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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23
Kind of Things to Buy.

I'm thinking Of going on a our OF
the Rhine this summer, and l should
like your advice about the best things
to buy there. You've been there,
haven't your"
Yes, but it's a long time ago. ]
shall have to refresh my memory.
Waiter, bring the wine card
Fliegende Blaetter.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23
The Child, Father of the Man.

The late Thomas B. Reed, when a
lad, was requested to bail out a small
boat that had been leaking badly, and
Was almost full Of water.
II can't do IT," replied Tom. TITS
unconstitutional"
"Wha do you mean" inquired the
owner of the boat.
The constitution @ the United
States says" replied the future states
man, that excessive bail shall not be
required Of ANY man."-Youth's Com
panion.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23
UnannrecIatlXe

Hal" unused Noah, as he looked
upon the food from n Of the win.
dows of the Ark, the folks who jeered
at me for building this vessel. laughed
at me when l told them 1t was the
original water wagon, but they would
have Jared better had they a%ppreciat.
ed in time the dry wit Of my little
Joke"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23
Not Serinna-

u" met a man today" said the popu-
lar author to his wife, who wanted to
take my life"
Good heavens" she cried. Did he
try to murder your"
mo, indeed, my dear. Merely asked
some notes to write a biography Of
me-"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23

Hundreds of highly interested spectators watched the tests of a nfeboat
I" LIN hst River York, under the supervision Of State and federal officers
Au army omces" The craft was the Lundin decked hfeboat, built by the Wei
"mo quadrant q Lane De Groot Company, whose office force supplied the SUP
shpwrecked crew and passengers. Under orders they performed Is
nearly Ike maniacs as possible in efforts to upset the boat There were sixtv.
two persons in it. and when they all sat on m side and leaned out over ts
tn failure Of the boat 10 tunt turtle or " en- to lin its loaded ounwale info
the choppy East River waters made a impression.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23

when one realizes that the heating
value Of 1000, 600, 900 cubic feet Of
natural gas is equivalent to nearly l.
000, 900 bushels of coal, the enormity Of
the waste can be understood. Any dis
covery that will utilize uncontrolled
gas for any sort of commercial pur-
pose, as the Smelling discovery does,
will open a new and profitable field in
the petroleum industry"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23
a Surmise.

THAT" said the musician, us a
S~tradivarius. 1t is worth thousands"
"H'm!" replied Mr.. Cumrox, rather
YEARLY. q" suppose music is some
thing like the drug business.
Things cost more when you call 'em
by their Latin names"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23
ExcentionS.

Don't you believe a soft answer
turns away wrath. l tried 1t the other
day with my wife"
And she got mad?"
Did she? She asked me what her
biscuits tasted like. and I merely said
mush."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23
EuuiVocaI.

What's In that report about private
still in the mountains near your
placer"
"Oh, that's all moonshine."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23
Professional Bias.

We're having very dry weather"
That's because our weather man
is too much interested in local OPP
ton"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23
Cuts Down Sentence.

Silicus-Do you believe in long en-
gagements?
Cynicus-Sure. The longer a man
is engaged the less time he has to be
married.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23
Hint.

He-I don't approve of tips.
Shelf has been noticed that vol
do not even tip your hat.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23

That irritable, nervous condition due to a
bad liver calls for its natural antidote-
Garfield Tea.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23

Mrs. wtnstow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhAmma.
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, Csc q bottle.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23

r. Even when a bill collector finds a
man in he is apt to find him out.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23

Some people are congenial not be-
cause they like the same things, but
because they hate the same people.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23

For liver or kidney troubles, nothing Is
quite so reliable as Garfield Tea.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23

Garfield Tea helps clear a muddy complex
ion, dispel foul breath and sweeten the temper
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23

The man who hesitates may win by
watching others lose.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23

The address of Mons. PoincaH, the French Premier, 1t the unwilling Of
the Queen Victoria Memorial at Nice o. April IL has created a most happy
impression Throughout France IN England.
Referring to the late King Edward, the Premier said:-"It was Edward
VII. who initiated puBsued this friendly cooperation between France and
the United Kingdom. At the outset Of his to- short Gig this great King
to his PrNy Council that while he breathed he would work for the good
Of his people. BY working for the good of his people he worked for the peace
Of the world, for ciVitzato and Tor the progress Of mankind; d when al the
point If death lie whispered that he had tried to do his duty. He raj wrong
to De overnodest and lot sure enough Of himself and to imply that while he
knew he had strven he did not know that he had attained. He tried to do
his duty and he did his duty. Gentlemen, happy the kings Or the subtcts
whose panegyrc is contained in those simple words"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-23
SASKATCHEWAN FARM LANDS

Improved and unimproved. Where
the prize winning wheat of tho
world has been grown. We solicit
your attention. All Inquiries will ba
dealt with promptly and with pleasure.
J. E. Roy & Co., 14l 10th ST., Saskztosa. Canads
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-28
COOKING Q N TIME b E !.
TIME ALLOWED Is OF. UTMOST
IMPORTANCE.
Too Long or Too Short Application Of
Fire viii Spoil Any Dish-Foliow
These Rules and Success 3
10 Certain. m

Loaf bread, As to 60 minutes: rolls.
and biscuits, 10 to 20 minutes; gra-
ham gems. 80 minutes; gingerbread.
20 to 80 minutes; sponge cake. As to
50 minutes; plain cake, 30 to 40 min
4utes; fruit cake. to 3 hours: cookies.
10 to Is minutes: bread pudding. l
hour; rice and tapioca, hour; Indian
pudding. 2 to 3 hours: steamed pud-
ding, l to 3 hours; steamed brown
bread, 3 hours: custards, Is to 20 min
utes:: pies. 80 to IS minutes: plum
pudding. 2 to 3 hours. 7: 8l
Time for Cooking Vegetables
Greens. dandelions, ~ hours; spin
ach. 20 to 80 minutes: string beans.
to 2 hours: green peas. 20 to 80
minutes: beets, l to 3 hours: tur-,
nips. l to 3 hours; squash. l hour; POI.
tatoes boiled. 20 to 80 minutes: po-
tatoes baked, / hour: corn. 20 min
utes; carrots. Y to l hour: asparagus.
Is to rs minutes: cabbage. | to 3
hours.
Time for Broiling.-Steak, l inch
thick. 4 to minutes; steak. IL.
inches thick, to is minutes: fish.
small and thin, to 8 minutes: fish.
thick, Is to Is minutes: chicken. 20
to 80 minutes. q
Time for Cooking Meats.-Beef
underdone per pound. 9 to 10 min
utes; beef. fillet OF, 20 to 40 minutes;
mutton, leg. per pound. 10 to; u min
utes; mutton. stuffed shoulder. per
pound. 8 minutes: veal. loin OF. plain.
per pound. is to Is minutes: veal.
stuffed. per pound. 20 minutes: pork,
/ spare ribs. per pound, Is to 30 min
utes; pork, loin or shoulder. per
pound. 30 to 80 minutes; liver, baked
or praised, ! to IL hours: corned
beef. per pound, IS to 80 minutes;
boiled (simmered) beef, per pound.
20 to 30 minutes; ham,. per pound.
after water boils. Is to 20 minutes:
bacon. per pound. Is minutes; chick
en-, baked. 3 to 4tpounds, I to 2 hours:
turkey. 10 pounds. hours: goose. 8
pounds. 3 hours: duck. tame. 40 to 50
minutes; duck. wild. 80 to 40 minutes:
grouse. pigeons and other large birds.
80 minutes; small birds. 10 to Is.
minutes; venison. per pound, Is min
utes; fish. long and thin, to 9
pounds. hour; ash, thick. s to 6
pounds, ] X to 2 hours: fish. small, 20
to 30 minutes 5s 2s5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-28
Cleanliness and Difference to Women,
Americans Strong Points,
Says Visitor.

Baron Ernst Won Wolzogen, who,
with his wife, recently made an artts-
tic tour through America, Is flooding
the German press with his Impressions
Of America and the Americans, a Ber-
lin letter to the Brooklyn Eagle says.
He was greatly impressed with the
Americans expeditions way Of hand
ling baggage, baggage checks being
unknown here. The hot. stuffy air of
Pullmans also impressed him, but he
forgets this in dwelling on lesson in
cleanliness he received in Pullman.
He says: -E
''In a Pullman car, by the way, one
may get a good idea of American
cleanliness l shall never forget the
very circumstantial morning toilet of
a nerculean fellow after his nights
journey. The man was certainly Meth
er military attache nor a civil
esthete The fellow washed, shaved,
eonlSed his hair carefully, brushed his
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-28
4 ~ - - r. F3l,s'I :. Y. N
Caused Double TRAGEDY,

At q village in the Vosges. France.
girl has gone mad through Witness
ing the horror produced on her fam.
lily by her appearance while they were
preparing for burial body they i'm.
agined to be that Of the girl her
self. A few days ago the mayor Of the
village of Sauley notified the authort,
ties OF the finding OF . body In a river
nearby Shortly afterwards "a farmer
came from an adjoining village and
formally identified the body as that
Of his sister, who had disappeared a
few days previously, The farmer drove
home with the body in his cart, and
the family made. preparations for its
burial. just as the corpse was being
put into the coffin, the 1"dead" girl
walked in. Chilled with horror, the
mourners turned their eyes from the
face in the coffin to the living face
in the doorway. The resemblance
was so remarkable that the simple
villagers fed in terror; from the sup
posed apparition at the door, When.
the mistake was finally recognised.
the living girl had become insane
through horror at her family's evasion
of her. III tsfss
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-28
Young Sculptor.

One of the picturesque figures at the
New York Geological park these days
is 14-year-old boy modelling wild ami
mails at close range. He is a Award
Fairbanks, and he comes out of the
far west-Utah-with lump of clay,
an absorbing love of wild animals and
a determination to become sculptor
as his stock in trade. Inside the pro-
tecting rail of the lion house, right up
against the cages, he sets his modelling
stand, with his sleeves rolled up to his
brown elbows he molds and digs and
pats his clay in the shapes of the huge
beasts behind the bars. His ambition
Is to model wild animals with strict
fidelity to their natural postures, and
he has made up his mind to win a
place among the successful sculptors
Of the world, no matter what it costs
in hard work.-The Christian Herald
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-28

the young American was out at the
country; club. Some mornings 1t was
6 o'clock. Never was 1t later. II
Juan's ponies were u lively fellows.
those that Jack de Saulles rode were
enough livelier to make Juan's look
slow.
The next big field day at the coun-
try club following the one at which
Juan had triumphed was three weeks
later Senorita Blanca was there. OF
course, as the guest Of Juan.
And Juan-well, he was so accus-
toned to winning he was perhaps
over-con1dent. When the entries for
the gentlemen riders races were an
nounced John de saulles was among
those entered to ride. incidentally,
the young American had been named
as one of the team to oppose Juan's
team s. If II
Juan played like man possessed,
but his team lost the game. and TO
make matters worse the young Amer
lean had been the one to cover Juan
every minute Of the game; &
That night Jack de Sauiles called on
the Sonora acknowledgements. Quite
formally he asked the delightful SEN
ora for the hand of her charming
daughter. The Sonora was most pleas
ant, and all that she asked was that
the young American wait few
months. sSs Y. KS 9.5.3s
Americans Triumph Complete.
H IA week later Sonora Erazzuriz-Ver.
CARA and the senorita Blanca sailed
for Paris. MI 3s 81 5.S..
n For two months De saulles worked
faithfully in his office in Santiago. He
had promised to wait q few months
Surely two was a few. So he sailed 1!!a'|
for Paris. 4, VII N
The Sonora Erazzuriz-Vergara was
surprised to receive call one day n
Paris from Mr.. John de Saulles. Tue
senorita was delighted, and---Well'
the wedding Of Mr.. De Saulles ana
the Senorita Blanca Erazzuriz was
celebrated in France on December u.
And few days ago there regis
tered at the Hotel Plaza In New
York, Mr. and Mrs John j., de Saulles,
q very smiling, very happy and very
handsome bride and bridegroom.
1t CHANGED that Mrs. De Saulles had
gone shopping when the reporter
called at the Plaza. Would Mr.. De
saulles allow the reporter to go with
out seeing his wife! Not for mo
ment. s5
"Oh, but you've Just got to stay and
see her. that's all there is about It,"
he said. "She's a wonder" "A
Right to the minute when she said
she would return in rushed the bride,
She had walked all the way up Fifth
avenue from the shopping district.
1t was Mrs De Saulles' first trip to
New York, and she was disappointed
Oh. no. not with New, York. That
she thought about the most wonder
full place she had ever dreamed OF.
but New York's dancing that's what
she didn't like.
why I never saw such dancing as
they do In New York said she.
They hop and run and skip and wig,
gle-oh, it's perfectly absurd.
haven't danced once since came
here. and ! had always looked forward
to being able to come to New York
| to dance" I: .s 4. y. Il Il
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-28
AS a German Baron Sees Us

teeth, manicured his finger nails and
polished himself till it was really a
pleasure to look at him. He took q
whole hour for the Job"
Our genial German critic was struck
by American Difference toward women
and by the great freedom that main
tains in social intercourse between
young men and women in the United
States. He says: "If you see that your
young lady friend likes you you can
give her all sorts Of condolences with.
out being regarded by her or her par
ents as sutton for her hand. But you
must be careful about kissing. In
some states the law regards kiss as
promise of marriage, in other states
a kiss constitutes assault and battery,
and each kiss may cost you consid.
cradle cash fine"
American informal, offhand manners
Wolzogen found in strange contrast to
German circumspection. He missed in
America the custom among men of tip
ping their hats to each other forty
times day If they hanDa1 to meet
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-28
War to Save the Birds.

Making mention OF the fashion de.
flying women Of America" who waged
war on plumage decorations. Profess
sor Schillings has appealed ii to the
German women, through the Sud
deutsche Monatschrift, to wear no mil
linery which includes plumes or. feath.
ers OF any kind. The responses, In
dorsing the call came more quickly
than Schillings expected they would,
and the first published list OF ''promi,
nent women who will not decorate
themselves with feathers" includes
the names Of the queen OF Wurtem-
berg, the grand duchess OF Mecklen-
burg-strelitz, the crown princess of
Sachsen- Meiningen, the princess Eitel
Friedrich of Prussia. the princess Au-
guste Victoria Of Hohenzollern, the
princess Of Sachsen-Meiningen, the
princess Maria Alexandria OF Reuss
and the baroness Hildburg.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-28

say; you will have to ask him When
say this I have in mind the follow
ing case that was brought to my no
tice: A young cub. only a few weeks
old, was caught one spring and fed on
milk. He was kept In camp until the
following fall when they moved camp
down on some bottom lands. Here.
while running about, he would sud
denly stop, dig up some roots and de-
YOUR them with relish. He seemed
to be as fully prepared to forage for
himself as If he had been taking les
sons from his mother all summer
Another much mistaken idea about
the black bear is that he energies
from his winter quarters very thin
and emaciated (this SO far, Is true);
that he is desperately hungry after
his long fast; or Is terribly ferociouss
and inclined to attack anything on
sight, man included. This Is not SO,
although l have often heard it so
stated. Not even a black bear with
his enviable digestive apparatus can
or does indulge in a hearty meal after
so long fast. The organs Of a. bear
are no different from those Of a man
In this respect. and after their long
disuse are only capable Of assimilat-
ing the daintiest morsels of food
such as grass shoots, tender roots and
their like. In fact, at first they show
little or no desire to eat, but after q
few days they commence to partake
again of pretty much everything.
say this because bear Is omnivorous,
which means that he eats quite gener-
ally everything-bo vegetables and
meat They are not as carnivorous as
generally supposed, usually being con.
tented with such small animals as
ground squirrels and field mice, but
still. when the opportunity offers. they
have great propensity for stealing
down ever so carefully to nearby
farm and carrying on fat little
shoat. TheyS too, have great weak
ness for sheep. and it is hardly neces-
sary for me to mention honey and
sweets, for here we see him again
like a good-natured, mischievous boy.
The various insects form long list
Of goodies for them, and they spend
much Of their time overturning stones,
prying open old stumps and logs, polk
ing their nose and smiling at every
tiny hole or creyice for such dainty
morsels as grubs, caterpillars,
crickets, and ants. The black bear
seems to partake Of such a variety of
food that it is hard to say just which
he enjoys the most Ants are one Of
his favorite dishes, and have no
doubt that they consume as many Of
these as some of the ant-eaters Of
South America. One of their favorite
methods OF catching a certain species
Of ants, which are very vicious little
fighters, is to thrust paw in the
midst OF one of their hills, and as
they swarm over the bears paw with
the purpose Of attacking their enemy,
they are quickly Tapped up.
But what greater picture Of content
ment can one imagine than a bear in
good-sized BURBERRY patch? Sitting
half up on his launches and pulling
the branches towards him with his
paws-fairly shoveling in the berries
that help fatten him up for the long
winter-they are indeed great berry
eaters and will often travel miles to
locate patch, and then will patronize
1t long and often.
Last fall in the Sierra Madre noun
tains in northern Mexico was camped
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-28
.HuBBY's HEART NOT TOUCHED
Unfeeling Wretch Refuses to condoIe
With His Wife on Loss Of Her
PoQketbook. ---f5 ,

"Oh, Henry!" she exclaimed as she
ran out irto the hall to meet her hus-
band, with her hands held up in dis
may. ION my way, home from shop
ping lost my pocketbook!"
well, as it happened on your way
home, you couldn't have lost much"
he replied, with sigh Of relief.
"Oh, you're just too mean for any
thing!" she cried, bursting into tears.
r was fool to tell you about it! You
should be ashamed Of yourself to make
such a remark when you know how
badly must fell"
"Forgive me, my DEAR" he pleaded.
Fl Eust admit that what said was
rather mercenary. Tell me what you're
going to do about it.
Advertise for 1t, of course. There
are things in it wouldn't lose for the
world. For instance, there was a hair
pin uss to fasten my gloves. Tillie
gave It to mo eui OF her hair for luck
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-28

the day she was married. Then there
were those beautiful lines, entitled
Twilight Musings I cut out while we
were engaged. and don't know how
many samples and recipes. Besides.
there was the bushes card OF that
man who was kind enough to offer to
make me a crayon portrait of you alb
solutely free of charge"
"You needn't mention the other
things" her husband broke III.
Don't be SO unsympathetic," she
pleaded. ''but tell me how to finish this
advertisement I've started" -
After hearing that list of what your
pocketbook contained" he returned.
with smile, II guess you'd better
wind up the advertisement in the ortho-
dox way by stating that the contents
were of no value except to the owner"
Judge
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-28
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Hut Mamma pldn,t,

Little Mabel was always tumbling
down and getting hurt, but as soon AZ
her mother kissed the bumped fore;
head Mabel would believe 1t cured
and cease crying. One day she accom-
panied her mother to the Union depot.
and while they were seated in tho
crowded waiting room an intoxicated
man entered the door, tripped over q
suitcase, and fell sprawling on the
floor. The attention OF every one was
attracted to the incident, and in the
sudden silence following the fall Ma
bel called out:
Don't cry, man. Mamma II kiss
90, and 'en 90 II be all right. Lip-
pincott's Magazine. Fl.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-28

sumption bacillus, and to spread and
transmit other germs and mods.
These facts. taken in conjunction
with the life habits Of the insect. lead
to the conclusion that the cockroach
Is able to, and may possibly. play a
small part in the spreading Of con-
sumption and in the transmission Of
pus producing organisms; that the In
sect is in all probability an active
agent In the souring Of milk kept in
kitchens and larders: and that 1t Is
undoubtedly an important factor in
the distribution of molds to food and
to numerous other articles. especially
when they are kept In dark cup
boards and cellars where cockroaches
abound.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-28
Fruit Cake.

Take one pound Of flour, one pound
of brown sugar, one-half pound of cit
ron, two pounds of raisins, one pound
of currants, three-fourths pound Of but
ter, one pound Of almonds, one ounce
of mace, one cup of molasses, one
half teaspoonful Of soda stirred in the
.molasses and FIVE eggs. Stir the sugar
and butter to cream, then add white
and yolks of eggs, beaten separately.
Stir in the -four gradually, then the
molasses and spices, and lastly the
fruit. This makes three loaves. Bake
In 4 moderate oven.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-28
Fancy Fried Potatoes.

Wash and pare potatoes. slice thin
(using vegetable slicer) into a bowl
Of cold water. Let stand two hours.
changing water twice. Drain. plunge
in kettle OF boiling water and boil
one minute. Drain again and cover
with cold water. Take from water
and dry between towels. Fry in
deep fat until light brown. keeping in
motion with a skinner. Drain on
brown paper and sprinkle with salt.