The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-09-08
THE KAISER HAS
A BRAND NEW FAD
With Falcons the Latest
Sport He Has Taken
u p.
JAPS AND RUSSIANS MEET
Interesting Story of Parties Of Officers
Who CompIimented Each Other
When Meeting in an Arsenal
in a German City.
Copyright, 1904, by w. r. Hearst.>

Nealtn ana VINO seems " be iho'S
active than ever since returning from his
cruise to Norway. has a new
passion.
He has conceived the idea of revivlng
the old ar.stocratic sport of hunting game
with falcons. and if everything goes as
he hopes, the people of Berlin will soon
have the pleasure OF seeing their emperor
following the birds of prey on The Tempel-
hofer field, formerly used only for parades
and military m~aneuvers.
his majesty even hopes to be able TO
try the sport before another week is over.
and the general commanding the guard
is even now experimenting with the birds.
AS there. of course, is no game of any
kind to be found on the parade grounds,
the hunters will have to supply and bring
with them their own game.
AT present the general in charge OF the
kaiser's falconers is experimenting with
crows and rabbits, bat the idea or seeing
skill of his trained birds on nobler prey.
He has imported a number of falcons from
England and a famous English breeder OF
these birds, Mr.. Frost. ls expected 10 ar
rive here next week with 1ive of his cost
Hest falcons.
Berlin Reaches 2,o00,o 00.
According to the latest census, which
ended on June 80, the city OF Berlin now
contains 1867, 707 inhabitants.
The populat ton has only increased with
Il. 700 since the beginning of this year and
as there is still lacking more than $1,000.
the people Of Berlin will have to give
up their hope Of reaching the two million
mark this year.
Not to d~isappoint the people the author
tiles have decided to fix an average in
crease based upon the Increase between
two censuses. which take place every ten
years, by dividing the total increase by
ten, and according to this the city should
now have a population of 2,0+O. 055. which
number is accordingly given in all official
reports.
Japs and Russians Meet.
Both Russian and japanese officers are
travelling all over Germany, buying mil
itary supplies for their respective coun-
tries, and it happens quite often that rep
Tesentatives of the two countries now en-
gagged in the bloodiest war of the last five
decades meet on neutral soil.
The other day a number Of Russian and
Japanese officers met in the works OF a
large firm at Athena Westphalia. Vt first
they seemed greatly embarrassed, but
soon shook hands, both sides expressing
regret at the war and praising the cour-
age and bravery of the other. The Rus
SLAMS, who had completed their business,
politely retired. while their enemies
bought a large number of cartridges,
whereupon they left the establishment to-
gether and only parted when they had
arrived at their hotels.
The people OF the town were greatly
amused at the exceedingly polite manner
in which the enemies babe one another
goodby.
Cholera at Hamburg?
A persistent rurnor continues here that
there Is cholera at Hamburg, though the
matter is being kept very secret by the
officials. Should the report prove true 1t
VIII surprise no one, as 1t is known that
the city has been suffering from lack of
drinking water for weeks, the unusual
heat and drought having exhausted the
reserve supply and for some time water
from the Elbe, which Is Of the foulest
quality, has been used by all who cannot
afford to pay for spring or mineral water.
The Dangers of Realism.
= story which shows how jealous Rus
sian army officers at present are Of the
honor of the army comes from Kieff. Dur
ing the performance of a melodrama tbs
villain, "a bold. bad army captain" played
by a M. Vershinin. arrived on the stage
in a semi-intoxicated stage.
1t was his part to poison the hero OF the
play and betray the hero's sweetheart
While the latter. a very attractive young
actress, was shrinking from the tipsy en-
braces of the villain, a griZZled retired
colonel suddenly leaped from a stage boz
on to the stage, and throwing one arm
protectingly around the heroine's waist
drew his sword and advanced threaten
ingly On the Gillian.
The latter, sobered by the onslaught
drew his property sword, which wa
promptly cut in two by the colonel.
The terrified actor then took refuge T.
the wings, and the colonel, with his arr
still around the heroine's waist, advance
to the footlights and IN a voice quiverin;
} with emotion announced that he ha
saved the Russian uniform from bein
l disgraced by G. drunken %scoundrel. TIL
! audience shouted itself hoarse with dc
light.
. Catching the Bullets.
A%rchduke Joseph Ferdinand Of Austri:
= one of the most democratic Of prince:
: during his recent visit to this city tol
! the followin incident from the large
q practice at Gurkfeld Of an artillery div
sion at which he was present.
:, While the shooting was going on tn
q archduke, who was inspecting the effect
q OF the shots through his field glasse
d thought he saw something moving nea
" one of the targets. When an officer Wa
v sent to investigate he found a 9-year-oI
boy, Frances S~taffljance, lying on IL
ground, black from the smoke of powdt
and covered with dirt.
When he had been brought before II
arcnduke, who asked him what he ha
been doing, he replied. II catch the bu
let's" and showed eighteen pieces Of e:
ploded shells which he had gathered. F
said that he had always wanted to b
come an officer, and that he had wantt
tc make sure that he would not be afra
II he should ever come into a real battle.
The archduke had him taken to the ba
racks, where he was given the best
everything, and promised to make an Of
a Ger Of him in time.
"And / intend to keep that promise
true, as I have never seen a Drawer boy
he added.
Composers Remains Moved.
At Vienna the bodies Of the two fa1no
7 composers, Johann Strauss and loser
y Lanner, were recently removed from the
- temporary tombs and buried In a vault
- honor on the new Central cemetery.
Both bodies had been embalmed al
when the collins were opened they we
seen to have changed very little. 1t w
found, however, that the violin Of Joha
Strauss, which, according to his wish, W
J buried will him. had crumbled into dust
Mrs. Attilio Moros, wife OF a NJ
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