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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
TO TRAINING CAMPS. .
South Dakota Takes Stand for Ma
tional Defense.

IlOl al AS10uSOs
A list of twenty-five picked men
has been sent to army headquarters at
Chicago by the University of South
Dakota. These twenty-five picked
students are recommended by the Uni
versity for appointment to the army
training camp which issto be held at
Ft. Smelling, beginning May 18th.
United States Senator Thomas
Sterling consulted with the authorities
at Washington and asked permission
for the University to designate men
for the training camp. Senator Ster-
ling was told that the University
should submit its list to Department
Headquarters, in Chicago. Vice Presi-
dent e. K. Eyerly said today, AS a
faculty we are taking every step to
assist students who are preparing for
service. We are heartily co-operat-
ing in every way with students in
their desire and efforts to enter those
positions and branches of the army
and navy in which they can render
the greatest military service.
Six or more special classes are be-
ing conducted by the University in
structors for the benefit Of students
who ossare preparing to take the exam
nations for second lieutenant in the
United States Army. These students
have been granted excuses from all
other class work for the remainder of
The school yeas and ara being cuachd
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
Z BANK sTArEMENT

Statemsnt of the condition of The Bon
Homme County Bank, of Scotland. $. D.. at
the close of bnsiness on May LIST. 1917.
Date ofcall by Examiner, May 4th, 1917
Date Of report by bank, May 9Th, 1917
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10

State of South Dakota,
County of Bon Homme. %
III. August Reich, cashier of the above named
bank, do soiemnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best Of my knowledge and
belief.
AUGUST REICH, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 9Th
day of May, 1917.
DANIEL K. ToMLINSON,
tsEAL] Notary Public
My commission expires Nov. 1920
Correct attest: HENRY SToLLERl n....-.
JOHN METH DIec'ots
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
BATTLING NELSON
"A Big Feature With the Yankee Rob
inson Show

q 8 g D
Circus owners are forever on the
lookout for real worthy attractive
feature celebrities, big thrilling acts
and meritorious added attractions in
addition to the regulation arena pro-
gram and an extensive menagerie
that alone costs thousands Of dollars
and ID only mentioned Incidentally.
Expense is no consideration when
the right circus headline can be se-
cured. Fred Buchanan, manager of
the Yankee Robinson Bring Wild
Animal circus, announces for this sea-
sons tour the greatest added feature
attraction that any tented organiza-
tion has ever offered the generous
patrons of any arena program in cir
Gus history.
BATTLING NELSON
the champion light weight Of the prize
ring is clean cut example of the
sturdy youth, has always escbewed
b ad habits or he has never chewed,
smokedso or used liquor or dissipated
many form.
The Great Dane has participated in
over 300 ring battles during his twen-
ty years as professional fighter.
Nelson is wealthy man today and
genuine credit to the scientific doc
trine Of clean living, an object lesson
to all men and boys of the nation.
Outside of the largest cities this
will be the first appearance of the
champion of the fistic arena whose
clean record both in his profession
and in private life never in his entire
career implicated or involved in any
shady or dishonest transaction classes
him as a man among men.
Battling Nelson the greatest of all
champions, with his sparring partners
and company of trainers is the prin-
cipal attraction at the big athletic
show and will appear twice daily in
Scotland with the Yankee Robinson
Wild Animal Circus on Thursday
May "a.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10

Pennsylvania is asked to spend $21,-
100000 on highways in the next two
years.
There were 31,2ss,1s9 pounds OF
cheese in 322 United States cold stor-
ages January 1.
January !, there were 45,9965l4
pounds Of creamery butter III 26S Eold
sroragss IN the Unirsu states.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
BANK STATEMENT

Statement of the condition of GERMAN BANK
OF SCOTLAND of Scotland. S. D.. at the close
of business on May 1st. 1917. Date of call
by Examiner May 4th, 1917. Date of Report
by-Bank May sth. 1917.
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
Trauedy of Beinq Dull,

In the Woman's Home Companion
Arnold Bennett describes the tragedy
of being dull:
1.-THE man lacking imagination is the
utterly matter Of fact man. He is nee
essarily the man who never has and
cannot have any point Of view except
his own. He is the Wordsworthian
man to whom a primrose by the rivers
brim was strictly a yellow primrose
instead of being a miracle. He is i'm
prisoned in what to him is the actual,
and he Is always the exact center Of
the prison, which is of thickest iron.
His tragedy is that he does not sus-
pect and is incapable of suspecting
that he is in prison at all and that the
prison walls and floor and roof entirely
prevent him from really getting at
any other human being whatsoever.
He is always in his own place. This
is the deep meaning Of dullness, and
this is the dull mans door,
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
A Short Business Talk.

In a certain store the merchandise
manager sent for the ready to wear and
millinery buyers and said to them:
"You men are getting bad accumu-
lation of stock that is hard to move.
Hereafter you will make a daily and
weekly inventory and send the report
to this Office"
Both buyers declared this to be i'm
possible, but the merchandise man told
them to go and do it. Especially he
wanted them to show the age Of the
goods in stock, the sizes and the colors.
After attempting to take some OF
these daily inventories the buyers de-
cided that an easier way would be to
get busy and sell the goods faster. This
same plan has been used in many de-
partments with fine results.
There is nothing like the spot light to
engender selling activity in a store
Philadelphia Record.
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
The Actors indifference.

1t is probable that the height Of In
difference is reached in the veteran ac-
tor. 1 saw one at the Press club re-
Gently who confirms this suspicion
thoroughly.
He is in a good show, but has a
small part, appearing only In the first
act.
How is the shown asked him.
pretty fair, I'm told" he answered.
whats 1t about?"
"Can't say"
"How does 1t endT
Don't know"
"For goodness sake" asked,
haven't you ever seen the play? You
are in it yourselfT"
mo-" he answered, with a look Of
being bored. Several times I have
thought Of going around front to see
what it was all about; but, my dear
old chap, / have never seemed to get
around to it."-Washington Star.
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
What aRarraaa Fire. In.

An interesting feature of artillery
fire is the curtain" or "barrage" fire.
This means simply keeping up such a
terrific fire on a certain area that an
enemy cannot or will not cross it.
When an infantry attack Is launched
a barrage on the ground beyond the
enemy's front line prevents his re-en-
forcements coming up while the at
lacking infantry are having 1t out with
the defenders Of the trench. If the
attack carries beyond the first line the
artillery OF the defense promptly in
terposes a barrage to prevent its reach
ing the second line. If the attack on
the first line fails the defending ar
tillery puts a barrage behind the at
tacker's line to prevent re-enforcements
coming up to it and to enable the vic
torious defenders to counterattack and
destroy the enemy in his own trenches.
1t is merely a wholesale development
of a long established method Of sup
porting the infantry.-Major E. d.
Scott in National Service Magazine.
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
Mystery of a Fish.

In the economy Of nature nothing is
more remarkable than the metamor-
phosis Of the founder, which when
young swims in an upright position, as
do all other fish, but when maturity
develops it becomes topheavy, falls
over on its side and its existence is
passed as fiat fish.
That nature moves in a mysterious
way is here freely illustrated, for when
the founder falls fat the two eyes,
which originally were on either side Of
the head, are transposed to the upper
side Of the fish, where they always
face the light.
The process by which this strange
change is accomplished has never been
discovered by scientists and is mar
velous instance Of natures operations,
for while the fish usually rests upon
bottom it can readily swim about in
any depth Of water.-New York Sun.
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
keeos Milk From BOILING Over.

Among the various devices which are
intended to prevent milk from boiling
over we noticed one which solves the
problem In a very simple way, says the
Scientific American. 1t consists Of a
straight tube Of say two or three
inches in diameter at the top and ex-
panding somewhat toward the bottom,
where it is provided with fiaring and
cup shaped end Of rather large diane
ter, the whole being somewhat Of
trumpet shape Out of the lower part
are cut, say four suitable openings, and
we set the device upright In the vessel
with the small end just out Of the
liquid. Should the milk tend to boil
violently this action commences at the
bottom, and the liquid Is forced up the
tube, then falls upon the surface again,
so that the boiling action will continue
in this way and the milk has no ten
dency to leave the vessel
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
IdoIatry m IL In

After months spent in idolatrous lands
have been unable to see much real
worship In heather shrines. The edu-
Gated worship with their tongues In
their cheeks and the ignorant with
their hearts in their mouths. But the
amount of real worship that exists in
heather temples is very small.
Sometimes O bereaved mother will
enter the temple and draw from her
kimono the tiny bib Of departed little
one and tie it to the statue Of Jizo, the
god Of motherhood. Sometimes an old
man or woman almost blind will enter
the temple and rub the eyes Of wood
en- god and then rub his own in the
hope that eternal darkness may not
close in on his affrighted soul. In some
places Buddhist services are as digni-
fed, as well attended and as helpful as
our own. In Hakodate l attended a
Buddhist preaching service that smack
ed less of idolatry and more Of morals
than some ceremOnials in our cruel
form chapels.-Christian Herald.
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
Dream. May Be overtims Work.


Dreams are good test Of the need
Of sleep and many times answer the
question Of overwork or idleness, ac-
cording to DR.. Percy G. Stiles, who
lectured at the Harvard medical school
on sleep"
at is possible to judge by ones
dreams whether one needs Sleep" he
said. "If the dreams are Of a ram
bling variety, the kind that seem to
pop from nowhere or anywhere, 1t Is
a pretty good sign that you are not
overtired. On the other hand, If the
dreams are q continuation Of the days
worries the chances are that you are
overtired. Dreams remote from the
days work are a vacation, but dreams
connected with the days work are
overtime.
"To go to sleep get the body and
mind comfortable. The body Is easier
to make comfortable than the mind.
A rundown, a bath and little bit to
eat help bring that about. To compose
the mind read some familiar book or
poetry. That soothes the mind, foy no
exertion is necessary to read it"-Bos-
ton Journal.
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
Politics and Tobacco.

Something like half century ago q
man named Dan Bradley started the
custom In little cigar store in Brook
Ign Of keeping a box Of smoking to-
bacco on the counter, with a sign
above it saying, Fill your pipe" Part
" on the strength Of his popularity,
due In no small degree to the free fill
ings for pipe, Bradley ran independ-
emily for the state senate and was elect
ed as against the regular candidate.
Five thousand clay pipes did the
trick for Dan" was a saying ut the time.
"a man would have to give away au-
tomobiles to get elected to the senate
nowadays" observed one of the new
school Of politicians.
1.-THE days Of the election cigar and
tobacco are gone forever."-New York
World.
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
How a Bullet Falls.

In order to solve the problem a spe-
cial stand was erected in Germany,
and experiments were carried on along
the shores Of a lake the surface of
which was frozen. The ice was COW
cred with strong planks. 1t was shown
that an infantry bullet shot upward in
vertical direction passes downward
in the same position in which it pass
ed upward. In other words, it came
back to the earth with its bottom first.
Why was it not upset at its culmina-
ton point? The answer is that the
propelling force ceases to act at the
elimination point, but the twist has as
yet not stopped, and therefore it starts
its fall with twist. Even on impact
the twist has not stopped, as was in
dicated by the warping Of the wood
fibers in the planking on the ice.-Pop-
ular Science Monthly.
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
The Transformation.

After the hero of seventeen looks at
the heroine of fifteen she is different
person. Before he looks at her she
likes the fine brick houses in the neigh
borhood. In fact, she sees many ele-
CANT houses in town that she thinks
would make ideal homes. Unlike her
mother, she even likes the house in
which the family lives. But after the
hero looks at her you couldn't give her
a big brick house. To her such places
look cold, and she hardly would take
one Of them as a gift. But she just
worships every little four and five room
cottage she sees. They look so cute
and neat and dear and sweet and coy
and snug. Oh, If she could just have
a house like that and hero like him
he is the only one there is Of his kind
she would be just too happy for any
thingI And she would make fudge
and have a regular home, only it would
be far happier than other homes
Claude Callan In Fort Worth Star
telegram
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
Submarine Torpedoes,

Launching a torpedo from a subma-
rine is simple. The torpedo fits closely
in tube or cylinder, with an opening
at the rear made alright when closed.
at the desired moment there Is a dis
charge Of cordite and the torpedo is on
its way.
When the torpedo is projected from
a ship or boat into the water a lever
is thrown back, admitting air into the
engines, causing the propeIlers to re-
volve and drive the torpedo ahead
The torpedo travels under water at a
high rate Of speed. 1t carries a large
charge of explosive, which is ignited
on the torpedo striking any hard sub
stance, such as the hull of a ship.
The distance the tube is submerged
depends on the target, but the nearer
the surface the more effective.
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
The Arabic LANGUAGE.

Though the Arabs number less than
the population Of London. their Ian
guage is one Of the most widely spoken
and influential in the world, for it is
the language of the Koran. Seventy
millions Of people in Asia and north
Africa speak some form of Arabic as
their vernacular, and quite as many
more know something Of the language
from the Koran. which in the original
Is text book In the day schools Of the
Mohammedans from Turkey to Afgha-
nistan and New Guinea. Nor is Arabic
unworthy of this extensive use. Re
nan, after expressing his surprise that
such a language should spring from
the desert regions Of Arabia and reach
perfection in nomadic camps, declares
that it surpasses all its sister Semitic
languages In richness Of vocabulary,
delicacy Of expression and the logic Of
its grammatical Observation-Disclosures
Chronicle.
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
Value of Vsea1oS,-

Vacations, according to tthe NJ,
Medical Journal, are Natures lot
valves for the relief Of the h., @tetp
sure resulting from efficiency Ia Pies
cy demands that throughont ueiena,
hours all the faculties be taroS Urklngg
utmost without waste of ma. 20 Tie
OF energy, but If properly di,oa.a Of
aims at making an efficient mar It
an efficient product. Therafo,t e'Ofe
duction may not exact that tbe prO
speed up beyond his endurance nan
The recent application of or,
methods makes the vacation mo.Sa7
ever necessary. "The vacatioO . uan
the Medical Journal, "should = ays
nearest approach to the sirnpla I;s 0e
is for this reason that the conntr- It
all its many Inconvenience. il SlA
chosen for the place of vacation ~
vacation period allows for the ah.1 tae
ton and elimination of the fat.
products from the system accumn,o sue
in the pressure period of the -s
The longer the vacation, Therefore V -
better the subsequent work" As
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
Bees and Eruit.

An agricultural society Of F1orence,
Italy, has recently carried out q thor
ough investigation Of the alleged In
jury Of fruit by bees and has COM
pletely exonerated the latter. Bees are
unable to perforate the skin of the
fruit, and it Is only incidentally that
they suck the juices Of fruits injured
by other natural causes. The damage
sometimes attributed to these insects
Is due to poultry, wild birds, wind and
hail, and even more frequently to hor-
nets, wasps, vine moths and other in
sects. Instead Of being harmful to
orchards and vineyards, bees perform
the useful service Of effecting the
cross pollination Of flowers, and hence
the setting Of fruit as well as the de-
struction Of damaged fruits especially
grapeS by sucking the juice and pulp
and thus preventing fermentation and
rot extending to sound individuals.
The orchards and vineyards frequented
by bees give the most constant crops
Scientific American.
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
Real DemocracX.

Before Denmark consented IN sail
the Danish West Indies to the United
States a plebiscite was held, and tbs
electorate voted upon the question
The people Of the United States how.
ever, were never consulted as to vbeth.
er they desired to make the purchase
The people Of England vote directly
on national questions whenever parlIa.
ment is dissolved, and the government
''goes to the country" on nearly every
matter Of really vital import
Many Americans fondly imagine that
the United States Is the only real de.
mocracy in the world. As a matter of
fact, in Switzerland, Australia and
New Zealand government Is more di.
rectly responsible to the people than in
the United States; Canada's govern
ment is at least equally Representative
as ours, while England, although nOmt
nally a constitutional monarchy, prob
ably Is more democratic than the Unit
ed States.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
Art and Nature.

Art Is the revelation Of man, and
not merely that but likewise the reye-
lation of nature speaking through man
Art pre-eXists in nature, and nature Is
reproduced in art. As vapOrs from
the ocean floating landward and dis
solved in rain are carried back in nv.
ers to the ocean, so thoughts and the
semblances Of things that fall upon the
soul Of man in showers flow out again
In living streams of art and lose them,
selves in the great ocean, which IS na-
ture. Art and nature are not, then,
discordant, but ever harmoniOusy
working In each other.-LOngfenOWs
Hyperion"
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
Fish Versus Mosquitoes,

Myriads Of mosquitoes used to iIIfest
the rice plantations Of Madagascar.
DR.. Legendre, a savant well known In
scientific circles in Paris, conceived
the idea Of freeing the region of mala-
rial trouble by the Introduction into
the watercourses Of cyprin, or red fish,
which are very fond Of both mosqui-
toes and their eggs. Within five months
500 fish multiplied to 10000, and these
destroyed nearly all the mosquitoes.
The fish besides being a malaria de-
stroyer became very important as an
addition to native food-London Tele-
graph.
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
Plant For a Hanqino R.sL..

Indoor gardeners will be into,,..
In watching this plant grow Il y,
lows the plan Of the stravharr, 'U'
sending out runners and startino u
growths at the end Of the stem NV y,
strawberry, however, has the pa-,h 4e
establish its new growths Tbia y "
door plant sends out the runners o.
ing for earth where there Is mono ~,
called the saxifrage.
1t Is favorite plant for hanpino r..
kets. A small tuft Of leaves davolo~r
at the end Of each vine. From tss'
tuft other runners are sent ont sns
these In turn develop more tufts D.
this method the saxifrage keeps On A.
panding until the basket is cova,ad
with a network Of vines and q blonEo.
Of leaves.
The leaves, shaped like those Of n.
geranium, are a reddish olive colo,
veined in white. 1t requires ordinarT
soil and moderate amount of woto,
and shade.-Philadelphia North Amu,
lean.
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
All In the Dialect.

A New Zealand man vouches for the
truth of the following story:
Dick Seldom was Of Lancashire orr
gin. and when he died the Lancastrian
society in New Zealand sent a wreath
with the following inscription: 81 have
gone whoam." The journalist who re-
ported the funeral evidently did not
come from Lancashire and consequent
ly was somewhat puzzled by the word
ing and, after thinking hard, conclud-
ed that some one had Numbered. His
report read:
1.-The Lancastrian society sent a
beautiful wreath bearing the inscrip-
ton: I have gone. Who am IP"
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
Damascus SWordk

Damascus swords, whose fame at one
time made them almost one Of the won
ders Of the world, were made Of al
ternate layers Of iron and steel, so
finely tempered that the blade would
bend to the hilt without breaking, with
an edge so keen that no coat Of mail
could resist it and q surface 50 highly
polished that when q Moslem wished
to rearrange his turban he used his
sword for a looking glass
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Restrain a Cough.

. A patient German statistician {
. has calculated that a patient who :
. coughs once every quarter Of an =
. hour for ten hours expends en- =
= ergy equivalent to $50 units Of {,
. heat, which may be translated =
= as equivalent to the nourish- .
= ment contained In three eggs or =
. two glasses Of milk In normal .
. respiration the air Is expelled =
= from the chest at the rate Of =
. four feet per second, whereas in .
. violent coughing 1t may attain .
. a velocity Of 800 feet This .
= waste of energy is especially i'm Z,
= portant because 1t occurs for the {.
. most part In persons whose as g
. similative functions are already =
. working under difficulties; conse- .
= quently the ingestion of the cor =
= responding quantity Of nourish- q
= ment by no means compensates q
= for the exertion. It follows that q
= persistent cough Is per Sc a .
. cause of emaciation, though .
. there are many other factors .
. which tend In the same direc- .
= don; hence the desirability Of re. .
= straining cough within safe lin .
. Its, especially when it Is due to .
y Initiative reflexes, such as are .
. excited by laryngitis and pharyn- =
= gitis.-Medical Critic and Guide. .
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
What She Wanted.

A woman was knocked down by
horse, but happily escaped with a few
scratches.
A man rescued her and said, Can |
get you anythingT
She (much out Of breath and gaspns
with excitement)-Oh-Oh-can you
kindly get me
He-Some brandy?
She-No-not drink-sOme saleV
pins. feel I'm falling all to pieces
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The broad ax., 1917-04-21
Where the Five Points Was.

The Five Points, once a most dan
gerous part Of the New York slums,
is now the site Of Paradise park. 1t
is at the crossing Of Worth, Baxter
and Park streets, near the junction of
Park row and the New Bowery and
Chatham square and practically adj
joining Mulberry bend. In 174O four
teen negroes were burned here dur
ing the negro instruction. Here the
Dead Rabbits had their headquarters
and fought the Bowery Boys. The
Seventh regiment was called out July
8, 1857, to quen a riot here. The Five
Points mission was incorporated in
1850.