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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30
KINGS IN CAPTIVITY.
England Keeps Several of Them In Safe
Places.


Places.
An insight may be gained as to
treatment in store for leaders Of the
Boer republics who may suffer defeat
and fail to escape into either German
or Portuguese territory, by comparison
with that of princes and kings held
captive heretofore by the British gov
ernment. Approaching Calcutta on the
left bank of the Huili river at Garden
beach. the visitor will have pointed
out the fine palace Of the late Valid
Ali. king of Oudh. There from 1856
until n recent date this prince was
held in semi-captivity upon an annual
allowance of 5000 ,000 the only proviso
as to his freedom of action being that
he should not leave the vicinity of CAL
cutta The king of Oudh, true to those
prodigal hereditary instincts which
brought about his downfall, not only
managed to eXpend this large sum, but
in the keeping of snake mounds, men,
ageries and other costly forms Of
amusement dear to the Oriental mind,
was Obliged to draw frequently upon
the imperial treasury for further
amounts. Blazing with Jewels and
seated in a smart equipage, with serv-
ants in royal liveries, the king OF Oudh
was often a conspicuous figure OH the
Calcutta maidan-the famous park
where the society OF the Indian capital
takes an outing after the heat Of the
day has passed. Far different was the
fate Of the poor old Bahadur shah, last
of the great Moghuls. After the fall OF
Delhi. in 1851, he was tried for high
treason and sent as a state prisoner
to Rangoon. There. in small hut. the
only lineal descendant of Shah Jehan
and Aurangzeb, passed the remainder
of his days, unnoticed, and upon
mere pittance. AS, however, both his
sons were slaughtered and less cul-
pable rebel leader, Tantia Topi, was
executed, he may have thought himself
fortunate to escape with his life. Near
Colombo, in Ceylon England still holds
in durance Arab Pasha and his col
leagues of the Egyptian rebellion OF
1882. Arab has not ceased to bemoan
his fate and uselessly petition the Brit
ish government for permission to re-
turn to Egypt. OF minor potentates,
England has at present one African,
confined to the limits OF that island in
the south Atlantic made famous as the
prison of the great Napoleon; and an
other even the far less desirable resi-
dence OF Cape Coast castle. For sew
eral years Cetewayo. king OF the Zu-
lus, was held an unresigned prisoner
at Ghowe, near the scene OF the pres
ent military operations in Natal, where
he died before the promise of restora-
ton to his throne was carried into eff
feet
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30
Mr.. Van Aliens Baggage.

After an interview of three hours
and forty minutes with the customs
officers ]. ]. Van Allen, returning from
Europe, succeeded in landing himself
and party at New York. His party
consisted of himself and two daugh-
ters, their two maids and his two va
lets, and, exclusive OF the property
OF the four servitors, the baggage con-
sisted Of fifty trunks, fourteen valises,
two hat boxes, three bundles OF mer-
chandise bound up by straps, a bunch
of bed Stats. tin bathtub. a bicycle,
a demijohn and a steamer chair. Be-
cause he forgot to mention in his
declaration thirty costumes of his
daughters, Mr.. Van Allen had to pay
s1,400.-New York Letter.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30

trustworthy statistics, It appears that
the brain of the average man is about
one-tenth larger than that of the aver
age woman; but on the other hand, If
the ratio between the size of brain and
body be taken into consideration,
mans brain comes out second best.
Happily, however, male intelligence
has loophole of escape from the nat
ural inference from this fact. The
smaller animal always has the larger
proportional brain. A cat has more
brain in proportion to its size than an
elephant, and a baby's brain is five
times the relative size of its fathers.
Woman has, however, other lines of
defense. All mental activity finds its
origin in the thin outer layer or cortex
of the brain. On every square inch
there are some ten millions of minute
cells, the instruments of mental en-
ergy. Might not a more just compari-
son be based on consideration of
these cells? Perhaps. but no observer
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30
CONVERTED BY FATE.
! Storm Taught skipper OF Brigantine
To Trust God.

All the old sailors of Portland will
h you stories of the sudden storms
at whirl out Of the dark heavens and
scend so suddenly that vessels seek
harbor and apparently safe are all
once spun on their heels and sent
Fay, dashing down the horizon into
e wastes of the sea. Capt. Ffckett.
e veteran of the Portland barge Of
ke was telling me the other day The
ln of the skipper of the brigantine.
had made a most prosperous vol
ke from Turks island with a cargo OF
Ut, which was within almost hailing
ZACH Of the beacon of Portland Head.
bree days ahead of time and every
ing ship-shape! The mate Of that
3igantine was a god-fearing man. AS
stood with the skipper and looked
Ter the rail at the smoke of the dis
nt city rising heavily against a
oomy sky, he said: We'll, sir, we
hght TO have a word of thanks to
bd for bringing us thus far toward
Pme all safely" Well. you can thank
im,' said the skipper, brutally,
fhile | go down and commence to
i drunk. AS soon's I get worry off
y mind always propose to tank up"
hd he went below. And while he was
low fulfilling his promise to the mate
pm that gloomy sky broke tempest
ID snowfall and blackness. 1t prob
Ply had nothing to do with the TACT
at the skipper was taking a drink.
lt to say the least the combination
storm and drunken skipper was un-
rtunate. For the skipper sober would
fooably have been able to run the
luniet betweet Cow island and the
cad and reach the inner harbor in
fety. Not so the drunken skipper.
was dismayed and dizzy and when
came stumbling on deck In answer
the hail OF the mate, he gave orders
bout ship and run before the gale,
pd there in plain sight of the spires
home the helm was turned and
Fay they went racing down the sea
eiore the storm. And ere they saw
al haroor again forty days had
apsed, during which time they had
sned back and forth across half the
orlh Atlantic. And when once more
ey had clawed up to the Maine coast
pa had the bow pointed steadily at
oreakwater light and were we'll in
e, away from the still ugly heave
ne ocean, the skipper grasped the
.1es wet and horny hand and said,
na.e' good man. thank God. From
Pe Lewistown Journal.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30
SOUTH DAKOTA PROSPEROUS
More Money I'm the Banks and an
Increase in Live Stock.


The assessment returns on live stock
show decided increase in the number
returned for last year. The total num-
Der of cattle returned is 95S517 head,
which is an increase of 1882 over
last year. These figures would appear
to sustain the general belief that a
large number of range cattle are estray
about the time the assessor is on his
rounds. The total returns of all coun-
ties west of the river is 90, Sol head.
The total number of sheep returned is
44s,S76 which is an increase of 73,5i0
over last year. OF this number 1889
are returned from west OF the river,
Stanley county leading in number with
J9,692, and Butte next with 1926.
The total number of horses returned
is 35l $50, an increase of l4,500. The
west river counties return 56,652, but
counties east of the river return n
greater number than any of the west
river counties, Brown leading with 49,
751 and Minnehaha next with 1882.
The total number of hogs returned was
275, ,134, which is an increase of 26,35S.
Clay county leads with 24120 and
Hutchinson county is next with 21,013.
Only 4,S34 hogs are returned from west
Of the river, and about half of this
number is from Gregory county.
There has been decided increase In
the amount of mines and credits which
were dug up by the assessors this year.
The total amount of this class of prop
erty returned was $l,470,039, which rs
an increase Of $523.07l over last years
returns. Hutchinson county has re-
ported sl5s.045 and Yanton county $780,
$50. One of the peculiarities of the re-
turns on this class of property is that
only $4,000 could be found in Lawrence
county, one of the wealthiest counties
I'm the state, while Hyde county, which
Is a small and exclusively granger
county, shows up $1,000. In fact, about
the only county in the state which
could not did up more money and cred
it's than Lawrence was the little county
Of Buffalo, with only about four town.
ships within it's borders. The Increase
on merchandise returned was 81. l.270, ,250,
making the total s4,57l, 741.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30
women's Brains.

Certain fundamental differences OF
character seem to exist between men
and women, and 1.-The lord of creation
AS he sometimes calls himself-is apt
to ascribe them to the brain. This
theory, he feels, carries with 1t the
privilege of monopolizing the morning
paper, and of answering with an air
of authority questions Of which he
knows quite as, little as his wife. An
English scientist, Alexander Suther-
land. has studied this problem in Its
physiological aspects. and his conclu-
sions are interesting to men and wo-
men alike. From q comparison of
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30

meteorological method OF exter-
mating rats, proposed by NJ. J..
Auysa' OF the Pasteur Institute o,
A,is, Is described in the British Med
journal. NJ. Danysz has found a
,efooe which IL introduced into a
puiaton of rats may be trusted to
Geo pestilence among them that
II wipe them out, or at least make
h a a negligible quantity. From
~ mice suffering from a spontan-
us Epidemic of disease he isolated a
eo'oacillus presenting the general
aiacters of B. coli, and thus resemb-
Loefier's B. typhi murium. BY
elaborate process of repeated cul-
s OF this micro-organism passed
ro uen series of mice. and afterward
0usn rats, he succeeded In intensi-
s its virulence so as to make it
.VI eaten certainly pathogenic for
,r 'er rodents. Having satisfied
Oh the fatal effect of the cui-
Fiaa "a the laboratory. he had them
a., large number of farms,
saouses and other places infested
$50, ,a's. From the reports of these ex-
uents' amounting to several hun
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30

pictorial map has been designed to IL
lustrate in a graphic manner these
fundamental points The areas Of the
various provinces of China are COM
pared with a map of England on the
same scale. The populations of the
provinces are-by means Of Cinnamon
compared with the population Of
England. It will be seen that Shan
tung and England have practically the
same area and population. The treaty
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30
MITCHELL CORN PALACE.
Arrangements Being Perfected to
Have One on a Large scale.

hnNe oht -
The business men of Mitchell held a
meeting recently and started the corn
palace idea again for this year. the
dates for the same being Sept. 26 to
Oct. A. The soliciting committee made
Its report showing that over $4,000 was
bn the guaranteed list. The immense
rorn crop in this county insures plenty
bf grain to cover the exterior of the
building, and it is the idea to make
II more prominent than the one eight
fears ago n. L. Dawson was elected
recretary of the corn palace. w. ].
Healey and T. J. Spaagler were largely
Instrumental in securing the sum Of
money to carry out the palace idea.
Negotiations were commenced by wire
to-day for attractions for the palace.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30

ports are indicated by circles, which
are sized in proportion to the annual
amount Of revenues collected. while
the annual foreign trade of the sea-
proportion to the value of the trade.
Means of communications, such as in
land waterways, railways, and canals,
are laid down, but we have purposely
avoided-for the sake of clearness-
the insertion Of railways, which have
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30

dred, 1t appears that in so per cent Of
cases the method resulted in COM
plete disappearance of the rats, while
in 80 per cent their number notably
diminished; in 20 per cent the method
failed.-Nature
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30
An AccompiIce of Bresci.

London, Aug. 26. According to
special from Rome William Himberg
OF New York, alleged to be an anar-
chist. has been arrested there. Com
promising documents were found on
his person and IL is suspected that he
was the accompIice of Bresci, the as
sassin of King Ermbert
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30

not advanced beyond the concession
stage. All the foreign possessions in
China are indicated and named. while
a diagram of the annual foreign trade
of China shows the percentages con-
tributed by the British empire, Japan.
United States and otLer European
countries.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30
OF A LIGHTNING flash,
Lightning, plays

Lightning, plays
curious pranks.
Remarkable as any
recorded in recent
years was its per-
formance IN the
storm last week
that shook up the
sedate and somno-
lent Jersey and
even disturbed Cor
a spell that center
OF stately calm, the
borough OF fair
a n d philosopnic
Fanwood.
1t was a pecu-
liarly spectacular
storm, the thunder
pounding out long,
stunning Wagner
ian choruses, the
rain falling in fit-
full floods, t h g
lightning playing in
iuttering stream
ers, at times not
unlike intensified
Northern ii g h t 8
and at times in
s h I'D, decisive
character like that
chirography Bel
shazzar read upon
his festal walls.
Suddenly a m 1 d
the tumult of the
thunder the people
in Fanwood were
startled still more
by a cracking and
splitting sound, az
IL a huge some-
thing were swing
ing a great ak and
knocking down a
building, story by
story. The crash
ing was accom-
panied by the peal
OF a bell, quickly
mumed.
When the storm
was over Mr.. Ed
ward Hall made a
p h OF o aph of
what the huge
s ON e [ king had
playfully accom-
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30

England's vast trade interests in
lima have made the present war un-
ttunate for that country from a COM
ercial point Of view. A British jour
y, the London Star, prints the above
with the following comment: 1t
impossible to gain a clear concep-
bn Of the great issues at stake in
lima, unless we grasp the physical
IA economic factors which underlie
4 far Eastern question. The above
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30

has yet shown that sex makes any diff
ference in the number, development or
vital energy of these brain elements.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30
Drowned I'm Eiy Lake

Sparta. aliEn.. Aug. 26,-willie Gus
tafson aged twelve, was drowned
while bathing in Ely lake. His parents
reside at Ely,
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30

The Kaiser should not lose sight Of
the fact that there are others.-Ex.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-07

land. This is why the wora slavery can
mot be found In the American oonstitu-
tion. They did not expect that 10 would
expire In q great convuision, such % At
last attended its extInguishment. They
anticipated that it would die out gradual
ly, and after IL was over the conditions
that were conoomitant with It's existence
would not be continued. IL this had
been allowed naturally TO transplre, the
south could have sufficiently protected
herself against any dangers from negro
suffrage. But the South made the mis-
take Of taking measures TO Increase the
extent Of slavery as one of her .isms, IN :
stead of providing for its being brought
to close. she even, a. she must now
herself see, fatuously made war upon the
national government that slavery might
be psrpstnated, She Is thus responsible
that negro suffrage has become an embar-
rassment, II not a danger, to her. She
is reaping what she sowed.
This is really the condition OF affairs as
regards the fifteenth amendment, .Ihose
who passed IL only took steps to make
the nation what It's founders intended it
TO be. They may have done IL too preoi-
pitately. but there was precipitation IN
other quarters The South precipitated
the civil war upon the land. In 80 doing
its people created q state OF affairs that
brought the fifteenth amendment upon
the country much earlier than u would
have come had there bsen normal condl :
tions In our history. But the nfteentn
amendment IL 30 much In accordance
with what the American republic was
destined 10 be by those who founded IL,
that 10 is preposterous TO expsot It's re-
psal until their spirit has gone out OF
their Successes
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-07

Representative Crumpacker's appor-
tionment bill provides for one represen-
tative for 1gS, 600 inhabitants. The popu-
lation of Maine divided by this number
gives a quotient of three and remainder
greater than one-half of the divisor. 1t
has been the custom to assign a repre-
sentative on fractions greater than ons
half so this basis would ensure 10 Maine
the retention OF her present number oil
representatives. The feature Of Mr..
Crumpacker's bill that win cause ths
most discussion is the reduction OF the
number of representatives in thoss
Southern states which have disfranchised
the negroes. The bill proposes to take
three from Louisiana's six representa-
tives, three from Mississippi's seven,
four from North Carolina's nine, and
three from South Carolina seven, be-
cause OF the constitutional limitations
which thoss states have placed or are
about to place on the franchise.
Mr.. Crumpacker in constructing
this part of his bill has simply
followed the mandate OF the con-
stitution. Legally the bill is sound and
1t Is perfectly just in equity. The voter
Of the South Is entitled TO no more
voice in the government than the voter ct
the North. Yet IL the Southern States are
apportioned representatives on the old
basis of aggregate population he will en-
joy twice as much. Exact justice de-
mands the passage of MIR. Crumpacker's
bill or some one like 1t, but there is a
strong probability that Congress will de-
eide that expedienoy requires its defeat.
The feeling is said to be growing in
Washington that 1t would be political
mistake to stir up the question Of cut
ting down Southern representation at
this time. 1t probably would be mis-
take to take 1t up at this session, for 1t
would bring on so bitter and determined
a fight that all other legislation would
have to be side-trscked. But this OBJ
lection will not apply in the first ses-
sion OF the next Congress. Then there
will be time enough 20 consider and
settle the question, ana it ought then
to be considered and settled. The pres
emit conditions cannot be allowed to con-
tinue indefinitely. The injustice Is too
serious.
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PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

William Richardson, the successor to
General Wheeler In Congress, was once
sentenced to hang as a Confederate spy.
he was soldier at the age OF seventeen,
was captured, escaped, and was making
his way back to The Confederacy when he
was found by the Union troops In the
company Of a notorious spy. and was
sentenced to be hanged with the spy. An
unexpected attack on his captors by
General Forest resulted in his rescue.
Mrs. b. K, Bruce, the widow of the
late ex-senator Bruce, who was the only
coloied man who served full term in
the United States Senate, and later was
register OF the United States treasury,
il now on a visit to Boston FOR the pur-
pose of being present at the Yale Harvard
debate, In which her son, Roscoe Conk-
ling Bruce, Is one OF the speakers. Mrs.
Bruce is the lady principal OF the Tusks-
gee Institute In Alabama
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-07
How's Thlsa

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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-07

The death OF Senator Davis of Minne-
sofa gives Governor Lind of that state
an opportunity to confer the title OF SEN
ator on some one, for as the vacancy has
happened while the legislature was NOS
in session he can I'LL the vacancy until
the Legislature convenes and elects. 1t
is said he has decided to appoint Charles
A. Towne, whom the Populists nominal
ed for vice president with Bryan. Towne
is reported as willing to take 1t. though
he can hardly expect to remain in the
Senate more than q few weeks.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-07

The anti-1anteen bill is going to be
so strongly and clearly phrased this time
that if Congress passes it there will be
no chance for an attorney general no
matter how ingenious to nullify 1t by
Interpretation. Whether Congress will
pass it or not remains to be seen. Press
ing for its enactment will be practically
all the prohibition sentiment of the
country, while on the other side will be
the advice Of nearly all the officers OF the
army who believe that to abolish the can
teen means not the abolition of drinking,
but Its continuance in as large volume
as now and under circumstances much
more harmful to the soldier than when
he gets his liquor at the canteen. Per.
haps Congress may decide that the best
way to find out whether. the canteen Is,
as the officers claim, promotion Of
temperance, or, as the prohibitionists
allege, a constant temptation to inebriety,
is to abolish 1t and watch the result.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-07

prNANcrAr-
We Own and Offer


SUBJECT TO SALE
City Of Portland as. due 1sO2-1si3.
Town Of capc Elizabeth as, due 1901.
Town of Yarmouth 1-2's, duo 1902.
Town OF Gorham As, due 1901.
County of Lawrence (Ohio) SIS, due 1912.
City Of Portsmouth (ohio) SIS, due 1928.
CITY Of GAINESVILLE tohio) AS, due 1915.
City Of Urbana (Ohio) LES. due 1908.
City of saltwater Mimi SIS, due 1921
County of Daviess lind 6's, due 1908.
Maine Central r. r. As, due 1912.
Maine Central r. r. rs, due 1912.
Portland Railroad Co. First Mortgage
l-2's, due 1918.
Portland & Cape Elizabeth Railway Co.
First Mortgage SIS, due 1915.
Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Ry. First
Mortgage As. due 1916.
Cleveland City Ry. First Mortgage SIS,
due 1909.
Duluth Street Ry. First Mortgage SIS,
due 1890.
Denver City Tramway Co. First Mort
gage SIS, due 1919.
Omaha Street Ry. First Mortgage Us,
due 1914.
Grand Rapids Ry. Co. First Mortgage
SIS, due 1916.
Medfeld 4 Midway Mass Street Ry.
First Mortgage SIS, due 1920.
Portland Water Co. Gold Is, due 1927.
Calais Water Co. First Mortgage SIS, due
1906.
st. Croix E. L. & W. Co. First Mortgage
SIS, due 1906.
Framingbqm (Mass.) Water Co. First
MorlA.s A l-2's, due 1925.
Fond du Lac (Wis.) Water Co. First
Mortgage SIS, due 1915.
Erie Telegraph & Telephone Co. Cola
teral Trust SIS, due 1926.
Niagara Falls Power Co. First Mortgage
SIS, due 1882.
Particulars upon application; cores
pondence solicited.