The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-23

SCOTLAND. SOUTH pAkoT
Progress In the exploitation OF q
steamship route to Siberia by Way
h Arctic ocean has been reported fro
time to time. h American cons
general at MOSCOW states that fnterrl
tion OF other trade routes by the W
will stimulate the use OF the Arcs
route, and that extensive preparation
are now being made by the sibcTiS
Association for Shipping, Trade al
Industry for the shipping season
1915. Hides, fax. henp and 0thsr RS
materials to q value Of 100000 VI
probably be sent by water 10 TRE3sTs
The association is building q sett}eu3ei
On the lower YeniseL.
According 10 the bulletin OK n
american Geographical society. Erzaa
de X, Leffingweu has completed II
extensive explorations ard surveys !
h northern coast on which he h$
been engaged for some years, and
now preparing his result for paSfica
0 He has mapped about 100 7lfls
or the coast, frfclnaing many ISLANDS
on q large scale. besides making souna
snEs In the adjacent waters and map
ping the broader geographical and geo
logical features over Rn inland area o
about 50 square rnilee
II has been commonly reported TIA
Ersepicsl spraying Of trees in New Eng,
1ag1d in order TO eliminate the gipsg
snoth has proved fatal to many birds
but according 10 DR., l.. O. Howard
chief OF the United States bureau 81
entomology, Investigations fail TO show
ang such result, The absence Of bird.
frera the regions where spraying has
been Practiced can be explained by Tire
Gact that b spraying causes a scar.
city OF insect food, and the birds are
obliged to seek this elsewhere
Canada Is nov giving much attention
70 the manufacture of explosive shells.
some 200 factories being devoted to thai
purpose Orders for SAFE, oaa, 900 worth
OF the proiectiles have been placed. Ma.
terials viii he obtained from, sydney
Nova Scotia and Saujt Ste Marie.
where copper and zinc are being refined
ana where brass Is being made. Thu
United States has heretofore Furnished
most of the refined materials for ca
madam made shells.
Sheep killing dogs are said ia he tho
chief cause OF the marked decrease in
the numher of sheep kept on farms IN
the United States, exclusive OF the
Western division. During the period
between 1900 and 1910 the total num-
per of sheep in This region decrease
$3.50 sstpDet1 ilA%tiu IA Sn1Tn ~
favorable market conditions.
a perfect specimen of fir pine IVES
cut in British Columbia some time ago
hh9 Iashioned into a Flagstaff, ZIG feet
IN length, without a flaw or darent Tha
p.aff Is to be forwarded to Great Rrit1
hIn as a present from the provincial
government and will be erected IN tha
Kew botanical gardens, a few milas
outside OF London. ~
Wnen a c~loudburst came In Ma,,cb
Cnunk. Pa, a few days ago f1ooding
LINES win water, mud and debris Il
pulien a chicken coop containing a hen
ahd her brood. When tho FLOOD hsa
su9siaed and the coop was dug out,
n,,S ~ nv nsr chicks We're intact. The
mug mad caullsed the chicks In tba cnan
IN an ico plant In Camilla. Ca. q 2oo4
pouhd DOCK Of Ice dropped 10 feet md
s.IuGk John Ross. q negro employe. an
sh Z tisaa u with the exception Of D
pear TO be seriously inconveniencaa ~,
tne dow, and, after having the wo,p ~
dressed he went back to work.
When James Kinkaid, who operates
= Iarge farm in Hurffville. N r res
turned from the Philadelphia ~. , =
hnu figured out his returns from a two.
~ J. - of lettuce and beefs |
ne found that he had Just ii cents
80 after al expenses We're paid.
IVY pairs of twins in a period ar .
3 ,non.ns y the record Of Mr.. ana Mrs T
..sieighton of Ferry Pass. Fla The
aaouIlcsmen was made a few niebts |
49, 49, lnat they. We're the parents Of !
~ and Q girl. Twelve months ago a
pair VI ooys We're born to them.
~ Isiouid the shah OF Persia be deprived
II I. Ms income, ne would still be ona ~
she richest persons in the world Ha
ra 1 !, only ave to sell his ornaments.
possessed Of about ss5.ooo,ooo. 1eeons
Bolivar (Miss.) man asks q
Son 5or service In the MEXICAN VA
3 aaas hopefully the information that
! e,tnst 1sn with the British troons |
mits being 100 years old. al
lnat horror of leprosy fs an ipba,,.
49, from the middle ages. ana that
MANI u rss - less dangerous than
pert. - rRAhcisco *
flIty-nine babies. ALI born or Amer.
-eanhad us a1l ~ fae Panama canal zone
GfiristobaL Fathers ana ynasSan.
Pah most of
.hfs.sss ! orr detective. CHASING Two
.tiRped and WAS savesf fras,s sssss. ar
lge rear trucks by GRE ~ 49, III
IS followed Did aia arrest fbs. g men
s. s.assadaaf government r,rar.asa.
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