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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-15
cAAkDA's BONUS
TO FARM LABORERs.
Offering 100 Acres to Farm
Hands.

canada today, with the great de-
miind that is made upon it for foods
Stunts, finds itself aimostin the throes
OF famine. A novel means ef
solv1ng the problem has been evolved
Dy tile Canadian Government at Ottawa
on Wednesday, last, when it was de-
elded to practically bonus every farm
nand going to Canada, by giving him
l6O acres free as a homestead, and to
allow n time he would be working out
1or, q good wages offered, to count as
residence duties on the homestead.
Western Canada has been a big pro-,
Queer OF grain andit>is estimated that
There Is a shortageSof oyer thirty thou,
sane men, necessary to produce an av-
erage crop in 1917. This shortage has
been caused by so many young men
having left the farms to go to a and
1t i~ssessential' to make. an unprecedent-'
ed offer Of this kind, to fill their places
On the land at once.
ltshas been required in the past to,
do three years. duties on homesteadss
to get title, but an additional induce
ment has been offered by practically|
reducing this term to two years. As|
explained by an official CT the Canadi-I
an Government, Canada's need forl
farm laborers is intense, and excep-
tonal inducements are being offered
to get the needed farm workers at
once. A farmland will make his en-
try for n of the 160-acre farms, sat
lsfy the Government that he is work
ing for a farmer and that time will APP
ply as residence on the land fled for,
Just the same as If he was actually
living on Acknowledgement.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-15
Read Good Books.

/ Young women dependent upon their
own efforts should give a thought to
tomorrow as well al today. The girl
hlone hasn't anyone to look after her
Interests, so she must guard them her
self. She should keep track Of how
she spends her salary, and should also
toin a good benevolent society, SO
that In the event Of an Illness or an
accident she will be assured of proper
medical treatment, and at the same
time receive the benefit all such or
Plantations provide.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-15

were useless and only an operation
would help me, but Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has proved It
otherwise. I am nov perfectly well
and can do any kind of WQrk;"-Mrs.
NELLE PHELPS, care Of R. A Rider.
RID. No. s, Fulton, N. Y.
We wish every woman who suffers
from female troubles, nervousness,
backache or the blues could see the let
terg written by womenmade wellby Ly-
dia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If you have bad symptoms and DO not
understand the cause, write to the
lydia q. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice given free.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-15
Do Tell!

He-So you let Lieutenant Topple
kiss you?
She-Yes. How do you know?
He-I heard him brag he'd smelt
powder.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-15
ce"!a Tel H,mT

Client-"How much will your poin.
Ion be worth in this case?" Lawyer
r am too modest to say. But 1 can
tell you what Tn going to charge you"
IBoston Transcript.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-15
WOMAN COULD
HARDLY STAND
Restored TO Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Fulton, N. WHY will women
out their money for treatment and

receive no benefit,
when 80 q have
proved that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
will make them
vel? For over a
year I suffered so
from female weak
e s / could hardly
stand and was
afraid to 60 on the
street alone. Doc
tors said medicines
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-15

Take care Of your health and wealth
will take care Of you. Garfield Tea
promotes health.-Adv.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-15

Life is worth living except when the
girl in the next apartment is practicing
her piano lesson.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-15
A Vision

A Vision.
/ saw Eternity the other night.
Like a great ring of pure and endless
All calm. as it was right
And round beneath it. Time. in hours.
days, years,
Driven by the spheres,
Like a vast shadow moved; in which the
And all her train were huri'd.
Henry Vaughan.
It cost the state of New York $780,
600 to u 1000 soldiers ballots.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-15

Innocence is like an umbrella. When
once it is lost 1t is useless to adver-
tiSe for it.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-15
Grippy weather
this. Better get a
box Of
%AI1s
cAscApkQoylNlAE
ASS|

The old family remedy-in tablet
form-safe, sure. easy to take Mo
o~piates-no unpleasant after effects.
Cures colds in "A hours-GEip in 3
days. Money back II II fails. Get
the genuine box with Red Top and
Mr. Hills picture ON it's cent?
AtAny Drug Stors
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-15

A recently patented porch and lawn
seat can be converted into a swing
or crib for a small child.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-15

Before you call on your best girl al
ways send flowers to her to tell her
the shsee s.hA. .:.:sss sree:s. are .ssSs stupid 4 ssJ
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-15
Powers Of Flying Lemur.

Powers Of Flying Lcmur,
The flying lemur Hvassln the mdian.
archipelago. It is from two to three
feet in length, and ii furnished with
a sort Of membrane on each side OF its
body connecting its limbs with each.
other. This is extended and acts as I
parachute while IT takes Its leaps,
from q higher to n lower place. some
times it will a from a distance Of.
300 feet, or about the length Of city
block.
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wars Greatest Sufferers.

1t Is they who bear Tie main burden
Of the suffering in this war. In our
streets AID open spaces and all aloug
he reads, in our churches, in our
owns and villages. in every house, we
'oiIe into contact with mothers who
have lost their sons or are living in an
.nguiSh mere cruel than the certainly
If death. writes Maurice Maeterlinck
n thu London Daily Mail.
Let Us try to Understand their loss.
!hcy Know what il means, but they do
not tel. the m"a. Their son is taken
from thea. ut the faircSt moment Of
Ms &c Hhcn their own is in its de.
'lh,r. Wh,n c!ild dies in infancy
it is as ,hnnGh his soul had hardly
,sune, ~ Ihtr@I it We're lingering near
~" M"th"r who brought it into the
Nurld %},Hi,iH" tnr time when it may
rclurn il! n,ly rnr,l. The death which
vi~lt. the CraGlu j. Eot the same which
now Spreads terror ,rrr the earth, but
n son who dies at twenty does not
,uM.r nHcn ugain and leaves not q
Elpum oi HOPE h"hrd him.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-08
FARM APPLE STORAGE HINTS
Fruit Keeps Better Where Dipped in
Bordeaux Mixture-Prevents
Decay and Kills Fungi.

Dipping apples in bordeaux mixture
causes them to keep better when stored
under farm conditions, according to ex-
pcriments conducted by the Vermont
experiment station. The effect of the
bordeaux mixture Is to prevent decay,
which IL does, no doubt, by killing the
fungi on the skin of the apples. This
treatment also helps to preserve the
flavor of the fruit. Copper sulphate,
lime water and paratlin were also used
as dips, but none were 80 effective as
bordeaux mixture. In these expert
mcnts various materials were used In
which to pack apples, including saw
dust, cork and paper. But most Of the
materials, though keeping the fruit
cooler, impaired the flavor Of the ap-
pies and caused them to shrink. Hard
wood sawdust was the best of the ma
terials used for packing. Apples kept
best when immersed in bordeaux mix
ture and then packed in hardwood saw
dust, but apples merely dipped In bor-
deaux mixture kept their flavor as we'll
or better.
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DRESSING FOR THE ORCHARD
Much Depends on Age of Trees and
Their Condition--Spread Manure
Evenly on Surface.

A proper dressing for the orchard.
Just the right quantity, will depend
upon the age of the trees and their
condition. If trees are large and have
been neglected. they will require more
than in the case Of young trees which
have had attention. To begin at the
beginning, young trees lately set in
rich soil need no manure, but after
eight or ten years, when they begin
to produce and there Is an evident de-
cline in vitality, feeding should begin.
The decline will be manifested by
slower growth and poorer quality of
fruit. At this stage perhaps two wheel
barrow loads will be sufficient for the
first application. And this should moi
be piled up close about the tree, but be
spread out upon a space as large as the
top Of the tree. 1t Is not necessary to
dig this manure into the soil. Leave
1t on the surface, we'll and evenly
spread, so that 1t will retard weed
growth and conserve moisture,
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-08

hes Of northern Italy Judged by the
age standards of Vicenza, Verona,
Venice, Padua and other municipai-
ties of Venetia, although 1t was six
hundred years old when the first per-
manent English settlement was made
in America. A few years after 1t was
founded in the eleventh century the
district was given as a fief to Eccelin,
Il German follower of Conrad II. Ec-
celin founded the famous Ezzelini fam
ily which dominated this town and
neighboring cities from time to time
during the middle ages. The most
powerful Of these feudal lords, and
the most notorious, on account or his
savage cruelty, was Ezzelini da Ro-
manO, a stanch supporter of Emperor
Frederick II, and one of the most sue
cessful of the Ghibclline adherents In
the great civil wars which devastated
Italy during the thirteenth century.
He not only held BaSsano. but, with
the aid of the emperor, extended his
sway over Verona, Vicenza, Padua ana
Treviso. Eventually Pope Alexander
" declared IA crusade against MIN,
whercupOn he made an attempt 10
invest Milan. Here he was wounded
and captured. Enraged at his Ill
fortune In falling into the hands OF
his enemies, he tore the bandages
from his wounds and refused all FOOD,
thus coming to much more tragic
end than his compatriOt in arms, En-
zio, natural son of Emperor Fred
erick, who was captured in 1243 ana
held prisoner In Bologna for the re-
maindcr of his life. Enzios ~ years
of confinement We're solaced by the
devotion Of Lucia da Viadagola, gen
tlewoman of Bologna who Is said TO
have endeavored increasingly to secure
her lovers relenSe. There is legend
to the effect that on one occasion the
famous prisoners escape had almost
been accomplished when lock of his
golden hair, hanging over the top Of
wine cusk in which he was concealed
betrayed him.
BaSsano is beautifully situated at
the foot of the Venetian Alps. 1t Is
famous for IT'S pottcries, especially It's
maiolica, and for an extensive print
ing establishment. Its trade Is large
" in silks, feathers, wines, oils and
asparagus.
Few are the medieval italian cities
which cannot boast the name of great
artist or sculptor as a fnvorite son.
Bassano's contribution to the gallery
of fame Is the Da Ponte family OF
painters, who adopted the name or
their birthplace nS a surname. The
most distinguished member OF the
house was Jacopo da Ponte Bhssano'
II disciple Of the Titan school.
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Inflammation
PRUNE GRAPE VINES IN FALL
Work May Be Commenced as Soon 40
Leaves Begin to Fall-Cut Back
to Buds Wanted for Fruit.

As q general rule, the pruning of
grape vines may be commenced as
soon as the leaves drop In the fall. If
the wood is to be used in starting new
vines, 1t Is best to cut 1t from the
vines, before freezing weather comes.
When pruning in the fall or during the
winter, the vines should not be cut
back to the bud or buds that are want
ed for fruit.
A few weeks before the buds start
the vines should be gone over and the
extra buds cut off. The second prun.
ing should be done before cold weather
is over for If put off too long the sap
will ooze from the wound and injure
the vines Should the vines be pruned
In the fall down to the buds wanted
for fruit, some Of them might be win.
ter-killed and the amount Of fruit ex.
pected cut short.
II vines are laid down and protected
during the winter, the pruning may
be all done before they are laid down
in the fall.
Some vineyardists do not prune at
all till the latter part Of winter or
early spring. In this case the pruning
may be done so as to leave only the
buds wanted to bear fruit the coming
season. But. vines may be safely
trimmed any time between the falling
Of the leaves in the fall and the be.
ginning Of sap flow In the spring,
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-08
BOAR HUNT GIVES THRILLS
Sport Which Once Was Special Emuse.
ment of Kings, Is Still in Vogue
in West Indies.

That all the ro'uance usually sup
posed to belong to me brave days of
old has not gone n;;t Of the world is
indicated by Il travellers story of wild
boar hunting in the West Indies. This
sport was once the special amusement
of kings.
I'VE were retracng our steps to
mOuntnineer $ cabin. when our dog left
us with a yclp. ana away we all went
pell-mell after him" says this narrator
"A run of 20 rods brought us to the
dog aud l. .;,e black bear, 80 feet
away, which lt.G turnrd to protect the
retreat of Il herd of wild hogs scamper.
Ing away behind. There stood the saw
age fellow, all heHd. bristIing Shout
ders, jaws and tu>ks, chumpng ana
cracking his jaws Il splendid picture
of feroci"us bravery.
ITO onc Side ard another he sprang
as the dog crowded him. Then he
would charge the dog and whirl in the
air, scattering the earth like an ex.
plOding shr!l. Closer crowded the two
antagonists, in air half the time each
bent on death, thc dog frequently clear.
Ing the boar 1t (! DuInd and madden.
Ing him with savage swapping and lac.
erationS Cf "loul""rS or hams. Over
md undcr W"' the dog with marvel.
ouS agility: l'i.5 rrery charge from the
log brought sta more savage cOun.
ter-charge frGm the boar.
"For 40 feet j. every direction the
forest ground locked like a freshly
ploWed iieII and it seemed to my
startled c.cH Is trough q cyclone of
log, boar, nNIl, bark and froth had
descended intG the darkening covert
The dog and 0y "1iGe Jose became an.
parently part oI the cyclone, though
no mortal CN.F could have followed
heir movements Ct their gymnastics.
10 not know Low long this lasted.
saw flash ~ fire, and through the
roar heard Il shot. Then the Whrl
wind seemed - fall upon Jose. / saw
he gleam of his Il chete somewhere
IN its very core. Then Cuban veil
vent up that set tie tree limbs vbrat.
ing and l app"oa cled, to find the boar
dead"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-08
PLANT FRUIT TREES IN FALL
Practice 10 Recommended Where Win.
tiers Are Not Severe-Root Ends
Become CalIoused.

Generally speaking, fall planting OF
fruit trees Is to be recommended in re-
gions where the winters are not severe.
This is only in general way, Of course,
but where fall planting has been done
in past seasons with success. 1t Is usu'
ally safe to continue 1t. One advan-
tage Is that severed ends Of roots must
become callOused before they start to
grow, and this callousing will proceed
during the dormant period If the roots
are protected in the soil or In suitable
storage. This makes them ready to
begin growth as early In the spring as
the weather will permit II they have
been set during the fall or winter. The
earth becomes settled firmly around
the roots, the soil Is seldom dry during
winter and in favorable seasons there
is more or less root growth during the
fall after setting. These all combine
to give the fall set tree an advantage.
In most localities it Is safe to set
trees at any time during their dormant
period, provided the soil is in good
condition for working.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-08
Spraying Pays,

uncaredfor condition of such Or
chards Is too often revealed by the
great number Of windfall fruits and
the inferiority of that which remains
on the trees.
No single feature Of orchard prac-
tice yields so high percentage Of
benefit as spraying often increasing
the value of the product several hun
dred per cent. Every fruit grower,
large or small. has 1t within his power
to save his fruit from loss by insect
and fungous pests, and thus add mate
rally to the food supply Of the ma
tion. Spraying is now recognized by
progressive growers as an exceedingly
cheap form of insurance, not only
protecting the fruit during the grow
ing season, but insuring It's proper
keeping in storage.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-08
Chinese Printers Job.

Chinese characters do not express
sounds although the pitch of the voice
Is significant. Their letters are ideo-
graphs, or writing Of ideas or things.
Hence the Chinese have no alphabet,
strictly speaking. For this reason, says
Popular Science Monthly, the Chinese
must employ an astounding number of
characters. It takes about 10000 char
acters to print book in the Chinese
language; yet sometimes an entire
thought OF a whole sentence is repre-
sented by one characterl The word
"black" Is one character, and so is
mother" "dead," "yes," "yellow," and
a great many other words. With such
a conglomeration, Is 1t any wonder that
the American printer wonders how 1t
is possible to print anything in Chi
nese1
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-08
Composed Opera in Bed.

One, at least, of ltoSSini's operas was
composed in bed. 1t was when he was
younr, poor and unknown, and lived in
wretched quarters. After writing
duet the composer allowed his manu-
script to slip off the sheets and fall
under the bed RosSinl was too com
Portable to get up. and, moreover, he
believed it would be unlucky to col
lect the sheets, so he went to work to
re-write the duet. To his disgust. he
could not remember 1t. 1t was there
fore necessary to write new one
II feat which he accomplished In a
couple of hours.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-08
STORE WATER-CORED APPLES
Storage Found to BE In Salts
factory Condition.

Water-coring Is most frequently
found In Baldwin, Northwest Greening
and Gravenstein. Leaving the fruit
on the trees too late, thus allowing
them to become overripe, causes wa
ter-coring. 1t Is believed that this is
due to cool weather checking the
respiration from the leaves. while the
roots continue to absorb a large
amount of moisture. The fruit In con.
sequence becomes overloaded with
moisture.
Storage of apples in this condition
has been found to entirely eliminate
the water-coring. Water-cored apples
after three months storage were dis
covered to be quite normal and pos
sessed good keeping qualities.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-08
New ESTIMATES of Old Writer'S.

New estimHl = of the writer's of the
past generati are constantly being
made and If they We're generally nc.
,epted good mnLg people who liked
ne works Of these writer's would won.
Ter how it h"Np"ncd that their judg.
nent was 50 uniformly wrong. One
critic rules George Eliot out Of the list
lot only Of The g."ut, hut of the near
great. Tha>NhraJ and Dickens are
spoken of With liberation, but with
much questioning Of thcir methods and
heir real ability; Tcnnyson Is set
aside as second rate poet by the new
school of verse iiakcrS, and so the
.clnQclasE goes ON. The latest vic.
lin of at.ach Is Flaubcrt. In the
North American Review Willard Hunt
'ngton Wright not only declines to re-
gard the uUlru" If MADAME Bovary"
as tranScepA~n' Genius, but refuses
70 accord 70 Mia Il place in the front
:nnll of llo,i,i IA Literary artists. He
admits that he j. i master of style,
)ut insists that siN'", however perfect,
is not of cliyf :. ,iStic significance,
but is only o. s"r"plury Importance
when conp?lcd with the internal
architecture ., AIT" This poised in.
ner structurc' Is Il quality he fails to
ind in any o. hI"'brrt's work. 1t Is
not quite clear what he means by this
Internal a"Chi.cctUrr. but his critique
Nill bp fOInl ~ intprrst hv rpolarS nf
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-08
One Year e Travel IS Mil )

Rudolph Mundcrson, chief oI The
Southern party of StefonSson arctic
expedition, has received letter from
,trv. Ii. Girling. Emanuel, Saskatoon,
VINO ior the last three years has been
trying to reach the So-called blond
t,Skimos. The little boat in which
hrrr missionaries comprising the
party were travelling WAS blown up
Ly un explosion last spring, and they
lost the greater par Of their supplies.
In Il years timc I'll" party had sue
'cehrd in travelling only - hi cs along
the coast, so great Wrre he difficult
ties experienced.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-08
CARING FOR. ORCHARD TOOLS
Where Used for Cutting Out Cankers
or Other Diseases Good Disin-
fectart Should Be Used.

In pruning an orchard where blight
conkers or similar trunk diseases ex-
ist, the tools ought to be disinfected
by wiping them with corrosive sub
Innate (mercurlc chloride) solution
after each diseased area is cut into
and before they are used on another
healthy limb. This avoids the spread
of the blight from the diseased to the
healthy parts.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-08
Semitic Languages.

Hebrew and Chaldee are sister dia
lects Of great family Of languages
TO which the name of Semitic has usu.
ally been given from the real or sup
posed descent Of the people speaking
them from the patriarch Shem. Shem
was the eldest son of Noah, born ICE
nesis ) :32) when his father had at
tained the age Of 500 years. He was
ninety-eight years old, married and
chidless at the time of the deluge He
died ut the age Of six hundred years.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-08
Should Keep Time With Feet.

The wrist watch has been made pop.
Ilar by the boys in khaki. II is much
more convenient they find to turn UP
their sleeve and nos" the time than 1t
IS TO dig in their jeans to discover IT,
But. according to Il f;iretiOuS meiaber
If the camp at Van Cortlandt Fark, 1t
looks as If the cherished fad Will be
sent to the discard. "The old man.
meaning, of course, the colonel, he said,
is very much up in the air about wrist
watches. What he wants mostly is for
rockies to keep time with their feet"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-08
RI fine ht of smilln1.

Why Il, we not always smile when
ae meet q fellow being? That Is the
tue recognition Which ought to pass
from soul 70 soul. Little children do
this involuntarily. The honest-hearted
peasant does ii. 1t is the magical sun
light all through that simple land, the
perpetual greeting on the right hand
or the left between strangers as they
pass each other, lever without
smile. This then, is the "fine art OF
smiIing"-like all fine art, true art,
perfection of art, the simplest follow
ing Of nature.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-08

earth drawn up around them, and one
or two inches Of course manure spread
over the entire border.
Pruning may still be done in mild
weather and the wood saved for propa-
cation If needed. Leave one to two
extra buds on the canes when prun-
ing at this season. This will prevent
the topmost buds being killed If the
winter is severe. In the spring these
extra buds must be removed.
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Inflammation
SPRAY TO SAVE FRUIT CROPS
Importance-Sufficient Attention
Lacking In Orchards.

Fruit, either in fresh, dried, canned,
preserved, or jellied form. is food
product of recognized value. The
maximum production of good fruit at
this time is, therefore of paramount
Importance. Directly concerned in the
production of such fruit are spraying
operations for the control of various
insects and diseases.
Owners of commercial orchards
have long recognized the importance
of spraying. but there are many small
orchards and sO-called home orchards,
the owners Of which have not adopted
spraying operations, or do not give
sufficient attention to the X. The
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-08
LAY DOWN ALL GRAPE VINES
All YOUNG Vines VIII Do Better for
Slloht Covering Of Earth-Prune
In Mild Weather.

1t is a safe plan to lay down all
grape vines, the hardness Of which
has not been tested, and, indeed, all
young vines, whether hardy or ten
der, will do all the better for q slight
covering Of earth. Young vines that
have been pruned should have the