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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
AND HE WAS DROWNED.
Tho Doctor Ceased Using That Case as
nm Illustration.

While In this city on a recent VISIT.
Dr.. Leonard White OF New York,
well-known specialist in nervous dis
eases, told very curious story, says
he New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Some years ago." said DR.. White, "a
retired merchant OF Chicago. a man OF
considerable means and great reputa-
tion for what We call horse sense
conceived such an extraordinary dread
Of drowning that he refused to stir out
OF his house, and lived literally the
life OF a hermit. Such cases OF NOR
bid hallucination, or paranota, are well
known to physicians, and the family
was advised to humor the old gentle
man, who seemed perfectly sane On all
other subjects. Knowing the facts, ]
could hardly keep from smiling when
picked up paper one day and saw tnat
he had died suddenly OF q stroke OF
apoplexy, and in lecturing later on be-
fore medical college In New York
was in the habit Of referring to the
episode as an illustration of the abb
surdity ot premonitions. Here was
man, used TO say. who took all man
ner OF grotesGue precautions to avoid
being drowned, and after making him.
self and his family miserable for a
humber OF years, he quietly toppled
over with apoplexy.' This generally
raised a laugh. l had cited the case.
as usual, one morning. when stu
dent stopped me as was going out OF
the building. Excuse me. DOCTOR he
said, but Mr.. - was a nsighbor OF
ours. and there was a little circum-
stance connected with his death that
/ though you might be interested in
knowing. He was seized with vertigo
he continued. Just as he was getting
Into his bath. and slipped down to the
bottom OF the tub. The spigots wei e
turned on, and what attracted atten-
tion was the water running over the
edge. The autopsy showed apoplexy
all right enough. but there was some
doubt as to whether he was dead when
he slipped down into the tub After
that ceased to use the case rs an IL
lustration. The coincidence was too
strong for me-"
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
RuIcs for Long Life

The figures and statistics OF the cra-
sns and the life insurance companies
SHOW. according TO T. Macarthur. I'M
Ainslpe's Magazine. that II one wonld
live long one must follow Beecher's
aGsice ard lie careful in the selections
Of your parents. especially long-liyed
ones. be born a female: be genius
with a leaning toward philosophy: be
a Quaker. avoid financial worry: bay
IN annuity: make happy marriage
nj iive moderate temperate life be-
tween thc thirticth and fiftieth degrees
of latitude. Even then some would
question whether his life was worth
living On these conditions. And IL ev-
erybody bought annuities, who wouM
provide them?
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

Hon. Thomas C. Fletcher. the noted
war Governor CT the State OF Missouri.
is a great friend Of Pe-ru-nl. He
writes: 5s
The Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co., Colura-
bus. Ohio
Gentiemen-For years I have been
afflicted with chronic catarrh, ghic&
has gone through my whole system
and no one knows the torture ard
misery / have passed through NJ
doctor has prescribed various RENE
dies. and have never found any re:if
until was persuaded by a friend TO
use rr. Hartmans Pe-ru-na After the
use of one bottle | feel like q 0ew
man. 1t also cured me OF droarirx
had in my throat, and built my sys-
tenn up generally. To those who ara
suffering with catarrh | take pressure
in recommending your great medicine
Very respectfully.
Thomas c. Fletcher.
Everything that affects the welfare
OF the people is legitimate subject
OF comment to the real statesyaaR-
The statesman Is not narrow man
!, is the politician who is narrow The
true statesman looks out on the world
as 1t is, and seeks, as far as is In his
power, to remedy evils and encourages
tbs good.
Catarrh in It's various forms is rap
Idly becoming a national curse. An
undoubted remedy has been discov-
cred by DIR. Hartman. This remedy
has been thoroughly tested during thu
past forty years. Prominent men have
come to know Of its virtues, and are
making public utterances on the sub
ject To save the country We fnuSe
save the people. To save the people
we must protect them from disease
The disease that Is at once the nfoN
prevalent and stubborn OF cure u ca
tarrh.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

More people over 100 years old are
found in mild climates than in the
higher latitudes. According to the
last census Of the German empire. OF
a population of $1,000 600, only rs have
passed the Tooth year. France, WITH
a population OF 40,c00.000, has 2I3 CEN
.enariaus. In England there are l46,
in Ireland SIS. and in Scotland 4G.
Sweden has 10. and Norway 90 Bel
GUM s, Denmark 2, Switzerland none.
Spain, with population OF $4,000, 600
has 401 persons over leo years of age,
OF the 2,250,009 inhabitants OF seryia
SIS persons have passed the century
mark. II Is said that the eldest person
living whose age has been proven /.
Bruno Cotrim. born in Africa, and now
living IN Rio de Janeiro. He Is 15t
years old. A coachman Ia Moscow ha:
lived for 40 years.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
AN UNGRATEFUL SERVANT.
Aud Unfortunately Instances of Thih
Kind Are Not Rare.

There was wedding. but il was a
small one, and there had been illness
in the family, says the New York
Times. 1t was a home wedding and
there was 10 be an informal breakfast
following. The wedding was over and
it was nearing time for breakfast, but
the one maid of the family had disap-
peared. Where she was ther sstress Of
the house did not know am E went
upstairs to investigate. Jusr coming
out of her own room she found the
maid, hat and coat on and a bundle
under one arm. II am due at my new
place in just half an hour" she re-
marked cheerfully, "but If | don't like
it shall come right back again" That
was the first the mistress Of the house
had heard Of the new place" and her
bosom was filled with a great and en-
plosive wrath, which she managed to
keep in check. She reviewed the sit
uation quickly in her mind. There
were two invaiids in the house and she
must not excite them. The only thing
10 do was to pay the girl and let her
go and go down and finish the prepara-
tions for the breakfast herself. This
she did, but she told the girl first, and
in tense tones, at which the departing
one gazed at her in mild surprise, that
there would never be a place for her
again in that house under any circum.
stances
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
THE CLIENT OBEYED.
Funny Result of a Mixture OF Profes-
sions by NJ. Clemenceau.

NJ. Georges Clemenceau, who has
been so prominently before the public
in the Dreyfus affair as editor of the
Aurore, told US a good story in the
Chamber of Deputies the other day.
Years ago, when he was the mayor OF
Martre, and at the same time dep
uty, he opened a dispensary in the
quarter, where advice was given free,
for Clemenceau is a specialist in skin
diseases. One day he noticed that he
had just one hour in which to get his
luncheon and go down 10 the chamber,
where he had to interpellate the gov
ernment. He called his assistant and
said: How many more patients are
there waiting?" Six" replied the
man. One after another had his case
diagnosed, and Clemenceau, after an
other glance at his watch. said: "'Tell
the other two TO undress at once, as
l have only two more minutes to
wait" One entered. and Clemenceau
wrote out prescription in the twink
ling of an eye. The last man came in
as naked as the day when he was
born. Clemenceau eyed him for min
ute and then said: You are suffer
ing from no skin disease. What have
you come here to worry me for?" The
man looked at him aghast for a min
ute and replied: SKIN disease?
never said / had a skin disease. Your
man came in and told me TO undress,
Monsieur le Depute. and did so. All
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
ABOUT RARE STAMPS,


The postai-packet stamps of Saliva
DOR the cut of which have been IN the
catalogues for a long time. are now
on the market, and may be secured at
low price. These belong TO the ia
nous issues known as Seebecks, but
they are among the handsomely en-
graved and attractive issues which
most collectors desire to obtain. These
Seebeck issues will soon be ended, as
the contracts expire within a short
time and will rot be renewed. These
are desirable stamps to secure on ac-
count OF the exceedingly low prices
at which they may be had There are
a great many stamps for Portugal and
its colonies. and within a short time
many additional series have been put
forth. These, however. are sold at or
above face value, and therefore are
very expensive, whereas the Seebeck
issues, although running in face value
from one cent to one dollar, and in
some cases to ten dollars, are sold for
the uniform price of fifty cents a set
after they have been condemned so
that they cannot be used for postage.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
DOLLARS OF 1904.
Wholesale Coinage by u massachusetts
Man.

The records of the mint show that
in 1904 there were coined 1850 silver
dollars, 7S,259 half dollars and 1884
quarters, says the Washington corre-
spondent Of the Chicago Record. Every
one Of the half dollars has absolutely
disappeared, but there are good many
Of the quarters in the hands of the
numismatists. They can be had for
81 each, but, so far as the opinion of
experts go. there are only three genu-
inc silver dollars coined in 1904 in ex-
istence. One of them belongs to the
city of Omaha, having been presented
by the late Byron Reed, who paid $3.50
for it at auction. The second belongs
to ]. c. Randall of Philadelphia, who
paid $3.50 for il in 1883. Mr.. Ellsworth
bought his from the Sterns collection
of Salem, Mass, and paid for it, so it
is said, s1,025. There are a number
of other coins bearing the date OF
1904. but their genuineness is doubted.
Only recently bartender named Billy
Seymour, at Chateau, Mont. offered
an 1904 dollar for sale at $4,000. He
does not know its history, but claims
to have taken it over the bar for
drinks. B. II. Callins Of this city. who
is one of the highest authorities on
coins, and was connected with the
treasury for many years, tells me that
some years ago there was an epidemic
of 1904 dollars among the barkeepers
throughout the country. 1t was as
certained that they were very skill
fully manufactured by a man named
Kennedy. in Lowell. Mass. He took
dollars bearing the date Of 1900, which
are comparatively numerous, removed
the second cipher, covered the face
with wax, etched figure in the pro-
per place, and by the use Of galvanic
battery attached a in silver TO the
coin, which endured all the tests
known to numismatics. He sold them
through the agency OF men looking
like tramps, who claimed TO have in
herited fortunes and wasted them in
dissipation, with the exception Of one
valuable coin, which was worth thou
sands of dollars. They found saloon
keepers the most credulous customers.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
No Resemblance.

A rittsburg teacher OF languages
met cne Of his pupils on the avenue
and greeted him affably, but the pupR
did not respond as the teacher expect
cd.
~ think you are m-m.mistaken in
the p-p-p-pcrson,' said the pupil
"Ccrtainly not. ] know you very
well, said the teacher In surprise.
"M-m-mGst be some other PIPER
son" persisted the young maE-
NONSENSE. You are one OF my pur
pills. Don't yen know your teacherw
Perhaps 1t Is my b-b-brother you
m-ni-mean. | d-d-dont know YOU
We'll the resemblance lis very strik
ing. You lcok just Ike him and talk
just like him."
'N-nno. don't t-t-talk like him lie
has an disappointment in his s-speeei,
and haveE't." P.ttsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
To the amazement Of the spectators an

To the amazement OF the spectators an
ordinary horse easily drew a wagon
loaded with two and a half tons Of
goods. The mechanism OF this device
was kept a secret, the wheels being
covered with a wooden framework.
This precaution on the part of the
inventor, it was explained, was be-
cause he had just applied for a pat
ent and did not wish his invention
made public until ii had been pro-
tected by the patent.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
A Stamp Worth Saving.

The present Scent stamp Of Can
ada will now be worth saving, for
with the reduction of the postage TO
two cents, there will be no further
use for stamps of this denomination,
and when the present supply is eX-
hausted no others will be printed. The
further issues of the small 2-cent
stamp will be read, so that the present
stamps Of that denomination may be-
come of some value, on account OF
color. Canada now has two stamps
each Of the value of two cents, which
can be used INTERCHANGEABLE; one is
the large stamp issued in honor Of the
introduction Of Imperial Penny Post"
age, the other the ordinary small
sized stamp.
Nova ScotTa's Five-Cent Blue.
The reason the scent blue OF Nova
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
Pretty Fulr

He stood ON the rear platform or the
street car and flung his arms, slappiSx
his sides to keep. warm. ~
Another passenger jumped aboar3
and. without waiting 10 peer through
the frosted glass door, said:
"What's the matter? Why don't yHU
60 inside. Is ii full in thereY' 81
''Fn!lT the other replied in a tone
that was laden with disgust. s.my
friend. It's SO full that you can't even
look into that car without averrowsi-
ing. Chicago Daily News.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
A Valuable Hawaiian Stamp.

Hawaii, Uncle Sans new colony in
the Pacific ocean, has among it's postal
issues some very valuable stamps. The
2-cent stamp OF the first issue is uni
versally recognized as one of the rarest
varieties in existence. This great rar-
ity was issued in 1851, four years after
the first government issue of the Unit
ed States From six to ten specimens
are known, though a few more may
exist which have not been taken from
their snug hiding places. One was ex-
amined by the writer a short time ago
The paper was shiny with faint gray
ish tint, and was so thin as 20 be al
most transparent. The inscription
Hawaiian Postage" appears at the
top, the figure "2" is in the center in
a square, surrounded by scroll work,
and the value in letters is at the bot
tom. The last one to come upon the
market brought the fourth highest
price ever paid for a single postage
stamp-s3. .500-and was actually sold
10 European collector for that sum.
Like all the rareSt postage stamps the
best assortment of the 2-cent Hawaii
is to be found in the Ferarri collection
of Paris, the worlds largest and most
valuable accumulation Of postage
stamps. In it are several magnificent
specimens. as well as a number Of the
5-cent and 1S-cent stamps of the same
issue,
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
Getting Rid OF Friction.

A novel invention has been eXhib-
tied before a large number Of per-
sons by ]. NJ. AiYas, Q Russian civil
engineer, in st. Petersburg. With this
invention he proposes to revolutionize
wheel locomotion. BY attaching II to
the wheels Of any vehicle friction is
reduced to It's lowest possible limit.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

winter where the balloon fell. No
reasonable conviction can be formed
before the expiration OF three years.
II after the expiration Of that period
from the day Of his departure An
Gree has neither returned nor been
heard Of it is only then that he might
be regarded as having perlsaed.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

bra saws that II the balloon fell INTO
the sea the aeronauts are drowned Ii
II fell on the ice foes to the south
east Of Spitzbsygen they have prooaoly
parished; but il they had reached
Franz Josef land Andree and his com
ranions would almost certainly have
been safe and 20 ,hat case they would
have been found last summer in jack
sons house at Cape Flora NJ. La
chambre has not, however, lost nope,
RE considogs It quite possible that An.
'res reached the north pole and
auded from his balloon on the farther
eide OF It and that he was obliged to
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

Scotia In unused condition is scarcer
than the other values Of the set is be-
cause all of this denomination was
used up before the issue was discon-
tinued, whereas there were many re-
mainders of the other values. The
same is true OF the scent stamp OF
Prince Edward island.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
Man. Ind~btedne.. Ia Inseet.-

According to Grant Allen. In the
Strand Magazine, beetles md other In
sects anticipated man In the burial %
its dead and manuiing OF his fields ~
deyonring and burying dead animals,
where they enrich the soil and promote
the growth Of vegetation. There is.s
he says hardly human trade or .
hi man actitIty which aovs not lind its
counterpart, in animal and vcge.s5x
life"
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
Times Alterations

'The New York police al@ alw3ys
peculiarly handicapped in thsir sears
for big cr.sninals"
''iiow Is that:"
Why. the suspected Iqen 20. Sa e7d
that wllcn they are linallT an. sa,l no
loly cen identify tham."- GIG Lind
Plain Dealar. skN
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
Female Students at Berlin.

The total number OF pon-marTied fe-
male students thus far admitted TO the
Berlin university is 227, Of whom l27
are natives Of Germany. OF the re-
naming 100, forty-eight are Russians,
thirty-fye Americans the rest belong
ing TO various nationa!i5ies, including,
for the first time, three Frenchwomen
and one Italien.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

! wanted to ask you was to use your
influence to get my sister a place in
the postoffice in Algeria" Clemenceau
smiled, took his name, and did use his
influence.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

IL am going q slug at the Frobish-
ers'." "IIow lucky ron are" "yvhy
so?" "rhey don't know one tune sron
another. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

houses, booths and similar essential
features. On the island itself. with
an area of forty-five acres, exposition
buildings win be erected, all after the
Venetian style OF architecture. The
main building will be almost a repro
duction of st. Marks cathedral and
Square in Venice, and will include all
its elaborate wealth of splendid detail.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

A law passed By the Vermont legis-
lature requires that wagons to carry
three tons shall have wheels with a
three-inch tire, over three tons. four
inch, and over six tons, six-inch.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

Detroit is to have a grand exhibition
this year in honor of the bicentenary
of the founding of the city by Cadillac.
The present plan. which is under con-
sideration by the city council, ana
which promises to be adopted, Is 10
erect a striking construction on Beiie
Isle. a small island in Lake Michigan
,ust outside the city. which will be ar
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

A new language net hitherto taught
in Germany has been introduced into
the winter curriculum OF the Berlin
Seminary for Oriental Languages. Dr..
Lippert, the master Of this institute.
will shortly commence course OF in
struction in the Dlaila language, a
tongue spoken by the tribes OF central
Africa. For emigrants 10 the interior
OF kamerun this new language is OF
the greatest importance, both for those
aspiring to government post and
those who intend engaging in COM
merce in this German colony.
The French engineer Berlier. whose
scheme for tunneling the strait OF Gil
braitar has been approved by the Span
ish government, estimates the length
Of the projected work as twenty three
kilometers. or about fourteen miles,
and says the greater part will have tc
he cut in solid rock. He looks forward
with great confidence TO the co-opera-
ton Of the British government in the
matter. There is not a single Eng
lishman." says NJ. Berlier. who does
not dream of going by the most direct
line and without scarcely putting foot
aboard ship, from London 70 Bonn
bay. And when Englishmen
shall fully comprehend that the entire
journey may he made from London to
the English possessions in India In q
little over week, we shall have their
full cooperation in carrying out the
scheme now have in hand"
France is now going to look after
the declining years Of its old and poor
doctors. Some time ago an aged med
ical man died in distressing poverty,
and his case gave rise to a suggestion
through the public press that a house
OF retreat be founded for needy old
doctors. The idea was nooted long
ago by a Dr. Orfila, but nothing came
OF it. Now DR.. lie Blond, a distin-
guished specialist at ST. Lazare, has
;sken up the matter, and a strong COM
mittee has been formed, which has
among its members some OF the most
noted physicians in France. The re-
suit OF the present activity Is that a
home OF refuge for aged and poor doc-
tors will soon be an established fact.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

Lemon Baths In tie West ladies.
Lemon baths are popular in the West
Indies. Three or four lemons al cut
no and left to s2ak in water half an
hour. The bath Is very refreshing.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

tistic and attractive to degree ex-
ceiling any similar construction before
attempted in the United States. The
natural facilities afforded by the is
land are splendidly adapted to such a
plan. A long bridge will connect the
city and island, and upon this bridge
will be opened Midway similar to
that at Chicago, including ealing
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
IN VARIOUS PLACES.

A professor in Naples recently made
bet that he could repeat by heart the
whole Of Dantes "Divina Comnedia," {"
which contains $4,000 verses. without
stopping. A numerous audience assem-
b!ed, and the professor. beginning at
5 o'clock at night, did not finish till
o'clock the next afternoon.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

n a&ge Aesn lM9f WI
giasseslsp,.lc sslia.'
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np,iaearesi MIR Ea Su1kE
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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

Nova ScotIa's Five-Cent Blue.
The reason the scent blue OF Nova
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-08-26
Sick Headaches,

The curse of overwNrked woman
kind, AZ, quickly a. ' i cur"'
by karis Glover Root lea, the
great blood purifier and tissue
builder. Money refunded if not
satisfactory. Price 20 cts. and 80
tes. For sale by J. F. Cook.