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The Washington herald., 1909-03-12

Offices and are putting out literature and
preparing to make a hghE for restora-
ton OF the duty on hides. which has been
abolished by the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
The manufacturers OF wooden goods are
coming on from New England TO make q
fight for higher duties on their products,
or, az least, 20 obtain retention of the
present duties. The woolen schedule Is
one which IS stiil open, and there is con-
siderable doubt as TO just where the COM
mittee viii finally land IN regard 70 this
rate
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
NEW ORGANIZATION FORMED.

Master Painters, PaperhangerS, and
Decorators Incorporate.
A new organization was added to
Washingtons industrial forces last even
Ing. when articles OF federation were
signed and the Master Painters. Paper
hangers and Decorators Association
formed at 8 meeting of the tradesmen at
1883 G street northwest.
George Pitt was elected president: II.
P. Amos. vice president; w A. Marceron.
treasurer. and c. B. F. Haller. secretary.
The association VIII meet again at tha
same place next Monday evening.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
Lloyd VI. TiiIman Gets Posi-.

Lloyd NJ. Tillman has been assigned by
the Comptroller OF the Currency as na-
tional bank examiner for the Southeast
ern district of Pennsylvania, with head
quarters at Philadelphia. Mr. Tillman.
who has had considerable experience in
the Office OF the Comptroller, viii take
up his new duties at once.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
IF YOU ARE A TRIfLE SENSITIVE

% know that many people can wear shoes a size
smaller by spTinkling Aliens FoOt-Ease into them.
shoes. and for breaking m New Shoes When
rnb5ers OF oyeTsaoes become necessary and y0ur
Sold Everywhere, Il sample FREE Address
Allen s. Olrnsted. Le Roy. N Y. Don't Accept any
substitute.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
Wfn Continue His Vol.

Mr.. Sherman said yesterday he would
continue his work among the members
OF the House. and that he did not expect
10 see as much opposition at the opening
Of Congress as there is now
The insurgents are claiming seven o.
the new members OF Congress among
their number They are Representatives
Kendall Woods. Good, and Pickett. OF
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
LOBBYISTS ARRIVE
FOR TARIFF FIGHT
Speculation Centers on Pro-
posed Duty Oh Coffee.
HOUSE COMPLETES BIG BILL

Ways and Mems Committee Must
Choose Between an Incrense on the
Tax of Beer or of Putting n Duty
on Coffee 10 Obtain the Necessary
Revenues for Conducting Nation.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12

Late q ZiegfeId's "FoIiesH Couansrv. Pi7rs-t
PlnOiSns Catchy SoIgs. ana Direrllng Da.e1rg
The CELEBRATED SIX MUSICAL CUTr1s
GREAT AELyplC FEAST. san J. Curtis q
60. Ls hccn-i-uss a %. Hcldcn's Merry Man
nlklnS Dooley * Savles Great Richards - ood
ard Pulp Milling AlIagupl-
NEXT WEEk-HAHRE RULGER < CO.
PAkA.S HAWAIIAN THO. CLEkMONT's ;
BURLESQUE CIRCUS. Sc BUY SEATS To
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
INSURGENTS READY
FOR RULES FIGHT

Continued from Page One.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
ADJUSTMENTS.
WILLIE MONTGOMERY
and FLORENCE < MOORE

MerT5 Whiri o. Mirth. Musie ssd No7sisisS
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ntry. friezc-coated or half bare, who
Thooped and jabbered. now about one
Of their number, now about another.
The Irish air was soft, the hum of
voices cheerful; nor could anything
less like a secret council less ike a
meeting OF men about to commit them
selves to a dark and dangerous enter
prise. be we'll imagined.
But no one was deceived. The cour-
age, the enthusiasm that danced in
Flayia's eyes were reflected more dark
iy and more furtively in a score Of
faces, within the room and without. To
enjoy one hour of triumph, to Mreak
upon the cursed English a 1.-THE of the
wrongs, q 1.-THE OF the insults, that their
country had suffered, to be the spoke
on top, were 1t but for a day, to die
for Ireland if they could not live for
her. Could man own Irish blood. and
an Irish name, and not rise at the call?
II there were such a man, Oh! cow
ardly, mean, M miserable he seemed
to Flavia McMurrough. Much she mar
yelled at the patience, the consldera-
ton, the arguments, which the silver
tongued e~cclesiastic brought to bear
upon him. She longed to denounce him,
to bid him begone, n do his worst.
But she was a young plotter, and he
who spoke from the middle OF the
hearth with so much patience and for
b%earance was an old one, proved by
years of peril, and tempered by a score
of failures a a long accustomed to
play with the lives and fortunes of
men. He knew better than h what
was at stake to win or lose; nor was
it without f~orethought hat he had de-
tcrmined to risk much to gain Colonel
Sullivan. To his mind, and to Machin's
mind. the other men In the room were
but tools to be used, puppets to be
danced. But this man--for among SOL
diers Of fortune there is q camaraderie,
so that they are known to one another
by reputc from the Baltic 10 Cadiz-
a q coadjutor to be gained. He was
one whose experience, Joined with an
Irish name. might well avail them
much. ~
be obduEate. But in that event the
bishops mind was made up. Flavia
supposed that. If the colonel held out
he would be dismissed. and so an end.
But the speaker made no mistake. He
had chosen to grip the nettle danger,
and he knew that gentle measures were
no longer possible. He must enlist Col
onel Sullivan or-but 1t has been said
that he was no novice in dealing with
the lives of men.
IF II be a question only of the
chances" he said. after some beating
about the bush, 'if I I'm right In sup
posing that it is only hat which with
holds ColoRel Sullivan from Joining
U.s.
st do not say it is" Colonel John re-
'Diied 2rsyeiy. but to deal with 1t on
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-28
CURED H HuMoR

Big, Painful Swellings Broke and
did Not Henl-sunered Three
Yenrs--Tortures Yield 90 Cuticurs.
Little black swellings were scatter
ed over my face and neck and they
would leave little black scars that
would itch so | couldn't keep from
scratching them. Larger swelllngs
would appear and my clothes would
stick to the sores. went to a doctor,
but the trouble only got worse. By
this time 1t was ali over my arms and
the upper part of my body In swellings
as large as a dollar, 1t was so pain
full that I could not bear to lie on my
back. The second doctor stopped the
swellings, but when they broke the
places would not heal. | bought a set
Of the Cuticura Remedies and In less
than a week some OF the places were
nearly well. I continued until I bad
used three sets, and now I am sound
and well. The disease lasted three
years. o. L. Wilson, Puryear, Tenn,
Feb. g, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole
Props. OF Cuticura Remedies. Boston.
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Copyright. 1909. by Stanley J. Weyman.,
CHAPTER Ix-Continued.

CHAPTER
Uncle Ulick WINGED. 'Ay, to be sure!
| To be sure. lad" he answered. But ne
rubbed his head, like a man In q difn-
| Guilty.
The Rishop seemed to be going 70
| ask a question. Before he could speak,
| however, Fiavia came tripping down
the stairs, a gay song on her 2
Half way down, the song. light ano
sweet as a birds, came to q SUDDEN
end.
~ am afraid I am late!" h said,
And tnen-as the. Colonel supposed
she saw that more than the ami
party were assembled that the Bisnop
and CAPTAIN Machin were there also.
| and the strangers-and above all, that
| he was there. She descended h last
| three stairs silently, but with q heignt-
cned color, moved proudly into the
| middle OF the group, and couTtsied De
| fore the e~cclesiastic till her knee
| touched the floor.
He gave her his hand TO kiss, with q
smile and a murmured blessing. Sne
rose with sparkling eyes. a-v
ut is a good morning." she said, as
one who having done her duty could
be cheerful.
.It is a very fine morning" the
Bishop answered In the same spirit.
THE snn shines on us, as we would
have him shine And after breakfast,
with your leave. my daughter, and with
your brothers leave, we will hold a
little council. What say you. Colonel
S%ullivan?" he continued, turning to
the Colonel. "A family council? VIII
you join us?"
The McMurrough uttered an excla-
nation, so unexpected and strident.
that the words were not articulate.
Gut the bishop understood them. for.
ps all turned to him, May" he said,
at shall be for the colonel to say. But
q. Ill arguing with II fasting man." he
,ortin ed Genially. land by your
leave we win retu.a to the matter after
breakfast"
II am not for argument at ALL" Cap
tain Machin said. 1t a the first
time he had spoken. $3.50 =
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-28
Continued Next Week)
Why She "set Up" the Candy.


A oma of limited means who had
aever INDUCED in luxuries Of any kind
suddenly took to RECALLING her callers
with candied fruits and confectionery.
Don't think I am. running into GRIM
inal extravaganza" she explained to
an intimate friend. These things
don't cost me a penny. / get them In
the queerest way imaginable. One day
/ found a very valuabl diamond
brooch. 1t was advertised for and a
liberal reward was offered for It's re-
turn. l returned the brooch. It be-
longed to the wife of a confectioner.
She hemmed and hawed about the re-
ward and lamented hard times. Before
/ mad time to decline the reward that
had been offered she said:
Money is so dreadfully scarce. How
would you like to take out the $25 in
trade-so much candy a week until 1t is
paid Off? / think my husband would
agree
Then I changed my mind. I didn't
particularly want the candy, but I dis
liked that woman so heartily that I
couldn't stand 1t to let her off without
paying something, so just to spite her
I am running my own complexion by
trying to eat up that reward"
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1.-THE WILD GEESE,
. By Stanley j. Meyman.

that basis, while I can admire, reverend
sir, the man who Is ready to set his
life on a desperate hazard to gain
something which he sets above that
life. 1 take the case to be different
where II Is a question of the lives OF
others. Then ] say the chances mus
be weighed"
However sacred the aus and high
the aim?"
II think So"
The bishop sighed. his chin sinking
or his breast. II am sorry he said,
II am sorry"
THAT we cannot see alike in O matter
so grave? Yes sir: so am l."
mo. That I met you this morning
II am. not sorry,' Colonel John re-
others meaning. "For-hear me out, ]
beg. You and / have seen the world and
can weigh the chances. Your friend,
too, Captain Machin'--he pronounced
the name in ad odd tcne-"He, too,
knows on what he is embarked and how
he will stand IL the result be failure. II
may be that he already has his home,
his rank and his fortune In foreign
parts. and he will be little the worse II
the worse befall."
"I?" Machin cried, stung out Of his
taciturnity. LET me tell you, sir, that
l fling back the insinuation."
But the colonel proceeded as IL the
were. not speaking. you, rever-
end sir, yourself" he continued, know
well on what you are embarking, its
prospects, and the issue for o IL II
fail. But you are by your profession
and choice devoted to a life of danger.
You are willing, day by day and hour
by hour, to run the risk of death. But
these, my cousin there"-looking with
q kind eye at Flavia-"she--'
Leave me out!" she cried, passion
ately. And h rose to her feet, her
face Oh fire. II separate myself from
you! I, for my part, ask no better than
to suffer for my country .
'She thinks she knows, but she does
not know the colonel continued quiet
ly, unInoved by her words. "She can
not guess what II is to be cast adrift-
GONE. a woman, penniless, in a strange
land. And, yet that at the best--and the
worst may be u~nspeakably worse
must be her fate IL this plot miscarryi
For others, The McMurrough and HIS
friends yonder"-he indicated the grour
by the window-Sthey also are igno-
rant" ....
The McMurrough sprang to his feet,
spluttering with rage. Speak for your
self" he cried.
"Thoy know nothing" the colonel
continued, quite unmoved, "of that
force against which they are asked to
pit themselves, Of that stolid power
owe sea, never more powerful than
now"
THE saints will Do between us and
harm!" the eldest of the O'Beirnes
cried, rising in his wrath. IT'S speak
for yourself i say tool"
"And Il"
"And II" others of the group roared
with gestures of defiance.
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One, stepping forward, snapped his
fingers close to the colonel's' face. THAT
for you-that for you!" he cried. Nov.
or whenever you will, day or night, and
sword or pistol! To the devil with
your impudence, sir; I'd have o know
you're not the only; man has seen the
world. The shame of the world on you,
talking like a schoolmaster while your
country cries for you, and t is not your
tongue but your hand she's w~anting!"
Uncle Ulick put his big form between
Colonel John and his assailant. Sure
and be easy" he said. "Sir Denny,
you're forgetting yourself. And you,
Tim Burke. Be easy, / say. It's only
for himself the colonel is speaking"
Thank God for that!" Fiavia cried
In q voice which ran high.
They were round him now, a ring Of
men with dark, angry faces, and hard
y restrained hands. But the bishop
interviewed.
"one moment" he said, still speak
ing smoothly and with a smile. per
haps 1t is for those he thinks he
speaks!" And the bishop pointed to the
crowd which filled the %forecourt. per
haps II Is for those he thinks he
speaks" he repeated in i~rony-for of
the feeling of the crowd there could ne
no doubt. .a.
Colonel John replied. 1T is on their
behalf / appeal to you For 1t is they
who foresee the least, and they who
will suffer the most. II is they who will
follow like sheep, and they who like
sheep will go to the butcher! Ay, 1t is
they" he continued with deeper feeling,
and he turned to Flavia, who are
yours, and they will pay for you.
Therefore," raising his hands for ST.
lence, before you name the prize, sum
up the cost. Your country, your faith,
your race-these are great things, but
they are far off and can do without
you. But these-these that are frag-
ment OF your country, that handful of
your race which Cod has laid in the
palm of your hand, to cherish or to
crush, and"
The dewitt" Machin CALCULATED, with
sIddeL. violence. Perhaps he read in the
girls face some shadow OF p~erpexity,
Have done with your preaching, sir, !
say! Have done, man. If we fail"-
You must fail!" Colonel John re-
torted. You will fail! And failing, sir;
his reverence will stand no worse thar
now, for his life is forfeit already!
While YOU
What of he? Well, what Of me pa
the stout man cried truculently. His
brows descended over his eyes, and hie
lips twitched
For you, Admiral Cammock'-
h other stepped forward a pace.
You know me"
Yes. / know you"
There was silence for a moment.
eyed Colonel Sullivan askance. ana
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-28
He Had IL.

Harper's Weekly: A certain man OF
letters who has been spending the sum-
mer in the Catskills reports nayins
overheard the following conversation
between two rustic fellow guests at his
boarding house table:
First Rustic (cutting pie In two un-
equal pieces, and giving his friend the
smaller piece)-"Thar's yer pie, Jonas
SecondR Rustic Tin an aggrieved tone)--
Say, Elias. IL I'd been a-dealin' out
that pie I'd "a given you the biggest
piece!"
First Rustic-tWall, Jonas, what yer
kickin' 'bout-,ain't / got it?"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-28

list look al me a-settin' here,
A-stayfn' after school.
I'm inherent NV doin' wrong,
I ever broke no rule.
Jist fore the time fer leavin' come.
At four o'clock today.
Miss Johnson ser. The rest may go.
But Jimmy Jones will stay"
L guess that teachers struck on me,
She makes me stay so much:
I never Jabbed Joe with that pin.
/ jist give him q touch;
An whot ef / did make a noise.
Meow.n' like a cat,
'Twus only jist a funny Joke,
Whot harm was they In thatf
I bet ef Mister Rooserfelt
Knowed how they treat kids here.
He'd stop this stayin' after school.
Gee! how the gang 'ud cheer;
Some day hen I'm the president,
This here's no Idle noise,
Jist cause they rubbed Il In on me.
I won't have schools fer boys.
-Bide Dadley in Kansas City Star.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-28

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Aerial Sergeant-You saw the
collision, did you?
The Aerial Monoplane Cop-Yep.
Other fellow was all to blame. Full
of ozone, / fancy.
Did you get his NUMBER"
Nope. He few. behind a cloud and
hid in a bunch of mist"
You'd know his flyer IL you saw II
'again?"
Sure. It's a high gear Action with
six fippers and a Zephyr exhaust"
Amy passengers?"
"Three burlesque blondes and a vau-
deville brunette"
Evidently a borrowed carr"
Evidently"
well, find the owner. I'm going to
break up this high speed carelessness
IL ! have to fill the aerial police station
SO full of speeders that they drop out
every time the door opens. Get busy"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-28
One Enouah for Johnny.

From the Delineat0r.
The Sunday schol lesson was from that
scripture which teaches that IL youi
brother strike you on the cheek, you
should turn the other also and endure even
for 20 times seven, Johnny had listened &c
his teacher very a~ttentively when she EN-.
phasized this fact, and after the lesson the
superintendent rose to make a few re-
marks.
Now, boys" he said, ''how many time.
ought another boy to strike you before
you hit him back3"
"Just about once" promptly answered
Johnny.
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A Business onnortunitu

Owing to the special Inducements or
fered, says the Philadelphia RECORD, 1,
would pay a man out OF a job to take
immediate passage for Europe.
In the principal p of Altreich. in
Alsace. appears the following advertise
ment:
The commune or Hirsinger requires a
capable mar to wind n look after the
village clock. No salary to begin with,
but this will soon DE doubled IL services
are satisfactory"
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x.
A COUNCIL OF A

.. A COUNCIL OF WAR.
The meal had been eaten, stolidly
~ some, by others with a poor appe-
lite, by Colonel John with a thought
ful face. Two men of family, but
broken fortunes, old Sir Denny Nc
Carthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke,
Of Maamtrasna, had Joined the party
under the rose, as 1t were, and neither
giving nor receiving a welcome. Now
old Darby kept the door and the bishop
the hearth; whence. standing with his
back to the glowing peat, he could adj
dress his audience with eye and voice.
The others, risen from the table, had
placed themselves here and there
where they pleased. The courtyard,
visible through the windows, seethed
with an ever-increasing crew Of peas
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-28

! don't pretend TO know the ways
OF baseball men. I'm bafded~ quite
BY writers who describe the plays
In language weirdly erudite.
And yet I cheer and cheer again.
/ love the pastime, truth to tell.
Because 1t gives me, now and then,
A chance to get outdoors a yell.
OF politics, ALAS my store
OF information e. but thin,
But I'll be there. just as OF yore.
To cheer when the returns come IN.
To wonder frequently I pause,
How many others nea me dwell.
Who get excited Just because
They love to get outdoors and yell.
Washington Star.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-28
A Hiah Finanoier.

=. ETUTI tIIO DGTIIIUuLUEs |"""
Little 3-year-old Elmer received a dime
for taking a dose Of castor oil. The
day her big brother Fred asked her te
pick up a basket OF cobs.
"How much will you give me" sh,
asked.
"A Nickel replied her brother.
"Humph!' said Elmer, 81 can make more
than that taking castor OIL"
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Tho Joy That Killed.
From the Washington Star.

from Ine washington oIdr'
senator Tillman was praising the humor
OF a republican congressman.
His humor. however," he concluded,
lis rather grim. I told him the other day
about a mutual acquaintance who had
died, a man he had never liked.
land his wife is dead, too I said.
He himself died on Monday. His wife
died two days later. The papers didn't
say what killed herr"
"'she was tickled to death. I guess,
said the congressman grimly.
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THAN SPANKING.

Spanking does not cure children of bed
wetting. There is a constitutional cause
for this trouble. Mrs. M. Summers, o
w, Notre Dame, Ind, will send free to
mother her successful home treat
ment. with full instructions. Send no
money, but write her today II your chill
dren trouble you in this way. Don't blame
the child. the chances are 1t can't help II.
This treatment also cures adults n aged
people troubled with urine difficulties by
dav or night.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-28

An aching back is instantly
relieved by an application of
Sloan's Liniment.
This Eminent takes the place
Of massage and is better than
sticky plasters. 1t penetrates
~ without rubbing - through
the skin and muscular tissue
right to the bone, quiekens the
blood, relieves congestion, and
gives permanent as well as
temporary relief.
Here's the Proof.
Mr.. JAMES q. LEE, OF HOO 9th st.,
6.E., Washington. DO, writes; s"Thirty
years ago / fell from q scaffold and serf-
ously injured my back. Isuffered terri
bly, at times I; from the small OF my back
all around my stomach was Just as IL I
had been beaten with O club. 1 used
every plaster 1 could get with no relief.
Sloan's Liniment took tho pain right
out, and / can now do ms much ladder
work ~ any man In the shop, thanks to
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-28
Open Season for Guides.

Every year there go into the wilderness
thousands OF hunters, with the ~trappings
and requirements of slaughter. Some OF
them come back, Parts of some of them
come back. There Is great carnage In the
woods-not wholly among the wild anil
mails.
It'll is considered cheap sport to shoot q
guide, as his skin Is no good. Yet when
there Is nothing else In sight, what can a
hunter do? The usual method of the
sportsman is as follows: There is a rust
ling In the bushes. The hunter levels his
rifle al the spot and pours 10 slugs into
A. Then he shouts. us that you. guide?"
There is seldom an answer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-28

What is sought to be avoided in these
homecoming celebrations Is the return
OF the "black sheep" who went away In
the night holding the loose end OF a
halter strap.
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All Going Out.
From Puck.

From Puck.
Judge (sternlyJ-Three times In a month";
What do you make of this. sir2
Rastus OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES I doan'
make muffin. You fellows lip here seem
to be de only ones dat get any 'cuniary
profit out of hauling me UP.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-28

There rs a wide distinction between
May / and moving day for the Metho-
dist preachers.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-28

through q nagging cough or irritatedi tbroet. Alena
Lung Balsam will heal the affection Quickly and harm
lessly. Al idruggists. 2sc. Soc and sLoe bottles
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On the Aerial Highway.

Mrs, winsIsyv's BooTHIra srrup for Chfidrsl
teethinE, softens the gums. reduces inhammAtt on
allays pain, cures wind colo. 25c . bottle.