the aisle.
1T is John! 1t is John' she
cried
Never had a religious service in
Bethlehem Hill been broken up like
this one, The minister stopped in
the very middle of his most important
sentence The dreaded tithing-man
himself, who bore upon his soul the
awful responsibility of every man and
woman, boy and girl in the meeting.
house, forgot it all and cried out like
a frightened boy; 1T is a ghost!"
But it was not a ghost 1t was
John Halcomb himself, safe
The story of the Indian attack on
the village of Wyoming in 177S is a
story of marvellous escapes as well as
of torture and massacre No adven
ture in it seems more marvellous than
that of John Halcomb which is ene Of
the well attested stories of his.
tory
With IS other captives, John Hal.
comb had been ranged around large
fiat stone while woman fury called
Queen Esther" who seemed at the
head of this ceremony of sacrifice of
prisoners, crushed the heads of one
after the other with a great stone
death maui. Two of the captives sud
denly leaped to their feet and dashed
into the forest. The Indians pursued
them but did not shoot, probably be.
cause their plan was to bring them