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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-11-26
LITTLE GIRL FAILS IN
ClSTERN OF MATE

Howard, S. D.. Nov. 20.-Little Mabel
.Holstrom stepped IN a cistern cover
and was precipitated into a cistern full
of water. Her mishap was witnessed
by Miss Brewer. Who called assistance
and h was rescued before ill effects
enSued.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-11-26

DR.. s. Weir Mitchell, neurologist,
poet, essaytst n novelist, has been
Royal Society OF England. The cleo
ton Is one of the choicest distinctions
20 which q scientist can aspire, and IT
has come to only three other Americans
new living. Alexander Agassiz, nat
nralist, and Geo. w. Hill and Simon
Newoomb,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-11-26

A scientist has made a calculation
about the time Il will take to fill the
world with all the people 1t will hold.
The present population of the globe is
supposed to be about 1867, 900, 900. and
ne estimates that the maximum Of the
Inhabitants that can be sustained on
h entire land surface OF the earth Is
6,994, 100000, and this figure will be
reached A. d. 2072, or in about $50
years. at the present ratio OF increase,
which is 8 per cent q decade.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-11-26

The question of the Influence Of the
stock on the graft and vice versa has
been much discussed. The experiments
recorded by M. J.. Guignard in the
"Comptes Rendus" were made with a
view of discovering whether there is
any migration of chemical substances
from the one to the other. Plants rich
in compounds of hydrocyanic acid were
chosen as this is easy to detect. 1t was
found that when a plant containing q
~hydrocyanic glucoside is grated on one
destitute of 1T, or lnversed, there is no
passage of this substance from the one
to the other. The general conclusion
seems to be that grating is a sort OF
artificial symbiosis in which each
species retains it's Individuality.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-11-26

The highest paid workingwomen in
France are said to be the cutters OF
precious stones. They receive about
$3.50 q day. The lowest wage is 60
cents q day and Is paid to dressmakers.
There are $4,000, 900 women In France
and the majority earn their own living.
The movement on foot to secure for
them the ballot Is carried on with the
object OF gaining for them a formal
recognition In industry In h hope OF
increasing their wages and winning for
them equal pay for equal work with
the men.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-11-26

In successful operation at Red Wing,
Mimi, Is the first municipal uncom-
mercial theater in L..merica, an endowed
institution. Red Wing is a town of
only 10, 1000 persons. 40 miles down the
Mississippi rive from St. Paul, and to
1t several years ago a citizen left $50
600 to found a municipal theater. A
citizens committee, under the terms of
the bequest manages the playhouse and
80 well has 1t done it's work that for
the last three years a dividend on the
capital invested has been paid to the
town. Professor Richard Burton pre-
diets that Tin 10 years probably, and
In rs years certainly, every considerable
city in the United States will have Il
municipal theater."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-11-26
EXPERIMENT STATION is
! LOCATED AIT COTToNwoon

Pierre, s. d.. Nov. 2O.-Cottonwood
on the western boundary of Stanley
county, has been designated by the
state board Of regents as the location
for the new experimental station in
dry farming under the direction Of the
agricultural experiment station.
An outlay of $4,000 to $40, GOO will he
required for buildings ana e%ouinnent
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-11-26

On getting to his chambers in court
= Paris judge received his note: Mon
sieur the Judge-In the belief that a
Judge can form an accurate opinion
only Of matters OF which he has per-
sonal experience, we think that 1t viii
Interest you to be exactly acquainted
with the facts OF q case similar to
many which are tried by you every
day. We accordingly have the honor
TO inform O that we have had much
pleasure In robbing your flat today
This" said the learned Judge, sis
obviously a Joke" But he found that
II was not when he got home.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-11-26

It Is told of the youth of a young
German prince, many years ago. that
upon n occasion, his tutor having
been changed, The newcomer in exam
lining the young prince asked: Can
your highness tell me how much is
nine times 122" "Seventy-two." re-
piled the prince, with royal prompt
ness. The tutor paled, but soon recov-
cred his ~equanimity. Permit me to
state to your highness that your high
ness former tutor, whom l had the
honor to suece&d as IN ~isstructor to
your royal higfiness, appears to nave
been a person OF rather limited capa-
bilities,- he said.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-11-26
CONVICT NO. sos.
QUEENS HEALTH GuARDEp

Joliet, Ill. Nov. 21.-Peter Van Wis
sengen today became eonyiet TO. go;
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Cost Of Football,

1t costs money to keep up a football
team. At most colleges, however. 1t Is
considered a paying investment. Sup
port of an eleven ONE from various
sources. partly from the students them
selves. partly from gate receipts. from
alumni and In some cases partly from
appropriations made out Of the college
treasury. There are the expenses Of
maintenance. of travel. of salaries for
trainers and assistants and Of renting
the grounds on which the great exhibit
ton games r played. OF course
much Of the expense of these things
is borne by gate receipts. but by no
mean all. 1t is estimated that in one
way and another. including the ex-
penses Of the thousands who 60 hun.
dreds of miles TO see the contest, the
annual Harvard-Yale battle on the
Eridiron costs about $l.O0O.OO
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ADVANCE OF SURGERY.
Transfer Of Vital Organs From Lower
Animals to Man a Possibility.

Transfer Of Vital Organs From Lower
Animals to Man a Possibility.
Medical science is soon to accom-
plish the transfer of sound vital Or
gans and tissues from the lower ami
mails to man. The substitution of
healthy organs for the diseased parts
of the human body will be made posi-
BILE through the new experimental sur
gerry and vivisection and will revolu-
tionize modern medicine. The success
full transplanting of arteries from one
animal to another Is the first step to-
ward this end.
These are the conclusions drawn by
Professor Simon Flexner Of the Rookie.
Teller Institute For Medical Research
in a paper on Tendencies In Pathol
ogy'' written by him for presentation
to the American Association For the
Advancement Of Science and read be
fore the physiological section Of the
society at the University Of Chicago
by Professor Ludwig Kekteen Of the
university.
Professor FleXner's paperalso contain
cd accounts Of a series Of experiment.
on rats and mice performed by him
self and his associates leading to i'm
portant discoveries concerning the bio
logical conditions Of tumor growth
Pathological problems have been enor
mously affected by recent experiment
In ~vivisection. according to the New
York scientist.
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DDS of administration in the navy de-
partment.
Mr.. Reuterdahl has been described
as a marine illustrator" He is an as
sociate of the United States Naval in
stitute and American editor of the pub
LEGATION known as The Worlds Fight
ing Ships" He was born at Malmo. in
Sweden, in 1870 and as n boy desired
to become an artist, but was forced to
content himself with being a scenic
artist, this being considered by his
parents more remunerative than art
for arts sake firing Of gliding orr
entail domes and stretching canvas, he
forsook the scenic studio and drifted
into black and white. being at the time
the youngest illustrator in Sweden. In
this capacity he was sen to Chicago
to picture the Worlds fair of 1893 and
upon it's conclusion decided to remain
in the United States. Early years Of
sailing and roughing it on craft In the
Baltic and the sea spirit latent In the
blood of all Scandinavians rendered his
transmission to a marine artist easy.
and with the arrival of the Spanish
war he found his vocation. His work
during this war brought him fame.
both as correspondent and illustrator,
and subsequently he was sent abroad
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Etttl ara III lllt.-
ana. AS Il boy be served as printers
devil on an Indiana paper. learned the
trade OF Silversmith and matchmaker
and prepared for college. entering no
PAW university and studying for
three years at this institution and ut
Wabash college. supporting himself in
part during this time by setting type in
printing offices. One Of the senator's
later experiences was as part proprietor
Of Il circus. Speaking Of this episode.
the statesman and journalist once said:
was practicinE law-that Is. trying to
just after l left college. Two young mon
| knew attained their majority and, in
hcriting ii considerable fortune, decided
that the only real occupation In life was
that OF a circus proprietor. They In
vested a good many thousand dollars in
buying some rings with a little canvas
around them and then proceeded to equip
every department anew. l do not know
how much they had in. but when thnv got
ready to go on the road most eff their
cash was In the outfit. They struck two
weeks of steady rain, and the next !
heard OF them was through a telegram
addressed 10 me. saying: Come a. once
Two weeks rain. Sheriff has the oltit,
Bring all the money you can / raised
two or three thousand dollars for them
on short notice and took the first train.
l got them going again and remained
with them two weeks in southern Michi-
gan. We played to immense crowds and
had pleasant weather throughout. When
l left them there was considerable Of q
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-19
0HE war in the navy, or over that
branch of the federal forces,
hogan ahonf tho same time. by

"HE war in the navy, or over that
branch Of the federal forces,
began about the same time, by
a strange coincidence, that our
fine fleet Of battleships set sail from
Hampton Roads for "a fight or a frol-
ic" in the Pacific. So far the men
aboard the American armada are hav-
ing the frolic, leaving the fighting to
he done by those left at home and with
the pen rather than the sword. In
deed, indirectly it was the cruise to the
Pacific which caused the war in the
navy, and it was a ship flying the Re-
Cross flag rather than that of a rear
admiral or fleet commander which pre-
cipitated the trouble. The controversy
arose or
who Shu .t.i>
Relief. Il rad
ical diff a,"uen Rear
Admiral .~rrnson. chief
of the ou. Oh, ~,...i-,tion. and Sur
geon Genel.,! =. ". EiNey, head of the
medical cops OF the navy department.
The latter desired to have the hospital
ship Relief sent with the Pacific feet
under command of a medical officer
and with a competent sailing master
in charge of the navigation, but Rear
Admiral Brownson believed that reg
ular officers of the line and not doctors
should have command of naval vessels
and resigned his post as chief Of the
bureau of navigation rather than ex-
ecute III order contrary to his views
as to the good Of the service. This
yelt's now historic letter, in which in
communicating to Secretary Metcalf of
the navy department his reasons for
believing that the hospital ship should
be under command Of Il medical officer
he took occasion to describe Admiral
Brownson's action In resigning as "un-
seemly and improper and '%prejudicial
to the interests of the navy"
In the same letter the president re
ferred In vigorous language to the
criticisms of the navy and the organi-
cation of the navy department con
tanned in certain recent articles and
interviews. 1t is believed that the pres
1dcnt had in mind especially the arti
Gle of Henry Reuterdahl In the current
issue Of a leading magazine. These
criticisms have aroused wide comment
coming as they do when so much at
tention is conferred upon he navy by
reason of the departure of the big fee
of battleships for the Pacific. In this
article Mr.. Keutcrdahl has alleged tina
radical defects of construction exist il
our warsllips and that grave mistake.
have beer committed and repeated
The responsibility for the state of at
fairs he describes as existing h
charges to the bureau system, and h
alleges that the bureaus feel compelle'
to defend their policies and will no
admit their mistakes eve after acc
dents have happened in consequence o
them. Mr.. Reuterdahls assertion
were characterized by Admiral Brown
son as o~verdrawn, but the latter dc
clared that he did not believe in tn
bureau system and thought Their
should be a reorganization Of the meth
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-19

wei. as text DOCKS CAPTAIN JOHN r.
in outside schools. P1LLsBCRY'
Some years he was sen abroad
to study the chemistry of iron and
steel aud electrical processes in steel
manufacture, and his investigations
proved of great benefit in the building
Of the new navy.
The hospital ship Relief, the limo
cent cause of the present controversy,
was formerly in the service OF the
army and at the time of the Spanish
war was considered the best equipped
vessel of the kind in the world. She Is
1923 feet in length, has a tonnage Of
$500 and was built about a dozen
years ago., being originally the John
Englis Of the Portland Steamship line.
On her purchase by the government at
the outbreak of the Spanish wal she
was reconstructed so as to provide five
large hospital wards, with accommoda.
ton for about 400 men, and was equip.
ped with a bountiful supply Of surgi.
cal apparatus. The most famous trip
made by the Relief was that from
Cuba to New York in July, 1893. when
she brought home n load of sick and
wounded soldiers from the battlefield
Of Santiago. She made the 1900 miles
from Siboney to New York in less thar
four days, and only two men died on
board during the voyage. The condi
ton of the ship in respect to sanitar.
equipment was the subject of many
compliments.
Surgeon Charles +. Stokes, whose ap
pointment to the command Of the Re
lief led to Admiral Brownson's resig
nation as chief of the bureau of navf
CATION, is Il New York man and an &C
complished surgeon and was recent,
In charge of the naval hospital at Sal
Juan, Porto Rico. The Relief was en-
tirely refitted for the use of the nav.
in 1905 and Is to meet the Pacific flee
ut Magdalena Bay. proceeding to tina
station from San Francisco. The pres
ent outfit Of the ship includes ever.
imaginable convenience for such a We
sci. even to a dental parlor for tn
benefit Of jackies suffering from tooth
ache.
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pressure and on a fairly level surface
will move a sleigh train at a speed of
from three to five miles an hour. 1t
can be utilized in a rough country. pro
vided the snow is well packed down
so as to give a fairly smooth surface.
There are four cylinders. attached in
pairs, two engines on each side of the
boiler and fastened to frame and boil.
er in an upright position, rs shown.
Each pair of engines is equipped with
reversing link motion. The traction
device consists of two heavy runners,
one on either side Of engine, carried
on a four and a half inch iron shaft.
On each end of these runners is at
tached a pair of heavy boxes in which
hammered iron shafts run. Each shaft
has a heavy %sprocket wheel. These
sprocket wheels mesh into and carry
the tread or log chains.
When the engines are started. pow
er is transmitted by a spur pinion on
crank shafts to pinions on the front
end of the driving shafts. On the real
end of these driving shafts are attach
ed bevel pinions which mesh in large
bevel gears running on brass pushed
! quilts on main bearing. These bevels
also have spur gears attached to them.
which carry the power through inter
mediate gears to another spur gear on
the shaft to which the rear sprocket
Is keyed.
These motors are in wide use in Min
nesota and Wisconsin. where one will
cover a distance Of fifty miles a day,
performing a service equal to that OF
twelve to eighteen four-horse teams.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-19
Operations on the Stomach.

The science of surgery has made
some remarkable advances during the
past few years. Among other things it
has become possible to successfully
foreign bodies that have been purpose
ly or accidentally swallowed. In this
operation a small opening is made in
the abdomen, the stomach drawn out
an inciSion made and the foreign body
removed, after which the openings are
the same certainty as in external oper
ations. Such articles as knives and
forks, bars Of lead, false teeth, etc.
have been so removed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-19

POLLOCK. THE PITT 'In the
Bishops Carriage and "A Game OF
Hearts," lie began his connection with
the stage as a critic for Washington
papers. In a magazine article Mr.. Pol
lock once championed the cause of the
liar. Said he:
There are three kinds of ~liars-good
liars, bad liars and malicious liars. The
first classification is intended 10 separate
the artist who knows how to falstfy from
the tyro who doesn't. a clever liar must
have ingenuity, imagination. memory
courage, presence Of mind and great his
trionic ability. A truth teller need not
possess brains. Cameras and phono-
graphs tell the truth.
Women are born liars, Men acquire the
knack.
Most fanatics on this subject split hairs
to make watch chains for their con-
sciences. They feel honest II they abide
by the letter Of the law. To them a lie
must be oral or 1t isn't a lie. 1t doesn't
occur to them that anything that creates
a false impression Is a falsehood even X
it be silence. The worst liar l know Is
Aeaf and dumb. He solicits aims and has
a bank account.
When the pinch comes and It Is nee
essary to economize," said Rev. &. r.
Aked, the new pastor of John D.
Rockefeller's church, 'there is a GER
tain class Of men who try to put all
the burden on their wives. l wish all
such men could he answered as a Liv-
erpool man once was.
"'Hang It, said this gentleman, look
ing up from his morning paper, CON
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-19

to record his impressions of European
navies. In this way he earned a rcpu-
tation as naval critic as well as marine
artist. His naval pictures are noted
for their technical accuracy and the
knowledge of detail which they dis
play and have done much to increase
his reputation as an authority.
Captain John Elliott p%illsbury, who
was appointed to succeed Rear Adml
raj RroWnsun as chief of The bureau OF
navigation, is known as an officer who
never refused II duty assigned him OF
protested against any work allotted
him. He Is siXty-one years old and 4
native Of Lowell, Mass, and was Ap
pointed to the Naval academy in 1863
Captain Fillsbury was for severa
years on duty in Washington as mem
Der of the general board and was dur
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copyright, 1901

OFF THE STE
60 to the place and tell her what has
happened. The poor thing ought to
know it ut once
"But | am on my way to school, sir"
"Never mind that. Here is an er-
rand of mercy and sorrow. Ii your ia
ther should break his leg today. would
not your mother feel grateful to the
boy who came to tell her? Suppose
this painter should die without seeing
his wife again. You'd always have it
on your conscience, and his ghost
would haunt you. Take the address
and trot right along"
1t was the threat about the ghost
that decided IIumpy. He didn't want
II painters ghost walking in on him
at midnight. and he left his school
books in a grocery and started on the
errand. When he had gone IA couple
of blocks he met the Watkins boy, and
Of course the latter asked where he
was going and what for. When the
nature of the errand had been explain
ed to him, he looked wise and said:
Hump Skinner, l have read the lives
of Washington, Madison, Henry Clay
and Corporal Tanner, and not one of
EN- was ever sent to tell a wife that
her husband had broken his leg. Dc
you realize hat you are a hero?"
Am II"
"Of course you are. Buffalo Bill is
not in it with you. Yes, sir, you are a
regular hero, and you want to act like
one. Don't rush into the house when
you get there and scare that poor WON
an half to death, but break the news
gradually. Lead up to the matter
gradually and easily. If some boys
had your chance they'd make thai
wife think it vas a good thing thai
her husband broke his leg. Go on anG
be a hero"
Humpy went on. He hadn't even
looked at the address yet. He hat
been told that it was Beech street. ant
Beech street was a mile away. III
had got within four Or five blocks o
to find that he had lost it. He halted
in his steps and was about to turf
when he recalled that some II hat
said that the injured mans name wa'
MCGUIRE. With that in his mind an
feeling that Providence might guild
him, he reached the corne of Beecl
street to meet an old I'M hobblin!
along, and he accosted her with:
'Ma'am, do you know a fasily Oh
this street named McGuire?"
BLESS your heart, l DO" was Tia
reply. You have only to so to tn
fourth house on the right. hav
known Mrs. MCGUIRE for these man,
years, and | can say that she's a pei
feet lady"
Humpy was in luck. He passe
along to the fourth house and rang tn
bell, and as he stood waiting he re
membered that he must be a hero
Mrs. Mcclure herself answered tn
bell. and her greeting was not exactl
cordial. Her voice was as cold as ic
as she asked what was wanted.
, II wanted to ask if your husban
went housekeeping today" reptile
Humpy, who started in to break til
: sad news gently.
, What! Are you here to give me in
, pudence?"
, NO, ma'am. If your husband WEI
huckleberrying and fell out of a hicl
DRY tree and was bitten by a snake
Has a Marrow Escape.
p "Away with you" shouted the W
! man as she grabbed for the broo,
behind her. What's this talk aboi
NV husband when I've been a wido
for the last seven years"
do you know any other McGuir,
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OF President Mitch
ellis & hand men,
He Is a resident Of
bridgeport. O. The
United Mine Work
erS Of America Is an
organization which
has come to the
front In the labor
w orl d largely
through ~. efforts
ANA skill rs Il labor
organizer of Mr..
Mitchell, and the
lattrl''S retirement
from its presidency
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-19

ing this time assistant to the chief Of
the bureau Of navigation, so he is ia
miliar with the duties Of his new and
difficult post. During the Spanish war
he was assigned to the command Of
the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius, which
was considered extra hazardous serv-
ice, and he operated off Santiago. win
ming much credit. He is one of the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-19

III account OF the condition of his
health was greatly regretted by the
members. Few labor leaders have en-
loved the confidence OF the men they
represent as Mr.. Mitchell has done.
Mr.. Lewis stands mex to Mr., Mitchell
In the esteem of the United Mine
Workers, and success is predicted for
his administration
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-19
Cermanv's Field Gun,

Great pains are taken by the Ger
man military authorities to exclude al
foreigners from obtaining any ac
Quaintance with their new field artil
lery. but it has become known that Its
caliber Is 71mm.. or 2mm, higher than
is usual for field guns. 1t is of course
a breechloading quick tirer. equipped
with a hydro-pneumatic brake.