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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
Pupiey's Fowls.

When Pupley invested in six worse
for-wear hens, he made straightway
for the local grocer, and inquired
whether that gentleman would give
him market price for the produce of
his feathcred stock.
The grocer smiled at his hopeful
ness, and told him he would be only
too pleased to buy at current rates. TO
his surprise. pupley called round with
ID eggs as the result of his hens first
weeks e%Nertions. An hour or two af-
ter the tradesinan had retailed the
first OF the eggs, he called round OF
pupley.
'Td like to see your hens he said;
t'there's something / can't understand
about them"
Pupley plloted him down the garden.
There they are" he remarked;
splendid strain. I've given them u
good run, you see, but this wet wealth
er they get into q f~rightfui nicslae!!'
"Oh, that accounts for t." answered
his visitor.
For whatH"
Accounts for their laying picked
eggs" said the grocer.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
Arab Revolt Against Turks and
Germans Not Unlikely: Capture
OfBagdad Ends German Dreams

RiEA: their supremacy In tho Balkans
partially blocked by the allied 6
cupanon Of Salonid. md the British,
by occupying Basra lear the head Of
b Persian guN and repulsing the
Turkish attack on Suex. closed h
doors OF the middle European empire
In the near east Az long as the Turks
held Constantinople and the Bulgarian
and Austrian armies kept open the
from the Danube to the Golden
Horn, Mittle Europa Is q q c Neither
h TALL OF Ragdad 10 he exit OF the
Turk neutrality-suspicious., Armenia and
Syria would destroy the German scheme
utterly or erect an adequate barrier to
future resumption Of the German adj
vance. Mittle Europa will be abolished
only when the Serbian barrier has been
restored along the Danube and to the
Serbia Of 1914 are added the lands Of
the Austrian Serhs-Bosnia, Herzego-
3vina and southern Dalmatia. together
with Montenegro.
After all, war Is In a a thing
Of omens still. and 1t must be a real
augury Of great ~uccesse to come for
the British to open 1917 with q victory
precisely at the point at which they
suffered disaster q year ago. And once
more the east discovers that the Briton,
sometimes defeated. does come back.
AS for the Turk. at the best, he will
now have to recall HI divisions he has
lent the kaiser in Galicia, Ldthuania
and the Balkans and send them to Asia
to hole his Arab dominions.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
IMPORTANT FOOD LESSONS
TAUGHT US BIZ EUROPE

From the Kansas city Star.
1t is quite possible that one of the most
important lessons of the war for the Unit
ed States will come from a study of the
methods worked out by the fighting ma
tons for the control of the cost of liy-
ing. That drastic measures are being
adopted is we'll known. Food &dictators.
assisted by the best advisory committees
available, are at work on the problem.
The governments are giving effect to
their recommendations.
These governments, under the stress OF
war, are making surveys OF natural re-
sources and are determining to q consid-
cradle extent what shall be planted in
order to make the most out of the soil
capacity. A hint of the principles adopted
is given In Lloyd-George's recent speech
in which he specifies articles OF food
which are not to be imported, or the inn
portation of which Is limited. Apples
and tomatoes are not to be imported, and
the imports Of oranges and bananas are
to be reduced. All OF these are excellent
things to eat to give you variety to the
diet, but they contain relatively little
n~ourishment. A nation which is bound
to economize on food to the last degree
cant afford to give cargo space to arti-
cles of large bulk with little food value.
Tomatoes, for instance. are 81 per cent
water. Britain is not going to use it's
tonnage to import water in that shape.
Doubtless before the war Is over the
people of all the nations involved will
have pretty definite Ideas or 1000 values.
| They will know how to spend their money
to get the most nourishment possible.
Another important matter will be The
I organizing Of the methods of distribu-
ton. In this country we have ar. exceed
ingly complicated system, which can be
supported only by a very rich country.
We may be able to learn how to make
the system more efficient. since the Euro
pean nations are being forced to a high
state of efficiency.
In his book, Lower Living Costs In
! Cities" Prof. C. L. King, of the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania, cites the results of
various official Investigations of the cost
of distributing foods in the United States.
For one bushel of potatoes, for instance.
the grower received 60 cents. The local
dealer took 4 cents profit. Transportation
to New York was 9 cents. commission to
the wholesaler 4 cents, carriage ~ cents,
profit to jobber 10h cents, carriage. deliv-
ery and profit to retailer 80 cents, the con-
sumer paying $1.20, just twice as much
as the farmer received. An Ohio farmer
received 81. 10 for 100 pounds OF onions.
The profit to the local dealer was 10 cents.
cost Of sack 10 cents, transportation 20
cents, wholesalers commission 10 cents.
carriage S cents, jobber's profit is cents,
retailers carriage, delivery and profit 70
cents; cost to consumer, $3.50, an increase
Of 1876 per cent
Europe may teach us how our system
may be simplified n this high cost OF
distribution may be reduced.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
Farrar WhistIed in Carmen"
From the New York Letter to the cineinna.

From the New York Letter to the Cincinnati
Times-Star.
Geraldine Farrar ~astounded the audiences
and critics by introducing a whistiing solo
in Carmen" at O recent performance
here. Miss Farrar toned down her Car
mem. materially from her moving pic
ture'' style of last year, but maintained
ton which was startling. 1t came in
the first act, when. with clear bfrdiike
notes, she whistled a short prelude TO one
OF her important arias.
The music critics searched their mem
cries for a precedent and declared thas
BiZet actually had written into his origi-
nal manuscript q direction thai at that
point the soprano might whistle if she
wanted to or could. Not all agreed as to-
the historical accuracy of this assertion.
| but all were of one mind IN saying that
no Carmen" within their memory had
introduced a whistling solo into the opera.
Why? Probably because they could not,
but Miss Farrar could and she did
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
A Little skeptical.

GAS l was walking through Central
park, in New York. when | was there
last summer" the fat plumber re-
marked, II saw a round, shallow sort
of vessel on top of Il short post and
have beer wondering ever since what
1t was"
where was it locatedg' the thin
carpenter asked.
Right out in the middle of a lawn"
And don't you know what that
WASP"
Nope
well, I'll tell you, 1t was q bird
bath"
butcher kiddin'."
Its the truth"
II don't believe it for aver good
reason"
'"lVhat is the reasong
Because l don't believe there is n
bird on earth that can tell Saturday
night from any other time. -loungs-
town Telegram.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
His Move Next.

A woman in a railway waiting room
the other day had a great deal of trou-
BILE with oneHof her children, a boy Of
seven or eight, and a man who sat
near her stood it as long as possible
and then observed:
"Madam, that boy Of yours needs
the strong hand Of a father"
Eyes, I know It," she replied, 'but
he can't have 1t. His father died
when he was six years Of age, and I've
done my best to get another husband
and failed. He can't have what !
can't get"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
Realizing His Importance.

Louis is the only boy, not only in
the immediate family, but also in the
collateral branches. One night at his
nurses knee he said his prayers aloud
Now lay me down to sleep.
II pray the Lord my soul to keep.
."If / should die"
Pausing, he reflected q, moment, and
then broke out:
"Golly!!" Wouldn't there be a row
In this family if that 'ud happen!'-
Harper's Magazine.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
cnuIdn,t Answer.

prom the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The employer of a Polish seryant mait!
who has learned to speak English was
telling Of her experiences with tn. tele-
phone. After its use was explained to her
She was eager to answer every call. One
day a ring came and she jumped to the
instrument.
nHello," came from the receiver.
"Jieiloi'' answered the girl, flushed with
pride at being able to give the proper an
swer.
.Who is thi.,?. continued the voice.
II don't know!" exclaimed the maid. II
can't see you"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
East Indian Rulers.

Saint Nihal Singh, writing in the
Southern Workman, says: without a
single exception l have found the In
dian rulers to be men of great admin
istrative ability and craftsmanship, all
devoted to the welfare Of their sub
jects and interested in all sorts of re-
form movements"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
Cross Andes In Balloon.

Tho mighty Andean mountain range
Of South America, the highest in the
western hemisphere, has just been
crossed by aeronauts FOR the first time.
The feat was accomplished by two men
in a balloon. The aeronauts LEFT Sam
tiago, Chile, on the Pacific side. and
descended five hours later In Mendoza,
on the eastern slope Of the range, In
the Argentine Republic. They report
ed q very difficult trip, and had to rise
to a great height to catch O favorable
mir current. So far the Andes have
not been crossed by airplane.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
Quiet Girl.

Caller-That new girl OF yours
seems nice and quiet.
Hostess-Oh, very quiet. She doesn't
even disturb the dust When she's clean
ing the room. egf~4 3ss..
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
Use ALIENS EooT.EAsE

The antiseptic powder to be shaker into shoes
and sprinkied into the foot-bath. It relieves
painful, swollen, sriarting feet and takes the
comforter ever discovered for all foot-aches.
Sold everywhere, Csc. Trial package FREE.
Address, Allen 8. Olmsted, lie Roy, N, I.-Ady.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
KEEPING Youthful.

Keeping Youthful.
"Sfhe's a fascinating widow Of only
thirty-six summers"
'umph! What became of the wins
tersa"
"Oh, she spent those at such gay re-
sorts, they hardly added a day to her
age"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
No Hone.

Pansey-Isn't it tragic that John fell
down on his job?
Lily-Well. he still can make good.
Pansey-No. he can't; he was q
Observation-Disclosures.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
The Commercial Muse.

The Commercial Muse.
"Scribbler Is very fond Of putting adj
vertisements In the newspapers. isn't
he?"
Eyes, very. He says that's about all
he writes that gets into print"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29

Good health cannot be maintained where
there is a constipated habit. Garfield Tea
overcomes constipation. Adv.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
HMediciine
forNomen
For Forty Years Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound has Relieved
the Sufferings Of Women.

It hardly seems possible that there is a woman in thi.
country country. who continues to suffer without giving Lydia +.
rlnkhams Vegetable Compound a trial after all the evi-
dence that is continually being published. PROVING bevond
contradiction that this grand old medicine has relieved
more suffering among women than any other medicine in
the world.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29

The inventor of a French monoplane
modelled it after a winged maple seed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
NIlNIIiIIIIliIHl

Could Hardly Get OFF Her Bed.
Cincinnati, Ohio-M want you to know the good Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done for me. was in such bad
health from female troubles that / could hardly get off my bed. /
had been doctori 4g for a long time and my mother said, 7 want you
has certainly made me a well woman. lam able to do myhouse work
and am so happy as Inever expected to go around the way do again,
and / want others to know what Lydia Z. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound has done tor ne."-Mrs. JOSIE Gopher, 1868 Harrison Ave,
Fairmount, Cincinnati, Ohio.
If you want special advice write to Lydia p. Pinkham Medi.
cine Co. (conidentaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29

Let the mind soar with the eagle
rather than crawl with the snake.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29

Aurora, M.-"For seven long months I suffered
from a female trouble, with severe pains in my back
and sides until | became so weak / could hardly
walk from chair to chair, and got SO nervous /
would jump at the slightest noise. I was entirely
unfit to do my house work, I was giving up hope of
being well, when my sister asked me to try
Lydia 3. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. took
do my own homework. I wish every suffering
woman would try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
compound, and find out for herself how good
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-29
Patient.

Patient.
us he q patient man?'
Very. Even the telephone service
doesn't annoy him."
New Britain herald., 1917-07-16
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED. Norwich Girl Had Declined the Love- making of German Emperor's Son.

Of interest to many local people is the announcement of the engagement of Miss Olive, daughter of Mrs. Chan ming Moore Huntington of Norwich, to Joseph Christopher Worth of the same city. MT. Worth has a wide ac- quaintance in this city and . is a. brother of Mrs, Noah Lucas of 57 Harrison street
 The engagement of Miss Haunting ton recalls an episode of four years ago when she was touring in Egypt. While there she became acquainted with Prince Joachim, youngest son of Kaiser Wilhelm. According to the story, the imperial German prince be- came quite enamoured of the beauti- full American girl, but she declined to regard him other than as friend and returned to her native land where she has since decided to become the bride of an untitled American.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-16

of the Sons of Zion, yesterday to com municate with all the Jewish so- cities in this city. The committee is composed of A. Aisenberg chairman. and s. Gwosdow.
 New shoes added to our s1.oo shoe sale. Besse-Leland Co.-advt.s
 Troop No. of the Girl Scouts will hold a bazar and tea Wednesday afternoon from 2 to in Lewitt's hall on Main street. The proceeds will be used toward paying the camp ex- penses.
 MT. and Mrs. Wyman M. Johnson of Wooster street. are rejoicing at the birth of a son, born yesterday.
 Professor Carl Larson of Upsala College is taking the summer course at Columbia and expects to receive his degree soon. He was graduated from Upsula a year ago and was inn mediately offered a professorship in French and Greek. He has accepted a renewal of the offer to return next season.
 Mrs. Louis Caldwell of Chestnut street is recovering from lengthy ill., ness.
 ClOLHlHS sale dC DcSSe-I/S1dlu advt.
 About seventeen operators of the Southern New England Telephone ex- change had a picnic and outing yes terday the home of Miss Daisy Slate of Wells street The girls began their activities early and enjoyed day of sport and fun.
 The following young people are at Woodmont for weeks vacation: Anna Steiner, Marie Steiner, Bertha Day, Ella Schaefer, William G. Stein CT, James Skelly, Clarence Okerfelt, Fred Wagner and George Okerfelt Mrs. Anton Hafner is officiating as chaperone.
 New shoes added to our $1.0O shoe sale. Besse-Leland Co.-advt.
 Mrs. J. A. Duffy has enterer the Wilson sanitarium of Hartford for treatment.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-16
CXy Mems

W shoes added to our $1.00 shoe
 ,Besse-Leland Co.-advt.
 e annual meeting of North &
 Manufacturing Co. will be- held
 sday, July 26.
 V. Dr. Loomis of New York, sec of the American Missions asso- ,n occupied the pulpit at the ey Memorial church yesterday. Fl Bergendahl has entered the oy of Landers, Frary & Clark the clerical force. Pbthing sale at Besse-Le1and's- N and Mrs. Erwin Newell are re- |hg congratulations on the birth of h yesterday at the New Britain ral hospital.
 Fslliam w. T. Squire today com- Ned his duties as a member of the (ftorial staff of the Herald. Ibquad of Boy Scouts, Troop 3, of (tanley Memorial chrchu returned day night to this city after ten :am ping trip at Lake Pocotopaug ] tst Hampton. i. Rev. J. E. Reese, r of the church was in charge of xpedition.a Lf 5
 " shoes added to our $1.oo shoe Besse- -Eeland Co.-advt. Aere will be 8 meeting of the Any Sisters of the Swedish Beth
 church this week Thursday at
 at the church Church night Ee will be sffeIds4hursday evening |A6. .@-- ....-=.....-.. (e annual outing of the Holy Ny Circle of St. Mary's church take place at Lake Compounce hesday, weather permitting. If heather is unfavorable it will be Thursday.
 |thing sale at fBesse-Leland's-
 others Day" will be held every kesday and Saturday afternoon
 .Mary's playground. A months
 requiem mass will be celebrated
 Mrs. Elizabeth Riley Tuesday
 ing at 2 o'clock and another for
 Catherine Goodnow Friday ling at 8 o'clock.
 the purpose of organizing for Cross work, committee was ap- ed by the Gaulash Camp. Order
New Britain herald., 1917-07-16

Henry l.. Walther, past president of New Britain Aerie, Fraternal Order of , Eagles will attend the annual conven- tion of the order to be held in Buffalo. N. Y, August 13 to IS.
 Among the New Britain men who reported for duty with the naval re- serves at the Yale Boathouse in New Haven today were Edward Carrier, Leroy c. Brown Albert A. Buell., Mi chael Campbell, Robert Bertini, Frank Arata, George Bridgewater, William Dunlap and George Dunbar.
 William Buell. of Winthrop street will sail on Wednesday of this week for France. He has enlisted as an ambulance driver with the Red Cross.
 Miss Irene Murray of Stanley street spent the weekend with friends in New Haven.
 J. J. Walsh and family spent the weekend at their summer home at Ocean Beach.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Emmett of Wallace street spent the weekend at Indian Neck.
 MT. and Mrs. c. F. Chase of West Main street are sojourning at New London, N. H.
 Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Rutherford and MT. and Mrs. W P. Carpenter spen: Sunday at Chalker Beach. MT. and Mrs. D. K. Perry also spent the week end there.
 Miss Margaret Cochrane, left todayy on two weeks trip to Chicago.
 Miss Laura Moore of Linden street is spending her vacation in, Boston and vicinity.
 Miss Amanda Carlson of Ash street spent the weekend at Walnut Beach.
 M R. Collins, a member of the nav al aviation corps stationed at Bay Shore, l.. r., spent the weekend with friends in this city.
 Mayor G. A. Quigley spent the weekend in Suffield, where Mrs. Quigley and children are spending a few days with her parents.
 MT. and Mrs. James Mccarthy of 455 Stanley street have returned from a weeks vacation spent at Indian Neck.
 Miss Eleanor Mccarthy of 535 Stanley street has returned from two weeks vacation spent at Pitts field, Mass.
 Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Feeney of Stanley street have returned from their wedding trip.
 Miss Charlotte Winters has return ed to her home in Bridgeport after 1 having been the guest of her aunt, l Mrs. Riley of Seymour street
 M. J. Fleming of Bridgeport spent l the weekend with T. F. Farrell of l this city.
 Mathew Egan of Seymour street | has returned from a vacation spent at 1 Lake. l
New Britain herald., 1917-07-16
POTATO PEST HERE.
Lcaves Turn Yellow and Investigation Shows Them to Be Covered With Lice.

Leaves Turn Yellow and Investigation Shows Them to Be Covered With Lice.
 Considerable anxiety is being man. ifested about the city by owners of home garden plots because of the sud- den appearance of a blight and lice pest that threatens to damage the po- tato crop. This morning a report was sent out from the Connecticut Agri- cultural Experimental station at New Haven referring to the new potato pest. According to the findings of the experts, this pest is an aphid or plant pest that attacks the under side of the leaves and sucks the life from the plants. A solution of nicotine and soap, thinned with water and applied to the under side of the leaves is the only remedy that the experimental sta- tion recommends this far.
 There is hardly a potato patch in the city that has not been affected and as yet many of the owners have not paid any particular attention. Close obser- vatiop will show however, that the lower leaves of the plant turn yellow and die and scrutiny shows that they are covered with lice.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-16
SCHOOL BOAR DMEETING.
Contracts for Repairs Will Be Let This
 Afternoon at Monthly Session.

The postponed monthly meeting of the school board will be held at 4:3O o'clock this afternoon in City hall, when routine reports will be presented and the new teaching staffs will be elected. Reports will also be made on the necessary repairs and additions at the various schools and contracts for the same will be let. There will be no report, however, relative to the addition to the Camp street school, as Marcus White and c. F. Smith, the special committee, are out of town.
 The financial statement shows that out of the appropriation of $344,74O, the sum of $103, ,140.44 has already been expended, leaving a balance of s241,59s56
 Work on the new Elihu Burritt school is progressing very slowly and those in charge have no idea when the work will be completed.
 The attendance at the summer school Is gratifying, last week 470 children having been enrolled for the six weeks course.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-16
EVENTS TONIGHT

High class photo drama, Fox's theater.
 Lyceum theater. masterpiece photo productions.
 Vaudeville and moving pictures Keeney's theater.
 Gerstaecker lodge, I. O. O. Fl, meets in Turner hall.
 Matta bessett Tribe, I. O. R. M. |, meets at PAP Main street.
 Pride Circle, L. F., meets at PIT Main street.
 Court Pride, F. of A., meets at 90 Arch street.
 Tegner lodge, o. of ", meets in Vega hall.
 Martha Washington Council, D. of A., meets in Jr. O. U. A. M. hall.
 Buy an Indiana truck.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-16
EranCis A. MulVihill of Main street

Francis A. Mulvihill of Main street, Joseph Morrin of Cedar street and Ralph Benoit Of Whiting street have passed the government radio exam nations. Mir. Mulvihill has been at tached to the steamship San Morcas as radio operator. The other two young men have enlisted in the naval reserves as wireless operators.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-16
GETS BIG WAR ORDER

An order for 50,00O locks from the United States government has been re- ceived by the Russell & Erwin division of the American Hardware corpora tion, the locks to be used in the build ings to be constructed at the mobiliza- tion camp at Ayers, Mass.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-16
PERSONALS

Henry l.. Walther, past president of New Britain Aerie, Fraternal Order Of Eagles will attend the annual conven. tion of the order to be held in Buffalo, N. Y, A pgust 1a to IS.