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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-09-02
NEW TEST FOR WINE.
A Recent Discovery That Has Bee
Made in Paris,

Made in Paris.
London Telegraph: Wine testing by tel
ephone is the latest application OF cleo
tricity in Paris. Inscriptions vendors
Will not bless M. Maneuvrier, assistant d.
rector of the laboratory Of researches Of
the Paris faculty OF sciences. He has
just discovered an infallible method OF as
pertaining by the use Of the telephone
how much a given quantity of wine has
been watered. The principle upon which
the invention rests is the variable con-
ductibility of different liquids, notable of
wine and water. The originality of M.
Maneuvrier's ingenious lion is his
use OF the telephone to determine to What
degree the liquid under observation is a
conductor. He has constructed an ap-
paratlB which achieves his object salts
factor.ly and accurately. BY means of a
chart, on which are set down in tabular
form the results of various necessary cal
culations made by M. Maneuvrier for the
purpose, an operator with the
can easily and In a short while find out
the exact proportion of water in the wine
which he is testing, whereas the chemical
analysis processes hitherto employed are
lengthy, laborious and costly.
The apparatus works as follows: Two
vessels. one containing wine known to be
pure. the other the same quantity OF the
wine to be tested, are placed on an instru-
ment outwardly resembling a pair of
scales. The telephone is in contact with
both liquids. If the sample of win unde
observation is as pure as the standard
used for comparisons no sound is heard:
II, on the contrary, it contains water, the
tell-tale telephone Speaks and the
greater the proportion of water the loud
er the instrument complains. A dial on
which n number of figures are marked is
connected with the telephone. To ascer-
tain the proportion of water in the wine
tested the operator moves a hand on the
dial until the telephone. which has oeen
speaking" all this time, relapses into
silence. The hand has thus been brought
to a certain figure on the dial. This num-
Der is then looked up in a chart which
the ingenious and ~painstaking inventor
has drawn up. and corresponding to 1t is
found Indicated the exact proportion of
water contained In .he quantity of wine.
NJ. Maneuvrier's remarkable invention
can, he says. be easily APPLIED to the test
ing of many other liquids, and even SOL
Ids. which may be adulterated by the adj
dition of foreign matter possessing a con-
ductibility different to that of the original
substance.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-09-02

is ours; we dwell on sufferance where
our fathers ruled! And men like you,
abandoning their country, abandoning
their creed"-
God forbid!" the colonel exclaimed.
much moved himself.
Men like you uphold these things!"
God forbid" he repeated.
But let him forbid, or not forbid"
she retorted, rising from her seat with
eyes that flashed anger Though tears.
I'VE exist, and shall exist! And the
time is coming. and comes eon-ay.
comes perhaps today-when we who
now suffer for the true faith, and the
rightful king will raise our heads, and
the faithful land shall cease to o
and honest men to pine! And. ah"-
with appraised face and clasped hands
- pray or that day! l pray for that
She broke off amid cries OF an
piause fierce as the barking OF wolve.
She struggled for a moment with her
overmastering emotion, then, unable
to continue or to calm herself.
turned from the table and fled weepins
up the stairs.
tconti.ued Nexs weskS
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-09-02
Copyright. 1909. by Stanley J. weyman
I1-continued.


Ulick Sullivan shrugged his Shout
ders. "Let?" he said. Faith! it's but
little it'll be a question of that! James
is for taking, and she's for giving!
He's her white swan. Who's to hin
der?"
You"
IT'S e~asiness has been my ruin. and
faith! it's too late to change.
Then II"
Uncle Ulick smiled. ITO be sure
he said slyly, there's you, Colonel"
THE whole estate is mine. you see,
in law"
"Ay, but there's no law west of Ira
lee," Uncle Ulick retorted. That's
where old Sir Michael made his mis-
take. I'd not be knowing what would
happen If 1t went about that you were
custing them that had the right. and
You a Protestant. He's not the great
favorite, James McMurrough, and
whether he or the girl took most'd be
a mighty small matter. But if you
think to twist it SO as to play cuckoo
though with the height of fair mean
Ing and not spying a silver penny of
profit fer yourself, Colonel take
leave to tell you he's a most unpopular
bird"
swered, left all to me to that very
end-that 1t might be secured to the
girl"
Sorrow one Of rue says mol" Ulick
rejoined. Butt
But what?" the Colonel replied po-
litely. 1.-The more plainly you speak
the more you will oblige me-"
But all that Ulick Sullivan could be
brought to say at that moment-per-
haps he knew that curious eyes were
on their CONFERENCE.-The that Kerry
"a mighty queer country" and the
thief of the world wouldn't know what
would Ass there by times. And be-
sides, there were things afoot that he'd
talk about at another time.
Then he changed the subject abrupt
ly. asking the Colonel If he had seen
a big ship in the bay.
What coIors?" the Colonel asked
the question men ask who have been at
sea.
Spanish. maybe" Uncle Ulick n
swered. Did you sight such a one?"
But the Colonel had seen no big ship.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-09-02

tience. You are to say Claude, 1 love
you. and will marry you one month from
today"
Il shall do nothing of the sort" she re-
torted angrily. Il hate you, and I will
never speak to you again.
A wave larger than the rest rolled up
and almost swept over her seat. She
clutched the rock with both hands.
PITY you didn't learn to swim, isn't it?'
Mr.. Harrington remarked. After all the
lessons you have had, too. However, as
1t happens 1t is rather fortunate for me
that you were not successful in your eff
forts"
The girl made no reply and he contin-
ued placidly:
You see. you made a little mistake for
once in your life. You thought L was just
like all the rest of our train-to be played
with as long as 1t amused you and then
dropped when you were tired of me and
wanted a fresh amusement. Having kept
me dangling at you heels all the season
you thought you had settled the whole
affair when you came to Devonshire Just
as I was beginning to get FESTIVE, but
you overlooked the fact that two people
can sometimes play at the same game.
So / followed you, and here / am, and
here I mean to remain, and Fate appears
to be on my side" with a grin at the for
lorn object facing him
You are a brute and I hate you-hate
you." remarked Miss Durward yiciously.
He smiled.
Hate away he said. but you will
find 1t more satisfactory to change 1t to
the other thing as l told you II you want
to get back in time for lunch. 1t Is get
ting late"
Il will never say anything Of the sort,
II l have to stay here all day"
Well. Of course, If you prefer to remain
there you are quite welcome to do SO. I
don't In the least mind sitting here. had
breakfast very late, and fortunately my
cigaret case is water tight and well
filed"
II thought you were a gentleman, any
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-09-02
WONDER STORY.
OF the Railroads Gives Amazing Facts
About American SUPREMACY.

New York World: In 1850 there was not
one mile of railway in Wisconsin, Tennes-
see or Florida. or anywhere west OF the
Mississippi river. Even in 1870 halt the
area Of the country was still without rail-
ways. In 1900 the United States had 1919, 346
miles of railway lines, two-fifths of the
mileage of the world. In round numbers
there are now 200, 900 miles. A single
American system, the Pennsylvania, car
rier more freight than all the lines COM
bined In any other nation in the world.
The first American r~aiIway-not built
for steam cars, however-was made to
haul Quincy granite for the Bunker Hill
monument. That was in 1926. 1t was
three miles long. The first railway built
for steam cars was the Charleston and
New Hamburg line. in South Carolina.
This was for some thine the longest line
In the world, 1877 miles. When the war
closed in 1905 no American railroad had
LOCO, miles of tracks. Now there are eight
great systems with over 10000 miles each.
Roughly. our railroad systems are cap
italized at $12. 600. 600, 900. divided half and
half between stocks and bonds. A little
capital of the railroads Is more than
twelve times as great as that Of all the
banks.
The first locomotive weighed three to
five tons. An imported English locomo-
tive weighing ten tons was too heavy.
~ C1ASluc6 OI CN8l Gay would
max one Of today. Fifty years ago a
train load Of 200 tons was heavy. Now
loads Of 1000 to $50 tons are handled.
Europe has "a miles OF railway for
10000 people: the United States Is miles.
Freight pays the bills. This is more
true of this country than of any other.
Freight revenue is over 1.00o,0 600. coo: pas
senger receipts about $3.50. 100000. Our ay-
erage passenger train carries only forty
two people. English people take railroad
trips four times AZ often In proportion
as Americans. but shorter ones.
The ton mileage" OF freight in 1901 was
IA, LOTT, lS6, 040-a number too vast to be
conceived. The average journey Of q ton
of freight is 12s miles.
There Is much talk every year ahout
moving the crops" and freight car fam
ines in the granger" region. Yet Farm
products are only one-ninth OF the coun-
try's freight. Mines furnish more than
half. forests one-flfth. factories one-rev-
enth. There are 1873. 600 miles Of railway
mall routes. Strange as Il may seem. This
mileage IL considerably surpassed bv the
distance over which mails are carried on
horseback or by wagon. The quantity Of
mail 80 carried. however. is Comparatively
tr!fiing.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-09-02
Rams Horn Browns PhiIosopb.
From the Indiananous Nems

From the indianapolis News.
The kind of resisting that makes tn.
devil fly from you is the kind that keen.
up q hot fire seven days In the week.
The greater our need may be the NOR.
ready the Lord is to supply II.
II we knew God better It wouldn't he -
hard for some of us to trust Him.
To be ready Is more than hair the saor..
Of success in life,
Ihere Is more power in a mustard seaa
grain Of faith than there ,s IN . 49,
OF dynamite. =
A habit cannot be formed tn a dav nor
broken in an hour. so
h best preparation for tomorrow i, "a
do your best today.
Inc maj who has to live on
AZ nome Is always finding fault With tn
pie when he travels.
II We would get the habit OF lookinp NJ
tne bright side first we would often forget
liat there was any dark side.
lug world Is always ready to stone the
mar 1t can't answer. ~
MANHOOD Is worth more to a oo,rtrv
tiian all the gold mines In It.
= woman can jump at a conclusion and
- Iuil IN the face, while a man would
a mile. MSS "
Remember this: That whatever you are
7 INTO your life now you are putting
i,t" all nj It.
The more we love the more we can see
to. love.
When the devil gets a mother he gem
orally gets the family.
Counterfeit character is more common
tnan counterfeit money.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-09-02
WILD GEESEAfI
* BY Stanley j. Weyman. @S&b

| you take what's fair out of it, and let
the poor devil of a sea captain that's
supplied SO NAM an honest man 8
table, have his own n go his way?
Take my word for it, its rulnlng II
you'll be, when all's done.'
Its not from Crosby, OF Castel-
maine I'll rue it," James McMurrough
answered arrogantly. "IH shoot him
! like a bog snipe if he's sorra a word
to say to it. That for him., the black
sneak Of a Protestant And ne snap
| ped his fingers. But his day will
/ soon be past and we'll be dealing with
him. The toast is warming for him
now"
Phelim slapped his thigh. TRUE for
you, McMurrough. That's the ak
That's the talk" chorused Morty.
The colonel opened his mouth to
| speak, but he caught Flavia's look OF
distress and he refrained.
For my part" Morty continued jo-
vially, I'D not wait-for you know
what! The gentleman's ways h bet
ter, early or late. Glare or Kerry, tbs
all one. A drink Of the tea, a peppered
devil, and a pair Of the beauties Is an
Irishman's morning."
And many's the poor soul has to
mourn it-long and bitterly" the
colonel said. His lender corr being trod
upon, he could be silent no longer.
For shame, sir, for shame!" he added
"dIIlIly.
Morty stared. 'Begorra, and why?"
he cried, in a tone which proved hat
he asked the question In perfect inno-
cence.
"Why?" Colonel John repeated. For
a moment, in face Of %prejudices so
strong, he paused. Can you ask me
when you know how many a life as
young as yours-and I take you to be
scarcely, sir, in your twenties-has
been forfeit for a thoughtless word, an
unwilling touch, a look; when you
know how many a bride has been wild
owed as soon as welded, how many a
babe orphaned as soon as born? And
for what, sir?"
For the point of honor!" The Nc
Murrough cried, Morty, for his part,
was dumb with establishment.
1.-The point of honor?" the colonel re-
peated, more slowly, what is it? In
nine cases out Of 10 the fear Of SEEM
ing to be afraid. In the 10th-the de-
sire to wipe out a stain that blood
leaves as deep as before"
Faith. and you surprise me-" Phe-
linn cried with a genuine naivete that
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-09-02
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lin a jeering tone, with an = on the
| colonel.
"Pho!" the man replied. 'And I that
have heard the young mistress sing It
a score Of finest"
faye, but not in this company" The
McMurrough rejeined-
Colonel John looked round the Ia
BILE. IF you mean" he said quietly,
that 1 am a loyal subject of King
! George, I am that. But what Is said
at my hosts table, no matter who he
is, is safe for me. Moreover, I've lived
most said Is least meant and that the
theme of a lady's song is more often
}-sunset thar sunrise!" And he bowed
in the direction of the girl.
The McMurrough's lip ,curled. "Fair
Words" he sneered. And easy to
| speak them, when you and your prot
! estant wings are on top"
1--WE won't talk Of protestants,~
| Colonel John replied, and for the first
time his glance, keen as the flicker OF
| steel. crossed The McMurrough's. The
younger mans eyes fell.
The cudgels We're taken up in an
unexpected quarter. IT know nothing
'in a voice vibrating with eagerness,
but only to our sorrow, of those who
through centuries have robbed usi
Who, not content, shame on them! with
shutting us up In q corner OF the land
that was ours from sea to sea, deny
JUS even the protection of their law.
Law? Can you call it law which de-
MES us all natural rights, all honor
able employments; which drives US
abroad, divides son from father and
brother from brother, which bans our
priests and forbids u worship. and. il
1t had it's will, would leave no Cath
Ollie from Cape Clear to Kfllaloe?"
The colonel looked sorrowfully at her.
but made nc answer; for to much of
VIA she said nc answer could be
made. On the other hand. a murmur
passed round the boards and more than
one locke at the stranger with COM
pressed lips. "If you had your WILL"
the girl continued, with growing emo
ton, "if your law were carried out, as,
thank God, it Is not, no mans heart
being hard enough-to possess a pis-
toll We're to be pilloried; to possess q
fowling piece were to be whipped; to
own a horse above the value of mis-
cradle garron, were to be robbed by
the first rascal who passed! We must
not be soldiers nor Sailors" she con-
tinued; "nay'-with bitter frony-"ws
may not be c~onstables nor game keep
ers! The courts, the bar, the bench Of
our fatherland are shut to us, We may
nave neither school nor college, the
lands hat were our fathers must be
held for us by protestants,. and it's
1 must have a protestant guardianl
We are outlaws in the dear land that
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Miss Durward stood on a rock which
Pan out into the sea. watching the waves
Which spfashed against it's slippery sides
and which wetted her white canvas shoes
with their spray. 1t was a blazing hot
August day and scarcely a breath of wind
rurled her dark. curly hair, which was
without any covering, IN spite Of the dan
gers OF sun stroke. Her big frilled hat lay
1urther away on the shore where she had
been sitting. Her scarlet linen dress made
her a conspicuous figure to anyone coming
IN that direction, and a tall man who came
around the corner of the cliff which shut
on her retreat from the rest of the world
stopped for a moment to take in the pic
ture. Then he made his way rapidly over
the rocks to her side. So quietly did he
come that It was not until he stood be-
side her and said: Good morning, Miss
Outward" that the girl realized his pres
ence. She turned SO suddenly hat she
almost lost her balance and nearly fell
into tho water at her feet.
"Youi" she calculated In a tone of min
gled establishment and annoyance.
Myself and no less; you seem sur
prised." he repeated coolly.
When did you Gomez" she asked, ig-
noring his remark.
Last night by the mall train" he re-
turned.
And may 1 ask why? I thought you
were in London and too busy to get
AWAY"
we'll came because you are here"
IF that is the only reason you might
have stayed away" retorted the girl
Grossly.
"As It happens, that is the sole and only
reason; but / suppose you have not the
only right and privilege Of spending the
summer In this retreat. have you, even
though you may be allowed to be as rude
as you like?
sT n~o p~k ~,,I~ 49, a. r----
every excuse for 1t. I came here to be
quiet, and not to be worried, and it seems
that Is to be made impossible. However, I
will leave you to yourself"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-09-02

how. i wonder you Hike to make such a
fool of yourself with all these people
about"
There are no people about and / am
not making q fool OF myself in the least ;
returned Mr.. Harrington ch%eerfully.
A long silence ensued, during which her
tormcntor smoked two cigarets while his
victim sat motionless.
Well" he said at last, as he lung
away the end Of the second, this is get
ting monotonous. I suppose I had better
come across and talk to YOU,
He slipped Of into the water again and
came over to her. Holding on to the rock
with n hand he o up into tho gray
eyes above him., in which, In spite OF her
valiant efforts to keep up appearances,
there was q suspicious moisture; as they
met his blu ones they suddenly dropped
roots OF Miss Durward's dark, curly hair,
which was rapidly recovering from its
bath.
Say It,. said MI. Warrington softly.
a you shall get of At once.
Before she could answer their solitude
was invaded by a party Of people who
came suddenly DUN the cliff. The girl
uttered an exclamation OF dismay, and
said hurriedly:
Oh, here are a whole lot of peopleNdo,
do. do. please get me of this hateful
thing before they see m~e-whatever will
they think :"
Say what ! want you to them. he re-
peated o~bstinately.
Sh looked at the determined face-and
yicided-anything to get away from her
tEnominious position.
You are very, very unkind to take ad-
vantage OF me like this" Miss Durward
said slowly. But since you are deter
mined, ! suppose I must do tito save
myself from ridicu1e- she hesitated.
and then Nca3d NTH q rypah fhn rrSrnonp
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-09-02

at another time would have provoked
a smile.
quoth the McMurrough rudely, 'if it's
that way you'll be acting. Would you
let Crosby, of Castlemaine, call you
thief 2"
II would not thieve," the colonel
replied.
moment. Then the McMurrough sprans
to his feet, his %ouernious face flushed
with rage, his arm raised. But Ulick's
huge hand dragged him down. Easy,
lad, easy" he cried, restraining the
young man, "he's your guest, remem-
Der that"
And he spoke In haste the colonel
said. II withdraw my words" he con-
tinued, rising and frankly holding out
his hand. IT recognize that I was
wrong. l see that the act in your eyes
bears q different aspect, and I beg
your pardon, sir"
The McMurrough took the hand,
though he took it s%ullenly; and the
colonel sat down again. His action, to
say nothing Of his words, left Phelim
and Morty in a state Of amazement so
profound that the two sat staring as IL
carved out of the same block of wood.
II Colonel John noticed their sur
prise he seemed in no way put out by
1t. Perhaps" he said gently, cit is
wrong to thrust opinions IN others I'M
asked. 1 think that is SO! 1t should be
enough to act uponsthem ones self and
refrain from judging others
The colonel was a Sullivan and an
Irishman and 1t was supposed that he
had followed the wars. Whence, then,
these strange words, these unheard OF
opinions? Morty felt his cheek flush
with the shame which Colonel John
should have felt: and PIlelim grieved
for the family. The gentleman might
1 hnN mod. = r vyn 6 IA rsfnh - As-r.-I-
was. But. mad or sane, he was like.
they feared. to be the cause OF sad
misunderstanding in the country
| round.
The McMurrough, of a harder and
less generous nature than his COM
panions, felt more contempt than won
der. The man a insulted him gross
~ and had %apologized SO abjectly; that
WAS his view OF the incident. He was
the first to break the silence. "Sure,
it's very we'll for the gentleman it's in
the family" he said dryly. Tail up.
But II he'll be so quick with his tongue
in Tralee Market he'll chance on one
here and there that he'll not bIarney
SO easily, Eth, Morty?"
I'm fearing so, too said Phelim.
pensively. Morty did not answer,
Ills a queer world" Phelim added.
And all sorts in It," The McMur
rough cried. his lone more
than before,
Flavia glanced at him frownine.
Let us have peace now she said.
Peace? Sorrow a bit OF war there's
like to be in the present company"
the victor cried. And he began to
whistle. amid an awkward silence. The
air he chose: was n we'll known at
that day, and when he had whfstleds q
few bars n OF tse bu~ckcenssat- .he
lower end of the table began ta-yinr
these words softly: s.
It was a for our rightful king
We left fair Ireland's strand!
II was a. for our rightsul kim
We e'sT saw foreign@ LAND my dear.
to be careful" The McMurro,,rh LII
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She turned around SO sharply on the mar
row ledge OF slippery rock that she lost
her balance, swayed for a moment, and
then fell with a re~sounding splash into the
deep water.
An expression OF unalloyed 10Y over
spread the countenance OF the young man.
And she can't SWIM he smuttered
Eieefuliy; then as he saw the dark head
emerging from the sea, he pulled of his
coat and jumped in after her.
The sudden shock OF Immersion in cold
water had completely deprived Miss Dur
ward OF speech or hearing, and she was
uuite 1T his mercy. For all her dignity
she was really very small and slight, and
her rescuerer found no difficulty In swim-
ming = little distance with his burden.
Opposite to where she had been standing
before her fall q large rock just showed
its head out Of the water which COM
pletely surrounded It. On this rock he
placed the girl, and then. saying In =
cheerful, reassuring tone, Hold on tight,
or you'll fall again." he returned to his
former resting place and. sitting down.
awaited events
With an effort Miss Durward opened her
ayes and looked about her In 4 daxed
manner Then the truth came to her with
= flash and rag got the upper hand. She
carefully removed one hand from the slip
perry rick and brushed away the dark
hair which fell into her eyes n glared
wrathfully at the impenitent and dripping
yOung man who hat opposite to her. en-
adeayoring TO light q cigaret with q damp
match.
b might almost as well have been in
the middle of the Atlantic ocean instead OF
only q few yards from the shore, SO ut
terly impossible was It for her to reach
land without getting far out OF her depth.
when she would be iEnominously ished
9 ~ the man whom At that TONER she