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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
THE MAN WHO
WOULDN'T WORRY
The Working Out Of Hezekiah
Doolittle's Theory Of
II Hopefulness.
From the Youths Companion.

NNS - .
His name was Hezekiah Doolittle
and he was blessed with a sanguine
temperament. When he proposed to
Annie Warner she inquired what means
he had with which to support q wife.
None whatever" said the cheerful
Hezekiah, but poverty Is no disgrace.
and some day l expect to strike it
rich"
They were married and went to live
with Annie's parents until something
turned up Hezektah passed by the
small jobs looking for something big,
but he was always on hand for meals.
Annie fretted because they were a
burden on her parents and chided him
for his inaction.
Don't worry" said he. TT will spoil
your beauty"
Hezekiah lived up to his own creed
and refused to worry, no matter how
great the provocation. Even when An
MES parents turned them out he was
perfectly calm. The Lord will pro-
vide!" he exclaimed placidly, but his
wife wasted no time in talk. She rent
ed a small cottage, bought some fur
"The debt on the furniture will soon
be due" she reminded him one day.
Never trouble trouble until trouble
troubles you" quoted Hezekiah.
So his wife did plain sewing at night
to Increase their scanty income. Then
a baby was born and Anna was un-
able to work. What shall we do?'
she cried.
Don't worry. It will injure yeur
health" soothed Hezekiah. Il am stiIl
expecting something to turn up"
Annfc's ok helped them for a year
and then she rented a larger house
and took in boarders.
The rem will soon be due" she told
her husband as she glanced a~nxiously
at the calendar.
Take no thought for the morrow"
reproved Hezekiah. THE morrow will
take thought for the things. of itself"
Annie worked harder. Her cares in
creased as the family increased, and
she lost her beauty, her health and her
temper.
you worry too much" demonstrated
her husband. Why don't you take a
hopeful view OF life, as I do?"
Human endurance has its limits, and
the end came at last. Annie died of
overwork, her parents took the chill
dren and the hopeful Hezekiah was
left to shift for himself.
THE world owes me a living" said
he, so he o to the road. AS he
tramped out OF the little village, past
the little country cemetery, his eyes
sought out the unsodded grace of his
wife and he sighed.
THE ways OF Providence are inscru-
table," he murmured resignedly. SHE
was a good wife, but she would worry"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30

ingenious Johnnie.

Mother had a bright red apple which
she wished to give to the children, at
the same time teaching the little broth
er a lesson in generosity. Johnnie had
O peculiar fondness for apples.
Calling him to her side, she said:
Nov, dear, mamma has a nice, rosy
apple to give you, and she wants you
20 be generous" That word was not in
Johnnie's vocabulary, so he said,
Mamma, what do you mean by being
generous?'
"Oh dear, that means you are to
divide the apple into two parts, and
give sister the larger"
Johnnie was silent. Suddenly his face
frightened, as he handed the apple
again to his mother, saying, Mamma,
give 1t TO sister and tell her to be gem
eroIIa"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
Worksrs Who Want Work.

The Free Labor Bureau OF the Bowery
Mission has. within the past four months,
sent over 1900 men to country districts in
response to the appeals of farmers for
neft slaborers, but still has on hand many
HUNDREDS OF comnon laborers. farm hands,
general handy men, and mechanics skilled
in almost every branch OF industry.
The Bowery Mission carries on this I'm
portant work absolutely free OF charge
and without regard to creed or national
fly. All who are In need Of workers for
the harvesting should at once communal
cate with John C. Earl, financial secre-
tary OF the Bowery Mission. 81 Bible
House. New York city. -
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
HEALTH AND INCOME.

BOah Kept Up ON SeielsaAo Feed.
Good sturdy health helps one a lot
10 make money. rI a
With the loss OF health ones income
10 liable to shrink, If not entirely dyvin-
Ole away.
When a young lady has to make her
own living, good health is her best as
set. e.
II am alone in the woTid,' writes
a Chicago girl, "dependezt ON my own
efforts for my living. I am a clerk,
and about two years ago through close
application to work and a boarding
house diet, / became a srpou inEa-
Nd, and got SO bad OF It was almost
Impossible for me to stay In the ofica
q half day ut a time.
"A friend suggested to me the idea
Of trying Grape-Nuts, which I did,
making this food a large part Of ut
least two meals a day.
To-day l an free from brain-tire,
dyspepsia and all the ills OF an over
worked and improperly nourtshed brain
and body. To Grape-Nuts I owe che
recovery Of my health, and the ability
to retain my. position and income"
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek. Mich. Read THE Road to. Web
VILE" In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A
new appears from time to time.
They r genuine, true, aud full 81
human Interest.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
Why Southern Illinois ls Called Egypt
From the Albion journal.

III The year 1924 was very wet. Heavy
rains fell frequently. Corn IN nat lands
was a total failure. This year the
weevil destroyed the wheat after 1t wa
harvested. The next year, 1925, there
was q remarkable growth of thistles
on the branch bottoms. The winter OF
1830-31 was known as the winter OF
deep snow. The snow was Of a depth
OF from two and a half to three feet
on a level. 1t drifted much and was
very destructive to fruit trees. The
weather was intensely hot. Both in
1881 and 1882 the early frosts 30 injured
the corn as to entirely render 1t worth
less for almost any purpose.
During the years between and includ-
Ing 1824-S2. SO nearly corresponding to
the years of famine In the days Of
Pharaoh and his ruler, Is he made Jo-
seph to be, the people OF Illinois, de-
pendent upon the southern part OF the
state for &c much grain, particularly
corn, that people In remembrance OF
the bible story began to call the part
OF the state which had been 30 helpful
In time of need Egypt.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
Handicapped by Her Husband.

From the London Globe.
Lady Mary Glyn, the wife OF the
bishop Of Peterborough, was recently
sitting in Peterborough inffrmary by
the bedside Of a maid servant who had
been taken from the palace suffering
from burns. At a neighboring bed an
evangelist was speaking to another pa
tient. Mistaking Lady Mary for the
girls mother, he approached her with
a handful Of tracts. and the words:
Are you saved, madame; are you sure
you are saved?"
"As nearly as a bishops wife can
expect to be-" was Lady Mary's reply.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
Genuine indifference.

ETOm the NEW KOFK Tr7bun0e
Jack Aberpethy, the Rough Rider.
can catch q wolf alive by grabbing Its
lower jaw with his bare hand.
Mr.. Abernethy. on his last visit to
washington, was asked by q reporter
for his opinion on a certain political
question.
Il can't give you an opinion on that
question" the Rough Rider replied,
because It's a question / pay no atten-
tion to. / am Indifferent to it--as in
different as the backwcodsman's wife.
THAT lady, you know, looked on
while her husband had a fierce hand
to-hand tussle with q bear. She said
II was the only fight she ever saw
where she didn't care VINO won"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
what a Poultry Man Says About 20
@ wr.rA w. na-a

.As / am In the poultry business, !
had ten white chicks to wash and pre-
pare for a show. ! used 20 Mule Team
Soap for washing the birds, and i can
say from years OF experience, washing
white birds, never before have l found
a soap OF Borax that cleaned my birds
30 hne and easy. ! had q great deal
Of comment On my birds being 30
white j. A. Dinwiddie, New Market,
Tenn. All dealers, ~, / and s lb. car
tons Sample and booklet SC. PaciAe
Coast Borax Co., Chicago, Ill.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30

Marjorie, aged 8, had not been hav-
ing very satisfactory reports from
school. Her yather finally said. Mar
5orie. for the first hundred you get I'll
give you q dollar" Time went on and
the reward could not be claimed. One
day the child was taken violently IN
Her mother sent for the doctor. When
he had gone Marjorie said. Mamma,
am ! very iIl?"
mo, dear; your temperature Is a lit-
tie over a hundred, but the. doctor
thinks you will be all right In a day
or So"
Smiles broke through Marjorie's
tears.
Nov, mamma, I IAN have my dol
lar. Papa said he would give IT to
me III could get a hundred In any
thing"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
Easily Turned.

A small boy was asked to take din.
ner at the home of a distinguished pro-
lessor In Princeton. The lads mother
In e lest he should commit some
breach of etiquette, gave him repeated
directions as to what he should and
should not do.
Upon his return from the great occa-
sion the mothers first question was,
Harold. did you get along at the table
all right?"
"Oh. yes, mamma, we'll enough"
You are sure you didn't do any
thing that was not perfectly polite and
gentlemanly?"
Why, no-nothing to speak Of"
Then something didkhappen. What
was it?"
Butt fixed 1t all right, mamma"
Tell me at once"
Why, / got along pretty well until
the meat came, but while / was try
ing to cut mine 1t slipped off onto the
floor. But l mf0 1t all right"
What did you do?"
"Oh, I just said, sort Of carelessly,
That's always the way with tough
meat " 49, EEe :
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
Hospital for Trees.

"The trees of Paris will delight YOU"
said the Travelled man who was seeing of
his friend. Every boulevard and ave-
nue. has Its two lines Of trees. Sheltered
from the hot sun, you walk under them
In a cool green dusk.
THAT hot and dusty city doesn't easily
keep its trees vigorous and fresh. II
must have tree hospitals-great nurseries
where, with all sorts Of liquid parasite
killers and all sorts of stimulating fer
~tilizers, the rundown urban trees are
built up again.
Continually, In Paris, you see faded
trees being taken up and fresh trees being
put down, and fresh and faded trees alike,
In those ambulances which we call trans
planters, drive continually up and down
the sunny Streets" y.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
Tho Dreamer.

The dreamer dreamed, and the busy
world
Passed by with a hooking smile,
As 1t went In search of the worlds re-
wards,
But the dreamer dreamed the while.
He saw the world as the world should be
When longer years had run,
And the world but paused In Its work 10
ask: .,...
pray, what has the dreamer doneY'
Yet ever the dreamer dreamed his dream.
Until, In some wondrous way
AS the water, s%prlnging In deeps of earth
Finds passages to upper day
The dreamer's dream found the man of
power-
Tbs strange how mems lives are knit
Who knew not the dreamer, but took his
And transformed the world with It.
The world bows down to the man Of
power Z -
Forgotten the dreamer dies.
Yet the dream he dreamed IL the secret
force
That h forged mems destInies.
The Bellman.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
HOW sEEcHER cor EvEN.
Made a Woman Who Slammed a Door
in His Face Wish She Hadn't. :

Ntu40 - w oUtAu ITO 0taFnnGQ a D0OH
in His Face Wish She Hadnt.
Two preachers not long ago were dis
GUESSING the men who have been shin
ing lights OF he metropolitan pulpitB,
and as a matter OF our Henry Ward
Beecher led h procession OF reminis-
cences.
'Beecher was never a conspicuous
example Of q preacher and pastor COM
blned." said n of the men. He made
the preaching end OF the week his
chief concern. and left the flock to be
pastori2ed by his assistants.
But once In a while he would de-
eide that he owed II to his parishioners
to make a round OF calls. He himself
told me the following story Of an In
cident which had occurred on one OF
these expeditions.
had got the addresses from the church
directory-perhaps an old one-and was
taking them in their most convenient
order. This brought him to q house In
which. according to his list. lived q
1T was a very modest house. ana
when Mr.. Beecher rang the bell he had
to a some time for a response.
When this did come It was q very irri-
tated one In the person OF q woman.
who was evidently Just from the wash
tub.
rs Mrs. B. imp asked Mr..
Beecher In his best manner.
Don't live here!' snapped the wo,
man.. and slammed the door in his
face.
"Mr. Beecher waited quietly on the
doorstep until the woman had certain
ly had time to go back to the basement
and to resume her washing. Then he
rang the bell. After a while the door
was again opened by the sudsy female.
" Who said she did, exclaimed Mr.
Beecher. and went down the steps and
off up the street.
I" And I'm sinclined to think. he
chuckled. as he told the story, that
woman viii treat a civil question bet
ter the next time she meets one.y0
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30

with kidney trouble
that could not
stralghten up after
STOPPING without
sharp pains shooting
through my back. /
had dizzy spells, was
nervous and my eye
sight affected. The
kidney secretSons
were irregular and
toe frequent 1 was
In n tArFihla eondl-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
Cheap Affection.

Mre. Tenit-That Mr.. Gay Is the mean
est man ] ever saw
Mrs. Askit-What's he done now? b8E
Mrs. Tellit-Started suit against q man
for alternating his wife's affections. then
for IS.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30

From the Christian Leader. -
A first grade boy brought perfect
spelling papers home for several weeks
and then suddenly began to miss Ave
and six out of ten.
"How's this, son?" asked the father.
Teachers fault" replied the boy.
How is 1t the teachers fault?"
"She moved the little boy that sat
next to me-"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
Real FISHING.

From The Atlantic Monthly.
I've whipped miles of trout stream,
I've played many a husky bass, I've
read of the anglers battles with tarpon
and salmon and tuna; but when / want
just real fishing, I seek out a quiet lit-
tie river I know, dig a can OF worms,
get down on the small of my back UNI
der a willow, and watch my stopper
float and wait for the perch to bite.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
A Sure Winner.

Horan-Dfd yez liver make my money
backin' horses, Doran?
Doran-Sure. OF made foive hundred
vance.
Horan-How did ye2 do ut?
Doran-Oi backed him down a cillar
avn thin sued tn mon for lawn tn
door open. r.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30

You Can Get Aliens Foot-Ease FRMm
Write to-day to Allen 8. Olmsted, lie Roy,
Ease, a powder to shake into your shoes.
IL cures tired, sweating, hot, swollen, ach.
Ing feet. II makes new or tight shoes easy.
A certain cure for Corns and Bunlons. All
Drugglsts and Shoe Stores sell Il. 2Hc.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30

tion, bat Deans Kidney Pills have
cured me and I have enjoyed perfect
health since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box
Foster-Milburn Co, BufEale, N. Y.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
Lot Something Good Be Said.

When over the fair fame Of friend or foe
The shadow of Disgrace shall fall: In
stead 49,
Or words OF blame. or PROOF of thus and
30,
Let something good be said.
Forget not b a no fellow-bsing yet
May fall so low but love may lift his
head;
Even the cheek Of shame with tears Is
wet
II something good be said.
No generous heart may vainly turn aside
In ways OF sympathy; no soul so dead
But may awaken strong and glorihed.
IL something good be said.
And so I charge ye. by the thorny crown
And by the cross on which the Saviour
bled, ~
And by your own souls hope of fair re-
nOWn, 80
Let something good be said,
--JamcG Whitcc1ab Riley.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
LYDIA Z. PINKHAM'S
XEGETARLE COMPOUND

Oh TOT PROOF Oh ILLS BCaCGInenC read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, of Kingman.
Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
For eight years i suffered from the
most severe form Of female troubles and
was told that an operation was my only
hope of recovery. / wrote Mrs. Pinkham
for advice, and took Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and It has saved
my life and made me a well woman"
Mrs. Arthur r. House, of Church
Road, Moorestown. N. j., writes:
1 feel ii Is my duty to let people
know what Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me. I
suffered from female troubles, and last
March my physician decided that an
operation was necessary. NY husband
objected, and urged me to try Lydia
G. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and to-day I am well and strong"
C FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills.
md has positively cured thousands of
Women who have been troubled with
iisplacements, inflammation, ulcera-
hon, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, and backache.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn Mass.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30

Nuskrat skins are largely used for
the manufacture of the cheaper grades
of fur coats.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
A TERRIBI.R CONDITION..

ToKtured by Sharp Twinges, slaoa-
tng Pnans . Dasniness.
Hiram Center, 51S South Oak street,
Lake City, Mimi, says: II was SO bad
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30

Cash registers are used in a church
in Massachusetts,. =
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
Not His Fault.

H5rs. Winsiow's SOOTHING sxkuf Tor OhildrsN
eeethingi sottens the gums, reduces inflammation al
ayc pain. cureS wind COLI. q cent a bottIa
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sGonshNkaf2

Nagger-Tve put one poor chap on
his feet, anyway. $3.50
Mrs. Nagger-Whom have you been
fooltng your money away on now?
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30
The Sole Proviso.

From PUCK.
The Worshipper-Doesn't the talk at
q musicale annoy you dreadfully7
The Great Person-Not II they talk
about me. ~
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30

Oregon, Willamette valley lands. Write
for descriptive matter. Olmsted Land Co.,
Salem, Ore.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30

A motor vehicle purchased by the
English town of Tynemouth can be
used as a prisoners van, ambulance or
fire engine.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-30

If there is any one thing that a
woman breads more than anotherit
is a surgical operation.
We can state without fear of a
contradiction that there are hun
dreds, yes, thousands, of operations
performed upon women In our hos
pitfalls which are entirely unneces-
sary and many have been avoided Nv
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-05

The annual report Of Lieut. Col. G.
W. Goethals. chief engineer of the 18TH
mian canal commission, gives in detail
the progress OF the work on the inter
ocean waterway. The report says. in
part:
The membership Of the commission
continued without change during the
year. Early in June Mr.. Jackson Smith
rendered his resignation, effective
Sept Is, 1908, and entered upon two
months leave OF absence, beginning
July 18th. Lieut. Col H F. Hodges,
corps of engineers, L. S. A. was ap-
pointed to succeed him. and was as
signed to duty under the commission
during the interim; he reported for
duty on the isthmus July IA, 1908.
THE executive order of Jan. 6. 1908,
combined several existing orders and
defined the duties of the commission
more clearly, transferring to the chair
man certain details which the order
that it superseded had delegated TO the
commission.
The organization of the department
en- in de-ail in the last annual report
of the commission. and the several de-
partments and divisions therein out
lined were continued throughout the
year. except that in consequence of the
change in the location of the locks on
the Pacific side. the Pacific division Of
locks and dams was substituted for the
La Boca locks and the La Boca dams
division. Briefly, the department of
construction and engineering con-
sisted of three departments and twelve
pendent administrative organization
and reported through the head of the
department to which it belonged
Under the organization as it existed
buildings were erected, roads built and
sanitary bitches dug or constructed in
the same territory In which canal work
was in progress, but in each specific IN
stance, under a separate head: the re-
suits were not always satisfactory. In
order to concentrate authority, TO expe-
dite the transaction of business, to Sc
cure proper coordination, to fix defin-
itely the responsibility in any particu-
lar case, and to reduce the cost of ad-
ministration. n complete reorganization
was undertaken toward the close of the
fiscal year, to be effected gradually,
beginning July 1st, by which all con-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-05

fringe. The long sash ends are OF
black chiffon velvet. finished with
black tassels and lined with silver.
A cloak or wrap OF some sort Is In
dispensable for evening wear. No
matter how lovely the gown or how
many hours are spent on the couture.
a woman will not appear well dressed
in the evening If she wears day coat.
Besides looking so much more dis
tinctive. a regular evening coat has
another advantage; it is cut and hung
so that il Will not crush the most
delicate fabric worn under II. The
lining is usually OF a light color TO
protect the dainty gown.
Warmth should above all things be
considered one OF the most unwise
things a woman can do is to wear
one of the fashionable low necked
almost sleeveless ball gowns, and over
that a lightweight wrap. often cut on
the Japanese kimona lines, that never
were intended for warmth. There real
" is not the least danger in wearing
the thinnest of gowns If the wrap Is
warm enough. II need not be padded
or heavy, but made of good winter
material.--Boston Herald.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-05
Thresnina Pine Cones.

Glenwood Springs, Colo-The office
Of the Holy Cross forest reserve in
the appearance of a threshing floor
rather than place for clerical work.
The officers are engaged in threshing
seed from pine cones. About 100 BUSH
els OF the cones have been collected
and the yield is about one pound of
seed to each bushel Of cones. The seed
is to be distributed over the reserve
to start reforestation.