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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09
Strenuous Life PAYS.

rEOIl tue SL. Iaul Dispatch.
1t ts startling evidence OF the effect OF
improved sanitary methods thar, where
the average age at death of persons dying
in 1875 was Is years, it is now g.. The
usual length of life has been doubled, ac-
cording to some figures compiled by mu-
nleipal engineering, which show the above
result in Chicago. between 1879 and 1905,
and a reduction of the death rate from
23.s6 per thousand to 1911. Yet that latter
inquire Is very high, compared with 0.G In
st. aul in 1906.
The greatest saving of life by civic
cleanliness is, as might naturally be ex-
pected, amtng children under ) years OF
age. Where there were 355 to the thou
sand dying in 1890. in the Who'll United
States, Their. were only 30s in 1900. letter
methods of treating infanttle diseases and
the general advance in medical science
are great factors in this result, which
goes withour saying. but it Is also re-
markable that the reduction In deaths
continues up to the age or 80. From that
time on, there is q great proportion Of
which is natural, as people must
die some time.
Some timid persons have suggested that
the strenuous life of today is killing off
the human race and pointed to the great
er frequency Of deaths above IS years OF
age. 1t Is an answer to that statement
that some of those lives saved under Is
years must be ended after passing that
age but that is not the only evidence on
the question. In 1876 only 81 per cent, of
those who Ole had reached the age of
GO, while in 1905 the percentage above that
age was 1876. There were as many persons
over 80 years old IN 1905 as there were
over 60 In 1875. 1t is a marvellous record.
Within a quarter Of a century persons
over 80 nave become as common as these
over 60 used to be.
r. Y a - 80 A u. & EaE
II the active life has had any injurious
effect upon the vitality Of the people that
influence must have been more than over.
come by greater knowledge. wisely AN.
piled. It is certainly open to DISPUTE
whether Increased intensity ot life mas
any tenden: " to shorten longevity
On the contrary. that disposition NAV
have prolonged The existence of tho peo.
pie. PSD
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09
An Irish Answer,

Washington Star: Secretary Cor
telyou was discussing said d New
York broker, "a question OF finance
during the panic. He broke off to tell
a story.
He said he was reminded OF the Irish
farmer on the day to the cattle faii.
Where are you going. my mann
said an English tourist. stopping this
agriculturist.
ITO Waterford fair, your honor was
the answer
The Englishman looked ~approvingly
at the heifers the other was irving.
And how much do you expect to
get for your beasts at Waterford fair?'
he asked.
Sure, TN If I get 9S a head I shan't
do badly said the Irist1man.
-tAh, that's a sample of your coun-
try said the E~ngffshman severely.
Take those heifers to England and
you'd average Ella a head for them
THE Irishman laughed.
Just so. yer honor he said. and
if yez were to take the Lake Of Kill
arney to purgatory yez would get q
guinea a drop"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09
The Mississippi as a seaboard.

Herbert Quick in March Putnam's
and The Reader: Is there any natural
and dominating artery in the drainage
of the continent. the magnitude and
extent of which marks it as the e
able center Of any system which we
may adopt? The answer of every man
with a map of the continent in his
mind Is that there is such a waterway,
and that it is the Mississippi river. This
is the nations great asset in inland
navigation. 1t must De the keystone
of the arch of u waterways system.
the backbone which must uphold our
perfected transportation plan, the aorta
OF our ideal trafilc-circulation.
The highest estimate ever advanced
for a 30-foot channel from the gulf to
the lakes is s345, 000. 900. and this must
be fully so per cent over the mark.
Will it pay? This. with the many, is
the sole question. What shaN we get
for our 0 il we spend $500. 200, 900
to bring the ocean to the farm? Five
billion dollars must be spent within a
few years on transportation account,
in any case; for u congested railway
conditions must be renledied. Slicing
the continent through from Quebec to
New Orleans with a new ~seaboard
! would cut through the congested freight
yards like a surgeons knife through a
tumor, and extend Its direct influence
| to every city from which traffic might
| be billed up or down the new naviga-
| ton. Southern cotton, lumber and coal
under the new rates would find their
market enlarged many fold. and North
ern corn, hay and wheat would reach
cheaply a hundred Southern cities nov
suffering for them. Our great lake
ships would pass u into the gulf, re-
| store to the salt seas u merchant ma
rfne and earn profits during winters
now spent in idleness. The seaboard,
instead of being at New York or Cal
weston. would be at Chicago. ST. Louis
or Memphis.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09

COpyrlBht. wv. Dy w. H. fltaiStI
The bright glare of a blazing tar
carrel far out at sea, where the break
.rs dashed high oil the Goodwin sands,
was seen by the co~astguard on the
| beach as ooE as it tiared. 1t illumlled
the spectral shape of d large SAILING
! vessel stranded on that dangerous
British shoal. The southerly gale blew
furiously, the rain poured in torrents.
1t wss a wild tempestuous night, dark
az pitch, with no CLEAN of moon or
star TO brighten the sky, but there was
a white sheen on the seward horizon,
where the surf beat on the great bank
of and which has proved the ceme-
terry CT thousands of fine ships.
The sturdy c~oastguard, on the alert
for such signals of disaster, pressed
the electric button which gave the
alarm to the iifeboat house on the
beach at Deal. The crew responded
to the call, and despite the fury of the
storm, a little knot of curious people
gathered at the edge OF the sea to see
the lifeboat launched. Among them
was one young woman, the sister OF
the captain OF the volunteer crew of
the lifehoat, whom a sense of impend-
Ing disaster had induced to accompany
her brother and see him embark.
WHY so nervous, Nora dear?"
laughed Dick Satterthwalte. as the i'm
pulsive girl chung to him just as he
was about to embark. This will make
my twentieth trip and on each we
have saved life"
SO saying he tore himself from the
embrace of the trembling girl, and
climbing into the lifeboat gave the sig
nal for tha launch. In q few minutes
the buoyant craft was battling with
the big waves and steering a course
for the blazing beacon on the deck Of
the stranded vessel. Ffercely he gale
blew and strident was it's shrek. as
once clear Of the breaker the crew of
the ilfeboat set the lugsail. the direc-
ton of the wine being such as 10 al
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09

low her to sail for the wreck. In a
little while she had disappeared in
the wild smother of the storm and
Nora sought shelter in the lifeboat
house to watch and wait for the return
of her brother, for whose safety she
~ferventiy and tearfully prayed.
Nora Satterthwaite was an orphan
of 20, who KEEP house for her only
brother. Dick. a sturdy young business
man of eight and twenty, he coXswain
of the ,ifeboat crew, as brave and dar-
ing a man as ever Unanswered a
craft in the boiling surf of the Good
wins. Very proud was pretty Nora of
her stalwart brother, whose prowess
had won him man medals OF the Royal
Humane society. Ordinarily she was
looked on the brighter side of things
and sent her brother off to his sea
duty with a CHEEKY word and n
couragirg smile. But on this occasion
she felt una~ccountahly nervous and
low spirited. This may nave been be-
cause her sweetheart. Harry Holden,
mate of a bark in the China trade,
was lonT overdue. The Firefly was
now 100 lays out from Hong Kong,
and fears were felt for her safety.
Nora had by no means given up her
lover for lost. but she was anxious
about hir. and when the sudden mid
night called out the lifeboat's
crew her feelings were too much for
her. She wrapped herself up in her
warmest cloak INC followed her broth-
er to the beach. and with palpitating
heart gazed at the boat fighting with
the sea until it vanished in the murky
gloom of the night.
Meanwhile the lifeboat had reached
the wreck. The great white combers
were dashing her to pieces, tearing at
her until she had lost all %semblance
of a ship. The seas preaching over her
battered deck had forced the crew
aloft, into the maintop, where they
| cling waiting for the end. The burn
ing of blue lights ashore assured them
/ that their flare had been seen, but even
the most s;lnguine scarcely dared to
| hope that nuccor could come u to
them in tho teeth o" a tempest SO
clustering and a sea SO raging.
The lifeboat anchored ahead OF the
wreck and veered away rope until she
was abreast Of the ship, but of such
a distance t. leeward that there was
no danger OF being dashed against her.
The lmeE In the rigging of the wreck
did not see the Hfeboat until her cox
swain lig,-ted Il blue light. whose spec
trail glare illuElined the boat plufging
in the raging aud seething salt spume
it's weird Fame playing on the spray
drenched crew, each with his cork
J life belt round his waist and a yell
low sou'wester On his head.
The only chance of rescue for the
! sailors on the wreck was to make d
daring plunge into the watery abyss
i and try to swim across the Yeast,
chasm which. divided the ship from the
lifeboat. The coxswain, with the lons
steering sweep IN his nervous grasp
stood ready to sheer the boat ps closs
to the wreck as he dared. The seamer
aloft watched their chance for q smooth
speli-that is. an interval when tht
raging waves relaxed for a while theil
ferocity. Slowly. Tor the life was al.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09
The Earth Hour.

The earth was made in twilight, and tho
hour
OF blending dusk and dew is still her
own,
Soft as it comes with promise and with
power
OF folded heavens. lately sunset-blown.
Then We who know the bitter breath OF
earth,
Who hold her every rapture for a pain,
Yet leave the travail of celestial birth
To wipe our tears upon the dusk again.
But vain: the spirit takes. in sovereign
mood,
A sure revenge, as in some tree apart
A whippoorwill sets trembling all tho
wood
heart.
Charles L. O'Donnell. in the April At
lantic
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09
THEY GROW
Gsna Humor and CheerfuIne.. from
Right Food.

Good Humor and CheerfuIness froH
Right Food.
Cheerfulness is like sunlight. 1t dis
pels the clouds from the mind as sun
light ehases away the shadows Of
night.
The good humored man can pick up
and carry of a load that the man with
a crouch wouldn't attempt to lift.
Anything that interferes with good
health is apt to keep cheerfulness and
good humor in the background. A
Washington lady found that letting cot
fee alone made things bright for her.
She writes
-Four years ago I was practically
given up by my doctor and was not ex-
pected to live long. Ny nervous sys-
TEN was in a bad condition.
But was young and did not want
to die, so began to look about for the
cause of my chronic trouble. used to
have nervous spells which would ex-
haust me and after each spell it would
take HE days before l could sit up in
a chair.
L became convinced my trouble was
caused by coffee. l decided to stop it
n bought some Postum.
The first cup, which l made accord
Ing to directions, had a soothing effect
on my nerves and l liked the taste.
For a time l nearly lived on Postum
and ate little food besides. l am to-
day a healthy woman.
My family and relatives wonder IL
am the same person was four
years ago. when l could do no work
, on account of ervousness. Now 1 am
doing my own Homework, take care OF
two babies-one twenty, the other two
months old. | am so busy. that l hard
~ set time to write a letter. yet l do
1t all with the cheerfulness and good
humor that comes from enjoying good
health.
\ tell hy friends it is to Postum I
" my life to-day"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich. Read The Road to Well
VILE in pkgs. There's a Reason"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09
BRITAIN RGH75. HE1ERVln:

F.; most washed am blown oCt or tne1n'
they descended from their tempest
stricken aerie aloft and stood by TOT
an opportune omen to leap into the
! sea.
The coxswain GETTY sheercd the life
/ boat within d fathom Of the side of the
wreck, where the raging waves seetheu
and swirled. Prave men watched 10
save the men as they jumped for their
lives. One heroic fellow essayed the
plunge. A few vigorous trokes and ne
was grasped and hauled safely aboard
the lifeboa.t. His successful example
stimulated the rest. Nine others, all
thai survived, were rescued
The coxsvaii had been SO actively
engaged witt: his steering a inkeeplns
the lifeboat clear of the wreck that ne
had no time to look after the rescued.
But when the last man was hauled
aboard. the anchor hoiSted and the life
boat headed back for Deal. he rel1n-
quished the helm to a trusty emb
Of his crew and went among the men
whose rescue was due to his pluck ana
skill. He PRODUCED his brandy flask
and gave each enfeebled being a nip.
One man in the gloom of the storm
| struck him as being familiar. Opening
a little fash N which he kept his WIND
matches safe from the wet. he touched
| off the fuse Of q blue light. It's fire
shone out Origin and It's pale glare
flashed on the face of his sisters sweet
heart, Harry Holden. The penetrating
| spirit revived tha sunken man. but not
sufficiently Tor him 10 recognize his ola
chum, whose duty called him away i'm
mediately tC take the helm of the life
boat.
Nora vas waiting for her brothers
return. On the crts" O" a swirling COM
Der the iifet oat was hurled onto the
beach. A big crowd hauled her up. The
rescued seamen We're taken out. Sat
terthwaite had reserved one pleasure
for himself. He kept Holden aboard
} till the last. Nora's lover had fully re-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09
ERR.Ny gIAR, HAVE BHoMH1
YOUR SWEET HERI AlSQRI.'

yivied by this time. and as he sprans
out of the lifeboat Immediately after
Nora had clasped her arms round her
brothers neck. Dick untwined them
and said:
Nora, my dear, I have brought your
sweetheart ashore Doesn't he deserve
a welcome. too?"
IN a the two lovers EN-,
bra ced.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09
Time and Motion.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

A traveller. finding that he had !
couple of hours in Dublin, called g.
cab and told the driver to drive him
around for two hours. At first all went
well, but soon the driver began to whip
up his horse SO that they narrowly es-.
capped several collisions.
whats the matter?" demanded the
Messenger. Why are you driving SO
recklessly? I'm in no hurry"
".Ah. g'wan wild yez." retorted the
cab5y. Dye think I'm goin' to put in
the whole day drivin' you around for
two hours? Gitap!'
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09

That earthworns as well as squirrels
may aid the forester is the novel sug-
gestion of an American naturalist. Dry
maple seeds are drawn into worm bur-
rows, where they sprout, and it is be-
lieved that some of them must survive
in fayorably moist seasons.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09
This Escaped Drowning.

st. Joseph News-Press: The Bar
ber-You and your brother are such
young men I often wonder why you're
so bald.
Cuttinghim-If you'll promise not TO
say anything about It I'll tell you.
The Barber-I won't say a word.
Cuttinghim iwhispering)-Our hair
fell out!
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09

Attention homeseekers. 800 acres FREQ
government land for farming and gra2-
ing. Millions OF acres to choose from.
Zine soil. Water plentiful. Send % cents
in stamps for full information. Wiebko
d Co, locators. Miles City, Mont.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09

Canada's new transcontinental rail-
way from Moncton on the Atlantic to
Prince Rupert on the Pacific. a distances
of rather more than 5000 miles, is fully
under way and is to be completed by
December I, 1911, at cost of $500, 000,-
900.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09

Several companies have been organ
lied of late to raise coffee, sisal, and
cattle in German East Africa. Ostrich
farming is also receiving attention. AL
falfa is raised as food for the birds.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09

The Great Eastern. which made her
maiden trip just han a century e
Mas not a financial success until sh.,
years after.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09

The total value of the stone product
Of the country in 1906 was s66, 1878. 794. an
increase of s2,370,046 over that of 1905.
and an increase of 42.413,56 over that
of 1896.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09

Boston is In hard luck. just as the city
is recovering from the financial panic 1t II
struck with a shortage of the bean crop.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09
From the somervilie Jonrr.,

man? So'ese
Maud-Why. yes: what mada vo,,
doubt 1t? sou
Alice-why. he never uses any s,.nr
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-09
t,rnn, Ti,.p,,.

Fronl Tt.-Isits.
to think the ordinary pedest.ians ara
beneath them. "s
Bob-Well. too often obey ara
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-15
AQQle-l. D. S. Game.

1t seemed like the good old times
wien q fair.sized crowd gathered at
Walkers field Saturday afternoon to
see ball game" says the Salt Lake
Herald. 1.-THE occasinn was q state
school league contest between the
agriculturists Of Logan and the saints
Of Salt'Lake. 1t was not big league
ball by a mile, but then 1t gave the
300 odd fans chance to "holler," and
this Is something. They were all
youngsters, kids In the business, and
that Is the way they played. Errors
we're about as numerous as base hits,
but there was some excuse for the
misplays as the field was In miserable
condition.
The Aggies were victorious by a
score OF 7 to 2 This Is the same
bunch handed the farmers the day
before by the Utah boys. At that the
Aggies were lucky, or perhaps the
Saints were unlucky, or may be slight
touch OF stage fright had something to
do with the way Coach Mines boys
booted the ball. They certainly did
this to perfection, especially In the
third, when total Of five errors with.
out single hit netted the first three
rugs for Logan.
"Grant for the Saints did excellent
work and with any kind OF support
would have won his game, Five scat.
tering hits were the sum total OF the
damage done to his delivery, but the
nine errors helped to play havoc with
his chances to win. Dryesdale, the
young sorrel top Of the Angles, made
good impression In tie box, and
while his work was not as good as
GRANTS, ne Will 40. Inc FARMERS
played the better game all the way
through. The boys got together and
did much better team work.
Innings.l 2 3 4 5 9 3 o
A. G. u. 20 0 3 0 0 / l II
L. ID. s. 90 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 %
Two.base Hits-Ryeberg, Horsfall,
Lund. Three-base hils,-Taylor. Base
on balls-off Dryesdale, ,, Struck out
by Dryesdale 5; by Grant, 10. Left on
bases-A. c. u, I; l. ID. S. u, IL.
Wild pitches-Dryesdale. Hit by
pitcher-Dryesdale. Stolen bases
Little, Costly, Dryesdale, Brossard 2,
Mann, Horsfall, Lund 2, Snow. I'm.
pire-Brown. Time of game l;45. At.
tendance
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-15
Royalty in Logan.

Siuce the ptomaine poisoning OF Mr..
George Kuiper, head baker for Fred
Meisner, 1t is learned that this scion
Of foreign race Is first cousin to
Wilhelmina, the lovable girl queen OF
Holland. a grapevine dispatch
brought this to THE REPUBLICAN,
and an effort to interview Mr.. Kuiper
was made, but his modesty forbade
any conversation on such close per.
sonal matter, so we had to content
ourselves with an interview with his
representative, Mr.. MeisGer That
gentleman confessed to the noble
lineage Of his baker, and said that he
had discovered 1t, not through the
Boosting Of Mr.. Kuiper. but through
wireless messages received the day
following his unfortunate illness. 1t
appears that Mr. Mesner, who Is a
genius as well as vigorous talker,
has sort OF electrical lightning rod
apparatus in his Main street home
and bakery, by means OF which the
first grey streax Of dawn acting on the
tip end OF the rod lights the oven fire,
kneads the dough, cuts 1t into lOaves,
and shoves it into the oven, while Mr..
Meisner is taking his last snooze. On
Friday morning, however, he was
awakened by peculiar sort Of rat.
a.tat-tat on that lightning rod and he
Immediately recognized 1t a wireless
message. Having taken correspond
ence course in wireless code signals,
Mr.. Meisner was able to decipher the
message at once. 1t proved to be
from Wilhelmina, who 1t seems had
dropped a fork or seen black cross
her path the day before and was NOV
ed to inquire about her relative away
out In Zion. 1t appears that Kuiper
was one OF Roosevelt's rough riders
and II was by inquiry Of the president
that that the Quean was able to To-
cate her cousin. 1t Is related that
her maid in waiting had TO hold a
bottle OF Cologne water 10 the
Queens dainty nose while Mr.. Mels'
ner related the thrilling story OF Mr.
Kuiper's poisoning after eating seven
pounds of liverwurst, and she begged
that Cousin George be sent right back
to Holland by telegraph on the next
train at her expense. After assuring
her that hereafter he would never
permit Kuiper to eat anything bat
Meisner bread, the Queen was salts.
fed. A certificate testifying Ia
Georges relationship 10 the
Queen and Photographic copy OF The
wireless message taken as 1t came
down Mr.. Meisner's lightning iod Il
now given with each loaf OF bre ac
sold at the bakery.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-15
At the A. c. Today.

Arbor Day exercises will be held at
the chapel hour at the A. 9. today. s.
H. Goodwin, OF Provo, will give the
main address. There will be special
music by the Department of Music,
including both vocal and instrument
tai. After the program Is rendered
trees will be planted by different
classes The public is cordially in
vited to attend the exercises.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-15
Elders Notice.

There will be general meeting Of
all the elders Of Cache stake in the
tabernacle Sunday, April 10, at 10 a.
m. All elders not engaged in Sunday
school work are urgently requested to
be present and all those who are so en-.
gagged, provided they can be excused
for that date by the superintendent.
STAKE PRESIDENCY.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-15
War Fleet at San Francisco.

Excursions via Oregon Short Line
May 2nd Very low round trip rates
with diverse routes and 30 days limit.
4s war vessels of all classes in one OF
the greatest Naval demonstration OF
history See O.S. l.. agents for furth-
err particulars.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-15
Fearful Canuor.

What do you think OF my new
book?" asked the woman who writes.
Il haven't read it," said the wom-
an who reads. And since there seems
to be nothing in it that prevents your
discussing It. | don't suppose | shall
take the trouble to get IT,"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-15
Some One Will Get
a Piano Cheap

Hobbs has one in his window that
starts at 5000 and he takes off 81 every
day until it is sold. We have the
finest line OF pianos on the market,
and the people we don't sell are those
who don't see us. All we ask Is a
chance.
HOBBS MUSIC co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-15
The Logan Elevator

Is now prepared to clean seed wheat
and oats, and has on hand seed
wheat and oats for sale, also all kinds
OF grass and lucerne seed. At Smiths
old elevator.