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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-15
DUCKS WERE DEcEiTFuL.
Ingenioue Fraud Trncticed by the
s1eathen Chfnee,

Ingenious Fraud prncticed by the
saeathen Clinee.
The Ingenuity of the Chinaman Is
wonderful, surprising at times the be-
lief Of his European and American
brothers ~ striking instance of itcznot
unrlixed with guile, was brought to
light recently during the trading trans
actions of two foreigners at Boone
Road market.
This husband and wife, having decid-
ed that duck should figure on the menu
ef the day, went the round of the mar
ket in search Of fat, plump. well ia
vored bird.
After awhile two were purchased.
They were beautifully dressed ducks,
young, but plump. and promised TO
show up well Mt the evening table.
When the domestic pair got home the
lady Glanced 70 puncture n Of the
birds with q sharp knife, and 1t coll
lapsed like q ter balloon. The other.
subjected TO similar treatment, follow
ed suit. Their erstwhile inflated bodies
became fiat aud bony and mere ghosts
of the ducks that had been bought.
Investigation showed that d thin
piece wire had been fastened round
the birds necks and elsewhere, and
everything pointed To- the conclusion.
that the ducks had been blown up with
abicycle pump.
How the ducks had been drawn and
then made to stand the strain of the
ailrpurnpi e evidently an oriental trade
Becret.
5W1tsaenia the young couple again 90
shopping for ducks they will take q
skeWer along with them.-Shanghai3
Times.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-15
A stock company is being organ
lied for the sale Of lumber, with
headquarters i'll Geddes.
n Love Letter.

WouldSnot interest you il you're
looking for q guaranteed salve for
sores. burns or piles. Otto Dodd,
ofPonder, Mo-, writes Il suffer
sel with nj ugly sore for a year,
but q box Of Bucklen's ArnicaS alye
cured me. It's the best salve on
etrth. 25c at Y. B. Diehl's corner
drug store.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-15
LETTER WRITING.

Its Decline as am Art Caused by the
Modern Newspaper.
The wonderful development of the
newspaper may be looked upon as d
very potent factor i'll the decline OF let
ter writing as an art. The letter no
longer tan be regarded as primarily
the caister of news. The expression OF
ones opinion about great contemporary
events IS indeed still left to the letter.
Dur how much of Ian incentive to
friendly correspondence is lost by the
fact that every part of the world
knows OF important happenings almost
simultaneously Is not to be lightly es-
ttmated, says GUnton's Magazine The
stimulus to writing that from
having news to impart is done IVA
With, and II is not always that even.
the gifted letter writer can afford to
lose that incitant. IT Is only the CORE
spondent par excellence who knows
how to attain the perfectionzof his art
by writing dsa,ghtfnlly al nothing, if1
indeed that lslsssS N flotllin NC
wh1chsaffords hiii Ito en-
ploynlenI Of his DE- #aatians.
sfor q SAVING stl..'1fs s sssssnililie
letter Is in the ability Of Ii ;sataorS to-
put himself iato it,. # lie writes about
trivial things he does II with d grace
of interest that disguises The triYialifys
He must not make his little fishes talk
like whales, but he should, as Gold.
smith himself knew how tossdo. make
his letters pf perpetual interest be-
cause ~ the aptness Of their style to-
the simplicity of their Thought
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-15
BBuitd Up South Dakota.

Anew book descriptive of the
crops, stock, resources and oppor.
tunities Of South Dakota, has just
been published by the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway. II
will be sent to any address for two
cents postage. If you are inter
ested in bringing anyone to the
state, it would be well to send
them a copy of5this reliable publ
cation, b. "a. MILLER,
General Passenger Agent,
Chicago.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-15
Chnnged His Mind.

Naggsby-I thought you We're never
going to workNfor those people again.
Waggsby-I did say so, but since that
time they have decided that / might
come back.-Baltimore American.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-15
The Paper for Farmers Of
North and South Dakota!

Our regular issues contain over eighty per cent. Of
original matter-every line of which is written by
practical Dakota farmers or experimenters. No other
farm paper published contains regularly ~one-tenth
so much original Dakota matter.
1t has been published under present manageEaeu7
over fifteen years, and is SO well established limit
is not likely to suspend like ne and untried rdIrls
The subscription price is 800 per year. 1nya.,s
advance, but by special Arrangement with TIE
lsher1ve ave able to offer it il C, apeeiion VII -
PAPER for
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-15
Not His Kind.

would YOU die for me?" she asked
dreamily.
ooh, say" he retorted in q matter Of
fact way, s'if you haven't any more am
bition than to be looking for dead ones
you're not the girl for me!"-Chicago
Post.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-15
Natural History.

Pupil-Bees live in a hive, but they
call it a cellar, for it is full Of cells.
Bees also make honey. They make it
fine by combing it with a fine honey
comb.-New York Times.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-15

Dolly-So Simpkins, the cashier OF
the bank. proposed to you last night.
Polly-Yes; and I promised to marry
him.
"Did he ask your fathers permits
sion?
Eyes; he said he would ask papa tc
indorse my promissory note"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-15

you ever notice that almost ali
the nlisers mentioned in thespapers are
single men?7Easked Mr.Watts.
4 es & answered AIRS. Watts Mar.
RED nisers Are too common to be;
worth mentioning.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-15

Special train service will be Civ
en- Sept. 29th, Scotland to Mitch
ell and return on account Of Corn
Belt Exposition. Fare for the
round trip $1.9o. For further in
formation apply to
W. D. GR1FF1THs.
Agt. G. M. & St. P. Ry.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-15

vesything comes d him who waits,
but this doesn't Include books thstj
haye been borrowed, @
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-15
flaT Dakota Farm BreYitieS

The department established last fall is the best thing
Published for the Dakota farmers. 1t consists of not
less thnn ten contributions each issue, short and
timely, written by Dakota farmers and their wives.
Every subscriber will be able to read at least 24c
Dakota farm brevities each year. Nothing of the
Kind is found elsewhere. We pay out $40 q month in
prizes for the best contributions in this department.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
AMERICAN SHIPS ARE
STILL A-VISITING
They VIII Be Cordially Received Mt
Portsmouth.

Portsmouth, Eng, July 6.-In the
midst of the entertainment of Pres
ident Loubet, England has not neg
lected to make full preparations for the
reception of Rear Admiral Cotton's
soaudron here tomorrow.
It had not been expected that the
American warships would arrive until
tomorrow morning. The heavy wealth.
er in the channel, however unexpected :
Nv drove the Kearsarge, San Francisco
and Chicago into Spithead tonight. AS
soon as the news was communicated 10
Admiral Hotham, the vessels of the
chanenl squadron began TO twinkle a
welcome with their electric lights, but
beyond this there was no demonstra-
ton this evening. The gunooat Nactias
has not vet arrived, ont S expected to
ioin Admiral Cotton before morning
The city is decorated with the British
and American colors. The American
warships assembled at Spithead will
enter Portsmouth harbor at $3.50 to-
row morning, passing through the line
of the British warships, which will fire
salrtes. This compliment will be re-
turned to the Kearsarge and her con-
sorts. which will he escorted to their
berths in the inner harbor.
Official calls will then be exchanged
by Lord Charles Beresford, Admiral
Milne and Rear Admiral Cotton. The
entertainment will be robbed somewhat
of the spectacular character of the GER
enaonies at KEEL since King Edward,
unlike the German Emperor, VIII De
unable to be present.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
TUMBLED INTO A WELL.
Tragic Death of Mrs. Henry Butler
i'm OcOnee County.

Athens, Ga, July 6.--At the home
of Mr.. w. J. Elder, near Elder Oco-
nee county on Sunday after
noon, Mrs. Henry Butler, WHO
had been visiting there far a
few days, met with a tragic death.
Mrs. Butler had gone out to the
we'll to draw a bucket of water, and
was in the act of drawing up the
bucket when the accident occurred
that caused her death. There were
two buckets at the well, and as one
came up the other went down.
Just as the buckets were about half
way the rope broke, and Mrs. Butler
was jerked forward into the we'll Her
head was damned into one of the
buckets as far as her shoulders, and
her body shot downward through a
space of forty feet to the bottom OF
the well. in which there We're several
feet OF water.
neghbor, hearing the noise, ran
to the well and then gave the alarm.
In a few minutes the body of Mrs.
Butler was drawn up. She was dead
when her body was drawn out.
Mrs. Buffers remains were carried to
Winder, near which place she lived.
and were inferred to-day. She leaves
a husband and a baby ten months
old
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
WHILE PRISONERS FIGHT
RUDOLPH ESCAPES.
Alleged Bank Robbers Nerve Got
Him Ont of Jail.

Him ont of Jail.
ST. Louis, July 6.--Wiuiam Rudolph
of Union, Mo-, who has been confined
in the city Jail for several months
on the charge of having participated
in the robbery of the bank at Union
last winter. and also charged with
the killing of Detective Schumacher,
who was attempting to arrest him,
made a desperate and successful es-
cape from Jail late this afternoon, and
tonight is still at large.
Rudolph escaped by crashing
through a skylight and jumping from
the Jail roof When last seen he was
at the corner of Seventh and Spruce
streets, running south at utmost speed.
Shortly before his escape Rudolph
was let out of his cell to be shaved.
The exercise corridor at that time
contained about twenty prisoners. The
guards We're engaged in looking up
the prisoners for the night, when, as
Rudolph passed through the east end
of the exercise corridor a fight broke
out among the prisoners in the west
end.
The majirity of the guards ran to
separate the fighting prisoners. and
with desperate determination Rudolph
quickly ran up three flights of stairs
and jumped to the top of the cells, and
in a flash had swung himself by the
aid of an iron girder to the skylight and
the next moment had broken the sky
light open and was out on the roof. six
ty feet from the ground. He grasped
an electric light wire and slid down
fifty feet, when the wire snapped, pre-
cipitating him to the ground. Regain
ing his feet he ran to the street through
Sergt. Dawson's residence.
Rudolph succeeded in effecting his
escape before he was missed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07

PRESIDENT OF FRANCE VISITS
KING EDWARD.
HE WAS MET BY EDWARD
AND HIS SUITE AT THE RAILWAY
STATION.

This Is the First Time the Head of
the French Republic Has Repre-
scented His Nation as the Guest Of
the british COurt-ExtraOrdinar
Precautions Taken by the Police
for His sHfety-HOw the President
Spent the Day.
London, July 6.-President Loubet,
the first president of the republic who
has ever represented the French ma
ton as the guest of the British court,
arrived in London from Dover soon
after o'clock this afternoon and was
greeted at the Victoria Railroad sta
ton by King Edward and the Prince
of Wales, accompanied by the cabinet
ministers and a host of other distin-
guished persons.
Long before the arrival of the pres-
dental party an enormous crowd had
occupied every point from which
sight of the visitor could be obtained.
The station itself was handsomely
adorned, special features being the
plentiful use of the French national
colors and of the monogram "R. F."
(Republique Francaise) and an abund-
ance of flowers in lines of red white
and blue.
The extraordinary precautions taken
by the police for the safety of the
President and his hosts even exceed
ed those adopted when Emperor Will
liam was here.
with General HANDWRITING.
The King stepped forward as the
President alighted and repeatedly
shook hands with him. King Edward
then introduced the Prince of Wales,
the Duke of Cambridge. the Duke of
Fife, Premier Balfour. Foreign Minis
ter Lansdowne Field Marshal Lord
Roberts and others, who were all in
full uniform or court dress, forming a
brilliant spectacle. M. Loubet then
presented the members of his suite TO
the King, who warmly shook hands
with them.
After an inspection of the guard of
honor, the King and M. Loubet left
the station and entered a state car
riage, in which the Prince of Wales
and the Duke of Connaught were also
seated. the vehicle, escorted by de-
tachment Of life guards, was then
driven through the crowded and well
decorated streets to st. James Palace.
NJ. Loubet was loudly cheered every
where.
Opposite the entrance of the palace,
on a balcony of Marlborough House,
were the children of the Prince and
Princess of Wales, who saluted the
President and the King. The latter
first noticed his grandchildren, return
ed their salute and drew M. Loubet's
attention to them. The President i'm
mediately half stood up, smiled and
saluted the youngsters
Frenchmen Addressed Him.
After a brief rest NJ. Loubet visited
their majesties at buckingham Palace,
accompanied by Foreign Minister Del
casse. Later the President proceeded
to the French embassy and received
an address from the French commun-
ity, in reply to which he said he hoped
his compatriots in London would con-
tinue the work of strengthening the
confidence and good will of Great Brit
aim towards France.
The only untoward incident of the
day was the arrest of foreigner near
the railroad station, who declared he
wanted to hand a petition to M Lou
bet. After an examination the man
was relase
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
TWENTY ARE DEAD AND
SIXTEEN ARE MISSING.
That Is the Tale of the Oakford Park
Disaster.

Disaster.
Jeanette, Pa, July 6.-As a result
of the breaking of the Oakford Park
dam yesterday twenty persons are
known to be dead, and sixteen are
missing. The property loss in the val
ley will reach 81. 800, OOO and the distress
is so great that outside relief will have
to be asked for.
The number of lives lost was not
so great as estimated. but the list is
long enough to be appalling.
From a happy, prosperous, content
ed valley this section in a single day
has been transformed into a great place
of mourning. Pretty homes have been
wrecked and great workshops forced
into idleness. Hundreds of men will
be out of employment for several
weeks.
All day long hundreds of willing
hands pulled away the great piles of
debris in the search for the missing
residents of the valley.
The citizens of Jeanette were called
together to-day to provide means of
relief for the suffering residents. Doz-
ems of families have been driven from
their homes and were practically
thrown upon the charity of the town.
In few minutes $1,000 was raised.
In Jeanette to-day business was
practically at a standstill, many of the
stores had been flooded and many
of the workshops were in the path
of the torrent. To the throng of idle
citizens were added great crowds of
strangers who came here from all over
Western Pennsylvania to see what had
happened.
A number of thieves came to make
profit out of the morbid crowd.
great crowd of people assembled
all day at the pile of wreckage heaped
against the railroad embankment east
of town and scattered over the bottom
land 1t was here that a great num-
Der of unrecovered bodies were sup
posed to be buried.
When the morning came large
force of volunteers went to work on a
systematic search. By evening the
men said that they had made thor
ough search and no more bodies re-
manned in the debris.
The coroners inquest, which is in
tended to be very thorough, is not
likely to be held for at least a week.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
CHARGED WITH PEONAGE.
John 5. Bennett of Bradford County,
Fla, Arrested.


Jacksonville, Fla, July 6.-John s.
Bennett, chairman of the board of
commissioners of Bradford county, has
been arrested. charged with peonage.
The charge is brought by Maggie
Williams, a white orphan girl, 16 years
old. She had been working for Bennett.
according to her story, grew dissatis-
fed with her treatment. and started to
walk to this city. When she had come
six miles she was overtaken by Ben
nett and her brother-in-law and forced
to walk back by road which was in
places under water She had to wade
through water knee deep. She charges
that when she got back Bennett beat
her with hickory stick and shows the
bruises.
The next day the sheriff of the coun-
ty came to the house, and being told of
the whipping. brought the girl to Jack
sonVille and placed her in ST. Joseph's
Orphanage, where she now is. The
sheriff investigated the case with the
result that a warrant was issued and
Bennett was arrested.
Benefits friends here say he will dis
prove the serious charge made against
him.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
ON CHILD LABOR BILL.

Atlanta July 6.-The hall of the
House of Representatives was filed to
overlooking tonight to hear the dis
cussion Of the child labor bill by we'll
known Georgia orators. The speakers,
all OF whom strongly advocated the
passage of the bill, were Hon Thomas
f. Watson of McDuffie, Hon. Hoke
Smith of Atlanta. and Hon. Seaborn
Wright of Rome.
The friends of the measure are very
hopeful Of its passage. They feel rath-
er confident of the result in the House,
but anticipate strong fight in the
Senate.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
CHILD AND HIS AUNT
KILLED BY LIGHTNING

Louisburg, N. c., July 6.-During a
violent storm about 5 o'clock this after
noon lightning struck the residence of
F. NJ. Davis, who lives four miles
north from Lousburg. The flash in
stantly killed his little son, Otty, aged
wife's sister. aged about 30 years. 9th
er members of the family were shocked
but none were seriously hurt.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
GRAHAM AND WOMAN
RUN OVER AND KILLED.

Tauadega, July 6.-Joseph B. era
ham, one of the most prominent law
yers and educators in Alabama, and
Miss Jeanette Joiner were run over and
killed by a freight train at the station
tonight while he was preparing to
leave the city.
Mr.. Graham was Circuit Court sollc-
itor. field agent of the Southern Edu-
cational board and a noted leader in
general educational matters.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
FOUGHT SIX ROUNDS
WITH YOUNG C0RBETT,

Philadelphia, July 6.-Young Corbett
fought six rounds with Sammy Smith
of this city at the National Athletic
Club tonight, and the champion had
a little the better of the bout. Smith
was in excellent condition and gave
Corbett a hard battle.
The local man fairly rained blows on
the champion, but the latter was able
to take the punishment and came back
strongly
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
INSPECTOR PARKER
DIES OF YELLOW FEVER

Mobile, Ala, July CDR r. B. Park
er. who was inspector upon the steam
er Mount Vernon, and took sick upon
the voyage up from Port Limon and
was sent with the vessel to the gov
eminent quarantine station at Ship Is
land, Miss. died there to-day from
yellow fever. DR.. Parker came from
Cincinnati three weeks ago to fill this
post, and this was his first trip back
from Costa Rica.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
OLD LADY MURDERED.
Body Found Lying on the Floor of
Her Room.

min Lowry a well-known and highly
respected old lady, living alone near
Good Hope Church. in Madison coun-
ty. was murdered al some recent date,
not definitely known, and her house
robbed.
The body of the old lady was found
lying on the floor of her room, almost
in a nude condition, and blood was
spattered over the floor and all about
the room. The coroner's investigation
developed the fact that her skull had
been fractured in two places. and her
body otherwise mutilated.
1t is estimated that about 5000 or
$500 in cash was taken.
1t is believed by those making the
investigation that the murder occurred
last Thursday night.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
LUMBERMEN TO FIGHT.

jackson, Miss, July 6.-The Yellow
Pine Lumber Association has deter
mined to carry it's charges against
railroads which have increased rates
on lumber 2 cents per hundred before
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Attorneys are now preparing papers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
RAILROAD FRANCHISES
HAVE BEEN ASSESSED

Atlanta, July 6.-controller General
W. A. Wright to-day assessed the
franchises of three railroads as fol-
lows: Atlanta and West Point, $685.
sO2; Seaboard Air Line, $3.997,Ss1: Ma
con. Dublin and Savannah. ss2, 900. 1t
is said there will be arbitration in
each case
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07

washington, July 6.-Postmaster
General Payne has issued an order es-
tablishing city free delivery service al
Anderson, S. c., on Sept l. lSoS' win
four letter carriers, one substitute car
rier. sixteen street letter boxes and one
package box.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
GUARDS TAKEN OFF.
Richmond Cars Run without Mill
tary Protection

tRrY Protection.
Richmond, Va, July 6.-The street
railway company has been covering
day without military protection, mi
litia guards being placed on the cars
of the Manchester and Seven Pines
lines only. The troops will from this
time on be withdrawn by degrees and
as quietly as possible from the city
Passenger travel on the cars is rap
idly approaching normal proportions
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07

to-day, saying the lawlessness was a
disgrace, and repetition would not be
tolerated. He prohibited public gath
erings and the carrying of arnH and
authorized the chief of police to supply
force of 500 men if necessary.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
Fled from BaptisttOwn.

Baptisttown was depopulated to-
night. Negro families by the dozens
left, some of them taking refuge in
the open country. Newburg road,
leading to the west, is lined with ne
groes, some in wagons and some camp
ed by the roadside. Nearly all are
armed.
The firearms and ammunition taken
from the stores broken into last night
are still in the hands of those who
composed the mob. There were no
arraignments in Police Court to-day.
Under the advice of the Mayor, Judge
Curry adjourned court during the ex-
element
Patrolman Massey was buried to-
day by the Knights Templar. There
was a very large attendance the cor
tege being headed by a platoon of po-
lice officers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07

Rome, July Z, 6;45 a. MA buIIe-
tin has just been issued. 1t saws
the condition of the Pope is sta
tIOnary. After twice taking a raw
egg and a little brandy he went to
sleep. At 8 o'clock DR.. NIaz1oni
Will visit his holiness ngain, and a
new bulletin will then he iasued.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
POPE SINKS RAPIDLY
HIS DEATH SEEMS BUT QUESTION
OF HOURS.
SAW LIGHT OF THE DAWN
AND ASKED THAT HE MIGHT LOOK
UPON THE sun.

Perhaps for the Last Time" the
IllustriOus Patient Said, When He
Desired the Shutters Opened.
Leo NH Is in observation-disclosures
UnctiOn Given-He Retains His
Fncultics-Intercsted in and Per-
iectiy Aware of All Going ON
About Him-HOw the Day Passed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07

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