The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-11-28

Some of The so-called worthless Junk
left by the French ~eXcavators at Pan
anna has been brought back to life
and is now giving excellent service.
One of the old dredges. which had been
lying IN the Rio Grande river for more
IMAM twenty years., has been rebuilt at
a moderate cost. and is now capable of
eXcavating 100, 900 cubic yards OF ma
terial a month, or as much as can be
removed by four of the most modern
ninety-hve ton 1ive-yard steam shoyels.
Milan. the center of Italy for the
moving picture machin trade, has al
ready about forty such theaters. Every
available hall is being turned into a
moving picture show. while nearly ev-
cry second and third-rate theater and
care chantant' finishes the evenings
entertainment with a few cinemato-
graph pictures. During the dull sum
fner months even the larger theaters
are used.
The artistic life is conducive to long
eVlty IN men. Apropos of this, it would
seem that literature might make Il SIM
ilar claim as regards women. Fol in
stance, Caroline Herschel reached the
vile, 90; Hannah Moore, So; Maria
EdgeWort and Anna Barbauld, SO:
Jane Porter, "A; George Sand, 70. and
airy Milford died in her 10th year,
vt aa8 #
Down on a southern plantation the
dairy boys We're accustomed to do the
milking squatting down in a primitive
fashion until the owner introduced
milking stools with other improve
ments. The boy who first sailed forth
with the stool returned brui~>d and
battered and with an empty pail. Il
don my best. sah.' he exclaimed. dat
stool looked all right to me, but de
blamed cow she won't sit on it,,
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According to the latest Chinese off.
sial INVESTIGATION, the number of Chi
Japan. 1858; Russian Asia, $4,000;
Hong.kong, 3l4. 3s1; Siam. 2,755, 709; Bur.
1860; Java, 1926. 700: Australia.
S4,465; Europe. 1.T6o: Korea, II, 26O:
Annoy, 74.5O0; Malaysia, 1923, 500: An.
nam, ls : . go Philippine islands. $ s,7s5;
total number is 6.792. $40.
Twenty thousand dollars for a drop
shaped pearl scarf pin, $4,000 for .
pearl stud. $4,000 for n coat fastener
Iormed OF a white button pearl with
gold bar. $3.50 for seven buttons en-
suite and $3.50 for a pair of brilliant
links--these are n few of the
realized at the recent Londor
sale OF a noble marquis Jewels.
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- NSltI1S. unJll re-
Gently Chinese minister at Washington
has been received by the empress In
audience Tor three successive days, He
has been raised from the second to the
first rank and appointed a director OF
me southern railroad. with headquar-
ters at Shanghai. He will act also AZ
irafac superintendent.
IN the Ch'anghi district a wolf killed
Q Chinese child. The physician of the
, nr,a,,os mission made ready his gun and
Don't seek him at this season. but
wait until his pelt is thick" WAS tha
Enthusiastically Chinese advice which
was offered to the would-be hunter.
The wedding dress Of lilac non,,n
worn BY Queen Alexandra on the oc-
casion OF her marriage, forty-four years
ago. and in which she first won tha
hearts OF her future subjects. a stilI
very carefully preserved by her ma
sSssy; rms dress was chosen in COM
had . 9 OF lilac.
both the Italian n French govern
taents are encouraging the use Of anti
nnony pigments, which have the advAn-
tage over white lead of being innocuons
and over zinc paint OF being ner1na.
hent y sun proof. Anthony is also
obtaining a wide application in the
mas.ufacture of bearing metal and 9TH
er alleys.
IN remote villages OF the Salzkam-
nKrgul Hungary, h mania for things
f1nsiish is 80 strong that the postboys
,faquehlly remove English stamps from
letters ana substitute Hungarian. thus
seiaying the delivery OF the letters.
a ookin school and asnursery are
among the innovations at the First
fresbyterian church in Seattle, which
" 70 &c dedicated a this month.
Out Of 3 500 membera OF the London
Diocesan ihuFcff = a,tins s riradee n,,a.
5.O00 attended h annual service at ST.
PauIs cathedral.
Previous to 100 the French wou,,,
moi q potatoes, it being supnosaa
that b 2 would cause Sceckles.
Few New Workers aIp aware Of the