The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-02-06

faclnc Grove, Cal, who has received
2 letter OF commentator for her 20
years faithful service from the chief
OF the lighthouse service. together with
Q medal bearing the inscription. gu.
g. L. S." and deficiency" She has
been in charge of the Point Pinos light
since the death, in 1892, of her husband,
who was head of tho department of
history and physiology in the Univer-
sity of California.
The first man to hold the rank of
lieutenant governor Of Missouri was
Don PEDRO Piernas, a captain OF a
Spanish infantry regiment. He was
appointed to that office by Don Ale
,jandro O'Reill, q lieutenant general In
n Spanish service, and commanding
IN America His commission was con-
mrmed by the king of Spain on August
ments of st. Louis, or San Luis as 1t
was called then; Ste. Genevieve and
the district of the Missouri river.
Few indeed of the major generals of
the civil war are left. Major Genera
JULIUS Stahel, who recently passed
away, was almost the last surviving
officer with that title. He fought with
hossuth for Hungarian Independence
IN Is4S. and like many other of the
America and won lasting fame In
1868. He was, with his "German
brigade complimented by President
G Tor his bravery at the battle of
Bull Run. =
The shades of Croesus, Lucullus. ct
a., might be Interested In the announce
ment OF a New York city furrier that
ne Will make coats to order from
Russian sable for $4,000. SAG. 900 and
$4,000 each, according to the grade of
skin selected. The $4,000 garment is
composed OF "110 skins Of rarest quail
ity. The Russian government. the
advertisement states, has prohibited
the kinng Of sables or the exporting
Two men In Spokane. Wash. after
nve YEAR,. OF experimenting, have per-
Iected g device for flashing the names
Of streets inside electric cars. The de-
vice containing the narne OF streets
crossed by q given car is operated au-
tomatically by d wire attached to n
revolving wheel, which is tipped and
turned as IT strikes 1t each trolley wire.
Inc ORDER OF the names Is reversed at
ton.
The eternal feminine Of the Juvenile
variely stu concentrates It's affections
other toy Is sold so largely at hoiidav
Times. Boys, 9 the dealers, scatter
their affections on various miiitarv
Soys, TIN soldiers, trumpets and burles
nelng their favorftes. The boys voice.
MIS- 4 seems ms Y stu Tor war. while few
= 70 despise the make believe baby.
Captain Ruser. Of the best known
sea captains of the transatlantic sery-
Toe, states thai not long ago he saw J.
genuine reptilian object. 20 feet In
length. close along side his ship. the,
Aafserin Auguste Victoria. The sea
was. as usual. alashing OF its
tAli. notwithstanding his statement.
n,,,i Y h nounc that Captain Ruser
giant steamship Imperator.
I'D! l Assouan dam, in Egypt, with It's
associated irrigation works, has cost
the large sum OF $50, 000, 600; but II "a
estimated that as a result or the er-
penditure, the value OF adjacent land
mas Increased more. than 81 600. 900
Eallae has been submerged. 1t is true;
pui this loss to the archaeological world
VII 70 most people seem more than
onset by the gain to present day
Egypt.
King Ferdinand Is said to be max
ing not only q change OF religion. but
Second when he assumes the title 81
emperor Of Bulgaria. The firpt Si-
neon Is still the national hero. ana shis
reign: which began la $50, was Bull
sAriats golden age" when. as Gibbon
powers Of Europe.
One Of the rarest books in the Uni
$50 States, there being only I'VE or sin
new nown copies Is William Cullen
Times Is Satire, BY 4 Youth 81 Thir-
teen. IA copy recently cold Tor $4,000.
~ WIZ printed In 1908. Two years