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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03
Coming and Going.

Seated at one end of the car was a
traveller who had had several high
balls. As the train left Wilmington
the conductor came through on his way
to the baggage car. Conductor" said
the highball artist. how far is 1t from
Wilmington to philadelphia"
Twenty miles," said the cor
ductor, going int the baggage car.
A few minutes later the conductor
came out. As he passed the bibulous
passenger, the passenger said, Con
iuctor. will you kindly tell me how far
It is from Philadelphia to WilmingtonS'
"Why, my friend" said the conduct
pr. II just told you 1t is 27 miles from
Wilmington to Philadelphia, and nee
essarily 1t is 81 miles from Philadelphia
TO Wilmington"
mot nesh-sharily; not nesh-sharily.'
mot necessarily? What do you
mean?"
why it's seven days from Christ
mas to New Years, but it's much long
err than that from New Years to
Christmas"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03
a Winter Dawn.


The cold, gray roofs lean hard against the
eastern sky.
Where yet one lingering star In lucent
splendor waits the day;
A mystic stiffness hovers near and far,
And folds the sharpening shadows by the
old highway.
The frost-white fences and the walls steal
into view,
winding away across the pastures
through the crusted snow;
The pine trees, drunk with sleep the whole
night through
Like stately phantoms gather In a row.
And 10. above the hills the morning comes.
on scarlet w.-es;
A-shimmer in their W imprisoned
Noiseless and swift they spread above the
earth,
Still urging, further yet, the lettering
ghosts OF night.
And yet, no sound! the buried pastures
wake not from their dreams;
Thu red smoke from a chimney slowly
curls into the frosty air,
While dazed and motionless the dumb, cold
forest stands,
Watching, with wondering awe, the
flashing hosts of God, which throNa
the landscape everywhere.
Herbert Randall, I'm Boston Transcript.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03
His Character Safe.


From the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph
On, of Ben Butterworth's yarns finds
a place in Adlai S~tevenson's annals. A
congressman who had been everything
he shouldn't be in Washington heard
his constituents were about to turn him
adrift. He hustled home, was met at
the station by a few remaining friends
and this vas his address:
Fellow Citizens-My heart is deeply
touched as my eyes behold this splendid
assen,blage of my constituents and
friends gathered here before and around
me. During my absence in congress my
friends have spoken in my vindication.
l am here now to speak for myself.
Vile ISLANDERS have beer put in circula-
ton against me. ] have been accused
of being a defaulter; l have been ac-
cused OF being a drunkard; / have beer
accused of being a gambler; but, thank
God, fellow citizens, no man has ever
dared to assail my good moral charac.
ter
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03

guild, and when l was able to get
around / could not do my work. The
first box of Doan's Kidney Pills helped
me 30 much that I kept on using them
until rid Of every symptom Of kidney
trouble. During the past three years
/ have enjoyed excellent health"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box Foster.
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03
What to Say. i,
enforce Jenkins. in HarpSr,s Weekly.

w 1880
When you meet two, of. your divorced
wives unexpectedly at q 5 o'clock tea,
and realize that everybody IN the room
Is watching you with undisguised in.
terest. do not gulp and get red In the
face. but seize. each pr their warmly by
the hand and say:
well, well, well! Sadie and Jennie
you .here?, Well. this IL a family re-
union. isn't it?H What good times we
did have together in the old days!'
When you are playing partners with
your husband at cards, and have in
adve-tently trumped a trick he had al
ready cinched, smile pleasantly at him,
and observe to your opponents, with a
tender little glance In his direction:
my husband and / always believe in
doing things together. / shouldn't think
Of letting him take a trick all by HIM
self any more than I would let him
go off on a honeymoon trip without me.
| Would /, George?"
p. S.-WRen your husband mentions
the incident later. when % are alone
together, say nothing! J!
When an editor to whom you have
submitted a poem you to his
office and shows o that your lines
have been copied verbatim from
Browning or Tennyson, or some other
great poet as the case nay be, smile
cordially at him and observe quite
casually:
well, now do you know, Mr.. Jab-
bers, it struck me when l wrote those
lines that they sounded very familiar
When your father catches you out be-
hind the barn smoking one of his best
perfectos, clap your hands with glee
and, seizing hin by the hand, say:
Its fine you've come too, daddy. II
you will light another one of these we
shall be able to smoke the rose bugs
off mothers bushes before she gets
back"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03
HARD TO DRoh
Rut Many Dron IL.

But Many Drop Ii.
A young Calf. wife talks about cot.
lee:
1T was hard to drop Mocha and Java
and give Postum a trial, but my nerves
were 80 shattered that I was a nervous
wreck and of course that means all
kinds of ails.
AT first I thought bicycle riding
caused it and I gave 1t up. but my
condition remained unchanged. I did
not want to acknowledge coffee caused
the trouble. for I was very fond of it.
At that time a friend came to live with
us. and I noticed that after he had
been with us a week he would not
drink his coffee any more. / asked
him the reason. He replied, 4 have
not had a headache since I left OF
drinking coffee. some months ago, till
Hast week, when l began again. here at
your table. / don't see how anyone
can like coffee. anyway. after drinking
Postum
II said nothing. but vt once ordered
q package of Postum. That was five
months ago, and we have drank no
coffee since, except On two occasions
when we had company, and the result
each time was that my husband could
not sleep. but lay awake and tossed
aud talked half the night. We were
convinced that coffee caused his suffer.
ing. so he returned to Postum, con
WINGED that coffee was an enemy, in.
stead Of a friend. and he is troubled
no nor by insomnia.
IL. myself. have gained 8 pounds
In weight, and my nerves have ceased
to culver. 1t seems so easy now to
quit coffee that caused our aches and
ails and take up Postum"
Read the little book. THE Road tC
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a Rea
SON."
Ever read the above letter. 4
new appears from time to time
They r genuine. true. and full
OF human interest.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03

Munyon's Paw Paw Pills coax the
liver into activity by gentle methods.
They DO not scour. grippe or weaken. They
are q tonic to the stomach, liver and
nerves;s i~nvigorare instead Of weaken.
They enrich the blood and enable the
stomach to get all the nourishment from
1000 that is put into 1t. These pills con-
tain no caloinel they are soothing. heal
ing and stimulating. For sale by all drug
gists in loo and 25c sizes. IL you need
medical advice, write Munyon's Doctors.
they VIII advise to the best of their abil-
fly absolutely free OF Charge. MUM
VOWS 8 and Jefferson Sts., Phil
adelphia, Pa.
Munyon's Cold Remedy cures a cold in
one day. Price csc. Munyon's Rheuma-
tism Remedy relieves In q few hours and
cures In a few days. Price csc.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03
Scratched So she Could. Not sles


II write to tell you how thankful !
am for the wonderful Cuticura Rem.
edies. My little niece had, eczema for
five years and when her mother --died
I took care of the child. 1t was all
over her face and body, also on her
head. She scratched so that she could
not sleep nights. l used Cuticura
Soap to wash her with and then ap-
piled Cuticura Ointment. / did not
use quite half the Cutieura Soap and
Ointment, together with Cuticura Re
solvent, when you could see a change
and they cured her nicely. Now she
is eleven years old and has never been
bothered with eczema since. My
friends think 1t Is Just great the way
the baby vas cured by C~uticura. I
send you aspicture taken when she was
about eighteen ponths old.
"She was taken with the eczema
when two years old. She was covered
with, big sores and her mother had all
the best doctors and tried all kinds Of
salves and, medicines without effect
until We used Cuticura Remedies. Mrs.
H. Kierpanl $685. Quincy St, Brooklyn.
NJ Y,sSelt, s27s A9o9.Horgss o.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03
What Is a Gentleman?

In answer to the question. What Is a
gentleman" the New York Sun has re-
ceived many definitions, Of which this Is
the best:
"A man that's clean inside and out; who
neither looks up to the rich nor down on
the poor, who can lose without sQuealing
and can win without Dragging; who is
considerate Of women, children and old
people,; too generous to cheat. and who
takes his share of the world ar lets
other people have theirs" :
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03
Our eenefactor, the Hen.
(Reprinted by Request.l

NINePfIItcu Uy ItcQucSt'J
Tenderly she laid the white form
beside those that had gone before.
She made no cutlery; she did not weep.
Such a moment was o. precious to be
spent in idle tears. But soon there
came a time when 1t seemed as II
nature must give way. She lifted her
voice and cried loud and long. Her
cries were taken up by others and re-
echoed over the grounds. Then sud-
denly all was still. What was the use
Of 1t all? She would lay another egg
tomorrow.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03

years ago i began u
suffer with kidney
and grew
steadily worse until
my health was al
broken down. Fol
weeks I was In bed
and could not turr
over without being
helped. My back wa.
stiff and painful, !
was tired and Ian
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03

II you suffer from Epilepsy. Fits; Falling Bickheaa.
Spasms. or have children that dQ 20, my New pit
covery win relieve them, sndtan yon atesskedto
EPIIOPtioidO cure
1t has cpred thousands Mhsxs ievsfythiug slss
Failed. Guaranteed by May Medical Laboratory
Under Pure Food and Drngs Act inns sSoth 1905
Guaranty No. 1871. Please write for Special Free
o. Bottle and give A0RAnd complete atdtsSs1 g
On. v. Il. NAY. $40 paarl s$tyast. ,9sxb fsrt.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03

The advantage which q confirmed liar
has over a teller of half truths IL thai
he is usually consistent with his pro-
f~ession. Y
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03

Sore threats are not only painful but
sometimes dangerous. Hamlins Wizard
Oil is a good, honest remedy. prompt and
certain. For aches, sprains, bruises, cuts,
burns, etc., there is nothing Better 2"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03
STEADILY GREW WORSE.

A Typical Tale of sufrerings from
Sick Kidneys.
Mrs. L. c. Fridley, 1904. NJ Main
St., Delphos, Ohio, says: Five or six
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03

THO man who can say much In lit
tie Ii usually SO proud Of 1t that he is
always explaining how he does 1t.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03

As evidence that fish Is good. brain
food. note how fishing develops the
imagination.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03

There are cures enough for. every
cold to kill the victim If APPLIED faith
fully. ~
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03

ALIENS LUNG BAL6AM..
will cure not only . fresh cold, but one OF thos stub
born coughs that usually hang on for months. Give
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03

Mrs. V~v,nsisw's s6oruirs sYauy cor ohndrsa
teething, softsns ths Gums, reduces NATL On.
aiisys pain, cures wind collie. ase . bottle ,SSU.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03

One Of the principal uses Of the
cha6pg dish is to encourage indiges-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-03

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n Avc%smepievs Visit.

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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-12-22

Mrs. George Richards left yester-
day morning to spend Christmas at
Beloit.
Mrs. Peter Collins visited her sister,
Mrs. A. Buss, at Belmont few days
this week
After all these centuries of Christ
mas celebration and the Julian calendar
we had supposed that everyone knew
the dates of the great day and its eve.
But now comes one of our contempor-
aries printed not farther away than the
moon, to call Christmas Eve Dec. 25.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Ellery and
their little daughter have returned
from Lewiston, Montana, where Joe
has been working at his trade, carpen-
tering, for several months. The novel
ty of the hange was enjoyed by them
but they don't express desire that it
might be permanent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-12-22
Awaiting the Resurrection.

Mrs. Harriet A. Leavitt died Dec. II,
1910, at the age of SO years, months
and z days She was born in Maine
Oct. A, 1927. In 1862 she came west
and located on farm about seven
miles east Of Mineral Point on which
she has resided ever since. She was
married TO Franklin Leavitt, who died
about AZ years ago. To this union nine
children We're born, seven of whom
survive her, three sons and four daugh-
tiers, namely; those Of California are
Mary f. Van Matre, George w and
William j.; Of Chicago, Mrs. Charles
Laid; of this vicinity, Charles H., Mrs.
John Terrell and Mrs. Sam Terrell at
whose home mother passed away
Sunday morning at half past five In
terment in Waldwick cemetery. The
sermon was by Rev Walker A large
and sympathetic audience was present
to pay their last repects to their old
neighbor and friend,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-12-22
Ten Years Ago, 1900.

John l.. McCarville, son Of Michael
McCaryille, and for many years a resi-
dent Of this city and vicinity, died at
the home Of his father in Madison on
last Sunday morning, after an illness Of
about a year Deceased was % years
Of age.
Married in Galena Thursoay, Dec. 10,
Mr.. Richard r. Launder Of Mineral
Point and Miss Eta James Of Dodge
Vile.
Mrs. Annie Cummings, aged 81 years,
widow Of the late John Cummings, Jr.,
formerly Of this city, died at Peoria,
H., last Saturday. An only child, a
little boy, is left with his grandfather.
Mr.. John Cummings, in this city.
Mrs. Culver, aged n, died at her
home in this city last Friday.
George Humbert is preparing to
build himself new house in Waldwick
next summer
| Mr.. Joseph Van Matre Of Blanchard.
vile was taken to Chicago for treat,
ment and after Surgical operation
there, died on THURSDAY Of last week.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-12-22
Fifteen Years Ago, 1895.

Although strangers in our city, Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Thoma have general
sympathy in the loss of their little
daughter Regina, who died very sud-
denly of lung fever last Thursday aged
10 months.
James Monroe, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Thrasher, died Of menbraneous
Group, Dee. 3rd Had he lived till the
18th he would have been years old.
Mrs. Louise cambridge, wife Of John
w. cambridge, aged about A years,
died at her residence in Mifilin, Dec. 5.
II. H. Chandler fell from step lad
der in bis store at Lancaster and for a
time had a lame back
Married at the NJ E. parsonage,
Dec. 18th, by Rev f. W. Straw, VIM.
l.. Phillips Of Ridgeway and Miss Ann
Higgon Of Jonesdale.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-12-22

Mrs. Henry Weise and daughter
Retta returned Friday from GAINESVILLE,
where they met Marguerite Weise,
who came home from Menominee.
An incoming train of Tuesday
brought hither Miss Nellie Spensley,
who comes from Valley City, N. OAK,
where she has been serving as teach
er of domestic science
The tax rate in Mineral Point this
year is $1S on each 81, 200 assessment,
Plenty high enough you viii say, but
see what our neighbors in other cities
are required 10 contribute and then you
might conclude our demands are mod
crate To head the list we find the tax
rate in Milwaukee is 27.17; Stoughton,
$25. so; Whitewater, $22S7; Delavan,
$40. 40; Elkhorn, $50; GAINESVILLE, I'LL;
Beioit, $18. 80; Waterloo, 500. II; Mon
roe, 500.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-12-22

Whitney Smith, who settled in Min
eral Point in 1874, died last week IN
Richland Center at the ripe age of 81.
The choicest green wood can be
bought in this market for $2.75 per
cord.
David Quirk, a lad about IL years
old, fell down the steps at the lower
ward school gate the other day and
broke his right arm.
1t has been made known to parties
in this city that Frank Rowe, many
years ago resident here, some two
weeks ago escaped from the Wauwa-
tosa Insane Asylum of which place he
was an inmate.
A dispatch was received here yester-
day by his friends to the effect that
Mr.. Thomas Parmele, who recently left
here for Washington territory, had ac-
cidentally shot himself, dying soon
after.
Died at her residence, one mile south
Of this city, Kate, wife Of Captain
Sidney Shepard.
Mr., Nicholas Howell died at the
home of his son, Anton, in Lancaster
"a Saturday, the 18th inst, aged 63
years. He came to Mineral Point
about thirty years ago and has called
this place home ever since.
The little year and half daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jeno Lewis died at the
home of her grandmother in Darlington
and was brought here for interment
Saturday.
Miss Mary Kennedy, daughter of
James Kennedy of Mineral Point town,
who has been working in the suburbs
of Chicago, was brought home a corpse
last Saturday. She was 80 years Of
age.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-12-22
Forty Years Ago, 1870.

Rev. DR.. Jackson will preach me-
mortal sermon to the late Grandmother
Harris, who died on the 18th inst, in
this city, this Thursday evening.
Mr.. Stephen Prideaux, aged about 81
years, died in this city on the goth
inst. Mr.. Prideaux was one of the first
settlers in Mineral Point.
Died in Diamond Grove, Dec. 18th,
1870, John Tonkin, aged about 81 years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-12-22
FROM THE TRIBUNE FILES


We understand that a daily paper is
about to appear in Madison.
Died in this village last evening, the
25th, Ellen, daughter of James 0dell.
aged about years.
The Supreme Court has been in ses-
sion for two weeks, and has not decid-
ed a single case.
In looking over the deaths in Cali
fornia we find the names of X. c..
Kelly and Andrew Kelly, both supposed
to be from this town.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-12-22

Married in this city, on the 18th inst,
by Rev. j. Cowan, Mr.. Matthew Prater
to Miss Elizabeth Curnow, all of this
city.
Died in this city on the 18th inst,
after a protracted sickness, Mrs. Caro-
line, wife of John B. Whitelaw, Esq,
aged about 80 years.
Quite party of our citizens had a
very agreeable time on Friday evening
last, sleighriding TO Darlington and
tripping the light fantastic toe"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-12-22

Taxes for Town OF Mineral Point.
will be at the coupciR room in the
city hall for the collection of taxes for
the town Of Mineral Point on and after
Wednesday, Dec. %, 1901
51w2 CLARENCE SbTHERs, Treas.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-25
M. ". or A. IN
A BIG SESSION

State Deputy A. z. Chaffee, of
Washington, d. c., accompanied by
District Deputy G. 3. w. Brown, OF
Elizabeth, made an official visit to
Perth Amboy Camp No. 1912,
Modern Woodmen of America, at a
meeting OF the camp in Eagle hall in
the Mccormick building last night.
Mr.. Chaffee, who was introduced by
District Deputy Thomas Elton, of
Philadelphia, the man who organ
lied the camp here two weeks ago,
talked for over an hour to the large
number of members present. Mr.
Brown and Mr.. Elton also made re-
marks.
At this meeting forty candidates
were obligated and ten new applica-
tions for membership were received.
The majority of the members taken
in at this session were members of
Goodwill Fife, Drum and Bugle
Corps. This new camp, but two
weeks old, has over eighty members
already and promises to be one of
the leading fraternal organizations
of the city.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-25
Train Ran Into Rear Of
Montreal Express from
Chicago Which Stopped. !.
RUINS CAUGHT FIRE
Cries of Victim. Came from
the Burning Wreckaqe as
Rescuers Worked. /,
8 BODIES RECOVERED
Passengers in Pullman Had
No Chance for Their Lives
dispute Signals.
Special bN United Preaa IVira

Special bD United Press Wire.
Durand, Mich, Aug. 25:-Eight
horribly scalded and mangled life-
less bodies; three persons probably
fatally injured, three others missing
and five more seriously injured. Ia
the result of frightful wreck on the
Grand Trunk at DuffieId, near here.
early today.
The Montreal express from Chi
cago, consisting of nine coaches.
stopped to make some repairs, when
train No. 4, running thirty-fiye
minutes late, crashed into the rear
end, splitting the Pullman in two
and hurting the passengers In every
direction. The wreckage caught fire
and the cries of the dying and In
1ured rose above the blazing ruins.
When some of the bodies were taken
from the wreck they were SO fright
fully burned and mangled that identt-
ficatton was impossible.
Positive statements of the rescu-
ers on the scene in the first hours
following the wreck were that nine
teen were killed They still insist
that there are other deaths besides
the eight bodies now recoverd and
even railroaders at the scene think
the list will total the frsatt rataea eatimate.
The passengers Ia the Pullman Nsar
had no chance for their lives.
Brakeman Graham, who was sent to
the rear when the express stopped
to make repairs. to post danger sig
nails, declared he struck the signal,
but will not commit himself as to
the rear light on the train.
Engineer Spencer, of No. 4. de-
clared he put on the brakes and re.
versed as soon as he heard the
warning torpedo on the tracks, but
that 1t was too late. He claims the
express had no end light.
1t is declared here that both
crews, with the exception of the en-
gine crews, were strike-breakers,
held over by the Grand Trunk. .sa