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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-20
Teaching the Drummer.

II was the custom in the days of our
old navy for the men to bring to the
mast all the wornout articles which
were to be Inspected. handed in and ex-
changed for new. The drummer had
applied for SO many drum heads that
the commodore felt sure he was being
imposed upon and one day set himself
% watch while the band was playing.
As one rafting martial air followed an
other his anger increased p%erceptibly
until he burst forth in uncomfortable
rage:
There. now, confound you! L see
why You use SO many drum heads
Don't drum IN the middle of it all the
I'm Drum al over that drum, l tel!
cou,"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-20

He hurts the good who spares the
'bad.-Pope.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-20
COUNTING DEATH.
The Work of the Mounted Police OF
Canaoa In the Northwest.

Nv WV St SttS HiSQOlSo TOilC0 OF
Canada In the Northwest.
The Northwest policeman's first duty
is to die ii that should be necessary,
He is not allowed to shoot a desper-
ado. go mp. sit on his carcass. roll a
cigarette and then read the warrant.
He must not shoot. AT all events he
must not shoot first, which is often
fatal, for If there is a time when delay
is dangerous it is when you are cover
ing an outlaw. writes Cy Warman IL
the Sunday Magazine.
Numbers of the force have been
known to ride OF walk into the very
mouth of a cooked 40 Colt and never
finch. In about ninety-eight cases out
of every hundred the man behind the
gun weakened. In the other two cases
he extended his lease of life, but made
his going doubly sure. When a mount.
ed policeman falls. the open space he
leaves is Immediately closed, for back
of him stands the Dominion govern
ment and back of that the British EN-.
pire. So the desperate who thinks he
can kill and get away has a hard time.
If the police chase him out of the Do.
minion back to the islands. he is likely
to fetch up at Scotland Yard. If his
native village lies south of the forty
ninth, the Iinkertons take up his trail
and when all these forces are after u
man his days arc gliding swiftly by.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-20
THE CITIZEN REPUBLICAN.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
PA. BLISS, Editor 4 Proprietor.
SUBSCRIPTION $500 PER YEAR.
. - r.
Joke.
Fixing tho Responsibility For the Loss
- OF, ffarpers Kerry,

FIXING tne Responsibility For the Loss
OF Harpers Ferry.
President Lincoln's jokes, especially
when perpetrated in connection with
grave matters, usually had a purpose
in them. After Lee had taken Har-
pers Ferry the president, realizing how
great n calamity It was to the north
ern arms determined il possible to fix
the responsibility for the loss of the
Important position.
IHalleck was summoned, but did not
know where the blame lay. "very
we'll" said Lincoln, 'I'll ask General
Schenck." The latter could throw no
light upon the question, further thai
to say that he was moi to blame. NIL
r6y vas the next to bescallee.. to the
presence OF the commander In chief
apd to enter a plea OF mot guilty
Hooker was next given q hearing, and
Fighting Joe" made q very emphatic
disclaimer OF NIL responsibility.
Then the president assembled the
four generals in his room and said to
them: Gentlemen, Harpers Ferry was
surrendered and none OF you, it seems,
Isl responsible. I am very anxious to
discover the man who u.s." After strid-
ing cross the room several times the
president suddenly threw up his bow
ed head and exclaimed: II have It!
know who Is responsible!r
" t!Vho, Mr.. President; who is it?"
asked the distinguished quartet as they
looked anxious, IL not troubled.
fGentlemen," said the president,
with = meaning twinkle In his eye,
General Lee is the man.
There was q lack Of mirth in the
laugh created. and the four generals
took their departure with q determine.
tion that they would not again be
placed under suspicion.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-20
Sale and Lease Notice.

Not'ce~'s hereby given that on April "a, 1908.
: sa'e Q common school lands will be held in
: hohhnae county. The land selected will
oierea for sale at public auction, between
- hours OF ten o'clock a. m. and five O'Clock
p NJ. al the front door of the court house II,
sa'a county, and on Aprir Is, 1908, all of the
ansoia sohooi land not under lease will he Of
,efea Tor lease at public auction, between the
hours OF ten o'clock a. M. and five O'Clock o.
n.' al the front door of the court house in said
county. 'ao
Dated at Pierre, S. D., February LIST, 1908.
&C. DoKKEN,
commissioner Of School and Pubic Lands.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-20
Hunting for Trouble.

live lived in California twenty
years, and am still hunting for
trouble in the way of burns, sores,
wounds. hollis. cuts, sprains, or a
case of piles that Bucklen's Arnica
Salve> wont quickly cure" writes
Charles Walters, of Allegheny, ST.
ezra Co. No use hunting, Mr.
Walters ; it cures every case. Guar
anteed by all. druggists.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-20
valuable unselfsh service.

Mr.. John C. Unruh, teacher,
and the pupils Of Hornstra school
earned SIS with an entertainment
and basket supper. So of this aum
will be turned into the school mon
ument fund.
A series Of distric ct teachers in
stitutes and patrons meetings will
be held as follows: Springfield
Feb. %, Tyndall Feb. 30, Scotland
March Z, Avon March IA, Tabor
March 81. Watch for programs
of these meetings in the local col
umns of the papers.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-20
Weak Kidneys

Weak Kidneys. surely point to weak kidney
Nerves. The Kidneys, like the Heart, and the
Stomach. find their weakness. not in the organ
itself, but in the nerves that control and guide
and strengthen them. DR.. Shops Restorative is
a MEDICINE specifically prepared to reach these
controlling nerves. To doctor the Kidneys alone,
is futile. 1t is q waste of time, and of money as
well.
If your back aches or is weak. if the urine
scalds. ori dark and strong. if you have symptoms
ney disease, try DR.. Shops Restorative a month
Tablets or L~iquid-and see what it can and will
do for you. Druggist recommend and sell
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-20
Had ! Norman Is nlams.

] = have had dreadful luck. This
morning I dropped my spectacles, and
:mywife stepped On them"
That's what l call good luck. II I
hadsdropped mine, I should have step
sp0d on them myself."-Chicago Rec
Na-HMald-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-20

Grippe is sweeping the cnun ~. Stor
i with Preventics, before it gers deeply
seated. To check early colds with these
little Candy Cold Cure Tablets is sure
" sensible and safe. Preventics con
tain no Quinine, no laxative, nothing
harsh or sickening Pneumonia would
never appear if early colds were prompt
y broken. Also good for feverish
children. Large box, As tablets, 25c.
Vest pocket boxes Sc. Sold by r. w.
Russell.D Drug Co.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-28

Gainesville SUM- Andreas Phil
lupus, Turk, has reached Jack
sonyille on a journey around the
world seeking from sea to sen and
nation to nation, money where
with to build a Christian church
aud school at Jeremy Jclu, TUT
krstan. Five years ago Phillip
pus registered a vow that never
more would he tarry until he had
reared q Christian church for his
people. With a little bag in
which he carries his passports, and
but one shift of clothing for his
body he SET forth to cover the
earth on his mission. Ie travel
ed Europe much Of the way on
foot, and last June landed in
America,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-28

the boys gratitude he snatched
lesson that would abide with him
forever. lie had tried to define
love before; he had thought the
tender affection he bore for his
mother and the passionate dreams
he had dreamed Of Ruth covered il
all Now he saw differently.
Love was too broad a thing 10
admit Of any one definition. 1t
was a synonym for life. 1t was
the forgiveness that overlooked an
enemy's faults; It was the courage
that lifted the cross from another's
shoulders 20 bear il ON your own.
From "'The Fall of the Nigh
tyr by II. Graham Dubois, in
Taylor-Trotwood Magazine for
June.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-28

Florida Tines Union; For the
information of those who wish TO
make comparisons Of the votes
cast in the recent primary with
tic votes cast for the same offices
in the first primary four years
ago, the following is given;
In the primary election Of May
10, 1904, the vote for United
States senator was as follows:
james p. Taliaferro 22.222. John
N. q. Stockton 12,771, William s.
Jennings 9,245, Wilkinson Call
l,16S. The total vote for senator
was 5,406.
For the Office of governor the
vote for the four candidates stood
as follows: N. u. Broward 3,247,
r. w. Davis ~, 1920, Q. M. Brown
9,8l2, ID. II. Mays $500. The
total vote cast for governor was
4f,l4l.
In the second primary, held
June 7, 1904, the results were as
follows, according to the official
canvass made by the state execu.
tive committee:
For Senator--James i. Talia
ferro 24,056, J. N. Q. Stockton
20,695.
For Governor-N. b. Broward
1919, X. w. Davis 2,265.
The total vote for senator in the
second primary was IA, 75l and the
total vote forgoyeruor was 1924.
This shows thai there was q falling
off of 655 votes from the first phi
mary for The Office Of senator, aud
m Increase Off, lO3over the FIRST
primary for The Office Of governor.
From these figures, II will be
seen that Il is necessary for the
candidates 10 get busy for tho
secopd primary.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-28
The Florida Peach.
June

Tampa 'rimes:-lt it now an APP
propriato time to make n few re-
marks upon the excellent Florida
peach crop that is finding its way
TO market. A dozen years ago
the man who said peaches would
grow and ripen and taste good 10
this section was suspected Of men
dacily on of cloudcd vision. Now
the annual shipment Of 4 regular,
though too small, crop Of the de-
licious fruit to distant markets is
an event Of sucL regularity as TO
excite no more than passing COM
ment. IL will DO well for people
properly situated to remember
that the peach Is money crop,
saleahle in any sized lots from q
single basket to u carload, and
that even n few trees will run into
a good deal of money.
The peach crop should be han
died with especial care, picked al
the right stage to bear shipping,
selected with the utmost pains 10
discard every i'll shaped, worm
marked specimen, and put upon
the market with promptness. Tho
peach does not last very long after
ripening and no time should 90
lost in getting it oil when il reach
es the proper stage.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-28
Last Weeks Primary.

The net results of last weeks
primary as reported up to Sunday
night are as follows; Gilchrist
leads Stockton by 2947 votes, in
which he lacks 1891 of beating
both his competitors. Stockton
cot 1913 more votes than Broward
and the latter leads Fletcher by
1911. Groom beat both his oppo-
nents for comptroller and wins
out. .Trammell defeated Ellis for
attorney general. Dunn and Sal
onion will have to run in the sec
oud primary for railroad commits
sioner.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-28

The factory stack was o black
monument against the western
sky. Its dark clouds of smoke
had driftcd into misty specks on
the horizon; and the SIM was shin
ing triumphantly. Down in the
street a man in a carriage flung a
coin to a ragged cripple, aud
the boy hobbled after the money
and smiled his ihankfulncss. To
Ruskin that smile was like q
CLEAN OF light in darkness. 1t
awakened his old faith, and silenc-
I'd his conflicting fears; and from
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-28
A DISMAL PICTURE.
Ultimate Result Of Forest De-
struction.

Ocala Banner;--Mr Emerson
IIough in a recent article 10 one OF
tho curfent magazines, draws the
following dismal, gloomy posi-
misiic picture, if we continue to
permit the denudation Of our for
ests.
The quotation was recently used
by Senator Daniel us 4 preface
to his speech fayoring the for
eslry bill now before the con-
grcss of the United States.
"ln fifty years we shall have
whole states as bare as China.
The ApaIachians will be stripped
to bed rock. The Rockies will
send down vast floods, which cam
not he controlled. The Canadian
forests north Of the great hikes
will be swept away. Dur middle
west will be bare. The Yazoo
Delta will be ripped apart, be-
cause no levee will be-able TO stand
the floods Of those days. We shall
he living in crowded concrete
houses and at double the rent we
now pay. We shall make vehicles
of steel; use no wood on our
farms. We shall pay 10 cents for
a newspaper; so cents for q maya.
zine; as much for lead pencil.
Cotton will be immensely higher.
Beef will be The privileges Of few.
Clothing win cost twice what IL
costs today. Like Cinnamon, our
children will rake the soil for fuel
or forage or food. We shall shiy-
er in a cold and burn in heat
never before felt in the temperate
zone, meant by God us comfprt-
able growing place for splendi.
human beings, unless we wake
MP
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-28
The Tale Of Two Counties.

0caIa Banner:--In Duyal coun-
ty (Mr. Stockton's home county,
Mr.. Gilchrist received 3O46 votes;
Mr.. Stockton received 1888 votes.
In DeSoto county (Mr. Gil
christ's home county Mr.. Gil
christ received 1857 votes; Mr..
Stockton received 637 votes.
In other words, Mr.. Gilchrist
received in his home county near
ly double as many votes as Mr..
.Stocktopeand in Mr.. Stockton's
home cIdnty he actually received
double as many votes as Mr..
Stockton, with two hundred and
sixty-eight votes to spare. And
yet we are told that Mr.. Stockton
is going to sweep the state like q
broom.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-28

An exchange says il itwere moi
for your home paper you would
be forgotten. Your success, your
sorrow would be drowned In a
horse pond Of oblivion. Your
next door neighbor would not
know that you had made a sale
Of property and your wife had
purchased d new turnout. If it
ware not for the town paper the
people would not know what exis-
ted, and care less. When You
walk up town feeling the earth
could not get along without you,
that the stars would cease to shine,
lust remember that if no one else
recognizes your Importance, the
reporter is awed by your majestic
tread, your sublime presence.
Others may deceive, Tell yos'
they would like to buy you for
what YOU are worth and sell you
for what you think you are worth,
but the town paper will stand by
you, notice your coming and going
and make you feel as though you
amounted to something when you
do not. Always remember The
town PAPER.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-28

Florida Times-Union; They
must be a merry people down 10
Punta Gorda. All the candidates
who appeared at the polls on
Tuesday were given a free ride on
arail by their friends, we are told,
and then required to treat to soda
water. 'rhefact that the vote was
nearly unanimous for Gilchrist,
no doubt inspired the hilarity.
Installing some fun into the ballot
ing is worthy Of imitation.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-28
IRAN for CAM. James Mckay. .

'Rah for Capt. James Mckay, Of
Tampal He prints q card in the
Tampa Tribune Of Sunday, in
which he says:-''l will from now
until the second primary enter ne
lively into the campaign TO elect
Albert w. Gilchrist to the Office
Of Governor, and request all of
my friends to do the same. Let
us elect a man who will make an
honest governor, that will be fair
to all, that will not build up a
machine to advance his interests
and one that the people Of Florida
will be proud Of"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-28

Live Oak Democrat;--The jap
anese Kudzu vine has been discov-
cred to be admirably adapted to
Florida soil and climate, and when
its rapid growth apd hardness are
considered, il is claimed by Mr. q,
Il, Pleas, Of Chipley, who has giyen
it considerable attention, to be the
best forage plant that is now.
known in the State. Mr.. Pleas
says il is not only very fine for
pasturege, but makes M excellent
quality of hay, and the yield is
very large. The farmers Of the
State might find 1t much to their
profit to give il n trial.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-28

slacken speed under the idea that
he had escaped, when, to his hor-
ror, he discovered a herd of sew,
.erol hundred cattle racing through
the palmettocs straight towards
him. They had cent across LOTS
to head him of at bend in the
road and, MS usual, gained many
recruits as they scurried along.
Again the colonel put forth all
his strength and energy 70 escape
Che horrible death which threaten
ed him and again the cattle con-
lronted him at the next bend in
the road, aud again he resumed
his agonizing flight. This contin
ued for about six miles, when, ut
terly exhausted and giving him.
self up for lost, he ceased running
and awaited the onslaught that
was to end in his being torn and
trampled to death; but, to his SUR
prise, the cattle had mysteriously
disappeared, BY this time, he had
reached j. Y, Sauls' front gate,
whore he flung himself breatbless
upon the ground.
Sauls was sitting onhis verandah
and, seeing " man fall at his gate,
went out to him and asked what
was tho matter. Col, barnett
cauld not speak, but, after awhile,
with Sauls' help, he managed to
get up aud 90 and lie down on the
verandab. Sauls gave him water
TO drink and ministered kindly to
him, and finally the colonel was
able TO tell his story, of what a
terrible race he had run and had
barely and mraculously escaped
from a horrible death.
After he had finished, Sauls
tnmbled from his chair ON to the
floor, kicked up his heels and roll
ed and laughed like Il mad man.
After laughing until his breath
was gone, he would sit up and
look ut Barnett for Il moment or
50 and then fall overland roll and
yell and laugh until the roof and
floor Of the verandah appeared to
be shaking to pieces.
He became quiet after a time,
took his seat in his chair, looked
Barnett squarely in the face and
asked,
"Do you know what ] think Of
.youg"
mo, and ] don't care a d ~
exclaimed Barnett, who by this
time was greatly incensed by
SaulS conduct.
SWELL" answered Sauls, 81
think you are the biggest fool |
ever saw.
"Aud YOU shouted Barnett,
shaking his fist at SauIs, ''are the
durndest fool that ] ever saw
a'Come, Gomez said Sauls; 81
meant no harm or insult, and !
will explain TO you;" and then he
went ON and told Barnett all about
those cattle, their peculiaritics and
intentions, and wound up by
treating him to such genuine hos
pltality that the two men became
warm friends and remain so to this
date, They we're strangers to
each other when this true incident
ho.,.,aoad
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-28

Ocala Banner:--It il no longer
a white democratic primary. II Is
now eyelybody's primary. Demo
Gratis, republicans and popUlisss Sp
participate in them-the sScolosed
brother" is alone excluded II IL
estimated that four hundred pop
ulists voted in this county, Ton,
Watson will have 10 come down
and look after his flock.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-28
A RACE FOR life.
Col. Barnett's Exciting Expert
ences

Manatoe county, onco Ind an ex-
perience with Florida range cattle
which he will never forget. II
should be promised that up TO
that time he had spent all his life
in the northern part Of the State,
where there are no big herds Of
cattle and tho cows there are ac-
custumed to all the ways Of civili-
zation.
In this section, however, the
only civilization recognized by the
thousands Of cattle feeding upon
The prairies,. is man or men on
horseback. Anything else is to
them something curious, If not
.unconny. When they see a man
ON horseback, they simply lift their
heads and cast IN inqniring look
at him 10 ascertain IL he wants
them. II he does, he cracks his
whip and giyesibe boys sono,
rous halIoo, and the cattle imme-
diately bunch up and await his or
ders. so 10 speak. BIZ! Bet !; Il they
hear no whip or shout, they re-
sumo their quiet grazing.
A man ON foot is something they
SEQ hut once in lifc-tiipe: hence,
he Is a great curiosity to them,
and they will quit grazing and fol-
low him for miles just to have n
good look ut him.
Now, Col. Barnett was totally
ignorant Of these peculiariiies Of
the range cattle of this region,
and that is why bis adventure with
them was so thrilling to him and
comieal TO his friends.
Although he weighed 1874
pounds and The weather was very
warm, for some reason or other
he set out to walk 70 Fish Eating
creek, and shortly after entering
the King pasture, some twelve
miles out, he came opposite q
"buncliv Of ten on fifteen cows
grazing about forty rods from the
road, They Immediately caught
sight Of him, lifted their reads
aud horns high, opened wide their
great glowing eyes and started
towards him They started in a
walk, but in n moment broke into
a lrot, making straight for the
object Of their curiosity.
Col Barnett IS a man of cour-
age, but the approach Of those
cattle, the glare Of their eyes and
the size Of their horns decided
him instantly that discretion was
the better lart Of salor, and 50 he
took 70 flight. He fled for dear
life, hoping that the palmetto
bushes that lined the roadside
would hide him from his ferocious
pursucrs
But the cattle knew the road
and its windings and The shortcuts
that would take them to points
along the route where they could
get a view Of the strange man as
he passed, and so they scampered
along these shortcuts through the
palmettoes, aud, as they ran, other
''bunches" joined them; and when
Col. Barnett reached the end Of
the bend of the road along which
he was running, he was appalled,
to see hundred or more terrible
COWS bearing down upon him.
The sight increased his terror and
ouipisned hia et,oaI lvi flocna,-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-11-24
OPPORTUNITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

Oahu
establishing here of the various garrison
poss rather conservative estimate as
of family for every
ev advent of the thousands of soldiers
will raemen, artisans and mechanics
addition to the white population
of
prosperity this community 1t will bring about
from the status of an ovegown town.
of of the Pacific which Director
predicted will better business and more business
centered in Honolulu.
population will addlona
County officials Upon the Territory VIII
devoye providing schools maintain he
provided addna
will truck farming uses upon the Ter
installation supply
City and for the town of Wahiawa
attention
neighbhood OF
military military viii demand for
dangerous peace property matter of
purse; lighting street building and repairs for
oiing watering.
Quick cheap transportation Honolulu will be needed for those
those
soldiers who viii live there This will be provided If the
be the
that offered Honolulu
they the be persuaded to
in the that certain to be started
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-11-24
CHANCE FOR IMPROVEMENT.

the
approach
uncuivated and unmpoved When the
the Islands The
which continually blowing until
he begin appreciate that
of
delight the the
There splendid the
of the channel Double both sides of
would would
plan city proposed
Robinson.