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Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-04-15
TOWN IMPROVEMENTS.
Points Winch Should BE Considered
BY Citizens.

POINT /.
Brookings has the reputation of be-
ing one the prettiest towns in the state
on account of her start in the matter
of shade trees. As citizens we should
be proud of this distinction and
should endeavor to continue this
beautifying process, not for the plau.
dts it may bring, but for the ethical
effect which such improvement will
have upon the community at large.
The stranger taking q walk III sum-
mer through the residence portions of
Brookings will naturally entertain a
favorable opinion of its residents by
reason of the taste they evince in the
cultivation of trees and in the care of
the few lawns already started. Would
that there were more trees and more
lawns But more OF this anon.
Let us reason together and see il We
can suggest and agree upon some
much needed improvements. Where
shall we commence? In the first place
we always apologize for the condition
and appearance OF our main business
street. We need some new business
houses, and they are coming in time.
The first new building will be the
harbinger of more and then the CON-
plete transformation OF Main street
will follow. We often hear individuals
bewail the lack of enterprise OF "some
of the business men" because they do
not start the building boom. The
fact is. that the community at large
should take the lead in this matter
and show the proper interest in gener.
al improvements and it will react up
on and encourage private individuals
so that they will invest in new enter
prises. I he town should do her share
in improving Main street by establish
ing a grade that will meet the demands
of thriving and growing community.
Ii Minneapolis can widen and improve
NicOllet avenue at this stage OF her
growth why cannot we grade up two
block lengths of our business street
and establish grade that will last
for all time? Let the city council
take it in hand and have Grade line
run from the. Brookings House to the
Joseph Brook corner go that all new
buildings can be built to grade. |
think there is no grade properly re-
corded and established. Then let the
city bear the expense OF bringing those
buildings to grade that have been
built since the fire limits were estab.
lished and if it did not prove too ex-
pensive an undertaking let the city
appralse and pay reasonable por.
portion OF the expense required to ad-
just all the sound buildings which are
appreciable affected by the new grade.
Next let the old rotting wooden
sewer crossing the lower part of the
street be replaced by ,mperishable
tile, then, let the street be filled in as
our finances can afford it, till it is as
it should be, thing OF beauty, instead
OF suggesting the idea OF swsyb back
ed horse, when viewed from the sta
tion or train where the stranger first
gets sight OF town. These suggestions
are not expected to meet the approved
OF all. but they are the expression OF
one who is q taxpayer.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-04-15

We again have to report Sickness as
the cause OF the low per cent. of at
tendance.
The banner belongs to the High
School.
The total enrolment for the winter
term was 343. This is the largest
ever been enrolled in number that has
one term.
Twenty.eight pupils have already
been admitted into the first primary
department.
M. A. ROBINSON.
Supt. City School.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-04-15
Those Pants.

The Sedro, Wash, Cider Press,
edited by G. w. Hopp, formerly of
Brookings says: "a student in the
South Dakota Agricultural College
wrote the following essay, and was
aftsrward expelled for knowing too
much:
Pants are made for men, and not
men for pants; women are made for
men, and not for pants. When man
pants for q woman and a woman
pants for a man, they are pair of
pants. Such pants don't last. Pants
are like molasses, they are thinner in
hot weather and thicker in cold. The
man in the moon changes his pants
during the eclipse. Don't you 20 to
the pantry for pants; you may be
mistaken. Men are often mistaken IN
pants; such mistakes make breeches
of promise. There has been much
discussion as to whether pants is
singular or plural. Seems to me when
men wear pants they are plural, and
when they don't it Is singular. Men
get on tear in their pants and 1T is
all right, but when the pants get on a
tear 1t is all wrong. ..a
The trouble with Hopp was his
name was "pants" before he left
South Dakota and he, for wonder,
had common sense enough to know 1t,
and to escape total collapse, billed his
goods in another mans name and
went to Washington.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-04-15
The Party of Reform.

The Independent is pleased to state
that the republican party ma chinery
is getting nearer to the individual
members thereof in each succeeding
election. There is less bossism and
less blind adherence Of the rank and
file of the party to the dictation OF
bos ses 4han there is in any other
nartv In the state. 1t is as freedom
is to slavery compared to the one
man power of the Independent agere-
gation.-Hsnry Independent.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-04-15
Printer Wanted.

A good all round printer can I'M
q permanent sit on the REGISTER,
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-04-15

School Report
The following is the report of the
Brookings City School for the month
ending March 25:
The morning call., 1892-07-24
IT WILL CLOSE ON SUNDAY.

The debate in the Senate which ended in
the passage Of resoluton-withOut div-
son-forbidding the opening of the Chicago
worlds Fair on Sunday appears to indi-
cate a stronger religious feeling among
Senators than had been spected. The de-
bate lasted two days, and many leading
members of the body took part in 1t. 1t
was not party question.
Against opening the fair on Sunday the
ost conspicuous speakers were Quay of
Pennsylvania. Hawley Of Connecticut and
FRYE of Maine. Hawley was Cd the COM
mittee of the Philadelphia Centennial,
which was not open on Sunday. lie said
that the experiment had been a success
and that there had been no ciamor from
the crowds who were in the city 10 have the
doors opened. Both he and Frye said that
the proposal to keep the show open on Sun
day was an attempt TO identify the Govern
ment with disregard for the Lords day,
and that there never yet was an English
speaking people who consented to a law to
open any place of exhibition on Sunday.
Colquitt Of Georgia thought that Difference
should be paid to the wishes of the hun
dreds of preachers who had petitioned Con-
gress to close the show on Sunday on the
ground that il it were opened the churches
would be empty. lie took high religious
ground and stated that this Government
rested on righteousness, which he declared
would be violated If people were admitted
To the fair grounds on Sunday. kenna of
West Virginia coDcurred. stating that the
opening OF shows on Sunday was a foreign
practice which did not harmonic with our
views of propriety.
On the other hand, Palmer and Cullom of
Illinois Vypra favor of ha fai
open on Sunday. The former was emphatic
in asserting that If the fair were closed on
| that day thousands of workugmen who
were toiling all the week would never have
chance OF seeing IT, He charged the op-
ponents OF the opening with hypocrisy and
bigotry. Morgan of Alabama thought that
Congress could not undertake TO direct the
people In matters Of morals and religion,
and that they should be left in such things
to the guidance OF their own conscience.
Henderson of Nebraska took the ground
that Congress had no right to interfere in
matter which was exclusively within the
province Of the State Legislature. lie
quoted the statute of Illinois, which reads:
whoever disturbs the peace and good
order of society by labor (works of necessity
and charity excepted, or by any amuse-
ment or diversion on Sunday shall be fined
not exceeding S25." But the point of this
argument was blunted by Hawlev's remark
that. notwithstanding the law, the theaters
of Chicago are In full blast on Sunday.
Hawley added that if the fair were open on
Sunday, the railroads would run special
trains from the country towns and the
Lords day would be. profaned by throngs
of sightseers. To this Pettigrew of South
Dakota replied that the trains would be run
anyway. as the country people would want
to see the fair buildings. and that there was
not standing-room in all the churches of
Chicago to accommodate one 1.-THE OF the
people who would flock to the city, even If
they wanted to 20 10 church.
The morning call., 1892-07-24
PARTY PREJUDICES.

Three or four days before the news came
that the Chilean Government bad offered
the sum Of $4,000 in settlement of claims
arising from the Baltimore affair and the
acceptance by the administration Of that
sum the New York Herald said:
After Mr. HarTisOn's display Of high. . pressure
Jlngoism In the Chilean controversy IL was but
natural that tie seamen OF the Baltimore should
be lmbued with similar enthusiasm when il
came to going for ChIles money But ridicu-
louSly exTayagAGt as the claims are. we now
have II on the authority OF the Chilean Minister
OF Foreign Affairs thaJ Minister Montt was in
sformed by Secretary Blaine that Mr.. Harrison
meant 10 press them when The time should be
ripe.
The Herald apparer tly permitted its zeal
to outTun its discretion. There was time
when the Herald priced itself Oh the ac-
curacy of its predictions. 1t knew as much
OF the secrets of the State Department as
any one outside the Office, aud was some
times thus enabled 10 foreshadow coming
events. But now we find this great journal
as ignorant Of things actually taking place
as frontier editor possibly could be. 1t
assumed that Mr.. Harrison intended to en-
force the extravagaDt demands Of the Balti-
more sailors when the proper time came
apparently ignorant Of the fact that the
matter had already been arranged on a basis
entirely satisfactory 10 Chile. Perhaps if
the Herald should cease to be party organ
and aim 10 be again a great newspaper il
may recover some OF its former prestige
The morning call., 1892-07-24
THE HOUSE NoN-CoNcUR.

The House has non-eoncurred in the
Senate's amen1menttO the appropriation bill.
providing for the payment of the Pacific
Railroad claims for the transportation of the
mails. The reason for the non-concurrence
Is doubtless the fact that the Pacific Rail-
road companies owe the Government a great
many millions Of dollars. which they have
shown no disposition to pay. The House.
therefore, proposes 10 deduct $4,000, 600 or
thereabouts from this indebtedness. IL a
private party could enforce the rule of ex
acting payment from his debtors and with
holding payment from his creditors, he
would not have much trouble in getting
rich. But a private party can be brought
into court and made to pay his just debts if
he has ANYTHING to pay with. But the
Pacific Railroad companies simply decline
10 pay. No court exists that can get
dollar out Of them. The State of California
cannot collect its taxes from the Southern
Pacific. The House has determined that as
long as the railroad companies refuse TO pay
accruing interest on bonds the Government
guaranteed the Government will withhold
payment for mail service rendered by the
companies.
The morning call., 1892-07-24
A SSUAIING SHAPE.

The Traffic Association has outlined its
plan of campaign. 1t proposes to make the
regulation of railroad rates the principal
local issue Of the present campaign The
plan will not prevent any voter from acting
with the party with which he is Identified in
national affairs. The association expressly
states that no interference is to be offered
as to the Presidential electors of either of
the parties in the field" What the associa-
ton wants is men in the Legislature who
will act for the interests Of the State. 1t
proposes TO pledge candidates 10 support
certain measures which are fully set forth
IN the six resolutions to be found in another
column. These resolutions ask nothing un-
reasonable. The fourth resolution is as
follows:
Fourth-Pledge the passage Of bill providing
uniform eassi fica,ion and a minlmum larIn
which viii provide reasonable rates between all
points Ia the Stale; tasting out the discdmina-
tive features which now exist; Introducing such
commodity features as Will provide for reason
able rates on cereals livestock, orchard products
and all other products and manufactures OF lhe
State.
The Legislature which carries out the
idea of this resolution will make a distinct
mark in the history Of this State But how
N"h ohOAl n ioldAuit Ue citcktuE Is In9Go
the least ground for hope that either of the
old parties will require Of their candidates
pledge to enact such law as the resolution
calls for? Both the old parties are working
for the national rather than for the local
ticket aud will be slow to invite the power
ful opposition Of the Southern Pacific Com
pany. The real way to success is to cut the
local ticket from the national ticket as the
association proposes which can best be done
by placing in the field an independent non
partisan ticket, composed equally of mea of
both parties, or of all three parties In pro-
portion TO the estimated strength of the Peo-
pies party. a Legislature so elected will
be free 10 act. The independent members
Will not be bound by any caucus actien that
might interfere with the fulfillment of their
pledge. The simple question for them to
consider would be the devising Of some law
ful and practical plan by which railroad
rates may be regulated. Should an attempt
be made to pledge the candidates of the old
parties to this proposed regulation of rail-
road rates the obligation of the members TO
their respective parties would constantly
hamper their action. The work to be done
requires recognition of the railroad issue
as paramount TO all others. Unless this
recognition is distinctly made, unlocked Cor
obstacles will arise in the way OF the fulfill
ment Of pledges.
The morning call., 1892-07-24
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

StambuofT. the Bulgarian Prime Minister,
was once a baTkeeper.
Robert Lincoln has retained but few relies
Of his illustriouS father.
A statue of William Ellery Claiming will
soon be cree ed in Newport.
Senator Brice will occupy the old Cor
coran mansion in Washington.
Senator Brice is now an LIsD. Miami
University at Oxford, Ohio, conferred the
honor.
The action of Representative Bailey in re-
fusing to accept any salary for the time he
was absent from public duty IS almost
unique In Congressional annals.
Longfellow's birthplace in Portland has
been bought by John Musgraye, who is
remOdellng the house. This gives relic
hunters a glorious chance, one Of them re-
Gently carrying off whole nantel-pieee in
his arms.
OF all the Confederate brigadiers surviy-
ing and in public life General WalthaU of
Mississippi, recently reelected Senator, is
said to be the most picturesque. He is tall
and slender, with name of black hair that
is striking in appearance.
When Gladstone takes up his quarters
again at the official residence of the British
Prime Minister in Downing street, lie will
fnd many articles of his own, left behind
when he gave way TO Lord Salisbury, 90
remind him of his former tenancy Of the
house.
Stonewsll Jackson's widow devotes all
her energies now 10 the education 81 her
mOtherleSs grandchildren, Julia and Jack
son Christian. TIE reading OF her hus-
bands manuscript memoirs, recently pre-
pared for publication. nearly ruined her
eyesight.
Baron Alph0nse de Rothschild seems TO
regard the stability OF things in the French
capital rather dubionsiy, for he has the
valuable paintings and art treasures ex-
hibited in some or the rooms so arranged
that by the touch of a spring they dis
appear into steel-prolected reeesses within
the walls
The morning call., 1892-07-24
ACCEPTS THE ISSUE.

Henry Georges Standard rejoces with
an exceeding joy that at last the two great
political parties Of the United States stand
opposed TO each other on the clear-rut issue
OF protection or free trade. George is the
terrible infant Of politics. He talks right
out in meeting. whether his associates like
1t or not. lie has no use for the term tariff
reform" lie leaves that for the Cleye-
lands, the Nhitneys and other leaders who
do not mind taking eircuitous route to the
goal they desire to reach. What George
says is true, however The issue is protec-
ton or free trade. TIE Republican plat
form demands protection. and Republican
administration has given the country the
finest example OF a protective tariff that has
ever been framed in this or in any other
country. The Democratic platform declares
the tariff fraud and the policy of protec-
ton unconstitutional. The public have
already observed disposition on the part
OF the more discreet leaders of the party TO
hedge on the platform declaration But
the convention yielded to an honest Impulse
under the Influence of Chicago thunder and
lightning, and the record stands. How
true is General Grants saying that the
Democrats could always be relied upon to
help the Republicans out with biunder.
The morning call., 1892-07-24
Departure of Professor s,sw.,,

Among the distinguished passengers who
sailed from this port by ibe Oceanic steamship
Alameda on Friday last was Professor William
l.. Stewart OF New York. Professor Stewart
ranks among The foremost actuarIes OF the day
and his valuable services have been for several
years availed OF by tie Mutual Life Insurance
Company Of New York, who have appointed him
as their Instructor of agents. ana he has siuce
been att ndiDg most successfully to this impor-
tant work throughout the various agencies OF
said company on this continent. and lie Is now
en route to Australia, where tue Mutual Life has
OF late established important agencies, to give 10
the agents OF the company In that oceanic cOuti-
course OF Instruction.
his system OF instructlug agents through
competent and official source direct from the
headquarters Is one OF the wise arrangements
OF the management that Is peculiar to
The Mutual Lite Insurance Company OF New
so directly and fully into the plans and system
that there Will be the most clear and direct un-
defstanding OF The Interests OF the policy. holders
thus producing the most desirable and intelli.
gent results from the agents work.
on the way TO Australia, In passing through
but most Interesting and profitable Interview
wiih the agents of the Mutual Life who are
working IN this city and It's immediate Vicinity
Between 30 and 40 agents were gathered IN
Drief notice. and thoroughly enjoyed the adyan-
tage and pleasure OF the few hours Instruction.
of thanks al the close OF The session 10 the ex-
ecutve officers of tile company AS we'll as 10 Pro
fessor Stewart.
Professor Stewart from Australia will proceed
10 Africa, and thence on. via Atlantic steam
service, returning 10 New York.
The morning call., 1892-07-24

ANTI-RAILROAD PLANK,

Ii is not supposed al the present time that
the Crimmins and Kelly intellect is at work
on an anti-rairoad Dlank to be submitted
to the Republican State convention. 1t is
not supposed, either, that o second Re-
publican convention win adjourn without
adopting some kind Of plank concerning
railroad affairs. But il is supposed that
there is higher order Of brain at the corner
OF Fourth and Townsend streets than at
Third street. 1t is the Fourth and Town
send streets brain, therefore, that will frame
the anti-railroad resolution. The CALI,
has been Informed that the proposition To
Tx railroad rates by law does not meet much
favor at the Fourth aud Townsend streets
office. They say there that the proposition
is impractlcable. 1t conflicts with the tine
honored rule of that Office that charges
should be all the traffic will bear. 1t is not
perceived how law can be framed that
Will not conflict with that time-honored
rule. There are. however. a good many
people outside the railroad Office who be-
lleve that railroad rates should be estab-
lished by law. The question is how TO
elect men to the Legislature who do not
take their views on railroad questions
direct from the railroad Office. The belief
is not general that Crmmins and Kelly ere
in search of such men,
The morning call., 1892-07-24

was assured that the duty was tax on the
consumer. 1t was impossible in this way,
1t was said. TO bring about the manufacture
OF steel rails in this country. 1t was as
serted also with much vehemeuce that If
American iron manufacturers should sue
ceed in making steel rails they would conf
bine and keep the American price up to the
foreign price with duties added. The pres
ent answer TO these objections is that
practically we make all our steel rails in
the country and sell them to consumers at
about 81 a ton above the English price. Our
short-sighted contemporaries are now fight
ing the tin-Iilate industry as in years past
they fought the iron industry. Their in
tenIions may have been patriotic all the
time. but intentions against results do not
count for much in politics.
The morning call., 1892-07-24
THE MISCHIEF A FooL MAY DO.

Whether the Carnegie manager lives or
dies. the moral effect of the attempt to take
his life will be against the strikers. No one
will suspect the strikers OF having planned
the assassination, but the act will be consd-
cred in certain quarters as a natural Incl
dent Of the conflict. The would-be assassin
is probably initiating the role of Gniteau.
He is doubtless willing 70 sacrifice the cause
he bas espoused to make himself a hero In
the eyes of class of people. He doubtless
wants to have the nation look at him as it
looked at GuIteau. 1t is not possible the
man did not know that his act would injure
the cause of the strikers. Assassination
burts any cause it touches. Frck himself
was but an individual whom his associates
could displace whenever his policy did not
commend itself to their judgment. Now he
The morning call., 1892-07-24
A DRY DISTRICT.
The Water supply for Pacific Heights to
Be Improved.


The people residing in that part OF the
city west Of Fillmore and north of Jackson
have suffered considerable Inconvenience
from irregularity in their water supply
The trouble arises from the fact that the
hill at the intersection OF Pacific and Lyon
streets is two feet higher than the top of
the reservoir from which the supply is
drawn. Chief Engineer Schussler of the
Spring Valley Company is engaged in the
work necessary TO meet the needs of the
district and 10 remove all causes for COM
plant. A large main is to be laid between
the park and the Preside and from Filbert
street 10 the ocean, and another across the
park panhandle up 10 First avenue to
Jackson or Pacific. and thence easterly. 1t
will take two years TO do this work, but
meanwhile the supply OF water can be in
creased by giving the district referred to
water from the Lafayette Park reservoir on
0ctavia street, near Washington. Orders
have also been given that the pipes on
Jackson street. from Broderick to Baker.
and on Broderick street. from Washington
to Pacific, be changed from iour-ineh to
slX-iucl.
The morning call., 1892-07-24
EARLY PREPARATIONS.


Tho Feder-i Supervisor OF Elections to
Begin Business Soon.
Nathaniel Holland. Chief Federal Super
visor Of Elections. viii. within few days,
open his Office on the upper fl ,or Of the Ap-
praisers' building, preparatory to the No
vember election. The new Australian bal
lot law involves a radical change in the
mode OF registration, and Mr.. Holland pro-
poses therefore to get TO work a little earlier
this year for that reason. Mr.. Holland was
appointed to his position by Judge Sawyer
Several politicians. ii is said, have fled ap-
Dlicati0ns with Judge McKenna for the
Office. The compensation Is in fees, and
amounts to about $1,000 per annum.
The morning call., 1892-07-24
COMPARISONS.

One Of the railroad newspapers. in MOTTO
Ing the death Of Senator Stanford's horse
Palo Alto. says:
Each Of US will be willing TO concede that lhe
State might better have lost half dozen men.
provided we could name the men, than that this
grand animal should have been cut of iu his
prime.
Perhaps there would be difference Of
opinion as to whose lives should have been
taken instead of that of the horse Palo
Alto. Were the question left to the con-
ductor Of the newspaper whose opinion is
so freely expressed, 1t may be imagined
whose lives would be bartered away.