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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
Mrs. Bowser said no more. She knew
for our piano

Mrs. Bowser said no more. She knew
that piano would be moved If it took
twenty horses to GO 1t, and she finished
her meal in silence and wondered what
the damages would amount to. Mr..
Bowser eXpatiated at length on acous-
tics and the benefits to be derived by a
student Of them. and as dinner was
ended he removed his coat and vest,
collar and cnffs, and stood in the mid
die of the room and said:
Its no wonder there is a discord.
The tones of the piano strike the wall
and rebound. We have got the book
case where the piano ought to be. I'll
make the change In five minutes"
But you ought to have help" pro.
tested Mrs. Bowser.
"Never mind the help. The first thing
IL to haul that bookcase out of the
way. You'd better take care Of that
blamed old cat or she'll get hurt"
II was an old fashioned bookcase
with a couple of hundred books in 1t.
Instead of removing the books. Mr..
Bowser tackled the job at wholesale.
and of course he hadn't got the thing
fairly clear Of the wall, where 1t had
rested for years, when a caster fell out
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
He Wanted TO Explain.

The man UP by the front door of the
car was badly bowlegged, but no one
had noticed it as he entered, and the
fact would have entirely escaped OBJ
servation had he not suddenly queried
Of the passenger on his left:
"You noticed my legs, of courser'
'Not particularly" was the reply.
81 thought l saw you squirting. Ny
legs are bowed"
''Sorry to hear it."
"But 1 want you to know how It
came about" continued the man. 81
wasn't born this way"
"NoT
''No, sir, l wasn't 1t has all come to
me from having to hitch along on the
kitchen roof and climb through a win
dow when the old woman locks me out
of nights, and I want the blame placed
where it belongs"
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
sufficient to give you most
delicious tea biscuit using
Royal Baking Powder as di-
rected. A pure, true leavener.


II have never been able to compre-
hend," said a veteran numismatist,
'why so many Americans should be-
lieve that a vast amount of i'll luck CEN
ters around the number 13.
'Srhe commonest of all our silver
coins Is the 25 cent piece. In the words
quarter dollar are 13 letters. Thirteen
letters compose e Pluribus Unum. In
the tail Of the eagle are 13 feathers and
in the shield are 13 lines. There are 13
stars and 13 arrowheads, while If you
will examine the bird through a micro
scope you will find 13 feathers in his
winpn
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
THE BOWSERS' PIANO
THE OLD MAN DISLlkES THE WAY
MRS. eoWSeR HANDLES IT.
He Indulges In q Lecture on Acous-
tics and Comes to Grief In Turning
Things Upside Down Trying to Lo-
cate the Alleged Discord.

Copyright. 1901, by G. B. Lewisl
Not being much Of a musician, and
knowing that Mr.. Bowser has no love
for the strains Of piano, Mrs. Bowser
seldom touches the instrument when
he Is about. The other evening, how
ever, he came home to find her play
Ing, and after a minute she saw him
look up at the ceiling, at the opposite
wall and around the room in an inquir-
Ing sort Of way, and she instinctively
felt that something was about to hap
pen. He had nothing to say just then,
but at the dinner table he suddenly
paused with knife in one hand and fork
In the other to observe:
ut is singular thing, a mighty sim
gular thing, and l can't understand
how l have neglected it,
What is itT' she queried.
I'VE have lived in this house for ten
years, and for ten years we have had
a piano, and yet l have paid no atten-
ton to the matter of acoustics. 1t was
only this evening that | felt the dis
cord"
as there anything wrong with the
piano?"
Perhaps not; but it must be moved
at once to different position. We will
experiment little and correct the dis
cord. As J. said, / can't understand
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
HE WAS REFEREE.
But Now Wishes That He Had Ne~er
Taken the Job.

nut Now Wishes That He Had Never
Taken the Job.
mo, l didn't run against a load of
hay" said the man with Il black eye.
1T was worse than that. / had three
hours to wait in a Connecticut town
the other day, and while l was wait
ing some fellers got up a running race
and asked me to act as referee"
"And you didn't know any better p
asked the man with the broken nose.
"Not then. l even thanked 'em for
the honor shown me, and | have no
doubt that l looked very dignified and
important over It,"
well, the race was run?"
at was"
"And you made a decision?"
81 did. Yes, one of the runners came
out ten feet ahead, and of course I de-
cided in his favor"
"And thenT
"Why, the other six hoped on to me,
Of course, and a part of the result is
before you. Yes, sir, they licked blazes
out Of me and left me for dead, and the
next crowd that wants to honor me will
see me growing wings to fly out of IT."
M. QUAD.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26

piano across the street. Not word
was said for long minute. Then Mrs.
Bowser softly observed:
"You will find the arnica on the
mantel in my room, and IL you will give
your back a good rubbing and get into
bed I'll fix up the bookcase with the
help of the cook"
MIR. Bowser looked at her with an Ice
cold glare, and once or twice he open
ed his mouth as If to speak, but pres
emily he got to his feet in weary way,
made faint kick at the cat, and went
creeping up stairs like a man who had
40 further interest in life. M. QUAD.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
Pressed Flower,

Several methods Of preserving the
natural color Of pressed flowers have
been suggested, but the best, it is said,
Is that used in the New York Botanical
garden. After the specimens have been
put under pressure for day or two
they are laid In papers heated a. the
sun, and this is repeated until the dry
ing is completed. This, 1t is said, pre-
serves the colors perfectly.-New York
Journal.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
Rock-a-Bye Baby

These are sweet words, but how much
pain and suffering they used to mean. It's
different now. Since Mothers Friend has
been spared much Of the anguish, Of child
birth. Mothers Friend Is q liniment to b
applied externally. Il 70 rubbed thoroughly
great strain comes they respond quickly and
easily without pain. Mothers Friend b
At this time do moro harm than good. u .
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26

Society apd Geperal Directory.
BR00KIMGS and BROOkINSS COUNTY.
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION.

Two bakeries.
Two dentists.
One state bank.
Seven churches.
Five physicians.
Five good hotels.
-Four drug stores
Six grain elevators
One national bank.
Three barber shops
Excellent drainage.
One steam laundry.
BroolSings Hospital.
Two machine shops.
Two cigar factories
Three lumber yards.
One Chinese laundry.
Three weekly papers,
First Regiment Band.
Railroad eating house.
Fine lake near the city
Best schools in the state.
City of beautiful homes.
One first-class creamery.
Good water near surface.
Glove and mitten factory,
Local telephone exchange.
State Agricultural college.
Tidball Medicine Company.
$2O,OO Presbyterian church
Brookings Land & Trust Co,
Three thousand inhabitants.
Splendid resort for sportsmen.
Waterworks for fire protection.
one monthly periodical-college.
Long distance telephone system.
incorporation three miles square,
United States Experiment Station
One bnilding and loan association.
Cornell Hose & Garment Supporter;Co.
Railroads running east, west and north.
FIGURING mill with capacity OF 100 barrels.
oooo sewerage system in business portion
over nve hundred scholars in public schools
Electric lights owned and controlled by the
,ity.
Five hundred students at Agricultural col.
ege.
Abstract and title guaranty company-in.
,orporated.
$4,000 invested in buildings and improve.
nents in two years
Fine brick public school building cost $4,000
Ia rooms-finest in the state.
County seat Brookings counby-fne court
louse, jail and sheriff's residence. PopuIa-
ion OF county 5000.
Surrounded by the best farming and graz.
ng lands in South Dakota-where crops are
III e and water plenty.
Masonic bodies: Commandery, Council,
,hapter, Blue Lodge and Eastern Star. odd
Fellows: Encampment, Subordinate and
A. o. U. w. and Degree Of Honor.
iodern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors.
Royal Arcanum. National Aid Association.
dystic Circle. g. A. r. and Woman's Relief
,orps, Knights of the Maccabees.
Beautiful trees dot the prairie in every di.
ection and the city presents a charming ap.
matted as 1t is in the midst OF fine
rowth of shade and ornamental trees.
'rookings invites manufacturing enterprises,
houses and business Of all kinds.
Ter citizens are ready and willing to encour-
ge and assist every helpful industry,
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
GeOrgIe,s Douhts.

can't see, for the life of me, why people should
be good
And always try to do the things the Bible says
they should.
Ny ma she's always tellin' me that II I'm wick.
ed
Won't never have a harp to twang nor Live up in
the sky;
But Uncle william died last month, and, oh, he
used to swear ~
And IL he ever went to church. why, no one saw
him there;
Still, when they had the funeral and when the
preacher prayed
He spoke about the golden harp thst Uncle vii.
liam played,
And then he told US how
Contented Uncle william Is,
Up there with those white wings Of HIS,
Cause he's In heaven now.
Pa used TO tell Us all about the way old Briggs
would cheat
And gouge the poor and take the shoes right of
the orphans feet;
He wouldn't pay his taxes, and he took the Wild
ow's mite
At least, heard pa telling ma he took the mite
all right
But when they had the funeral the church was
crowded. and
The preacher said he'd gone away to join the
angel band;
He trembled when he spoke about "the one
who'd gone before
To live in everlasting bliss upon that shining
Shore
And then he told US how
Contsnted the old skinfint 70
VITA that nice golden harp Of his,
'Cause he's In heaven now.
Chicago Record Herald
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
Preliminary Understaniinp.

Mallory-After we are married, Ma
rie, you must never hesitate to ask
me when you want money.
Marie-No. indeed, Mallory, and l
hope that you will never hesitate about
giving 1t to me.-Brooklyn Life.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26

II have always declared" she timidly
said, that / would never marry any
one but man of high BIRTH"
"Then," he answered with the con-
fidence born Of certainty, I'm the one
for you. My parents had a fat on the
thirteenth floor at the me."-Chicago
Record Herald.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
names you Indians
give each other-Spot-
ted Tail, Red Dog and
all that. Now, what
name would you give
me If 1 were an Indi-
an?
Chief Jim - Umph!
Big Injun call you Fat
Head!-Chicago News.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
He Kent Hi..

"She said you were going to kiss me, y
she asserted
"Quite right" he answered, "but you
said you would be very angry, and 7
am too much Of gentleman to do any
thing Objectionable"
"A gentleman" she retorted. does
not break his word"
Then she got it.-Chicago Post. fsI
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
His Refusal.

"That man once offered me money
for my vote" remarked the practical
politician.
"And you refused It with scornY
81 did. My conscience wouldn't per-
NIT me to take it. 1t wasn't more than
half of what is customarily paid, and
/ couldn't have looked my fellow men,
bers of the legislature In the face IL I
had cut prices. Washington Star.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
Tho Point of XIexx-

what makes you think that authors
haven't any common sense?" asked one
publisher.
why" answered the other, 'if they
had, they wouldn't be authors, would
theyY'-Washington Star.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
Not IL They Read the p.n.r.

Mr.. Cozycorner--I ke Mr.. Ernest Sc
ton-Thompson, author Of animals
Have Known" has changed his nam
SMrs. Cozycorner-Won't that be ra
er confusing to the animals?--O.
State Journal.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
The Irrepres.ibIe YOUNGSTERS.

"Will you have another dish of ice
cream" asked the mother Of Johnnie.
whose place was across from the in
vited guest Johnny's mother was en-
tertaining that day.
well, yes; b'leeve WILL" said
Johnnie, "beins we don't have II.
more'n wunct year."-Ohio State
Journal
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
From the Other side.

rs there any message from my poor
husbandY" asked the widow.
There is,' replied the medium, "and
it's hot stuffw-Atlanta Constitution.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
Accuracy.


'Vhey tell me
you came out
of your recent
campaign with
colors flying"
said the friend.
81 d on t
know" answer
ed Senator Sor-
ghum. Maybe
you niSunder-
stoodhim. May
be you thought
he said 'colors'
when he said
dollars.
w a s hin gton
Star.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
One Kind of Wisdom.

"A wise man must know an awful
lot" suggested the little one.
Not necessarily" answered her fa-
ther. "a man is wise when he knows
how little he knows" ."-Cbicago Post.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26

Mamma-Well, did you tell God how
naughty you have been?
Lily-No, was ashamed. thought
1t had better not get out of the family.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26

Kerosene is excellent for a sewing
machine that has become gummed and
consequently runs hard. Oil every place
with the best kerosene oil, then wipe
the bearings carefully and oil with the
regular machine oil, and the result win
be surprising.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
As Uaual.

"Ah, WELL" she sighed, laying away
the book, "the romance Is ended.
They've got marriedw-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
Doesn't Get a Chance, of Course.

"Why is it." asked the observer of
events and things, that the man who
can speak seven languages doesn't
talk as much as his wife, who only
knows oneY'-Yonkers Statesman.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26

"Oh, mamma, look at the rabbitr' ex-
claimed little Margie as she watched
the peculiar twinkle Of the animals
features. Every time he smells any
thing he shutters with his nose"
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26

The Reason.
"Yes, he is an
absinth drink
er, but he is de-
voted to his
family"
"l' we read
that absinth
makes the heart
grow fonder. -
Chicago News.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26
A Hopeless Case.

"Are the Guggletons in such reduced
circumstances
"Oh, yes. Why, l understand they
are obliged to live within their In
come."-Life.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-12-26

Look at the pretty new moon, Fred
die" said a mother to her four-year-
old hopeful.
THAT amt no new moon" replied
the little fellow. 'gchat's an old broken
one. Chicago News.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-08
SUSPECTS BEING HELD.
Police Believe They Are Wanted in
Some Other CITY.

Y James Black. Clara smith and Joseph
Scoiield the three colored persons ar
rested on Wednesday OH suspicion OF
having been implicated in the Brooks
burglary, are still being held at police
HEADQUARTERS.
1t is understood that the police have
nothing on which they can hold the
trio for the Brooks burglary. They
are convinced. however, that they are
wanted in some other city for burg
larry. They have every appearance of
being professional crooks and their de-
scrlptions have been telegraphed 10 the
police departments of the principal cit
les in the East.
A number of pawn tickets from a
Philadelphia pawnshop We're found on
the woman. She made a desperate eff
fort TO do away with them and tried
to tear them UP when they were dis
covered but they were taken from her.
They call for a gold watch pawned for
$40. u number of cheaper articles of
iewelry and for several household ar
tcles.
Magistrate Milar said yesterday
that IL it is found that the trio is not
wanted in any other city he can still
commit them to the county Jail as sus
picous persons for period not longer
than six months. He claims this att
thority under that section of the sec
ond class city act governing police
magistrate tes which says that they
shall have power TO commit "suspic-
ious persons who can give no reason
able account of themselves"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-08
IN HONOR OF MRS. ROCHE.
Reception Given for Her in Alle-
gheny on Saturday.

Mrs. Catherine Roche, of this city,
department president of the Ladies of
the Grand Army of the Republic of the
state. is now making Il tour of inspec-
1ion of the various circles of the state.
The Pittsburg Dispatch has the follow
ing concerning a reception given in
honor of Mrs. Roche
THE reception given on Saturday
last by Mrs. Ellen $. Jones, of Frank
lin street, Allegheny, in honor of Mrs.
Catherine Roche, department president
of the Ladies of the Grand Army of
the Republic, was largely attended, al
most all of the circles in the two cities
and vicinity being represented. The
receiving party besides the hostess and
honor guest was composed of the past
department presidents of the order,
Mrs. Carrie V. Sheriff.. Mrs. Rachel
jDoran, Mrs. LYDIA Smith and Mrs.
Josie Slicler. Mrs. Alice Brown and
Mrs. May Ross presided over the tea
and refreshment tables. Among the
guests from a distance We're Mrs. Car
rie Waterhouse. Mrs. Louisa Kendig
and Mrs. Sarah Lex, of Philadelphia.
The parlors We're decorated with red
and white chrysanthelnums and roses.
and the dining room with red and white
carnations. Miss ELLA Irwin and Miss
Eta SrNecl rendered some delightful
piano and vocal solos during the at
ternoon and evening"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-08
STRIKE rs STILL ON.
And That Is About All That Can Be
Said About 1t.

Some more stoning of cars occurred
ON the newly-opened-u Green Ridge
Peoples line yesterday and last even-
ing. but 1t was not as general as the
day before and the only damage result
ing was a broken window Or two.
A stone thrown at II car on West
Lackawanra avenue yesterday after
noon struck a conductor in the head
and cut his scalp
Cars were run OIL the Petersburg.
Laurel Hill and Green Ridge suburban
lines after the theater last night, and
all three of them were comfortably
illed.
The strikers continue to meet with
encouraging success in the canvass for
donations. one committee that was
out yesterday reported subscriptions
amounting to $i5.1j received in three
quarters of an hour.
IN the December strike, the Brewery
Workers made IL s100 donation. and the
very next day the strike was settled.
Yesterday they made another donation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-08
MAX HERRING IN JAIL.
The Lunchman Charged with thu
Theft of SIT.

Max Herring, the man whose testi-
mony sent the redoubtable Jake" Ell
man to the county Jail and who has
been mixed up in as many criminal
cases in the last year as any man in
the county. was arrested yesterday at
the instance of Henry Harris, propri-
etor of the Coney Island lunch room on
Penn avenue, who charges him with
the larceny of $lI.
Herring has been employed by Harris
for several weeks past. The latter
claims that there was SIT in the cash
register on Wednesday night when he
left the place. Max got around early
yesterday morning as was his want
and went about his work as usual.
When Harris arrived and Went 10
the cash register he found it empty
lie accused Herring of having stolen
the money, but the latter denied that
he had been near the register. Harris
had II warrant for his arrest sworn
out before Magistrate Millar, and at
hearing held yesterday, the latter COM
mltted him to the county Jail in default
of $500 bail,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-08
HAS GONE on THE STAGE
Mrs. A. Oakley Hall Joins the Way
of the World" Company in New
York-Lived in Scranton.

| Mrs. A. Oakley Hall. widow of q for
mer mayor of New York. and for many
Years prominent in New York and Lon =
| don society. made her debut on the
| stage of the Victoria theater Monday
night III the role of Mrs. Young. the
stately wife of bishop, in Clyde
Fitch's play. "The Way of the World,
of which Miss Elsie DE Wolfe is the
STAR says the New York Journal.
MI. Fitch was about to cut the part
out of the play, owing to the difficulty
| OF finding woman who could appear
as Il grand dame among the guests
during the christening scene in the
fourth act. and carry on the imper-
sonation with the manner of one thor
oughly accustomed to feel at home in
such gatherings. Miss Elizabeth Mar
bury heard of his plight, and through
her Mrs. Hall was engaged.
"Although considerably past forty-
five years of age, Mrs. Hall has ell
tered Oh her work with enthusiasm,
and says she hopes to make a creditabe
success on the stage. She was II belle
in her youth. and is still handsome.
with Il gracious charm of manner that
added much to the interest of the story
Mrs. Hall was formerly Mrs. John
Noakes. of this city. She was born in
Olyphant. With reference to her debut
she said to a Journal reporter:
CONTRARY TO the usual experience Of beginners
was Rot nervous. In tact. / perfectly OBJ
lvious to the presence Of the audience. Every
thing had to do seemed So perfectly natural TO
me that ] simply went ahead with my work
as would have done had the christening been
real.
Tile suggestion that ! go Oh the stage vas
first made to Inc in England, several years aeo.
After the death of my first husband. Mr.. Noa:cs,
| marric,. Captain JOHN Clfo,dC!ilton, oi the
British amy, and lived with linn il England
ion humble! oi years lie died in this country,
and Mr.. Hall, who was warm friend OF his,
stood with me at his grave wien lie was buried.
This in 1852 OF couise, Nh Hall and /
had 10 thought of marriage then. but u few
years later we became Engaged, and i'll 1871 We
We're married in New Jelsc!.
My husband did not leave any property and
my own income is not large. Therefore, my
work the stage means bread and butter to
me, well rs artistic success After my hu,-
bands death | went to England Tor a time. and
among his old friends ] met many prominent
theatrical people, Many OF them suggested that
| go on the stage, and the kind OF part am
now taking always selected by these we'll
wishcrs the ono in which ought to succeed.
| came back TO New York last summer aud
met Miss Murbury and Stephen riske. the drl
matte critic. Through them secured an intro
duction to Mr.. Fitch and Miss De Wolfe and
finally this engagement