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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
These supsrfIueus Platforms.

FTOLn the hdISdS lily
When the convention "demonstrat ton" is
,bolished-the demonstration that lasts
anywhere from % to As minutes by the stop
Eatch-there IL another convention instl-
ution that ought to go with ii namely tue
platform. Not in whole perhaps, but II
,ught to be Clipped down to two or three
blanks. The rest are piffie and bunc.
Usually there are two or three issues
Ihat the party really stands for-prepar-
fdness, for instance, and the protective
Tariff, and a Mexican policy On these
vital issues the position ought to he set
forth clearly But there always are an
nnumerable number Of planks introduced
hat nobody knows or cares anything
lbout. The convention attempts to set
lie offhand all the problems OF the uni
Terse, including prede3tinatiOn, free will
md total depravIty. The consequence Is
That every party unloads a lot OF declara-
lions on the country which II has no no.
ton OF ever carrying out.
President Wilson reversed his party dec
laration on Panama canal tolls and the
single term for president. A few years
ago, voting contrary to his platform on
the lumber duty, Senator Bailey o" Toyas
told the Senate that he Gil not pro- rs" 70
have few delegates meeting in com"1It &c
n a hotel bedroom for q few hos.r:, Il Il
passing on all sorts Of problems, tell him
Vhat to do on important legislative mat
ierA
The circumstances under which plat.
forms are n ade preclude then from
amounting &c anything 90 expos t0rs Of
iicy. exc ept On the moot irnr"-taI Ia
m ....
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

From the Popular Science Monthly.
There must have been merit In the
birch tea" Of childhood for the same
remedy Is prescribed in sanitariums
nowadays for invaiids. In other words,
II "a considered that q healthy reaction
may be gained from q spanking"
In the mechanic therap departments
Of up-to- date institutions, the whip
ping post" a mechanical device for
therapeutic padding, IL an accredited
healing machine.
You are whipped by straps Of heavy
cloth or leather attached TO two rap
idly revolving posts. When you take
the treatment you step backward into
the flying whips and receive their
blows upon your legs, back, abdomen or
chest, depending upon the rcalady from
which you are suffering. Tae impact
Of the straps is just sufficient to set the
blood in circulation. There 10 no
smarting, singing sensation because
the straps are broad enough to elinin-
ate any possibility of a cutting blow.
You are padded rather than dashed.
The whipping post" 10 valuable in
many type of nervousness. It 10 also
vaauable in increasing blood circulation
and relieving numbness. Certain forms
Of paralysis, though not responsive to
other treatment, are benefited.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
Jap Invented Wall Taper.

From the st. Paul Pioneer Press
Hundreds Of years ago there was no
paper! We couldn't get on without 1t
N these days, could we? We are al
ways wanting ito write upon, to
wrap things up in; and last, but not
east, to print our books and news
papers on.
1t was a clever little Japanese gentle
nan who first invented it. This little
nan was a merchant, and as he had
pver so many parcels to send out from
his shop every week, he found the silk
IN which he always wrapped them a
rather expensive item.
One days while he was walking in his
Earden he came across a wasps's nest,
md he noticed how wonderfully 1t was
nade-how the clever wasps had used
bome kind Of wood, softened 1t into a
thin paste with their jaws, and, after
carefully shaping 1t. had left 1t to dry.
IF wasps can do a thing like that"
If wood, and form 1t into a pulp by
means Of river water. wouldn't the re-
yult be something like the fabric of the
Rasps' nest? I'll try, anyway, and see
what I can do. 1t would save myself
Ind other people quite a lot of money
Il my experiment succeeded"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
TERRITORIAL CROPS
YIELD WILL Be GREAT
Percentage In Small Grains De.
creases, But More Harvest
ers Needed.

Although the acreage OF small grains
and corn in South Dakota, Nebraska
Ind Iowa has decreased this season q
greater number Of men will De required
IN the harvest fields and II Is estimated
the yield will be far in excess OF any
crop in recent years. Members of thu
Sioux City board OF trade declare the
reports from South Dakota are the
most optimistic in the history Of tho
state.
Figures compiled by M. King, Of the
BOARD OF trade, show that from reports
from 296 towns the acreage OF spring
wheat has decreased 2.3 per cent;
winter wheat has decreased in acreage
f.8 per cent and corn has decreased
per cent. In Iowa the decrease of spring
wheat has been AZ per cent; Of winter
wheat Is per cent, but corn has in
creased in acreage is per cent. Ne
Sraska. has 2.6 per cent less of spring
wheat, 13 per cent less Of winter wheat
and 11.2 per cent more of corn.
Harvesting late.
Harvesting operations in South Da-
kota are from 10 days to two weeks
late and work will begin probably in
three weeks. Wheat is healing out and
Is said to be IN perfect condition
throughout the state. Careful estimates
say that at least $4,000 men will be re-
quired to handle the crop of that state.
Corn, which Is becoming one OF the
chief crops Of the state, Is gaining the
lost ground due to wet and cold weather
and with another week Of heat 1t Is
said 1t will be up to normal condition
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
ARRESTED GROWTH.

A boy who is not so tall as he wants
TO be. and who has not grown for three
years, although he L. only 10 years old.
wants to know II there Is any posi-
bility that he win or can grow taller,
and. If there is, what he can do to help
on the process.
studied the possibilities Of causing a re-
sumption Of arrested growth. They took
young white rats and stopped their
growth by changing their food. In some
growth was stopped by feeding insult
fcient food. In others the food given
was not a quality which promotes
growth. After these animals had been
thoroughly runted and had been kept
there for a long time-that Is, a long
time in the growing life Of a rat
feeding them properly caused them to
grow to full size. A rat usually attains
Its growth within the first 800 days OF
life. One of their stunted rats resumed
growth and grew until he was $50 days
old.
Some Of their conclusions are as FOL
lows:
1T is reasonable to ask whether the
capacity to grow can ever be lost unless
1t is exercised" They found that ami
mails in whom growth had been arrested
when fed right and given q chance to
.
their growth. This was true regardless
of the size and age OF the animals when
growth was stopped or how long 1t had
been stopped. In some cases the re-
newed growth was more rapid than the
normal growth. They concluded that
the stunning from insufficient food or
improper food can be wholly overcome.
The foods best suited to produce
growth were good fresh milk butter,
eggs, meat and bread, vegetables and
fruit. These foods rank in value in the
order named. Funk and MacCallum say
that proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and
salts are necessary for growth. and that
In addition, certain accessory sub
stances, one water soluble and one fat
soluble, are necessary. Years and but
ter on bread, meat, and sugars will
stimulate growth, but good fresh milk
Is best Of all.
Now, what does this mean? 1t means
that when growth has been stopped be-
cause of lack Of food or poor food
proper food will cause IL to resume. And
that is all that 1t means. II q boy has
stopped growing from any other cause,
change in food. in quality or in quaint
ity, will not cause him to begin growing
again. If a boy stops growing at five
feet five inches because some ancestor
was short. he canpot change his food
and thereby increase his stature. And
1t is inheritance that determines stature
In most cases. The ancestor that the
boy takes after may not be his father
or mother. 1t may be a grandparent or
perhaps even a greatgrandparent There
Is not much that boy can do to in
crease his height who stops growing
because 1t Is in his stock for him to
stop. He should get plenty Of exercise
In the open air and eat abundantly He
should eat plenty OF good fresh milk
and butter and plenty Of meat. Per-
This policy may help some, but the
chance is against II.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
Income Records Secret.

Albert w. Atwood, IN the Saturday Eve
ming Post.
The government does not tell who the
4, 100000 income receivers are, or even In
what states they live. Some time after
tune 30 Of each year the commissioner OF
Internal revenue at Washington reports
he total number Of persons for the pre-
,eding calendar year who have paid taxes
Pm incomes of 81, 100000 or more, 500, 900 to
b, 100000, 10000 to 10000. and so on down
HE list. He also makes public the number
II taxpayers In each state. but gives only
me faint clew to their identity; namely,
The number Of persons with incomes OF
100000 or more N each state and collec-
ion district.
To pry loose by bribery or theft any
hing beyond these meager official facts
would subject the guilty treasury en-
ployes to the terrors Of the Spanish In
quisitfon. The penalties for dlvulging in
crmatlon and the specifications as to
hat information must not be divulged
incredibly definite, sweeping and com
lete. The collector of a downtown New
York city district even refused, courteous
ly but firmly, to tell me whether a single
millionaire bad filed an income tan return
In that district. although everybody knows
that miIlionaires and multis swarm like
fiiss through the golden precincts of Wall
street.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
From London Tit-Bits.

A certain officer Of the royal horse ar
tfliery, having his battery divided into
half batteries, which were garrisoned over
10 miles apart by road, applied that he
for an extra charger, 1t being his duty to
frequently visit both portions. The war
office ruled that this allowance was In
sdnissat3le saying: Measured by the
ordnance may, as the crow dies, the dis
lance il found to be only 50 miles and q
half" For q time the officer was nom
plused, but an idea struck him and he
seized his pen and wrote: There would
appear to be some misunderstanding re-
Karding my application. ! am asking for
Allowances for an additional charger. not
an additional crow. do not ride q crow:
I ride horsep He got L.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
Son Wanted to Prove IL

Father sat in his study one after
noon writing out a speech, when his
son called Shrilly from the garden:
Dad! Look out of the windswr'
"What II nuisance children are at
times" grumbled the parent as he
put down his pen and advanced to the
window. With half smile he raised
the sash and stuck forth his head
We'll, Harry, what is itY" he asked.
The boy from q group of young
sters called out, Dad, Tommy Per-
kins didn't believe that you had NO
hair on the top of your head"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
EiftY.EiftY Deal.

A number Of politicians were attend
ing convention in Chicago q short
time ago when one of the number was
approached by an old acquaintance
who was plainly down in his luck.
Sliding up to the politician he SAID:
"Say. Jack. lend me ten, will you?
I'm short
The big fellow went down into his
pocket, flashed out big roll and hand
cd tive-doll,r bill to the down-and-
cutter.
Say, Jack" said he Of the touch,
II said ten"
q know you did" replied the poll
tician, "hut think this way is falrer.
You lose five and lose five"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
Town Built on Potash.
From the Omaha world-Herald


Hoffland, Neb., from q little railroad
biding a year ago, with two or three cars
has been placed on the railroad map as a
,ull-fedged town, shipping out 30 cars a
lay. ,Hoffland promises to grow still
more.
1t Is on account Of potash and It's by
PRODUCTS. The fields at Hoffland are the
,nly ones in the United States where the
almost pure article Is found. In Utah and
outhern California, where the mineral Is
ng the pure potash from the vegetable
natter makes the marketable produce ex-
,ensive.
lnd drying, when II is ready for the re-
,nery, 'Aere 1t brings the heretofore I'M
tnown price of $500 a ton. A Chicago
pack.ng company has contracted for the
owns entire output for five years.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
Taken PhilosonhicalIN.

An Irishman was saunterlng home
ward from his labOrs one pay day
when he passed quarry where some
blasting was being done. Just as he
passed a blast came and blew one of
his hands off. The quarrymen quickly
gathered about and condoled with him
while awaiting the ambulance.
What a fearful thing" cried one of
them.
"Oh, we'll" answered Murphy. ut
Night ha' been wOrse!'
"How's that?" asked the man.
1T might ha' been the hand wild me
wages ill.,"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

MIR. Landry, wealthy though mIser-
ly man, was one day relating to q
Quaker a tale Of deep distress and
concluded by saying:
II could not but feel for him."
verify. friend" replied the Quaker,
thou didst right in that thou didst
feel for thy neighbor. but didst chou
feel in the right place? D!dst thou
feel iC thy pocket?"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
ALWAYS LOOK YOUR BEST
A. to Your Hair and Skin by Using
Cutieura. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. These
fragrant, super-creamy emollients pre-
serve the natural purity and beauty
Of the skin under conditions which, If
neglected, tend to produce a state of
irritation and Disagreement.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
II IL No Worry.

"Why the cogitatiOnw
81 wish l could find some good sub
stitute for gasoline"
81 find walking works very well."-
Pittsburgh Post.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

One Of the easiest ways for man
TO get married is to tell young wild
ow that he intends to remain a bache-
por
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
A Long Run.

This bill has been running now for
three mouths" said the collector.
Dear me-" said the debtor, ''hOw
tired 1t must be !'-Detroit Free Press.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

When a woman is unable to get what
she wants she tri es to convince herself
that it's not worth having anyway.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
Weddinu Presents.

Il want to get something suitable
for a wedding present"
Eyes. mu'am Miss Brown, please
show the lady something for about So
that will look as though it might have
cost SIG"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

Fiction is a love story In which the
hero and heroine marry in the last
chapter and live happily ever after.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
R YOU OR AMY FRIEND

Suffer with Rheumatism or Neuritis, acute or
chronic, write for my FREE BOOK on Rheuma-
tism-Its Cause and Cure. Most wonderful book
ever written, It's absolutely FREE. Jesse A.
Case, Dept. Q. W., BroclStOn, Mass-Adv.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

Women always have a lot to say
about their rights, but never a word
about the wrongs of the poor men.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
An Imputation seorned.

From the Washington Star
IT believe you're afraid of work.
Afraid of III" replied Flooding Pete.
IT amt even acquainted with t."
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

Girls loaded $500 tons. Of coal tnts
the hold Of a steamer in six and one
half hours In Japan .#.H
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

A barrel of petroleum usually con-
tains AZ gallons.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

White lace should be laid away 1
blue or yellow paper.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

The smartness Of a coat In judged
by the size of it's pockets.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
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whistles h
BILE reward
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inalienabls
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lead.
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It can't b
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

Thirty women are practicing
dentistry In Missouri.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
III.
EAR
Strong
ri

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animals
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animals
ID. This
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or while
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leap upon
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him for
over his
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zach wolf
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

The candy industry Of New Yol
state employs over 5000 women.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

Miss Mary Robertson Is a Unitec
States deputy marshall in Topeka. Kan
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
L K.

boosting
ID every.
m is the
Cal. We
v the ex-
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ries were
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July. In
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cooled on
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educed to
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nperaturs
afer, bet
placed.
business
% wagons
community
N of milk
4 are now
milk are
n men are
!, three as
FOrkmen-
keeper.
missioner,
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the earn
the con-
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tuberculu
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

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man or '
ced he :
& along :
lst take !
de. and :
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ay, but :
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man be- '
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rives to '
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shop. or !
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crouch J
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ace. one J
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him to )
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

Over 1900 women are employed in
the United States as linotype operators.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

A little arrowroot inclosed in q muslin
rag and placed in the water in which
handkerchiefs are boiled will give the
latter faint and agreeable scent after
being ironed. II borax Is added to the
water In which they are finally rinsed
they will assume the right degree OF
stiffness without being hard, as II they
were actually starched.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

A good furniture polish can be made
In the following manner: To six ounces
Of the best refined kerosene add one
ounce Of the best yellow resin. one
dram of vermilion to color, and 10
ounces Of turpentine. Mix these in
gradients at a gentle heat for at least
an hour. Then strain and stir con-
stantly until cold.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-09-30

Programs have been ssue I
by DR.. w. +. Carstens. secretary
OF the Attkapas Clinical Society
and issued to the members an
nouncmg the next meeting to be
held at Crowley on Tuesday.
October Bird, 1916. The arrange
ment is to be as follows: Adj
dress by Chas. Chassaigusc. NJ d.
OF New Orleans. La; Demonstra-
ton OF TRANSMISSION with the aid Of
Sodium Citrate by Ii. b. Gessner
NJ. d., of New Orleans, La; In
fantile Paralysis by w. w. But
terworth. NJ. d.. of New Orleans.
La; Drug Addictions by l.. Il.
Young, NJ. d.. Rayne, La; In
portance Of Clinical Microscopy
in the practice of medicine by i.
W. Faulk. NJ. d., of Crowley, La:
z: W =. M. Clinic at Crowley San
itarium; 500 p. M. Scientific
Program. Supper after Scientific
Program at Egan Hotel.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-09-30

The necessity Of Sheriff Ian
dry purchasing blood hounds in
order to trace crimes as soon as
they are apprehended was very
much in evidence last Sunday and
in this instance hounds borrowed
from the Hope Convict camp were
used by Mr.. Landry and his able
deputy, Mr.. Vie NJ. Aubry, quite
successfully though the negro
whom they were chasing made his
escape leaving the stolen goods
behind. 1t seems during the early
morning hours, Mr.. z. Borel, a
farmer of the Fourth Ward was
awakened in the night by thieves
who were stealing his cotton and
upon an investigation discovered
some eight hundred pounds of the
tieecy staple had been taken off
and no clue as to the thieves. He
at once got into communication
it'll Mr.. Landry, informing him
what had happened on his place
some hours before. The Sheriff
at once sent to Hope and Dor
rowed two of the hounds used on
The Farm and started out to the
plantation Of Mr.. Borel. The
dogs were put on a trail and it
vas no time before they arrived
It the property Of a colored man
n that section by name of ZehnOn
lewis and some six hundred '
pounds of the cotton found. Upon
INQUIRY the old man reported that
he cotton was not his and his son
Who lived with him had flown to
ARTS unknown. The thief having
ad fully two hour start, the
Ounds then lost the trail and up
now the man is still in hiding. r
While there was no direct proof :
hat Lewis son stole the cotton,
till the suspicion is so strong
gainst him that there is no doubt
f his guilt. The Parish should
rovide this office with two good
ogs so that they will be prepared
, capture criminals before they
ave made their escape. In fact the \
inclined are not so apt +
, commit deeds when they know
nat blood hounds will be on their
all within few minutes after
becomes known to the officials.
Sash, Blind and Door Factory. Z
,ecial work of all description.
isterns and Tanks.-Bertrand
lumber CO. l.
letters week ending Sept
I'd: Miss Viola Alexander, Owen r
aries, Miss July Dugare, Mrs. Bertha y
Bay, J. L. Griffin, John Graham, Volar
rios, Mrs. Olivier Harris, Miss Eddell
arge, HARRIET Longe, Oscar Mordor.
IS Leder Prove, ]. A. Reddy, r. J.
'cumb, Lee Warmth Spencer, w. B.
lliams and Etna coung. When calling
the above letters mention "Adver-
3D."