The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-04-07

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The filthy conditions of the New York
tenement houses are in Europe equaled
only by those of the London slunls and
the Ghetto of Warsaw.
American Paper Popular.
The good American game of poker Ia
rapidly leading the citizens of Hanover
into serious trouble.
Who transplanted the transatlantic
game to Germany Is not known, but it Is
thriving exceedingly well.
In a rather spectacular raid upon q
gambling house at Bennigsen, just outside
the city Of Hanover, forty men We're
caught, and as the laws against gambling
are very strict here. their punishment will
not be light.
The owner of the house will be sen
tcuced not only for running a gambling
resort. but also for playing with marked
cards, which had enabled him to fleece
many OF his guests.
One of these notified the police. and
when the raid took place two detectives
were among the prisoners.
These say that they nave enough evil
dence to send the owner, who recently re-
turned from the United States, to prison
for a long time for false play.
The saddest thing of the whole affair
is that several of the most respectable
.'pillars of society," were caught in the
dragnet OF the police.
Joke on President Roosevelt.
People here are greatly amused at IT,
report that President Roosevelt has or
| dered his barber to wear uniform.
TT is interesting to follow the evolution
OF militarism in Americas great repub-
lie" says a prominent Berlin paper. Even
here in Germany. where everybody wears
a uniform, the kaisers barber still wears
the garb of Il civilian. II President Roose-
Welt should be reelected the kaiser may
be able TO get valuable inspirations from
him in q near future
1t is due to 4 series of articles of the
late Henry Willard that DR.. Won Boet-
ticher, governor of the Prussian province
of Saxony. is not now an honorary citi-
zen Of the city of Stendal, near Magde-
burg. All arrangements had been made
to notify DR.. Boetticher of his election,
when one of the city fathers, wise in the
English language, asked permission to
read IN translation a part OF the late
American financier's articles on Prince
Bismarck. proving from this that DR.. Won
Boetticher's underground work had been
largely responsible for the fall of the Iron
Chancellor.
He had not read many lines before tho
council arose in mighty wrath and de-
nounced the man it had assembled to
honor. And II viii probably be. long be-
fore DR.. BoettIcher will dare show him
Sttk III liAaI pa VI iiio pioS'iNS.
Locked in q Tomb.
Mrs. Schliemann, widow OF the fauou-
archaeologist, who has just returned to
this city from Athens, tells of an incident
which happened to her In that city and
which might have cost her her life.
According to her usual habit she visited
the mausoleum of her late husband a
short time ago and went down into a sub
terranean cave In which the sarcophagus
stands.
While she was kneeling In prayers here
a workman who happened to notice the
open door slammed 1t closed.
It cannot be opened from within, and
the knowledge OF this scared Mrs. Schlie-
mann SO that she fell to the floor in a
faint
Her absence was not noticed until even
Ing. and after many hours search some
one happened to think of the tomb. When
the door was opened Mrs. Scbliemann was
found unconscious on the floor at the foot
of the sarcophagus and was only with
difficulty revived.
She is still suffering from the shock, ard
her nervous system Is shattered.
Lieutenant Bilse, the famous author OF
Life In a Small Garrison" fsscausin2 the
German government grave concern.
The royalties on his recent book have
!, already made Lieutenant Bilse, who was
only a poor man, wealthy, and he car
ask almost anything for his next work.
) To the editor Of his last book he recent
+ ly said: 'I shall not be ready to publish
| anything for some time to come, as
want to study army life In Berlin thor
oughly before I write another book. whicf
e vii probably be my last.
: Il want to take up permanent residenc,.
, in Berlin and study the art Of painting,
!, think that I possess more talent In tina
9 direction.
II was greatly impressed by the paint
ings OF the Russian artist. yerestschagin
: and may try to follow in his footsteps I
l can get to the war In the far east y
time to study conditions there during tn
Y present war
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