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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-12-24
Of Money Through Mails.

From report OF Hon. p G. Madden,
third assistant postmaster general, De-
icember, 1903: The practice OF the pub
lie OF usiHg postage stamps for small
2remtttaaces in the mails has grown to
enormous proportions. The result Is
hat the department. loses heavily, not
only because of improper sales by post.
masters for that purpose, thereby In.
creasing their compensation wrongful
~, but in imposing upon postof1ces, es-
pecially In the large cities, the labor of
handling mail matter the revenues
from which are derived by other post
offices. 1t encourages traf1cking In
postage stamps. and this encourages,
the robbery of postofices. Many plans
have been proposed for ohvjating this
evil, but none which have come to my
attention equal in simplicity, effective
ness and efficiency, the "~post-check.
proposition. With such a simple means
OF making remittances, merchants
would soon be compelled to refuse
postage stamps as currency. The post
age stamp would then lose Its value
for the purpose Of remittance. I rec
omnlend this subject to your favorable
consideration. and trust that you may
deem 1T proper to recommend that this
system OF transmitting money In the
mails be authorized at least in an ex-
p~eriInental way.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-12-24
MEMORY


What Food Alone Can Do for tho
Memory.
The Influence of food upon the brain
snd memory is SO little understood that
people are inclined to marvel at ii.
Take a person who has been living
on improperly selected food and but
him upon a scientific diet In which the
food GrapetNuts is largely used and
the increase Of the mental power that
follows is truly remarkable.
A Canadian who was sent to Color
ado for his health illustrates this point
in a most convincing manner: .One
year ago / came from Canada a ner-
vous wreck, SO my physician said, and
reduced in weight to almost a skele-
ton, ana my memory was SO poor that
conversations had to be repeated that
had taken place only a few hours be-
fore. was unable to rest day OF
night, for mynervous system was shat
tered.
THE change of climate helped me a
little. but 1t was soon seen that this
was not all that I needed. I required
the proper selection Of food, although
4 did not realize It until a friend rec
commended Grape-Nuts to me and 4
gave this food a thorough trial. Then
realized what the right food could.
do and#I began to change In my feel
ings and bodily condition. This kept
up until now after 6 months' use of
Grape-Nuts all my nervous trouble has
entirely disappeared, I have gained il
flesh az that had lost, and what Is
more wonderful TO me than anything
else my memory IS as good as it ever
was. Truly Grape-Nuts has remada
me all cver, mind and body, when
pever expected to be well and happv
again" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek, Mich,
There's reason.
Look ~ each packagesfor a copy OF
tle famous little book, Tho Road Is
Walvius.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-12-24
StimuIants and Nerves.
,oIlierss weekly: The canteen

CcIl1ersH Meeklys The canteen Is
defended By medical authorities
and by Leading army officers,
and opposed mainly by people to
temperance is a matter less OF
scientific M@ than Of sami-religiniis
thought; and the army canteen is the
only national temperance issue at PRES
n sltheugh states and towns are ex-
perimentiug with various aspects of
prohibition Inc Sltcense. hare just
been reading some italian statistics
which undertake tOsshow that children
With nervou diseases are usually the
Issue OF parents who drink. Theastatis-
5tician found that SO per cent. of the
children whom he examined were abb
normal neryously, a fact whtchshe at
8tributed tn&part to the stress Of modern
life, but more especially to stimulants
taken by the parents, and among slim
sulants primarily alcohol. Facts, as he
remarks are more ELOQUENT thanaDe-
mostllenesssand he Isl SATISFIED that h
facts connect drinking with the ner-
to our times. A~ctualY%the evidence
aboutsthe effects OF stimulants In mod
Grafton IS still insufficient. That drink
sis frightful evil nobody denies.
Whether to the tenperateAnature slim
ulaIts II general, coffee, TEA; liquor, to-
bacco, are good or evil. Is far from
proved. People living amid the city
rush, In center observation-disclosures
parently live assspng az their relatives
ii the country and are as likely TO be
healthy. Nervous diseases maybe less
thasproduet Of modernshaste than the
discovery OF Sxnodern scienceWa are
the time discovering new diseases.
and all the timesthe death rate5grows
less WeSltve longer as we understand
-ASnAZfNTTyIxI- "
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-12-24

sides, may be utilized. "A bread runner is
made, see figure 10 two pieces OF Inch
board witch n upright piece which holds
the runner to the axle OF the barrow
This runner ts faced with sheet iron, the
blacksmith put 1t on at small ex-
Spense, which also runs up at the ends.
Remove the axle from the barrow, Il II
square axle OF wood. Have a piece u
Iron made like that shown ct figure & and;
apply At to axle n unner as shown ii
figures. II should be screwed t5Stke up-
right strip which is fastened In the run
ner and bolted to the axle. This sled
barrow c~affAeasily be made by following
Will coat but little ard save much labor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-12-24
INGENIOUS TALKING MACHINE
Has Lips and Teeth and Is a French

Has Lips and Teeth and Is a French
mans Invention.
Sketch: A talking machine that has
created no little sensation is that just pro-
duced by DR.. r. Marage. a well known
member Of the French Academy of Medi-
cine. 1t is an interesting device, which
re%produces with perfect accuracy the
sounds of the human voice, not, as / n
case Of the photograph, by merely re-
peating words by a person, but by q
process which is purely mechanical from
start to finish, and In which no word Ia
spoken by any human being. The sounds
are produced by a system of vibration.
Attached to the machine are a series OF
plaster heads. five in all, representing the
five yowels, a, e, ! o, u. They are each a
perfect model Of a persons mouth, fitted
with plsable lips and perfect teeth. Air
currents set in motion by the machine are
made topass through the dummy mouths.
which are fitted with sirens.
Through his Invention DR.. Marage han
discovered that the steam sirens used on
board ships can be SO constructed as to
initiate certain sounds. Thus different
phonetic syllables may be obtained which
could be used to form an international all
phabet. BY an Ingenious continuance att
ltacled to this wonderful instrument Il
is possible to see reflected In a tiny mir
the vocal chords of a singer.
~ the am ueVlce one can also trace
their action, and see how, aa the note
gets higher the aperture etwee them
becomes less and less, until when the top
note IS reached 1t is almost closed. AS
the force of air current expelled becomes
stronger the opening decreases in size. It
Increases as the force becomes less. The
smaller the aperture the greater the VIZ
bration. This is how human beings get
their singing voices. There is no mys-
terry about It,, declares DR.. Marage. ut;
Us a purely mechanical process, based on
Nnown laws OF higher mechanics"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-12-24
CHAPTER XxXIv.


s Whfkesnckw was rnad$with delIgh so
feel harselfSo nce@Inore freaogallcp
away mean charged doWnstle
ride8whichsl led fronlthe keepersscat
tage tothe open parkSwith groak rear
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-12-24
Method Mith Him

Judge: Crawford-What tndneed YOU to
buy such a small turkey for Christmas?
Crabshaw-So there wouldn't be any left
to warm over for the next day.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-12-24

Last week reference was made, IN hi
department. to the many barn convent
ences n might have at small expense,
and that mostly in labor, and a little
trouble. The illustration this week shows
a box which may be readily made at home
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-12-24

Dyeing is as easy as washing when
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are
used.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-12-24
A Wheelbarrow for Winter.

"A Wheelbarrow for Winter.
There Is more or less carting to be done
on every farm and 1t is not always a good
plan to hitch O horse to a wagon for this
work. The alternative Is toSdo thelug-
cling and waste more or less strength
which might be saved by the sled wheel
barrow. The Illustration shows how
easily the farm barrow, whether OF the
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01
BIG FIRE At NOME.
Lawrence Hotel Gone Up In Smoke
Loss $25, 900.

Lawrence Hotel Gone Up In Smoke
Loss $4,000.
Seattle, July 1.-The steamer Sena-
tor has arrived in port from Nome,
the third vessel out from Boring sea.
The Senator brought $4,000 in gold
from the Nome country and several
passengers. She arrived at her north
ern destination June 16, after battling
with the ice for more than two weeks.
1t was so thick in Boring sea on the
way southwark that the vessel was
delayed fully day by the foes.
The Lawrence hotel at Nome, one
of the largest hotels in the town, was
destroyed by fire just previous to the
departure Of the Senator, entailing a
loss Of fully $4,000. The day previous
to the hotel blaze fire was discovered
in the big store of the North American
Transportation & Trading company,
but was extinguished before much
damage was done.
Several other Nome vessels are ex-
pected to arrive in port within the
next day or two. The Portland, the
first of the larger vessels to sail at
the beginning Of the season, had reach
ed Nome and was discharging at the
time Of the Senator's departure.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01
WAS 4 Sensational SERMON
BY A CoLoREp METHODIST
PREACHER OF WILMINGTON.
He Denounced the Lynehing Of Ne.
groes by Whites-Calls It Heather.
ish-Would Rather Be In Den Of
Hyenas as In Hands Of White Men
Thousands Visit Whites Grave.

Wilmington, Del, June 29.-The
Rev. M. w. Thorton (colored), pastor
Of the First African Methodist Episco-
pal church of this city, preached
sensational sermon to his congrega-
ton Sunday night. He said in part:
1.-THE white man, in face of his boast
ed civilization, stands before my eyes
tonight the demon Of the worlds races,
a monster incarnate, and, in so far as
the negro is concerned, seems to give
no quarter. The white man is a
heather, a fiend, monstrosity before
God, and is equal to any act in the
category of crime. would as soon
trust myself in a den of hyenas as in
his arms. With a court, law and Of
ficers of the law in his hands the de-
spised negro can expect no mercy, JUS
tice or protection. The negro is un.
safe anywhere in this country. He is
the open prey at all times of barbar-
ians who know no restraint and will
not be restrained.
There is but one path left for the
prosecuted negro when charged with
crime and when innocent. Be law
unto yourself. You are taught by this
lesson of outrage to save yourself
from torture at the hands of the blood
seeking public. Save your race from
insult and shame. Be your own sheriff,
court and jury, as was the outlaw
Tracy. Die in your tracks, perhaps
drinking the blood Of your pursuers
Booker T. Washington's charity, hui
manity, advice Of forgiveness, love, in
dustry and so on will never be recipro
Gated by white men,"
Thousands of persons Sunday visited
the place where George F. White, the
negro, was burned to death last Mon
day night by a mob for the murder of
Miss Helen Bishop.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01
OREGON NOTES.

Pendleton is enjoying much pros
perity.
The prospects for the wheat crop
are not as bright as they were last
year.
Although the wheat crop of Umatilla
county this season will be light in
some sections, the yield Of the entire
county will nearly be up to an average.
Two safe crackers were recently in
terrupted in an attempt to open a
large safe containing about $1,000 in
a new mill near the union depot at
Portland. They escaped.
Guy Lloyd Hunt of Portland, a soph.
omore in Harvard university, has been
arrested, charged with robbing the
Harvard cooperative store in May Of
$500 worth of merchandise.
John G. Vandyke, .Jr., councilman
and prominent business man of Med
ford was drowned while fishing in
Rogue river. Sunday evening, in plain
sight of five companions. who were
unable to assist him.
I1CppuCl uuoluCoS uCu dIc uOW Ill q
position to estimate the loss caused by
the disaster. They give it as follows:
Individual property, $350.0O0; City of
Heppner, from bridges and property,
SIS 900; farmers loss up and down the
valley. $4,000; total about $500, 900.
Miss Marie Ware, formerly United
States commissioner at Eugene, and
Horace G. Mckinley, a timber land
operator, who are charged with con-
spiracy to defraud the government out
of public lands, are bound over by
United States Commissioner Sladen to
await the action Of the federal grand
jury. a
The II year old son of Robert Spinn
Of Hat creek accidentally shot and
killed himself with a 20 caliber rife
recently. He was in the act of taking
the gun from a rack when 1t was
discharged, the ball striking him in
the chin and ranging down through
his body. He survived the shock but
q few moments.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01
Fire In Tucson, Ariz.

Tucson, Ariz., June 30.-More than
$50, 900 loss was caused by fire. The
st. Charles restaurant, owned by Fred
Schaeffer, was completely destroyed,
with a loss of $4,000; the Reilly Under
taking company, adjoining the restaur-
ant, sustained loss Of $500 to $4,000.
A few hours later the San Xavier hotel
caught fire from the kitchen and In
less than 30 minutes was a mass of
ruins. The hotel was owned by the
Southern Pacific railroad and its loss
is estimated at $4,000. The San
Xavier was one of the best known
hotels in Arizona and was filled with
guests, several of whom had narrow
escapes from the flames.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01
HAS CONFIDENCE IN PAYNE.
Senator Hanna Says President Roose
welt 10 Satisfied.

Senator Hanna Says President Roose-
welt 10 Satisfied.
1.-THE president has absolute conf
dence in Postmaster General Payne
and has no thought that he will leave
the cabinet" said Senator Hanna re-
Gently, after quite an extended visit
to the White House. He added:
"The president is satisfied with the
work Mr.. Payne is doing, and appre-
ciates his integrity and executive abil-
ity. Mr.. Payne has no thought of re-
signing, but If he did his resignation
would not be accepted by the presi-
dent"
Senator Hanna said that it was I'M
fortunate that Mr.. Payne's health was
so poor that he could not go away and
recuperate, because his presence is
needed in Washington at this time in
the investigation Of widespread post.
office scandals.
In this connection it can be stated
authoritatively that the reports that
Postmaster General Payne contem.
plates retiring from the cabinet are
untrue. It is well known that his
health is not good, and there is, of
course, a possibility that he might suf-
fer a complete breakdown or that he
might be forced by the imperative or
ders Of his physician to give up his
work. But at this time the idea of
retirement Is not entertained by him
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01
Tennessee Lumberman Suicides.

Chattanooga, Tenn, June 30.-A. M.
Cate, a we'll known lumberman of this
city, committed suicide on Southern
railway train near Decatur, Ala. Cate,
who was a married man, his wife be-
ing away at summer resort, bought
a ticket for himself and Miss Belle
Roehl Of Knoxville, Tenn, for Sher-
man, Tex, and the two started for that
place. when the conductor passed
through the smoking car between De-
catur and Trinity, Cate was found ly-
ing in the aisle. A revolver lay by his
side and there was bullet hole in his
right temple.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01
SPOKANE MARKET REPORT.
Retail Prices on Provisions In That
CITY,

Retail Prices on Provisions In That
City.
Vegetablss-Newp potatoes, 6 lbs Csc.
old, SOC cwt; head lettuce, 10c lb; to-
p'atoes, zoe Id; green peppers, 35@50c
lib; radishes, punches &c; dried on.
ions, 1c lb or 81 sack; green onions,
punches &c; cucumbers, California,
10000 each; beets, 8 punches 10c;
carrots, 2 punches &c; parsnips. 2
punches for &c; caulihower, 15025c
head; rhubarb, 10 lbs for Csc; green
peas, Oregon, 10c lb; Walla Walla, 10c
Id; spinach, 4@5c lb; fresh mint, &c
bunch; horse radish root, 10000 lb;
cabbage, 4@5c lib; celery, 2 punches
Csc; turnips, punches 10c; asparagus,
1Oc lib.
Fruits-Lemons, 15@30c doz; apples.
SC Id, 75c@$2 box; oranges, 20@40c
doz; lines, zoe doz; pineapples. 500
SOC each; straw berries, Clarke's Seed
ling and Sharpless, for Csc; Hood
River, 2 for 35c; bananas, 25035c doz;
cherries. zoe Id; Walla Walla cherries,
l5c III; got seberries, 10c basket; cur.
rants, 1Oc basket.
Poultry-Spring chickens, 40@65c
each; chickens, dressed, 10000 lb.
Dairy Products-Creamery butter,
25@30c lib; country butter, 10000 lb;
oleomargarine, 35040c roll, zoe lb;
cheese, 18@25c lib.
Eggs-20c doz; case, $5.25.
Honey-Lb, zoe.
Grain and Feed-Timothy hay, $1.25
cwt, $21@23 ton; grain hay, SLIPS cwt,
s21@23 ton; alfalfa, $1.20 cwt, 5000
II ton; chicken feed, $1.35 cwt, $25
ton; oats, $1.25 cwt, $24 ton; bran, CSC
cwt; bran and shorts. 81 cwt; shorts,
S1.10 cwt; barley, $1.30 cwt; corn, $3.50
cwt.
Seeds-Timothy TIC lib, $3.50 cwt;
alfalfa, 18c lb, SIG cwt; red clover, 1Sc
lib, SIC cwt; white clover, 30c lb, $40
cwt; redtop, lac lb, $12 cwt; rye grass,
12c lb, 50 cwt; bluegrass, zoe Id, SIS
cwt; orchard grass. tic lb, SIS cwt
F1our-Wholesale, eastern hard
wheat, $505.50 Dbl; retail. fancy pat.
ents, $1.20 sack; standard brands, $1.15
sack; common grade, $1.10 sack; low.
est, 81 sack; Washington wheat. $40
$50 Dbl.
Sugar--$6.50 100 lb sack. IA lbs 81.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01

Carl Hoeft, aged 10, met with violent
and instant death while working in a
we'll at his brothers ranch few miles
from Pilot Rock. The we'll was down
so feet. Hoeft was descending to join
his brother, but became dizzy soon af-
ter starting and fell from the bucket,
striking his head at the bottom. His
neck was broken and skull crushed. He
fell nearly so feet.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01
Prices Paid to Producers.

Poultry and Eggs-Chickens, zoos
tiers lie. hens 13c lb, live weight; eggs,
fresh, IS case; eastern dressed hens,
16c Id.
Vegetables-New potatoes, $3.50
cwt; potatoes, 35c cwt; onions, 500
75c cwt.
Live Stock-Steers, $404.75; cows,
s3.25@4; mutton, ewes, $3@3.50 cwt;
wethers, $3.25@3.75 cwt; hogs, live, Sc
cwt; dressed, 8@8hc Id.
Eastern Dressed Meats-Steers, SC
Id; cows, SIC lb; veal, 10012c lb;
hogs, 9@10c Id; chickens. Ice Id;
spring chickens, 35c Id.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01

In Denmark there are companies
which insure women who have a fear
Of becoming old maids. They pay stat
ed sums every year, and should they
marry before they are 40 what they
have paid in goes to the less fortunate
After they are 40 they receive pensions
for life.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01

The following are among the candi-
dates for admission to the naval acad-
envy who have passed both mental and
physical examinations and are now
midshipmen: w. G. Coe, Oregon; w.
F. La Frenz and c. o. Bassett, Wash
ington.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01

Nortonville, Kan, has an infant prod
ICY over whom the county papers are
holding high carnival. She is Is years
old, and has been to school nine years.
During that time she has never missed
school session, been late, or stood
under IS in ner studies.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01

The most widely separated points
between which telegram can be sent
are British Columbia and New Zea-
land. A telegram sent from one to
the other would make nearly a circuit
Of the globe and would traverse over
10000 miles in doing so.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01
Sworn in as Midshipmen.

Annapolis, Md, July 1.-The fol-
lowing candidates for the naval acad-
amy passed their physical examina-
tions and have been sworn in as mid
shipmen: R. A. Craig, California; E.
r. Leonard, Idaho.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01
PROVED TO Be FAST
AGAIN DEFEATED COLUMBIA AND
CONSTITUTION.
Proved Her Worth as Heavy Wealth.
er eoat-eeat the Constitution 4la
Minutes-New Boat Acted Well In
Chop Seas-A Pretty Race for the
Home Mark.

Newport, R. l., June 30.-The new
cup defender, Reliance, proved her
worth as a heavy weather boat when
she defeated the Columbia and Con-
stitution in a stiff easterly breeze and
a lumpy sea over a 80 mile course, Is
miles of which was a beat to wind
ward. The Reliance sailed the course
in four minutes and nine seconds less
than did the Constitution.
All the racing in which these boats
have participated up to today has been
in light breezes and smooth water,
but this afternoon there was smash
ing good Wholesale breeze, blowing an
up and up jump to the water, which
are conditions exactly suited to the
Columbia. With her owner, E. D.
Morgan, at the helm, the old cup de-
fender sailed a grand race, reaching
and Sc seconds astern Of the Reliance,
and one minute and 81 seconds ahead
Of the Constitution. On the run home,
however, the Reliance pulled away
steadily from both her opponents,
while the Constitution gained consid-
erably on the Columbia.
Captain Barr sailed the new sloop
for all there was in her and gave her
rigging and spars a thorough testing.
Twice he wore ship when maneuver-
ing for start and on each occasion a
gust of wind heeled the craft down
until the water was nearly up to the
matches.
The course was a beat of Is miles
to the windward and run to the
finish. When the starting gun was
fired at 1915 the Constitution was
first over the line, the Reliance second
and the Columbia third. The official
starting times were:
Constitution, 12:15:20.
Reliance, 12:15:24.
Columbia, 12:15:26.
The Reliance went right ahead, and,
although the Columbia had the right
of way, Captain Barr luffed his boat
out across her bows and planted the
Reliance to the windward of the older
boat. It appeared as if the Columbia
had been obliged to bear away little
in order to avoid a collision, but no
protest flag was shown. The Constitu-
ton had held on her course and at
1890 all three boats were standing
for Brenton's Reef lightship on the
starboard tack. Lee rails were well
awash and the yachts sent showers Of
spray flying from under their bows as
they drove into the chop.
The Reliance plainly outfooted and
outpointed the Columbia while the lat
ter was getting away from the Con-
stitution. The new boat acted well in
the chop seas.
The three big sloops drove along at
a great speed until 1925. Then the
Reliance, having worked her way out
across the bow of the Columbia, tack
ed to starboard, and with the Columbia
out ahead but to leeward, steered up
into the mouth of the Seakonnet river
to take advantage of smooth water
and favorable tide. The Constitution
trailed after the other two, half mile
astern.
By this time the windward mark was
in sight. All three went tearing for
the mark and rounded as follows:
Reliance, 2:03:35.
Columbia, 2:10:31.
Constitution, 2:12:02.
Reliance Best All Round,
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01

In this years graduating class at the
University Of Chicago the average age
Of the boys is 20 and that Of the girls
Is 26.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01

Young Corbett Of Denver knocked
out Hughey Murphy of New York in
six rounds at catch weights at Bos-
ton recently.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01

A big government irrigation enter
prise is supposed to be behind the
withdrawal.