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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19
BILLY GOAT KILLS
ENORMOUS PYTHON
Snake Bursts Blood Vessel in
Swallowing Animal With
Horns; Later Embalmed.

Logansport, Ind, Aug. ia goat,
! common, tin-can-eating BILLY"
goat, caused the death Of Royal
Rajah, a python, which Gus Lamb
rigger vas exhibiting here.
The python, which Is said to have
been more than 100 years old, was %
feet long and weighed 300 pounds.
The snake yesterday aroused from
It's dormant state Inc showed signs
of hunger. Although John Hide
brandt, officer of the local humane
society, had served notice on Lamb
rigger ordering him to kill all ami
mails before giving them to the snake,
a live goat was forced into the
snakes feeding pen.
Covers With Saliva.
The huge python sprang forward
and wrapped it's body about the ter
rifed goat. The bones were crushed
like egg shells and the snake then
began to cover the crushed body with
saliva. When this was done it start
ed to swallow the body whole. In
swallowing the goat one of its horns
became fastened and the snake in at
tempting to dislodge II burst an ar
terry and bled "a death.
The snake was embalmed, seven
gallons Of fluid being necessary for
the inh.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19
Reward OF Honesty.
From the Cleveland Pres.

From the Cleveland Press.
One day last week a teacher in Bolton
school picked up in the street a chamois
bag, and, peering inside, saw some ia
,monds. Advertisements telling of the loss
OF 1900 worth Of damon s led the school
teacher to the residence OF the owner, the
wife of a downtown merchant. Incident
ally a reward was offered, but the woman
who found them is of character too high
TO make a reward a thing to be considered
In such a case. She carried the diamonds
to the woman who had lost them and the
latter seized them with all the JOY that
Il woman could possibly show on the re-
coVery of her jewels.
And now" aid the woman, 'you shall
ave a reward of SO If you take it out
in trade in my husbands shop"
The school teachers sense of humor
prevented her from showing n disgust,
II she told the. owner that she could
not think Of taking a reward for common
honesty, n was only too glad to find the
owner. During the conversation the
woman was counting the diamonds, and
she suddenly broke out with:
One of them Is missing! One of them
is missing! What are you going to do
about that?"
The best l car do about that" replied
the school teacher, lis to wish that more
were missing. Good day"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19
E!ormaIdehyde for Flies.
From the London Lancet.


It is not always possible to trace
the origin of illness, but 1t Is easy
enough to give valid reasons why the
fly can be the Introductory agent.
Purely medical aspects apart, the fly
Is not particularly scrupulous as to its
environment--it alights at n time on
most offensive material and at an
other it is on the food in the kitchen
and at the table. One of the earliest
experiments we can remember to have
seen showing the connection of flies
and disease was that in which a COM
mon bluebottle vas allowed to walk
across a piece of freshly sliced po-
tato. The potato subsequently de-
veloped colonies of micro-organisms all
along the track taken by the fly, while
elsewhere no development took place.
The important question remains how
best to get rid of the fly. Fly papers
and sticky, strings are unsightly and
the struggle of a fly to release itself
from a sticky substance is not an en-
PERTAINING spectacle. In our own ex-
perience the best discriminating agent
is a weak solution of weak formalde-
hyde in water (say two teaspoonfuls
to the pint), and this experience has
been confirmed by others. 1t would
appear that flies are attracted by a
weak solution Of formaldehyde, which
they drink. Some die in the water,
Others get as far only as the imme-
diate vicinity OF the plate Of water, but
all ultimately succumb; and where
they occur in large numbers hundreds
may be swept up from the floor. It
is consoling to know that by this
method the flies have died under a dose
of a fluid which is fatal to disease
organisms, a fluid also which is in
offensive and for practical purposes
non-poisonous. The method at once
provides a means Of diminishing the
scourge.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19
Reflections of a Bachelor.

NIUIHN IN WV 4VNh AIOoHs
No matter what a college boys edu-
cation costs, it's cheap to have him get
over It.
Just because a woman has yellow
hair and black eyes is no sign she
can't be deceptive,
What makes a bachelors life so lone
ly is not having things charged to him
In all the shops.
The reason the baby didn't talk ear
lier is 1t was smart enough to want to,
but couldn't learn.
A woman has only two ideas Of good
dressing-to show how much she can
put on and how little.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19
Not Reliable
From the Chicago Post

From the Chicago Post. '
Sir" said the sleek looking agent,
approaching the desk of the meek,
meaching. locking man and opening one
of those folding, thingumajigs showing
styles Of binding, II believe I a in
terest you in this set of books contain
ing the speeches of the worlds greatest
orators. Seventy volumes 81 down and
81 a month until the price $3.50, has,
been paid. This set of books gives you
the most celebrated speeches of the
greatest takers the world has yer,
known and !.
Let me see the index" said the meek
man. The agent hands 1t to him and
he looks through it carefully, and
~methodically, running his finger along
the list Of names. Reaching the end,
he hands the index back to the agent
and says: "
1T isn't what you claim 1t is. 1 hap
pen to know the greatest talker In the
world, and you haven't her in the in
deX." TWt
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19
MUNYON'S EMINENT DOCTORS AT
YOUR SERVICE FREE.
Not a Penny to Pay for the Fullest
Medical Examination.

II you are in doubt as to the cause
OF your disease, mail us a postal re-
questing a medical examination blank
which you will, fill out and return to
us. Our doctors will carefully dag
nose your case, and II you can be
cured you will be told so; II you can
not be cured you will be told so. You
are not obligated to us in any way, for
this advice Is absolutely Free You are
at liberty to take our advice or not, as
you see fit. Send to-day for a medi-
cal examination blank, fill out and re-
turn to us, and our eminent doctors
will diagnose your case thoroughly,
absolutely free.
Munyon's, SD and Jefferson streets,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19
Pointed Paragraphs.

(From the Chicago News.)
No, Cordelia, stays do not make O
woman staid.
Do you think others envy you because
Of your shrewdness?
More spinsters might marry IL other
women didn't marry so often.
From a wnman's viewpoint a court Of
last resort is a divorce court. -
You can make an enemy Of a friend
It's harder for q man to raise bees
than IL is for bees to raise a man.
You may have observed that satisfied
when people get a divorce the real
reason doesn't always show on the sur
face. ......
allowed to drift into the has-been class
The bark of the average dog is worse
han his bite; the bark is usually kept
up all night.
Did you ever see a self-made man who
was able to talk to q range for 10
minutes without mentioning the fact?
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19
IN AGONY WITH ECZEMA.

Whole Body n Mass OF Raw, Bleed
ing, Torturing Humor-Hair All
Fell Out-HOped Death Would END
Fearful sunering-In Despair
Cured by Cuticura.
words cannot describe the terrible
eczema / suffered with. 1t broke out
on my head and kept spreading until
1t covered by whole body. l was al
most a solid mass Of sores from head
to foot. I. looked more like a piece of
raw beef than a human being. The
pain and agony I endured seemed more
than l could bear. Blood and pus
oozed from the great sore on my scalp,
from under my finger nails, and near
ly all over my body. My ears were so
crusted and swollen I was afraid they
would break of. Every hair in my
head fell out. l could not sit down,
for my clothes would stick to the raw
and bleeding flesh, making me cry out
from the pain. My family doctor did
all he could, but I got worse and
worse. My condition was awful. l
did not think l could live, and wanted
death to come and end my frightful
sufferings.
"In this condition my mother-in-law
begged me to try the Cuticura Rem
edies. l said / would, but had no hope
Of recovery. But oh, what blessed re-
lief 1 experienced after applying CUT.
cura Ointment. 1t cooled the bleeding
and itching flesh and brought me the
first real sleep l had had in weeks. 1t
was as grateful as ice to a burning
tongue. l would battle with warm
water and Cuticura Soap, then apply
the Ointment freely. l also took Cuti.
cura Resolyent for the blood. In q
short time the sores stopped running,
the flesh began to heal, and l knew ]
was to get well again. Then the hair
on my head began to grow, and In q
short time l was completely cured. ]
wish l could tell everybody who has
eczema to use Cuticura. Mrs. VIM
Hunt. 1876 Thomas ST., Newark, N. ].
Sept. %, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Solt
Props. Of C%uticura Remedies. Boston.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19
The Fishinu's Fine,

THE fshing's fine" the advertisements
say ~
OF course the railroad agents ought to-
know, ~ W
The x. P. D.. N. C.'s the only wav )
10 reach the pools where Sp-kl-d B-tfes
play "S
And gamy muskellunge to monsten
grow.
Armed with his rod and book of nies.
away AeS
The angler HES him where the brookIets
And tinds he should have been here yes
THE fishing's fine"
But not today; for stormy winds do blow
Inc crystal waters clear are dashed to
Though by next week he'll surely ret .
II for to catch a 'lunge he'll row and rovv.
IheyH bite like blazes in Big Thunder
bay uoI
The fshing's fine!"
Chicago Tribune.
The annual match bill for the world
Is more than $1S5, 900, 900. 1888
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19

kidney complaint. l had sharp, agon-
izing pains and serious urinary trou-
BILE. l was tired and depressed and
nothing seemed to help me. Finally
Doan's Kidney Pills brought relief and
soon effected a complete cure"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19
His Mistake.

From the Denver Republican.
The vender of images, who had lust
been thrown out Of a large office build
ing, wept bitterly as he looked at the
torn clothes and broken wares.
Who did this?" inquired the friendly
cop. I'll pinch EN-, if you say the
wCrd."
No, it was my fault" said the VIC
tim, gathering up the remains of a
plaster image. Il insisted on trying to
sell a bust OF Noah Webster to a meet
Ing Of simplifed spoilers. Denver Re-
publican.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19

Don't dope yourself for every little
pain. 1t only hurts your stomach. Such
pain comes usually from local infiam.
matlon; A little rubbing with Hamlins
Wizard Oil will stop it Immediately.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19

guor, urinary tfou-
bles make women
suffer untold misery.
Ailing Kidneys are
the cause. Cure them.
Mrs. Irene Tudor, 118
N. Clagg St., Belle
fontaine, Ohio, says:
II thought my trou-
BILE incurable, as /
suffered so long with
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19
Trouble in the Royal Palace.
Success Magazine.

..LLsF.#E SOAA 0hSNNoS NAdB .#
The Shakespeare club, Of New Or
leans, used to give amateur theatrical
performances that were distinguished
for the local prominence of the actors.
Once a social celebrity, with q gorgeous
costume, as OF the lords in wait
ing, had only four words to say: The
queen has swooned." AS he stepped
forward. his friends applauded voclfer-
ously. Bowling his thanks, he faced the
king and said, in a very high pitched
voice, The swoon has queened."
There was a road of laughter; but
he waited patiently, and made another
attempt: .
Tho sween has oooned." y
Again the walls trembled and the
stage manager said, in a voice which
could be heard all over the house,
Come off, you doggoned fool"
But the ambitious amateur refused
surrender, and in a rasping falsetto, as
he was assisted off the stage, he
screamed: The coon has sweened-"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19

Chimneys were first used in Europe
N the 14th century. None Of the Ro-
man. ruins show chimneys like ours.
The wealthy Romans used carefully
dried wood, which would burn in the
room without SCOT.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19
Sonu.

OOHYs
Oh! like a queens her happy tread,
And like a queens her golden head!
oh! at last, when all is said,
Her woman's heart for me!
We wandered where the river CLEANED,
Meath oaks that unused and pines that
dreamed,
A wild thing of the wood she seemed,
So proud n pure and free!
All heaven grew nigh to hear her sing,
When from her lips her soul took wing
The oaks forgot their bordering,
The pines their rev. erie.
And OH her happy queenly tread! I
And oh! her queenly golden head!
OH! her heart, when all.is said 4
Her woman's heart for mei.a. al,a Y
s'AAWihbfS WATSON
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19
Corrected.


From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
DO you like Oscar Kharyyam %
~thoughtlessly asked a gentleman who
entertaining two brothers whose
acumen In commercial matters was
considerably in advance of their liter
airy knowledge. Pretty WELL" replied
the elder Of the two guests, but I pre-
fer Chianti." Nothing more was said
till the brothers were on their way
home. James" said the younger Bit
terly, why can't you leave things you
don't understand TO me? Omar
Kahyyam amt a wine. it's a cheese
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19
DISCOURAGED M

A Word Of Hope for DespairinE
Ones. = g. 49,.
Kidney trouble makes weak, weary,
worn women Backache, hip pains,
dizziness, headaches, nervousness, Ian
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19

Herbert Samuel, who was recently
named as chancellor Of Lancaster, with
a seal in the cabinet, is the first Jew
to attain to that distinction In Eng
land.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19
No Rescue.

She sank four times, but no one came
To rescue her
And hat was certainly a shame,
We must aver.
A rescue would nave easy been.
A casual peep
Disclosed the water she was in
Was not waist deep.
No youth arrived, although she a
Some six times more.
And so she left the ocean dank
And went ashore.
kansas City Journal.
"'
Money talks, but 1t doesn't always make
q satisfactory financial statement.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19

From the Boston Transcript.
Tom-Just saw Miss Welloph on the
street and lifted my hat.
Dick-And did she respond?
Tom-Yes. She lifted her nose.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19
PILES CURED AT HOME BY
NEW ARSlRpIllM METHOD,

II you suffer from bleeding. itching, blind
or protruding Piles, send me your address,
and ] Will tell you how to cure yourself at
home by the new absorption treatment: and
will also send some of this home treatment
free for trial, with references from your
own locality IL requested. Immediate re-
lief and permanent cure assured. Send NO
money, but tell others Of this offer. Write
today to Mrs. NJ. Summers, Box 2, Notre
Dame, Ind.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19

Over 5000 pounds OF rose petals are
used In the manufacture Of oneFpound
OF altar Of roses perfume.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19

THE FINEST FABRIC
10 coarse compared with the itaing OF the bowels. when
this ~ irritatcd we have pains, diarrhosa. cholera NOR
bns. Whatever tho cause. take PainkilIsr perry avis).
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19

A fairly heavy Irish linen or madras
would be sSStisfacsory material in which
to'work out the tailored waist. lCSNtpsdi
collar and Cuffs give an air of newnssk .fgy
The softtblopse of batistsSshows thS
tovnaseollar that has gained 30 much ID
favor lately.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-10-14
S EVIDENTLY IMPRESSED
RECEIVES A COMMUNICATION
FROM DEAD MOTHER AND
MARTYRED PRESIDENT
GREAT WAR is PREDICTED
MYSTERIOUS SPOKESMAN SAYS.
CHINA is TO BE IN
voLvED

Washington, Oct. 14.--Dr. WI Ting
Fang, who is about to retire from
the post of Chinese minister, to the
United States, last night continued
his investigations into spiritualism
and received from medium commu-
nication supposed to come from his
mother, President Mckinley and an
unknown Chinaman. predicting tre-
mendous war for China.
The medium Indian Maiden" first
became the alleged spokeswoman of
Wus mother, addressing him in
Chinese. Then she spoke for an un-
known Chinaman of the coolie class,
and finally for the late VIM. McKin-
ley, who was supposed to have heard
the Chinaman's prediction for war.
The shadow of Mckinley deprecated
a war and asked Minister WI to use
his influence for peace. Wu was ap-
parently much Impressed
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-10-14
.SUsTAINS STATE DEPT
BRIEF TELEGRAM SAYS CIR,
cUMSTANcEs MADE 1T
NECESSARY
MEANS new MINISTER
LEAVES A VACANCY IN FOREIGN
POST WHICH MUST BE
FILLED AT ONCE

Washington, Oct. .14.-All doubt as
to the action of President Taft as to
Chas. p. Crane, was dispelled this
morning by the receipt of telegram
from the president, dated Prescott
Arizona. saying:
Convey to Mr.. Crane the follow.
ing communication: 81 concur in
the letter under date of October 12,
which the secretary of state has ,ad-
dressed to you and greatly regret
that the circumstances found to exist
by him, make it necessary for me to
accept your resignation
The resignation of Crane now
leaves a vacancy again in the Chin
ese ministership, which must be fill
led at once. 1t is believed minis
ter to one of the European countries
will likely be promoted to the am
bassadorship at Pekin.
Crane Issues Statement
Mr.. Crane issued a statement i'm
mediately on receipt of the messag J
from thi president. He said:
T'sli accepted tie appointment on
the understanding from the president
that | was to be allowed to serve
the country in great constructive work.
1t is evident that such work is now
impossible, and am glad that con-
ditions have shown this up before l
got to China, although it has been at
the cost of personal humiliation, such
as no man should be made to bear"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-10-14
ALLEGED MURDERER ARRESTED
and LODGED in COUNTY JAIL

wounds, a warrant for the arrest Of
Bustos was sworn out by Valentin
Sandoval, an uncle of the dead man,
and the paper was served yesterday
by the deputy sheriff. He was
found at work in corn field aad
made no resistance. He has a wife
and child and is said to stand well in
that community. He is a land own
er and an Industrious citizen. 2
Archuleta is also man of family,
leaving wife and two children Oh
the cold charities of the world. 8
TheIaccused man was to be given a
hearing before Justice Felipe Y Garcia
in west side court late this after
noon.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-10-14
DECLINE TO PERsEcuTE
ALLEGED LEPER VICTIM

New York. Oct. 14Tn spite Of the
fact that the International Leprosy
conference has decided that John H.
Early, a returned Philippine soldier,
has leprosy, the board of health has
announced that he can continue to re-
side in Brooklyn indefinitely. Early
was confined near Washington for a
year when American physicians de-
cided his disease was not leprosy
and he was released. The internation-
al conference disagreed with this de-
cision.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-10-14
MAX FROST,
OF SANTA
FE, DEAD
VETERAN EDITOR PASSES AWAY
AFTER A LINGERING
ILLNESS
AN INVALID MANY YEARS
DESPITE PHYSICAL INFIRMITiEs
HE WELDED WONDERFUL
INFLUENCE
LIFE HISTORY INTERESTING
BUILT FIRST TELEGRAPH LINE
IN soUTHWEsT-sEcoND
HORACE GREELEY
AN INVALID MANY YEARS
DESPITE PHYSICAL lNFIRMITiEs
HE WELDED WONDERFUL
INFLUENCE
LIFE HISTORY INTERESTING
BUILT FIRST TELEGRAPH LINE
IN SOUTHWEST-SECoND
HORACE GREELEY
Especial Dispatch)

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Oct 14.-Col. 4
Max Frost, veteran editor of the 4
Santa Fe New Mexican and
political power for many years 4
: in New Mexico, died at his home I
: in this city at 1920 o'clock last 4
+ night following a lingering ill 4
: ness due to locomotor ataxia 4
: and paresis. At the time the 4
+ end came, Mrs. Frost, his only 4
+ son, Grahme H. Frost, and other \
+ members of the family were at 4
: the bedside. Death had been \
: expected for several weeks, and \
+ followed general breakdown :
some months ago. :
! Col. Frost was 81 years old. :
! He was born in New Orleans, :
! La, January /, 1852. and was of \
; French-Austrian birth. His :
: great grandfather, was at one =
) time chamberlain to the emperor =
) of Austria. The deceased was =
: one of the best known men in 7
public life in the southwest, and :
was Thirty-third degree Mason. y
Arrangements for the funeral =
have not been completed but he :
will be either buried in this =
city, or taken to Kansas City, =
the home of his wife Santa Fe Z
: Lodge of Perfection No. l, A. F. :
& A. M, have charge of all the :
; details and burial will be under :
: its auspices with full Masonic
; honors.
: \ \ \ \ y y \ \ y 4 \ \ + =
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-10-14

Deputy Sheriff Enrique Sena re-
turned from his trip to Rociada last
evening, having in custody Nestor
Bustos, who is charged with having
stabbed Marceiino Archuleta three
times, resulting in his death The
difficulty between the two men arose
at a bale on the night of September
5, the wounded man lingering in
agony till the first of the present
month. when he succumbed to blood
poisoning.
No arrests were made at the 9tims
Nf the trouble. However, upon the
death of Archuleta, and the opinion of
0r. James Flint, of Mora, that death
snsued as q direct result of dagger
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-10-14
TOMORROW A HOLIDAY
THROUGHOUT TERRITORY

Notwithstanding that tomorrow
has been declared holiday by procla-
nation of Governor Curry, the two
Las Vegas postofI1ces will remain
open, the same as usual, and the mail
deliveries will be made at the regular
hours. The stores will also remain
open, but the banks will be closed.
The holiday is In honor of President
Taft's visit to the territory. The Las
Vegas delegation, already in Albu-
querque to greet the president, will
be reinforced by considerable num-
ber tomorrow, who win go to the
Duke City on the limited in the
morning.