The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-08-10

Louis, Alton and Madison, has at last
yielded to fate. He is now only a piece
of hide in the hands of a taxidermist.
He was the biggest object that has
been caught In this part OF the Mis-
sissippi in the memory Of any inhabi-
tants. He was Z feet 6 inches long
and weighed 476 pounds. He was cap
tured in a net by Herman Abel, of
South st. Louis, off Sandy Hook, across
the river from the st. Louis water sta
ton. 1t is not known how the ALL
gator came to be in the river.
The queen of Roumania breaches the
simple life" She writes: IF only
people ould content themselves with
the fruits of the earth, with bread n
vegetables for their daily fare, how
Easily might men provide for their fam
uies! If only women did not require
such costly toilets, they would never
be under the necessity of working for
their w living. For the present state
Of things men are perhaps in the first
instance to blame, since they have en-
couraged women to become so frivolous
eXacting; but the greatest fault
Ties with the women themselves, whose
Extravaganza makes them demand such
sacrifices from their husbands"
The sporting attractions of Skibo,
MIR. Carnegie's Highland home, are thus
summed up: The extent of this shoot
sng IS about 20, 900 acres, of which about
10000 acres are moor, 5000 acres arabic
and 1000 acres wood; 600 to 500 brace
grouse. % stays, 4 fallow bucks, AZ roe
deer, besides black game, cartridges,
pheaSantS. Snipe, Woodcock, hareS, rub-
bits and wild fowl may be expected.
There is fair salmon and sea trout
fishing in about fifteen miles Of the
EVeliN and good trout tiShing in LoChS
Migdale. Laggan, Lars and Buidhe.
The French partridge must look on
the rabbit as q true friend, for the bird
has no conjunction in making use of
its burrow as a place of refuge in times
of necessity. This tendency on its part
is not generally known, but those who
have to deal with the red leg on the
wide heaths Of Norfolk and Suffolk,
which are infested with rabbit and
perforated with their burrows, are fully
aware of the manner in which the birds
disappear below the ground If driven
very hard.
There is a better way to make ones
frayed cuffs ~presentable than to pare
them with the scissors. Says a writer.
With the first touch of steel the cuff
is ruined. Light a match and pass It
round the frayed edge lido not burn
your wrist. The cleansing fire will
remove the dross and leave intact the
puiS 6iOSS VI The Gull. "A cum treated
with fire will last laundry generations
longer than the cuff treated with
steel"
Baron Fersen, captain of the Russian
cruiser Izumrud-who reported to the
czar having blown up his vessel rather
thai have her fall into the hands OF
the Japanese-has just that sort Of
blood In his veins. For he * one uf
that family of Highland Macylharsons
who settled in Sweden, where they
cropped the Mac" called themselves
Fersen. and afterward ~DVer1Dwed into
Russia. where they ross TO high posi-
ton.
In the National museum nj Wash
ington there are emily three relics Of
John Paul Jones. These consist of an
old nag which few at The n1aEtneHd
M the Eonhrrsrns RicflBr6. I'M aid
hint-lock musllet, and & iiarre luriidng
rutiass, bc1h Of which wSEcs caI1nured
from the Sefsalyis when Gaptaiu ,.Iaaas
took that battlestlfp in fins fa1npuH M
val engagement IN s-saptauiter, 17q.
Rider EagEara is tfis own head e-Rr-
hener n ma Lh,ss huras a rsgl-rsis-
under clsTlTaT8t-. Hills staff FtarIsfss4s
OF three regular rnfsa, with dir=..HpErggs
use OF q fGurth-aha zyHlrlsr tzr-istean.
There are SIX glass 6gsgtEttss,. I'm wfaf6isfg RE
crews prize nFr'SaiIasr Z g&kEtafg GggEaITae-
Ed Kitchen garden am anehaey8 arns5 szc
ponds. in which a5a aa1dfo1s- gardener
grows aquatic pEaraEss
A youth al Cambridge university was
tn It'll mildly demonstrates with nv
ms uncle on aecaEint CT his cEaFldEer's
Dill being too high 1hy reason of vt
foolish custom D have got of drink
Ing and treating WITH Tea web Is not
pnly very chargsabie but Is we occasion
Of mfsspendiag a great deal OF time.
y nope therefore you VIII leave it Of"
In the city of Leipsfc, the headauart-
frs of the German book publishing
trade. there are ISIS firms filling or
aers, n Its boo publishers exchange
mas $40 members, Leipsic has not only
n of the most celebrated universities
N Germany, blu as a city Is renowned
for its music schools and concerts.
Australia is considering the introduce
ton OF the metric system and a bill
providing for its use will be introduced
at the next session of the common
wealth parliament. The idea is to
the system permissive for a GER
tain time, reserving the right to make
Y compulsory at a given period.
-s--e--
We Woinen are adopts of the idle in
sustries because our time is of no earth
y consequence. Think OF the miles OF
lace we crochet, the Impossible EN-
proideries we make. the countless odds
1nd&end we construct, of no earthly
use except to catch dust.-Mrs. Lane in
Fortnightly Review.
One hundred n thirteen years ago.
IN June Is 1892, the Hartford Bank was /
under the charter granted by
the state a few weeks before, and Its
4OOTS were 0nanniM fnr 81 hS,ctrorc ~ SOL