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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-08-03
P A. BLISS, Editor & Proprietor.
SUBSCRIPTION $500 PER YEAR.

For Sale-some choice building
lots. Inquire of Louis Stark.
William Schneider and wife of
Tvndall we're guests at the home of
H. g.. Gum last Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Hogrefy and her
daughter, Miss Rebecca, of Mill
town were in town last Saturday.
j. j. Krall, optician, who will
be here August 4, has one of the
best lens grinding and optical man
ufacturing plants in the state.
Miss Fern Peterson who has
been visiting Mrs. Ted Sprowl for
several weeks, left for her home in
California Monday.
MIR. Korb completed the new
sidewalk last Friday, running
across the railroad right of way
along the south side of Main street.
Miss Harriet Carson expects to
return to her home in Huron to-
morrow. She has been spending
several weeks at the home of her
sister, Mrs. ". D. Griffths.
The music for the dance in the
hall last Thursday evening was
furnished by the Scotland orchest-
ra. The members of the or
chestra are Mr.. and Mrs. Nobis,
Edward Ardery and George
Schneider.
Buff and Barred Plymouth
Rocks and Golden Wyandotte Eggs
for Matching for sale, from prize
winning and Utility pens at right
prices, inquire of
Phil Becker.
Scotland, So. OAK
Frank Sternhagen and bis crew
of carpenters completed a new
granary and corn crib, so by AZ
feet iii aize, on the farm Of Franz
Simantle this week. They go mex
week to the farm of Nick Ser
where they Will finish q house an,
erect n new barn.
August Becker, who has beer
having a vacation of about a month
from his duties as assistant cashie,
at the German Bank, returnin!
Monday and is again at work. H
took a pleasure trip thru Washing
ton and Oregon, visiting many in
teresting points along the way
His sister, Miss Barbara, who ha
been teaching in North Dakota
returned with him and will spen,
this month here at the home O
her father, John Becker.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-08-03
Something to Follow,

Statistical Boarder-An aeroplane
can be built for $3.50.
Practical Boarder-Cheap enough,
but It's the funeral that costs.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-08-03

Mrs. Abel Stafford Jr. went to
Menno this morning to spend the
day.
Mrs. ALI. Brown went to Ashton
today to be gone for five or six
weeks.
Two daughters Of Mr.. Metzner,
who has been very sick, arrived
from Illinois last Saturday.
Mrs. Amos Stafford returned
Saturday from Parkston where she
had been visiting her parents.
Miss Elizabeth Engel left Sun.
day for q visit Of a few days with
friends at Yankton and Lesterville.
Miss Marie Frizzell returned
Tuesday from a weeks visit spent
with friends at Mitchell and
Parkston.
DR.. |. w. Leighton went to 500
City, Sunday, accompanying to
the hospital a young girl from
Lesterville.
Mrs. Tice returned to her home
in Sioux City Tuesday. She has
not been feeling very we'll SO she
decided to cut her visit here short.
Stanley Smith has been under
the doctors are this week, suffer-
ing from a severe attack of sore
throat.
Mr.. Huisinga, who has been
having a vacation for several weeks
returned Monday and is again at
work as night operator at the de-
pot.
Ed. Colgan of Tyndall was here
between trains at the home of his
brother, DR.. L. G. Colgan, Mon
day while on his way to Chamber
lain.
Mrs. McVaine of Yankton, who
visited last week at the home of
John Max, went to belmont Fri
day to spend a few days before re-
turning to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Mccormick
and little baby of Tyndall ere
here between trains Tuesday on
their way to Canada to visit for
about a month with her brother,
F. s. Birkinbine moved INFO
their new house which has Just
been finished. Until their house
was completed they had been oc-
cupying the ]. j. Bardell residence.
DR.. L. G. Colgan this week pnf-
chased the Irwin residence from
Mrs Voy and Tom Irwin and
moved into it Tuesday. Ang.
Clausen moved into his house
which DR.. Colgan had been oc-
cupying. Milo Baird moved his
household goods from the Irwin
house to the house which Mr..
Clausen vacated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-25


Te gsese ~ nar ctsevve ne
5rezasas aaz2 wlft Ehsch tie peas
were s9srsa an ssr ae hslped s-
ss E1u4g zn& degcurss Aen 81
= vz@argzs Eznzer He his
Eesrs wsta1ed k.m ex1sefzz1iy- Ngrz-
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gar The pe4s-rrerty goe1. e1s
znl frD1 esF swr gzr1sr
TAe AsefT zerriez4n clMly fe1e
faat sorssthsng was exDectez fscr
am On Jes. - sa To - r-re-
me p<za There gne1. arsnr rheTz
Alrs1at "A gso1 az tAe Frenea canned
rszs they serve e koeelst
g having : garLe1. J 10 zot Eet
III feelings ge1 e. f1et ne sane
mznner a. G41 rhe E1xea--kzr there
zre Tlwee There was re ocezzlon q
ne Dsaet tree. ~ Instance
~voh1ly Who azs E0t witnessed tEe
setfsng c4t r. a1nzy place u four
valg sks vth fEl1y green
kro5s 81 tkem and has not zurze1
and cherished them for three seasons
and aratte1 CT SPIDERS ard arts and
se1s1 eariy ieaf ard sae yellow 5llgnE
and eoadled and fuseed oTer fhen car
1n0eFziand what Il means to arrive ia
fhe gsrng and find ak Or seven f1zzy.
annlsfzksble Dezcnes Or each o.
thcse trees ii is - exciting 4 no
r1ent a. that when ron 1nd baby
Eas cut a toorhs ] w0uld % out
dozen tines day 3ust 10 assure ny
aesf taat me peaches were III there
arm no inject waa EnaTrtng tL@-a and
10 teIl them how nice il was of them
scfnasly 70 ssCw before ny very eyes
IN ny own fsee4s That was the sun.
rer I asked Pearl over 10 visit me
erezrl j. a fascinating young Won
ar. bot yoa vii nndersfznd her Lrnita-
tlona when Z say thaf she would ratk-
er walk doNn State street than
through f1e woo6a and that she turns
pale Al the sight 81 spider. ] be-
Meve che REGARDED tbs country with
bored surprise and came over because
nhe felt sorry for nc il ny exile. The
ouIy time Pearl stepped on the porch
xhen 6he aid not have 20 found her
snt by the peach trees.
There vas big fat squirrel CT
the rail fence Just nov, she aaids eat
ing something 20 busIly that he
wouldn't bulge even when I threw
things a. him. There weren't any
stones, 70 ! used those hard green
shlngg On these tress-they were Just
light 70 tnrOw-and he Jumped 80
when the LAST one hit him,
u fed to keep from doing violence
% Pearl.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-25

cant tell yoa
70 meet you. n seems a. II We were
Old friends. after hearing your voice
70 often. You feel the same way2
Thank you. Goodbye"
Evelyn booked beautiful IN Ser soft
white gown
4 hope Frank won't be Jealous"
nhe said. as she ciaBDed her sister s
coral beads around her neck III ac-
.ept Mr. Mltcheli's attentions anyway.
hes such an old friend be Won't care.
Franks away 80 much he must expect
me 70 70 with other fellows Any
xav f4rreN = Trl54;1ssss5 ss-s;s>sss sssssFesss cen
~. There's the door-bslL III 90"
Evelyn opened the door. her face
wreafhed In a welcoming smile. Her
sxpfssei0n changed somewhat az an
overgrONn youth Of about seyentesn
years greeted her with How do you
aos I'm Jack Mitchell i was Jolly
xood Of you 70 ack me out"
Evelyn extended rather limp hand.
.aying the fret thing che could think
pf to cover her chasriu: How are
youg How much you look Ike Frank
f.afns ID The evening she discovered
se waa only fourth cousin Of
franks. AZ any rate. there was no
shanne dish supper served that night
5ecsufe ~ nine O'Clock Evelyn asked
q 81 excused. leaving her sister 10
s1tsfiain Jack while abe FASTENED 70
ne bridge paEty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-25

The Vznnecks are Jolly people and
anticipated their coming with spe-
.ial pleasure showed them the
Dlace-lt takes about five minutes %
exhaust the sights Of ny esfate-and
zith burst Of pride dilated on the
TACT that even ia these wilds there
are comforts and that ] have oath
room. with running water. OF course.
/ added, It's cold water, but then Just
consider having any kind right in the
house,
Mr.. yanneck leaned weakly against
wall DO You mean TO say, be got
out tragicaily, that you don't have
hot water hereg No hot waterT
Yoa heat It on the alcohol lamp
to shave. I explained And for a
not bath We heat Il OF the kitchen
stove and carry II IN, but the water Is
20 soft that prefer the cold tub
~Mr. va1neck clapped his hand to
bis brow and vent and sat in a corner
and noped over the awful calamity Of
-. ....lssss44ad hnt wafnr All fhA time
they were here his wife and spent
most Of It stoking the kitchen stove
so that if vanneck took sudden
fancy for a hot bath there would be
plenty OF water.
rhe Thermometer stood above 30
and every one was going around with
perapiraiion dripping from the end Of
his nose seeking coolness, but when
ever encountered vanneeks re-
signed. reproachful eye / felt that
had bliehted his comfort. Mrs Van
neck tried 10 apologize. She said be
was 40 dependent on the ordinary
comforts of life and that one bad to
humor him.
ii I were married 10 vanneck
kuow how ia humor him--Pd tie him
in bae and sink hin n the coldest
spot IL ibo iakei"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-25


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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-25

tea aprons look -
cute
Amy expects
ne 70 Dlay hridgs
this egsniag VIII
yoa Iet her kDow
: can't come2 We
are going 10 play
eyery 1ay
Maybe m Mitch
Ell Will Join ~
WIN yoa ten Eva.
n she calls up.
that I have an en-
gegement for this
evening, but don (
call me- for she al
ways rubbers 10.
wherea that phone
again.
Yes. Br Mitch
ell that's the right
address You can't
help finding our
house, It's right
next 70 fbe church
how anxious ! am
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10

dents and to save life. and are worksS
ing together. He says that our mines
are operated at a comparatively small
profit, and that the European owners,s
owing to low wages and the high price
they get for their coal. can AFFORD to-
mine better and to give their workmen
better conditions OF safety He esti.;
mates that we lose over 200, 900. 900 tons
OF coal every year by our wastefui
methods of mining, and says that thia
loss of life and money could be greatly
reduced by government Inspection and
by the cooperation OF the mine own =
ers and miners. and perhaps of tho
public as we'll. He tells me that of the
20 or IS per ton thar is paid for coal,i
only ~, 1t is estimated. goes back to-
the mine to be divided between thee
miner. the operator and the landowners
ana that dollar pays for the eouipmcntf
and development of the mine. all thoy
labor and costs and danger of mining,
operations. and the loading of thaA
coal on the cars ready for shipments
inc balance which is from two thirdss
TO hve-siAths of the price we pay for;
our coal, goes t" the railroads and the
middlemen who handle 1T. This is
manifestly an unfair division on thas
| part OF both the consumer and ,ninerS
and enough should be taken out To-
warrsnt the latter the best OF prS.
lection. ss%
copyright. 1911 by Frank G. carpen-S
ter.) 'f&ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10

1t is true that Joseph Evans lost his
life while using one at the Pancoast
disaster at Throop, Pa, but that was
because he did not calculate that n man
working hard would consume much
moro oxygen than while at rest.
One end of each of the rescue cars is
htted up as a tight room to he used
This room Is filed with noxioua fumea
and gases. In which the miners wear
ing the helmets stay for two hours.
The atmosphere is such that one would
die without the helmets. Similar air
tight rooms have been put up at the
various stations; and some of these
have been made to resemble a ninia ture
coal mine after 1t has been wrecked
by an explosion.
Will Make Dead Man Breathe
another most interesting apparatus
with which these cars are fitted is one
which pumps oxygen into the lungs of
man, making him breathe whether he
be conscious or not Indeed 1t is
said 1t will make even a corpse breathe.
although 1t cannot OF course. restore
life 1t forces the oxygen In and sucks
II out, making a continuous breathing
very much like nature
! was shown this machine by Mr..
John L. Cochrane, of the Bureau OF
Mines. who allowed me 10 test it upon
myself. The apparatus was fitted
closely over my face. covering my
chin and nostrils. Then by touching a
button the oxygen was turned on and
l found my lungs pumped full and
sucked empty in q natural operation OF
breathing. / was first asked. however.
whether my heart was all right al
though Mr. Cochrane assured me that
there was no great danger. even
though IL were weak He said that Tho
machine should be in every hospital.
and in every equipment of frst-aid to-
the-injured. and especially, at seaside
resorts where drawings are FREQUENT.
In place of lifting the arms back and
forth and trying to pump air into the
body the machine does the work bet
ter and with more regularity. On one
occa sion four men who had been In a
mine for twenty-siN hours after an
explosion were left for dead by those
who discovered them Later II was OBJ
served that one of the bodies felt a
little warm under the arms. The others
were as cold as the grave. This ma
chine was brought into action. and st
soon brought life back to the man
slightly warm. IT was then tried unon
the other three, with the result that
al four are alive day.
Miners. Mine Owners and the Public
DR.. Holmes believes that his bureau
Will do much to bring about closer re-
latiops between the miners and the
owners They are mutually Interested
In these movements to prevent acct
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10
ny FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Washington. D. {

Washington, u. C.
This letter Is devoted 70 the MEN who
work below the ground. 1t deals with
one OF the most important movements
OF Uncle Sam. Patriarch 1t shows VIII
is being done 10 save the lives of the
coal miners; TO insure them from eN-
plosons. from the caving in of the
roofs and walls OF the mines. and from
the terrible underground nres that. In
blazing sheets, run from tunnel TO tun-
mel. II relates TO the Bureau OF Mines.
which although established by Con.
gress only last year. has already saved
many lives.
King Goals Death Roll.
"old King Coal Is a cruel old soul,
And cruel old soul IS he"
Indeed there is no more terrible
monarch. He has 100000 slaves. who
are compelled to deive in the dark
ness. and during Inc past twenty years
he has sacrificed upon his subterranean
Iltars the lives OF more than 10000
men. He killed more than 1000 in
1907. and he is now numbering upward
of 1900 4 year In every coal camp
OF 1000 miners, four or Ave heads of
families annually lose their lives. and
this to say nothing or the much larger
hummer WHO dIe "Ouliutu ana Il3lH4 60.
In 1907. in addition to the killed. almost
5000 were injured. and Director
Holmes. of the Bureau of Mines. esti-
mates that from 5000 TO 10000 are
woulded or Killed BY mine accidents
every year. and that this continues year
In and year out, as the decades go
on.
The worst of 1t is that our death
rate and accident rate are far in excess
OF those OF the coal region of Europe,
whore the mines are much deeper and
the workings far more dangerous.
In Belgium, which is noted for its
deep mines. the average death rate
per thousand from 1901 to 1906 was only
little more than one. whereas we
lost more than three miners out
of each thousand employed during
every one OF those years The death
rate In Belgium is now considera bly,
less than one. and 1t has had steady
decline since 1860. when 1t was some
thing like ours Great Britain now
kills about one and three-tenths of
man to its each thousand miners.
Russia one and eight-tenths and
France least of all. or only about nine
tenths of one man per thousand
This is so Notwithstanding our coal
mining conditions are more favorable
to the safety of the workmen employ
ed than those of any other part of tho
world. The great loss of life comes
from carelessness of mining, from the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10
Heathsville Social News
!, Ls !; to The mes-Dispatch.l

special TO The -Dtspatch.l ~
Heathsville. Va, September e.-Sfiss
Linda Sims. OF Kinsale, who has beaYsi
visiting at the home of c. Harding
walker, has returned to her home. =
b. Whitehouse and Wife. of Fred 3
HeSthsville
Mrs. Luther Hayes and two sons.
Luther and Warren, are the guests OF
Mrs. F. NJ Raires. -
w. w Routten. professor of manual.
arts N the state Normal of Alabama.
Is the guest OF his father. REV. J. n
Routtcn -
MISS Garnett Booker. of 1-ottsburr
Is visiting at the home OF DR.. Kemp
in Charles county Md
Miss Bragg and Miss Carroll Bragg.
or Charlottesville are guests OF Miss
Marie Walker
Mrs o j Henderson and son. Cralle.
Of Montgomery W Va. are visiting
Mrs. F. 4. Cralle at "CannpbeIlton.d
her. home, near Fenthsvile.
Misses Maud Hardwick and Julia
Dnmeron. of kinsale. are guests of
Miss Estelle Retts, at Poplar Farm. s.
Miss Lulie Downing. who has been
visiting friends in Culpeper. has re-;
turned to her home here.
Y. E. CrallA. of Colorado Springs
who has been the guest OF his motheri
for the summer. is now in Washing
ton for brief stay
Mrs Curry and brother. OF Charles.G
ton, w Va. are visiting the forner's
daughter, Mrs W. H Boyd z;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10

they have prohibited those known to
be dangerous. There are about nifty
different kinds which are SAFE. and
some of these have heen found incap-
able of igniting a mixture of fire damp
and air. even with a charge forty
times as great as that OF the old ex-
plosives. which Invariably caused an
explosion. Belgium restricts the
amounts OF the materials that may be
used. and the safety powders there
are rapidly driving out the dangerous
bleck powders of the past.
Belgium, France and Germany re-
qutrc all mines to furnish arrange
ments for speedy aid to the injured,
and each must have rescue devices.
There are penalties for both operators
and miners, and also mine inspectors,
who may close the mines by injunc-
rion If the laws are not complied with.
AS result the accidents are few.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10

averaging much less per million tons
of coal than with us. AS 1t is now we
are killing six me nfor every million
tons of coal we get out.
Mine Rescue Cars.
The Bureau of Mines has a number
OF stations scattered through the chief
mining centres. and, IN addition. /,
mas recently put on six mine rescus
cars. These are Pulimans, especially
equipped 10 meet every exigency OF
the mine rescue work Each has its
headquarters in the chief city of all
extensive mining district, and IL Is
Kept in such shape that it can leave
any hour of the day or night on tele-
graphic summons TO aid in q mine dis
aster.
Each car is manned by a crew o,
miners trained IN rescue work. II is
ofncered by q mining engineer as chief
and mine foreman or mine superin
tendent who has been especially train
ed FOR the purpose as assistant chief
1t has also a Red Cross surgeon anu
other men.
These cars are hospitals on wheels
ahc school rooms on wheels as we'll
While not busy in mine disasters, they
mining districts and the minine
engineers give lectures to the whole
BODY of miners. Showing them how 10
AVOID danger and giving them advice
as to what to do in emergencies. In
most places the miners are persuaded
TO organize rescue corps, and these are
trained by the men on the cars. II
is expected that by the close of this
year 5000 or 1000 men will belong to
such corps. The lecturers treat also
OF the use OF explosives. of electrical
equipment and of fire prevention and
sa nitation
Oxygen Helmets.
During my visit to the Bureau of
Mines this afternoon was shown
some OF the oxygen helmets and other
machinery for use In these great mine
disasters. Each car has eight of these
helmets. a dozen safety lamps, as well
as 1000 feet of telephone wire and
Held telephone The oxygen he'll
NETS are so made that they can be
applied to the face and fed with oxy-
gen from tank which is carried on the
peck' They are so fitted to the head
mat not a particle of gas or other air
outside this oxygen supply can get in
to the lungs. and the arrangement is
such that a miner Sc equipped can re-
main, without injury, for two hours In
room hlled with gas or Are damp In
ADDITION to the oxygen tank at the bacl
there is another tank which contain.
certain chemicals through which the
air emitted from the lungs passes. and
is merely relieved of its poisonous
qualities Another interesting feature
is telephone transmitter inside the
helmet, while receiver is attached
outside II to the ear OF the wearer. A
wire from this extsnds to the surface,
SO that the rescue man in the helmet
while down in the mine is in constant
communication with the men at the
surface The telephone wire Is marked
in ffty-foot lengths. and from the
amount OF wire used the men on top
can tell just how far away the men be-
low are.
These helmets cost about 5000
apiece. but they have proved to he
invaluable, as was shown a the Cherry
mine disaster. where the restu4rs were
able to get twenty men out alive ar
ter they had been entombed seven days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10
MAKING A DEAD MAN BREATHE.

use of improper explosives and from
a lack of the means for the proven
ton CT accidents. 1t is to remedy
these things that the Bureau of Mines
was created.
The Big Pittsburs Cylinder.
The Bureau of Mines is branch Of
the Interior Department 1t occupies
new building back of the Patent Of
, flee here IT Washington, but its chief
experiment stations are scattered
. throughout the mining regions The
most importan, of these is at Pitts
burg, where there are all sorts OF ar
| engagements for testing explosives and
studying the rescue work. both above
and below ground One of the most in
teres;ing pieces of apparatus there Is
G great STEEL cylinder, 100 feet long
and so :h!cG shat man without stoop-
ing can stand upright within It. This
is TO represent mine tunnel.
At one end OF the cylinder IS q can
non embedded in concrete, which closes
the mouth Of the cylinder. and at the
other end is a paper diaphragm which
holds in the gas. FIRE, damp or dus,
which ma ybe forced into It, When
/, the cylinder is filled with natural gas
II has practically the same conditions
IS though it were full of FIRE damp
The natural sas explodes the same
way, and by watching its explosions
the, effect OF the various mediums can
be seen. In the top OF rhe cylinder,
at six feet apart, are manholes with
lids which fly open at each explosion
to let the smoke and gas out
Different kinds of powders are tested
the purpose being to find which ex-
plosives may be safely used in the
mining OF different Goals. The result
is that We already know that many OF
the explosives in common use are not
safe. and that the miner who lights
fuse attached to them takes his
life in his hands when he does So
conl Dust Explosions.
One of the most interesting results
of these. tests has been to show that
coal dust alone is even more deadly
than fire damp or dust mixed with FIRE
damp. In the past both miners and
minc operators have believed that the
dust would not ignite unless from? firc
damp explosion and that dust in mine
free from gas could not explode. To
test this lot of dust was put in the
steel tube. which was then free from
gas. The cannon wa loaded with
black powder tampe6 with clay and
discharged The result was a terrible
explosion. which threw open the man
holes end sem great volumes of smoke
and flames into the air.
Indeed. the danger from this source
is so great that Director Holmes has