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Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28
Argelander's Wit.

AS Hansen was Germany's greatest
master in mathematical astronomy, so
was the venerable Argelander in the oh.
servational side of the science, says
Professor Simon Newcomb in The At
lantic. He was Of the same age as the
newly crowned emperor, and the two
were playmates at the time Germany
was being overrun by the armies Of Ma
poleon. He was held in love and respect
by the entire generation Of young as
tronomers, both Germans and foreign
ers, many Of whom were proud to have
had him as their preceptor. Among
these was DR.. B. A. Gould, who fire.
quently related story of the astron-
omer's wit. When with him as stu
dent, he was beardless and had a good
head of hair. Returning some years lat
er, he had become bald, but had made
up for it by having full long beard.
He entered Argelander's study unan-
nounceds The astronomer looked at him
with some surprise, not at first recog-
nizing him.
"Do you not know me, Herr Profess.
orr"
The astronomer looked more closely.
"Mein Gott! 1t is Gould NIT his
hair struck through"
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28
Fond of Crab.

A jolly old boy from the Midlands
entered into one Of the hotels at the
seaside and seeing ON the slab on the
right a crab dressed on the she'll with
legs, claws and parsley ranged round,
said to the landlord:
"What dye call that?"
"Crab," was the answer.
"Looks good. I'll have un, and gle
US pint Of ale."
Bread and butter was added and the
diner left to his dinner. In about an
hour the genial landlord entered the
dining saloon to see if his guest was
getting on all right. He found him
chawing up the last claw, the ohawer
red in the face, but beaming.
Like the crab, sir?''
eyes. He was capital. Inever tasted
one afore, but think you baked un a
little too long. The crust was hard.
Let's have another pint.
He had eaten the lot-shell, claws
and all complete. London Tit Bits.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28
Tobacco In England.

In regard to the suggestion which is
sometimes made that one way to relieve
agricultural depression in this country
would be for the government to allow
and even to encourage the growth of to-
bacco, it may be interesting to note how
long the prohibition has lasted and how
sternly it has been enforced. This may
be gathered from the following extract:
"Cornet Wakefield with party of
horse marching out Of Glocester upon
the last of July to Winchcome and
Cheltnam to destroy the Tobacco plant
ed in these parts, the Country did rise
against them IN great body, to the
number Of or 600, giving them very
revileing and threatning speeches, even
to kill them horse and man, if that he
and his Soldiers did come on, insomuch
that the tumult being SO great, he was
constrained to draw off and nothing
more done" (Mercurius Politicus, 30
July-5 Aug, 1859. Notes and Queries
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28

The morning after the assassination
Of President Lincoln the telegraph oper-
ator Of small town in Ohio read q
passing dispatch which conveyed the
sorrowful information to him. This
speedily spread through the surrounding
country, and at II o'clock, when the
mail train was due, nearly 100 men had
oongregated to buy morning paper.
AS a matter of course not single pa
per remained, and all were in despair,
until some one remembered that the
postmaster was a regular subscriber,
and that the mail bag must contain
morning newspaper addressed to him.
The coveted paper found, the aged
postmaster proceeded to read to the peo-
pie who had crowded into the long
store the details Of the murder. In the
crowd stood very patriotic but igno-
rant old man, who was ever making
pertinent suggestions.
The voice of the reader faltered more
than once as he read the account, now
so familiar to all Americans. Finally
he reached the point where it was said
Of Booth that he "shrieked out 'Sic
semper tyrannis,' leaped on the stage
and made his escape"
Throwing his old poke hat upon the
floor, the patriotic old man lifted his
hand aloft and shouted:
Good gracious! Why didn't some
body have sense enough to stop the
stage!'-Chicago Chronicle.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28
Growing q Grandmother.

He was a wee little man, only years
Did, but very brave, courageous and un-
complaining, more courageous and un-
complaining than any one knew, for
though he was only baby he had trials
to bear. The family had gone to new
country in the far west, the mamma,
this little man, and the sister, little
older 1t was very new country. very
different from the city in the east
where they had left many friends, rela-
tives and, nearest Of all, dear old
grandmother The mamma was so busy
in her new home that she had little
time for the babies except to see that
they were clean and well fed. So they
were lonesome, sometimes, as mamma
found out one day in q way that
brought the tears to her eyes.
The little 3-year-old had been very
busy and very quiet making big hole
in the ground with such earnestness Of
purpose that she went to see what was
being done.
The hole was completed when she
reached the spot and in it had been
placed something that she took out and
examined with wondering curiosity. 1t
was the strangest thing to go into
hole in the ground-an old daguerreo;
type, a picture Of the dear grandmamma
at home.
"Why, baby" exclaimed mamma,
"what are you doing with this!"
II fought" said the little man with
a quivering lip and all the pent up lone
illness and homesickness in his voice, II
fought, maybe, if I planted it annozzer
grandma would grow. New York
Times.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28
Failed TO TEMPT Her.

Clerk-Talk about closefisted men I
Why, that woman just going out at the
door could give any man ever saw
cards and spades.
Floorwalker-Oh, it's woman's ma.
ture to haggle over prices, you know.
Clerk-But she didn't haggle. She
selected her things and paid for them
without word, but during the 10 min
utes I kept her waiting for her change
she never looked at thing in the store.
'Fraid she'd see something she wanted,
I uppose.-Chicago News.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28
Rubber B.nd For Headache. !.

Departmental headaches are dis
tinct malady," remarked well known
physician to reporter, "and it is some
what Of surprise how many sufferers
there are among department clerks
from this trouble. The thing seems to
grow among them, and they have their
headaches as regularly as they have
their work.
A simple remedy which is worth try
ing is to put rubber band around the
head just above the ears. The band
should not be tight enough to stop the
circulation of the blood. The band
known as the string band is generally
sufficiently heavy for the purpose. 1t
should be applied just as soon as it is
noticed that the headache is setting in
and taken off the moment the pain
ceases. In many cases the rubber band
works nicely, though it affords no re-
lief when the headache is the result Of
stomach troubles or biliousness.
II find also that rubber band twist
ed about toe between the corn and the
foot is handy remedy to stop the pain
from jumping corn. Corns are very
liable to be troublesome when there is
much humidity in the atmosphere. The
rubber band seems to temporarily quiet
the nerves in the toe, and in this way
stop the pain. AS in the case of band
around the head, the pressure should not
be tight enough to stop the circulation
Of the blood. Washington Star.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28
Where Kentucky Language Runs Out

"nere NentuCkyL Lang uaBe nuns Out
Baron Cassiers, one of the best known
Frenchmen Of this city, when he first
came here made trip to Lexington on
behalf of friend of his in Paris who
askc' him to secure very fine horse.
Wi Lexington he was treated most
Hospitality. Although he did not speak
the very best Of English, he found him
self getting along very handsomely with
the Kentuckians. On the afternoon of
the first day he inquired of one Of his
entertainers, "Should I desire to invite
the gentleman to drink, how should I
say it?'
The enthusiastic Bourbonite replied.
"Will you do me the honor. sir, to
drink with me, sir?"
''It is very good" " replied the baron.
"but il the gentleman asked me to
drink what should say?"
"The plan here is to slap him on the
back, sir, and say, 1T gives me great
pleasure, sir, to drink with you.
''It is very good" " replied the baron,
'but if am satisfied and don't want
to drink any more and wish to decline
an offer to drink, what should say?"
"You ara q - fool" replied the
astounded Kentuckian. "There is no
expression in the English language to
cover that idea. ."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28
Aug. 2-Oct. 25.
PROPOSED AMENDMpy,
To the Constitution of tho s,..
OF South Dakota

'h' p'opie vi tue state ot South Dakuts.
The Fifth Legislature OF the ssit o..
south Dakota, at the session thereof NV. hs's
held at Pierre, the capital, on JanusTs =
and concluded on March 5, 1897, prooasl n \
following amendment TO the constIir,% |;
the state, viz:
joint Resolution Proposing and l,sIJ
10 an Amendment to the Copstituton 4 h
state OF South Dakota and Submttjns y
Amendment to Vote of the People.
BE Il Resolved by the Senate. the Han.
Representatives Concurring Therein:
81. Question Submitted.l ssTbat n, NJ
lowing amendment to the copsti,ntion n y
state Of South Dakota is hereby agreed IA y
which amendment, when approved and s,s1
shall become part Of the constitution n lrsl
twenty-seven (27) thereof.
Article XVII. s L. The manuisctur
sale OF Intoxicating liquors shall be N
exclusive state control aud shall be cOudp11
by duly authorized agents OF the stsr \
shall be paid by salary and not by comnlsn|
All liquors sold shall first be examined N
state chemist anG the purity thereof III
lished
So. Legislature TO Provide for EntO,suzI
The legislature shall by law prescrbereS|
tions for the enforcement of the prOgsal
OF this article and provide suitable and stas1
penalties for the violation thereof
The above proposed amendment viii \
voted upon by the people at the genera ID
ion TO be held In the state on Tuesday lid
day OF November A. ID. 1898.
The proposed amendment will be phln1
upon each ballot, followed by the sMj
"Shall the above amendment TO The cod
tuition in relation to adopting article XVII :
questions be approved and ntlfedF
mediately to the left Of which shl
printed the words "Yes" and VII
each preceded by square IN vi
the elector can place cross 10 indua
vote. Electors desiring TO vote "Ys'
place a cross before the word "Yes," mtu
desiring to vote "No" will place q cross N
the word "No."
Dated at Pierre, the capital Of South Daa}
this lst day Of August, 1898.
WILLIAM II. R0DDLE q
a.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28
Why Women Cannot
Sleep."

The highly organized EEG !,
hnely-strung nervous NMMIWAS
system of women sinh, UINDNIN, h.
Jects them to terrors of nervo..
sion which no man can evs, sous appteh.
The peace Of mind, the Appreciate
calmness under difficulties Itai wh; po% y
sary for happy womanhood " winch is n.cs
when the sensitive femin;na. = only poall
q perfectly healthy condit;n, 0'ganisn m
any weakness or derangems0. 4 |. 'ass I
spect no remedy in the ri war;i 10 ha /
pietely restores womanly hea,.Il 30 ea
vigor and capability as bu, tba nerq
Favorite Prescription ;rna. us woudsil
X. V. Pierce, chief consultiroe euseo :, By D
the Invalids' Hotel and Snrss;p ;pnysca !
OF Buffalo, N. Y. 1t purifes h.,, .oaa
strengthens; insures functional ras asas
provides physical reinforcemss,.,.e ,.eguan|
tanning power at periods of sns.,a, slo "
ness and depression. 'psSla VuI|
1t is the only medicine wh;,,
the coming of baby safe and comsa r,sa nal
easy. In personal letter 70 nsaSe'a| n. @
Mrs Marguerite Collin, of Cutie. iIsss u,s's|
II was a sufferer and wa, ..
Pierce's wonderful medicine Wa u n
menced the medicine I could rs;.w.n al
sleep. My hands and feet were nel con. al y
1 had wasting, troublesome dYs;s ;a.y ay u(|
months, and my monthly periods n a un|
regular. ! took DR.. Pierce's Payo,,.e 80 n ats|
ton and It cured me. feel well gMy Mrucy|
Worio's Dispensary Medical Associate ls y
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28

There are said to be fewer suicides
among miners than among any other
class Of worlmen.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28

In Australia spring begins Aug. 90;
summer, Nov. 90; autumn, Feb 20,
and winter, May 60 81.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28
A Fightinr Diet.

In some remarks on vegetables as a
fighting diet G. B. Shaw says: "Nine-
ty-nine per cent Of the worlds fighting
has been done on farinaceous food.
-" Compare the Tipperary peasant
OF the potato and buttermilk DAYS
with the modern gentleman who gorges
himself with murdered cow. The Tip
perary man never read bloody minded
novels or cheered patriotic music hall
tableaux, but he fought recklessly and
wantonly. Your carnivorous gentleman
is afraid of everything, including doc.
tors, dogs, disease. death and truth tell.
inc "
10 show the carelessness of mothers
In Great Britain, over 5000 children
are burned to death in the year from
their clothing catching fire.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28

B..C.R. N. RAILWAY, THE CEDAR RAPIDS
ROUTE.
Time table at Elkton In effect April 29, 1894
GOING NORTH.
No. II, passenger r..............:......ls ls:35 m
NO rs Freight 80. (Tues. Thur. Sat.) ....l :6 p IN
GOING SOUTH.
y
No. ~, Freight 80. (Mon. Wed. Fr0 ....1:55 m.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28
Smiled In Deaths Face.

Surely pathos could go no further
than this. A little girl was killed by
the engine Of passing train in south
Queensland, Australia. Said the driver
II saw the little child ON the track, and
the sight was one that almost made my
heart stop beating. She was sitting
down playing, it appeared, with the
stones. She was not old enough to un.
derstand the position she was in. When
l blew the whistle, the little tot just
turned around, and as the engine drew
near her she looked up at me and smil-
ed. d."-Melbourne Age
Margery-Papa, why did they bury
Mr.. Goodman with his eyeglasses onp
Papa-Well, my pet, he was near.
sighted, and his widow feared he might
miss the pearly gates and come back
Jewellers Weekly.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28
RAILWAY TIN
lie.

CHICAGO d NoRTBWt RY.
Brookings, >. D. change
DEPARTURE or
ao1Ns BAs,
FOR Minneapolis, Winona Milwaukee, ohicago
No, 4-Passenger.. ......... .o'@o I'D
For Lake Benton and Trac
No, 26-Way Freight ........ i2:lo ID
soINa WEST.
For Huron, oakes, Yankton, SIOUX City Omaha
For Iroqaois, Huron and Pierre.
No. 27-Freight.. ..... .................. LAD IN
Garry passengers to Huron
come NORTH.
No. 11-Passenger. r....................... ;. 1913 N
For Estelline and Watertown.
r For wstertown. Groton, Redheld, Aberdeen.
ARRIVAL OF TRAINS.
FROM EAST.
No. Passenger. ................ g:2O In
No. 3-Passenger Observation-Disclosures! II0 m
No. .N-Freight. Observation-Disclosures. lIo y IN
FROM WEST.
No. 2-Passenger. r.......................'lO :zZ u
No. 4--Passenger. minimum. S:O0 IN
No. .2O-F1eght. II 'so d ia
FROM NORTH.
Nc. 18-Mixed.. d......... ................. o'so III
All trains daily except Sunday.
Trains and 8 have sleeping cars between Man
ksto and Chicago. and chair cars between kasota
For further information inquire of
NE. CAHSrSE, Agent,
w. B, KNrsKERN, Brookings
Gen. Pass. Agt., Chicago.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28
JOHN F. FARRAND, \
TOnS0rial Arts

Hair Dressing for Ladies' and Gsntlsnsila ],
highest style Of the art. A good %" m''
aNSimSs
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The War Revenue Bill.

From the Washington. ID. CO. Times, May 25th
The bond feature of the proposed war
revenue bill now under discussion in
the Senate, is receiving some severe
treatment at the hands of all the lead
ers in that body who are not identified
with the gold and Wall Street element.
In carefully prepared and scholarly
speech delivered last Friday, Senator
Daniel presented the view opposed to
a bond issue at this time with extreme
point and clearness. He introduced the
subject by saying
1t is a strengthening and delightful
fact that the whole people of this coun-
try are behind their Chief Magistrate in
the pending conflict. Neither Wash
ington in conducting the Revolution,
nor Madison, in conducting the war of
of 1912, nor Polk, in the war with
Mexico, nor Lincoln, in the unhappy
fratricidal strife which has now be-
come an ancient tale, had public senti-
ment so unanimously supporting his
efforts to wage war as has now the
honored President of this Republic,
who, himself nobly guiding the way to
congenial union, has the felicity of
fortune to contemplate united and
trusting ranks around him.
So. Mr. President, let us all remem-
Der that there is no possible exigency
and no conceivable circumstance in
which this administration can be
possibly embarrassed by any lack of
recources, whether of treasure or man
hood. to uphold the flag of the Repub-
lie, and to bear it to that victory which
is already assured.
There is another fact which is as
transparent, and which, if not trans
parent to all minds, is capable of easy
demonstration. There is not the
slightest occasion or plausible pretext
for plunging this country at this time
into any bonded debt for the purpose of
prosecuting this war. If any man
were dreaming in his heart of that
thing which would give this Republic
prestige among the nations of the
earth. there is nothing conceivable
which would assure that prestige more
than to give demonstration to the world
that 1t is so great, so powerful, SO
patriotic, so united, and so ready to
respond in treasure and in blood to the
calls of its Chief Magistrate that he
could conduct war without plunging
this people and future generations in a
public debt.
/ am for meeting this war. Mr..
President, in direct, plain, heroic,
American fashion. We are in it for
better or for worse. 1t imposes the high
est duties and responsibilities and the
sternest tasks, and they should be met
here, as on land and sea, in field and
in council, without fiinching from their
consequences. War must be paid for.
There comes in the grievous burdens of
taxation, but the people will bear them
with a brave, self sacrificing spirit.
They will not shrink from them. No
great people like the American people
ever shrink from taxation honestly i'm
posed, fairly distributed. and justly APP
piled TO patriotic purpose.
/ am not afraid of my constituents,
Mr.. President, to vote taxes upon them
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STATIsTICTAN JOHN HYDE, of the agri-
cultural department, has issued crop
report for 1897, which indicates a
marked improvement in agricultural
conditions compared with previous
years. According to his report the to-
tai reported production of corn in the
United States in 1897 was 1 902 967, E
933 bushels, being $50, 907, 232 bushels,
or 1877 per cent less than was reported
for 1896. But the total value of the
crop, as estimated on December 81 =,
was $501 ,072, 952, an increase of $40, =
965, 9S5, or 2.1 per cent. The average
value per bushel, 263 cents, is the
highest since 1894, and is 5.s cents
higher than the average for 1895. OF
the wheat crop of 1897 Mr.. Hyde gives
the total acreage at 80, 465, 066 acres,
the average yield per acre at 49, 4 bush
els, the total production at $50. 149, 1853
bushels, the average farm price at so.
cents per bushel. and the total esti-
mated value of the crop at s42s, SAT, =
1871 The average farm price on De-
cember 1, above stated, which was so, s
cents per bushel, was higher by SO
cents than on December /, 1895, and
go 0 cents higher than on December j,
1895.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. 5.

The county courts of the State in their
respective counties, together with maj ority of
the justices of the peace of such county, in
be levied, shall have the power to levy not ex-
ceeding three mills on the dollar on all taxable
property of their respective counties, which
shall be known as the County Road Tax" and
when collected shall be used in the respective
counties for the purpose of making and repair
ing public roads and bridges of the respective
counties, and for no other purpose. and shall be
collected in United States currency or county
warrants. legally drawn on such road tax fund,
if majority of the qualified electors of such
county shall have voted public road tax at the
preceding such levy at each election. Approved
March 15 1897
Each elector may vote for or against above
amendments. either separately or jointly.
Witness my official signature aud SEAL this
first day of February, 1898.
ALEX C. HULL.
lsEALJ Secretary of State.
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commissioners Sale

NOTICE is hereby given that under and by
~ virtue of decree rendered in the circuit
court of Crawford county. Arkansas on the 10th
day of November. 1897. in an action then pending
in said court on the chancery side between
Jesse Turner, as guardian of Cornelius W., and
James W. Larue, plaintiff, and J. C. Larue and
Sarah M. Larue, defendants, the undersigned
Special Commissioner will, on
WEDNESDAY, JUNE %. 1898
within the hours for judicial sales, at the front
or Main street entrance to the Court House in
the City Of Van Buren,, Ark. offer for SALE and
SELL at public cutlery, to the highest bidder on
a credit of three months the purchaser to give
note with approved security and bearing inter
est at 10per cent per annum from date of sale
until paid, the lands described In said decree
to-wit;
East half Of the Southeast quarter and the
southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of
Section IL. Township II, North, Range 80 West
situate In Crawford county, Arkansas
Said sale to be made in default of payment of
S5S6,6I with interest and costs adjudged against
said defendants, and declared to be a first lien
upon said real estate
W. p. sADLER Commissioner