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Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-04
A D.u,n ,., 90 q. ucncheo.

"You beast of your greater civiliZa-
ton" exclaimed the Indian, contempt
uonsly.
haven't we n right tor
''No. sir. The Indian has been drag
g.,l Gown by your influence, but he is
still your sup or. He may drink in
toycaiiLg IT,, uor. but he doesn't
snh IA the bottle on the asphalt for bi-
cycles 10 run over" r."--Washingt0n Star.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-04
moNkEYS AND MEN.

foilies Which the Animals Are
H. Not Guilty or.
|ao. l.. 70 the monkey. thou voter. Con-
rer |n MS ways and be wise.
Tue monkeys pay ground-rent TO
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-04

Occupation is one great source Of en-.
joyment. No man, properly occupied
was ever miserablc.-L. L. LandOn.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-04
Not n Ourct Tnsker

Shells your wife talkative still?
He-No: but she's stil talkative.--
Chicago News.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-04

We will forfeit 81, 900 if any Of our pub
lished testimonials are proven to be not
genuine. THR PIsO Co, Warren, Pa.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-04

Mrs. Wfnsi0w's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens the gums. reduces In
Summation, aays pain cures wind collie. &c bottle.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-04

reacbers Wanted.-rs5i placed since Msv. Usis.
Is.ss.r, Agssee,, aasAi.gtSn, D. c. or Lssi, H.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-04
Credit Money.
.:uSn~a1 Gol

There are in existence $Si6, ,000, 900 II
credit money. called United States
notes, the existence of every dollar OF
which is due to the fact that we have
not enough circulating medium with
out those notes. Every dollar OF those
notes conld DE retired by the subst,-
tuition of the silver dollar or the sill
yer certificate, and thus there would
be demand which the government
could create for $346, ,OOe more OF
silver. I am free to say that If the
law providing for the free coinage OF
silver were passed today. under Presi-
dent McKinlcy's administration, with
the secretary OF the treasury discrim-
mating against silver, as he has in he
past, this government could not cstab-
lish the parity OF the metals But un-
der an administration that would use
the powers of the government for the
purpose of establishing the parity OF
the metals, have no doubt OF the abil-
ity Of this nation TO establish that par
ity.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-04
Gold Up and Prices Down.

Mr.. Sauerbeck's index numbe OF the
prices OF commodities for August shows
that the downward movement which
set in after May still continues. The
figure for last month was Ga, against
66.4 in May-the highest attained this
year. The following table shows the
index number for each month of the
present year in comparison with tho
annual averages since 1S90
Average of 1891. ~ January, 1898. S
Average of 1892 .6S Feb. 1892. 49,. .63.4
Average of 1893. .6S March, 1S9S... $50
Average OF 1894. 63IApri', 1898. -. 65.5
Average of 1895. so May, 1898. -. 66.4
Average Of 1896. 81 June, 1898. SAT
Average of 1897. so July. 1898. -. .64.3
August, 1898. $40
The main single factor in the de-
cline since May, as in the previous
rise, was the price of wheat. At the
end Of May the Gazette" average Of
English wheat was AIS. Sd. per quar-
ter. 1t has since dropped to 30s. "a.
Movements upward or downward in
the prices of other commodities were
not very important last month. On a
comparison Of the averages OF the two
great groups Of food products and raw
manufacturing materials it appears
that whilst the average number OF the
former is nearly / per cent higher
than at the close OF last year, that OIL
the latter is fully per cent higher
Manchester (England) Guardian.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-22
Benefita Of the Orchard.

Fruit culture not only adds great,
to the material Advancement of q com.
munity by converting idle, and in many
instances otherwise useless ground,
into productive orchards and thus in
creasing the volume of the community's
income, but the introduction of or
chard culture adds greatly to the So
cial upbuilding of the people, the pro-
motion of temperance and education
and the comfort and pleasure of living.
People who are amply supplied with
good ripe fruits and use them discreet.
ly not only enjoy better health, but
show decidedly less inclination to in
toxicating drinks and heavy animal
foods than those living in less favored
locations
The farmer who plants an orchard
not only has the pleasure of watching
the growth of his labor, enjoying the
results of his toll in the way of sup
ply of good things for the enjoyment Of
his family and friends. but he can see
his children grow strong and healthy
and enter upon life free from vicious
tastes.
No home is complete without it's or
chard.--American Fruit Growers
Journal.
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POULTRY ON THE FARM.
They Arc, as Rule, Worth Their Keen
Simply rs Destroyers of the Numer-
Gus Insect Pests.

There is one valuable advantage in
keeping poultry on the farm that is
overlooked by a great many who do
not stop to think that they are very
fond of insects, which. as O rule, are
enemies of the farmer. If every in
sect caught by one hen in single day
could be counted and an estimate made
OF the number of insects taken by a
flock of rs hens, it would be seen that
hens are more useful in that line than
they have been given credit for.
When the hen is busy scratching she
will devour quickly and greedily al
most any kind of worm or bug she
sees, and it may be that this is what
prompts her to be continually wanting
to scratch up the latest bed in the gar
den. She knows that it is good pick
ing ground for bugs and worms, and
that the worms will do the garden no
good, while she will be greatly bene-
flied and pleased by their appearance
at time when she is ready for a
meal She is not partial alone to bugs
and worms, but will pick up any lar
vac or eggs she sees with as much
relish as she has Tor the parent stock.
A flock of turkeys will search every
nook and corner of nearly every part
OF the farm for insects, and turkey
has capacity which seems to be never
fully satisfied. Turkeys seem to like
the fields better than chickens, and it
is here where the insects do the great
est damage. The hardy guinea is ever
on the alert for insects. 1t does not
scratch, but no other fowl will scan
every blade, leaf and straw like the
guinea One evidence that guineas
get large numbers of insect is shown
from the fact that it seldom comes to
the barn yard to get food. Its indus
try prompts it to get its own food, and
in doing SO it destroys myriads of in
sects.
The ravenous duck, whose appetite
seems never satisfied, with its long
bill of double width, will seek insects
and worms of all kinds, and will not
hesitste If it comes to field mouse.
The goose is also great forager, and
does good service. If we will only
think that the work of the poultry be-
gins In the field early in the morning
and continues until sunset, and con-
slider that this work continues through
out the entire season without break
or q strike, the number of insects de- |
stroyed will be seen to be of incalcula-
BILE number. 1t should be counted as |
all gain. There is again in the loss
the insects would cause to the crops.
and there is profit on the poultry
whose food has consisted largely of |
what would otherwise prove detri-
ment Give the old hen a chance. and
she will help to keep down insect enc
mics. and will at the same tune be re-
ducing the cost of her own subsist- |
pnes. -Esrpsrs Quide.
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There are about 100000 acres of Gov
eminent land in Northwest Florida, subject
to homestead entry, and about half as much
again of railroad lands for sale at very low
rates. These lands are on or near the line
Of the Louisville 4 Nashville Railroad, and
Mr.. X. j. Wemyss, General Land Commits
sioner, Pensacola, will be glad to write you
all about them. If you wish to 60 down
and look at them, the Louisville & Nash
vile Railroad provides the way and the
opportunity on the first and third Tues
day of each month, with excursions at only
81 over one fare, for round-trip tickets.
Write Mr.. c. p. Atmore, General Passenr
ger Agent, Louisville, KY, for particulars.
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4 Negro Pioneer who Rose super1oo
to His Prejudice.


William Thomas is negro whose remark.
able aim in life is to, under all circumstances.
tell only the truth. William was \ icted
by the next to the last grand jury fol rand
larceny, and he was brought from jan this
morning to be arraigned. Thomas has what
is termed a tough cas-" SO he agreed with
the prosecutor to plead guilty and receive
the minimum sentence-two years in the
penitentiary.
"Stand up, Thomas" said Judge wofford.
"Are you guilty or not guilty?"
Judge" answered the man, with sigh,
II do hate to tell lie, but guess I'll have
to; I'm guilty."
ooh, you hate to tell lie, do you?
won't let any man plead guilty if he thinks
he is innocent. You'll stand trial"
This was exactly what Williams attorney
did not want
"Your honor" he said, s'this man il NOT
accustomed to court ways. He did not mean
that"
That's right, Judge. / never was in
court before, and don't think quite got
YOU"
You may not understand much law" re-
torted the court, ''but you know whether
you went into that store and stole those
goods"
"Oh, yes, sir, done that"
Two years."-Kansas City Star.
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The man who has something to sell
and finds market for it generally
gets along fairly well in this world.
The United States sold abroad last
month goods to the value of So, o94. 4Ol.
which was little matter of S21, QUO, GOO
better than our trade during June of
last year. This is making progress.
Especially is this the case when we
spent for goods abroad only S5l, 267 SOL
"a decrease in dutiable merchandise
OF S15, 100000 There is no better way
to make money than to save it, and in
increasing the balance of trade in our
favor by lessened purchases abroad we
make both edges cut. Taking the
fiscal year closed June 80 the figures
show that we sold to our customers
across the seas goods to the amount Of
Sl7S.267, 412 more than during the pre-
ceding IL months. and we bought from
them $5S, l20, $50 less of dutiable goods
Our total export trade amounted to ST.
31,3ll, 1868, which is double the amount
OF our purchases abroad. That is to
say the balance of trade in our favor is
$615, 259,025, which is considerably
more than double the figure that it has
reached in any previous year, and is
nearly equal to that of the last five
years combined. We are compromising
the enrichment of our people when we
sell more and buy less abroad-and
that is Our record in large degree the
past year.-Breeders' Gazette.
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The war over

And now our thoughts are all of peace and
home. There are, too often, people to be
found who have no home, and it is to them
these few words are addressed. If you real
ly want home you can easily get one, but
you should act at once before the relapse
from the war puts prices on the advance.
In Marinette County, Wisconsin, the very
finest farming land is to be had now at
most modest figure. Excellent home mar.
kets are at hand to take whatever the farm.
er raises, and good prices are given. These
lands are on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway, and full information con-
corning them will cheerfully be furnished
by z. f.. Rollins, immigration Agent. l0l
Ia Sale Street, Chicago.
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A HoMINo SONG /.


The waves come racing to my boat
With messages from you. my love.
And all their cadences denote
You're true, my love.
Your soldier lad IL sailing back
To you and to his home again.
No more to lead q fierce attack,
Or roam again.
No gold have to buy you gear,
No treasure save my heart for you,
And wealth Of kisses-kept, my dear,
Apart for you.
But ali! know your hair Is gold
And turquoise are your eyes, my own
And In your love q worth untold
There lies my own.
The tumult Of the war has passed.
The nations are at peace. my sweet;
The tumult in my heart doth fast
Increase. my sweet.
For still the way Is long and lone,
That I must travel yet to you,
And oh! ] hunger to the bone
To get to you!
Ny dearest one. be kind and wait
AS truly az sigh for you,
For should deem It happy fate
To die for you.
My shoulder straps and brave success
Shall gather fame about you, dear.
But they are less than nothingness
Without you. dear.
o ocean, bear me back with speed
To greet the girl who waits for me,
And fortune fashion to my need
The fates for me!
] ask no gift beyond the ken
OF humbleness-I miss my loves
! only ask to see. and then,
To kiss my love.
Chicago Daily Record.
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Money in Eggs.

The little country of Belgium, crowd.
ed as it is, sells S3,o0O,O00 worth OF
eggs every year to feed the stomachs
of the British, and the latter nation
pays twice as much, in addition, to
France for her surplus. With our vast
area, and with farming community
which alleges to have hard time of
it. we do not raise enough eggs to feed
ourselves. but keep tens of thousands
OF Canadian hens cackling for u.s. The
American farmer should get it out of
his head that poultry is not worth his
notice.-Farmers' Home Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-22
'FARMERANDPLANTER.
CROP DIvERsIFIcATIoN.
The Only Hope of the Farmer Ii the Pro-
duction of = Greater Variety
of Crops.

There is q better sentiment mani
Tested among the farmers of north
Texas to practice diversification OF
crops this fall. More wheat will be
sown, more alfalfa, more barley and
rye for pasturage; and therefore less
land will be planted in cotton next
year. The estimate of the Texas cot
ton crop in round numbers is $500, 900
bales, Notwithstanding the reported
damages of worms and drought. Cotton
In consequence, opens dull in our loca |
markets at to 81 cents for strict mid
ding cotton, and the lower grades will
not bring over cents, the actual av
erage cost of raising cotton on our
rich uplands. Pork at az to 4 cents,
wheat at 60 to 20 cents per bushel,
choice beeves az to cents in Calves
ton and ~ to 5 cents in Chicago mar
kets, encourages farmers 10 raise such
food products and quit four-cent cot
ton. 1t takes about 13 months to raise,
gather and market a cotton crop,
when much shorter period is neces-
sary for other products, which are re-
munerative and altogether more cer-
tain OF fair yield nowadays. The late
war has opened up new markets in the
West Indies for all the surplus pork,
beef and mutton Texas can raise next
year. In fact, we may expect an in
creased demand for all corn and wheat
that can be raised for expectation for
same causes. The cotton season for
1898 begins the LIST of September, and
whether it is overproduction or some
other cause that produces low prices
for the staple, it matters not to us, for
1t is condition and not a theory that
con fronts us. The memorable law of
supply and demand requires as RENE
edy reduction of 25 to 80 per cent. in
the cotton acreage. If such a plan
should prove inadequate next year,
then sore other course may be
instituted to bring about better
times than exist to-day. The
farmer who turns over a new
leaf another year by the practic-
ing of judicious Investigation, must
be the one to secure the greatest modi-
cum of prosperity. Nothing should be
purchased that can be produced on the
farm. This is time when the income
of the bestcultivated farm will not
permit an extravagant expenditure.
The purchasing power of dollar is
greatly enhanced when it can buy 30
pounds of lint cotton instead of OK |
pounds in '7a, and only AZ pounds in
81. And while all cheap cotton goods
have declined in price. yet all fine sta
pie domestics, such as the Fruit of the |
Loom, still bring 10 cents per yard. The
only way such discrepancy can be ac-
counted for is by the manufacturer J
curtailing the supply, and this should |
be good example for the cotton raiser
to pattern after by decreasing the an
nual supply of cotton. There is no
sense in continuing to raise cotton be-
low the cost reproduction. If agricul-
tare is really the basis of all prosperi-
ty, then let us shift our mainsail so as
to move safely through the breakers
that beset our pathway.--Cor. Farm
and Ranch
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HERE AND THERE.

Weeds make work. Don't let them
go to seed.
1t never pays to follow wheat with
wheat-consumes too much nitrogen.
To do so costs from two to Eve bushels
Of the grain.
One reason why many farmers do
SO muck work that brings no profit is
that they give their bodies too much
work and their minds too much rest.
Pork raising should be part of the
routine of every well-conducted farm.
and consistently followed whether
prices be high or low.
The United States sends abroad
about 1000 cattle per day. This is not
large number, but it represents q
valuable outlet for surplus ripe cattle.
Whenever fodder crops can be used
as food for the animals it should be
done, as the grain can be otherwi so
disposed of and an increase be made in
the returns from the farm.
The boil weevil and the army
worm have both been busy in the cot
ton fields in south and southwest
Texas, and the latter, by reason of a
poison famine, have done serious dam
age in many localities.
"A recent bulletin of the depart
ment of agriculture puts us on notice
that about all hog diseases are caused
by filth, and says: Whoever would
raise hogs without disease land this il
necessary to obtain the highest profitl
must get rid of the notion that the hog
is naturally a filthy animal.
-Merinos are the easiest sheep kept.
because of their hardness, and adap-
tation to large focka Other breeds
are better for mutton, but for wool.
and profit and good mutton also, the
Merino growers ought to be satisfied.
Every well-ordered farm should
have flock of sheep, in number suited
to the capacity of the farm, and the
system of farming pursued. A few fat
lambs for the market, and few sacks
OF wool for sale, are very handy things
about an average farm.
Sheep quickly foul their quarters
when kept in confinement, and their
bedding should, therefore, be changed
frequently. They must be kept clean
and dry If we would have them thrive.
That farmers mission is a success
who is shrewd enough to use his fod.
der as food, whether he cuts it up a.
wanted or puts it up in the form Of en-
silage. His farm will support at least
more stock.
The harrow is one of the most inn
portant implements of the farm, but
one of its best uses is generally over
looked. When soil is to be turned over
The harrow should precede the pillow.
II is as important to have fnely-pul-
verified soil at the bottom as ut the top.
1t has been wisely said that it il
better to grow into the poultry bust
ness that go into it; that il, one should
begin in small way and steadily in
:rease his flock as he increases his an.
'erienee and facilities
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No cause for Jealous,

:. Mrs. Benham-- Don't you really care any
thing about mother?
Benham-Well, not enough to make you
jealous.-N. Y. Journal.
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Hall's Catarrh Cure
Il taken Internally. Price 75c.

When worthless man isn't staring at the
clock he is gazing at the THERMOMETERS
Atchison Globe.
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Surprising Achievement.
"What is luck, Uncle Jim?"
Luck? Well, it is when boy turns out
to be as smart as bis grandmother said he
was. Detroit Free Press.
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Devious Definitions.

GvADob AA4AOhBs
Books-Vehicles used in CONVEYING
thought.
Habit-A mans best friend; also HE
worst enemy.
Speech-Something used by man to
disguise his thoughts.
Vice Verca-Sleeping with ones feet
toward the head of the bed.
Failure-The marriage whereby .
man thinks he has acquired an angel.
Overpaid-The man who gets az
large salary as he thinks he deserves.
Notwithstanding that fire.
quently precedes mans sober second
thoughts.
Snobocracy-A class of people who
think you think they are the whole
show.
Ambition-A nightmare preceded by
slumber and followed by =
rude awakening. Chicago Evening
News. -
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ana the next inning opened without
a run on either side.
We had advanced to the fourth in
ming, and the score stood three to two
in our favor, when 1t occurred to me
that I might as well look after my
watch. I strolled up to Berrian, there
fore, and remarked, casually: II sup
pos my watch is all right"
"Watch!" he said, Grossly, keeping
me waiting while he put down an
error for Gardner. "Where in thunder
is your watch, anyway? Haven't seen
it."
l realized that he had paid no atten-
ton to what had said when left the
watch, and that he had not felt the
slightest responsibility for it. began
to tumble nervously among the clothes
on the ground beside him. 1t had been
growing warmer steadily all the after
noon, and several sweaters and JERSEYS
had been piled on top of my things.
just as I had excayated down to it /
heard my name called ''in the hole;"
hut l took my time to find out that the
vest had been unpinned, and that the
watch was missing. searched wildly
around among the miscellaneous heap
OF stuff, but in those few confused min
utes naturally discovered nothing.
My heart seemed to melt in what the
boys called dull, thickening sud, IN
was summoned away to take nv
place at the bat, and felt that nv pre-
c'ous watch was gone, probably for
good and all. But my wrath was not
bad for my playing. / determined
that l would give that ball such hit
that no DEMO man could reach it If he
jumped to the moon. Two strikes and
three balls had been called on me he
fore met my chance. Then did give
the ball a hard enough knock TO send
all the stuffing out of it; but had
'teered IT en- again toward left field.
ana again Turner gave one OF his
niehty 1umps and caught me out
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-04
MEVILLS-AZHDERIAN
 SENSATION GROWS.
Mrs. Williams Sues the Capitalist and Is in Turn Accused of At
 tempted Extortion.

FRESNO, May 3.-The fight between Captain w A. Nevills, the capitalist, and NJ H. Azhderian, Mrs. Elsie Will Hams and her sister, Mrs. Grace E. Loose, a few preliminary skirmishes in which have taken place in the courts, is rapidly nearing focus. To-day both sides opened fire and the result is awaited with much interest. This afternoon Mrs. Williams commenced a sensational action against the wealthy vineyardist and mine owner, suing him for betrayal, or rather for the balance claimed to be due on account of be- trayal The complaint alleges that the captain betrayed the fair plaintiff and promised to pay her S12,50O, in which amount she is alleged to have suffered in health and reputation. She states that she was paid $2000. but the balance still is unpaid.
 A retaliatory measure on the part of Nevills was a warrant for arrest on a charge of attempted extortion. The complaint was prepared in this city to- day by Nevills' attorneys and war