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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
How East Ersiaht travels.

From the Wall street JournaI. ~
Few people have any definite idea how
fast railway freight actually moves. The
layman's idea about the matter would
probably be something like twenty miles
an hour. But the truth is that there are
not a few lines on which twenty miles
10 a good days journey for railway freight
to make. That IL what James J. Hill
reported as the average rate on his roads,
In hearings on the subject OF car short
age, a year or more go.
Meanwhile there have been numerous
complaints Of the lack of promptness In
furnishing transportation facilities for live
stock shipments In the southwest. In
connection with his inquiry the Interstate
Commerce commission collected definite
information on the subject. The result
OF the inquiry In that the average dis
lance reported for freight cars. for four
teen roads west Of the Mississippi, was
t~wenty-nine miles q day In 1909. The aver
age In 1900 was thirty-one miles, or a re-
duction OF Ga per cent in six years.
Is It probable that these averages repre-
sent decrease in the efficiency of the
freight service, such as President Mellen
had reference to when he accounted for
the backward trend OF railway business
by saying that labor had probably lost o
quarter OF It's efficiency within the last
half a dozen years? The explanation
which 1--we STOCK shippers nave given -
that the railroads leave their cars stand
idle while waiting for additional cars In
order to make two engines In so many
trains do the work OF three under earlier
conditions.
The result of this effort at economy has
been to overload engines, increase break
downs accidents, and greatly reduce
the p~romptitude of service. Numerous
complaints have been presented of live
stock shipments over long distances IN
the southwest and west, which did not
to ten miles a day, thus increasing the
expense OF caring for the stock by 100 per
cent and causing much loss of weight in
the condition Of live stock. Such figures
as these certainly look as II somebody had
lost the grip on railway transportation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
SELF DIFFUSION.

Many People Deceived by CoMes
We like to defend our ~indulgencies
and habits even though we may be con
WINGED Of their actual b~aEimfulness.
A man can convince himself that
whisky is good for him on a cool morn
Ing, or beer on a hot uminer day
when he wants the whisky or beerl
It's the same with coffee. Thousands
of people suffer headache and nervous
ness year after year but try TO per-
suade themselves the cause is not cof-
fee-because they like coffee.
while yet a child I commenced
using coffee and continued it, writes
a Wis. man. "until / was a regular
coffee fiend. / drank It every morn
ing and in consequence had a binding
headache nearly every afternoon.
"My folks thought 1t was coffee that
allied me, but I liked 1t and would not
admit 1t was the OF my trouble,
so / stuck to coffee and the headaches
stuck to- me.
Finally, the folks stopped buying
coffee and brought home some Postum
They made 1t right directions on pkg
and told me to see what a difference 1t
would make with my head, and during
that first week on Postum my old nf-
Fiction did not bother me once. From
that day to this we have used nothing
but Postum In place Of coffee--head-
aches gre a thing Of the past and the
whole family is In nne health"
Postum looks good, smells good,
tastes good, is good, and does good to
the whole body" There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
yille," in pkgs.
Ever read the above ietter2 A
new one appears from time TO time:
They are genuines true, and full OF
human interest.
M
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
U. S. SENATOR'S NECK
IS BROKEN 35 YEARS
Money, of Mississippi, Did Not
Know II Until osteopath
Made Discovery.

washington. Special.-The fact that Sem
ator Money. OF Mississippi, passed through
life for IS years with q dislocated neck
and did not know It has just became
known to some OF his associates and Great
ed general establishment. The condition
was discovered when the senator began
to take ~osteopathic treatment for neural
Eia. He has suffered intensely from that
ailment for many years.
At the first battle OF Franklin. in April.
1868, Mr.. Money was a cavalryman In the
con~ferederate service. While riding
through the streets he was struck by a
bullet that circled around his ribs, doing
no other injury. The shock was such that
Mr.. Money was thrown from his horse
n struck on his head. Being helpless
he was captured and taken within the
federal lines. EIe did not ask for hos
pital treatment, was exchanged later. re-
Joined hts troop and fought until the war
closed.
Years passed and Mr.. Money entered the
Senate. Neuralgia had taken a firm hold
OF him and his eyesight had grown so
bad as to approximate blindness. Senator
Foraker advised Mr.. Money to try oateo-
pathy. which was just beginning to attract
much attention. Mr.. daughter
had been benefited by the treatment.
Senator Money went to New York, ac-
companied by his son. and visited the
o~steopathist. Almost the doctors first re-
mark was:
why. senator, you have had your neck
broken"
Senator Money denied all knowledge of
such an infiction. The physician declared
that one Of the vertebrae had been en-
tirely pushed from the top OF the column
supporting the head and was in a wrong
position. Ho demonstrated that the mus
cles ON one ride OF the neck were fabby
and useless.
"If you had been old enough TO take
| part In the civil war" said the physician.
II would say you were thrown from q
horse and sustained the broken neck"
THAT Is just exactly what did happen
replied Senator Money, recalling the In
jury at Franklin.
II can cure your neck" said the ply
sician; ut will require but a moment
time"
The osteopath laid the senator on a Ia.
BILE, took hold OF the misplaced vertebro
with both hands and snapped II into prop
er position. The noise made by the bone
swinging into place was like the repori
OF a pistol. The senator's son, who was
looking out OF the window, turned ir
alarm, saying: Father, have you broker
your neck?' mo" replied the senator
II have Just had 1t set
The physician told Senator Money tina
he must exercise ~precaution until thu
weakened muscles regained their norma
strength. He was cautioned not to turr
his head In looking at anything, but Il
move the entire body. These instruction
were observed, and the neck apparently
became as strong as II was IS years before
the operation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
YEARS LINEN
COATS AND TRIMMING
ong, Slender Lines on Thin
Material Frocks-English
Eyelet Again.

The ~redingote and the rounded cut
away coat. are both developed In linen.
They are trimmed with lace bands,
with bands OF contrasting color, ma
chine-stitched, or. with bands OF heavy
lace self-dyed or In natural color. The
medallions are not particularly good,
except when necessary to complete the
pattern
English eyelet is again to the fore,
and some of the daintiest, most strik-
lngly attractive dresses viii be made up
with It. Since fiouncings are i'm they
viii naturally suggest themselves as
appropriate for this particular material.
The rule for plain. smooth fitting eff
fects around the hips that has gov
erned the winter materials. holds good
for the lighter weight spring and sum-
mel fabrics, no matter how much tuck
ing or other elaboration there may be.
Also the same long lines with the grad
ual flare and the same continuity OF
the ensemble are required now as has
been.
or course, the one superb fashion Of
the season for demi-toilet Is the draped
and clinging skirts OF soft, rich fab
rtcs, such as silk cashmere, Asphodel
satin. marquisette, crepe de chine, and
fine French cashmeres and cloths.
When beautifully draped ard abso-
lutely untrimmed there Is nothing so
effective on a well made
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
I FEW SUGGESTIONS
FOR CREAM SOUPS.


The following recipes for cream
Coups have been carefully tested: A
simple but delicious clam soup calls
for a quart Of soft shelled CLAIMS, or
80; a quart and a half Of milk, a third
of a cupful of butter, three tablespoons
fuls OF flour, slice Of onion, a little nut
meg, salt and pepper. Drain the liq-
uor from the clans, strain 1t and set
It aside. Wash the CLAIMS by empty
ing them into a colander and placing
It under the faucet for a moment. Put
the milk and the slice of onion in a
double boiler and set 1t on the stove.
Cream the butter and rub the flour
into 1t with a spoon. AS soon as the
milk boils remove the onion. Add a
little of the milk gradually TO the
creamed butter and -four, stirring 1t to
form a smooth paste. Beat this mix
ture into the boiling milk. Season with
salt, pepper and a grating of nutmeg.
Cook for five minutes. Then add the
clam liquor and CLAIMS. Cook for five
minutes longer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
Cream OF Celery.

To prepare a cream OF celery soup
that most apetizing of cream soups
wash a good sized head of celery and
break the stalks into Inch length
pieces. Boil in as little water as pos
sible until pulpy. In the meantime put
over the stove In a double boiler a pint
of milk, a large slice of onion and piece
OF mace. Mash the celery In the water
in which 1t was cooked, and when the
milk boils add to 1t the mashed celery.
Cream together a tablespoonful of but
ter and one Of flour, then add to the
soup. Season with salt and pepper and
cook for five minutes. Strain and
serve. A cupful of cream added the last
moment will make Ii richer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
Had EN- Again"

...a. twin AePEAaASStN - u. L#
DIR. s. Weir Mitchell tells with keen
enjoyment Of the experience of q medi-
cal friend Of his who engaged a1Nurse,
recently graduated, for a case OF de-
lirium tremens. The physician suc-
ceeded in quieting the patient and left
some medicine, instructing the nurse
to administer 1t to him II he began to
see snakes again" At the next call the
physician found the patient again raw
ing. To HIS puzzled inquiry, the nurse
replied that the man had beer going
on that way for several hours and
that she had not given him n med
icine.
But didn't ! tell you to give II to
him IL he began to see snakes again r
demanded the physician.
but he didn't see snakes this
time" replied the nurse confidently.
HE saw red white and blue turkeys
with straw hats on"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20

L| - N@AN I%ANW 49, vs.
The lemon bath - SO X appears, the
newest summer craze, Queen Wilhelmina
OF Holland, who champions the lemon
bath, borrowed the idea from the Dutch
Indies and ~attributes q great deal OF the
satin like softness OF her skin to the
cleansing effects OF the baths In which she
has been induiging on the advice or one OF
her colonial governors. 1.-THE lemon bath
ts a valuable aid to beauty says a prom
inent beauty specialist abroad. and the
proper way to take II Is as follows: Five
lemons cut into slices are left to soak In a
basIn OF water fo- half an hour. The
water drawn into the bath must be mod
erately hot and the lemon water Is added
to 1t slowly, the whole being stirred Wig
orousiy the while. as Is the mode when
making cocoa. AS an invigorator the
lemon bath cannot be improved upon, and
many OF my clients ara going to take II
daily during the hot wave.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
Of Francis Cludde
"A Romance Of Queen Mary's Reign.
ny STANLEY i WEYMAN.
BY STANLEY J. wEYMAN.

you were the I saw last
night ! said. You followed us from
Highgate."
What matter? What matter?' she
exclaimed impatiently. Better be foot
sore than heartsore. Will you do now
what | want? Will you answer for his
.life?"
II can do nothing without the 9TH
ers," I said.
".But the others know nothing" she
answered. They do not know their own
danger. Where will you find them?"
II shall find them" / replied resolute-
ly. And in any case / must consult
Master BERTHE. VIII you come and see
.him?"
"And be locked UP, too?' she said
sternly and in a different tone. "Nc; 1t
Is you must do this, and o must an-
swer for It, Francis c~ludde-you. and
no n else"
II can do nothing by myself" I re-
.peated.
AYE, but you can--you must" she
retorted, "or heavens curse will be
upon you. You think me mad to say
that. Listeni Listen, you fool! The
man whom you have condemned, whom
you have condemned to die, is not only
my husband, welded to me three years
ago, but your father-your father, Ferd-
inand Cludde!"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
EnaIish and uneIe Mose.
From the New YORK Wines

n IOAA IN . ~ ~ IL ~
'Las'm," said Uncle 'lose. Use 70
a Oh an eff I lives an nothin' hap
pens, I'll be a octoroon my mex bun
day"
Miss Mary smiled. You don't mean
o~ctoroon, Uncle Nose" she corrected.
You mean octogenartan."
''Yas'm. OATS II, OATS 1t. Octo ger
anium, course. My'op tongue jes make
me plum 'shamed sometime. de way hit
git twisted"
Another time, Uncle Nose, while
working on the lawn, heard his white
folks discussing the new pastor. Said
the master of the house: II like him
very well as a man, but his delivery
certainly suffers from a slight impedi-
ment." ~
Uncle Nose (retailing the conversa-
ton to Aunt Calline later)I hearn EN-
talkin' 'bount de new preacher over al
Marse Johns today.
Aunt Calline-What dey have to say
bout him2
Uncle Mose-Ob, dey likes him ye'y
well, all 'ceptin' for a slight epidemic
OK de liver"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
President Taking His Spring Walks.

From the Chicago Evening Post.
The president Is taking his spring
walks. This doesn't mean that he
doesn't walk in other seasons, for he
walks daily through the year, rain or
shine, still or clustering. He makes his
walks, however, fit the seasons. The
migration OF the birds is on and Mr..
Roosevelt is directing his steps into bird
byways.
The secret service men who ordinar-
fly accompany him on his trips know
whether he is going birding or simply
going tramping by the waysin which
he bends his steps when he leaves the
White House: In a few weeks the
warbler season will be at its height,
and then the president will go almost
daily through Rock Creek park, keep
ing TO the wooded banks which shelve
down towards the stream. and which
are alive with red startle, myrtle birds
and the 40 odd other specie.
These Rock creek walks are apt to be
for the man who Is with
the president. He has a habit OF max
ing round the faces Of certain betting
crags with nothing more than an inch
ca two of projected rock for a footing,
and Just a niche here and there to
use as a finger hold. The fall, II one
were to take It, would be sheer to the
rocks below. In the pursuit of nature,
however, Mr., Roosevelt doesn't seem to
mind these things, and so he goes
where he Wills. and where the spring
fever and the song OF the Carolina wren
or the whistle OF the cardinal urges
him..
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20

Why should the cannons boom and roar7
And why should the sabers cfash3
Why should the millions be killed In war;
Why should great nations clashf
Why should the railroad trains fast fyf
And why should big smash-ups conner
And why should 80 NAM In this way diet
Why not a more pleasant doomf
Why should great airships try to soar?
n why Enould bailoons ascend
Why should things this way trendf
why not let autos kill them all2
Isn't their way the better wayf
Compared to theirs aren't other listy
small2
And can't they XIII more zach dayf
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
The 0ipsY.

oh. she was most precious, as the Winds
self wac fair.
What did / give her when 1 had her on
my knee?
Red Kisses for her coral lips aid a red
comb for her hair.
she took my gifts. she took my heart.
and fed away from me.
Oh, but she was fanctful. She found q
savage mate:
He scorned her, he spurned her, he
drove her from his door.
She cuddled In his ingle-nook and laughed
at all his hate,
She took his curses, took his blows, and
never left him more.
Helen Hay Whitney, In Metropolitan
Magazine.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
Cream of clam.

A cream OF clam soup, though more
expensive, is ever more delicious. The
same ingredients are used with the adj
dition OF a pint OF cream. The CLAIMS
are washed and placed in a saucepan
to simmer for a few minutes. The liq-
uor Is then drained off and the clans
course PURGE sieve. Proceed as direct
ed in the foregoing recipe, adding the
cream when the pounded clans and
their liquor Is added. Serve very hot
with c%routons.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
SUNSHINE.

A little gold amidst the gray, !
That's sunshine; 4
) A little brightness on the way,
That's sunshine: 4
) A little fglimpsing of the blue, \
, A little widening of the view,
\ A little heaven breaking through, \
That's sunshine. \
! A little looking for the light, I
That's sunshine; 4
, A little patience through the night, 4
> That's sunshine: 4
\ A little bowling OF the will, Z
y a little resting on the hill, 4
! A little standing very still, \
That's sunshine.
\ A little smiling through the tears, \
: That's sunshine;
\ A little faith behind the fears,
b That's sunshine;
\ A little folding of the hand, 4
! A little yielding of demand, \
) A little grace TO understand,
y That's sunshine.
: Stuart Maclean. J
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
ma Is no true aims which the hand can

hold:
He gives nothing but worthless gold
who gives from a sense of duty:
But he who gives a slender mite.
And gives to that which is out OF sight
That thread OF the all-sustalning Beauty
unite,
The heart outstretches its eager palms.
For a god goes with II and makes It
store
To the soul that ~as starving In dark
ness before, Lowell.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
Has ! Hump Now.

Green-Do you think Koyne Is
straight?
Wise-He used to be before he took
70 steering his w automobile.
me brudder axes good money
Does her.
yes; he's workin' In de mint"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20

The man who is busy doing things
does not have time to stand around
Dragging about It.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20

Al good front doesn't last long with.
out Z good backing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-29
Hard to Believe.

More than half the surface of the
globe is hidden beneath water two
miles deep; 100000 square miles lie
at depth of $4,000 feet or more Many
places have been found five miles and
more in depth. The greatest depth yet
sounded is 81, 200 feet, near the Island
of Guam.
IL Mt. Everest, the worlds highest
mountain, were plucked from It's seat
and dropped into this spot the waves
would still roll 1000 feet above its
crest.
Into this terrible abyss the waters
press down with a force Of more than
10000 pounds to the square inch. The
staunchest ship ever built would be
crumbled under this awful pressure
like an egg shell under a steam roller.
A pine beam Is feet long, which held
open the mouth Of trawl used In
making cast at depth of more than
$4,000 feet, was crushed nat, as IL IT
had been passed between rollers.
The body of the man who should
attempt to venture to such depths
would be comp ressed until the flesh
was forced into the interstices OF the
bones and his trunk was no larger
than a rolling-pin. Still. the body
would reach the bottom. for anything
that Will sink In tub Of water win
sink to the uttermost depths of thu
OCEAN
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-29
HOLD TWO JoBsg NO.
Pay Roll Patriot Gets Blow When
Chytraus Decides Galpin Case.

smashing blow TO the pay roll pa
triot was administered by Judge Axel
Chytraus of the Appellate Court in
Chicago when he handed down deep
delving decision holding that no per-
son can draw two salaries from the
public treasury simultaneously.
The decision came in the case of Her.
man 4. Meyer against County Clerk Jo-
seph +. Haas. an affair of two years
standing in the court records of Cook
County and involving the right Of
Homer X Galpin. chief clerk of the Chi
cago Municipal Court. to sit in the
State Senate representing the Second
District. Galpin's term as senator is
officially waning, and for all practical
purposes has expired. Judge Clifford
refused to issue Il writ of mandamus
to County Clerk Haas ON the petition
of Herman Il. Meyer. who had sought
GalpinS seat in the Senate. County
Clerk Haas in turn had refused to no
tify Governor Deneen officially that a
vacancy existed in the Senate from the
Galpin district following Galpin's cleo
ton as chief clerk of the Municipal
Court Judge Chyuaus and the APP
pellate bench now hold that Judge Cliff
ford was in error and that Galpin had
no right to a seat in the Senate dur
ing the last two years.
The point of interest to politicians
generally, but most specifically unpleas-
ant to more than thirty membcrs-elect
of the incoming Illinois General Assem-
bly,, is that the common law is against
two salaries going into the pockets Of
one man at the same time from the
public treasures, and specifically that
a State legislator under the constitu-
ton is forbidden to hold any other re-
munerative office under the United
States or State government.
1t is known within legislative circles
and among politicians that a large per-
centage of the personnel of the Cook
County delegation in the Legislature
has an intimate acquaintance with some
public pay roll There are examples
of the same situation with regard TO
some of the dowH-State members of the
General Assembly Federal. state. city
and Sanitary District employees. who
are drawing pay now, will be noted on
the official roll cali of the Legislature.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-29
ON THE LOOKOUT.
Frnidcnts Among Those Who Inhabit
the Region of TOrnadoes.


Fraidcats Among Those Who Inhabit
the Region of TOrnadoes.
In the region where tornadoes are
common, which is a pretty large terri
tory, nearly every family has one mem
Der who has a highly developed fear
of storms, says western newspaper
writer. When warm weather and the
cyclone put In their appearance the
scary one begins the preparation Of
safe retreat, probably IN the cellar I'M
der the house; or If he happens to be
33d degree member of the Amalgamat-
ed Order of Fraidcats ne has a cave
lined with REINFORCED concrete con-
structed somewhere IN the back yard.
In his cave or cellar retreat the cow
ard puts q bed, and If he has it bad
he is apt to lay in a stock of provisions
and a barrel Of water. During the day
the other members of the family have
a good deal of fun chatting the coward
but he gets even at night by disturbing
their sleep.
Among other peculiarities of the cy-
CIOue cOWaIo - I'LL Opl1Ce4
which possesses him about thestime the
bass begin to bite From then until
harvest time every cloud he sees as
sumes a funnel shape and he is sure
we are going to have a twister. And
he never misses a cloud. When he sees
one he gets up, gathers up his clothes
and the insurance papers and proceeds
to try to herd the family to safety.
II the coward happens to be the man
pf the house he sometimes succeeds in
dragging the sleeping wife and children
to the cellar while he looks out the
door unit. gentle summer shower be-
gins to Iall. But if the coward is the
wife she never has much success with
the old man beyond getting him angry,
and because of her duty to the children
she takes them to the 'fraid hole, aban-
doning the husband to his fate-and
sleep.
About once in 100000 times the cy-
clone coward makes a good bet, and
then his name is numbered with the
survivors. But it costs him a lot OF
GOOD cloeO