The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27

there has been no increase in crime
since the present law has been In force.
They should know. They are the off,
Gals who have charge Of wrongdoers.
Iheir declaration that hanging does not
ulmln1sh the number of murders should
be authoritative. They go further and
declare that more convictions are Sc
cured under the law providing for life
Imprisonment, than were secured under
the old system. IT.
A Maine fur buyer on a 1e-day trip
through the Rangeley region this sea-
son bought $4,000 worth of furs. On a
second trip he secured $4,000 worth
more. For fisher alone he has paid ST.
700 this season. paying for two skins
alone $50 each. At the present time
fisher is the most valuable of Maine
furs with the exception Of silver gray
or black fox. Otter is a close second
in value. Two trappers, who have been
In the Cupsuptic pond region, about IL
miles above the lake of that name, re-
Gently brought out II fisher, q sable,
Is ermine and a little other fur.
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The late Archdeacon Colley, in leav-
Ing his body to the Birmingham uni
versity to be anatomized, was not SO
original, says the London Sphere, as
Jeremy Bentham, who left his body
20 University college, London. for the
same purpose. but arranged that it
should not be buried afterward, but
kept there. You may see the skeleton
there to this day wearing it's clothes
as in life. the face all dried up. Bent
ham even went SO far as to advocate
the embalmment and preservation OF
Alustrious human beings in this way
as being more truthful than statues.
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There are probably people still living
WIN remember when dogs drew carts
In England. These original dog carts.
which were suppressed by law in the
middle of the last century, were largely
used by costermongers and the hum
bler OF the fancy for Sunday
outings. The dogs employed were large
animals of the mongrel breed, with a
strain OF he old English mastiff. A
70 or 80 mile run in and out was MOTH
Ing to them and they kept up their
strength on h journey with a scauty
allowance OF bread soaked In beer.
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Have you seen the red kitten? ~ was
the question ever other person was
asking at h show Of the National Cat
club at the Crystal palace. The red kit
ten, which belongs to Mrs. H. Cook,
may be described as the ideal cat at
which the fanciers have been aiming
for years. Louis Vain, who was judy
ing. has never seen its equal. Its red
ness is moi married by one speck or sus-
picion OF white, Its eyes are alternate
circles of light red and dark red. lust
a. Its coat Is alternate streaks Of the
two shades.
President Wilson has found il neces-
sary to warn those looking for big
pay and soft jobs that the personal
demand for patronage will defeat its
object. This intimation recalls the
genius who, seized with a horror of
place huntsrs. solicited President
american consul has pertshed at Mar
Unique. In presenting my application
Tor tho vacancy thus caused I am ac-
tuated by the desire to get in ahead OF
those loathsome creatures, the office
seekers
Some years ago the French govern
ment. with admirable foresight, estab-
lished q department for collecting pic
ture Aims OF contemporary events. AS
years pass by these films Will become
OF great social and historical impor-
lance. These films are new being used
for the first time In the Paris picture
galleries to show the principal events
OF the Fallieres presidency. One Of
them depicts King Edwards visit to
Paris, nj 10 being received with great
enthusiasm.
King Alfred of Arabia who has
reigned since 1873. is really q French
g Alfred German de Breuel. q vi
cornte by birth, and a traveller by in
clination. Struck with the possibili-
tes @ q country, he settled inArabia.
sheiks asked him to accept the royal
crown. being unable to agree upon any
Of themselves for the dignity.
a famous and venerable Celtic
scholar has entered on his Goth year
the Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould, rector
Tor g years OF Lew-Trenchard, Devon.
on 3 edge Of Dartmoor. Mr.. Barring
Gould 2 more books down to his
name In the British museum than any
living author. He will perhaps be best
known as the author Of that opu
hymn, Onward, Christian Soldiers"
In view Of the bill now pending In
the United States senate for the coin
ago Of half cents it Is interesting to
note that the United Kingdom coined
IN the year l91Gs2.59S,00O farthings. An
1S11.6 {, LOG, 800 farthings. ana in 1912.
1858. 100 farthings.
Every yea ON h anniversary Of his
lnarriagesFrofeHsor Palmer, OF Harvard,
gtves something to wellesley In mem.
Z Of his wife. Alice Freeman4Palmer
= was presidentsof Wellesley
tertnx - United States the iaas fisaa1
year ~ sos we're between IA and IA
aot 118.700 were less than ii
ma SSs. ss2 more than M:
Berlin hAs tusY onenad J rsw 80,
With roof xsrden rsStsurant.st hs 1 first
ssef sitg kind ~ Germany.
4 small factory for diamond po,i.h-
- 80 been opsned 81 Jerusalem.
hns1t E0n 0nN .SIxx 1900