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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-12-30
1909, by Stanley J. Weyman
CHAPTER Xv1I-Continued.

WY Shtp A0VVp w Sh"hiNs ~
CHAPTER Xv1I-continued.
But at that the young man exploded
"No?" he cried. MOI, And why no
Confusion. sir, it's a too far o are
driving U.s." he continued. passionate
ly. rs 1t at your bidding l must stand
In a mob Of beggars at my own gate
/, The McMurrouCh? And he telling
country to hear? No? But it's yes, ]
sag T1ere's bounds to 1t all, and il
you must be falling to words with
my friends, quarrel like gentlemen
within doors and not in a parcel OF
looms at the gate"
He turned without waiting for q
reply and strobe into the our yard
Colonel John hesitated a moment. then
he stood aside, and, with a stern face
he invited Asglll to precede lin. The
justice did so, smiling. He had won
the first bout; and now, IL he was not
much mistaken, his opponent had made
a false move.
That opponent, following with q
somber face. began to be of the same
opinion. In his simplicity he had sup
posed that it would be easy to bell
the cat. But the cat had teeth and
claws and the cunning Of me cat and
was not, it now appeared, an animal
easy to bell.
They passed into the house. There
were two or three buCkeens in the hall
and Darby and one of the down-at-
heel servants were laying the eve
ming meal. You'll be getting out
James said CURLY.
I'VE WILL" replied one Of the men.
And they trooped out at the back.
Now, what is it?" The McMurrough
asked. turning on his followers and
speaking in a tone hardly more civil,
ITS what you're saying-Get OUT"
Asgill answered, smiling. "Only it's
the Colonel here's for saying it, and
II seems I'm the one to get out"
What do you mean?" James growled.
"Sorra bit OF your fun am l wishing at
this present." He wanted no trouble,
and he saw that here was trouble.
II a tell you in a few words" Col
onel Sullivan answered. You know on
what terms we are here. l wish to do
nothing unCivily and l VAS looking for
this gentleman to take a hin and GO
hastily. He will not, 1t seems, and SO
l must say plainly what l mean. l OBJ
jeCt to his presence here"
James stared. He did not understand
why, man, he's no JaCobite!" he cried,
His surprise vas genuine.
II will say nothing as to that" Col
onel John answered, precisely.
Then, faith, what are you saying"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-12-30
How tho Duel Ended.

From BLACK WOOD Magazine.
4 duel as arranged was between John
Egan. a county judge, and Roger Barrett,
master of the rolls. Both men were hu-
morous. and the meeting. upon the fair
ground OF ~Donnybrook, was characteristic
Upon the combatants taking their ground
Barrett. who was the challenger, promptly
fred without waiting for the signal to be
given then walked coolly away, call
ing out: Now, Egan. my honor is salts
fed" The judge. however. was by no
means contented, and shouted: Halo!
Stop, Roger, till l take a shot at your
honor" Barrett thereupon came back and
planting himself in his former station said
composedly: "All right, then; fire away
Egan presented his pistol and taking most
deliberate aim, first at one part Of the
master of the rolls anatomy and then at
another, seemed determined to finish him
outright. At last, however. he cried out:
IT gon't honor youi I Won be bothered
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There's a Difference.

Johnny" said the teacher to one Of her
class. you may tell the difference be-
tween Christmas and New Years."
"Yes'm. On Christmas you find peanuts
In your stocking. On New Years you find
q CAD over your back, On Christmas you
have turkey for dinner. On New Years
pa sits down to the table and looks all
and asks ma what In thunder she's
got mutton stew for"
but aren't there other differences
Johnny"
"Yes'm. Pa gets tight on Christmas and
bowling drunk on New Years. On Christ
mas ma says she's glad she's alive. On
New Years she says she wishes she had
died 10 years ago. On Christmas the land
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Some New Years Hopes.

I hope that coai will taxi a drop.
And rents go down a peg:
And that the man who makes the a
VIII pull no more my leg.
I hope that stocks will take a rise,
And that our Johnny d.
VIII drop the price OF kerosene
And make 1t light to see.
! HOPE hat beef m pork and such
VIII. cheaper quite one-haif,
And that my hunger may be quenched
Should II require a calf.
I hope that trusts In boots nj shoes.
And trusts In all we wear;
May find their dividends reduced
To thinnest kind Of air.
I hope that grafters large Inc small
Who fatten on the land
vii find themselves Sing-Singing as
The jury shows Its hand.
] hope for heaps to come to pass,
n hope that you'll infer;
That I am hoping for us all,
Instead Of yours.
Joe Kerr.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
A COUNTERPLOT.

gates. The McMurrough walked by his
stirrup, talking r~apidly-he, too, with
furtive backward glances. In five min
ules he had explained the situation and
the colonel's vantage ground. At the
end of those minutes. II see." Asgiil
said, thoughtfully. Easy to put him
under the sod! But you're thinking him
worse dead han alive"
"Sorra a doubt Of it,"
Yet the boys are deep" Asgin re-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-12-30
Tensile strenath of Hair.

From the Scientific American.
A human hair of average thickness can
support a load OF Ga ounces, and the av-
erage number OF hairs IN the head Is
about $4,000. A woman's long hair has a
total tensile strength of more than five
tons, and this strength can be increased
one-third by twisting tho hair. Tn. an
clients made practical use of the strength
of human hair. ~" Tds Of the Roman
~catapults were "a. - ii he hair of slaves,
and 1t is recol d hat T. free women or
Carthage offe. thei~ uxG~iant trcssas
for the same Il W leiT city was be,
sieged by the nonaIp.. #a
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lord comes around and drinks pas bear,
and says he's going to lower the rent a
peg. On New Years he comes back and
don't find any beer and says he's going to
boost 1t up two pegs"
But you are speaking Of your family,
Johnny"
"Yes'm, and II your name was O'Toole
you'd speak just as l do. If they can have
a Christmas or New Years in this town
without the O'Toole family hearing about
1t and mixing in then we hain't half as
smart as / hin we are
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Same Old Resolutions.

Bring out dem resolutions
Dat l made a year G
Oar ISM an 'casion
To be maxim any mo.
My coat Is worn to pieces
An my shoes Is clean broke through,
But dem same oil resolutions
Dey Is jes as good as new!
Dey fits me mighty handy
AS l tries 'em on again;
I s'pose dat saves me trouble
An 1 oughtn' to complain.
I made mighty keerful
An I built 'em good and strong.
An maybe OATS de reason
Dey Is lastin' me 80 long.
-Washington Star.
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shooting you! So now you may go your
own way or come and shake hands with
me, whichever you like best" Barrett
chose to shake hands and amid the
plaudits of the crowd the antagonists de-
parted from the field in much good humor,
the best of friends.
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The electric fan for winter ventila-
ton is quite as important as for sum-
mer cooling.
The sun., 1909-06-18
GIBBONS OPPOSES SUFFRAGE.
Cardinal Tells Graduate Gtris That Poll.
tics II Not Their Mission.

tics u NOT Tnetr MISSION.
BALTIMORE. June se-In the course Of
his address to-day before the graduates
OF ST. Joseph's College and Academy at
Emmitsburg. Md, Cardinal Gibbons gave
his opinion with regard to woman's suf-
frage and advised the girl graduates to
put aside any ambition to vote.
Il am sorry to say declared the Car
dinal that I am entirely opposed to
wonAns suffrage, not that hate the
women, but because l love them and
want them to fulfil the mission God In
tended for them.
Nowhere are women SO honored as
in the United States, and this 10 due TO
the chivalry OF the men. You want 20
be sure to retain your dignity. and II you
are protected by the male sex what more
do you wantf II you play in the arena
Of politics you will be covered with polit.
icai dust. Nyen srssP after toe much you
Il want to remind you that you have
a great mission to perform. Every one
Of you has a personal and exclusive Tnis-
sion from God. Cultivate q deep sense
mission lies largely In the domestic walks
Of life. II you embrace the religious life
that 10 q great mission frQm God. A.
siet ere you must not expect 10 preach
except to those you come In contact
with in the daily walks Of life. In the
church women must be silent, That 10
not our fault, but the fault Of an old man
are places where you need not be silent.
v oe be 70 society II IL had TO depend
on the male sex slone; the world would
70 to the devil
The sun., 1909-06-18
PROTEST AGAINST u. S. STEEL.
Federatisa sS French Traders objects to
Asting shares on Bogtrse.

special CaAt Despoteh 10 TEE sUs.
PARIS. June i7.-.The' Federation Of
French Traders has sent protest to
Prime Minister Clen1enceau. Foreign Min
lister Pichon and Finance Minister Call
iaux against the Introduction Of the COM
mon stock OF the United States Steel
Corporation on the bourse here.
Whether those are right who maintain
that the negotiations for the introduction
Of the shares are proceeding normally
and that the shares will be listed. as a
good authority prophesied to the corre-
spondent OF THE Sun, before the end
Of the month, or those who say the whole
transaction will need starting again
after alterations In the regulations which
cannot be carried out much under six
months. two points seem clear: First.
the parquet itself would welcome the
introduction Of the shares, and. second.
the technical dificulties would not have
proved insuperable obstacles or caused
great delay II the Government. or at
least it's financial element. had shown
itself favorable to the scheme.
The sun., 1909-06-18
STUDENT SIGHTS a COMET.
Young Princeton Astronomer's Find Vert
ned In Europe.

ned In Europe.
PRINCETON, June 1.-THE discovery
Of the first new comet Of this year. made
yesterday at the Princeton University
observatory by j. Zsoharias Daniel.
a graduate student in astronomy here.
was confirmed to-day by cable despat tches
from the Bureau OF Astronomy at Nice,
France. Because Of the need Of verifi-
ca ton the announcement Of the discov-
cry OF the comet was withheld by Mr..
Daniel until tonight.
The ew comet is In the northwestern
corner OF the constellation Pisces and
is moving northward at the rate Of one
degree and a half q day. 1t is visible
with a three inch telescope between
and o'clock In the morning. Mr.. Daniel
made his discovery by systematic sweep
Of the heavens early Wednesday morn
ing. He observed round. hazy object.
which later proved to be in motion. He
communicated with the station a. Har-
vsrd and the authorities there relayed
the nevs by cable to the bureau a. Nice.
Last night the French astronomers took
observations and wired back q verifica-
tion Of the discovery.
Mr, Daniel was graduated from Prince
ton b lede ard he's hsen doin6 graduate
wosk Nhsrss This istthe soeoAa comet
-dieooysed by him. Ris Atst ives the
brikHk SSales of 1901. and It wss sahnodnoed
alniost two years ago TO the day.
The new comet u suppoSed to be nearer
to the earth than the sun il.
The sun., 1909-06-18
SUGAR TRUST PROSECUTION ON.
Federal Grand Jury Here Sends for
- EaYie'a Evidence.


Subprnas have bean issued for Re-
ceiver George H. Earle Of the Pennsyl-
vania Sugar Refining Company. his
counsel and ell thu witnesses in the suit
brought by llm. 10 appear before che
United States Grand Jury ir this city.
The Government seeks to haSs the trust
indicted for violation OF the Sherman
anti act, and IL is understood that
the case Is set by, the Grand Jury for
Monday 1t is understood that special
representatives Of the Government have
had access to the Earle evidence pre-
sented as result OF the complications
following the Real Estate Trust failure
in Philadelphia, and that the facts
collected by Receiver Earle are to be
used in proceedings against the trust
This was the evidence that did not appeal
to Attorney General Bonaparte.
In the subpoena issued 70 Joseph Dc
F. Junkin. who was one OF the counsel
for Receiver Earle. the documents are
enumerated which are to be produced
before the Grand Jury. These include
all the records Of the Pennsylvania Sugar
Refining Company. which 1t was alleged
in the Earle suit was closed al the result
Of the Vaccinations Of the trust, and
virtually all the papers submitted in the
two suits the stock books Of the company
and the evidence a. to correspondence
betw cen Segal and Gustav Kissel.
In the suit brought by Receiver Earle
in the United States court the trust made
an offer Of settlement Of $4,000. 900. Of
which s75O,OOo was 70 be in cash. This
arrangement has yet to be approved
by the court in Philadelphia which ap-
pointed Mr. Earle receiver
The sun., 1909-06-18
RYANs son AND REX BEACH
Fined 81 Apiece for speeding-Ac
stanley Sent to jan.

Joseph j. Ryan. son Of Thomas For
tune Ryan and a student at Georgetown
University, was tried in his absence in
Special Sessions yesterday on charge
OF violating the speed law. He was
arrested on April IL last by Policeman
Eichells for driving an automobile at the
rate Of twenty miles an hour on Dyckman
street. He was fined IS. which was paid
by Paul Cravath. his attorney.
Rex E. Beach. the author. Of 25s West
Seventeen street. pleaded guilty TO a
charge OF speeding his auto on River
side Drive from Seventy ninth to Eighty
third street on December u. His speed
was twenty miles an hour. Mr.. Beach
explained that he was following another
automobile and he was sure he wasn''
travelling faster than It. That. however.
turned out to be 4 Police Department
automobiN. He paid fine OF s..
William j. Stanley, who said he was
an actor and lived at the Hotel Albany,
pleaded guilty to q charge Of speeding;
bis fourth offence. He was sentenced
to three days In the Toubs and fine Of
400 or ten days. Stanley was 90 shocked
by the idea Of doing time that he reeledi
and almost fell. He was caught and
su pported by court attendant, His
offence was driving his automobile on
Pelham Parkway at the rate OF twenty
eight miles an hour
The sun., 1909-06-18

believe that a house should take no
chances in putting through marginal
transactions. but there are man here and
elsewhere, even to San Francisco or
Europe. who have abundant means and
whose orders to buy or sell shonld bs exc
cuted at once. Exaotion Of a 30 per cent.
margin or any other would be absurd
in such cases. All that the governor, feel
they can do Is to insist that every broker
abstain from the low margin business
as far as casual customers are concerned
and run safe business. In case a house
is found to be doing 1shoestring" bus
iness. which means peril for the house
as well as for customers, 1t Is to bs called
to account.
The reformation OF the unlisted depart
ment OF the exchange was begun by ths
governors several months ago, In. the
ensuing time many stocks. like Amer
lean Sugar Refining, have been trans
ferred to the list. 1t Is expected that
this process will continue until, as' the
commission suggests. only temporary
certiicates, like those for the recently
sold New York city bonds. will remain
in the unlisted department.
In regard to the criticisms directed
against the exchange on account of the
failures Of the last year the contention
Of brokers influential in it is that they had
every reason to suppose that the rules
and methods Of enforcement we're ample
to prevent such consequences. In the
silent panic Of March, 1907. there was not
a Stock Exchange failure. nor was there
even in the Roosevelt panic Of August.
In October there was one failure. but
every creditor got his money in full moro
promptly than did any depositor in any
of many banks which failed at the same
time Only ,last year did the rules and
regulations prove Ineffective.
Before the Tracy d Co. failure. It be-
came known yesterday. the authorities
had the members Of the house before
them and went over their books. The
accounts in stocks were correct. as it
turned out after the failure. but there
was no way Of finding out the firms
transactions in grain. which caused the
failure. This incident has raised a new
questionable relation Of Stock Exchange
firms to other exchanges-which is still
under consideration. .'
The sun., 1909-06-18
WOMAN KILLED By AUTO
After She Had Been Tossed In IT'S Path
by . speeding Taxicab.

After She Had Been Tossed In IT'S Path
by . speedinE Taxicab.
ATLANTIC CITY. June l7.--Struck by a
whizzing taxicAb while abe was Walking
for car at Atlantic and Illinois avenues,
Mrs. Annie McCabe. 40 years old. Of this
city, was tossed In the air and directly
under the wheels Of passing big touring
car belonging to Ralph Taylor Of this
city.
Before John Boutwell,, chauffeur Of
the touring machine, could put on his
emergency brake the car had gone over
the woman and she was dying when she
was p,oSed up. Her skull. both legs
and so~ernl ribs were broken. and the
woman died before she reached the city
hospital
Boutwell, halted his car and assisted
in getting the woman to the hospital. but
the driver OF the taxicab put on all speed
and escaped. Boutwell, is being held az
police headquarters pending an investi-
CATION and detectives are looking for the
taxicab driver.
Mrs Taylor and Miss Laura Ganley
we're In the touring car and tainted wh.il
the accident happened. They were
allowed to 60 home after the police had
secured promises NJ their Appearance at
the inquest Witnesses OF the accident
lay the blame for the tragedy on the
driver OF the taxicab.
The sun., 1909-06-18
THE NANTICOkE CLEARED.
She VIII Have an Eacort of Honor On Hes
Start for VeDezueia.

NORFOLK. June 1.-THE seeamer Nan
ticoke. alibuster suspect. to-day left thess
waters under an escort Of honor furnished
by the Government. the revenue cutter
Pamiico. which has been blockading the
Eanticoke.
The United States Government having
been assured by venexuela that the Nan
ticoke and her oonsort. the tug Dispatch.
were for the Venezuelan Government's 8
service and not for Castro. their release
was ordered. and they were cleared for
Maracaibo.
Before the release officers OF the Pamlico
had inspected the cargo OF the Nantiooke
and had found nothing unlawful or sus-
picious. Tho Pamlioo will see the Nan
ticoke safely down the Blaokwater and
Chowan rivers. through the Albemarie
and Pamlioo sounds and then through
ocracoke Inlet. south Of Cape Hatteras,
and on to the high seas. q distance OF about
$50 miles. The Dispatch will join the two
vessels In the sound waters.
The sun., 1909-06-18
MAYOR 4 WITNESS
In Q Nomanr suit Against the New
Haven Road for Damages.

Mayor Mcclellan and the other mem
bers Of the Board OF Estimate were wit.
neskes before Supreme Court Justice
Hendrick yesterday In q cult brought by
Bridse Whalen OF 10 West Forty-eighth
.treei TO restrain the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad from olos-
ing Taylor avenue In the bronx she
also ssks for $4,000 damages. 20.
cislon was reserved.
1hs plaintiff said In her complaint that
In its petition TO the Board Of Estimate
On October II, io06, the railrned deSdribed
her property 40 being owned By the
company, The ofiiciaIs were called "a
prove that permits for closing the street
The sun., 1909-06-18
ACTOR GENTRY PARDONED.
Pennsylvania Board necides 10 Free
slayer OF Madge Iork.

HARRISBURG. Pa. June l7.-After
having served thirteen years in the East
ern Penitentiary under life sentence for
killing his sweetheart Madge York,
James B. Gentry. the actor was recon-
mended for a pardon this afternoon by
the State Board of Pardons.
Gov. Stuart will sign the pardon within
a week.
Petitions for Gentry's pardon were
signed by nearly every member Of the
State Legislature and prominent citizens
OF Philadelphia and elsewhere. 1t was
urged that he was crazed with drink and
jealousy when ne committed the crime
and that his puniAhment had been suffi-
Client.
Gentry was sentenced in Philadelphia
on July 8. 1885, to be hanged April AZ.
1897. On April 70 the sentence was com
muted to life imprisonment.
The sun., 1909-06-18
SOLD AT $s75 A SQUARE FOOT
UNION DINE SAVINGS BUILD
ING BOUGHT BY CABLE.

English Ievestors After . Brief lnvesusa.
tien Pay the Second Highest Price
for New York Realty Jump Of
$500, 900 Made In Three Years.
- The Union Dime Savings Bank property
at Broadway and Thirty-second street.
facing Greeley Square. was bought yes
terday by Edward Hedley Cuthbertson
and Charles Kaufman for $500, 900.
The site comprises 1000 square feet and
the price was at the rate of $s7S square
foot, the second highest figure known
to have been paid for land in this town
and the highest outside the financial
district.
The southeast corner OF Wall street
and Broadway brought $sss a square
foot in 1905. Since 1901 the record price
In the midtown section has been $s2+.oS a
square foot which was paid for the north
west corner Of Broadway and Thirty
fourth street.
The buyers Of the Union Dime Savings
Bank property are English investors
with large interests in the De Beers mines.
Their intention is to hold yesterday .
purchase for a rise. The transaction
was made through Samuel Goldstioker.
On recent visit. according to Mr..
Goldsticker. his clients asked what pieces
OF high price real estate In New York city
would show the quickest and biggest
advance in. value. The result was n
contract of puAchase for the savings bank
site after two visits on the same day.
one during the shopping hours and one
when the theatre crowds assemble in
Broadway. The purchase money was
cabled over from London yesterday.
The property was sold by the City
Investing Company. OF which Robert T..
bowling is president, and which Is the
owner OF the big City Investing Building
in lower Broadway. The company pur-
chased 1t from the Union Dime Savings
Bank in 1903 for 81. .0OO,OO
The bank. which is building new home
at Sixth avenue and Fortieth street.
opposite Bryant Park. holds a lease OF the
premises until May 1. 1910. The building
is a six story structure. 1t fronts s2.e
feet on Thirty-second street, 42.s feet
on Broadway and ss.o feet on Sixth avenue.
The rear line 10 l0s feet. The ground
floor only 10 occupied by the bank. the
upper floors being leased as apartments
and the easements as stores.
II was put up In 1875 when the bank
moved from Its old home at Canal and
LaiGht streets. At the time 1t was de-
scribed as a magnificent white marble
building
When the Pennsylvsnia and McAdoo
tunnels begin to land pSsasnssss q Grss'
ley Square the neighborhood viii be The
main trafac centre In the city.
The sun., 1909-06-18
BONE GRATED IN MAN'S LEG.
section From q Lambs Thigh Takes
Place Of shattered Part Of T1bla-

CHICAGO. June ia rare surgical
operation, the outcome OF which viii be
watched with interest. by the medical
profession Of the world. was performed
at Frances Willard Hospital to-day when
q section Of bone from the leg Of a lamb
was grated into the right leg Of Dooearl
Townsend to replace section OF shat
tered tibia.
Townsend Is an elevator operator and
was taken to the hospital several days
ago after an accident In which hs suffered
a compound fracture Of his right leg
Amputa ton was at first decided on.
Later DR.. Casius Rogers was called IN
consultation and 1t was decided to Try
to graft bono from the leg Of a healthy
lamb.
Surgeons Of Chicago asserted to-day
that this was tho first time this operation
ever was attempted in America and that
1t never had been attempted more thar
four or Ave times before.