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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-05
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MRS. Table GREY.

"That is Just the point" said Mrs,
Tiger Table. 1.-THE apartments r
our peril. Iy YOU mistress should
move into one. you would be without
in an apartment. and now you see why
you ought to teach your children to be
good mousers.
But Mrs. Table Grey did not take
her neighbours advice, and her chill
dren were made slick and clean every
day and sat in the sur doing while
Mrs. Table ooked out for them.
Now, the very thing that Mrs. Tiger
Table had predicted happened. n
one morning Mrs. Table Grey n her
kittens found themselves all alone in
the backyard Of an empty house. Me
ow, meow" cried Black. White and
Yellow, I'VE want our breakfast; we
are hungry" DO not cry. my dears."
replied their mother with a heavy
heart. Il will hunt a mouse apiece for
you" We do not want MICE" meowed
the kittens, 1--WE want milk" II do not
know where we can get milk this
morning." said their mother. the mis-
tress has moved away AMI left us be-
hind" Mrs. Tahbie brought back the
mice, bnt the kittens did not want
them. After a while, however. they
had to IA what their mother had pre-
pared. For a long time Mrs. Table
Grey was kept busy hunting mice for
her children, and at last she said: you
are old enough to hunt for yourselves;
come with me and l will teach you.
The kittens followed slowly after
their mother. but they had not gone
far when Black said: II am tired, and
here is q nice warm spot. am going
to sleep; you can bring my mouse here
when you catch it." II do not want
to learn to catch MICE" said White, II
will stay here, too. / am sure my coat
would get soiled." 'And mine. too"
said Yellow. 81 will stay with Black
and White, and you can bring our
dinner to u.s." Poor Mrs. Table Grey
looked at her kittens as they stretched
out in the war sun and h realized
now that it was too late; that her in
tended kindness to her children had
made them far from a blessing to her.
and off h trotted to hunt mice for
her lazy children. She passed Mrs.
was doing in the sun. while her chill
dren, now grown, looked out that she
always had the biggest mouse they
caught.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-05
THE QUEEN AND HER FAIRIES.

and covered 1t with a warm rug, and
the bare table / filed with a nice
breakfast. and when daylight came, I
became invisible and waited for him
to awake.
HE opened his eyes, and looked
around, then felt OF the bed, but when
he saw the table he ran to 1t and ate
as though he never could get enough
/ left him smiling and putting on a
warm suit of clothes. into which T had
changed his old ragged clothes, and
wondering who had done so much for
him. I hope you will not think my
time wholly wasted good queen. and I
will try to do more next time"
The queen touched her with her
wand and said: Rise, good fairy; you
have Tor the best work OF all, for you
gave help where it was needed" Then
she turned to the other fairies and
said:
you did not give happiness to NOR
tails, for the roses are so beautiful they
do not need to be more SO, and the
pretty girl had charms enough without
our help. And h rich mar did not
need more gold to make him happy;
you should have taught him to spend
money to help others and make
them happy: that would have made the
rich ma happier in the end and given
him a pleasure that he knows not of.
You must all follow the example of
your sister who helped the cripple
she said, IF you wish to give
real happiness. Go into the alleys and
out the W~retched; they are needy
the truly grateful ones"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-05

Copyright, 1914. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.l
oh. dear said a large red apple
which hung upon Il tree. II want to dc
some good in the world, but If l stay
hero / will never have n chance.
The other apples on the tree told II
that 1t should be patient and the oppor-
tunity would be given. But the red APP
pie thought il was so beautiful and
large 1t shoulG begin at once, and 1t
sighed as it swung by the stem. a
breeze blew II lcmp," Il apple fell
to the ground.
1t rolled down the hill and a little
stone stopped it.
ooh dear" il cried again. here / am
stopped just as l was on my way to do
some good in the world, If l could
keep on rolling who knows what l
might accomplish"
What are Sou going to do?" asked
the stone.
"Oh, ] cannot tell that" said the APP
pie, but / want to do some good in the
world and / wish you would move so
I could continue on my journey. 1
am sure l am intended to do great
things,
A team passing Jared the stone and
away rolled the apple further down the
hill, but a bush stopped it again.
why do you stop me- IL asked. II
want to do some good in the world and
everybody binders me-"
The wind blew the bush and away
h apple rolled further down the hill
n landed in the road.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-05

Copyright. 1914, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.1
One day the fairy queen called all
the fairies around her and asked one
to tell her what they had done to make
people happy,
One fairy knelt before her. oh!
queen" she said, Il made a rose more
beautiful than all the other roses in
the garden and its fragrance filled the
air. and | am ure that did good in the
world"
Then another told her that she had
made the eyes of q pretty girl brighter
and her cheeks more rosy. Another
said she had made a rich man happier
by giving him more gold, and so each
one old OF helping some one to be
happier than he was. At last a little
fairy knelt before her queen and said;
oh! queen, / fear you will think !
have not done my work well. for ! have
helped only II very poo little boy.
He is Jack. the cripple, who lives in
the alley He q to sell matches when
1t Is cold with only q ragged coat TO
cover his ~ssigering body, and at night
he sleeps on a bundle of rags in a
cellar, where the rats run about, and
night / followed him home and
slipped n the CON beside him. He
had only q crust of bread for his sup
Per. SO I waited until he slept and
then l transformed his bead of rags
a SOFT, White bed and put on his
thin little body soft. white night
clothes. / put a fire in the fireplace
and touched the floor with my wand |
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-05
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| IT do not want to stay here" 1t said.
IT shall decay If I remain in the sun,
A robin hoped over to the apple and
pecked al it.
go away" 1t said. 'do not spoil me.
I want to do some good in he world.
but il / am not beautiful l cannot do
it."
but 1 have not had any water to-
day said the robin, land you are nice
and juicy. You will do some good in
the world il L eat YOU" and he pecked
again at the apple. Then another robin
Joined him and soon the large red ap-
pie was full of holes.
Away up on the hill its mates hung
patiently on the tree, and the next
morning the farmer who owned the Or
chard picked all the apples and put
them carefully in a barrel.
II will send this barrel OF apples to
an orphan asylum" he said. a / have
more than / can sell. They VIII do
some good in the world If | send them
to those poor children. If they are left
on the tree they will decay"
The little boys and girls who lived at
the asylum danced with delight when
the barrel was opened and they saw
the large red apples. and the heart of
every one was made glad.
So you see the apples that remained
patiently upon the tree We're the ones
that did the most good in the world,
while the one that rolled about. i'm
patiently looking for a special chance,
lay by the wayside. disfigured and de-
cayed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-05
ADVENTURE or THE GIRL AND THE TORTOISE.
Copyright, 1914, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)

Copyright, 1914, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Lottie lived with her ~stepmother and
her stepsister, whose name was Madge.
One day her stepmother sent her to the
spring for water, and Madge went
along to see that she did not loiter.
A tortoise was crawling along beside
them and said, 81 am very thirsty. /
wish I could walk as fast as you do.
VIII one of you carry me?"
NO" answered Madge. do you
think I am a servant? Crawl along;
you nave four legs"
'Bu I go SO slowly that I may die
of thirst before I reach The spring. Do
carry me-"
Madge pushed him out Of the way
with her foot, which turned him on his
back. and there he lay. struggling to
get upon his feet again.
Lottie picked him up and put him IN
her apron. I'll carry you" she said.
81 am going to the spring for water"
THAT is right. Miss Scrub said
Madge. Waiting on animals Is good
work for you"
What do you all her Miss Scrub %
asked the tortoise.
Because that is what she Is" said
Madge, she does the homework and
scrubs the floors"
..Why do you not help herr" asked
tho tortoise. You are her sister"
IT want you to understand that I
do not scrub floors Madge answered.
ut would make you a better girl if
you were more thoughtful," the tor
toise answered.
THAT need not concern you,"
answered Madge, tossing her head.
"By this time they had reached the
spring. You put that horrid creature
down" said Madge. "and hurry home.
You have to get the supper"
Thank o for helping me" said the
forfoiSa EST will NOT forget yOnr kind
ness When the girls reached home
Madge tol her mother about the tor
toise and how Lottie had carried it to
the spring.
you lazy GIRL said her stepmother;
here I am waiting for that pail OF
water and you were wasting your time
carrying a dirty tortoise. You shall go
to bed without your support"
The next day the girls went for water
again, and there OF a rock a the tor
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-05
Take Your Choice Of Morals.

Escape OF a student who fell down
the Lutschine gorge in the Alps but
was caught on a rock and remained
suspended for two days and nights,
recalls to the London Chronicle an
other Grundelwald escape Of which
Leslie Stephen tells. Returning from
the chalet above the Eismeer, one OF
Stephens guides. Michel, reached the
edge Of cliff where q wooden rail
guarded the path. Unfortunately the
rail left of prematurely, and Michel
had been drinking. So he stepped
over and fell on hard rock nearly 100
feet below. He lay there all night
and neat morning got up and walked
home, sober and whole. Stephen sub
lmifs two morals for choice: DON'T
get drunk when 8 have to walk
along the edge Of an Alpine cliff" and
Get drunk il you are likely to- sali
In Alpine cliff.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-05

on and am to some big cats eating
scraps out of a bucket. He hough
they would be glad to see him. but two
of them chased him with upset backs
and Missed at him. So poor Stubby ran
away as fast as he could and s,sawied
behind some barrels and went tiD sleep.
He was so tired that rel hunger
could not keep him awake, bgt the rats
ran around him and they were so large
The next morning q faice little girl gave
him a saucer OF milk at a house where
he rneowed. This made Stubby feel:
better and he ran on again. He scon
found himself IN q car track. and a
big car banging along almost ran over
him. Their an uto ran very close to
him n a dog chased him Into a door
way, but he was soon driven out, and
when ii came night the big lights on
the cars and autos frightened him and
he ran Into q yard. There q big cat
chased him and he Jumped on theJLence
and ran along the top OF At When he
came to the end OF the fence he jumped
down to the road. He was tired and
hungry. but ne kept on running with
out knowing where he was going, and
just as the sun WAS peeping over h
hill III the morning Stubby stopped and
Looked ground him and he Was right AZ
front sc his ovvn home.
When the little girl called the kIttsns
to- breakfast & very uitidy Stubby RAJ
Ito hergas Fast as he could. He atebail
Ihiz breakfas;$ and then meoweds8sIks S
IInnre. tlanrl fe washed HIS face aTa
Hands and went to sleep and slept Az
day.
Mother Tabbie was so pleased to Zee
Stub1sy thstt she forgotto scoid him
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-05

totse, as though he were waiting for
them.
= suppose you want us to carry you
back" said Madge.
II should not ask you to help me-"
said the tortoise, your are not kind to
anyone"
"Lottie will not carry you, either"
Madge said. IF she does I'll tell my
mother and she will punish her again"
In sorry you lost your supper by
You need not mind" said Lottie.
and I Will carry o back to the road,
II you wish"
NO" said the tortoise, IT am go
ing to carry you this time. Give the
carry the water home"
Il shall not carry water for q tor
to1se, you can understand that" said
Madge. and I should laugh to see you
carry anyone
Just then two white horses dashed
doWn the road, drawing handsome
coach, and stopped right in front Of
them. Both girls turned to look at it,
q when they looked for the tortoise.
there stood a handsome Prince. dressed
IN a green velvet suit trimmed with
gold. He took Lottie by the hand, and
her ragged clothes fell to the ground,
and in place of them she wore a beau
tiful dress Of black velvet and a hat
with a Q plume. He led her to the
coach and Helped her In and took his
seat beside her. AS they drove away.
he said to Madge: Take the pail Of
water to your mother. and tell her we
will call some day"
Poor Madge was too astonished not
to obey, and she hurried home and told
her mother what lax happened.
20 you wretched GIRL said her mo-
Their. THAT raj the enchanted Prince.
who vas looking for a good girl to
make her his wife. If you had not
been SO disagreeable you might have
won the Prince and I could nave lived
in a palace and a beautiful clothes
to wear" and the she shook poor
Madge and sent her to bed without her
supper.
The mother did not once think that
she was to blame for Madge's conduct.
because she had not taught her to be
kind and thoughtful In her to-
wards others.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-05
sTUBBY's ADVENTURE.

copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
Or a farm away out in the country
lived a family Of white kittens. There
three children kittens.
Ono was named Pink Ears because
her ears were so pink. Another was
called Stubby because his tail was Just
g T OF a tail, and the elittlest kitten
was called Bunny. This white family.
belonged to q little girl who gave them
nice food and q good warm place to
sleep. SO they did not have to catch
mince, but could lie In the mi all day
and play.
But this Was too quiet for Stubhy,,
and when Pink Ears was making her
coat slick and washing her 6 Stubby
would roll over and I'VE until he
pushed her into the dirt and made her
cry. Mother Tabbies would scold him
and chase him away. But one day
Stubby was very naughty and caught a
little chicken. then Mother Tahbfe
boxed his ears IA told him he was a
Wicked kitten. Stubby told her hi was
tired OK the country life and was go
ms 10 The city where there was more
Eto5do
AMother aabbie did not want Stubby
20 60 away from home. and told Father
XS9m. but he only laughed and said
skilbbysswould so and that he would
Ssoe little girl called the kittens e
fzgFsakfast Stubby did not appear. hi
a g an his way to the city, and hi
Msss fdfed and hungry, toos
f&z5ss44E stopped Att house andSmepwed
3&4z$x!ls door bat the maid shook broom
" v nlHgSS This frightened Stuhby. TO,
sSsssxSFZ Ras treated sd before. He rar
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-05
(copyright, 1s1a, BY the Mcclure News

Copyright, 1913, by the Mcclure News
Syndicate
klttens-Black, White and Yellow.
They were very slick looking kittens.
for their mother licked their coats
shiny every morning. ut is very
strange that / should not have one
child that resembles me-" she said one
morning, surveying herself in a bright
milk pan that had been put by the
door to dry. Not that I do not think
you all are handsome" she remarked
as White me-ow-ed her displeasure at
what h thought was a reflection on
her milk-white coat. "You are three
as handsome kittens Is any mother
could wish for" she said, giving one
Now, sit in the sun, my children, and
get nice and warm" h said. but,
mind you, do not stay long, Yellow, for
your coat Is of such u delicate color ]
am afraid 1t might fade"
Just then Mrs. Tiger Table, who
four little tiger kittens. Good morn
ing. Mrs. Table Grey" she said: II
am going to a barn, where there are
lots of mice. Don't you want to come
along? am going to teach my little
ones to be good mousers." Black,
White and Yellow lifted their heads a
little, their noses went into the air and
they looked at Mrs. Tiger Table and
her kittens with disdain. I'll go
along with you, said Mrs. Table
Grey. II would not mind having a fat
mouse for myself, but my children do
not need to catch mice. They have
plenty of nice milk, and sometimes fish.
so they do not need to work for their
food" Mrs. Tiger Table did not re-
ply then. but as they walked along
she remarked: Don't you think you
are making a mistake, my dear, bring
ing up you children not to be able to
catch mice or get their own food.
If it is not necessary now, you
may not always be here to look after
or your mistress might move and
not take you and your family with
her. What would your children do,
then?'
"Oh. such a thing will never happen,
I am sure" answered Mrs. Table
Grey. my children are so handsome
they will all find good homes. Why,
only yesterday a lady was calling on
my mistress remarked o their
beauty and said If she were not living
In an apartment, she would take one"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-05
THE FAITHFUL DOG.
Copyright. 1914 BIZ the MoC,lllra New,

Copyright. 1914. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.l
Rover was q large Newfoundland
dog. In the next yard TO where he lived
there was a little boy named Freddie.
Freddie was not q bad hoy. but very
thoughtless. To bother a dog OF tor
ment a cat meant only fun to him. He
had known Rover ever since he Was
born, but still he would plague him,
and one day he set off a large fire.
near him when he was asleep,
which frightened Rover and made him
cry out, and he ran away and was not
seen for days. S
You should not treat Rover In that
manner his mother told him; some
day you will be sorry, for dogs do NOT
forget the people who are kind to them,
and they also remember the ones that
are unkind.o When Freddie's birthday
came, he was given a pair of skates.
He was very anxious to try them, but
h weather was not cold enough to
freeze the pond. One morning Freddie
took his skates and started out, for
he thought the ice was thick enough TO
hold him. He buckled on the skates
and stepped on the ice. 1t cracked.
but Freddie was daring inc ventured
further out. 1t held him. and he grew
bolder. He Skated round and round the
pond, thinking that he knew more
about the strength OF the Ice than
MS mOrher, when crack, snap, splash
the Ice broke and Freddie went into
the water. He caught at the edge Of
the Ice, but that gave way. and down
he went into the cold, deep water. He.
came up to the surface and. while he
was not far from the shore, the water
was up to his neck in that spot, and
he was so frightened he did not see
where he was. He screamed and
splasfled about. when suddenly bound
ing toward him came Rover. hurrying
as fast as hislegs would carry him. Into
h cold water he went, took hold of
Freddie's coat with his teeth and
dragged him to the bank Of the pond.
lay quite Still and Rover licked his
face and hands. trying to warm him;
but when he found that Freddie did
not move he ran to the house and
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chance to think, and one day he said to
his mother, DO YOU think I would
have drowned if Rover had not pulled
me to shore?n
yes" his mother replied, Il think
you would"
Il nave plagued him lots OF times .
said Freddie. II might nave let me
drown if he had remembered
Il think he remembered all the I'M
kind things you have done to him." his
mother replied. abut he thought you
were a little boy N it was his duty
to save yon."
II am very sorry for all the things
I did to bother him. Freddie said. II
barked until Freadie's mother came to
h door. lei he ran a little way and
stopped and barked again. His strange
actions made her wonder what had
happened. SO she followed him. AS soon
as Rover saw that she was following
he ran very fast. When they cached
the bank of the pond Freddie was sit
ting up and looking about in a dazed
manner. Rover ran to him and licked
his face n danced about him. he was
SO delighted.
Freddie's mother saw at once what
had happened and she took him home
and sent for the doctor. Freddie
caught a bad cold and was in bed for
many days. During that time he had a
never will do anything uakind to Rover
again o. to any other animal" he
added.
i told you thai some day you would
be sorry said his mother, '.but / did
not think o would have such a se-
were lesson" When Freddie was well
and went out of doors the first thing
he did was to find Rover.
He patted him and called him a good
fellow. ana Rover wagged his tail n
Jumped about with delight. He seemed
to say. II have wen your friendship
at last and ] am glad" Freddie and
Rover became great cfurns. and the
cats n dogs In the neighboraood were
no longer afraid of Freddie. But he
nearly lost his life before he learned
to be kind to animals. and liz Rover had
thought only of the boy who had tor
mented him and not his duty. poor
Freddie might have been drowned.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-05

EHSHNE#&
I set my forces at work to investi-
gate thoroughly the matter of arson
and its relation to fire insurance. For
q whole veal they pursued this pioneer
work. In order to ascertain II it We're
actually true hat reputable fire insur-
ance companies, doing business in New
York, would issue policies to unknown
applicants. without previous investiga-
ton. my men in December, 1911, be-
gan taxing out insurance on household
effects. located In apartments rented
from time to time in various parts Of
the city.
Our first plant was a four-room flat
a tenement building at 239 East
1Glst street the very heart Of our so
called "hrebug zone" This flat was
purchased for the rpo by the fire
department..
TWO wooden chairs. 81 cents each s1.62
One small gas heating stove. with
tube 70. %
Total value .ss.44
Upon these articles the fire depart
ment obtained fire insurance to h ex-
tent of s60.5 We ven obtained some
insurance at AN address where there
were no household effects at all. Alto
gether we obtained fire insurance
amounting to S127,500 on articles cost
ing 1896. This insurance was In the
form Of 135 policies. Practically every
company. which is a mamberNof the
| New York Board OF Fire Underwriters.
issued insurance policies to my men.
An inspection would nave shown
them that the property they were in-
surfing was worthless But no such
inspection war AIDE. Scarcely with
out except vi, h companies did NOT
: consider 1t north while to see Whit
manner OF household effects they VETS
issuing insuraneesupon. They accepted
the business without question:
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-05
Mr.. Undorwood's Successor.
From the Baltimore News.

With the announcement Of Congressman
Palmer candidacy for the Senate from
Pennsylvania and the likelihood that Mr..
Alabama In the upper chamber, we have
a clearing Of the air In regard to tho
change Of leadership in the House Of Rem
re~Sentatfves,
Mr.. Kitchin of North Carolina Is an
parently destined for thai highly import
ant post. He has shown strength and
thoroughness, but not the wonderful poisn
OF Underwood. and the country will have
to rely partly upon hope that he viii
measure up to the requirements. But AZ
most the same thing might be said of any
Rer OF the House. In fact. it might hava
been said of Underwood himself before
opportunity came TO him.