The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-05-19

ne CITIZEN ~REpu1. 81
?. 4. BLISS. Editor and rroprir'>,7
SCOTLAND SOUTH DAKOTA
Considering the possible influence Of
alcohol upon human evolution, DR..
Harry Campbell assumes that such civ
citations as those OF Babylon and
Egypt may date back 10000 years and
that agriculture by migratory tribes
may extend back 10000 years more. but
concludes that the use of alcohol as q
beverage has not been known more
than 10000 years. He finds no reason
20 believe that, as suggested spne years
ago, the discovery OF fermented liquor
gave the first civilizing quickening to
the brain OF the aDe-man.
The taste for horse flesh is steadily on
the increase in Paris. \ veterinary n
sanitary report just issued states that
IN 1896, at the public abattOirs, 21,430
horses, asses and mules were slaugh~
tered for the different dealers in horse
flesh in the French capital. In 1887
the number was 22,929: in 1858, 22,5l2; in
1899, %, 203; in 1900, 6,4S4, in 1901. 90
6S3; in 1902, 1894. OF the number in
this last year there were 81, 799 horses,
4S5 donkeyS and 40 mules. Much of this
food is sold in the shape of sausages.
The ranches OF Colorado, Tune /, 1900,
numbered "a, 700, and We're valued at
$106, 344, OBS. OF this amount SIG, 002. SIP,
or Is per cent, represents the value of
buildings, n 500, 81, 523, or IS per cent,
the value of land and improvements
other than buildings. On the same date
the value of ranch implements and ma
chinery was $4,746, 765, and of live stock
S49,904,31l These values, added to that
of ranches, gives $161. o45, III, the total
value of farm property.
III the growing of cut flowers the
greatest advances have been made
with roses, carnations and violets.
There are now annually sold in this
this country Sc, 900, 000 to $1,000, Geo
worth OF cut roses. This represents
something like 100, 900, 600 or 125, 600, 900
flowers. The growing OF roses as an
indsutry has developed especially in
the vicinity OF III largest cities, such
as New York, Chicago and Philadel-
phia.-World's Work.
From eight to twelve cats are part
OF the equipment of every ocean liner.
and they duly appear on the ships
books. where their rations are account
ed Cor. Each cat is stationed at a diff
fer&-lt part of the ship, and certain
eWards are told to feed them daily.
There Is not Il little rivalry between
different stewards when the respective
merits as rat catchers of different cats
under their charge are being discussed,
". Jennings, of Hampton Wick, Eng
land, lately received from the admir-
atty his prize money for services rem
UEfeG Whila q Second c1o &C INV ~ Is,
maJesty's ship Archer, one of the Bal
tic fleet. in assisting to capture several
Russian warships in 1854. The recipient.
who is a general dealer. had forgotten
all about his money. and the receipt
greatly surprised hirn.
The university Of Edinburgh has con-
ferred the degree of doctor of laws on
Hannis Taylor, the former United
States Minister to Spain. The same
honor was conferred some time ago
by the university of Dublin. Mr.. Taylor
Will receive the degree at Dublin the
last of june and at Edingurgh early in
July. His textbooks are used in both
universities.
The 1000 telephone girls in Germany
are government employees. Each must
be of good character and live in a re-
spectacle family. The pay is 533a cents
q hds, Will al advance OF b cents IN
Two years, n those four years IN
service Il cents q day. Applicants foY
these positions usually wait two years
for an opening
Every wheel on a Pullman car is
made of paper covered with iron and
steel. The body Of the wheel Is q block
OF paper about four inches thick.
Around this is a rim of steel from two
inches TO three inches thick, which
comes in contact with the rails. The
sides are covered with circular iron
plates bolted on.
A large number Of Scotch engineers
have gone to Japan to accept positions
on board of war vessels. Those who
nave given the matter closest attention
say the weak spots of the ~JapaueSe
navy is in it's engine rooms. IL seems
to be conceded that Scotland raises
more and better engineers than any
other land.
Count de Guberntais, professor Of
Italian literature in the university Of
Rome, is in Chicago and has given to
the university of Chicago an invitation
TO send an official representative to a
celebration Of the six-hundreth ami
Hersary OF the birth of Petrarch, to be
held in Rome, next summer.
The largest loaves of bread baked in
the world are those of France and
Italy. The pipe" bread of Italy is
baked in loaves two or three feet long.
while in France the loaves are made
in the shape of very long rolls. four
feet or five feet in length, and in many
cases six feet.
On all railways in French colonies
near the tropics the ties are generally
of iron, timber being destroyed in a
very short time by the climate or in
secta. In Cochin, China, IRON is used