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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31

Picture postcards are being used In
Europe for all kinds of announcements.
Newly married couples pose In wedding
costumes for card pictures, which are
sent to friends; proprietors of inns and
restaurants use them for advertising
purposes; the new baby is introduced,
to distant friends relatives by
means of the card, and engaged couples
make use OF the same medium to show
their smiling faces to interested per-
sons at q distance. The latest thing in
that line is q care from Germany with
the picture Of a wreath and flower COW
cred coffin, under which a member of
the bereayed family wrote: SO ruhte
unser Seliger'-"Thus rested our saint
ed one"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31

In a lecture on flies before the Royal
Photographic society of London, +. +.
Smith said thai with a little patience
flies could be trained. and he showed
some acknowledgement records of flies
lying on their backs twirling minia-
lure dumbbells, balancing weights big
ger than themselves, climbing reyolv-
Ing wheels and acting as nursemaids.
holding dummy babies. Accurately
balanced little machines We're used for
training the flies, and the only discom-
fort to the insect, said the lecturer,
was involved In It's being imprisoned
for q day or two. On being released,
although It's wings were uninjured. it
had no desire to fly. but showed tract
ableness and readiness to perform these
extraordinary gyratlons instead.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31

The principle 81 the ~fireless cooker,
in which the cooking, have once been
started over a flame Is continued IN
an insulated cabinet or box, through
the action OF the heat already alb
tsorbed, is more or less familiar 10 all,
but In the more improved forms cloth
and felt insulation are displaced by
vulcanized wood, asbestos and other
materials of a durable, sanitary ma
ture and the utensil adapted to baking
and roasting. In the latter case the
heater is stored in steatite radiators
or slabs, which quickly absorb the
heat. The radiators are heated over
flame or by electricity. That 1T Is pos
sible to use electricity in connection
with the ~tireless locker with proper
tionately greater economy in the use
of fuel than in the use of gas, oil or
coal, has, 1t is stated, been practically
demonstrated.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
WOMAN RIFLE EXPERT
BRINGS O w WOLF

1fankton, s.. D., Dec. 2s.-Mrs. Robert.
O,Neill, OF James River, a very clever
shot with a rife, brought down a wolf
near her husbands farm Wednesday
morning. Mrs. O'Neill ran across the
wolf while out with her 20 rifle and
got him right behind the shoulder in.
q businesslike way. The wolf was,
bowled over dead at the first shot.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31

The unoficial and authorised jury OF
enthiders has decided that the award
Eor personal pulchritude among the IL
SCvernors andnext governors is to be
6ayided evenly between Draper OF Mas
~Aachugetts. and Prouty. Of Vermont.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
FALLS FROM BUILDING
AND CLlNGS TO WIRE

Watertown, S. D., Dec. 24.-Guests Of
the Arcade hotel and passing pedes-
trians were treated to a thrill this
morning in the sight of a man hanging
onto an electric light wire 35 feet
above the middle of the street. A two
story building was being moved down
the street and A.. c. Friemark was sta
toned OF it's roof to prevent the electric
light and telephone wires from CATCH
ing as the building moved under hem.
AS he cleared the last one of the
maze Of wires at the crossing Of Maple
and Second streets southwest he lost
his footing and saved himself from
falling by springing for the wires. He
managed to reach one and the build
ing moved on down the street, leaving
him suspended in midair.
Policemen soon brought a fire ladder
and rescued the man. but none too
soon, as he declared he could not have
huns on much longer.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31

Red lights can be seen at a greater
distance than green
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
MCCLELLAN CASE
FINALLY LANDS IN
The U. S. COURT
Two Sets of Contending Heirs
Seek to Prevent Fortune
Going to State.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. PA legal
battle, involving the ownership OF the
estate Of John Mcclellan, a wealthy
Sioux Falls pioneer, who died on Au-
gust 81, 1899, after having run the
gauntlet of the state circuit courts and
reached the United States court IN TINS
city and a hearing in, the case now IS
being held before Judge Garland.
The plaintiffs In the suit now being
tried in the federal court are john W
James s., William S., Walter n Ed
mun3 Mcclellan, who allege they are
the sole surviving heirs OF John NC
Clellan and lawfully entitled to inherit
the estate left by him. John 9. Nc
Clellan is a resident of Texas, James
resides in Arkansas. William S. In Col
orado and Walter and Edmund are
residents of Pennsylvania.
1t is alleged by the two first named
that they are the sons of John McClel7
Ian, while the other three complain
ants allege they are grandsons of the
dead pioneer. 1t is shown by the pa
pers in the case that all outstanding
claims against The estate have been
paid and that the estate is ready for
distribution as soon as the alleged helfS
can establish a awful claim to it.
The compliments in the action now
being tried In the United States court
ask that the court order and decree
that they are the sole surviving heirs of
John Mcclellan, and that Special Adj
ministrator Blackman be ordered to
ender an account of all the moneys
and other property of the estate that
now is in his possession, and, after
deducting his lawful fees II expenses,
that he be ordered to distribute the
estate to the compliments as the law
full heirs Of John Mcclellan.
The defendant in the action is George
T. Blackman, administrator of the
estate. The state of South Dakota also
is a party to the suit, as ~intervenor.
Tho state is interested in he case
for the reason that the state courts
held there We're no legal heirs of John
Mcclellan. and If this could be estab-
lished the estate would go to the state.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31

NewJersey recently celebrated the 50th
anniversary of Lucy Stone letting her
household goods, including her baby's
cradle, be sold for taxes In Orange as
protest against taxation without rep
resentation. The suffragists say That
this reason. Since then there have
beep many similar instances. The last
and rnost notable perhaps was the case
or Lady Steel. who let her goods be
sold at auction in Edinburgh, Scot
land.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31

The Church of the Advent. In Boston,
che of the highest OF high Episcopal
churches, celebrated las Sunday the
sixty-fourth anniversary of it's founda-
ton. An interesting fact in connec-
ton with the history of the parish is,
that no fewer than seven bishops haveI
been furnished by it to the Protestant
Episcopal church of America: Bishop
Horatio S%outhgate; Bishop Knight, of
Milwaukee,; Bishop Hall, of Vermont;
Bishop Osborne. OF Springfield: Bishop
Goldman, OF Maine; Bishop Parker. Of
49, TS"taayscrire, and Bishop Grafton,
OF Fond du Lac.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
REPAIRS
REJECTED AS WAY
TO KEEP CLASSES
Commissioners Tell Edu-
cation Board Buildings
Must Be Closed.

In letter 20 the Board of Education
today, the Commissioners say they re-
greet they cannot agree with the board
In its suggestions Of minor changes at
the Mccormick and Potomac school
buildings as a means Of continuing the
classes now being held in these build
ings. The Commissioners say;
The Commissioners cannot take tne
responsibility of desregarding the rec
concentrations of the chief engineer
Of the fire department. which he stated
TO be urgent, and which the Commls-
sioners therefore transferred to TIE
Board Of Education for appropriate &C
ton
In case Of fire at either o. these
school buildings. the consequences might
be Of the most serious character. and
the Commiss' oners cannot agree that
the Inconvenience now caused the pu-
pills and teachers by partly or wholly
closing the school buildings in question
can he seriously considered in cOmparl-
son with what might happen To the
pupils and teachers, If they are con-
tinued in buildings % such a danger
Gus character. Nothing Jess than the
execution Of tie chief eng inecr's recO-
ommendauOn Will satisfy he COmmis-
sioners or the community that these
buildings are safe
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
WIND INSTRUMENTS
OF GREAT ANTIQUITY

All readers Of classic literature know
that the great god Pan made his pipes
out OF the hollow reeds he had piucked
by the riverside. In a recent address
delivered before the members OF the
birmingham Univ srsity Musical Society
on The Evolution OF the Wood Wind =
william Bentley dealt with the evOIu-
uon OF modern orchestral instruments
from primitive types. The dethrOned
gods or Greece and Rome were firmly
seated In their pieces Of power when
many Of the modern pipes were first
fashioned, and the motley divinities OF
Egypt were swaying the destinies Of
that strange people when the primitive
pipes was formed from a Nile reed
The flute can be traced back 10 the
seba OF Egypt, which fiourished under
cbe twelfth dynasty, or about 5000 years
ago. The modern clarionet can also be
traced back through the arghOne 70 the
MANN or Wailing flutes in use about
100 years ago. Measured. copies Of
these instruments were exhibited before
TIE Birmingham Society. and also speci-
mems of tho zummarah- This was the
Couble-re1d pipe used by the EgyptiaYS
and was closely akin TO the dianIoi OF
the Greeks. BY means of large sized
models the lecturer explained the action
OF the reed in producing musical sounds
and his ADDRESS was made additionally
by he performance Of pas
sages on the .sarious instruments some
OF the music selected being Of great
tquity--E,XchanEe
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
QUEEN OF HOLLAND
ERNEST STUDENT

The Queen OF Holland is another
young woman who believes that even
women OF royalty have a right 20 their
own tastes and interests. She is devo l.
ed TO the subject OF genealogy. She
devoJes hours studying the traditions
OF her house and discussing the great
deeds of the house OF Orange She is
as proud OF this title as being Queen
Of the Netherlands. She IS 50 proud OF
her C,untTy that Dutch Is the language
she exacts OF her subjects and VIII
have none other spoken at court.
A Few years ago, when she paid a
visit 70 England. Dutch friend Hv-
Ing there called on her and the Queen
remarked she would Ike to see the
children. When she inquired n they
had been ia lght Dutch. the lady an
swered-
1T is difficult 10 have them talk their
mother tongue here"
That IS great pity" said the Queen.
That IS extremely wrong. AS your
children cannot speak Dutch, ! do not
them learn their mother tongue il VIII
be great pleasure for me 10 meet
them
The Queen is passiOnateIy fond OF
children and the greatest sorrow in her
life is that she never had q warm little
heart TO draw close to her own and
two chubby arms 10 clasp her neck
When some little child recognizing her
hastens 10 gather an Sld fashioned
bouquet she prizes II more than all
other gifts. That she loves children Is
shown by the Iact that she gives garden
party for all the little Dutch folk at
The Hague on her birthday.
She Is especially fond OF her soldiers
and taxes great delight in seeing them
pass in review. She loves TO be present
on horseback at the inspections Of her
troops She Is a fearless horsewOman
and rides every day.-ENchange.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
.ChiLd Abducted,
Mother Asserts,
In PitifuL Tale

Reciting a pitifuI story Of hardships
Eshat she had endured since the death
: of her husband. Mrs Sarah Bates
( twenty years old, called at Police
/ Headquarters this morning. and told
how her three-year-old child was kid
mapped from a house. in Laurel. Nd.
yesterday. On information furnished by
Mrs. Bates the police are looking for
t-Alfred Lewis Allen, who IS said 10 have
taken the hid to Baltimore with him
! yesterday.
Z Mrs Bates is Il native OF Philadel-
kphia. She was married when seventeen
years old Her husband died nearly a
syear ago. Shortly after his death, she
says, she met Allen, who induced her
ITO accompany him to Washington.
S1Irs. Bates says she came to Wash
sington with Allen, with the understand
Sing that ne was 10 marry, her when
eEhey arrived here.
& The ceremony was postponed on sew
teral occasions, and finally Mrs. Bates
fbecame convinced that Allen had no in
Etention of marrying her. Leaving
Washington, she went TO live with Mrs.
w r. Johnson, at Oak Crest. Laurel
md. Allen. she asserts. wrote her sew
leral letters, asking her TO come back
fEO Washington.
( She paid no attention to the communi-
FCauOns. she AYERS, and Allen returned
TO Philadelphia. Yesterday she came 70
sWashingtOn to spend the day. During
Fher absence, Allen, the police claim,
F-went TO Laurel. and told Mrs. Johnson
Fthat Mrs. Bates would not return He
ysaid that Mrs. Bates had sent him for
Elhe child
! Thinking that Mrs. Bates had decided
F1O return TO Philadelphia, Mrs. John
sson gave him the child. The police man
LACED 10 trace Aliens movements to
i<WashingtOn and say that he and the
t.chlld got on train for Baltimore be-
iTween and o'clock yesterday after
moon The Baltimore and Philadelphia
F=authorities were notified by wire to
swatch for Allen.
Mrs. Bates told Inspector Boardman
tIhat the life Allen had expected her to
lead han been unbearable and that
when she found out he had no inten-
lion Of marrying her she decided to
WEet out Of the city
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
BIG BATTLESHIPS
ARE ADVOCATED
IN WHITE HOUSE
President Approves Sen
tlmentS Of Peace So
ciety Delegates.

Build big battIeships and plenty OF
them. to preserve the peace Of the
world
This was the doctrine expounded by
the President and a delegation of peace
loving citizens from North Carolina. at
the White House today, and as all the
parties concerned IN the discussion
agreed perfectly upon the policy 10 be
pursued, there was not a discordant
note in the chorus
The North Carolina Peace Society,
which expects eventually to become ma
uon-Wide in its influence, was repre-
scented by It's president. Hayne Davis
and delegation Of fifteen members
captain HoosoH, the bigger navy Con-
the cali during a visit he made 10 The
President office this morning
senator OVerman. Mr. Davis and
others made enthusiastic speeches. and
the President expressed his pleasure
over the meeting. and the work OF the
Peace Society.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
ANANIAS' CALLING.

Inc Dentist-Now, open wide YOUR
mouth. and / won't hurt you a bit
The Patient (after the extraction
Doctor. l know what Ananias did for
living nOw.-Home Herald.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
NEGRO IDENTIFIED
BY MISS JENKINS
AS HER ASSAILANT
Young Woman Positive
Charles Catlett Is Man
Who Robbed Her.

Charles CatIett. a negro. thirty-two
years old, who was arrested last night
by Policeman Joseph WaIdron. Of the
Eighth precinct. was Identified this
morning by Miss Carrie jenkins as the
man who attacked and robbed her Of
a pocketbook IN Riggs street Tuesday
night Miss jenkins positively identi-
fed Catlett as her assailant, but the
negro asserts that D. was in another
part Of the city at the time the crime
was committed. The police are investi-
eating his story.
Waldron saw the negro on Fourteenth
street about 5 o clock last night. The
pollceman's attention was attracted by
the manner ia which he was watching
white women who were walking on the
street Followed by the officer. the
negro went through an alley between
) and T streets. and Waldron paced
MIN under arrest just as he was going
into q house.
Miss Jenkins VISITED No station this
morning Captain Doyle had other ne
grOes brought into his room. but Miss
jenkins sald-that none Of them was the
man who had attacked her When Cat
lett was brought before her. she point
ed at him and said.
That's the man. / am positive he Is
the one"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
COSTLY FURNITURE.

Enormous as was the price 1900
guineas-paid the other day for a Louis
XVI settee and six faUteuiIs. il is in
significant, says the Westminster Ga
zette, compared with the 10000 given
not long ago by a French collector 10
Charles Werthaime for half a dozen
Louis XIV chairs, upholstered in Gobe-
lin tapestry. and originally made FOR
the Inflated Aar!e Antoinette
And even such a figure as this would
scarcely have alarmed the Indian prince
who recently startled the world by or
derinP a suite OF furniture IN solid
silver
In the LelOng sale IN Paris about I'VE
years ago Messrs- Duveen paid $3.50
for four fauteuils Of the regency period.
and in the Page-TurneT sale Of the
same year a Louis XIV suite Of four
pieces realized 81, 732 los.
At the Londesborough sale a suite OF
uncommon interest was bought by the
RaJah of Durbhangan for 1000 g-ui1eas.
II had originally been presented by Tip
poo Sahib 20 Warren Hastings and con-
sisted Of four arm chairs. a sofa. two
small cabinets. and a card table all
OF solid ivory exqUisitely carved.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
COMMERCE CHAMBER
DIRECTORS MEET
Election of a Permanent
Secretary Urged by
D. J. Callahan.

THE time is now ripe to select q
permanent secretary for the Chamber
OF Commerce. and 1 wish 10 serve no
tlce now that I shall move the election
Of that officer at the next meeting of
The board of directors. The activity Of
nearly every committee of this charm
of the proper official TO execute their
Plans
In this vigorous manner ID. J. Gala
han urged tie adoption Of a resolu-
ton introduced by D. j. Kaufman.
chairman Of the retail trade committee.
al the April meeting Of the directors
Of the Chamber Of commerce held yes
terday afternoon.
The only other warm discussion Of the
meeting was over a communication from
the Central Labor Union asking the
appointment Of a committee of five to
assist in bringing an amicable adjust
ment OF the troubles in the building
trades. Capt. James +. Oyster advo-
Gated the appointment Of a committee
10 discover just what was the purpose
and intention Of the labor men.
r g Graham charged the Central
Labor Union with fun responsibility for
the Obstacles that had been put in the
way of the buiidng Industry in the
District and suggested a reply be sent
mat the Chamber could not see its yyav
clear 10 interfere in any dispute unless
both parties sought its good offices
Il. W. Guy moved that n cou1,ittee
OF hVe be appointed to frame a letter
along these lines, and that Il be re-
ierreo 10 the executive committee be
iore being sent This motion prevailed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
STRIKES
At ADMINISTRATION

Speaker Cannon today took action,
which was considered BY many mem
bers OF the House as a direct slap az
the manner in which two Of the execu-
tive departments have been doing bust
ness. and incidentally at :he Admin
istration.
He introduced two resolutions inqUir-
ing whether the Departments OF Com
merce and. Labor and Justice have done
their duty in dealing with the Interna-
tlonal Paper Company OF New York.
All this session terrific pressure has
been brought 20 bear on the Speaker
10 have the tariff revised so as 10 put
wood pulp and print paper on the free
list. This pressure was made on the
ground that the International Paper
Company. aided by tariff. mad raised
the price Of paper 70 an eXtOrtiOnate
rate. Mr. CannOn's Intro ductiOn O.
the two resolutions today 5 intended,
II IS thought, 20 convey 70 he country
the idea that the Administration. and
not he. should bear the blame for the
operations OF the tariff regarding paper
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
.LURED FROM HOME.
GIRL TELLS TALE
TO THE POLICE
Philadelphia Says She
Escaped Here From
AbduCtOrS.

Telling a tale Of having been induced
by a man and woman TO board d
train in Philadelphia on the Pretense
that her aunt wanted her, and OF be-
ing brought to Washington, Margaret
Curren. a siXteen-year-old girl. who
+ gives her address as 1876 Hamilton
street, Philadelphia applied al the
Alexandra police headquarters last
: evening for relief.
According 10 the story told by the
girl 10 a reporter for The Times this
morning, she lives in Philadelphia with
her widowed mother at the address
given. Last Monday afternoon. about
/. $50 O'Clock, her mother sent her on
. an errand. She passed the station at
< Fifteenth and Merket streets. At this
Z corner she met a man and a woman
who told her that her aunt wanted to
TBee her in the station.
Thinking that she was wanted b. her
Faunt. the girl went into the station,
but did not see her relative She was
sJhen told that her aunt had got on the
{ train, and following the man and the
frwoman sh. also boarded a train. which
Elm a few minutes. was speeding on to
fNVashingtCn.
. Arriving IL Washington, she claims
f-1ldL Luc man ana the woman TOOK her
10 a boarding house. but on what street
Eshe was unable 10 tell. having never
Ebeen in washington before. She stayed
Fwith them under protest, as they
sdhreateued TO run a knife through her
: II she dared say word.
Yesterday afternoon the man and the
E'wornan took her for a walk. and they
kWent into saloon and tried 10 force
Eiaer TO accompany them. She refused,
and told t.tu she would wait outside
Funtl they came out. When they had
FFottcn INSIDE. however, she ran of. She
I met a cab driver and asked him TO III
( rect her 10 railway station. telling
him her tale. He purchased a ticket on
Ethe electric cars for her, she says. and
told Vhe conductor to put her of at
( lAleXandTia- She arrived there after
dark last evening, and. being without
money or friends. made application TO
the police for assistance.
Size describes the woman as being
Fdark COmFlCNioned and being about
EJhiTty-fiye years of age The man she
( says Is about twenty-five years Of age
She did not hear them call each other
{ BY name. so can give no clue as to
I who they were.
The girl. when seen at Police Head
EuuartCTS wore q white shirt waist and
gray skirt. with coat Her black hair
fell 20 her shoulders loosely. She wore
IA gray hat trimmed with black
She claims to have three brothers
living in Philadelphia The police are
: making arrangements to send her TO
her home in that city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
HIS SUCCESSFUL PLEA.

TIE late Judge Pettingiu, OF the
Maiden district court concealed under
an apparently stern exterior a kind
heart. and nothing touched him 50
quickly az an unintentiOnal Wi-tiCism.
especially II II were at the expense OF
the court.
One day a prisoner. arraigned before
influence Of LIQUOR, pleaded as hard Is
he could 10 be placed on probation.
why should i place you on proba-
tiOn2'' said the judge. sternly. Why,
you're drunk now
NO. I'm not. your honor" said the
poor prisoner. earnestly. I'm as sober
as a Judge"
He was placed on probation.-Boston
Herald.