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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
The Lesson Of Wheat at Ten Cents
Far Eastern Bureau Bulletin.

During a recent visit to Chinas great western province of Szecbnan ar
American travellers saw wheat being sold locally at 10 tents a bushel accordin
to he Trans-Paciic magazin A the i'm wheat was etching pproximatly
s2a bushel in Chicago, the market price in England a somewhat higher.
This SINGLE fact forns an almost perfect example of the cost Of defecdyec con
municauons.
because his selling area was limited % the radius h coud cover by horse Or
human transport h world for him vas still the word befores steam Europe
and America, wantngw wheat n able to Ia a rice which would have meant
o its producer wealth beyond the dreams of avarice,c oud not get it Szechuan,
a country larger more populous than he German empire before IN war,
does lot yet possess mile of railroad N actual operation.
ansportato n productions are the Sianese twins of III modern state.
The economic problem before he world 5can be summed up in Intensified
production fol The settled countries efficient communications for the unde-
veoped nitric In the cas- generally and in China particularly means OF
Railroad projects in China differ N a Important respect from similar
enterprises in other undeveloped lands. They do not merely render the resources
of China accessible to theo outer world. Theyc create a market for foreign ommo-
diues- China is a dry sponge waiting to absorb the PRODUCTS If III vest The
farmer selling his wheat at IN twentRth Of it's value is typical of the
country. %%8.&N rs
III buy because he I'M SELL. n helping i'm Ito sell his roduc
you enable him to buy yours. Better communications mean increased selling
power n consequently enhanced purchasing power %E
The otendaHt OF Chfnaa as a market are not understood. They scarcely
begin to be understood. China, a peacefully productive, thrifty nation Of between
3ooooOOoo 4ooOooooo souls is the biggest potential market in the world.
If the purchasing of the Chinese were increased by only 81 pr family
pc year the gain would be approximately equal to the total exports Of the
United States to China.
HI figures concerning this are worth attention. AT he censuso Of 1911
therew were 62500OoO families in China. Practically the whole family, between
n ecrepttude are producers. 1t is a conservative estimate 10 take
the producing efficiency Of the average Chinese family as equal to that of two
adult male workers.
There are. therefore, at least 25oooooo producers in China. If ah pro-
Queer earned Il a ear more han he earns now it would represent a SUI
ECU ltod double the total purchases nov made by China from The United States.
If ypu assume hat IN inn it might be raisedt to 81 a month by better facilities
for ening" the produce you will realize h size of the field awaiting cultivation
as a market. &#+8&E@
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE
WHEELS OF COMMERCE?

There arc too many automobiles and not
enough manure ~spreaders.
Too many silk shirts and not enough
blue denim.
TOO much talcum powder and not
enough laundry soap.
i Too many c fronts and v back waists
and not enough grown up ~ginghams.
Too many stock statesmen and not
enough coal.
TOO many silk stockings and short
dresses and not enough real feminine
modesty.
TOO many pikers against business and
not enough strikers for good results.
TOO many tire companies that create
luxuries and extravagances.
Too many lines Of endeavor that create
consumption rather than production.
Too many hunting n lap dogs and
not enough children and pigs.
TOO many obsolete hotel corporations
and pirates of nance and not enough
public accommodations.
And In memory Of Jim 6riton and
young Maxwell, of LeMars,
There are too many escaping deporta-
ton, the hemp rope, prison or electric
oho c., II, White,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
More HarforE.
Innrnal-

From the Milwaukee Journal.
A new horror OF war in the form OF
dirigible air torpedoes was described to an
engineering society by Colonel Deeds chief
of the equipment division of the army air
service. 1t will be possible, he says, TO
send a small machine automatically con-
trolled for a distance of 100 miles. ANY
soldier who had experience of the horror
from the air will tell you what this
would mean.
New engines of death m struction have
not ended wer. 1t has been freely pre-
-=a:ctsa -tta: they would do So. but 1t is
plain that they never will. The only
4chance of ending war II BY the agreement
civilized naoplas that the man or ma
sstion that makes war is to be held an cut
law. We can AXE part In such an aE7'ee.
ment II we think It worth while. II
America is not to take this position. the
world will have little hope Of endin. war,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
Lower Roots Of Corn Eaten Completely on by Corn Root Wornn-From Sons
OF the Aiis 100 or Mere Worms Were Taken.

Lower Roots Of Corn Eaten Completely on by Corn Root Worn-FrMn Sons
OF tho HHHe 100 " Mere Worms Were Taken.
roots Of corn, unobserved. and 70 gradually that a few people have any
knowledge of the insect and the loss It causes every year.
The worn lives almost entirely upon the roots of corn. It refuses b
eat the roots Of oats. wheat grass, " clover. The beetles always lay their
eggs In the corn field, never In q meadow pasture or oat field. The eggs N
deposited In the ground near the hills Of tn. corn.
Indications Of Corn Root Worm
The Indications of the cor root worm re:
l. Falling down Of the corn during the latter part Of July and Angus.
especially after a rain followed by wind. Later the stalks Will curve upward
giving them a siedrunner appearance.
2 The cor will have a uneven growth; it will have a yellow X dsly
appearance-seems to stand still, especially during the later part OF June and
the first part Of July.
8. The presence Of the corn root worm itself, which may be determined
by pulling up the hill of corn and examining the roots.
4 The appearance Of the root. Often every principal root and the brace
roots ire completely destroyed; others will have a dark appearance and
when split Der will show where the worms have done their work, although
the worms may not be present In the root. Observe, in the cut how the
roots have been almost completely destroyed by the corn root worm. There
is nothing left but a stub. Compare these roots with a healthy corn root.
They tell a impressive story.
8 Ease with which the stalks may be lifted out of the ground.
6. The firing Of the corn during dry weather. Generally in July and
August
Rotation of crops is the most practical and powerful means OF combating
the insect enemies of corn. There is little Dr. nc damage done Ito corn from
insect enemies where the farmer practices good system of rotation Of crops.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
A Definition Of Banks.

By the Irving National Bank.
The commercial bank is a clearing house
for current commercial transactions. It
is a facility Of business. Its services are
in constant demand by business for cur
rent purposes. It's resources must be kept
in such a condition of liquidity as will
make them Immediately available to re-
spond to the current demands of business
as we'll.
The function of the investment and
banking houses is quite different from
this. Their relation to business Is not SO
intimate, their obligation to business Is
not subject to immediate demand as Is
that of the commercial bank. Like the
commercial bank. they finance the re-
quirements of business, but they do 1t on
q larger scale and at less frequent inter-
walls and for much longer periods. They
deal also in values Of less frequent turn
over than those dealt in by the commercial
bank. These values ordinarily are repre-
scented by various classes of corporate and
sometimes by government securities, which
the banking houses do not hold for them.
selves. but distribute among investors.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
newly established Skinner Packing
Company OF Omaha. the World Herald
of that city says:

newly established Skinner Packing
Company OF Omaha. the World-Herald
of that city says:
The transfer has an element OF interest
beyond that which concerns the corpora
tons affected by the change. 1t Is of inter-
est to the public. in what 1t reveals and
in 1t suggests.
Mr.. Howe a been associated with
Armours for nearly 40 years. He was
general superintendent of the Armour
plant In Chicago before coming to Omaha.
He has represented Armours In Australia,
South America and Canada In Investments
running into many millions of dollars
Armours are an important factor in what
is popufaTiJ dsno1as:s ..ss s>ss :-::. -
Howe has been with them long enough,
and In capacities of such importance. a.
to justify the supposition that he y
familiar with the inner workings OF tho
great packing interests, with their power
n with their policies He should have
as accurate an idea OF the future develop
ment Of the packing industry, its possa-
bilities and tendencies. as almost n
other man In the business. And as q 'biS
business" man OF long experience, who
has been through the trials and disturbing
is competent to form an expert opinion
OF the future of American business tn
general In the period of reconstruction
that is to follow the great war.
R. c. Howe's change from ArmouT's to
SINNERS means that one able business
man whom we of Omaha know well be-
lieves that the tendency Of the future Ia
going to be forward. 1t means that he
does not fear or expect reaction. It means
that he believes this is still to be-and in
a truer sense than ever before-the land
of oppOrtunfty.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
The Halter Got Mad.
From the New York Sun.

Pedestrians on Forty-second street, be-
tween Fifth and Madison avenues, were
entertained, instructed and thrilled to
sympathetic mfrth a few days 6 by the
sign painted on the shop window OF a
widely known hat merchant, who for sL
years has occupied a store in that block.
In fact, SO Interested did they become
that policemen had to be called to keep
the crowd from blocking traffic in the
street. The sign read:
The reason I am moving: From 1913 to
1918 I paid $500 for this little store. Hx2c
feet. Last year I renewed for s., $50. Last
month I was told to get out or pay $13,6oo
That's why I am going to move. :.
I've been fighting the H. G: Of L. for y
years and I am not going to begin now to
rob the public to pay his landlord. Can
you beat this for rent proflteering!
For the benefit Of the inquisitive public
the hat merchant gave the name OF his
landlord in letters a foot high.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
After His Scalp.

Letter to the Springfield Republican.
Now that the Senate, under the leader
shin Of the senior senator from Massachu-
sets, has killed the peace treaty with its
possibilities for a real League Of Nations,
we, the undersigned republican voters,
desire to publicly record our profound dis
approval Of Mr. Lodges course, and our
determination to do all in our power to
see that his Misrepresentation of the old
BAY state shall end at the close of his
present term in the Senate. We do this
in the nope that our fellow republicans all
over the state who are in agreement with
us will take similar actions. If possible, to
replace Mr. Lodge without delay by
progressive and unselfish leaders and thus
save our party from the disaster which
now threatens us in the presidential cam
paign of next year. (Signed by Il Cam
bridge voterS.)
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
British Indies.
From Bulletin Guaranty Trust Company

New York.
The Indian government has adopted the
preferential tariff and favored treatment
is to be given to products Of the British
empire. The preferential rates are applica-
BILE to almost all goods subject to customs
duties which are conclusively proved to
have been consigned from, grown, manu-
featured, or produced within the British
empire. The following are to q two
thirds of the full rate:
Motor cars, musical instruments, clocks,
watches and cinematograph films. Tea.
cocoa, coffe, chicory. c%urrants, dried or
preserved fruit. sugar, glucose, molasses,
s%accharin, motor spirit and tobacco are
to be dutiable at five-sixths Of the full
rate.
The British government is laying plans
for a reorganization Of the banking sys-
tenn of India. It is proposed to establish
a central institution similar to the federal
reserve banks in the United States, which
viii issue notes, supervise the money
market, and handle the finances of Indian
government through a branch in London
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
Be,qian Congo.
From Bulletin Guaranty Trust Company

From Bulletin Guaranty Trust Company,
New York.
The first shipments of cotton from the
new Congo fields recently arrived at Ant
werp in lots of from 500 to 10.000 Kilograms.
Belgian mills paid at first $50 francs per
kilo for the product, which is described
an good and clean. Later the price rose
to $50 francs. It Is SAT- that the Congo
natives enjoy the cultivation Of Gotten,
which is new to them and are interested
in the progress Of the governments eff
forts,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
A Irregular Fellow"
VIM, Richards, in American Legion
Weekly

weekly.
The Primo OF Wales Is safe for democ-
racy." The royal special, a train OF mon
archial luxury which bears more marks
of royalty han the heir apparent to en-
pire who rides on 1t, was ready to leap
out OF Windsor. Ont, the other day
Private Tim Murphy. late Of the Cana
dian 99th battalion. walked up to the OBJ
%servarion platform. Murphy mad an 'sae:
which, to his way of thinking, was going
to flabbergast the boy on whom some day
will fall the ermine of Britain.
'You call yourself democratic, chr he
began
Edward Albert Andrew Patrick David
Victim, which is the name the prince can
use when his breath Is good. laughed.
'I hope I am" sal he.
Then gimme two bits" said Murphy
and waited for the crash.
His royal highness was clearly puzzled
What is it?' he asked.
ITS q bob, your highneSs, IN the Ole
country"
The prince did some excavating. He
placed In Murphy's hand a Canadian Is
cent piece.
And I know he remarked. that yot
can't get better thar 2 per cent. old buddy
in this arid home place OF ours"
Two thousand voices roared their de
light. Murphy held the silver high fol
nj the dominion to see.
You're a brick, | say, he pralseo. In
din Of the mob multiplied. NOW" thu
soldier said, with all the ~irreverent gall O
a top sergeant, give US a speech"
The Prince Of Wales, whose interest IL
silk hats and pearl buttoned shirt bosom:
and silk stockings Is p~erfunctory In com
parison with his attachment for the mai
with the symbol Of service In the grea
war at his ~buttonhole, leaned over tn
vestibule rail.
"Only this: 1 don't want you fellows. Il
particular, to remember me as q prince
but as q comrade." The wheels began t
grind. 80 long. Canadians" he yelled
Yea, Prince" they beloved back.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
~
BEING BORN AGAIN.
From the Los Angeles Times.

H-Shi Lie iLOS AISelSS hines.
-Four California soldiers are ask
; ing the courts for rebirth certiei-
: Gates; officially dead, publicly
buried with the garlands of heroes.
their relatives honored with golden
scrolls from the state. still they
: assert that they are alive, and de-
sire a chance to appear on the
census returns rather than the
casualty list,
Officially dead they must be
officially reborn before they can
become. heir to their W belong
ings, or before they a marry.
vote. or pay taxes. Fortunate In
deed these four since they know the
sweets of kindly remembrance and
will soon know the joys of rehirth.
: To be born again at the age of .
or so; to start in once more but
: tressed by experience, knowing the
pitfalls and understanding the sec
: rets of success; truly a mark which
many have flown at long
; before Ponce de Leon sought his
private pool of youth.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
The Seven Wonders.
Erom tha DallaS NeWs.

The seven wonders of the world prior to
the great inventions the last As years were
the Pyramids of Egypt. Hanging Gardens
Of Semiramis at Babylon, Phidias' Statue
of Jupiter at Athens. Temple of Diana at
Ephesus, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus,
Colossus of Rhodes, and the Pharos or
lighthouse at Alexandria.
The seven wonders of the ancient
world never amounted to much except in
the way Of scenery. And as scenery they
wouldn't be much of a sight today. Never
theiess. In their tinie they were truly
wonders. and as u had an iacaiculasfe
effect upon the lives Of the ahoients.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
Gouelns. Landlords Must Pay,

From the Newark LeuBer.
Municipal authorities will be interested
In the decision given tho other day by the
New Jersey state board Of taxes and
assessments sustaining the valuations
made by Finance Director Cannon, OF
Jersey City, on property based on rentals.
The valuations were increased in pro-
portion to the increase in rentals. and
tho landlords filed exception. They took
their complaint to The county board. which
sustained the icy valuations. and now the
state board has sustained them.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
Hard Labor.

From the New York Post.
The young man dropped into a chair at
the club and sighed YEARLY.
Not feeling well?" a friend asked SYM
pathetically.
We'll enough, yes. Just tired out. I tell
you. a man can't last long working as
hard as 1 do"
working! Why, you never worked a
moment in your life. Every one knows
you get your money from your father"
"Oh. yes, that is quite true-but you
don't know father"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
Unpleasant Reminder.

From the Christian Science Monitor.
Natural as it may be for the state OF
Virginia to be filled with pride concerning
Lady Astor's election to the house Of com-
mons, and to bask In her reflected glory.
1t is not to be forgotten that were she
in her native state Lady Astor would
not be even permitted to vote.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
Fron the Kansa. CITY Star

From the Kansas City Star.
If the republicans am to succeed next
year. in state or nation. it will be with
candidates who can pol the independent
voters. and no candidate can do that
whoswears the label of a party boss or a
~handpicked convention.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
Bribing the "FIu."
From Punch, London.

From Punch, LONDON.
Oranges are a prophylactic against in
rluenza. says u medical writer. Upon see
Ing the germ in the road you throw it an
orange, thus taking its mind off business,
while you slip up another street.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
A Desperate Character,

From the Saturday Journal (London).
Judge-Did he come quietly?
Policeman-No, your worship. re was
very violent. causing a crowd to collect.
e addressed me as ~"Indenburg," and then
tried to kiss me. At the station e refused
lis nam and address, sayin' as 'ow it was
Sam Isaacs. and that when at 'ome e
lived at Fil1eted place"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
A M~iIitarist.
Neu york POST

From the New York Post.
Ance-Mrs. Highflier is advocating g.
much larger standing army.
Mae-What particular interest has she
in the matter?
Alioe-She wants more uniforms at her
receptions.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
A MARTYR,
From the Boston Ira

From the Boston Transcript.
Wife-Do you expect to get to heaven
by hanging on to my skirts?
Hub-No; but I might by showing st.
Peter the bills for them.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
The Last Resort.
From the Los Angeles III

From the Los AngeIes IiThts.
Members OF the /. w. w. in Chicago are
appealing to the courts for protection.
what righ have they to invoke the aid
of an institution II Is their purpose to de-
stfoyg
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
Injurious.
E.om the Washineton Star.

From the Washington Star.
"Do you regard tobacco as Injurious
Enthusiastically" answered Mr.. Meek
ton. MY smoking has one terrible dam
age to the parlor curtains and my wife's
disposition"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
A Good Method.

n 0Oou Metnou.
From the Houston Post.
One day a visitor at a charity bazaar
noticed a man going right along the line
of booths, buying nothing and yet leav-
ing smiling faces behind him. Curious
to learn how he did it. the visitor
strolled up just as the man. after looking
over some things at the last booth. was
about to pass on.
"Why don't you buy something at my
table?" the girl in the booth demanded.
Because" the man said confidently.
ct buy only from the plain girls; they
have a harder time making sales"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01

Lloyd George has told the Russian boil
shey.s.s ttnt the must make peace with
General Denikine and Admiral Kolchak
before they ear make peace with the
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01

French deputies are combating high
costs of living by organizing a cooperative
store, restaurant and rental agency within
the chamber.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01

The Philippine Islands are going "SFy."
and Japan viii not be far behind, accord-
ing to a traveller who arrived from 1s2aA
this week.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
d Through II.

From Blighty, London.
W~ife-Tomorrow Is the anniversary OF
our wedding day. What shall we do about
it?
The Professor ta%bsently)-I suppose we
shall have to make the best of 1t.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
Forbidden by Law.

From the Houston Post.
You are suffering from brain flag and
ennuis.' announced the specialist. fo on
should take more interest in your bust
ness"
II would like to-" replied the patient.
specialist.
THE law won't let me-" replied the
patient I'm a pawnbroker."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
Dutifui.

From the Boston Transcript.
Huh-Why do you wear that costume?
1t looks like half mourning.
wife-Well, every evening when you
come home from the office you complain
OF being half dead.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01

A process has been patented for the uso
OF banana fibre for textiles, yarns. and
cords az o substitute for hemp.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01

Long men, strong men, hard OF race and
breed,
Brave men, grave men. men OF every
creed,
Sons of every race that crawls beneath
the sky,
But all young, young men, men about to
die.
Out Of the west the wind comes,
Sweeping forevermore,
Out OF the west the truth comes
This is the end Of war.
-MacKnight Black in Contemporary
Verse.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01

citation of r. c. Howe. long OF the
Armour Packing Company. with. the
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
But He VIII Recover.

Bilton-What is the reason for Jink's
sudden pseudo-pomposs, dignified man
nero
Tilton-He recently married, and he's
trying to live up to hts wife's opinion of
him.
Can't Win Without independents.