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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-04-15
HUNTERS "DuckED,"
LOSE THEIR GUNS

Hudson, S. D., April 12.-Frank
Hartzell and DR.. c. w. Okey
went duck hunting in g boat
: on the Rock river on Tues
day and their boat capsized by
hitting a submerged stump.
throwing the two nimrods into
the drink They are both good
swimmers but they needed all
their skin to reach the shore,
for they had to swim 80 rods
in a swift current, but they
made it all right and T none
the worse for their adventure.
They lost their guns, but x
pect to o these valuable
firearms later on.
Last rear about this time
Mr.. Hartzell and Bert Fockler
upset the same boat about three
miles farther down river and
they had to climb a tree to keep
from drowning.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-04-15
ATTORNEY GENERAL STOPS
WAR ON PACKER MORRIS

Chicago, April 1.-THE attorney
general has stopped the war on Packer
Morris for oyervaluing shipments. He
says there Is no evidence Of intent to
the rebating law.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-04-15
SYMPTOMS OF ANTHRAX
WEST OF THE RIVER

Reliance, S. D., April 9.--Joseph Erd-
maj has lost two of his cattle recently
and the symptoms are those of anthrax,
the disease which worked havoc with
live stock in the southeastern part of
the state last spring IL summer. State
Veterinarian Hicks, of Milbank, has
been called by Mr.. Erdman to examine
the cattle.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-04-15
PROFESSOR PERISHO SPEAKS
ON CONSERVING RESOURCES

Aberdeen, S. d, April 14.-The an
nual meeting of the Northern South
Dakota Educational association Is in
two days session here. Professor e.
C. Perisho, of the state university, de-
livered the principal address of the
session Friday evening, his subject be-
ing "The Conservation of National Re-
sources" h main thought being that
the boys and girls are the nations
greatest resource.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-04-15
VOLCANOES AND QUAKES
CAUSE GREAT TERROR

Naples, April 14.-Mount Aetna is in
eruption. A great cloud of smoke is
pouring out of the crater, n ashes
are falling thick on the surrounding
country. Considerable apprehension is
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-04-15
HoMESTEADER HAD
ONE WIFE TOO MANY

Fairfax, S. D.. April g.
Lloyd Hairless has a wife and
likewise a homestead out on the
Landing Creek flats east of
Gregory. Likewise he is said
to have another wife with a good
bunch Of young Harnesses In
the mountains of southern West
Virginia. These facts, taken to-
gether, r assigned as the rea-
son for Sheriff McMullen's hasty
trip to the Hairless home one
day last week, and also the
hasty departure OF Hairless, who
failed to notify his friends of
his destination or the probable
date Of his return.
Hairless was considered a good
citizen, was Industrious and was
having very good success as a
farmer, having quite a consider
able sum of money in bank,
which he is said to have drawn
out just prior to his departure.
His dual life is quite a surprise
to all his acquaintance.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-04-15

Maryland's special legislative com
mittee on automobile regulations is out
h~ot-footed after that dangerous nui-
sance, the 10Y rider" Joy riding
must be stopped" says Colonel Sher-
lock Swami, q member OF the commit
tee. This reckless driving Of automo-
biles does more to create prejudice
against automobiling than anything
else. While the committee appointed
by Governor Crothers to draft an auto
mobile law has until the next legisla-
ture to finish Its work. it has already
decided that the severest penalties shall
be imposed on chauffeurs and other
people who use q car without the own
er's consent
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-04-15

On the eve OF leaving London for
Canada Mrs. Brooke, who wrote THE
History OF Emily Montague" the first
Aovel written In Canada, gave a fare
we'll party, Hannah More, Johnson and
Boswell being of the company. DR..
johnson was obliged to leave early. and
apparently departed after wishing his
hostess health and happiness. Shortly
after q servant whispered to Mrs.
Brooke that a gentleman was waiting
below to speak to her. Running down
stairs, the fair novelist found the en-
prable photographer. Madam said
be, ponderously, II sent for you down
stairs that I might kiss you, which I
did not choose to do before SO much
COMPANY
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-04-15

A novelty in correspondence. recent
y inaugurated by the French postotfice
department. has met with such success
that 1t might be tried all over the
world. This is the Geographic letter.
The hours between 8 p. m. and 4 a. m.
are not busy ones for the French tele-
graphic lines. So the postal authori-
Ties decided to turn these hours to some
use. Therefore, II one misses the post
tor q provincial town in france today
cne can at the rate OF 100 words for 20
cents have the letter telegraphed and
delivered by the first post next morn
Ing. The scheme Is very simple and Is
working admirably In Parts.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-04-15

Mr.. Roosevelt was not the first nan
20 be called a ~'gargoyle." Tennyson
has this old gaping ~gargoyle" of
priest in his Queen Mary" The
word Ia closely akin to "gargle" for
~gargoyle' IL simply the French
s~gargouille' throat. 1t was a good
name for the architecture monster
Through whose mouth rain water was
carried of. But all idea of the throat
had disappeared in the terrible Gar
goui1le de Rouen, the dragon which
wasted q French district until St
Romanus threw 1t into the Seine. In
after generations a huge sham gar
gouille used to be carried our the
city one a yea In memory of this de-
Hyerance,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-04-15
SOUTH DAKOTA

The New York correspondent OF the
Gan Francisco Cal writes to that paper
that New York has a Hebrew popula-
ton OF about a. million, which makes it
the largest Jewish city In the world. AT
h ext municipal election the voters
Df the metropolis will be confronted
with q condition which their fathers
would have thought impossible; that
u, In voting for mayor they may have
10 choose between two Hebrews" The
possible candidates named in this fore
cast are Nathan Straus on the demo-
cratic ticket. and Adolph Lewisohn as
the republican candidate. THE friends
Of these two men say" writes the Call
correspondent. that If the city Of Rome,
the seat Of the Christian church, can
tlect Ernest Nathan. an orthodox Jew,
to tho office OF mayor there seems to
be no good reason why New York
should not choose for the same
Nathan Stratus or Adolph Lewisohn."
IL I had to coddle myself, stay in the
house all day. and never speak when
ever I was to sing in the evening, I
would give UP singing" Allen c. Hinck-
10y, the big. broad shouldered young
American basso OF the Metropolitan
opera house. remarked recently. II be-
deve 1t Is the things one does every
day, not merely on h days on which
n sings that our l try to keep
myself always in good physical condi-
zion, and one day Is about the same as
Another-that is all there is to it. L
should not play q game of golf, for in
stance, before singing In the evening
Mr.. Hinckley is a champion golf player
walk In the park. and get my mind off
UnyHelfn
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22
Grocer is
Busiest
Man i'm
WholeCity
By GEORGE II. TANNER

disconcerng keeping little grocery dngy and moist
the Ghetto other congested district The hours OF
work from four o'clock the morning until ten o'clock at night But
this the only drawback of the small sum okeeper There
other painful situations which confront him.
the these the necessity of keeping the
the goods fresh Both of these things which the basement
do least we'll He has facilities for keeping his
place clean and has large enough to allow his goods circulate
quickly and a stock of goods every other week
There hundreds of little stores Chicago where the keeper of
only live proprietor
such has and generally children the nsueny the
home apparent So the family enOaces the business
and the home and store become
Frequently upon entering will find
family the the little Children about
playing with the the scoops whatever
their hands upon The the wife the soreecper who
while he away, frequently while there
has babe her lap When she
the baby and is ready to wait on him.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22

The April dividend and interest pay
ments in this country aggregate con-
siderably more than $123, 100000. This
is about $10,000,000 above the pay
ments of the same kind year ago,
which is convincing proof of the i'm
provement in conditions. What is espe-
cially significant is the advance in in
dustrial dividends, which are nearly
$5,000,000 greater than in 1908. Divi-
dends represent actual profits. while
interest is money paid out for loans.
But from either point of view the sit
uation is satisfactory. 1t shows that
industrial concerns are making more
money and that railroad and other
earnings are sufficient to meet all in
terest demands and in most cases to
provide for distribution of gains to
stockholders.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22

and the Mercer County Board of Free
holders began TO fear that Black Hand
ers plotted to blow up the buildings.
A loud explosion occurred within q
few feet of the administration build
ing early the other day, and the noise
brought the terror-stricken officials to
the scene. One of the guards, believ'
ing that an attempt was being made
to blow up the buildings, wanted to re-
lease the prisoners in order to give
them a chance for their lives, but
cooler counsel prevailed.
The only thing that could be found
about the premises which indicated
the cause of the explosion was the
badly mutilated body of rat, and ii
dawned on the officials that rodents
might have eaten the dynamite. The
body of the dead rat was examined
and some unexploded dynamite was
found in the stomach. The discovery
created terror. for it was known that
the simultaneous explosion of a dozen
rats charged with dynamite would de.
stroy all the workhouse buildings and
kill the inmates
Guns were fired off, powder was
burned and other ways to force the
rats to vacate their strongholds were
resorted to, and met with much sue.
cess. Thousands were seen running
in the direction of this city, and while
the workhouse people sighed with
great relief this city is now terror.
stricken.
1t is realized that it would be i'm.
possible to drive all the rats out of a
city of 100000 inhabitants without
risk of something happening that
might cause several of the loaded 70,
dents to explode.
Housewives have undated and
locked up the rat traps and cats and
dogs are being kept under restraint.
1t is feared that the rats that left
the workhouse and came to Trenton
will probably remain together, so that
If one should explode the others
would follow suit. Extra firemen and
policemen have been put on duty, but
just what part they are to play to
avert a catastrophe will have to be de-
termined by developments. Steps will
likely be taken to prevent rat dis
aster.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22
A Battle of Names.

According to a Washington dispatch
In the Tribune there is movement
on foot in Washington TO restore the
use of the term Executive Mansion
Instead of White House. which has
been the custom during the Roosevelt
administration; and many members
of congress are said TO prefer the
longer and more pretentious name,
says the New York Sun. White
House" it is, in the mind and mouth
Of every American; so known across
the water, too. The term, as re-
cent researches by correspondents Of
the Sun have shown, is OF respect
able antiquity. 1t seems to have been
traced as far back as Madison's sec
ond administration It will soon be
entitled to its centenary. 1t is ia
miliar figure, of homely and cordial
look. It is not to be put out by a
long trained intruding trollop like Eek
ecutive Mansion. That may accom-
modate itself we'll to the legal, formal
and clerkly style, but the popular and
the fittest name is and will be white
House" President Taft is no friend
Of pomp and swollen words We have
no doubt that he prefers to live in a
house" AS for those members Of
congress who from fondness for elo-
quence or want of taste love high
sounding names, Mr.. Taft may tell
them little jest by which DIR.
William Everett used to teach
simplicity: AT Yale the presidents
lady retires;' at Harvard the presi
dents wife goes to bed
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22
PIANO PLAYED BY "GHOSTS."
Watchmen Frightened from Supposed
Treasure Building, Where Woman
=. Was Burned to Death.

st. Paul, Minn.-The house in For.
est street where Mrs. Anna Post, an
aged recluse, was burned to death, is
supposed to be haunted, and the watch
men who have guarded the house
every night since the death of the
woman. in the belief that fortune is
hidden somewhere in the ruins, have
all been frightened away.
Early the other morning the third
Waterman who ventured to guard the
place heard a noise coming from the
partly burned piano. and sought pro-
lection from Policeman Swenson and
Shook, who were on their way home.
The Waterman was terrified, and
told the policemen that he distinctly
heard the sound of funeral dirge
played on the piano. He was assured
that IL was imagination on his part.
but he could not be persuaded that
the house was not haunted, and he re-
signed his job then and there, leav-
ing the premises to the mercy of the
"spooks."
Since the death OF Mrs. Post her
relatives have had the house guarded
at night and during the day the
ruins are searched for gold supposed
to have been left by the old woman,
but so far none has been unearthed.
Last week the Waterman was fright.
ened away by noises that he asserted
he heard i'm the house, and the other
Waterman was frightened in a similar
manner.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22

Rameses II. is dead. He was not
the great ruler of ancient Egypt, as the
name given him might indicate, though
the date of his birth ran well back
into the past. Rameses was a toad,
and miners digging 500 feet below the
surface at Butte, Mont, found him
there, imbedded in rock. He was
sound asleep, but awoke when brought
into the light of day, and has been de-
cidedly lively since. The Bronx zoo
acquired him as one of its most not
able curiosities, scientists having de-
cided that he must be 1000 or 1900
years old, if not more so. And now,
having lived to what was literally a
green old age, he has succumbed to the
inevitable Life under modern con-
dtions appears to have been too swift
for reptile that had passed so long
a period in unbroken stone and
quiet.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22
BREEDING INSECT
RESISTING PLANTS
How One Can Select Those That
Will Withstand Attacks
of Insects.

From time to time various authort
ties have called attention to the posi-
bilities of selecting seed from plants
that have successfully withstood adj
verse conditions, such as drought. poor
soil, fungi, etc. 1t is left to DR.. S. A..
Forbes, Illinois state entomologist. to
suggest the plan of selecting plants
that have successfully withstood the
attack of insects with the hope Of
building up plant which would be
practically immune from such attacks.
In a recent address before an associa-
ton of entomologists at Madison. Wis,
DR.. Forbes said:
II would like to see the experiment
made of growing corn from seed taken
from the few best stalks of field
which has been overrun by insects, in
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22

The next development of the wire
less telegraph idea seems 10 be the
establishment of municipal stations in
all principal cities, to the end that, no
matter what storms may sweep the
country, it will be possible to commu-
nicate with the outside world so long
as the city hall tower remains stand
ing. Philadelphia is taking the lead,
and inasmuch as the expense is rela-
lively slight, it is likely that other cit
les will be communicating with each
other in the near future.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22

dredweight in prices within an hour.
The large western shipper was obliged
to forestall such ruinouS conditions.
This was done by establishing feeding
stations on the railway lines tributary
to Chicago from the west. Most of
these are owned and controlled by the
railroad companies, although few are
owned by private parties. The large
shipper consigns his sheep to some
one of these feeding stations, and then
awaits the advice of his commission
firm as TO the number of sheep and
the time he shall send them to market.
A shipment of say 10000 sheep is thus
distributed over period of week or
ten days, instead of all being dumped
on the market on the same day. Since
from 60 to IS per cent. Of the sheep
reaching the Chicago market are con
signed first to the feeding stations. it
can readily be seen how much they
aid in preventing market quitting
The record run of sheep on the Chi
cago market for one day is little less
than $4,000, and q run Of 10000 Is con
sidered very heavy, but were it not for
the feeding stations it is claimed that
there would frequently be days when
the run would be from 10000 t. 1907
600 head.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22
RATS EAT DYNAMITE
and CAUSE BIG SCARE
RODENTS FILL UPON DEADLY Elk
PlOSlVE, THEN HASTEN TO
JERSEY CAPITAL.

Trenton, n. J.-Trenton has only
Just recovered from an awful fright,
due to the visitation of the imaginary
Jersey devil bird" when a new scare
is caused by a plague of explosive
rats which has been infesting the Mer.
Ger county workhouse, a few miles
from this city.
The workhouse warden discovered
that a sack of dynamite, used for
quarry purposes, had been broken
open and most of its contents carried
away. A thorough investigation
showed that none of the officials at the
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22

The contract has been giveE for
the construction of the Clermont,
which is to be fac smile of the ia
nous steamer built by Robert Fulton,
and which made the trip to Albany 100
years ago. The craft, like the imita-
ton Halfmoon, typifying Hudsons
craft, will be used in the tercentenary
celebration this year, and everybody
along the river will have a chance to
see the boats.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22

Morocco may again become the the
alter Of disturbance. There are signs of
the outbreak Of revolt against the
new sultan which may take the form
Of a holy war-that is, one in which
the Mohammedans may be summoned
TO fight on the pretense of devotion to
their faith. But with Raisuli and sew
eral other former disturbers of the
peace keeping quiet, there is hope that
things may simmer down.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22
Interesting
Facts of
Deadly
Loco Weed
By CHARLES F. ALLEN

always tells that the horse is ooed and you
drive along places the mountains he will
by the wayde 1t is ver-gray plant of the
family than eight inches high and covering of the
dinner plate often much smaller but always
ing thrifty defiant of the midsummer heat
horse finding the loco weed the first and
the in the spring. driven by hunger eat it.
be after the optcs and appetite
makes dope fend of the animal 1t becomes thin,
appetite energy and in all other resembles the opium
symptoms AT last refuses to hunt food and lies down.
be and picked death by magpes in their haun
winter Oklahoma stated that he lost
of monhall from the effects of loco
There possible long the victim has opportunity Of
erttng more loco Death affords the sole relief.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22

the hope that we might thus gradually
develop varieties OF this plant capable
of withstanding insect attack, or Of Sc
lecting our seed from the best grown
and most fruitful plants in a field
which has suffered heavily from
drought-of applying. in short. the
method by which rust-resistant varie-
ties of wheat and the like are now be
ing formed"
If Doctor Forbes idea of breeding u
stalk of corn immune from attacks OF
insects is unique, 1t Is certainly not
beyond the range of possibility. We
hope that sooner or later this sugges-
ton will be acted upon with the hope
of developing a plant of superior quail
ity to others OF the same kind
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22

The Stun grocer, having his store in an
eight by ten foot basement, is the busiest
man in Chicago. lie is busy avoiding
kicks and knocks from customers, from the
health department, and from many other
sources. If the kicks slow up occasionally,
he gets busy planning how to get out of
his basement storeroom and secure better
and moro spacious quarters for his little
business. Most probably he is figuring Oh
getting out of the grocery business alto
gcther, or at least out of the slum part
of it.
For no sort of occupation is so firing
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22

The one survivor of the party Of
four Americans who started two years
ago t. walk from Bnenos Aires, in
South America, to New York, says he
will finish the journey IL Il takes him
IL years. This is rather a useless am
bition. Professionalism has its vir-
tues, but walks that take years to com.
plete are hardly a real need of life.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22

Wherever you go in Colorado OF any
other part of the cattleman's country. YOU
will find the word "locoed'' applied both
to animals and to men, to indicate that
something is wrong with the subject men
tally, allowing that animals have minds.
Perhaps you start from livery with fine
span of four-year-olds, perfect mates, only
to find that one of them is to be watched
without ceasing. This one may be afraid
of every calf that looks through wire
fence, or of rabbits, or the whistle of prai-
RE dogs, or sometimes he may bolt with
out apparent cause, as if struck by whip.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22

Use Of Nitrate Of Soda.-For soils
that are deficient in nitrogen, nitrate
of soda would be very valuable on ac-
count of IFS quick action. Use 1t as a
top dressing at the rate of 100 pounds
to 200 pounds per acre, and make
three or four such applications during
the season. The first rain will wash
it into the soil and it will be immc-
diateiy available. But for the general
gardener the nitrogen can be secured
much more cheaply and in more per-
manent form by the blowing un-
der of COW peas, clover and well rotted
barnyar manure
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22

Lieut.. Shackleton's nose may be
put out of joint by Commander Peary.
VINO is presumably sledging toward
tss 7orth pole. and dining on dog meat.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22

The tendency to-day is bad enough in that direc-
ton anyhow without being fosered by literary repre-
sentation The whole matter is very much in the air
altogether too much So 1t is never to be forgotten
that the less marriage is respected and revcred the less
the home and all that goes with it will mean, the
less the foundations Of our social life will mean. 1t
is really astonishing how easily people will incline
toward and accept what is not nice, and how rapidly
moral tastes once on the downward track, will de-
teriorate
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-22
NOxiOuS
Fiction
Books POrtraying
Illicit Conduct
Are DANGEROUS
BY REV. DIR. CHAS. ii. PARkHURST

He home is the basis of everything best in social ccces-
astica and civic life 1t is fundamental to everything that IS
making for social responsibility and whoesomeness And
the keynote To the home is marmOnv.
This being whatever tends to weaken the matrimonial
bond is inevitably bound to exert deleteous influence on
every aspect of the home life Of to-dayan influence which
will be far-rcacng in It's infamous effects Every time matr-
monial infdelity-or anything that saVors OF suc-ls
spoken lightly Of CARRIED attractive aspect the highest