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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21

MANIFEST DESTINY" NOT
ALTOGETHER HONORABLE

F. ~ ~ .. .#H
BY Luke Guardian in Philadelphia Ledger.
Mexican bandits have invaded the Unit
ed States. They have a considerable ad-
vantage over General Funston's soldiers In
the fact thai \, aen they retreat across
the Rio Grande they are safe from pur-
suit But the American government,
something like three-Quarters Of a century
ago, was not nearly so conscientious as II
Is today In observing the prophecies at
tachlng to international boundary lines.
The events OF 1s46 well illustrate the pow
err Of president TO force the country into
war, whether the people like II or not.
The means which President Polk adopt
ed were not such as to win the praise OF
historians or the unanimous approval OF
contemporaries. Polk saw that the only
way to get California and New Mexico
The excuse was the dispute over the boun-
dairy line OF Texas which In 1S45 was adj
mitted TO the union. Folks Vaccinations
both preceded and followed that event. A
very fiimsy excuse he had, too. The Tex
ans claimed the territory lying between
the Nueces river and the Rio Grande. The
Mexicans claimed that the Nueces was the
boundary line The Texan claim had no
foundation in previous history or In the
then existing circumstances. Yet Polk
supported Texas for the sake OF the ma
no doubt that the Boundary question could
have been easily settled by diplomacy.
He sent General Taylor across the Nue.
ces. Then he sent him TO the banks OF the
Rio Grande. Taylor tntrenched his army
opposite the Mexican town OF Matamoras
AS Benton wrote, "rhe armies being thus
In presence, with anger in their bosoms
and arms In their hands, that took place
which everybody saw must take place
collisions and hostilities." The Americans
We're attacked by a small detachment of
Mexican troops Then Polk piously sent a
message to congress--Mexico has shed
American blood on American soil" Cor
gress to save the face of the nation, de-
clared war. The preamble OF the deciara-
ton read: Whereas. by act OF the Re-
pubic OF Mexico, a state OF war exists''-
etc. The wings protested that the state-
ment was untrue, Lincoln introduced his
famous Spot resolutions" calling upon
the president to designate the exact spot
where the outrage had been committed.
Lowell In the Biglow papers expressed the
indignation OF many citizens:
dunno but wut it's pooty, -
Trainin' round In bobtaIl coats
But it's Gurus Christian dooty,
This ere cuttin' folks throatn.
It 10 a pleasant certainty that at last
been fulfilled. ". .
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21
Hot soup kltehen Win Husband.

Vancouver, b. c. Special: Hot
soup and other gastronomic delect-
ables served on the battle front in the
European war are seen to go hand in
hand with romance in an announce
ment that Miss Kathleen Dunsmuir,
daughter Of Hon. James Dunsmuir.
former coal baron and lieutenant gov
ernor OF British Columbia, now with
the British forces in France, while
flict, has been laid low by an arrow
from the bow Of Dan Cupid.
Miss Dunsmuir, according to a form
al announcement by her parents, Is to
wed Mi. Seldom Humphreys, deputy
assistant quartermaster general with
the army service corps at Havre. The
distinguished Vancouver society maid,
who has many friends here and In the
coast cities of the states, especially
Seattle, and the gallant major owe
their meeting to the war Both are
now at the front. r ,
Soon after war was declared, Miss
Dunsmuir, who is about % years old
and pretty, organized a fund among
her friends for q motor kitchen, and
before the end OF the year was at the
front, dishing UP the aforementioned
soup and other sustenance, for the In
jured just back of the firing line.
Havre was the point at which her
motor periodically was outfitted and
1t was there that Major Humphreys
came into the picture.
The date of the ceremony was not
announced. " HH# ,
Her father is British Columbia's
richest citizen, and is credited with be-
ing the largest individual stockholder
in the Canadian Pacific railway in
America. 81 ..s. o. 8 l.' =.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21
THE ISLAND OF IDLENEss.
Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate1

Copyright 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate).
Bobby, be sure and fix that fence
before night" said Mr.. Elder.
Bobby went In to his dinner Then
he started out with nails and ham
mer to fix the fence. AS he passed the
woodshed he noticed his fishing pole
on the dusty walls. bit OF q dried
worm still on the hook.
Guess there Is plenty Of time to fix
that fence later on In the afternoon.
said Bobby. jerking his pole down from
the board. Il will fish bit first. then
nix the fence by shutdown"
In 10 minutes he had dug up enough
worms to I'LL small can and was on
his way to the big creek that ran
across the back meadow. Then he sat
down on a smooth. warm stone that
hung over the stream. Making his coat
into O. pillow. he lay back on IT. sticking
the pole between his knees. Overhead
the white clouds seemed to be ships.
with snowy sails pushing across blue
sea. Then shadows would come over
the light and the sky grow misty.
Ny. but les pretty out here In the
gpringl" sighed Bobby. How nice II
there were no school or work-oniy
play and have funl"
Just then Bobby felt q quick pull on
the line and the cork jerked under. Up
he pulled the line. and at the end was
thing which looked like a crab. only its
head was like that OF an old man. with
cred and gray.
Bobby let the line drop. and the odd
creature Hoped down on the rock.
Gee" exclaimed Bobby but you
I'll have you understand. my lad,
that am not any duck ct allt' re-
piled the strange looking thing. II
am one OF race that existed 100000
years ago and am one OF the few left.
! judge I have been asleep for several
hundred thousand years. for i see
none OF my friends left in the stream
from which I came"
Somehow IL did not seem odd to hear
this creature talk. So Bobby replied
quickly: The reason you were walk
ened up IL that some men are blasting
deep hole here, and that probably got
the dirt loose around YOU"
Don't know about that" said the
funny object. but I do know this-I
wish I were back in the water; the air
makes me creepy. I am an Umbak and
have all kinds Of magic power In the
mono In the air. II you win throw mo
back. win grant you any wish you
make as soon as strike the mud"
Done" said Bobby, and he pitched
the UmbAK back into the creek. saying
out loud; II wish / were In a place
where there was never anything to- do
but play
Whiskl Bobby felt himself carried
Off like an arrow to one Of the white
clouds floating overhead. Then he
was gently dropped. He found himself
on beautiful island, green as an em-
erald and like vast flower garden. On
the lawns were games Of all kinds, the
ball diamond was marked out clearly.
there were tennis courts and marble
rings and every conceivable sport Inn
people OF the place sat about glumly
under the trees
What do you call this place, any
way?" he asked OF boy who seemed
more gloomy than the rest.
TT is called the Island OF Idleness."
replied the boy. land no work Is done
here-nothing all day but play, and we
never get anything real done. Wish
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21
Fiourinq . future for Lan.inu.

From the Springfield (Mass) Republican
In view OF the fact that the term OF
Senator O'Gorman of New York is TO ex-
pire in March, 1917, the suggestion is made
that Robert Lansing, secretary OF state,
might be considered for the succession
next year. 1t 10 believed that the national
administration would not be dissatisfied
IL events should so turn as TO retire Mr..
O'GorInan to private life. OF course, just
now Secretary Lansing could not be
spared. but year hence the work OF the
state department may be less pressing
So reason those who are talking about the
possibility that another secretary OF state
from New York may retire from that Of
fice and stop into tn United States Sen
ate. as Elihu Root did.
1t Is recalled that Mr. Lansing is not
without some knowledge of practical poll
tics, for In 1891 he was the personal man
ager OF Roswell p, Flower when he ran
for governor Governor Flower was much
pleased with the young man. Since that
time Mr.. Lansing has been chiefly known
professionally. All this forecasting is, OF
course pure speculation, so far az the New
York senatorship Is concerned, and seems
at present unlikely to come about--but all
things are possible In politics. Mr. Lam
sing has come to be of national interest.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21
HALLE WAS WORTH
A DOZEN SERVANTS

.
Each time e. Romeo arrived. an Inn
maculate gleam Of teeth. shirt -Som.
and five-tnch expanses OF cuffs, she
would look him over without q word.
her arms akimbo. in perfect silence
look him up and then down, from his
head, slicked with Anti Kinlx," to his
patent leather toes--his boots had pale
yellow kid tops with very large black
buttons. and you may judge from that
how really magnificent was the getup
OF G. Romeo. Slowly all the bombast
wilted out OF him under her whitening
gaze. until he stood before her an abb
tect. knock kneed object grinning like a
conciliatory dog. Then she would
launch forth.
"Yo' think yo' Is terrible gran, yo'
Romeo. a-struttin' roun' de streets
smokin cegars"- always showed
above the triangle OF pink or lavender
handkerchief which hung from the edge
of his breast pocket-"while yo' ma
wuks her fingers to be done takin' In
washin'. Yo' too no count chen ter
carry home de clos. end. after she done
support yo'. yo' mex her kill herself
a-doin' up yo' shirt frontsl amt
gwine hab yo' a-sittin' roun' my kitch-
en-. yo' Trashy. no-'count loafer yo':
les tax 20 coat off end dem collars
cut de grass; when yo' done finish dat.
mebby gwine speak to yo'."
Romeo would do as he was told. and
for the next hour the click OF the lawn
mower would be the predominant
sound, quickened each time II began to
grow languid In tone by remark from
the Kitchen: FYo' is de slowest, ez
well ez de LATEST niger / cher seen.
spec yo' amt got no blood inside
yo'. but is all fill up wild air lax er bal
loon, SOS yo' can't do nothin' but bounce
erlong end strut"
and sternly refused to allow Mrs. Gray
to pay them for the many odd jobs
which they performed for her. although
II finally reached the point where the
grass was kept cut. the flower bed
butler. John Dempsey, and nothing
Mrs. Gray or his own mistress said to
him could deter him from washing
them on his day off.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21
Chinese Boy on FOREIGN Nations.
From the World Outlook.

l Japanese customs are nearly the same
as our country but they love clean1ess
and also fond Of swimming The German
people so love their mustache that every
morning they do nothing but comb their
mustache The English soldiers play foot
ball every day but the well educated are
fond OF tennis. The Americans are q
country OF much interest. They are IA
mouse for their baseball and dancing.
Turks, Fins and Laplanders all have dirty
clothes on and are not so wise as French,
etc. that they are hired for walters and
slaves.
The Americans are quite clean like the
Japanese and eat clean food so they have
little time to catch Ill. American take
their wives whenever they travel. Most Of
the Europeans have boards but the Amer
leans shave every day. r. H.-H.
Women Of America bind their waists
very tightly SO that the short circumfer-
ence appear. There are two very wonder
ful customs. that is the Chinese women
binding their feet and the foreign women
binding their waists. Each of these GUS
toms Is very bad. / hope Chinese and for
eign women abandon these customs. Also
American men have strange custom TO 20
high under the chin with very hard cloth
which Is called collars
Dresses and ornaments are exceedingly
nice In America. The English have no
means to that but their good eating II
much more expensive than the Amert-
cans. ~ ~ aE..-H .-, .r..a
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21
Worlds Harvest Calendar.
From Farm aud Firesi6e,

..
Somewhere every month In the year har-
vesting machinery or harvest hands are
working The worlds harvest schedule
is as follows: s"'.. ..Ia.-E
January-New Zealand. Argentina
February-East India, upper Egypt
March--Egypt Chill. &c.,
April-Asia Minor and Mexico. ~. %
May--Asia, China, Japan, Texas.
States. - ""F e. -
July United States. Austria, southern
Russia. England. Germany Switzerland
August Canada, Holland, Belgium, Dem
mark, Poland 4
september--sco Sweden, Norway,
Siberia. .t. ~
October Northern Russia. Siberia.
November-South Africa and Peru
December--LJruguay Australia. .Ea
Then II all starts over again, beginning
with New Zealand and Argentina. The
United States exports harvesting machin-
cry to all the countries named, and also
many others.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21
Remarkable Ramnrka-
From the New york Indenenda

From the New York Independent.
Julia Marlowe-I am hungry for the real
world--I want to live life--not act IL
Ed Howe--People speak OF the day OF
Judgment. There are thousands OF such
days.
Thomas A. Edison-N Nearly every nation
except the United States is more or less
predatory. t ", ..''T-T7- = I.f-I-T
Sir Gilbert Parker-The almighty heart
IS stronger in the United States than the
almighty dollar. .-.. .- s " -
q. X. ChesteIn1an--I dare not conjecture
what will happen when the very worst
criminal really meets the best crlminoIo-
Ex-Gov. Eugene N, business men
should accept public Offices We have an
the lawyers that the situation seems to
demand | r-I--I'1
George w. Goethals-The best results
are secured through the cooperation OF
men who are contented and who have re-
spect for and confidence In their leaders
Cora Harris-There's Just one person
You can fool all the time, You can't fool
the public nor God. nor your family, nor
the children, but you can fool yourself
every day in the week.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21
Windmill Signals.
From the Le, Cri de Paris.

The English are practical people
who know the consequence of spying.
At Lemnos there are number of mills.
Ave or six in a group. The owners OF
these mills are not permitted to run
shall have his authorization, A pro-
prietor came one day to ask the adj
miral permission to run four mills for
two hours. The officer responded:
mo. you may run two mills four
hours" The reason for this has been
stated that certain millers had an OUT
the wings OF their mills would carry
signals and reveal to the German sub
marines prowling about the island the
movements OF the boats of the allies.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21

4 were anywhere but here I would
like work-some real. hard work-for
a change" ..
Bobby grew tired Of II. too The con-
slant playing OF games. the having no
work In which to take an interest
wearied him. There was nothing new.
nothing being done. From day to day
1t was Just the same round OF games
and eating. "a
Gee whiz! but wish was back
at home and mending fathers fence"
he sighed. Then he felt himself drop
and large splash OF cold water dashed
in his face. F..r sss e.ts
dream. % he exclaimed, as he waded to
the bank mo more Island Of Idle-
ness for me- I like games as a recrea-
ton. but for q steady diet they grow
wearying. I guess viii go and NIX that
fence at once ~
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21
A poor crutch.
From the MiIwaukee journal.

From the milwaukee, journal
The Chicago Tribune, which some time
ago recovered from its bull moosing ex-
curslon, and evidently considers itself
once again q bulwark Of Tepublicanism,
warns republicans that they have no easy
road to travel Against one delusion ~
gives especial caution:
1.-THE theory that a number OF party
magtciRns can rub the full dinner pail
and summon the fairy success IL beauti-
full, but not reliable"
This Ia pretty good text for some
of the old Tory organs and old time Tory
politicians who apparently rely on this
old time magic for the mainstay Of their
cause After a long enough time the pa
triot stuff runs out with thinking voters.
Too many men know the lie that ia
told about prosperity, Too many men
are able to see that the whole world
rocks on its foundations, and the matter
party or the other IT'S good time 70
stop and think about using the OLE
crooked crutch.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21
why Do the Girls Do III

"Why do only very pretty girls wear
their hair in knots over their ears?''
asked Jenkins.
Because fur. earmuffs cost money
In these war days." ventured Judkins:
They wouldn't probably, If they
knew constant covering up the ears
tends to deafness, besides being un-
sanitary" said the doctor. THE ears
require air as well as the face"
''Pshaw!" returned Jenkins, they
cover their ears because they don't
wish to hear all the pretty things said
about them"
Jenkins, you don't know a thing
about human nature. as exemplifled in
the pretty girl" retorted the doctor.
( And they all laughed.
Rejoicing Of Original Submarine.
The whale chuckled.,
\ cat least there is no controversy
about who invented me- 1t cried.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21
Heavy War Losses Of innocent Norway
From the New York World.

How heavily neutrals may suffer In time
OF war Is shown in the figures published
covering Norway's losses In ships In the
last 10 months. Thirteen Norwegian ships
been sunk by torpedoes, three have dis.
appeared In the war zone and one was
crushed by German warEhip. In addi-
ton, 70 sailors have persisted. Norway Is
not In any way a party to the war; Il has
been strictly minding its own business; but
Its commerce has been preyed on, its ships
attacked and sunk by belligerent warshipg
or destroyed by mines planted by warning
powers, and only in one or two cases has
Il received the consolation OF a tardy apol.
ogy,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21
china,s HpaY 81 National shanne. :,
From the Worlds Work.

~ FROM tue WoElo WORK
On May 7, OF this year, immense Chi
ma was forced to accept infant Japan's
ultimatum. Self Conscious Disgrace
Chinese undertook to perpetuate May
z as "The Day OF National Shame" and
each year the rainbow flag is to be low
cred on that day. The Pelxing Chinese
chamber OF commerce sent to all the
provincial chambers throughout the re-
public % tirring appeal, entitled, New
er Forget the Nations Disgrace!"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21

Water In which potatoes have been
boiled Is said to be an excellent remedy
for insects on animals. The first appli-
cation is generally effectual; but 1t had
better be repeated few times TO de-
stroy the eggs
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21

A fluid secreted by certain fish
caught in Portugal Is used by fisher
men OF that country to make their bait
luminous. thereby attracting other fish
at night a 49, EZ 1872
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21

Fountain pens are tested by an In
strument called a nlderorneter. IL one
piece OF the mechanism Isl out even a
x-hundreth part or an inch the mi
--ameter rejects II as faulty.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21

English electricians have developed
thoroughly waterproof telephone ca
BILE that weighs only seven pounds to
the mile ,- fsr, T. .'
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-21

Left to right, top, Duchess of MARI
borough, Duchess of Roxeburghe
and Mrs. William Leeds. Rot
tom. Mrs. John Astor and Lady
Granard. ~ ~.
American women who have gone to
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-03-22
The Globe Hotel
Burns in AbbeviIIe

The Globe Hotel. one of the
Oldest hotels in Abbeville, burnt
to the ground Sunday night. The
Abbeville exchange of the Bowen
Telephone Co. narrowly escaped
the same fate through the heroic
efforts of the citizens of Able
vile. The manager of the ex.
change removed the movable
parts of the exchange, anticipat-
ing the destruction of the office
building. A bucket brigade saw
ed the building and the exchange
is being reinstalled this morning.
Supt. Percy Manning went up to
Abbeville to take personal charge
Of the installation.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-03-22
Land Credits and Land Titles

Ia the event Rural Credits legislation final and favorable
hearing 10y matte nal legislators it will still be impossible
Its provisions apply Georgia and other southern States
the that theirs system lard title registration
vague and cumbersome that it will almost impossible
Necessary security title lands these
laws The Torrens System from time time advocated by
dcEpepe and for whose propaganda published circulated
several Thousand copies the State of Georgia. solution
Xhe chief advantages of the Torrens system that makes
and stability of titles When land registered
this SYSTEM the title settled and for all tme being
beRd guarano and the subsequent mini
n while the spc proceedings necessary such regis
simple and expensive than attaching to
zach and conveyance under the methods obtaining
One of the effects of the Torrens system in smp, ING land
titles make in land easy registered
STOCKS and bonds.
Concerning this situation the Norfolk virginian Pilot saws:
Tha such situation would obtain in Virginia. present
system Of recording land titles continued goes saying No
person corporation will today money on real estate security in
this State without first having the estate examined
and agricultural bank, credit system had been
put operation would loan without following the same
n OF procedure In such circumstances state of tie
farmer far and pomptns securing loans on his land
collateral concerned would be than the first
This Torrens system has been adopted by ten States viz
California Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota New
York North Carolina Ohio Oregon and Washington The system
also prevails in Hawaii and the Philippines and largely over Cana
d.
even where no nsuperabe difficulty in establishing title
81 h de experienced the delay attaching
to he securing of loan would practically prohibit him from ap-
for it Under the Torens system contrary both the
I'D he mnmzed the certificate of registration with the State
bAn standing of the soundnses of the title and
ling readily available collateral bond of the State or
Ft eEa government would be-
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-03-22
The Importance OF The Dixie Highway

&avOr Pauik in receipt Indiana Tourist,
spending his winters in Manu. Fa in which he states the Importance
OF tue Highway to this section in part a follows:
Il letter the 18th and carefully noted
tGku great interest in the Chcago Highway"
Heve Gat VI WIKI the things happened
the Sh and when this road completed beyond question: will
literally millions northern money poured
southern way tourists any community
thai Happens to be the line of the highway wonderfully favored
However, Zoe that the practical
that which is direct and feasible"
This oveaed thousands people
colony evidence of the Importance the coming
fO the section the country which perhaps $50
northern settlers hail. Had the highway existence years
ago of people would doubt travelled
sands of them be induced locate the
better AO the territory traversed by this highway any