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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-18

DIR. Schlick's apparatus for prevent
ing ships from rolling at sea has lately
given fresh proof OF Its ability. one q!
his Ryroscopes has been fitted on board
the mail steamer Lochiel. While the
vessel was rolling 1914 degrees on each
side, through a total angle OF SS de-
groes, the gyroscope was started,
Immediately decreased the total angie
OF roll to 8 degrees. The apparatus IS
driven electcrically and requires little
"a ftanffon 4.# ~ aH@ tsfa
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-18

The new ferryboat at Guilleboeuf,
near the mouth OF the Seine. has two
paddle -wheels, which are driven at so
revolutions q minute by two electric
motors, making $40 revolutions. Cur
rent for each motor Is supplied by q
De Dion gasoline engine and dynamo
OF 10 horsepower.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-18

One OF the Chicago ]" oaosr reports
that its cars are swept and brushed
Bvery night and washed twice q week
with antiseptics. It's smoking cars are
swept out after every trip. Every q
IL inspected each trip and made as tidy
as possible. The windows are kept
clean and an earnest effort is made TO
maintain a uniform temperature. Other
roads follow much the same plan,
which leads the Chicago Tribune 70
gay: Perfection may be distant, put
definite progress Is plain"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-18

An English inventor has perfected a
more nearly flreproof door than the
steel one generally used by armoring
q wooden door with steel sheets, so att
fached that they Ear expand when
heated without permitting flames to
reach the wood.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-18

The street traffic Of Paris has be-
come 30 dangerous since the introduce
ton Of motor cars that underground
passages are being made at several
places where accidents have happened,
notably In the Avenue des Champs
Eiysees and the Place de- la Concorde.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-18
DRUNKEN souAW SLABS
AND KILLS INDIAN

Interior, S d., Feb. 3.-William Pen
or, an Indian, was stabbed through one
lung here yesterday by an angry squaW
and lived less than an hour. Liquor 10
large quantities had been peddled
among a band of Indians working on 2
government. bridge in connection with
the Pine Ridge reservation and the
tragedy was the result Of drunken
revels.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-18

While the British send IN an average
two kilograms O head each year., ac-
cording to government statistics, the
Americans send only one and one-
tei,th and the Germans nine-tenths.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-18

Al young woman entered a crowded
street car with a pair OF skates on her
arm. An elderly gentleman at once
arose and offered her his seat. THANK
you very much" she said sweetly, but
/ don't care about sitting down; I've
been skating all the afternoon"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-18

Caviar is now made in large quanti-
ties at Lake Winnipeg from sturgeon
II Is shipped to Hamburg In kegs
comes back to this country In tins
and Jars as Russian caviar.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-18

The department OF agriculture estl-
mates that the ravages of field mice
and rats entail a direct Toss OF tsOf
100000 annually.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-18

The Cornell university library now
contains ovef $50. 900 volumes and more
than 5000 pamphlets
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-09
THE FAMOUS SWAN DINNER.

The appointment of Count John Bernston as Ger. man Ambassador to this country recalls the famous dinner which given at Delimonico's in the early sUs by the late Mr. Luckemeyer. his father in-law.
 This gentleman was wealthy importer and he received from the United States Government the of $10,000 refund of excessive duties ex. acted from him importations
 He dedicated this sum to gastronomic monument, and in the history of New York restaurants, says Town and Country. las such gorgeous en- tertainment for limited number of guests been rivalled s.
 Seventy-two friends were asked There was one table covered with flowers excepting space in the centre left for lake and a border around the ta- ble flor the plates. This lake was an oval pond. thirty feet in length by nearly the width of the ta- ble enclosed by delicate golden wire network reaching from table to ceiling, making the whole one grand cage.
 In the lake swan four swans, brought from Con- tral Park, surrounded by high banks of flowers, which prevented them from splashing the water on the table. Golden cages with canaries were hung from the ceiling and the entire room was one mass of flowers. It . dinner at which all the most fashionable women of that day present
 The done in gold and long and elaborate after the fashion of that period The hors d'oeuvre timbale la Condo, and there were two soups, relieve, three entrees, sorbet trufed chickens and saddle of mutton for the roasts, two vegetables, number of sweets and ices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-09
WoMAN's LONG VIGIL AT NIGHT,

Miss Laura A. Hecox, who for twenty-seven years has tended the light of the Santa Cruz lighthouse, has but recently returned to her post from the last of the six vacations she has taken during that per- od. Since 1881 this woman has had absolute charge of the light and in all that time it has never gone out during the night
 Miss Hecox followed her father in charge of tho light. He a retired clergyman, who took the work of caring for the light when his health broke down under the stress of his pastoral duties. With him went his wife and girl, who cared for him as well the light
 During the thirteen years her father in charge Miss Hecox practically the real mistress of the lighthouse. When his death came she applied for and obtained the work. Since that time she has been steadily at it, cleaning, tending and watching the light that it may be never dimmed.
 Then her mother died in the old lighthouse and the woman left alone with her work She loves it and is never satisfied if she is away from it for long, Her only recreation is occasional visit to her brother who lives at Oceanside, and gathering in specimens, collection of which she recently gave to the Santa Cruz library.
 Fortunately for Miss Hecox the Santa Cruz light house is not built rockbound coast, but is bow cred among trees. The light is modern. of twelve candle-power multiplied by refectors to something like 665 candle-power During the twentyseven years it has been tended by Miss Hecox ship has been wrecked on the Santa Cruz coast-Los Angeles Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-09

"Go Your lover l!ves!" said Cromwell. "Curfew
 shall not
 Ring
 TO-night!'"
 The silver Canal was shattered by an echoin1 splash; last accuser hadn't waited to unchain his gondola.
 Well, it was no orthodox thing to do, Mr. Bogar. dus; but I'm we're much obliged" said Mel vina, breaking the long, telling silence. She was fumbling blindly for her glasses. "Where are my specs? l can't thing without-Oh you had them Thank you Now, Lucy Ann, you skip straight to bed Charlotte, you come, too The tucks about out of you by this time. And"
 Just then Mevina got her glasses on.
 And, with an astounded gurgle, she drew back. and looked at those two standing crimson, but de- liant, in the waverng torchlight First at Langdon: ridiculous object that he was in his topsyturvy coat but his head up like a prince, his black eyes shin ing. Then at Charlotte all rose-fushed and shamed and lovely, her eyes blue stars her sweet mouth trembling.
 And Melvina gazed at that perfdious pair there was the oldest. far-o, wistfu radiance in her own face. For all her glasses, and her nightcap and her grim gray pompadour, her own eyes frightened glow till she almost rosy and lovely as Char lotte herself if the rapture in Charlotte's face were mirrored wonderfully in her own.
 Il guess you needn't come upstairs quite yet Char. lotte, she said, very low. Maybe you aren't 50 tuckered out as l thought. Goodnight, children. Come, Lucy Ann!"
 There \isnt very much to tell. Langdon smoothed over everything with the Consul next day Mother is coming and select Charotte's trous- andwhte wedding, so I've spent all the money the family gave for coras, after al Philanthropy is beautiful thing; but hereafter, for me- philanthropy begins, and ends, at home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-09

amazed!" "Pasquale, didn't you know I meant an orphan asylum. not day nursery? And that l was trying to adopt them?"
 "Lucy Ann, you little idiot!"
 I didn't do it deliberately" snied. "It was all on the sissis-spur of the moment. And promised I'd bring documents
 The two gendarmes bobbed up automatically Documento?" they murmured, lifting their hats like polite tin soldiers Out they thrust huge rattling red-taped parchment. only blessed old Melvina arise Document of arrest, indeed!" she snorted, furious. For a young lady whose pa could pick you both up and souse you in the canal with one hand! Clear out, before call the police!"
 "B-but Melvina, you can't!" walled. 'Theyre policemen!"
 Lucy Ann, hush. They're not real policemen. They're nothing but ginnies Scoot!"
 Pallid but resclute the tin soldiers stood their ground.
 Melvna stared, blank. Then she swallowed, hard It shock for Melvina.
 Lucy Ann bring my specs. Both pairs. Hurry!"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-09
GREATER THAN NIAGARA.

Larger than Niagara is the cataract of the Iguazu falls, almost at the intersection of the three from tiers of Paraguay, Brazil and the Argentine Repub. lie. The river takes it's name from 8 Spanish word meaning great waters.
 About twelve miles from it's mouth the bed drops suddenly down a rocky perpendicular cliR some 213 feet high, hence there Is waterfall of that great height At this spot delightful little island beautiful with vegetation, divides the river into two arms so that the total width Is about two miles and hail. The Brazilian arm of the river forms a tre- nendous horseshoe here and plunges into great chasm with deafening roar, while the arm on the Argentine side spreads out in sort of ampEithe- atre form and finishes with one grand leap little over 229 feet
 Below the island the two arms unite and flow into the Parana River. From the Brazilian bank the spectator at height of 2S0 feet gazes over two and a half miles of come of the widest and most fantastic water scenery he can ever hope to see.
 Waters stream, seethe, leap, bound, froth and foam throwing the sweat of their agony high in the air and writhing, twisting, screaming and ing, bear off to the Parana." Under the blue vault of the sky this of foam of pearls of irdescent dust bathes the great background in a shower of beauty that all the adds to the riot of tropical hues already there When high wind is blowing the of the cataract be heard nearly twenty miles away. rough estimate of the horsepower represented by the falls is 14,000000.
 Few sightseers ever catch glimpse of the great 1guazu falls because it takes six days to make the picturesque journey of about 1,250 miles from Buenos Ayres amid the fair fertile plains of Santa Fe and the savage uxuriance of the virgin forest, passing through the territory of the missions and the ruins of Jesuit churches and convents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-09

father he drew both pairs of glasses from Mel yina's Mstonished nose, and put them
 The gendarmes breathed heavily. 1 noticed Pas quale's teeth rattle.
 Next, he took mysterious oblong case from his pocket. (It looked surprisingly like cardcase to mel He laid it the floor He paced around it three times He knelt before it. heard Pasquale gulp
 Then up he Ieaped and struck tremendous spread-eagle attitude. He faced the father, his piercing, double-barreled gaze glued to that mis- creants defiant eye. Then, in the covering silence, he gri1nly, bitterly whispered hls spell: ".For the ponderous tongue is swinging. 'tis the
 hour of Curfew now, And the sight has cheeiled herS ssom. stopped her
 breath and paled her r Shall she let it ring? No. Flash her eyes
 with sudden light, AS she springs and grasps 1t firmly Curr-rr-few shall not R-r-ring ton1ght!'"
 There yep from the gendarmes; a groan of anguish from the large son. then chatter of flying heels Son, gendarmes, and Pasquale joined in des- perate flight
 One moment more, the father stood his ground shaken but determined Langdons hand upl1fted; his voice struck a hollow, shuddering note' "'Touched his heart with sudden pity lit his eyes
 with misty light
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-09


 'The gendarmes say," translated Pasquale. that the Signorina has reason. They implore the Sig to give way. He replies that, though you curse him with thrice the Malocchio yet shall justice be done"
 What is justice?" quavered.
 Punishment replied Pasquale, obligingly. "E1se labor in the streets, incarceration solitario" Lucy Ann, sit up and behave" commanded Mel vina. Such fidde-faddle! Pasquale, go telephone the American consul to come right here"
 Pasquale went, to return pallid. The Signor Con- sul had gone dine his household knew not where. "Then fetch the American ambassador" blazed Melvina.
 We waited endlessly The father lowered watch full The poor little gendarmes, deeply shamed by their unchivalrous duty huddled meekly the bottom step Charlotte wrapped her cloak round me, and brought me cup of tea.
 Give the johndarms a cup too," directed Mel vina grmly hospitabe. So did, which pleased them very much. But the father rudely tossed his into the Canal and the lodged his, panic stricken. No poisoned draught for them.
 At last Pasquale returned.
 "Alas Signorai" he whimpered. "His Hghness, the Ambassador is forth, at great ball. We can do nothing nothing, nothng!"
 The brutal father heard. He goated. Then Charlotte dashed in.
 Indeed, we can do something this minute! Mel vna, they hold you hostage Lucy Ann and will start out and the first white man meet Eng fish Austrian, whatever. I'll go on my knees to him for help. Push of. Pasqualei"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-09

Ian gdOn'S eyes met nerS with the queerest daring, pleading gleam.
 There's no exorcism that'd jar that husky land pirate," he said, very low. "Unless-unless, maybe the 'Curfew.' Shall 1 try 1t, NCharlotte?"
 Dead silence.
 ''hall I, Charlotte?"
 Charlotte looked up. She was white to her lips, DOW. But her eyes glowed brighter than Langdon's, and her face shone as if there was a light behind.
 "Will-will you please say 'Curfew,' Langdon?"
 Langdon drew a funny, deep, shaking breath. And then
 Slowly, solemnly; his eyes fixed on the father, he paced the gallery three times. He took off his coat. He put it on again, impressively, wrong-side- out.
 The gendarmes blinked. The large son grabbed the amulet on his neck.
 Next. still g1arine at the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-09

make "the horns," as they call their ridiculous gesture against the Evil Eye. The silly gendarmes were do- ing the same thing. glanced at the brutal father. Both he and the sheep 1sh son had both hands kinked into bowknots. No wonder. Four "evil eyes," removable at that!
 "Hm-m-m." reflected Melvina, sol emly. "So you dare accuse this Sig norina-this American Signorina-of child-stealing! Do you know what you're liable to ketch for that?" She turned her glittering battery upon the father, who lodged and blinked. Nov, if l were you, I'd put out. While I'd had the chance" Her voice sank to deep, horrifying whisper. "I'd hate to see anything awful hap pen to you.'
 It was magnificent; but Melvina didn't know her man. He dared not untwlst his fingers; but his big body swelled, defiant. A torrential gabble burst from the gendarmes. He
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-09

r was all the Curfew's fault" sighed Mother
 "The Curfews?"
 seWell, Charlotte is so intense, dear. And so-so hgh-minded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-10
SENATOR BERRY'S
NARROW ESCAPE
Carthage Legislator Was Dragged
by Runaway Team on State
Fair Ground.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, Oct 9.-Orville
r. Berry, chairman of the board of
railway and warehouse commission
ers and former leader of the Illinois
state senate, had narrow escape
from death at the state fair grounds.
He was about TO be trampled by a
team of carriage horses which bt
came frightened by the sudden bang
ing away of band in balcony or
one of the fair buildings. Mr. Berry
was crossing the roadway in front of
the woman's building where Gov. De-
neen, Mrs Deneen, the state officers
and their wives were holding a pub
lie reception. Twenty thousand per-
sons were jammed in front of the
parkway leading up to the building. A
carriage mad just deposited a party
from Springfield The band changed
into breezy march and the team
jumped. Mr. Berry was directly te-
fore them. Selling the pole of the
carriage he was dragged for more
than seventy-five yards before the
J frightened team could be halted. Mr.
Berry was taken UP into the Sangamon
4 club on the grounds and examination
/ showed that ne had not been injur-
| ed beyond serious bruises to his right
/ leg
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-10
After Being Nominated by Petition
Signed by 5000 Voters He
Has Withdrawn His
Name.
HEARST FOR MAYOR
Yellow Journalist is in Race to
Stay and the = = Pot
Has Simmer . An to
Mayorar : ,test.

lGate City Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-With William
Travers Jerome out Of the race for
district attorney and William Ran
dolph Hearst in the mayoralty race to
stay, the municipal campaign in New
York has clarified somewhat and pro-
misses to be one of the hottest may
orally races seen in Gotham in years
Jerome was not nominated by any
of the parties but by petitions signed
by 5000 voters. John Henneber. his
campaign manager, went to the Of
fees of the board of elections and
filed formal declination to accept the
nomination. Jerome gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
After careful reflection l have de-
cided that | ought no l>nger to con-
tinue as candidate for election to
the office of the district L.torney of
New York county and / have today
filed my declination of nomination as
candidate for that office
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-10
Racer Hurled Thirty Feet Through
the Air and Slammed up
Against Rail Fence
Breaking Hip.
THE TIRE EXPLODED
RalpI, Depalma Will Probably be a
Cripple For Life Rut May
Not Die From His
Injuries.
[Gate City Leased Wire Service

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.1
DANBURY, Conn., Oct. 9.-Driving
so miles an hour in the sixth event of
the automobile races here this after
noon, Ralph Depalma in his Fiat Cy-
clone was thrown from his car against
the embankment at one of the turns
on the track and received injuries
which will likely cripple him for life.
Depalma was driving along at top
speed in an effort to overtake Wag-
ner. the winner, who drove a Colum-
bia when one of his rear tirns ex-
ploded and the Cyclone turned turtle.
flinging him at least thirty feet for.
ward against rail fence sUrmount-
ing the embankment at the turn in
the track. Tne machine turned com
pletely over twice and was wrecked
Three physicians who were at the
/ races rushed to the field and had De
| palma removed to Danbury hospital
He was found to have sustained a
broken hip and it is said tonight that
internal injuries are feared. 1t is
believed however that the accident
will not prove fatal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-10
Finished First With His 90 Horse
Power Machine Making the
200 Miles in 8 Hours and
Forty Minutes.
LEADING FROM START
Nearly a Third of Million People
Watched the Race and Ap-
pIauded Victor When
He Finished.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. o.
George Robertson, in a ninety horse
power Simplex, won the 200 mile
race for the Quaker City Motor club
this afternoon in three hours, SO min
utes, IS seconds.
Leading from the first, Robertson
drove the last mile at lightning speed
and was thunderously applauded by
more than 100000 people who crowd
ed the eight mile course at Fairmount
park. Robertson's victory was doubly
popular from the fact that last year
he won the Fairmount park automo-
bile race.
Bert Dingley in Chalmers Detroit
was second. five minutes behind Rob
ertson. w. H. Harding. in an Ap-
person, was third, finishing with fiat
tires. and Joe Parkin, in a Chadwick,
was fourth, after hard struggle
against Louis Strang and his Isotta
flyer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-10
Senator LaFollette Gives Reply TO
What Taft Said Few Days
Ago In His Memorable
Wlnona Address.
HYDRA HEADED SYSTEM
sappins the Vitality of the Nation
is the Boss Rule of cannonsm
in Congress so He
Said.
[Gate City Leased Wire service.l

ISTotC SlGy 1-CooSQ w II q SSiNiSC.J
ST. PAUL, MINI, Oct. 9.--Presi-
dent Taft's Winona speech has been
answered. Senator R. NJ. Lafollett of
Wisconsin made the answer, lecturing
tonight under the auspices of the Good
Fellowship Club Of the Peoples
church.
There was no mention Of the presi-
Dental name or office, no finger rails
ed in accusation, 10 voice hurling defi-
ance of uttering refutations, but an
impassioned appeal to the people OF
Minnesota to stand with the men who
had voted against the Payne-Aldrich
tariff bill
This great question is not one Of
the tariff, not one of railroad regula-
ton, not one of banks or banking but
it goes down to the very foundation
stones of our government as repre-
sentative government" he said.
minnesota has two United States
senators at Washington who are earn
es .ly, faithfully and patriotically help
4 ing in that great work. 1t has in the
house of representatives some of the
/ strongest men in that great body, men
| who are taking all the chances of po-
litical death, all the chances of being
humiliated in their seats by the tyran-
nical ruler of the house, l mean Mr.
+. Cannon and want to say to you
4 that it takes courage to stand uT
against the men that are in that house
and in that senate.
"You have got to beat Aldrichisn
and Cannonism and if you people q
Minnesota will send to the halls OF
congress these men who stood by the
people, Cannonism and Aldrichism
must die.
Every man in your state delegation
but one voted against this bill.
am republican, as is Senator Clapp
n as is Nelson. / am protectionist as
they and as all your Minnesota dele
cation who voted against this meas
ure with tae exception of the one mar
in question and ] tell you that they
ali have stood by representative gov
ernment aud made sacrifices to do 81
and merit your support, the support 0
all of you, republicans and democrats
alike"
He painted in burning colors th'
HYDRA headed system that he claim
ed is sapping the vitality of the ma
tion that is undermining representa-
tive governments, that employs al
parties and all partisans who are pur
chaseable and whose maneuvers TO
possessing itself of the wealth of tn
nation takes in the tariff only as al
incident and as means to success
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-10
Woman Who Ran Away With Another
Man Fired a Shot at Herself
at Midnight in
Rooming House.
PARTNER DESERTED HER
Man Who Eioped With Her Left
Note Saying He Was Going
Back to His Wife
anl Babies.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-Leaving an un.
finished note on table in her room.
a woman giving the name of Mrs.
Kate Dietz, and who said she lived in
Belleview, KY, shot herself in a room
ing house here tonight at midnight
She will die.
The woman told the police that she
left her husband and eloped with
another man to Chicago five weeks
ago. She declared her companion to-
day disappeared, leaving a note for
her saying he was going back to his
wife and babies
Her note was addressed to the land
lady of the rooming house and read:
Notify T. j. Biddle, Foster, Ky.
hate to do this in your house, but
there is no use in liy--"
At this point the woman evidently
shot herself.