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Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
A STARTER.
The Enterprising Firm of G. G. Leyse &
Co., to Build Brick Block.

1t will he glad news to every person
interested in the progress OF Brookings
to learn that one OF our enterprislng
business firms are about to break the
Ice and erect a fine brick building on
Main street.
Early last spring Mr.. Leyse stated
that should this prove favorable
season his firm would build brick
block, but so long had our people
waited for some one OF our merchants
or bankers TO make a start in this di-
rection little stock was taken in the
statement. True to their word how
ever, Leyse & Co., have been negotiat-
ing with Mr.. Bloodgoed the gentleman
who built our magnificent school
house, and we were informed that the
block will be built within the next
sixty days. The dimensions spoken
OF are 5OxSO feet, two stories high.
The lower portion will be arranged Tor
double store room in which Leyse &
Co., will divide this large stock into
departments. The upper room will
no doubt be leased to the Masonic
lodge and we are informed they will
be very glad to get just such a room
Tor holding their meetings.
This manifestation OF thrift and en-
terprise on the part of Leyse & Co..
Will bring them an immense trade and
start the ball rolling for more new
buildings OF the same kind on Main
street. 1t means that Brookinss will
soon have the finest lot OF business
buildings OF any town OF her size IN
South Dakota. 1t means that we are
entering an era of progress unsur-
passed IN the history OF the city. Let
the good work 60 Oh.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
Figures as Is Figures.

The twenty-six letters of the alpha
bet may be transposed 62O, 448, 4O1, 7s3, :
239, 439, $50, 600 times. All the inhab-
hants of the globe, on rough calcu-
lation, could not in thousand Mill
ions of years write out all the transpo.
sitions of the twenty-six letters, even
supposing that each wrote forty pages
daily, each of which pages contained
forty different transpositions, Of tina
letters. s.-Exchange
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
Mrs. Burnett a Play Writer.

Little Lord Fauntleroy," written
by Mrs. Burnett, is certainly one of
the most attractive plays made known
in the theatrical world during the past
two years, both from the point of view
of the box Office and of the critic. But
since then Mrs. Burnett has written
two plays, one of them entitled "Phyl-
lis" and another of them called
Mike" and both of them have been
failures. Mike" is a play with a
child as the central figure, and was
produced in London, and the critics
there declared it to be unworthy of
consideration. This was the work OF a.
writer whose Little Lord Fauntleroy"
brought her fortune.-New York
World.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
BROOKINGS COUNTY.

This county of which Brookings Is the county
seat, is the best adapted to diversified farming of
any in South Dakota. Situated in the center of
the renowned Big Sioux Valley and watered by
the Big Sioux River and innumerable lakes The
soil is of rich black loan and is unsurpassed for
fertility. The best of water is found the
surface, and numerous small streams water the
rich farm lands in all directions. 1t contains %
townships and sos, 5S4.43 acres of gently rolling
land fully so per cent of which is under cultiva-
tiOn. Has 81 good school houses valued at about
$4,000 in round numbers. Good railroad facii-
ties. Has bonded Indebtedness. Assessed
valuation, 1889. 80, 900. Tax levy, 1883, l21
mills for general purposes. Average crop for
past twelve years Is bushels per acre. Fine herds
of blooded stock and rich grazing lands No govern
ment land-all occupied by actual settlers. Deed
ed land can be purchased at from 81 TO $lS per
acre. Good RAILROADS convenient for marketing
stock and grain.
Farmers in the east who contemplate coming
west can find no better SOIL better location.
and no better markets in the whole northwest,
than Brookiugs county presents. Come out and
see for yourselves the banner county of South Da-
kOta
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
Onions as Soporific.

Frank Buckland used to say that ne
found eating onions at supper the
surest help to sound sleep. We used
to think this fancy of his, but we are
reminded of it by reading statement
by an American magistrate, Mr.. ely
mer, of Reading, Pa, who says:
Onions inhaled cause sleep, rest and
repose. The soldier on his march and
the exhausted iron worker get great
strength from eating onions. Tie a
fresh onion around the neck and bruise
it to make its odor thorough, and you
secure sound sleep from it's nightly i'm
halation. ."-Christian at Work.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
Excessive Heat,

From the 17th to Goth of the month
Of June excessive heat prevailed
throughout the entire country. Heavy
storms were frequent and these storms
were accompanied by electrical dis.
turbances. The weather prophet fore.
told or these things in very accurate
manner. Monday and Tuesday the
atmosphere was much cooler and
made every body feel in better temper.
Warm weather makes good corn, but
it also makes one feel as if he didn't
care much for corn anyway.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
CITY CAUCUS.
Largest Vote Ever Polled in the History
of Brookings, at a Caucus.

The Republican caucus held at the
city hall last Saturday evening was
very exciting and the contesting tac-
tions worked earnestly to elect their
tavorite delegates. Very little bad
blood was displayed, though at times
it required considerable patience on
the part OF both factions to keep back
passionate words. The total vote
cast was the largest ever polled at q
caucus in this city, and came within
about twenty votes OF being as large
as the number polled at last fall's s
election, which shows how carefully
the field had been canvassed. The
total vote cast was 334. Two OF the
voters cast double ballots which were
thrown out. The two tickets We're
headed "Republican Ticket" and
Parker Delegates" respectively.
No one could declare with any degree
OF certainty what the result would be
until the votes were counted.
The Parker Delegates received 1856
votes and the Republican Ticket lit.
Below are the names OF the gentlemen
who will represent the city in the
county convention to be held in
this city, Thursday, July 10: Hans
Philipson, w. III. Rodde, Erick r.
Olson, c. HI. Collins, Thos. Mortenson,
K. S. Lorimer, z. c. Johnson, +. c..
Neill, Ripley S. Lyon, Geo. G. Rude,
VIM. Nicholson, w. HI. Cornell, Hans
korstad.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
No Trade on Mere Reputation.

An advertising agent called upon
the head of an old and prominent
firm. That gentleman received him
politely, but informed him that his
house had no occasion whatever for
advertising, as it was very well known
and had done all the advertising that
was requisite in it's earlier days.
Indeed" responded the agent; 80
you think that your advertising in
earlier days is sufficient to carry you
along now2''
IL do" was the confident reply.
"Will you kindly tell ME the name
of the vice presidential candidate on
the Republican ticket the election be-
fore iast2"
The big man scratched his head for
a moment. looked abashed and re-
piled, well, no l cant"
DO you know of any man who was
better advertised at that timer"
The agent left the store with a con-
tractin his pocket. Weekly.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
Interesting Postal Statistics.

The heaviest mail carried over any
mail route in the United States is be-
tween New York and Philadelphia.
The average daily weight of the mail
carried over this route in 1889 was
POI, ,S13 pounds. For trains carrying
the mails the best time is made on the
Lehigh Valley railroad, between East
on, Pa, and Metuchen Station, N. j.,
distance 54.20 miles. The average time
of all mail trains is 40 miles an hour.
The longest continuous run made by
postal clerks is from Omaha to Ogden,
a distance of 1,035 miles. Boston Her
aid.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
An Ear That Was a Hand.

Rev. J. R. Folsom brought into the
office a curiosity in the shape of corn
cob fashioned like a perfect hand.
The ear of pop corn was plucked at
Bingham, and when the corn was
shelled from the cob there was re-
vealed the perfect form of child's
left hand, fingers and thumb com
plete. Another feature of interest in
connection with this is that the thumb
shows to be double jointed, an exact
counterpart of the left hand of the lit
tie girl living on the place where the
corn orew-Kennebec Journal.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
SAD ACCIDENT.
Mrs. Mathews Thrown From Her Buggy
and Seriously Injured.

Mrs. Ernest Mathews, living north
east OF Brookings, was seriously in.
jured last week Wednesday by q run
away accident. She was driving one
of her husbands horses when the har-
ness broke and the horse took fright
upsetting the buggy and throwing Mrs.
Mathews to the ground. In some way
her clothing caught in the buggy and
she was dragged through lot of ma.
chinery near the house. We are IN
formed that she sustained internal
injuries which viii no doubt prove
fatal.
Mr.. Mathews has had many griev-
ances to bear during the past few
years and his many friends will be
panied to learn OF this addition to his
atilIiction. While there is h'e there is
hope and We sincerely hope the injured
lady may yet recover.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
CHURCH DIHECToHx

Baptist Church-Rev. A. NJ. Duboc, pastor. Ser
vices every Sunday at 1045 m and 7:45 m.
Sunday school Immediately after morning service.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening at 80.
Norwegian Baptist-Rev. J. b. Sundt pastor.
Services every Sunday at 10 :45 II m snd 7:30 m.
Sunday school Immediately after morning service.
Methodist Episcopal--Rev. 4. H. Wheeler, pastor.
Services every Sunday at 10:45 n III and 7:30 p M.
Sunday school Immediately after morning service.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening at T:30.
Children's meeting every Saturday at pm.
Presbyteran-Rev. A. NJ. Work. pastor. Ser
vicesevery Sunday at l0:45 m and 1880 m. Sab
bath school after morning service. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening
Norwegian Lutheran--Rev. -. -. Svalestuen'
pastor. Services every third and fourth Sundays
of each month. Sunday school every Sunday
morning at 1880.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
A DELUGE.
Heaviest Rainfall known i'm the History
of the City.

Last Sunday morning about four
o'clock this city experienced q rain
fall which was an astonIsher to the
"oldest mhabitant." Water iell in
torrents for about two hours and
came as near being q cloud burst as
we care to witness.
The college apparatus registered
over two inches of water, but judging
from the flood in the lower portion OF
the city one would think that the ma
chine slipped cog someway. Boxes,
barrels, cord-wood, sidewalks and
everything almost that came in the
waters way got a move on it," Gel
lars were flooded ih several places.
Mattice & Bro. lost $50 worth OF
paints and oils, Lentzs & S;edschlag
had $50 worth OF sweetness In their
cellar called molasses and water.
Geo. q. Rude has aboaE 500 worth
OF butter which he haa no use for at
present and several others met with
trivial losses.
Street Commissioners Skinner has
been busy all this week rep acing side
walk damaged by the deluge and fill.
ing up gulches in the streets.
Considerable grain and corn near
the city was pounded flat and covered
with mud. How much loss there was
done to crops we cannot say, but the
storm was not wide spread and it is
presumed that no great damage was
done IN the country
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
NEW MAIL ROUTE.
A New Route to BE Established to Benefit
Many People.

From Geo. Headley, of Argo town
ship, We learn that in the near future,
no doubt, there will be q new mail
route established to run from this city
to Argo and that a postofice will be
created at Richard Ladd's, twelve
miles north of Brooklngs. Through
some mistake the matter has been de-
layed for some little time, but good
things come slowly and the route will
coon be in active operation. A great
many farmers living IN the vicinity Of
Mr.. I.add's will thus be accommo-
dated with direct route and saved
much delay in getting their mail.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
Childhood's Bright Morning.

Very small children, who are poets
in their way, have to draw their ideas
from their own experience. Little Ruth
is but 2 years old. The other morning
her mother, in dressing her, sai9. as
the child rubbed its waking eyes:
''See, Ruth, how bright and beauH
full the morning isl"
Ruth looked out the window a mo-
ment.
eth, =" she said, 1T got on it's pity.
red dress!"-Boston Transcript.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
Base Ball.

Two games of base ball were played
on the Brookings grounds last Satur-
day. Trenton and Brookings crossed
bats at 800 p. M, and played nine
innings which resulted as follows:
s 9-R Ri II
Brookings-0 l 8 2 go 2l Is Z
Trenton 0 0 O-l3 IS 5
Batteries Brookings Cramer and Mathews.
Trenton; Stearns, Purdy, Searles and
Culbertson.
The, followed a game between the
college Acmes and Brookings town
ship club, which resulted in the defeat
OF the latter by score of "a to17.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
Wheat That Is Wheat

Mr.. A. Nunnemaker, living four
miles northwest of this city hes $50
acres OF wheat which will 60 twenty
five bushels or more to the acre if it
meets with NO misfortune. A sample
was brought to the REGISTER Office
this week. The straw measured feet
IL inches IN length and is finely headed
out.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
LECTURE.

Rev. Sroman will deliver a lecture
entitled "Religous Observance of the
Modern Jews. at the M. E. church
Monday evening, July 7. Music will
be furnished oy the choir. All are
cordially invited to attend,
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04

Gents Kid Gloves. Driving Gloves
and Harvest Gloves for sale cheap at
the City Boot and Shoe store.
GEO. SIMMONS & Co.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1890-07-04
BRO0KINGs, SOUTH DAKOTA FRIDAY, JULY 4, $780,
BIRDS EYE VIEW.

One feed mill.
Electric lights.
Five churches.
Bottling works.
Board of trade.
-Four good hotels.
One private bank.
One good laundry.
Telephone system.
Brick manufactory.
One National bank.
Two thousand souls.
Excellent drainage.
One Incorporated bank.
Fine lake near the city.
One firstclass creamery.
Good water surface.
State Agricultural college.
Armory hall and opera house.
Splendid resort for sportsmen.
Waterworks for fire protection.
Good elevators and warehouses.
Fine brick public school building.
Incorporation three miles square.
One monthly periodical-colege.
Wagon and carriage manutactOry.
Two building and loan associations.
-Four weekly papers--one Scandinavian.
Railroads running east, west and north.
FIGURING mill With capacity of $50 barrels.
Abstract and title guaranty company-incorpor-
ated.
County seat Brookings county, population II 900
fine courthouse.
Masonic, odd Fellows, q. A. r., Sons of Veterans,
Ancient order United Workmen.
Surrounded by the best farming and grazing
lands in South Dakota--where crops are and
water plenty.
Beautiful trees dot the prairie in every direction
and the city presents Charming appearance,
matted as it is in midst fine growth of shade and
ornamental trees, Brookings invites manufactur-
ing enterprises, wholesale houses and business of
all kinds Hercitizens ready and willing to
encourage and assist every helpful industry.
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Elkton follows.
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Mail No 7l-l2:20 pm Mail No. i2-- 500 p M
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-26
A COW THAT GIVES BLACK MILK.

Rupert Hansborough, of the firm of
Crowley, Hansborough & Co., leather
dealers, of Chillicothe, o., is the posses
sor of a natural curiosity in the shape of
a COW which gives black milk. She is
on Mr.. Hansborough's model farm, stu
ated a few miles out of town, and can be
seen at any time grazing in his pasture,
and at milking time her singular yield
will be shown to any one desiring to be-
hold it. Of mixed breed, Jersey and
Durham, with a strain of Ayrshire, she
was calved on the farm and was the sec
ond born TO her mother. whose milk pre-
sented no popularity, and whose first
calf, heifer, too still gives an abund-
ance of natural tinted milk.
Mollie, as she is called, is a pretty lit
tie COW, with nothing unusual in her APP
pearance, and has borne already five
young, which have thriven well
on her black milk. 1t produces a
fair amount OF cream, which
is a trifle lighter in color, and which,
when churned makes butter resembling
coal tar, but as palatable as though of
golden yellow. Mr.. Hansborough says
that at first they were afraid to drink or
use her milk in any way, but. overcom-
ing their prejudice, now ENJOY 1t as any
other.
He has re eived a number of offers for
her, both from proprietors of museums
and stockmen, but declined them from
hopes that she will yet tronsmit her pc
culiarity 10 some of her progeny. Chem
lists in Richmond and Washington have
analysed the milk, both fresh and when
into butter, but declare that they can
detect nothing to account for its sable
color, but attribute it to some unique
coloring pigment in the corpuscles of her
blood
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-26
PICTURES OF THE UNSEEN.

From the St. Joe Ballot
The idea of having pictures of things
| that do not exist looks like a self-evident
abSurdity, since what does not exist is
nothing. and a picture of nothing is an
imposSibility. And yet something very
like this impossibility has been accom-
plished. This wonderful modern art,
celestial photography, which has already
done such marvels. and winch bewilders
us with the prospect of the still greater
marvels it will do in the future, is fur
! nishing us with pictures of celestial OBJ
Jects which we cannot see even with the
aid of the telescope, and which woulI
have no existence for us, but for those
Photographic pictures. Destroy the inn
ages of the cardboard and the objects
themselves wo Id, SO far as we are con-
cerned, be annihila ed. The first expert
ments in celestial photography a few
years ago were made with a half hours
exposure and the results were startling
even to astronomers. Since they gave
pictures of swarms of stars they
had no suspicion of before; but it was
subsequently discovered that larger ex-
posture would give still more surprising
results, and the beautiful and impressive
picture of the great nebula in Androme-
da, secured by Mr. Isaac Roberts of Liv-
erpoOl, by four hours exposure of a
sensitized plate to its faint light, has
caused the astronomers to almost shout
with delight This picture has an inter-
est and value above its wonderful beauty
for, it is believed TO show the process
of universe making; indeed, it is the
picture of the universe in the midst of
this process, parts of it being made, and
other parts incomplete. Astronomers
see in it the different stages which the
nebular hypothesis of Laplace indicated
as the order of proceeding-the glowing
gas, the revolving motion, the struggle
towards the center, the detachment of
successive rings 10 be formed into plan
cts and satellites. here a compact body
formed from a ring. and there a ring
slipping off from the parent mass to be
COmpacted into another wOrld-all this
in the plaae of a mere mass of
dim points of light which
the nebula has heretofore appeared
to be. Another interesting photograph
taken by Mr.. Roberts is that of a small
patch of the sky in the Constellation of
the Swan. This patch contains about
four square degrees. or one ten-thous-
andth part of the celestial vault-and
yet the plate shows 10000 stars, and if it
be taken for an average of measure
ment, there are 167. 000. 900 stars within
the reach of the Photographic process
to say nothing of the inconceivable num-
bers that may be living beyond.
1t Is no wonder that scientists are
filled with admiration of an art that is
proving so valuable a handmade To their
science, since it goes beyond the reach of
their telescopes and reveals the existence
of stars and other objects which all their
other instruments have failed to detect.
As a distinguished astronomer saws:
The success already attained is so great
that we are made aware of the existence
of a multitude of stars which would
never have been otherwise perceived,
even with the finest telescope and under
the purest air
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-26

1t is stated that the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe management has made a
contract with the National Car-heating
company of Topeka to at once equip a
train of cars for this road. The COM
pany is the owner of the patents cover
ing what it terms double circulation. g"
which is the heating of each side of the
car by means Of a separate flow of water.
the water being heated by steam in a
drum placed in the floor of the car. By
means of the double circulation they are
able to evenly heat each side of the car
instead of having one side hot and the
other cold. And not only so, but the
new contrivance it Is claimed will disSi-
pate the danger Of fire in case Of an &C
cident, which is a comforting thought 10
the nervous passenger. Improvements
in safety appliances in mechanical rail-
reading are slow of ad ption. but the
trend is in that direction, and ere long
the liability 10 accidents viii be reduced
to the minimum. while the speed and
comfort viii be brought up TO the max
imum.