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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26
"BIue Danube" and MERRY Widow"

The changes that time effects in
talues is seen I'm the fact that for the
best known song and waltz OF Jo-
hann Strauss which was played in tive
henispheres, ION the Blue Danube, "
35 years ago, Strauss received soc
xronen, while his publisher made 30O,-
900 kronen by the same waltz. Lehai
has received up to the present time ir
Vienna, America and other places L..
100000 kronen.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26
How the Fiqht BEGAN.

Violet wish you would tell me
how to get this pitch off my dress. I
have tried everything can think OF.
Reginald-You might try a song.
You always get OF the pitch wnen
you sing.-Judge.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26
Many Feel So,

I'm so sorry about it, but my hus-
band actually hates music"
How strange!"
Isn't it. His prejudice is so strong
that he has to jump up and leave the
theater whenever the orchestra is play
Ing an entr,acte'
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26

COLD, GOT
VERY WEAK
Bad Cough. Tried Many
Remedies. Restored
BY Peruna.

Mrs. A. s.
Rucker. r. +.
d. 2. Brent
wood, 7 e n n,
writes:
IT w 1 8 h to
tell you what
p e r u n a has
d o n e for me.
] w q 8 v ry
8 ie k and so
weak I could
8 C a r C ely be
up. I w a s
alarmed at my
condition.
~ had a bad
Q o u q h for
some time and
I tried several
cough medi-
Gin e 8, b u t
grew worse all
the tim e. 7
knew If I did
not get relie1
i would sn0n
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26
United States Now Is Fourth.

Germany is growing faster than any of
the modern countries excepting the United
States, but its population, according to
the latest. figures, was only $685. 900. The
census of this year, 1t is expected, will
show about 65, 0000
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26
WEAK BACKS MADE STRONG.

Bacxache in most cases is kidney
ache, and usually accompanied by ir-
Irregularities of the urine. To remove
the pain and weakness, you must cure
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26
Always a Woman.

First Suffraget--If you were running
for office would you buy votes?
Second Suffraget-Not unless they
could be exchanged or credited.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26
Fame and Fate.

Fame and Fate.
Fame came to the man.
II will have a five-cent cigar named
for you,' she said, sweetly.
Fate followed on her heels
III make you smoke the cigar!"
Kissed Fate.
Hastily the man turned down the
byway to obscurity Life.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reucesin
nammation, allays pain. cures wind colo. 30 bOtile
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26

Hiding tallow dip under a busheJ
does not make it an arc light.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26

Since emancipation the negro's
knowledge Of reading and writing has
increased IS per cent.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26

Calculated piety is the poorest kind
Of calculation
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26

"See here, my dear sir! Didn't
tell you not to drink with your meals?"
but, doctor, be reasonable. I have
to eat some time"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26

TO CURE A COLD I'm ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BRONO Ouinine Tablet.
Druggists refund money II IL fails 20 cure. III w
GROVES signature Ia on each boz. &c ~
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26

Ferdinand-She Is all the world to
me! What would you advise me to
do?
William-See a little more of the
world, old chap!
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26

True charity will seek 10 purify
the well and not rest content with
painting the pump.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26

For over fifty years Rheumatism, Neu-
ralgia, and other painful ailments have
been cured by Hamlins Wizard Oil. 1t il
regret having bottle ready for use.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26

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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26

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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-26

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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30
Cause and Effect.

where is Bill today?"
bill is sick In bed"
"What's the matter with him?"
well, you know that girl Of his
thinks he doesn't use tobacco. Yes
terday he was hurrying around the
corner and he ran right into the girl.
He had chew in his mouth.
Yes, yes; go on
There were two things to do-hurry
by or swallow"
'WeI?"
'Bill talked to her for five minutes "
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30
CURE THAT SORE THROAT

Sore throat is Inflammation OF the
mucous membrane of the throat. and
If this membrane happens to be at all
sensitive a predisposition to sore
throat will exist.
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic is both
preventative and q cure for sore
throat because 1t possesses extraor-
binary cleansing, healing and germf-
cidal qualities. Just a little in a glass
Of water, used as gargle, will quick
ly relieve all soreness and strengthen
the mucous membrane of the throat.
and thus overcome all tendency to
sore throat.
Paxtine is far superior to liquid an
tiseptics or Peroxide for all toilet and
hygienic uses
Paxtine may be obtained at any
drug store, % and SOC box, or sent
postpaid upon receipt OF price by The
Paxton Toilet Co., Boston, MasA
Send for free sample.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30
Mechanism of the Gas Meter.

gas, having the same stroke each time.
BY means of the attachments in the
upper section each stroke is registered
and translated into cubic feet on the
index There must be two diaphragms,
or bellows, as one would give an inter-
mittent supply.
In the case of the steam chest on
the engine steam is admitted through
slide valves. the same kind as are used
In gas meters. The piston is pushed
forward and certain amount of steam
is admitted. Steam is then taken in
on the other side and the piston push
ed back Each complete stroke has
taken so much steam. Knowing the
quantity at each stroke the same could
be registered in thousands of cubic
feet, if it were desired.
Manufacturers of gas meters are
said to take as much pride in their
product as do -watchmakers in the ac-
curacy of their watches. The meters
would have to be taken apart to be
deliberately doctored.
Seven reasons are given by gas
men for the popular distrust of gas
meters. One is that bills usually are
paid after the gas has been consumed.
People pay more willingly for VIII t
they have on hand and yet to be used.
Coal, for example. Another reason is
that meter will deliver gas whenever
called upon and never forgets to record
It. not for a minute. But the consum.
ers sometimes forget how many lights
have been burned and how much a
gas stove has been used. Cold wealth
err In many ways increases the con-
sumption. People stay at home more
and need more heat. A dark wall pa
per will absorb light; while light one
will reflect it,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

City county, Va A slab marks his
grave in the old cemetery which adj
Joined the church, the foundation
stones of which still show where 1t
stood.
The Byrds became possessed of the
plantation in 1858 and in this church
beautiful Evelyn Byrd is said to have
plighted her troth with Lord Peter
borough. She lies buried here sud-
rounded by many OF her kin.
Some time afterward the church
was moved to its present location.
then the center Of Westover planta-
ton. and rebuilt by Mrs. Mary Will.
Ing Byrd and by her will in 1914 she
reserved from sale the church lands.
The neighborhood around the
church was called Elvelynton in mem
ory Of the fairest daughter Of the
house. The quaint silver communion
service still In use was presented to
the church by a sister of Col. William
Byrd, Sarah. wife Of John Brayne Of
London.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

cars while the train was under way,
dumped into distributing postoffices
there to be delayed in rehandling,
route agent who had charge of getting
the mail into the upper peninsula OF
Michigan discovered a nest of mice
and their mother in mail sack. The
agent boxed up the little creatures and
sent them to Mr. Armstrong, who at
once hit on the plan of using the Incl
dent to bring his railway mail service
scheme to a head. He wrote letter
to the postmaster general reciting the
incident of the mice in the mails and
asked pertinently whether, if the mails
were SO slow that a mouse that got In
a sack at Green Bay had time to bring
forth family before she reached Han
cock, it was now time to do something
toward expediting the said mails. No
one Is able to say just exactly what IL
f1uence this odd letter had, but sure 1t
was that the story got to the con-
gressmen and senators who were dis
cussing the feasibility of allowing
Armstrong to make trial. 1t is a
matter of history that shortly after
that, on August %, 1864, the first
trial of the distribution of mail in
car was made on a train running from
Chicago to Clinton, Iowa"
The accompanying picture shows one
of the Oldest clerks on the Burlington
line between Chicago and Omaha.
His name is Charles Guthrie and he is
holding in his arms his pet cat "Billf-
kins." Billikins is now installed IN
the home of the clerk at Austin, both
having retired from the line, Guthrie
having charge of division at head
quarters in Chicago.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30
Fox Lures poq to Death.

South Norwalk, Conn.-Having been
chased all day by a pack, "Old Luci.
fer" as particular fox had been
known for the past five years, ran out
upon the ice of the NorWalk reservoir.
Taking to the cakes at the outlet, he
Jumped from one to the other, leav-
ing the one he left rocking and NOV
ing for q dog to leap upon. One OF
the dogs was right upon him when he
slipped and fell into the water He
was clinging to the edge Of the cake
when the old fox turned back and,
hitting at the hounds paws and push.
ing with his nose, showed the dog Into
the stream. He was droWped.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30
PETS OF THE POSTAL CARS
Mice in a Mail Bag Played an Impor
tant Part In Development OF
Railway Service.

Chicago. Mice in the mails have
cut a momentous figure" said veter-
an railway mail clerk the other day
when he was asked to tell something
about pets in the big railway post
Offices.
1T was an old mother mouse that
furnished the originator OF the scheme
of putting postoffices on wheels pc.
tent and powerful argument In favor
of that move" continued the postal
clerk When George B. Armstrong,
then an assistant postmaster at Chi
cago. was trying every means to in
duce Postmaster General Montgomery
Blair, member of Lincoln's first cab
met, to work heavy mails in baggage
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30
MEMORY BAD
MIND GOING
But Mrs. Perry Of Rolita, Built Up
Her Shattered Nervous System
By Taking Cardui.

Rolita, Tenn.-'T suffered with sick
headache for three years." says Mrs.
Lizzie Perry, in letter from this
place. II was SO nervous at times, !
could hardly bear it.
! had the blues, and everybody
thought I was losing my mind. My
memory was bad. had pains In my
side, and I was hardly able to go.
would have been in my grave II
had not taken Cardui. Now I am
stronger than I ever was before, and
feel like a new person.
I am thankful for what Cardui has
done for me. I wish all women who
suffer would take Cardui, and be hap
by and healthy"
Cardui's success In benefiting and
curing sick and ailing women, Is due
to the fact that 1t is building tonic
for the nerves, az well as for the ply
steal system.
Being composed exclusively of vege-
table ingredients, which act gently
and alphabetically in a natural way,
1t does it's work safely, reliably, and
without bad after effects.
Fifty years of success prove these
facts.
Isn't 1t reasonable to believe that
Cardui will help you? Ask your drug
gist
It is certainly worth trying.
N. h.-Wrfte tos Ladies' Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat
tanooga, Tenn, for Special Instructions,
and "a page book, "HOme Treatment for
Women" sent I'm plain wrapper, ON re.
guest.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30
Railroadino and Dancing.

Stuart C. Leake, who has lot to do
with managing a big railroad in Rich
mond, Va, is noted as one OF the best
dancers in the south.
One night something went wrons
with the branch of the road over
which Leake has supervision.
Where in thunder was Leake?"
asked the president of the road next
morning.
Leading a german" said the gen
eral manager.
Which," commented the president
was dirty Irish trick."-PopulaS
Magazine
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

Even little trial is big one If yov
have no others.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

Executive ability consists in finding
q man who can do the work-and in
letting him do 1t. Lots Of men who
can do the first, can't do the second.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30
Words Of Comfort.

my doctor says must sleep out-of
DOORS" said the man who is not
Well" replied the friend who
makes painful efforts to cheer upi
tits all right so long as your landlord
doesn't say it,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30
WORK or GAS METER
Its Mechanism Declared to Equal
That of Watch.
Mechanical Secrets OF the Machine
That Tells How Much Gas You
Burn-DIfficult to Deliberately
Doctor a Meter.

Kansas City, Mo.--If one hundred
Of the best watches were put up
against 100 gas meters for three years
or more under the same conditions OF
heat or cold, the meters would come
out ahead in maintaining accuracy.
That IL what the gas experts say.
The gas meter Is compared to the
steam chest and cylinder of an en-.
CINE. 1t must have gas to make 1t
work just as the engine requires
steam. You have heard your meter
groan and squeak. 1t has given you
an uncomfortable feeling that 1t Is
working overtime and putting extra ex-
ertion into its movements in the in
terest OF the gas company. Visions OF
big gas bill disturb the mind. Well.
the city gas inspector tells you not to
worry about the squeaking. It's the
friction Of the machinery and doesn't
signify that the wheels are going fast
er than they ought to. 1t is more like
ly to be sign that their work Is hard
er-is not smooth in fact-and the
tendency in that case by all the laws
of mechanics is against rapidity of mo-
tion
A meter has two diaphragms or bel
lows, in the lower section, as shown in
the illustration. These might be term
ed the meters lungs. II the meter
wheezes it is breathing hard. The
face of the diaphragm is metal and the
sides leather, which permits the face
to move forward and backwards In the
case. This movement, caused by the
pressure of the gas works the clock
like apparatus In the upper section and
registers the reading on the dials.
Take an old-fashioned bellows used
at the old-style fireplace; assume that
it Is empty, then that the handles are
extended and the bellows filled with
air. When the handles are brought to-
gether the air is expelled. If stop Is
placed on the bellows when closed and
opened each motion will give out a
fixed quantity Of air. The diaphragm of
the gas meter, III the same way, re-
ceives and expels certain quantity of
iNconlN9
GAS ra,rse,N1.
\ Prvolvue Aea o9 cAe
Y TuaNs DIAL VnST
/ e. : = = j a. |
Tue DElLpMS IH
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30
oLD-TIME VIRGINIA CHURCH
Foundation Stones Of Meeting House
at Westover Show Where Rebuilt
Building Once Stood.

Georgetown, Va.-Westover church.
deriving it's name from Westover
Hundred, was built there by Theo.
derrick Bland, who, emigrating from
England in 1850, established himself
at Westover, and gave 10 acres of
land. court house and jail to Charles
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

Slight exaggerations do more harm
than reckless violations of it.-Ches-
terrified
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

bill talked to her for five minutes. "
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-26
Russians PrUhibitiye TarIII.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 26.-lt is cs'l,
mated today that two tbilds CT the
Duma members are in favor OF The pro
hibitive. tariff bill, aimed At American
exporters wbicI: was introduced Friday
by on president Guchkoff.
The contemporary review, semi
official organ, bitterly attacks President
Taft as the instigAtur Of abroeation OF
the treaty OF 1882. The Review, claims
Tafts action was due to pressure by the
Guegeuhcim Brothers and Kuhn, Loci
and Company, who notified him that
they would not contribute TO bis cam
paigu fund unless the treaty was afro
gated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-26
:1s PLUMBER WORMS
Propose to Bring Suit Owing &c IS.
sertions in Begbie's New
Book.

London.-At a meeting OF the In.
stitute of Plumbers held the other
day exception was taken to the state
ments regarding plumbers made by
Harold Begbie in his latest book.
In chapter headed The Plumber
according to a delegate at the meet
ing, AR. Begbie said that the plumb.
ing trade was the worst from the
moral point of view, that there was
no bigger set of thieves than those
of the plumbing trade, that he did
not know why it was. but plumbers
appeared not to be able TO help it.
He would sooner have i burglar in
the house than a plumber. Further.
If these were rum" things TO say
about the whole trade, they were new
ertheless true.
The meeting, in solemn conclave,
decided that plumbers were tired Of
being the butt of comic papers, and u
resolution was passed ordering that
legal opinion be obtained as to the
chance of winning a libel suit against
Mr.. Begbie as warning to others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-26
Girl niOrtalIy Stabbed.

Miss Bridget Pritchard, a young
Irish girl, only six months in this
country, was mortally stabbed Satur-
day on the Glenwood avenue bridge
over the New Haven tracks at Hyde
Park, Boston. The red-stained haudls
OF a heavy file, found on the bridge
where she was struck 10 the back, is
the only clew to her assaiIant. With q
vitality astonishing to the medical OK
aminer. the girl, who is Is years old,
staggered nearly quarter OF mile
along GlenWood avenue, moaning and
calling for assistance. She finally fell
TO her knees, ,crawled 30 yards. and
collapsed on the steps Of her unclc's
home at the feet Of her aunt. Mrs.
Thomas Pritchard. The priest arrived
just in time to administer the last rites
before the girl died. The girl was at
tackled shortly after Z O'Clock OH her
way from the house where she was en-
ployed to her uncle's home.
More than IS persons were sent
hurryipg to the street in their night
clothes, 100 horses narrowly escaped
being burned, and damage amounting
to $4,000 was done during the pro-
gress of fire which broke out at !
O'Clock Saturday, in the carriage
foctory OF S. d. Waters & Son, al $40
Pennsylvania Avenue northwest, Wash
ington. The Waters building. owned
by the McDermott estate, was Quilted
aud buildings on each side were saved
only by the heroic work OF the fire lie.
partment. Stored in the Waters build
Jog were large number of valuable
carriages and carriage fixtures. More
than 30 guests in The Charles Males
Hotel, at Third street aud Pannsylva-
mia Avenue, and number OF women
and men who were in the Hong Ear
Low Chinese restaurant, at 3l4 Peun-
sylvania Avenue, dashed madly to the
street when tue fire broke out. Many
Of the guests at the hotel bad no CHANCE
to dress fully and vent to the street in
their night clothes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-26

VIRGINIA-In the Clerks Office OF
the Corporation Court of the City
of Alexandria. on the 2Ist day of Deem
ber loll.
Maggie +. FELTON, rs. Perry L. FELTON,,
in Chanccry.
Memo. The object Of this suit is to
obtain Tor the complainant, Maggie +.
Felton,. IN absolute divorce from the
bonds Of matrimony from the defend
ant, Perry Il. FELTON,; and that she be
awarded custody oftheir infant children,
Louise Z. FcltoR-ard Perry K. FELTON,.
Jr.. and for such further and general re-
licfas to equity is r!gst.
1t appearing byan affidavit filed IN
this cause that the defendant, Perry Il.
FELTON,, is nonresident Of this State:
1t is ordered. That said defendant appear
here within fifteen days after due publ
ton OF this order. and do what is neccs-
sarv 10 protect his interests in this suit,
and thai copy CT this order be forth
with inserted IN the Alexandria Gazette
Il newspaper published lin the City oil
Alexandria, ,oncc week for four success
sive weeks. and posted at the front door
OF the Court House Of this city.
Robinson Noncttrc, p. Il.
j. copy-Testc:
NEWELL S. GREENW AY
Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-26
4 WARNING WHICH SHOULD BE
HEfDED.

The hcartaches inflicted upon par
cnts by wayward children have be-
come subjects of history. The child
wh6-fails to be moved at the story
OF David weeping over the fate OF
his son Absalom must be devoid III
a sensitive nature, while later III
life, If Shakespeare king Lear
fails TO move him. he may rightly be
adjudged IN migrate or Il dcg@ner-
ate. No one, it. seems. could have
read dispatch from Cincinnati IN
Fridays Gazette without expressing
sympathy for the mother OF the NC
Namara brothers, who recently co.,
fesscd to the crime OF sending twcll-
ty-one persons into eternity almost III
the twinkling of an eye. The aged
mother. We arc told. has worked car
IL and late in Il washtuh i'll her fee
Bile. attempts to make her boys gro"
up into good citizens. She was
disappointed. however. and her !llc
is now slowly ebbing away. she be-
iug. unable to withstand the shock
occasioned by the confession OF heI
SONS. II is often difficult 10 gel
young people to realize the import
ance of obeying parents. notwith'
standing the fact that so much stress
is placed upon that hounden duty bl
holy writ. We are told that tbs
father Of Samuel Johnson was
bookseller. and that on market days
he. went Los the city. Of Litchtield ant
displayed his stock in "a stall for sale
On Que OCCASION. willie suffering from
advanced years. he asked Samuel Il
take the books to Litchtield on GER
tain day The Younger johnson re-