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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16

The new electric light plant for
Tyndall is nearing completion.
The poles are in place and the
wires are being placed over the
whole system. 1t is believed that
within four weeks the plant, M of
the best in the state, will be in
operation.-Tyndall Register.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16
will return to Springfield Friday

will return to Springfield Friday
W. J. Wicks, superintendent of
the Government Indian School in
our city, has been confined to his
bed the past ten days with lagrippe
and nervous trouble. We are glad
to learn this morning that he is
regaining health and strength,
under the skillful care of DR.. j. O.
Duguid.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16

LOCAL NEWS.
For Pianos see w. FL. Miller.

For Pianos see w. FL. Miller.
Mrs. Koszitsky of Yankton, was
here Saturday to see Mr.. Baisch.
Mrs. VIM. Knodt of Hartford,
visited her old Scotland friends
last week.
Mrs. Abel Stafford Sr. visited
her daughter, Mrs. John Krall, at
Avon last week.
Mrs. j. P. Serr of Kadoda pass
ed through here Monday on her
way to Arkansas to visit friends.
John Nellis arrived from Stan
ley county Saturday to visit his
mother aud brothers for q few
days.
For Sale or Rent
Several dwelling houses for sale
or rent. Please call at my Office.
Philip Engel.
B. W. Burnett, the telephone
man Of Tyndall, Was here Satur-
day on his way to Armour to visit
his son.
Guy Brown returned home Mon
day from Moline, ILL.,, where he at
tended the Implement Dealers
cor. vention.
MI. and Mrs. Jos. Wanek we're
notified last week of the arrival of
. little granddaughter at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Driscoll, at
Emery.
Mrs. Elmer Waterbury received
a telegram Saturday morning in
forming her that her father living
in Missouri a very SIGH and ask
ing her to come at once. She left
on the one o'clock train that after
noon.
Arthur and Clarence Stark ex-
poet 80 ieavo IN about two :
for Boulder, Colo. ClareLce's
health has not been very robust
for some time and it is believed
that a change of climate will prove
beneficial.
Mrs. N. G. JUL, who underwent
an operation at Sioux City for APP
pendicitis, was able to return to
Scotland last Friday. She was
hardly able to endure the long ride
to her home near Wittenberg SO
she remained for a few days at
the homes Of friends in town.
Arthnr Stark succeeded iii scoop
ing nearly all the premiums on
Buff Cochen fowls at the poultry
show in Mitchell last week, the
only one Lost being second on
puliets. He has since been re-
ceiying numerous offers for fowls
and is selling them at from 50 to
$3.50 each.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16
Public School Notes.

Our grafton for this week was on
"Manners" presented by Leata
Gum. .
We are corresponding with the
High School at Tyndall about a
contest in debate. We have several
good debater5 in our school. That
is they debate excellently on gu b.
jects connected with their school
work, such as General History de-
bates, it remains to be seen what
they may be able to do in a brain
clash with outsiders over some
live topic. Tyndall is to present
the subject and we r to choose
the side. There will probably be a
home contest here on the subject
each contestant to pick his own
side of the subject. Then if that's
advisable those winning the most
points In this debate will be chosen
to represent us at Tyndall.
Each of the lower grades had
valentine boxes on Tuesday and in
other ways paid tribute to the
! Merry Saint.
MIR. G.. Il. Walton made us a call
one day this week. To the best of
our knowledge this is, outside of
the school board, the only father
who has visited us during working
hours this year. Why, fathers, if
your boy was in jail you would do
better than that.
Howard Harris spent several
days with US this week. He was
on his way to Mitchell for the sec
ond semester but found our school
so interesting he couldn't tear him
self away.
The board have decided to hire
a librarian to look after our books
as our library is growing and is
used very freely. Mary Peterka is
filling the office.
The Eleventh Grade INDUCED in
an unusual luxury, Friday even
ing, Feb. 10th. They held a class
party at the home of Leata and
Della Gann. Clarence Stark, a
former member of the class was
present, an invited guest. A
very pleasant time was enjoyed by
all, playing new and interesting
games. After refreshments were
served a lively discussion ensued
on various topics of interest to the
class. Soon after a new day had
begun the crowd started home,
bidding goodnight to the girls
who had done SO much to make
the party a success.
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On Monday afternoon the frs t
grade had the pleasure of having
four visitors, Mrs. George Dun
mire, Mrs. Frank Miller, Mrs. W.
j. Johnston and her mother Mrs.
Bellamy. 1t being the day before
Lincoln's Birthday the grade was
just studying and talking about
Lincoln SO two of the visitors, Mrs.
Dunmire and Mrs. Johnston, be-
ing members of the w. r. c., each
gave a short but interesting talk
about Lincoln.
| know the pupils of the first
grade were more than well pleased
to have these visitors SO we're we
all. Our latch string hangs out,
the doors are unlocked and we
keen the dog ont at the harm
SO "come over some day and sit a
SPELL"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16
From the Springfield Times.

County Commissioner Chas
McCollum has a fine q bunch of
white faces In his feed lot, about
500 in number, as one could wish
to see, and will have them ready
for market in April or May.
Rev. R. M. Hartman expects 10
leave Monday morning for Water
town, to attend the Conference Of
ministers Of the state, called by
Bishop Johnson. Mr.. Hartman
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16

". R. Markley Of Stickney, was
in town Tuesday and Wednesday,
looking after business. He in
tends to come back to belmont to
either buy out the belmont Rec
ord or start an independent news
paper plant-Delmont Record.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16
BROOD SOWS

| will sell twenty-three good Po-
land China soWs, guaranteed with
pig, at the Homestead farm, one
mile northeast of depot, at 1 o'clock
On Wednesday, Feb. %, 1911. If
storm interferes sale will be held
next day at l p. m. and those who
arrive will be entertained. Five
good bears for sale.
D. Q. Pringle,
B~ridgewater, S. Oak.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-28

IN its leafiness this romantic glen drew charm
of its own from arcaded trunks chung over with
ivy with their feet lost in riot of early vioets.
and their slender branches covering the road in
a lacework of shadow. The way assembled along
a hedge of Furnished laurel, where streams
rushed and scurried down the pebbly beds After
a while We had made the sharp turn, and loi the
great Portal of Justice yawned before u.s. and on
its arch the tabled hand and key of the
magi In spite of the careless and go of
holday-makers the present seems to fall back
when that portal closes over us, like a spirit
exercised. We begin to feel the witchery of the
Alhambra-the prance of cavalcades, the flash of
scimitars. the swarthy-visaged Moors, the ro
nance of captive princess, the teasing mystery
of hidden treasure.
But We were only to come out upon the Place
of the Cisterns to find band concert in prog
ress.
This place of the Cisterns is the broad court
lying between the two groups of the A1hambra-
the fortress of Alcazaba the point of the ridge
and the palace proper, whose halls cluster about
the Tower of Comares From here we could see
how the city lay about the ridge in ragged
crescent, and a half dozen miles away we could
barely discern that smoldering village of Santa
Fe the quarters Of the Catholic conquerors dur
ing the siege of Granada. A Spanish gentleman
pointed it out to us. But had the senores seen
the Alhambra by moonlight? No" @'Ah, only
the saints could describe the picture!"
We were happy enough to see it by daylight
and afterwards followed the crowds back across
The Place of the Cisterns and lost ourselves in
the labyrinth of the Alhambra. That afternoon
the courts We're all reanimate with dancing wa
tiers and the soft rustic of streams People
trooped everywhere whole families of them. The
older folks seemed to saunter about in a matter
offact a way, and make the rounds as perfume
torily as though they were promenading on the
Paseo de Colon Sometimes they stopped in the
Court of Lions, fingered, maybe over the
views from the Mirador de Ia Reina 1t was all
grand, very grand. Those IngIeses (Englishmen)
owned nothing to compare with it. Granada
folks seemed perfectly conscious of their supe-
riority. No wonder they to whom even the Al
hambra a matter of every day should show
themselves amused, sometimes laugh outright,
at the two short-caped Ingleses who always man
aged to obstruct the current, who haunted the
Hall Of Ambassadors whole hour and who
stayed intentionally long time in the Court
of Lions. These queer senores, who seemed the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-28
kII7RAIyCE 70 14LACT az cHl4FLES Il

The service was, of course very pompous
with the high altar a simmer of gold and bright
vested priests going to and fro in clouds of in
cense. 1t deeply impressed the peasants who
were massed about us They stood the two hours
or more in rapt wonder
After mass everybody 1ocked back to the
Plaza del Carmen for the "fag-waving' On
that memorable morning in 1892 when Boabdil
handed the palace keys to the Catholic sover-
eigns, Mendoza grand cardinal of Spain, climbed
the watch-tower of the Alhambra and waved over
the fallen city flag made by Isabella herself,
and which is still shown in the cathedral sacristy
1t was a boisteTous moment when the aIcade
appeared The band had launched into the ma
tonal anthem, but cheer after cheer we'll nigh
drowned it, He waited a moment for the en-
thuslasm to subSide, then shouted Mendoza cry,
Granada, Granada, won by the sovereigns illus
trious, Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of
Castile!" At this the flag raised and vigor-
ously swept to and fro half dozen times Then
the ceremony was over and a thousand warm
bloOded Spaniards howIed viva Granada! Viva
Espana! Viva!'
There is another thing peculiar to the day of
the Toma We could never have fully understood
1t had it not been for our young cicerone. Let
me assure the unwary that one is still as likely
in these parts to have foisted upon him Mateo
as in the days of Washington Irving This tat
terdemalion had attached himself to us the mo-
ment we left our posada. He had helped nego-
tate for our chairs at the mass and warned us
so as not to be late for the flag ceremony. Like
MateO he was bg-eyed and largemouthed q
mouth which spread in grns as broad as his two
ears would allow. 1t made him grin roguishlv to
think that we coul not understand all that bell
ringing. 1t was the spasmodic ringing from the
watch tower which oyerlooks the city from the
extremity of the Alhambra ridge We had read
that its bell was toled every morning toward
daybreak to regulate the irrigation gates on
the Vega, but this capricious behavior was quite
beyond Vrbp
the bell. You see, senores, it's para cascarse-
to get husbands From long ago it was said
that the girls who rang the bell on the day of the
Toma and prayed to the Holy Virgin for a hus-
band would surely get one before the next Toma
came"
After the siesta the whole population made a
lesurely pilgrimage up to the Alhambra On
through the gate of Pomegranates they saun-
tered then up through the Alameda-the little
valley which Wellington planted with ems Even
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-28

only foreigners in the place, locked creduously
at the, bloOd-stained marble in the Room OF the
Abencer2jes and paced again and again, point
ing and calculating. in the Hall of Justice, where
arch hangs below arch dripping with many stalac-
tites as though inviting to some fairy grotto. In
spite of being curiously watched, they explored
the subterranean baths of the Sultan, and found
their way into the clustered garden of Linda
raja, over which hung the bedroom of Washing
ton Irving
But somehow on that day of the TOma, the
Hall of Ambassadors, opening out on the Court
of Myrtles, kindled ones fancy most. In the
midst of this court lies handicapped pool Dor
dered with low myrtle hedges. At each end ar
cades, needed into fligree, leap from delicate
pillars and under water in subdued gurglngs
Towards the Darro rises the great square Tower
of Comares which mirrors its tawny bulk in the
green tinted water
It is the Tower of Comares. as everyone knows.
which holds the Hall of the Ambassadors. One
leaves the arcades and crosses the ruined Cham
Der of the Boat to find himself under a great
dusky dome set over with starry facets of Iarch-
wood Below, mosacs of azulejos weave a bril-
liant wainscoting in glazed blacks and green's
Above, sallow tinted walls wrought into
wilderness of arabesque. At first their patterns
delicate as vine tendrils, then loosen in fig
toward the upper edges.
How inevitably its halls summon memories of
BoabdiI and the Toma Here were staged the
first and last acts of that ill-starred life The
tyrant Abdul Hassam had made THE Morning
Star the choice of his harem. Her son was
chosen for the throne SO that young Boabdil
seemed doomed to lose his life as well as his
sceptre 1t was from yondeT deep embayed win
dow that the royal mother lowered her prince 20
a waiting horseman. who bore him away to the
hills of Gaudix.
A few stormy years and the scene again shifts
to the Hall of Ambassadors. The watchmen
the Tower de la Vela have reported a truce
bearer hurrying hither from the plain It is the
demand of Ferdinand and Isabella. The Chris
tan is at the gates Of the AIhambra. See Boab-
dill take his throne for the last time by yonder
damasked wall Low-hanging lamps shed a soft
ened radiance through the gloom and make the
FURNISHED weapons CLEAN in their racks. Swartby
councillors with knitted brows stand about the
troubled monarch Moorish knights finger the
hits of their scimitars in perplexity. Without,
the green-tinted pool of the Myrtles lies placid
and mirrors the turbaned figures that linger be-
side it. Morning sunlight gIints its waters now
and then a shadow fits across the arcaded wall
and the curtain falls upon the drama of the Moor
in Spain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-28
NEVER COUNTED THE GIRLS
Princes Answer to Question Typical
Of Life in the Countries
Of the Orient.

The big punkah Topped and tagged
between the columns, as we sat and
talked, Mem-Sahib, who was born in
the Caucasus amid Georgian and Cir
cassian dignitaries, and so had a hap
py way with Oriental princes, took US
all aback by suddenly asking the good
gray prince how many brothers he
had. His highness looked at her with
q queer little smile, half tolerant,
half amused, and began, with great
show Of seriousness, to count them on
his fingers, first of the right hand
then Of the left; after going once or
twice round, he halted, started again,
then stopped and said:
Il am afraid | must ask my secre-
tary!"
The secretary replied, with dignity:
Your highness had a hundred and
nineteen brothers!"
Mem-Sahib, not whit abashed, then
asked this good Oriental nobleman
concerning his sisters.
He smiled very charmingIy, saying:
7 am afraid 1 do not know; we
never counted them "-Charles John
ston in the Atlantic Monthly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-28
Pots of Glass.

A process has recently been invent,
ed in France to produce glass flower
pots at very low cost. The pots are
like ordinary flower pots, both in size
and shape. They are said to be more
substantial and have proved to resist
the pressure of ice or frozen earth
better. Being handsome in appear.
ance, they are fine for potted sale
GOVERN IS that soon get soiled. When
sank into the earth they remain clean.
as neither dirt nor moss adheres. The
inside walls being smooth, plants can
easily be slipped out, and they are.
therefore, excellent for potting plants
with many roots. The thickness of
the glass. with the consequent lack of
porosity, is also said to be an advan-
tage, for the air remains sweet longer
in glass pot than in an ordinary pot,
and there is less danger of drying out.
While the initial cost of glass pots is
somewhat higher, they are really
cheaper in the end, because more
durable.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-28
Jumninu lack Lars

The rhythmic jumping of $50 blue
Jackets saved H. M S. Commonwealth
from the fate of the Montagu when
she ran aground in a dangerous place.
The battleship Montagu was aban-
doned as a hopeless wreck off the Cor
nish coast, but her sister ship, the
Commonwealth, was safely got off by
the muscular eXertion of her crew.
The Commonwealth ran on to an
uncharted rock when returning from
target practice, and was badly dam.
aged. She was so nicely balanced in
her lodgment, however, that it was
decided, after reversing the engines
had failed to extricate her, to try the
experiment of mastering all the avail
able hands on the extreme aft, and
setting them to jump in unison The
regular jumping of twenty-five tons
of solidly-built seamen had the effect
of making the huge vessel rock see
saw fashion until she gradually foated
off with the rising tide. In fifteen
minutes she was af1oat, and saved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-28
Worse and Worse.

Did you ever notice." said Walter
4rimes, how a fellow, when he once
gets 'balled up and says the wrong
thing, has a tendency to get in deeper
and deeper?
"A friend was first telling be Of his
experience in attending a reception IN
Indianapolis some time ago During
the progress of the function an elabo-
rately gowned woman sang for the
guests. Her voice wasn't anything to
brag on, and my friend, who is very
plainly spoken, turned to meek-look
ing little man at his right and ask
ed in low voice: who was that old
hen who has just squawked for us?'
That, replied the man addressed,
is my wife
My friend gasped oh. b-b-beg your
pardon, he suffered. She's really a
rather nice-looking woman and know
she'd sing better if she made bet
ter selection of his music. Who do you
suppose ever wrote a rotten song like
that?'
I am the author Of that song re-
piled the meek looking little man.
Louisville Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-28
Just a Little Fish Story

newed the water daily for some time
and gradually reduced the quantity,
with so little inconvenience TO the her
ring that he concluded that the fist
might, in time. learn to breathe air
undiluted with water. like the cat ana
man. 1t turned out as he expected,
and the water was finally emptied out
Of the tub. never to be replaced
Henrik next removed the fish from
its tub and placed it on the ground
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-28
CHANGES IN FLOWERS
MODERN TASTE AS COMPARED
WITH OTHER YEARS.
Gardens of Today Would Be Things
of Wonder to Our Ancestors
All Countries Called on for
Beauty of Color.

1t IS truly astonishing thing TO re-
hect that Shakespeare, for all his love
OF flowers. would have been able 10
name scarcely a single bloom in
twentieth century garden, says the
Strand. He would hardly have been
able to distinguish the queen of flow
ers Itself, so greatly has the rose
changed in the last three centuries.
As for the begonias, the chrysanthe-
NUNS, the dahIias, the geranfums, the
fuschias and carnations; these were
unknown even to our great-grandfath
ers. Many of our most beautiful flow
ers are purely modern productions.
Three centuries ago there were no
flower gardens in England What
were then thought of as gardens were
herbarfa, places where rosemary. mint
rue, thyme and sage grew, and per
haps few primitive blooms, such as
Violets and primroses, were suffered
to exist, much as peoples and corn
flowers do today.
Many well known plants have been
developed from specimens discovered
IN various parts of the world, and there
is no doubt that a number OF charm
ing novelties are still lurking undts-
covered in remote spots. The chances
of valuable finds are, however, becom-
ing unfortunately less every year. A
small army of collectors is always at
work in every corner of the world
searching for new treasures to enrich
our floral store.
From South America came many
years ago the recently questionable
fuschia; from the hills of northern
India and Tibet have been brought
many useful varieties; from China we
have had among other things many
new primulas; Japan mas yielded
wonderful irises; Africa many varied
plants, usually of most brilliant and
gorgeous coloring; while numerous
charming members of the narcissus
family have been discovered in the
Pyrenees.
But this cannot continue indefinite
ly, and even in the realm of orchids,
for which perhaps the most systematic
search OF all is made. there is not
much left to be explored. For our fu-
ture novelties we shall have to rely
then chiefly on the skill of our hybrid
lists, who are constantly engaged in
mating different species OF the same
family of plants, and our cross fertil-
izers, who are doing similar work with
different varieties of the same species.
The flowers of today are the result of
crOSS-breeding stimulated nv PIectri
city, drugs and hot water baths.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-28
SaNEinn Earn1er

4 man with New England small
own recollecttons says that one Kan
kee storekeeper used to pull a fig
in two to make the pound weight bal
ance to a hair
This same man was also a road con-
tractor and had to provide lunch, to
be eaten by the wayside by the farm
ers who gave their time to the county
two O. three days a year
There was considerable kicking
about the lunch, especially the bread
and butter.
7 always knew old man Jones was
pretty tight, said one farmer, "and
know that butter is skerce and high.
but didn't think he cut bread with
a greasy knife"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-28
Her Credit Was Strained.

young country merchant who had
something Of reputation for close
figuring was especially attentive to the
village schoOima'am. The young
woman had a sweet tooth and was not
at all retiring about making the fact
known. Accordingly, she limited TO
her admirer that a box of chocolates
would be greatly appreciated on the
occasion OF his next visit, Later the
suggestion was repeated and again
duly needed. The third time the sub
ject was preached, however, the dis
penser of sweets turned a deaf ear to
the entreaty.
Z don't know about taking that girl
any more candy" he confided to a
companion next day. she's OWN me
sixty cents for chocolates already
Lippincott's Magazine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-28

ence of Allah and descended to the
Sixth Heaven, he found Moses waiting
for him and anxious regarding the re-
suit Upon learning that the Supreme
Being had fixed a daily task of so
prayers. Moses acknowledged the de-
STABILITY of the divine ruling. but
questioned its practicability when ap-
piled to the Arabs. I made the ex-
pertinent before thee" he declared.
I tried it with the children of Israel