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New-York tribune., 1907-10-25
COLLATERAL sCRUTINIZED.

Not few Of the trust companies. fl is under
stood. were disappointed in that the securities
they offered did not pass the Morgan commit
Ice as satisfactory collateral. but many OF the
banks, which have been navigating carefully in
the present stormy waters and have stored IN
large reserves Of cash. did # is understood
lend large amounts of their holdings 70 the
trust companies that wanted It and thus eased
the situation in many quarters These banks
also lent lot Of money yesterday to others
than the trust companies
ihere were yesterday. on Wednesday many
callers on the Secretary. who arrived at the
Sub Treasury az 1925 o'clock I'm the roor,f,,,
and stayed there until about o'clock IN the
evening. on his arrival at the sub-Treasu,,
The Secretary Immediately went into conference
with number Of inanciers among them George
W Perkins, of ]. p. Morgan & Co: Stuyvesant
-'lsh, and A j. Hepburn, president Of the Chase
National Bank
On leaving this meeting. Mr.. Perkins said:
Things are coming along nicely Confidence
iS being restored The banks are in q solvent
condition"
Among those who visited Secretary Cor,eIvou
iaier ~ tae day were Jacob II. Schif, of Kuhn.
Loeb q Co; Frank \. Vanderlip vico-Yras;5o,. 4.
"i The National City Bank; Samuel woolvertor
president Of the Galatin National Bank: Isaac
y Seiigman. II. II. Freeman vice-president ~
me Merchants National Bank. and Moron y,
'terfict chairman OF the board OF directors 10
''e society for Saving of Cleveland Mr. Her
fieK ssid that he simply called on NIr. cortel-
soa as an OLD friend, and not TO take home any
i"oheF The situation in Cleveland was en-
couraging. he added
-u"afo King. president Of the Union Tr,,st
SOi'i'ahy' Was one OF the late callers Fx
..1-'1iS tS i'esile NJ Shaw. now president Of the
Carnegie Trust Company. ON con,,nc o,,t - .,-o
suo-JFeaFury after having talked rit,, err
ietary said to tho reporters:
cay" benDeinen to-
"eh' said one of the newspaper men o,.o
aass 'es" several bankers to-day. ana each op,
''ss had resssurimg word" ''''
Air SHAW tIrned about aharply
any one "no would not give a reassurins,
e'- " De snos' he said. There
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17

An incxiricabie tangle. you win say.
one II would be impossible for man
To unravel quickly and In the frantic
chaos OF "A Wild stock exchange day.
Yet the influence ~ the mysterious
state of my nerves. which ] have de-
scribed above. WAS 40 marvellous that.
incredible though u seems, the moment
the exchange closed. | knew exactly
where I stood.
Like mechanical lightning Calcu-
lator, my mind threw up before mo
the net result or these selling and buy
Ing transactions. Textile Common
closed eighteen points above the clos
inE quotation Of the previous day; IL
Langdon's brother had not been Just
"A little indiscrcct I should have been
as hopeless n bankrupt In reputation
and In fortune as ever was ripped up
by the bulls of Wall street.
As IL was. I believed that. nv keep
ing n bold front. I might extriLAte and
free myself when the Coal reorganiza-
tIon was announced. The rise of Coal
stocks would square my debts--and. as
was apparently untouched by the
Textile furry. so far NJ even Ball. my
nominal partner and chief lieutenant.
knew. I need not fear pressure from
creditors that I could not withstand.
could not breathe freely. but could
breathe.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17
COSTLY PRESSURE.

Heart and Nerve. Fail On Coffee
A resident OF n great western State
puts the case regarding stimulants with
"A comprehensive breyity that Is admir-
able. lie says:
81 am J6 years old and have had
considerable experience with stimu-
lants. They are all alIkc--a mortgage
OIL reserved energy at ruinous interest.
As the whip stimulates but does not
strengthen the horse, 80 do stimulants
act upon the Human system. Feeling
this way, gave up coffee and all other
stimulants and began the use Of Post
um Food coffee some months ago. The
beneficial results have been apparent
from the first. The rheumatism that I
used 10 suffer from has left me. ] sleep
scunder. my nerves are stcadier and
my brain clearer. And bear tcsti-
mony also 20 the food value OF Postum
something that is lacking In coffee"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek. Mich. There's reason. Read
''The Road 90 MELVILLE" the quaint
little book In pkgs
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17
SDD Copyright by the Merrill Coz IA
IT ODE Deluge H
- BY DAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPS ~
BY DAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPS

the morning" he asked musIngly-"the
last norning-you and ! got up from
the straw I'm the stables over at Jerome
Park--the stables they let us sleep I'M
And went down la the dawn TO roost
on the rails and spy on the speed trials
OF old Revells horses"
Exactly" said Joe. and We looked at
each other and laughed. We In rags
gosh, how chilly Il was that morning.
DO you remember what we talked
about"
No" said I. though ! did.
Il was proposing to turn crooked
trick-and you wouldn't have IL. You
persuaded me TO keep straight Matt
i've never forgotten IL. You kept me
straIght-showed me what n damn fool
a man was to load himself down with
n petty larceny record. rou made "A
man OF me. Matt. And then those good
looks OF yours caught the eye OF that
bookmaker's girl. and she gave you a
Job at writing shetland you worked
me In with you"
So long ago II seemed. yet near and
real, too. as I sat there. conscious OF
every sound and motion. even OF the
fantastic shapes taken by our upcurl-
ing smoke. How far I was from the
rail bird" OF those happy 60 lucky
years. when a meal meant quite as
much To- me rs does n million now
how far from all that. yet how near.
too. For was I not still facing life
with the same careless courage. for
getting each day In the eager excite
ment OF each day with It's new deal?
We went on I'm our "reminiscences for a
while: then as Joe had a little work
20 do. / drified out into the house. took
n bite OF supper with young Melville,
had little go NJ the tiger. and toward
fivo In the clear June morning emerged
into the broad day of the streets. with
the precious bundle under my arms and
ffve hundred dollar bill In my waist
coat pocket.
GIVE my win TO me In n single bill. .
! said TO the banker. and blow your
SELF of with the change"
Joe walked down the street with me
for companionEhip and n little air
before turning IN. he said, but j
Imagine a desire To keep his eye OH
his treasure while longer had some
thing to do with his taking that early
morning stroll. We passed several OF
\ those forlorn figures that hurry through
tho slowly awakening streets To bed or
TO work. Finally there came by an
old womun--a scrubwomnn. l guess on
her way home from cleaning some Of
[ flee building. Beside her was a thin
little hoy. hopping along OIL crutch.
I stopped them.
Hold out your hand" said TO the
boy. and he did. laid the Ave hundred
dollar bill In Il. Now shut your fing-
ers tight over that" said I. and don't
open them TIL you get home. Then
tell your mother To do what she likes
| with It," And We left them gaping
after uS, speechless before this fairy
story come true.
you must be looking for hard luck
| today" said Joe. who understood this
| transaction where another might have
thought q, snowy and not very wise
! charity. They'll stop In ut the church
and pray for you. and burn n candle"
81 hope So" said ]. FOR God knows
need H."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17
No, vi. Property Sandwich.

From IIarpcrS Weekly.
An urChir who occasionally ventured be
hind the scenes OF n thcatcr on the lowe
east side OF New York during rchearsals,
was one day observed by one OF the actors
sitting Ia "A corner, lovingly eyins a huge
sandwich which he held In his grimy
hands. lie regarded Il for few mo-
mcnts. and then. cautiously lifting tho top
layer. extracted n piece OF pickle and ate
Il: then he closed II down again very care
fully and accurately made all a. before.
A few moments later he repeated the per-
formanCC. takin. out another piece OF
pickle and "A small fragment OF meat, and
again carefully restoring the sandwich To
its original form. After another short
interval he took out more pickle and more
meat 40 that now there was very little
Of the original middle layer left. and again
he closed ~ up carefully.
What are you doing that for. Tommy
the actor asked. That's no way TO eat a
sandwich. Why don't you eat IL all ~ you
want a.. and not pick at Il like that
Tommy lifted n scornful eye 10 the act
or's uncomprehendinE face and muti"red
laconically:
" 'Ta!n't mine"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17

vascs. Ills idea has been 10 paint Indians
exactly as they appear ia their t"pce~ or
on the plains In the hunt or camping out.
never posing or adjoining them for the
picture. lie found great difficulty I'm get
ting m Indian chief with blood and his
tory Ia his veins To sit more than two or
three times. \ Sioux warrior thinks II
not necessary 20 paint pictures, and he
considers IL more exhaustive To pose than
Ia max" the picture.
indian does all the work. white man
has all the FUN" says the rctlSkin To
make success Of his work Mr.. Sharp
pitched his studio tent, meiaphoTically
speaking among the Indian tepccs and
visited their families making profound
study Of everything pertaining To Indian
life. habltatiOnS. the plains. rivers, bluns
ana mountains. Thus he produces effects
true to nature
For weeks at a time he painted directly
out OF doors. often with the mercury be-
low zero. At first his studio was In q
Held un the crow reservation. near the
scene of Clusters last battle. Twelve
months ago hc built n log house, where
n, and his wife. his constant companion.
spcu, til long fierce winters Of the Mon
tauu country. From hiS wlndow he SAW
where tho Sioux and CheyenGcs were
camprd. along tho Little Big Horn river:
saw the famous battlefield, the valley and
IN" blufir where every soldier In Custer =
command was EutchcrCd.
Among AIS three or four hundred pic
lures or Indians are portraits OF famous
warriors who participated not only In the
massacre but Ia nearly all OF the great
battles fought In the northwest by the
Chcyruncs and Sioux. Among them u =
portrait Of Two Moors. head chief OF the
Cheycnncs and sitting Bulls lifelong
friend and ally. He ~ the only Indian
Mr. Sharp says. who Will talk or can give
a coherent description OF tho memorable
Custer fight. II was he who turned" the
cavalry and won the battle for the In
dams
az Mr.. sharp's later works are striking
scenes OF Indian home life and figure
picccs-trpco interiors by tho nrcllght.
autumn and winter landscapes, with pie
,urcSqus groupings OF Indians and their
tcpccs. all showing an uncNplored Held Of
vast possibilities for frontier artist I'm
love with his art.
Among other remarkable pictures Il one
entitled Tho Gamblers" showing "A group
OF Indians playing dice I'm a tcFcc. The
central figure. an Indian entirely nude II
considered the finest figure painting Mr.
Sharp has yet done. Then there IL a. por'
trait OF old Red Cloud. once the most Ia
nous Indian In the west. and who. by the
way. IN still lvlng-bllnd and ,. years old
\ picture representing n snow scene gives
a vivid view OF the plains: also one en-
titled The Ford" on tho Little Big Horn
river.
a picture called ''Thc Death Spirit
shows an Indian mourning for the death
of hIs son. All day long the warrior sits
bowed with grief. IL II said that foI
twelve hours the original sRt like a statute
not "A muscle moved and his eyes were
Fixed n u gazing on his dead In the woric
% the spirits.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17
The Forests Of the Philippines.

The natural growth Of the Philippine
forests is computed by Major Ahern.
chief OF the insular forestry bureau
TO bo 400. 100000 cubic fect-thrcc
times the cut for 1900 In the entire Unit
ed States. At the present time fully p
per cent Of this natUv-il growth is go-
ing to waste. and the world Us Clamor-
ing for the woods--the cbonies. ma
hoganies. irouwoods, construction
woods, all manner Of precious woods.
that need only modern methods,
maximum of machinery and "A minimum
uf handling To make Monte CriHtos OF
the needed lumbermcn.
There are many millions of cubic
feet In the forests or the philippines
that should bc cut In order To properly
Thin out the dense growth: for In
stance, where there are three or four
trees growing on "A space required Tor
one, that one 80 freed would put on
more good wood each year than IN"
four together. The question as To
whether 800 or 1000 trees should re-
main on an acre IL where the real value
of scientific forestry IL shown. Then.
too. there are many more millions or
feet which reach maturity and pass on
10 decay never thrilling to the wood
mans axe. There are, however. very
few companies i'm the Philippines prop
erly" equipped To handle large logs anu
without master mechanics, expert gang
bosses, I'm fact all the skilled labor re-
1uIred. and without IA full stock OF the
best supply material. {: would be ha-
zardoua To- move the large logs which
must be cut and brought To- market ir
the forests are to be properly ex-
plotted. A good price IN paid In Hong
Kong for every stick of timber from
the Philippines. and the American lum-
bermen with modern methods can solve
IN, problem. and In no doing they VIII
not only help Ia educate the adaptable
Filipino az To practical things, but VIII
insure him cash wages, something I'M
In Gnautgh Iaya
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17
PAINTING INDIANS ON
CUSTER'S battlefield

To preserve for posteriiy ard art por-
trails and scenes Of vanishing race J.
Henry sharp has spcn, the best part az
nft',n years painting pictures Of Indians
~ the Tar west. So great was his success
from "a. beginning that he finally resign
81 ~ a member Of the faculty Of the Gin
cinuati Art Academy. wncrc for several
years ne had been associated with Duvc-
mech. Noble AMI Meakln. well known ar
lists. e. devote all his time To- the Indians
aud thsir wild country. A. that time he
received 4 commission from Mrs. Phocb"
Hearst TO paint IN" important chiefs OF
the various tribes The pictures are now
Oh th. walls OF ;h. University az califor-
rla.
In ~. Mr. sharp began painting In
Taos y. NJ. After two seasons there he
went among the chiefs of the Sioux and
painted some remarkable portraits during
his residence az Pine Ridge. = ~. Then
ne went 10 tho crow agency and ostab-
lishNd his studio amid the Wild surround
Iugs or the historic battlefield where Gen
rral Custer and all his troops were mas
sacred
Thasr who have not lived on the plains
and become familiar with the peculiar at
mospn~tir effects. where the rolling Wis
tas ar. from q half to threc-duartcrs Of a
mile above th. level OF the sea, can have
no idea Of the weird fascination, the joy
and rapture or that wonderland % the
west y; L. a singular fact that the great
est civilization. warriors. poets and philos-
ophcrs ~ ancient days lived In just such
couniry-in Greece. Italy. Egypt and
Palestine. Irrigation made life possible.
and out 40 u SrrnnE the great cities and
az the art that stil survives and Is worth
o. S'ng about,
Amid ihc same inspiring surroundings
Mr. sharp has spent years In putting ht"
and nature - ht found them on his can.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17
Away. 90 He Depended Upon.

When n person gets up In the morning
with a dull headache and tired. siretchy
feeling. IL IN an almost certain indication
that the liver. or bowels. or both. are de-
cidedly out Of order.
AT such times Nature. the wiscst and
best Of all doctors. takes this means TO
give warning that she needs the help aud
gentle assistance which can best be OBJ
tanned from that old family remedy.
Brandreths Pills. which has been In use
for over a century.
They are IN. same fine laxative tonic
pill your grandparents used. when doctors
were few and far between and when peo-
pie had 10 have n remedy that could alb
soluiely be depended upon.
Brandreth's pills can be depended upon
and are sold Ia every drug and medicine
store. either plain or Sugar-coated.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17
Man..
From the bohemian

From the bohemian.
Man was created before woman. ="
that she might always hnyc the chance
tn get ahead uf him.
4 man u never measured until he Is
married.
\ mans brain grows weaker the
closer "a grows 10 his mouth.
Men love themselves first.
Money makes the man gu--nr come.
or stay. or anything.
What man has done. man can undo.
aIan wants bat little here below. ~ IL
g. more than the other man has.
Trust no man. and no man will trust
you.
Dead men are not always as white as
they are painted.
Man must have some devil In him
o. br worth saving.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17
Quite Unworthy.
From Tlt-Bits

FROM ltA@bllt.
was tho sweet scent OF ia. lilies Ia
conservatory. the beauty OF the young
: hair. or the excellent champaign"
sad taken with his supper that led Ia
proposing 10 TIL dcbutlntc Ia white.
hey rested iu the shadow beneath a
a.
I cannot b.. site said. y am an.
my OF you.
Ia. rubbish" said ne
Z Is true: Il In true" And she sighed.
fou are an angel" he said. ardently
20. no: you are wrong" said the young
II am vain. idle. silly. utterly uu-
@ be- your hcipmeet through life"
, laughed lightly. then snld. IN "A Sooth-
voice.
Ehy. this u sheer madness. What sort
wife do you think ! ought To have7''
A very wise. deliberate. practical
nan" she replied: zone able To- live on
r small salary"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17

years The cons,an; flow OF urine
my system depleted. causing ncry.
chills aud night swcats. After
ng seven different climates and
K all Kinds Of medicine had the
fortune .o hear Of Doan's Kidney
/. This remedy has cured rue. I
"a well to-day ~ was twenty
- ago. AMI my cycsisht Is perfect"
old by all dealers. ~ cents a box.
ter Mllhurn Co. Buffalo. y. Y.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17
Atonished.

From IlaTpers Weekly
4 chicago business man who last year
made a tnp TO the Philippines brought
back with him Filipino youth, whose
mental al"rtucs- had made quite au i'm
press sion upon him. Tho oriental vas in
stalled In IN" Chicago mans office AZ
clerk. and he did very well. notwithStand-
ing the fact that hc Was a triflc shaky as
TO his English.
one day the ChicnEon handed tho FIJI
pino a bin for some goods purchased by n
customer long time previously. As this
gentleman seems 20 have no intention OF
settling this account" said the business
man, n want you TO typcwritc letter 10
him, stating that an Immediate adjust
mcnt az the Indebtedness will soon be cA-
pccicd"
In few moments the Filipino laid be-
fore his employer the following effort:
My Dear Sir-This Is TO advise you that
II you DO not lnstantcr send Us the money
you owe W. we shall be compelled To take
measures that will cause you the utmost
establishment
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17
Briuht'G Answer.

John Bright was once asked how II
was that Pitt made one OF his finest
speeches after drinking two bottles OF
port. John Bright was Az usual equal
Ia the occasion. lie pointed out that
verbatim reporting was unknown In
those DAYS aud suggested that the 9TH
er members OF the house. on whose
opinion Pitts reputation largely de-
pended. had probably drunk three bot
ties
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17
HOW'S This?

We cfer One Hundred Dollars Reward Tor
any case Of Catarrh than cauuot be cured
BY Halls cRtArrh Cusc.
y. J. CHENEY A. co, Toledo, %.
We, The undersigned. have known y. J.
Cheney for the last ~ years. aud br,iey"
him perfectly hoHorabls la all business
transactions and financially able to Carp
ont any obligations made by his arm.
wALDING. kINSAS 4 MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, -.
Halls CaiRrrh Cure l. taken internally.
sctlug directly upon the blood aud mucous
surfaces % the ayStem, Testimonials sent
free. Price use per bottle. Sold by NIL
Druggists.
Take IIalrs Family PiIls for constipation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17

Tho following conversation between two
old scotchwomen was overheard one day:
''Can we tell me-, wumman, what Is " they
call n Jubilse?" well. irs this" said her
Icighbor. when folk has ben married
twenty-five years, that n silver wuddin'
and when they have been married nifty
years that's a golden wuddin'. But " the
nnnn,s dead. then It's a Jubilee"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17

Austin, Texas,
writes Il was
afflicted for years
with pains across
the lOins and In
the hips and
shoulders. I had
llCatla he also
AMI neuralgia.
Mv right eye.
from pain, was
OF little lISc 10 me
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17

\ weli-known Washington correspond
ent. when n reporter on the New York
Tribune. was sent ono Saturday night TO
interview Father Duccy. priest famous
both for his wit and his good deeds. Faith
or Duccy was In the confessional. Norcross
was told. and that he could SO In and SEQ
him. and come out before anybody went
in without any doubt. lie found the rev.
.rcnd father waiting and began a timor-
Gus conversation with him. being some
what awed by his unaccustomed surround
INK. Good evening. Father" Good even
INK. my son" Father. I am n reporter
from the New York Tribune" VERY
well: absolve you from that"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17
Not the Name TOR u.
From the Chicago News

From the Chicago News
II suppose, Eaid an" new reporter,
,cre a. a lot of jealousy iu the theatre
) profession
Not a particle" replied the leading
Az. why, my uuderstudy " dead anN-
a. for an opportunity Ia take my part "
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17
Excitement,

From the Washington Star
There II a lot OF excitement In run
ming an automobile" remarked the
cheerful citizen.
Yes" answered the man who smells
or gasoline. 1T gives life the charm Of
uncertainty. You never know whether
you are going To be late for dinner az
early al the emergency hospital"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17
What.
From Puck

ne Man with the Hoe glarcd
athfully.
Who h this Man with the Muck
xe going TO boz brother to-" he In
ired.
herewith the fraternal relative ~ the
Z compiaIned to the Hon. Edwin
.rkham that the patent wis Ia
mood