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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
A GOOD FArrENINo FEED.

At the Pennsylvania experiment station
a rather interesting test was recently con-
Quoted in regard to the value of corn sill
age for fattening steers, says the Farmer.
Two lots of six steers each were provided
and these were given the same grain ra-
tion which consisted of broken ear corn
and cotton seed meal. These two lots were
also fed equal quantities of mixed hay in
the beginning. Gradually this hay ration
for one feed a day was supplanted by corn
slower, which is corn fodder without the
ears, in one lot and corn silage In the
other. 1t will of course be noted that
while the corn stover contained no ears
the silage was composed of stalks and
ears together. In both cases 1t was in
tended that the steers consume as much
slower or silage as possible. At the be-
ginning of the test, the slower fed steers
averaged % pounds heavier, while at the
end the silage steers outweighed the 9TH
ers by four pounds each. 1t was found
in aseertaining the cost of the different
rations that the silage fed steers had cost
about N.50 per head each more thar the
other lot, but this was more than over
balanced by their better condition and
finish.
While experiments on six steers as far
away as Pennsylvania may seem to have
but little bearing on the steer fattening
question In this territory, this article was
quoted to bring out If possible the value
OF siIage for a fattening ration where 1t
was plentiful. On many farms in the
northwest where cattle feeding Is carried
on extensively, every stalk of corn upon
the place is cut and fed in some manner.
When the field corn is of a large enough
variety to mature big ears. the fodder is
so coarse by the time it is harvested that
a large amount of it is lost In the feeding
operations. Could this same fodder have
been cut up and put into a silo at the
proper time, the gain, both in the amount
of digestible food and nutriment, would
have been considerable. With these facts
in mind 1t seems apparent that wherever
steer feeding Is followed to any consider
able extent in the northwest the silo will
become an important factor in these oper-
atoms.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
Mark Twain on Money.
From the New York Sun,

FROM the new YORK Sun.
Mark Twain. at a dinner in New
panic had been caused by the removaI
from the coinage Of the motto, IN God
We Trust"
Afterward with a smile he appended
to that statement:
"Of course ! am joking. The panic
was caused by a wrong idea of the use
and value Of money. That is the cause
of all money troubles.
1.-The spendthrift says that money
being round, was made to roll. The
miser says that, being fiat, 1t was made
to stock up. Both are wrong.
Strangely wrong, too, in their ideas
about money are the veteran Austria
liam gold diggers. These simple old fell
million or more. live in the simple
dugouts and shanties Of their lean
early days. They have no conception
Of the value for their money they could
get in the way of motor cars, dia-
and opera boxes. Their con-
ception OF luxury is a trip to town, a
silk dress for the wife, and maybe a
whisky spree. .,..
''Once, lecturing, I landed at an Aus
tralian port. There was no porter in
sight to carry my luggage. Seeing a
rough looking old fellow leaning
against the post with his hands in his
pockets l beckoned to him and said:
See here, If you'll carry these bags
up to the hotel I'll give you half a
crown -
The man scowled at me. He took
three or four gold sovereigns from his
pocket, threw them into the sea,
scowled at me again, and walked away
without q word"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
YUKON GOVERNMENT
IS TEN YEARS old
Since Famous Gold Camp Was
Organized It Has Produced
500. 100000.

Special Seattle Correspondence: Ten
years g on September 5, he first
territorial government OF the Yukon
territory was formally installed In
Office at Dawson, the capital OF
the Yukon. Governor william Ogil-
vic, the first commissioner, with
IT assistants, arrived on that day
from white Horse by the Bteamer
Ora and Immediately established tenn
porary headquarters in q big log cabin
buiiding that had been erected for the
purpose.
Since that time the famous Klondike
and adjoining creeks have produced a
total OF over 800, 600, 900 in gold, all OF
which has gone into the worlds Golfers
and is being used in the conduct Of the
worlds business. 1t is to properly cele-
brate this fact and bring about further
development OF the gold resources of
the Yukon and Alaska that the Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition is being held
at Seattle next NINE Gold has done
much for the world and this is the
fret time that an exposition has been
held to give 1t honor.
The Yukon territory Is still a great
gold producer. Within the last few
years, while the methods OF gold extrac-
ton have been undergoing q change,
the production has dropped of, but
with the installation of dredges, hy-
tens the gold production will receive a
big impetus that win soon put the
Yukon back in the front rank.
Governor Ogilvie Is still In the Yukon,
now engaged in dredging. He is one
OF the enthusiastic workers for the ex-
position and will be present, as will
many others OF the first government.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
BABY's ITCHING HUMoR

NetAan@ wIeuRd Help Ham--Msthew
AInaost An Despaar--0vves Quick
Cure 90 Cueieura. D. g.
Several months ago, my little boy
began to break out with itching sores.
/ doctored him, but as soon as l got
them healed up In n place they
would break out In another. was
almost in despair. l could not get any
thing that would help him. Then I
began to use Cuticura Soap and Cuti-
cura Ointment, and after using them
three times the sores commenced to
heal. He is nov well, and not a scar
Is left on his body. They have v
returned nor left him with bad blood.
as me would think. Cuticura Remedies
are the best / have ever tried, and I
shall highly recommend them to any
one who is suffering likewise. Mrs.
William Geeding. ZOE Washington St,
Attica, Ind, July 90. 1907"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
ASToNISHED THE DOCTOR
Old Lady Got Well with Change of
Food.

Old Lady Got Well with ChsnEe Of
Food.
A great scientist has said We can put
of "old age" If we can only nourish
the body properly.
TO do this the right kind OF food, of
course, is necessary. The body manu-
factures poisons in the stomach and In
testines from certain kinds Of food
stuffs and unless sufficient Of the right
kind is used, the injurious elements
overcome the good.
MY grandmother. II years old"
writes a y. Y. lady, had been an in
valid for Is years from what vas called
consumption Of the stomach and bow
els. The Soctor had given her up to
die.
IL saw 30 much about Grape-Nuts
that l persuaded Grandmother to try
1t. She could not keep anything on her
stomach for more than a few minutes.
"She began Grape-Suts with only a
t%easpoonful. As that did not distress
her and as she could retain it, she took
a little more until she could take all OF
4 t%easpoonfuls at a meal.
Then she began to gain and grow
strong and her trouble IN the stomach
was gone entirely. She got to enjoy
good health for m so old and we know
Grape-Nuts saved her life.
The doctor was astonished that in
stead OF dying she got well, and with
out a drop Of medicine after she began
the Grape-Nuts." There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich. Read, '>The Road to Well
ville," In pkgs. ...
Ever read the above letter? A new
one 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, 1908-10-29
THIS POOR HUBBY
REBELS AT CATS
Offers So a Head for Any One
Who Will Relieve Him
Wife Changes His Mind.

New York Special: William Edward
Hale, q doctor OF philosophy. a lawyer,
and on the side an employe OF the
Brooklyn public bath department lives
at 40 First place, Brooklyn, with his
wife and rs cats. The cats belong 10
Mrs. Hale. "
Mr.. Hale Is small, meek. ard spec
tacled at all times, but his friends. and
neighbors have noticed that for the last
year or so he has been wearing a
harassed, fretful look. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hale have been married close on to
40 years. Until recently there was
never a cloud in the conjugal sky.
Clouds Come With Cats.
Then Mrs. Eale began collecting cats.
Mr.. Hale himself says h dopted al
most every SCARED and friendless feline
thing that mewed for milk at the base
ment kitchen door. She kept them IN
a tent in the back yard; but they fire.
quently got into the house. II Is since
this began that Mr.. Hale's friends ave
noticed his growing detection. The fol.
lowing advertisement appeared In 0
Brooklyn paper On Saturday:
Fifty dollars will be paid for salts
factory homes for 25 cats, or 81 for each
cat separately. Address Ov~erburdened,
Box "a, Newspaper Office"
Now somehow an enterprising report,
er Of the paper advertised in discovered
that OyerDurdened" was Mr.. Hale,
He called on Mrs. Hale and found that
she did not know her husband was
offering the public a bonus of 81 pei
cat to take her pets away. h said
Mr.. Hale was doing it without her
knowledge and consent" and intimated
that maybe Mr.. Hale might probably
decide later not to do 1t. Mr.. Hale
came home late and what happened
then nobody knows.
More Felincs Offered.
But all day today a procession of
strangers called at the Hale house.
They did not come seeking 81 apiece.
They had no desire to take Mrs. Hale's
cats away. Many of them actually car
rted b~edraggled = n offcast cats in
baskets or under their arms. This is
the way In which some visitors greeted
Mr.. Hale when he answered the front
door bell:
Il saw the newspaper article about
your wife. No, 1 don't want any of
her cats. I wouldn't think Of taking
n OF your money. But we have a
cat. we want 10, find a nice home for.
We love 1t too much to let the s. P. c.
A. have 1t. / thought I'd bring II
around and ask your wife If she didn't
want 1t. II she has % already one
more won't inconvenience you any, will
ftp"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
Temporary insanity Pleas Ignored.

From the Newark News.
W cases where temporary insanity
was the plea put forward by counsel
for would b murderers have been
quickly disposed OF in court at Cam
den. The first was that of the man
who shot his wife after she had de-
serted him. His attorney attempted to
the court that the prisoners
mind had become unbalanced by rea-
son OF his deep love for the woman
and his brooding over her desertion Of
him. But Prosecutor Henry 8. Scovel.
IN arguing 0 the state, refuted this
claim and declared that the use of a
weapon, whether 1t be a revolver or a
knife, gives unmistakable evidence Of
an intent to take life, and the safety Of
the community n public justice re-
quire that criminals with these vicious
tendencies shall be dealt with in such
a manner that they and all others with
like tendencies shall have a proper
regard for the life OF others"
This latter view Of the matter was
accepted by Judge Joline, who pro-
ceeded to sentence the husband to IL
years in state prison.
The second case in which the same
principle was involved was that Of a
who shot at q saloonkeeper be-
AUS the latter had refused to sell him
liquor, and accidentally wounded a
policeman. The claim was set up that
the accused, at h time OF the shoot
Ing, was temporarily insane because
he was drunk. This plea was also
combatted by Prosecutor ScoveI on the
same grounds as in the first case, and
the Judge imposed a sentence of four
years at hard labor.
These are instances OF Jersey justice
that ought to be more frequent. II the
same principle were applied in Similar
cases in this state and throughout the
nation, the medical expert would find
his occupation in the criminal courts
gone, and the people would be relieved
of the necessity of witnessing such
long drawn out travesties on justice as
the Thaw case.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
The Rubicon.

ons other bitter drop to drink, ..
And them more!
One little pause upon the brink,
And then-go Ger!
One sigh-and then the lib'rant morn
OF perfect day
When my free spirit, newly born.
VIII soar away!
. II
One pang-and I shall rend the thrall
Where grief abides,
And generous Death will show me all
That now he hides;
And, lucid in that second birth,
l shall discern
What all the sages OF the earth
Have died TO learn.
III
One m~otion-and the stream IL crost,
So dark, SO deepl
And I shall triumph, or be lost
In endless sleep.
Then, onwardi Whatsoe'er my fate,
shall not caret
Nor Sin nor Sorrow, Love nor Hate
Can touch me there.
William Winter, in Putnam's and the
Reader for October.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
How's Business.

From the Boston Transcript.
Business is poor" said the beggar.
Said the undertaken, IT'S dead!"
Failing Off" said the riding school
eacher.
The druggist, "Oh, Wall" he said.
It's all write with me,"'said the au-
thor. - ~.
Picking up" said the man on the
dump. ....
MY business is sound" quoth the
bandsman.
Said the athlete, I'm kept on the
jump"
The bother declared II was "~corking!"
The parson, IT'S good!" answered he.
I make both ends meet" said the
butcher.
The tailor replied, 1T suits me-"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
$65, 0o0, eco Sorrowful Burden,
HOW TO INCREASE CORN WELD

SNht N--H
The Minnesota farmers institute
bureau gives the following pointers On
corn raising. .... -"
The total cost of growing and har-
vesting an acre of corr Is between
$40 and $12. 1t therefore takes IS
or 40 bushels at the average price of
80 cents to cover the cost Of produc-
ton.
TIL yield of corn depends, first, upon
the fertility of the soil; second, meth
cd Of tillage and cultivation; third,
character Of seed corn; fourth, weather
conditions. Three Of these conditions
farmers can control. Character OF
seed Is the most important factor of
all.
One 1o-ounce ear per hill will give
a yield Of % bushels per acre; two
~10-ounce ears So bushels. and three
"a bushels. The average yield OF
corn in Minnesota Is about 80 bushels
per acre. We are growing about one
third Of a perfect stand. The sue
cessful corn grower can control the
stand Of corn, and with a near per-
feet stand" can secure so to 10 bushels
of corn. per acre with average methods
OF cultivation. The stand OF corn de-
ponds upon the quality of seed corn,
One OF the most desirable places from
which to get seed corn for any farm
is from the field of corn grown on that
farm. Select at husking time q few
of the best ears as they are found on
good stalks, and place them in a bas-
ket or sack. If IT Is desired to get q
variety to ripen earlier, go through
the field before all the corn Is ripe
and select good ears that ripened first.
This will probably reduce the size OF
the corn but II will make 1t earlier.
As shown by the above figures, large
ears Of corn are not necessary to get
a large yield. A good yield depends
on a good stand of stalks that will
bear ripe ears.
When seed corn is selected In the
fall it should be placed where It win
dry out quickly, where 1t cannot heat
and where 1t VIII not freeze. The at
tic over the kitchen Is a very good
place for seed corn. Every corn grow
err should have his aim set for 100
bushels per acre. 1t can be realized
In q large part Of Minnesota.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
The Usual Treatment.

Look at that boy" / exclaimed.
Sherlock Holmes keen gaze followed
ny own.
The urchin now sketched in pencil
on the drawing roo wall. Now he
carved his name on the piano. Anon,
laughing lightly, he spilled milk on a
Louis Seize fauteuil.
Tn heavens name" l cried.
Calm yourself, my dear Watson"
Sherlock Holmes interposed. There
is no need for Interference here. Do
you not understand? That villa has
been rented furnished for the season.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
To the Merrory Of Charles Lamb.

To the Mesrory Of Charles Lamb.
When stark oblivion froEe above their
names n.
Whose glory shone r0und Shakspeare's,
bright a. now.
One eye beheld their light shine full as
flames,
One hand unveiled it; this did none but
thou. 7. .
Love, stronger thar forgetfulness and
sleep, " .
Rose. and bade memory rise and England
hear:
And all the harvest left, SO long to reap
shone ripe and rich In. every sheaf and
ear. 4 u.
A child II was who first by grace of thine
Communed with gods who share with
thee their shrine:
Elder than thou vast ever now I am,
Now that 1 lay before thee In thanksgiv-
ing = Is
Praise OF dead men divine and everything,
praise is thine as thine Is theirs,
Charles Lamb. .H,
-~Swinburne.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29

Hon. r.. S. Tharin. Attorney At Law
hid counsel for Antitrust League,
rites from Pennsylvania Ave, N. w,
darlington, ID. O., as follows:
frHayine usedaPeruna for catarrhal
| am able TO 'te4tify to its
Feat remedial excellence and do not
ESTATE to give II my emphatic endorse
Aent and earnest recommendation TO
n persons affected by that disorder. IL
, also afOnic Of great usefulness"
Mr.. 4. Baruecott, West Aylmer,
Can. writes: Last winter I
fas III with pHeumOnis after having
q Rrip0c. took Peruna for two
when I became quite well. 1
|lso induced 4 young lady, who was aLl
'nn down and confined TO the house, to
Ike Peruna. and after taking Peruna for
hree months she IL able to follow her
FADE OF tailoring. n can r~eo0nna.end
Cor all such who are III and re-
|nire q tonic"
Pe-ru-na Tablets.
Some people prefer to take tablets,
b ther than to take medicine in a fluid
brm. Such people can obtain Peruna
hbleis, which represent the solid me-
icinal ingredients Of Peruna. Each
Ablet il equivalent to one average dose
X Pernra. H.. ~
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29

Honest now asks the Washington
Tires, did you know whether Bull
garfa was In Austria Hungary or the
northern part of Italy?"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
His Joke.

Tommy-Marine news In the paper is
all to the bad.
Pop-Why, SO? 49,. .
Tommy-It said that this was. a bad
year for whaling.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29

when a man can hear his alarm
clock go off without swearing, he may
be said to have experienced a moral
awakening" remarks the Topeka State
Journal.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29

Mrs. Jackson-Doctor, will by husband
pull through?
DR.. Emdes-oh! yes: 1 thiEf sa.
Mrs. J~ackson-Then I'll miss h bar
gain sale of mourning goods at Slash
ems tomorrow! ~ rs
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
STATE OF ONO. CRY OF ToLEDo, =,

STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, q.
-, Lucas COUNTY.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner of the firm Of II. J. Cheney d
Co. doing business In the City of Toledo.
County and State aforesaid. and that said
firm will pay the sum OF ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case Of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use OF
Halls Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 9Th day Of December, A.. ID.
1859.
(SEALl A. w~.TGLEASON,
. NOTARY PUBLIC.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Send for ~testiniO-
nials free. . ~.
i r. J.. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, Toe.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
Wall Trninad.

Sunday School, Teacher-EarlIe,
doesn't your conscience tell you when
o have done wrong?
Earlle--Yes, ma'am, but II doesn't tell
my mother.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
Suggesting.

Really. Miss Sadie. I'd like to see more
OF YOU"
Can't you come down to the bathing
beach next week?"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29

From the Kansas City Times.
When little Miss Helen learned. that
anoving day was near she asked for a
trunk in which to pack her belongings.
But what have you to pack?" asked
her aunt.
why" replied the child in surprise,
fmy Teddy bear and other useful
lhings." !. b n 7
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29

He FIirted With Her, Too.
Mrs. Jigson Cat the seaside hoteD-
Oh! guess what! 1 caught your hus-
band flirting today. -
Mrs. Flipper (absently)-That's the
way I caught him.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29

Altoona, an inland town, south OF
Wayne, Is to have a bank.
Mrs. Pile. wife of President PHO,
of the, college, will leave October 15
for Europe where she VII visit the
schools OF the old countries.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29

Deacon Hardscrabble-My boy, i don't
smoke cigars when l was your age.
Muggsy-Wh-hah-I don't s'pose you's
little country slobs did have de adVaDa
ages Yves got.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
The Kind Word. cIuh

Beryl-I note that Mrs. Gartsh seems
stuck on" those diamonds she wears,
Sibyl-Yes, it's easy to get stuck on
paste"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29
Twas Very Good.

She raised her trembling hand and gazed
With startled eyes,, but did not blush.
I looked at II dismayed, amazed, -,
For 10, II, was q royal flush.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29

She-This Is called Lovers Leap" !
knew a girl who leaped over there once
for love Of a sweetheart.
He-It must have been leap year. chi
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29

The Professor-You snouldAblways take
time by the forelock.
The Student-We're lucky nowaday w
professor. II we grasp time by the back
hair.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29

II he would Fecome good natured."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-29

First Hotel Guest "a d~octor)-I notice
that you chew your victuals a long time
Second Hotel Guest Ia professor)-Yes
I grind slowly, but / grind exceedingly
small.
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hia Reason.

. The Artist want you to pose for
my picture, THE Prodigal Son."
The Tramp-Can't do IL. 49,
The Artist-Why not?
The Tramp-Veal doesn't agree with