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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
SOUTHERN WHEAT CROP
0NE-THIRD GREATER

Washington, Jan. 27.-Wheat pro-
duction In Argentina, Australia and
New Zealand this season is one-third
greater than in the previous season, to-
falling 32I, Zoo, GOO bushels, This in
formation was received by the depart
ment OF agriculture today from the In
ternational Institute of Agriculture at
Rome, which added that the production
wac 1907 per cent of that harvested
last season, In all three countries,
bumper crops appeared TO be the ruiz.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
CONFERENCE REPORT ON
MEASURE Is ACCEPTED

. Washington, Jan. 27,-The conference
report OF the Burnette-D Dillingham; inn
migration tin was adopted by the
House today 16G to II. AS approved. 1t
Drescribes a reading test for immi-
grants. The clause providing that i'm
migrants from countries which issue
character certificates, must present
-5acl certificates before being admitted,
was stricken from tho bill, The report
now gcts to the Senate. .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
CORN EXPOSITION OPENS.

Columbia, S. c., Jan 2S.-Delegates
from many states were here for the
opening Of the fifth national corn ex-
position today. The school of instruc-
ton for the 500 boys and girls, of the
corn and tomato growing clubs, was
inaugurated. The exposition will con-
tinue until February s.. Twenty-seven
states and the department of agricul-
>ture have provided exhibits.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
KILLS GIRL AND & /

Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. &c. p.
Long. a wealthy wholesale liquor
dealer, shot and killed Miss Sue Dick
inson, OF Wilmington, Del, aged %, and
then killed himself. The tragedy took
place in Longs office after the two had
qgGrra!ea.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
BACK FROM EUROPE
TO FIGHT DIVORCE
Mrs. w Gould Brokaw Seeks
to Disprove "Scandalous''
Charges Of Husband.

New York, Jan. 27.--Mrs. Mary Blair
Brokaw, wealthy society woman and.
formerly of New York and Newport,
has returned from Europe to fight the
divorce suit which her Wall street husl
band, w. Gould Brokaw, has started.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
EL EcTRocUTIoN BILL PASSES.

Washington, Jan. 28.-Electrocution
instead of hanging would be the pun
ishment for first degree murder in the
District oil Columbia If a bill passed
by the House today and already passed
sTo -
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
OIL PRICES

Findlay, Ohio, Jan. S.-The Ohio OH
company today advanced the price OF
North Lima oil to $I.31, South Lima
and Indiana to sl.26 each, ayG ILL
nois to $1.I4. .a3-E
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
TO EGYPT,

Naples, Italy, jan. 2S.-J. Pierpont
Morgan sailed last night for Alexan-
dria, Egypt.
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BANKER WHO DEFAuLTED
MUST SERVE HIS TIME

Washington. Jan. 2S.--The supreme
court today declined to interfere with
the five-year ~penitentiary sentence i'm
posed upon j.. Thornburn Ross, former.
president OF the Trust Guarantee and
Title company, OF Portland. Ore, COM
victed OF larceny of state educational
funds In his bank during the panic of
1907. E"- W..
The trial court. In addition to the
five e punishment. imposed a $576.-'
18s3,74. or an alternate confinement In
the county Jail amounting to- T90' years.
The supreme court OF Oregon had set
aside the fine and alternate confinement
as excessive, aH>a ...
Portland. ore, Jan. 2S,--T. Thorn
burg Ross. former vice president of the
Title Guarantee & Trust company. of
this city. was convicted of having con-
verified state educational funds to his
own use. He was sentenced to prison
for five years and to pay a fine OF
$5T6, 900, twice the amount he was al
legged to have converted. In default OF
the payment of the fine the trial court
decided that he be imprisoned one day
for each Sc OF the fine. which would
have made SO years. The supreme court
Of oregon. however, set aside the fine
and default provisions of the punish
ment. E.g
The exposure OF Ross de%linquencies
followed the failure of the Title Guar
antee q Trust company in 1907. "a.
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SUGAR KING MUST
SERVE JAIL TERM
Charles r Heike, Magnate,
Loses Immunity Bath Plea
In Supreme Court.

washington, Jan. 2S.-Charles Heike,
former secretary OF the American Re-
aning company, has no immunity from
prosecution for his knowledge OF the
sugar weighing frauds" against the
government, because he testified be-
fore the grand jury. The supreme
court go held today.
The court held that Heike must serve
his eight months imprisonment and pay
his $1,000 fine,
,Hefke was convicted OF conspiracy
to defraud the government. He had
testified at Il grand jury investigation
under the sherman antitrust law into
the AFFAIRS OF the American Sugar Re-
timing company. Later he was prose-
cuted In connection with the weigh
ingl frauds at the customs docks in
brooklyn
Basis Of Plea.
Heike claimed he was immune
against tie latter prosecution by virtue
/ of an act or 1903. which provided that
\ those who furnished evidence in anti
trust OF interstate commerce inYesti-
\ cations should be granted immunity
/ only against prosecutions under the
4 ANTITRUST law and Interstate commerce
laws and not for prosecutions for on
\ spiracy 10 defraud the government.
\ The government also contended that to
4 procure immunity. the testimony given
at the Investigation must be OF an in
4 eliminating character. tt
The conviction OF Heike was the out
\ come Of a series OF proceedings grow
ing out of the sugar weighing frauds
in which the company was requested to
pay TO the government more than 81
10000 o "
The Courts Finding.
The government claimed that Heike
as secretary and treasurer. could not
have possibly been ignorant of the
frauds.
Justice Holmes. handing down the
a courts decision said that it seemed
\ the immunity act was coterminous
with the constitutional provision
A against a mar being compelled to tes-
\ tify against himself. He said, how
n ever, IL was not necessary to define
\ exactly the limits OF immunity, be-
cause the testimony Heike gave did
n not concern the crime for which he
was convicted, 0 was Il relevant
thereto.
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of a wagon or wearing great, gaping
holes in their stockings playing that
silly game of marblesl
So, when little Eleanor-dear, sweet
golden haired little maid that she was
discovered that the rest of the boys
in the school were making all sorts
of fun of young William for escorting
her home from school of an afternoon,
she was amazed and distressed indeed.
Why, William was her dearest play
mate-except, of course, Rosa and
Alice, her very, very dearest friends.
And, besides, it was SO natural for
William to walk home with her and
the two other girls since he lived on
the same street and, in fact, had only
to walk one square out of his way to
leave her at her front gatei
1t was mean-that's what 1t was
just downright mean-for those bad
boys, and especially that awful Tommy
Jones, to tease William and call him
a "girl-boy." Yes, indeed-a girl
boy" whatever that meant!
But, somehow, William didn't seem
to mind it at all; or, rather, he didn't
mind it very much. He was very fond
of little Eleanor and they had such
good times together at dancing school
and on picnics; and then, too,
Eleanor's mother was so generous of
an afternoon with large thick slices of
bread, nicely covered with butter and
strawberry jam.
Girl l-boy''-humph! He knew he
wasn't. Couldn't he out run Tommy
Jones himself and. moreover didn't he
nearly always strike Tommy out when
he was playing baseball with him
Girl boy'-well he just guessed
not! Why. a 'girl-boy'' was always {.
sissy" a boy who played around with
girls and didn't go with boys at all.
From which you can plainly see that
young William really did mind being
teased by Tommy and the rest of the
Fellows about walking home from
school with Eleanor. But, mind you,
they We're mighty careful about how
they did it, for William had two hard.
sturdy little fists and he knew how to
use them!
Only the other day. mischievous
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on Thursday morning.
"As may be imagined great con-
sternation was caused at home when
| made my appearance. No expecta-
ton of seeing me had arisen, for no
letter had arrived. Some hours
elapsed before the following letter was
received from my aunt. announcing
my flight:
Herbert early left this morning
without in the slightest degree con-
sidering our feelings, as not one in.
the house was aware until several
hours afterwards of his having left
Hinton. We however heard from A
person who met him on the road that
he was walking exceedingly fast, and
making the best of his way to Bath.
Had there been any cause for this
strange conduct we should not have
been so much surprised; but nothing
in the world has occurred to give him
any reason for such a step. He has
been treated with the greatest kind
ness. and has not been in any instanc o
punished"
Herbert Spencer continues with his
story and tells us that after a fort
night at home his father persuaded
him TO return to Hinton. which he did,
and was received by his uncle and
aunt most kindly, no mention OF his
misdemeanor being made.
And so passed an event in the life
of little Herbert Spencer-an event
which made an indelible impression
on his mind, and during all the years
of his life, he never forgot one minor
detail connected with his only ex-
perience in running away"
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passed 1t tito Eleanor"
What" exclaimed Teacher in a
tone that made every little boy and
girl in the room jump in their seats.
You did? Well. then. for whom did
you pass TT"
Poor Tommy! He gulped down the
rising tears; his lower lip was all
aquiver and he was seized instantly
with a bad case of the ''snuffles."
With one mighty effort he blurted out.
Ill don't know!"
Teacher looked at him for Just one
second and then promptly took him
by one ear and led him up to the
platform.
Now. Tommy" she said, you
stand there and read this note right
out loud to the class!'
Tommy felt his knees give way un-
der him and he clutched at the side
of Teachers table for support. He
wished this time that great big
earthquake or some sort of explosion
would come along right then and there
and make big hole in the floor right
where he was standing-so he could
drop through-clear to China!
But no such thing happened. In
stead, there was Teacher standing
sternly over him with the note held
by before his eyes.
Read" she commanded. "Read!"
"Eleanor's hair is-is-cu-cute and
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Little Eleanor and the Girl Boy"

land States.
Presently, he put nis pencil aside
and began folding the bit of paper
over and over again, until 1t was so
small you could hold it in the palm
of your hand and even Teacher would
be apt to think you hadn't a single
thing there. Then, glancing around
slyly. he suddenly reached over and
tossed the note on to the open
geography before little Eleanor.
'Tommy-Thomas Jones!"
Poor Tommy felt theacold chil.s run
up and down his back. 1t was Teach
er's voice.
Thomas Jones, stand up!"
"Y Yes-yes'm," answered Tommy
weakly, and with peculiar feeling
that his heart had Jumped into his
throat and would never, never &c
back again where 1t belonged.
What did you throw on Eleanor's
desk 2" demanded Teacher sternly.
The recitation in arithmetic was for
gotten and the entire room was listen
/ ing with open mouth. WAS that a
note-bring 1t to mel"
'Tain't mine, faint mine, Teach
err" declared Tommy, with a funny
little catch in his voice. Deed
deed 1 just passed it."
| Passed it?" exclaimed Teacher
coming down the aisle toward Tommy
whose knees began to feel l.; soft and
wobbly as a jelly-fish looks. you
don't say? Well, young man. tor
whom did you pass it?"
| I-I-I-" faltered Tommy.
But Teacher did not wait for his
answer. Instead, she picked up the
note as 1t lay before the astonished
Eleanor and opened it. A sarcastic
smile came over he- face and her lips
grew thin and firm. She wheeled
about on poor Tommy.
! NOW, sir,' she demanded, did you
write that note?'
! Tommy hesitated a moment, thought
wildly of jumping out of the window
and of how sorry Teacher and all the
children would be when they saw his
mangled body lying there on the pave
ment beneath. But, instead, he caught
deep breath or two and then, in
sheer desperation stammered out
| "Nu-nu-no. Teacher! 1 jus-jus-just
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llsht, read poor Tommy. his face the
color of tho reddest red-parasol you
ever saw. Then he snuffled.
Read" ordered Teacher sharply
The next line"
"Eleanor's eyes are bu-bu-l.ue,"
Tommy obeyed.
Next line!"
"Eleanor's smile is vu-very sweet
and-and- Eleanor's heart is true"
Iommy took a deep breath-the first
real one since the terrible ordeal had
begun.
Ihat isn't all, Thomas" said Teach
er Read the name signed to it,"
Just shadow of a smile chased
itself across Tommy's face. Ding
that wasn't so bad-all the fellows
would understand then, he reasoned,
that he hadn't written the note to
Eleanor himself and that, as he said,
he had simply passed it to her.
Read" commanded Teacher, and
she raped on the table sharply with
her knuckles.
'Girl-boy William, he read, not
without a slight tone of elatio. in his
voice.
Several boys in the back of the room
snickered; but frown from Teacher
quickly brought them to decorum
again.
Now what, Thomas" asked Teach
er tartly, lis girl boy'?"
"A feller that-that plays With girls
and-and walks home with them from
school," answered Tommy promptly,
for his topic was not personal and by
no means unpleasant to him.
"Oh, l see," said Teacher. And
would a boy who writes silly notes
like that to girl n school be girl
boy too?"
Tommy grinned. you bet he
would Teacherl" he replied with en-
thusasm.
Thomas, how often have I told you
not to say you bet?' So-well. then,
Thomas, you must be irl-boy'-for
you wrote that note to Eleanor"
"Didn't-'deed 1 didn't"
Thomas. don't tell story about 1t,
tool" This very. sternly. william
couldn't have written it, for he would
never have signed his name Girl boy
William; he would have written simply
William. Besides, he denies writing
it-don't yc,- William"
William did.
Now, Thomas" said Teacher in
that awful tone she used when punish
ment was about to be meted out. you
have not only written foolish, silly
note to eleanor and passed it, but you
have also told me story and tried
to place the blame on another"
Now, sir, you will return to your
seat, memorize that note and in exact
ly twenty minutes stand uo before the
entire class and recite it. Moreover.
you will remain after school and copy
that silly little verse fifteen times
writing at the end of 1t each time. I
was a girl-boy today!'"
All of which. as you can readily
see, made the mischievous Tommy
think twice thereafter before he call
ed William or yone else s. "girlboy!"
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there was nothing for 1t but to sub
nit. Something like ten days passed
in the ordinary routine; but in the
course of that time there were certain
incidents which, apparently trivial,
had significant results. Frequent dis
agreements with my fcllow-pupil G
had occurred. l was at the time-as
at all times-argumen and
whatever we were doing together was
apt to lead to points of difference, and
occasionally to high words. To remedy
the evil my uncle decided we should
study at separate hours s. in the
morning and I in the afternoon, so
that we might be kept apart. This
arrangement put in force about the
last of July, brought my discomfort
to climax. l had never before been
under anything like SO strong a con-
troll and 1 had a yearning for home.
was quite prepared to. break out into
rebellious act, and needed only this
change to fix my determination. AS
we were lighting our candles on going
to bed that night, 1 said to s.. re-
ferring to the arrangement Of the day,
1T won't happen again!'
1.-THE next me- ling revealed my
meaning. Rising soon after five
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No wonder 1 burst into tears from
time to time as l tru-ged on.
Il could not sleep a wink at Chelt-
enham. The physical excitement pro-
duced by walking 4S miles, Kept me
morning. however, 1 early started off
again. l got ride out of Cheltenham
for two miles in a cart: and then re-
sumed my weary walk. Mile after
mile was traversed during the sultry
August day. l intended to walk that
night to Birmingham, but an occur
renee deferred me. While resting
some miles beyond Bromsgrove, / was
accosted by an Italian image-seller.
This man sat down by me, and when
l walked on he Joined me- After a
time he pulled out large pocket
knife with a blade some eight inches
long. and spoke admiringly of it. This
made me shudder, and caused me to
fear that he meant to murder me.
Presently we arrived at the little inn
on the Lickey called the Rose and the
Crown. and asked for bed Luckily
they let me have one. and to my great
delight they would not allow the
Italian to have one. He had to go
on. q
THAT night, like The preceding
one, was sleepless. The exertion of
walking about the same distance as
before (47 miles) had maintained a
feverish state of body which always
keeps me awake. Next morning after
few miles walking. 1 came up with
a heavy wagon carrying goods be-
tween chief towns. l made friends
with the WAGNER and he let me ride
on the soft straw as far as Birming-
ham. Thence l walked on to Lich-
field. At Lichfield l happened to be
passing the chief hotel when the
Derby coach drew up, and, getting
hold of the coachman, told him my
story. He took pity on me and, the
coach having plenty of room. let me
ride for nothing. And SO / reached
Derby about 3 o'clock in the after
noon Of Saturday, having left Hinton
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TRAPPED.
SHE WAS EXCUSED,

z9nHEN little Mary arrived at
school that morning she went
~ straight up to- Teacher and
asked to be excused promptly at 12
o'clock. And as reason for her un-
usual request she explained that one
of her aunts. with her three little
boys who were very. very mischiev-
Gus, were expected to arrive at 1890.
Her Mamma, she added wanted her
to be home to play with the young
sters and keep an eye on what they
did.
II don't know. Mary said Teacher
with a shake of her head. There
are only certain conditions under
which a pupil can be excused for the
day. Here, ! have a list of them. Let
me see IL your request could possibly
come under any of them"
And as Teacher ran down the list
little Mary looked over her shoulder
hopefully.
"Oh, Teacher" she cried presently
here it is-'dor, estic aff1iction."
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o'clock l started off: having resolved
to return home. Reaching Bath in
little more than an hour, and buying
penny roll. l took the Cheltenham
road; and. as I ascended the long hill
and for some time afterwards, 1 kept
glancing over my shoulder to see If l
was pursued. After while I ceased
to fear that / should see the pony
carriage coming when l turned my
head. But now as I walked on under
the hot sun I begun to perceive my
forlorn state; far away from any one
I knew, without possibility of going
back, with scarcely any money. and
with an immense journey before me.
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When Herbert Spencer Ran Away

ERBERT SPENCER, the great
MA English philosopher. tells US in
his autobiography that of all the
- events of his life none stands
out so plainly in his memory as the
time when, boy of thirteen, he ran
away" With his parents he had made
the journey from his own home, Der
by, England. to the home of his faith
er's brother, Thomas, who lived ut
Hinton Charterhouse, near Bath. Af-
ter the visit of few weeks had ex-
pired, the youthful Herbert was sur
prised to learn that he was not to ac-
company his parents to their home,
but was to remain as a pupil in his
uncle's school. But his own descrip-
ton will be more interesting:
"On finding that 1 was not to re-
turn home, my dismay was great: but
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A CAGE FOR SMALL PETS
~ ~

box to get these edges true. After this
screening is bent up to proper shape
tack strips to it all along its upper
sides as shown in figure III. mailing
these strips together at the ends. max
ing a frame. A piece OF screening
15x21 inches, with a large opening.
about X 10 inches, cut from one cor
ner Of 1t. is to be tackled on the top
of these strips, and bent over its sides'
after having strip tackled on 1t just
about two inches back of the door
opening. This cross strip will come
ON top and be nailed to each side of
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Tommy thought he saw a splendid OPP
portunity to poke fun at William with
out that young man knowing who was
responsible-and of course Tommy
couldn't overlook a chance like that
1t camcs1n the late afternoon when
one-half of the class were reciting
their lesson in arithmetic and the 9TH
er studying geography.
Now. it happened that both Will
liam and Tommy and little Eleanor
We're on "a" side of the room that
day: in fact williams desk was di-
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99

with hinged screen door, to be placed
in the cage. White mice will amuse
you by opening this screen door, to-
ward them. and slipping into this box
very rapidly. You may bend up the
nail at the bottom of the door then
and keep them in for a time If the
cage is to be cleared out, or If the
mice are to be removed to another
cage. The top is removable, and the
bottom is covered with screening
Strips of wood about half an inch
thick and as long as the width Of the
cage should be placed under each end,
and these strips should be on a news
paper spread out under the cage. The
cage is very easily kept clean by sup
plying fresh newspaper as occasion
requires
The cage is very light and may be
easily carried from place to place,
and best of all. it is cleaned with fa-
cility and may be kept SO at all times.
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rectly behind Eleanor's, Tommy sat
across the aisle from her.
Both Eleanor and William were
deep in their geography, bending
over their respective books and striv-
ing earnestly to memorize the capital
cities of the New England States.
But not Tommy-oh, no indeed! He
too was bending over his geography
seemingly intent on his task. But he
was only pretending. For. with s-.o-t
stub of a pencil. he was writing on a
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tiny slip of paper well hidden by the
book before him, and grinning as he
wrote. Teacher was hearing "B" side
recite it's arithmetic and yet at the
same time she kept a close watch on
"A" side. to make sure every boy and
girl was studying and not whispering
or looking out of the window. But
she couldn't see Tommy writing away
behind his geography. Though she
did wonder a bit at his apparent in
terest in the capitals of the New Eng
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IMMY,s EXPLANATION.

~ TITLE JIMMY told his mother
that he thought it too rainy for
II him to venture forth to school.
but it will not be too rainy this
afternoon for you to play ball. will 1t :?
asked his mother.
mo, mother" replied little Jimmy,
respectfully, because you can always
play better ball in the rain than in
the sunshine"
II don't see how, Jimmy"
why" replied Jimmy, ''it's because
when it Is raining there is lots of mud
and that makes it so slippery that you
can slide on your stomach better"
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n HE most convenient way of max
4 ing serviceable cage is as fol-
~ lows: Get piece of wire screen
ing (one-quarter inch mesh for white
mice) 26 X 32 inches. Measure six
inches from each corner on the long
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sides and make cut, with an old pair
of shears, six inches, as shown by the
double lines in figure 1. then bend up
all sides SO they will be six inches in
height. as shown in figure II. Use
some straight edge or bend them
down over the bottom Of some larger