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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-12-21

QeD.
Vfrotnf schIze Ceskeho Rolnic-
keno Wal Poi. Spolku Sc Dude
Odbyvati 2ho ledna, 1917, pfesne
v jednu hodinu odpoledne, v SIM
Sturmov6 v Tabofe "a v padu vel
mi spatneho potasi Sc odlozi o IT,
den pozdeji. Kazdy Glen jest "a
dan by byl ptitomen, nebot' Dude
dhlezite jednanf. Chas. Vauk, ia
.jemnik.
Tfmto sc dava IA vedomf kazde-
mu jcnz ma II sebe okresni nastro
ie by je vrdlil do IA dnd ma tyto
mista, die blizkosti: Jos. V. Wag-
ner, V Tabofe: Vino. Rehnfek.
Frank Koter, Josef Holec. Pc
II dnech Sc hudou tyto nastroje
shirati n kdo je nevrati zaplati 1t
raty S tim spojene. Jos. V. Wag-
ner, okresni komisar.
Obdrzeli jsme peknou zasobu
acknowledging zbozf, jake hodinek.
diamantu, brozh, ruzno barvSch
kamenn v prstenech, signety, re-
tiki, atd., jenz SO hodf vfborne
co darek pro otce, matku, sestru,
bratra anebo jinak. Neco podob
neho jest vhodnS darek, kterS By
va velmi cenen a jest trvalS. j.
j. Uherks, klenotnib, Tyndall. S.
D. Adv.
Jak krasnf zvyk lest to davati
RUNE ~ darby phi ietO Vanocni
dobe, kdy sebe mensf darek jest
daleko vice ocenovan, neil v dobe
jine. Obzvlaste male ditk.y Sc ra-
dull tfeba z nepatrne maliGkosti
jestli Jim dana S tim pokynem, re
, Mikolas tn neb onu vec Jim daro-
val. TaborsLf obchodnici, jejichz
oznamky vidfte v techto sloupcfch
Sc letos zasobili rGznfmi hraGkami
III yeci cennejsimi, prave pro
"str5eka pffhodu'', a stojf to "a
to Sc ma veci jenz mali We svych
zavodech vylozene podivati. Pro-
to navstivte tyto zavody a mGzete
bSti iistf, re vas obslouzf lepe nez
Ii kdo jiny.
V dterS rano pfisla sem telegra-
) ficka depese z Omahy cd Rich.
Cacka, re jeho m~anzelka, ienz tam
byla operovana zemfela v 1tery ra
no v pet hodin. Operace byla ma
nj provedena v pond6lf a druhy
den podlehla. Mela krGni neduh,
zvany goitre, kterf Sc u nj objevil
pred dvGma mesici, "A az jinak by
la slime postayy a vzdy Sc Tesla
pevnemu zdravf, kazdy byl pre-
kvapen, re by byla talk bro pod
leila. Zesnula Sc narodila v Yank
ton okresu pred 81 roxy, a pred
dvema roxy sc provdala "a Richar
da Cacka. Zanechava zde manze-
la a rok stareho synka; pax
sve rodiGe, manzele Jos. Cansk6,
dve sestry fl iednoho bratra. By
Ia tlenkyni mistniho fadu u. c.. B.
j. a pohfeb Sc Dude odb5vati v pa
tex v iednu hodinu odpoledne re
SIM Z. c. B. J. a pozdstatky bu-
dou pohfbeny ma z. c. B J. hfbi-
tove jizn6 cd mesta.
Nasledkem zdrazenf ma vsech po-
ttebach tiskafskfch zivotnich
mnozi novindfi zvtsuji pfedplatne
avsak my doposud nejsme prave
nuceni tax uGiniti, avsak nevfme
jak dlouho to v~ydrzime. nebot W.
dale jsou dvojnasobne prot drive,
a pfijmy stejne. Proto zadame
kazdeho by laskave zaslal sv6 pred
platne, dluhuie Ii nam, a dale Ia
, dime kazdeho by hled6l zap'atiti
kurfedu ieden rok auebo puI ro-
ku. Nam to hezky vypomGze a
nebudem nuceni pfedplatne zvysi-
ii, nebot, kdyby 81 kazdy pfedpla-
til ma rok ku pfedu, postaGilo by
, to tax dlouho, neil Sc nynejsf pc
merry zmenf. zadny to ami nezpo-
zoruje, ale nam to udela velkS roz
dill. Vezmete ma pfiklad dive, tfi
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-12-21
DOMACl zPRAvY.

Kupte 81 drateny kornfk We Pta-
kove skladu. Adv.
Prodam svoje obydlf We meste.
Lewis Welt. Adv.
Chas. Wesley navstevou Lake
Andes pres nedeli.
Eman Truuec byl navstevou v
Tyndall minuly patek.
Thos. j. Wagner z Lesterville
byl zde navStevou v pond6li.
Pi. Lad. Cimpla byla ndvstevou
v Tyndall IN zaGatku tydne.
Monsignor Bouska a J. f. Kos
tel byli V Yankton We stfedu.
T. V. Ptak a F.. Horkf 4 Tyn-
dali byli zde ze obchodem V nterf.
Pi. Laura Mach byla We stfedu
II sve matky, pr. HaGicke, ienz je
povazliv6 nemocna.
Karel Skorpik, ST., a jeho man
zelka q Tyndall byli zde navstevou
u sveho syna Josefa We stfedu.
Red Seal bilou a pravou zitnou
mouku koupite vzdy We farmer
skem elevatoru. Adv.
Kdykoliv potfebujete otruby,
midlink, anebo oil meal, Haste Sc
We farmerskem elevatoru. Adv.
Starry Heina byl navstevou u
sy6 dc6ry. pf. Stedronske v Lake
Andes ku Konci minuleho tydne.
Pr. Franka Vary byla navste-
YOU u sv5ch rodicI, manzelI Fr.
PekafovSch Trip pres nedeli.
Vefejna drazba Sc Dude odb5 va
ii phl mile ma Jill cd Utica, 26 pro
since. Fritz Sedlak, Mattel.
Adv.
Pfisla Ike mne v 1tery Gerveno
bila ~prasnice, 375 liber. Mattel
il obdrzi pc zaplacenf utrat. FIR.
Charvat. Adv.
William Blachnik byl We Wag-
ner pres nedeli ma navsteve u sve-
no bratra, Emana, jenz PRAGUE u
fotogafa Kubisty.
Dejte Sc pojistit ma zivot u slime
spoleGnosti kterou jest U. S. ANU
ity life ms. Co.. j. f. Hostel,
mistni jednatel. Adv.
7. j. MARI a Jos. Szymanski Cd
jeli minul5 patek do Toledo, Ohio,
ma Sized obchodnfk6 S Overland
automobily.
Az budete v Tyndall stavte Sc v
pekarne Vac. Kloudy, kde mimo
peeiva take jest jidelna prvniho
radu. Gulas a polivky a jfdla k
dostanf kazdf cas-. ADV.
Chcete-li pozemek Chas Mix
okresu, obratte sc Ia L. A. Ger
maka v Dante, kterS ma mpoho
pozemku vseho druhu ma prodej.
PfeGt6te 81 jeho oznamku na jinem
mist6.
We skoIe Vaukove sc Dude odby-
vati kosftkova zabava S peknSm
programem. V sobotu %, prosin-
ce. Kazdt jest Evan by Sc dosta-
vii a devtata jsou zadans, by phi
nesla ssebou kosfGky.
Ten povetrnostnf prorok ale je
piece jenom bezcita. Docela na
to nehledi, De uhli stOJl n~ekfestan.
ske p~enfze, a posfla ma mas takove
mrazy. We stfedu rano pry bylo
"a pod nulou.
Zdejsi majitele pohyblivtch OBJ
razn, pfipravili zvIislni program
pro ned6ii "a. Budou o~kazovati
dchvatnou hru, zvauou The Ro.
sary", RGzenec) v 7 kotouGich.
Pfedstaveni zapocne v I hodin We
Ger a potrva az do IL hodin.
Vstupne Dude 49, 25 ctI. Kazdy
jenz Dude v Tabofe ten den by mel
Sc dostayiti. Adv.
Oznamujem timto kaz6emu, Re
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-14

Cecilia Kibre Lifting Life-Size Statue
That Weighs Only Ten Pounds
Los AngeIes.-Next time you see
a platter broken over a movie actors
head, don't shudder. 1t doesn't hurt
a bit. The platter is made of COM
position that breaks easily and hurt
lessIy. It is not crOckery at all
The idea for platters, bottles, po-
Iceman's clubs and all the other
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-14

was evolved by a 19-year-old Los
Angeles girl. Cecilia Kibre is her
name
With her aunt and E Graham
Douglas, a sculptor who worked on
much of the giant statuary of the
Panama exposition, she has built up
a new industry. based on the need Of
the movies for breakables that won't
crush the skulls of the players.
In the shop where Miss Kibre
works everything from a club to a
life-size statue is made. Statues that
look as if they weighed a ton are
really surprisingly easy to lift. An
imitation big gun prOjeCtile, which in
reality would weigh several tons,
consists of only few pounds of pa
pier mache composition.
Eve make properties for all the
leading motion picture companies"
said Miss Kibre. ITO buy them in
marble would mean a prOhibitive ex-
pense. Besides, no movie player
would care to be hit over the head
with a real club or have a marble
statue tOppIe over on him. It would
end his career, you see"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20

of champagne. how many cigars he smoked
day. etc, he carried on the tip of his tongue.
The shelves of the presidents library, he de-
clared, held nearly one-seventh of a mile OF
hooks. which. allowing eight books to the foot,
worked out at about 5000 volumes.
"Including the five feet ordered this morn
ing?" l asked seriously.
Including that" replied the secretary.
He went on to speak of the presidents en-
thusiasm about motor cars. He was skilled
driver. He could change tire with his own
hands in five minutes. He could crawl under
a car and remove the spark plug and the vermi-
form appendix with the utmost dexterity, and
do complicated tricks with carburetors and
vascular systems.
"How many feet of cars has ne in his gar
age?" ! asked
81 beg your pardon" The secretary stared
at me.
/ repeated my question.
'He doesn't buy his motor cars by the FOOT"
cried the secretary, with look of horror.
81 thought-you see, that's the way he buys
his books" | said
The secretary explained with great patience
that motor car is a much more personal thing
than book, that it got you somewhere" and
there was action in it.
did not attempt to argue with him. did
not try to tell him that a book, real book,
compounded of laughter and blood and tears,
wrung laboriously from the depths of human
soul, was the most personal inanimate thing
in the world. / did not point out that where
a motor car might get one to Lenox or South
ampton or Hohokus, in a book one could sail
to some adventurous tropical island with no
less a guide than Joseph Conrad, one could go
roaring about London in a hanson cab with
Gilbert X. Chesterton, one could go seeing New
York in company with the incompatible o..
Henry. or with II. G.. Wells take trip to the
moon. And as for action-well, | kept my
lips pressed tight together Boy thought,
page Robert W. Chambers and Louis Tracy"
A book has its place and a motor car has its
place. But somehow President Blank wasn't
interested in books. Why?
A book is really a much more romantic thing
than a motor car. But motor car advertise
ments are infinitely more romantic than book
advertisements. Almost invariably when |
read a motor car advertisement want TO buy
that particular car; but when | read book
advertisement | seldom want TO buy book.
For one thing, the automobile advertisements
never quote the opinion of the London "Athe-
neum." Somehow, when | read after the name
of book the words excellent workmanship"
quoted from the "Atheneum," do not grab
my hat and rush for the book.
Also, the automobile reading notices have
more stuff in them than the reading notices of
book publishing. The former never bore you.
They often give you real thrill. They never
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20
SWEEPINGS FROM INKPOT ALLEY

Then there are the motor car races. When
ever we are beginning to forget about auto
mobiles we are reused to new enthusiasm by
some car breaking the tive-mile record or beat
ing the fast trains from New York to San
Francisco.
Why should not this method of publicity be
used for books? Suppose we had 10000
word novelette, race for Vanderbilt cup, with
an entry list including such speedboys as Ru-
pert Hughes, Arnold Bennett, Marie Corelli,
Owen Johnson and Mr.. Chambers. What
boom this would give to the book trade. What
thrills the public would get reading how Miss
Corelli's fountain pen skidded badly in the
tenth chapter, and Mr.. Hughes, with a great
clatter of his typewriter, forged into the lead!
Many other things could be done to stimu-
late the interest in books 1t is not only
matter personal with the publishers. 1t should
be a matter of national pride. The projected
increase in our navy affords a splendid op-
portunity. We have been naming our battle
ships for the states With a greater navy
there will not be enough states to go round.
But any little town in Indiana will furnish as
many authors as there are states in the Union.
Let us name our battleships after our authors.
Perhaps after little diplomatic correspond
ence, which would be so enjoyable 10 Mr.. Will
son, we could internationalize this idea. In
stead of such names as Awful, Incompatible
and Irretrievable, the Britons would call their
fighting vessels John Galsworthy, Bernard
Shaw and Hall Game. Instead of giving their
dreadnoughts names like Conjugal Felicity
III
substitute Remy de Gormont and Anatole
France. And so on. 1t is remarkable that
Mr.. Ford has not taken up this matter, for
nothing could lead more quickly to interna-
tional amty. 1t would be only question of
time when naval battles would become obso-
lete, and the great powers would settle their
disputes by playing the od-fashioned game of
authors.
We may add that collateral movement
might be started to name apartment houses
and Pullmans for the titles of books In this
way the Pullman company could preserve its
taste for oddities Of nomenclature, and mean
ingless names like Artichoke, Bivalve and
Pennyroyal could easily be replaced by Queed,
Ruggles and Polyanna.
There remains also the utilization of the
ticker.
suppose the stock ticker is sacred insti-
tuition and cannot be meddled with, though
should like to see few quotations from our
best authors interpreted Ton less than half
million share days. among the quotations of
stocks. If in this way brokerage Offices were
gradually transformed into libraries am not
sure the country would be ruined But this is
blasphemy.
There remains the sporting and general
news ticker whose habitat is hotels and ars-
tocratic rum holes. We might, il we sgitated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20

tinctly. Say so, to Estep. Great nj,
take. He seems hurt. Acts as tbou.l
he had built the view. "wsm
let's go back" Now for that open f..
Indoors again.-Where's that mac,
zine? Perhaps now HELM IA,
in chair. Get down, sir! Growl fron
dog. Never mind. Take another chat,
Estep again. Dinners ready" Good
Probably feel better after little h..
food. 1--WE eat out of doors, you know
SO stuffy in the house this time of year"
Oh, we'll. It's food, anyhow.
DINNER.-I wish | had a sweate,
- The wind is freshening, too. Inter.
esting. Didn't know it could. Table 60,
under tree. Looks pretty, but inpra,.
ticable. Ground seems a little bunny
My chair has habit Of tipping at Ii.
wrong time. Soup. ] shall feel bette,
soon. Salt, please. Oh, yes. At nv
right. AS soon as | lift the salt-cellar
the corner of the tablecloth rises males.
tically and sails into my soup plate. Oh.
l see. Have to use salt-celler as anchor
Never mind. Won't have salt.
Breeze still freshening Cold
bean soup not so good as hot.
Five minutes later.-Irish stew. Nav.
be that will be hot. No, it isn't. Estep
doesn't seem to see anything wrong with
it. Better say nothing. Ouch!
What was that? Oh, see. Branch Of
tree blew against the back of my neck.
Estep thinks it a huge joke. Chumpl
Suppose it had been something serious?
Might have been knocked unconscious.
Lesson to him if l had been. Dog around
again. Shifting. Mrs. Estep admires
him. isn't he clever? He always
knows when there's food around" He's
shifting at my feet now. Better feed
him something. Maybe he'll go away.
"Beg, sir. Beg for it" Good heavens!
He's in my lap. Down, you BEAST
Bread blows off. Rescue it. Dog gets
some. Coffee coming. It's actually hot.
Sugar, please. Oh, yes, on other corner
of table. Don't dare pick it up for fear
tablecloth will blow away. Never mind,
can reach it with my spoon. Blows of
spoon. Never mind. Won't have sugar
Dog around again. Shifting. Wait ill
Estep isn't looking.
Kick dog.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20

books. Suitcase must weigh fifty
pounds.
4O.-In the subway. Getting hot
ter. Same car | came down in before
Remember the guard-evil looking
scoundrel. Remember the air, too.
Might get up some sort of musical joke
about that, something about carrying
the air"-that's just the rough form, OF
course. Work it up later.
GRAND CENTRAL, 1;15.-Suitcase
weighs seventy-five pounds. Must
have packed the Encyclopedia Britain
MICA. Holy smoke! One minute to catch
the train. Run for it. Suitcase strikes
angry old gentleman. "Wherdyathink-
yergoinp Sorry. No time to apologize.
Suitcase weighs 1856 pounds. There's
Estep. Waves. Hurry up| Hope l
last long enough to reach him. If | can
lust get within striking distance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20

Windy, too. Better take rug. Pretty
thin for automobile use. Must speak to
Estep about it; privately, of course.
Wife might think | was criticislng. =.
Hey. Hold on! Would you mind stop
ping a minute? Lost my hat. Run back
and pick it up. Thanks.
Back in the machine. Hope 1t isn't
much further. Is it always this cold, l
wonder Ask Estep. Gold? Ha, ha!
That's a good one! Die hear him,
Ethel? told you he was quick" Fool!
Suppose he thought was joking.
Oop. Almost lost my hat again. Better
hold it. Difficult to hold hat and rug,
too.
There at last. Smaller place than |
thought man of Estep's standing
would have. Still, these bungalows arc
often surprisingly roomy. Dog on
porch. Shifts at suitcase. Hello, old
fellow Shifting at my legs now. Hope
he isn't savage. ooh, he's very friendly
when he gets used to you." Hope ne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20

They're closing the gate. "All aboard! J
Made it.
ON the train.-Is this or is it not the
~ dirtiest railroad in the United States?
We have quite debate about it, Estep
taking the negative. He wins. Still,
haven't been to Long Island for years.
2:3O.-Walloping Falls. We're there
Mrs. Estep down to meet us in machine.
This is something like! Cool, too. "Oh,
yes" says Estep, we're four hundred
feet up, you know" Doesn't look that
high. Quite fiat, in fact.
IN the machine.-Sit in back, Esteps in
front. want rug?" No, thanks.
Prefer to enjoy this cool air. Have
luncheon" Oh, er-yes. Sandwich in
the station. Now, why did say that?
Nothing to eat, now, till dinner. Late,
too, probably. This cool air gives one
an appetite.
Certainly is cool in this machine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20

gets used to me soon. Don't like sniffy
dogs.
JNDOORS.-Open fire going. Coy.
Nice little place. Magazines around.
Take one and draw chair up to fire.
Nothing like this country life. I'm going
to enjoy this visit. Beg par
don, what was that? Oh. Estep says
we'd better 60 out. Don't let's lie
around in this stuffy house any longer.
Come on out and get some fresh air.
You haven't seen the view yet" Get up.
Wish I'd brought my overcoat.
Outside.-We are seeing the view. |
don't think much of it. Country looks
desolate and wind-swept. Maybe it's
just my imagination. There certainly
is a breeze, though. Why didn't | bring
that overcoat? Estep says that on a
clear night you can almost make out the
light on the tower of the WoolwortE
Building. Don't see why he's so proud
of that. | can stay home and see it dis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20

TRIDAY.-Lunch with Estep' Says
look pale. what you need Is
fresh air. Out in the open. Get
some sunshine in your blood" Poetlcal
chap, Estep. Come to think of it, l don't
feel as fit as might. Probably working
too hard. Must speak about it at the
office.
Estep says, why not come out to his
place over Sunday? Nothing much to
do. but if don't mind taking pot luck,
they'd be glad to have me. Good idea
Thanks. will. "See you tomorrow,
l:16. lower level" Now for the open.
SATURDAY, g A. M.-Hot. Glad I'm
y going away for the week end. At
tractive phrase, week end" Suggests
buffers. Don't know why.
GA. Mn the subway. Hotter. I'm
pleasant looking crowd. All immigrants,
apparently. What fool man is to
wear a coat in summer. lam overwork-
ing. Good thing I'm going away over
the week end. Wonder if Estep has
pergola.
9:4O.-At the office. This is terrible
If | open the windows my mail blows
away. If l close them, l don't care
whether have any mail or not. Bum
lob. Think l shall resign before long.
Simply slave, slave, slave-and for
what? | certainly need that week
11:3O.-Oh, Lord! Forgot my suit
case. Time to go home and get it, II l
hurry. Is it worth it? Oh, better go.
Now for the subway.
12:15.-Home. Not much time. Must
get that suitcase packed in hurry.
better be systematic about it. Where's
that shoppers Week End Packing
List? Got it. Let's see: Address
book. American flag, atomizer, automo-
bile goggles, breastpin, button hook
idiots! Gosh, must hurry! Never
mind. Throw in everything | can find
and trust to luck.
12:3O.-At the subway station
Phew! Don't remember packing any
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20

TINE European war and the G snt 1 cbsssa
Il for American authors and publishers
than anv other natural phenomena OF the lasV
fftv wears. Two years ago, whenever pup
Usher looked out of the window, his only pros
nect was the figure of a wolf Struggled against
The front door. Occasionally the wolf would
iump out to devour passing autnor' pu'
tba+ was all. No one was buying any BOOKS
II looked as if no one ever would. linen along
came the war and the Gulf Stream and changed
all that. OF course, paper is luxury but II
nublisher can get credit for few rolls and
knock out a few thousand books, the pubic
comes rushing for them.
do not know whether munitions workers
and spectators in war babies have an uh-
usual appetite for books, or whether the people
who ordinarily seek their romance IN touring
Europe now get it with an easy CHAIR ana
rafting volume of Edgar Lee Masters or Gene
Stratton Porter. Perhaps the secret is that
we are turning, in this period Of horror and
bloodshed. to our writers of wisdom and I'M
apination for counsel and diversion.
As for the Gulf Stream, that is said to be
responsible for the sharks and the rams. Ihere
is nothing like the juXtapositon OF a great
dull summer hotel and long spell OF ram TO
make the publisher rejoice. Three rousing
cheers. SAYS the publisher, for soggy links,
svamnv tennis courts and miry motor roads!
And tiger for the sharks Our bright young
business men, away for their fortnight at the
seashore. are not afraid of sharks. On, no!
Don't believe in 'em But with sharks IN the
ofinp. a book often holds fellow spelbound
on the piazza until the bathing hour has
passed.
But the war will end and the Gulf Stream
will lose its affection for our coasts; and what
will poor authors do then, poor things?
In the DAYS when the book trade was Ian
gushing, happened TO call at the office OF the
president of a great railroad. The president
had lust gone out but at his great mahogany
desk as broad as a grand piano, sat his brisk
Young secretary concluding some details OF the
executive routine. AS | entered the secretary
was speaking into the telephone.
"Puttano's book store? President Blanks
Office speaking. Those books you sent up Tor
President Blanks new library were not suii-
cient. We still have five feet of shelf vacant.
Please ship an additional five feet OF books,
and don't be afraid Of the bindings"
q do not infer from this incident that all
railroad presidents care for no books except
mileage books and communication books and
freight schedules, and order their literature by
The foot. | fancy not few Of them are re-
lentess pursuers of culture and buy their books
by the yard. Anyway, this particular railroad
president was not conspicuously successful and
has since been retired)
had called to get some data for biograph-
zeal sketch of the president These the secre-
tary supplied me with, almost without stop
ping to think Statistics like the date OF the
presidents nativity, his grandmother's maiden
name. the size Of his collar his favorte brand