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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-03
Tragedy Ayerted.

Tragedy Ayerted.
IS Just Id the nick oftime our lit
Tie boy was saved, writes Mrs. W !.
Watkins Of Pleasant City, Ohio.
Pneumonia 2 had played sad havoc
with him and y terrible cough aet
IL besid DoCturs treatad him,
basIha graw ssogsa evea
lsaasA ma sriea i, e9
suos lla
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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-03
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TIE ITCH KING OF THE BIooDr
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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-03

= 81. WICKs.
5s's ATTORNEY AT LAW
giH practice in all Courts.
Scotland. South Dakota
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02
MASCULINE HANDSHAKE HAS TAKEN
THE PLACE OF THE FEMININE KISS,

Of
by
the kiss between then
/ metan feminine whom she
knocking
andh collaR
didn't kiss they
do and then all the spectators
friends the principals
about your
Particularly osculaton
church they
the exchange
involved sometimes and the
and hiding in the tall edifce
the fashion changed really
second cousins each other presenting
kiss instead the This
hygiene
pressed together there
greeting
additional
little warmly at all
public a
that demonstration public
there welcoming friend manly
shake
theaer
a is
a o
kissing; ut
quite other the
down
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02

One Of the most valuable historical
relics In the United States is a drum
that sounded at the battle of Bunker
Hill and saw service in some of the
greatest encounters in the Revolution
1t is now the property Of the Richard
A. Pierce Post, Grand Army of the Re
public, of New Bedford, Mass. It is a
snare drum, of British make, much
larger than the same character of
drum to-day. 1t was brought over to
this country by young English red
coat. He was killed at Bunker Hill,
and the drum fell into the hands of the
Conttnentals. Israel Smith, the grand
sire of Levi Smith, who presented the
drum to the post was the drummer III
the famous Rhode Island company that
stood the charge at Bunker Hill. La
ter, when the soldiers drew lots over
the drum, young Smith became its
possessor. Many a lusty charge Levi
Smith beat on the drum during the
long struggle that followed. Then, in
1912, young Israel Smith marched
away with the old drum slung over
his shoulder
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02
Unexpected Shrinkaoe.

1t is generally understood that quail
ity of mind and not size Of body deter
mines the place man fills in the tenn
pie of fame; but two countrymen, OF
whom the New York Times tells, were
evidently in doubt about it.
One day during the congressional ca
reer Of Major General Joseph Wheeler
two rural visitors were in the House
gallery taking in the proceedings Oh
the floor. One Of them noticed the
general flying about as was his wont
who's that little chap down there
in front talking to the big fellow?" he
asked Of his companion.
BLESSED If l know" replied the
other.
Some one sitting back of them ven
tured the informa ton that it was Gen
eral Wheeler, of Alabama.
"Well, l declare!' said the first one
"I've heard that a feller might be 6
good deal of q man at home, but wher
he come to Washington he want sc
much of a heavyweight; but 1 didn't
suppose they'd dwindle away like
that"
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02
His Turn Game.

doctor. just an instant, please" ex-
claimed a caller at the house of a
man Of physic. as he saw the latter,
disappearing into his consulting room.
"I'll see you shortly" was the. curt
reply.
But a second is all I want" per-
sisted the caller.
"I'll see you directly" said the other,
sternly.
The visitor took a seat in the general
reception room, read the afternoon pa
per through, looked at the pictures,
and played with his dog. After thirty
minutes or more had passed the doctor
came out of his den, and, with an air
Of condescension, said to the visitor:
"Now, my man. I am at your SER
vice. Your turn has come. What can
l do for you"
"Oh, nothing in particular" was the
reply. II just dropped in to tell you
that your neighbor's three cows have
escaped from the yard, and are having
a picnic among your flower BEDS"
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02
Knew the Limits.

The late William M. Evarts once
discovered E. Delafeld Smith, the
well-known lawyer and corporation
counsel of New York City, singing in
church with all his heart. He whis-
pered to a friend:
"Why, there Is Smith singing 4
Want to Be An Angel 1 know he
wanted to be district attorney, but l
didn't know he wanted to be an an
gel"
The remark was repeated to Mr.:
Smith, and quick as a fash came the
retort:
"No, I have never mentioned the
matter to Evarts, knowing that he had
no influence In that directionv
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02
A Puzzlin& Game.


My mother amused all her children
with this puzzle. 1t was a never-fail-
ing mystery; but if she had told us
the secret it would have lost its charm.
Think of a number"
Perhaps 1 would think -Four"
Double It,"
l thought, but did not say, Eight"
Perhaps she would say, add six to
it'
Fourteen"
"Divide it by two"
Seven"
"Take away the first number you
thought Of and the remainder will be
three"
Sure enough, four from seven does
leave three; but 1 was very much
puzzled to know how she knew, for the
whole process had been silent on my
part. I nearly always said:
Lets try it again, mama"
Suppose l chose lone thousand" ."
"Now double it," she would say, as
before.
1.-TWO thousand" would say, quick
ly, and add ten to it." would be the
next command.
1.-TWO thousand and ten." That was
not hard
"Divide by two"
'"Two thousand and flveP' I would
cry, glad that had chosen an easy
number.
"Take away the first number you
thought Of and the remainder will
be five."
One might think of ten, another of
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02

mother, were at dinner when the little
runaway returned; but in order to
punish him the better they paid no at
tentton to him during the entire meal.
The little one ate his dinner in uneasy
silence, looking curiously at his parents
from time to time Dinner over, the
mother carried the dishes to the kit
chen and began to wash them. The
child, who had remained silent since
his return, wished to say something,
but he was at loss to know just what
to speak about. The cat purring In
front Of the kitchen stove at last gave
him an idea, and in the voice and man
ner of one who has just returned from
a journey Of many years and many
lands, he sighed loudly and :"Well
I see you have the same old cat"
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02
A Literal Scholar.

Professor Ernest Huffcut, of the
Cornell Law School, told an amusing
story not long ago Of a freshman who
was called from the way of knowledge
before his year was out.
The students had been answering
questions in moot-court, and the sub
ject under discussion was a COW which
had been killed by a railway train.
Each student was required to fill out a
paper on the case
"This brilliant YOUTH" said Profes-
sor Huffcut, "wrote with all serious,
ness after Disposition Of the Carcass,
Mild and Gentle,'"
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02
RHODE ISLAND FIsHHAWKs.
They Are Protected by the State aE
All Seasongs

All Seasons.
The author Of a recently published
novel, the scene Of which is laid in
Rhode Island, refers to the flshhaWk
as "Rhode- Islands. bestowed bird. !"
Perhaps chat Is a true assertion, al
though the succulent turkey comes In
for a fair share Of the esteem be
slowed by this little State ON the
feathered tribe, while Mrs. McNally' 8
hen ia unquestionably Rhode Islands
most distinguished bird, says the Prov
idence journal. Not to quibble, how
ever, it may as we'll be admitted that
the fishhawk is a popular bird In
Rhode Island and in all likelihood no
other species which flies gets as much
protection at the hand of his State as
does his majesty. The statute forbid
ding his molestation in or out of the
breeding season Is as rigidly enforced
as that applying to short Holsters.
Darlington, Warren and Bristol, the
three townships forming Bristol Coun-
ty, afford favorite haunts for fshhawk
to nest. From the train and street
cars can be seen here and there sup
ported on the limb of a great pine
tree, mass of sticks, leaves and rub
blsh, which the birds have collected
for a home.
They are as little particular where
they build as to the material which
they combine into their house and the
top of an electric light pole or the
steeple Of a church is as acceptable as
the breeziest tree which ever support
ed a bird. Down on Long Island Sound
is q fishhawk's nest in the strangest
place of all. Not far from the imag-
mary lines bounding Rhode Island,
Connecticut and New York, there runs
into the sound long reef, which Is
marked a mile or SO from shore by a
spindle. The end sticking above the
surface Of the water for ten or dozen
feet bears a basket-like arrangement,
which has struck a fishhawk as an
ideal place for a summer home and
there it has reared, as 1t has for sew
eral seasons past, flock of hungry
young birds The wind always blows
around the spindle, but the waves new
er leap high enough to threaten the
nest and for miles at the osprey's front
and back doors stretches the ocean,
teeming with the fish on which It
preys. A more desirable location for
such a habitauon it would be almost
impossible to find. No other 6shhawk
need apply, however, for the present
occupant holds life lease Of the prem
1ses and is fully prepared to defend II
against all comers.
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02
A splder,s Expedient.

a - A4pGOkGHtS r
Last summer large spider had its
web in the top Of a decaying peach
tree with SO few leaves that 1t was In
plain view. I caught sight of her
first while watching some birds with
my glass. She seemed to be climbing
from the top Of the tree on nothing
to a telephone wire some fifteen feet
away and somewhat higher than her
web. When she reached the wire she
went around it and then back. In
studying the situation found that the
web was SO located that it required
a cable to. hold it up, and the spider
had in some way got one over the wire
so faR away. This cable was, of
course, slender silken thread which
evidently she had thrown out, and on
account Of its lightness it had foated
to the right place and became attached
there by its glutinous properties. 1t
seems remarkable that it should have
adhered to the wire firmly enough to
allow 80 large an insect to climb over
it, which she did every day.
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02
An Old STYLE Hat.

Among the treasures In the safe
custody Of Corpus Christi College, Ok
ford, Is an old, old hat, which was
found in an Egyptian tomb, and must
date back at least 5000 years.
Its simplicity Of make has been its
safeguard, for it has no nap or perish
able trimmings, such as moth might
corrupt or thief covet. It Is closely
akin to what is now known as a Pan
ANA straw hat, and is of such excel
lent quality that it can be folded or
crushed without any harm to it's ap-
pearance. 1t is also quite as well
adapted for practical use now as it
was in the days Of the Pharaohs.
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02
Alphabetically Answered.

A turn Of the political wheel had
placed the English Conservatives on
top and lowered the Liberals.
Not long afterward young and pre-
sumptuous member Of the ruling gov
ernment, who was sitting opposite a
member Of the defeated party at a
London dinner party, took that time
to say:
"Well, Mr.. Blank, how do you like
being an ex"
81 should like it better If we had
been succeeded by the US" (wise), In
stantly retorted the Liberal.
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02

to catch it quickly with your hand.
Place the egg in the center Of the
plate, and putting the thumb of the
left hand and the index finger of the
right hand on both ends Of the egg,
give it sudden twirl, causing it to
turn around in quick motion. The egg
will gradually stand ON one end; then
you will grab the plate, and all you
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02
The Dancing Egp. !,

To execute this little experiment you
need hard-boiled egg and a smooth
china plate. To be sure that the ex-
pertinent is going to be successful,
keep the egg in perpendicular posi-
ton while it is being boiled.
Place the plate upside down on the
table, allowing it to stand out little
over the edge Of the table, to be able
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02
Very Much. a Nillionaire.

Quizzer-Is he a multimillionaire?
Whizzer-Oh, my, yes. In fact, he's
so multy that he can afford to run over
ordinary millionaires and then let his
secretary attend to the damages
New York Sun.
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02
Golden Eagles Increasing.

Golden eagles are increasing in Scot.
tish highlands, owing to the efforts
made by large land owners for their
preservation.
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02
have, to do is to keep the egg in mo
ton, which is not difficult.

The knitting Lesson.
Grandmother knows how a stocking
grows,
Ribbing and purling and heels and toes;
Now she is teaching our little Rose.
Put in the needle,
Throw over the thread,
Out with the needle, and of it goes!'
Grandmother's mouth gives a little
twitch,
Watching so slyly the eager witch,
Ready to help at the smallest hitch.
Put in the needle,
Throw over the thread,
Out with the needle, and there's the
stitchH'
Grandmother sees In misty dream,
Her eyes still fixed Cd the needles gleam,
Pastured focks and a gurgling stream
Grandma! oh, we forgot the scamp
Bring the thread forward,
The needle this side,
Then over-off-and we've made the
seam"
Grandmother knows how a stocking
grows,
Ribbing and purling and heels and toes; /;
Now she is teaching our little Rose.
st. Nicholas.
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02
Little Stories and ::
Incidents that Will !,
interest and Enter
tain Young Readers


seven, and l OF six. The result would
be the same.
asked her once what the number
that | had thought of was, and was
surprised that abe did not know; but
| learned when was older that the
remainder was always half of the
number added. Youths Companion.
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02
Old Sol,

Though there are huge spots on the
sun, there are no flies ON it.-Pitts-
burg Gazette
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02

The Cat Lived Through.
A little bright-eyed boy of eight
years ran away from home a short
time after luncheon. At nightfall he
was found under a hedge asleep and
brought home by a neighbor. The
family, consisting Of the father and
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02

Yes, Alonzo, it's easier to get a girl
to love you than it is to induce a tailor
to trust you.
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02

Busy men are usually so happy that
they have no time to realize it
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02

Some men make a living by letting
their wives keep boarders.
The Caldwell tribune., 1904-01-02

Faint heart never won fair lady
without a lot Of strenuous assistance
on her part.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-01-27
REMEDY FOR POVERTY.

"Tho only way to prevent poverty
Is to convince persons that it is un-
necessary for them to eat"
So says the Baroness Stemsel, and,
what is more, she practices what she
breaches. For many years the bar
.oncss resided in one of the Baltic
provinces, but recently she removed
to Lisbon, and there she formed,
with several other women, IL club,
the members Of which have pledged
themselves not TO cat anything.
Two glasses Of lemonade a day ev-
cry member may indulge in, but
nothing more. The baroness says
that she has lived long time on
this allowance Of lemonade, and she
dctics doctors TO prove that she is
not as healthy and as vigorous as
any ordinary woman of her age. Sol.
id food, she claims, does much moro
harm than good, and she warns cv.
cry one who desires to become &
member of the club that instant cx
pulsion will be her fate if she dare;
to eat even as much as a mouthfu
of bread.
In this strange experiment boil
the Lisbon doctors and restaurant
keepers are much interested, and fo
obvious rcuSOns.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-01-27
a Good Rinu Trick.

"Do any of you boys and girls
know how to place your hand in
water without wctting it? Let me
have bowl full of water, please -
said boy to number of persons
gathered in his mothers parlor.
"What for?" he was asked.
ooh, to show trick" he an
swcrcd. SO the water was brought
in.
"Now," said he, "will some one
please lend me Il finger ring?"
One was lent him, and then he
continued:
"Now | shall put it into this bowl
of water and then take it out with
out getting my hand wet"
"Pshaw! You can't do thutw cx-
claimed everybody.
lIo placed the ring in the bowl OF
water, and everybody looked to sec
that it was really there.
Then from his pocket he took a
small paper package and from it
cmptied out on the water powder
"Whats that?" asked some one.
"Oh, that" he answered, "is. anti.
wet v~ucr. Now 'l6GoAE GA wvbivo y
the ring out" take
lie plunged his hand in, ,,ol. -
ring out and held his hand up-dirSe
Lycopodium was the name of tho
powder.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-01-27
Evolution of ChrIstmns

1t is said that Christmas was at one
time quite a movable feast and kept
when the weather and circumstances
permitted and that one OF the early
popCS fixed on Dec. p. Gradually the
custom Of singing canticiCS and carols
WAS introduced by the church in re
mcmDrancc OF those songs Of the hcaV-
enly lost that amazed the shepherds
OH the GalilCan hills and sent them off
in hot haste 10 find the wUudrous babe.
The holly and mistletoc decorations, OF
course, descended from the DrUidS, and
pretty fancy rCignCd which suggest
cd that the sylvan spirits would be in
duced to follow the evergreen branches
into house and church and remain
there, sheltered go, ditd a,lnost rigor
of NviI rasrcy, W. I've W. Nmoihcn the
10th, 1e5Nn snowe. er, >e and
ed " an1 s,s ~n0 cNv> ,,n ~ out Yen SssGS pre-
CandlcihtSS, w oN cA 20 2,s;..'" Securing
warmth during the c6lacst weeks,
While people sat around tie hearth and
amused themselves with hot cookies
ana snapdraSon, conjuriuy and for
tcitS and QuAncd spiccd ale and punch
much us their descendants crack Jokes
"oNcr the Walnuts and the wine" OF
these days between Christmas and the
new year, when business is at IL stand
stll and the children c!umor for par.
ties and pantomimcs.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-01-27
fSTERY OF MYSTERIES.
lhTlstmns Task For Homclo ct
Sherlcs, the Detective.

hTistmns Task For Homelocio
sherlcs, the Detective.
was the day after Christmas.
o'clock Shcrlcs and | sat in tho
thcr street rooms cursing tic
", sloppy weather.
less me. Mulrooas come home
sr! he suddenly remarked as the
Il of dog came in from the hall.
How on earth can you tcll?" | mar
u ed, for no sound of man'.; voice had
4 -en heard.
3 Because his dog docsn't know him."
answered my friend, with CLEAN in
his eye. For a veterinary surgeon
you let Il great many horses get OIL
you, Old man"
Another period of silence, and then
Shcrlcs reached up his ong white
hand and took down the bottle Of gin.
"No more of this," he muScd aloud
"Now begins a period OF hard work
for me"
Hard work." l asked wondcrirgly
"Why, | haven't heard of any recent
murders, roDDCrics or diSappcaranccs."
None of these this time, Old nun.
All mysteries. Every young man in
town will soon be here to have me
find out what the Christmas present
his girl gave him is intended for, don't
you know.'-Ncw York Journal.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-01-27

nilu that the folks in the United States
Awould remember.
On Christmas eve the first sergeant
bounced that thirty eight letters and
ristmas box that weighed "about
assk' were waiting to be receipteG for
4vate Jackson. Company * had
merry Christmas, but through
Ike maintained his usual stolid
illness. The amount Of stuff that
on received, together with the lib.
" with which he distributed it,
TO be circulated through the
hnt story to the effect that lie
millionaire i'll Disguise Manila
can,
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-01-27
True Happiness.

Half the happiness In living
Comes from willing hearted giving,
Comes from sharing all our pleasures.
From dividing all our treasures,
And the other half is loving
All things tame and all things rowing:
Loving skies. too. and the mountains.
Woods and waters. fields and fountains
So each good child should be sowing
Love seeds while his life is growing;
For all happiness in living
Comes from loving ana from giving.
Alice Van Leer Carrick
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-01-27

IN" year is dying: soon Twill lie
Behind us I'm the fading past
We watch II going. and we sigh
TO think IT couldn't always last
All pcnsivc for little while
We count tho vanished years ana fret
Then greet the new one with Il smile
And hurry onward and forgot
Inc passing years arc Ike the men
we haV" TO scrvc-thcy pass away.
We mourn the master dead. and then
Thc new one welcome and obey
We soon forget II he IS kind.
The virtues OF the kindly dead:
We do not mourn the years behind
II nope Hes In the one ahead
x T. klscr I'm Chicago Record Herald
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-01-27

cures made by DR..
kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
II is the great medi-
caltriumph Of the nine
tccnth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emil
ncnt kidney and blad-
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-01-27

&1nLrSi could boast there was some
TAappOImimcnt III certain quarters, but
~ was felt that the honor of the town
Had been saved by a small majority.
And by one OF those sudden turns
~ which public opinion often takes the
y absent Jackson was made much Of
People who hardly desired To notice
him when he lived in their midst called
\ upon the committee with parcels and
Messages that they wished ia
nt:-"old friend. MIR Jackson"
~, cG, that was sent TO the
contained greater
s.. Everything, from
ger snaps, was most
into the Christmas
cading matter galore,
St@ry description and
80 90 numerous to men.
box was linally filed ana
1t took four men to load It
- wagon which was to haul 1t to
Apot
ling packed the box ana started
q package on its way across the con
mt, those concerned u their work
i Icit 1t obligatory upon themselves To
write Jackson that he might know to
Wom t. g. the proper credit
In camp one ui1ht the boys of Com,
pany X were discussing the approach
Of Christmas ANA spcculatng upon
what they might get from home Poor
Jackson took no part in the Convcrsa
lion. He had no relatives living. ana
y TO his knowledge there was not any
one ir America who would bother
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-01-27
ny ItmdNnrd kInlIno-

High noon behind tho tamarIsls-tho SUN
IS hot above us
AS at home the Christmas day is break
ing wan.
They viii drink our heaitha nj dinner
those "llo tell us how they love us.
And forge us TN another year be gonel
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-01-27
Domestic Troubles.

1t is exceptional to find II family where
there arc no domestic ruptnres occasion-
lily, but these can lie lcssened by hav-
ing DIR. Kings New Life Pills around.
@ Much tronbl" tHsGy yG;. 334YGmbSr! !,n, ,,,r oroot
) oar Il Stomuch and Liver troubles.
They not cnly relieve you, but cure.
25c, Mt PickeMs Drug Co.