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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-01-29
Judge Ye.

Concord, n. H., January l4th:-ln
view of the circulation of certain crit
icisms from the pen of Mark Twain,
l submit the following statement:
1t is a fact, we'll understood, that |
begged the students who first gave
me the endearing appellate tive
'mother" not to name me thus.
But without my consent that name
spread like wildtire. l still must
think the name is not applicable to
me; stand in relation to this century
as a Christian discoverer, founder and
leader. | regard self-edification as
blasphemous; / may be more loved,
but l am less lauded, pampered, pro-
vided for, and cheered, than others
before me-and wherefore? Because
Christian Science is not yet popular,
and refuse adulatlon.
My first visit TO the Mother Church
alter it vas built and dedicated pleas.
ed me, and the situation satisfactory.
Memb bers wanted 10 greet me with
escort and the ringing Of bells, but ]
declined, and went alone in my car
riage to the church, entered it, and
knelt in thanks upon the steps Of its
altar. There the foresplendo. of the
beginning Of truth fell mysterously
upon my spirit. / believe in one
Christ, teach one Christ, know Of but
one Christ. | believe in but one in
carnation, one Mother Mary, and
know i am not that one and never
claimed TO be. 1t sutfices me to learn
the Science of the Scripture relative
to this subject
Christian Scientists have no quar-
rel with Protestants, Catholics, or
any other sect. They need tn be
understood as following the divine
Principle God, Love-and not imag-
ined to be unscientific worshipers of
human being.
In the aforesaid article, of which /
have seen only extracts, Mark Twain's
wit was not wasted in certain direc-
tions. Christian Science eschews di.
vine rights in human beings. If the
individual governed humau conscious
ness, my statement of Christian
Science would be disproved, but 10 un-
derstand the spiritual idea is essential
to demonstrate Science and its pure
monotheism, ,-one God, one Christ, no
idolatry, no human propaganda. Jesus
taught and proved that what feeds
few feeds all. His life-work subordi-
mated the material to the spiritual,
and he left this legacy of truth to
mankind. His metaphysics is not the
sport Of philosophy, religion, or
Science, rather is 1t the pith and f.
male of them all.
/ have not the inspiration or aspir-
alton TO first or second Virgin-Mother
her duplicate, antecedent, or subse-
quent. What l am remains TO be
proved by the good / do. We need
much humility, wisdom, and love to
perform the functions of foreshadow-
ing and foretasting heaven within us.
This glory is molten in the furnace of
affiiction.-Mary Baker G.. Eddy.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-01-29

are fixed and rigid and infleXible
forms: every orthodoxy being in its
own estimation the only good, the
only true one; a system Of religion
that misct nceives the, nature of God
the Father in his human relations,
and mistakes belief in some it for
belief in him; debauching intellect
and fooling faith.
1.-THE common element Of religion
free from sectarian passion or preju'
dice is today, subject to guidance and
illumination from the progress Of rea-
son, and thinking people will no long
er listen to preaching which insults
their reason, denies their intelligence,
impeaches the voice Of the New Tes-
lament and leaves them nothing but
an orthodoxy that is as dry as COW
cred bridge"
Another reason for the widespread
non-at endance is that intelligent peo-
pie have gotten out Of patience with
so much artificality in church work,
notably the so-called revival process
managed by professional revivalist.
In two thirds of these cases, he is
neither an educated nor a spiritual
minded man. He is simply "boss
harvester" more interested in the ad-
vertised size Of the stack he makes
than in the quality Of the grain. In
many cases these men do not come to
their work with even a decent life be-
hind them. These religion chiffon
iers jerk into service coined catch
lines and slangy phrases to pique cur
osity and create furor; the whole eff
fort is to popularize and sensationalize
the service in the church.
Hundreds Of people are in this very
way led to ridicule what otherwise
would be regarded with sacred and
serious feelings"
The statistics given by the pastors
in the Herald ofsJanuary,lSth, show
that out OF population In Syracuse
of 1OS.00O, about $500 attended each
service January 4, or an aggregate of
5000 for the day.
Judge A. J. Northrup says in the
same number of the Herald: "Beyond
all question the Y. M. G. A. is doing
great work in bringing workingmen
into the church" Also: 81 am a
Protestynt by profession and Protes.
tant at heart, but l will say that to-
day the Roman Catholic church is
doing more for the working man than
all the other denominations put to-
gether. When l see priest following
the lowest man of his perish and
beside him in the hour Of
his greatest need, l recognize that
this is getting down to the heart of re-
ligion."
"But the present tendency of the
church is to get away from technical
theology and those things that separ-
ate one denomination from another
/ think is good sign. The growing
church will have one theology. De-
will vanish Ia the air and
the trouble will be remedied when the
church returns to the fundamental
principles Of Christianity"
CONTRIBUTED.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-01-29
SOUTH DAKOTA, JANUARY 20. 1908
Trentonltes.

w. Candeld went to Brookings Mon
day.
Chas. Holiday butchered a heifer
Monday.
r. Nj. Crawford returned from Pierre
last week
Mr., Telkamp is going to build new
sheep barn.
+. C. Palmer went to Brooklngs
few days ago.
Harvey Miller went to Aurora Sat
urday evening.
Floyd Ripley went to Aurora last
Friday evening.
j. Fl. Biggar marketed hogs in
Brookings Monday.
Arthur Miller went TO Brooklngs
last Friday evening,
Van Deusen Bros have commenced
cleaning seed again.
Miss Annie Dewey was in Brookings
the first OF the week.
Miss Nina Barrett was calling on
Miss Simpkins last week.
VIII L. Biggar came down from
Brookings Friday evening.
T. Bigger and H. Miller were call
ing at Ed Watson's last week.
Frank Telkamp bought six ewes at
the college sheep sale last week.
| VIM. F, Hoefert was calling at A.
t. Howard's one evening last week.
Willie Lamb who is going to college
in Brookings says he likes the school
very much.
Mrs, Cyrus Sage, of Parnell town
ship called on Mrs. Jas. Laird Satur-
day afternoon.
The party at Morris Johnson's was
well attended and a good time was
enjoyed by all.
Mrs c. j. Holiday will give rag
party Friday of this week to the ladies
of her acquaintance.
Geo Wells has at last got his buggy
home from the shop where it has been
So long waiting for re pairs.
Miss Maude Sage came down from
Brookings Friday evening and will re
main at home for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Polsean are stay
ing with Mrs. Polsean's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. II. II, Avery, at present.
. A representative of the Sioux Falls
Produce Cc. was doing Trenton las
week trying to sell cream separator:
and buy cream
Miss Sadie Simpkins met with sa,
accident last week. She was putting
coal In stove when it exploded, burn
ing her about the face and one am
, quite severely and the sight of on
, eye it Is feared is injured, the eXplo
sion also broke window in that room
There was quite a number Of acci
dents happened the evening of John
sons party. One young man brok
his buggy; two young men lost tn
road and had to turn around and star
over and several had their arms GU
Of place. But fortunately none o
these accidents caused any seriou
damage.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-01-29
Edwin R. Weeks Company.

The last number OF the College
Lecture course will be given Monday
evening, Feb, 2 in the college chapel
by the Edwin r., Weeks Co. Mr..
Weeks is a humorist and impersona-
tor of rare ability. He will imperson-
ate Bryan, Richard Croker, Schley,
and other prominent menof the past
and present. Mr., Weeks will haye the
assistance Of Miss Grace Jillson tai
ented young Soprano Of charming per.
~onality, and Alice Mead Martin who
is one Of the most prominent Harpists
of the day. For an evening Of mirth
and music no happier combination
could be suggested.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-01-29
That Dog Poisoning.

Having been asked by number Of
my friends, at the same time being
told some Of the statements made by
others and quite freely circulated, as
TO the facts concerning the death Of a
certain dog on Fifth street, beg to
slate to the public the exact facts in
the case. Up to about two weeks ago
/ had on my premises flock Of some
eighteen blooded pullets, On a GER.
tain evening as was my custom, | Wis
tied the hen house TO see IL the door
was closed and fastened for the night;
only leaving open small door some
6 in. by 10 in., just large enough for
the chickens to go in and out.
The next morning when / went out
to feed the chickens, and on opening
the door, the sight which met my eyes
can better be imagined than described.
Dogs had crawled into the building
during the night, torn the feathers
nearly off all the chickens and then
brutally torn them TO pieces, nearly
all of them being dead, only few
being able to crawl around, but were
so badly lacerated that they had to
be killed at once.
The snow was every where covered
with dog tracks where they had chased
the hens outside the coop and caught
them. AS had no knowledge what
ever OF the guilty dogs, | suppose /
should have considered it joke and
said nothing about it. But just on the
impulse of the moment did not feel
that way. The chickens were all dis
posed of except three which were left
in the hen house with the door closed
for the purpose Of discovering the
guilty dogs. The result was that the
next day couple Of dogs came ard
crawled into the hen house and drag
ged out couple Of the chickens and
died.
regret the publicity and hard feel
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-01-29
IN THE CHURCHES.
Interesting News Pertaining II
Church Work-Announce-


ments, Etc.
The Ladies Home Mission will be
entertained by Mrs. Geo. n. Breed,
Friday afternoon, Jan. 80.
The Ladies' Aid society of the M.
E. church will be entertained by Mrs.
w. A. Cave Thursday, February 5.
Next Sabbath morning at the Pres
byterian church the Sacrament OF the
Lords Supper will be administered,
also public reception of new members.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Presbyterian church will be entertain
ed by Mrs. Geo. p. Sexauer, assisted
by Mesdames Sherwin and Colegrove
Thursday afternoon, February 5.
Next Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.
m, will be preparatory services at the
Presbyterian church Meeting OF the
Elders to confer with those intending
to unite on profession of faith in Jesus
Christ.
ST. Pau's Episcopal church the
fourth Sunday after the Epiphany,
Feb. lst. Morning service and SER
mon II a. M. evening service and ser
mon 7;3O p. m. Sunday school al
twelve m. All are cordially invited
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Baptist church will meet with Mrs
Philo Hall next Tuesday Afternoon
Feb. 5th. 1t is hoped all member;
will be present as there is important
business. A short program will be
given,
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-01-29
List of Letters.

Remaining uncalled for IN this office
for the week ending Jan. q, 1903
LADIES.
Miss Luella Gilbert.
GENTLEMEN.
X Bettkey
Prof. G. S. McCandless
Mr.. Chas Crumb
Mr.. o. S. johnson
Mr.. Fred Kock
Arthur Lee
Mr.. Andrew Rush
Mr l., A, Wheaton
A. Court
S. II. Crockard
I In calling for the above letters,
please say, Advertised" and give date
of list.
REUBEN MArsoN, p. M.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-01-29
WHY the Church Fails to Reach the
Common People.

The Sunday Herald of Syracuse, N.
Y, for January IL, contains a long
article by Rev. G. B. Carlisle, pastor
Of the Jordan Presbyterian church,
under the above heading. The num-
Der for January IS has two pages of
illustrations and statistics made with
the cooperation of the pastors of all
the churches, 63 in number, bearing
upon the same subject. We give telow
a few extracts from Rev. Carlisle's
article. He says: "That the religion
of the church is fast loosing its influ-
ence with the people, every minister
who is spiritually sane and morally
honest, knows to be the truth.
"Twenty-fve years ago, in cities
like Syracuse and in towns surround
ing it, any preacher of decent abilities
had a good sized audience on Sunday
morning and evening. People were
interested. Go into these same
churches today and you find that the
Sunday morning audiences, if the
weather is perfect, includes about
one-third of the actual membership;
in the evening it is less than one
sixth.
"Take the prayer meeting. That
is supposed to be the spiritual and
moral barometer or thermometer,
which ever you like, of the church.
If it is, the Lord help the church.
Twenty-Five years ago, it was the
exception not to find two thirds of the
protesting Christians Of the church
present at the prayer meeting. To-day
it is the rule to find about one in eight
or ten of the members present at the
prayer meeting, nearly all Of them
elderly people. Religiously speaking,
and in point of interest and attend
ance, the prayer meeting Of today is a
farce-tragedy. In many Of tn e
churches the minister has had to
abandon it.
"Of the 100000 people of this
country with all of her advanced civil
LdblOuy oOu OWu dlC
upwards of 100000 people, VIII o
admittedly never attend church.
According to these statistics, in one
part OF this state, out of $4,000 fam
lilies $4,000 families reported that they
had never been invited to attend
church.
SIN the face of our present religious
condition with thirty odd millions of
people waiting for the gospel Of Christ
a man is an idiotic jackanapes to waste
his time grinding out doctrinism SER
mons, with the idea that the people
will either listen or be helped.
"The workingman has no sympathy
with all this. The religion of Jesus
Christ meets his needs and necessities:
this does not.
"People OF intelligence are weary of
the same old pulpit grind, of theories
and churchly opininion and mere
distractions, used simply and only as
beverages to boost certain orthordoxies
and sectarianisms; systems of mere
opinion; aggregations Of ideas that
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-01-29

ings, if any exist, that should come
out Of so small a matter as chickens
and dogs The loss of my chickens
caused no hard feelings on my part
towards any one and If overstepped
the limit as a citizen in trying to pro-
tect my property from dogs l am will
ing to make all due apologies.
Yours respectfully,
l.. G.. BoRsT.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-01-29
Heads should Never Ache.

Never endure this trouble. Use at
once the remedy that stopped IL for
Mrs. n. A. Webster, of Winnie, Va
che writes "Dr. Kings New Life Pills
wholly cured me OF sick headaches
had suffered from for two years" Cure
Headache, Constipa tion, Biliousness.
25c at A. l.. Binfords drug store.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-01-29
New Centnry Comfort.

Millions are daily finding world OF
comfort In Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
1t kills pain from Burns, Scalds, Cuts,
Bruises; con4uers Ulcers, and Fever
Sores; cures Eruptions, Salt Rheum,
Boils and Felons: removes Corns and
Warts. Best Pile cure on earth. Only
25c at A. L. Binfords drug store.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-01-29
For Sale.

A six room cottage newly built.
just south OF the Agricultural college.
Good well, cistern and cellar. Price
Sl200. Enquire at this office. 27tf
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-01-29

DeWitt's Little Early Ri-ers.
Fl. Williams, San Antonio, Tex,
writes: Little Early Riser Pills are
the best / ever used in my family. /
unhesitatingly recommend tim to
everybody. They cure Constipation,
BilliousDess, Sick Headache, Torpid
Liver, Jaundice, malaria and all other
liver troubles. Geo. A. Williams.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15
COMMERCIAL TREATY.
Agreement Made Between United
States and China Has Been Rati-
Hed-Principnl Features.

Washington, Oct. 9.-The state de-
partment was informed that the Amer
ican-Chinese commercial treaty had
been signed at Shanghai. An imperial
decree by the Chinese government has
made the treaty effective 80 far as that
government is concerned. but It must
be ratified by the United States SEN
ate before notifications can be ex-
changed and the treaty put in opera
ton. The principal points OF the
treaty are briefly as follows:
First, settlement Of the long-vexed
question Of internal taxation in China
Second, recognition OF Americans
right OF residence throughout the en-
pire for missionary work.
Third, protection OF patents, trade
marks and copyrights.
Fourth. mining rights.
Fifth. opening Of new localities to
international trade In the part OF the
empire in which the United States has
vast commercial interests.
Sixth, right to carry on trade, indus
tries end manufactures in all ports OF
China
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paity. During the alteration one In
dian was slightly wounded.
Wakes-up-last shortly afterward went
to bed Later in the night six friends
of the wounded man determined to kill
Wakes-up-last although it is by no
means certain that he was the wounded
Indians assailant.
Wakes-up-last was shot through the
head while in bed. His wife awoke and
started to run from the house with her
youngest child, when the Indians rushed
at her, and, placing a revolver against
the child's head, fired, killing mother
and child with one shot
The other two children were shot
through the head. Mrs Little Plume s
throat was cut from ear to ear. Four ar
rests have been made
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15
The NexXa scd

At the executive committee meeting
OF the board Of university regents In
Madison 1t was decided to appropriate
not to exceed $4,000 for a university
educational exhibit at the st, Louis
worlds fair,
Andrew Z. Larson was attacked and
severely hurt near BeechwOod by a
large golden eagle. Larson, who Is
man Of powerful build, finally killed
the bird.
The city OF Kenosha has taken the
first official dog census ever made III
any city in Wisconsin.
The state board Of control has award
ed the contract for furnishing gro
ceries TO the state charitable and penal
institutions for the coming three
months to Wellauer a. Hoffman com
pany OF Milwaukee and the Bemis-
Harper-Hayes company, of Oshkosh
for 1914.
Rev Jacob Marks, aged a. while at
tending the semi-annual conference Of
| the Richland Union church at Excel
| sior fell into chair and died at the
| close Of few remarks TO the confer
| ence, in which he dwelt on the unCer-
tainty OF life.
The -four and feed mill owned by
| Peter Rasmussen was destroyed by fire
| in Marshfeld. The loss Is 10000
Peter Frost the Racine merchant
who was reported 10 have been muir
| dered in Denmark, whore he went on
| business and pleasure. has arrived
| home and says he reached Denmark
without incident and had no trouble
OF any character
The Wisconsin Association Of Local
| Fire Insurance Agents at It's fifth an
| nual convention in Oshkosh elected as
| president Henry Fetzer, OF Sturgeon
Bay.
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
j. O. Emery appointed James G Moore
Of Albion, president Of the Wisconsin
Butter Makers association, state
creamery inspector under the law
passed at the last session OF the legls-
lature.
Carl Larson, a Racine painter whom
1t was believed had been electrocuted
by live wire with 1900 volts, will re-
cover.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15
TEARS UP TREATY.
Cars Envoy ut Picking Announces
That the Manchurian COnven-
ton Has Lapsed.

London, Oct. 12-Advices from the
Lessar, the Russian minister at Peking,
has formally announced that the Man
churian convention has lapsed. This
tearing up of a formal treaty appar-
entity means that Russia has arrived at
the point where she feels secure in de-
flying Japan as well as the powers by
retaining her hold in Manchuria.
The news from Port Arthur seems to
indicate that Japan and Russia are
perilously near to hostilities.
The Morning Posts dispatch from
Chefoo, dated Saturday stated that the
Russian fleet, 80 warships in all, had
cleared from Port Arthur, and that 1t
was expected that Japan would de-
clare hostilities on the expiration of
her ultimatum to Russia. 1t was also
at MaSanPho, and that Russia had
embarked a number of field guns at
Port Arthur for an unknown destina-
ton
Another dispatch from Chefoo, dated
October II, 80 p. m, says:
"The situation is unchanged. All
quiet at Port Arthur Hostilities are
still believed to be imminent. 1t is as
serted that the Russians have fixed
Friday for their next commencement.
There is an exodus of Chinese mer-
chants from the Yalu valley. They are
arriving at Chefoo."
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COST OF PRIVATE CARS.
Very Rich as Il Commonly
Supposed

In the minds Of ordinary persons
private cars, with their sumptuouS
furnishings, are an extravaganza OF
the very rich, or vehicles for presi-
dents and directors Of railroads to
travel over the country in in elegant
leisure
AS matter of fact these private cars
are great investment for the railroad
companies. In many instances they
pay for themselves over and over
again. Where there was one private
car ten years ago there are 20 to-day.
From luxuries they have become me-
dunn OF saving of time and a business
gain. All the important lines keep
five or ten private cars, and they all
bring good profit, says the Chicago In
ter Ocean.
The private car system was intro
duced when the theatrical stars jumped
in and got more than the cost OF them
in advertising. The private cars Of
Mary Anderson, Patti and Langtry at
tracted attention all over the country.
One of the first men to gain in the
w. Bunting, western millionaire.
When a critical friend said to him that
$1,000 was great deal of money for
even so rich a man as he was to pay
for Just ridin' around in his own car"
re replied that it had paid for itself in
less than two months. Scores of rich
men could say the same thing to-day
A. ]. Cassatt, who rides from Phila-
delphia to New York two or three
times a week, says the amount of work
he and the assistant heads of the de-
partments accomplish between the
Broad street station and Jersey City
during the journey more than pays for
the cost of the car. At the Philadel-
phia centennial, in 1876, two primitive
private cars and one Pullman car were
regarded as the wonders Of the exhibit
ton. To-day similar cars would be re-
garded as fit for small road in one
of the South American republics. But
they set the ball rolling. The best pri-
waite cars of to-day cost anywhere from
$45, 900 to $4,000, and offer ever rea-
sonable luxury to ten, Is or 20 occu-
pants
Rich men who might be expected to
use private cars never do. Neither Mr..
Morgan nor John Jacob Aston owns
private car.
The handsomest private cars in the
world are owned by Adolphus Busch
and Charles M. Schwab Busch re-
ceived his as present from friends.
Mr. Schwab's is new, built at a cost
of $50 900, and is one of the most lux
urious things on wheels. 1t is 20 feet
long, including an observation COM
partment of 20 feet. The ceiling Is
hand painted. The furniture, which,
like the general appearance of the car,
is in Louis XIV. period, is all hand
made Each of the brass bedsteads in
the two staterooms cost $1,000.
TO hire private car costs from $35
to 500 a day. not including food or
| transportation charges A private car
| trip from Chicago to New York
means an expenditure of nearly $1,000,
yet a large number of men make 1T
| every month Private cars, or even
special trains, are so common now that
| other travellers at the stations scarcely
| rntinn tlprn