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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04
H. NJ. Hueffer, in Golfers.

H. M. HuefIer, IN Coluer l.
This is the ceremony of the comforting
of the red birettas. h Vatican is, a
great town guarded from modern Italy by
soldiers with pixies 10 feet long, whom you
see under the great arches. In doublets
and trunk hose Of scarlet and yellow, with
the martial fat hats Of German lands,
knechts. they stand there l~onglegged and
powerful. Then come the endless stair
cases with the marble halls. and up them
20 walking browncowled frtars. village
priests In old and shabby cassocks, Ameri-
can m%illionaires with papal orders on their
dress shirts, officers Of the household In
suits of black like the Spanish dons that
Drake fought, with The ruffs o their
necks-all going to this ceremony. 1t Is a
ceaseless rushing Of feet on the broad
white steps of marble. You walt for a
among priests n nuns and laity in dress
It is odd, the family feeling of these two
ceremonies. This was not q mass, this
was not a religious offering. 1t was just
our church-our own church-conducting
mails, in scarlet. sit on chairs round the
wall. The holy father enters almost with
out ceremony and sits upon a high gilded
throne. And SO familiar he seems-we
have seen him thus q thousand times In
pictures-that there Is no s~trangeness and
is Just our familiar friend. The cardinals
elect brush through the lane that is
among ~us-familiar faces, too, by now-the
Anglo-Saxons and the little Dutch cardi-
nal, the first that Holland has had since
the reformation.
They kneel one by one before the pope
He puts upon their heads the fiame-scarlet
biretta which IL the first glimpse we nave
had of new cardinal red. Each then re-
moves his cap. and a purple scarf Is
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04
Making Cardinals

draped upon his shoulders. It is rather .
whispering, quick The new.
cardinal kisses the pope's nand and foot
rises and passes on. +.
This is the last time that he will knee
to the holy father. From henceforth he
is a prince Of the church.
Then the voice OF Cardinal Falconft
rises. He Is rendering the thanks OF him.
self and his brethren.
And then the holy father begins To
a deep chest sound. 1t is at once nobly
courteous, paternal, encouraging, and ex.
horting. With the purple cape over the
white costume, he sits rather still on his
throne that is like a gilded alcove. He
hardly moves except to u a sheet Of
his manuscript.
But the voice sounds on. Little golden
shadows play over the white dress and
over the dark, strong, simple face. And
then, having done with his courteous
speeches of welcome, he begins to exhort
name, Of the Saviour. 1t Is easy to see
tina then the holy father is moved. He
has little gestures, quaint movements OF
hand-the movements not OF an orator OF
a preacher but those Of q kindly, earnest
| parent. Then / understood something that
/ have never understood before. For this
man there speaking seemed to me no more
to be a sovereign pontiff, no more to be
high or distant or upon a bright golden
throne from which there played golden
shadows. No. He was the kind INT dear
head OF my family-of my own family. ]
was listening. I have never felt SO nj
home. Yes, that was It. 1t was my home
We are a great family, We Catholics, and
/ was In the private room of the head OF
us all, and / had the right to be there
and we all had the right to the blessing
of the good and kindly head of our fam
| lily, who will surely not refuse 1t to them
hat be OF good Will.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04
Mr.. Wu's First Cocktail

ter drinking my glass I tool the extra
glass to my wife in the cabin, and we
al liked 1t and from hat time we had
1t because IL gave us an appetite and
had a very pleasant taste.
During my ministry in Washington
I used to entertain and I was very fond
of champagne. / remember on one &C.
casion l had q great gathering and
some of my American friends wanted
to saturate me. But instead Of their
s%aturating me, / saturated them, and
1t ended by many OF them being car
ried downstairs, so o will see ! have
been a very good thinker.
Then on one occasion / went to O
summer resort where there was q
great hotel, and a lady presented me
with a bottle Of whisky. 1t was called
Kentucky whisky. 1t was very good.
I took It home and used to drink II and
It was very nice. But the result OF all
this is, although / have found that
strong drink-champagne, cocktails and
whisky-very pleasant to the taste, ]
found II was not healthy. So. some
years ago, after my return to China,
/ was converted to what you nay call
a vegetarian, but I call sanitarian.
am not strictly vegetarian, because !
take milk and eggs, which vegetarians
do not. 1t is a non-flesh diet, / used
to be a moderate drinker Of wine, but
now I am a total abstainer In that re-
spect. The result is that / feel much
stronger and healthier-stronger physi.
! cally, mentally and morally"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04
BIRDS AS FARMERS ALLY

hours. which fact, II q weeks feeding
was calculated, means that at least
10, 900 insects and worms were caught
by only two Of the birds. Yellow
throated warblers have been observed
to eat so to 70 brentwood lice In three
minutes. Martins, swallows, KIM
birds and phoebes also are good insect
traps. Crickets, apple tree lice and
small moths form over 80 per cent VI
their diet.
The champion worm finder Is the
woodpecker. For hours II pecks away
after the enemies Of the trees. A con-
sentative estimate for the ayerags
worms and grubs.
A single meadow lark saves $26
worth OF hay and alfalfa In every
township, It II estimated, by its de-
struction Of grasshoppers, weed seeds
and army worms. Fox sparrows. not
English sparrows. are very beneficial
agents In the fight on the crop pests.
Chinch bugs in large numbers are found
in the stomachs Of these sparrows.
Turtle doves are So per cent insectiv-
orous. One doves craw confined 3,108
wild grass and weed seeds. A great de-
stroyer Of lice, field vermin and chinch
bugs Is Bob white" Quails nave been
whose pellets invariably held from
5000 to 5000 pigeon grass seeds-a
very troublesome pest Persons who
have to contend with pigeon grass
should protect the Quails especially. In
one Of these birds more than 5000
seeds Of pigweed were found.
Prairie chickens and pheasants live
principally on grasshoppers. locusts
and corn-ear worms. Thousands OF
weevils M beetles are killed by the
red winged blackbird. Mice, gophers
and small lizards are destroyed by
owls and the smaller variety Of hawks.
In Kansas 355 species are known. OF
these there are AZ species Of game
birds-every one insect eating-132
kinds are mainly insectivorous; rs spe-
cies carnivorous (meat eating); 80
mainly grainivorous weed seed eat
ing); 81. species are rare or accidental.
and only three species--the Cooper
hawk the English sparrow and the
sharp-shinned hawk-are more harm
full than useful. .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04

From a Report Of a Temperance Meeting
in Shangai In the China Press.
DR.. Palmore Of st. Louis, Mo-, asked
for a few words from II. e. WI Ting
fang, whom he designated as the dis
tinguished Chinaman.' DR.. WI replied,
saying:
Il came here to listen to the elo-
quence Of DR.. Wilder. l did not expect
to be called upon to say anything on a
subject like this, because on this sub
ject I must plead guilty-on this ques-
ton. That is, up to a few years ago ]
was q moderate drinker.
Il used to drink Chinese wine, and
when / went abroad / could not help
drinking European or American wine.
II remember the first time ! drank q
cocktail. l never knew that in China.
On my first voyage to San Francisco
In the midst of my journey n day ]
passed the purser's room. 1t was about
lunch time. There were about half q
dozen gentlemen there and they invited
me to go in. What is the matter? ?
Come, let's have q little drink said
they. I said, What is itT You will
like IT, they said; 1t will give you q
good appetite
1.-The purser had q Japanese servant
who brought in q tray with glasses full
Of what l afterward learned was cock
tail, and there was an extra glass fol
me and / drank It. and 1t was so dell
cious. I said: II 1t viii, give he a good
appetite / would like my wife to try
some. Have you another glassT At
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04

'"oldest inhabitant" OF the river, who
made the other pilots weary with the
scope and antiquity OF his renaniscent
knowledge. He contributed paragraphs
OF general Information and HISTORIAN
opinions to the New Orleans Picayune,
and signed them Mark Twain" They
were quantity egotistical In tone, usual
ly beginning. my opinion. for the benz
eft or the citizens Of New Orleans" n
reciting incidents and comparisons dat
ing n far back as 1911.
Captain Sellers naturally was regard
ed as fair game by the young pilots.
who amused themselves by initiating
his manner and general attitude Of
speech. But Clemens went further: he
wrote at considerable length q broadly
burlesque imitation signed Sergeant
Fathom," with an introduction which
referred to the said Fathom as zone OF
the Oldest ouS pilots on the river" The
impossible trip. supposed to have been
made in 1853 by the steamer the old
first Jubilee" with q Chinese captain
and q Choctaw crew" It Ii q gem Of
its kind. and will bear reprint In full
today. '
The burlesque delighted Bart Bowen,
who vas Clemens pilot partner on the
on showing 1t to others, and finally
upon printing II. Clemens was reluct-
ant, but consented. 1t appeared in the
New Orleans True Delta in 1859. and
vas widely and b~oisterously enjoyed.
It broke Captain Sellers literary
heart. He never contributed another
paragraph. Mark Twain always re-
grated the whole matter deeply. and
HIS W. revival OF the name vas q sort
OF tribute to the old man he had
tk~oukhtlessly wounded. II Captain
Sellers has knowledge of material mat
tiers, now, he Is probably satisfied; for
'these things brought to him and to the
name he had chosen what he could
v himself have achieved-immor-
falify
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04
THIS HAPPENED IN MISSOURI.
Editor Mixed . Wedding Announcement
and the Advertisement Of An
Auction Sale.
From tho National Monthly.

WV ~esS
From tho National Monthly.
A Missouri editor who was brtmful
Of hard cider got a wedding count
and q sale mixed and served to his
readers this dope:
civilian Smith, the only son of Mr..
and Mrs. Josiah Smith, was disposed
at auction to Lucy Anderson on my
farm, n mile east of here In the
presence Of 70 guests, including the
Following towtt: Two mules, IL head
of cattle. The Rev. jackson tied the
nuptial, the least weighing 1880
pounds on the hoof. The beautiful
home OF the bride vas t~astefully deco
rated with a seewash calf, q spade, a
sulky rake, one feed grinder, n set
double harness, almost new and Just
before the ceremony was pronounced
Mendelssohn's wedding march was
played by one milch cow, 5 years;
one Jersey cow. to be fresh next April,
carrying a bunch or flowers In her
hand and looking charming in q gown
made Of light spring wagon, two boxes
of apples, two racks of hay, n grind
stone, mouseline deori trimmed with
about $50 bushels of spuds. The groom
Is we'll known and popular young
man and has always stood we'll among
society circles Of IL Berkshire hogs,
while the bride Is an accomplished and
talented school teacher or q splendid
drove Of Poland China-pedigrees II
desired. Among the beautiful pres
ents were two sets Of knives and forks,
one spring harrow, one wheelbarrow,
one gocart, other articles too numer-
GUS to mention. The bridal couple
left yesterday on an extended trip.
term Of IL months time, extended to
responsible parties; otherwise spot
cash luncheon will be erved at the
table. After this Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
will 60 to housekeeping In q coy
home at the corner of Main Inc Doc
tor R. L. CRANKY, auctioneer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04
Being Born a Girl


e. 8. Martin. in Harper's Magazine.
Take II by and large. is 1t a misfortune
to be born a girl and not a boy? That
may happen to any of US any time we
happen TO be born. It's a toss-up. It's
not the slightest credit to US to be born
male. and certainly 1t should not be the
slightest discredit to us to Be born female
but according as we are born male or fe-
male we are born to differenS duties. II
political government Is one o. the male
having men loosen their hold on 1t. For
my part 1 suppose that down in the intri-
cacies Of my composition ] have an in
stinctive conviction, or bunch, that politi-
that out Of that comes my objection to
abdicate, or even. dilute, my share of II.
Instructive convictions have great weight
ments they put OUT may be inadequate OF
mistaken, as the &nti-suffrage arguments
are so apt to be. The s~uffragist~ expound.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04
tn. Anelen. Population Of Now Msxiec

In an article on American archaeol-
ogy in Harper's, Or. Ellsworth Hunt
ington, of Yale, discusses the interest
ing question rs to whether our south
western states were ever densely pop
ulated.
"How long were the ruins Of the
southwest inhabited? And how dense
was the population in ancient times?
Some of the best archaeologists have
strongly insisted that appearances are
deceitful. The hundreds, and indeed
thousands Of sites Of ancient villages
in Colorado, the Texan Panhandle,
Utah, New Mexico and ARIZONA, as well
as In similar parts OF northern Mexico,
were not all Inhabited at one time, SO
they tell us. Most represent mere tenn
porary stopping places where migratory
bands of q people supposed to have
been the ancestors Of the Indians set
tied for a few years n then moved
on. At the outside limit, SO say these
a~rchaeologists, the entire population
score thousands, whose civilization was
of the lowest and most insignificant
type. Other students, fewer in mum
Der than the orthodox school, hold that
the majority of the ruins were all &C.
cupied at the same time n for CEN
fury after century. They say that the
population of the arid southwest must
nave dI1OuhlCu W hlaby huAlatCo tiSd
enthusiastically more in all probable
ity than he country supports today.
Furthermore, II this were so, although
the type of civilization may have been
most primitive compared with ours, yet
1t was by no means SO low as that OF
the modern Indians. 1t must have been
of the same grade as that OF early
Babylonia, Egypt, Palestine, or Greece
before the art Of writing was invented.
People who could dwell peacefully for
centuries In large, permanent commun-
tiles and could build great communal
houses and long systems of canals,
were by no untutored savages.
Civil order and submission to the will
of the majority must have been as well
developed among them as among us.
Such q view leads n to believe that,
IL only we could trace 1t, the history
of the primitive Americans would prove
quite as interesting, and to us possibly
more interesting than that of the early
oriental peoples to whom our scholars
devote so much time and our million
aires so much money!"
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ers demolish them, and think that they
have accomplished something: but. alas!
the demolition Of puerile arguments leaves
the question just where 1t was, with the
pith Of It still untouched. Still 1 think
the agitation does good, bothering people
like me, and making US think: asking us.
h does belong to women, then, II not
votes? How else are you going to give
them equal life? What does justice de-
mand for them IL not the suffrage?
II the males since the beginning Of time
rave overestimated their importance n
erred in regarding themselves as special
lists in government, then II Is only a mat
ter of time when we shall be disabused Of
that error and shake down into our
rightful places. But IL government
meaning political government rather thar
domestic-really prospers better in the
long run in the hands of males, In their
hands 1t Is likely to stay-that substance
Of 1t certainly, however hat shadow we
call a vote may fiutter on. and wherever
1t may aHght.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04
Old Age a Germ Disease?
From the Chicago Record-H

a~A&
Professor Metchnikoff, the head Of the
Pasteur institute, in Paris, continues to
attract public attention by his optimistic
views on the possibility Of delaying old
z through scientific knowledge. He
still considers old age q germ disease
which may be overcome or made !neffec-
tive for a long time by means of a pro-
tective serum. A few years ago he advo-
Gated a diet Of sour milk as a means of
prolongipg life.
Great 6ings are being done In rcience
and 1t Is possible that the distinguished
Russian scientist nay present the world
with a serum that will extend the span
Of life. Even the limit ct 10 years set by
Bishop Fallows may seem short, and
there surely win be no more talk Of As as
an age limit for the usefulness Of many
workers. Insurance mortality tables and
rates may be wholly changed
But IL the serum Is not forthcoming there
will continue to be good chances Of long
life for the average individual who lives
simply and thinks eighty. We know al
ready from many examples that temper
ance in eating and drinking. tranquility
patton will bring r. happy p~roiongation OF
days almost to anyone.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04
TIED DOWN. %
90 Years sIavery-How She Got FREQ,
dom.

A dyspepsia veteran who writes
from q Of England's charming rural
homes to tell how she won victory In
her 20 years fight, naturally exults in
her triumph v Q the tea and coffee
habit: T.
Il feel II q duty to tell you," she
says. how much good Postum has
done me. ] am grateful, but also de-
sire to let others who may be suffering
Is did, know Of the delightful meth
Cd by which / was relieved.
. Il had suffered for 20 years from
dyspepsia, and the giddiness that usu-
ally accompanies, that painful ailment,
and which frequently Frustrated me.
I never drank much coffee, and cocoa
and even milk did not agree with my
impaired digestion, SO I used tea, ex-
c~iusiyefy, till about a year ago, when
I found in a package Of Grape-Nuts the
little book, The Road to Wellville.'
After a careful reading of the book.
let ! was curious to try. Postum and
sent for q package. / enjoyed it from
tho first, and at once gave UP tea in
tts favor.
II began to feel better very soon.
My giddiness left me after the first
few days use Of Postum, and my stom-
Ach became stronger SO rapidly that It
was not long till I was able (as I still
AND to take milk and many other ar
ticles Of food Of which / was formerly
compelled to deny myself. l have
proved the truth Of your statement
that Postum makes good, red blood
~Ihaye become very enthusiastic over
the merits Of my new table beverage,
and during the past few months, have
conducted a Postum propaganda among
my nsighbors which has brought bene.
1t to many, and ! shall continue to tell
my friends Of the better way in which
rejoice" Name given by Postum
lce.. Battle Greek, Mich. .
Read the little book, "The Road to
tWslIvills." In pkgs. there's q rec.
SON
J Ever read the above letterS A new
- apDears from time to time. They
80 gs.uiass lssuss aad full Of hanan
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04
How He Found Out.

mfr. Chairman" shouted n of the
delegates to- the convention, Il move
that the nominating speeches be linn
Sted to one minute each"
Second tie motion!" yelled a dozen
sthers. X
A storm Of protest arose, but the
chairman put the motion.
It was los,hby q vote of AZ to as.
ri merely wished to find out. Mr..
Chairman. explained the delegate
who had made the motion, how many
ambitious orators there are In this
convention There are A."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04
Iowa Authors Fame.

ELLIS Parker Butler, the Lord
Knows Where" is the Inscription on
an envelope that was safely delivered
to the author of Pigs Is Pigs and
The Adventures OF q Suburbanite."
In 1t was a letter dated. Washington
d. c., signed Seymour c. Chumm and
explained that the writer had made q
bet on whether the letter would safely
reach It's destination. It was referred
by the postofice TO the Washington
Star. where Mr.. Buffers proper Flush
Ing address was affixed, according TO
the editor. within 80 seconds after they
started hunting for T.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04
Feminine Rebuke.

q
/ The suffragette was ~conversing with
the eminent African traveller.
! And you don't believe In woman
s~uffrage?" said the lady.
No. madam" the hunter Of big
tame replied. II believe that the femi.
nine traits, gentle, humane, tender, fit
your sex for the home rather than for
the sterner duties of life or the posi-.
bic necessities Of the state"
YES" the suffragette replied. Il
have heard those arguments before.
And may / ask how you received
that deep scar on your cheek?"
1T was given me by a lioness,
madam"
The suHragette smiled.
Good for the lady lion" she said
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04
A Scene in an Indian Court

religion; then kneit. still praying. and
made obeisance. prostrating themselves
before Allah the Meroiful, the Compassion
ate. The reverence of their devotion was
perfect. and wholly free from the self
conscious shamefastness that I should
have felt, supposing that I, the magistrate.
had suspended court to pray there In pub
lie. Islam is a mans religion, q manly re-
\ ligion; there Ia something fine In the faith
that takes men out to pray before the
eyes Of al, on the wide vsranda Of Q police
court.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04

Charles Johnston, in the Atlantic.
The noon hour struck. tolled by the
railgong ut the treasury door, and In a
moment all things came to a standstill.
The Mahomedan lawyers, the village
Moslems lettering about the court. even
Mozuffer Khan with his guardian police
a all reverently withdrew. A moment
later they re-appeared on the wide con-
crete veranda outside the window at my
left. There they laid down their prayer
mats. and. standing first with devoutly
bowed heads and hands folded, they MUIR
INJURED the noon prayers Of the prophets
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04

h ezrs Of Henry j.. Goldstein, IA
Barton Street, Boston, Mass, is another
vietery for Hoods S~arsapsrilla. This great
nsdicins has succeeded in many cases
where others have utterly fuiled. Mr..
Coldstein nys: II suffered from rheuma.
and caused e~xcruciating pain. My knees
would become a. stiff as steel. I tried
aany medicinss without relief. then tool
doodrs GarnparilIa. soon felt much better,
end now ccn,ider myself entirely cured,
I recommsnd Hood's."'.r ~. N.
Get Il today In usual liquid form OF
sAocolatcd tablets called Sarsatabs.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04
DAY LOST ON PACIFIC;
CALENDAR TRICKS
~ s L RUSSELL.

On the Pacific
Dec 8.--When Pas.
tor Russell and
party with other
westward bound
discovered that q
day m u 8 { b
dropped from IN,
calendar. they dc.
. cided to observ,
Sunday. the 24th,
and Christmas da,
together. The tex,
for the day wa,
the song Of the an,
gels on the morn.
ing Of Jesus birth
-''Glory to God In
the Highest; OF
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04

Reproaches are certainly an effec-
dive cure to Indifference; but they
change II to anger rather than love.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04

The mod6an ~oman gets next to the
latest wrinkis with a massage ma
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04

PILxa CURED IN 6 TO IA Days
yory a rssxnjxa ytn refund money II PAZO ONT
fasNF TAILS, 10 stfrs5 any case OF Itching, Blind,
kssdlng Sr Psvsrrdtng Piles in 6to ID days. "c.