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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
HOW TURKS SIT.
Table Traditions show Some Odd Gus
toms.

Table Traditions Show Some Odd Gus
or late years some Turkish house
holds have become considerably mod
ernized in their arrangements, even
aping the ways of Paris. But con-
servative Turks frown on such new
tangled ways In a conservative Turk
ish household, rich or poor, no tables
are used and chairs are unknown. In
stead, there is huge wooden frame
In the middle Of the room about eight
cen inches high. When the family
the men only-assembles to dine cush-
ions are brought, placed upon the
frame and on these the members seat
themselves tailor fashion, forming a
circle around a large tray. The tray
is a very large wooden. plated or sill
yer affair, according to the financial
condition of the family, and thereon
is deposited capacious bowl. About
it are ranged saucers Of sliced cheese,
sherbet, pieces OF hot unleavened
anchovies, caviare and sweetmeats. In
terspersed with these are goblets OF
bread and lockwood spoons. Knives,
forks, and plates do not figure in the
service, but each has a napkin spread
upon his knees, and every one, armed
with a spoon, helps himself. The bowl
is presently borne away and another
dish takes its place. This time 1t is
conglomeration of substantials
stewed together, such as mutton, game
or poultry. The mess has been di-
vided by the cook into portions, which
are dipped up with the aid of spoon
or with the fingers. For the host to
fish out Of the mess wing or leg of
a fowl and present it to guest is con-
sidered a great compliment, and for a
Turk Of high degree to roll a morsel
between his fingers and put into the
mouth of a visitor is looked upon as
good manners. ......-.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
cAPiLLARlTv.
Liquids have . Surface Film which Acts
Like . Stretched Membrane. tt,..

Like . Stretched Membrane. ft.a
When a number Of clean glass tubes
of very fine bore, each open at both
ends, are immersed in water or in any
other liquid capable Of wetting them,
the water rises in each to higher
level than that at which ii stands out
side. and the fner the bore the great
er is the height Of the water More
over, the surface Of the water is al
ways concaye outwards. When SINH
lar tubes are immersed in mercury,
the results are just the opposite Of the
above. The mercury now stands at a
lower level inside than outside each
tube, and the mercury surface is al
ways concave downwards. In both
cases the curvature of the surface OF
the fluid is greater the finer bore of
the tube. These are the fundamental
facts which constitute the phenomena
OF capillary action, the tubes, with
their fine hair-like bores. being called
capillary" tubes, from the Latin "ca-
pillus," hair. In order to understand
the cause Of these phenomena it is
necessary to refer to what is known
as the surface-tension of fluids The
particles of body of moderate dimen-
sions are kept together by powerful
molecular forces which have one main
characteristic, that they are only SEN
sible at insensible distances. From
this it Is evident that there must be
an essential difference in state be-
tween parts of liquid close to its
surface and others in the interior OF
its mass. The result Of this difference
Is that every liquid may be regarded
as bounded by a surface film which
behaves like a stretched membrane.
The tension Of this film is what is
termed the surface tension Of the fluid,
and its effect invariably is to make
the pressure on the concave side ex-
ceed that on the convex side. In the
case of the capillary phenomena, the
water surface Is concave outwards,
and therefore the water Immediately
under the surface Aim has less pres
sure than that Of the atmosphere to
which its concave side is exposed; and
thus, by the ordinary hydrostatic law
it belongs to higher level than the
undisturbed water, the pressure on
which is equal to that Of the atmos-
phere. In the case Of mercury, On the
other hand. since the fluid surface is
convex outwards, the mercury imme-
diately under the surface-flm must
have had greater pressure than that
Of the atmosphere, and must there
fore stand at lower level than the
undisturbed mercury.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
Cop.ecra,ed the wrong Ground.

The London Christian World says
that DR.. Johnson, the bishop suffragan
of Colchester, was recently called upon
in the line of his duty to consecrate
an addition to a cemetery. Through
some blunder of the local officials,
however, he consecrated the portion
which was to be used for the burial of
those not members of the Anglican
church. The question now before
churchmen is whether the spiritual
benefits of the act of conservation will
adhere to the ground actually conse-
Grated or to that which the bishop in,
tended to consecrate.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11

the sleeping mans ear. BY that
act there was transferred into his
body the spirit and power of Asuang
and her accompanying demon Tic-tic.
Nor was Perdigon aware of the change
wrought upon him by the sorceress
until he awakened. Then his eyes
were opened to the inner change and
he loathed the woman who had be-
trayed him and abhorred himself. He
was appalled, at the evil thoughts and
images that crossed his mind. but
could not Danish them; and she was
amused and comforted herself with
the thought that presently his hatred
OF his new nature Of evi. would pass
away and he would become a most
worthy and ardent servant of her
demon masters.
The Natural Ending
That night the wife died. Servants
OF the household had overheard the
detestable confession, and spread it
among the people of Capiz, who now
Stunned Perdigon. Only Concilacion
de Ruiz had gentle word and smile
for the unhappy man. About this time
many children died. 1t was averred
that their bodies bore marks of hav-
ing been punctured with the sharp.
slender bamboo tubes through which
the Asuang drains the life blood of
beautiful children and women en-
ceinte. Perdigon and the woman were
denounced as the authors of these
yampirish deeds, but no one dare mo-
lest nor punish them. as it is notori-
Gus that IL an Asuang is destroyed an
avenging host will terribly punish
those who meddled.
But by and by Perdigon was forced
to leave Capiz. On his journey to Iloilo
an enormous alligator swan beside
the lorcha. This was said to be the
image Perdigon assumed when absent
from the body, preferring an astral
form that would cross seas to the or
binary carabao and dogs and cats as
sumed by most Of his kind. The sail
ors averred he was always talking to
this alligator as it swan along, and
one night Perdigon had disappeared
from the boat The alligator was
again gone. Next morning Perdigon
appeared for breakfast. The alligator
was following the boat. In Iloilo his
career became SO dark and bloody
that the Spaniards at last arose and
killed him, braving punishment from
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11

cumference at the first limb. whleh
is 100 feet from the ground, and over
200 feet in extreme height. In other
words, the bole of the tree from the
bottom to the first limb contains near
ly 10000 cubic feet Of timber, whlcn
means that 1t has a weight OF over
forty tons in all, that it would take
an ordinary Australian mill at ieast
four days to convert 1t into sawn stun
and that It would form about quar-
ter Of the, loading capacity OF one OF
the ships now engaged In the Aus
tralian timber trade. For street
blocking the karri timber 10 pro-
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11

II
cattle, or the use Of any words or sym
bols commonly used in the sale OF
butter. is forbidden In the sale, ex-
posure for sale or advertisement OF
any oleomargarine. The proprietors OF
any place where oleomargarine Is sold
or furnished must have conspicuously
placed on the walls Of the room where
the same is sold or furnished. white
lplacard containing the words, .'Oleo-
margarine Sold or Used Here" printed
in black ink in plain Roman letters
not less than three inches in length or
less than two inches in width. This
applies to hotel, restaurant and board
ing house keepers where oleomar-
garine is served.
All packages containing oleomar-
garine must be branded as such in or
6inary boldfaced capital letters not
less than FIVE line plea in size. to-
gether with the name and address OF
the manufacturer and the name OF
each and every article or ingredient
used or entering into its composition
In ordinary bold-faced letters not less
than plea in size. Dealers must notify
purchasers at the time Of selling oleo-
margarine by verbal notice that the
same is a substitute for butter, and
must also deliver to the purchaser a
separate and distinct label on which
shall be printed in black ink in ordi-
nary boldfaced capital letters, not less
than five line plea in size the word
"Oleomargarine," together with the
name and address of the manufactures
and the name Of each article used
and entering into It's composition in
ordinary bold-faced letters not less
than plea In size. This label must be
delivered in addition to the label con-
tanned on the package in which SAID
oleomargarine is wrapped for sale.
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all the powers rather than longer en-
dure the awful sufferings that were
inflicted on helpless women, but not
until number of beautiful children
had been spirited away to his noun
tain cave. Summary justice was also
meted out upon the woman who had
been left behind at Capiz.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
sheep Items.


A western sheep man has arranged
to secure the screenings from local
mills at Sioux City TO be used in feed
inc 10000 sheep this winter which Will
be brought to Sioux City and fed In the
yards there.
A Cerro Gordo County (Ia..) CORES
pondent writes that sheep are on the
increase in his part OF the country.
that small flock Is to be seen In
every farm yard. A good many lambs
are dying OF worms.
During the last two weeks In Au-
guest the receipts OF 81, ,p at the Chi
cago yards were very large, $4,000 and
$1,000 being the record for the two
weeks mentioned. Feeders sold rather
better than mutton sheep.
To make our sheep as ideal as possi-
Bile, it is necessary that, in conjunc-
ton with the close study of breed
quality, we must adhere to our mean
ing of breed type. 1t is not only ne
cessary to select cerlain breed be-
cause 1t has a reputation for some de-
sirable characteristic. but we must see
to it that the breed type Is clearly
shown. When the sheep shows the
type of the breed which it represents.
then it is the best guarantee for pre-
potency in breeding. This is char
aeteristic Of our ideal sheep.
Hon. John Dryden There is no
doubt that the block is the final test
OF the skill that we as breeders are
trying to exercise in carrying on our
business. We sometimes talk about
the butchers standpoint and breeders
standpoint, but think the breeder
and butcher ought to come together.
We breeders are trying TO capture the
trade of the best consumer, or the
consumer that will give Us the most
money for our goods; that is the idea.
You cannot. very well find out what
the standard required is unless you
see the animal upon the block.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
EngIand's Big Mushroom

An enormous mushroom was found
in the neighborhood of Rickmans-
worth, England, recently. 1t was per-
fectly round in shape. and measured
nine inches in diameter and twenty
seven in circumference. Without the
stem the mushroom weighed ten
ounces.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11

We freque-t!y hear wonder ex-
pressed that Denmark exports butter
and imports oleomargarine. The truth
is that in Denmark oleomargarine is
sold for what 1t is. and the farmers
there eat oleomargarine and sell their
butter, making, as they figure it,, a
profit in the transaction. Notice this,
that they buy their oleo at about Is
cents a pound retail after it has paid
all the expenses of its ocean voyage
That is lower price than the aver
age American pays for 1t, for he fire.
quently pays 20 or 25 cents a pound
for it, as he buys it as butter. To COM
pei 1t to be sold only under its own
name is the great fight OF the Ameri-
can dairyman. II is probably true
that Denmark last year imported from
the United States 100000 pounds of
oleo oil, but that importation did not
injure the Danish dairyman for the
reason that 1t was not sold for what
1t was not. Had II been sold as but
ter to the customers of the Danish
butter makers it would have done i'm
mense injury to the butter trade of
Denmark,
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
what Allied tn. separator.

Ahcu tno Scpurh'oh
An expert connected vita one OF the
big separator companies says: A but
termaker, a prize winner for the past
three or four years, about nine years
ago was running a cooperative cream
cry, and they bought separator which
was guaranteed to skim 1000 pounds OF
milk per hour, but they couldn't get
1t to skim more than $50 pounds and
do the work decently. 1t was just
previous to the use of the Babcock test
out here in this western country. Or
course he found very poor yield,
and it ran that way for nearly six
months. l was sent by the company to
go and find out what was the matter
with that machine. went into the
creamery and looked around and
looked at the separator and thought,
This must be left-handed separator;
1t doesn't look right" and studying
over 1t found that he was running II
backwards. He was running 1t back
wards and didn't realize 1t, and the
milk had to go round and 60 back i'm to
get out. | got lantern from the hotel
and went over and changed the ma
chine that night and he didn't know it.
The next morning came down about
8 o'clock and that fellow was excited.
He didn't know what was the matter
with the machine. Finally told him
all about it. 1t was the best thing that
ever happened to him as 1t. made him
one of the best buttermakers in Iowa.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
MIehlsan oleomsrgarIne law.

The following is the substance of
the Michigan law relating to the sale
of oleomargarine:
All compounds Of animal or vege-
table fats made in imitation or sem
blapce of butter. or calculated to be
used as or for butter. must be known
and designed as "oleomargarine." The
use Of the name Of any breed of dairy
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
Money Order system.

Our money order system did not go
into operation until 1864, and then it
was a crude affair. The same system
was founded in England in 1892 by
three postofice oficials as a private
speculation. They made fortune by
it and sold it to the government in
1888.
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carr. way Of obeyinr.

Ny four-year-old Carl has been for
bidden to eat ice. Imagine my as
constituent when + found him sitting
out in the back yard eating ice as fast
as he could. Carl. what did tell
you? ! demanded with some impetu-
osity. Mamma. he, replied. "Ts not
eating Ice; rs only sucking the juice
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11

Trees of Australia.
.usraiiy known to most peo-
| The karri tree, which is now
iseiy in paving the Lon
80, a, IS the giant tree of West
a'a' !. but few are aware, how
N. me enormous proportions
bsv 'Dee'es - sometimes attains.
| therefore be of interest to
Measurements of a tree re-
sersa r,r. on the banks OF the
|s4 ~. The specimen in ques-
m ,ss ~ an circumfersnce three
ground. IA feet In cir
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11

nounced by experts better than its
colleague, the iarrah, in that its sur
face is less liable to get slippery for
the horses feet.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11

Saddle" Is the term applied to the
posterior part OF the lack, reaching to
the tail in cock and answering to
the cushion In q hen.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
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bewitchment OF SenOr feruison
be no less weird adventures OF
bur merchants sojourning for a
In the Pueblo of Dunangas are
by every Filipino in the Wis.,
Islands as proofs OF diabolism
gitchcraft strong as holy writ.
ho doubts the existence of the
gion of Asuang and her Internal
ar spirit, Tic-tic, the black
bf the neither regions. hears OF
erchants OF Damangas and the
by Senior Perdigon with fear
rembling, and hearing believes
be Evil One indeed has power to
unholy compacts with mortals,
a correspondent from Sara, in
land OF Pana.
pr Perdigon, some 20 years ago,
Spanish merchant, enjoying a
egree of prosperity in Iloilo.
not wealthy. he was the happy
sor of a fair and good wife,
bme eight children had blessed
union. His business in Iloilo
ways improving and enlarging.
i time the Island Of Panay was
period of sweet security and
without a cloud of rebellion or
eetion to excite apprehensions,
srdigon was not contented in
and determined to try his for
In Capiz, a hundred miles or so
rom lloilo, on the northern end
island.
Tr nsformed Into Monster.
e, In an evil hour. he encoun-
one Senorita Concilacion de
a Filipino woman Of great
and beauty, but with a some
hbout her, indefined and vague
6sterious, which caused the
> Of the pueblo to ignore her.
thsr had but recently died, leav-
7 an immense estate, beside a
stillery and a handsomely fur
palace in Capiz, second In
pnd grandeur only to that of
vernon general. Senior Perdi-
ver heard the words that were
red against her, or, II he did,
pissed them as base and as scan
rumors circulated by envious
rlta Concilacion passed the
part of her days on her es-
" on one occasion, when Per-
was negotiating a rather large
Fe OF wine in the Office of the
" through the trusted serv-
2 was the young woman's man
Its, she CHANGED to enter, un-,
VI MIS- presence. The young
was at once deeply impressed
lhe bearing and gentle Span
''esy, Later, she addressed him
iui little note, inviting him to
ner hacienda, where she wished
uit with regard to certain de-
'ne management of the estate.
Understood the Game.
eon was something of a gall
s'ofy runs, and smiled softly
'lsenious ruse. 1t will be un-
70 inform the discriminate
,uer That Perdigon was soon
ana galloping to the hacien-
aorita Concilacion de Ruiz.
"a Concilacion de Ruiz was
ner body the dwelling place
= the legion of witches and
..a spirit "Tic-tic." This Per-
sser knew until the evil night
esi'ehment, when all his ma
.usea and he became at once
s,ie and detestable of all the
~ - nost that infested this ISL
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11

K Cork and poplar are the lightest
woods In the world. and ponegranass
one Of the heaviest: It II moro than
one-third heavier than water.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11

AS he lay asleep Seno-
rita Concilacion de Ruiz,
smiling with all the dia-
bolical cruelty and plea
sure Of a wicked spirit
about to entrap and
subjugate a pure and
unblemished soul, dip
ped her beautiful taper
ing forefinger into her
lips and then deftly
placed a few drops of
saliva in the portals OF
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
Individuail.y of sh. row.

The ability TO utilize food and con-
vert it profitably into milk and butter
is quality OF cows that varies with
individuals. The variation is in the
amounts OF milk and butter which
different cows make from a given
amount of food. and Is spoken of as
the individuality of the COW. Among
both ordinary cows and cows OF pure
breeds the variation In this respect is
quite remarkable, as illustrated to
marked degree In the study of the
herd owned by the Connecticut Agr.-
cultural College that was made during
the year 1898. According to this study
the COW with the best record produced
during the year 509 pounds of butter,
at profit of s42.S2, while during the
same time the COW with the poorest
record produced 172 pounds of butter,
at a loss of $4.09. Even in compari-
son OF the five most profitable cows
with the five least profitable, the diff.
ferences are still remarkable. The
former live cows produced butter at
an average of 400 pounds per COW for
the year, at an average profit of S31 20;
while the latter FIVE cows averaged
21S pounds of butter each, at an av-
erage profit OF 81 cents. Similar diff
ferences in the individual qualities of
different cows are observed in the
comparison OF the production of milk.
These variations in the amount of but
ter and milk produced by individual
cows in this herd are not exceptional.
The records of station herds where in
dividual records have been kept show
variations fully as great as these.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
work way Through school

Avalon college. Missouri, has farm
OF 1000 acres, on which students work
to pay their way through school.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
/. OUR RURAL READERS.
How successfuI Farmers Operate This
Department of the Farm - Few
Hints rs to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry. ...
Poultry Briefs

We note that contemporary says
that eggs from Iowa and Illinois are
better-havored and larger than from
the other states. He also asserts that
eggs that have been produced on corn
bring better prices than eggs from
hens that have to rustic for living.
We are afraid the man that so reports
is permitting his fancy to create facts
for him. The farmer has not yet
found out that the public appreciates
an egg produced from good food more
than an egg produced from any other
kind OF food. Indeed we hope to see
the time come when the distinction
will be made, but it is not yet.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-06-04
JUST FOR FUN.

Prisoners in the penitentiary are
about the only ones who live up to
their convictions.
It's generally the man who protests
loudest against soulless corporations
who scatters his traps over two seats
in the car.
They continue to find fresh defects
in Washington's character. Anything
particularly new? Yes. They say his
manner of illustrating the truth was
little lax.
Merchant-I think I'll have to fire
Polk. He's frightfully lazy. Friend
Slow about everything, Ell? Merchant
Well, no, not everything. He gets
tired quick enough.
What! exclaimed the orator, what
two things are helping mankind to
get up in the world? The alarm clock
and the step ladder. answered the
dense person in the rear of the hall.
She-Why does that piano sound
first loud and then soft when Miss
Wilson plays it? He-Well, you see
she is learning to ride bike, and uses
both pedals from force of habit.
My proudest boast, declared the lee