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Discharged Her ContrAband.

ROME. Jan. 5.-The German steamer
kanzler. with the Dutch and Russian
Red Cross detachments for the Trans
vaal on board. discharged a quantity of
her cargo at Naples, as it was contra
band of war. The Kanzler belongs to
the same company as the Bundesrath
and General.
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AUSTRIA IS ALARMED.

Contemplates Spending eco. 900. 600 IN
increase h Army and Navy.
BUDAPEST. Jan. 5.-The Pestir Hirlan
says that the Austro-H Hungarian gov.
eminent contemplates spending 600
ooo,ooo Immediately for increasing the
army and navy in consequence of the
grave European situation. The gov.
eminent, according to the same an.
tnorlty, will also propose:to the Aus.
TRAN and Hungarian parliaments an
annuai grant for defensive purposes.
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For South Dakota Ruod-

Sioux FALLS, S. D., Jan. 5.-Tba
state board of charities and corrections
has decided to open the Gary school for
the blind, provided for by the last leeis,
lature, on March | next.
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the other day and his face was sawed
open on one side from the forehead TO
the throat, narrowly missing the lugular
cir. A severe cut was made 10 the
breast exposing the lung. He will re-.
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| nsatisfactory and pr0crastjnattnp.

LONDON, Jan. "a report comes
from Berlin that Great Britain's reply
to Germany's representations on the
subject Of the Bunlesrath is regarded
as unsatisfactory and procrastinatinp.
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MIR. and Mrs. G. H. Burke were made
happy by the arrival OF a little girl at
their Washington home during the con.
gressional recess.
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+. Is. Thirkield, health inspector of
tn'cago, says, 'kodol Dyspepsia Cure
cannot be recommended too highly. II
cured me of severe dyspepsia" It III.
gests what you eat and cures lndi.
9e>tlon. heartburn and all forms of
dyspepsia.
Cook & OnFE.
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Size doesn't indicate quality. Beware
OF counterfeit and worthless salva oFa,
"a Tor DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
DeWitts is the only original. An in.
diseases. sA'n
Cook & ODEE.
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ohann Hu cnnanGest not-yet, l am ALWAYS
,MHoan:aln Tea: Made by the MaS'so1
FRANK G. SIXTH.
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Q should know that Foley's Honey
and Tar is absolutely the best for ali
diseases OF the throat and lungs. Deal.
ers are authorized to guarantee it to give
sa''siaction Accept no substitute.
CHRIS. ScHuTz,
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An Aberdeen man named John Cum.
mugs foil into a circular saw ID motion
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The Pierre State Register makes
rather a novel yet practical suggestion
IN the way Of state board equalization Of
property that would save counties much
expense and labor in the auditors offices.
1t says: The Register would suggest
that the state board OF assessment might
save several Thousand dollars OF ex-
pense and hundreds Of days hard work
for county officers by holding an in
formal meeting about April LIST and take
into consideration the market value Of
live stock especially. and such other
classes OF property as they might con
slider OF especial interest to assessors
and report their idea OF valuations to
county auditors, who 10 turn could in.
struct assessors at the meetionp on the
last Saturday in April. Last year the
board in eqralizing, simply assessed
property, and yet no general complaint
was made. By fixing astandard OF value
b.foreLand an norm amount OF
needless work could be obviated ;n
changing tax lists. As a matter of fact
the law should compel the board that
sits as q final reviewing body to give
intimation of what their idea of
value OF personal property was before
more than fifty counties make as many
values on property of the same class.
Then. too, much trouble and expense
could be averted by assessing real
property every two or three years in.
stead of every year.
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The modern and most effective cur
for constipation and all liver troubles
the famous little pills known AS De
Wits Little Early Risers.
Cook s. ODEE.
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500 Reward. &l~

n readers OF the paper will be pleas
ed TO learn that there is al least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure IN all its stages, and that is
catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure known TO the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a cons.itu
tionai disease. requires a constitutional
treatment. Hairs Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. thereby destroying the founda-
ton OF the disease, and giving the patti.
u strength by building up the con.
stitution and assisting nature in doing
it's work. The proprietors have SO much
faith in its curative powers, tia. they
offer One Hundred dollars for any case
It fails to cure. Send for list OF testi-
monials. Address,,
j r.. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo, O,
Sold by all druggists - cents.
Halls Family Pills are the lest,
Save doctors bills by giving Foley's
Honey and Tar to infants and children
III Tune TO prevent pneumonia or croup.
which are fatal TO go many thousands
OF babies.
CHRIS. SCHUTZ.
Lewis Dennis, Salem, Ind, saws.
'hodol Dyspepsia Cure did me more
good than anything | ever took" II
i'Rests what you eat and can not helm
'ut cure dyspepsia and stomach troubles.
o,, 8 N--
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Chapped hands, 'cracked lips and
roughness OF the skin cured quickly by
banner Salve, most healing ointment in
the world.
CHRIS, SCHrTz
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DAILY LEADER.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5. 1900.
Official Paper Of CITY and COUNTY.
TBRNe OF SUBeCRIPTION
Wonderful changes take place in

j. F. STAHL, Proprietor.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
Chinese Superstition.

When General Grant was visiting
China, Chester Holcombe, for many
years secretary Of the American lega-
ton at Peking, secured for him privi-
lege never before that time accorded to
q foreigner, the privilege Of admission
into the sacred precincts of the Temple
of Heaven in Peking.
Now, 1t Is contrary to the settled be-
lief of the Chinese to admit a member
Of the female sex, old or young, even to
the temple ground, under any circum-
stances. 1t Is said that should a Chi
nese guard venture even to carry a
baby girl In his arms within the forbid
den lines he would probably be punish
ed with death. Not knowing Of these
restrictions, a number Of ladies in Gen.
eral Grants party ventured to follow
him when he visited the sacred edifice.
Realizing the seriousness of this ac-
ton, Mr.. Holcombe afterward apollo
gized to the emperor's representative
for the conduct Of his countrywomen
and was informed that the intrusion
would be overlooked, but must be kept
as secret as possible. for should the
populace learn of 1t an antiforeign out
break would be likely to follow. They
would not forgive such a pollution Of
their most sacred building.-Leslie's
Weekly.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
Made Fat by Water.

There is a six foot laundryman In
Norristown who weighs 300 pounds
1t is his own fault too.
when I was IS" he will explain sad
ly, ~ was like lead pencil. A thin
ner fellow you never saw. | heard
then that IL l wished to get fat
need only to drink. morning and even
Ing as much water as l could hold.
wanted very badly to get fat, so be-
gan this water treatment A pint or so
was at first my limit. and even that
would sicken me. but as time passed
my capacity became greater. Soon
could drink two or three quarts, and In
time l could as easily drink gallon.
Well, the result was excellent. I took
on flesh at great rate l got. too. so
that ! enjoyed my long night and
morning drinks. I would look forward
to my gallon draft all through the day.
When. after seven years, 1 had reach
ed the nice weight Of ITO pounds, !
decided to stop the treatment. But,
alas, couldn't The long habit had
grown too strong. II had made me a
slave. And ever since have been
drinking. night and morning. gallon
of water-I do enjoy II so--and every
year | taken on from Is to 20 pounds.
Finally. guess. I'll bust. ."-Philadel-
phia Record.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
His Plain story Won.

An ungroomed man slouched up to
Smith In Farnum street the other day
and accosted him as follows:
''Say, mister, IL was to tell you that
! wanted a quarter to get a square
meal you'd think I wanted 1t to buy
whisky, wouldn't your
That's exactly what would think"
replied Smith.
And IL l said I wanted q quarter to
buy whisky you'd say you didn't pro-
pose to encourage the drink habit.
wouldn't your
That's what I'd say"
And II said I wanted a quarter to
buy food for a starving wife and IL
children you'd think I was a liar.
wouldn't your
II would"
We'll, say, mister, want a quarter
to pay for having me mother-in- laws
trunk hauled to the depot. Do l get
itr
Smith effected a compromise by part
Ing with q dime.-Omaha World Her
aid.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11

Probably most writer's of serial sto-
ries are familiar with the sensation Of
receiving letters of com mendation or
disapproval from interested readers
who are following up the stories as
they appear in their regular weekly or
monthly installments. Occasionally
some curious person asks for private
Information as to what the outcome is
to be, while others offer suggestions
as to the disposition to be made of the
villain or express fear that the au-
thor Is to marry the hero to the wrong
woman.
The writer Of serial story In one Of
the popular magazines few years ago
received the following letter from an
indignant reader The names are
changed for obvious reasons:
Dear sir-I take the liberty Of telling you that
] regard your Simeon Stacy" now running
through The Blank Magazine. As a little the thin
nest novel have read. Furthermore. the prin-
cfpal character in the story. to whom you give
the title role. 50 to speak. Is so thoroughly de-
testable man that I have taken the most ef-
fective means in my power to show my contempt
for him by changing my name-which happened
to be the same as his--to something a. unlike It
- possible. Yours truly, ANDREW JACOBSON,
Formerly Simeon Stacy
Youths Companion.
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WY !. !. Called D.teA oa..

When Ben. Butler was endeavoring
to get the Union gunboats up the
James, he found the water in the bend
at Dutch Gap too shallow to let them
pass, to say aothing Of the fact that
the ConfedeSates had erected two or
three batteries along the bend in order
TO give him warm reception. So he
went ahead and cut a canal across the
neck and suddenly, instead Of being
13 miles from Richmond, he was only
six. Ever since that time the canal
has been used, and the government
now considers II the channel Of the
river and keeps 1t in shape. The plan
tations along the land were thus sud.
denly drained Of their very lifeblood
and have naturally fallen into decay.
The place is called Dutch Gap be-
cause at this spot, in early colonial
days, a Dutchman worked a very
smooth game upon the unsuspecting
Indian. The Dutchman wagered the
indian that he could beat him padding
q canoe around the bend. The Indian
took him up on the instant and gave
him mile the. start They started
just above the bend, the Indian a mile
behind, and when the Dutchman reach
ed the neck he jumped on shore, grab
bed his canoe out of the water, ran
across to the other side with IT. drop
ped 1t into the water again and calmly
awaited the arrival of the astonished
Indian. who had padded frantically
around the bend in the endeavor to
catch up with him. What the wager
was Is not recorded, but the Dutchman
doubtless got possession of 100000 or
100000 acres Of land as result Of the
trick.-Cor. Chicago Record.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
n. Ar.h.. P.rlor.

A woman traveller In Egypt is amaz-
ed at the dearth of the natives house
hold goods, says correspondent Of the
Chicago News. There is little furniture
because the Arab needs little. His life
Is spent out of doors, and he can sleep
in any handy gutter as peaceably and
happily as a child, while most Of his
meals are eaten In the open air.
In one exceptionally luxurious house.
that of charwoman, the traveller
found a parlor. 1t was regarded as n
sort Of shrine by Fatima. She had
made it a fetch, devoting to it's embel-
lishment all the money she could spare
and sacrificing to 1t even her children's
wants. The visitor was shown through
a broken down doorway into a squalid
passage, where two rooms at either
end revealed perspectives of greater
squalor beyond. Children teemed from
every entrance.
door had TO be unlocked. 1t was a
brand new Birmingham lock. Distant
Manchester had supplied carpet blaz-
ing with roses and small cretOn cur
talns Of brilliancy to match. Such
things are In Cairo called "fellah" (vul-
gar). as none but fellahin are found
to be purchasers Of them, but poor Fa-
tima's horrors are not yet quite cata-
logued. From some common shop In
the Muski she had captured two or
three glass vases, and In them--the last
touch Of triumph-were artificial flow-
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
A Historic Die.

On the desk of the secretary Of one
Of the oldest copper manufacturing
firms In this city is steel die which
has served as paperweight for 35
years. and the coins struck of by II arc
now, for the most part, In the hands Of
collectors. This die was used for strik,
Ing copper tokens which symbolized
the contest between President Andrew
Jackson and the old United States bank
of Philadelphia In 1882. The engraving
on the die represents President Jack
son, sword In hand and apparently
standing In a money chest. Around the
central figure Is stamped Jackson's ex-
preston, Il take the responsibility"
which arose out Of his controversies
with the bank.
When this die was made. the prede-
cessors Of the present company not
only manufactured copper wire. but
also made special feature of copper
coins, chiefly for South American couu
tries and for private business firms
which made a practice of issuing their
own copper coins to be redeemed by
them afterward. During the civil war
and just preceding II many private cor.
porations issued tokens which circu-
lated as pennies, and some of them are
now worth a great many times their
original value to collectors. New York
Sun.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11

am quite well aware that there are
objections to hospital rhips In the trop-
les. When they are noored, there Is
the burning question Of bilge water
will not discourse on the subject Of
bilge water, as inexperience thereof
might make the explanation weari-
some. Any one acquainted with the
bilgs water question knows It is Of en-
crossing interest. Bilge is a prince
among smells, and II you have ever
fallen under Its power you will always
think that every terrific thing In smells
Is a manifestation Of bilge water.
! remember on one occasion when on
board a moored hulk, not hospital
ship, smelling In the evening some
thing that called for mention. so I
mentioned 1t. "Oh," said my COM
panions, more under the sway of bilge
water than l was, from their greater
knowledge OF Its power ''it's only our
bilge water" In the morning we found
1t was the rotting carcass of an ele-
and now hung In the mooring chain.
After considerable time was spent
In getting rid Of the carcass I said,
"For goodness sake, gentlemen. stir
up your bilge water, and let the smells
fight IL out together while we go
ashore for spell" "No." said my
companions, terror stricken at the sug
gestion. "You do not know our bilge
water when its backs up. II would
stretch you II you were half way
across Africa. This elephant is mere
lavender water to It,"
This was more dreadful bilge water
than a hospital ship would have. Still.
though bad, bilge water Is not neces-
sarily fatal under proper management
--Chambers' Journal.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
[Oct. l1-Nov. II
Notice of Sealed Bids.

Notice 10 hereby given that up to i2 O'Clock m.
on Thursday, Nov. 9Th, 1900, sealed bids win be
received at the once Of the county auditor, in the
court house in the city Of Brookinge, for the sup
erintendency Of the county poor farm for the year
beginning January 1st, 1901. Bids must state the
Notice 10 also given that the applicant must
furnish at his own personal expense oil extra
help or assistance needed in conducting the farm
and poor asylum In . creditable and satisfactory
manner.
Board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids,
Datei 81 Brookings, 8. D., this 9Th day Of Octo-
bsr, 1900.
L. H. STORGAARD,
County Auditor.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11

"A funny thing occurred here the
other day." said barber as he was
putting the finishing touches on q hair
cut. "a fellow came in to be shaved
who was somewhat under the infiu-
ence Of intoxicants. He took his place
in the chair, and all proceeded well till
had shaved one side of his face, when
he stopped me.
Hold on he cried. 4 want this
thing 'splained.'
II asked him what was the matter.
and he replied: There's fly on my
cheek. and you have shaved the lather
and whiskers OF. but the fly didn't
move. Now. what's the mazxer with
him7
81 told him there was no fly on him.
but he pointed to the mirror and said:
You think can't see him. I amt SO
drunk that can't see hy.'
II turned to the glass, and there
stood the fiy on the mirror and In such
q position that from my customers
range Of vision It seemed TO be on his
cheek. He afterward said that he had
felt that ny tickling him all the time
and wondered how l could shave un-
der It and not cut Its legs of."-London
Tit-B Bits.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11

When Joe Chamberlain entered the
house Of commons. he was anxious to
try his oratorical powers. A certain
leading politician, who was plotting a
bill through the house, was approached
by one Of Mr.. Chamberlain's friends.
who said:
Chamberlain would like to speak on
the bill. Can you give him chanceY'
well, you know. think 1t would
not do. He's q new member, and no
body knows what the dickens he might
say"
Time went on. Chamberlain gained
ground-became a power In parlia-
ment The leading politician, on the
contrary, had made series Of blunders
which had imperiled his position. An
election was imminent. Forgetting his
previous record, he thought that IL he
could get Mr.. Chamberlain to speak for
him he would strengthen his position.
He. therefore. applied to the right hon.
orable gentleman.
The latter calmly surveyed him
through his eyeglass and said:
"Well, you know, think II would
not do. am new member. and no
body knows what the dickens I might
sayy'
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11

ConfAAring the freedom Of the play
house. on playwrights and men Of let
ters was common In Garrick's day, and
withous doubt the good natured man
ager was often pestered for the same
favor by persons who had no such
claim. It'was evidently Garrick's Gus
tom to give tickets Of admission, per
manent orders, to those whom he de-
sired to honor. 1t is recorded that the
Irish writer, Murphy, annoyed at what
he thought Ill treatment or neglect, re-
turned the ticket with the words, "As
/ do not foresee any further occasion
for this obliging passport, am not
willing to trespass too long upon your
civility."
Garrick's answer was such as to re-
nect the greatest possible credit upon
himself: IF you choose to relinquish
your right to the freedom of Drury
Lane playhouse, you certainly will do
as you please. But without the ticket,
I imagine, Mr.. Murphy will find the
doors open to him, as usual, and be Ii
further known to you. sir, that as
thought you were above an undue in
fluence never meant the ticket as
the least tie upon the liberty Of your
pen or conversation"
1t may be safely inferred that Gar
rick presented the same permanent
passport to his gruff but faithful
friend. DR.. Johnson. 1t Is hardly too
much to say that the great players
generosity was as notable as his act
ing, and his acting was probably such
a. the world has never surpassed.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
Chinese Porcelain.

Chinese porcelain was common In
Europe for 400 years before German
potter succeeded In finding out the
process Of making II. This Chinese
pottery Is scattered all over the world
and everywhere valued. but nowhere
was the distribution more curious than
In western Canada. Early In the nine
teenth century Chinese junk was cast
away on the Pacific coast Of America
Just south Of Vancouver island. and its
cargo Of willow pattern plates fell into
the hands OF the Hudson Bay compa-
ny's officers. Still in the remotest trad
ing posts Of the fur traders q few fne
specimens remain.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
How Fo.e. &c, RIA OF rle,,.

BY an old hunter and naturalist Of To-
cal repute story has been told here
confirming as absolutely true and trust
worthy the published account, which
has had few believers until now, Of
how foxes rid themselves of feas. The
fox, according to the book narrative.
simply backs slowly into a stream Of
water with portion Of the pelt Of a
rabbit In his mouth after the fox has
mace meal off the rabbit The water
drives the fieas first up the fox's legs
and then toward his head and finally
out on the piece of rabbit fur, and then
the fox drops the fur, and his pests are
done for.
The local hunter and naturalist re-
ferred to, strange to say. had never
heard or read this story when he told
Of the actions of the fox which he OBJ
served In the waters Of the Patapsco
river. The little animal, he stated,
backed into the river slowly with so
much deliberation that he wondered
what II meant. 1t carried something
he did not know what-in Its mouth
and dropped the something when out
In deep water. Then the fox hurried
away. The object left fioated near to
the observer, and he hauled it ashore
with a stick. Fleas literally swarmed
through the object, which was found to
be a bit of raw rabbit fur. The OBJ
server had puzzling mystery explain
ed to him. He says his admiration for
the shrewdness of the fox grows more
and more as he grows older and learns
his Baltimore Sun.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11
wants . Diagran.

THAT Fuddlethwait girl makes the
fiattest remarks Of anybody ever
saw. And people laugh at them too.
I can't understand It. 1t must be be-
cause she has money"
"What's she been saying nowT'
II was telling her the other evening
that my parents had l3 children"
YES"
"well, she looked at me awhile and
said, oh. are you the thirteenth Then
everybody snickered. Now, will You
kindly tell me what there was funny
about that tY'-Chicago Times Herald.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-11

II must insist" declared Diana. who
was the acknowledged leader of the
Olympian woman's Suffrage party,
'.that the purity of the ballot would be
conserved by allowing us to vote"
Nonsense" protested Mercury, lead
er of the opposition. You wouldn't be
able to control the Muse of History.
She's natural born repeater "-Phila.
delphia Press.