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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
WINNING
HOME RULE FIGHT
John Redmond Confident Vic
tory Is Only q Matter
of Time.

New York. Sept. 22.-"Home rule for
| ireland is as certain as anything in
the world. 1t is coming rapidly and
is only a question OF time" said John
Redmond, leader of the Irish national
list party in the British house of COM
mons, who has arrived from England.
Mr.. Redmond comes to attend the
convention OF the United Irish league,
in Boston, on September % and %.
With Mr.. Redmond came Joseph E.
Devlin, member of parliament for Bel
fast, and John FitZglbbon, q well
known leader from the west of Ire
land.
Mr.. Redmond describes HIS idea of
home rule at the present time as a
government for Ireland on somewhat
the same lines as those upon which
the states OF the United States are gov
erned.
"When will 1t Gomez" the leader was
asked.
I'm this generation" he replied. II
hope to see it before any OF us die"
Home rule, said he, is not q prac-
tical issue at the present moment. What
we are looking for nov Is autonomy.
Ireland is the poorest country in Eu-
rope, but conditions are better than
they have been in decades. The spread
Of education and the spread of pros
perity are apparent everywhere. The
stoppage Of emigration will be the next
step In advance.
There is nc limit to be set on the
future Of Ireland. Industrially, we are
improving and there is less want than
ever. The chances for the people to
gain a higher education have Increased
greatly since the passage OF the uni
Versities BILL
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
PARIS CENTRAL" BURNS;
LOSS rs SIS, 100000

Paris, Sept. 2s,-Fire broke out last night
I'm the central telephone building and
spread with such lrapidity that the tele-
phone employees were forced after brief
and ineffectuaf efforts to extinguish the
flames to nee hastily to the streets. The
entire building, soon I'm flames. was totally
destroyed. The loss ~ placed at $5,0O0. Oo0,
Dut a higher lfss liz likely to be involved
thropghsthS Gbmplats t~nkerrnpaon ofsall
telephone communication in the, center Of
Paris as. well as communications with the
provinces. and abroad. The telephone
building was comparatively new and fitted
with the costly new battery system. II
will take more than a month to re-esta+e
lish the service. o. N
IT was found that 10000 lines in Paris.
comprising all the lines In use by the var
ious ministries, Che newspapers. banks and
commercial houses, and alt the provincial
End international trunk line sections Of
the plant had been completely destroyed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
BABY FROM
."TAL0NS OF EAGLE

x New York, Sept. 23.--Hundredss of per
sons are Jo~urneylng out to the physical
culture camp, near IIelmetta,, N. Ito see
a large bald eagle which was cabtured
while attempting to carry away aNS-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Cribler, who are spending the summer in
the woods. ~
The child is small for her age, ard sew
efal times a told her mother thai she
was afraid of q big turkey that flew down
close to her while she was at play. The
parents ave 40 need to the chiId,s story.
unth they were startled by her agonized
screams. ~
Hastening from their shack. they were
horrihed to see q huge eagle, with its
talons set in the child's arm, iapping its
great wings and trying to rise with its
prey. Mr.. Cribler ran to the rescue of the
little one, while Paul Cribler, his brother,
caught up a shotgun and followed him.
Mrs. Cribler was nearly crazAd with
fright and followed the men screaming,
When Mr.. Cribler reached the eagle he
attacked It with q club, but so intent was
b bird In getting away with IT'S prey
that he was obliged to strike ii several.
BLOWS before It released its grip on the
.chfid's arms. As the eagle rose Paul
.Crlbler fired and wounded the eagle. so
hiatt tl0pped to the earthan was placed
In a cage. - NJ 4 ~ E
The child's arm is severely liberated
and swollen, and Its dress was torn to,
rags in the struggle. The eagle measured
five feet nine inches from tip to tip, and
when the gunshot Wounds in It's wings are
healed 1t will be sent to The Bronx zoo
iogicat park = as s*a
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
ST. PETERSBURG is IN
GRASP OF CHOLERA

st. Petersburg, Sept. 23.-st. Petersburg
is in the grasp Of the Asiatic cholera,
which already has exceeded I'm severity and
numbers the visitation Of 1898. The dis
ease is increasing daily at an alarming
rate. and unless the authorities how in
The future a greater degree of ability ia
cope with the situation than they have ir
the past there is every reason TO fear
that 1t will get out OF hand. 4.
The governments threat to apply the
provisions OF martial law has driven the
municipality officials to bend all their
energies to clearing the city of the
scourge -Sr~H.N 9-irts
The aldermanic council has voted $3.50.
100 to enlarge the, hospital space, to pur.
chase m distribute disinfectants, thd
supply of which In st. Petersburg is well
night exhausted. and to expedite the in,
SeFment ,oEgbodies, witch has been no.
~torlously slow. The dead houses are over.
crowded n many lie unburied.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
DRAFT HORSE IN DEMAND.

Horses are scarce all over the country,
many farmers having only enough. to carr
ry on their farm work. 1t will uhdoubt-
eddy pay the general farmer to raise more
horses-that is, If they are the right kind.
Men who, are, In a position to know say
-theEs2ril-eontinua .toAbe-algnad- demand
for several years to come. NOW is the
time to get into the game. & 3
The farmer who would raise horses with
profit should give his attention to the
draft animals. Let the millionaire, who
has money and timesto spare, devote hfS
energies to the race horse and fancy driv,
er. The money these days is In the horse
of the draft type. Visit n OF the large
horse markets of the country and the ami
mails bringing the highest price and in
hest demand are those capable of heavy
work. Motor vehicles have In a measure
proved a substitute for driving animals,
but for the teaming interests OF the coun-
try there is no substitute for the draft
horse. 2s1
Many horees are consigned to market
that are not. draft animals or coach
classes and sell at discouragingly low
PEaeS yet which cost as much to pro-
ddcs as classfief offerings that clear at
remunerative5 values. In this regard It
pays to raise only the best. The use of
a scrub staiiion on 'nondescript mares will
never produce the animals that bring the
fancy prices A pure bred stallion Of the
r Q 1t type should be used or the best
mares at hand. aFb
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
PROFESSOR SCORES
FAIR SEX AGAIN
Morality Of Women, He Says,
Rather Expediency Than
Innate Virtue.

.LH..a. A HEI tfMaA LLMNH NtH..a Al n go y ~ ~ NMN
Chicago, Sept. 2s.-Professor W. I.
Thomas. OF the University OF Chicago.
is likely to receive more of the sharp
criticism and censure which visited him
several months ago when his book Sex
and Society" appeared, His views Of
women, as expressed in that book
aroused the indignation Of many prom
lnent women who declared his repnta-
ton as a sociologist did moi prevent
him from being just to women, "
In an October magazine, Professor
Thomas has an article entitled THE
Adventitlous Character OF Woman"
In which he handles the fair sex with
out gloves and, pointA out the Origin
and cause OF what generally are con-
sidered their foibles, weaknesses and
blandishments.f 49,
Az for the morality OF women the
professor considers II mere expediency
rather than an innate virtue.
Purity. constancy, reserve and de-
votfon are qualities in which
please and fiatter the male he says.
Morality In some women, he iftimRtes,
Is the effect OF fear OF losing the re-
spect OF their acquaintance.
She behaves all right as long as she
IS with her people and known by the
whole.community1 ha SAYS, 'but when
she becomes detached from her home
and Is no longer under surveillance, her
restraints are likely 10 be relaxed
AS for marriage. the professor thinks
there Is not much comradeship between
the average ms and his wife, aside
from their interest In their children. 1
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
UNIQUE BIRTHDAY
BANQUET FOR HILL
Great Northern Vets" Gather
, Around Festive Board on
10th Anniversary.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 19.-Surround-
ed by 70 of his faithful workmen, some
of whom hold but nominal positions in
the great railroad system of which
he is the head and all of whom have
been in the employ of the road since
1880 or before, James j. Hill, chairman
OF the board Of directors of the Great
Northern railway, last night was the
guest of honor at a banquet given in
honor OF his 10th birthday. The BAN
quet was held at the Lafayette club
house, Lake Minnetonka, The party
left st. Paul in a single coach hitched
behind the William Crooks" the first
engine used on the system and which
was brought to st. Paul in 1862. The
engine was III by Al B. Smith, who
has been employed by the road
since 1868.
The banquet tables were arranged in
form Of a horseshoe and were profusely
decorated, a miniature locomotive
standing on tracks of white roses, be-
ing the principal decoration.
! Mrs. Hill was the only pres
ent.
Among those present were engineers,
blacksmiths, -machinists, boilermakers
and In fact representatives from almost
every department and from all. points
on the system.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24

ReddinE, Conn, Sept. 2.-Two burglars
who broke into the resiusnSa OF Samuel l.,
Clemens Mark Twain) in ReddinE late
Thursday night were captured yesterday
on a New Haven railroad train between
Bethel and Redding after a desperate
fight. IN which Deputy Sheriff Banks. OF
Redding. was shot in the leg. The pris.
oners are believed to be professional
crooks who came here from New York
for the express purpose OF entering the
Clemens villa. .
Miss Lyon. Mr.. Clemens secretary. was
aroused about midnight by the sound OF
breaking glass. She found the dining
room lighted and that the sideboard, with
Its silver, was missing from Its customary
place. Through All open window she saw
two men rifiing the ~sideboard, which hal
been carried out into the garden. Miss
Lyon summoned Mr.. Clemmens and but.
Ter telephoned for the sheriff and neigh.
bors. Tho burglars meanwhile had fed
with the silver, but they were captured on
a. train here after a fierce fight in which
the sheriff. was wound twice and one OF
the men shot himself In the head. The
SilVer was recovered. - ....
Mr.. Clemens had just moved here from
New York.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
BABE OF II DAYS SAVED
BY BLOOD OF IT'S FATHER

New York. Sept. 22.-Transfusion of
blood from the arteries of a man "a
years old, to the veins of an infant,
born Is days ago, has been accom-
plished successfully in Mount Sinai
hospital, and is the first operation Of
Its kind of which there is record In
Europe or America.
The child. whose father and mother
are Nathan and Rebecca Goldberg, of
No. 1882 Second ave, was brought to
the hospital apparently dying. He was
suffering from hemorrhage, which had
continued from the day of his birth.
He weighed Ave pounds. The father
carried him from his home on a pillow.
p A quart Of blood was transfused from
the fathers arteries into he circulation
OF the Infant! - 80 b.
From the deathly pale color the baby
had when brought In he has changed
to a rosy. healthy hue. There is every
Indication. say the doctors, that he will
live and thrive. " 'n''".'
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
MRS. MACKAY M
OUT AS SUFFRAGETTE

New. York, Sept. 22.-Mrs. Clarence
II. Mackay unfurled today her standard
as "the leader In this country of the
woman suffrage cause. After a no.
vitiate, during which she has studied
exhaustively the economic problems Of
her sex. she has publicly subscribed her
faith and pledged her support to its
doctrines.
Although 1t has been limited for some
time that Mrs. Mackay Endorsed the
tenets of suffrage, it was not until to-
day that she made public
ment of her conversion. She did so In
the Roslyn public school, where Mrs.
Batch, the s~uffragist, had been invited
to give an address.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
BURGLARS MAKE
$4,000 HAUL
Enter J. c. CantonWine's Store
at Armour and Take For
tune in Currency.

Armour. 3. D., Sept, 22.-The safe in
the hardware and general store. OF J.
G. Cantonwine, of this place. was burg
larized last night and $4,000 in cur
rency, $4,000 In gold and $500 in. silver
taken without injury to the safe or
disturbance to anything else in tho
building.
This is. the largest haul made from
any establishment In the history OF
h county and probably, the largest
In the history of the state, and there
Is much speculation as to how outside
parties could have known Of the large
amoun in the safe and the fact that
the safe was not blown hut unlocked.
ac3s- to h mystery, surrounding the
event
ivy Unlocked Tho Safe.
Mr.. Cantonwine, who claims that ha
Is in the habit of carrying large sums
OF money as his own deposition, says
that he locked his safe, which is Of the
Hall variety, at the close OF business
last night and turned On the combina-
ton which Is known only to himself,
SO far as he knows. When he came to
his place OF business THIS morning the
safe.door was open and the money gone.
There were some papers lying about the
safe on the floor, but otherwise there
was no evidence of disorder. Mr..
Cantonwln0 also SHOWS the place where
the burglars made their entrance to. the
store, but there is nothing to show that
locks were broken in the successful at
tempt. -
II ts not known. what the result win
be to the business OF Mr.. Canronwine,
as the money represents a large por-
ton OF his gross business for the sea-
son. d He is offering a reward of 81, 900
for the apprehension Of the guilty par
ties. hut there are no present clues.
as there have been no suspicious char
acters here recently who could have
secured the combination to the safe.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
GIVES 100000
AT GOLDEN WEDDING

P%ittsburg. Pa, Sept. 19.--At the
golden wedding dinner Of himself and
wife, w. H. Singer, the iron king. dis
tributed $16,0 O0, 900 among his four
children, each getting $4,000, 900.
Through the filing of certain pa
pers in the Allegheny county court
mitted by the Singer family.
The four children who received these
small gifts are as follows: William
Henry, now in Norway; George Singer,
iron manufacturer OF Pittsburg: Mrs.
William Ross Proctor, wife Of an archi-
tect; Marguerite Singer, a younger
daughter. who resides at home.
Mrs. Singer. who has q fortune of
her own, received several pieces Of val
liable real estate as her golden we'd
ding present.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
BISPHAM'S CHILDREN ''
STOLEN BY MOTHER

Philadelphia, Sept. 19.-Mrs. David Bisp-
ham, wife OF the famous baritone, has
disappeared from her summer home, near
West Chester, with her two youngest
children. She feared that a strange man
who had been seen lettering around the
place was an agent OF her husband, from
whom she has been separated for some
time, and that he had been sent. to abb
duct the children. -
The disappearance of Mrs. Bispham and
the children revealed the fact that on
August 20 last she had spirited the little
ones away from her husbands home at
Tokeneke, Conn, and brought them on q
dashing automobile trip through three
states to West Chester. It is believed that
the children are now in the custody OF
Mrs. Annie ~Josephs, Mrs. Bispham's
mother. at Atlantic City. The children
are David. aged Is years. and Leonie. aged
10 years.
Failure of Mr.. Bispham to grant the ap-
~llication of Mrs. Bispham for the custody
OF her two children for four weeks, ac-
cording to an order OF the court. prompted
the abduction.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
SUFFER ."s': 49,.
FROM DROUGHT


Philadelphia, Sept. ALPHABETICALLY the
entire state Of Pennsylvania east Of
the Allegheny mountains is suffering
from one of the; worst droughts in
years. In some parts Of the state no
rain has fallen in more than two
months3. Rivers and streams are so
low that In some Instances industrial
plants have been shut down for lack of
! water. Forest fires are burning in sew
erai sections and. some localities re-
port crops will be entirely ruined I'M
less rain comes Dor
Praying for Rain. 'r.a. &,
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept 22.-The drought
fast Is assuming serious proportions in
western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio
and West Virginia.
During four. days a representative of
the Associated Press visited over 80
cities and towns in the tri-state dis
trict. Conditions of an alarming ma
ture are found. At night raging forest
fires light UP miles of territory, while
thousands of persons are doing every
thing in their power to check the
flames. Meetings are held at which
prayers for rain are offered.
In many communities water is be-
ing sold by the gallon.
- To prevent an epidemic Of disease,
health authorities are flushing several
streams in the Pittsburg district and
then coating the bed and banks with
lime,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
PEERS TEST ROULETTE
SYSTEM FOR BIG BET

LONDON, SEPT. 23-Sir Hiram Maxim
and Lord Rosslyn have begun a unique
gambling contest IN London. Sir Hiram
contends 1t is impossible for Lord
ARossiyn,s or any other system to win
at Roulette against the Monte Carlo
bank. The operations were begun in
athe. Piccadilly club, Sir. Hiram conduct
ing the game as played at Monte Carlo.
Sir Rosslyn started to play with $50, 900
In dummy money. The bank had an
equal amount. The agreement Is that
IL Lord Rosslyn finishes with cash in
hand, Sir Hiram will admit that the
system is practical. The game will con-
tinuesfor several days. AT the end OF
the first days play Lord Rosslyn had
lost $500. - . -~-t8 -. " y"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
ADAM BEDE BEATEN
FOR DENOMINATION
WIT of Congress Will Be Sadly
Missed by Fun Loving
Colleagues.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 19.-Returns from
the nine congressional districts of Mime.
sofa show that nominations were made
for congress in h primary election as
follows: vi
First District-James A. Tawney, repub-
ican: Andrew French, democrat.
Second District-James T. McCleary, re-
publican: Winfield 8. Hammond, democrat.
Thir4 District-Charles r. Davis, repub-
iican; W. II. Leeman, democrat.
Fourth DistricG-Frank G.. Stevens, re-
publican; David PEBBLES, democrat.
Fifth District-Frank NJ. Nye, republic
an; G. M. Pond, democrat. +
Sixth District-Charles A.. Lindborg. re-
publican; Andrew J.. Gillikinset, democrat.
Seventh District-Andrew ]. Volstad, re-
publican.
Eighth Observation-Disclosures B.. Miller. re-
publican.
Ninth District-Halvor Stevenson, re-
publican.
In the First, Second and Eighth dis
tricts there were spirited contests among
the republicans for the nominations, par
ticularly in the Second, where there were
three candidates. In. the Eighth district,
comprising the city of Duluth, Congress
man j. Adam Bede was overwhelmingly
defeated by Clarence B. Miller.
The fight against Bede was one of the
hottest ever waged in Minnesota. Early
in the campaign those who opposed. the
rule of Cannon in the lower House
Of congress trained their guns IN ths hu-
morist representative. He came put in
defense OF Cannon and his methods n
the line was squarely drawn. He said
Cannon was the most valuable lawmaker
in the national legislature and that while
his sway has been harsh in some in-
stances, it was just what was wanted and
made for the best interests Of the coun-
try. Mr.. Bede says:
We'll, they got me, and it is me for the
farm and my little country paper. I don't
care to discuss Cannon. He has his own
troubles"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
AvIAToRs CAN'T GET
INSURANCE ON LIVES

WaslipgtQn6 Sept. 2I,--SeYeraI days
ago ~afAadi6tier of the Wright brothers
MADE aaplltaHo Jon to a Washington In
siraneeFagaHEf for a life policy In favor
overwhelmingly. The agency applied
in the regular way TO the home office.
Today the agent received a letter from
the officials saying
1--WE cannot write a policy In favor
of Mr.. Wright or any n else In his
line OF work. We consider the hazard
too great at this time, but IL Is pos
sible that In the future aerial nayi-
CATION will reach a development which
may change this view"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
SHOOT 0PoTENT
MEETING; PANIC

DanviAe, KY, Sept 2Ss-seven people
were shot, several dangerously at a big
tent meeting at Moreland last night.
Fhe shooting teok place insidethe-tent
as the large crowd was beginning to
Leave.
Just what startedt the shooting has
not developed. Hundreds OF men. wom-
en- and children We're more or less dan
gerousiy hurt in the panic that ensued.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
FARMER KILLS WOMAN.

Decatur, Ill, Sept. John Cook,
farmer, aged rs, living near Philo, shot
and killed Mrs. Edna McClelland with
a rife.
He then turned the gun On himself
in an Intellectual attempt at suicide.
The woman is the mother of three chill
dren and was housekeeper for Cook.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
MARK TWAIN GETS
BACK HIS SILVER;
BURGLARS CAUGHT
Henceforth, He Will Have Moth
ing But Plated Ware in
the House.
i TWAIN POSTS NOTICE.

Notice-To- the . next burglar:
There is nothing but plated ware in
this house now and henceforth.
You will find 1t in that brass thing
In the dining room over the corner
by the basket OF kittens. II you
want the basket put the kittens in
the brass thing. Do not make a noise
1T disturbs the family. You Will find
rubbers I'm the front hall by that
thing which has the umbrellas In Il,
chiffonier I think they call It, or
pergola, or: something like that.
Please close the door. Yours truly,
r .". Clemens.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
WEALTHY YANKEE WIDOW
WEBS PORTUGAL PRINCE

, Paris, Sept. 2S.--The report Is pub
lished here that Prince Miguel of Bra
ganza, ethe eldest son of Don Miguel,
the pretender to the throne OF Portu-
gal, was secretly married to Mrs. Sam
uel Sloan Chauncey, a rich American
widow.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
II DEATHS FROM
|. GHSEER lskMANILA

Manila seRt4 22FSsEseh q o'clock
'fAfs mort4eg and aFteie f6ds AthiS ,kvenr
ing th~irtS-eight cases Of cholera and
seventeen deaths from disease were
reported in the city. Among the cases
are two Americans. r, H. Howard and
w. "A. Davis.
The authorities are not discouraged
by the apparent rapid spread Of the
disease and are confident the outbreak
Will speedily be controlled.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
COMMITS SUICIDE AT "a.

New York. Sept. 2S.-For some mex
plicable reason Silver WE'LL. e 1~4-year-oid
school boy, committed suicide by hanging
himself in the cellar of his home Ia Mount
Vernon. The last heard Of him he was
whistling a tune. When he failed to come
upstairs his father went to h cellar and
found him hanging from q cross beam.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
M'CLEARY's RESIGNATION
ACCEPTED BY PRESIDENT.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 22.-Posts
master General Meyer today announced
the resignation September 10 OF Second
Assistant Postmaster General James
T.. McCleary. OF Minnesota, which was
accepted by the president, effective
September rs. To-day McCleary re-
.ceived the republican nomination for
congress- from the Second Minnesota
congressional district.