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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-16

HAVE WASHED HIMSELF AMI
DON'T KNOW WHERE THE TOW
Ell ARE.O
The two law makers looked at each
ofhsr for : minute, until Aikels got
his features into the required form
of eruilty when he slung IN this
crushing missile below the water-line:
Crawford how in hi aid the rail-
roads GET yoni'' Crawford hung /.
little heavier on his wire, and whim-
pered, Vel, Frank, jon have got
mel, Frank has ssgot,s him yet; for
this = ~ only answsr 10 has ever
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-16
Comparative Figures that Show What the
Crawford Administration is Costing the
Taxpayers Of South Dakota.

tax authorized and necessary, fearini
Its effect on the candidacy Of Crawfor'
md his friends in the primaries Of 100
and the state must pay interest on tn
deficiency thus created until the ia,
is levied and collected. The money ha
been spent, and there is no place t.
get it except by borrowing, until tn
taxpayers dig it up. We give below
the law passed authorizing the doubl,
deficiency levy:
Chapter sc, Laws Of 1907.
Be it enacted by the legislature
Of the State Of South Dakota.
Sec. 1. Tax Levy for 1907-It
appearing that the ordinary ex-
penses Of the state for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1907, exec
cd the inssms Of the state for such
year, the state board Of assess-
ment and equalization Of the state
Of South Dakota is hereby en-
powerd and authorized at their an
nual meeting in the month Of Aug
ust, 1907, to levy a tax Of two mills
on each dollar, in addition to the
ordinary levy of two mills on each
dollar Of the assessed valuation of
all taxable property in the state,
to be ascertained by the last pre-
ceding assessment made for state
and county purposes, such addition
al levy, Of two mills on the dollar
to be 80 made for the purpose Of
paying the deficiency Of the pre-
ceding year, together with the esti-
mated expenses Of the ensuing
year.
Sec. 2. Levy for 19es-It ap-
pearing that the ordinary sxpen-
ses Of the state for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1908, exceed the
income Of the state for such year,
the state board Of assessment and
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-16

old "stork," he would have learned
that poets are not the only kind Of,
people who are "born, not made.D
The man who told me of this Incl,
dent has been ssgot'' himself, and
would not father the story now.
Canton S. D.
Asa Forrest, ST.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-16
A CARTOON IN oRD

To the editor of the Argus-Leader:-
Those who know Judge Aikens, have
observed, I may say, felt, that his
strongest weakness, I might say, genius
in his instructive powers of sarcasm
His wonderful versatility along this line
discards all studied ferns Of rhetoric
He can make his sarcasm just as "bit,
ing" Ia a look, a word, or q palto
mimic pose, as in = philippe. Thi,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-16
Stts Debt Increased $312,0oo.oo Dur
hg the First Year Of Governor
crawtord's Regime.

Crawford's Regime.
In tho adjustment Of the financial
affairs between North and South Da.
kota, when the territory was admitted
into the union as two states, it fell
to the lot of South Dakota, which CON.
taaned the greater number of public
institutions, to assume a bonded debt Of
NO small proportions.
But the South Dakotan has ever beer
loyal to state pride, even at the cost Of
personal privation, and this spirit at
once began to be manifested in great
strides toward material prosperity. In
1895 this ambition and pride received
= great shock through the perfdy Of a
trusted official, when the state treasury
Was looted and about a half million
dollars stolen.
That this blow wal keenly felt was
manifest at the following election, when
tho voters voiced their displeasure Of
the breach of confidence and the APP
parent connivance of the then political
machine to prevent the just punishment
Of the offender. At that election . pop
ulist administration was elected, the
history Of the state during the four
years following being one Of unsettled
conditions.
Meanwhile the republican party be-
ealae ~reorganized, new lesders came to
NE front, and the people Of South Da-
1kota in 1900 again expressed their con
Adsace in the Grand Old Party by re-
A1raing it to power.
Financial Condition Jaa. l., 1901.
The republicans took up the reins Of
state administration Of Jan. /, 1891,
and found ia addition to the shortage
sasssd by the defalcation Of the state
treasurer six years before and still un-
settled, d bonded debt still unpaid Of
svef 5000, 900. One Of the slogans
which seemed to meet with q spontan-
sons adoption by every department was
Economy and Debt Paying For
II years the policy earned for the re-
politicians of the state the honest pride
= the party Of the rank and file, and
the admiration of all citizens interest
"a in the progress of the state. Dur
ing those six years the Taylor defalca-
ti0n was made rood and every penny
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-16

by the constitution. 'S- "Ao 10 saAy b n4ed
craaa - = ee M lncrease fer the above. Is officers amounts to $73 es4 The total If.
unAe N the state taxes # all railroads in he state amounts n % no az
= = M us1 me great saving to the tax payers of the state, ~ reason of taa Nc n h nut
N ralIroad lakes was absorbed w fifteen members ~ ~ - -4s pUt
gether With $I3i760o on top Of that. VIZ insusen machine TO-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-16

equalization of the State Of South
K is hereby empowered and
authorized at their annual meeting
IN the month Of August, 1908, to
levy a tax not exceeding two mills
(the amount to be determined by
the emergency existing at that
time on each dollar in addition to
the ordinary levy of two mills on
the dollar, on the assessed va1ua-
lion Of all taxable property in the
state to be ascertained by the last
preceding assessment made for
state and county purposes, such adj
ditional levy Of twomills on the dol.
lar to be made for the purpose Of
paying the deficiency Of the pre-
ceding year, together with the es.
timated expenses Of the ensuing
year.
Sec. ;. Repeal-All acts and
parts Of acts in conflict with this
act are hereby repealed.
approved Aaarch y, 43V1.
when the 'sreformerso point 70 the
fact that In 1905 there was ! 4 mil
levy, II should be borne n mind that
il would require ! s1a mill hwy ia
meet the expenditures authorized 4
1897.
1ssr NH Lsyy = 1893.
I1srs VIII =. ~ Tiers inst b, !
foaR ntll lsvy fsr 1901. wAinh wnl
make taxes 8 Nigh . = 1907 Within
~snsrxsurth e : mi1 and This fer en-.
TT saxvense ana With nsta5ng in
lcaudsd ~ ths twins plant. E1sse Il
= sscaps from this.
Want ths s.Iad.s Removed
But, notwithstanling the autherisa-
tion q ! two.nill lsvy for two ysars
= sncesssaoSr course whichs I =.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-16
LEGISLATIVE EXTRAvACANCE AND TAXATION

really OpSerVeu, was nS'ei
necessary,-the inanciers of the CraN
ford regime are not satisfied with thi
constitutional limitation upon the pow
er to levy taxes. They want it ell
tirely removed, and as the first ste
in that direction the legislature Of 100
passed the following resolution to sui
NIT to the electorate the question 0
| amending the constitution:
Be it resolved by the Senate of
the State of South Dakota, the
House Of Representatives concur
ring.
Sec. l. That at the next general
election in this state the following
amendment to Article XII of the
constitution Of the State Of South
Dakota, which is hereby agreed to,
shall be submitted to the electors
Of the state for their approval.
That Article XII of the constitu-
ton of the State Of South Dakota
be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1. The legislature shall pro-
vide for raising sufficient revenue
to defray the ordinary expense Of
the state by an annual tax, as near
ly uniform from year to year as
practicable. And for the purpose
of paying the public debt, the leg
islature shall provide for levying
a tax annually sufficient to pay the
annual interest and principal Of
such debt within ten years from the
final passage Of the law creating
the debt.
In other words. they want the only
barrier to unrestricted taxation thrown
down so that the state board may levy
any sum necessary to meet Legislative
extravaganza without going through tn.
form of legislative authorization. Ar
ticle XII which it is proposed to amend
the levy to two milf for genera
purposes and two mills for deficiencies
the latter to be specifically authorized
by legislative enactment.
Condition OF Treasury Jan. 1, 1907.
When the state was turned over to tn,
administration Of Jan. 1, 1907
wal not a dollar of bonded debt
and the tax levy of 1905 was but tive
mills, and it had been the hope and ex
pectatien Of the men who brought. thi.
about, that the state would never AGAR
be forced to levy a tax exceeding thai
amount. Jan. /, 1907, the condition 0,
The state finances was as follows:
TIE meet this net debt of $2l1, 56t
there was due in state taxes the sum Of
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-16

General nm warans tstand -. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $sooooooo
nevenu W4ilanss ou'ssanoih9 25000000
Ioaa. 80: -. =. $55oO0oOo
AosS $50 - AAu, - senHsa Aun 50. -. 100000
~ S 81. On On r Hanaary s, 8 ,a aSv ...... ...:.................... e524o00Oo
~ l0su ounun u"DsHJ .... ............... 2l2O00OO
~ increase q debt during the frsty ear f Crawfords dminiuradon 32o "a o.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-16
WHERE SOME oF THE MONEY HOES
That Was Spent by the Legislature
Of South Dakota

So. = felening fgurss show the amount Of money appropriated by the legis
1907 oyer1g O3. AnSAosoe -
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-16

sse2,2oo, which was sufficient not only
to pay this balance, but all the ex-
psnses of the state for the balance of
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1907,
and leave a cash balance Of $4,000. The
tax laws Of this state make taxes due on
December first, fbat do not require them
to be paid until March first, when only
one-half need be paid, the other half
being allowed to run to October first. AS
the year when this tax is to expend-
ed ends on June 3oth, it is necessary to
issue revenue warrants against these
levied but deferred taxes, and such
warrants do not represent a real debt.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-16
Debt Increased ss12,ooo.oo in 1907

OeDJ increased $3l2,OOO.OO in 1907
AS already stated, the net debt of the
state, not taking into account taxes due
and unpaid, on January l., 1907, when
MI. Crawford assumed the reins of gov
ernment, was $211,56o.Oo, or, in round
numbers, $%al2,ooo.oo. This, be it re-
membered, was at the conclusion of a
debt-paying period of six years, dur
ing which q bonded debt Of $613,3O0.-
90 on January !, 1901, was paid in full,
including no small sum in interest there
on at 5 per cent per annum. Now, it
will be interesting to observe what the
states net debt was after one year Of
Mr.. Crawford's administration. Here
are the figures, in round numbers.
Al this rate, what would six years Of
Mr.. Crawford's reform ideas in
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-24
Marriaoe Amono the Axtecs,

The Aztecs, the most civilized peO-
pie of the new world at the time of its
discovery, had a curious marriage Gus
tom. The ceremony was performed
by a priest, who took the hands of the
bride and bridegroom, asking them If
they would marry.
He then took a corner of the wo-
mans veil and the mans robe and
knotted them together, and so they
were led to the bridegroom's house. A
fresh fire was then kindled on the
hearth, and around this fire the priest
caused the bride to go seven times.
The welded couple then sat down to-
gether. and SO was the marriage con-
tracted. An inventory was also made,
which the father Of the bride after
ward retained, Of all the man and
wife brought together. of furniture for
the house, of land, Of jewels, orna-
ments and clothes. Then If 1t CHANGED
that the couple were divorced (as was
common among the Aztecs when man
and wife did not agree) they divided
the goods according to the portion each
had brought to the other, both man
and wife having liberty to marry again
whom they pleased. OF the children
Of the marriage the daughters were
given to the wife and the sons to the
husband. 1t was enacted upon pain
of death that the divorced couple were
not again to remarry.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-24
The Care Of Goldfish.

The secret of success in caring for
goldfish is to keep the water they are
in fresh and sweet. Their globe should
be emptied and its water renewed as
often as every second day. Lift each
fish out gently in a glassful of water,
empty the globe. wash 1t out, then put
in fresh water and put the fish back
again. Clear, sweet rainwater should
be used, and its temperature should be
raised to rs or so degrees by warming
part Of it. Sparkling well water is
too cold for the fish to thrive in and
too pure, for the animalculae Of rain
water form an important part Of the
food Of these fish. They need no other
sustenance than a very few bread
crumbs sprinkled in their water daily,
for overlooking will kill them very
quickly
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Taking Their Temperature.

For three days on a transatlantic
cattle steamer, with passenger accom-
modations, Mrs. Billings had been en-
deavoring by persistent and continu-
GUS questionings to obtain some ideas
as to nautical proceedings, and the
other passengers had about reached
the end Of their patience.
"Well." remarked Miss Talbot at
dinner as she passed the salt, Il am
glad to find that they treat the cattle
so humanely on board. Why, they
take the temperature twice day reg
ularly."
"Oh," cried Mrs. Billings in high.
piercing crescendo, do they really
I'm so glad to hear it, but shouldn't
think they could very we'll"
"Why not, MADAME inquired an eld-
erly man on her left.
"Well-well. why" said Mrs. Bill
lings, 81 should think that it would be
hard to keep a clinical thermometer In
a cows mouth long enough to get any
temperature without having 1t crush
ed."-Youth's COMPANION
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At a church function each person
was required to wear conspicuously
upon his or her clothing some pictorial
or other device that should represent
in ''rebus" form the title of any well
known book, and all the others were
to guess at the book intended
Paradise Lost" represented by a
card upon which five dice had been
pasted, and from which two had evil
IDENTIFY dropped or been removed, was
easily guessed. Hard Times" was no
puzzle. Neither was it hard to recog-
nize "a Pair Of Blue Eyes" "Innocents
Abroad" Vanity Fair nor tfUncIe
Toms Cabin" in spite of the pictorial
DISCUSSES.
One of the guests, however, had
poser. Attached to one of the buttons
Of his coat was card bearing simply
the inscription, Ter
Every one at last gave it up and
asked for the solution.
why, that's easy" he said. ut
means A Tale of Two Cities Man
chester and Leicester Last -sylIables
tail, in fact-of both. Seer
That's not fair!" said the others.
"Its the last syllable of Chester, Ian
caster, Gloucester, Chichester and Elk
eter. We protestp'
WELL" he said, 81 won't insist. Try
this one..'
He turned the card over. 1t was in
scribed on the other side with these
three letters. "Ans."
After a severe mental struggle every
body gave this up also.
"That ought not to puzzle you" he
said "It's The Last of the Mohi-
cans"
He got the prize.
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IennYson and lowell.

Mrs. Proctor, the wife of Barry Corn
wall, was great figure in London lit
erary society when Mr.. Lowell was
United States minister at the court OF
st. James. Mrs. Proctor was most
anxious to bring Tennyson and Mr.
Lowell together. Tennyson, who was
whimsical in his prejudices, made va
rious excuses and affected to believe
that Mr.. Lowell was a poet of little
Importance and an after dinner orator
whose graces of style were overrated
One day Mrs. Proctor told Mr.. Ten
nyson that Mr. Lowell had writer
some lines on her birthday and that
she must insist upon reading them tC
him. The English poet looked at hel
askance and submitted with bad grace
Mrs. Proctor did not go further than
the opening line, Il know a girl-they
say she's. eighty" Tennyson scowleo
and sprang to his feet with a gesture
of Impotence. "Too familiar" he
growled out In high disdain and re-
fused to listen to the remaining lines
Mrs. Proctor persevered i'll her efforts
to bring the two poets together, and
they finally met and became intimate
friends. Mr. Tennyson was man OF
many caprices and had a touch of shy
ness and cold reserve which made him
unwilling to meet a STRANGER.
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Renor+or;sI Persistence.

Once a reporter went to a certain
residence in New York to get details
about the master of the house, who
had just died. in order that an obit
uary notice might appear in the news
paper which he represented Such de
tails, as rule, are easy to get. The
reporter, therefore, was intensely sur
prised when the widow of the de
ceased, with scarcely word, slammed
the door in his face.
She retired into the house. Present
ly the doorbell rang furiously. She re
fused to stir Again the doorbell rang
more furiously than before. Still the
lady of the house would not stir.
II have told him that l don't wan
to say anything about my husband,
she thought to herself, "and he has nc
right to be so persistent"
So she sat still while the doorbel
rang again and again and again.
At last she could stand it no longer
80, opening a window over the from
door, she poked her head out and re
marked severely:
young man, do not desire to say
anything to you. Kindly do not dis
turb me any more Go away, youns
man"
II can'tr' roared the reporter, be
side himself with evaporation. "Yor
have shut my coattails in the door,
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ESTABLISHED 1875

lifted and Lottie's smiling face was
seen through the glass.
Wisner smiled and nodded in reply
to her greeting, and he was about to
beckon her to wait until he could join
her ON the sidewalk when his hand
struck the stool on which rested the
new price tags. He caught up the top
one and pinned it on his coat, striking
an attitude in imitation of the dummy
FORMS
Lottie laughed at the sign, which
read, "a Real Bargain at the Price,"
and the end of the screen dropped
For one awful moment Wisner
thought that she had been Disguised
bv the clownish appeal
He could not know that even eyes
that are gray and unromantic can tell
their story of love. Lottie had read
their plea, and moment later Wisner
heard the store door open and close
again, and moment later Lotties
face appeared at the door to the win
dow.
81 think I'll take that bargain, Sid
ney,' she said as her cheeks We're
dyed a deeper red. You can wrap it
up, and I'll take it home with me-to
talk to father
The bargain sprang from the win
dow, but 1t was half an hour before it
wrapped itself up-in its overcoat-
and was taken home to talk to Homer
Vincent.
Il thought you couldn't resist a bar
GAIN" he jubilated as they hurried
along the street
Lottie gave the strong arm a little
hug. You'd be dear at any price,"
she cooed.
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A pEanannoIa.
Il wonder why it is" remarked the
afranQe 70 me

Il wonder why it is" remarked the
stranger to me.
"Why what is?" queried.
He groaned and explained thus:
"Why is it that chefs at restaurants
think that the mere addition of a to
mato to anything under the sun justi-
fies their calling the combination some
thing a PEspagnoleY
81 see eggs PEspagnole.' My curl
osity is at once aroused. What l ask
myself, do the Spaniards do to eggsT
So 1 order eggs a rEspagnole.' What
are they? Eggs with tomato.
81 see chicken frieassee a iEspa-
gnole.' Nothing but tomato mixed with
chicken. And thus 1t goes on and on
through life, a continual round OF
hopes deceived. Spanish sauce is to-
mato catchup. 1t is absurd; 1t is care
less. Chefs have no right to be SC
lazy. Why, if the same degree Of care
lessness is allowed to run rampant
through other classes Of men besides
chefs do not doubt
Here the stranger got positively
! tragic.
ST do not doubt that the good old
phrase walking Spanish will be ap-
piled to stepping on a tomato. 1 fear
It; fear it."
And he faded thence, shaking his
head with gloomy foreboding.-New
York Times.
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curlous School CUSTOMS.

Mexican schoolmasters show their
appreciation of a pupils efforts in
curious manner. The diligent student
is allowed to smoke cigar during the
lesson. When the whole class has CIV
en- satisfaction, permission is given for
a general smoke, and even the little
Mexicans are allowed to light a ciga-
rette for the occasion. Needless to say,
the schooImaster himself smokes a
cigar of a size and quality proportions
ate to his superior position. But the
scholars are not allowed to drink, this
privilege being accorded to the master
only. On his desk he always keeps a
bottle of liquor, which, when empty,
occasions much dispute among the
parents of his scholars, as 1t is consid-
cred an honor to be able to fill the
schoolmaster's bottle.-London Stand
ord
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A French marquise whose country
house is crowded with guests during
the hunting season hit upon the origi-
nal idea of placing register at the
disposal of her visitors In which to
record their desires and criticisms
The pages of the richly bound book
soon began to be covered with notes
such as:
"Count de R. still owes % louis. He
knows to whom"
'The green peas yesterday were
burned"
Baroness NJ. unfortunately not
with me-"
The marquise has withdrawn the
register.
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The crusaders are said to have
brought home with them the bolster,
and. according to DR.. Camille, their
wives, in ignorance of the only ration
al way of using the article Il. e,
lengthwise as a support for the back
Of a person when lying on his side)
and not knowing what else to do with
it, put the bolster where it is still
found on the beds of those who have
not learned the wisdom of discarding
it altogether-under the pillow. Lon
don Chronicle.
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parents, Hairs and Heirs.

1t is possible to predict from the hair
of parents the form of their children's
hair. Two blue eyed, straight haired
parents will have only blue eyed,
straight haired children. Two wavy
haired parents may have straight,
wayy OF curly haired children, but the
chances of curly hair are slight. Two
curly haired parents may have chill
dren with either straight, wavy or
curly hair, but the proportion Of curly
haired offspring will probably be large.
American Naturalist.
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Knew the Kind.

at used to be, when a lady in
sisted on keeping her husband awake
nights to tell him how much better her
family was than his family and some
other Christening truths. that the POI
liceman took her off, and she was Ell
ther fined or ducked as common
scold"
"And, pray, what did they do with
the uncommon ones? Surely in those
days, as In ours, some displayed more
talent than others"
"They probably knew better than to
monkey with the uncommon ones
Man is a bright creature who learns
by experience"