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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
Wasted Brain Work.

isn't it a grand and glorious feel
ing to write Il long-winded editorial
on the towns needs and then. have
half the business men tell you they
didn't read it, demands the Billiam
Globe.
This question moves The Arrow
Rock Statesman 10 ~philosophize II bit {:
"My dear brother, il is astonishing
and you will be surprised, after you
have been I'm the business a little
longer, To find how few Of the people
really do read.
"AIany, Ven In these war times,
never look at Il paper. a few sketch
the city dailies and read a piece here
and there, a few others glance M the
headlines on the first page, over some
neighbours shoulder, and many others
merely sit around and catch the drift
of the news from the conversation Of
others and are then fully posted and
ready to argue with n Kentucky law
yer."-St. Louis Republic.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
A World Of Oil.
From the Omaha World Herald

From the Omaha World Herald.
A professor lecturing to his class In
chemistry recently remarked that the
whole world was soaked in oil, 1t was not
only III the earth, but was found In a
largo portion of the vegetable Kingdom.
He must have been reading some OF the
consular reports on the production OF
vegetable oil I'm Hull, England, which
seems to be the greatest producer Of vege-
table oil In the world, the production
coming from imported material. Hun
dreds of thousands OF tons OF oil are pro-
duced there. While the larger part comes
from cotton seed there are a score or
more sources OF supply.
Other seeds from which oil Is extracted
are flax, castor beans. soy beans, rape
seed n sunflOwer. Many different kinds
Of nuts contain large amount OF oil. OIL
coming from that source is very costly,
yet considerable is extracted for certain
purposes. Besides the pure oil, an i'm
cattle feeding purposes. Lately some of
these meals have been used for human
food. There being no discriminstive tax
on oieomargar'ne in England like there Is
In this country, large amounts OF these
vegetable oils enter into that product. The
best grades sell in England at less than
half price OF butter and many OF the
people say that they like It better. Re-
Gently, I'm reply to a question In the house
Of commons. 1t was stated that the weekly
United Kingdom output Of margarine
reached 5,03s tors In Febi uary. 1918. The
food controller fixed the price OF best
margarine at "A cents a pound.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
WHY WOMEN DREAD
l. AGE

Don't worry about old age. Don't worry
about being in other peoples way when
you are getting on III years. Keep your
body in good condition and you can be as
hale and hearty in your old days as you
were when a kid, and every one will be
glad to see you.
The kidneys and bladder are the causes
Of senile Affections. Keep them clean and
in proper working condition. Drive the
poisonous wastes from the system and
avoid uric acid accumulations. Take GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules periodical
~ and you will find that the system will
always be in perfect working order. Your
spirits will be enlivened, your muscles
made strong and your face have once
more the look of youth and health.
New life, fresh strength and health will
come as you continue this treatment. When
your first vigor has been restored continue
for awhile taking a capsule or two each
day. They will keep you in condition and
prevent a return Of your troubles.
There is only one guaranteed brand Of
HARLEM Oil Capsules, GOLD MEDAL.
There are many fakes on the market. BE
sure you get the Original GOLD MEDAL
Imported HARLEM Oil Capsules. They are
the only reliable. For sale by all first-class
druggists ADV.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
GRAND, GLORIOUS FEELING
Moment In the Life of an Aviator That
Makes Up for Much He
Has Endured.

When you have been on patrol a long
way behind the enemy lines, shooting
up towns and camps and railway
trains like n pack of aerial cowboys /;
when, on your way home, You have de-
liberately disObeyed orders and loafed
] q long way behind the other members
of your group In order to watch the
pretty sunset; and as n punishment
for this esthetic indulgence have been
Overtaken by darkness and compelled
40 land in strange country, only TO
have your machine Immediately sur
.rGGnded by German soldiers; then,
having taken the desperate resolve
EthatI they shall not have possession OF
ly0ur old battle-scarred aviOn as well
as Of your person, when you are about
to touch a match to ii, If the light
giistens on n long French bayonet and
you learn that the German soldiers
la We been prisoners since the battle
of the Somme, and have just finished
their days work at harvesting beets
to he used In making sugar for French
P~oilps-ah, isn't 1t o grand and glO-
rious feeling?
To which I would reply, "AIais oui,
mon vieux! Mais Oui flames n.
Hall, in July Atlantic.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
kiitipo Placss.

A Frenchmsn was waiting al q railroad
station in ireland when a couple OF ma
tives sat down beside him.
Sad one: Sure. Pat, it's down to Kill
mary I've been. and I'm on me way back
to Fitzpatrick" " "
"Ye don't say So" said the other. IT'S
meslf that's just after bein' down. to XII
kenney. and | stop here . bit before 1
go to Ki'mor."
"FWhat assassinsi" exclaimed the
Frenchman. "Would that l were ~ fsIy
back In France"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
Surgical Operation by Telegraph.

The life of u man was saved in Aus
tralia by means Of an operation with
out proper instruments under the direc-
ton Of a surgeon 1900 miles away.
The subject fell from his horse at Halls
Creek, in northern Australia, and suf-
fered serious injuries. An operation
was urgently necessary, and there was
no doctor within 1000 miles. The o n
dition of The patient was described by
telegraph TO II doctor in Perth, and he
sent back, by the same means, instruc-
tions under which the postmaster at
Halls Creek, with such surgical inStru-
which was q razor, carried out the OPP
Grafton successfully.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local Applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness,
and that Is by a constitutional remedy.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. Catarrhal Deafness lie
caused by an infiamed condition Of the
mucous lining OF the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is infiamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing. and
when II is entirely closed. Deafness is the
Asult. Unless the Inflammation can be re-
Sced and this tube restored to. its nor
NAL condition. hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases Of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh, which Is an Unnamed
condition Of the Mucous Surfaces.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by HALLS .CATARRH
Al Druggists 76c. Circulars free.
F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
MILLING Corn Flour.

It has been found possible to use
much Of the wheat.milltng machinery
of the United States for milling corn.
In this way the output of cornmeal
was almost doubled within five months.
Instead of using 100000 barrels Of
wheat -four each month, America can
now depend upon corn products for
all breadstuff dSnands.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
Csllantrv.

From the Chicago Daily News.
An amusing little incident occurred q
few days ago In a crowded ramca on the
Dublin to Blackrock line. A lady. wishing
8 seat, looked smilingly round. a portiy,
old gentleman Immediately
stood up and politely offered the lady his
place. 'Oh, you're a jewel, SIR said the
lady. as she bowed her acknowledgements
for the courtesy. Not at all, madam"
replied the gentleman, with an engaging
smile. I'm a jeweler; l have just set the
jewel" Could anything be more gallant
than that?
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19

nv health so I can do all my work and
am SO grateful that / am recommend
ing it to my friends. - Mrs. d. II.
'AIrERs, r. r. 4, Oregon, III.
Onlywomen who have suffered the tor
lures Of such troubles and have dragged
along from day to day q realize the
relief which this famous root and herb
remedy, Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
|Compound, brought to Mrs. Alters.
Women everywhere in Mrs. Alters
|condition should profit by her recon-
|mendation, and IL there are any COM
[plicstions write Lydia e. Pinkham's
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for advice.
The result Of their 10 years experience
his at your service.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
Superior Attitude.

as GiibwitZ II man Of large ideas!'
"ln one sense
"HOw is that?"
Anyone who ~disagrees with his
ideas looks extremely small to him."
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
LIQUID RIuE3

No, Mr.. Grocer, that's mostly water.
Since the war started it's more nearly
all water than ever. Give me Red
Cross Ball Blue. that's a ~two-ounce
package OF real goodness. You should
see my clothes. L Just can't keep
from smiling out loud.-Adv.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
Swift & Company, u. S. A.
Costly ~CaritUiatiop,

War is mighty expensive business"
"Yes, the presents ] have TO make
my wife after We quarrel almost bank-
rupts me."-BOstOn Transcript.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
A New Excuse.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Did yOu mai that letter l gave you
Yesterday
"N-no, my dear. / whistied to the man
In the postal airplane, but he wouldn't
come down after It."
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
His State.

"lOur friend is in n grave revery.'
That comes from his being buriet
IN thought"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
The laxative Pest.

Hokus-Here comes Talkalot.
Pokus-Do you know him to speak
No?
Hokus-NO, merely to listen to-
Town Topics.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19

g0nic r0ubl which
pulled me down un-
til could not put my
foot to the floor and
could scarcely do my
work, and a. I live
on q small farm and
raise six hundred
chickens every year
it made it very hard
for me. Z,
IL saw the Com
pound advertised in
paper, and tried
-. --A-.-I
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
Funny

Butcher (to customer)-Yes, / lust
killed a hog, and BOW I'm going to
cure Ii.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
Good Reason,

Internationally do you want to
get a divorce?" She-"Because I'm
married, of course"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
Insane.

From the Stars and Stripes. France.
cO~rpora!-Say. Sarge. In what state
would a man be IL he fen into the river
Seine?
S~erseaht-A wet state ! guess
CCrpOI al-No, insane
Corporal now e pr'vSis>-
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19

Human laws change, but science Is
eternal.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
NOW RAISES
500 CHICKENS
Being Relieved of Or.
ganic Trouble by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Oregon. Ill.-"I took Lydia E. Pink
Vegetable Compound for an or
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-19
SEES ONE OR TWO MORE YEARS OF WAR

Military Expert Points Out That the Kaiser Has Several Dang
erous Weapons (Other Than Bayonets and Guns) In His
Hands, and Armies Capable of Srikina Terrific Blows, Al.
though Those Forces Have Been Right Soundiy MauIed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-29
DROVE DUCKS AWAY
Fish Story as Related by South Da.
kota Sarne Warden.

Fish Story as Related by South Da.
kota Sarne Warden.
Fish that were so hungry that they
jumped out Of the water In their efforts
to obtain food and which, by continual
ay picking at their feathers, drove all
OF the ducks off Of Lake Alice, are the
background of the stories brought to
Mitchell, S. d., recently by Game War
den Il. S. Hedrick.
Mr. Hedrick says that when he first
discovered" FAKE Alice, the fish there
with which the lake was crowded, were
entirely out of proportion, their bodies
being of snakelike dimensions. The
lake was cleaned Of all growth and fish
were Starving. He Immediately sci
men to transferring the fish to other
bodies of water where they immediate
" improved as to health and size.
After four years Of work the fish In
the lake have returned to normal size
and are now among the best in the
state. In the four years q carloads
of fish have been transferred to Other
bodies of water. '.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-29
80 1~-<sHA. ~t...rssss :*flsAs.
National PRAYER Days.

The first time the people of the Unit
ed Suites were called upon to observe
a day Of national prayer was May 8,
179S, by proclamation of President
John Adams. A controversy had aris-
en- between this country end France
and all Americans were called UPON
to pray for a continuation of peace.
In 1916, when the United States was
about to make war on Algiers, Pres
ident Madison proclaimed a day Of
prayer. During the Civil war three
presidential proclamations were issued
appointing days of prayer for peace.
In 1865 the authorities called upon the
people to pray for Lincoln, and in 1881
President Arthur proclaimed a day of
prayer to mark the burial of President
Garfield. In the autumn of 1914 Pres
ident Wilson issued his proclamation
for prayers IN "Peace Sundays"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-29

sell for SIS now brings $50. Second
hand dealers have secured the country
and old tables and chairs have been
brought from cellars and garrets, but
the demand still outruns the supply
and prices already 1000 per cent above
normal, threaten to go higher.
The problem is likely to become
more acute as soon as the war ends.
Thousands Of couples that married
when the men were called into the
army will wish to establish homes Of
their own. The government has pro.
vided many houses in advance, but
these will be of little use without
furniture.
Some urge that the government
make the same rule regarding second
hand furniture as is now In force in
the old clothes trade; put the private
| dealers out of business, fix lower prices
and make it a crime for anyone to sell
the secondhand articles except to the
| state.
A number of capitalists and furni-
ture manufacturers have formed an
association to MALE new furniture and
sell 1t at four per cent above cost on
the installment plan, requiring one
third Of the purchase price as first pay.
ment. The cost of new furniture, even
under this arrangement, is almost pro
hibitive, because of the scarcity Of ma.
terials and the high wages Of labor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-29
INSECTS TO THINK
Remarkable Act of Scientist That
Hardly Seems Worth the Time
1t Must Have Taken.

John w. Coghlin has demonstrated
what patience and perseverance will
accomplish, and has also exploded the
old-time theory that it was impossible
to teach insects to understand the hui
man voice and action. Some time since
he had the good fortune to discover a
hill of Madagascar neuroptera, or
marching ants, says the Pittsburgh
Press. They were about the size Of
the common June bug and of a dirty
brown color, and he says that they
are numerous in India and South At
rica-that he can account for finding
a hill Of them in Maines by being
brought there on some vessel. Mr..
Coghlin invited some of his friends to
his camp at Patterns Pond, where he
amused them by putting the neurop-
tereans Gas he called them) through a
course of sprouts. The way he caused
the little army to go through their
evOlutions was a marvel to all pres
ent. Marching by twos and by fou
over inclines and bridges made
toothpicks, with the regularity of
trained troops, he finally caused them
to break ranks by lighting a match
before the leaders. He says that arti-
fetal light will confuse them; there
fore they ean be made to perform only
in daylight. AasssassA >" pa
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-29
Must Use No More Than Two Pounds
Per Person a Month if the Present
IL. Meagre Allied Sugar Ration
Is Maintained. @.~
Stocks Will Be Short Until Beginning of New
Year-Ration May Be Enlarged Then.

reduction. In Europe the present ra-
ton is already reduced to a minimum.
Our Situation.
The situation which the United
States faces in it's efforts to maintain
a fair distribution of sugar to the Al
lied world is as follows:
Sugar supplies throughout the VI
try, in homes, stores, factories and
bakeries are at a low ebb. We must
make increased sugar shipments to the
Allies.
Production of American beet and
Louisiana can crops have been disap-
pointing.
Porto Rico crops have been cur
tailed.
Immense sugar stocks in Java can
not be reached on account Of the ship
ping shortage; ships are needed for
troop movements and munitions.
Army and Navy sugar requirements
have increased as we'll as those from
the Allies.
Most industries using sugar have had
their allotment reduced by one-half
some will receive no sugar.
Households should make every eff
fort to preserve the fruit crop without
sugar, OBJ with small amounts of sugar.
Later, when the sugar supply is larg-
err, the canned fruit may be sweetened
as it is used.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-29

Two pounds Of sugar a month-half
a pound a week-that is the sugar ra-
ton the U. S. Food Administration
has asked every American to observe
until January 1, 1919, in order to make
sure there shall be enough for our
Army and Navy, for the Allied armies
and for the civilians of those nations.
By New Years the world sugar sit
uation will be relieved somewhat by
the new crop. Cuban sugar of this
years crop will be arriving in this
country. 81: -'f7i s:,,'i#'4"
Every available sugar source will be
drawn on by the Food Administration
during the next winter months to main
tain sufficient stocks here to keep up
Jul national sugar supply. During o.
tober the first American beet sugar
will arrive in the markets. BY the
middle Of November some of our Lou.
isiana cane crop will be available. All
of this sugar and more may be needed
to keep this nation supplied on a re.
duced ration and to safeguard the Al.
lieG sugar ration from still furthe,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-29
Not Dangerous.

while you were out west did you
meet with any typical bad men?"
II should say so! I spent a week in
a camp full of the toughest customers
you eve saw-real cowboys who spent
most of their time firing pistols and
careering on their bronchos at break
neck speed"
Didn't you tremble for your life?"
Il was a trife uneasy at first, but
when I saw how a motion picture di-
rector bullied those fellows I piucked
up considerable courage" .~e
Wartime Wall Street.
Before the war Wall street was Just
a th%oroughfare, the brownest and bust
est in the world.
Now, as it draws it's slight bow
up to Trinity, it has lost something
of It's dusty absorption. Like Fifth
avenue and Broadway, it has under
gone a transformation, and the long
flags that hang from the windows
of it's offices swing in gay lines of
ernergy up to the sunlit spires of the
church. ~asssEss:: !sfsFe
Even here, where all is generally
so quiet, so undemonstrative, the war
has reached with bright fingers and
brought out the love Of country SYM
bolized by these banners in the wind.
New York Times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-29

with large holdings is to make his
subscription. In this connection it
was the sense of the meeting that such
individuals should be called upon for
subscriptions only in the precinct in
which they reside irrespective of bust
ness or holdings in other precincts.
The allotment committee was in
structed to take such ruling into con-
sideration in making the precinct al
lotments.
Another matter which was taken I'm
and a motion finally adopted to the
effect that banks must refrain from
taking subscriptions as for the vari-
GUS loan committees unless such sub
scription was to their knowledge for
the full amount of such individual al
'lotment.
In closing Nh. Green stated that
the exact allotment of the forthcom-
ing Fourth Liberty Loan was as yet
unknown and would no doubt so re-
main until shortly before the date set
for the call. He stated however, that
there was strong probability of a call
for six billions or twice as much as
called for in the third loan. He went
on further to say that Cavalier coun-
ty must expect to be called upon for
an amount three or four times as
large as called for in the last drive.
He gave as the reasons for such state
ment the fact that the loan was to be
for probably twice as large a sum,
that the allotment to North Dakota
by this Federal Reserve district has
before been about half what the state
should reasonably be expected to car
~ under favorable crop conditions,
and further, the allotment to North
Dakota must be carried largely by the
eastern and central counties of the
state because Of crop failure in the
western counties.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-29

seek lower levels. Thus the gas clouds
penetrate trenches and deep dugouts.
and in most cases it is a matter of
many hours before they become suffi-
GENTLY diluted with the atmosphere to
permit of safe breathing. So the mat
ter resolves itself into a problem Of
driving the poisonous fumes out Of
the trenches and underground shelters,
or at least thinning them out until
the air is again made safe.
For this reason American soldiers
now in France literally Shovel" poi
sonous fumes out of their trenches.
Attached to a shovel is a sort Of eau
a scoop or "tlapper" which permits
the men to heave the heavy gases e
the parapets and beat the fumes and
dissipate them in the surrounding
air.-Scientific American.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-29
B0RROWS BABY TO
GET SUPPLY OF Coal
GrimIy Humorous Happenings
Noted by Agents Of the Fuel
Administration.

Some of the federal fuel administers
TONS field agents while they are busy
with the serious work in their various
fields have noted some grimly humor-
Gus happenings. One field agent tells
of q Newark IN. J.) retailer who has
been Supplying his regular customers
with small lots of coal and he has de-
was sickness in the family. He was
appealed to by a prospective customer,
who demonstrated that his was a case
of dire need by wheeling a delicate
looking baby, accompanied by a pale
wife, to the coal yard. The coal he
so earnestly sought was delivered, and
then it was discovered that the new
customer had borrowed the baby.
In the same town there vas q jew
eler who took a few days off from his
regular employment and got a job
driving a coal cart for q local dealer.
His first trip out was with two tons
of coal. This he promptly dumped
into his own cellar, and then resigned
saying that the work was too hard
for him.
Another shrewd case came before
one of the Pennsylvania county fuel
administrators, whose directions are
that dealers shall deliver only one ton
and half-ton lots, and no coal is to be
delivered where the prospective Gus
toner has q two-weeks' supply. II
was discovered that one man had two
cellars, connected by a long tunnel
He was ordering half-tons and carry
ing the coal from one cellar to the
other. BY the time his scheme wa
unearthed he had accumulated foul
tons, but he was still out for more
coal. The dealer he applied to sem
him to the fuel administrator, where
he made affidavit that he had no Goa
mt all. The next step was an indict