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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-16
Her Little Ring.

Mary had a little ring; twas given
b. her beau; and everywhere that
Mary went that ring vas sure to go.
She took the ring with her one day,
when she went out to tea, where she
might display 1t to the girls who num-
tered twenty-three.
And when the girls all saw that ring,
fhey made a great ado, exclaiming
with one voice: Has 1t at last got
round to your"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-16
TO END ARMY DUElLING.

Berlin, May l3.-The budget COM
mittee of the reichstag today adopted
the resolL zion introduced by the clerical
party in the reichstag on May 8 ask
ing the imperial chancellor to take
steps to end duelling in the army. An
amendment was added demanding the
obligatory dismissal Of duellants from
the army.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-16
Easy to Support.

Eyes, my daughter is going to mar.
y a poet"
How can you bear to see sour
marry a poet?"
"Oh, a poet amt so bad. He can
ear my old clothes and he won't eat
much"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-16
NOT A DRINK ON THE TRIP.

New York, May 13.-Records Of all
kinds have been claimed by steamships
coming into port, but none more
strange than the boas of the Columbia,
of the Anchor line, Which has just COM
pleted a "trip from Glasgow without
having sold a drink during the entire
voyage. There was plenty to drink on
board, but all the passengers were total
nbStginers.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-16
IImpoIite.

why wouldn't you put out your
ongue for the doctor this morning,
"Oh, Emmy, / couldn't. | don't
now him well enough."-Fliegende
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-16
Trouble.

THAT man seems to be greatly de.
ressed about something"
Yes. He must live in some town
hose baseball team is at the tail.
nd"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-16
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RID
Meriden
Cooling
Days.

"A citizens
Com
III. Stokes,
e perfected
an road is
Fery detail
two days.
Lea locat-
bunty, and
with loca.
completed.
y conlplet-
per bridges
e day. 1t
liable men
from Wa
|ance Is re-
the Boy
Frs, town.
engineer,
omen. The
to be un.
: Adjutant
to be ap-
'ad, whose
hat all de.
erforeman
six miles.
Fnents will
[ day will
in
I'd to have
and eve
econd day
oiled with
CHI will be
ed by the
a grea.
Vatertown.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-16
KENYON All

C~reston. Ia, May Ex-senator Ken
yon, Iowa's junior senator, is announced
for an address at Temple Grand opera
house here Tuesday evening. May II.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-16

oThat horrible weather"-how pleasant it
ally is when you are well! Garfield Tea
clips always.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-16
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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-16
PASTOR

The or
g, newly
sbyterian
day eve
vas pres
es. Rev.
the Sioux
or Of the
gave the
rev. VIM.
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ent grad
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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-16
Ncs
FLOODS

The real
construct
community
en-, despite
the Sioux
I'd west Of
I was SUBJ
ether with
t culverts.
road all
the wash
re soil no
gs on the
dway and
| its way
emarkable
road, and
are prac-
Brook
e. In close
liking con-
! crossing,
&c, all put
cd.
was built
yiSion of a
)vernTnent
ton.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-16

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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-16

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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-16
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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-16
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Once Upon aTime In France.

There was time in France when foolish actress who was ambitious enough to want a decoration and so i'll advised eas to make application for it to one of the ministers was punished by Imprisonment It was during the reign of Louis XV., and the first gen. tlenan in waiting of his majesty wrote this to the governor of the Fort FEveque prison:
 Dear Sir-Having been informed that Mile. Clairon has had the insolcnce and has been mad enough to solicit one of the kings decorations, 9o which neither her nor her profession entities her. write you this letter in the name of the king. You arc to lock her up in your good prison of le Fort fEVeQue and make things suf- dciently uncomfortable for her to teach her lesson. -kTlTG however
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Maxha He Had Nona.

Rex Beach was at the dress rehearsal of one of his plays, and he was there to see that everything was done ex- actly right. In one scene member of the cast failed to pull down his cuffs as was stipulated in the stage direc- tions- "Wait one minute!" exclaimed Beach, prancing out to the middle of the stage and interrupting the rehears- al- Halt right where you are! Haven't told you to pull down your cuffs? Doesn't the book tell you to pull down your cuffs?''
 ''Yes, sir,'' said the actor.
 "Well, you haven't done it." object ed the playwright. Pull them down! Down, down, down, Every gentleman pulls his cuffs down."
 "1 fear,'' said the actor coo1ly, 'tyol go too much on hearsay"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Moscow.

Moscow is one of the most famous cities in Europe. Exactly 100 years before Napoleon's raid Moscow yielded up to Petersburg-the modern addition Saint was unknown to it's founder, Peter the .Great-the position of capi- tai of the Russian empire, but its geo. graphical situation has enabled 1t to remain the premier commercial and industrial city The heart of Moscow is the Kremlin, where the czars are crowned and where may be seen the S75 cannon which Napoleon took to the city and left behind him when forced to retreat with the remnant of his great army Moscow is 400 miles southeast of Petersburg, with which it Is connected by a railway line almost as straight as the crow flies. When Nicholas I. decided the line should be built he drew straight line on the map between the two cities, and en- gineers overcame almost incredible difficulties to keep the railway to the route indicated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

Moore," tells that Murray offered 2,OOO guineas for the copyright of ''LaIla Rookh,'' "but Moore's friends thought he should have more and, go- ing to Longman. they claimed that MT Moore should receive no less than the highest price ever paid for a poem That said Isongman, was f3 ,OOO, paid for "Rokeby."' On this basis they treated, and Longman was inclined to stipulate for a preliminary perusal. Moore, however, refused, and the agreement was finally worded, That upon your giving into our hands poem of the length of "Rokeby'' you shah re- ceive from us the sum or 93,OoO.' "- London Chronicle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

Sunday as It Used to Be In London
 Those who object to Sunday amuse- ments sometimes speak as though in bygone times our countrymen were ex- empIary in their observance of the Sab bath. In 1905, however, chronicler, quoted by MT. Kevtli in ''The Merry Past,' estimated that over 100000 Lon doners spent their Sundays in the inns and tea gardens round the metropolis, and the condition of these pleasure seekers at nightfa11 he calculated to be as follows: Sober, 10000; in high giee, 10000; drunkish, 3OOoo; staggering tip sy, 10000; muzzy, 15,OOO; dead drunk, 5,OOO.-London Spectator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
The Alps will Be Washed Away.


 The Alps, from a geological point of view, are very recent The Welsh hills, though, comparatively spea king, insignificant, are far more ancient They had been mountains for ages and ages before the materials which now compose the Rigf or the Pilatus were deposited. Indeed, we may say that it is because they are so old that they have been so much worn down. The Alps themselves are crumbling and being washed away, and if no fresh elevation takes place the time will come when they will be no loftier than Snowdon or HelvelIyn.a They have al ready undergone enormous denudation, and it has been shown that from the summit of Mont Blanc some 10000 or +, 1000 feet of strata have been already removed. Denudat1on began as soon as the land rose above. the sea and the main river valleys were excav&ted.- Pearson's Weekly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Water Used In the Steel industry.

Great quantities of water at medium presspres are used in a steel plant, most of it for cooling purposes The following gives a good idea of the wa ter required by the several depart ments of a steel plant The total con sumption of the plant, including six blast furnaces, seven, rolling mills, bessemer and open hearth steel mills, twenty-four gas engines and about a hundred gas producers, was 57, 7,5OO, 900 gallons per day. The average daily displacement of the pumps for one month during the time these measure ments were taken was 6O,S77, 900 gal Ions, no allowance being made for slip. The pumps used for pumping this cooling water in steel plants are about the same type as those used in city pumping stations, steam reciprocadng pumps with compound or triple steam cylinders or motor driven centrifugal pumps. The usual water pressures are from forty to sixty pounds.-Robert L.. Streeter in Engineering Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
The Name Servia.

The Serbs have a grievance against the English language for spelling the name of their country, Servia, with a ''v," as though 1t came from 'servus,' D a slave. There Is really no such con- nection, and in other languages 1t is spelled properly, with g -'b."-Spring- field Republican.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
A Dandy Duke.

The Duke of Buckingham took twen- ty-seven suits of clothes to Paris in 1925, one of white uncut velvet set all over with diamonds, worth 914,00O. He also wore a dia1nonded feather and diamond buttons and earrings. A cu- riOus fashion for men prevailed in 1912 of ornamenting the ear with strings of black velvet ribbon, also of placing rose behind the ear.-London Saturday Review.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
:H;nh pr;eed poems

What is the highest price ever paid by publisher for poem? It would be interesting to know whether any ad- vance has ever been made on the 93 ,000 (S15,OOO that Scott received for "Roke- py." stephen Gwynns> in his Life of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Made a Difference,

"I told Maud that Jack was simply crazy to marry her, and she took of fense.''
 "Why was thatY'
 Don't know, unless 1t was that when I said it they had just been married" Boston Transcript.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

one of yos.r will have to conduct her to the Comedie Franchise in order that the pubic shah not be deprived of the pleasurs of applauding the talent Of this indiscreet woman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15
Ships After Turret Presented TO the
City of Havana.

General BiXby, chief of engineers Of
the army brings from Havana the re
port that unless unforeseen difficulties
are experienced all that is left of the
battleship Maine will be floated out OF
Havana harbor by March first and
sunk in the deep waters OF the Gulf of
Mexico. a few miles of the north
coast of Cuba.
In fact, General BiXby says about a
third of the ship-all Of that part for
ward of the rent which severed the
bow section-has been dumped into
the sea with out attracting attention.
The after turret of the ship has
been unbolted from the deck and is
ready for transfer to the shore 1t
has been given TO the city of Havana
and is to be erected as a monument in
public park
One of the masts is now at Cover
nor's Island and the other is aboard
the collieC Justin awaiting transpor-
tation to the national cemetery at
Arlington, whore it will be placed over
the graves of the victims of the Maine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15
Bad Accident on Electric Rond.

Under date of Feb. ?. a passenger
car on the Lewiston. Augusta
Waterville Street railway on its way
to Lewiston, where it was to have ar
rived at 9 o'clock. collided with a fiat
car at a point near j. Frank Thomp-
sons farm on the Litchheld road, two
miles east of Sabatis village.
Edward Paradis the motorman on
the passenger car, was injured, and
1t is considered remarkable that he
was not fatally injured The yesti-
bule Of the car, which was new, Was
wrecked. which gives some idea OF
the motorman's position in the acct
dent.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15
Back to the OIdtIme Remedy for
DYSDenSia.

You may experiment with many So
called wonderful new discoveries for
lie cure of Dyspepsia, Liver trouble,
" Constipation,-you may spend many
IA d earned dollars for the widely ad-
vertised pills, powders or tablets, and
after trying them all, you may find
yourself practically no better than when
you commenced There is one safe,
speedy, reliable, household remedy,
which has been prepared and sold in
Maine for more than sixty years, and
which has given relief to thousands Of
sick and suffering persons,-the true
and original L. F. Atwood's Medicine
or Bitters. Doubtless your mother or
grandmother kept it always In the
house ready for use in time of trouble,
and you will be glad to get back TO it.
after a series of disappointments. Get
bottle today and be prepared TO ward
of sickness. = Thirty-ive CENTS at your
dealer S The IL. F. Medicine Co.,
Portland. Maine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15
Americas First Newspaper Maine
Product.

An industrious digger into the
depths of the past has brought to light
the interesting fact that Americas
first newspaper was published full
century earlier than the date common
ly ascribed, says the New York Sun.
If 1t was not a newspaper in the later
acceptance of the term 1t was at least
u periodical, prepared and published
with more or less regularity for the
eager perusal of the little community
which it served. OF course it was
New England product No self re-
specting digger into the dusty past
would venture to upset certain New
England traditions. More specifically
it was a Maine product Maine has a
habit Of justifying its rights to the
motto "Dirigo" in things historical
and otherwise aud sometimes, to the
embarrassment of Massachusetts,
which is often called it's mother state.
In short, it was on St. CroiX island,
a few miles below the present city of
Calais, that the Master William was
published during the winter of l6o4-
05 by the members of the French eX-
petition under De Monts and Cham
plain, who were seeking TO establish
there the catpial of the vast and vague
empire claimed by France in America.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15
Caribou Said to be Returning to
Maine.

Bangor, Feb Hunters and guides
lately returned from the north con-
firm the reports published a few
weeks ago TO the effect that the long
absence caribou are returning TO
Maine, small herds having been seen
in various localities near Mt Katah-
din and beyond, and along the Ala
cash.
The caribou deserted Maine about
~ years ago. going, it is supposed, TO
Canada perhaps as far As Labrador
Many theories have been advanced in
explanation Of the migration of these
animals, but experts disagree as to
the cause OF Their departure IN 1893
law was enacted providing for six
years close time on caribou in Maine.
and succeeding Legislature haYe ex-
tended this protection mp 10 OCT -.
1917.
The caribou. or American reindeer
roams from the north shore OF Hud-
son Bay 10 the coast of Labrador. and
as far south as the 45th parallel of
latitude on the eastern side of the
continent Sometimes, in mountain
Gus sections, they will 90 even farther
south.
A moose or deer can easily be
tanned, and made a domestic animal,
but the caribou is like the partridge
if confined, he dies; if given his liber-
", he wanders away
Caribou care little for grass, leaves
or browse. on which the moose and
the deer subsist They live principal
ly on moss, lichens, rotten wood, toad
stools and mushrooms, and the wood
stools and fungus growth on decaying
trees. They like a hilly, rocky place,
and do not remain long in one spot
unless the ground is broken or IN.
even.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15

Departures-5.0o a. m, $40 a. M, Ia0i p. N
and go p. N. for Boston, Portland and ali
points west of Waterville. Tho $50 p. ID.
train via Augusta only. AT GOO q. m, $40 O.
m, 2-30 p. IN. for Bangor and stations EAst
OF Watervllle. AT l201 p. IN. for Burhham
Pittsheld, Newport, Bangor, Aroostook
County, Washington County. st. John and
Halifax. Sundays at 20 a.. m. and {. 90 p. m.
for Boston and Portland via Augusta, and
for Bangor and way stations.
Arrlvals-7.45 a. from Augusta, and
Waterville. 1925 a. IN. from Portland, Oak
land, Augusta, Bangor and Waterville. as
p. m. and SD p. M, from all pointa Sun.
days 1850 q. m. from Portland aud Bangor
i.l5 p. III. from Boston and Portland via u.
gusta and from Bangor.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15
LICENSE FL fUR iHE
RESIDENT HUNTERS
And Protection for Doe Deer Adyoca-
ted at Meeting of Maine Sports
men.

AT the annual meeting of the Maine
sportsmen's Fish and Game Associa-
ton. held In Auburn last week, Presi-
dent John f. Sprague said that he had
a strong leaning towards the proposed
scheme Of passing a law which shall
prohibit the killing OF doe deer, and
others expressed themselves as being
in favor of such a law, one of the
members. W E. Parsons of Foxcroft,
shoot all the bucks he can or wants
TO. but saying he believed the shoot
ing OF doe deer should be absolutely
prohibited.
Those in favor of such a law as this
reason that it would eliminate many
of the annual shooting accidents, as
where a man must discover whether
or not the animal he is shooting at
has antlers he must be more careful.
and will not be so quick to blaze away
at moving bush.
President Sprague stated. however.
that his impression was that Maine
spoltsmen, hunters, and guides are
not generally taking kindly to the
idea.
There was also a very evident be
lief among many of the members pres
ent that all who go into the Maine
woods to shoot during the big game
season should be obliged by law to
buy a license, residents as well as
non-residents. In regard to this
proposition President Sprague spoke
as follows:
Time is ever obscuring the old and
evolving new conditions, which give
birth to new problems; and to these
we must give attention. For several
years some of us have advocated the
licensing of resident hunters, not
commissioners may have an accurate
record of every moose and deer killed,
by whom killed, and in what section
of the state Statistics based upon
such facts would be of substantial i'm
portance"
The president praised the two meas
ures which the association has been
active in securing-the registration of
all the guides and the licensing of
nonresident hunters. The first" he
said, has put the game department
in close touch with and given it con-
troll of all the forest and lake guiding,
and the other has made that depart
ment self-sustaining, 80 far as the
protection of big game is concerned
ELECTED OFFICERS.
The following officers were elected:
President, John F Sprague, Dover;
list. V. p, J. Putnam Stevens, Port
land; End v p, Capt c. F. Barker.
Rangeley; 3nd. Y. p, Harry r. Virgin,
Portland: 4th. Y. p, NJ. J. Googin
Lewiston; 9TH V. P, H. NJ Heath,
Poland; 7th Y. P, f. w. Aver. Ban
gor; Sth. V. p, c. c. Wilson, Auburn;
9th. V. p, c. f. Scales, Guilford; 10th.
V. P, Frank A Emery. North Jay;
18th. v p, E. p. Viles. Skowhegan;
18th. " p, A. J. Stearns. Norway.
Secretary and treasurer, Fred r.
Smith, Pittsneld. Consulting attor-
neys, William T. Haines, Wateryille;
William H. Newell, Lewiston; w e.
Parsons, Foxcroft.
There were also standing and speci-
al committees chosen