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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
Irving and the Critic.
the London Tribune.

ffOm the LOnQOn Ir1Dune.
There was considerable rivalry be-
tween the two English actors, Sir
Henry Irving and Beerbohm Tree, Just
about the time that both of them were
s~pringing into prominence. Now Ii hap
peped. at the height OF the feud, that
q play was submitted to Sir Henry
IH&3ng lip aVhioh he as leading man,
Was reqnfPed TO ride a donkey in the
second act. In spite of this feature,
the play SO impressed Sir Henry that
he accepted 1t and starting rehearsing
at once. w..
As the time for the dress rehearsal
approached, Sir Henry put an, adver-
tisement in a London paper for "a
donkey with stage experience" The
following day a cockney appeared at
the stage door. leading by the bride
a very forIorn looking. half starved
jackass.
Hi cine to see Sir 'Enry about the
bloomin' donkey he announced.
Sir Henry was sent for at once to
interview the applicant for the posi-
ton.
Has the donkey ever had stage ex-
perience? q queried Sir Henry.
'tOh, yes, me Lud,' replied the cock
ney, but l want to be frank with you,
befores you engige i'm. He acted with
Indeed" said Sir Henry. with a
sneer. .. ..,.
But I want to tell you the rest, me
Lud; once in a very serious passage in.
Mr.. Trees soliloquy, the ass, 700 was
In the wings, 'ad the indiscretion to
bray"
"Ah. a critic. too" remarked Sir
Horny and he engaged the donkey at
once.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
Liaht como.

The gloom Of night is dense and deep;
Rough Is the path as we grope along:
Courage heart. as h shadows creep
This Is the matin song: 4
After the night is noon;
After the journey rest;
The world will wake in gladness soon.
And the heart that sings is blest!
The glare Of the. sun Is hard and hot:
+ Thu road ~ dusty, the way is long
Shift you burden and heed It not
This Is the evensong:
After the moo is night:
After the journey, rest;
For he world will wake and the stars b,
bright,
And the heart that sings is blest.
Grace Duffield Goodwin.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
Luck Of Boy Who Didn't Fish Sunday.
From the Chester correspondence SPRING
field TIninn

A record string Of trout was caught
this morning by Willis Hunt, jr., the
~12-year-old son of Willis Hunt, The
total weight was four pounds twelve
and a half ounces. The number was
seven. .. =
The story connected with the catch Is
that the boy saw the fish YESTERDAY
and was DESTROYS of trying his luck at
once. but his mother was averse to
Sunday fishing. At 3 this morning he
went to the tannery dam on Walker
Brook and the youngster proceeded to
bait up with white millers and bugs Of
various kinds until every speckled
beauty had been pulled out. A hand
oyer hand maui was necessary to secure
the largest fish.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
NO GUSHER
Bnt Teiis Facts About Postum.


I'VE have used Postum for the past
eight years" writes a Wis, lady, land
drink 1t three times a day. We never
tire Of 1t.
For several years l could scarcely
eat anything OF account of dyspepsia,
bloating after meals, palpitation. sick
headache-in fact, was in such misery
and distress | tried living on hot water
and toast for nearly a year. na
Il had quit coffee, the cause OF my
trouble. and was using hot water, but
this was not nourishing. X +
Hearing OF Postum / began drinking
1t and my ailments disappeared, and
now a eat anything | want without
trouble. 2FH ..,
= my parents and husband had about
the same experience. Mother would
often suffer after eating, while yet
drinking coffee. My husband. was n
great coffee drlnkerEand suffered from
indigestion and lkah6ache. ~
After he stop3edsSc 8ffee and began
Postum both ailments left him. He will
not drink anything else now and we
have it three times aiday. l could write
more, but am no gusher-only state
plain facts" y
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek. Mich. Read, The Road to Well
VILE" in pkgs. There's a Reason !
Ever read the above letter? A new
n appears from time to time.
They are genuine. true, and full of
human interest.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
a canny Parson..
From the washington Sta

tIVAl TIC W ~asnlnSton Sur.
Cyrus Townsend Brady. the anfhor
Ind clergyman, told a story about char
tty.
20. millionaire said Dr. Brady. l;3ag
lying. He had led a life of Which, all
be now looked back az it. he felt none
too proud. To the 1uiniGtSr ait his bed
eide he muttersd weakly
"'gf / leawe Il hundred thousand dol
bars or so TO the church win my saliva
tion be assured2'
1.-THE minister answered cautiously:
81 wouldn't like TO be positive, but
IT'S well worth trying. I"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
tlaIImarks of Civilization.
From the Montreal Daily Star

TTVNI IN @tVT't5N"T ""HV ptdT'
The leadership Of a great city is
shown in many fields. It dominates
art; it is apt to draw to it most or the
literary activity; it contains the IRA
matte field; 1t is usually an education
center. In these respects London is
England and Paris France. 1t must
be admitted that the stamps of Lon
Tor and Paris are the "hallmarks" OF
civilization in most, things. \
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

FROM SUCCESS Margarine.

Two colored sisters living in q SUBJ
urban town met on the street one day,
and Sister Washington, who had re-
Gently Joined the church, was .describ-
ing her experiences.
Deed, Mrs. Johnslng, Use jined the
Baptist church, but / couldn't do all
the jining here. cause they had to take
me toythe city church to baptize me.
You know there amt no pool room In
the church here
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

my favorite tree?'' he said, and gazed
Deep In her eyes OF, blue.
by some the maple sweet is praised,
But I'm content with Yew."
That's very NICE the maid replied
How sweet that voice of hers
'Yew'd do likewise for me- she sighed,
IF you could keep me well supplied
With frs
But he had naught with which to pay,
So sadly turned and pinned away,
While later she put on the ring
wed a famous Timber King
Whose name. MS i have understood,
Was Oaklelgh Hawthorne Underwood.
And now the pear he and his peach,
Are living down at Henllock Beech.
zine. rAaE E
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The Aerltaoe.

Nowit the centuries a-line, arrow
prandmothers. fgrandfathers; belle and
beau, u
Puritan, ~vagabond. gypsy. peer, r
Barefooted earle or cavalier.
Bone of the mountains, blood OF the sea.
Reaching down through the years to me-.
Brave1y and EuSe1y, as one kept his sword
Unsheathed for the king In Naseby fight.
Steadfastly-purely, as one kept his word.
A Puritan word in a battle for right:
Puritan courage I'D cavalier pride
The ages have sifted their dust away:
Dead are the causes for which they died.
But it's theirlove 1 give thee, dear, to-
day.
Edna 8. Valentine, ia success Magazine.
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Their Canny Game.

Mrs. Bronson-Yes, / always put up
twice is much canned fruit as / use.
Mrs, Woodson-What do you do with
the rest? @
Mrs Bronson-Why. nobody ever
seems to believe 1 have such luck with
my canning, and I have to send each
one of the doubters a can TO prove my
claim " s
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

Copper. Vulcan. the multimillion dollar
key mine TO Lawson's Trinity, National
and Balaklala. Shelters. Exploration
stock &c. VIII advance 1000 per cent and
again. Brains and Bullion ready TO
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

Miss gPlane.-Pn never board at a
farm house again. l wish you'd light
the lamp. Sarah. I'm afraid of the
dark I
Sarah (the farmers daughter)-Are
you, now Why, / should think you'd
be more afraid of the light.
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..
1t was at the American Medical as
ISOLATION that DIR Benton made this
novel statement:
But mem worship beauty. They
marry for beauty. When a man mar
ries a woman for her mind he IL
deemed eccentric. even foolish.
"A Chester lawyer married a young
woman of exquisite mind-a thin, big
headed. girl I'm ~spectacles. He would
never suffer from administration, no
doubt of that. A friend from the east
was introduced to the lady one night,
and, later on the bridegroom said to
him: ... ~ hI - >.
"'George, what do you think of
her?' Z
George puffed thoughtfully on his
cigar.
WELL he said, TO tell you the truth,
she isn't much to look at, is she? q
"The husbands face fell. .t
"tAh. but he said eagerly, what q
mind she has! Externally. perhaps,
she isn't all that could be desired: but
w~ithin--ah, George, she has a beautiful
mind
. George smiled. tsas
Then have her turned he said
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
Ask YourDenler for Ilen,s Foot-Ea.,

A powder to shake into your shoes. 1t rests
the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen,
Sore, Hot. Callous, Aching. Sweating feet
and lngrowlng Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all
Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample
mailed FREE. Address Allen s.. otnsted,
lie Roy. n. Y. ~,
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Easily Seen Thouob.

"Do you know, Mamie, youah thltbter
told me I wath vewy denthe. Am 7
Weaily?' "
why. no. 1 never had any trouble IN
seeing through you
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" said Sir Henry. with a

He-Fes. dear, / was born not five
miles from here.
She--Now / can account for that ex-
preston of yours. when you say wish
you'd never been born!1
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RAISED FROM SICK BED

After An Hope Had Vanished.
Mrs. j.. II. Bennett. SO Fountain St.,
Gardiner, Me-, says: 'sMy back used to
trouble me 70 severely that at last I
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

WE SELL GUNS AND TRAYS CHEAP
q buy Furs & Hides. Write for catalog 100
N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

There is such n thing as a pig In n
poke, but you can't poke some folks
into making their pens squeak.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

The barber who is a b~ragadocio-
cyclone can't do better than sham boo!
poo! T.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

err. Wlnslow.s SooTEIEc sxhrl sT childreu
seethinEi BoftenB the gums. REDUCES INSTRUMENTATION At
aye pnin cures WIND cHS~- v~ oeS- = Nrtt. E"|T'.rH
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
SKIN TROUBLES CURED.

First Had Itching Rash-Threatened
Later with Biood-Poison I'm Leg
Relied ON Cuticura Remedies.
About twelve or fifteen years ago
I had a breaking-out, and it itched,
and stung so badly that I could not
have any peace because OF 1t. Three
Doctors did not help me. Then / used
some Cuticura Soap, Cuticura olnt.
nent, and Cuticura Resolvent and
began to get better right away They
cured me and | have not been bothered
with the itching since, to amount to
anything. About two years ago l had
la grippe and pneumonia, which left
me with a pain In my side. Treatment
al II into my leg, which then swelled
and began to break out. The doctor
vas afraid 1t would turn to blood
poison. I used his medicine. but II did
no good, then / used the Cuticura Rem.
edies three times and cured the break
ing-out on my leg. J. f. Hennen,
Milan. Mo-. May 10, 1907"
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a Kennedy" aud other governments ana
LQWSUL - lVzet d. SseCted. "Boile,t ffovb 2c stampcr
booklet freq. MARK L. DAVIS, l0UI broadway, Oakland CD
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Ma say storage warehouses are
stuffed with useless things which wom-
en- purchased because they were cheap,
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Great Home Eye Remedy,
for all diseases Of the eve, quick relief
from using PETTITS EYE SALVE. All
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Sold by all dealers. 90 cents a box.
FOster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y i,
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The back is the handspring of
woman's organism. 1t quickly calls
attention to trouble by aching. It
tells, with other-symptoms, such as
nervousness, headache, pains In the
loins, weight In the lower part of
the body, that a womanS feminine
organism needs mmediateattention.
In such cases the one sure remedy
which speedily removes the cause.
and regtoressthe feminine organism,
10 q healthy. normal condition IA
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
LYDIA z. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

WLL .1-W
Mrs. Will Young, of 6 Columbia
Ave-, ROckland, Me, sayss
81 was troubled for along time with
dreadful backaches and a pain In INV
side, and was miserable in every way.
4 doctored until 1 was discouraged and
thought I would never get well. I read
what Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound had done for others and
decided to try It.; after taking three
bottles I can truly say that / never felt
80 well in my lite"
Mrs. Augustus Lyon, of East Earl.
Pa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
II had very severe backaches, and
|presSingdown pains. Icoard nofs1hep.
and had no appetite. Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound cured me
and made me feel like a new woman"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia K. Pink
'ham's Vegetable Compound. made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
Rnd has pDsitivelycure thousands of
women who haxobeeR tgoubled, with
displaccments, inflammation, ulcera-
tionyfibrcid tumors%, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
lng-down feeling, fatu,ency, indiges-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. prostSation.
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England's birth rate is Is to every
=
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Then have her turned he said"
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21

terest in the concern. Mr.. Haines
continued two years in this work
and then found what seemed to him
more promising future with large
firm in Denver. The firm carried
large line of farmers supplies. such
as cultivating machinery, harvesting
machinery, tools and equipment
There is also "A large carriage re
pository, where is always kept in
stock large line of carriages. bug
gies and wagons. Several storage
sheds where, during part of the sea
son, is kept on hand complete thresh-
ing outfits, form part of the prop
erty of the company. A large num-
Der of these outfits have been sold
in the years past and a good trade
is always maintained in this line
A visit to the place of business on
Eighth avenue will give good idea
of the methods employed in agri-
culture in Weld county The bust
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21

ley and twelve miles from Windsor,
consequently it enjoys trade from
radius which insures its future.
AT present the city's population
numbers about $50. There are three
general stores with very fine stocks,
an elevator, two blacksmith shops,
and the usual supply OF various
business houses.
One of the best little banks IN
Weld county is located in Johnstown.
That the country is more than lros-
porous, is shown by the deposits in
this institution. One day during
harvest in 1907 the deposits ran up
to Sl07 .00.-pretty good This
would be n big business even for n
large city bank. At present six fine
business blocks are in course of con
struction.
Four teachers are employed to
train the youth of the community in
"A fine brick building which com
pares we'll with the other places OF
learning in the county.
Two religious denominations are
represented. with churches to ac-
commodate their following.
1t is needless to state that Johns
town is strictly temperance, with no
saloons to mar the future prosperity
of this-the Little Giant of Weld
county.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21

One of the big clothing companies of Greeley that is the
large light with excellent assortment of gents furnishings clothing and
where he buys his clothes and that the Flag evidenced
clothing shirts hats and shoes
a sta he
hing America and has worked
nE in
Gullbrand Sweden Chicago a
he
of he
in a
he il
a n
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21

they turned their warehouse in the
fall into grain depot and at winter
time into a potato storage PROPOSE
tion moving their implements from
the cellar to the upstairs room for
the winter.
A combination was formed with
the Hungarian mills of Denver
whereby wheat was loaded from the
wagon directly into the cars shipped
to Denver Something like $50 cars
of wheat alone were shipped by this
firm in the fall of 1884. This build
ing was later purchased by the Gree
ley Mercantile Company and the i'm
plement business transferred to the
present site on Eighth avenue.
In 1854. Mead n Company was
succeeded by Asaph Mead, A. NJ. Nix
on and Fred Smith. as A. Il. Mead
4 Co. In 1856 MIR A. NJ. Nixon sold
out his interest to the other two
partners and later opened a grocery
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21

ness was continued for several ve,rs
as r. y, smith & Companv until
1875 "hen 70 had grown To snch an
extent mat Mr.. Smith felt the ne
cessity o. forming a large incornora
tion WIN would give the firm n suf-
their purchase, '" 'o' all
me oilNeFs and stockholders for
the hrst year of the new incornora.
..oh, o"usl the Farmers Supply G.
h".uih.ll company, were Fred u,
oHiltn' ~ resident; j. A. Enright, vice
presIueh', ana Edwin Starkey, sec
retary; AZ the end of the first year
MT, Ell lrAt retired from the firm
ana "eht into business for himself.
ana was succeeded as officer and
stocKnoiuef by Edward w. johnson.
AL inns time, Mr.. Smith having
moved 10 California for health rea
sons IN ms FAMILY, the entire manage
ment Iell upon Mr.. Starkey, who has
commune as manager ever since,
and durlng April of 1907 reorgan
lzatlon o. the Incorporation was eff
fected, and Mossrs. Smith and John
son sold their entire holdings in the
incorporate, which were purchased
by Edwin Starkey, w. J. Mosier and
E. II. Soper These three gentlemen
owning the entire, fully paid up
stock OF the incorporation, and all
being actively engaged in the busi-
ness. which arrangement continues.
During the summer and fall of
1907 there was an epoch of build
ing going on in Greeley, and in or
der to secure more desirable loca-
tion and a more modern and con
venient building, the management
of the Farmers Supply &, Machinery
company arranged with Messrs.
Wheeler & Wolfe for a two-story
building and cement basement.
equipped with elevator suitable for
handling heavy merchandise. to be
built on the Asa Mead corner, di,
rectly opposite, west, from the old
Fred Smith building. This magniii-
cent structure was completed about
January /, 1908, and the entire stock
of goods was moved over, and at this
point a full and complete line OF
stoves, ranges, hardware, hand tools
and building material was added to
the already complete line of farming
Implements and harness. This new
departure, the hardware department
has proven pre-eminently successful
and satisfactory to those interested
in the C0rporntion. A competent
man, Mr. George NJ. Tucker, ha:
been put in charge of this depart
ment and has easily proven his abil
ity and adaptability to this particu
lar line. A repair shop, also car
riage renoyating and painting shop
has been added: also well know
and well established line of gasoline
engines and pumps is included il
this vast business.
If we we're here to place import
ance upon one department more tha'
another, we would say that tn
Farmers Supply & Machinery CON
pany's strong point is its very CON
plete line of vehicles. They have a
ways made it a rule to purchase an
handle only high grade lines of We
hiCles, and of course purchasing Il
car load lots only and many car
per year they are in a position t
buy to much better advantag
than smaller concerns handling few
er vehicles
In summing up we would say tina
this concern gives Greeley, WelC
county and northern Colorado on
of the largest and most complete
lines of farming implements, wag
ons, vehicles. harness, gasoline en-
gines pumps, hardware, stoves, rang
es. builders material, etc, all un
der one roof.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21

A hustling young city which first
saw life in 1906 Located in the
fine farming district surrounding
the Highland lake, its residents en-
JOY general prosperity Mead was
built as the result of the Great
Western Sugar company desiring
terminal point into which to extend
its sugar beet road, and the coun-
try demanding supply point to
furnish its inhabitants their com
moditics.
The country around Mead is about
the prettest in the whole county,
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21
0HNSTOWN

Johnstown is but a
he balance of the
county Starting in
me as a result OF
the rural population,
! increased in size,
! is Of the vigorous
,n'fy around Johns
lngIy productive, as
by the fact that
,s ,s, OF wheat were
iSOL and that this
SSSt5,oO0 worth OF
! Iced from a radius
IN the same year.
q3uhtry 3l has not vet
lshest development
,e Produced as years
some OF the land
@oO an acre. The
! rms vary according
D. iFom SIS 20 $300
Migration Is at pres
J. . ihis section, taxi
VI the opportunity TO
farming land While
reasonable
o. Ioonstown Is situated
" ". It lies on the
'ao and is reached
: ,i about twenty miles
zen niles from Cree
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21
Town of Mead

It is iust hilly enough to give com
maud.Dg views and with slopes sat
isIarlOry for irrigation.
Mead is growing rapidly. as ITS
tributary country is unusually Ter
tile Zine brick business blocks are
in evidence and Il number OF pretty
h0uns have been and are DelhS
erected. Almost every line OF busl-
ness rs represented. but an oppoT-
uujrr exists for many more repre-
sentative business houses.
Keep your eye on Mead coh-
muuly where there is Il chance 70
grow
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21

Offices the finest offices
of
large fire.
alb
in
stalled
added
w Allen Phillips
c. II
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21

Seven miles west of Eaton is the
new town of Severance, which is
ropidly making strides toward the
metropolitan class.
This city was founded by Bruce
G. Eaton. the son of the late GOV.
Eaton. who perhaps did more in ms
time to build up northern Colorado
than any other person. severance Is
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21
Farmers Supply and Machinery Co.
Seventh and Eighth Avenue, Greeley Colorado

track along 7th avenue, but Mr. Mead
finally succeeded in this and laid the
foundation of one of the largest
warehouse businesses in Greeley.
In addition to the implements which
we're handled in such large quanti-
ties during the spring and summer,
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21

busineess with w. II. Gill The firm
continued as A. y. Mead n Company
Just the same and in 1883 Mr.. Smith
maze deal, whereby MIR. A. Il. Mead
re'ired ana the business was changed
10 T., H. smith Il Company. Mr.. Louis
L. names purchasing IA quarter in
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21
The New Town Of Severance

ug steady and normal CROWN
10 the wonderful territory when
1Inds it, Most of the lrrI-
q land adjacent to SoNerahS"
uHnds from Sl0O to 500 per
With some tracts even higher.
lumber of real good residences
Here and the business lnsu'u-
would be credit to a much
r city.