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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-09

Of whose admirers were in the audience.
Just at this time some restless mules
began to bray. There was a laugh at
the interruption, and a loud voice
shouted satirically That's your answer
Abe" "Very WE'LL" responded the or
ator lit seems to me the mules hee-
haw is about the only answer that can
be given to the four square truth.
Steve tried to do 1t last year and
couldn't" The audience roared.
An illustration that Mr.. Lincoln used
stuck fast in memory. Farmers were
everywhere then sinking artesian wells
in a state where good water was a
problem. That's the way" said
he, that the plain people of the country
will meet their troubles; drill down to
where the truth stands on steady level
unchanged by rain or shine, winter or
summer. We don't want any more sup
ply from the surface" Everybody, of
course, recognized the illusion to the
doctrine of "Squatter Sovereignty
that shallow and delusive panacea
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-09
LINCCLN,S UNJUST"
THE ONE STRIKING WORD THAT cowED THE IMpER
IOUS STANTON
Original Stories by the Same
Platform as lineoln--John Wilkes Booths
r. oiumbi Magazine
BY George r. Ferris in Columbian Magazine

OF Conestoga wagons lent their accent
to the human din.
When Mr.. Lincoln upheayed his
awkward length from the chair where
he sat coiled Up, 1t was with a tense
and active spring and q face beaming
with smiles which transfigured II.
Through the general clamor hundreds
or voices cried 'Howdy-Abe" with a
more specialized welcome. The speak,
er's voice at the outset was a shrill
falsetto, that cut like a knife; but after
talking few minutes-for indeed it
was rather an informal talk than an or
ation--it steadied into a strident, COM
pelling tone that, never ceasing to be a
little harsh, obsessed attention and
transmitted dissonance into a more sub
tile music. One could wish to have re-
membereG and quoted. for the address
bristled with homely epigrams and tel
ling stories. But half century OBJ
literates detail in such matters, and
only two little episodes stand out clear.
Though the speech was largely nom
political, addressed to familiar every day
interests as they had grown out of the
evolution Of the nation for three-quart-
ers of a century, he made some preg-
nant illusions to Senator Douglas, many
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-09
Pennsylvania New Provost.

Il Toii ZIG L uiiducipiud I>ortn american,
DR.. Josiah III. Penniman, for many
years dean of the college of the Uni.
versity of Pennsylvania, has been
electes vice-provost of that institution
to succeed Edgar Fahs Smith.
The selection of DR.. Penniman Is a
popular one. He is an alumnus Of the
university and professor Of English at
the institution. He was born, July 20,
uated from the college department OF
the university in 1890. He is a Inem-
Der Of many educational organizations.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-09
PERISHO IN DEMAND.

VermilliOn, s. D., Feb. :. - Dean Z.
:. Perisho, of the State university,
md president of the state Conserva-
ion and Development Congress OF
South Dakota, was called to Pierre,
asst week ly special request OF the
legislature to address that body on
conservation of the natural resources
# the state The address dealt chiefly
With the supply and use of artesiap
water basins
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-09
Another Mistake.

II hope I'm no chronic kicker" So
liloquized Adam when he walked up
and missed his rib, but If they had
to remove something I don't see why
they didn't take my appendix"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-09
BURLINGTON sNoWsoUNp.

Burlington. Ia. Feb. IA blizzard
taged here all day yesterday, ST.; inches
If snow falling.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-09

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The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-10-06

sfoul. NJ voics ALTERED. he
|naf6 those men were undef arrest
~ mnrder. and had broken jails"
he also said Il was eusy to con
Wet men IN this country 4 you only
gknew how. Il ID true ~ broke I'LL
but only n order to save q lives; 4
waa the only way. Technically. ~
are outlaws. and now " the risk sof
Immediate re-arrest BY returning
nprth OF the Arkansas. We came 70
you fugitives. 4 was charged with
murder. the negro with assault So.
you see. Miss Hope. the desperate
class Of men you are now associative
with"
The slight bitterness In his tone
stung the girl into resentment She
Was looking straight at him. but IN
the gloom he could not discern the
expression of her eyes.
Il don't believe IT, she exclaimed
decisively. "you-you do not look like
that!"
my appearance may be suficient to
convince you" he returned. rather dry
", 'but would weigh little before .
Western court. Unfortunately, the
evidence was strong against me; or
would have been had the case ever
come to . trial. The strange thing
about It was that both warrants were
sworn out by the same complainant.
and apparently for q similar purpose
Black Bart Hawley."
what purpose"
ITO keep US from telling what We
knew regarding Q certain crime, n
which either he, or some OF his inti.
mate friends. were deeply interested"
sBut 1t would all come out at the
trial, wouldn't 1T"
There was to be no trial: Judge
Lynch settles the majority Of such
cases out here at present. II IL ex'
tremely simple. Listen, and, ! will tell
you the story"
He reviewed briefly those occur
rencss leading directly up to his ar
rest. saying little regarding the hor'
rors Of that scene Witnessed ear the
Cimmaron Crossing, but making sum
ciently clear his very slight connec
tion with Il. and the reason those who
were guilty Of the crime were % anx
lous to get him out Of the way. 6he
listened intently, asking few Ques
lions, until Ne ended. Then they botf
looked up, conscious that dawn wal
becoming gray In the east Keith'i
6rst thought vas n Of relief-tht
bright sky showed him they were rid
lne straight north.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-10-06
The clovsworrn.

The glowworm IL not q worm. but a
species Of beetle. to which the COM
mon freely or lightning bug Is closely
related. The true giowworm Is the
female and II without wings. Its
short legs and long body give It q
vermiform appearance. and 1t can
withdraw Its triangular head Into its
neck. The adult insect feeds but lit
lie. Indeed. there il eason to sup
pose that the adult male does not feed
1T all. The larva. on the other hand,
y carnivorous and devours small mol
fuses, eIther dead or alive. The light
given out By the giowworm comes
from a yellowish substance located
ON the underside Of the abdomen.
Though this light appears to glow
steadily. 1t is really Intermittent, con-
sisting of flashes In quick succession.
about 100 to a minute. Besides the
ordinary light rays. Rontgen rays are
emitted.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-10-06
spidsrs and the starr.

Spiders as an aid to astronomy are
recognized to such an extent that GER
tain species are cultivated solely for
the fine threads they weave. No sub
stitute for the spiders thread has yet
been found Tor bisecting the screw of
the micrometer used for determining
the positions and motions Of the stars.
Not only because OF the remarkable
ineness Of the threads are they val
uahle, but because OF their durable
qualities. The threads Of certain
spiders raised for astronomical pur-
poses withstand changes in temporal
ture. 80 that often In measuring sun
spots they are uninjured when the hent
n 20 great that the lenses Of the NH
crometer eyepieces { cracked These
spider lines are only one-ifth to one.
seventh OF 4 thousandth Of an inch In
diameter. compared with which tE
threads Of the silkworm are large and
clumsy.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-10-06

rhroush tho Nlshs sh1dows.

Through the Might ohAdoWs.
Keith had vsry little 70 guide him
% he could not dsterminG whether
this mysterious cabin on the Salt Fork
lay to east or vest Of the usnal cattle
Hsil leading down to the Canadian.
Yet he felt reasonably assured that
the general trend Of the country lying
between the smaller stream and.the
valley OF the Arkansas would be atm1-
lar to that with which he was already
acquainted. It was mepely = Wild
stretch of sandy desolatfon, across
which their horses would leave scarce
~ any trail, and eventual little would
be quickly obliterated BY the drst pun
Of wind. AS they drew In toward the
river valley this plain would change
into sand dunes, banning and confus'
ing, but no matter how hard they
pressed forward, 4 must Be dsylighf
long before they could hops to reach
these, and this would give him oppor-
tunity to spy out some familiar iand'
mark which would guide than 70 the
ford. Meanwhile, he must hsad - a.
rectly north u possible, trusting the
horses to md f0oting.s
It was plains instinct. or ratheI
long training In the opsn. which en-
abled him to retain anystrue sense q
direction, for beyond ths marrow
fringe Of cottonwo0ds along tn
stream, nothing waa syisible, the syei
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-10-06

clurw . c.. lna1
a. rne Woman's horse n his lsft hand.
and bending low IN vain snort u pick
tng . path. He had nothing to aim
toward. yst sturdy c~onfldsncs IN hia
expert p~lainscraft yielded him sum
cisnt senae of direction. He had noted
the bark of the cottonwoods. the direc-
ti0n Of the wind, and steered : course
aceordingly straight northward, alert
~ avert any variation.
The girl rode easily. although n :
mans Saddle, tho stirrups much TOO
l0ng. Keith glanced aside with swift
approval It the srectness with which
oho ~, the lo0sened rein II her hand,
the slight swaying Of her form. He
could appreciate hOrsemnnahip, and
the easy manner III which she rode
relieved him Of one anxiety. II sven
caused him to break the silence.
~Tous arss evidently accustomsd to
riding. lEiss Hope"
SO Glanced across q him through
thu darkness, - though suddenly sur
prised from thought. hse words not
coming quickly.
~ cannot remember whom = nrst
mounted : horse; n earliest child
Aeod.S anrsly. although ! have not rid
dsn much Of late. This onsais like .
rocking chsiE."
He belonged - your friend, Mr..
Hawley..
she drew Z quick hrsath. her face
again turned forward
~Who-who - that manf Do ,you
knoW 1!
Il sposss6ss . passing acQuaintancs."
10 answered. ~uncertain yet how much
to tell her, but tempted to reveal AL
In test Of her real character. Few do
not Who i've aloae the Kansas Dor
7 Ger"
DO You mean - - . notoriously
| had characte4r
Il have novsr heGrd Of his being
held up - : model 70 the young, Miss
Miss Hope 10 rsturnsd more soberiy.
conyincsd thaf she truly p-ossesssd no
real knowledge ~rsgarding the man.
and ~ not msrsly pretending inno-
cence. II had never heard him called
HaWley beforo, and, therefore, failed
to recognise him under that respect
able name. Dut I knew his voice the
moment he entered the cabin, and real
ixed that sonuo deyilment was afoot.
Every town alsng this frontier has his
record, and rp INST him maybe :
dozen times = the past three years.
He 10 known O 'Black Bart n Z
gambler BY prpfsssion. = desperado BY
reputation. ana . q BY nature. Just
now Il suspect him Of being even deep
or In the mirs than this"
He could tell By the quick claspins
or her hands q the pommel Of the
saddle the s6sct of his words, but
/ waited until ~ silence compelled hez
to 1peak.
ION, I didn1 know! You do not bs
lisve that I ever suspected such
thing? inst { sysr met him there
understanding who he wasr"
NO. I do not" he answered. What
Z ssysrhse1d bstwssn ron convinced
- $500 !. 80. !.
$3.50, $3.50
She liftsd her hand to her eyes. hsz
head drooping forward.
I Wasn't n what hs told ms-ths
.,,1s1 - =,
49, a-...s -.a....n.
.x.s -. 49,. -. 49, ua.s
s..n-ss.s 80. !. !,
H1~s
s--~.~s--.s-.~ T,..s., 49, 49, -,
-c--.rss.d IA,
s..ss-- 49, -. cc.rs4,r.
te.rs.~S-s. $3.50. rs-,cr nst~n
fmS- S,s~s,,-ss - IrS,.rs th.v hay,
t--ss.s--s - 80 - sr.sI - -,
80. ss,,,.. $500. I,
- r.-ee~- - avs.,r~ - stoct
49,. =. ! =. !. 80 !
60 49, -. 49, 81 ~ frcr
~-1J .rs-.- s..s--. 80. $500 r,cr,
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-10-06
syNops,&

"T
a. Diaiasmsn, !. ridins aions De santa
psrt isa'i q e ave q 'osA0a Keith hsd Won Is.
:pST. :; ;as sac s;.H n y y &. s.a is 81 e.
service to lind his old soutnorn nSulS
oshes. hls friends scattered, and the -.
lcination Of wild western n1s naa eIl1sss
lance an6 thsn sees : tsaIn Akfnched -
: wagon AMI = nnli galluD pufshsd -
men on p0nfen.
CHAPTER n-wnsn Ksith reaahee
the wagon the raiders have mAssAcro9
|two men. shot ne nSrsss e sns gesnsss
and . lockst with > woman's porlraas. -
resolves to AUNT down thu murdsrsrA
cHApTnrr ur-xeith rsachss Carson
City and Il arrested thers charged with
numbering and robbtng tina tive treveier1
His acenssr u given > AiAck 1arE
notorious rufhan-
CHAPTER Iv.-rhsy can readily swseas
the crims on Keith. This htesr ~ q
der Justice. 4 companion ia his ceil g !
negro, who tells him he q Mel and That
1he knew the Kslth family baek n ~
ginia-
cHAPTrR v-Nss KNOWS shout -
two murdered men from the eescylRtien
&c Il other other Gen. VIM Wsits. formerly =
ofncsr In the Confe4srass army.
CHAPTER vl-Ths plainsman end his
humble friend sscaDs Eomaths esll-
CHAPTER vII-TAs two faginves -
come lost in the ma dssert-
cHAPTnEs vIII-rhsy osms apon :
%Sssnttf nna y Una = si iTe' xsitk -rscosnisss
her ~ q singer he saw - Carson Caty.
CIT CT a4ri axplains that
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-28

enthroned. and for . little time ruled
Khandawar. 1t was then that knew
him. He was continually dissatisfied.
however, and after q year or two dis
appeared, 1t was rumored that he'd
struck a bargain with his prime min
lister, one Sally Singh. AT all events
Salig Singh contrived to usurp the
throne, government Offering no objec-
ton. Rutton turned up eventually in
Russia and married a woman there
who died In childbirth twenty years
ago, perhaps. The child did not sur
vive It's mother J" Labertouche
paused deliberately. HIS glance search
ing Amber's face. $50 the report ran.
at least" he concluded, quietly.
"How do you know all this2' Am
Der countered. evasively,
Government watches its wards
very tenderly," said Labertouche with
grin. Besides. midas great
place for gossip. And then"
he pursued tenaciously. Il remenl-
bered something else. recalled that
Rutton had one very close friend, an
Englishman named Farrell
"Oh, what's the user" Amber cut in
nervously. you understand the sit
uation too we'll It's no good my try
ing to keep anything from YOU"
such as the fact that Colonel Far
rell adopted Rutton's daughter, who,
as It happens. did survive her motheri
Yes; knew that--or, rather, part I
knew and part I guessed. But don't
worry. Mr.. Amber; I'll keep the se-
cret."
For the girls sake" said Amber,
twisting his hands together.
For her sake. pledge my word"
Thank you"
"And now for what purpose
did Rutton ask you to come to IndiaY
Wasn't it to get Miss Farrell out Of
the country?"
Il think you're the devil himself"
said Amber.
"Tm not" confessed Labertouche;
''but am member Of the Indian Sc
cret service-not oficiaily connected
with the police. observel-and know
deal that you don't. ! think, In
short, can place my finger on the
reason why Rutton was SO concerned
to get his daughter out Of the coun-
try"
Amber looked his question.
"You read the papers, don't you, in
American"
Rather" Amber smiled.
You've surely not been so blind as
to miss the occasional reports that
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-28

travel by the longer route which, as
1t happens, Miss Farrell had started
upon little while before. You had
recently met her, and rye heard she's
rather a striking young woman. You
seer"
eyes" admitted Amber, sheepishly.
But"
"And then l remembered some
thing" interrupted Labertouche. II
recall Rutton. / knew him years ago,
when he was young man. :.
You know the yarn about him?"
"a little-mighty little. / know now
that he was Rajput-though he
never told me that; / know that he
married Russian noblewoman"-Am
Der hesitated imperceptibly that she
died soon after. that he chose to live
out Of India and to die rather than
return to It,"
HE was" said Labertouche, "a
singular man, an exotic result of the
unnatural conditions we English have
brought about in India. The word
renegade describes him aptly, think;
he was born and bred Brahmin, a
Rajput, Of the hottest and bluest
blood in Raiputana; he died to all In
tents and purposes European-with
an English heart. He is-was-by
rights Maharana Of Khandawar. AS
the young maharaj he was sent to
England to be educated. I'm told his
record at Oxford was a brilliant one.
He became convert to Christianity
that was predestined-was admitted
to the Church Of England, communi-
cant. When his father died and he
was summoned to take bis place, Rut-
ton at first refused. Pressure was
brought to bear upon him by the Eng
lish government and he returned, was
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-28
WHEN CUPID WAS OFF DUTY
Lovers Bad Cold That Led 10 M0st
Unfortunate MIsunderstand-
Ing With Girl.


\ Sweet was the lass, low was the
gas; 1t was the evening she expected
him to put across the big question.
He did not look we'll Something
seemed to be troubling him. He triea
to say something, but the words stuck
In his throatr and the girl, noticing
this, turned the gas even lower.
Suddenly he turned to her and
cried, I'm dub"
NO" she said. fondly. ''You don't
appreciate yourself as well as some
others do, perhaps. Tee heel
YES" he persisted stubbornly, I'm
dub"
mo-" she maintained.
Eyes, he almost shouted, "I'm
dub!"
She was a sensible girl, and SO, real
izing that he ought to know best, she
thanked him kindly for warning her
in time and handed him his hat 1t
was only after the door slammed be-
hind him forever that she realized the
awful truth.
He had contracted nasty cold.
and what he had been trying to say
was, 'T'm in love!"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-28

0[lILlgcTT[1 IlI0 OEIS By RAN NNAA[lI[5Ng

above the level Of the upper floor. dis
covered to him a thin line Of light,
bright along the threshold Of door.
He began to breathe more freely. yet
apprehension kept him strung w to
high tension Of nerves.
He knuckled the door loudfyA-one
double knock followed by another.
From within voice called cheer.
fully, in English: Come In
He fumbled for the knob, found and
turned 1t, and entered small, low
ceiled chamber, very coy with lamp
light, and simply furnished with a sin
gle chair, charpoy, watering, a
large mirror, and beneath the latter
a dressing-table Uttered with collec-
ton Of toilet gear, cosmestics and bot
ties, which would have done credit to
an actress.
There was but single person in
the room and he occupied the chair
before the dressing table. AS Amber
came In, he rose; a middleaged babu
in a suit of pink satin, very dirty In
I
one hand something caught the light,
glittering.
"Oah, Mister Amber. believer" he
gurgled, oily and affable Believe
me, most charmed to make acquaint-
ance." And he laughed agreeably.
But Amber's face had darkened.
With an oath he sprang back, threw
bis weight against the door, and with
his left hand shot the bolt, while his
right whipped from his pocket Rut-
TONS automatic pistol.
Drop that gun, you monkey" he
cried, sharply. Il was afraid Of this,
but think you and I'll have an &C
counting before any one else gets in
here"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-28

leak out about native unrest in
IndiaY
Surely you don't mean"
Il assuredly do mean that the SEQ
ond Mutiny impends," declared Lab
ertouche, solemnly. Such, at least,
is,my belief. and such is the belief Of
every thinking man IN India who is
at all informed. The entire country is
undermined with conspiracy and sedi-
ton; day after day vast, silent, I'M
derground movement goes on, foment-
ing rebellion against the English rule.
The worst of it is, there's no stopping
1t, no way Of scotching the serpent;
It's heads are myriad, seemingly. And
yeti don't know-since yesterday !
have hoped that through you we might
eventually strike to the heart Of the
movement"
Through mel" cried Amber,
startled.
Labertouche nodded. "Just so. The
information you have already brought
us 10 invaluable. Have you thought
Of the significance Of ChatterjPs Mes
sage Of the BellT"
Even now Amber quoted me-
Chemically, 1.-THE Gateway Of Swords
yawns wide, that he who is without
fear may pass within; to the end that
the Body be purged Of the Scarlet
Evil" He shook his head mystified.
NO; don't understand"
TITS so simple" urged Labertouche;
AN but the Gateway Of Swords. l
don't place that-yet. But
the Body-plainly that is India; the
Scarlet Evil-could anything more At
tingly describe English rule from the
native point Of view7"
Amber felt Of his head solicitously.
And yet" he ayerred plaintively. 1T
doesn't feel like wood"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-28

nembered Rutton's emphatic prohi-
bition.
But Quain had not failed to mem
ton that "Ofacially. no. said Laber-
touche readily. "Now and again. OF
course. !, run across a bit Of valuable
information; and then, somehow. in
directly. the police get wind Of II.
But this going fantee in. an amateur
way 10 simply my hobby; I've been
at II for years-and very successfully,
too or course. it'll have Its end.
Ones bound to slip up eventually.
You can train yourself to live the life
Of the native. but you can't train your
mind to think as he thinks. That's
how the missteps happen, Some
day J" He sighed, not in the
least unhappily. Some day
I'll dodge into this hole, or another
that know Of. put on somebody
else's rags say, these I'm wearing
and inconspicuously become mys-
terious disappearance. That's how It
is with all of us who go in for this
sort OF thing. But it's like opium, you
know; you try It the first time for
the lark of 1t; the end Is tragedy"
Amber drew long breath, his eyes
glistening with wonder and admira-
ton OF the man. you don't mean to
tell me you run such risks for the
pure love of TT"
well perhaps not altogeth-
err. But we needn't go into details,
need we?" Labertouche's smile robbed
the rebuke of its sting. 1.-THE opium
smile is very good one, though | say
1t who shouldn't One acquires taste
for the unbidden, and one hires lit
tie room like this from an unprincipled
blackguard like Honest George, and
insensibly one goes deeper and deeper
until one gets beyond ones depth.
That Is all. It explains me sufficient
~. And" he chuckled, you'd never
have known 1t If your case hadn't
been exceptional"
TT Is, think" Amber's expression
became anxious. II want to know
what you think Of it-now Quain's
told you And. say, what did you
mean by news Of the Esp"
News Of the Farrells- father and
daughter, OF course" Labertouche's'
eyes twinkled.
But how in the name Of all that's
strange"
did / connect Rutton with the Far
rell's? At first by simple inference.
You were charged with a secret err
rand, demanding the utmost haste, by
Rutton your first thought was to
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-28
Unfortunate Man.

A tourist in the mountains OF Ten
nessee once had dinner with queru-
lous old mountaineer who yarned
about hard times for is minutes at q
stretch. why, man." said the tour
list, you ought to be able to make
lots of money shipping green corn to
the northern market Yes, sorter,
was the sullen reply. you have the
land, suppose, and can get the
seed" Yes, | guess So" Then why
don't you go into the speculation 2"
mo use, stranger" sadly replied the
cracker; the old woman is too lazy
to do the plowin' and pIantin'."