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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
What Is a Silver Doltar7

Did you ever study a silver dollar?
Every mark on 1t is made for a pur-
pose, and it is interesting to know about
some of them. You will notice that
around the edge Of the dollar is a
raised ring. This is to keep the face
of the coin from wearing away when
two coins are rubbed together. The
little scallops on the inside OF the
raised ring are called the milling. All
around the edge OF the dollar are little
are called the "reeding." and are made
to keep dishonest people from shay
ing silver off the dollar. The dollars
now being minted bear the head of
liberty On one side. The head is not
designed from the imagination of an
engraver. A young Philadelphia lady
named Anna Williamson possessed
such classic features that the govern
ment engraver secured her permission
to cop her head. The American girl
ought to take some pride in the fact
that one of her countrywomen was
honored in this manner. Or the re-
verse side Of h dollar our national
bird, the eagle, is shown. In one talon
is a bunch of arrows, and in the other
an olive branch. That signifies thai
our country is great either in war or
peace. Partly surrounding the eagle is
a laurel wreath. The laurel wreath
has been the symbol of victory and
progression since the days of ancient
Greece. 1t adorned alike the brows of
poets, sculptors, athletes and war
riors. Just below the wreath you will
sometimes find a very small letter. If
this is an o the dollar was minted in
New Orleans. The letter 8 indicates
that it came from San Francisco. If
there is no small letter shown, you
know that the dollar was made at the
mint in Philadelphia. If a silver dol
lar was melted it would not be worth
q dollar, because it does not contain
enough silver. 1t is the stamp OF the
government which causes it to pass at
IT'S present value
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
His Memory Panied Them.

TFOIn CaH NEW IUTk 0uIl. 1f
Old Commodore Vanderbilt was al
ways very democratic in spirit. Sitting
on the porch of a fashionable hotel at a
fashionable resort on one occasion, it
is related that the commodore saw a
lady approaching with whom he was
acquainted. His wife and daughter,
who recognized her. could scarcely con-
tain their n when he arose and
politely addressed her.
Don't you know" asked the daugh-
ter after she had o that horrid
woman used to sell poultry t. us?"
Yes responded the old millionaire,
land I remember when your mother
sold root beer n I peddled oysters in
New Jersey"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
BABY CRIED AND SCRATCHED

All the Tlme-Covered with Tor
turing Ec.ema-DoctoF Said sores
Would Last for Years-Perfect
Cure ny Cuticura.
"My baby niece was suffering from
that terrible torture, eczema 1t was
all over her body, but the worst was
on her face and hands. She cried and
scratched all the time and could not
sleep night or day from the scratch
ing. I had her under the Doctors
care for a year and a half and he
seemed to do her no good. I took her
to the best doctor in the city and he
said that she would have the sores
until she was six years old. But it I
had depended on the doctor my baby
would have lost her mind and died
from the want Of aid. But l used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
and she was cured in three months.
Alice T.. Dowell, 4769 Easton Ave, st.
Louis, Mo, May 2 and 20. 1907"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20

The Question: Were Pertinent.

r+af ~ AAHN
From the New York Times.
Heinrich Conried. the retiring man
ager Of the Metropolitan opera house.
said at a recent dinner In New York:
Yes, In that crisis I made mis-
take-as ueer q mistake as one that
was made last week by a friend OF nina
"a Lutheran clergyman.
THE Clergyman had advertised for a
butler, and the e morning after
breakfast a well dressed. clean haven
young man in black was ushered Into
his study.
Name, p~lease?' said the clergyman.
Hillary A~rbuthnot. sir
"tAge?,
".Twenty-eight.'
What work have you been accus-
toned tor
81 am a lawyer, sir
THE clergyman started. This was
odd. However, as he knew, many were
called in the law. few chosen.
But he said. do you understand
the conduct OF a household {?
In q general way. yes murmured'
the applicant.
"'Can o carver
Yes
Wash glass and silver?'
"'I-r-think SO, The young man
seemed embarrassed. He frowned and
blushed. just then the clergyman's
wife entered.
Are you married. was her first
question.
That said the young man, was
what I called to see your husband
about, madam. I desire to know IL he
can make 1t convenient to oficiate at
my wedding at noon next Thursday
week."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
One Of tie
Essentials

of the happy homes Of to-day is a vast
fund Of information as to the best methods
of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge Of the worlds
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims ~truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of the
Wel-Informed of the World; not Of indi-
viduals only, but Of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One of the products of that class, Of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well Informed Of the
World as a valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
of Old Frisnds.

Ola friendsl The writing OF those words
mas borne
NJ fancy Backward TO mo gracious past.
The generOua past, when all WAS possible,
For all was then untried; the yeas be-
tween
Have taught some sweet. some bittsr les-
sons, none
Wiser than this-to spend IN all things
else,
But OF old friends be most misery.
Each year to ancient friendships adds :
ring,
Without deservii gness or help OF ours
They grow, and. silent. wider spread. each
yea,
Their nnbouHht ring of shelter or Of shade.
Sacred to mo The Nchens on tho bark
Which Natures milltners would scraps
away
TITS good to set them early, for our faith
Pines as we age, and, after wrinkles coxne
Few plant. but water dead ones with vain
tears.
James Russell Lowell.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20

Af1icted Indiana Man Triss|
Fasting for : Week and
Reports Good Results.

Loganaport, Ind. Special. AnAvensdAyss
fast satsa cost 0f is pounds OF Me1ght has
been finished by Wtniam M Lon6xszof
this city. who says he obtained -
lief from stomach, liver and kidney trou-,
BILE, from which he had suffered previous
~. All symptorns Of those ailments have
disappeared and he Z enjoying better
health today than he has Tor the last sev-
erAl months. Ss
Last summer Loner tasted q days ii
shope Of curing this same complication ofI
diseases. He 4ucceeded In obtaining re-
lief, and until two months ago he thought
that he had cffectually cured himself.
Then the old SYMPTOMS returned. and
after trying several doctors without res
suit, he again decided TO fast. Being OBJ
liged to work daily, he was unable 10
stand the strain Of total abstinence more
than one week. When he tasted "a days
last year he was o working
Loner says that this fast has not cured
him, and he knows he has only obtained
relief. Great condolences Is expressed In
his belief that he can effectually cure him
self II he only fasts long enough. He 10
going to try q 40-day fast. He Ii COM
1dent that he can 70 that length OF time
without food OF any kind. and he thinks
that II he does, he not only will recover.
but that he Will forever eradicate stom-
ach. liver and kidney trouble from his
system.
Long Will start his 4o-day fast In h
fall, and his condition Will be watched
daily by the Cass County Medical a~ssocia-
ton, whose members wish to ascertain
whether or not there II virtue In the claim
that Tasting will cure certain diseases.
This time Loner will not work while abb
staining from TOOK He will rest quietly.
and his only exertion will be 4 daily spin
on his bicycle. While making his wen
day fast, he daily worked at Mou Hope
cemetery. digging graves, moving grass
and keeping the grounds in condition.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
HIS vow.

Michigan City, Ind, Special: A thin.
smooth shaver man with a curious far
away look in his eyes walked into the
Office OF the Indiana state penitentiary
at Michigan City yesterday afternoon
at 5 o'clock and stepped up to the desk
at which J. d. Reid, warden OF the
prison, was sitting.
MY name is McCarty," he said. In a
matter Of fact tone. II broke my parole
with you three years ago and I've come
to finish my sentence
AL right" the warden replied. '.I've
been expecting you. Just step this
way"
Half m hour later the same man, in
a prison uniform, came out of a cell
in al upper tier, passed down a narrow
corridor, and took his place in a line
which was filing towards the prison
dining room. His number was 1874.
And that number marked the end of
William McCarty's journey.
HI was perfectly cheerful about It,"
said Warden Reid. I'm all my exper-
fence I never knew OF such a case as
this. No extradition papers, no officers
OF the law-even paying his own fare!
! must confess it's n too many for
me-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20

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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
A Tale by Elihu Root.
From the New York Tribun,

M from the new 4OTk lTlpuno.
When Secretary Root was at Panama
on his return from South America a
newspaper asked him how long he
thought the American occupation Of
Cuba would last n got the following
story in reply:
a kindergarten teacher asked a
class of boys:
"IIave you a warm coat?'
Yes was the reply.
"Can you TAX off your warm
coat?'
Yes
"Ha a bear a warm coat?'
Yes
Can a bear take Off his warm
coat?'
NO
why cannot a bear take off his
warm coat?'
This puzzled the youngster a mo-
ment, and then one cub on the back
row yelled:
Cause God only knows where the
buttons are"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
CONVICT II s
oUIDoES VluEAN
Voluntarily Returns From the
Pacific Coast at His Own
Expense.
s CASE OF CONSCIENCE
Decides 10 Go Back 81 Indiana Pens
itsntiary After selno Cons
vsrted by Salvation
Army.

Chicago. Special: VIM. McCarty is
sgoing back to the Indiana state peni-
tertiary at Michigan City. Unless his
sentence Is commuted by Legislative
before he IL again q free Yet
no officer Of the law accompanied him
on his trip across the state line and
the railroad ticket on which he came
from North Yakima, Wash, to serve
out his sentence was bought out Of
his own earnings.
Late In the Afternoon, Just before he
stepped on the train which was to take
him to Michigan City, McCarty laughed
Quietly-a laugh OF pure satisfaction
and shook hands with Colonel George
French, OF the Salvation army, h only
man on whom he called during his
few hours stay In Chicago.
IT never was 30 happy as am Just
now he said. IT mean 1t. ! broke
my parole mi it's up 10 me to go
back. The punishment will be such
as / deserve, but when I leave my cell
the knowledge that / am at least hon-
est. Isn't that worth while?"
McCarty has never heard OF Jean VAL
Jean. He does not even know of William
January, the Kansas City man who es-
capped from the federal prison at I.eaven-
with 1920 signatures went to Washington
asking for his pardon.
His Return Is Voluntary.
He knows simply that he was "con-
verified" recently at a Salvation Army
meeting In North Yakima, became con
WINGED that it was his duty to return to
the prison from which he had escaped
when on parole. and set to work earning
money for his passage.
And thereby he goes Jean Vatican and
! William January one better, for his ac-
ton, according to his friends, IL entirely
voluntary.
L the records of the Salvation Army
headquarters at 3sS State st, the case Of
McCarty was entered as one of the most
remarkable In all the history of the or
ganization. Several years ago the young
mamie is 40 years old n~ow-gambled
away his money one evening in Mont
pelier. Ind. Then he got drunk, broke into
a store with his pal" and stole $500 worth
OF surgical instruments, which he sold
later for $3.50. He was caught and sem
fenced to from one to 10 years hard la
Dor in the Indiana state penitentiary.
After serving two years he was paroled
and given a job on an Ice wagon. For
weeks he did his work well. Then he got
drunk again and hit a man over the head
in a street fight. This, he was told, would
end his parole, and he fed the state.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
Nature.

n bubbling brook doth leap when 1
come by,
Because my feet find measure with its
The birds know when the friend they love
Is night,
For I am known to them. both great and
Tho flower that on the lonely hillside
grows
Expects me there when spring It's bloom
has given;
And many a tree and bush my wanderings
knows.
And cen tho clouds and silent stars Of
heaven;
For he who with his Maker walks Alright,
be their lord as Adam was before;
His ear shall catch each sound with new
delight,
His object wear the dress that then it
wore;
And he. as when erect In soul he stood,
Hear from his Fathers lips that all is
Jones Very.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20

From the New York Press.
OF all the physical culture fads that
have been recommended to women, none
is so d as that championed by Ella q.
Grundy, an Englishwoman who is to visit
this country In the hope of interesting
American women In her ideas. Mrs,
Grundy's gymnasium Is the lawn or gar
den, or both. and she insists upon all
work, even to the handling of q spade.
THE beginner will find,,, she writes.
that ten minutes spade exercise is as
good as q brisk massage for making her
body tingle. Digging with a spade means
beauty. The constant bending of the
body works the muscles of the back and
waist, waking up torpid livers and helping
to reduce size. Are you q round shout
dered, narrow chested woman? Then
drag the garden roller up and down the.
lawn or the tennis court q few minutes
every day, n you will be surprised at
the improvement In your figure. Your
cheat will expand, your neck will grow
round and plump, and you back viii be-
come upright. But never, never push the
roller. Beauty culture In the garden does
not altogether depend upon the exercise
of the body. The finishing touches are
given by natures cosmetics. which are
fresh air, sun and RAIN
Large stock ranch, Boone Co, Neb. In
corn belt. Highly improved; timber. or
chard, artesian wells, r. F.. D., telephone.
school, SIG. Easy terms. For particulars
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20

troubles. Is that re-
lief lasting? Let Mrs.
James NJ. Long, of
113 N. Augusta ST.,
Staunton, Va, tell
On January 31st,
1908, Mrs. Long
wrote: "Doan's Kid,
ney Pills have cured
me" COT pain in the
hn oly rr3roc -
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
Mental Exercise.

IT thay, Arthur. tellth me he 18th doing
gbwain work"
"Ya-as. He hath welieved his valet OF
the twubble o dethiding which suit to
wear each day. He igureth It ali out by
himthelf, doncherknow. Deuthedly clever
chap"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
Repartee.

Miss Younger-I wonder ii, I shall
lose my looks. too. when I am your
age?
Miss Elder-You'n be lucky ii you
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
THE TINE TEST.

That IL What Proves True Merit.
Doan's Kidney Pills bring the quick
est OF relief from backache and kidney
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
An Orator. BUT

Winks-That Fellow De Blow is GER
tainly a born actor.
Dinks--Think SO?
Winks-Yes; one never realizes until
after his speeches appear In print that
he doesn't say anything.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
A c FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
andhas positively cured Thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fbroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-downf feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness ornervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20

'bles, bearing down sensations, etc.. On
June Goth, 1907, -four and one-half
years later, she said: II haven't had
kidney trouble since. l repeat my testi-
mony."
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y.
A New One.
Evelyn (edging away)-No, Harold,
o mustn't try to railroad yourself
into my affections.
Harold-To railroad myself?
Evelyn-Yes; you seem to think your
arm has the right of way around my
waist.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
Seems Likely.

Seems Likely.
From Yonkers Statesman.
BILL see in a favorable wind a fox
can scent a man at a distance of one
quarter of a mile.
Jill-Of course he could scent him
farther II the mar happened to be in
an automobile!
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
Very Particular.

Mistress-Why are you leaving us.
Mary? I'm sure I do all the work.
Maid-Yes, na'am, but I don't like
the way you do it.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20

Upset.
From Yonkers Statesman.
II have noticed" remarked the OBJ
server of events and things, that noth-:
Ing gets upset more than the man
himself when he looks in q bureau
drawer for something he can't nd"
Each Has One.
every man has his favorite hymn"
Yes, and I've noticed that every WON.
an also has her ~favorite him."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20

This woman says that after
months Of suffering Lydia r..
Rinkham's Vegetable Compound
made her as well as ever
Maude E. Forgie, of Leesburg,Va
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
IL want other suffering women to
know what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me. For
% that T thought / could not live. /
wrote you, and after taking Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
using the treatment yen prescribed I
felt like a new woman. / am now
strong, and we'll as ever, and thank you
for the good you havesdone me-"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20

lanes Russell LoweTl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-29

Take. for instance. the case Of
poor BESSIE De Voe. dancer. come.
dienne sud Broadway favoritc
She IL as beautiful AZ an artists
dream. graceful as a gaxelle. viva.
ci0un. fun.loving and careless Ia an
artieSN. happy way.
Then. along came the Goald al.
vorce case. Dozens ~ detectives
were looking for evidence which
would be marketable TO either side
Is this rather myatiDing matrimo
Mai tAnRle ~
Result A hatchca.up story.
backed by proposed false affidavit.
20 the effect that Frank Gould had
been sesns partly dressed. leaving
the apartments Of bessie he Voc
nut the young woman who was
20 make the affidavit. for a part Of
the handsome price such evidences
was expected 10 bring from Mira
Goald'a attorneys. refused to sign
tho paper n
Instead. she disclosed the plot to
the district attorney Now Harry
MausleY. a private detective. Mrs
Ben Teal. wife Of Chas FrohRn'a
general stage manager. and Julia
Fismlng. her companion. have been
arrested Mfs. Teal rented TO Mas
ne Voc the apartments the actress
occupied In the uienmorc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-29
Great Work viii Add 30
Blocks to Retail Business
Section.

M0nths after the date originally
act for the start. actual slulcinE
win commence on the Denny hiil
regrade next Friday.
When this great project. the
the largest % It's kind ever attempt
sd In Seattle. IN flashed. 30 blocks
Of valuable property will be thrown
open to retail business. real estate
values la the vicinity will be great.
~ enhanced. Scattle's rapid growth
10 the northward. which has long
been propheaied. Will become fact,
and the entire trade Of Seattle will
be stimulated.
Almost 5000 900 cubic yards of
earth are to be removed. and the
maximum grade TO be left will be
Z per cent. as against 30 per cent
at present
In preparation for che start a
tunnel. feet high. 8 feet vide aud
SIS feet long. has been driven
through hell vt. al a depth Of from
4 10 80 feet. and = trestie over
the railroad tracks Into the bay
has been built This viii be
used TO dispose Of the dirt. while
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-29
Company Rings in Watch
Service With Alarm Serv-
ice al Extra Cost.

A public official who r. IN close
touch With the conditions under
which the National District Tele.
graph Company Is asking q fran
chise 70 operate a private fire alarm
and police telegraph service in this
city, explains that the company'A re-
fusal 10 accept a direct" service
system into fire headquarters IL
based on a plan 10 force the public
TO pay for double service.
IL Ia understood that the corpor-
alton intends 10 employ the same
tactics here as In other cities where
it's system has been permitted TO
operate. insisting upon the patrons
subscribing for both a private watch
service and the fire alarm protec.
tive service.
This double service costs the
patron approximately si50 a month.
whereas either service alone would
cost only si0o a month.
by having the service connect d.
rect with It's own office, the com
pany has the situation 40 well In
hand AT ali times that IL can impose
the double service upon business
men.
With the wires turning In alarms
direct to fire headquarters this
would be impossible. for the com.
pany would be siinable to add the
watch service. which amounts 70
exactly so much velvet" or clear
gain. each month.
Mayor Miller had not received a
response 10 his request for a public
demonstration of the merits OF the
system that the company proposes
TO install. but word has reached the
city hall that the people asking for
the franchise wili agree to pat their
apparatus through its PAGES for the
benefit Of the city officials and In
terested citizens
Mayor Miller will not sign the
franchise ordinance until he Is thor.
oughiy satisfied that the company
can keep all OF its promises
Il IL understood thar the same
company which wants a franchise
here was refused franchise by the
officials Of Portland. Ore. even af-
ter promising 10 pay that city 30
per cent OF It's gross earnings. The
company agrees TO give Seattle only