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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
MAN BURNED TO DEATH
WHILE REsCUING HORSES

W%orthington, MINI, Nov. 24.-F1re at
$3.50 last night destroyed three barns
and a number Of o%utbuildings here. AL
bert Lestico, overcome by the flames
while trying to rescue four head of
blooded horses, was burned to death.
The loss Is $4,000, partially insured.
The power plant Is being repaired and
consequently was crippled, causing de-
lay In getting water on the flames. A
strong wind threatened the north end
OF town with destruction.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
IS JAMES GORDON
BENNETT THIS GIRLS
" LONG, LOST FATHER ?

Paris, Nov. 25.-A love romance of
James Gordon Benefits early life was
revealed when Maitre Des Jarlins, in a
law court, made the opening address
in Mile. Juliette Schettler's suit against
MT. Bennett. The woman's claim, and
Mr.. Benefits positive denial of its
truth, can be briefly summarized:
You are my long lost papa" ex-
claims Mile. Juliette, now a governess
in Canada.
Stuff and nonsense" MI. Bennett
retorts. And permit me I o add that
your suit is maleodorous OF blacktnail.''
, That famous lawyer, Maitre Barbour,
Is Mr.. BENEFITS counsel in the case.
Maitre Des Jardins did not 60 into
particulars in his opening address.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
THE DEMOCRATS SPENT $4,000
.. AND HAVE $1,000 LEFT

Chicago, Nov. 25.-The democratic ma
tional committee received IN all $500, GA. "A
and spent 1913, 1905 during the recent pres
idential campaign, leaving a balance on
hand Of H,234.71. So reads a statement
made public by the committee, and the
itemized statement will be filed for rec
ord in the office of the secretary of state
In New York in compliance with the reso-
luton adopted by the national commit-
tee at Lincoln, Neb., last July.
Distribution of disbursements by vouch-
ers shown by departments of the demo-
cratic national committee for 1908 are:
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
CONVICTED OF ASSAULT
COMMITTED BY WIFE

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Nov. 25.-Convicted
today of an assault which his wife
committed, George Owens, of this city,
will be sentenced, although personally
he did no wrong. His conviction Is due
to a novel principle of law, and one sell
dom heard. His wife attacked and as
saulted Mrs. Ellen Hilbert. Owens was
present at4the 'timey and as he made no
effort to prevent the attack or to stop
It, the law holds that he is guilty.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
OLD MILLIONAIRE WEEDS
HIS ADOPTED DAUGHTER

Boston, Mass, Nov. 26.--George F. d.
Paine, an aged millionaire, head OF the
Paine Furniture company. now is
aboard ship with his bride of two
weeks, bound for Ceylon. Mr.. Paine's
first wife died last September, dement, :
ed, In a Wayerly retreat, where she
had been confined for several years.
The woman who Is now his bride was,
until November last, his daughter by
adoption. On that date ne had the
adoption proceedings annulled.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
TRACK LABORERS
KILLED BY A TRAIN

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Seven track labor
ers on q hand q were run down by q
Burlington passenger train between
Highland and La Grange. ILL.,, today
and killed. Three others escaped witi
slight injuries.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
swEDEN's RULERS AT PARIS.

Paris, Nov. &.-The king and queen Of
Sweden, who have spent the past week
with King Edward at Windsor, arrived
here on their first state visit. They were
welcomed at the ''sovereign's'' station In
the Bois de Boulogne by President Fall
iieres, Premier Clemenceau and the other
members of the cabinet.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
CARR PLEADS GUILTY
To MURDER CHARGE
Shot Marshall at Gowrie and
Will Receive His Sentence
Next Wednesday.

Fort Dodge. Ia, Nov. 24.-Wllbur
Carr was arraigned in the district
court this morning and entered a plea
of guilty to the murder Of Marshal Tom
Nicholson, of Gowrie, last spring. The
Judge will his sentence next
Wednesday morning.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
KANSAS BANK cLosEa

Fort Scott, KAN Nov. 23.-Tht First
National bank of Fort Scot, one OF tie
oldest banks in the state, closed its
doors this morning. The bank had de-
posts of $4,000.
The closing followed a run on the
bank yesterday. President Hornaday
stated the failure was the result of
malicious reports spread by enemies of
the bank, and said that the bank as
,ets exceed the liabilities by $17, 900.
oepositors will be paid in full.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
TWO KILLED IN MICHIGAN.

Howell, Mich, Nov 24.-TwO train
men were killed and three fatally In
Jured early today In a collision be-
tween two freights on the Toledo &
Ann Arbor railway neal Lakeland.
Following a change of orders 1t is un-
derstood one OF the trains ran by the
signal.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton of Chicago, the second largest lie
the world. has a membership Of oyei
pruQ srty valued at $2.o32.us
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
OFFICIAL WISCONSIN VOTE.

Madison, WIS, Nov. 26e-The Official
vote for president in Wisconsin, an
nounced today, follows. Bryan, 1667O7;
Chain, 1859; Taft. 24S,873; Debs, 49,
ll6; Taft's plurality. 81, 1866.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
WEEMS, A "LlFER,"
GETS HIS LIBERTY

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. Ex-Governor
Cummins today reduced the sentence Of
George Weems, a famous life convict,
to 80 years, giving him his freedom i'm
mediately.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

Even with hogs variety is one of the
greatest essentials In feeding >aGcsGs-
fully.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-21

a hawk carried off two or three of them, and
several died, and the last of August saw my
brood reduced to twenty-four.
About this time, however, my hopes were
raised again in an unexpected way. The sea
son had been very dry, and peat bog, at the
lower end of the farm, near the woods, was
unusually free from moisture.
As the other teamwork was not pressing,
father set Tobias, our hired man, to cartlng
peat from the bog to the barnyard: One
noon, when he came into dinner. Tobias was
full of excitement.
.'What do you think, Miss Suei" he said.
Il saw your goose!"
Further inquiry revealed the fact that To-
bias, while in the bog at work, had heard an
occasional brooding call from down the adj
jacent stream. He had gone to find what
caused it, and had come upon my lost goose,
with number of little ones, feeding in Sc
,, Guided pond hole, but, catching sight of him,
she and her goslings scuttled off through the
surrounding underbrush.
You'll have mighty hard time catching
her' Tobias declared. with emphasis.
Father. said he would go down to the woods
in the afternoon and see if he could find any
traces of the goose and her young.
Accordingly, when Tobias went to the bog,
after dinner, father accompanied him.
An hour or two, later, he returned. and re-
ported that, while he found abundant evil
dence that an old goose, with her little ones,
was frequenting the pond hole, he could not
Several times after that, however, both
father and Tobias caught sight of the goose,
and told me that she had a dozen or more
goslings with her.
My only hope was that the cool weather of
the fall and the scarcity of the food would
drive them to the house.
Sure enough, one frosty morning, in early
November, when / went out to feed my geese,
found the lost one and her young with the
others.
I saw that they were shy of my approach,
and so, throwing down the grain, l withdrew
short distance.
With some difficulty. counted the whole
number.
Ugly as Old Speckle appeared, she had out
stripped the best of her companions, and had
brought home brood of fifteen!
After eating. the newcomers departed down
the stream, and did not see them again until
the next morning.
It now became regular habit for them to
come up to the house each morning for their
grain, and then return to their. old quarters
at the secluded pond hole for the night
l spoke to father about finding their Sleep
ing place some night in order to catch them,
SO as to shut them up at home, But the fall
weather continued pleasant, and he neglected
to 60 to the woods.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-21
Susie!"
1t was father calling me. He had
- just driven into the yard, and stopped
USIEl Susie!''


Fl USIEi Susie!"
1t was father calling me. He had
just driven into the yard, and stopped
by the barn. There was poultry
crate in his wagon, and, from the window
where sat- could see that it had occupants.
ran out, looked into the crate and saw
q gander and four geese. But geese are not
an unusual sight to farmers daughter, and
I did not understand why father had called
me from the house.
Instead of telling me at once, he unhitched
Old Doc, the horse, and led him into the
barn. followed to the door:
"Why did you call me, father!
He smiled. and said:
give been thinking of making a bargain
with you How would you like to take care
of those geese, set them at the proper time
and look after the goslings when they are
Matched? 1t will take time and cause you
trouble, but if you will consent to do it, you
shall have half the money they bring in
the fall. What do you think? Will you do
laughingly consented, and went into the
house; but / little anticipated what trial and
anxiety those geese would be-.
That night we were all in the sitting room.
Father was reading the paper he had brought
from the village mother was mending some
garment needed for the next day, and l sat
thinking. Suddenly, said;
"Father!"
HOY GS;. many 8 gg,osngs do you suppose we can
WHAT Have, you begun to count your
chickens before they are hatched"
l colored little.
"Well, yes perhaps I have" I hesitatingly
admitted. GLOW many do you think we can
expect to raise, if they do well?"
II raised thirty-two last year from three
"Do you suppose from these four we shall
raise fortyW | asked.
"Well, yes, perhaps So" said father, re-
Stunning his paper.
/ took some fancy work that lay on the
table near me, and few moments of silence
followed then l leaned across the table and
asked mother, in a low tones
"How much did father get for his geese
last year"
Mother was financial head of our little
household. Father came to her with all
business matters, and it was she who took
charge of the income and kept watch over
the expenses. This was a relief to father,
and ! know he took pleasure in having it 50.
average, and counting the feathers, ! think"
replied mother.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-21

Inc events which followed proved that II
would have been better if we had secured
them at once.
1t was the week before Thanksgiving. One
morning, as / went out as usual to feed the
geese. i noticed that Bill Jones was at the
barn with father.
thing, and occasionally pointed, as l thought,
toward my brood
| This Jones was a lazy, worthless fellow,
VINO lived on small place just beyond our
prison for stealing, and most of the pilfering
done in the neighborhood was generally
credited to him.
1t was very unusual thing for him to
come to our house.
When father came in to breakfast, l thought
he looked annoyed, and, after the blessing
had been asked he said
! fear
"Bill Jones claims the speckled goose and
her brood. He says he bought her of Brown,
over at the Ledgies and that she set near
his house, and only lately began to run away
from home"
why, father that is the goose you brought
know her anywhere"
Eyes. it is our goose, without doubt" said
than the geese are worth shall sHSs 20 ove m0 te
can be done about it."
He returned before noon, and when he
came into the house, said.
'Bill showed me where the goose had her
nest, and where she and her young stay nights
Both places are in the woods, but are ON his
side OF the fence, and are nearer to his house
than ours. But after good deal of talk,
finally told him that was sure the geese be-
longed to us, and that he could not have
them. He declared that he would, and looked
SO ugly that fear he means to make trouble"
After dinner, father went to the barn, and
harnessed up the horse. As he was driving
off, ran to the door and asked where he was
going.
"Over to Mr.. Holiness" he replied. 'T am
going to sell him the geese at once. if pos
sble."
Mr.. Holmes was farmer living four or five
miles below us. He raised poultry, and during
the fall he also bought fowls from his neigh
bors and sent them to the city.
Toward night father returned. He seemed
greatly pleased when he. came in, and said:
"Alf right, Susie. Holmes win send over
for the geese early Monday morning. Tomor-
row, when those runaways come up from the
woods, well drive them into the shed with
CONTINUED ON PAGE sIx
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-21

Then I made little calculation. Forty
geese at two dollars each would be eighty
dollars, and my half would be forty dollars.
vague, though long cherished, hope now
Thus far, ] had only attended the district
school. In the village, three miles away,
was young ladies' seminary. That L mighe
attend this, if only for year, had long 6een
| had never been able to conjecture.
l knew father could not afford any atdi-
tional expense just now. Sickness during
the winter, added to one or two unfortunate
losses the preceding autumn, had already
made heavy drain upon his purse. :, l.
/ knew that both he and mother would be
willing to deny themselves to Crafty TINS
long cherished desire, but l could not ask the
sacrifice of them now.
The more I thought of the geese, ,t tie
palmer seemed to be my way out OF this dlih-
Guilty. Then the thought came that perhaps
this was what father had in mind,
The tuition for day pupils at the seminary
was ten dollars term; music was ten uor
lars extra. If then, my share OF the money
should be forty dollars, l could attend during
the winter and spring terms, and take music
lessons also.
In six weeks three of the geese were sitting
on forty-one eggs. The fourth goose was SO
wild that | had not yet discovered her nest,
is indeed she had one
She was SO small and thin, and of such
sprinkled thickly over her, giving her a mot
tied appearance-that she was readily recog-
nized when once seen.
A week or two after this she disappeared.
Two or three days went by, and still she did
not make her appearance at the small pond
below the barn, where l usually fed her.
j spoke to father about it. and he said she
had probably "stoleA her nest" somewhere
in the brush, down tie stream, and might not
appear again until she came home with her
brood.
So I turned my attention to the other
three geese.
In due time they came off their nests The
first that had made her appearance, had set
on thirteen eggs, and was the proud mother
Of thirteen little ones.
This encouraged me-. But as the next, sit
ting on fifteen eggs, brought off but seven
Young ones and the third, on thirteen eggs,
but ten, my hopes fell.
Only thirty goslings, after all, from these
three!
/ began to look anxiously for the goose that
had disappeared
But the summer wore away, and she did
not return. began to believe now that she
was dead. Even the hopes that had centred
on the flock that I had began to fail me, for
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-18
JUST MERE PIECE OF STRING.
The Important Part II Plays In
Japanese Life.

Writing from Japan, an american
says: You must come here to ap-
preciate some Of the quaint customs
and usages which contact with other
peoples has not yet driven out. To
read about them gives you only poor
idea. For instance. did you ever know
what an important thing piece Of
string is here? The children, workmen
idlers, servants. all carry pieces Of
string for use in case OF emergency.
with us the emergency would arise
only when parcel had to be done up.
but the Jap uses his piece of string as
first aid to the injured, to repair a
rent In his clothing, to fix a broken
down jinrikisha, to mend tools. to take
measurements and. In fact. the string
Is his universal tool chest.
"The queerest use to which It is put,
according to my way OF thinking. Is
when a police officer arrests man.
ties bit OF string about the arrested
mans wrist and then leads him by the
loose end Of the thin .hempen fetter to
the lookup You ask: Why doesn't
the Jap crook break the string and
find q gateway? He could, but no
would not. That's where his respect
for the law comes In ind the bit OF
string holds the man As securely as
though he we're manacied by our own
humane chilled steel. nickel.plated and
snap-locked method"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-18
FINGERS OF VARIOUS VALUES.
Thumb 10 Easily the Most important
Of the OiQIts.

You have only to grasp q pen or a
tool Of some sort to realize that the
different flyers are far from having
the same value with reference to their
usefulness In performing work. Much
the most important Is the thumb. for
without 1t prehension would be very
imperfect. The hand is no longer pin
GERS, but merely claw. when deprived
Of the thumb. II may be estimated
that the thumb represents fully
third Of the total value OF the hand.
The total loss Of the thumb Is esti.
mated by competent authorities as Is
to IS per cent. for the right and 10 to
10 per cent. for the left hand, except
for workers In art. when 40 to so for
the right and 25 to 40 per cent. for the
left hand comes nearer the value.
The total loss OF the index finger
causes an incapacity estimated at
from Is to rs per cent. for the right
hand and 10 to Is per cent. for the
left. The middle finger is less impor.
tant than the index. The ring finger
Is least important, and the little snger
may be compared to It's neighbor. ex.
cept IN the professions In which 1t
serves Uasoa point Of support for the
hand.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-18
Lightning Maonetlzes Rock.

When lightning strikes a rock II
makes magnets. Magnetized places.
that is. spots attracting iron. like the
lode.stone, often are noticed In vol.
canic rocks. They have been ascribed
by Folgheraiter to lightning. but he
knew OF no magnetized rocks that had
been tested before the lightning
struck. An instance has now been
described. Two investigators had
been testing rocks near Mount Etna
when. during September night, light
ming fused telephone wire from
which an uninsulated earth wire ran
along q basaltic wall which had pre-.
viously shown trace Of magnetism.
Next morning the stones Of the wall
were strongly magnetic for Ave inches
on both sides Of the wire. the POLAR
ity indicating that the current passed
upwards.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-18
ROMANCE OF BURIED PICTURES.
Long. Hidden Works Of Great Artists
Strangely Brought to Light.

The romantic story Of the picture
purchased at q London auction. which
on expert examination proved to be
painted over Rembrandt worth $40.-
900. is curiously reminiscent OF the dis.
covery Of Correggio under similar
circumstances. A good many years
ago two picturerestorers. LOvera and
Hunterspergh, bought at an art sale In
Rome number Of old pictures In
order to provide themselves with can.
vases for repainting. In the division
Of the spoils Hunterspergh received an
Indifferent picture Of flowers, on which
he painted . study OF q head. This
picture he offered to Lovera. who. on
close examination. found that the new
ground scaled OF and that underneath
were traces Of figure painted In q
style that denoted the hand Of mas.
ter. Replacing the scales. and conceal.
ing his discovery. he purchased the
picture for little more than the value
OF the canvas. Removing the two
grounds he disclosed an exceedingly
clever painting by Correggio. which he
sold to the earl Of Bristol for $500.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-18
Dread Of Marble Portraits.

"One peculiarly Of human nature
that l am reminded Of daily" said
sculptor. rs the disinclination Of the
average man to look upon himself re.
produced in marble. The sight strikes
him with positive dread. 1t makes him
feel as II he were looking on his own
lifeless body. For that reason II Is
difficult +, to persuade many persons
worth modelling to sit for q sculptor.
Frequently am asked why most Of
my work Is modelled after dead and
gone subjects. The answer il that liv'
ing people refuse to give me a com.
mission. The art Of the sculptor diff.
fers there from that Of the painter.
Everybody likes to be painted. The
sight of ones face. ones figure ones
clothes in picture evokes nothing
but pleasurable emotions, II well done.
but to see ones self carved out Of
marble produces such an oyerpower.
ing sense OF death that many sensitive
persons put of naturalization at the
hands Of q sculptor until they are re-
ally dead"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-18
DEALT FAIRLY WITH NATIVES.
Writer Denies That Pilgrim Fathers
Oppressed the lndIans.

Small wits have q fashion Of saying
that the Pilgrims, on reaching these
shores, first fell on their knees and
then on the aborigines. The simple
fact Is. declares Rev. Frederick A..
Noble In "The Pilgrims" that these
natives OF the land were dealt with
In way to meet at once the condi.
tons Of justice and mercy to savage
tribes and Of the safety and growth to
Christian colonists.
The Pilgrims ministered to the In.
dams In sickness. They arbitrated
their quarrels and lessened jealousies
and frictions between tribes. They
saw that red men who had been en-
ployed by white men to do any kind
Of work were properly remunerated
for their services.
Improper advantages were not to be
taken Of them in trade. When op.
pressed by cold or threatened by
starvation, and they made appeals for
succor, these untutored savages we're
never turned unaided from the doors
Of their civilized neighbors. When
discipline was necessary. the Pilgrims
knew how to administer It. But Jus
tice and kindness were the watch.
words which guided them, and which
characterized the Pilgrims in their
dealings with the Indians. The Indian
was helped in every way In which
he could be helped.
Palfrey says The shield Of the
law was held over him with assiduous
solicitude. Whoever could be proved
to have wronged him was made to
feel that he had a watchful guardian,
severe in measures Of redress. The
hurtful engagements into which he
was most liable to be entrapped this
law declared to be null from the be-
ginning, and special opportunities for
humane and tender treatment OF him
were generously used."-Youth's Com
panion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-18
When Aliens Die In Egypt.

Under the laws OF the country all
bodies must be buried within "a hours
after death. In the case OF foreigners.
II relatives desire to remove the body.
II must be embalmed or first buried
for year. The process Of embalming
in modern Egypt is not only very ex.
pensive, amounting often to $1,000.
but II IL undesirable. Neither Is It
convenient often to bury the dead for
q year preparatory to removal What
ever objections therefore may exist
elsewhere to the burning Of the dead
so that their ashes may be transported
to their own country, they are without
much force In Egyp' Recently a law
has been passed allowing this dispo-
sition OF the dead. but as 1t Is against
the religion Of the Mohammedans, the
government does not see It's way to
providing for the burning.