The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-15

George Dewey, the hero of Manila. The
highest rank Of American naval officers
IN active service was, up to short time
ago. that OF rear admiral. The title Of
admiral was first used in France and
the first French admiral was appointed
In 1884. A few years later the title was
adopted by the English, and the rank
OF admiral Of the English seas was first
H1ven to William de Leybourne by Ed
ward in 1897.
Gold and colored powders can be APP
Piled by pad and stencil process on thin
FABRICS so as to make attractive de-
signs in the following way: Silk or
cotton powder is sprinkled on a table.
and on 1t is laid the tissue, held in a
frame or otherwise. A zinc stencil is
laid on, then a nnordant or other adj
hesive substance is applied, this being
2 paste made OF rye flour, gelatin gly-
Germ and other substances. The stencil
Is raised, then the fabric is lifted off the
bed Or powder. Gold powder, ETC., Is
then sifted upon the surface, and it adj
heres to the stencil design, producing
very attractive effects, flowers or en-
broidery motifs; gold spangles, even Of
rather large size, can also be applied.
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The espionage act provides as fol-
lows: Section 2. Every letter, writ
sng, circular, post tai card, picture, print.
engraving, photograph newspaper,
pamphlet, book or other publication,
matter or thing of any kind, containing
any matter advocating or urging trea-
son, instruction, or forcible resistance
to any law of the United States, is
hereby declared to be unavailable Sec
fion 3. Whoever shall use or attempt to
use the mails or postal service of tho
United States for the transmission OF
any matter herein declared to be I'M
mailable shall be fined not more than
5000, and imprisoned not more than
live wears. or both"
Sir Bernard Mallet, president of the
Royal Statistical society has declared
that the United Kingdom has lost by
the fall in births during the war more
than 100000 potential lives. During the
same period ne estimates that Germany
has lost $500, 600 and Hungary 100000
The greater decline in the birth rate IT.
the central empires Is ascribed to the
fact that the poorer classes In these
countries have suffered greatly in
health and vigor on account of the war
while the corresponding classes in Great
Britain have actually enjoyed mors
favorable conditions than in time OF
peace.
When Maceuarrie island. situated
600 miles to the south of New Zealand,
was discovered in 1910. it was ini,ab-
ated by peculiar fightless parrot, dea
pcribed by contemporary who saw
numbers of the birds which We're taken
20 sydney by sealers as .'the glibbest
OF the loquacious tribe" Recent in
ves,igation OF the island makes it al
most certain that this strangely isolat-
ed specimen OF the parrot family is
completely extinct. probably as a result
OF the Introduction of cats which have
become wild ana overrtin the island.
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Hero is q little information. which viii
llclp you to solve the vexing problera
that is apt to be q hardy annual, E. e.,
Acw much coal to order in order to fiji
the bunkers, but without having to put
some In ON old barrel in the outhousc.
"A ton OF egg coal contains from SO to 80
cubic feet. averaging about 35, says
Popl111r Ectenca Mnpt1,ly Rv rnf,aetfr.
Ing tho cubicaI contents Of YOUR bin
Won will be- able to estimate how In,,cs
Il order ia fiji IT, This nav h. dora
Breadth and tierth OF YOUR bin.
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81 nbn,,t nne t.icarat wear Far eafl,
f,elestiai This yes,r there has already
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Z mn, (lfl(, 0ffl Ann,if,a rirnrats -,
Popular Schemes Monthly. Last yea.
sAae sAA'U ey. 800.
u pittsfleld wornan telenl,one,, FOR !,
piece 81 ice. ss shortly afterwnrd i i,s
eight cylinder touring car drove int
ne uac.a s.aver lnauiresi
Is' any ics.
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rear q We mach-nesEassd totsd It into
1he mouse.
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