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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23
Hunt|nQ The
Wild TUfk cy.
Scenes In The Virgin For
ests of Arkansas.
turkey ARE PLENTIFUL
The Story Of the Turkey,
and How the American
Bird Became Fam
Gus.

It Is an easy matter to go TO marAet
Tor your Thanksgiving turkey, but OUT
West they do it differently. Down ia
The deep bottom land forests OF Arkah
CAS- Is the home OF the wild turkey anu
this fall the game has been SO pienuAuA
and SO Easy to get at that haroiS q
home in the States Of Arkansas anu
Kansas will be without its turkey dah-
ner on Thanksgiving Day. ihefe "aS
\ time when the wild turkey made ms
home east of the Alleghanies, but the
memory Of living man not ~
b time when they were plentl1ui eheie'
1or this shyest of all birds is apsoiulei'
Incompatible with civilization, ana NC
hal retired year by year until no" ohiS
the most secret places IN the Aiiesh
nieS and the vast swamps OF the oou'"-
srn States give any hope Tor me Pei
severing turkey hunter. me "ohot. -
that the bird still exists at an. 1ot
ever since the white man came al niAN
ner Of nefarious schemes hase oee
soncocted for his destruction.
Out in the w1lds of Arkansas. "nefe
The railroads have Just begun 10 pene.
trate. the wild turkeys have not YET
learned tina civilization has laid claim
70 this land, and this fall they OFTEN
perch calmly on the branches OF trees
along the railway track. me tram
crews noticed this and engineer anu
bremen have q daily hunt ror the ean.e'
They nit on their engine boxes VII"
their ehotguns in their hand Whiie 'hs
train ambles along at the easy rale u
twelve miles an hour. When theS run
INTO the turkey regions they nfe a.
them. and II they kill any they stop Tue
train. back UP tc the spot. and re'Fie'e
The game. The passengers ENJOY ihe
port and occasionally some VINO "e
8oiag to or from a hunt join in IL.
Some Of the older sports men "ho
were in this country when the hai'sae
Pacific Railway was built remember
when sen ana train crews Shoe
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23

game from the car windows on the
Kansas plains, and this Arkansas d.
version recalls it to their mind. The
sport will not last long. however, Els
there is no wild game more wary than
the wild turkeys They will soon be-
come acquainted with the dangers
along the railroad, and then railroad
ing in Arkansas will once more drop
back to the steady pace it holds else
where.
Taking him by and large, an old tur-
KEY gobbler Is the quickest, swiftest,
shyest and most knowing animal with
wings or without. He can run like q
greyhound, smell like a deer. see like
an eagle, and fly like a wild turkey.
You may have spent two hours in
crawling or your hands and knees over
a mountain open or in moving with
noiseless footsteps, each one of which
is considered with careful elaboration,
and a single, sudden turn Of your head,
snap of a twig, or CLEAN Of sunshine
on your gun will send a whole gang a
mile away and up the mountain. Up
ward it always Is. When a wild turkey
does not like the looks OF things he
wants the rockiest and toughest summit
| of the highest headland of the topmost
| ridge of a whole range. and he gen.
| orally gets it. If 1t is steep, he runs,
and he can run up faster than you can
fall down. II 1t Is a gentle rise he
thrasnes the air with his mighty wings
clear up o~bstructing tree tops, and then
away he sails with the velocity that
belongs to a twenty-pound teathereo
cannon bali. ,.-
49, ~ fhrna rf their 1All
soots are always stretched aloft fun
.ms .nd ears. in statuesQue suspi-
Now the old gobbler straight
ons nm his head, poised -four feet from
49, Ground. trim, graceful. powerful
49, civ pnnting on the dark. iridescen1
sas+hars Of his back and lower neck.
Nv Won decide he is in range. IouY
90 o,1ihre bullet strikes his noble oreas'
.,;+h a mufled thump, and the GAM
.,t,,s wildly beat down the dry rag
wood while your magazine Is emptlee
.ot,Iv Of the dark forms shooting OF
toward the wooded mountain side.
"a ia a royal creature this wild tur'
~ ,nd YOU may hope to see an oit
oobh,.r tin the scales at t'enty .
twantv-hye pounds. Sluns over your
shoulder hy the foot. his head dangles
AGAINST your heels. He Is a WHO mon
rob eloquent of the wooo ana noun,
taina and their innermost secrets, 1ee
aa,v NV the most delicate wild fruits
.,d crvsta, spring water. formed To-
49, ,;ghest beauty nd strength know
=. American bird kind. with \ nesf
wo-. delicious than his stabilized cousin
haoo,.e Of the gany flavor impaired
49, ~. wild food. To a man who ma
LIVED and eaten a November wild GOD
h,.r THANKSGIVING Day has a meanin'
blank to other mortals.
An English writer has delved INT
h;.+orv of the turkey and this i
80 Interesting story he tells:
nh. time of the first appearance q
t,rlsy in the eastern hem1spher
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23
Disorder
(By DIR, V. M, pIERCE.)

The most simple methods are usu-
Ally the most effective ones when
:reating my disorder of the human
Iystem. The mere drinking a cup of
aot water each morning, plenty
# pure water all day, and q little
Anuric before every meal has been
..ound the most effective Of
overcoming kidney trouble. Death
would occur if the kidneys did not
work day and night in separating
ooisons and uric acid from the blood.
The danger signals are backache,
Expressions, pains, heaviness. drowsi-
less, irritability, headaches, chiiliness.
Rheumatic twinges, swollen joints or
yout.
Since it is ucn a simple matter to
step into your favorite srug store and
obtain Anuric. anyone who earnestly
lesires to regain health and new life
will waste no time in beginning this
treatment
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23
.,rn,+,,. NJ. Brrlat savartn and

/. doubtful. M. BrIIlat Eavarin and
other French writers attribute it's in
+rod,,ctton to the iJesu!ts of Paraguay.
and the above-named learned gastron-
op,er dduce in proof OF the debt We
owe the followers OF Loyola, the fact
that in many parts OF France turkeys
are called "Jesuits." by reason OF the
first brood having been reared at a
large farm belonging to the brother
hood named BourEes. This statement
is, however. decidedly at variance with
another authenticated by Montluc, VINO
says that the first turkey ever served
at table In France appeared at the
~nuptials OF Charles IX. "a. D. 1870,
Who ate a wing of the owl for his sup.
per. But the probability is that the
spantnrds introduced4th the turkey among
us at 4 much earlier period, mention
being made Of 1t in Europe in the year
1924. The first turkeys came to Ger
many in 1884. Let the date, however,
be what it might-whather the turkey
followed in the train Of Cortez or OF
Pizarro-to America we are indebted
for it; and there, in its wild state, In
some parts, 1t still ranges It's plumage.
al in the case of the Honduras turkey
(meleaEer ocellata), growing more lus-
trous and magnificent as the family ex-
tends southwark.
The males, usually termed ~"gobblers"
and no doubt meriting the name. asso-
ciate in parties of from ten to 100 to
seed their food apart from the females,
which either go about sinsly with their
young or form troops with other hens
and their families, sometimes to the
number Of seventy or eighty. These
all avoid the old males, who attack and
lour-o. %la 1yo,,roor xyhonauar thew car
by reiterated blows OF the skull. yBuI
all parties travel in the same direction
and on foot, unless the dog of q hunter
or a rive on their line Of march com
pels them to take wing. When abou'
to CROSS q river they select th< highes'
eminence, that their flight may be more
sure, and in suchposition they sometimes
stay for a day or more. as II in consul
tation. The males on such occasions
!. gobble obstreperously, strutting abou
| with extraordinary Importance. as II t
animate Their companions. and the fe
:, males and young assume much Of tn
pompous air of the males and sprea'
their tales as they move silently around
Having mounted at length to the top
of the highest trees, the assembled null
titudes. at the signal note Of their lead
or, wing their way to the opposite shore
: III old and fat birds. contrary t
. whAe might be expected. cross withou
dinlculty, even when the river is a mil
. in width; but the wings OF the youn
and meager. and. OF purse those Of tn
, weak, frequently fail them before the
:. have completed their passage. when !
: they drop and are forced to swim fo
their lives, which they do cleverl
. enough, spreading their tails for a sur
port, closing their wings. stretching OF
Q their feet. All do not succeed in sue
. attempts, and the weaker often perisl
The Wild turkeys feed on all sorts {
berries, fruits and grasses: also bee
ties, tadpoles. young frogs and lizarc
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23
SIOUX CITY pro. CO., NO. 4s--1e1e.
a PROMINENT DAKOTA
MAN

Lead, So. Dak.-""This is to certify
that l have used DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and l recommend it
to all. ! had been a sufferer from
stomach trouble but after taking one
bottle of the Discovery l began to
feel better and after taking five bottles
I am again in good health. I can rec
ommend the Golden Medical Discov-
cry to any one."-MR. f. j. JANE,
1 Park Ave.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry, the herbal remedy, which has had
such a fine reputation for the past 40
years. is Endorsed by many well-knM(HEn
people. Every day more and more
men and women are coming to realizei
that this is a standard medicine, and
lis safe to take. It contains no alcohol
or narcotics. The ingredients are
printed on the package. It is to be
had at every drug store in the land
ia either liquid or tablet form-Ady.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23
The New Flexible Jewelry.

a Mall Gazette: Flexibility is the
leading characteristic Of all the newest
jewelry, many Of the diamond necklets
being decorated with flexible ends, In
the form of loops and tassels, carried
out entirely in the same precious stones.
A diamond corsage ornament has two
flexible ends, each being a mass of tiny
stones, a sort of diamond rain, dropping
downwards from a scroll shaped top,
and finished with two large pearl drops.
Many large pearls appear, too, in a
beautiful diamond necklace which Is so
contrived that it can be used when re.
Quired in the form Of a tiara, or even as
an ornament for the bodice.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23
The Origin of Thanksgiving.

The Origin of Thanksgiving.
The FIRST recorded instance OF ans.n nia
- the nature Of Thanksgiving IN the n
tory of our country is the follo"ihs ~
h An old bible belonging to one Of the nIst
pilgrims: Some born to Susanna VIII ,rn
ing. Next day we meet for prayer and
Thanksgiving This, however is no. self
eralay accepted as the first obserNamaIs ~
that nature. since it hardly partooh VI
me character OF a general thanksgiving
hut fifteen months after the pligr,ass
..ailed frem Holland they held q naf sene
was appointed as q day of thanksgiving
Nsu England. but it was not a aAs 'e'
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23

anart by the governor. nor was it attend
ed BY any religious Observance.
Tow wears later precisely the same
+binr occurred. Thereupon July 30, 1923,
was appointed as a day Of Thanksgiving.
and before the second sunset a relief ship
as came at irregular intervals for a
nnmber of years, the latter following some
marked event of a benefcsn, nature; such
s.asctinp caused such a turmoil in New
REnsiand. for the termination Of King Phil
lbs wal and the close of the re 'oiution
and the triumph of in~dependenee IN am ner
ernor OF each state naming a day for gen.
erai thanksgiving. These at hrst were not
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23
OF INTEREST TO MOTHERS

The cost Of food today is a serious
matter TO all of you. To cut down
your food bills and at the same time
improve the health OF your family,
serve them SINNERS Macaroni and
Spaghetti two or three times per week.
Children love it and thrive on it. It
is the best possible food for adults.
Write the Skinner Mfg. Co, Omaha.
Nebr., for beautiful cook book telling
how to serve 1T in q hundred ways.
It's free to every mother.-Adv.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23
Youth the Loser.

J.. 2. Morgan, the famous financier,.
a talking at a dinner in New York
about q young banker who had failed.
1T was his youth that made him
fall" he said. youth is always failing
failing in business, falling in love.
"Remy de Gourmont tells us truly
that in the game of life youth has all
the trumps-an Of them-but plays
recklessly, and invariably loses"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23
Q LOSE YOUR HAIR
Prevent 1t by Using Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Tria! Free.

If your scalp is i%rritated, itching and
burning and your hair dry and falling
out in handfuls try the following treat
ment: touch spots Of dandruff and
itching with Cuticura Ointment and
follow with hot shampoo Of Cuticura
Soap. Absolutely nothing better.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhe-e.-AGT.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23

coincident, but the beautiful custom has
prevailed for considerable time, and
doubtless will prevail for ages to come, OF
the president appointing such a day, gem
orally the last Thursday in November, to
which the governor of each state assents
by naming the same lay. Thus there is
one day each year when the forty-five
states a the territories from the Allan
tic to the Pacific and from British Amer
lea to the gulf return thanks to cd for his
manifold blessings and mercies.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23

John Breidenthal declined with re-
greet ap invitation to join other bank
crs at a banquet in Wichita, Kan, and
closed his telegram with the iniunc-
tHon: II caution you not to permit
oyerdraughts."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23
No BunaaloI for Him.

No sAnsaioW for Him.
Retiring ffpmsaeetive business after
years Of showing s%chooners over the
bar, the wealthy Mr.. Biers considered
house plans.
Here said the architect, .is a
handsome bungalow that would be just
the thing for YOU"
Bungalow
Eyes"
Nothing by that name, IL you
please" said Mr.. Biers.-Newark
News.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23
The Result.

"The tall, handsome policeman yon-
der does not seem to be doing much"
Indeed, he is. He is arresting Mt
tention."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23

DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription makes
weak women strong, sick women well, nc
alcohol. Sold in tablets or liquid.-Adv.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23

The steel mast of an Atlantic coast
Dill barge is used as It smokcstack from
the galley.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23

Switzerland produces more thar
5000 pianos a year.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23

A Kentucky man has married the
granddaughter of the girl who refused
him.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23
THANKSGIVING

A king rode forth one summers day
And ALL the peasants by the way
Said to themselves:
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23

\ full-grown elephant yields 100
pounds of ivory.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23

How great are we
The king rides out that we may see.
A housewife with her busy broom
Brushed lust and crumbs from out her
room;
A sparrow pulled himself arnd said:
This dame was made to make me bread.
Marco Morrow, in Womal4Lind.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-10

rated as an ordinary commerce carrier
The story that the Lake Torpedo Boat
company was preparing 10 libel the sub
marine on the ground that her con-
structiOn iufringed upon its patents ap-
parently did not interest him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-10

II this submarine experiment suc.
ceeds a nice question OF marine law AZ
once arises. for the German govern.
ment will at once claim that submarine
vessels must he halted and their char.
acter ascertained before they can Be
destroyed-exactly as We have insist
ed upon the Germans hating and g..
tabhshing the character Of other yes.
sels before destroying them
There would be nothing left for ~
to do hut TO recognize this contention
Of Germany. since it is our own oriei.
nal contention. insisted upon even 10
the menace Of force.
II Is not likely that England would
look upon this American contention in
favor OF German submarine vessels
with the same approval that she gave
% the American contention adverse 10
German submarine vessels. and we
might be in for a serious dispute
The submarine has raised some novel
questions OF international law. and the
settlement Of them viii be one Of the
hard nuts which the general confer
ence Of nations after the war must
rack.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-10

Sl,44O per pound. or about fifty times
It's former normal value There are
other small but valuable articles which
could be included at great profit in the
manifest Of the new submarine lin
ers-' While the proposed sailings
have not been announced. it is ru-
mOred that the first merchant sub
marine viii arrive in the next few
weeks and that application for pas
sage on the return trip far exceeds
the capacity. which is ten passen
gers.
The New York American in it's issue
Of June o printed the following editor
ial on the subject:
The announcement IS made that a
German submerSible merchant vessel
has already left Cuxhaven for New
York
This vessel is the REst Of a line Of
submarines which the Germans pro
pose to operate as merchant vessels
only They csH carry. Of course. only
small and necessarily valuable car
goes, but # is easy to see how useful
they would be, at that, to the Ger
mans.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-10

ner- This key is the sign that We
nave opened the gates which Great
Britain tried 20 shut upon US and the
trade Of the world
The gates which we opened with
this key VIII not be shut again open
door 10 the trade of the world and free
dom Of the ocean and equal rights TO all
nations on the oceans viii BE- sUaran-
teed by Germany victory i'm this
struggle for our existence
Submerged Oriy 90 Miles
tap- NouiE own story of the
feltsc llaud'S voyage across the ocean
was told 10 newspaper correspondents
soon alte- bee made public his prepared
statement fIe laughed "a stories OF mis-
BENG chased far or his course hv
enemy vessels and deciaIe ed that during
the entire "trip the vessel Travelled sub
mereed only about 90 miles
have seen. said the CAPTAIN
sta tentents that We We're forced TO 20
hundreds Of miles out of our course in
the Atlantic because OF British war
snips- This IS not SO. Why should we
go c4' or our course. except fp sub
ma Sc THAT IS the simplest and most
effective way ru get ont OF our course.
Besides 90 rs much easier 10 sutr-eree.
Came Ry straight COURSE.
We came 10 Hampton Roads ty the
s.rai-;ht course from the EncIsh
nanueL We do not come by way OF
the Azores AltoEether from HelcoIaud
q" baltimore We covered 3SOo miles.
,li tnat distance go miles We're driven
Under tne surface OF the water.
Through tho entire trip the officers
and crew we're iu excellent health and
spirits. of course. when we rs ere under
Va ater FOR louc spells. the air got very
stltty sometimes and there was some
Inconvenience. hut 10 was never serious. p
The Deutschland IS built O.. s-aG under
water Tor four consecutive DAYS. so
, GU see We never reached anywhere
near our surmersion limit ON this p
voyage.
ship E,asy To Ride. Ia.
The ship rs much easier tu ride I'm .
than torpedo hoaf destroyer much ,
steadier NothiuE can happen 20 her.
she is so perfectly built OF course she .
rolls little ~ times. but that IS no
hardship.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-10
MEXICANS INFORMED OF GERMAN
UNDERSEA BLOCKADE RUNNER

c. Fl. Mackenzie. manager OF the
Agricola Electric Power company OF
Parral chihuahua, stated Monday that
he was told about the German subma-
rlue mercnautm1u deutschland on June
= by Maj Torres. commanding the de
facto garrison az L. BoquilIo.
MAJ Torres. according 70 Mackenzie,
then said that he had been told by Ger
man consular officials in Mexico that
the submarine was loaded with dives
and chemicals and was the first OF a
fleet or undersea blockade runners.
Mackenzie added that this is only one
incident OF the tnorOughneSs win
which the German officials in MeNicp
Keep the Mexican people informed on
German war news
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-10

Cap KONG this afternoon gave out 2
statement in which he told some Of
the details Of the German plan TO break
Brltain's blockade, ana added he had
not brought message from emperor
William TO president Wilson. as re-
ported
The statement reads
ne submarine Deutschland which
nave the honor 10 command. Is the first
or several submarines. built TO order
Of the Deutsche- Ocean Rhederei G. VI
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-10
GERMANS DENY CHILDREN
ARE SUFFERING FOR MILK

Washington. n C.. July 1o.-Germanv
takes occasion TO deny the statement
circulated abroad TO the effect that Ger
man babies are suffering for lack Of
milk. This is contained iu a statement
from the American embassy i'm Berlin
published with the consent OF the Ger
man forciEn office
The statement says there is plenty or
milk for German hs bies. owius partially
to the marked reduction bon the birth
rate This rs due 10 the senaratio0 OF
millions cf German soldiers from their
families
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-10

Capt KONG went about his prepara-
tons for entering at the custom house
without hurry. just as though his boat
were an ordinary freighter He did not
seem 10 be worried over reports thar
the American authorities would care
fully investigate his case 20 Determine
whether the Deutschland should be
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-10

used your Telephone to best adv1rtaca
autos. TaXis and Limous.nes. night os
day
baGEa &c too
CRY SERVICE Co.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-10

H Bremen She will be followed
by the Bremen shortly
The idea of the building Of this
submarine emanated from Nj Alfred
LOhmann. president o. the Bremen
chamber OF commerce He brought his.
idea I'm the fail of last year confident
- before small circle Of friends and
the idea was taken up Immediately 4
company was formed under the name
OF the Deutsche- Ocean Rhe dereI r. II
3 H. and the Germania Werft. Kfel
was entrusted with the building OF tho
submarine.
The board OF directors is composed
Of Alfred Lohmann, president or the
board: Philip Heinekan. general mana
ger OF the North Lloyc- 5Ir Rommer-I
zienrat, g. NJ Herman. manager Oh
the Deutsche bank. and Karl Stable
teldt. manager OF the North I-ovd who
has taken over the management Of the
company
brought Valuable Cargo TO I. =.
re nave brought a most valuab Iei
cargo Of dyestuffs 70 our American
friends. dyestUffs which have been SO
much needed many months in America
and which the ruler Of the seas has mott
allowed the great American republic tel
import. While England viii not allow
any Dod} The same right on the ocean
because she rules the waves. we havef
oy means OF - submarine commenced
10 break this rule
british emit Stop U-BOats
Great Britain cannot r-nder boats
such IS ours from going and coming a.
we please Our trip across the ocean,
after passing Dover was an une-
Nentfui one When danger rpproac hed
we went below the surface and here vel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-10
CAIN:
TAKE PRISONERS

London. Eng. July 10.-British troops
have mace d new advance northwest
Of Contamination in the field Of their
offensive north OF the Somme. it was
officially announced this afternoon
Three additional guns and several hum
dred prisoners were captured