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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
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do you know of any woman who ever received any
benefit from taking. Lydia E.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pounda" is
If any woman who is suffering with any aiment peculiar
to her sex will ask her ~neighbors this question, she will be
surprised at the result There is hardly a community in
this country where women cannot be found who have been
restored to health by this famous old remedy, made
exclusively from a simple formula of roots and herbs.
During the past so years we have published thousands
of letters from these grateful women who have been cured
by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and never
in all that time have we published a testimonial without
the writer's special permission. Never have we knowingly
published a testimonial that was not truthful and genuine.
Here is one just received a few days ago. If anyone doubts
ta~s this is a true and honest statementof a womans expert
ence with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound write
and ask her. .iM. liz
Houston, Texas" When L first began taking Lydia e. Pink
sick for three years with female troubles, chronic dyspepsia,
and a liver trouble. Ihad tried several doctors medicines, but
nothing did me any good.
aFor three years L lived on medicines and thought L would
never get well, when i read an advertisement of Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and was advised to try 1t.
1My husband got me one bottle of the Compound, and it did
m 60 much good Il continued its use. L am now q well woman
and enjoy the best of health.
81 advise all women suffering from such troubles to give
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial. They won't
regret it, for it will surely cure yOu."-MrS. Bessie L. Hicks
$40 Cleveland St, Houston. w.
ANY woman who is sick and suffering is foolish surely
not to give such a medicine as this a trial. Why should it
not do her as much good as it did Mrs. Hicks.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
ITCHED e A

Eczema Made Hands and Feet swell,
Peel and Get RRw-ArMA Affected,
TOO-GnVe Up All Hope of Cure
Quickly Cured by C~utIcura.
81 suffered from eczema on my
hands, arms and feet for about twelve
years, my hands and feet would swell,
sweat and itch, then would become cal
lous and get very dry, then peel Off and
get raw. I tried most every kind of
salye and ointment without success. l
tried several doctors, but at last gave
up thinking there was a cure for &C.
zema. A friend Of mine insisted ON my
trying the CtIticura Remedies, but I
did not give them a trial until l got
so bad that l had to do something.
l secured a set and by the time they
were used l could see a vast improve
ment and my hands and feet were
healed up in no time. l have had no
trouble since. Charles T. Bauer, r. r.
D.. 65, Volant, Pa, March IL, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. of Cuticura Remedies, Boston.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
EXTRAORDINARY INCREASE IN
LAND VALUES.
Southern Alberta Is a Mighty Good


Southern Alberta In a Mighty Good
Country.
No stronger or better evidence can
be given of the merits Of u country
than that which comes from the testi-
mony Of the settler who has determine
ton to succeed. This Is why we re-
produce the following letter, which
speaks for itself. These people were
induced to 60 to Western Canada
through the solicitation OF a Canadian
Government agent, who secured for
them low railway rates.
Carmangay, Alta, Canada, Dec. 10, 'OS.
Mr.. G. ]. BroughtOn, Canadian Govern
ment Agency, 135 Adams street,
Chicago:
We had audacity enough to tackle
the proposition of buying four sections
Of land in Southern Alberta, thirty
miles east Of Clairsholm, and heading
up on the Little Bow, and our two boys
each got a homestead adjoining. We
fenced three sections and the two home
steads and built a house, barn, cOrrals
and granary and have since enlarged
some Of these buildings. We have
broken POD acres of land, which has
been sowed to oats and wheat. During
the severe winter Of two years ago
the winter wheat killed out somewhat
and our. crop yielded only ten bushels
to the acre, but the spring wheat went
"A bushels to the acre. In this cOun-
try we must be prepared for storms
and cold, at times, 20 to 80 below zero,
yet on the whole the winters are mild /;
and while there are exceptional crops,
1t is fair to say that the average
farmer can depend on having a yield
in average years Of from 20 to %
bushels to the acre for spring wheat ;
and winter wheat in our immediate
ncighborhood yields from rs to 80 bush
els to the acre on the average.
We have now quite a bunch OF
horses, over 30 in all, about $50 sheep,
after having sold 140 for mutton this
fall. We have 20 head Of pure bred
registered Shropshire, which ire worth
$40 each. The average price received
for mutton sheep vas $500 and a little
over. Pork brings 8 and 9 cents a
pound. We have about 80 head Of cat
tie on our ranch now, and last winter
they picked their entire living from our
pasture, running to the straw stacks
for shelter at night.
The increase of land value has been
extraordinary. Our land four years
ago cost us a little less than 5000
an acre. We have sold one section for
$500, but we would not sell any more
for less than $500 per acre, as we ex,
pect the railroad within four miles OF
our ranch within the next is months
Southern Alberta Of Western Canada Is
a mighty good country for any man oil
m who loves outdoor life and whC
wants to get good returns for their Ia
Dor and investment.
We have been pleased with eur treat
ment from the Canadian government
and can heartily commend Southern
Alberta as a splendid country III which
to locate.
Yours very truly,
(Signed)
JAMES s. AINSLIE & SONS.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
What He Was Good For.

A story about Oscar Hammerstein
enliyened New York society last
month.
A young millionaire, the story
goes, being enamored of the new school
of opera persuaded Mr. Hammerstein
to try his voice. He hoped to sing
good parts in "Thais," "Salome," "Tos-
ca" and other famous modern works.
Mr.. Hammerstein, after listening to
the young mans powerful voice, said
gently:
"I am afraid that you won't suit
for any OF the very subdued, Very
subtly modulated French and Italian
works; but / am going to bring out
Wagner's Flying Dutchman' later OH,
and I'd much like to engage you to
do the bowling Of the tempest in the
wreck scene"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
Diagnosis.

Into a general store OF a town in
Arkansas there recently came a darky
complaining that a ham which he had
purchased there was not good.
THE ham is all right, Zeph," insisted
the s~torekeeper.
mo, II amt, boss" insisted the ne
gro. Dat hams shore bad"
How can that be-" continued the
storekeeper, when it was cured only
last week?"
The darby scratched his head refec-
lively, and finally suggested:
Den, mebbe it's had a relapse"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
Her Correction.

Father. l wish / knew why they
laughed at my corrected sentence In
English class today" exclaimed a high
school girl recently. Her father looLed
UP from his evening paper and asked
what the sentence a
We'll, Miss West gave us each a sen
tence to correct, and mine al 1 went
to the tonsOrial parlors to get a halt
suit"
And how did you correct it," asked
the father.
why, father! What would anyone
write? 1 wrote, I went to the tOnsoriai
parlors to get my tonsils cut Of
course"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
--ri1ns..

1.-THE moments fiy--a minutes gone;
The, minutes past-an hour is runs
The day Is fied-the night is here.
files a week. q month. q year.
A yearl Alas, how soon tits pastl
who knows but this may be our lastI
A few short years, how quickly Ned.
And we are numbered with the dead.
The watch Is ticking, ticking,
Ticking my minutes away: VI
And minutes make up the hours,
And hours make up h day.
The clock Is striking, striking
The hours so loud and clear;
The hours make up the day,
the days make up the year.
The bell is tolling, tolling,
For one whose day is done;
where time Is known no longer,
That weary soul Is gone.
II soon will toll for me,
And then my home will be
Where the watch ticks no more ~
And the clock strikes no more,
And there is no more time for me. A
Author Unknown.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
Mugwump (grandiloquentlyl:

Mr.. Mugwump (grandiloquently):
And now, my dear lady, you must try
a glass Of ray old port. ] have so little
OF it left that l only use it at Christmas
There, now. That wine a been
40 years in nay Cellar!"
The Dear Lady" (sipping the wine):
Fancy! And it's quite a nice wine
even now. What must it have been
when il was new"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04

1t was the Christmas rmo The
preacher was eloquent, the congrega-
ton patient, and the discourse very
long. A stranger entered and took a
seat in q back pew. Presently he whis-
pered to the man at his side, evidently
one of the old members:
How long has he been preaching p
Thirty or 40 years, 1 think" an
swered the elderly man. Il don't know
exactly"
I'll stay then" said the stranger. He
must be nearly done"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
IIniust 10 Ananias.

From the Chicago Tribune.
1T has always seemed to me-" said
Uncle Allen Sparks, that it's unjust
to call 'em 'Ananias clubs 1t isn't
quite fair to Ananias. He didn't &C
tually utter any lies; he only lied by
implication. He wasn't really eligible
himself to membership in an Ananias
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
Reformed.

Bobby-TVe been an awful good boy
since 1 started going to Sunday school.
haven't !? Mother-Yes, dear, you've'been
very good indeed. Bobby-And You don't
distrust me any more, do you? Mother
No, dear. Bobby-Then. why do you con-
tinue to hide the pie?-Harper's Weekly.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
whinkey for Colds.

To one-half pint good whiskey, add
n ounce syrup sarsaparilla anc une
ounce Toris compound, which IAN be
procured Of any druggist. Take in tea
spoonful doses before each meal and
before retiring. Immediate results al
ways follow this treatment.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04

DO not neglect constipation, for this
condition poisons the blood and leads TO
chronic Ill health. Garfield Tea, the mild
herb laxative. corrects constipation. keeps
the blood pure. and the health good.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
From East and West.

ITVTTT stTG WTTW " ~
What is the secret Of success?'
asked the Sphinx.
PUSH" said the Button.
Never be led" said the Pencil.
Take palms," said the Window.
Always keep COOL" said the Ice.
BE up to date" said the Calendar.
Make light of everything" said the
Fire.
DO a driving business" said the
Hammer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
Rribery-And Corruption.

IT get a penny every time 1 take my
tonic
What do you do with them?"
Mother puts EN- in a money box
till there's enough and then buys an
other bottle of tonic"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
M IA nAYA

PILES CURED IN u no Ia DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any
case OF Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud-
ing Piles In 6 to II days or money refunded
-nn
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
A Scientific Kiss.

Briggs-"Is there sue a thing as a
scientific kiss? .. a., .."
Griggs-"Surely. One in which you sue
coed in breaking away from the girl with
out becoming engaged to her."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
Not n TroubiemaICer.

when 6 year old Oliver returned from
his first day at Sunday school, his
father asked him what they had told
him; whereupon oliver related as best
he could the miracle OF the loaves and
fishes. His father suggested that the
story was rather a hard one to believe.
and asked the boy what he thought
about 1t. but Oliver eVaded his fathers
question. The next morning, however,
the two were alone at breakfast.
Father" said the boy suddenly and
solemnly. ....
Well" answered the father.
Il didn't believe that story abouL the
loaves and fishes yesterday" continued
the child. in a quiet, confidential tone,
but / didn't say anything, l didn't
want to start an argument"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
HE WAS WISE.

First Sailor (adrift without oars)-Durn
this here seafarin' life! Did you hev
any urgent reason fer goin' ter sea?
Second Sailor-You bet. The Sheriff
wasn't Is minutes behind me wen the
boat sailed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04

Sharpe: ION the Christmas befol )
their marriage she gave him a beauti-
full book, entitled A Perfect Gentle
man."
Wheaton,: ANY change after a year
OF married life?'
Sharpe: yes; last Christmas she
gave him a book entitled Wild Animals
I Have Met"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04

Only One .'EEoldO INE" .
That is LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE. Look
for the signature of r. w. GROVE. Used the
World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
Stopped by Fog.

FTDUI IUE bVHIdIIUNI7 -."""-
"Why have we stopped, captain
"On account of the fog, madam"
"Ohl but, my dear captain-surely
not! Look! It's perfectly clear up
above"
Ave, ma'am-but we've not goiDt
that way, unless the boiler busts!"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
Why Il Was.

A party Of northerners were touring
Virginia. some years ago, n as the
crowded train was crawling through
Stafford county, near fredericksburg,
an ola and wizened woman. with a
basket bigger than herself, came
aboard and edged difidently into the
vacant place beside nj OF the men.
After a while her seatmate decided
that 1t could be no harm to draw her
out a little for the benefit of tine rest
Of the party.
"This Is very poor land that you
have around here, madam" he began.
Mighty PORE she assented, humbly.
Il never did see such worthless soil"
mo, subj" with an air OF deep
detection. .
Don't you ever sow n crops at
ALP" he kept on. s
The ancient dame did not left her
head. " ~ .s'.N.. |,Ng.
NAV subj" she drawled, this
hyer- land around hyer was sowed
bout three foot dep with Yankees.
long bout 40 years ago, and we amt
been able to raise nary crap since"
.E
Sure said Patrick, rubbing his head
with delight at the prospect OF a
Christrpas box, II always name TO do
me duty" -.
IT believe you" replied his employer,
~and therefore / shall make o a pres
ent OF all you have stolen from me dur
ing h year"
""Thank We, yer honor" replied Pat.
and may all your friends n a%cuaint-
ances trate o as literally"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
Nearly THROUGH.

Mrs. winsIow.s SOOTHING sxRut: nor Chiidren
teethinRi eoftens the gums, reduces lnnaumlREon ~
AyG pain. cures WIND eoH~ ~ cent = oUttlG
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04

WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
q buy Furs & Hides. Write for catSlog 105
n. W. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04

Red, Weak, Werry, WRtery Eyes
Relieved by Murine Eye Remedy.
Compounded by Experienced Physicians.
Conforms to Pure Food and Drug Laws.
Murine Doesn't Smart Soothes Eye Pain.
TRY Murine in Your Eyes. ASK Your Druggist.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-08
MAINE SCHOOL NOTES.

Miss Flora I. Smart. who for several
years has taught in the South Port
land schools, has resigned and will
study to be trained nurse.
Mrs. d. f. Dickey, q teacher Of the
first anG second grades of the Central
school in Mexico, has passed in her
resignation to take effect at the eXpi-
ration of the present term. Mrs. Dick
ey has taught there for some time and
was formerly u teacher in the Rumford
school.
A Current Events club has been
formed by the pupils of the ninth
grade in Rumford High school, to dis
cuss and report on important events
which are taking place in the world
today. julius Burgess has been elect
ed president and Violette Darrah, sec
rotary. Postmaster +. II. Atwood gave
the pupils of this school an interesting
talk on the workings of the Postoffice
department of the United States gov
eminent, recently. Mr.. Atwood's in
structive and helpful talk was greatly
appreciated by all the members of the
school.
A night school for girls has been es-
tablished in Bangor, with an enroll
mant of 81. One of the public school
teachers, Miss Mary r. Spratt, recog-
nizing the need of such a school, from
her own experience and observation.
undertook the organization of the
school, and is, for the present, con-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-08
IF IT DISAPPEARS, IT'S ECZEMA.
How to Tell Whether a Skin Affec-
ton is an Inherited Blood Disease
or Not.

Sometimes it is hard to determine
whether skin affection is a. sign of a
blood disorder or simply a form of
eczema. Even physicians are often
puzzled in their diagnosis. The best
way for any one afflicted is to go to
Coughlin's Pharmacy, or any good
druggist who handles pure drugs and
obtain so cents worth of poslam
Apply this, and If the itching stops at
once and the trouble is cured in few
days 1t may be set down as having
been eczema, as this is the way
poslam acts in the worst cases of
eczema, and in curing acne. herpes,
blotches, letter, piles, salt rheum,
rash, BARRIERS and other forms of
itch, scaly scalp, and all surface skin
affections.
Those who will write to the
Emergency Laboratories, No. 80 West
Iwenty-fifth Street, New York, can
secure, by mail free of charge, a sup
ply sufficient to cure a small eczema
surface or clear a complexion over
night and remove pimples in twenty
four hours
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-08

Vegetable Compound has done for me
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means so much
to me that for the sake of other suffer
ing women 1 am willing to make my
trouble public so you may publish
this letter." Mrs. CHAs. BARCLAY,
RED, Graniteville, Vt.
No other medicine for woman's ills
has received such widespread and I'M
qualified endorsement. No other med
icine we know of has such a record
of cures of female ills as has Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
For more than 80 years it has been
curing female complaints such as
Inflammation, liberation, local weak
nesses, tibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, indigestion
and nervous prostration, and it is
unequalled for carrying women safely
through the period of change of life.
1t costs but little to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and,
as Mrs. Barclay says, it is ''worth noun
tains of gold ," to suffering women. :
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-08
Great Increase in Business.

remarkable increase over January
OF last year is reported for the month
just ended by the T.. A. Strout Co of
New York, Boston and PHILADELPHIA
the largest dealers in country real eS-
tate in the world. Although the bust
ness of January, 1908, was consider
ably greater than that of the preced-
ing year, the first month of the pres
ent year showed an increase over jan
uary 1908, of more than Al per cent.
In view of the fact that January is
the dullest month of the year this is
regarded as a remarkable showing
Among the sales made by the COM
pany in Maine in January We're the
following:
c. A. Stevens farm, at Newport, pur-
chased by Chas A. Hanna, Sullivan,
Me.
Robert L. Baird farm, at Athens,
purchased by Arthur L. Trim, Stock
ton Springs, Me.
David w. Snow farm, at Dover, pur-
chased by A. A. Dinsmore, Dover, Me.
Calvin D. Fox farm, at Porter, pur-
chased by Hiram Lumber Co, Hiram
Me.
Hy. Q. Nichols farm, at Skowhegan.
purchased by A. w. Reed, Benton
Falls, Me.
Geo. II. Steinfield farm, at Farming
ton, Me, purchased by Frank j. Green
hof, East Chesterfield, Me.
Chas. T. Lammoreau farm, at Rich
mond, sold to j. +. Cooper, Smyrna
Mills, Me.
V. o. Roberts farm, at Poland, sold
to A. w. Sibley. South birmingham,
Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-08
HAIR DREssERs
.lendid Hair Tonic that Makes
Beautiful Hair.

y hair dresser should know
II Partisan Sage, the quick acting
lair ressing, that does just what this
>ape tells you it will do.
Partisan Sage is 4 most delightful
nd different hair dressing, a fact that
ill be recognized the moment if is
applied to the scalp. There is not a
article of sickness in it; it is not
osy; it has a. delicate and refined
o Tor, md as truly invigorating tonic
II at i'll make hair grow, if the hair
r. OF II shows the least sign of life.
Try bottle of Partisan Sage. It
will 81 ighten up the hair in two DAYS.
Partisan Sage is guaranteed by
Bowditch, Webster & Co. to cure
dandruff, stop falling hair and scalp
itch in two weeks, or money back. 1t
is particularly in demand by women
of refinement, who desire soft, 1uxuri-
ant hair that compels admiration
Price ~ cents a large bottle by
Bowditch, Webster & Co., or direct, all
charges prepaid, from the American
makers. the Giroux Mfg. Co., Buffalo
N. Y.
Sold and guaranteed in Waterville
by Geo. w. Dorr and in Gardiner by
Jackson Bros, - fS,10,1s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-08

Quoting the classes, assisted by MISS
Helen Christian from the training
class for teachers. The school has been
in operation but three weeks and has
an enrolment of 21 The school board
have shown their cordial appreciation
Of the work by furnishing a room"
lighted and heated and books free of
cost. ~
About 200 members of the York Coun-,
ty Teachers Association met in an all
day conference at the Emerson High
school at Saco. The feature of the
conference was the exhibition of the
work of the manual training depart
ment of the schools of Saco. The
mornings session was devoted to a
business meeting, and in the afternoon
educational questions We're discussed
by Principal \. F. Richardson of the
Castine Norman school; Miss Madeline
B. Fisher, teacher of manual train
ing, Saco; state Superintendent Pay
son Smith, Supt. a. NJ. Thomas, Ken
nebunk, ana Supt. II. II. Randall. Au-
burn. The officers elected were: Pres
ident, Arthur F. Cowan, Biddeford;
vice-president, n. w. Blount, Kenne-
bunkport; executive committee. j. II.
Hellon, Saco; Annie Waldron, Kenne-
bunk.
Owing to a shortage in funds, the
public schools in Eddngton We're COM
PEELED to close. only keeping seven
weeks and having - weeks school =
promised them. 1t was a big disap-
pOintment to both teacher and pupils
III each district, so the parents of dis
trict No. 2 held a meeting and collect
ed a sum of $40 or more for the pur-
pose of extending the school in that
district to its full term. The teacher
is very efficient teacher, and the time
is not remembered when the pupils
have taken such an interest in their
studies as they have this term. The
teacher is educated in music and is
teaching it in her school each day,
which has never been done by another
teacher in that district before. The
school house was minus of any musi-
cal instrument, so Mrs. f. c. Smith
kindly loaned her organ to the school
for the remainder OF the term. Mrs.
Smiths generosity is highly appreciate
ed by teacher and pupils. 1t is the
general wish that at the coming town
meeting the common schools will be
talked upon and be brought to high-
er standard. of which they are much
in need of at the present time.