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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-17
Knee to Ankle . Mass Of HumoP.

Knee to Ankle . Mass Of HumoR.
About seven years ago a small
abrasion appeared on my right leg
just above my ankle. 1t irritated me
SO that ! began to scratch 1t and It
began to spread until my leg from my
ankle to the knee was one solid scale
like a scab. The irritation was always
worse at night and would not allow
me to sleep, or my wife either, and It
was completely undermining our
health. I lost fifty pounds in weight
and was almost out of my mind with
pain and chagrin as no matter where
the Irritation came, at work, On the
street or In the presence Of company.
I would have to scratch 1t until / had
tho blood running down into my shoe.
l simply cannot describe my suffer
ing during those seven years. The
pain, modification, loss OF sleep, both
to myself and wife Is simply indescrib-
able on paper and n has to expe'
rience 1t to know what it is.
II tried all kinds Of doctors and rem.
edleS DuC l might as well nave thrown
my money down a sewer. They would
dry up for a little while and I'LL me
with hope only to break out again just
as bad II not worse. had given up
hope Of v e being cured when l was
induced by my wife to give the Cutt.
cura Remedies a trial. After taking
the Cuticura Remedies for q little
while l began to see a change, and
after taking a dozen bottles Of Cutl-
cura Resolvent, in conjunction with
the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
ment, the trouble had entirely disap.
peared and my leg was as fine as the
day I was born. Now after a lapse OF
six months with no signs of q recur-
enc l feel perfectly safe In extend
ing to you. my heartfelt thanks for the
good the Cuticura Remedies have done
for me. I shall always recommend
them to my friends. w. H.. White,
312 T.. Cabot St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Feb. 4 and Apr. 10. 1909"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-17
Saving the Situation.

From the st. Louis Globe-D Democrat.
DR.. Hilary Little Laycock. of Wheel
ing, at the recent diocesan convention
in New York, a Of a certain resolu-
ton:
1T was, perhaps, unintelligible, like
the Wheeling mans prayer.
This a praying In meeting for q
brother who lay very Ill. cried:
20 Lord. restore unto us our broth
e., II 1t does not interfere with thy
perquisites.'
con, who shouted:
"Hallelujah. the Lord knows what
he means
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-17
CLEAR HI

Head Bookkeeper Must he Reliable.
The chief bookkeeper In a large bust.
ness house in one of our great West
iern cities speaks of the harm coffee
did for him:
my wife and I drank our first cup
of Postum q little over two years
ago, and we have used It ever since,
to the entire exclusion of tea and cot.
fee. 1t happened In this way:
About three and a half years ago
i had an attack Of pneumonia, which
left a memento in the shape Of dys-
pepsia. or rather. to speak more cor
rectly, neuralgia Of the stomach. My
cup Of cheer had always been coffee
or tea. but I became convinced, after
a time, that they aggravated my stom-
ach trouble. I happened to mention
the matter to my grocer one day and
he suggested that I give Postum q
trial.
Next day 1t came, but the cook
made the mistake Of not boiling 1t
sufficiently, and we did not like II
much. This was. however, soon rene.
died, and o we like 1t 80 much that
we will never change back. Postum,
being a food beverage instead OF q
drug. has been the means of curing
my stomach trouble, I verify believe
for I am a we'll man to-day and have
used no other remedy.
my work as chief bookkeeper IL
u Co.'S branch house here is of a
very combining nature. During my
coffee-drinking days I was subject t.
nervousness and the blues in addition
to my sick spells. These have left
me since ! began using Postum ant
! can conscientiously recommend It t.
those whose work confines them t
long hours Of severe mental exertion.'
There's q Reason"
Look In pkgs. for the little book
THE Road to MELVILLE"
Ever read the above letter. 4
new n appears from time to time
They are genuine, true. and full O.
Auman interest
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-17
At tho Journeys End.

from the st. Paul Dispatch.
At the banquet given by the Build
ers' exchange of st. Paul L. d. Harvey,
president of the Stout institute Of Me-
,nomonie. told a story which has since
been repeated many times in the hotel
Hobbies. During the recent blizzard In
New York a man started to walk down
q long row Of stone steps from an Of
.fce building. He had proceeded cav
ti0usly but a short way when his feet
slipped from under him and he fell.
lighting on his coat tail. He bounced
OFT on to the next step, then the next
and so on all the way to the bottom.
On his way down he knocked the I'M
derpinning from a woman who was also
headed oward the street, and she
Hoped into his lap and remained there
'untii they nad reached the sidewalk.
When nnally they stopped, the woman
did not move. SHE retained her place
I'm has lap. The man looked UP at her
~heipiessiy. Finally he tapped her on
the shoulder.
Il beg your pardon, madame" he
said. but this Is as far as / CO."
She got up.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-17
A Denial.
From the Washington Star.

FROM the washington star.
II wish to deny" said a Cincinnati
editor, that Mr.. Taft, when he was
law reporter on my paper once prac-
ticed deception on a train crew.
The story goes that Mr.. Taft had
been studying q cas- In Somerville,
and found he couldn't get back to the
office that night unless he managed
to stop the through express. So he
wired to headquarters:
"'Will you stop the through express
at Somerville to take on large party?
The answer came back, Yes
"Ehe express duly stopped at. Somer-
Vile. the young law reporter got aboard
with his copy, and the conductor said:
where's that large party I was to
take on?'
"Pm him. was the %grinning answer.
"And that's the story" the editor
concluded. which I desire to deny in
toto"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-17

Mrs. AUGUSTA VESPERMANN, De For.
est, Wisconsin.
Another Operation Avoided.
New Orleans, La.-"For years l suf-
fered from severe female troubles.
Finally I was confined to my bed and
The doctor said an operation was neces-
sary. Igave Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound a trial first, and
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LILY PEYROUx, I'LL Kerlerec St., New
Orleans, La.
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female diseases. The great volume Of
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E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
o remarkable remedy for those dis
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many women suffer.
If yOu want special advice about
your case write to Mrs. Pfnkham,
1T Lynn, Mass. Her advice ID
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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-17
Not For Him.
From the Arogonaut.

from the AfoGonaut.
to shoot the head keeper in the leg
A member Of a house party managed
shooting. Next day he again had
wretched luck, though the wounded
head keeper, without malice. had as
signed him to a fairly good place
Bang, bang, bang. went his gun every
few seconds, but not a bird fell before
II. He was much embarrassed. 1t
seemed, too, that at each of his misses
the under keepers smiled at m another
oddly. Finally his cartridges gave out.
He hurried to the nearest keeper and
demanded more. There amt no more,
SIR the man answered. mo more!
NONSENSE! Why, you've got at least a
thousand in that box" The keeper
flushed and stammered. "Ah. but them
amt for you, sir. They're for another
gent. They've got shot in 'em, sir"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-17
X DADDY'S a.
GOOD. NIGHT STORIES
LITTLE WILLIE TREETOAD HAS
SOME ELM
BY Farmer Smith.

do you like to hear about the Frogs
and Treetoads?" asked little Ethel's
father one night.
Yes. indeed" said Ethel. What did
little Willie Treetoad do to the Frog
boys? Tell me about that"
1T was late one afternoon when
Father Sun was getting so sleepy he
had begun to rub his eyes, when Willie
Treetoad happened to think that the
Frog boy Jack and Jill. had not been
over that lay. He climbed h weep
ing willow tree to see where they were
and as he could not see them he
thought they had not started from
home. Down the tree he came and
hoped off to the meadow as fast as
possible. There he picked a lot of dam
delion stems and strung them together
and started back to the weeping will
low tree beside the brook.
He took car to see that he had left
a fluffy dandelion ball on the end OF his
string, and with the line he climbed
up the tree to wait for the Frog BROTH
ers. They were just starting from home
and he could see them hopping and
skipping along. He let his line down
so that he could see how long IL was,
and it just touched the waters edge.
Willie Treetoad pulled his line up
and waited for the Frog boys to come.
Soon they were on the other side Of
tilC DIOoh III tnC DlSt iiiiiS lo hiCW
-cher-plunk, and they had jumped in
TO the water and started to swim
across. They scrambled up the bank
under the weeping willow tree and
waited for Willie Treetoad. He did not
come as soon as they expected. so they
decided he a seen them, and they
hid themselves In the mud. 1t was not
long before they were fast asleep.
"As soon as their yes were closed
and their mouths open, in the hope
OF catching some nice, large fly, Will
lie Treetoad carefully let down his dam
delion string. and with the fuzzy ball
tickled the inside of Jack Frogs
mouth.
Snap! went Jacks mouth and he
,miled as he thought nov he would en-
Joy that fly. But he said to Jill: L
thought / had a fly, but ! do not taste
anything
$50 they went to sleep again. and
pretty soon Jill's mouth went pop!
and he opened his eyes and began to
chew; but there was nc fly there, Some
one is playing a joke on u.s. he said to
Jack. He closed his eyes, but not all
the way, and pretty DOR he saw Willie
Treetoad scampering down he weep
ing willow tree. Just then the dande-
lion string fell on his head. Hurry
up!' he shouted to Jack. There goes
Willie Treetoad.'
But ne was too far ahead of them"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-17

: When the editor of a magazine can
not mak anything III of q poem, the
author IL not likely to get very rich
from the proceeds.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-17

When Rubbers ecom Necessary
And your shoes pinch, shake into your
shoes Aliens Foot-Ease. the antiseptio
powder for the feet. Cures tired. aching
feet and takes the sting out of Corns and
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everywhere csc. Sample mailed FREE.
Address. Allen 8. Ohmsted. L. Roy. N. Y
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-17
SAVED
FROM AN
OPERATION
ByLydia e. Pinkham's
IVegetable Compound

DE Forest, Wis.,
after an opera
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b~ackache, and q
weakness. The doc
tor wanted me to
have another opera
ton. ItookLydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound and
u am entirely cured
|Of my troubles" -
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-17
when Rubber. Become Nee

A MAJ without a vice is usually shor
of some Of the other humanities.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-17

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give q big enemy than a little one.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-17

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-05
Prede.tinarian. to Go south

Anniston, November 4.-(SpeciaL)- The Alabama Presbyterian college foot ball eleven will be in the best form of the season when they take to the road next week for trip to south Alabama, during which they will meet the teams of the Marion Military institute and Southern university.
 The Predestinarians will meet Marion at Marion on Friday. On Saturday and Sunday the boys will rest and practice at Newborn, the home of Frank Al len. the star halfback for the "Preds.,' p leaving on Monday for Greensboro. where they will play Pratts eleven on that day in the second game of the season, they having defeated the Meth odists here a few weeks ago. M
 Captain Tap" Klein, who was put out of the game recently on account of broken nose. says that he hopes to join his eleven in time to get in the games in south Alabama. In the event he does not, however, Hannon has an excellent substitute quarterback in Sankey It Is also hoped to have Arch ibald, the big right half, back in the harness for this series. and it is cer- tain that Fullback Wilson will be on the job again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-05

But for a tacit agreement existing be- tween the Birmingham and Chicago American league clubs in reference to the latter using Redwood Field as train Ing grounds next season, Horace Fogel president of the Philadelphia club of the National league who was here yesterday. would have signed an agreement on the spot to train in the Magic City next spring.
 When he arrived he was doubtful But when he saw Redwood Field and the magnificent grandstand he was enthusi- astic And when President Baugh of the local club grew a little indifferent as to whether the PhilIies come or not, he anxiously pressed his suit, and could hardly be restrained.
 The agreement with the White sox Is only tentative and it is considerable probable that Comiskey will not exercise the option which he has to bring his yannigans here in the spring. But MT. Baugh desired to act squarely with the .old Roman" and made President Fogel wait one day for a final answer
 Fifty Men to Come
 President Fogel stated that, including the newspaper men who will make the trip in the spring, there will be nearly 50 men in his party. He hopes to arrive in Birmingham February 25 and stay as long as possible. He was informed how ever, that he would be compelled to leave the city by March 20 on which day the preseason or exhibition schedule opens.
 The Philadelphian went into raptures over Redwood Field. He had just left New Orleans, and did not. hesitate to de- clare his preference for Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-05
Crisp Facts Gathered In the Realm of Sports
BIRMINGHAM WILL
 BE TRAINING CAMP
Chicago Doesn't Accept Today President Foge Will Act For Philadelphia Nationals Praises Local Park and Grandstand, Stating That Plant Compares
 Favorably With Any Other In the Country

"Your park and grandstand compare favorably with any other in the country. Some others are larger but none are nearer the perfect, and none more excel lently equipped. I can readily see at a glance that it was modelled after the Pittsburg plant, but in some particulars you have certainly worked improvements. In your dressing rooms you have done yourself proudly, and no players any where fare better than yours and those which visit you. Your seats, must say. are ideal, and are far more comfortable and expensive than those on which the fans who visit the Philadelphia National league park seat themselves.
 "When I first reached Birmingham I was in doubt about training here. but since l have seen what you have and re- alized how well you can accommodate us I admit l am anxious to come.'
 Last season the Phillies trained in a little village In North Carolina, the park of which had no grandstand. There could be no exhibition games, and as Fogel expressed it, it was like getting on a golf field and running bases along imaginary lines. The Philies are anxious to train next spring in a southern eli male where they can be accommodated. And Fogel is coming to Birmingham if he possibly can.
 President Fogel stated that he had about 40 men on his roster, and that Bir- ming ngham-in case he uses Redwood Field next season-would have the first option on those to be released. President Baugh thinks that an alliance with Philadelphia would be profitable to Bir- mingham. and unless Comiskey wires to- day that he will come in the spring the deal with Philadelphia will probably be closed immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-05
ALABAMA UNDAUNTED GOES
 TO TACKLE MISSISSIPPI

University, November 4.-(Special) )-The Alabama football team left this morn ing for Greenville, Miss, where it meets tomorrow the eleven of the University of Mississippi. Besides his manager. Coach bowman took IS men with him. as follows: Linemen. Gresham. Powell, Mer- Till. Keller, Barnett, Manning, HICKS and Griffin: backs, A. VandeGraan, Baumgartner. Moody, Heard and Me- Dowell; ends, Hurd, H. VandeGraaff, Shirley, w Heard and Scott
 The team is in the best shape that it has been in this season. Though, of course. there are some slight bruises. There is not crippled player in the en- fire outfit. And not only is the physical condition of the men excellent but they gre playing better football than at any previous time this year. Their play Is moro varied, they get off plays more quickly, and their interference Is heavier. Two afternoons ago the team looked % ner cent stronger than when 1t met Geor- eia and Georgia Tech. Most of the im- movement, however, has been in the mat fer of offense; the defense is still not what it should be. The men fight as hard as men of their size can fight but for some reason they cannot plug up holes imperviously.
 While the game for tomorrow had been looked on all along as one of the easiest that Alabama would have to play this season, 1t now seems that it will be ono of the toughest. Mississippi has come forward with rush during the last few weeks and is now one of the strongest alevens in the south. Their line from tackle to tackle weighs 190 pounds, and the remainder of the team are not pyg-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-05
THE HIGH SCHOOL GOES
 TO PLAY ALABAMA SCRUBS

Fur will fly in Tuscaloosa today when the snappy bunch of gridiron artists rep resenting Birmingham High pays it's re- spects to the University of Alabama re- serves. The reserves number among their members no few candidates for the var sity who have been barred from the first team by reason of inaptitude for speed and like complaints. They recently held Marion down to to and have defeated teams considered far above their class.
 The local terrors will for these and sundry other reasons have the game of their life this afternoon, and few of them dare to speak of the outcome except in whispers
 One reason which will go some distance toward dismaying the over-confident is the fact that the team has recently been given rude shake-up. With a view of possibly strengthening the team, Coach Messer has done a good deal of shifting. Two sets of backs have been provided. each about on par with the other and either of which may be used in pinch. Searight has been given a trial at left half, Zielminski will hold down right half, and Barker Is at his old position of full back On the other set are Goldstein, Wood and Harsh, the latter valuable man, who has just turned out for prac tice, having been unable to show up at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-05
DAWSON DRIVES HARMON
 200 MILES TO VICTORY

Hughes, in another Falcar was fifth, with S5c There were Il starters.
 The seven events, in addition to the leng race. were all at 10 to 20 miles. Two new track records were set. by the B. M. F at 10 miles and the Marquette-Bu at 20 miles.
 The meeting will end tomorrow with a 250-mile race as the feature, for a S5000 purse, 5000 and a trophy going to the winner. Summaries:
 Ten miles, stock chassis, class B, 161 to 230 inches: Won by F. A. Whit (E. Nj F.); Montague Roberts (Abbott-De- troit), second; K. T. McKinsley (Fire- stone -Columbus), third. Time, :os:12s6.
 Ten miles, free-for-all, class D, won by Bob Burman BuicR; c. S. Bragg (F'iat 90), second; Hugh Harding (Stod- dard-Dayton), third Time, :07:2354.
 Twelve miles, stock chases class B, 29t to 300 inches: Won by Joe Dawson (Marmon). Heinemann (Marmon), sec ond; Hughes Falcar), third. Time, :10:15.4S
 Twenty miles, class D. free-for-all: Won by Burman (Marquette-Buiclk) Bragg (Fiat 90), second. H. Harding
 Ten-mile amateur. free-for-all: Won by W. J. Stoddard (FiaD; Bob Heilmeyer (simplex), second Jack Rutherford (Stearns) third. Time, :07:46.6o.
 Fourteen miles. stock chassis, class B, 301 to 450 inches: Won by Dawson (Mar- mon); Ray Harroun (Marmon). second; Charles Basic (Pope-H -Hartford) third. Time. 11.3o.86.
 Ten miles, free-for-a1l, handicap: Won by Clemons (McFarlan), ;02:36; Burt Adams (McFarlan), ;0240; Hugh Hard ing (Stoddard-Dayton, scratch, handicap), third. Time, :07:22.45
 Two hundred miles, stock chassis, class E, 451 to 600 inches, for city of Atlanta trophy and 5000 cash to winner: Won by Dawson (Marmon); Mulford Q1ozier). second Horan Lozier), third Time, 2:5l :127O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-05

Speedway, Atlanta, Ga, November A. Joe Dawson's yellow Marmon car was just 1-5 seconds ahead of Ralph Null fords big white Lozier at the finish of the 200-rnile race here today.
 The duel between these two began im- nediately after the hundredth mile, Daw- son was then far behind, on account of a stop to change tires. Changing tires' is merely the technical expression for what happened to Dawson. There was no exchange about it, for he stopped at the pits with his right rear wheel en- tlrely devoid of the semblance of tire, and the iron rim showering sparks as it ground the track. The Lozier stopped Noon afterward to make a real exchange of tires, putting the cars on even terms Bad luck hattened another of Dawsons 8 tires at the one hundred and fortieth raile and in the very same lap it reduced one of the Lozier tires to ribbons. There after luck kept out of the game and a new element, Mulford's daring, replaced is The Marmon was running the faster, but on the bad turn of the track, where two drivers have been killed, Mulford with full speed on would shoot ahead of Dawson, who always played the bad cor ner safe Dawson waited until there was less than 20 miles to go, and then showed h.s ear alongside the Lozier. Mulford played the turns desperately for the next few rounds of the course and they went into the last two-mile lap with by few inches separating the noses of their cars. As they struck the dangerous turn for the last time 1t was Dawson who, took it at highest speed, shooting into lead which he held to the finish. Time, hours, 51 minutes, 12.73 seconds. The win ner took the Atlanta trophy and 5000 in cash: Mulford received $500 In cash; Joe Horan, who finished third, in a To- zier received s200; Gelnam, whose Fal- car won the 10O-mile race yesterday, was fourth, taking $10o cash prize, and