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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09

easy, you know, to fall in love with a nice
rich girl as with a nice poor one--especial-
ly when we are invited everywhere and
always so cordially welcomed by matrons
in search Of dancing partners for their
guests. But" he went on, what's all this
to you? Where do you come in2"
III" The Bachelor Girl turned on him
with uplifted eyebrows. II don't come I'm
at all, Mr.. Porter. L am not a rich girl,
nor a poor girl, nor a working girlj I'm a
bachelor girl" r.
"Ah. WELL returned the Mere Man,
hastily. But where does the working girl
come in them How does she get an OPP
Come inl" cried the Bachelor Girl, ORA
matically. she comes In between the
middle class girl and everything that's
left. And as for her opportunities: her
chances In life are far better thar those
OF the girl In comfortable circumstances.
She may have to struggle for a living
but she lives. And when she doesn't
marry she has something to fl up her
tins and make her forget that life fs pass
ing her by-without a kiss; that her arms
are aching for children and her heart for
a home" and for just q half moment the
Bachelor Girls eyes wandered dreamlly
out across the afternoon crowd n gazed
into space. Resides" she went on hast
lily after a pause, "a working girl nearly
always does marry. h is thrown with
men. quite a freely as the society girl.
The shop girl, he's tenographer. even the
chorus girl is never out OF touch with
~masculInity, It's contact and p~ropinQuity,
which ~engenders love. And who has a
better chance for ~obtruding herself into
a mans sight and i~nsinuating herself into
his heart, than the woman whom he mnst
see all day and every day7 Even Bridget,
In the Kitchen and she waved her ohate-
laine dramatically. has her daily fiirta-
lions with the groceryman and the iceman
and the butcher. Even Elise, In the bou-
dor. must come In contact with William,
the butler, and James, the coachman. Even
Tessa, Of the factory must take orders
from John, the foreman. They don't have
to SIT at home and wait for fate and a
mani"
Molly" said the Mere Man sternly,
you have been reading yellow novels.
Is 1t Sally, the Beautiful Shop Girl or
Cora, the Fascinating Cloak Model
well, they are f~ascinatingi" broke In
the Bachelor Girl, blushing. "All work
ing girls are fascinating. Any woman Is
more fascinating when she - doing some
thing which calls forth her energies and
brings out her personality than when she
Is merely sitting at homeland waiting
But" said the Mere Man, cheerfully
dicking his cane, "eyen after the society
girl and the working girl have absorbed
all the cream and the milk there must
be something left"
The curds!" The Bachelor Girl spoke
with the scorn of Antony ~denouncing
Brutus.
'The-what2"
THE fiotsam and jetsam, the broken
sticks that float In TO ones fireside-to
be entertained and made comfortable: the
seaweed on the tide. Of life. the. left
overs!'
Mere Man, gazing thoughtfully at the
sky. TOO nice to waste In worrying over
other people. Let's change the subject
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There In
by constitutions remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infiamed condition OF the mu-
cous lining OF the Eustaehian Tube. When
this tube Is infiamed you have n Tumbling
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to Its normal condi-
tlon. hearing Will be destroyed forever nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh.
which Is nothing but an lnHamed condition
of the mucous surfaces. Ut, .
We will giee One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by Catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars. free.
n. u. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
Wise Princelino.

The king and queen OF Norway made
II a practice to let their little
boy Olaf play with the kids OF
commoners m a day. The other at
ternoon a little ~ragamuffin, well washed
and combed. was Olafs companion. In
the course of playing about the palace
the little stranger attempted to mount
the throne. "
stop that" cried Olaf; that's papa's
CHART .5 ...0. r s.
King Haakon, to pacify the young
ster, sat down on the throne and tried
to take the strange boy on his lap.
"No, no." cried Olaf; "papa's lap Is
where Inn has to siti"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
on courae.

The curtain fell on the second act,
n lie began to make conversation.
sThe Lusitania," he said, can steam
her rs knots an hour .
Taxing another chocolate from the
box that rested in her lap, she said with
laa bright smile:
III suppose they steam the knots GO
that the poor sailors car unite them
tmore easily. Is that it George?"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
How TO Keep a Cook.

After a dinner at his friends house,
which he enjoyed hugely. he said: Eek
cuse me, Jones, but may / ask you how
you manage to have such delicious
things to eat?"
ITS quite simple" replied Mr.. Jones.
IT always kiss the ook before dinner
and hold her on my knee after dinner"
But what does your wife say?'
"oh," returned the other, "she don't
object; she's the cook."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
sCALIFORNIA
10 che Preaeher.

The preacher was making his annual
call. In the midst OF the conversation
the small son OF the family named Regi-
Maid. came running in. His clothes
biackened.
"Reginald." said the preacher, you've
been fighting again. Your clothes are
torn and you have a black eye. Fight
ing is very wicked. Come here and let
me pray for you"
law. G'wan," said Reginald; go
home and pray for your own kid. He's
got two black eyest"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09

and before one box was gone / went
through four days Of intense pain, final
" passing a stone one-half by fiye-six-
tcenths of an inch in diameter. I
fhayen't had a sign of kidney trouble
since
Sold by all dealers, 80 cents a box.
Poster Milhnrn Co, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
WILL SAVE TIME.

II powdered silver polish Is sewed into
small bags OF flannel which are moist
ened before using 1T will save much
time for the cleaner.
A number OF these bags which should
be about three by five inches, can be
run up on the machine at one time.
filled with the polish and kept In the
table drawer until ready for use.
In cleaning repousse silver this Is q
specially good idea, as IL does away
with the necessity Of using q brush to
get the powder out OF the carvings.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09

The Maid Dust after q tackle,-
Gracious! I know II wasn't right for
him to try to steal the ball, but I don't
think It's right for them all to beat
him like that"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09

attacks of hard pain
in the back, kidneys
and d and the
k II e y secretions
weR irregularly
scanty 81 profuse.
Medical treatment
failed to cure him.
"At last" says Mr..
Wood, Il began using
-Doan's Kidney pills,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
Ace Of the World.

A French artist who recently vislte
England has a poor opinion OF the en-
'lightenment OF the British public.
In the British museum he once over
heard two men discussing some Egyp
Iian coins.
Them there" said the first mar
must be three or four 'undred year
old, Ell, Bill2"
Three thousand. more likely esd
mated his companion.
Jaw, go on, Bill! Why. we're only Il
!. 1907 now!"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
FoR THE SEWING ROOM.

To make good, strong buttonholes on
goods that fray or y other kind OF
goods stitch twice the length OF the
buttonhole on machine and cut between
the stitching and then work the but
tonhoIc.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09

II poor eyesight obliges you to use
colored thread when basting white
goods use blue cotton, rs any bits OF
this that catch In the machine sewing
will wash white and not stain the
goods. as black Dr. other colors will.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
Ne More Quarrels.

We looked at our dear daughter with
tender solicitude.
Have and julius quarreled? 2" we
asked.
'Oh, no, papa" the fair girl answered
calmly. IT'S getting too near Christmas
Cor me to quarrel With Julius"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
Mioh. Have Been worse.

Mr.. Smith failed IN business n sold
out, and having a few tough bills, gave
them to q lawyer to collect. The amount
collected was about $50.
I'm sorry you have been so unfor-
tunate.'' said the lawyer to Smith, land
1 take a great interest In you" Here
he handed Smith SIS. You see. Smith,
/ knew you when you were a boy. and
/ knew your father before you: c0nse-
quently, I take a great interest | n you.
Good morning. Come and see me
again."
Smith was heard to say as he went
out, Thank heaven, you didn't know
my grandfather"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
That Would Catch Her.

Dinks-I hear that Beatty stuck you
I'm n horse sale yesterday.
Winks-That's all right. I'm going to
get even with him. He's got a wife.
Dinks--But you shouldn't make love
to her. o..
WinFs--Tm not going to. I'm going
TO put a bargain counter in my store.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09

BY soaping seams In starched goods
the machine needle win 30 through
cloth easily without cutting thread. In
doing band sewing pass soap over the
seam. One can do much finer work
more easily by soaping the goods.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09

The wheel band OF the sewing ma :
chine will not have to be cut when It
becomes loose IL a few drops or castor
oil are put on 1t and the machine Is
run rapidly for a few minutes. The oil
seems to shrink the leather.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
I'm settled.

did you find out who you was goin'
TO marry at the Halloween party last
nightP"
'Shucks, no! why, I've made up
my mind three years ago that I'm go
Ing TO marry teacher!"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
VIRGINIA MERCHANT RID OF
A VERY BIG GRAVEL STONE

Another Remarkable Cure Of Serious
Kidney Trouble.
c. r. Wood, a prominent merchant
OF Fentress. Norfolk CO.. Va, was sut-
farfng some months ago with frequent
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09

Fits ? E. ,sss S:;f; s sss 4 T s., T;.. g.; S !
Neyys Nsstersr. Send fer Free % uil bottle and tsata
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09

.A.A dressmaker a y that sewing silk
and thread will not tangle or knot
when 1t is being worked with IL 1t is
threaded from the right end, and TO be
sure OF the end thread the needle be-
fore the thread is broken from the
spool.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
A Natural Feelinq.

Bessie-Are you superstitious?
Bertie-Not at all; I'D rather have
SIS in my pocket than So.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
Only one ..BROMO QUININE.

That is LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE. LooA
Tor the signature OF T.. y. GROVE. Used the
World over to Cure a Cold In One day. 25c.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
PHILOSOPHY OF A pYsPEPTI,

An optimist Is a mar who believes in
mascots; q pessfmist is n who be-
lieves in hoodoos.
. The trouble with an ideal is that at
ter we attain 1t we are always looking
around for another.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09

No man was ever strong enough to
conuue his own prejudice
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09

A shoemaker's awl, costing 5 cents, Is
one Of the tools that should be on ev-
cry sewing machine. 1t is the only
thing to pull out n when turning
collars, cuffs or bands: for making
places for hooks and eyes, buttons and
buttonholes by piercing through both
hens OF waist; for ripping out hastings
or pulling out thread when ripping out
stitching. In making small cyelets IN
embroidery or for inserting buttons.
Likewise a mans pocketknife is 3
handy thing to have in the sewing
room to use in ripping, cutting of but.
tons, taking out hastings, etc.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09

PILES CURED In q TO IA DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed 60 cure any
case OF Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud'
ing Piles in Q to II days or money refunded
50c.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09

Hides, Pelts and Wool.
To get full value, ship to the old reliable
N. w. Hide 81 Fur Co, Minneapolis, MINI.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-02-07
BLUFF CITY
 BUYS THE GRANT Another Big Deal Consum
 mated in This City Thurs
 day in Which Rutherford
 and Duncan Get Interests. MORE THAN $2OO,OOO Was Paid For Lumber Mill and Equipments in Grant County By Local Capitalists S50.O00 Paid in Cash.

John h. Rutherford and D. II Dun can, the new owners of the vast prop pany, Thursday consummated another
 deal whereby they secured complete control of the mammoth plant of the Grant Lumber Company at Grant Grant county; twelve thousand acres Iof timber land: a four mile railroad and %.0oW00o feet of lumber. The alteration was more than two hun dred tfousand dollars and the two l local capitalists wAa-rpcently paid nearly one million dollars for the prop
 critics of the Bluff City Lumber Com pany, handed over more than S50.000 in cash 10 Captain J. E. York, his son, Robert York, and $. Berj Mccartney as part payment for the Grant com , pany's interests.
 The deal did not include all of the ! holdings of the three Grant company i stockholders, but it carried with it
 all the interests of that company in
 the immediate territory of the Bluff ! City Lumber Company's branch plant l a Clio, Cleveland county. It gives
 the Bluff City Lumber Company the i complete control of all lumber plants
 adjacent to it's recently acquired in
 terests and enables them to carry on their business at Clio on a more exten- i sive plan This plant was the only one of the York holdings which was not inctuded in the original deal here several weeks ago settling all the diff ferpncts between the York and Ruth erford interests in the Bluff City l Lumber Company. The new owners 1 took immediate possession of their
 newly acquired properties.
 The branch railroad, which was in- cluded in the deal, runs from the
 Grant company's plant to the Saline river road. and with it was purchased much rolling stock. consisting of en-
 zines and freight cars.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-02-07

New York, Feb. G.. search con tinued today fel. Charles w. Morse, formerly of Bath. Ae. promoter and organizer Of the American lee Company and the SEQ, ,00o ,ooo con soldat.d steamship company.
 Mr. Morse was not at his hand city. yesterday. and he is not known to have been in the city since Mon- day and may have left town earlier.
 With judgment for Sl55, ,75a against him, a suit for $2f3, ,l2 1 brought aga nst him by the receiver of the National Bank of North America, his home Is mortgaged and in addition atta nhed to cover the amount sued for. his accounts ill several New York banks attach pany in the hands of receivers. his holdings of bank stocks greatly de IiGG tttu duu tNo SIduu JulitS lli- yestigatins his relations with banks, he faced condition which might have appalled, any man
 National Bank Examiner Charles A. Hanna, who is ill charge of the National Bank of North America and brought suit against Morse for S2 g announced that he had
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-02-07
Heavy Storms
 Are Subsiding

Cleveland, O., Feb 6.-The fierce storm ,of ntnd, snow, hail, sleet and rain that has ragged over this section of country for 24 hours, tin ally subsided today, after causing widespread destruction to tele- graph, telephone and trolley lines. In this city, wires and poles were carried down in all directions by heavy sleet and high winds It IS estimated that fully 5000 teIe- phones were put out of service. A number of persons were injured by being swept from the'r feet by the high wind and falling upon the icy Davements
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-02-07
No Charges Against
 Daughter of Shonts

Washington, Feb. 6.-The treas ury department, it was learned yes terday, will take no further action following the raid by customs in- spectors on the home of Theodore P. Shonts for alleged undeclared gowns imported from Europe by Mrs. Snonts and her daughter, Miss Theodore Shonts, who is to marry the Due dc Chaulnes on February 15. The search of the Shonts home resulted from information placed before Col. Edward $. Fowler, col hector of the port. Many elaborate gowns and other tinery were 1n- spected by the customs men and the Investigation formed the basis of a report submitted to the collector. Col. Fowler in turn made report to Secretry of the Treasury Cortel- you. MT. Shonts is said to have given his views on the affair to Roosevelt. Mir Shonts said he sat isfied both the president and Sec retary Cortelyou that no cause ex- 1sts for the contiscation of the gowns on a. charge of smuggling. It Is said on high authority the case will be dropped
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-02-07
Hudson Charged Frauds in the First Ward-Com teemen Were Anxious For Proxies and Many Speech
 es Enlivened the Session.
NOMINEES DECLARED
4 Special Election Will Be Held in This City on Next Thursday-Hud- 
 son and Hutt Only Ones to Be in t Fraud Charges Are Withdrawn.

After several determined efforts to have the Democratic city central committee goY into the ballot boxes Nfrom the four city wards and make anA. expose of alleged illegal votes east i11~th&. reaent city election, to1- lowing a sin a'sa>~etfort to~Arre the First ward box opened and the bal lots gone oysG, and while it was ap- parent that the committee was hopekss of settling the contest waged by Alderman J. II. Hudson, who was defeated for the nomina- ton for alderman from the Second ward by J Finn Hut, the centra! committee yesterday ordered the two candidates to run the race ever again and they were given ju4t onc week to make 1hc canvass. Tn" spe- cial election will occur next Thurs day. All of the other candidates nominated at the recent city pri- mary were declared the nominees.
 White Challenges Hudson.
 The meeting of the central com III 'ttee yesterday was one of he liveliest held in this city i'll months. Motions were repeatedly lost and discussions were, at times, &v fever heat During the proceedings an 1n- cident that probably saved the com mittee much further trouble and discussion was enacted. Drew White, central committeeman from the Third ward, and who is one Of J. Finn Hutts most ardent support CTS, arose and in behalf of MT. Hut, who was not present. challenged MT. Hudson to run the race again. He declared that Mir. Hut had beat
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-02-07
CHARLES ". MORSE
 HAS DISAPPEARED

been informed Mr. Morse had prc- suNahly gone to Europe or disan- peartd elsewhere for all indefinite period, but Mr. Hanna is unable to determine when and by what steam 1T ATr Morse sailed.
 Mr.. Morse is at home ill this city, but nd information can be ob- tained from her. Albert E. Board man, attorney for Mir Morse. was quoted today as saving that Morse sailed for Europe Saturday on tine steamer Compania and that he would be absent three weeks for q rest and he did not anticipate such q crisis in his affairs as had arisen.
 Alfred Braun formerly Mir Morse's secretary said he had not seen Morse since last week. So far an can be learned this morning, Mir Morse was not passenger on any steamships which sailed from this port this week. It could have been possible, however, for him to have made arrangements through q friend and sailed without his name. appearing on the companys books. Prior to the collapse of the various enterprises ill which he was engag- ed, Mr. Morse's fortune was cstf- mated as high as $20 900, ,OOo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-02-07
TT eddy' Has A
 L labor Message

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Washington, Feb. 6.-President Roosevelt will send message to Con- gross in a few days, recommending that labor unions be excepted from the workings of the antitrust law and that compulsory arbitration bill be passed. This will be done to counter act the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court on labor ques- tions
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-02-07
SNOW IN PENNSYLVANIA.

Philadelphia, Feb. 6.-Yester- days bitter cold wave was followed by a heavy snow storm and today Eastern Pennsylvania is under the heaviest mantle of snow this win ter. Sev9n inches of snow fell 1u this city and reports of snow fall in various parts of the state ranged from i2 to S inches.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-02-07
NOW F0R THE
 FEARFUL TRIP

Hearst News Special to the Graphic
 Punta Arenas, Feb. 6 -The Ameri- can battleship fleet will begin the most dangerous part of it's long journey to the Pacific tomorrow nieht at II o'clock when il leaves this port and enters the Straits of Magellan. A Chilean cruiser will escort the ships out of port. The vessels will steam in close to shore and salute Nalpa- raiso on Friday. February 14
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-02-07
SMILE FOR WHITE
 MAN, NOT NEGRO

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Washington, Feb. 6.-"White man can get drink in prohibition States, but negro cannot get a drop This is the way Chairman Jenkins. of the Sen ate judiciary committee. replied. to q delegation of anti-saloon leaguers and women's temperance union today who dry States be prohibited by the gov ernment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-02-07
CHARGES AGAINST
 MIR, CORTEly0U
Hearst News Special to the Graphic

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Wa,shin@ton. Feb G.-Direct charges of misrepresentation oi facts and gross violations of the law were made today against See retary Ccrtelyou by Senator CuIber- son of Texas. In his speech Sen ator Culborsen says Cortelyou de liberately placed government funds in New York banks to aid money ill stock speculations
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-02-07
The BANK OF PINE BLUFF
WEALTHY MAN
 |S IN TROUBLE

Hearst News Special 10 the Graphic
 Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. G--Maurz ice Richmond, d wealthy society man, and a dozen employees in the alleged Kentucky Lottery Company were indicted by the Federal grand jury at Richmond, Ky, today l. is charged that the game was work ed in the heart of that city
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-02-07
Guns Placed In
 The Far East

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Washington, Feb. I.-Confirma- tion of~the extraordinary speed with which the Government is working on defenses in the Far East Came s ere today in an official report to the effect that twenty-two six inch guns had been placed at Sxbig Bay,.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-02-07
ROOSEVELT |S
 FOR MONUMENT

Hearst News Special to the Graphic. Washington Feb. 6 President Roosevelt today gave his hearty en- dorsement to the movement to erect a monument to the Confederate dead at Arlington Va. He said such me- morial would commemorate two broth CTS of his mother who went down on the Confederate ship "Alabama.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-02-07
PREMIER FRANCO
 ESCAPED IN AUTO

Hearst News Special to the Graphic. of Portugal reached this city today in an automobile, having fled last Tues day from his own country. He de- clared that he knew the downfall was complete and feared an attempt might be made on his own life.