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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10
BANK OF BROOKINGS
New Home of That Popular Corporation
One of the Neatest and Most Conven.
lent Bank Buildings to be Found
Anywhere

AS predicted by the REGISTER over
year ago, the Bank of Brookings
now has a new home. During the
past season building has gone up on
the site OF the old one occupied by
that institution for So many years.
and it forms the chief building, in
point Of architectural beauty, now on
Main street.
The accompanying engraving gives
a good idea of its appearance. The
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10
Heat Radiation.

The tendency Of heat to diffuse itself
is effected by radiation, conduction and
convection. Nearly all dull and dark
substances are good radiators, while
bright, polished surfaces radiate badly.
Some substances conduct heat more
freely Than others, silver among the
metals being the best conductor, and
as unit Of measurement Is taken At
1000. Compared with silver as con-
ductor. gold Is 981, copper S45. zinc
641, tin 422, steel 397 and wrought iron
436. Glass. wood, gases, liquids and
resinous substances are bad conduct
ors. Water Is such poor conductor
that II heat Is applied to the top II win
boil at the top. while the bottom will
remain cold. - Newcastle NnglaDd
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10
PAID FOR THE PICTURES.


where the Money Came FROM That
Settled the Bfll.
"For diplomatic kindness win never
forget one man." remarked q well
known sportsman OF Pittsburg. "He
certainly knew how to do the right
thing, and although 1t didn't cost him
anything II helped q crowd OF rs out
of an embarrassing predicament for
the time. A party Of young fellows.
myself In the number. were camping
years ago on the Beaver river. not Tar
from Rock point None Of NJ had much
money after getting our outfit and the
farmers got about all that was left
in exchange for milk and butter. One
day three Of MS decided to 60 up to the
picnic grounds, and, just as luck would
have 1t, we met a crowd OF girls from
our own town. 1t was happy meet
ing all around until some fool girl
suggested that we all get our pictures
taken. To save our lives. the three 0f
us boys couldn't have raised total Of
10 cents. but like true soldiers OF for
tune we decided to go ahead and trust
w iuSh " hbSCt Vic ooiSatfOns
THE artist eyed us rather queerly
and our hearts began to fall. After 3
whispered consultation ] was delegated
to take him aside and negotiate with
him. was authorized to stake every
thing we had, even down to our good
Eames. stated the case. briefly but
eloquently. and must have made o
good impression. for. when had fin
ished. he said 1t would be all right.
The strangest part Of 1t all to ma was
when he handed me dollar bill.
81 know how II il myself he said
You want to put up bluff before
these girls. Just hand me the dollar
for the pictures when I'm through.
THAT was what pleased me. and I
flashed that bill before the girls with
the air of magnate. 1t was Just .
month later that learned from .
brother Of one Of the girls that they
had noticed our worried looks and had
forestalled us by paying the pho
tographer the dollar hourishe6 50
proudly Pittsburg News.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10

bAtb ThE DkACON.
hev bin told within the last two hours,
lies a poor old sufferin woman, the
widder Of Tom Jackson. She needs
food, fuel and medicine and has need
ed 'em for days, but now that we hev
come to know II the heart of Jericho
will give mighty responsive throb
and hasten to relieve her case"
There was "A good deal Of surprise
over the statement, and everybody had
said how sorry he was when Deacon
Spooner raped for order and said:
"Jerichoians, when Jabez Thomas
talks about the charity of this commu-
nifty he makes a strong p'int--a mighty
strong pint We all knew Tom Jack
son for an honest, hardworkin man.
and his widder shall not appeal to us
In vain. / for one shall esteem II a
privilege to contribute to her benefit.
Let us hear from Enos Williams"
Enos rose up and said that he used
to go fishin with Tom Jackson and
that had he known of his widder bein
hard up he would hev divided his last
turnip with her. She was a good wom-
an and woman respected by all, and
too much could not be done, for her.
As soon as reachin home he would send
his wife over to see what could be
done, and of course his wallet was
wide open for contributions. Hezekiah
Dawson wanted to say few words
also. He begun to talk about the dis
covery Of America and the pilgrim IA
thers, but Deacon Spooner choked him
on and got him down to the outbreak
Of the civil war. He'd hev hung on
there II he hadn't bin logged ag'in, and
ii was a quarter Of an hour before he
got around to say that he was awful
sorry for the Widder Jackson and want
ed to be one of the first to prove his
big heartedness. Four or five others
had their say, and then Henry Schem-
erhorn held up paper and said:
"As take II, we are all of Us ready
and willin to make up little purse for
the sufferin widderw
1--WE arer called everybody at once.
"Then there's nuthin to prevent. Be
In as Jebez Thomas was first TO make
known the case, he should hev the
honor Of bein the first to put his name
down on this paper"
Jabez hung back. He said he was
only a humble citizen and didn't want
to put himself forward over others.
While his heart throbbed and bled and
bobbed around. he'd give way to Dea-
con Spooner and come In second.
Gentlemen" said the deacon as he
looked around In a lonesome way. Il
hev bin a resident of Jericho less than
20 years. and | don't want to assume
the privilege of an old pioneer. It's an
honor to head that paper, but dasn't
claim II when so many better and old
er citizens are before me. don't want
to hurt nobody's feelin's by boostin one
man over another, but II do seem to
me, under all the circumstances, that
Squar Joslyn is the man to write his
name first of anybody In Jericho"
The squar was red In the face as he
rose up. and he didn't look bit pleas
edfas be said:
"While i may be the oldest resident
Of Jericho, nobody has ever heard me
brag Of 1t or thrust myself forward on
that account In signin papers Of this
sort hev allus bin satisfied to come In
sixth or seventh, and 1t shall be 90 In
this case. Ny heart Ia open, and my
wallet Is open, but I'd suggest that
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10

the clear aud is lifted with the best
that money could buy. Everything is
new, modern and convenient. Tiled
floors, frescoed walls and steel ceiling
decorated in bronze, oak doors set
with plate glass, oak castings and
counters with furniture to match,
make a picture which an artist can
contemplate with keen enjoyment,
while the business man views and ad-
mires the conveniences and substan-
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10
OPERATION AVOIDED.

October I2th, 1895 ! wrote you for the FIRST
nme, says Mrs Alice T. Shipley. of West Point,
naidin Co, Ky, aWas very i'll, confined to my
20 20 most OF the time had no appetite, pains in
kn ovsry, could rest only on one side without
Inering most excruciating pains. Was per-
- wreck physically. ! underwent an examin-
s9on ~ py one OF the most prominent physicians
" louisville, Ky. He pronounced my case
\. omor nor Of the stomach and advised me TO return
N N Two weeks and have an operation performed
ny husband had such dread of the knife
nat ne prevailed on me to try DR.. Pierce's medi-
1nes took seven bottles of Favoritc Pre-
enpton' and two vials Of Pellets which
saIsa M me OF constipation Have not taken any
ss.ne M.ocine since the last Of February I now
susno TO all my housework cook. wash, iron
NJ sSa sew Tor family Of SIN. Many have been
~ sseo Sc oy me to try your treatment, aud great
are the benefits derived
H. Piercc's Pleasant Pellets are Of
great benefit in connection with rFa-
sorite Prescription y when the use Of Q
Axative medicine is indicated.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10
A SPASM OF CHARITY
IT OPENED THE HEARTS AND PURSES
OF THE JERlcHolANs.

ZAP Perkins, Pastmaster, Tells How
the Contribution For the Needy
widow Was started and How Ii
Was Abruptly Closed by . Report
From Lish Billings.
copyright. 1900. by C. B. Lewis.l
The Widder Jackson, relict of Tom
jackson, had been one Of us in Jericho
for Is years. She managed somehow
to take care Of herself until a long, lin
germ sickness came, and even then
she suffered for care rather than let
anybody know Of her situation. 1t
leaked out. however, and Jabez Thorn
as was one Of the first to hear of II.
He dropped into the postoffice one
evenin and told about 1t and then said
to the crowd:
"Feller Citizens-If Jericho has per-
ticker strong pint, it Is charity. No
man, woman or child ever yit called
upon her In vain. 1t has bin our pride
and our boast that we was communi-
ty with heart to feel for the sorrers
of others. Up there on the hill, as
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10

tial appearance Of everything.
An oak counter runs the entire
length of the room from front to rear
and is surmounted by a beautiful
chipped glass top with oxidized cop
per bars and has for its base polished
Tennessee granite blocks.
Opening of this room to the rear
is the directors room, l4xl8 in the
clear, and like the other is thing Of
beauty. A long oak table occupies
The center of the room and its other
furniture are leather bottom easy
chairs used by the board when In ses-
sion and hy business men when enjoy
ing confidential chat with the presi-
dent.
A small bedroom and large vault
are the other rooms on this floor and
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10
NEW BANK OFFICERS.
At n Recent Meeting ofths Bank Of Brook.
ings Directors Geo. Morehouse was
Elected President and II. n.
Reeves Cashier.

At a meeting OF the board OF d.
rectors ~ the Bank OF Brookings
Tuesday evening very important
change was made in its officers;
George Morehouse was elected presi-
dent and f. II. Reeves. formerly Of
the Bank of Estelline. cashier.
This bank is the Oldest financial in
stitution in the county and, In fact,
was one of the very first business es-
Establishments founded in the city Of
BrnnkinvS. II was established In 1880
with W. II. Morehouse, president; r.
II. Williams, vice.president; and Geo.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10

Campbell Co, Va uf
feel that it has cured
me. l had been In
poor health for four
years. Suffered great
" with my right side,
also with bearing
down pains, and my
n eTves W ere in A
dreadful state. After
using four bottles OF
your Favorite Pre-
scription I am now
well. l am the mother
Of two children. With
the first child I suffer
edtwenty-eight hours,
....5 with the second I
used your medicine,
and was sick only
three hours, 7 believe
DT. Pierce's Favorite
-. 49,. A. - - 4,
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10
Notice.

All those having an account with
the old firm Of Laird, Norton Co. are
required to call and settle same at
once, 80 they have gone out Of bust.
ness. e. N. LAIRD,
Manager.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10

THE BRoOKINGs LAND 4 TRUST co.
This company, OF which Mr.. More.
house is the secretary and treasurer,
occupies the second floor nf the bank
building. Entrance is gained az the
right OF the building and an easy
flight Of stairs lands YOU into large
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10
Too Hurried.

A 'tenderfoot" who was trying his
luck on a western ranch was ct frst
horrifed by the table etiquette which
prevailed among his associates.
One day his feelings evidently came
90 near the surface that . cowboy
whose performances with table knife
of unusual size had aroused the ten
derfoofs amazement, paused with an
other knifefui Of food half way to his
lips.
whats the matter?" inquired the
cowboy with disconcerting promptness.
IN the tone Of one who means to be
answered.
"Ah-er-nothing." hastily responded
the tenderfoot.
Look here" cried the cowboy, with
an accompanying thnmp OF his un-
occupied hand on the table. II want
you to understand that I've got man
ners, but haven't time 10 use 'em--
that's allr'-Youth's Companion.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10

pest medicine in the world for suffering females.
= wish you great success, and hope that God
win bless you IN your noble work.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10

w ohe
-, There are
hairs and be d 8
plenty. i,
Just suppose the
Egyptian taskmas-
rs, when they
made the required
Iaily tale of bricks
ar the uttermost
. human strength,
ad said to the
toiling sla yes,
Don't hurry, take
rest every now
Ind then II / y
hon't forget that
Iour tale of bricks
must be ali right
y night or else
HERE IL b e
roubie. !"
There's the fact.
There are the days
Ruties to be got
khrough and the
women who 6dn
Jest may not. The
ro,uap Who when
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10
.HOUSEvORK

rom the view point OF the average man
very easy. The wife is right at'home.
her own mistress. She can sit
kssn and rest any time. She can even
4. 70 bed for a nap if she feels like it.
E,s can order her household affairs just
1 suit her own convenience. II she
Ioesn't feel equal to doing work to-day,
ke can do it tomorrow.
That's the beautiful theory. She can
IN and rest. She can lie down. Why
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10
GREAT GRATITUDE.

swords cannot express how grateful am for
your kind advice and your Favorite Prescrtp-
tou, writes Mrs. d. b. Barricks, of Perrows,
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10

the basement is occupied by the heat
plant and cisterD. The entire build
ing, upstairs and down, is heated by
hot water aud lighted by electricity.
Telephone conr ecuons are had with
all parts OF the city and state. In
fact it would be hard to find more
complete banking establishment any
where. There are larger ones, but for
beauty and convenience H. has few SUI
periors.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-01-10
sometir,ses.

"Do you subscribe to this statement
that a woman ought to look up to her
husbandT inquired Mr.. Meekton's
wife.
"Well, Henrietta" be answered eau
tiouely, II do think that when there II
any picture, hanging or anything lika
that going on In the house it's = mans.
duty to assume the position of periloua
responsibility q the tor % thA nteDx
ladder. Nv ashin&ton Star.
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-27

1 larger area than France. The number
 of inha bitants was estimated by Stan
 ley to be 29,0O0,o0O. That this is a
 minimum is the opinion of Gov. Gen. | Wahis, who visited the Upper Congo | and obtained statistics from govern ment agents stationed there. The people are unevenly distributed. Tracts almost destitute of population
 are adjacent to crowded districts. The largest village in the Free State is Nmtomba, with population of 10000. The general preference, seems to be for the forests rather than the river banks as dwelling places.
 During it's course the Congo river changes it's name many times, but MT. Stanley traced and identified it all the way. The Lualabo-Kongo, inter rupted by cataracts and rapids, flows northward from the lake region to about two degrees north of the equa- tor, where many islands stud the broad stream, ten miles wide. Then it's course changes many times. In the great basin between east longi- tude 26 degrees and east. longitude IF degrees, through which it flows, the river has an uninterrupted course of 1,4Oo miles, with magnificent af1uents. From here it descends by about 30 falls and flowing rapids to a great river between the falls of Yelaia and the Atlantis. From the ChibaIe mountains to it's mouth the length is 2,9O0 miles. Stanley states that by it's numerous great tributaries it drains 1,3OO,OO0 square miles. It has no delta and but one mouth. Only the Amazon exceeds the volume of water it brings down. A steamer drawing 12 feet can steam no miles from it's mouth, where it is nearly ten miles wide and 16O fathoms deep.
 The Free State is now the personal property of King Leopold of the Belgians, and an absolute monarchy. This form of government is, how ever, only temporary. Belgium has had the right to annex the state since 1890. It is well known that King Leopold, in making his will, in structed that the state become the property of Belgium in the event of finally voted upon by the Belgian parliament. It seems outside the limits of possibility that such a mag nificent gift will be refused, but in such an event it can be bequeathed to anyone whom the king desires to name as his legatee. His successor, however, must, before accepting the gift, be authorized to do so by par lament. The kings nephew, Prince Albert, son of the count of Flanders, will probably succeed him on the throne. EDWARD JULIAN.
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-27

when illness compelled him to leave the foreign races to return home. It may be recalled by many who followed the turf closely that MT. Lorillard had many vicissitudes in his racing career. and several times threatened to with draw entirely from the business of racing, although he never said that he would discontinue the raising of fnely-bred horses.
 Like the late MT. Withers, and like that fine old gentleman, August Bel mont, Pierre Lorillard obtained the greatest amount of enjoyment from winning races with animals of his own breeding. However, if he could not breed stake winners, he never hesitated to pay liberal prices for animals that were ranked in the highest classes.
 Itwas many years ago that he bought the Duke of Magenta for 1000 from his brother, George L. Lorillard, and sent the colt to England. However, this was a futile venture. He next bought Falsetto, the horse that defeat ed the mighty Spendthrift- ft-Lampligh
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-27

CT, once the apple of Pierre's eye, was son of Spendthrift-and Falsetto, like the Duke of Magenta, fell sick when landed in England. Years ago was told that $2o, ,OoO was the price that he paid for Falsetto. Of course, this sire has been represented by winners on the American turf, but MT. Loril- lard never got his money back from him. That astute old turf general, Green B. Morris, who once added the American Derby to his list of winnings, sold Drake Carter to Lorillard for $17,- 900, and the fne-looking gelding for a time was as much of a sensation as is that other gelding, Robert Waddell.
 It is history-among turfmen-how he fancied Lamplighter in 1892 and bought him for $30,0oO from Brown & Rogers. Later, when Lamplighter became the property of rich Gutten- berg racing and gambling magnate, the west had an opportunity to see this beautiful horse raced to defeat be- hind such animals ss To Tambien and Clifford.
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-27
RICH IN RESOURCES.
Congo Free State Soon to Be An
 nexed to Belgium.
Country N9w the Personal Property of King LeOpOId-PrOducesR Rub
 ber Enough to Supply the
Especial Correspondence.J


 (LT<ALL trees from little acorns
 grow" England has demon
 strated that a country lim- ited Tn area may be of great conse- quence in the map-making of the world. Belgium has always been of considera ble diplomatic importance, and probably will soon rank among great colonial nations. The Congo Free State will be center of political interest within a short time. If it be annexed to Belgium as a colony, as existing conditions would seem to in dicate, it will mean much, not only to the peoples directly concerned, but other nations as we'll. When the Bel gians first explored, the country, cocoanuts, ivory and palm oil were the only products exported. Many other articles are now added to this list, and newly-completed railroad will ship at low rates.
 The rubber trade has been carried on for about 40 years, but it first at tracted the attention of the Belgians a few years ago. Now it is prophesied that it will furnish the great future wealth of the state, as it has devel- oped so rapidly that among the rub Der producing countries of Africa the Free State now holds the first place, annually furnishing to the world more than 5000 tons. During the time of his first expedition, Stanley said that on the islands of the Congo river alone enough rubber could be secured in a year to pay the expense of a rail road. There are several varieties of rubber in the Free State
 It also ranks first among the coun- tries from which ivory is exported. About TOO tons of ivory are annually produced in the world. Of this 600 tons come from Africa. The African ivory is considered far superior to that produced in Asia, on account of it's greater density and waxy softness. A small stock of fossilized ivory comes
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-27

l that Dr. Rogers would like to buy him l back, but he felt that if anyone should l get Lamplghter it would be Trainer | Huggins. Finally, he decided that Hug gins should have him, and pay for the horse whenever he could afford the money. But Higgins never came up with the money, and the horse went | to Wallbaum.
 "Lamplighter had the hardest time of his life in the Brooklyn handicap, and never recovered from the jostling he received in that race," said MT. Loril- lard, eight years ago. As three-year- old he carried loads of weight, but as a four-year-old he could not catch the lightweights. In the Suburban he showed this. In the cases where Lamp lighter was called upon to pack a lot of weight, he fretted, and when the pace was cut out fast from the start, he yielded to the lighter weighted horses.
 MT. Lori1lard has one hobby that he discussed many times-that of fighting shy of aged animals. He thought that as soon an animal passed the three year-old stage he became precarious racing tool, and should be disposed of. The two-year-olds and three-year-olds have the call on valuable stakes and turf honors, and if good horses were kept beyond the three-year-old limit, the handicappers would load them down so in the handicaps that he could not win.
 ''If an owner is inclined to race his older horses short of work and get them beaten, he can get weight off and thus win handicaps, but I do not care to win that way" said Pierre. What an arraignment of the system that is followed to-day by plenty of owners of handicap animals! For the sake of capturing handicap with $3,0OO added money, say, they will start in over night events and see their horses fin ish in the ruck, and smile to think of how light these horses may get in when the weights for some large handi- cap are announced.
 Another thing that Mr. Lorillard had pronounced views upon-betting on horse races. He told me that unless horse racing was saved from the taint of "business propositions only,'' and made more of a sport, it would decline, just as trotting did.
 Abolish public bookmaking, as it is conducted on all of the race courses, and substitute for it the French mu- tual system of wagering" was his panacea. The reason that the Ameri- can Jockey club, which tried this plan, many years ago, and abandoned it, according to MT. Lorillard, was that other clubs refused to try the experi- ment. The present system of book making, he thought, was a menace to fair racing, because money talked" and dishonest bookmakers could reach the riders to have the favorites pulled, whereas in the French system the in- ducement to stop favorite never ob- tains. JOE HOOKER