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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
WHY NOT OWN LANDa

Ono OF the Rest Ways 10 Make
Money IL to Invest An Western
Canada
Deep down In the nature Of every
properly constituted man Is the desire
to own some land" A writer in the
Iowa State Register thus tersely ex-
presses a well-known truth. The ques-
ton is, Where is the best land to be
had at the lowest prices? and this the
same writer points out in the same
article. The fact Is not disguised that
the writer has a personal interest In
the statement Of his case, and there is
Western Canada as presenting greater
possibilities than any other part Of the
American Continent to the man who
Is inclined to till the soil for a liveli-
hood and possible competence. What
interests one are the arguments adj
vanced by this writer, and when fair
" analysed the conclusion is reached
that no matter what personal interest
the writer may have had his reasons
appear to have the quality Of great
soundness. The climatic conditions of
Western Canada are fully as good as
those Of Minnesota, the Dakotas or
Iowa, the productiveness Of the soil is
as great, the social conditions are on
a parity, the laws are as well estab-
lished and as carefully observed. In
addition to these the price OF land is
much less, easier to secure. So, with
these advantages, why shouldn't this
the offer Of Western Canada-be en-
braced? The hundreds of thousands
of settlers now there, whose homes
were originally in the United States,
appear to be-are satisfied. Once in
a while complaints are heard, but the
Canadians have never spoken Of the
country as an Eldorado, no matter
what they may have thought. The
writer happened to have at hand a
few letters, written by former residents
Of the United States, from which one
or two extracts are submitted. These
go to prove that the writer in the Reg
lister has a good basis Of fact in sup
port Of his statements regarding the
excellency of the grain growing area
Of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alber-
ia. On the Goth Of April Of this year
w. R. Conley, OF Lougheed, Alberta,
wrote to a friend in Detroit. He says
'The weather has been just fine ever
since I came here In March, and I be-
lieve one could find, If he wanted to,
some small punches Of snow around the
edge Of the lake. There is a frost
nearly every morning at sunrise 1t be-
gins to fade away, then those blue
flowers open and look as fresh as If
there had been no frost for a week.
There is no reason why this
country should not become a garden
Of Eden; the wealth is in the ground
and only needs a little encouragement
from the government to induce capital
In here. There is everything here to
build wfth-good clay for brick, coal
underneath, plenty of water in the
spring lakes, and good springs coming
out Of the banks"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
Old Mothass.

I love old mothers-notaers with white
hair.
And k.ncly yes and lips grown softly
sweet
with murmured blessings over sleeping
babes.
There is q something In their quiet grace
moons;
IA knowledge in their deep. unfaiterirg
eyes
That far out reaches all philosophy.
Time, with caressing touch. about them:
WeaveS
The silver-threaded fair-shawl of age,
While all the echoes of forgotten songs
Seem Joined to lend q sweetness to their
speech.
Old mothersl as they pass with slow
timed step,
Their trembling hands cling gently to
youths strength;
Sweet mothers! al they pass, one sees
again
Old garden walks. old roses and old loves.
The Century.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
Chocolates and Common Sense.

From The Woman Who Knows More
Than the Wife" in Golfers.
If the business girl has a headache
after spending an evening on the sofa
with a novel n a box of chocolates,
h does not ascribe her in%disposition
to the fact that she wrote 80 letters
the day before. Instead she puts a
ban upon the chocolates, and does it
there is the key of 1T alI-cheerfully.
If a second evening with a novel still
results in a headache, she ~consults an
%occulist as a simple business precau-
ton. If the trouble lies not in that di-
r%ection, then it is lack of exercise and
she discards the novel for a walk.
Further, she does not bemoan, either
publicly or privately, the chocolates
or the novel.
Her married sister would forget, or
never acknowledge, III real cause of
the headache, and remember tina the
maid was annoying, John stubborn, or
that she sewed on little Elizabeth's
new frock.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
1t Happened in Church.
From L~ippincott's

A southern clergyman tells the fol-
lowing amusing story:
After the morning ermon one Sun
day, he had rea the notices for the
week, and then announced the closing
hymn-Number ~so-and-so. AT that
moment one Of the deacons came down
the aisle, n the minister paused to
hear what he had to say, which was
that the pastor had forgotten to give
notice Of a meeting Of the ladies OF the
congregation.
Accordingly, the divine gave the no
tice, a~pologfzed to the congregation for
his forgetfulness, and then again an
nounced the number Of the hymn, and
proceeded to read 1t. His feelings and
those Of h congregation may be inn
agined when he began:
Lord, what a thoughtless wretch
was l."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
Bishop Missed His Calling.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
This story was told to the late Bishop
Potter by Bishop Dudley, OF Kentucky,
of his personal experience:
He was on a hunting expedition near
Louisville, and happened to fall in with
a local sportsman, whose unconcea1ed
admiration for the city mans marks
manship paved the way for further
conversation.
whats your name?" the country
man finally inquired.
Dudley" was the reply.
After some exchange of incident n
experience, the bishops ~interlocutor
hazarded:
Say, Dudley, what business do you
follow?'
I'm a preacher"
90, get out! What are you giving
me?"
But I am. I preach every Sunday"
"In Louisville"
well. 1 neverl I never would ha'
thought it; You amt stuck UP a bit
like most Of the preachers down this
way"
An invitation to heal his new made
acquaintance preach was accompanied
By a scrubbed card, and the next Lords
day saw the rustic in his Sunday
best" ushered into the bishops own
pew, where he listened intently to both
service and sermon.
He was manifestly amazed afterward
to nave the orator Of the morning come
down to greet him as cordially and
aged to starnmer his thanks, and add
ed:
II amt much of a Judge Of this kind
Of thing, parson, but I riz with you and
sot with you, and saw the thing
through the best I knew how. All the
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
contagious d,seasa is one In VIII

A contagious disease is one in which
the disease-producing organism goes
direct from h person having the dis
mediary medium. as in tuberculosis for
example. Malaria, on the other hand,
is ar infectious disease, because the
organism which produces it is taken
from a person by a mosquito repro
transmitted by the mosquito which
may never have been in contact with
the person by whom h original Or
ganism was given off.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14

I would never get more than temper
airy relief. A dragging pain and lame
ness in my back almost disabled me.
Dizzy spells came and went and the
kidney secretions were irregular.
Doan's Kidney Pills rid me Of these
troubles and I feel better than for
years past"
Sold by all dealers. Soc a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14

ney disease. There
is a way to end these
troubles quickly.
Mrs. John 81.
Wright, eo6 East
First St, Mitchell,
S. D., a y II suf-
fered ten years with
kidney complaint,
op5 n doctpr fold mo
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
Nerve.

From the Chicago News.
That the nerviest Gus I eve ran
across" said the old broker as he eject
ed h stranger from his office.
%"How SOP" asked the banker.
why, he persisted in trying to sell
a copy of somebody's life and I
threatened to kick him into the middle
of next week"
"And was he abashed?"
"Abashed? Well, I guess not! He
said that would suit him exactly, as he
was several days behind anyway"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
An Ideal Juror.

Attorney-Have you formed any
opinion on this case?
Prospective Jurcr-No, sir.
Attorney-After the evidence on both
sides is all in do you think you will be
able to form an opinion.
Prospective Juror-No, sir.
Attorney-Good, youth do.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
Gingerbread Nuts.

Put one pound OF crown one
pound of honey and the grated rind ~
half a lemon into a saucepan and sirnms
them well together add one-fourth pound
of butter. one ounce OF sugar. and lastly
two pounds OF -four. Roll out thin. Out
into rounds, and bake about 20 minutes
in a slow oven.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14

Garfield Tea. the Herb laxative, agree
ably stimulates the liver, ~corrects constl-
patton and relieves u clogged system.
Write for samples. Garfield Tea Co,
Brooklyn, N. Z.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
Very Little to Say.

Eyes," said Bragg, eve decided to
have a long talk with the boss and tell
him Just what I think"
as it possible?" replied Knox.
why, don't you believe I've got the
nerve to tell him what I think Pr
ooh, yes! But If you tell him just
what you think how are you going to
have a long talk?"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
He Got What He Asked For.
From Eyerybody's Magazine.

from bVSTyOCdy y ndSdZlllG-
Spurred on by newspaper taunts, pos
lanta police set out one day to detect
violations of the Georgia prohibition
law. On Decatur street he met an old
negro hose appearance he considered
Suspicious"
SAY, Uncle" he whispered with a
wink, d you know where I can get
some whisky?" 6
81 spec maybe I kin git yer some eff
yer git de money" replied the US
pected one.
"well, here is a 50 bill" said the
plain clothes man. eth walt in the al
ley here. Now hurry back"
"Yessah, boss. eff ye'l jes' hor dis
box er shoes fer me-" and the police
he knew 1t, while the darby shambled
off down the street. turning the first
corner.
Thinking he was on a warm trail and
would soon have an important prisoner
and witness with the goods on" the
sleuth waited In patience. An hour
went by. He was getting tired. Two
hours. Still nc sign of the messenger.
Weary and discouraged, he returned
to the police station. Suddenly he re-
membered the shoes under his arm,
and decided to have a look. The box
contained, carefully wrapped, a full
quart bottle Of corn whisky.
Little Heinie Smittenhumer-Sure,
my water he walked ahead Of your water
in der parade.
Mickey Dooly-Git out. yer Dutch
&. Fl. S.-sure didt he! He u de
drum major by der band yit-So!
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14

DUNDY County. Neb., Farms-Good corn
crops for IA years; also wheat, alfalfa,
fruit, Vegetables; good water; irrigation
unnecessary; $40 to s25 per acre; improved
and untmproved; write for descriptions.
VIII c.. Israel, Benkelman, Neb.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14

4 buy Furs & Hides. Write for catalog los
n. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14

Only One s.BRoMO 4UININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMo QUININE. Look
for the signature Of e. W. GROVE. Used the
World over to Cure a Cold In One Day. 25c.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
In tho Days to Come.

Husband-My dear, can't you take US
to the theater tonight?
Wife (also suffraget)-The idea! Can't
you see I'm busy? I have a committee
meeting and must prepare my speech
on the currency bill.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14

Every piece OF plate glass In the
world today is due to be broken within
10 years. according to the law of av-
erage
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14

The United States Tobacco Journal
tells OF a curious scheme ia use In Gers
many for raising money for charity.
have been placed in cafes and public
buildings by a charity organization,
and enough one is expended from
the ale OF this class of refuse to feed
and clothe 1,728 children during the
winter months. What becomes OF Thu
stumps Is a secret fortunately keps
from the smokers.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14

IMPROVED FARMS-16o acres near Ok
bring $40 for each 81 invested. Corn and
alfalfa farm. 160 acres, easy terms. Many
special bargains. Home Builders Co., 81
Lion Store Bldg, Oklahoma City, Okla.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14

PILES CURED IN 6 TO Ii DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any
case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud-
Ing Piles in 9 to IA days or money refunded.
n0r
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14

IT amt much Of a Judge Of this kin
Of thing, parson, but I riz with you and
sot with YOU, and saw the thing
through the best I knew how. All the
same, If my opinion is worth any to
you, the Lord meant yol' for a hunter"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
pATTEN1 SUFFERING.
hGany

Many womea Think They AEs
Doomed to Bnohnche,
1t is not right for women to be al
ways ailing with backache, urinary ills,
headache and other symptoms Of kid
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
That's So.

1.-THE pot can't call the kettle black"
mo, the kettles nowadays are most
ly brass or porcelain.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
No Samples.

The eminent lawyer had stepped
from the train and was making his way
to a hotel when he was approached by
a porter.
II can see you're a commercial trav-
eler," said the latter, with a touch of
his cap. SHOW me where you're bag
gage is n I'll carry 1t to the hotel
for you"
The lawyer smiled in a quizzical
way. II am a traveller" he said, but
I deal in brains."
The porter shifted SUCCESSFULLY.
"Fust time yer I see a traveller as
didn't carry no samples!" he said.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14

A Street Car Ultimatum.
I would not be an end-seat hog
For all that fortune could bestow,
But I won't IA my trousers out
By sliding to and fro.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14

r1rs. Winslow..s SOOTHING srRus nor ChIldrsp
e06thing; softens the gums, reduces inflammation. 81.
eys pain. cures wind COLI oS cent q bottle.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14

Whats the matter?" demanded thA
customer as the tobacconist examined
his nickel. That coins all right"
ttOh, it'll pass, I guess replied the
tobacconist, but 1t isn't as good as Il
might be-
We'll. neither Is this cigar"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-05-20
CAPTAIN DICKSON TELLS
OF ACQUIRING AN UGLY
SCAR EARLY IN HIS CAREER
BY AN EX-OPERATIvE OF
THE SECRET SERVICE

staggered into the room. A few
drinks put him on his feet, and then
he told us that the rangers were not
at their headquarters but had gone
in pursuit of a band of cattle thieves
well. we can go after them our
Selves | said. There will only be
two against two and we will have the
advantage by surprising them
Jarrall looked at me in blank sur
prise.
You must be crazy, man, to sug-
gest such a thing. l am not counted
coward, but l wouldn't undertake
the job without at least half dozen
good men at my back, for all the gold
in the world 1t would mean certain
death for both of us. No, | am not a
candidate for the undertaken just yet. ;
with that buckled on my revolver
and started for the door.
81 wouldn't do that, old man. Jar
rail- breathed, a look of real concern
displacing the amused expression that
had so nettled me. My God, man, you
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-05-20

to life and health, and when / got
strong enough to talk and tried to
apologize to him and ask his forgive
ness for my abominable conduct he
would not permit it. He was a man
and a gentleman, at all times.
Zone day he told me how he had
come to rescue me.
HE had followed after me when
ran from the house, only stopping
long enough to get his gun. This de-
lay had allowed me to mount the
horse and secure a good start. He
knew it was useless to follow on foot,
and he had lost further time catching
pony and saddling it.
Before he managed to reach the
giant cactus where had hobbled my
horse, he heard the firing at the land
ing. He had arrived at the river in
time to see the boat landing at the
farther shore.
Gas soon as the bandits had left,
he swan his horse across the stream
and found my hat. His pony struck it
with hoof and knocked it out into
the moonlight. He had picked it up
and found the message upon the hrim.
"Appreciating that pursuit was use
less, he had fastened back to Preside
to secure assistance. He met Capt.
Davis and ten rangers on the way.
They had returned to camp sooner
than was expected, and seeing Jar
rails note, had pushed on to Preside
without rest.
''The rangers then committed a
breach of international law. With
Jarrall for guide, they had invaded
Mexico and rescued me-"
Copyright. 1905, ny w. G. Chapman,
Copyright in Great BritainJ
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-05-20

the bottom of boat and the four men
were padding with might and main
for the Mexican shore. Here was
pretty mess my rashness had dragged
me into. / realized that the men would
show me no mercy, that death prob
ably awaited me at the landing. But
l was mistaken in this. They did not
know that l had recovered conscious
ness and | could hear what they said
when they paused in their furious row.
ing to catch their breath.
"They seemed highly excited over
my single-handed attempt to capture
them. One of them, Mexican wanted
to kill me at once, but the American
wouldn't hear to It. He advised that
l be revived and made to tell just what
1 knew. This met with general APP
proval, and it was decided that /
should be taken to the house that /
had visited that morning in company
with the American. They were go
ing to hold me a prisoner there until
they had gained the information they
wanted, and then they were going to
make an end of me.
"They stopped talking and resumed
their padding. l was in the heavy
shadows at the bottom of the boat,
and when l noticed that my big Pana-
ma hat was resting on my chest an
idea came to me. fished pencil
stub from pocket and, with my left
hand, scrawled message to Jarrall
on the brim of the big hat. 1t was a
miserable effort, and | feared it would
be unintelligible. l told him OF ray
capture, that l was wounded and be-
ing taken to the house with the broken
column.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-05-20

THE men jerked me out of the
boat with small ceremony when we
reached the shore. | moaned piteous-
ly and lay limp and inert, clutching
the hat with my left hand, the writ
ing underneath. AS they packed me
up the bank | dropped the hat in the
shadow of a bush. After this l be-
came unconscious from the pain OF
my wounds.
81 came to In a small room with a
single window up near the ceiling. 1t
was heavily barred with iron. between
knew that it was still night. | lay
there for long time, it seemed, half
conscious and utterly resigned, l was
suffering too much and was too weak
from loss of blood to care whether |
lived or died. In fact, | think | pre-
ferred to die. The smugglers had not
dressed my wounds and | felt that l
was slowly bleeding to death. 1t was
beyond my strength to make any eff
fort to escape.
L nad dozen OH again, l suppose,
when the report of shots awakened
me. A battle seemed to be in progress
about the building, but l was too
weak to more than raise myself upon
my good elbow for moment; then
| fell back painting and exhausted.
The rattle of firearms grew less dis
tinct, as If the shots were coming
from great distance and l slept
again.
The next | knew Jarrall was bend
ing over me. / was in bed and very
weak. 1t was the room where | had
stopped in Preside. l felt that it
was hallucination of my feverish
brain.
1T was little that did towards my
recovery. Jarrall did 1t ALL BY force
of his personality he nursed me back
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-05-20

PROV of the boat grated on the beach
ard four men stepped out. had only
counted On two. In my hurried ride
had planned out my course of action.
had read somewhere of a soldier
capturing a company of the enemy
singlehanded, and | intended to follow
his plan.
As the four men advanced up the
shelving bank gave tense command
to an imaginary posse hid back in the
shadows and with my revolver leveled
| stepped out into the moonlight, COW
ering the nearest of the men.
This trick may have worked with
soldiers, but it certainly didn't go
with border outlaws. No sooner had |
stepped from the shadows than the
four men reached for their guns. at
the same instant dropping fiat upon
the ground, where they were almost
invisible.
Il took hurried aim at the foremost
man and pulled the trigger. The
hammer fell with a metallic click,
Wnlcn rang sharp and distinct in the
still air. Then, with a sickening
sinking of the heart, l remembered
that in my hasty departure l had
failed to load the revolver. was
unarmed and at the mercy of the out
laws.
These incidents had happened with
marvellous swiftness. Instantly there
was a flare of light, loud report, and
bullet sang uncomfortably close to
my ear. 1t was the first time | was
ever under fire. There was a second
flash, and my right arm dropped limp
ly to my side. / sprang for the shad-
ows of the cottonwoods just as the
third revolver cracked. The bullet
cut across the back of my neck and |
fell unconscious.
when / came to myself l was in
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-05-20

don't know what you are doing.
for nothing. You will be killed.
can't won't permit it.
81 turned on him and snarled in
his face:
:" You are not big enough to hold
me and lou can't keep me any other
way unless you shoot me, and | don't
think you want to commit murder
81 poured out volume of vile abuse
for which l was afterwards heartily
ashamed.
81 am going l concluded, and with
that | sprang out of the house and set
off at run for the north trail.
"FWait until I get my gun and
will go with YOU Jarrall shouted after
me, but I paid no attention to him.
ut was half-past ten, and | knew it
would be tight race to be at the ap,
pointed place on time. The messen-
gers horse was standing before the
door | mounted it and set out at a
rapid rate for the trail. 1t was a wild
ride through the chaparraI that night,
my heart beating time to the pounding
of the horses hoofs. At the giant
cactus l hobbled the pony and has
tened, on foot, down the cattle-trail
towards the river
GAS came in sight of the water,
shining white and silvery through the
bushes, could make out the bulk of
boat approaching. ! gripped my revol-
yer nervously and waited for 1t to
land. The cottonwood trees cast
heavy shadows where crouched, and
this gave me the advantage of the
smugglers, for the moonlight was al
most as brilliant as sunlight. The